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He stared at the Vegetation Spirit standing on the ground. Now that he knew they had a Vegetation Spirit, he couldn't leave without it. Even if he had to snatch it from the Blackheaven Sect, he would.

"Who said it has acknowledged an owner?" Shen Ying picked up the radish and turned around in a circle, presenting the radish. Its snow white body had no hint of a contract on it.

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No... no owner!

The crowd couldn't believe their ears, and everyone's eyes widened. Was this person stupid? Anyone who found a treasure would make it acknowledge themselves as the owner. The expressions of the crowd on the lotus flower darkened. They could no longer insist that the treasure belonged to them. Who would believe that a treasure which had not acknowledged any owner belonged to the Xuan Yuan Family?

Within a moment, they were brought down from their moral high horse. Some of their expressions remained dark, while others seemed to look uncomfortable. The Xuan Yuan Family's people felt as if they had just shot themselves in the foot.

"You people... have nothing better to do," Shen Ying sighed. How good would it have been if they used their spare time to savor some delicacies? She then turned around to face the crowd from the Blackheaven Sect. She swept across them with her eyes, not resting her gaze on anyone. Turning around to Yi Qing, she said, "Chef, I'm tired of eating the food from this sect. Let's change location..."

"Master..." Yi Qing hesitated. After a moment, he understood what she meant. He gritted his teeth and turned around to glare at the crowd behind him. His master was attempting to distract the Xuan Yuan Family—she wanted to turn the attention to herself to help the Blackheaven Sect avert disaster.

How dare this bunch of cowardly, ungrateful people do something like this?

"Yes, Master!" Yi Qing clenched his fists and breathed in deep. Turning around, he said, "Hall Master Qiu, I've troubled you. Yi Qing has always been an itinerant cultivator and I have never wanted to conform to a sect's rules. I hereby ask for permission to leave this sect. May all of you have good progress toward immortality." Once the words were out of his mouth, he walked toward the exit of the hall. He handed his disciple jade token back to the people of Blackheaven Sect.

"Yi Qing!" Lonemoon's eyes widened. "What are you doing?"

"Supremacy, I wish you all the best." Xi Qiu's hands trembled as he received the jade token. He suddenly felt extremely ashamed of himself. They were the most innocent people in this entire situation. Yet despite that, for the sect...

"Xi Qiu, you!" Lonemoon looked at Xi Qiu with disbelief.

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Yi Qing didn't care that he had just left the sect. He had no feelings toward Blackheaven Sect in any case. He knew better than anyone else how sects worked and he knew how the people of Blackheaven Sect would react the moment he saw the image through the crystals.

The Xuan Yuan Family no longer had any reason to destroy Blackheaven Sect. However, as long as Shen Ying and Yi Qing had the Thousand Leaves Vegetation Spirit, the Xuan Yuan family would count them as one with Blackheaven Sect. The Upper World rarely had to resort to violence to deal with families from the Lower Realms. As time went by, nobody could guarantee that these sects from the Lower Realm would not hate the families of the Upper World, so it would be much more worth it for the Upper World families to make a clean break.

"Master." Yi Qing turned back, ignoring Lonemoon's call.

Shen Ying nodded. She raised her head to face the people on the lotus flower and said, "Mr. Whoever... I killed your people and I picked the radish. If you're not happy, you can settle your scores with me. This has nothing to do with anyone else."