"Hmm?"
Hearing the voice in his mind, Li Xun's face brightened.
Another fortunate event?
He hadn't even found Liu Sandao yet, but he had already discovered an investable target.
And the reward was a ten-year cultivation boost!
Previously, when he invested in Lu Changhe, he received a twenty-year cultivation reward, which almost helped him break through to the Spirit Connection Realm. Now, a ten-year reward might not be as substantial, but it could still advance him to the mid or late stage of the Spirit Connection Realm.
"The deadline for hunting down Liu Sandao is still one month away. I don't need to rush. Let's find this 'white-level investable target' the system mentioned earlier."
Li Xun landed the Spirit Navigational Boat and expanded his divine consciousness, covering an area of over a thousand meters.
With his previous investment experiences, he had gained some understanding of the system's capabilities. Generally, when the system mentioned an investable target, the scope would not exceed three thousand meters. In other words, the person mentioned by the system should be within a three-thousand-meter radius!
Li Xun speculated that this range might increase with time, but he needed to conduct more experiments to be sure.
Time passed, and after about a quarter of an hour…
"What's this…?"
Li Xun's voice came from within the Spirit Navigational Boat.
His expression was incredibly peculiar. Under the coverage of his divine consciousness, he found someone in a cave emitting a white light. However, the identity of this person surprised him.
"Liu Sandao?"
Li Xun scanned with his divine consciousness, then looked again at the portrait of Liu Sandao in his hand.
Who else could the 'white-level investable target' be if not Liu Sandao?
"No wonder. The system told me to invest in the Spirit Cleansing Pill. It seems that Liu Sandao hasn't broken through to the Spirit Connection Realm yet and is still stuck at the peak of the Qi Refining Realm."
"This becomes interesting."
Li Xun couldn't help but wear a playful smile.
At the same time, in a concealed cave.
A burly and ferocious-looking man sat cross-legged in the deepest part of the cave. His eyes glimmered with a fierce light, and a tangible murderous intent emanated from him.
"Darn Xuanyang Sect disciples!"
Liu Sandao cursed with hatred, "I just slaughtered two villages, and their disciples have already come looking for me. I'm sure there's a mission to hunt me down within the Xuanyang Sect!"
"Last time, it was two mid-level Qi Refining Realm disciples, and they were no match for me. But the next time, it might be someone at the peak of the Qi Refining Realm or even in the Spirit Connection Realm!"
Liu Sandao opened his left hand, revealing a crimson bead resting in his palm, seemingly condensed from fresh blood.
As the bead appeared, an intense and indissoluble bloody aura permeated the surroundings. The bead emitted the wailing of countless ghosts, as if countless beings were crying, filling the entire cave and sending shivers down anyone's spine.
"The Blood Spirit Bead is still at the level of a Mortal-grade treasure. To reach the Low-grade Spiritual Treasure grade level, I need at least ten thousand lives sacrificed to it."
Liu Sandao's eyes gleamed with bloodthirst. He narrowed his eyes and glanced at the empty sky outside. "To reach the same level as my Master's Mid-grade Blood Spirit Bead, I still have a long way to go."
"By the way, I wonder where my Master is now…"
Liu Sandao wasn't foolish. After killing two Xuanyang Sect disciples, he knew that his actions had been discovered. These righteous sect disciples were the most troublesome ones. Killing one of them would only attract more.
Kill one weak disciple, and several stronger ones would come for revenge.
Last time, he dealt with two mid-level Qi Refining Realm disciples, but next time, it was highly possible that he would face someone at the peak of the Qi Refining Realm or even in the Spirit Connection Realm.
Considering this, he informed his Master in advance. Once his Master arrived, they might be able to catch the Xuanyang Sect off guard.
After killing two Xuanyang Sect inner disciples, he decided to kill one more, a disciple at the Spirit Connection Realm. He wondered what expression the higher-ups of the Xuanyang Sect would have then.
Liu Sandao licked his lips, a cruel glint in his eyes. He muttered to himself, "It's been about two days since I killed the two mid-level Qi Refining Realm disciples, and the news should have already reached the Xuanyang Sect. They will release the mission and it will take some time for their disciples to accept it. It will take the Xuanyang Sect disciples at least two days to arrive from Canglang Mountain, which is about six thousand miles away from the sect. These two days should be enough for my Master to arrive ahead of them!"
Thinking of this, a smile of expectation appeared on Liu Sandao's face.
This time, he might be the fisherman, quietly waiting for the fish to bite!
"It would be best if a disciple at the Spirit Connection Realm comes!"
"After killing him, I might be able to extract his soul and refine it into the main soul of the Blood Spirit Bead. Perhaps, it will help the Blood Spirit Bead advance to a Low-grade Spiritual Treasure grade!"
Muttering to himself, Liu Sandao subconsciously rubbed the Blood Spirit Bead in his hand, his inner excitement growing.
It was as if he could already see another Xuanyang Sect disciple kneeling before him in defeat.
Just as Liu Sandao was indulging in his future fantasies…
"Tread! Tread! Tread!"
A series of crisp footsteps sounded from outside the cave.
"Master arrived so quickly?"
A trace of surprise flashed in Liu Sandao's eyes.
To be honest, he thought it would take his Master a few more days to arrive. Yet, unexpectedly, after spreading the news for only about a day, his Master had already come.
It seemed that he held some weight in his Master's heart.
Thinking of this, Liu Sandao didn't dare to be negligent. He quickly stood up and walked towards the entrance of the cave. But before he took more than a few steps, he saw a figure with exceptional looks, which immediately caught his eye.
"Xuanyang Sect disciple!"