25: By the way, I broke through to the innate level

Bai Xiaoou heard a familiar voice, lifted her head, opened her eyes, and saw Xun Xiuyuan standing in front of her with a smile.

She unhesitatingly threw herself into Xun Xiuyuan's arms, continuing to cry softly.

Xun Xiuyuan reached out and embraced Bai Xiaoou, comforting her, “It’s alright, it’s alright.”

At this moment, in the committee hall, beside the stone platform,

Elder Yang had finished tallying all the collected bracelets.

At the same time, the quantity of ningshen crystals obtained by each family was displayed on a large screen on the left wall of the factory building.

Lu Family of the Abyss: ningshen crystal quantity 414.

Li Family of the Abyss: ningshen crystal quantity 385.

Yang Family of the Abyss: ningshen crystal quantity 364.

Lu Family of the Abyss: ningshen crystal quantity 357.

Wang Family of the Abyss: ningshen crystal quantity 133... Yuncheng Pass: ningshen crystal quantity 0.

When the ningshen crystal data came out, Elder Yang was still very happy, after all, it was quite a bit more than in previous years.

The Pass Lord group chat was buzzing with activity, because each family's harvest this year was decent; although not a lot, it was much better than some years when they got nothing at all.

However, Yuncheng Pass's score of zero on the screen was still very glaring.

But everyone in the group was comforting Bi Qing; no one was mocking him, as they were all on the same side, no matter what.

Lu Wenyuan looked at the Lu Family Five Brothers and said happily, “You five did well this year, the quantity of ningshen crystals is really quite a lot!”

Lu Yutian smiled and replied, “It’s still Uncle’s credit. We followed Xun Xiuyuan closely after going in, which is why we had such a big harvest.”

Lu Wenyuan's expression darkened upon hearing this. “That Xun Xiuyuan is too aggressive. How could he enter the territory of a seventh-tier Spirit Condensing Beast alone?”

Just as Elder Yang was about to announce the ningshen crystal distribution, the light gate dimmed, and everyone turned to look, as two more figures emerged from it.

Elder Yang was stunned: could it be that young man who entered the territory of the seventh-tier Spirit Condensing Beast had come out?

Bi Qing saw Xun Xiuyuan and Bai Xiaoou emerge together, and the matter of the zero ningshen crystals was immediately cast aside. He waved and shouted, “Xiao Ou, Xiuyuan!”

He had completely lost his demeanor as a Pass Lord, replaced only by excitement.

The Lu Family Five Brothers saw Xun Xiuyuan come out and immediately pulled Lu Wenyuan forward to greet him.

Lu Wenyuan was very satisfied with the Lu Family Five Brothers' behavior: grateful and repaying kindness, very good.

Xie Nanqiao saw Xun Xiuyuan appear, her eyes showing surprise, and she stood up and walked towards the glass room door.

Li Qingqian also looked at Xun Xiuyuan in surprise, her legs unconsciously moving towards him, rushing to greet him.

Wang Junlin and the others' expressions changed upon seeing Xun Xiuyuan appear, and they slowly retreated.

Yang Guhong looked at the two who emerged, making no move, but he smiled.

Elder Yang approached the two, very happy: “It’s good that you’re back! It’s good that you’re back!”

Elder Yang was genuinely happy; a genius youth who could clear the territory of a seventh-tier Spirit Condensing Beast before the age of twenty was more important than ningshen crystals. This old man, retired from the Abyss Battlefield, was very clear about the role of geniuses on the Abyss Battlefield.

Bai Xiaoou saw Elder Yang and sensibly handed over her bracelet.

Elder Yang took the bracelet and probed it with his spiritual power.

He said in surprise, “How do you have none? Did you put them all on one person?”

Xun Xiuyuan looked at Bai Xiaoou in confusion upon hearing this.

Bai Xiaoou looked at Xun Xiuyuan and said with downcast eyes, “It’s alright, if they’re gone, they’re gone. It’s good that you’re out.”

Xun Xiuyuan knew that something must have happened while he was clearing the stage; he would find out by asking the Lu Family Five Brothers later.

He then handed his bracelet to Elder Yang.

Elder Yang took the bracelet with anticipation; as soon as his spiritual power entered the bracelet, he was startled by the scene inside.

Although he had expected a lot, he hadn't expected so much.

“How can there be so many, Young Friend Xun?” Elder Yang’s question was filled with surprise.

Xun Xiuyuan smiled but did not answer.

This immediately left all the onlookers puzzled. How many? And he still thinks it's too many? Thousands?

Xie Nanqiao approached Xun Xiuyuan: “Handsome young man, I’m sorry, I didn’t have time to stop them when the people from the Wang Family demanded ningshen crystals from Bai Xiaoou.”

