Those three were dirt poor!
In total, he got 84 high-grade mana essence stones, 70 high-grade chi essence stones, and 93 high-grade prima essence stones.
Aside from that, there were roughly 4k energy stones. Arkhen rarely used energy stones since his main two energy sources, Primal Pool, and Chi Pool, were unlimited. So he never had to use energy stones to recover his energy mid-fight or use potions.
But he indeed needed energy stones to buy general ingredients in his practice for Alchemy in the future and also for other things.
Unlike essence stones, energy stones were universal as they could recover all types of energy. They also had low, mid, and high-grade levels. The energy stones he got from those three Dark Shadow Tower members were high-grade energy stones.
They also had some pieces of equipment, two accessories, a few pills, potions, and such things. These things were useless to Arkhen, but he decided to sell them after returning to the sect.
'Before that, I need to find one more Vajra Prism Rhino.'
…
After ten minutes, Arkhen finally encountered another Vajra Prism Rhino. This one was a 7th-grade one!
However, just as he was about to start making his attack, he heard a notification that startled him.
[You have gained 1739 reality essence. The Dream Fragment in Taywit forest has been successfully purified].
[My lord. Sierra and Meya are coming out].
In the next second, Arkhen indeed saw Sierra and Meya coming out from Mystic Wonderland as they appeared in front of him.
"Hehe, mission complete!" Meya said with a chuckle before she grabbed Sierra's arm and squeezed herself. "But most of the work was done by sister Sierra. She is so powerful, hahaha. More powerful than you, brother Arkhen."
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Sierra wryly smiled and shook her head, "I may be more powerful now, but Arkhen will soon surpass me."
"Hahaha, I am happy that my women are powerful. They must stand at every peak alongside me," Arkhen said as he domineeringly laughed.
"Meya is also way more powerful than regular 3rd class powerhouses. At least, her stats are comparable to the near peak of 4th-class powerhouses," Sierra said with a smile as he patted Meya's head.
"Hehe, that is thanks to brother Arkhen," Meya said as she playfully grinned. Because of her EX rank skill, she would gain a constant boost of power whenever Arkhen was near her. That's why she was stronger than general powerhouses, but only when Arkhen was near her.
"What do you mean?" Arkhen asked with confusion.
"Nothing, that's a secret. Anyway, what are you doing here? Did you come out to complete a mission?" Meya asked curiously as she looked around.
"Yep. Gotta kill that Rhino. After that, we can leave," Arkhen said as he pointed to the Vajra Prism Rhino behind the girls that were approximately a hundred meters away.
"Let me do that," Sierra said as she flew towards the Vajra Prism Rhino at full speed after creating a pair of golden wings from behind her.
The Vajra Prism Rhino saw her coming and became hostile. But all these Rhinos had a set of patterns in combat. They would always use their core bloodline ability about defending first so that they could unleash a fierce counterattack afterward.
So as Sierra approached it, the Rhino used its defensive power, causing its body to shine before a diamond-like coating appeared over its body.
Alas… Sierra just faintly smiled and arrived in front of the Rhino before standing just several centimeters away from it.
The Rhino with fierce eyes glared at her, waiting for her to attack. However, its eyes slowly turned terrified as it sensed its body aura Sierra.
After a loud roar, it attacked Sierra before intending to run!
However, its glowing horn didn't even put a scratch on Sierra's body! Meanwhile, Sierra stretched her right hand back before punching forward!
It was a normal physical punch! No energy, no skill.
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*BOOM!*
The Vajra Prism Rhino exploded into blood and gore with just a single punch! But powerful gusts of winds also produced with her punch as all trees and everything shook.
"Arkhen, I think we are a bit overpowered regarding our bodily prowess because of our physiques," Sierra said with a wry smile.
"That's true," Arkhen said with a grin. "And I like that."
"Don't worry. You will still encounter trouble during your Path of Stars adventure. The more powerful you are, the tougher your adventure will be," Meya said with an amused snicker leaving her mouth.
"Haha, I welcome tough challenges because they will help me grow in the end," Arkhen said as a smile formed on his face. A smile filled with anticipation and excitement.
…
After getting the beast core of Vajra Prism Rhino, Arkhen and the two girls returned to the sect's border and entered the border palace. From there, they teleported back to the Mission Hall.
Arkhen went to the mission submitting section in the Mission Hall and returned his 5-star mission card along with the three beast cores.
"Nice, you even got the beast core of a 7th-grade Vajra Prism Rhino. Give me your storage pouch or storage ring, and I'll give you the reward," said the man looking in his early twenties behind the desk.
The reward for completing this 5-star mission was 1000 contribution points and an entry ticket into Infernal Refinement Pagoda.
After getting the rewards, Arkhen, Meya, and Sierra returned back to his courtyard at the Mortal Chaos mountain peak.
"What's this Infernal Refinement Pagoda?" Arkhen asked Meya.
"As you know, the resources required to increase your stats become significantly higher after you become a 7th-class powerhouse. You need at least five 7th-class body refining pills to reach the peak of 7th-class body stats. Haha, the soul needs even more crazy resources to reach its peak.
"But entering that Infernal Refinement Pagoda can refine your body and soul both. The longer you endure inside, the more progress you make. This Pagoda is a specialty of this sect. Not many organizations have such a facility," Meya said.
"That's cool. Then I'll save this entry ticket for when I become a 7th-class powerhouse," Arkhen said with a grin. "For now, I am going to disappear for a few days to enter the Doom Tower. So, take care of yourselves. Better not let anything happen to you two, or even I don't know what I will do."