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"I came back this time to pay you the balance for the island."

Cao Rui took out a storage bag and handed over 50,000 spirit stones to Yun Changsheng, as a way of settling the accounts between him and Yun Changsheng.

Cao Rui clearly felt that after handing over the spirit stone, the contracted spirit insect between his eyebrows quickly dissipated.

If I kill Yun Changsheng now and take back the spirit stone, would that be considered a breach of contract? This thought flashed through his mind.

Of course, this is just a thought. Cao Rui has not yet reached this desperate point.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Cao!"

Yun Changsheng accepted the spirit stone and his face turned rosy.

With these 50,000 spirit stones, he can plan to continue improving his cultivation.

"In that case, I'll leave first." Cao Rui said, then flew up and rushed to the Butian Pavilion.

The previous magic sword was destroyed, and Cao Rui still needed to replenish four first-level magic swords before he could unleash the power of the Great Five Elements Sword Formation.

......

On a small island somewhere in the East China Sea, Wandao District. This small island is decorated extremely luxuriously, with magnificent gold and jade, carved beams and painted buildings, and is extremely beautiful. There are many buildings on the island, scattered and well-arranged, and beautiful maids can be seen everywhere. They are dressed gorgeously, have beautiful faces, and graceful figures, which are pleasing to the eye.

In one of the most luxurious lofts on the island, Yang Shize lay comfortably on his back on a blanket, with several beautiful maids beside him gently massaging him with skillful techniques and moderate strength. Yang Shize closed his eyes and rested, looking very comfortable and enjoying himself.

This small island is the private property purchased by Yang Shize. After hunting a monster in the East China Sea, he would usually rest here for a while.

At this time, a Qi Refining cultivator was kneeling respectfully in front of Yang Shize, not daring to look up. Yang Shize slightly opened his eyes, looked at the Qi Refining cultivator, and slowly said, "So, Shi Shatian has already left the East China Sea?"

The Qi Refining cultivator quickly replied, "Yes, sir. As far as we know, Shi Shatian has left the East China Sea and headed to other places."

"Have you found out where he went exactly?" Yang Shize asked with a frown.

Since being defeated by Shi Shatian, Yang Shize has been hiding here, secretly sending his subordinates on the island to inquire about Shi Shatian's whereabouts.

A Qi Refining cultivator replied respectfully: "Elder, Shi Shatian did leave the East China Sea in a hurry yesterday, but we don't know exactly where he went." Because Yang Shize served as an elder in the Xingyue Sect, the cultivator respectfully called him Elder.

Yang Shize said fiercely: "This bastard Shi Shatian is too arrogant. He actually dared to attack this elder. I will kill him sooner or later! I will break his soul!" After saying that, he clenched his fists tightly, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.

However, Shi Shatian was just a casual cultivator with no fixed residence and no support from any forces behind him, so he was not afraid of Yang Shize's verbal threats.

Even if Yang Shize wanted to attack him, he could choose to hide.

As long as Shi Shatian hides in the deep mountains and forests and lives a life isolated from the world for more than ten years, Yang Shize can do nothing.

Moreover, if Yang Shize wanted to ask a cultivator with kinetic energy to kill Shi Shatian, it would probably take some effort.

Therefore, Yang Shize really felt a headache about independent cultivators like Shi Shatian.

"Since Shi Shatian has left, now is the best time for us to seize that spiritual pattern black crystal vein." A hint of greed and excitement flashed in Yang Shize's eyes.

In recent times, the price of Lingwen Xuanjing has skyrocketed, from three spirit stones per catty to seven or eight spirit stones per catty.

If they can successfully capture this spiritual mining island, they will undoubtedly gain a huge fortune.

Thinking of this, Yang Shize's eyes lit up.

The boomerang finally hit Cao Rui.

Cao Rui instructed Qingling Market to purchase large quantities of Lingwen Xuanjing on the market throughout Yunzhou.

As the acquisition progressed, Lingwen Xuanjing became increasingly scarce on the market and its price rose rapidly.

According to preliminary estimates, the price of Lingwen Xuan Crystal will eventually rise to a staggering 10 Lingshi per pound!

At the same time, Yang Shize has the support of a powerful sect and the backing of a Jindan Zhenren, so he is naturally much more informed.

He learned about this market news in advance and began to actively stockpile Lingwen Xuan Crystal.

When he learned that there was a spiritual crystal vein in the East China Sea, his eyes immediately flashed with greed, and he couldn't wait to seize this precious resource.

In his opinion, the Yun family in the East China Sea is not worth mentioning, and the cultivator in the southwest of Yunzhou is just a poor outsider. The mineral vein at this location will be his as long as he takes action first!

Yang Shize imagined that once he took over the mine, he would be able to reap a huge fortune of thousands of spirit stones every day, and his heart was filled with excitement.

So, he gathered his men without hesitation, and with greed in his heart, he rushed towards the island where the mine was located.

......

Donghai Market, Butian Pavilion.

"It is a great honor for our humble shop to have you here, Fellow Daoist Cao!" Cai Shishen, the shopkeeper of the Donghai Market in Butian Pavilion, greeted Cao Rui with a smile and a bow.

After welcoming Cao Rui to the VIP room on the second floor, Cai Shishen asked with a smile: "Fellow Daoist Cao, what magical instrument did you come here to buy?"

Cao Rui smiled and replied, "It's still the same, four top-level first-grade magic weapons, one for each of the four attributes." The magic swords produced by Butian Pavilion are of superior quality, and are perfect for temporarily replacing the magic swords in the Great Five Elements Sword Formation.

When Cai Shishen heard this, he was delighted and said quickly, "Fellow Daoist Cao, you came at the right time. Our store has just received a batch of magic swords with various attributes. How about you come with me to choose?"

Cao Rui nodded slightly, indicating his agreement: "That's great. I'll trouble Shopkeeper Cai to lead the way."

Afterwards, Cai Shishen brought Cao Rui to a secret room, which was filled with a variety of magical instruments.

On one of the rows of shelves, Cao Rui indeed saw more than a dozen brand new first-grade magic swords, which seemed to be freshly-made magical weapons.

Cao Rui carefully observed each magic sword, feeling the aura and spiritual power fluctuations they exuded. After careful selection, he finally selected four magic swords that met the requirements.

These four magic swords respectively represent the four attributes of earth, wood, water and fire. The sword bodies flash with dazzling light and emit powerful spiritual fluctuations.

"Let's use these four magic swords." Cao Rui confirmed.

It cost a total of four thousand two hundred spirit stones, which was a reasonable price.

"Fellow Daoist Cao, this is the VIP card of my Butian Pavilion. You can enjoy VIP treatment in any store of Butian Pavilion. I wanted to give it to you last time, but unfortunately I forgot. I hope you won't blame me." After the transaction was completed, Cai Shishen took out a card made of spiritual powder and handed it to Cao Rui.

Cao Rui was not polite. After accepting the card, he said goodbye and left as Cai Shishen saw him off.