Watching Tang Yan, who was attracting considerable attention, Fang Xuan's lips curled into a bitter smile.

Over the years, Fang City had been the leader of the Eastern Region, and he was the number one person in Fang City. His pride would not allow him to lose to anyone in the Eastern Region.

But now, seeing the strength Tang Yan had displayed, he had to admit that compared to this handsome young man, he was indeed somewhat weaker.

As for Zhang Peng and the other two from the Raging Wave Gang, they were already dumbfounded. Tang Yan's strength was only at the Black Rank Fifth Grade. They had thought their defeat was due to carelessness, but now it seemed Tang Yan had already shown them considerable mercy.

"Thank you for coming all this way to deliver Star Value." Tang Yan smiled at Li Kuanglan, walked over, and directly took his Storage Ring. He then picked up his Star Token and transferred all the Star Value into his own.

The gray mark on his forehead suddenly brightened. Looking at his token, which now held over one thousand three hundred Star Value, a hint of a smile appeared on Tang Yan's lips.

Tossing Li Kuanglan's Star Token to the ground, Tang Yan said coldly, "If you have any issues, come at me directly. But next time, make sure you bring enough Star Value. If I'm not satisfied, I can only shatter your Star Tokens."

Hearing Tang Yan's words, everyone felt a chill run down their spines. This seemingly ordinary young man's words were enough to command their utmost caution.

Zhang Peng and the other two, who had been hiding among the Raging Wave Gang, suddenly felt a cold shiver. They nervously looked up and met Tang Yan's gaze. Their hearts trembled violently. What did this fiend intend to do?

"You three, hand over the things on your bodies. Otherwise, I can't guarantee your Star Tokens will remain intact." Tang Yan's indifferent voice rang out.

"Brothers, the leader has already exhausted ninety percent of his strength to wear him down! Let's all attack together and butcher him!" Zhang Peng shouted.

"Anyone who moves, dies!" Tang Yan roared, his figure quickly charging toward Zhang Peng's trio.

His "Force" and Divine Capture Art spread outward, genuinely intimidating quite a few people.

"Those who resist, Kill Without Mercy!" Lin Dongxue and the other three shouted in unison, their fierce auras surging into the sky.

The crowd that had been eager to make a move instantly abandoned their intentions.

If even the leader couldn't handle him, how many moves could they withstand?

Tang Yan had already developed killing intent toward Zhang Peng. Although this man's strength was average, he was thoroughly malicious.

Sensing that he was locked onto by Tang Yan, Zhang Peng panicked. In his haste, he prepared to meet the attack, only to see the long sword in Tang Yan's hand flicker. Striking from a bizarre and tricky angle, it completely bypassed his defense and aimed straight for his throat.

"Wait! Let's make a trade!" In desperation, Zhang Peng immediately cried out.

Tang Yan's Unblemished Sword stopped right at Zhang Peng's throat, the blade sinking slightly into his neck, drawing a thin line of blood.

"What trade?" Tang Yan's voice remained icy cold.

Feeling the chill from his neck, fine beads of sweat broke out on Zhang Peng's forehead. He said nervously, "Move the sword away first."

"Speak!" Tang Yan ignored him, pressing the heavy sword a fraction closer.

Zhang Peng's heart turned cold, his soul nearly flying out of his body. He quickly said, "I have news about a heaven-and-earth spiritual object."

"A heaven-and-earth spiritual object?" Tang Yan's heart stirred.

Essences nurtured by heaven and earth, possessing pure Spiritual Qi, provided immense benefits to cultivators. These marvels were collectively known as heaven-and-earth spiritual objects.

"What is it?" Tang Yan asked.

"I don't know yet. I only know that the Spiritual Qi there is abundant, and it seems a heaven-and-earth spiritual object is about to be unearthed, probably within the next day or two," Zhang Peng said.

"Where is the location?" Tang Yan asked in a deep voice.

"Here is the map." Zhang Peng quickly pulled a scroll from his robes.

Tang Yan took it and gave it a casual glance. A location several dozen miles away was explicitly marked with the words "spiritual object."

"Where did you get this map?" Tang Yan asked.

"Searched it off someone's body. The terrain is correct, so the information should be true as well," Zhang Peng said quickly.

