A full million high-grade spirit stones!
What did that concept represent? Even converted to mid-grade spirit stones, it amounted to ten million. Furthermore, high-grade spirit stones were a rarity on the vast continent. If converted to low-grade spirit stones, one high-grade spirit stone could fetch around one hundred and twenty times its value.
Lavish!
Li Xuan was extremely excited at this moment. This was a massive fortune.
After a moment, Li Xuan suppressed his inner excitement. Then, with a thought, he took out a cultivation technique from his spatial ring.
"Crimson Lotus Hellfire."
Li Xuan glanced at it, then pressed it directly into his forehead, immersing it into his mind. Soon, Li Xuan's eyes slowly opened.
"I never expected this Crimson Lotus Hellfire to be a Heaven-tier cultivation technique, and a mid-tier one at that." After a general understanding of Crimson Lotus Hellfire's cultivation, a hint of surprise flashed in Li Xuan's eyes. When this technique was mastered to minor completion, its power was enough to instantly kill Saint-level experts.
As for great completion, Li Xuan hadn't even considered it. Even the Fire Cloud Evil King, after cultivating for over a thousand years, had only reached a bit beyond minor completion.
"This Crimson Lotus Hellfire can be kept for Fuyao," Li Xuan thought gleefully, then stored the cultivation technique in the Prison Suppressing Pagoda and looked at the throne before him.
"You're not planning on taking this throne too, are you?" the Heavenly Dao Pen asked.
Li Xuan chuckled, then waved his hand, directly storing the throne into the Prison Suppressing Pagoda.
What a joke. This throne was entirely made of pure gold. Li Xuan estimated it was worth at least a hundred thousand mid-grade spirit stones. Anything that caught Li Xuan's eye wouldn't be left behind.
"I give up, you truly are a miser," the Heavenly Dao Pen sighed speechlessly, then its form shifted and it disappeared into Li Xuan's body.
"All done!" Li Xuan looked around to confirm nothing was left, then immediately turned and walked out of the palace.
As Li Xuan exited the palace, he felt countless gazes upon him. He looked up and saw the prodigies who had already passed the outer puppet trials. Li Xuan ignored them, his gaze falling on the direction where Xing Ba and the other ten had entered the palace.
Soon, after Li Xuan and the crowd waited for a quarter of an hour, the doors of the palaces opened one by one.
As six figures shot out, Li Xuan was stunned. These six individuals all had extremely grim expressions, and four of them had extremely chaotic auras. These people glanced at the crowd, then immediately moved towards the distance. From their appearance, it was clear they had no intention of staying here any longer.
Li Xuan withdrew his gaze. The auras of these six people showed no signs of being possessed, indicating that they had noticed something was wrong during or before the possession. After all, in Xing Ba's team, all ten individuals were exceptionally powerful.
Whoosh!
Just then, a figure shot out from a palace and, without any pause, headed straight for the entrance of the ruins. In less than a few breaths, this person completely disappeared from everyone's sight.
Li Xuan's expression slightly condensed. The aura of this person contained two forces, one strong and one weak, clearly indicating a successful possession. Furthermore, this person immediately fled the area, obviously intending to find a place to seclude himself and fuse with the body.
Bang bang bang!
The next moment, the doors of the remaining seven palaces all opened. However, after waiting for a while, only Xing Ba slowly walked out. Seeing the ashen look on Xing Ba's face, it was clear that he too had only realized something was wrong during the possession.
"This person's strength is quite formidable. He actually managed to devour the spiritual consciousness trying to possess him," at this moment, the Heavenly Dao Pen's voice sounded in Li Xuan's mind.
Li Xuan looked at Xing Ba with some surprise. Xing Ba seemed to sense it and looked back at Li Xuan. Upon seeing Li Xuan unharmed, a hint of seriousness flashed in his eyes, then he directly walked towards a palace from which no one had emerged.
Li Xuan, also curious, walked over. However, upon seeing the situation inside the palace, both Li Xuan and Xing Ba fell silent.
Inside the room, flesh and blood were scattered everywhere, the ground covered in blood. After inspecting the six palaces, the outcome was the same.
Clearly, these six had all chosen to self-detonate when faced with possession.
"Should we join forces?" Xing Ba suddenly asked Li Xuan.
Li Xuan was taken aback. Xing Ba's actions were quite perplexing.
"Your previous companions, are you not planning to continue the alliance with them?" Li Xuan asked curiously.
Xing Ba's expression turned unsightly. "Those guys were all injured, and they abandoned me and ran. Why would I continue an alliance with such people?"
Li Xuan pondered for a moment, then said, "I have killed two of your clansmen."
"I have also killed many humans," Xing Ba laughed heartily.
Li Xuan was stunned, then nodded. "In that case, let's form an alliance."
Xing Ba's meaning was clear: he wouldn't hold it against Li Xuan for killing his clansmen. With things said this far, Li Xuan naturally couldn't refuse any longer. Moreover, the Heavenly Dao Pen had previously mentioned that Xing Ba could devour the spiritual consciousness in the palace, indicating he had extraordinary capabilities. Aligning with someone like him would allow Li Xuan to gain more information.
"Xingtian Clan, Xing Ba," Xing Ba said.
"Human Clan, Li Xuan," Li Xuan replied.
"Let's head deeper," Xing Ba nodded, glanced at the crowd gathered outside the palaces, then said to Li Xuan.
Li Xuan nodded, and the two of them left.
Although Li Xuan knew there were other treasures left by powerful individuals in these palaces, they could no longer explore them. Even with their strong abilities, they couldn't withstand the sheer number of people. After all, everyone in this Divine Burial Land was a prodigy.
Li Xuan was certain that if he and Xing Ba intended to enter the remaining palaces, the gathered crowd would undoubtedly attack them.
While he regretted not being able to obtain those treasures, Li Xuan understood the principle of leaving some room for maneuver. Besides, this was only one area of the ruins, and Li Xuan saw no need to incur the wrath of the masses.
Soon, as Li Xuan and Xing Ba departed, the remaining crowd immediately swarmed towards the palaces.
Boom!
With a rumbling sound, Li Xuan and Xing Ba both stopped and looked back. Clearly, the Evil Kings hidden within the palaces had appeared.
"Brother Li, these Evil Kings are not weak," Xing Ba said to Li Xuan.
Li Xuan smiled slightly. "Even if they are not weak, they are only left with a wisp of spiritual consciousness. It will take time for them to fully merge with their bodies after successful possession, so they don't pose a significant threat to us."
Xing Ba nodded slightly. "Brother Li speaks wisely."
"Brother Xing, let's continue deeper," Li Xuan said with a smile.
"Good," Xing Ba nodded.
A few minutes later, the scenery before them changed. The previously clear sky suddenly became dim.
"Brother Xing, be careful!"
Just then, Li Xuan's heart stirred. As he spoke, the Soul Shocking Sword in his hand had already been unleashed.