Chapter 509: Chapter 502: Dragon Blood Crystal Stone, Feng Qiuwu

HISS! HISSS! A series of sounds like leaking air rang out one after another, and the restriction over the herb garden began to waver precariously.

The Nascent Soul Masters and Divinity Transformation Great Demons, their eyes red from the long, anxious wait, immediately charged inside. Whatever living Spirit Plants they saw, they snatched up directly, taking the fertile soil beneath them along for the ride.

There was no time to identify anything, no time for delay. Whatever they could grab, they took.

As for whether the Spirit Plants were useful to them, there was no time to think about that either. The first priority was to get their hands on them.

That said, the most precious types of Spirit Medicine each had unique visual phenomena, making them easy to identify.

Naturally, High Tier Spirit Plants wouldn’t grow densely packed together.

Some Spirit Plants required special growing environments; they weren’t just planted neatly in rows like common cabbages.

Some flickered in and out of view, shrouded in Evil Qi; some defied the frost and snow within an Ice Array; some grew symbiotically with special aquatic creatures in ponds; and some were buried deep underground...

Many humans and members of the Demon Race who already had a target in mind swept the area with their Divine Sense upon rushing into the herb garden, then immediately flew off in their chosen direction.

Those whose targets overlapped immediately came to blows.

The thousand-acre herb garden felt unbelievably crowded. The air vibrated with Spiritual Qi everywhere, Dharma Aspects clashed with one another, and Transformed Great Demons dozens of stories tall tore at and collided with each other...

The most eye-catching figure was a hundred-foot-tall monkey with a ferocious expression. It had Three Heads and Six Arms and wielded six Tier Four Treasures. Any human or demon who dared block its path was met with a relentless smashing from its Treasures.

As a monkey, it possessed its inherent agility, but also the ferocity of a lion, the savagery of a wild boar, the strength of an elephant, and the brutality of a crocodile...

Seeing its mighty, unstoppable rampage, the image of a certain Great Saint who once shook the world appeared in the minds of many humans and demons...

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Two figures, one chasing and one fleeing, moved at lightning speed—so fast that an ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivator’s Divine Sense couldn’t even lock onto them.

If not for the unique Divine Skills they each possessed, they would have surely left a trail of sonic booms in their wake.

"You lunatic, why are you chasing me? This grotto-heaven is filled with treasures. Can’t you go treasure hunting?!"

The one chasing from behind had sharp eyes and an aura like an unsheathed sword. "Fellow Daoist, you are one of the treasures I seek. It is said that the current head of the Ten Thousand Laws Sect’s True Inheritors once praised your prowess in Magical Combat. I ask that you please grant me your guidance!"

The person fleeing in front was on the verge of a breakdown. "I don’t want to fight you! Fighting is such a waste of time, I just want to find treasure! Stop chasing me! If you keep chasing me, I’m going to get really angry! And when I get angry, even I can’t control myself!"

A Flying Sword left its sheath, sending a wave of Sword Qi flying over as a form of greeting. "Please, Fellow Daoist, grant me your guidance!"

"AHHHH!"

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Carved beams and painted rafters, vermilion doors and ornate windows, lush green vines, and steps of white jade.

It was beautiful, to be sure, but it was not a majestic, heroic sort of beauty, nor did it possess the grand, stately air of an empress. Instead, it was filled with a delicate and refined charm.

This palace was none other than Fairy Hengguan’s personal living quarters.

The Array had not yet been broken, and no one had been able to force their way in.

However, a screen inside the hall had toppled over. Through the iridescent, shimmering protective shield of the Array, everyone could see a pair of a dragon and a phoenix chasing each other playfully on the main wall of the hall.

They shimmered with iridescent light, a magnificent sight to behold.

But upon closer inspection, how could those be a dragon and a phoenix?

They were clearly a bright red gemstone and a piece of dark red wood.

"Divinity Transformation Spiritual Objects, a Dragon Blood Crystal Stone and a Feng Qiuwu..."

"It’s actually two Divinity Transformation Spiritual Objects!"

"Thirty thousand years have washed over them, yet their Spirituality hasn’t faded. In fact, it has grown even richer!"

The eyes of the Nascent Soul Cultivators outside—who were simultaneously in a standoff and taking turns attacking the Array, each with their own ulterior motives—turned green with envy.

If they could obtain these two Divinity Transformation Spiritual Objects, with a bit of luck, they could use one to advance in a single go. The other could be sold for enough resources to cultivate all the way to the Divinity Transformation Middle Stage, or even the Late Stage.

