Chapter 1616

The arrival of Zi Chen made everyone overjoyed.

The twenty of them gathered together and were still able to chat happily without fighting amongst themselves. This was mostly because of Zi Chen.

Normally, they were all arrogant and unruly. Although they didn't dare to fight whenever they met, it was impossible for them to sit together and chat like today.

However, the alien race had cut off their escape route, so this impossible situation became possible.

The eight people who came after him all curiously sized up Zi Chen. They didn't immediately go forward and chose to wait.

Before arriving, Zi Chen looked at a late-stage seventh-layer cultivator and said, "You're …"

The late-stage seventh-layer cultivator immediately said, "Grandmaster Zi Chen, just call me Miu Si."

Alchemists were all addressed as grandmasters in the Battlefield of Despair.

Zi Chen nodded and said, "Alright, Miu Si, this is worth five thousand spirit crystals."

As he spoke, Zi Chen threw a small crystal to Miu Si.

Subconsciously taking the crystal, Mou Si probed with his spiritual senses in puzzlement. He really couldn't figure out what it was that could be worth five thousand crystal stones. It should be known that even a rule crystal was only worth one hundred crystal stones.

However, as he sent in his spiritual sense, Miu Si's eyes widened as he looked at Zi Chen in disbelief. Due to his excitement, his body was actually trembling slightly.

"Yes, this is the law contained in a late-stage seventh-layer heart. However, it's a pity that I failed twice out of three and only managed to condense this little bit. If you think it's not enough, I can give you some spirit crystals," said Zi Chen.

When the others heard this, their expressions changed.

One had to know that although this law crystal was much smaller than normal, it was of high quality. However, the late-stage seventh-layer alien race's heart was worth at least five thousand spirit crystals.

Miu Si quickly shook his head and said with a trembling voice, "No, no, that's not what I meant. Grandmaster Zi Chen, tell me the truth. This thing is really worth five thousand spirit crystals. If I'm not wrong, this thing can be sold for at least twenty thousand spirit crystals in the original Imperial Sky City."

"Oh, twenty thousand." Zi Chen was a little surprised.

The others were very puzzled. It should be known that under normal circumstances, a late-stage seventh-tier spirit crystal was worth 75,555 spirit crystals. However, Master Zi Chen's spirit crystal was obviously much less.

Muse Si said with certainty, "Twenty thousand is my conservative estimate. Maybe someone can offer forty thousand, or even fifty thousand, because the rules here are not messy. There is only one."

Gasps could be heard from all around as they looked at the small fragment again. Their eyes began to shine, and when they looked at Muse Si, they were filled with envy.

If what Miu Si said was true, then this thing was really worth 95,555 spirit crystals.

Zi Chen waved his hand, "Now that the Royal Sky City is no longer around, there's no need to talk about standards. In the future, just follow my standards. On average, I can only succeed once out of three times and the profits aren't that great. In the future, I'll give you guys 1,555 for the same thing."

Normally, he would only succeed once out of three attempts, and each attempt would consume two thousand crystals. It could be said that Zi Chen did not benefit from this at all.

Based on this point alone, the eight people who had come after him were convinced by Zi Chen.

Muse Si excitedly accepted the law chip and the transaction began.

This time, Zi Chen took out the first item. It was a fingernail-sized law chip. He placed it in his palm and said, "This is an early-stage seventh-tier law chip. The rules inside are also single and the price is 15."

"How much?"

Everyone in the surroundings opened their eyes wide as they stared at Zi Chen in disbelief. One must know that there were at least a hundred in the Royal Sky City. Moreover, the laws here were all messy.

"15. My success rate isn't high." Zi Chen emphasized.

Everyone knew that Master Zi Chen had misunderstood their meaning. Even a mid-stage seventh-tier expert didn't point it out. He chuckled and as though he was afraid that Zi Chen would go back on his words, he directly took out three early-stage hearts and said, "Master Zi Chen, this is exactly 15."

Zi Chen tossed out the law chip and kept the three hearts. Following that, he took out over ten law chips of the same size and said, "There are still these. Who still needs them?"

The people who had made the transaction previously all knew of Zi Chen's rules. Every heart was purchased at the lowest price in the Royal Sky City. However, this didn't mean much because the law chips Zi Chen was selling were also sold at the lowest price.

Soon, these law chips were exchanged by everyone. Following that, Zi Chen took out a mid-stage law chip. This was slightly more expensive at 155 spirit crystals or three mid-stage hearts.

To the crowd, this price wasn't expensive at all. Soon, all the items on Zi Chen's body were exchanged.

As for the late-stage law chips, Zi Chen took out a few according to the number of hearts he had purchased previously. They were also exchanged by the late-stage experts.

After exchanging all the law chips, the eight newcomers also took the opportunity to exchange some tree sap and alien hearts for some spirit crystals.

After the transaction, everyone looked at Zi Chen anxiously. Clearly, they were hoping to know when the next transaction would be.

Zi Chen muttered to himself for a moment before saying, "Use these spirit crystals sparingly. I'm preparing to make a trip to the Desert of Death. It might take a month or two."

"What? The Desert of Death?"

