Chapter 504 - 485: Unexpected Top-Grade Spirit Stones

Chapter 504: Chapter 485: Unexpected Top-Grade Spirit Stones

"Li Hansi is from the Central Domain. He’s a man of few words, but he has a wealth of experience in Combat. You could tell just by how he always managed to take the least amount of damage... I invited him to stay and help us break through the Mountain Gate, and then join the operation to confiscate the Blood Sea Sect’s assets. He wasn’t tempted in the slightest and just left."

Lü Siwei retracted his Divine General form, returning to his normal height. His face was even somewhat refined.

"I tried to probe him a little, but I couldn’t tell if he had some old grudge against the Blood Sea Sect. It really seemed like he just happened to be passing by, saw an opportunity to act, and took a share of the spoils."

"Lan Qingyun of the Five Thunders Sect is an old acquaintance of his. He said that this Li Hansi isn’t originally from the Central Domain; he only arrived when he was young. He doesn’t seem to have any background, but he spends lavishly and is clearly wealthy. Before his Cultivation was established, he stayed in one of the Five Thunders Sect’s Immortal Cities. Even if someone had designs on him, it would have been impossible to act right under the nose of a Super Major Sect."

The Profound Lady sat cross-legged, casual and at ease, paying no mind to her own image.

"The Five Thunders Sect investigated him and suspects he’s the heir of a Hidden Vein of the Fish Dragon Sect from the Outer Sea... You may not have heard of them. That Sect was quite famous in the Outer Sea and the Eastern Domain, but they were wiped out several hundred years ago by an alliance of Great Demons from the sea. They’re history now."

"Lan Qingyun befriended him, partly because their personalities clicked, and partly because he was instructed by a True Monarch in his sect to keep an eye on the man. The Five Thunders Sect wouldn’t go so far as to covet the secret cache a Nascent Soul Sect from the Outer Sea might have hidden inland for a comeback. They were just worried that subordinates might get greedy and try to prey on the last of their line. When Great True Monarch Jiuyue was young, he went to sea in search of Spiritual Objects and ended up owing the Fish Dragon Sect’s Sect Leader a favor. He secretly ordered that the Fish Dragon Sect’s lineage must not be broken. If there were any signs of trouble, Lan Qingyun was to report it to his sect’s True Monarchs immediately."

"According to Lan Qingyun, Li Hansi was terrified of advancing to the Nascent Soul realm and kept putting it off, using the fact that he had once taken a Life-Extending Spirit Pill as an excuse... When they met again this time, he had already become a Nascent Soul True Monarch, which shocked even Lan Qingyun."

"In that case, Li Hansi’s background is clear. No matter what his motives are, it’s unlikely he’s targeting our sect."

Lü Siwei nodded lightly. As long as that possibility was ruled out, everything was fine.

"Compared to him, I’m more interested in this other person... A Tier Four Beast Master who can partially merge with his Lifebound Spiritual Beast to unleash a strike that approaches the power of a Great True Monarch and even draws upon the Great Dao True Intent. What an interesting method of Cultivation."

The Profound Lady turned to the side, her gaze falling on the wan, grief-stricken youth who had been standing there for a long time, huddled over and cradling his dead Floating Light Dove.

This person’s objective was clear: he had come for Blood God True Monarch and the Blood Sea Sect.

Although his Lifebound Spiritual Beast had perished, as long as a Beast Master like him found a suitable Tier Three Demon Beast, the chances of it reaching the Transformation stage under his care would be much greater.

A Nascent Soul True Monarch like that had more value to recruit, and there was a higher chance he could be of use to her.

The Profound Lady slowly rose to her feet and walked toward the dejected, expressionless Feng Moyun.

...

’If I’m not mistaken, this should be the legendary Taia Divine Stone, a Tier Five Supreme Yang Spiritual Object!’

After helping the Joyful Sect deal with the three Nascent Soul True Monarchs from the Blood Sea Sect, Bai Zichen left immediately.

