With that punch, space around it shattered completely, and verdant blood spurted ters high.
The ground beneath them cracked like a spider web, fissures spreading out in all directions.
Jiang Changsheng followed the sound and saw that the Green Jiao was lying on the ground, its flesh blurred and mangled, its armored-like head drenched in fresh blood, with skin and flesh ripped open.
"Brother Master, this is a lting Heaven Realm Monster Beast," Jiang Changsheng said, his heart pounding with fear.
"Isn’t it already dead?" Xu Zii said thoughtfully.
"Changsheng, you still have much to learn!"
"Brother Master, you’ve always hidden your true capabilities," Jiang Changsheng said, staring blankly at Xu Zii.
"Didn’t you say yourself not to judge things by their appearances?" Xu Zii slightly shook his head.
He said, "Lend your sword."
He took Jiang Changsheng’s longsword and began to slice into the Green Jiao’s body.
The Post Wisdom Bone, also known as the Wisdom Bone, was located at the back of the Green Jiao’s head and was arguably the most valuable bone in its body.
"Brother Master, the blood of a lting Heaven Realm Monster Beast is a treasure, don’t let it go to waste," Jiang Changsheng hurriedly collected it on the side.
"If you want it, take it," Xu Zii said.
Just as he was removing the Wisdom Bone, he heard footsteps approaching from not too far away.
Xu Zii slightly furrowed his brows; this area around Qingyue Pool was seldom visited, and it was rare for anyone to pass by.
Unless they were like him, specifically targeting this Green Jiao.
He looked up and saw two figures slowly approaching from a distance.
Only when they ca closer could Xu Zii clearly see the newcors.
It was a middle-aged man and a young girl.
The middle-aged man wore a grey-white robe, his black hair streaked with white, giving him a particularly refined appearance.
His hair ticulously styled on top of his head, he looked quite young and wore a silver longsword at his waist.
anwhile, the young girl appeared to be about the sa age as Xu Zii.
She wore a blue dress, graceful in deanor, her slender waist accentuated by a blue silk belt.
Her long hair, slightly curly, cascaded from her left shoulder, held together by a pink ribbon, reminiscent of a delicate lady from Jiangnan, shrouded in mist and rain.
"Master, soone has beaten us to it," the girl in the blue dress said, frowning slightly at the sight of Xu Zii.
"It’s all right," the refined middle-aged man said with a shake of his head and a smile.
"Who are you?" Jiang Changsheng asked warily, eyeing the two figures.
"We’ve co for the Green Jiao, but now that it’s dead, perhaps we could make a trade?" the refined man asked with a smile.
"What kind of trade?" Xu Zii spoke up.
"We would like the Green Jiao’s tendons. You may state your terms," the refined man replied.
"Not for sale. I lack for nothing, and what I do need, you certainly won’t have," Xu Zii said flatly, rejecting the offer without a second thought.
"Master," the girl in the blue dress frowned slightly, then took an umbrella from her Storage Ring.
Looking at Xu Zii and Jiang Changsheng, she said evenly, "This is a weapon of Venerable rank, the Infinite Umbrella, capable of both attack and defense states, and more than sufficient for your use."
She could tell that Jiang Changsheng was not even a Vein Practitioner of Venerable rank, and Xu Zii didn’t have a trace of Spiritual Energy fluctuation on him.
So, subconsciously, she thought it impossible for the Green Jiao to have been slain by them; perhaps a stronger passerby had dispatched it, and they were simply scavenging what remained.
"This is of no use to ; I won’t trade," Xu Zii shook his head, continuing to ticulously strip tendons and bones, processing the Green Jiao’s carcass.
The refined gentleman smiled and, with a "clang," unsheathed the longsword hanging at his waist.
The hum of the sword carried a brilliant streak of light through the air, and imdiately afterward, the longsword stabbed into the ground in front of Xu Zii.
"The body of the Green Jiao is tough, your sword won’t do. Use mine instead," the refined gentleman suggested with an amiable smile.
Xu Zii didn’t stand on ceremony, pulling out the longsword and starting to use it right away.
This sharp sword cut through iron as if it were mud, and in almost the blink of an eye, it had sliced open the body of the Green Jiao.
Xu Zii swiftly pulled out the Post Wisdom Bone, and then in quick succession extracted the Jiao Dragon’s gallbladder and sinews as well.
Only the body remained, and Jiang Changsheng, looking pained, sliced off the at, comnting on how nourishing the flesh of the Green Jiao was.
Xu Zii returned the longsword to the refined gentleman, tossing the piece of dragon sinew to him as well.
"An eye for an eye," Xu Zii said, and then he and Jiang Changsheng left.
"He really is a strange one," the lady in the blue dress remarked, wrinkling her nose in surprise as she watched the two leaving.
"Interesting," the refined gentleman said, looking at the dragon sinew in his hand, shaking his head with a chuckle, "He is indeed an intriguing man."
...…
"Senior brother, with this kind of strength, why have you been hiding all this ti?" On the way back, Jiang Changsheng eventually couldn’t help himself and asked out of curiosity.
"Don’t you understand the principle of not revealing one’s wealth?" Xu Zii looked back and asked.
"Oh, then our triumph at the Nine Skies grand event is a sure thing with this," Jiang Changsheng said excitedly.
"Set your sights farther; what is a Nine Skies grand event?
Even the Nine Skies Sacred Sect doesn’t catch my eye," Xu Zii said indifferently.
"You should avoid making such remarks, senior brother. The Nine Skies Sacred Sect is ho to a Saint.
A Saint should not be provoked," Jiang Changsheng glanced around and hurriedly advised.
Xu Zii just smiled and shook his head, offering no further explanation.
They returned to Huohuang City with the Post Wisdom Bone.
Huohuang City was already the largest and most prosperous city in the area.
Now, because of an auction, it seed even busier.
Anyone with a bit of power would co here to try their luck, hoping that the auction might have sothing of interest to them.
Xu Zii and his companion headed straight for the store known as Eternal Ancient’s number one.
At that ti, there were also a group of custors inside, a total of five people.
Two of them appeared to be servants by their dress, one was a middle-aged man, and the other two seed to be his son and daughter.
"Daddy, there are so many treasures here," the young woman said with so astonishnt.
"Of course, claiming to be number one in Eternal Ancient, they must have sothing to show for it," the middle-aged man said with a smile and a nod of his head.
Xu Zii walked straight into the store and placed the Post Wisdom Bone on the counter, saying, "Calculate the mission contribution value."
"One hundred points," the puppet man said, handing a bronze token to Xu Zii.
"Just exchange it directly for the Heavenly Demon Bow," Xu Zii waved his hand, not taking the token, and said outright.
The puppet man waved his hand and the transparent display case in front opened automatically, with the Heavenly Demon Bow rising from within.
Upon the bow, an overwhelming Demonic Qi surged, and at the mont of its unveiling, one seed to hear the ancient whispers of demonic chants.
The Demonic Qi on the bow struggled, transforming into a series of fierce and monstrous faces.
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