"Boom——————"

The enormous roar spread along with the explosion in the mine.

Countless mine slaves painfully covered their ears.

"Ah!"

"What’s going on..."

A few Outer Disciples changed their expressions drastically upon hearing the sound and hurriedly used Light Body Skill and Wind Control Skill to investigate.

At that moment, time seemed to freeze.

Zhong Heng was no longer submissive as before.

He saw the Mid-Stage Qi Refining Outer Sect Steward, and the Outer Sect Steward also saw him.

Their eyes met.

Zhong Heng could see a thick layer of True Essence Shield covering the Outer Sect Steward, evidently triggering some protective Magical Artifact.

Although the explosion made a loud noise, it could at most only severely injure the Outer Sect Steward.

A blue light began to flicker in Zhong Heng’s eyes.

The Outer Sect Steward turned into human lines.

Raging Spiritual Qi was about to overwhelm Zhong Heng.

Zhong Heng, however, drew the bow, this time with a bone arrow, the arrow piercing the air, and the Outer Sect Steward was disdainful.

But the next second, the bone arrow shattered and simultaneously punched a small hole in the weakest part of the True Essence Shield, the raging Spiritual Qi surged through the breach.

"No——"

The Outer Sect Steward’s scream rang out.

If it were any other place, the explosion of a Spirit Gathering Array might not have such a big commotion, but here the Fire Element was heavy, and it was guided by Zhong Heng to counter the Spiritual Qi.

"Pfft——"

The raging Spiritual Qi engulfed Zhong Heng, causing him to vomit blood as he was sent flying, with True Essence guarding his heart meridian, and he fled, dragging his injured body with power.

He had already memorized the route of the mine.

The guards at the entrance were also attracted by the explosion, and Zhong Heng re-entered the world.

[After half a year’s calculation, you finally left the Hundred Dragons Mine.]

[You killed an Outer Disciple and an Outer Sect Steward from Shallow Cloud Mountain, obtaining an Outer Disciple’s storage bag.]

[You see the light of day again, but have no time to feel the clear Spiritual Qi. You gather your spirit and start searching for direction.]

[The surroundings are unfamiliar, you do not know where this place is, you can only choose a random direction to proceed.]

[You found a hunter’s temporary hut on the hill, where you entered and fell into a deep slumber.]

[The hunter rarely visits the hut, which is a temporary dwelling for unexpected overnight stays in the mountains, with some food and water inside.]

[You woke after being unconscious for a day and night, opened the acquired storage bag, discovering a Low Grade Magic Artifact flying sword, three low-grade Spirit Stones, a dozen Spirit Stone fragments, and some pills for healing and cultivation; not too abundant, but sufficient.]

[You used the resources within to heal and restore True Essence, then left the hunter’s hut to explore the surroundings.]

[You do not know the direction, only moving farther away from Hundred Dragons Mine.] 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

[On the seventeenth day after leaving Hundred Dragons Mine, you stumbled upon a predecessor’s legacy in the mountains, but seemingly walked the wrong path, missing the opportunity.]

[On the thirty-second day after leaving Hundred Dragons Mine, you finally found a couple of cultivators in a small town.]

[The couple of cultivators did not want to deal with you and told you to leave quickly.]

[It wasn’t until you presented a low-grade Spirit Stone that their attitude changed, and after weighing the differences, they opted to inform you of the nearby market’s location.]

[You planned to enter the market after resting a few days in the town.]

[You gathered enough food for emergencies.]

[You also purchased a good bow and enough arrows at the town’s blacksmith shop.]

[It was unexpected that Spirit Stone fragments circulated in such a mundane small town; the bow was better than any you had before.]

Zhong Heng had changed into a scholar’s attire, a gray long gown, appearing unremarkable.

Zhong Heng wiped the Magical Longsword in his hand.

The Longsword was merely the worst low-grade Magic Artifact, entirely crafted from Yangjin Stone, considered the most standard Magical Artifact.

Even more, Zhong Heng could not use Sword Control Skill, unable to manage this Magical Artifact.

But the only Magic Skill Zhong Heng knew, Golden Blade Skill, could be loaded onto the Longsword. Among the Seven Extremes Sect’s seven martial arts that Zhong Heng practiced, there was a Sword Skill named Long Wind Sword.

Combined with Flying Shadow Step and Zhong Heng’s current cultivation, he now had means of self-defense against ordinary enemies.

On this day, Zhong Heng intended to follow the location of the market.

"It’s him!"

"The wanted criminal of Shallow Cloud Mountain!"

"Hahaha, good!"

"Capturing you, I can earn quite a lot of contribution points!"

As Zhong Heng was leaving town, two men stood before and behind him.

They looked similar, seemingly a pair of brothers.

"The esteemed disciples of Shallow Cloud Mountain, since the message has been conveyed, we..."

In the distance were the couple Zhong Heng had encountered.

The couple was smiling sycophantically, and one brother threw out a storage bag.

"This is the promised bounty."

With that said, the couple hurriedly left, not wanting to get involved.

The two brothers looked at Zhong Heng with greedy faces.

Their aura emanated, surprisingly both were Third-Layer Qi Refining disciples.

Without any words wasted, Spiritual Qi surged in their hands, ready to cast Magic.

In the next moment, Zhong Heng’s footsteps moved, swiftly closing in on one of them.

"Good!" The eyes of one man lit up, flicking out a Fireball in his hand, no bigger than a head but extremely scorching.

"Didn’t expect to encounter a fool today!"

He thought to himself.

Zhong Heng’s gaze turned cold, a sliver of madness in the chill.

With a flip of his hand, the Longsword appeared.