In the jade slip, it was clearly shown that Xu Hei's nine mountain peaks were covered with spirit medicine. Zhao Nanqi waved his large hand, collecting the spirit medicine into his pouch, and returned fully loaded.

Afterward, he charged into several of Xu Hei's cave dwellings, inspecting them one by one. Apart from taking some materials, he found nothing of value.

Xu Hei also saw the cave dwelling where Bai Zhi had been, but it was empty, with only a small pit at the edge, suggesting that Bai Zhi had slipped away in advance.

"Xu Hei, you saw it, right? I told you I only took the spirit medicine and didn't touch anything else," Zhao Nanqi said righteously.

Daoist Sparrow and Night Owl remained silent, merely looking at Xu Hei, waiting for his response.

This matter indeed exceeded Xu Hei's expectations.

During Xu Hei's Divine Transformation, his primordial spirit underwent a metamorphosis, causing all the previously left Divine Sense imprints to vanish. Xu Hei also lost control over Bai Zhi and couldn't locate her.

"What about the medicine slave who was guarding my herb garden?" Xu Hei asked again.

Zhao Nanqi immediately widened his eyes and said, "What medicine slave? I've already said, I only took the spirit medicine, nothing else."

At this point, continuing to cling stubbornly would be meaningless and would leave a bad impression on the sect.

With a wave of his hand, he collected all the spirit medicine and said, "It's not enough, half of it is missing."

Indeed, it wasn't enough. According to Zhao Nanqi's records, although the spirit medicine wasn't reduced to just thirty percent as exaggerated, nearly half was missing.

Night Owl said, "Alright! According to the jade slip, the sect will compensate you for the lost spirit medicine and provide an additional thirty percent as compensation!"

"And Elder Zhao, those two Supreme Spirit Stones you offered are too few. I'll give you a week to prepare ten Supreme Spirit Stones and deliver them to Elder Xu. How about that?"

Night Owl then looked at Zhao Nanqi.

Zhao Nanqi's face stiffened. Seeing Night Owl's serious expression, he could only grit his teeth and say, "Fine, ten it is!"

In this way, Xu Hei's losses were not only compensated, but he also received a substantial additional compensation.

All of this seemed very beneficial to Xu Hei, but only he knew that it was all fought for with his fists.

If he hadn't demonstrated sufficient strength, would the sect have stood up for him? Would they have risked offending another Divine Transformation cultivator for him?

Of course, is this enough?

Far from it!

Xu Hei didn't care whether Bai Zhi had escaped in advance or where Jiang Nine Phoenix was. He pinned all the blame on Zhao Nanqi, and if given the chance, he would definitely kill him!

Directly killing and soul-searching, only through soul-searching would the other party not lie.

Xu Hei was not someone who acted impulsively and angrily. Next time, he must seize the right opportunity to act, not recklessly like today.

"In that case, I'm not an unreasonable person. Once the spirit stones are in place, the previous grievances will be written off. Brother Zhao, what do you think?" Xu Hei said with a smile.

Zhao Nanqi forced a smile and said, "Of course, of course, written off."

At this moment, Night Owl waved his large hand, and the black curtain above and below finally dispersed, allowing sunlight to shine down again.

The heavy stone pressing on everyone's hearts finally fell, and the disciples and elders of the Divine Puppet Sect felt as if they could finally breathe again.

However, the sect's grand formation maintained by Daoist Sparrow was still in place, to prevent Xu Hei from suddenly attacking.

Xu Hei glanced at Zhao Nanqi, revealing a gentle smile, and said, "Brother Zhao, if you have any clues about the medicine slave or spirit insects, feel free to let me know. I will reward you generously."

"Yes! If there are any clues, I will definitely inform you!" Zhao Nanqi quickly cupped his fists.

Xu Hei said no more, following Night Owl, he left the sect square and headed straight for the forbidden area in the back mountain.

Watching the two leave, Zhao Nanqi wiped the cold sweat from his brow, feeling deflated and mentally exhausted.

The images in the jade slip he provided were real, but later, he had found the escaped Bai Zhi based on clues in the cave dwelling and had also acquired a large number of Spirit-Eating Ants.

He hadn't told Xu Hei about this.

Over the years, he had invested countless resources into those spirit insects, and they were on the verge of reaching Divine Transformation, just one last step away. No matter what, he couldn't return them.

"When the spirit insects reach Divine Transformation, I'll make sure to deal with you!" Zhao Nanqi's eyes flickered as he immediately left.

"Where is Elder Zhao going?" Daoist Sparrow asked.

"I'm not going anywhere, just returning to the back mountain," Zhao Nanqi replied.

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Xu Hei's breakthrough to the Divine Transformation Stage was a significant event for the Divine Puppet Sect, as it meant they had gained another Divine Transformation Ancestor, greatly boosting the sect's strength and giving them more confidence in dealing with the Sea Star.

What moved them even more was the strength Xu Hei displayed.

Although his methods were somewhat unrefined, his laws and magical treasures were extremely powerful, not at all like someone who had just entered the Divine Transformation Stage.

"Xu Hei, I won't concern myself with your grudge against Zhao Nanqi for now, but do you know the current situation of the sect? The situation on the Divine Continent Star?" Night Owl asked.

"As a core disciple, how would I know these things?" Xu Hei replied mockingly.

"Now, you are no longer a core disciple, but a Grand Elder," Night Owl said.

"You fought Zhao Nanqi to the death in front of so many people, with a stance of no retreat. If this spreads to the Sea Star side, what will they think?"

"Will the Merman Clan take advantage of this, sow discord, and disrupt our morale?"

"And what about our sect's disciples, elders, and basic combat forces? How will they view this?"

"When even the high-level members are fighting among themselves, will they still fight for the Divine Puppet Sect, will they still risk their lives for the Divine Continent Star? Have you considered this?"

Night Owl spoke slowly as they flew.

Xu Hei indeed hadn't considered these things, and he said, "I was indeed reckless in this matter."

Night Owl nodded slightly.

He had watched Xu Hei gradually become a Divine Transformation cultivator. Although the time was short and the experiences few, Xu Hei had high comprehension and understood things quickly, which Night Owl greatly appreciated.

"I should have directly burned my primordial spirit and used my strongest means to kill him in one blow, so as not to disrupt morale," Xu Hei said.

"You..." Night Owl was left speechless.

He had just wanted to praise Xu Hei, but the latter had gone and said this.

Night Owl didn't dwell on the topic and instead said, "Xu Hei, I can see that although your laws are strong and your magical treasures are quite impressive, your use of them is too unrefined, lacking complementary divine abilities. Am I right?"

Hearing this, Xu Hei immediately looked over, his eyes flickering, and said, "That's right, I would appreciate the Grand Elder's guidance!"

Night Owl snorted coldly, not wasting words, and simply said, "I'll demonstrate the teleportation mastered by Divine Transformation cultivators."

Night Owl stopped midway, and the space ahead slightly warped, and after about a breath.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, he disappeared from the spot, the warped space abruptly straightened, and in the next second, Night Owl appeared thirty thousand miles away.

In an instant, he crossed thirty thousand miles, three times the distance Xu Hei could!

Xu Hei and Zhao Nanqi could only teleport ten thousand miles at a time! Xu Hei had only managed to catch up by relying on his strong physical body and continuous teleportation.