11: Ninth-grade rare item, living spring water vein is formed!

"How dare you!"

Xiao Liu instantly stood up, but in that very instant, screams came from outside.

When he turned his head, he saw that all the Black Horn Gang members outside the shop had been killed.

Then he frantically tried to break free and escape.

But a pair of slender, long hands lightly pressed down on his shoulders.

Boom!

The floor shattered with a roar.

His knees also fractured inch by inch.

He violently spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, and at this point, he no longer held any hope, gritting his teeth and saying,

"Senior, we truly were unaware!"

Rip!

His mouth was forcibly torn open, and blood and teeth flew out.

Qiu Ya grabbed the man's tongue, and with a flash of a knife,

The tongue fell to the ground.

Xiao Liu wildly clawed at the ground, just about to grab the still wriggling tongue.

But a pair of brocade boots stepped onto the back of his hand.

Then, immense power lifted his head.

The young man's slender, long hand reached into his embrace, and to Xiao Liu's horror, he retrieved the ninth-rank heaven and earth treasure, the Living Spring Water Vein.

Xiao Liu's body twisted and trembled incessantly, as if he wanted to say something.

He was slapped to the ground again.

When he got up again, his eyes were seeing stars.

Shen Li's voice remained cold, with a hint of playfulness.

"You were quite tough just now, why are you afraid now?"

"The Black Horn Gang truly has ample confidence."

"Your Black Horn Gang has truly grown wings, even possessing a ninth-rank heaven and earth treasure. No wonder you look down on my Shen Family."

"This heaven and earth treasure will serve as compensation for your Black Horn Gang's exploitation of Black Ridge City for decades."

"this Young Master is too lazy to kill you, so you can go back alive and tell your Black Horn Gang leader about this."

"You can tell him that this Young Master seized the heaven and earth treasure by force, and you can even say that this Young Master doesn't understand the rules."

"If you can get him to come and retrieve the heaven and earth treasure, this Young Master will return it to your Black Horn Gang."

"Take your tongue and scram."

Xiao Liu felt his body loosen, and he quickly stood up. Then he picked up his tongue, not daring to show even a hint of resentment, and scurried away with his head bowed.

Blood covered the ground.

Qiu Ya ordered someone to clean up, but she still had some doubts.

"Young Master, why didn't you kill him? To cut the weeds and dig up the roots."

Shen Li played with the heaven and earth treasure in his hand, then smiled and said,

"Their movements were not false, so a slight calculation revealed they were heading towards our Black Ridge City. Even if they were killed, they would be found."

"As for why not cut the weeds and dig up the roots? This is because this Young Master wants the Black Horn Gang to come find me."

Qiu Ya's eyes flickered, and she felt something strange in her heart.

"But the leader of the Black Horn Gang is a Grandmaster Realm, not easy to provoke."

Shen Li pouted and said,

"The Shen Family's Old Ancestor is still a Foundation Establishment True Person."

Qiu Ya then said silently,

"The Family Head of a certain branch of the Shen Family has a deep relationship with this person."

Shen Li stood up, pointed to Qiu Ya's brow, and said with a smile,

"Meat rotting in your own pot and rotting in someone else's pot are two different concepts."

"This Black Horn Gang is at most our tool, and to the Shen Family, it's dispensable."

"But this Young Master is different; this Young Master is an Shen Family Immortal Seed. When this Young Master goes out, he represents the Shen Family, and a ninth-rank heaven and earth treasure in this Young Master's hands is in the Shen Family's hands."

"Even if a certain uncle behind the Black Horn Gang feels displeased, what can he do?"

"After all, this Young Master is also helping the organization... no, helping the Family, and to strengthen the Family, what can he say?"

"Sometimes, you need to be a bit more flexible."

Qiu Ya's mouth widened. She had no idea that such twists and turns could extend from this, but she did point out a core problem.

"But this way, we have broken ties with the Black Horn Gang."

"It might not be easy in the Black Horn Mountain territory."

Shen Li laughed heartily.

"On the contrary, this Young Master killing Zhou Ba and cutting Xiao Liu's tongue actually gave the Black Horn Gang an opportunity."

