I can gather experience beads

The East China Sea Xiuxian Market.

A cultivator who looked like he was in the middle stage of Qi Refining Stage and wore a black hooded robe, stepped into the market after paying the entrance fee.

“No one noticed anything unusual.”

"The perfect level of the Hidden Realm and Breath Concealment Technique is already higher than the realm of the previous cultivator surnamed Liu."

"The concealment and camouflage are also better."

This black-robed monk is naturally Cao Rui who has disguised himself using the invisibility technique.

This time, Cao Rui activated the invisibility technique and came to the Donghai market to gather information.

After all, those Foundation Establishment cultivators who were killed were of great importance.

Although Cao Rui believed that he had no evidence left, he had been practicing magic in seclusion on the island for nearly three months.

Cao Rui decided to come to the market town to inquire about the news.

See if Wangyue Sect and the Liu family have taken any actions in the past few months.

Wandering around the stalls in the market town, he was intentionally or unintentionally involved with the Moon Watching Sect.

A stall owner quickly told Cao Rui the information he wanted.

"Speaking of the Moon Watching Sect, the Grand Elder has been causing trouble in our East Sea Xiuxian Market for several months."

"The ancestor of the Yun family in the market also had to come out of seclusion and personally accompany him to wander in the Endless Sea for several days."

"I haven't heard any news from him recently. I don't know if he has left or is still lingering in the Endless Sea looking for the murderer."

Cao Rui raised his eyebrows slightly, revealing a curious expression: "Why do you say that, fellow Daoist? Why did the Grand Elder of the Moon Watching Sect come to our East Sea to wander around?"

"Hey, I can tell from the looks of it that you just came back from the sea."

The stall owner chuckled and continued, "A few months ago, two foundation-building cultivators from the Moon Watching Sect perished in the Endless Sea. It's still unknown whether the murderer was a human or a demon. One of them is said to be a direct disciple of the Moon Watching Sect's Grand Elder. He's here to avenge his disciple."

"I'd like to kindly remind you to be careful when you go out to sea."

"This Grand Elder of the Moon Watching Sect is not a good person. He took his anger out on many Qi Refining Stage people at sea and killed them by extracting their souls and reading their memories."

Cao Rui was slightly surprised and asked, "What kind of strength does this Grand Elder of Wangyue Sect have? Is the Yun Family Patriarch just going to let him make trouble like this?"

The stall owner curled his lips and said, "What is the ancestor of the Yun family in front of the Wangyue Sect? Not to mention the dozens of foundation-building cultivators in the Wangyue Sect, the Grand Elder of the Wangyue Sect himself has reached the state of great perfection in the foundation-building period."

"Faced with the violent Grand Elder of the Moon Watching Sect, the Yun Family Patriarch was helpless and could only let him vent his anger."

The great perfection of the foundation-building period? That is, the tenth level of the foundation-building period.

With such a realm, he is indeed a master.

Cao Rui decided that in order to avoid accidents, it would be better to return to Lingkuang Island and meditate for a while.

The spiritual pattern black crystals mined in the past few months are also waiting for him to collect.

Having made up his mind, Cao Rui left the Donghai Market.

After leaving the market town, Cao Rui took off his black robe, restored his foundation-building aura, and flew towards the spiritual mine island on his sword.

Soon, Cao Rui approached the spiritual mine island.

Cao Rui's expression moved slightly, and his spiritual sense sensed that there was a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage on the island.

Cao Rui thought for a moment, gathered his spiritual sense, and pretended to be unaware as he flew towards the island.

Cao Rui had just landed on the island.

A figure quickly rushed out, hovering in the air, looking down at Cao Rui.

The person who came was none other than the Grand Elder of the Wangyue Sect.

During this period, the Grand Elder of the Mochizuki Sect had been searching for the murderer.

After arriving at the scene of death, he was basically certain that the person who killed his disciple was a human cultivator.

However, that cultivator was also in the Foundation Establishment Stage, and did not leave any magical power at the scene.

Nothing was obtained using the Air-cutting Bead, and the Reflection Bead tried to reflect the image at the scene, but all it got was a blur.