Xun Xiuyuan immediately understood why Bai Xiaoou had no ningshen crystals and smiled, “It’s alright.”

His gaze involuntarily fell on the Wang Family members who had retreated to a corner.

Wang Junlin was extremely depressed. Originally, the escorts were from the Wang Family, so even if Xun Xiuyuan returned, he wouldn't be afraid, as his elders were there, giving him a sense of security.

Who knew that a wrench would be thrown in the works, and the escorts were replaced by Xie Lin from the Xie Family.

Now that Xun Xiuyuan had really come out, the few of them felt that something big was amiss.

At this point, Elder Yang had already tallied Xun Xiuyuan's ningshen crystal count: 58,300.

He then entered the data onto the screen.

Yuncheng Pass: ningshen crystal quantity 58,300.

Lu Family of the Abyss: ningshen crystal quantity 414.

Li Family of the Abyss: ningshen crystal quantity 385.

Yang Family of the Abyss: ningshen crystal quantity 364.

Lu Family of the Abyss: ningshen crystal quantity 357.

Wang Family of the Abyss: ningshen crystal quantity 133...

Everyone also noticed the change in the data on the screen, and the scene immediately erupted.

“How can there be so many? Did he stumble upon a ningshen crystal mine?”

“Bi Qing is truly blessed. With so many ningshen crystals, Yuncheng Pass can produce at least several Xiantian experts, right?”

“Several? You really dare to say that. So many ningshen crystals could probably cultivate a hundred Xiantian experts.”

“A hundred? You really dare to say that. Where would Yuncheng Pass get so many seventh-tier experts?”

“Exactly, then Yuncheng Pass would have an endless supply of ningshen crystals, wouldn’t it?”

“Pass Lord Bi, do you think we could exchange some of your ningshen crystals for other resources? Not much, a hundred would be enough.”

Immediately, the other Pass Lords also reacted and approached Bi Qing.

Bi Qing was also stunned; going from being ignored to being greeted by everyone, he was still very unaccustomed to it.

He stared blankly at the numbers on the screen, a little dazed.

At this moment, Wang Junlin also saw the numbers on the screen. After thinking for a while, he loudly declared, “No, this number is wrong.”

His voice was very loud, and the discussions in the hall paused, everyone turning to look at Wang Junlin who had spoken.

“Elder Yang, even if Xun Xiuyuan cleared the territory of a seventh-tier Spirit Condensing Beast, the quantity of ningshen crystals would only be a little over ten thousand. He must have discovered a hidden treasure we don’t know about. This disciple believes Xun Xiuyuan should hand over the hidden treasure he discovered. And the ningshen crystals in the hidden treasure should be equally divided among all of us who entered the secret realm, that would be fair.”

Wang Junlin said loudly.

Upon hearing Wang Junlin’s words, Xie Nanqiao was the first to disagree: “Whether it’s a hidden treasure or whatever, even if Xun Xiuyuan picked it up, that’s his ability. Equal division? How did you come up with that idea?”

Lu Yutian also looked at Wang Junlin and sneered, “The Wang Family is just the Wang Family, their thinking is different from everyone else’s.”

Li Qingqian also spoke up: “In the secret realm, it’s all about individual ability, there’s no such thing as equal division.”

Yang Guhong did not speak; as someone with social anxiety, speaking was too difficult, he just looked at Wang Junlin and the others as if they were idiots.

At this moment, another dissenting voice spoke up.

“Whether it’s an equal division or not is another matter, but I think Xun Xiuyuan should still explain the origin of the ningshen crystals.”

The speaker was from the Cui Family of the Abyss, a family that had always been quite close to the Wang Family.

Everyone listened without saying much, merely looking at Xun Xiuyuan.

Xun Xiuyuan said indifferently, “No hidden treasures. There were a lot of exotic beasts. After I cleared the territory of the seventh-tier Spirit Condensing Beast, I felt it was very easy, so I went for a stroll in the territory of the eighth-tier Spirit Condensing Beast. That’s the origin of the ningshen crystals, is that acceptable?”

Elder Yang looked at Xun Xiuyuan in shock: “You cleared the territory of the eighth-tier Spirit Condensing Beast? Is there more after that?”

Xun Xiuyuan thought for a moment: “There must be more after that, because when I continued to move forward, I felt an inexplicable danger approaching.”

Elder Yang asked a question similar to one he had asked Xun Xiuyuan when he first arrived: “You? What rank?”

“The spiritual energy in the secret realm is extremely dense, so I conveniently broke through to Xiantian,”

Xun Xiuyuan said boastfully.