Everyone's expression changed. That late-stage seventh-stage expert, Miu Si, immediately said, "Master Zi Chen, that place is filled with danger. Even a ninth-stage expert wouldn't dare to enter. Do you need anything? Why don't we accompany you?"

The others nodded.

Right now, Zi Chen was like their ancestor in their eyes. If something happened to Zi Chen, no one would be able to survive. They naturally wouldn't let Zi Chen take the risk. Immediately, over ten of them expressed that they would follow Zi Chen to the Desert of Death.

Seeing the worry in everyone's heart, Zi Chen said, "Don't worry, I won't enter the depths. I'll just stay in the periphery. When I first arrived, I fell into that desert and have some understanding of it. How about this, we'll meet here one month later."

Everyone looked at Zi Chen in surprise. They didn't expect that this master's luck would be so bad.

He had come to the Desert of Death the first time and had come back alive. This undoubtedly proved that he was extraordinary. Now that he dared to go, it was obvious that he was full of confidence.

No one tried to persuade Zi Chen, but they all signaled him to be careful.

"Right, if you have time, I hope you can help me find some healing herbs. I'll try to refine some healing elixirs next time."

Hearing about healing elixirs, everyone's eyes lit up. A few early-stage seventh-stage experts immediately nodded and said that they had time.

In the end, Zi Chen looked at everyone and said, "You all have to be careful when you go out. During this time, it's best if you don't kill the foreign races. You should improve your strength. The next time I come back, we'll go and kill the foreign races."

After saying that, Zi Chen went around the secluded forest and walked toward the Desert of Death.

Everyone watched Zi Chen leave until Zi Chen's figure completely disappeared. Then, the whole team split up. Under the circumstances that they weren't attacking the foreign races, they wouldn't team up.

Thinking back to how he had almost died in the Desert of Death, Zi Chen was full of confidence for this trip to the desert.

For this trip to the desert, Zi Chen had high hopes for Danding.

Soon, the second summoning order for the Battlefield of Despair was sent out. This time, it included all seventh-stage experts.

Any cultivator who was qualified to enter the Battlefield of Despair could enter. It was half summoning and half forcing.

For true experts, this was the summoning order. For those who feared death and lacked ambition, entering the Battlefield of Despair was the same as forcing them to do so.

From afar, Zi Chen saw the yellow sand. In the absence of any external objects, the sand was quiet.

Zi Chen slowly walked toward the sand. He tightly gripped the spear in his hand and the sheathed black saber at his waist. As for the Dragonstinger, Zi Chen put it away. He only needed these two weapons for the upcoming battle.

Danding flew out from his storage pouch. Zi Chen first threw in a few late stage alien hearts and signaled Cauldron Spirit to start refining them.

Zi Chen, on the other hand, held his weapon and walked toward the desert step by step.

Zi Chen walked five hundred meters into the desert and did not encounter any danger. However, the sharp senses of his spiritual senses detected that some of the sand in the distance had begun to sink.

He activated his defensive light barrier and allowed the energy to drain away. He did not advance any further.

The twin scorpions of the Desert of Death were extremely sensitive to energy. The sand around Zi Chen began to move. The twin scorpions were approaching.

Suddenly, the twin scorpions launched an attack. The first to attack was the female scorpion. Its long and sharp thorns pierced through the sand and mercilessly pierced towards Zi Chen.

Whoosh!

Zi Chen flicked the spear in his hand and pierced through the female scorpion's body. He then lifted the female scorpion with the spear and used the momentum to fling it into the distance.

The female scorpion let out a final soul attack before its death. However, it was completely ineffective against Zi Chen. Its nearly three-meter long corpse fell to the ground five hundred meters away.

After the female scorpion died, the male scorpion immediately launched an attack. Unfortunately, it misjudged Zi Chen's position and missed.

Puff!

Zi Chen cleanly made his move. The spear immediately pierced through the male scorpion's back. He then soared into the air. With a flick of his hand, the male scorpion's corpse flew five hundred meters away and landed beside the female scorpion.

Just as Zi Chen soared into the air, sharp thorns pierced out from the ground and madly pierced towards the place where Zi Chen had just stood.

Whoosh!

Zi Chen's figure in the air descended once again. When he reappeared, a female scorpion had already been pierced through and brought out. Then, it was thrown five hundred meters away.

As long as one was not afraid of soul attacks and had enough energy to recover, this Desert of Death really could not be considered terrifying.

Of course, this was on the premise that one had enough energy. If one lost all their energy and could not fly, even if a Ninth-Layer came, they would die under the endless attacks of the twin scorpions.

Zi Chen repeatedly attacked and killed the giant scorpions one after another. Their corpses were directly flung to the ground five hundred meters away. The other twin scorpions did not dare to approach that place at all.

When 45% of his energy was consumed, Zi Chen had killed more than twenty giant scorpions. During this period, the number of female scorpions was slightly higher.

With the remaining 65% of his energy, Zi Chen returned to the periphery of the secluded forest.

At the edge of the desert, many twin scorpions appeared. However, it seemed that due to the rules, even if they were extremely envious of those corpses, they still did not leave the desert. They could only unwillingly launch a few soul attacks before slowly hiding in the sand.