Chapter 150: The Dagger is Revealed
With a “Puchi” sound,
blood sprayed out. The young cultivator’s body fell limply towards the ground.
He didn’t understand until his death that his own friend had betrayed him.
“Hahaha… This billion high-grade spirit stones all belong to me!”
After saying that, he stepped on the young cultivator’s corpse, tightly hugging the foot of the spirit stone mountain, tears welling up in his eyes from excitement.
However, he didn’t have time to rejoice for even a moment before his head was suddenly chopped off by a burly-looking cultivator.
Immediately afterwards, the burly cultivator used the tip of his blade to flick the headless corpse onto the spirit stone mountain.
Having done all this, he seemed to relish the feeling, letting out a loud laugh towards the sky.
At this moment, quite a few cultivators had already rushed to the foot of the spirit stone mountain, directly attacking the burly cultivator.
Because they all knew that only by killing the burly cultivator in front of them would this spirit stone mountain belong to them.
As more and more cultivators arrived, a chaotic battle erupted on the spirit stone mountain.
Blood and severed limbs flew everywhere, screams echoing throughout the sky, a horrifying scene.
Everyone’s eyes were bloodshot, people were constantly being killed or killing others.
But everyone was still reluctant to give up the weapons in their hands, unwilling to leave this spirit stone mountain, even though the number of deaths kept increasing.
Seeing this b*oody scene, Lin Tai’an’s lips curled into a slight smile, a triumphant glint flashing in his eyes. In his view, these fools had finally taken the bait.
Gradually, the number of cultivators originally crowded within the Su Family’s protective formation decreased, but the number of cultivators remaining on the spirit stone mountain also dwindled.
At this moment, there were very few people left on the spirit stone mountain, only a dozen or so were still desperately holding on.
However, they were already exhausted, some had even given up attacking, sitting on the ground gasping for breath, resting.
Their bodies trembled, their faces contorted, sweat dripping down like raindrops.
“Ah—”
Finally, a cultivator couldn’t bear the pressure any longer, letting out a shrill howl, throwing away the weapon in his hand, and begging for mercy: “Don’t… don’t kill me, I don’t want this spirit stone mountain anymore…”
As he spoke, he flew towards the foot of the spirit stone mountain without looking back.
“Puchi~”
He hadn’t flown far when a flying sword pierced through his chest, taking his life.
With a “Bang~” sound,
his body fell to the foot of the spirit stone mountain.
Seeing this scene, the cultivators who originally wanted to join the fight for the spirit stone mountain shuddered, their greed extinguished.
After a few more rounds of chaotic fighting, only an elderly rogue cultivator at the early stage of the Quasi-Emperor Realm was left standing on the spirit stone mountain.
He was covered in blood, his clothes tattered, his whole body emitting a strong stench of blood.
His entire appearance was as eerie and terrifying as a demon from h*ll.
He slowly raised his head, looking at Lin Tai’an in the void, a smile creeping onto his lips: “Family Head Lin, I’ve won.”
“Yes, this Family Head keeps his word. This billion high-grade spirit stones are yours!” Lin Tai’an nodded slightly, speaking calmly.
There was no change of emotion detectable in his tone.
“Thank you, Family Head Lin!” The old man bowed in gratitude.
Then, he hurriedly transferred the billion high-grade spirit stones into his storage ring.
Everyone was envious, but no one dared to step forward and fight with this rogue Quasi-Emperor Realm elder.
Although a billion high-grade spirit stones represented immense wealth, one had to be alive to enjoy it.
Just like that, under everyone’s watchful eyes, this early stage Quasi-Emperor Realm rogue cultivator flew away with a billion high-grade spirit stones.
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“Mother, that old thief Lin Tai’an is probably up to some scheme again.”
Luo Shen, who had been observing the situation, walked to Qin Xinran’s side and reminded her: “Child, although I don’t know what tricks that old thief will use next, his ultimate goal is definitely the formation eye of the protective formation. Please, Mother, arrange for more trustworthy people to guard the formation eye.”
“Yes, Mother will arrange it right away.” Qin Xinran nodded, she knew the formation eye was of utmost importance, there was no room for carelessness.
At the same time, she sighed in her heart: As expected of the number one beauty of ancient times who has lived for hundreds of years, her thoughts are indeed more meticulous than mine.
Lin Tai’an saw that he had successfully established a reputation for honesty and trustworthiness among the cultivators of the Donghua Region.
So, he took a step forward and shouted towards the Donghua Region cultivators still within the Su Family’s protective formation: “Fellow Daoists, you all saw it with your own eyes just now, I, Lin Tai’an, keep my word. That cultivator has successfully claimed the billion high-grade spirit stones.”
“This Family Head has one more thing to ask of you all. If any Fellow Daoist is the first to accomplish it, my Lin Family will directly reward them with fifty billion high-grade spirit stones!”
As soon as he finished speaking, another mountain formed of fifty billion high-grade spirit stones appeared beneath his feet.
“Hiss~”
Seeing the spirit stone mountain five times larger than the previous one, everyone gasped in shock.
The temptation was too great, it made them want to rush over and grab it.
But they all knew that trying to snatch it outright would be suicidal.
“Gulp~”
The sound of swallowing saliva echoed throughout the scene.
One by one, they widened their eyes, rubbing their hands together.
“Family Head Lin, hurry up and tell us! This old man can’t wait any longer.”
“Yes, Family Head Lin, even if this old man has to lose his head, I’ll give it a try.”
“Heavens, this is fifty billion high-grade spirit stones! It’s fifty times the assets of my family! I have to get involved no matter what!”
They had all been skeptical of Lin Tai’an before, but now that they had witnessed the rogue Quasi-Emperor Realm elder truly obtaining the billion high-grade spirit stones, they regretted it deeply in their hearts.
Now, seeing another chance to obtain fifty billion high-grade spirit stones, how could they easily let it go?
Risk it for the biscuit!
“Alright, since everyone is so eager, this old man won’t beat around the bush.”
Seeing that the atmosphere had been sufficiently built up, Lin Tai’an pointed his finger at the formation eye of the Su Family’s protective formation, and said with a faint smile: “As long as any Fellow Daoist is the first to destroy the Su Family’s formation eye, this fifty billion high-grade spirit stones will be theirs!”
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of everyone present instantly froze.
“Hiss~” Everyone gasped in unison.
This is… a bit of a trap!
The formation eye of the Su Family’s protective formation, is it something anyone can destroy casually?
This is clearly forcing everyone to turn against the Su Family!
A group of people immediately showed troubled expressions, no one dared to make a move for a while.
There were nearly fifty thousand people here, twenty thousand of whom were cultivators from the Donghua Region, and the rest were their family members.
But who could guarantee how many people would openly stand up and become enemies with everyone for the sake of fifty billion high-grade spirit stones?
Moreover, although fifty billion high-grade spirit stones were very tempting, they were not brainless fools. They all knew that if they really did as Lin Tai’an instructed, it would be no different from stabbing the Su Family in the back, repaying kindness with enmity.
Afterwards, if word got out, they would be despised by all righteous people in the world!
The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became strange.
Everyone looked at each other, their expressions unreadable, each harboring their own ulterior motives!