My Apprentice Is Too Diligent

Chapter 65: A Bit of a Grudge with Me (Please Subscribe)

It was within Yan Xixing's expectations that he didn't die.

The power of "Soul Annihilation" depends on the amount of mental energy consumed during its condensation.

The more mental energy consumed, the stronger the killing power of the "Soul Annihilation" blade.

When Chen Wuji released "Soul Annihilation" underwater before, he only consumed one-third of his mental energy.

He didn't exhaust all of it for two reasons. First, he was in the underwater whirlpool cave and couldn't afford to have less backup power. Second, Chen Wuji didn't intend to kill Yan Xixing. He needed to keep Yan Xixing alive as a witness to inform the outside world that it was the White-faced Ghost among the Four Ghosts of Hanshan who killed Zhao Kongchuang!

Chen Wuji was doubtful whether Zhao Kongchuang had been completely wiped out.

First poison, then throat-slitting.

He should be dead for sure.

Observing Zhao Kongchuang across the river, Chen Wuji felt relieved.

After all, Yan Xixing was at the True Qi Realm's Fifth Layer, and his mental strength was not low.

To recover so quickly and find Zhao Kongchuang's body, and then leave the cave, it proved that his strength was quite good.

Lost in thought, Chen Wuji rushed out of the water and swam towards the shore.

"Splash!"

Water splashed everywhere.

Without using True Qi to protect his body, Chen Wuji, soaked from head to toe, took deep breaths and walked step by step onto the shore.

On both sides, other people also emerged from the water, their faces red and panting heavily.

Martial Masters before the Body Refining Seventh Layer could only hold their breath underwater for a maximum of fifteen minutes.

If they stayed in the water for too long, they would suffocate.

The people who came out now were considered lucky.

However, most of them were empty-handed, with only a few holding silver White Water crystals.

As soon as these few people came ashore, they either rushed to their own teams or quickly distanced themselves and fled.

When Chen Wuji came ashore, he saw Zhang Keyan asking someone with a silver White Water crystal in their hand to let him take a look, but was refused.

Shi Zhongtian stood by, smiling without any anger.

Seeing Chen Wuji come ashore with two silver White Water crystals in his hand, and only ten steps away, he casually greeted, "Brother, can I take a look at the crystal in your hand?"

"...Sure."

Chen Wuji threw one over and walked over slowly.

Snap!

Shi Zhongtian firmly caught it with his hand, slightly surprised, and then smiled, "Thank you, brother."

As he spoke, he examined the silver White Water crystal in his hand, and a light radiated from his palm.

"Thank you, brother!"

Zhang Keyan heard the commotion and turned to face Chen Wuji, clasping his fists in gratitude.

"No need to be polite," Chen Wuji maintained his deep voice, "It just so happens that I'm not sure about the use of this crystal. If this young brother knows, that would be great."

The attention of the people around instantly shifted to Chen Wuji, secretly sizing him up and pricking up their ears.

Under the gaze of everyone, Shi Zhongtian threw the crystal, tapped it, and injected True Qi into it, carefully sensing it.

After a while, he casually returned it to Chen Wuji and smiled, "If I'm not mistaken, these crystals should be transmission crystals. For most people, they are of no use because their purpose is energy transmission. They are mainly used in the arrangement of formations, control of puppets, and energy conversion of large-scale Treasure Weapons."

Transmission crystals!

There was a commotion on the shore.

Some people had heard of them, while others hadn't.

Some couldn't help but question, "If you say it's a transmission crystal and most people have no use for it, then it's useless, right?"

"You can ask others to confirm. I don't have the final say," Shi Zhongtian maintained his smile.

"This is Shi Zhongtian, Young Master Shi," Zhang Keyan loudly introduced, "Young Master Shi is from Stone Castle, the one everyone is thinking of, Nanyang, Stone Castle."

Silence fell.

The person who questioned lowered their head and returned to their team.

No one asked further.

Everyone knew about Nanyang and Stone Castle.

Of course, although Shi Zhongtian's background was strong, not everyone believed it.

Everyone fell silent because of the environment Shi Zhongtian lived in and the knowledge he possessed.

It is obvious that Shi Zhongtian has seen the conductive crystal before.

Compared to others who have never come into contact with it, Shi Zhongtian's confirmation is undoubtedly the most reliable.

"Conductive crystal..."

Chen Wuji played with the crystal and casually asked, "According to Young Master Shi, this thing should be quite valuable, right?"

Indeed.

Shi Zhongtian nodded, "Based on my understanding of the conductive crystal, a piece of silver White Water crystal of similar size should be worth about one hundred taels of silver."

That's not bad.

One hundred taels for one piece. How many of these crystals are there in the underwater cave?

Very few, only a few pieces. And usually, we can't distinguish them. It was only because of the abnormal activity in the underwater cave this time that the silver White Water crystals were illuminated and visible.

Forget it, the underwater cave is full of turbulent currents. One wrong move and we could lose our lives. It's not worth getting involved for this amount of money.

I won't get involved either.

...

The crowd discussed fervently.

The risks are too great compared to the profits.

Ah!!!

A mournful and angry roar suddenly resounded.

Everyone on the shore instinctively turned their heads to look.

They saw Yan Xixing coming out of the water step by step, holding Zhao Kongchuang's body.

With a pale face, Yan Xixing trembled as he walked, howling towards the sky.

Who is that...

Shi Zhongtian focused his gaze and raised an eyebrow, "Zhao Kongchuang? He's actually dead?"

Who is Zhao Kongchuang? Zhan Keyan curiously asked.

Zhao Jie's third son, Shi Zhongtian calmly replied.

Oh, so he's Zhao Jie's son. Zhan Keyan nodded subconsciously, but in the next moment, she suddenly reacted and exclaimed, "What? Zhao Jie's son? He is the governor of Southern Sun Prefecture, Zhao Jie's son?"

Yes, that's the governor Zhao, Mr. Zhao.

Shi Zhongtian sighed, "Zhao Kongchuang and I had a bit of a grudge, but I didn't expect him to die here."

Whoa~

The crowd that had gathered closer heard this and immediately retreated, moving away from Shi Zhongtian.

What do you mean?

Zhan Keyan frowned and shouted, "Zhao Kongchuang died in the underwater cave, but Young Master Shi has been with me the whole time. How could he have done it?"

No response.

The crowd retreated even faster.

Because if Shi Zhongtian really wanted to kill Zhao Kongchuang, he wouldn't need to do it himself.

This is really...

Shi Zhongtian also laughed at the reaction of the crowd, "Can even this be implicated? Is luck really that good?"

Hey, you there, tell me, who killed your young master Zhao Kongchuang?

Shi Zhongtian stopped and shouted at Yan Xixing.

Yan Xixing ignored him.

Numbly, he walked to the shore, put down Zhao Kongchuang, and his body was filled with a mix of killing intent, anger, and resentment, shocking everyone.

Splash~!

The sound of splashing water came from the river.

Several more people emerged from underwater.

Among them, Yan Xixing saw three people, and his body suddenly tensed up. True Qi exploded, his momentum soared, and his roaring voice shook the riverbank.

The Four Ghosts of Hanshan! I will take your lives!!

Boom~

Boom~

Boom!

The river surface exploded, water splashing in the air.

With red eyes, Yan Xixing sprinted on the river surface like a bullet, rushing towards the three Hanshan Ghosts who had just emerged from the water...

Oh, no, only three came out!

(End of this chapter)