Myriad Daos of the Heaven

But what happened next shocked everyone into silence.

Over thirty Skeleton Soldiers, each wearing a massive Gem Necklace, stood in a single file line.

They faced Jiang Jichen and bowed their heads. Their massive Gem Necklaces clinked against their ribcages.

It was such a conspicuous and bizarre sight that it was impossible not to stare.

'What... What in the world is going on?'

Involuntarily, the onlookers' minds filled with an image: a gang of lackeys in gaudy gold chains, paying their respects to the big boss.

Even Jiang Jichen felt his face twitch with annoyance.

'I can't believe Little Gray trained them so well. These Skeleton Soldiers greet me so politely the moment they see me.'

'It makes me look like a damn mob boss!'

Finally, Jiang Jichen gave a brief introduction for Little Gray and Zhou Qiang.

When the crowd learned that Zhou Qiang, a cultivator at the Late-Stage Nascent Soul Realm, was merely a servant to their Lingchen Gate Master, they became even more convinced that the Lingchen Sect was unfathomably deep.

This realization only served to deepen their reverence for Jiang Jichen.

Furthermore, when they heard that Little Gray the skeleton was Jiang Jichen's sworn brother, no one dared to look down on it ever again.

Besides, they had never seen such a sentient group of Skeleton Soldiers. All the Little Skeletons they had encountered in the past, even those that had reached the Cyan Soul Realm, seemed clumsy and rigid in comparison.

On top of that, they learned that Jiang Jichen had actually annihilated Undead Town all for the sake of that Little Gray Skeleton!

A Sect Leader who would go to such lengths for a single Little Skeleton—how could he not be worthy of their loyalty?

The great tiger feast finally began!

This was, after all, a Tiger King at the King-level Perfect Realm. The amount of essential energy contained within its flesh was astonishingly, almost unimaginably, potent.

Eating and refining its meat would be immensely beneficial, allowing them to advance their Cultivation.

The humans took care of the meat, while the Tiger Bones were reserved for Little Gray and his Skeleton Soldiers.

The sight of Little Gray and the others consuming the Tiger Bones was so vicious that it terrified the onlookers.

They tossed the Tiger Bones directly into their Soul Fire, incinerating them to ash. They absorbed only the essence from within, using it to strengthen their own skeletons.

This was how Undead Skeletons fed!

Eventually, they finished off the entire Tiger King. Everyone felt their bodies heat up and break into a sweat, the Spiritual Qi within them surging like a tidal wave.

Once they refined it, their Cultivation was certain to improve by a huge margin.

At that moment, Jiang Jichen spoke up. "Today, we killed Hu Dong. Not only did we eat his flesh, but we also acquired his Storage Bag. The Cultivation Resources inside are staggering, but... they all belong to me, as none of you contributed to obtaining them."

"However, everyone needs to increase their strength now before following me into battle. Therefore, I can advance these Cultivation Resources to you. You will need to repay this with future contributions, which the Lishan Military Advisor will manage!"

As he spoke, Jiang Jichen took Hu Dong's Storage Bag and emptied its contents onto the ground.

CLATTER!

A mountain of Basic Six Paths Spirit Stones appeared before them.

The brilliant, treasured light nearly blinded them.

'So many Basic Six Paths Spirit Stones!'

Everyone, including Zhou Qiang, swallowed hard.

Never in their lives had they seen such a vast quantity of Basic Six Paths Spirit Stones.

They were at the very bottom rung of cultivation in the Six Paths Illusion Realm. The absolute most Basic Six Paths Spirit Stones they could ever hope to obtain at one time was no more than a thousand.

'And this pile on the plaza, this small mountain of Six Paths Spirit Stones... there must be a million of them!'

The thought of such a number nearly drove them mad.

'This is terrifying! These are Basic Six Paths Spirit Stones!'

In the Six Paths Illusion Realm, a single one of these was equivalent to ten Basic Holy Spirit Stones!

Six Paths Spirit Stones could only be produced in the Six Paths Illusion Realm, and they served as the standard currency there.

Their benefits were astonishing, and they could be used by any living being of the Six Paths without negative effects.

Six Paths Spirit Stones were an indispensable cultivation resource within the Six Paths Illusion Realm.

Jiang Jichen was quite lucky. Hu Dong had just collected tribute from several bandit villages and hadn't yet had the chance to take it back to the Tiger Ferocity Gang.

Now, it had all fallen into Jiang Jichen's hands.

In the days that followed, everyone in the Luochen Sect entered a frenzy of cultivation.

Previously, they lacked the resources to cultivate, and their Cultivation progress had been agonizingly slow.

Now, with a thousand Basic Six Paths Spirit Stones apiece, they could cultivate to their hearts' content.

Receiving a thousand Basic Six Paths Spirit Stones in one go was something they had never even dared to imagine.

But with the Lingchen Gate Master, such things seemed to be becoming commonplace.

Within half a month, everyone in the Luochen Sect experienced an astonishing change in their Cultivation.

Nearly half of them broke through to a new minor Realm.

In truth, many had already been on the verge of a breakthrough, merely lacking the resources to take that final step.

Now that Jiang Jichen had provided them with ample Six Paths Spirit Stones, their breakthroughs came naturally.

Even Zhou Qiang showed faint signs of breaking through to the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm.

As for the three eccentric bandits, they all stepped into the Nascent Soul Middle Realm!

Their little squad of tricksters had just grown stronger.

In short, after half a month of cultivation, the Luochen Sect's overall strength had increased significantly.

One day at dusk, the Luochen Fairy drifted gracefully to Jiang Jichen's side.

Her features were perfect and delicate, her figure petite and elegant. With skin like ice and bones of jade, every inch of her was the epitome of beauty.

After half a month of cultivation, her own Cultivation had also progressed. It wouldn't be long before she could step into the Late-stage Nascent Soul Realm.

"Lingchen, the Tiger Ferocity Gang has finally found us!"

The Luochen Fairy had placed a sensory Restriction outside the mountain, allowing her to immediately detect anyone who approached.

"It's fine. Let them come," he said calmly. "One hundred at the Initial Stage of Nascent Soul, fifty at the Nascent Soul Middle Realm, twenty-five at the Late-Stage Nascent Soul Realm... Hmm, and the top expert under the Tiger Ferocity Gang Leader. Perfect. This will be a good test of how much the Luochen Sect's strength has improved."

The Luochen Fairy was stunned by Jiang Jichen's words.

She had only sensed their approach thanks to the profound nature of her Restriction.

But Lingchen had described their numbers with perfect accuracy.

In other words, the young man before her had already sensed them long before she did.

Gazing at the young man before her, so confident and seemingly in complete control, the Luochen Fairy was momentarily lost in a daze.

She quickly snapped out of it, however. "But their forces are too strong! Our people..."

The Luochen Fairy wanted to say that her people were still too weak to be a match for the invaders from the Tiger Ferocity Gang.

But Jiang Jichen just smiled coldly. "Any force that aims to conquer the world is forged through unyielding battle. Only by defying death and having the weak overcome the strong can one truly become stronger. They... need a brutal fight. They need a baptism of blood!"

The moment Jiang Jichen finished speaking, a cold voice echoed through the air. "Luochen Village! Men from my Tiger Ferocity Gang went missing here. Whether they're dead or alive is irrelevant, because I, Hu Fei, have already decreed your fate: Annihilation!"

As the voice faded, Hu Fei appeared in Luochen Village, leading nearly two hundred men.