Chaos Spirit Field

The two men walked out of the house arm in arm, and everyone present couldn't help but wonder what this sure-win method was. Zhao Hao said to his guard, "Zhao Si, this is my sworn brother Zhao Shanhe. From now on, you must obey his orders."

"I obey your orders. Master, the master just sent a message asking you to go back."

"Third brother, the old man called me. I am leaving now. We will meet again later."

"Brother, please wait a moment. I will be back soon."

Zhao Shanhe gave five hundred spirit stones to the owner of the gambling stone shop, picked out a piece of raw stone and handed it to Zhao Hao.

"Brother, we are already brothers. It would be unreasonable for me to try to earn more of your spirit stones. This raw stone is just a token of my respect."

"Third brother, I accept your gift. This sign is for you. When you arrive at the East Continent Alliance, I will treat you to delicious food."

"Brother, I wish you a safe journey."

Zhao Shanhe accepted the sign given by Zhao Hao, and the sadness of parting surged in his heart. He suddenly missed his parents, elder brother and younger sister in his hometown very much. It was time to return home.

Zhao Hao and Zhao Si returned to the East Continent Alliance via the teleportation array. Zhao Si asked, "Young Master, who is this Zhao Shanhe? Is he worthy of being given the Zhao Family's guest token?"

"What an interesting kid. Didn't I get a present too?"

"Master, a piece of raw stone worth 500 yuan, isn't this a big loss?"

"How about we make a bet? I bet this raw stone will increase in value, how about a bet of 10,000 spirit stones?"

"I know a little bit about gambling on stones, thank you for the reward, young master."

"I'll come and open this rough stone after I see my father. If you lose, don't cry poor to me."

Zhao Hao came to his father's study and said, "Father, I don't know why you are so anxious to call me back."

"Hao'er, there's news that people from the Nanzhou Tianmo Sect have infiltrated the Qingniu Sect. Your father is worried about your safety, so I've notified Zhao Si to bring you back."

"Father, Nanzhou and Dongzhou have always kept to themselves. What on earth are the people from the Heavenly Demon Sect trying to do?"

"Looks like he's looking for someone. How's the Qingniu Market?"

"Father, I met a wonderful man in Qingniu Market. His name is Zhao Shanhe. He is the godson of the leader of the Qingniu Sect. I became his sworn brother."

Zhao Xuanji frowned and said, "Hao'er, you are so naive. That Zhao Shanhe is just an outer disciple of the Qingniu Sect's Spirit Beast Pavilion, and a useless person with only five spiritual roots."

"Father, are you mistaken? I feel that Zhao Shanhe is a sincere person and not a despicable person. He would not deceive me."

"His identity is not fake. He is indeed the godson of the leader of the Qingniu Sect. I heard that you gave him the guest official badge."

"Father, my third brother is sincere and I gave him this gift. He has no plans against me. Zhao Si is a mischievous person. Please, father, replace my guards for me."

"Hao'er, Zhao Si is loyal and very good. There's no need to replace him. He's also worried about your safety. I heard that Zhao Shanhe gave you a piece of raw stone."

"Father, my third brother did give me a piece of rough stone. Please take a look."

Zhao Hao took the raw stone from his storage bag and handed it to his father. Zhao Xuanji squeezed it hard, and with a snap, the raw stone broke into pieces, and the contents fell out: a piece of colorful jade.

"Hao'er, this is the first time I've seen such a large piece of colorful jade. Thank you for your gift."

Zhao Hao was shocked by his father's outrageous move. He said, "Father, I have a bet with Zhao Si."

"My father will testify for you. Go down."

"My child, please leave."

Zhao Hao's heart was bleeding. Such a large piece of seven-colored jade was worth at least 500,000 spirit stones. It was a pity that his father had embezzled it. Fortunately, he still had 10,000 in gambling money to take. When he saw Zhao Si, he said, "Zhao Si, if you tell my father about me again, don't follow me anymore."

"Master, I know I was wrong."

Zhao Hao knew that warnings were useless, as none of the guards at home would dare to disobey his father's orders.

"Alright, give me 10,000 spirit stones."

"Master, I am willing to accept defeat, but I am short of money and cannot afford so many spirit stones at the moment. Can you please wait a little longer?"

"Give me one thousand spirit stones first, and I'll deduct the rest from your salary slowly. Don't try to evade payment."

Zhao Si took out a thousand spirit stones with some pain, and Zhao Hao felt much more comfortable. He won 500,000 by gambling on stones, which was something he could brag about for the rest of his life, but his father snatched it away. His third brother was a little magical, so what could he get from the raw stones he picked up?

As the saying goes, a son knows his father best. The news that the rough stone Zhao Xuanji had purchased for 500 spirit stones had yielded a piece of seven-colored jade worth 500,000 spirit stones quickly spread throughout the East Continent Alliance. Zhao Shanhe, the instigator, was unaware of this; he simply felt the rough stone wasn't quite up to snuff.

Zhao Shanhe arrived at the teleportation array and saw Deacon Ma. He stepped forward and said, "Sir Deacon, I want to be teleported to Funiu Market."

Deacon Ma saw Zhao Shanhe's outer sect badge and said, "My nephew, a sincere gift of 240 spirit stones, or 200 contribution points."

Zhao Shanhe said dissatisfiedly, "Master Steward, don't try to bluff me. When my aunt brought me here, she told me it would only cost 120 spirit stones. How come you doubled the price?"

"My nephew, 120 spirit stones is the price for inner disciples. It is the same for outer disciples. Deacons and above are free."

"Sir Steward, my uncle is Tantai Yulong. Can you offer me a discount?"

"You are Zhao Shanhe. You have grown so much taller after not seeing you for a few years. If you have the token of Deputy Hall Master Tan Tai, you can come for free. This is the sect's rule, please forgive me."

"Two hundred and forty low-grade spirit stones, right? Count them!" Zhao Shanhe muttered to himself as he painedly pulled spirit stones from his storage bag. It wasn't that he was stingy and reluctant to part with them, but he'd been wandering around the Qingniu Market for a while, buying a lot of things and running out of spirit stones. He'd planted quite a few things in the Chaos Spiritual Field, but his storage bag had become deflated.

After Deacon Ma took the spirit stone, he said calmly, "Junior Brother Zhao, this is the sect's rule. Please bear with me."

Zhao Shanhe nodded helplessly. He had already paid for the spirit stones, so what was there to be confused about? He couldn't help but ask, "Master Steward, how long do I have to wait before I can leave?"

Deacon Ma replied, "Please take a short rest. Once everyone is gathered, we can activate the teleportation array."

As time passed, Zhao Shanhe gradually began to doze off. He couldn't help but complain in his heart: the status of an outer sect disciple is not enough. After visiting relatives, it's time to enter the inner sect.

A whole day passed like this, and finally, enough people were gathered. With a slight sound, a dazzling white light suddenly lit up. When the light dissipated, Zhao Shanhe had already arrived at Funiu Market. He didn't stay for long and walked straight out of the market.

However, as soon as he left Funiu Market, he suddenly realized a serious problem. When he left home, he had ridden the Qingluan, a spiritual beast capable of soaring through the sky. He was currently only at the Qi Refining stage, so not only could he not fly high, but his range was also extremely limited. If he had known this, he should have borrowed the Qingluan to avoid getting lost.