Upon hearing this, Xiahou Bao couldn't help but give Zhou Chun a deep look before nodding and saying, "Very well, since Taoist Friend Zhang is so confident, I naturally won't refuse."
Seeing him agree, Zhou Chun immediately bowed with his hands clasped and said, "Thank you, Senior Xiahou, for your understanding. I'm just being bold and wish to see the size of the Yellow Dragon Stone held by the Xiahou Family first, if Senior wouldn't mind indulging this request?"
"This is a trivial matter. I will have someone fetch the item for Taoist Friend Zhang to inspect right away."
As he spoke, Xiahou Bao instructed a Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the Xiahou family waiting by the side to have someone bring over the Yellow Dragon Stone to his cave dwelling.
In less than half an hour, a Purple Mansion Cultivator from the Xiahou family retrieved the Yellow Dragon Stone from the treasury and brought it to the cave dwelling.
Xiahou Bao was very straightforward and waved his hand to draw the Yellow Dragon Stone in front of Zhou Chun, "Please take a look, Taoist Friend Zhang, this is the Yellow Dragon Stone held by my Xiahou Family."
Zhou Chun fixed his gaze and saw that this Yellow Dragon Stone was probably the largest he had seen, even larger than the one he had traded for at Tianzhi Hermit's exchange event.
At this moment, Xiahou Bao also timely introduced, "This Yellow Dragon Stone is hefty in weight, capable of crafting smaller Dharma Treasures three times over. Even if used to forge heavy Dharma Treasures like the Mountain River Seal or Grand Universe Brick, it is more than sufficient. This stone could fetch at least two to three hundred thousand Spirit Coins at an auction!"
Zhou Chun knew that his words were no exaggeration.
Although Yellow Dragon Stone wasn't considered a top-grade Spirit Material, due to its versatility, it was highly sought after by Golden Core Stage Cultivators who practiced earth attribute Cultivation Techniques.
Moreover, many Forbidden Formations also required this material to carve Array Plates and suppress Earth Veins.
Thus, gathering a sufficient quantity of this material was truly no easy task.
After examining it for a while, Zhou Chun also nodded and praised, "It truly is a fine treasure!"
He then spoke solemnly, "Let's establish the Spirit Pact then. I will set off to Black Mist Marsh to search for Murong Luo shortly."
Hearing his words, Xiahou Bao promptly said, "Establishing a Spirit Pact is no issue, however, I must remind you, Taoist Friend Zhang, that although Murong Luo's Cultivation Level is only in the late stage of the Purple Mansion, his actual capabilities are extraordinary. There might also be accomplices hiding in Black Mist Marsh. If you encounter problems, it won't be related to our Xiahou Family."
"That's natural. If I encounter any issues, I can only blame myself for not being skilled enough!"
Zhou Chun replied resolutely, his tone very firm.
Consequently, Xiahou Bao immediately took out a charm and crafted a Spirit Pact, impressing it with his own Power Imprint.
This type of reward pact only needed to be drawn up once and did not require Zhou Chun's own Power Imprint.
Once he completed the mission, he didn't even need to visit the Xiahou Family again; he only needed to notify them, and they would arrange for someone to bring the agreed-upon treasures for an exchange with Murong Luo's corpse.
Such an arrangement also served to protect those who completed the mission.
Thus, after obtaining the Spirit Pact, Zhou Chun left the Xiahou Family and headed straight for Black Mist Marsh.
On the way, Zhou Chun took some time to review a Jade Slip given to him by Xiahou Bao, which contained intelligence on the Bandit Cultivator Murong Luo.
As for his appearance and magical aura, Xiahou Bao had already shown this to him through a Shadow Recording Artifact after handing over the Spirit Pact. He had memorized that aura.
The Xiahou Family was not very far from Black Mist Marsh, and Zhou Chun reached Black Mist Marsh within three days.
According to the information from the Xiahou Family, there was a high probability that Bandit Cultivator Murong Luo had joined the Bandit Cultivator Organization within Black Mist Marsh.
It was said that this organization had a secret base in Black Mist Marsh with a Formation capable of purifying Spiritual Energy and toxic miasma.
However, this was only hearsay; no one had ever truly found that secret base.
But what could be confirmed was that the leader of that Bandit Cultivator Organization was a Golden Core Stage Cultivator!
Thus, this added a significant challenge for Zhou Chun to slay Murong Luo, which was also a reason why Xiahou Bao wasn't very optimistic about his success.
However, where there's a will, there's a way, Zhou Chun believed that as long as he found Murong Luo, there would certainly be a chance to kill him.
He was also prepared for a prolonged battle within Black Mist Marsh.
To draw out Murong Luo and his accomplices, upon entering Black Mist Marsh, Zhou Chun didn't release the Thunder Flood Dragon, Baibai, to lead the way. He relied solely on his own ability to fly and roam around, posing as an adventurous treasure-hunting Cultivator.
Deciding to test Zhou Chun's resolve, those audacious Bandit Cultivators who dared to attack Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators in the open, let alone within the depths of Black Mist Marsh.