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Meng Chong was carrying Meng Shushu on his back, desperately fleeing. "Brother, how are your injuries?"

Meng Shushu's face was pale, gasping for breath. "I can still hold on!"

He felt tears welling up in his eyes, worrying about another Grandmaster-level expert intercepting them. Indeed, another Grandmaster arrived, blocking their path.

Luckily, Meng Chong was fast enough to abruptly change direction, shaking off the approaching Grandmaster.

However, the opponent seized the opportunity, launching a powerful attack.

Even though they had put some distance between them, Meng Shushu couldn't withstand such a formidable strike. He thought he was going to die.

Fortunately, Meng Chong countered with a swift strike, partially deflecting the attack and using its force to increase his speed, creating more distance between them and the pursuing Grandmaster.

Leaving the Grandmaster behind.

Nevertheless, Meng Shushu was severely injured. Worried about Meng Shushu's life, Meng Chong gritted his teeth and fed him two pills.

"Brother Meng, if we can't escape, you should leave me behind and find a way to escape yourself. They might not necessarily kill me. Taking me with you will only burden you!" Meng Shushu said through clenched teeth.

"Nonsense! If you die, my loss will be significant. Who will I ask for the storage bag?" Meng Chong retorted.

Meng Shushu's face turned dark immediately. So, he was only concerned about the storage bag? He felt that even if he survived this ordeal, he would have to work for Meng Chong tirelessly, finding ways to buy a storage bag for him.

From now on, he would probably have to roam the wilderness every day, searching for various rare spiritual herbs.

This was not the life he wanted!

The pursuing Grandmaster clung tenaciously. And behind him, there was another Grandmaster in pursuit, the one from earlier.

Even though they had put some distance between them and couldn't see anyone, they didn't give up and continued pursuing based on their tracks.

"Brother Meng, what if a third Grandmaster comes?" Meng Shushu worried.

"Are Grandmasters like cabbages, one after another?" Meng Chong muttered irritably.

He was also secretly surprised. Their enemies, the forces against his junior sister, were quite powerful. Three Grandmasters had already appeared.

One of them was killed in the remote wilderness.

Now, two were chasing them. Obviously, these Grandmasters were not all the forces the enemy had!

"Brother Meng, can you recognize which faction they belong to?" Meng Chong asked in a deep voice.

Daring to chase them, this enmity had been formed. Once he broke through in strength, he would definitely seek revenge against them.

"I'm not sure. They operate covertly, and these people seem even more secretive. Despite having so many Grandmaster-level experts, their reputation is not prominent.

"And they never mention the name of their faction," Meng Shushu shook his head.

Meng Chong frowned. He had tried more than once to extract the name of their faction from them, but they never mentioned it.

They refused to reveal the name of their faction.

"All of them are despicable. Grandmasters, wearing hoods, only showing their eyes. It's clear they're up to no good," Meng Chong cursed as they desperately fled.

He was also worried that if another Grandmaster appeared, it would be really dangerous if they were surrounded.

"We must find a way to shake them off," Meng Chong said, furrowing his brow in thought.

Suddenly, a figure swiftly approached, faster than imagined.

Meng Chong was suddenly surprised. He was about to change direction to flee, but to his delight, he found that the person was none other than Senior Brother Xu Yan!

"Senior Brother!" Meng Chong was overjoyed.

Xu Yan came over and saw that Meng Chong's clothes were a bit tattered but without any obvious injuries. However, the person he was carrying was seriously injured, with an extremely pale face.

"You're not injured, right?" Xu Yan asked.

"No!" Meng Chong stopped his movement and looked back, saying, "Senior Brother, that's a Grandmaster. Look at his attire."

Xu Yan looked up. The black robe was too familiar, making him even more furious. He said, "Junior Brother, you stay back. I'll go and take care of him!

"These people who hide their heads and show their tails dare to chase my junior brother. They're really asking for trouble."

Xu Yan went straight to attack.

Meng Shushu was stunned. This youth was Meng Chong's senior brother?

Moreover, he was so fierce, directly attacking the Grandmaster. That was a Grandmaster!

"Senior Brother, be careful. There's another Grandmaster behind us!" Meng Chong hurriedly reminded.

"That's even better. I'll take care of them both!" Xu Yan said nonchalantly.

The person in the black robe stared coldly, shouting, "Who are you to intervene in this matter?"

"These sneaky people who dare to chase my junior brother, I'm going to kill them today!"

Xu Yan slashed with his sword.

"Dragon's Roar of Mountains and Rivers!"

Roar!

Mountains and rivers emerged, and the roar of dragons echoed.

The person in the black robe's eyes narrowed. With a roar, he swung his curved blade, and a terrifying blade aura poured out like a torrent!

This youth gave him an extremely dangerous feeling!

Boom!

Mountains and rivers overturned, the dragon's roar echoed, as if to annihilate all living beings!

The strength of this Grandmaster was much stronger than the recently breakthrough Yin Hong. It was impossible to defeat him with just one move, but for Xu Yan, he was not an opponent that was difficult to kill.

