Chapter 276: Chapter 276

Xiao Jingting and the others walked towards the location of the swamp and unexpectedly met Qu Tao on the way.

“Elder martial brother Qu, why are you here? Haven’t you gone to the inner city yet?” Xiao Jingting asked in confusion. As far as he knew, the people from the Green Cloud Immortal Sect should have already set off.

Qu Tao waved his hand and said somewhat dejectedly, “Don’t mention it, it took me great efforts to escape.”

Xiao Jingting looked at Qu Tao with puzzlement and said, “Escaped?”

Qu Tao nodded and said, “Yes! Escaping from the swamp miasma was much more difficult than expected. It didn’t take long before I felt dizzy. Moreover, the prepared Prosperous Star Flowers were not enough. If you didn’t pay any attention, some poisonous insects would come out as well as some man-eating plants…”

“Apart from that, there were also some mud monsters that pulled people into the swamp. These mud monsters move in groups and cannot be killed and the deeper you go into the swamp, the stronger they are. I heard that a small group encountered a mud monster of the Golden Core realm and among seven people, only one escaped.”

Xiao Jingting blinked and said, “It’s really dangerous!”

Qu Tao scratched his head and said with some embarrassment. “Yes! So when I was halfway in, I retreated. It’s better to live than to die! Although I heard that there are many good things in the inner city, it’s really too dangerous.”

Xiao Jingting laughed and said, “Yes! I’ve heard that many renowned Foundation Buildings cultivators have already died quietly in the middle of the swamp.”

“Although the great opportunities are all in the inner city, you still need to get them without risking your life. This is to say the outside benefits are also quite a lot, but it’s not easy to take them.” Qu Tao sighed, looking a little down. But then he looked like he thought of something and perked up all of a sudden.

“Younger martial brother, have you heard it? That mysterious cultivator who killed a lot of people of the Yin Ghost Sect before has struck again. This guy really likes making a big splash, he doesn’t do anything for a time and then makes a big splash! Last time he killed many cultivators of the Yin Ghost Sect, and this time, he directly killed several Foundation Building cultivators from Heavenly God Sect.”

Xiao Jingting looked at Qu Tao’s gossip appearance and helplessly said, “This matter had gone viral, and I am afraid there are not many people who don’t know about it anymore.”

“I heard that this guy stole the Heavenly God Sect’s greatest treasure, so now the Heavenly God Sect is looking for him. If you catch that person, the reward will be eleven pieces of top-quality spirit stones. The Heavenly God Sect really has money. They even offered a reward of top-quality spirit stones.” Qu Tao said in a greedy manner.

Xiao Jingting, “…” When did he rob the Heavenly God Sect’s greatest treasure? Wasn’t it hard to believe that the people he killed would have the greatest treasures in their hands? They were all ordinary things and were far less precious than the Soul Refining Water.

“Eleven pieces of top-quality spirit stones? Wasn’t it five?” Xu Muan said in disbelief.

“Younger martial brother Xu, your news is already outdated and the price has gone up. It has gone up a long time ago. Aren’t there two geniuses in the Heavenly God Sect? One offered five pieces, and another offered six pieces, adding up to eleven pieces.”

Xiao Jingting, “…” They were rich people!

Xiao Xiaodong, “…” The price had gone up again. His dad was really getting more and more valuable.

“Is it appropriate to offer such a high price of top-quality spirit stones for the sake of cultivator?” Xiao Jingting said.

“Of course it is appropriate, the other person took out so many Thunder Flame Walnuts and I also heard that he easily penetrated the Refining Wind Cliff and went inside, so who would believe that there is no secret in his body? No one, moreover, his secret is definitely worth more than a few spirit stones.” Qu Tao said.

“That person entered Refining Wind Cliff?” Xiao Jingting asked.

Qu Tao nodded and said, “Yes! The people of the Heavenly God Sect still wanted to hide it, but it simply could not be hidden. The people of the Heavenly God Sect died just outside the Wind Refining Cliff so if you just think about it, if that person hadn’t entered the Wind Refining Cliff, the people of the Heavenly God Sect wouldn’t have gone to such great lengths to track him down.”

Xiao Jingting, “…”

“The people of other sects are not blind, so how could they believe lies of Heavenly God Sect that he robbed the Heavenly God Sect most precious treasure? That’s bullshit! With just a casual investigation, you can find it out.” Qu Tao said.

Xiao Jingting nodded and said, “Yes! There are many smart people in the Secret Realm.”

“I heard that the green astral wind of the Refining Wind Cliff can tear through space, and even a Golden Core cultivator may not be able to escape in one piece. I don’t know which guy entered it and found this supreme chance,” Qu Tao said.

Xiao Jingting was full of admiration as he said, “That guy is really powerful…”

“Yes! It’s not a waste of one’s life as cultivators if you can freely roam around, be invincible and fearless.” Qi Tao said full of envy.

Xiao Jingting, “…” Freely roaming, fearless, Qu Tao was really praising him too much. He was just like street rat, because of the bounty order offered by the two major sects, he could only hide himself from the public to the best of his ability. He really could not afford Qu Tao’s praise.

Qu Tao looked at Xiao Jingting and his group and suddenly said, “Younger martial brother Xiao, are you going to the inner city?”

Xiao Jingting nodded and said, “Yes! I was injured a little bit before, so I was delayed for a while. But now I want to go to the inner city and have a look.”

Qu Tao looked at Chen Xu and Xiao Xiaodong beside Xiao Jingting and sighed, saying, “Younger martial brother Xiao, you must think it through! The inner city is extremely unpeaceful now, and you have your family with you.”

Xiao Jingting nodded and said, “Well, I know, it’s just that I’m really not willing to not try.”

Qu Tao looked at Xiao Jingting’s determined appearance, sighed and said, “In that case, I won’t advise you any longer, younger martial brother Xiao. Take care of yourself on your journey.”

Xiao Jingting nodded and said, “Elder material brother, please take care too.”