Chapter 93

"Ha ha! I do know something about this matter. I heard that a few months ago, Senior Brother Tang Peng of the Sword Pavilion cultivated the great power of man and sword becoming one, and went to the Lingtong Hall to gather information on Li Feng. Not long after, he left the sect. And just now, on my way to the Contribution Hall, I ran into Senior Brother Tang Peng, who had just returned to the sect, looking wind-worn. So in my opinion, it must be that Senior Brother Tang Peng killed this demon and claimed the million contribution points—"

Hua Jiu walked towards the blood-colored stone wall, listening carefully to the conversation among the crowd in front of it. By the time he reached the blood-colored stone wall, he had already roughly determined what it was through the discussions and conversations of the crowd.

Hua Jiu stood at the back of the crowd and looked at the blood-colored stone wall, quickly confirming his judgment. This blood-colored stone wall was indeed a special bounty board in the Contribution Hall, similar to the two task stone walls in the front hall. The blood-colored stone wall displayed two lines of text: one line for names and one line for numbers plus contribution points or spirit stones, and even a certain quantity and grade of certain elixirs, spirit weapons, and other items needed by cultivators. Hua Jiu took a quick glance and found that there were over two thousand names listed on the blood-colored stone wall from top to bottom.

The bounty board was also known as the Blood Killing List, which was briefly mentioned in the disciple handbook, but without specifying its location. Hua Jiu had originally intended to ask someone about it, but he didn't expect the list to be in the inner hall of the Contribution Hall.

After a short while, Hua Jiu had read through all the names and corresponding numbers on the blood-colored stone wall and memorized them in his mind.

He then politely asked a white-robed outer sect disciple standing nearby. This outer sect disciple had a cultivation level slightly higher than Hua Jiu, at the middle stage of the Core Formation realm. But upon seeing Hua Jiu in black robes, he was extremely courteous and even flatteringly explained in detail to Hua Jiu.

After understanding, Hua Jiu learned that the bounty board was indeed somewhat special. It wasn't as he had initially thought, that all the people on the list were wanted by the sect.

In fact, among the over two thousand people on the blood-colored stone wall, only about a quarter had grievances with the sect, harming disciples of the Ziyao Sect or doing things detrimental to the sect, and were thus wanted by the sect.

The other three-quarters were individuals from the Ziyao Sect, such as elders and disciples, who had placed bounties through the Contribution Hall. The reasons for placing bounties were clearly due to mortal enemies. The rewards for the bounties were naturally provided by the bounty placers themselves.

After a while, Hua Jiu thanked the outer sect disciple and walked out of the Contribution Hall, deep in thought.

Just as Hua Jiu reached the entrance of the Contribution Hall, a figure flashed before him, and Wu Jiu appeared.

"Senior Brother Hua! I have not failed you; I have already gathered information on the Five Elements Array." Wu Jiu looked excited, took out a jade slip, and handed it to Hua Jiu.

Hua Jiu didn't hesitate, directly took the jade slip, placed it on his brow, closed his eyes, and used his soul sense to read it.

After a dozen breaths, Hua Jiu slowly opened his eyes, his pupils gleaming, clearly deep in thought.

After a while, Hua Jiu said, "Let's go! To the Five Elements Hall!"

Wu Jiu was delighted upon hearing this, immediately agreed, and the two took to the air, with Wu Jiu leading the way towards the Five Elements Hall.

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At the same time, in a side hall of a palace very close to the mountain top of the Five Elements lineage.

A young man with a noble and handsome demeanor sat in the guest seat, looking up at the beautiful girl in the main seat with a fawning expression, and said, "Junior Sister! I have not been negligent in keeping an eye on Hua Jiu's information as you requested."

The young man's heart fluttered when he saw the girl smile at him, and he continued with renewed enthusiasm, "Hua Jiu, as the only disciple the Yuming lineage has taken in a hundred years, is indeed talented. He has successfully formed his core not long after joining the sect. Of course, he is a few days slower than you, but just now, He Shengliang sent me an interesting piece of news. It says that Hua Jiu set up a challenge on the gambling stone today and easily won a thousand contribution points."

The young man paused slightly, seeing the girl's curious expression, and continued, "This is not much, as the strength of those who go to the gambling stone is not that high. The most important thing is, according to He Shengliang and a few junior brothers who observed from the sidelines, Hua Jiu used a metal-type spell without making any hand seals. Isn't that ridiculous? To use a Five Elements spell, except for cultivators like our master who have formed their own Five Elements origin seeds, who can use Five Elements spells without hand seals? I think He Shengliang, with his middle stage Core Formation cultivation, exaggerated because he lost to Hua Jiu."

At this moment, the girl smiled at the young man, making him dazed, and then said softly, "Second Senior Brother! Didn't you just say that a few senior brothers who returned to the mountain also said that Hua Jiu could use Five Elements spells without hand seals? This suggests that Hua Jiu might really be able to use metal-type spells without hand seals. Of course, he definitely hasn't formed his own origin seed like my father, but he might have some secret treasure to assist him."

This beautiful girl was Ren Xian'er, who had met Hua Jiu three times in Wuling City and inexplicably harbored resentment towards him.

The young man, upon hearing this, was initially somewhat annoyed by his previous words, but then his face changed slightly, and a hint of greed appeared in his eyes.

Seeing the greed in the young man's eyes, Ren Xian'er smiled in satisfaction.

The young man suppressed the greed in his heart, thinking about how to make up for his previous words so that the charming and prestigious junior sister in front of him wouldn't look down on him.

Suddenly, his chest vibrated, and he looked surprised, taking out a jade token and using his soul sense to probe it.

After a few breaths, the young man looked strange and unexpected, and said to the curious Ren Xian'er, "Junior Sister! I just received news that Hua Jiu has come to our Five Elements Hall to challenge the Five Elements Array."

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At the same time as the young man and Ren Xian'er were talking, about ten miles down the mountain from their palace, another event related to Hua Jiu was happening.

A man in his thirties, with a robust build, led a young man in his twenties, who was as thin as a monkey, into a rather spacious mansion and directly headed for a secret room. This area was where the cultivators of the Five Elements Hall, who had reached the peak of the Out-of-the-Cradle realm, resided.

"Master! This person and Hua Jiu come from the same place and joined the sect together. And before joining the sect, this person and Hua Jiu had a life-and-death struggle." The robust young man bowed respectfully to the old man with gray hair and beard sitting in the main seat, and pointed to the thin young man beside him.

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