"It gave the Black Horn Gang an opportunity to re-pledge allegiance to the Shen Family."

Qiu Ya's small head was full of question marks, but she directly asked,

"Why? You were the one who killed these people first and then stole their heaven and earth treasure."

Shen Li merely said indifferently,

"Let me ask you, does Black Ridge City belong to the Shen Family?"

"Yes."

"This Black Horn Gang, the uncle they are loyal to, has been thriving in recent years. Where did his cultivation resources come from?"

"It's... the Black Horn Gang?"

"Black Ridge City, which originally belonged to the Shen Family's garrison and was supposed to create profit and value for the Shen Family, who ruined it?"

"The Black Horn Gang."

"So, the question is, can the Black Horn Gang and that uncle be separated?"

"Can the current situation of Black Ridge City be separated from that uncle?"

"How will other Shen Family Cultivators and Family members, who don't have resource support but see someone harming the Shen Family's interests for their own gain, think when they learn about this?"

"Can that uncle bear it?"

Countless connections gradually emerged in Qiu Ya's mind, and then her eyes grew brighter and brighter.

Seeing this, Shen Li continued to ask,

"Then, what do you guess that uncle will do?"

"Blame me... or abandon the Black Horn Gang?"

"How can there be a reason to blame one's own child for the sake of outsiders? Moreover, you are an Immortal Seedling, and other Shen Family Seniors probably wouldn't agree either."

"Then what awaits the Black Horn Gang?"

"The Shen Family's wrath."

Qiu Ya seemed to have discovered a new continent.

"So this matter also has this solution?"

"But, what if the Black Horn Gang really gets desperate... and wants to kill you and take back the heaven and earth treasure?"

Shen Li glanced at her.

"Is the Yunmai Heshui Formation just for show?"

"You've calculated everything?"

There seemed to be stars in Qiu Ya's eyes.

Although she knew that this seemingly carefree Shen Family Immortal Seed was different, she never expected him to be different to such an extent.

In an unfamiliar environment, relying on the distant reputation of the Shen Family, he dared to manipulate a Grandmaster Martial Artist.

This kind of cunning and composure was something even some old monsters might not possess.

It seemed she had followed the right person!

However, Shen Li showed no arrogance, only a calm expression, watching the bloodstains in the hall being gradually wiped clean.

He leisurely said:

"Who can truly calculate the human heart?"

"It's nothing more than having more possibilities and more ways to counter them."

Afterward, Shen Li left the City Lord's Mansion with the Living Spring Water Vein in front of him and stopped at the central axis of Black Ridge City.

With his hands behind his back, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he shattered the Restriction of the water vein with Spiritual Qi.

The onlookers heard the pleasant sound of gurgling water, and a towering water pillar appeared in front of Lu Li!

The Living Spring Water Vein seemed to have sentience, transforming into a python and burrowing into the soil.

In just a moment, an even thicker water vein gushed out, splashing waves.

Lu Li no longer hesitated and placed the Water-Passing Pangolin Fish into it as well.

The originally somewhat listless Water-Passing Pangolin Fish now seemed to have come to life.

Streams of light seeped from its body and merged into the water vein.

Like a fish entering the ocean, its cyan scales appeared exceptionally dazzling in the transparent, colorless water.

It rose dozens of meters from the ground, then slowly descended.

The last trace of brilliant light dissipated, condensing into a wellhead that was entirely cyan and blue.

Looking around, Shen Li flicked his sleeve and left.

He merely left a faint remark:

"Spiritual objects naturally generate Spiritual Qi. Consuming it today can alleviate old ailments, enhance Qi and blood, and restore one's appearance."

Afterward, only prostrate figures, endless faith, and loyal voices remained on the ground!

"Thank you, Immortal, for bestowing water!"

"Thank you, Immortal, for bestowing water!"

"Thank you, Immortal, for bestowing water!"

[During the Chaotic Sect Era, the Emperor planted a well in Black Ridge City. Later generations sought it but failed to find it. It was historically known as the Emperor's Flowing Sap - Immortal Official Records]