Chapter 179
After Xu Ming killed the Yellow Sand Dragon King, he stayed in Shijia Village for three days.
The first reason was that the Yellow Sand Dragon King’s palace was filled with treasures. There were all kinds of jewels, gold, medicinal pills, and formation diagrams. Whether useful or not, the Yellow Sand Dragon King had hoarded them all. Xu Ming only collected what he deemed useful. As for the rest, he didn’t waste it either, ordering Yuan Yu to move everything to the Baiwa Secret Realm. Who knows? Maybe among this “junk,” there’s some fragment of a celestial scripture.
The second reason was that Xu Ming needed time to recover. When he killed the Yellow Sand Dragon King, it wasn’t a flawless victory—he sustained significant injuries. He needed to restore 70-80% of his combat power before hitting the road again. Otherwise, if someone ambushed him, all the loot he painstakingly collected would end up as someone else’s prize.
During these three days, Xu Ming spent some time every day “playing with candles” with Mo Zhuer. However, no matter what, Mo Zhuer refused to reveal the method to resolve the conflict between Xu Ming’s martial qi and spiritual energy.
Xu Ming tried negotiating with her.
Mo Zhuer demanded her freedom in exchange for the information, claiming she would swear an oath to ensure her sincerity. But oaths, while binding for the honorable, are as light as a feather to a shameless enchantress like her.
In response, Xu Ming also offered to swear an oath, promising to let her go as long as her method proved even slightly useful.
But Mo Zhuer didn’t trust him either.
Thus, the two were locked in mutual suspicion.