Immortal and Martial Dual Cultivation Chapter 654: Protection Fee? Reverse Snatching

Back in the courtyard, when Gui Wu saw Xiao Chen making a move, he thought that Xiao Chen would be hard to deal with. So, he made more preparations.

After handing over the Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls, Xiao Chen walked forward expressionlessly without saying a word.

A person beside Gui Wu smiled and said, “Big Brother, how is this fellow difficult to deal with as you said? How powerful can a person from the Sky Dome Realm be?”

Gui Wu looked at the Spirit Gathering Pearls in his hand and said coldly, “He is rather tactful. Now, I am lacking a chicken to kill to warn the monkeys.”

[TL Note: Lacking a chicken to kill to warn the monkeys: This means not having an individual to punish as an example to the others.]

After that, Gui Wu turned his head and asked, “How many Spirit Gathering Pearls have we collected in total?”

Someone immediately counted their spoils and replied excitedly, “There are a hundred people in the residential area we control. That is a total of five hundred Spirit Gathering Pearls.”

When Gui Wu heard this, he shook his head and said, “It is still not enough. The original five big factions control at least three or four hundred people in their residential areas. Even that group of fools from the battle realm controls at least two hundred people.

“Of the current seven big factions, we are the weakest. We have to collect more next month. Everyone will have to hand over seven Spirit Gathering Pearls. Otherwise, we will end up getting pushed out.”

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At Xiao Chen’s room, Zhuo Yushi said somewhat happily, “Xiao Chen, fortunately, you did not take action against them. Otherwise, the consequences would be dire.”

“What do you mean?” Xiao Chen asked.

Zhuo Yushi took a sip of tea and replied, “The practice of collecting Spirit Gathering Pearls has always existed. In the past, our residential area was controlled by Lan Feichen, who was ranked fifth in the inner sect.

“Half a month ago, Gui Wu led a group of people and fought with him. The result is unknown, but after that, Lan Feichen handed over our

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