The spoils that came next were the true prize of a sect-annihilation war.

But neither the Blood Sea Sect’s profound legacy nor its ten thousand years of accumulated wealth had anything to do with an individual cultivator like him.

Even if he stayed, he would only get scraps. The real treasures would certainly be the exclusive prize of the Joyful Sect.

Rather than stay behind and be used as a laborer, it was better to leave early and finish his business in the Southern Domain.

The Blood Sea Sect was annihilated, and the ’Blood God True Monarch’ likewise ceased to exist, now persisting in a state that was difficult to describe.

The basic goals of his trip had been achieved. The only regret was that the newborn ’Blood God True Monarch’ had not been completely destroyed.

However, he had clearly taken a more radical path than Du Heng, not just borrowing the power of an Ancient Demon but purely transforming his body into a Blood Demon.

This transformation would turn him into an entirely new cultivator, with no connection to the previous ’Blood God True Monarch’.

These were all Bai Zichen’s speculations, but he felt they were not far from the truth.

’A figure like that is a public enemy of the Cultivation Realm. It’s just that my strength is insufficient, so for now, I can only rely on the Moral Sect... With such bizarre Divine Techniques, I’m afraid even a Great True Monarch might not be able to handle him. He’s even harder to deal with than Du Heng!’

A large pile of items appeared within his Realm.

But what truly made his heart race, what he chose without a moment’s hesitation, and what made him feel he had profited immensely from his choice of spoils were two High-Tier Spiritual Objects.

The moment he saw them, he ignored all other options.

This smooth stone, the size of a goose egg, continuously radiated light and heat as it lay there quietly.

Once placed in the sunlight, it would begin to absorb it greedily, creating the illusion that all the surrounding light was being plundered and devoured by the stone.

The refracted light projected Sword Shadows into the air—the signature characteristic of the legendary Taia Divine Stone.

This was a Tier Five Supreme Yang Spiritual Object, the bane of evil and Yin Spirits. Most importantly, it perfectly met the requirement of being a Tier Five Yin Yang Spiritual Object needed to cultivate the Two-Level Dazzling Bone.

The Two-Level Dazzling Bone, one of the Seven Great Immortal Bones of the leg, would make one’s Escape Techniques divine once refined, increasing the speed of any Escape Technique by half.

For a cultivator specializing in Escape Techniques, the Two-Level Dazzling Bone was a Heaven-Defying bone, better than any other Treasure.

Bai Zichen used his Flying Sword for transportation, and his Sword-Controlling Cyan Nether was already faster than most Escape Techniques. Even in terms of short-range maneuvering, he wouldn’t lose out.

Only under special conditions was its versatility inferior to that of an Escape Technique.

Therefore, he had never paid much mind to Escape Techniques. To have reached his level of Cultivation without practicing a single one was quite rare in the Cultivation Realm.

He mostly wasn’t interested in ordinary Five Elements Escape Techniques, while the ones he did fancy, like Star Escape or Cloud Escape, had extremely strict learning requirements and often had Spiritual Root restrictions.

However, Bai Zichen always felt there was some connection between the seven Immortal Bones of the Nine Heavens Bone Forging Techniques, and that a special transformation would occur once he had cultivated them all.

Besides, as his Cultivation deepened in the future, he would surely learn an Escape Technique eventually. The Two-Level Dazzling Bone would definitely be useful.

’Now that I have the Taia Divine Stone, I just need one Tier Five Ultimate Yin Spiritual Object to begin cultivating... This kind of high-tier item can only be obtained from Nascent Soul True Monarchs. The probability of getting one from a low-level cultivator is just too low.’

Bai Zichen put away the Taia Divine Stone, thinking to himself that it was no wonder Tribulation Cultivators could never be fully eradicated, not even in the Central Domain.

Such massive profits from zero investment could indeed easily corrupt a cultivator.

The other Spiritual Object that impressed him was a Meteor Core. Specks of Thunder Crystal were visible on its surface, and when his Divine Thought penetrated it, it felt like entering a Thunderbolt World.

