However, this battle ultimately did not continue. In the middle of the fight, Benjamin Patel roared, "I'll buy my life with wealth!"

He had clearly recognized his own predicament. Prolonging this battle was futile. While Leaf Gray couldn't eliminate him outright, should this stalemate persist, his position would inevitably deteriorate. Ultimately, the moment would come when he'd be utterly outmatched by Leaf Gray.

This resolute proclamation gave Leaf Gray pause. Leveling his blade, he demanded: "I'll have that seal of yours!"

That large seal was definitely a very good spiritual artifact, probably even more valuable than the small bell he had obtained from the young master of The Ennead Star Sect.

Benjamin Patel chuckled, a spell brewing in his hand: "Then let's decide life or death! Now! Immediately!"

"Then what can you offer?" Leaf Gray asked sternly. He didn't necessarily have to kill this Benjamin Patel; he just felt that these three days of major battles had cost him too much. If Benjamin Patel could compensate for these losses, he could stop the fight.

Of course, the main reason was that if they truly fought to the death, even if he could kill Benjamin Patel, he would inevitably pay a huge price. The other party wouldn't be foolish enough to keep fighting him like this indefinitely. Before the situation deteriorated beyond repair, Benjamin Patel would definitely fight with all his might!

Benjamin Patel took out the large seal from his storage bag, then held up the storage bag: "It's all yours."

So sincere? Leaf Gray was somewhat surprised, but considering Benjamin Patel's consumption over the past few days, there probably weren't many good things left in this storage bag, at most some spirit stones and spiritual pills.

Seeing Benjamin Patel so straightforward, Leaf Gray felt it inappropriate to press further. Continuing would only lead to mutual destruction. So after a brief moment of contemplation, he nodded: "Acceptable!"

Benjamin Patel threw the storage bag forward, not even asking Leaf Gray to swear any Providentia oath or the like. In his view, although they were from opposing camps, they were both disciples from top-tier major forces, and they had that much credibility.

"I never knew, what's your name?"

"Oneleaf!"

Benjamin Patel nodded, gave Leaf Gray a deep look, his posture seeming to commit Leaf Gray's appearance to the depths of his soul. Then, dragging his weary body, he turned and walked out of the valley.

Leaf Gray did not take the opportunity to sneak attack. The other party appeared completely unguarded, but the large seal in his hand was emitting a faint, consuming light. Breaking the agreement now would be forcing Benjamin Patel into a life-or-death struggle with him.

After walking some distance, Benjamin Patel looked up at the sky, his face full of sorrow...

A huge loss! The things lost in the storage bag weren't important; as a disciple of The Infinitas Isle, he didn't care about those. The key was that he had consumed too many spiritual pills these past days, making the spiritual power inside his body turbid and impure. It would take a month of recuperation to recover properly.

In other words, for this month, he could forget about cultivating. For a low-level cultivator, this was undoubtedly a significant impact, especially for a cultivator of his background.

But losing was losing. He wouldn't complain about heaven or blame others. Their cultivation levels were still low now; they would meet again in the future. Next time, he would reclaim his standing!

Only when Benjamin Patel's figure disappeared from view did Leaf Gray let out a long sigh of relief. He called out to Amber, mounted the tiger's back, and led by Amber, found a tunnel to take shelter in.

It was finally over!

This battle had left him mentally haggard and physically exhausted. Although Leaf Gray's cultivation time was short, he had experienced quite a few battles, but he had never encountered such an evenly matched and troublesome opponent.

In the end, when Benjamin Patel wanted to cease hostilities, he conceded defeat readily, but actually, Leaf Gray had lost.

Because he had two helpers, Amber and Evie, while Benjamin Patel fought alone the entire time.

In direct combat, wary of the great seal's formidable power, Amber and Evie were limited in their contributions. Yet they remained capable of launching sporadic ambushes. Moreover, with Amber and Evie keeping him constantly engaged, Benjamin Patel had found virtually no opportunity for sleep throughout these three days.

