"... Zhang Wei actually thought that the cultivators of the Azure Spiritual World would allow him to leave. The moment he turned his back, Huang Que smashed his skull." Jiao Haitang recounted the events that happened back then.
After collecting the treasures, Shang Xia decided to gain a clearer picture of what happened after he left the other day.
"How naive could he be to believe that the cultivators of the Azure Spiritual World would let him go?" Shang Xia frowned.
"After we were ambushed, Zhang Wei's sanity was on the verge of collapse. He told everyone that you abandoned us to make more time for your escape. Also that the institution wouldn't care about outer disciples like us anyway." Jiao Haitang continued.
Shang Xia sneered in response. "Humph. It's one thing to be selfish when we run into danger. However, spreading lies like that to destroy our morale is unforgivable! He's a burden to our convoy!"
"The cultivators of the Azure Spiritual World saw through his thoughts and lied to him that they would let us live as long as we told him your identity and the way you captured the Mutated Rain Swallow. They even told him that they would release him to inform the instructors of the Tongyou Institution about the negotiation. He told them everything after that." Jiao Haitang sighed.
Huang Zihua added, "We pleaded with him not to talk, but we received a punch in the face from Huang Que in response. They dragged him away and made him talk."
Jiao Haitang reminded Shang Xia hastily, "Senior Brother Shang, you have to be careful. Now that they know everything about you, they'll definitely think of ways to counter your fighting style."
Shang Xia's expression turned serious for a second, but it soon returned to normal. "Whatever. We'll leave it at that."
Waving his hand, he handed over some of the silver essence and copper boards along with several other treasures. "You helped in killing them earlier. Split these among yourselves."
Huang Zihua and Jiao Haitang tried to refuse his gift as all they did was to shoot a few arrows. Shang Xia saved their lives to begin with, and they didn't think they were worthy of the reward.
However, Shang Xia didn't plan to lug so many items with him. He insisted that the other disciples get a share of the spoils.
Seeing as they were unable to refuse the gift, everyone split the treasures up among themselves as joy filled their hearts.
Huang Zihua laughed, "Now that we have some money, we might be able to exchange for some herbs to break through to the Martial Realm when we reach the Tongyou Peak."
The battlefield between two worlds contained a lot of treasures. As the Tongyou Peak was affiliated to the Tongyou Institution, they would be able to obtain treasures for a little cheaper than the market rate there.
Shang Xia chuckled in response when he heard what they said. "What herbs do you require? You might not have to go all the way to the Tongyou Peak to buy them."
Huang Zihua and Jiao Haitang looked at Shang Xia in shock. Getting to his feet, he looked at the various disciples around him. "Everyone, we have to leave. But first, how likely do you think it will be for us to arrive at the Tongyou Peak unscathed?"
The fighting spirit in their eyes died instantly.
They knew the risks, but they had been ignoring it all this while.
Shang Xia continued, "What do you think our chances will be if a few of you broke through to the Martial Realm?"
"How is that possible?!" Someone asked.
However, someone who was a little brighter felt his eyes lighting up as he looked at Shang Xia in shock.
"Senior Brother Shang, are you suggesting that we use the resources in the carriages?" Someone quickly suggested.
Shang Xia recognized that the disciple who spoke was called Wang Hua, and he nodded. "That's right."
Many people rejoiced silently. However, there were looks of hesitation on their faces.
"Senior Brother Shang, we need to think this through. The resources are used to reinforce the Tongyou Peak. We do not have permission to use them!" Jiao Haitang reminded him.
from taking as much as they could, Shang Xia's words seemed to remind them of something. The greed in their hearts quickly disappeared.
Chuckling in amusement, Shang Xia continued, "If you're not afraid that bringing more treasures will affect your journey towards the Tongyou Peak, feel free to take as many as you want. The enemy will probably grab whatever we leave here and it's better for the treasures to remain with us. However, let me remind you once again. If you affect our journey to the Tongyou Peak because of your greed now, no one will save you when danger comes."
Shang Xia swept his gaze across those present and gave a proper warning. "No matter how precious those treasures are, you need to be alive to use them."
several herbs from the carriages. There were only enough resources for five disciples to break through!
The other three that were on the verge of breaking through lacked several extremely important herbs, and there was no way to substitute them.
As for those who weren't close to breaking through, they could only blame their luck.
Of course, they were able to obtain several precious herbs from the carriages. If they managed to keep their treasures after arriving at the Tongyou Peak, they would definitely be able to exchange them for treasures they needed.