Since there was another Grandmaster behind them, they needed to finish this quickly to prevent the person from escaping!

As soon as he acted, it was the Dragon's Roar of Mountains and Rivers!

Roar!

Despite being a Grandmaster, when the dragon's roar echoed and the mountains and rivers appeared, the opponent's mind only swayed for a moment, not being fully ensnared.

The terrifying blade aura continued to pour out, as if to tear apart the mountains and rivers!

Xu Yan slashed his sword again.

In an instant, amidst the mountains and rivers, there were flowing streams, numerous figures, rippling lakes, and towering buildings.

The illusory mountains and rivers seemed to harbor living beings.

The Sword of Myriad Phenomena and All Living Beings in Mountains and Rivers!

Within the mountains and rivers, countless figures appeared, as if wielding long swords, accompanied by the sound of dragons roaring, slashing down with their swords!

"Oh no!"

The person in the black robe was horrified. At this moment, he realized that he seemed to be trapped within the mountains and rivers.

The terrifying intent to kill enveloped him, with numerous figures all around, swinging swords towards him amidst the sound of dragons roaring.

No matter how he poured out his blade aura, no matter how he unleashed his strength, all he could see were the sword lights and the terrifying power of the mountains and rivers overturning and annihilating all living beings!

Plup!

The consciousness of the person in the black robe dimmed, and he lost all sensation.

Xu Yan displayed the Sword of Myriad Phenomena and All Living Beings in Mountains and Rivers for the first time. With one strike, cracks continuously appeared on the black-robed person's body, followed by complete disintegration.

A small bag fell from the shattered body of the black-robed person.

Xu Yan reached out to grab it, sighing in relief. "That was close. Almost lost a bunch of Spirit Crystals. These guys are all very rich. A Grandmaster like him must be even wealthier."

Without time to check how many Spirit Crystals were inside, after stuffing it into his pocket, Xu Yan looked ahead and saw a figure appearing on the horizon, chasing towards them.

He went straight to meet them.

"Daring to chase my junior brother, you have some nerve."

A sword was swung!

"Die!"

The black-robed person's expression changed drastically. As he swung his blade, he suddenly realized that his companion, who had been chasing Meng Chong, had disappeared!

A bad premonition surged up!

"Who are you!"

He roared, swinging his blade, and with a movement, he was about to escape.

Danger!

A strong sense of crisis instantly engulfed his mind.

"The one who will kill you is Sword God Xu Yan!"

Boom!

Majestic sword lights, sword intent turned into mountains and rivers, instantly shrouded everything around.

Completely blocking the black-robed person's retreat.

Another sword strike.

The Sword of Myriad Phenomena and All Living Beings in Mountains and Rivers!

The body of the black-robed person instantly split apart, and a bag fell from his body, which Xu Yan grabbed.

The shattered body of the black-robed person continued to disintegrate, eventually turning into fine debris like sand, scattering from mid-air and turning into ashes before reaching the ground!

With one sword strike, the sword intent obliterated, directly reducing everything to ashes.

In the distance, Meng Shushu had already gotten off Meng Chong's back, standing beside him, gasping for breath. At this moment, he stared wide-eyed, his mouth open.

He was so shocked that he didn't even feel the pain from his injuries anymore.

Was this Meng Chong's senior brother?

He was too powerful, unbelievably so!

That was a Grandmaster, right? Killed with just one sword?

Could he be Xie Lingfeng of the Sword Peak?

Meng Chong scratched his head, exclaiming in joy, "Senior brother has broken through. He can already cross borders to kill Grandmasters. Now those sneaky fellows won't be a threat anymore!"

Excitedly patting Meng Chong's shoulder, he said, "Brother, did you see that? You'll be completely safe if you stick with me!"

Plup!

In his excitement, he exerted too much force and forgot that Meng Shushu was seriously injured. Meng Shushu immediately spat out blood.

"Ah! Brother, you're too fragile!"

Meng Chong awkwardly retracted his hand.

Meng Shushu wanted to cry but had no tears. Now his injuries were even worse.

"Brother Meng, quickly give me some healing medicine!"

Since they were already deeply in debt, he didn't care anymore. He would just owe another eighteen bottles of sixth-grade spirit medicine.

"Here!" Meng Chong reluctantly poured out a pill and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Only three left!"

Looking at the bottle with only three pills left, Meng Chong felt a pang of pain.

A figure flashed, and Xu Yan came back, his face full of excitement and excitement. He said, "Junior brother, how did you provoke them? Do you know where their nest is? I'll go and wipe them out!"

These black-robed people were indeed wealthy!

After killing two Grandmasters and taking their money bags, Xu Yan opened them to find nearly two hundred thousand Spirit Crystals, in addition to two bottles of pills and over a dozen spirit crystals.

They truly deserved to be Grandmasters!

Compared to them, Yin Hong was truly a dead poor guy!

Those pills, though valuable, were made from spirit herbs and were not considered elixirs. In Xu Yan's eyes, they were garbage medicinal items.

Spirit Crystals were his favorite. He could buy a lot of spirit medicine with them.

