There were many items in the nine storage bags. Xue Kong just took a quick look and saw that there was nothing special, so he threw all the items into his own storage bag.

Among all the gains, the most satisfying thing in his eyes was the thousands of spirit stones.

The number of spirit stones Xue Kong had accumulated from those storage bags had already exceeded three thousand low-grade spirit stones.

Spirit stones are not only a valuable resource for cultivation, but also one of the indispensable materials for most alchemy, weapon refining, formation setting, etc. At the same time, it is also the common currency in the world of cultivation.

Those with high cultivation levels have long regarded the gold, silver and treasures of mortals as dirt, and only spirit stones can measure their value.

"As expected, looting is a bit brutal, but it is the most convenient and fastest way to accumulate wealth. From now on, we can't waste a single cent when killing people. We can't miss any of their storage bags."

Xue Kong was very satisfied with the gains of this trip.

At the cost of losing the Nine-Ring Demon-Slaying Sword, he not only obtained more than three thousand low-grade spirit stones, but also refined a second evil ghost and cultivated [Dead Tree Comes to Life] to the second level.

Overall, the gains far outweigh the losses.

Before this, if he encountered a cultivator at the eleventh level of Qi Condensation, he could face him head-on, and even if he was not as good as the best among them, he could still escape safely.

However, if you encounter a cultivator who has reached the great perfection of Qi Condensation, you need to be cautious at every step, use all your efforts, and use all means to have a chance of killing the enemy.

Now, if he encounters a cultivator who has reached the great perfection of Qi Condensation, he can easily defeat the enemy.

This is a huge improvement.

Xue Kong was neither arrogant nor impatient, and his mind was always calm. He took out a few spirit stones and absorbed them to replenish the spiritual power consumed in his body.

Then he slapped the storage bag and took out the feather robe and the trapped Heavenly Sword.

Cheng Chuanxing's consciousness on the feather robe had long disappeared. Xue Kong easily untied it, took out the Heavenly Sword, and only kept the feather robe in his hand to look at it. His eyes suddenly lit up and showed interest.

"This feathered garment is entirely green and as thin as a cicada's wing. It feels icy and cool in the hand, like holding a piece of soft, thin ice yarn."

Xue Kong's eyes were filled with astonishment: "It's just a low-grade mortal magic weapon, but it can completely resist the slash of the Heavenly Sword. The material used to refine this feather robe must be extraordinary."

"Hey, what's in here..."

At first glance, Xue Kong felt that the feathered robe was unusual. Holding it in his hand, he used his spiritual sense to look inside it carefully. Suddenly, he discovered that there was a miniature formation inside the feathered robe.

The function of this formation is to conceal the aura.

This discovery surprised Xue Kong a little. Being able to arrange the formation in a magic weapon is definitely not something that an ordinary cultivator can do. At least a foundation-building cultivator can do this.

Cheng Chuanxing must have a background as a foundation-building cultivator, or perhaps he had stolen this feather robe from someone else.

Now, Xue Kong got a bargain.

"This person is truly wasting a gift from heaven, treating it as just an ordinary magic weapon in battle. The formation within the feather robe is truly precious, not only can it conceal aura, but also its cultivation level."

After imprinting his spiritual consciousness on the feather robe, Xue Kong immediately established a connection with the feather robe in his mind. He took off his loose robe, put the feather robe on inside, and then covered himself with the robe.

The effect of the feather robe immediately took effect.

Even if a cultivator who has reached the Great Perfection of Qi Condensation was standing here, he would not be able to see through Xue Kong's cultivation level at a glance. Only cultivators who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage or above could see through it.

Xue Kong stood up, activated his cultivation, raised his foot, and took a step forward.

As his feet lifted up and fell back to the ground.

Suddenly, Xue Kong was not stepping on the ground, but his feet penetrated the ground. Then, his whole body sank into the earth, disappeared in the passage, and went deep into the ground.

The earth escape technique was used on Xue Kong.

This most basic Five Elements Escape Technique, once he mastered the formula, with Xue Kongtian's natural talent, he could learn it in the blink of an eye.

Under the earth, Xue Kong looked around.

It was pitch black underground, and only when he released his spiritual sense could he capture the scene under the earth.

"The inside of the earth is hotter than the surface. The deep underground of this extinct volcano is probably connected to the magma pool." Xue Kong looked thoughtful.

He felt a sense of heat coming from below from time to time. If it weren't for his cultivation to protect him, he would probably have been sweating profusely.

"With Wang Erlang and the mid-stage Foundation Establishment corpse here, the Red-bearded Flood Dragon's marrow must be in their pocket. No one can take it away. It's not something I can covet, but..."

"What Zhang Xiang is after is obviously not the dragon marrow."

"Could it be that there is something in this extinct volcano more precious than the marrow of the red-bearded dragon?"

Although Xue Kong has been being hunted and hunting others these days, Zhang Xiang's intentions are obvious to Xue Kong and are no longer a secret in his mind.

There are also four people including Hao Miaojun, and no one knows where they went.

"I'm afraid even Mo Tong doesn't know Zhang Xiang's true intentions, otherwise he wouldn't have left him behind. I originally thought these two people knew each other, but now it seems that they are just a temporary team."

Xue Kong suddenly looked puzzled.

When did I start to think that Mo Tong and Zhang Xiang were familiar with each other?

Perhaps it was because Mo Tong, who had reached the Great Perfection of Qi Condensation, dared to speak rudely to Zhang Xiang, who was in the Foundation Establishment Stage, while the other party did not even scold him, nor did he show any displeasure on his face.

Is this why you subconsciously think so?

Xue Kong frowned slightly, finding a flaw in himself: "I have practiced for a hundred years and tasted all the bitterness in the world. I thought I was able to be ruthless and loveless, but I still can't control my human instincts."

"The subconscious mind is a very scary thing. It makes decisions on its own without consulting the brain, and can lead to wrong judgments, confusing itself and putting itself in crisis."

“Sometimes, not only what you see and hear cannot be trusted, but even your own consciousness needs to be doubted!”

"Sincerity is the source and essence of all life. Only sincerity will not deceive."

“Ask your conscience, ask your conscience…”

Xue Kong stepped on the ground, his face sometimes showing a look of confusion, sometimes suddenly realizing. He walked forward, his speed was several times faster than on the ground.

Xue Kong did not leave the extinct volcano.

He made up his mind that since Zhang Xiang and the others dared to take risks in this dormant volcano, how could he be so afraid of death and give up just because he couldn't get the dragon marrow of the red-bearded dragon.

Since Wang Erlang did not kill Cheng Chuanxing and the other two, it at least shows that his previous guess is not impossible.

He did not compete with Wang Erlang for the red-bearded dragon's marrow.

Besides, he also wanted to know what Zhang Xiang was trying to do. Even if he found something wrong, he could escape underground.

After making up his mind, Xue Kong began to use his spiritual sense to scan various passages under the ground, looking for the figures of Zhang Xiang and others.

He discovered that there were only a few cultivators in the passage, all of whom had low cultivation and were lost in the intricate passage. As for the other cultivators, they all went to the space where the magma pool was located to hunt the red-bearded dragon together.

In one of the passages, Xue Kong finally found a familiar face.

"What are those two sneaking around like that?" Xue Kong looked at them intently.

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