In contrast, Leaf Gray managed to sneak in a few sleeps.

It could be said that if Leaf Gray were also alone, he definitely wouldn't have gained any advantage in this fight.

These disciples from the top major sects were indeed extraordinary. This clash with Benjamin Patel also taught him a lesson: one must never judge a cultivator's strength solely by their cultivation level.

He didn't even have the mood to check Benjamin Patel's storage bag. Leaf Gray ate some dried meat and fell asleep.

Amber and Evie glanced at each other, then went to opposite ends of the tunnel. Although the battle between The Ennead Star Sect and The Arcaneum Gate was over, and Benjamin Patel had retreated, making it highly unlikely there was any danger, necessary vigilance was still required.

Leaf Gray was awakened by movement in his Battlefield Mark. He opened his eyes, frowned confusedly for a while, feeling an inexplicable irritation upon waking, the kind that made him displeased with everything...

After fuming dizzily for a bit, he checked his Battlefield Mark. As expected, it was a message from Samuel Castillo.

This guy had sent over a dozen messages in a row, asking if he was there...

"Not here!" Leaf Gray replied with one message.

At The Arcaneum Gate stronghold, Samuel Castillo felt perplexed, sensing that Leaf Gray seemed somewhat unhappy. After a moment's stupor, he replied, "Brother Oneleaf, you jest."

He had previously addressed him as Shidi Oneleaf, but now he changed the form of address. Undoubtedly, some news had reached The Arcaneum Gate. Although it was confirmed that Leaf Gray was a disciple from a top-tier sect, defeating someone like Benjamin Patel already spoke volumes about Leaf Gray's future potential.

"What is it!" Leaf Gray fumbled around, trying to figure out how to block this guy. After a moment, he understood he just needed to erase Samuel Castillo's mark from his imprint.

Considering this guy was his first and only friend... he'd let him off for now.

"It's like this..." Samuel Castillo explained. Leaf Gray then learned that The Arcaneum Gate had won the recent battle declaration, so they were planning to hold a victory banquet to reward the disciples who performed well during the declaration. Therefore, Samuel Castillo wanted to invite Leaf Gray to attend.

No matter what, in the early stages of this conflict, Leaf Gray had been a great help to The Arcaneum Gate.

"No time!" Leaf Gray refused immediately. Due to the Sect Master's previous warning, he was unwilling to interact with too many people, let alone attend The Arcaneum Gate's victory banquet.

And Samuel Castillo's invitation was probably just out of politeness...

"Uh..." Within the stronghold of The Arcaneum Gate, Samuel Castillo stared at Leaf Gray's simple and blunt reply, a wry smile forming on his lips as he recognized the other's straightforward nature. He composed another message: "Since Brother Oneleaf is occupied, I shall not impose further. It is a pity, for many junior disciples were hoping to express their gratitude to you in person. Should you decide to depart, please inform me - I would be honored to see you off."

Leaf Gray paid no more attention to Samuel Castillo's messages. Instead, he took out Benjamin Patel's storage bag to inspect.

As expected, the restriction lock on Benjamin Patel's storage bag was already open. After checking it, Leaf Gray was somewhat surprised.

He had thought there wouldn't be many good things left in Benjamin Patel's storage bag, but it turned out this guy was richer than he imagined.

There indeed weren't many 'good' items left; the remainder consisted of spiritual pills, spirit stones, and a few defensive spirit talismans. But these were exactly what Leaf Gray needed most.

There were only about thirty-plus spirit stones. Low-level cultivators didn't consume these much; Benjamin Patel carried them just for emergencies. There were quite a few spiritual pills: about ten bottles of Spirit Nurturing Pills, and three bottles of another type of spiritual pill, totaling nearly over a hundred pills.

These things, although not enough to fully compensate for his losses over the past three days, were better than nothing.