It was obvious that the scene was destroyed by the murderer's spiritual power.

After finding nothing, the Grand Elder of the Wangyue Sect had to conduct a carpet search, and all the Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators who appeared nearby came forward to question and investigate.

He had been waiting here on the Lingkuang Island for a long time, waiting for Cao Rui's return.

"Are you Cao Rui from the Spirit Beast Sect?" The Grand Elder of the Moon Watching Sect asked condescendingly.

In fact, as soon as he saw Cao Rui, the Grand Elder of Wangyue Sect was almost certain that it was impossible for this guy to kill his disciple.

Because the fluctuations of mana he displayed were only those of the fourth level of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

His direct disciple has reached the seventh level of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

He was also accompanied by a fellow disciple who was in the Foundation Establishment stage. Furthermore, it was said that he was teaming up with a member of the Liu family who was in the Foundation Establishment stage.

How could he be killed by a mere Foundation Establishment Stage 4 cultivator?

However, the Grand Elder of Wangyue Sect had searched almost all the Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators near the East China Sea but found nothing. Now, looking at Cao Rui who had finally arrived, he felt a strong sense of failure in his heart.

Hence the somewhat unfriendly tone.

"I am Cao Rui. I wonder why you came to my Spirit Beast Sect's mine vein trail?"

Cao Rui did not feel guilty at all, but instead began to question.

It was indeed inappropriate for the Grand Elder of Wangyue Sect to suddenly and without notice go onto the mining territory of another sect.

If the Spirit Beast Sect's mountain gate was in the eastern part of Yunzhou, the Moon Watching Sect's Grand Elder would never dare to do such a thing.

The Grand Elder of Wangyue Sect frowned slightly. The Spirit Beast Sect was far away in the southwest of Yunzhou, but he had heard of the reputation of the Spirit Beast Sect.

It is said that a few years ago, it defeated another large sect in the southwest of Yunzhou. It is currently the largest sect in the southwest of Yunzhou, and its status is equivalent to that of Xuantian Zhenzong in the east of Yunzhou.

Faced with Cao Rui's questioning, the mood of the Grand Elder of Wangyue Sect calmed down slightly.

"I'm sorry for visiting you so suddenly, but my disciple passed away nearby, and I'm eager to protect him. I hope you can understand."

"Have you seen any strange Foundation Establishment cultivators or demon cultivators?"

Cao Rui shook his head: "I have been hunting monsters in the Endless Sea recently, but I haven't seen any traces of demon cultivators."

"I heard that Fellow Daoist Cao has been away for several months. Did he gain anything from this trip?"

Cao Rui patted his storage bag, and a second-level demon pill appeared in his hand. He shook it and put it into the storage bag.

"I was lucky. I killed a monster and was preparing to come back to refine the Monster Spirit Pill to improve my cultivation." Cao Rui said.

"Oh? Brother Cao's magic is so sharp that he can hunt monsters alone?" The Grand Elder of Wangyue Sect narrowed his eyes.

Cao Rui patted the beast taming bag, and the second-level spiritual bird Black Feather emerged from the beast taming bag.

"Everyone in my Spirit Beast Sect has a spirit beast accompanying them. This is my fighting partner. With its cooperation, hunting monsters is difficult but not impossible." Cao Rui said.

Heiyu responded with a cry and stared at the Grand Elder of Wangyue Sect with the eyes of looking at prey, making him feel Heiyu's dominance.

The Grand Elder of the Moon Watching Sect looked at Hei Yu and quickly changed his expression: "As expected of a Spirit Beast Sect, you can actually control a second-level spiritual bird."

"In that case, Fellow Daoist Cao, I hope you can help keep an eye out. If you see any suspicious demon cultivators, please leave a message at the Wangyue Sect's base in Donghai Market to let me know."

"I won't bother you anymore, Fellow Daoist Cao. I wish the Spirit Beast Sect good luck in mining the spiritual mines in the East China Sea."

The Grand Elder of the Wangyue Sect flew into the sky and quickly disappeared from Cao Rui's sight.