Hide in The Immortal Cultivation World, Strike Hard in the Martial World - Chapter 361 - 178: Plotting Against Old Enemy

Of course, due to his weaker foundation, Zhao Chengyu still sustained considerable injuries. The other two barely emerged unscathed.

The other cultivators in the Secret Realm, however, weren’t so lucky and suffered heavy casualties.

Even some of those who were not swayed by the allure of the three-colored dragonfish got hunted down after the beast advanced to the third tier.

In the end, when the Secret Realm opened, the four-colored dragonfish, which it had become, was still rampantly slaughtering inside.

As Chen Yi listened to the others describe the situation, he was observing the cultivators emerging from the Secret Realm.

At first, when the passage just opened, some people flew out. As time passed, fewer people came out.

An hour later, almost no one came out.

Chen Yi roughly estimated that fewer than a hundred cultivators had come out—far fewer than the over five hundred who had entered.

The survival rate was less than 20%.

It seemed that these people had become nourishment for the three-colored dragonfish to ascend to the fourth tier.

“Daoist Chen, the Gold Body pills and defensive and escape talisman scrolls you gave us were crucial. Without them, we three probably would’ve been killed,” one of them said.

“Yes, Brother Chen, if it wasn’t for you, we’d likely not have made it out of the Secret Realm this time.”

Song Chengcheng and Wang Tengfei still shuddered when they talked about it.

“Brother Chen, here are the things I promised to find for you. Please take them. If they’re not enough to cover the cost of the pills and talisman scrolls, then I’ll give you some more.”

Wang Tengfei handed over a porcelain vase and a jade box.

Chen Yi swept his divine sense over them and was surprised:

“There are as many as six drops of third tier lower-tier stalactite milk!”

“In the other jade box, there’s a piece of second tier top-tier spiritual wood bark, almost a square meter in size. If it’s made into talisman skin, it could yield at least a dozen talisman scrolls.”

Just those ten drops of third-tier lower-tier stalactite milk were worth more than ten thousand spirit stones!

More than enough to exchange for the pills and talisman scrolls Chen Yi had given, and still significantly more than needed.

“This is too much, Brother Wang. I should give you some spirit stones.”

“No, no, Brother Chen. Without your talisman scrolls, I would be dead. These resources mean nothing compared to that. If you think it’s enough, let’s call it even.”

Seeing Wang Tengfei insists on this, Chen Yi could only smile bitterly and accept. Although considering the fact that he saved Wang Tengfei’s life, it was acceptable to call it an even trade.

But when it came to the value of the items, Chen Yi felt that he owed Wang Tengfei a sizeable favor.

Right now, however, he really needed the stalactite milk and couldn’t produce ten thousand spirit stones to give Wang Tengfei, so he had no choice but to accept the favor.

Alas, hopefully, he would have the opportunity to pay him back in the future.

“That’s alright then, Brother Chen. I’m glad it could be of use. I have to go back to the Law Enforcement Team, I’ll join you for a drink at Little Cold Peak when I’m free. Make sure to prepare some of your superior talisman scrolls and pills for me!”

“Sure!”

Wang Tengfei left with a bow of his fist. The reward he gave Chen Yi was due to the reminder from the sword spirit in his body that the talisman scrolls and pills Chen Yi gave had extraordinary origins. So it was beneficial to stay in good relations with him. If his guesses about Chen Yi were right,

One day, when the big event occurs, Chen Yi would be one of the few who would survive.

Wang Tengfei might need to rely on him at that time, so the investment now was not a problem.

After Wang Tengfei left, Song Chengcheng, brushing her long hair away from her ears, also gave Chen Yi a storage bag.

Thḭṡ ςh𝖺p𝘵єr ḭ𝙨 pℴ𝗌𝐭ɛ𝘥 b𝕪 𝙆ɩ𝘵ҽп𝘰𝐯𝕖𝕝

At this moment, she no longer had the petty jealousies of a little girl when she went to Little Cold Peak.

On the path of Immortal Cultivation,

The most important thing was to survive, to journey far, and to pursue higher realms.

During this time in the Secret Realm, Song Chengcheng saw too many cultivators rushing to their deaths for resources, and witnessed too many brothers, spouses, and cultivation partners betray each other…

That she, like a grain of gold in the wavy sands, could survive intact, gain chances, and acquire a lot of training, was very unusual.

All of this was due to the logistical support that Chen Yi provided behind the scenes.

Chen Yi was a true Daoist friend that she could trust on her cultivation path, regardless of the feelings between men and women.

“Chen Yi, thank you.

I’ve gained a lot this time too. I’m going back to the sect now. After a while, I’ll come to Little Cold Peak for a drink with Tengfei, so keep some talisman scrolls and pills ready for me.”

Song Chengcheng flashed a radiant smile that showed her most beautiful side, and then she flew away.

Watching her in a white dress, Chen Yi felt a ripple in his heart.

But he quickly calmed down, his divine sense sweeping over the storage bag that Song Chengcheng had given him, and he was shocked!

The things that Song Chengcheng had given him weren’t less than what Wang Tengfei had offered!

There were more than 30 drops of second tier top-tier stalactite milk, and more than ten different kinds of second tier top-tier spiritual grass herbs and demon beast materials,

And there were actually two types of third tier spirit medicine!

All of these added together were also worth about ten to twenty thousand spirit stones!

Don’t tell me she gave me almost all her gains from the Secret Realm so she wouldn’t owe me a favor?

Chen Yi felt bitter in his heart. His friends were really good to him.

As for Zhao Chengyu, after Chen Yi gave him preliminary treatment, he handed him over to the Zhao family’s servants, asking them to take Chengyu back to Little Cold Peak first.

The real follow-up treatment had to be done at Little Cold Peak.

After completing all these things, Chen Yi was alone again, strolling around the Secret Realm Peninsula inconspicuously,

Primarily to gather information and see if there were any opportunities to buy some resources he needed.</p