Chapter 211: Chapter 140: 10 Years of Plunder, Strength Fully Restored in One Day

Even three or four masters at the Peak of Body Cultivation might not have been his match.

He was even strong enough to fight an Early-stage Spirit Embryo Cultivator.

But against the Ninth Prince, he fell without even seeing his opponent make a move!

This completely surpassed the realm of a Peak Body Cultivator.

’Could it be... is the Ninth Prince a Cultivator?!’

At this thought, the burly man’s heart filled with terror.

’He knew. Everyone had underestimated the Ninth Prince!’

Wang Xiao couldn’t be bothered to explain and used the Soul-Searching Technique on the man directly.

A moment later, with a flick of his finger, a spark appeared, incinerating the burly man’s corpse.

"Sir, who was it that wanted to attack us?!" Shangguan Xiyue couldn’t help but ask.

Wang Xiao shook his head. "Naturally, it was my third brother. I left overnight precisely to avoid complications, but I never expected him to be so petty. He still couldn’t let me be."

’He really hadn’t expected this. All he did was refuse to become Liu Yongxiao’s servant, and Liu Yongxiao had sent assassins after him.’

’Sigh. The human heart is truly unfathomable.’

Shangguan Xiyue’s expression tightened. "We... we’ve been targeted by the Third Prince?!"

She had, of course, heard of the Third Prince, Liu Yongxiao.

He possessed an Earth Spirit Root, a natural-born prodigy of cultivation and a True Disciple of the Vast Immortal Sect.

Being targeted by someone like him meant serious trouble.

Wang Xiao said nonchalantly, "Since he sent someone else to kill me and didn’t do it himself, the chance of him acting personally later is also relatively small. Of course, he should be glad he didn’t do it himself."

"Let’s go. We’ll let him live a few more years. When the time is right, I’ll send him on his way!"

...

「Elsewhere.」

Third Prince Liu Yongxiao listened to his subordinate’s report, his eyebrow slightly raised.

"I seem to have underestimated my ninth brother. Even a Peak Body Cultivator who had taken a Strength Pill couldn’t take care of him."

"Third Master, what should we do next? Should we send a few more Peak Body Cultivators after him?"

"Forget it. He’s just a piece of trash who’s had some success in Body Refining. He’ll never amount to anything. Let him fend for himself on the frontier. Once Father Emperor abdicates, we can recall him, find some pretext, and grant him death."

Although Liu Yongxiao didn’t plan on becoming Emperor himself, he still needed to support a Prince who would be completely obedient to him.

Therefore, he had to eliminate anyone who posed a threat to the throne in advance.

He had originally planned to conveniently get rid of Lao Jiu, who was starting to show some promise, but unexpectedly failed.

He couldn’t be bothered to waste any more effort on it.

He was just a slightly bigger ant, after all. Since he was already on his way to the frontier, he should no longer be a threat to his plans for the throne.

He could just find another opportunity to crush him later. It would make no difference.

...

「Three months later.」

Wang Xiao, accompanied by Shangguan Xiyue disguised as a man, arrived at Xu Zhenshu’s military camp to report for duty.

This Xu Zhenshu was also a Peak Body Cultivator. His blood qi was astonishing, clearly tempered to the absolute limit!

’His strength is likely several times greater than that of the burly assassin from before.’

"Ninth Prince, I have been awaiting you for quite some time," Xu Zhenshu said, stepping forward to greet him.

"I will be in your care from now on, Marshal Xu," Wang Xiao said with a cupped-fist salute.

Xu Zhenshu laughed heartily, clearly in a good mood. "I wouldn’t dare presume to instruct you, but I’m afraid you won’t be seeing much combat anytime soon, Ninth Prince."

"Oh? And why is that?"

"Over the past month, several Top Grade Spiritual Ore mines in the Witchcraft Gu Country have fallen one after another. They’ve been forced to redeploy their troops to guard their remaining mines. This has worked to our advantage, allowing us to capture several of their major strongholds and seize a number of Spiritual Fields," Xu Zhenshu explained.

"I see," Wang Xiao nodded slightly.

Xu Zhenshu said, "Ninth Prince, please follow me. I have already arranged accommodations for you."

Having guarded this place for many years, he had long since built a Military City that spanned hundreds of li.

Before long, he had chosen a residence for Wang Xiao and assigned five hundred soldiers to his command.

"Your Highness, if there is anything you don’t understand, you can come to me at any time," Xu Zhenshu said.

"Very well. Thank you for your trouble," Wang Xiao replied with a cupped-fist salute.

Xu Zhenshu did not linger and soon left the residence.

Wang Xiao then picked out a few soldiers with the highest Cultivation from the five hundred to serve as Captains.

He had them command the other soldiers in their drills.

He himself took Shangguan Xiyue to the rear courtyard.

Afterward, he took out several Top Grade Spirit Stones from his Inner World and handed them to Shangguan Xiyue.

"Cultivate well during this time. Strive to form your Spiritual Embryo as soon as possible."

The fallen Spiritual Ore mines that Xu Zhenshu had mentioned were, of course, Wang Xiao’s doing.

Before coming here, Wang Xiao had made a trip to the Witchcraft Gu Country and plundered several Top Grade Spiritual Ore mines.

He had even fought against several Cultivators at the True Form Realm.

Naturally, Wang Xiao had mastered all of their Cultivation Techniques and subsequently passed them on to Shangguan Xiyue.

"Yes, my lord." Shangguan Xiyue held the Spirit Stones, feeling the dense Spiritual Qi pouring out from them as if it were liquid.

A single one of these Top Grade Spirit Stones was enough to save her ten years of hard cultivation.

Let alone so many of them.

’If she still can’t form a Spiritual Embryo with all this, she might as well be a pig!’

Wang Xiao then took out several Spirit Stones that faintly crackled with lightning. Feeling the power of destruction and life within them, he couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief.

A single one of these Top Grade Thunder Spirit Stones was Saint Level Fifth Grade, to say nothing of the dozen or so he had.

It was enough for him to recover his strength.

In the time that followed, Wang Xiao spent most of his time in the military camp, only occasionally venturing out.

Every time he left, a Top Grade Spiritual Ore mine or Top Grade Spiritual Field in one of the surrounding countries, including the Witchcraft Gu Country, would be lost.

The Top Grade Spirit Stones and various medicinal herbs within were all plundered.

For a time, every nation was in a state of panic.

It even alerted the Immortal Sects backing these nations! 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

The major Immortal Sects even sent out Human Immortals.

However, they were never able to catch the culprit.

Just like that, ten years passed in the blink of an eye.

「In a courtyard within the Military City.」

RUMBLE!

As a deep, muffled sound echoed, Wang Xiao felt his Inner World and Great Daoist Nascent Soul merging with Heaven and Earth, a trace of joy appearing in his eyes.

’Ten years of plunder, and in a single day, my strength is fully restored!’