hotmtlnovel Chapter 71: Chapter 71 Restoring Order from Chaos
Chapter 71: Chapter 71 Restoring Order from Chaos
In a refined guest room on Wolf Ridge.
"Zhao Yu wouldn't dare to become an enemy of the Yunling Hermit. In three days, who knows if he will hand me over. Maybe it's better if I leave now to spare him the trouble!"
Xiao Xixi sat on the bed, lost in a myriad of thoughts, deeply worried that Zhao Yu would betray her.
After all, Zhao Yu did not dare to openly engage in magical combat with the Yunling Hermit, and he admitted that his own strength was less than that of the hermit. In the Cultivation World, cultivators generally would not lightly offend their peers, let alone provoke a powerful cultivator beyond their own capabilities.
Now that the Xiao family of Yuefeng had been utterly usurped by the Yunling Hermit, Xiao Xixi was no longer the esteemed direct daughter of the Xiao family. It would be only natural for Zhao Yu to hand her over.
Ling Qianxue pushed the door open and came to Xiao Xixi with a smile, "Xixi, I'm going to show you something great!"
Xiao Xixi said, "Sister Qianxue, I've made up my mind! I plan to leave Wolf Ridge today and not make it difficult for Elder Zhao Yu! As long as I'm not in Wolf Ridge, the Yunling Hermit naturally won't trouble Elder Zhao Yu!"
"Xixi, wait until you've seen that great thing before you make your decision!"
A hint of craftiness flashed in Ling Qianxue's eyes; she chuckled, took Xiao Xixi by the hand, and led her out of the guest room to the entrance of Wolf Ridge.
"That's the Yunling Hermit's body!! The Yunling Hermit is dead!!"
As soon as Xiao Xixi reached the entrance of Wolf Ridge, she saw the Yunling Hermit's body hung on a post, his decapitated head with spine attached hanging eerily alongside.
"The Yunling Hermit's body! The once haughty Yunling Hermit is actually dead? Didn't he give the sect leader three days? He has not even lasted three days, and now he's hanging at our Wolf Ridge!"
"Our sect leader's strength truly is unfathomable!!"
"Our sect leader clearly never left Wolf Ridge, so who killed the Yunling Hermit?"
"No matter what, there must be a powerful cultivator protecting our Wolf Ridge."
"...."
Below the Yunling Hermit's body, a circle of cultivators had gathered. They looked at the body, their eyes flickering with excitement, buzzing with conversation.
In these chaotic times, the protection of a strong cultivator is the foundation of a power's stability.
The Xiao family of Yuefeng had been targeted by the Yunling Hermit and experienced numerous troubles precisely because their Foundation Establishment Cultivator had died in battle, leaving them vulnerable.
Ling Qianxue smiled radiantly, tugging at Xiao Xixi, "Let's go, Brother Yu has already agreed to defend the justice for the Xiao family!"
For Yunling Wanderer to kill a few Xiao family cultivators in the contest for the inheritance was certainly not an issue, but if he were to annihilate all the Xiao family's cultivators, Cang Ling Sect would definitely not stand idly by.
All he needed to do was become the controller of the Yue Feng Xiao family, and naturally, cultivators from the Xiao family would be willing to pledge allegiance to him, after all, Xiao Xuerou was indeed a member of the Xiao family.
Within a magnificent palace of the Xiao family,
The temporary Family Head of the Xiao family, Xiao Xinshan, said respectfully, "Senior Zhao, thank you for your assistance, for slaying that villain Yunling Wanderer, for restoring order out of chaos, and for giving our Xiao family justice! Your immense kindness and virtue, our Xiao family will never forget!"
Zhao Yu said indifferently, "Xiao Xinshan, I want to duplicate all of your Xiao family's jade slips, and I also want to take thirty treasures from your Xiao family's treasury as my fee for this intervention."
Xiao Xinshan decisively replied, "I will take you to our Xiao family's treasury immediately! Please follow me!"
Under Xiao Xinshan's lead, Zhao Yu arrived at the Xiao family's treasury, and upon seeing the treasures inside, he was somewhat disappointed.
A powerful Foundation Establishment family like the Xiao family had hardly any particularly valuable treasures in their treasury, not even a single Demon Beast Inner Pill.
Xiao Xinshan said carefully, "Senior Zhao, my Xiao family's treasures have already been plundered once by Yunling Wanderer and Xiao Xuerou. These are truly all that our family has left!"
Zhao Yu casually took some remaining Second Order Spiritual Objects from the treasury and, after duplicating the Xiao family's jade slips, he left the Xiao family.
Inside the Quiet Room of Wolfling Ridge,
"Sure enough, all the good stuff was on those two, Yunling Wanderer and his group."
Zhao Yu meticulously examined the spoils of war and found that there were plenty of good treasures within the storage bags of Yunling Wanderer and the other Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
"Spirit Flame Vermilion Fruit, with this treasure, my Fire Spirit Root can be upgraded to superior quality!"
Zhao Yu had previously devoured the gold, water, fire, and ice Second Order Spiritual Objects he had obtained at the auction, upgrading all of his Spirit Roots to middle grade.
The Spirit Flame Vermilion Fruit was originally able to improve a cultivator's Fire Attribute Spirit Root; by utilizing Dao Fruit's devouring ability, Zhao Yu could naturally elevate his Fire Spirit Root to superior quality.
Zhao Yu pinched the Spirit Flame Vermilion Fruit and swallowed it, activating the Dao Fruit devouring ability to refine it, then chose to enhance his Fire Spirit Root attribute. A mysterious power emerged from within his body, nourishing his physical and spiritual essence, causing his body to expel some impurities once again, undergoing transformation.
"Superior Fire Spirit Root (3750/10000)."
"With the transformation of the Spirit Root, my cultivation speed will increase once more! Good! It's time for a proper celebration!"
Zhao Yu's lips curved slightly upwards, and after taking a bath, he sought out Ling Qianxue to celebrate with her.