Experts of the Eastern Sea Continent

"WHERE IS THE TREASURE THAT CAUSED THE LIGHT!!!"

Meng Hao was shocked seeing the circle of powerful cultivators floating above the sect. Most of the cultivators were at the Qi Revolving Realm and some old men were at the Spirit Refinement Realm.

Meng Hao only just reached the Qi Movement Stage, he broke through to the Qi Sensing Stage 12, which caused the Defiant Tribulation, and so the Qi started to overflow his Dantain. The way to break through to the Qi Movement Stage was to store enough Qi in the Dantain that it fills the Dantian to the brim and overflows causing the Qi to flood the meridians and veins in the body.

The way to break through to the Qi Rotation stage is to slowly start controlling the Qi that is flowing throughout the body and make the Qi rotate in one direction like a single unit. This is the stage that a lot of people get stuck one because they don't have good control/good foundation or they don't have Spirit Energy to direct the Qi in the body.

Meng Hao answered the crowd of cultivators "There is no treasure, you can search the entire sect and everyone's pouches and you will find nothing. If you try to search our souls you will be provoking the Verdant Supreme Alchemy Sect, do you really want to provoke them?"

Elder Ning looked at Meng Hao with an ugly face and thought "Are you crazy, some of these cultivators are even stronger than me and yet you provoke them like this. If there was only 1 or 2 Spirit Refinement Cultivators I would have no problem but there are at least 4 or 5, what are you thinking?"

Meng Hao kept his ice-cold expression on his face, but inside his head, a plan was starting to formulate in his head.

Most of the cultivators here were Elders from low sects or 1 Star Sects, neither would want to provoke the Alchemy Sect.

But one old man in the crowd was a Rouge Cultivator at the Spirit Refinement Stage, once he walked into the middle of the circle a lot of the elders gasped as they whispered: "That is Red-Eyed Greed, he is completely ruthless and doesn't care if he offends anyone."

Red-Eyed Greed was a rouge cultivator who was famous for plundering, killing, and his heaven-defying luck. He was originally a normal mortal but through heaven-defying luck, he ate a herb that led to his start of cultivation. After years of luck and stealing he was able to reach the Middle of the Spirit Refinement Stage and he could hold his head high in the Eastern Spirit Sea.

Red-Eyed Greed looked at Meng Hao in the eyes and said "You are pretty bold for telling us to back down, if there is no treasure then why don't you let me search your memories? It will be slow and painful..."

Elder Ning had no choice because this kid was too talented if he let him die there was no way the Sect Leader would let him live. He himself was a Mid-Stage Spirit Refinement Expert and had a lifetime of experience as a student and now Protector from the Protector Hall. Red-Eyed Greed smirked as a glint appeared in his eyes "Everyone, the 1st Protector of the Alchemy Sect is here meaning that there is something at this sect that this man must have come for, he must be from their sect to collect the treasure!"

Elder Ning smashed his teeth, this shameless guy was stirring suspicion and while everyone was focused on him, he would go and search the sect for a non-existent treasure. Although there are no treasure and both Meng Hao and Elder Ning knew that, the true origin of the light was even more dangerous than a treasure.

But luckily most of the elders here knew of this shameless old man's tricks and they didn't immediately attack Elder Ning. They all had no idea if their even was a treasure but their sect leaders sent them just in case. The reason they were convinced of the existence of the treasure is both the Flame Qi left over in the atmosphere by the Defiant Tribulation and the destruction both on the peak and some of the buildings in the sect. Some treasure must have been used off causing the light and the destruction.

Meng Hao spread his hands and a small formation appeared in his hands, it was called the Spirit Motion Capturer Formation, it was a Formation that allowed one to record a live image of something. But Meng Hao added a little twist to the formation.

He started playing the recording and it showed him messing with the Spirit Vien below, Meng Hao the touched something he shouldn't off and the peak started shaking violently. Meng Hao jumped out of the peak and the formation went dark meaning nothing else was recorded.

Meng Hao changed the Spirit Motion Capturer Formation to have the ability to implant false recordings into the formation. So when he captured the formation into his hands, he used implanted a false memory into the formation and displayed it.

Many sects have a Spirit Motion Capturer Formation but no one here has heard of a method to falsify the formation so when they watched what exactly happened, they were convinced.

Only Red-Eyed Greed was a little suspicious in the beginning but he too had to agree when he personally saw the recording.

Elder Ning held a normal face but he truly was shocked, he personally witnessed the true event but what the formation showed was completely different than the true event. Meng Hao became even more mysterious and he questioned himself "This guy practices Combat, Alchemy, and Spirit Formations... and he is proficient in all three at such a young age... how is this possible?"

Meng Hao was only 12 Years Old and he had already reached the Qi Movement Stage, many of the Elders who stopped looking for the treasure realized there was another treasure right in front of them.

One of the Spirit Refinement Cultivator Elders who was the first to spot Meng Hao spoke "Young one, you seem to have such high cultivation at such a young age, how about you join our Heng Yue Sect, we will immediately give you a spot as a Core Disciple and you will get the best resources."

Once the Heng Yue Sect spoke, one by one the other Sects also gave their offers. Elder Ning started sweating and he anxiously announced "He is a guest elder of our Verdant Supreme Alchemy Sect, who dares steal him from us. Do you dare provoke our Sect Leader, he will soon breakthrough and he will be on par with the King of the Crimson War Empire who is the strongest cultivator in the Eastern Sea Empire." Elder Ning was talking both to the other sect elders telling them to not get any ideas and he was also speaking to Meng Hao solidifying the Sects influence. The Sect Leader represents the whole sect and if his strength is strong the sect is strong as well.

Some of the other Elders looked disappointed but the majority looked at Meng Hao with hopeful stares. Meng Hao was convinced to join the Alchemy Sect, if what Elder Ning said was true and that their Sect Leader was as powerful as the top expert of the entire continent it would be good to get behind this sect for a while before he moves on to a higher realm.

Meng Hao spoke, "As the Guest Elder of the Verdant Supreme Alchemy Sect, as long as they supply me with a monthly allowance of Elder Merit Points, I will stay loyal to their sect."

Elder Ning felt his stomach move, a monthly allowance of Merit Points? Not even he gets a monthly allowance but this kid who isn't even at the Spirit Refinement Realm wants a monthly allowance, but the even bigger problem was that he had to make the decision. The reason Meng Hao told his demands in front of everyone was that if Elder Ning truly wanted Meng Hao in his sect he would say yes and if he said no Meng Hao would be free to join anyone else's sect under the same requirements.

Elder Ning felt the stares of all the Elders focus on him, although he wasn't in the position to actually give a monthly allowance he vividly remembered Meng Hao's fight against the heavens and his face of determination still gave a little shock to Elder Ning. He swallowed his nervousness and said, "Okay Guest Elder Hao, you will receive a Monthly Allowance but we will discuss this in private."

Meng Hao nodded his head and the other Elders were forced to give up. Now that it was confirmed that there were no treasures one by one they each left. But in the corner, Red-Eyed Greed followed the group of elders out, while he walked out a smile spread on his face but the smile wasn't of joy but filled with evil and malicious intent. In his hands were 2 Pills one red and one blue, they were the Dual Potential Stealing Pills.