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Chapter 1220 - Chapter 1220 Chapter 1222 Peace of Mind

Chapter 1220: Chapter 1222 Peace of Mind Chapter 1220: Chapter 1222 Peace of Mind System: Do you want to consume three Soul Crystals to exchange for the Demon Suppression Tower Shard (Fragment)?

Seeing the task content updated after the chain of quests, a hint of joy appeared on Song Jian’s face. Was the task reward really another shard of the Demon Suppression Tower?

To know, just a shard alone was Legendary Level. If he collected all the shards to form a complete Demon Suppression Tower, what level would it be? A level beyond Legendary Level was something Song Jian had never encountered before, and he was very much looking forward to it!

“What a pity, such a treasure still has to be returned to that mystic girl…” A tinge of regret, and even a sliver of second thoughts arose in Song Jian’s heart, but he quickly banished this flicker of regret from his mind. Let’s not say that this was the only way to exchange for the return of three comrades from the City of Hope Alliance. The mystic girl alone was not someone Song Jian wanted to provoke.

“She’s the divine offspring of the Ancient Desolate Abyss’ demon god…” Song Jian thought to himself.

With Song Jian’s current strength, he could go to most places in the game world, but even so, he still did not wish to provoke beings like deities. Even an offspring of a deity was not something he could handle at the moment.

Soul Crystals were highly valuable. Three of such high-quality Soul Crystals were equivalent to three King Level mechanical flesh and blood Puppet Beasts for the Dwarf Priest Situ Kaiss, a value worth a fortune. But for Song Jian, their worth was incomparable to the shard of the Demon Suppression Tower, hence his decision to exchange without hesitation!

The three shards disappeared, and in their place, in the inventory slot, another Demon Suppression Tower shard appeared, shimmering with purple-golden light!

This shard had almost the same properties as the previous one. In addition to increasing 50 points in all attributes, it also added a monster-searching function.

This function could be adjusted at will, from Elite Level to King Level. Once the quality was selected, within a one-kilometer radius, as soon as a monster that met the criteria appeared, a prompt would automatically appear.

This feature might seem unimpressive at first glance, but in reality, it was powerful and could sometimes have unexpected additional effects.

After completing the task, a pale blue icon of a Teleportation Gate suddenly appeared on Song Jian’s task map. It seemed that was the exit from this place. Song Jian began to hesitate. The monsters in this prison dropped Purple Crystals. It was like a dedicated map for farming Purple Crystals. Leaving now, he did not know if he would have the chance to come back in the future.

But if he did not leave now, what if the Teleportation Gate had a time limit? Once it disappeared, he feared he would be trapped here forever.

After hesitating for quite a while, Song Jian glanced at the nearly one thousand Purple Crystals in his inventory, sighed, and immediately cast the Stealth Skill, rushing towards where the Teleportation Gate was.

The gains this time were already quite good. One must not be too greedy. It was better to leave as soon as possible. Xin Ling was still waiting for him in that crumbling Semi-dimensional plane. He couldn’t let her wait too long.

Soon, Song Jian arrived at the center of the prison. A lone Teleportation Gate stood there, with no monsters around. Above the gate was a countdown timer, with less than ten minutes left. Song Jian couldn’t help feeling a rush of relief!

Stepping into the Teleportation Gate, Song Jian’s vision blurred, and when he opened his eyes again, he was in the Semi-dimensional plane that was on the brink of collapsing. At the moment, Xin Ling was listlessly skipping stones on the lake’s surface.

“Xin Ling!” Song Jian called out loudly.

The sudden appearance of Song Jian startled Xin Ling considerably. She immediately took a defensive stance but relaxed once she saw it was Song Jian, a look of surprise spreading across her face. She ran towards Song Jian and seemed about to embrace him. However, remembering something as she approached, she blushed and lowered her arms, then gave Song Jian’s shoulder a strong slap, saying, “How come you just got back!”

“How long have I been away?” Song Jian looked around. Aside from the collapse of the dimensional barrier in the distant sky speeding up a bit, nothing else seemed to have changed.

“It’s been over a week now, if you don’t come back, I’m planning to return to Ancient Sword Star alone!” Xin Ling complained.

“Oh, have you found a way to leave this place?” Song Jian’s eyes lit up. The previous transmission array was a one-way one, and to leave this place, they had to find another way out!

Xin Ling pointed to the lake in front of them and said, “There’s a transmission array at the bottom of the lake. Although it’s somewhat damaged, it should still be usable for one or two more times, but it lacks energy stones. As long as we install energy stones, we can activate it!”

Song Jian nodded. It seemed that Xin Ling wasn’t idle during the time he was away.

“Well then, let’s leave here as soon as possible and return to the Imperial Sword Sect to improve our strength quickly,” Song Jian said.

“Haha, I’m already a little impatient. The Chaos Sword Canon, even Instructor Gu Luo wasn’t passed on. When he heard we had the chance to obtain the Chaos Sword Canon, his eyeballs almost turned red with envy!” Xin Ling spoke with an excited expression.

Song Jian smiled and nodded. The Chaos Sword Canon was probably the most precious legacy of the Imperial Sword Sect. If it weren’t for the damage to the Demon Suppression Seal array, Ancient Sword Star would be in danger of being completely overrun by the Desolate Beast Army. The Imperial Sword Sect would not have offered it as a mission reward otherwise.

However, this was also a hidden benefit for players. The tasks published had to have corresponding rewards. If it were other NPC natives, the Imperial Sword Sect might have replaced it with some other reward instead.

At this moment in the Imperial Sword Sect, there was a cheerful atmosphere. Inside the Sacrificial Hall, nearly all the disciples were quietly discussing something. After the Demon Suppression Seal was repaired, the Desolate Beast Army became greatly disordered. Three teams defeated the Desolate Beast Army with very small casualties. One team even chased the beasts for thousands of miles, and in the end, only a little over a thousand beasts fled into the Ancient Desolate Abyss region.

Now was the time for the Imperial Sword Sect to reward the disciples for their achievements in battle. All the participating disciples would receive generous rewards!

“Is there still no news of Xin Ling and Song Jian?” Duan Jian asked with a sigh, glancing at his fellow disciples’ joyful expressions.

Gu Luo’s face was filled with dejection as he shook his head slightly and said, “It’s almost a month now, and we still have no news of them. Logically, they should have been back by now. Maybe something has detained them?”

“Could they have been trapped by the retreating Desolate Beasts?” Duan Jian speculated.

“Don’t know, it’s possible,” Gu Luo sighed.

“Once the rewards are distributed, I’m planning to exchange for a few bottles of Demon-Repelling Elixirs!” Duan Jian whispered.

“Are you planning to enter the Ancient Desolate Abyss region to look for them?” Gu Luo asked with a surprised expression. Only with the use of Demon-Repelling Elixirs could they enter the Ancient Desolate Abyss. Otherwise, their attributes would greatly decrease, and their strength would become less than that of an ordinary person. It would be a death wish to go in otherwise.

“We have to go and see for me to be at ease,” Duan Jian shook his head and sighed.

Gu Luo hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, “I’ll go with you. I can’t be at ease without personally searching. After all, I was the one who brought her to the Imperial Sword Sect!”

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