Chu Xinghe had already lost all hope in life.

But the suddenly spinning Compass of Misfortune brought him a glimmer of hope.

What the hell? I've lost so badly this time, and there's still a reward?

Soon, the pointer on the Compass of Misfortune stopped.

At the same time, a powerful force was released from the compass, and Chu Xinghe felt a tremor throughout his body. His cultivation level leaped from the peak of Third Grade directly to Fourth Grade, and even surged to the peak of Fourth Grade Martial Grandmaster!

Damn! This feels amazing!

Chu Xinghe was both thrilled and pained at this moment.

Achieving such a significant leap in grade made him feel great, but it also made him realize how much he had lost this time.

If the Tianyi Spirit Mine hadn't let him down, wouldn't he have soared directly to the Sixth Grade Martial King or even the Seventh Grade Martial Saint level?

But now, it's too late to say anything.

The reason the Compass of Misfortune granted him this boost was likely due to the news brought by Fortune-bringer Qin Xiangqian earlier.

Zheng Yu managed to snatch a small mine that was originally connected to the Tianyi Spirit Mine.

So the Compass of Misfortune assumed it should have belonged to the Grand Sky Sect, but because of Zheng Yu's intervention, it became a loss.

"Senior Brother Xinghe, the cooperation between all sects and our Grand Sky Sect has started!"

Qin Xiangqian delivered another blow to Chu Xinghe.

"What the heck? Weren't these guys supposed to isolate us? How come they're cooperating now?" Chu Xinghe felt extremely frustrated.

What happened to the isolation?

What happened to not cooperating?

What happened to continued retaliation?

Can you guys have some decency?

"Senior Brother Xinghe, you might not know, but after you secured the Tianyi Spirit Mine, the top-grade spirit stones it produces are scarce for everyone. They're all worried they won't be able to get top-grade spirit stones from our Grand Sky Sect, so they don't dare to negotiate any terms with us."

Qin Xiangqian was extremely excited.

When all the major sects united to isolate the Grand Sky Sect, Qin Xiangqian was incredibly worried.

What are we going to do?

But Qin Xiangqian never imagined that Senior Brother Xinghe had already planned everything, winning from a thousand miles away.

With the emergence of top-grade spirit stones, all the sects bowed their heads.

In the past, when cooperating with other sects, they would always propose various conditions. But now, it's different.

Not only do they not propose conditions, but they also don't even have the right to negotiate the terms set by the Grand Sky Sect.

It's entirely up to the Grand Sky Sect to dictate terms, and the other sects just have to agree.

Qin Xiangqian had never had such a smooth business deal in all these years.

No need for scheming, no need to overthink, just the Grand Sky Sect setting conditions and the other sects agreeing.

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Qin Xiangqian was thrilled, but Chu Xinghe was in tears.

One bad news after another, making Chu Xinghe feel extremely frustrated.

"Gather all the top-grade spirit stones produced and bring them to me. I'll take them back to the sect as gifts for everyone!"

Chu Xinghe gritted his teeth. You sects have no shame, and you still want top-grade spirit stones?

Just wait!

"Don't worry, Senior Brother Xinghe. All the top-grade spirit stones from this batch have been packed up. The other sects won't get their hands on them until next year." Qin Xiangqian cheerfully handed a Space Ring to Chu Xinghe.

Holding the Space Ring and looking at the dazzling top-grade spirit stones inside, Chu Xinghe felt a bit more at ease.

After sending off Fortune-bringer Qin Xiangqian, Chu Xinghe took a day to rest.

During this time, he also took a tour of the spirit mine.

He specifically instructed the miner disciples not to neglect their cultivation because of mining.

Mining can be done anytime, but cultivation is crucial.

The miner disciples were deeply moved by Senior Brother Xinghe's advice.

Listen, this is our Senior Brother Xinghe.

Other spirit mines are worried about miner disciples slacking off, requiring them to complete tasks before they can use their time for cultivation.

But look at Senior Brother Xinghe, he tells us not to overwork and to focus on cultivating.

Faced with such an understanding Senior Brother Xinghe, countless miner disciples vowed not to neglect mining because of cultivation.

Senior Brother Xinghe treats us so well, we must not disappoint him.

Afterward, Chu Xinghe went to visit Wang Tieniu.

Goodness... In just a few days, Tieniu has made remarkable progress in the art of stone pointing.

Now, Tieniu's stone extraction rate has reached seventy percent, on par with the Shi family.

Tieniu showed no excitement about this, instead repeatedly expressing that his progress was too slow.

Senior Brother Xinghe gave him such an opportunity and valued him so much, how could he let Senior Brother Xinghe down?

He wanted to grow as quickly as possible, to completely surpass the Shi family, and to make the Grand Sky Sect's stone pointing technique the best in the world.

Tieniu not only worked hard himself but also took in about ten disciples in the past few days.

These disciples were Tieniu's old friends, and they didn't seem very bright.

But Tieniu's luck, which had been dormant for so many years, exploded in just a few days.

Among the disciples Tieniu chose, except for a few with relatively poor talent, all of them had extraordinary talent in the art of stone pointing.

Even the few with relatively poor talent were at least on par with the Shi family's geniuses.

