Xu Feng and Li Zishi were lying on the lounge chairs, chatting sporadically.
"Senior Brother Li, how are we going to deal with Xiong Tianli?" Xu Feng asked lazily, gazing at the auspicious clouds in the sky.
"The Sect has already responded. Now that Xiong Tianli has made his move, our Sect will definitely dispatch the corresponding disciples."
"You'll receive the Sect mission soon. You can leave only after you hold out until the core disciple arrives," Li Zishi said, his eyes closed, enjoying the sunlight.
Xu Feng was startled, then his Communication Magic Artifact rang.
"The reward is substantial, and for those ranked disciples you wiped out, I have already reported to the Sect on your behalf. You can collect your reward at the Business Hall when you return."
Xu Feng nodded slightly after seeing the mission reward on the communicator.
"Just hold out for a maximum of two months. As long as Xiong Tianli doesn't show up, you don't need to make a move," said Li Zishi.
At that moment, a small Red Cloud Flood Dragon that looked somewhat weak wriggled out from Li Zishi's chest and curled up on his belly.
Xu Feng couldn't hide his envy looking at this Red Cloud Flood Dragon.
The bloodline concentration of this kind of Flood Dragon is considered to be at the three-claw level. With the right resources, reaching the peak of the Heavenly Immortal Stage in growth is no problem at all.
If it can obtain the True Dragon Origin in the future, it might break through its own bloodline limitations and achieve the Golden Immortal status.
Li Zishi has three of such three-claw Flood Dragons.
"Arrogant~"
The Red Cloud Flood Dragon coiled on Li Zishi's belly let out a soft growl.
"Ha ha, Little Red told me he likes the scent on you," Li Zishi said with a laugh.
Hearing this, Xu Feng simply smiled lightly and didn't take it too seriously.
At night, Xu Feng, carrying the aura of Divine Thought, sat cross-legged with the Golden Armored Spirit Turtle and entered the Mountain and Sea Divine Beast World.
"Little Jin, I'm taking you to find Turtle Big Brother today, see if we can get some good stuff."
As soon as Xu Feng arrived, he saw the Xuan Turtle beside the branch of the Heaven-reaching River, basking pleasurably in the sunlight.
Beside the branch of the Heaven-reaching River, the Golden Armored Spirit Turtle lay respectfully not far from the Xuan Turtle, bowing its head in respect.
The Xuan Turtle merely slowly half-opened its eyes, giving the Golden Armored Spirit Turtle a glance.
The Xuan Turtle gently opened its mouth and engraved three Immortal Texts, that Xu Feng could not understand, on the Turtle Shell of the Golden Armored Spirit Turtle.
As a streak of Immortal Light flashed, Xu Feng felt his turtle son underwent a slight change.
"Gurgle!"
The sound that resonated was like thunder from the sky.
"Turtle Big Brother, there's no need to be polite. Teaching you the thirty-six strategies last time was to repay your favor for teaching Little Jin the Breathing Technique."
"There's no debt between us."
The perceptive Xu Feng felt that the Xuan Turtle's sense of repulsion to him was diminishing, although it still wasn't very willing to interact with him.
"Little Jin, aren't you going to thank your Turtle Big Brother?"
The Golden Armored Spirit Turtle expressed his thanks by touching his head to the ground, then quietly began practicing the Breathing Technique next to the Xuan Turtle.
Meanwhile, Xu Feng went to Qingqiu Mountain; the promised story there was not yet finished.
And so, with cultivation during the day and fostering good relations in the Mountain and Sea Divine Beast World at night, two tranquil months passed.
One day, Li Qianlian gathered the four-member squad once again.
"The core disciple sent as support from the Sect has arrived; our mission is considered complete."
"Now, we will continue with Lin Wushuang's mission."
The two-month guarding mission rewarded the team with fifty high-grade spirit stones, so everyone was in rather high spirits.
"According to the message transmitted from the sect, Lin Wushuang has recovered from his injuries and has appeared in another mining vein, which is not too far from here."
A light screen appeared, marking the distance and route between the two mining veins.
"One hundred and ten thousand li, it should be no problem as long as we're careful," Wan Xinxuan commented while looking at the light screen.
"That's good, Sister Wan, you go ahead and lead the way," Li Qianlian nodded.
A stealthy radiance swiftly flew out of the small Immortal City, heading towards the other mining vein.
Watching the direction Wan Xinxuan left, Xu Feng turned his head, looking at Li Qianlian with some admiration.
There were five people on their team, and each of them played an important role; they couldn't do without any one of them.
At this moment, in the high skies, only accessible by immortals, two gazes quietly observed the happenings in the town below.
After the outer sects of the two major sects in Green Cloud Immortal Domain started clashing, the other Immortal Sect outer sects also began to stir, nursing grievances and seeking vengeance.
The entire Green Cloud Immortal Domain's veins and resource points turned into battlefields.
And the team led by Li Qianlian shuttled between various major mining veins and resource points, undertaking bounty missions assigned by the sect.
They had been toiling for two years until higher-level cultivators joined the battlefield, which brought things to an end.
The team also gradually gained a bit of a reputation in the Green Cloud Immortal Domain.
Golden Cauldron Immortal City, Saint Food Restaurant.
After a satisfying meal and drinks, the five people in the private room looked at each other and burst into laughter.
"Even though we can no longer take on bounty missions, our squad can still team up to handle those challenging missions in the Lower Realm."
"Or we can develop our own territory in the Lower Realm."
"As long as you don't leave the squad, I, Li Qianlian, guarantee to bring you all wealth," a slightly tipsy Li Qianlian declared with grand ambitions.
"Later on, I will look for a promising Artifact Refiner and Alchemist to join our squad; this way, our team can slowly evolve into a small sect alliance."
"Brother Li, say no more, just directly command us when needed," Hong Yu assured.
The other three also nodded in agreement, willing to follow Li Qianlian in the future.
"Since that's the case, I'll start planning future endeavors."
"But there's no rush. First, let's spend some time digesting our spirit stones and make some progress in our cultivation," Li Qianlian said after a sip of Spiritual Tea, looking at everyone with a sincere expression.
"We do need a good break. After battling around various mining veins for two years, the wear on my treasures is quite severe; it's time to replace them with new ones," Chu Feihong laughed.
"We'll be needing a variety of arrays in the future. I also need some time to comprehend the array techniques," Wan Xinxuan showed a rare smile on her face.
"My Qi Explosion Technique should also be improved; otherwise, it won't be powerful enough in future fights," Xu Feng chuckled.
"Brother Xu is being modest. Your Qi Explosion Technique is famously fierce among the two major Immortal Sects; it wouldn't be an overstatement to use it at the Divinity Transformation Stage," Chu Feihong hastily said.
As a cultivator specializing in the Five Elements Divine Technique, Chu Feihong had deeply experienced the might of Xu Feng's Qi Explosion Technique.
He knew that even if he risked his life to use his strongest Immortal Spiritual Divine Power, it still wouldn't compare to half the power of that Qi Explosion Technique.
"By the way, junior brother Xu, you need to be more careful in the future. The bounty offered on the black market has reached 9000 high-grade spirit stones," Li Qianlian reminded.
"It increased by 2000?" Xu Feng was stunned; he did not expect his bounty to grow so quickly.
However, Xu Feng was not too concerned about such bounties.
Because he knew that all battlefields above were watched over by powerful figures from the Immortal Sects.
At least in the Green Cloud Immortal Domain, no one dared to defy the rules set by the six major Immortal Sects.
As for cultivators of the same stage, Xu Feng could only chuckle....