149: Chapter 149 Redeeming Contribution Points

After a while, Zhang Xing arrived at the cave.

Seeing this, Chen Changqing took the initiative to bow.

"Senior."

"You must be Chen Changqing? You actually have some skills." Zhang Xing looked at him with a scrutinizing gaze, then nodded.

Chen Changqing found it strange and did not know why the Senior before him would say this. He had already suppressed his aura to the Foundation Establishment sixth layer Realm, and even if the other party noticed, they could at most sense an aura around the Foundation Establishment seventh layer.

At this level, while the Yuxu Sect might not have a dime a dozen, there were still quite a few, so it simply could not catch the eye of the Purple Mansion Master before him.

"Come with me. You were the hardest one to rescue this time." Zhang Xing's gaze was complex as he turned to leave.

"Thank you, Senior, for saving my life. May this Junior know Senior's esteemed name? I will definitely repay this in the future." Chen Changqing bowed again and expressed his gratitude.

"It is nothing."

Zhang Xing waved his hand and said no more. A surge of magic power lifted Chen Changqing, and the two quickly left Mo River together.

Chen Changqing allowed himself to be lifted without any resistance. If the other party wanted him dead, for a Purple Mansion Master, it would be as easy as turning over a hand, and they wouldn't need to go to such trouble.

In the blink of an eye, the two arrived above Mo River.

After a while, Mu He returned, looking rather disheveled.

Chen Changqing bowed to him, feeling somewhat shocked. He hadn't expected the Yuxu Sect to dispatch two Purple Mansion Masters just to save him this time.

"How did it go, Senior Brother?" Zhang Xing asked curiously.

"How else could it go? I almost died. That beast in the water is extremely tough to deal with. Now I'm actually curious, how did this Junior next to you manage to escape?" As Mu He spoke, his gaze shifted to Chen Changqing beside them.

"Replying to Senior, this Junior was just lucky. I had a Tier 2 High Grade Magical Artifact, wind and cloud wings, and some Tier 2 escape talismans, which is how I managed to narrowly escape the pursuit." Chen Changqing met their gazes and said somewhat nervously.

"Relying on a Tier 2 High Grade flying Magical Artifact and Tier 2 escape talismans to escape from the hands of the Abyss Demon Fish." Mu He's tone was full of disbelief, but he didn't pursue the matter further. After all, this was the person Senior Sister specifically named to save, so it wasn't easy for him to act otherwise.

"Since that's the case, let's leave first!" Mu He and Zhang Xing quickly carried Chen Changqing away from this place.

The speed of the two Purple Mansion Masters was extremely fast. They left the core area in just an hour, and after sending Chen Changqing to the nearest teleportation Formation, they left him to go on his own.

Watching the retreating figures of the two, Chen Changqing let out a long sigh of relief. Having one Purple Mansion Master by his side was already nerve-wracking enough, let alone two.

Fortunately, these Purple Mansion Masters were all arrogant in their Heart-Nature and would never take responsibility for escorting him all the way just to save him; wouldn't that make them lose all face?

"Fellow Daoist, I am Zou Qi, an attendant of the Yuxu Sect. Who might you be?" Zou Qi's tone carried respect and friendliness. Earlier, he had actually seen the Fellow Daoist before him being escorted together by Junior Martial Uncle Mu and Junior Martial Uncle Zhang.

Although he didn't know why the person before him enjoyed this treatment, he knew at least one thing: he must not offend this person, and should instead befriend him.

"So it is Brother Zou. I am Chen Changqing. Excuse my lack of respect." Chen Changqing cupped his hands in a salute.

"Brother Chen, were you just brought back by Junior Martial Uncle Mu and Junior Martial Uncle Zhang?" Zou Qi inquired.

"Indeed. If not for the help of the two Seniors, this Junior would still be trapped in Mo River right now. It is truly quite embarrassing." Chen Changqing nodded.

"By the way, Brother Zou, what has happened in the outside world during this period?" Chen Changqing changed the subject.

Seeing that he couldn't figure out Chen Changqing's identity, Zou Qi stopped probing and instead explained: "Brother Chen, you were trapped during this period..."

Chen Changqing listened carefully. Indeed, quite a few things had happened during this time. According to Zou Qi, an organization calling itself the Anti-Immortal Alliance had popped up from nowhere. Not only did it have many Cultivators under its command, but it also had several Pseudo-Core Realm Experts backing it up from behind.

Moreover, over the years, they had overtly and covertly controlled quite a few Families and factions, seemingly using a Medicinal Pill called the heart-corroding pill.

It was said that this Medicinal Pill acted up once every year. Every time it acted up, the whole body would fester and the heart would decay. If it was not dealt with for a long time when it acted up, it would even consume the Cultivator's Lifespan.

Exactly because of this, the Anti-Immortal Alliance was able to control so many factions without any accidents occurring.

It wasn't until they made a move against the Yuxu Sect nowadays that they were discovered.

Hearing this, Chen Changqing was shocked in his heart. He hadn't expected such a force to have lurked until now, and he wondered how his Family was doing. Would anyone have been controlled?

Although he had only left the Family for about a month, who could guarantee that the Anti-Immortal Alliance wouldn't target his own Family?

"Thank you for letting me know, Brother Zou. This Junior still has some matters to attend to, so I won't disturb Brother Zou any longer." Chen Changqing cupped his hands in a salute and turned to leave.

Just then, their Formation had finished processing.

After leaving with the help of their Formation, Chen Changqing arrived at the entrance of the Secret Realm. He then took out a messaging talisman to report his safety to the Family, and only then stepped out of the Secret Realm.

Outside the Secret Realm, someone directly stopped Chen Changqing.

"This Fellow Daoist, you don't seem to be from our Yuxu Sect? Could you be a Cultivator previously dispatched by various factions into the Zifu Secret Realm?" A young man wearing a dark robe inquired.

Chen Changqing nodded.

"In that case, please take out all the resources you obtained in the Secret Realm, Fellow Daoist, and then head over to the Spiritual Testing Platform. We need to inspect them." The young man said indifferently.

Chen Changqing obediently followed him.

The two walked all the way to a circular stone platform, not far from which sat an old man with white hair and complexion.

Chen Changqing could sense the old man's power; his Qi was restrained and seemed entirely ordinary. Yet, how many weaklings could be here? The more ordinary one looked, the more powerful they actually were.

The young Cultivator brought Chen Changqing over.

"Senior Martial Uncle, this Fellow Daoist Chen is one of the survivors who participated in the Secret Realm selection a month ago. He has come here to exchange for contributions." The young Cultivator bowed respectfully, and Chen Changqing followed suit.

"Oh, are there still surviving Cultivators at this time? That is truly not simple. Were you trapped in some dangerous area?" The old man looked at Chen Changqing with bright, piercing eyes.

Chen Changqing was surprised. He hadn't expected the old man to detect this point upon just meeting him; this Senior was truly not simple.

"Indeed so, Senior. If not for the assistance of your esteemed sect's Seniors, this Junior might have long died in the Secret Realm." Chen Changqing said respectfully.

"Well, let's not talk about that. Take out all the resources you obtained in the Secret Realm, and don't hold anything back." The old man gave an emphasized reminder.

"Understood, Senior. These are all the resources I obtained in the Secret Realm." Chen Changqing took out a Storage Pouch and placed it on the table. Inside were the meta-magnetic ore previously obtained below Mo River, as well as the six Flying Swords he had refined himself.

"Senior, some blood flame fruit were consumed by this Junior. That won't cause any issues, right?"

"That won't be a problem. This is?!" The old man was surprised.