After hearing Wang Tieniu's report, Chu Xinghe felt even more frustrated.

Sure enough, Spirit City is a big pit... Ever since coming to Spirit City, nothing good has happened.

So Chu Xinghe decided not to stay in Spirit City any longer and prepared to leave.

Qin Xiangqian personally escorted Chu Xinghe and his group to the teleportation array.

Not only Qin Xiangqian, but all the high-ranking members of the Grand Sky Chamber of Commerce also came.

Although Chu Xinghe hadn't been here long, every move he made had become a legendary investment in the history of the Grand Sky Chamber of Commerce.

Even though Senior Brother Xinghe's time here was short, the things he left behind were enough for us to learn from for a lifetime.

Not only the high-ranking members of the Grand Sky Chamber of Commerce, but even the miner disciples gathered to bid farewell to Senior Brother Xinghe.

The miner disciples, with tears in their eyes, called out for Senior Brother Xinghe to visit often.

Visit often?

Visit my foot!

If I can come less often in the future, I will.

Amidst the farewells of countless people, Chu Xinghe left Spirit City, with Wan Lin and Ma Liang following behind, discussing how they must tell every junior brother and sister about the journey to Spirit City and let them know how farsighted Senior Brother Xinghe is.

Chu Xinghe took another blow...

The teleportation array wasn't far from Spirit City, and they soon arrived.

However, the person responsible for setting up the teleportation array was still busy, so they might have to wait a bit.

After instructing Qin Xiangqian to find him if he encountered any trouble in the future, Chu Xinghe also let Qin Xiangqian leave.

Watching Qin Xiangqian's reluctant demeanor, Chu Xinghe was speechless once again.

After sending off Qin Xiangqian, everyone rested in place, waiting for the teleportation array to activate.

While Chu Xinghe was reflecting on what went wrong during his trip to Spirit City, a sound of fighting suddenly came from afar.

"Senior Brother Xinghe, I'll go take a look!" Ma Liang, naturally curious, volunteered.

"Stay put, I'll go!" Chu Xinghe glared at Ma Liang.

You go?

Go my foot!

As the saying goes, it's better to avoid trouble than to seek it. If there's a chance to cause losses to the sect, how can I handle it if you go first?

After instructing everyone to stay put, Chu Xinghe stealthily moved toward the source of the fighting sounds.

Soon, Chu Xinghe found the source of the noise.

Upon closer inspection!

Goodness... Zheng Yu?

At this moment, Zheng Yu was engulfed in flames, leading a group of Martial Emperor City disciples in a battle against a group of black-clothed individuals.

However, the black-clothed individuals clearly outnumbered the Martial Emperor City people. Despite Zheng Yu's strength, the black-clothed side was evidently stronger, and Zheng Yu's group was on the verge of being wiped out.

"Senior Brother Xinghe!"

In the midst of the bloody battle, Zheng Yu somehow noticed Chu Xinghe. Seeing Chu Xinghe appear, Zheng Yu was overjoyed.

Chu Xinghe's presence meant that people from the Grand Sky Sect were here, and surely they could save them!

Overjoyed, Zheng Yu called out for Chu Xinghe's help.

The black-clothed individuals also noticed Chu Xinghe's presence and were immediately alarmed.

But just as the black-clothed side was worried about complications due to Chu Xinghe's appearance, Chu Xinghe shouted, "I'm just passing by, continue your fight, this has nothing to do with my Grand Sky Sect!"

With that, Chu Xinghe turned and ran without looking back...

Black-clothed individuals: "???"

Zheng Yu: "???"

Everyone was dumbfounded. What the hell is this?

Originally, the black-clothed individuals were a bit panicked when the Grand Sky Sect people appeared, but now that the Grand Sky Sect people saw the Martial Emperor City people being surrounded and turned to run without a word, what does that mean?

They had seen cowardice before, but never to this extent.

Is this really the Grand Sky Sect they knew?

What happened to being the number one sect in the world? What happened to standing together?

Zheng Yu was truly stunned. He had prepared for Chu Xinghe to rescue them, but never expected Senior Brother Xinghe to abandon them?

But while everyone was in shock, a man who had been standing on the outskirts of the black-clothed group, not making a move, suddenly had a gleam in his eye!

"Everyone! Forget the Martial Emperor City people, capture him! He's Chu Xinghe from the Grand Sky Sect!"

With this shout, the man soared into the air, riding the wind toward Chu Xinghe.

Riding the wind! Seventh Grade Martial Saint!

Pretending to be cowardly, Chu Xinghe was also dumbfounded.

What the hell? You were fighting the Martial Emperor City people just fine, I'm just passing by, and you abandon them to chase me?

And what's with this Seventh Grade Martial Saint?

But now, Chu Xinghe couldn't think about it anymore. All the black-clothed individuals abandoned the Martial Emperor City people and rushed toward Chu Xinghe.

Zheng Yu: "???"

Martial Emperor City disciples: "???"

Just like that, the people from Martial Emperor City, who were originally being surrounded, were left behind, and everyone went after Chu Xinghe...

Zheng Yu was moved to tears, realizing that Senior Brother Xinghe wasn't cowardly, but was drawing the enemy away from the Martial Emperor City people in his own way!