Many of the Nascent Soul Cultivators were already getting restless. Their Dao Hearts, tempered by centuries of cultivation, had become unstable. They wanted nothing more than to eliminate all their competitors and claim the two Divinity Transformation Spiritual Objects for themselves.

Because they all harbored ulterior motives and wanted to preserve their strength, the twenty-odd Nascent Soul Cultivators had been attacking for a long time yet had somehow failed to break a mere Array that had already degraded to a Tier Four Energy Level...

If the Array had Spiritual Wisdom, it would probably be completely flabbergasted right now: ’I had no idea I was this powerful, did I?’

But it was, after all, an Array that had lost its energy supply thirty thousand years ago. So even though the Nascent Soul Cultivators were all slacking off, its protective shield was still visibly dimming.

Qin Yiming’s gaze swept back and forth. ’Why isn’t he here yet? Did he decide his strength was insufficient and give up on the contest? If I had known, I would have leaked some information to him...’

Jie Yu and Master Wu Yi were in an inconspicuous corner, lazily attacking the Array.

The two of them were communicating via Telepathy.

Jie Yu said, "There are too many people competing for these Divinity Transformation Spiritual Objects. Senior Brother Wu Yi, you must be careful to protect yourself. Your advancement is imminent, so you absolutely cannot get injured."

Master Wu Yi said dismissively, "A bunch of rabble. Which one of them has what it takes to injure me?"

"It’s still better to be careful. I know you have Mighty Powers, Senior Brother, but you can’t guarantee there isn’t some despicable villain here who will use sinister means to ambush you."

Jie Yu’s gaze was gentle, her beauty elegant rather than seductive. She shared similarities with the past Saintesses of the Taihe Sect, which made Master Wu Yi feel a pang of regret that she was not a True Inheritor.

Furthermore, for certain reasons, the Sect’s upper echelon had yet to acknowledge her status or enter her name into the registry of Sect disciples.

This was why Master Wu Yi couldn’t properly call her Junior Sister.

’How he longed to call her Junior Sister!’

"Fairy Jie Yu, there’s no need to worry. I understand the principle that a lion uses its full strength even when hunting a rabbit. You, on the other hand—you were struck once by True Monarch Zhaoxiang Guangde after teleporting here. Your soul is incredibly fragile right now, so you must guard against others launching a sneak attack with their Divine Sense. Even with the Treasure I lent you, you cannot be careless. Once your soul has stabilized and I have advanced to the Divinity Transformation realm, I will personally take you to demand an explanation from True Monarch Zhaoxiang Guangde."

Jie Yu was inwardly amused, but on the surface, she maintained a gentle smile. "True Monarch Zhaoxiang Guangde is already at the Divinity Transformation Late Stage and possesses Mighty Powers. There is no need for you to provoke such a powerful enemy for my sake, Senior Brother. Let’s not talk about him for now. We should focus on seizing the Divinity Transformation Spiritual Objects first."

"We’ll talk about it then. Fairy Jie Yu, in a moment, you just need to cover for me. You won’t need to make a move."

"I look forward to seeing you display your might, Senior Brother!"

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Master Ye Rui exchanged a few words with Chen Hongbo from time to time, but she never once glanced toward Master Mo Ping.

She didn’t even communicate with him via Divine Sense, lest anyone discover that Master Mo Ping was her secret ally.

Master Mo Ping was the City Lord of a small city, a position he’d obtained with the support of her senior brother. Although his Cultivation was only at the Nascent Soul Late Stage, his Divine Abilities were strange and powerful, and he was adept at slaughter.

After her senior brother’s death, she had expended great effort to bring this man under her sway.

This time, to get Master Mo Ping to come to the grotto-heaven and secretly assist her, Master Ye Rui had promised him numerous benefits.

’If she obtained the Divinity Transformation Spiritual Objects, paying that price would be well worth it.’

’But if she failed in the struggle, then she would have no choice but to activate her contingency plan: kill both Chen Hongbo and Mo Ping to avoid paying that exorbitant price.’

Master Ye Rui focused most of her energy on observing the other Cultivators.

’She knew her Body Technique wasn’t top-tier and her defensive capabilities were lacking, which was why she didn’t dare be the one to make the first move.’

’Her best bet was to wait for others to go for the Divinity Transformation Spiritual Objects first. She could follow behind, just going through the motions with her Taiping Fist, and then, once most of the competitors had been eliminated, she would unleash a massacre.’

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