Outside the forest, Li Xuan sat down after glancing at the river that appeared and the dirt slope ahead.
Soon, a bonfire was lit.
The next moment, Li Xuan took out the beast meat he had harvested from the Xuan Beast World from the Town Prison. This meat was all ice-sealed by Li Xuan, and coupled with the time flow in the Town Prison, its freshness could be guaranteed even after a hundred years.
As the beast meat was grilled, a wave of fragrance spread out. At the same time, a few pebbles rolled down from the hillside in front of Li Xuan. The calm river surface rippled.
"If you can't hold on any longer, just come out," Li Xuan said, tearing off a piece of beast meat and chewing it with relish. He then swept his gaze across the river and the dirt slope.
As soon as he stepped out of the forest, Li Xuan felt a sense of danger. In less than three hours, Li Xuan had already fought no less than ten times. His combat awareness and senses had naturally improved significantly. He instantly understood that there was an ambush outside.
*Bang!*
As soon as Li Xuan finished speaking, two figures shot up into the sky and then landed in front of him. Li Xuan looked up, and both of them looked the same as the previous Xing Ba. Each of them had a tentacle on their forehead. Although not as long as Xing Ba's, they also glinted with a dazzling silver light.
"How did you discover us?" the man on the left asked, his voice extremely low.
Li Xuan smiled and said, "Your aura leaked, and your position was too obvious."
Li Xuan paused and looked at the other man. "As for you, I really didn't notice you in the water at first. But elsewhere in the water, there were fish swimming around, except for your spot where no fish dared to come. If I couldn't guess this, wouldn't I be a fool?"
"Since you've discovered us, why don't you leave? Do you still want to challenge both of us?" the man on the left sneered.
Li Xuan smiled, finished gnawing the beast leg in his hand, stood up, and clapped his hands. "Congratulations, you guessed correctly."
As soon as Li Xuan finished speaking, his Qing Hun sword appeared in his hand. The next moment, the brow of the man on the left was pierced by Li Xuan's sword. Seeing this, the man on the right's pupils contracted sharply, and he immediately moved to flee into the distance.
"If it were Xing Ba, perhaps you would have had a chance to escape. But unfortunately, you are not," Li Xuan said with a slight smile, activating his Draw Sword Technique. Soon, the man in mid-air fell.
After collecting the spatial rings from both of them, Li Xuan returned to the bonfire to continue grilling.
Soon, after Li Xuan had grilled a beast leg, a figure walked out of the forest.
"If you want to pass here, leave some toll money," Li Xuan said, taking a bite and then looking up at the person who had arrived.
"How much?" the man asked, glancing at Li Xuan.
"Five hundred thousand middle-grade spirit stones," Li Xuan said without looking up.
"Here you go." After a moment of silence, the man waved his hand, and a spatial ring shot towards Li Xuan. Li Xuan's eyes narrowed, and he raised his hand to receive it. But the next moment, the man had already appeared in front of Li Xuan.
"Why bother?" Li Xuan shook his head, and Qing Hun was pressed against the man's brow.
"Your... Your Excellency, I can pay more!" the man said, his expression changing drastically.
"How much?" Li Xuan asked with interest.
"Five hundred thousand middle-grade spirit stones!" the man said hurriedly.
Li Xuan shook his head. "Five hundred thousand middle-grade spirit stones is just your toll. Is your life worth five hundred thousand middle-grade spirit stones?"
"I... I only have eight hundred thousand middle-grade spirit stones left," the man said bitterly.
"Only eight hundred thousand," Li Xuan pouted. Under the man's increasingly desperate gaze, he slowly nodded. "Fine, you are my first customer, so I'll give you a discount."
Li Xuan said, then opened his left hand and looked at the man. Seeing this, the man hurriedly waved his hand and tossed the spatial ring he was wearing towards Li Xuan.
"Thank you for your patronage. You can leave now." Li Xuan checked with his divine sense and was satisfied to see that there were indeed eight hundred thousand middle-grade spirit stones inside before he nodded and put away Qing Hun.
The man seemed to have been granted a great pardon and quickly retreated, fleeing into the distance without looking back.
"The speed of making money is quite fast," Li Xuan said, throwing the spatial ring into the Town Prison and then looking towards the forest with anticipation.
"Little master, is it right for you to cheat people like this?" Just then, the voice of the Heavenly Dao Brush sounded.
Li Xuan immediately said sternly, "I spared his life and only took some valuables. What's wrong with that? Little Brush, think about it. Although I don't really need spirit stones, I still have expenses, right? I still need to buy spirit swords. And Little Tower, and you, don't you all need spirit stones to replenish your spiritual power?"
Heavenly Dao Brush: "..."
Soon, in less than an hour, six figures emerged from the forest. But even faster, six figures lay on the opposite hillside. Without exception, Li Xuan collected all six of their spatial rings.
In the blink of an eye, three days passed.
The corpses on the hillside had reached over a hundred. As the bonfire died down, Li Xuan stood up.
"Hmm, a good harvest," Li Xuan said, flicking the ashes off himself, and then walked towards the distance. Li Xuan did not know that his reputation as a highway robber had already spread.
A few days later, Li Xuan stopped. As he went deeper, Li Xuan found that the people he encountered were getting stronger and stronger. After several skirmishes, both sides would retreat after exchanging a single move. It could be said that the strength of the beings in this region was not inferior to Li Xuan's.
*Swish, swish, swish!*
Soon, figures flashed past Li Xuan. In less than a quarter of an hour, Li Xuan noticed no less than ten figures heading in the same direction.
*Swish!*
Li Xuan's mind moved, and he directly intercepted a figure. As the latter was about to attack, Li Xuan's Qing Hun sword was already pressed against his brow.
"What happened ahead?" Li Xuan asked directly, without any preamble.
"A ruin has appeared ahead, and everyone within a hundred miles has rushed there. I beg your Excellency to spare my life," the man said hurriedly.
"A ruin has appeared, no wonder," Li Xuan said, a hint of realization flashing in his eyes, and his heart became somewhat eager. Since it was a ruin, there would be treasures and inheritances.
"Thank you." Li Xuan withdrew Qing Hun, and then his figure moved, disappearing instantly.
Zeng Zhixing swallowed a mouthful of saliva, then wiped the sweat from his brow. He glanced at the direction where Li Xuan had disappeared with a hint of relief, then suddenly his eyes widened as if he had thought of something. The next moment, a portrait appeared in Zeng Zhixing's hand.
"My heavens, this is indeed that highway robber!"