8- Departure

"What do you mean by somewhere with high spirit qi, I have nowhere else to go you know" Zhong Peng was surprised when he heard what the old man said.

"You live in a small kingdom so there is not enough spirit qi here to support your cultivation and if you are to forcefully try to refine the spirit qi here you will end up refining impure qi and that will be very troublesome to deal with and you also need to leave this kingdom if you want to grow stronger" the old man advised.

"Where do you want me to go, I don't even know anywhere to go" Zhong Peng complained.

"I don't know" the old man replied.

With careful consideration of the old man's words, Zhong Peng realized that staying within the confines of the Zhong clan would only serve to restrict his growth. After much contemplation, a plan began to form in his mind...

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A figure could be seen sneaking out of the Zhong clan premises, the figure was dressed in a black robe making him undetectable

"I am sorry about how I left Dad I hope you forgive me" the figure murmured before disappearing into the wood.

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"Boom" a loud sound was heard within the Zhong clan a huge white tiger was wreaking havoc within the Zhong clan killing every single lifeform it came across.

"In the Zhong clan main hall, Zhong li could be seen discussing with the clan elders.

"I think we should ask for wang clan help" Zhong Yuan suggested.

"If we are to accept their help that means that they will assimilate our clan and our clan will be no more, is that what you mean by help" another elder bellowed.

"It is not like we have any choice that beast outside is more powerful than our Zhong clan put together, our defense is failing and if we don't make a quick decision we will be annihilated is that what you want" Zhong Yuan replied angrily on.

"Enough" Zhong Li screamed "Our Zhong clan is facing a great trauma and both of you are fighting, we have a beast outside killing our clan member what we should be talking about is how to protect our clan, I've sent someone to bring the young master over, ones he gets to safety we will go...." "jizya" the door opened and someone rushed in interrupting zhong li

"What happened," Zhong Yuan asked the guard

"Young master is gone..ne" the guard replied trembling all over.

"What did you mean by gone!! " Zhong Li screamed angrily.

"When I got there I found his servant dead and him gone, this is what he left behind" the guard replied handing over a smooth crystal to the clan head.

"th...is is" Zhong li held the crystal with trembling hands, he held message crystal in his hand's message crystal is an expendable way of relaying messages, one can record a message in it and once someone put their spirit qi in it the message will play on a holographic screen.

"Are my eye playing tricks with me, is this not message crystal?" an elder asked.

"It is indeed a message crystal, where did the young master get this from" Zhong Li replied.

"This costs at least 300 low-quality mortal qi stones, qi stone is like a currency in the Supreme world, there are- mortal qi stone

- immortal qi stone

- God's spirit stone

As for how Zhong Peng obtained a message crystal without possessing a qi stone, it was through rather unconventional means. Before departing, he recalled how Song Lijuan had attempted his life. Zhong Peng decided to seek retribution by killing Song Lijuan.

Through this act, he earned a significant amount of contribution points, which he then used to exchange for a message crystal on the holographic screen located within the confines of the "Poison Palace," a term he had coined for the room within the book in his possession.

"Let us check what message young master left" an elder spoke.

"Oh yeah that is true," Zhong Li said guiding the surrounding spirit Qi to the message crystal.

"Father, if you are receiving this message, then I have departed from the Zhong clan to embark on a journey around the world. I deeply apologize for leaving without prior notice, and I hope that you can forgive my sudden departure.

Regarding Song Lijuan's demise, I had personal reasons for taking her life, so you need not worry about any repercussions. Please take care of yourself until we meet again." As Zhong Peng finished his message, the hologram screen shattered, causing the message crystal to disintegrate into nothingness.