With excitement in his eyes, he couldn't wait to wipe out their hideout immediately. He was certain to gain a huge harvest and become a wealthy person in one fell swoop in the Inner Domain!

Meng Shushu swallowed a mouthful of saliva. This Meng Chong's senior brother didn't seem to be seeking revenge by raiding the black-robed people's hideout; rather, it looked like he was planning to plunder their treasures. The excitement in his eyes was frightening to behold!

Meng Chong shook his head. "I don't know. I saved him and took him to a spiritual medicine treasure trove, and that's when we were being chased."

Next, Meng Chong introduced Meng Shushu and recounted the whole story, including how they were being chased by Grandmasters, emphasizing Meng Shushu's identity as a spiritual medicine scout, including owing him a storage pouch.

When Xu Yan heard this, his gaze towards Meng Shushu changed.

A spiritual medicine scout?

And ranked in the top five in the Inner Domain?

He understood Meng Shushu's value, so he showed a kind smile and gently patted Meng Shushu's shoulder, saying, "So you're Meng Brother. I'm Xu Yan, Meng Chong's senior brother. Since you're from the same family as my junior brother, you can call me senior brother too."

Meng Shushu was a bit dazed, but he quickly realized what a huge support he had gained! Killing Grandmasters like slaughtering chickens, such a formidable existence.

Calling him senior brother would definitely be profitable for him!

"Meng Shushu, greetings to Senior Brother Xu!" he said excitedly and respectfully.

"Mm!" Xu Yan nodded, smiling kindly. "Since you call me senior brother, then let me be frank with you. I'm missing a storage pouch, you see?"

Meng Shushu: ...

Indeed, brothers were all about storage pouches, weren't they?

Meng Shushu could only force himself to say, "Senior Brother Xu, I'll do my best to earn enough money to buy you a storage pouch!"

He felt like crying but had no tears. From now on, he would have to run around everywhere, searching for various spiritual medicines just to buy two storage pouches!

"Good! Good! As long as you have this as your goal to strive for, I'm very pleased. I believe in you. You will definitely be able to afford a storage pouch!" Xu Yan said happily, patting his shoulder.

"We shouldn't delay. Let's go to the spiritual medicine treasure trove now and pick the herbs before it's too late," Xu Yan said solemnly.

"You're right, Brother. If the other party finds out that a Grandmaster was killed and forcefully enters the treasure trove, it would lead to significant losses," Meng Chong agreed.

"That place might already have a Grandmaster guarding it," Meng Shushu said in a deep voice.

Xu Yan's eyes lit up. "That would be perfect! Grandmasters are generally quite wealthy. Killing one could earn us a lot of Spirit Crystals."

Meng Shushu: ...

Grandmasters had become money bags now. Killing one could earn a huge profit. This was too outrageous!

The revered and powerful Grandmasters, in Meng Shushu's mind, had collapsed.

To him, they were the top experts, objects of reverence for countless martial artists. Yet, in someone else's eyes, they were like walking money bags?

The three didn't linger and headed straight back to the Yan Kingdom's Tianchui Mountain.

However, the distance was considerable, and it would take them quite some time to get there.

With Meng Shushu injured, unable to endure the long journey, Meng Chong simply carried him along.

Meng Shushu felt miserable. He felt like a little chick being carried around.

"In the spiritual medicine treasure trove, there might be fifth-grade spiritual medicines?" Meng Chong explained the situation of the treasure trove in detail along the way.

When Xu Yan heard that there might be fifth-grade spiritual medicines inside, he couldn't help but be surprised. These were truly rare treasures.

Fifth-grade spiritual medicines, once they appeared, would likely cause a scramble among Grandmasters and even bring destruction to some smaller factions.

This illustrated the preciousness of fifth-grade spiritual medicines in the Inner Domain.

In the Tianbao Pavilion, sixth-grade spiritual medicines were still available for purchase, but fifth-grade ones had never been sold.

That's why sixth-grade spiritual medicines were widely recognized as the highest grade in the Inner Domain.

"However, it's only possible that there are fifth-grade spiritual medicines. Generally speaking, it's impossible for fifth-grade spiritual medicines to appear in the Inner Domain. According to my family's ancestral teachings, it seems that the spiritual energy of the Inner Domain is not sufficient to support the growth of fifth-grade spiritual medicines," Meng Shushu explained. "The reason I suspect that there might be fifth-grade spiritual medicines there is because I believe that the place might have been left behind by a sect that cultivated spiritual medicines. Through artificial arrangements and cultivation, and after a long period of growth, fifth-grade spiritual medicines might have grown there."

After a moment of thought, he added, "Whether there are fifth-grade spiritual medicines or not, I can't be certain, but there should be spiritual medicines below the fifth grade, between the fifth and sixth grades."

Xu Yan exclaimed excitedly, "Half-fifth-grade spiritual medicines? That's not bad either!"

The three of them rushed long distances and finally arrived in the Yan Kingdom. From afar, they could see a mountain peak shaped like an iron hammer.

(End of this chapter)