"I will spare your life for now. If it turns out to be false, I hope I never see you again." With that, Tang Yan turned and left.

Feeling the chill recede from his neck, Zhang Peng slumped to the ground. The robes on his back were already soaked with sweat.

"Let's go!" Tang Yan called out, leading Wan Fei and the other three away.

Seeing Tang Yan's group walk far away, the members of the Raging Wave Gang immediately helped Li Kuanglan up.

Li Kuanglan's face was deathly pale, brimming with dejection, and a trace of venom flashed in his eyes. In this battle, the Raging Wave Gang had lost every shred of its face.

"There's a heaven-and-earth spiritual object on Water Blue Peak! Everyone can go take a look together! Head northwest for sixty miles to get there," Zhang Peng shouted to the surrounding crowd.

Although everyone despised Zhang Peng's behavior, their bodies were honest. Many people had already begun dashing toward the northwest.

"Bastard!" Seeing Zhang Peng approach, a flash of anger ignited in Li Kuanglan's eyes.

"I'm sorry, Leader. That kid's strength wasn't this high last time." Zhang Peng and the other two lowered their heads.

"Is the matter of the heaven-and-earth spiritual object true?"

"It's true!" Zhang Peng nodded.

"With such important information, why didn't you tell me?" Li Kuanglan raged.

Hearing this, Zhang Peng offered a bitter smile and said, "Leader, the people who received this information include Bai Yu of Hetian City, the cold beauty Leng Ning, and the three major forces of the Immortal Sword Gang. If I hadn't been forced, I would have kept this secret rotting in my stomach. With so many people eyeing that heaven-and-earth spiritual object, it'll be incredibly difficult to snatch. Instead of wasting time on that, it's better to do other things."

"Fuck your mother. Prepare yourselves, we're all heading to Water Blue Peak." Murderous intent spilled from Li Kuanglan's eyes. To wash away today's humiliation, he could only take Tang Yan's little life. "Tang Yan only wants to compete for it. The people from those three major forces won't let him have his way! We'll hide in the shadows. As soon as he and the others suffer mutual destruction, we'll finish him off!"

"The Leader is wise!" The crowd chimed in.

"Pfft!" After walking forward for a few miles, Tang Yan could no longer hold back and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Tang Yan!" Lin Dongxue cried out in alarm, immediately supporting him.

"It's nothing. I forcibly circulated my Spiritual Qi, and the strain on my Dantian was too much. I'll be fine after resting a bit. A Black Rank Eighth Grade is indeed not easy to deal with!" Tang Yan took a Pill from his robes and swallowed it. After adjusting his breathing for a moment, his aura finally smoothed out.

At this moment, Tang Yan's supply of Pills was once again running critically low.

After a moment of deep thought, Tang Yan suddenly said, "Everyone, we all hail from the Eastern Region. Although we haven't spent a long time together, we have fought through various battles side by side. We can be considered life-and-death brothers."

"If Brother Tang has any requests, just say the word!" Du Shu laughed.

"Then I'll speak plainly. I won't be giving you the High Spirit Pills you traded your Beast Cores for," Tang Yan stated bluntly.

"Damn! Brother Tang, in all my years, you're the only person I've met who can speak of such shamelessness so openly and righteously!" Du Shu widened his eyes as he complained, though knowing him, the group understood it was mostly said in jest.

"I have no objections," Lin Dongxue responded crisply.

"Neither do I," Wan Fei echoed.

"Pills are a small matter; there's no need to fuss over them," Fang Xuan smiled. "Although our backgrounds in the Tingxiang Kingdom aren't exceedingly wealthy, they're substantial enough. We aren't short of these Pills."

"Right, Brother Tang, I was just messing around," Du Shu quickly clarified.

Feeling warmed by the magnanimity of the four, Tang Yan smiled and said, "I know of a type of Pill called the Mystic Spirit Pill. I've gathered quite a few medicinal herbs these past few days, and I have just enough. I've decided to refine it for everyone so we can rapidly elevate our strength."

"Mystic Spirit Pill?" Lin Dongxue and the others frowned, seemingly unfamiliar with this Pill.

"The Mystic Spirit Pill!!"

Hearing the name of the Pill, Wan Fei only felt it sounded somewhat familiar. But upon careful recollection, she suddenly cried out in astonishment.