’This object was naturally formed. With just a bit of refining, it could become a fine Magical Treasure... I wonder if Brother Ge has found a suitable Magical Treasure over the years. I’ll give this Meteor Core to him as a gift later. It will surely become a Thunder Element Spiritual Treasure.’

A Meteor Core is formed when a celestial body from Outer Heaven explodes, leaving behind only its most essential core. It is a Spiritual Material beyond compare to any other Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

It has gathered the power of celestial movements over countless ages, condensing it all into a single point.

And depending on the size of the original celestial body, it could have been a void fragment of a few hundred acres, or it could have been a world even vaster than the current Cultivation Realm.

The value of the Meteor Cores formed from the explosions of these two would naturally be on completely different levels.

At the same time, depending on the types of Ore Veins within the celestial body, the composition of a Meteor Core can be wildly varied.

This particular Meteor Core must have been condensed from a medium-sized void fragment that was filled with thunderbolts, resulting in this extremely pure, crystalline form.

When refining a treasure with a Star Core, if successful, the result is at least a Top-Grade Magical Treasure.

Coupled with its obviously overflowing power and the assistance of the Daoist Classic Cantongqi, a Magical Treasure refined from a Meteor Core has a very high probability of becoming a Spiritual Treasure, with immense potential for growth.

In addition, the four reckless Core Formation Cultivators from the Six Jia Sect had left behind five storage bags.

Bai Zichen sent out a surge of his Divine Sense, breaking the imprints they had left behind. He didn’t have high hopes and was just planning to pick out some passable Treasures to reward the sect’s juniors with later.

Unexpectedly, in the second storage bag, he found three azure, transparent Spirit Stones. The Water Element Spiritual Power in the air spontaneously gathered around them, and the air grew moist.

’Water Element Top-Grade Spirit Stones! What was the background of that Six Jia Sect’s Sect Leader? How could he have three Top-Grade Spirit Stones on him!’

Bai Zichen reached out and touched them. They were three complete, unused Top-Grade Spirit Stones.

For this kind of hard currency among Nascent Soul True Monarchs to appear in the storage bag of a Core Formation True Man was rather unexpected.

A cultivator with top-tier fortune like Bai Zichen had obtained Top-Grade Spirit Stones during his Core Formation Stage, but after advancing to the Nascent Soul realm, he hadn’t seen a single one since.

Fortunately, as his Cultivation advanced, he had obtained his Magical Treasures and Elixirs through other means and hadn’t needed to participate in things like auctions.

Thus, he had never felt the predicament of not having any Top-Grade Spirit Stones on hand.

This also served as an indirect testament to how truly rare Top-Grade Spirit Stones were.

’I wonder how much progress has been made on that Ore Vein I discovered these past few years... Maybe when I go back, there will be several Top-Grade Spirit Stones waiting for me.’

He pocketed the three Top-Grade Spirit Stones. Bai Zichen slightly regretted killing Ma Chengguang so quickly, as he hadn’t had the chance to interrogate him about where the Spirit Stones came from.

What he didn’t know was that these Top-Grade Spirit Stones had been a congratulatory gift, privately given by the Blood Sea Sect’s leader at the time to his son—the founding ancestor of the Six Jia Sect—when he left the Blood Sea Sect.

That was how a Core Formation True Man came to possess Top-Grade Spirit Stones unfitting for his status—three of them, no less—which were then passed down through the generations.

"You’ve been following me this entire time. How much longer did you plan on hiding before coming out?"

In his excitement, Bai Zichen had slowed his Sword Control for a moment and discovered someone had been trailing him within the range of his Divine Sense.

He had sensed this aura once before, back at the Blood Sea Sect’s Mountain Gate.

At the time, he hadn’t sensed any malice, and with so many people around, it wasn’t strange that they were heading in the same direction.

But this sudden stop had allowed him to sense that the person had been tailing him all along.

They were just too far away, and the person’s concealment techniques were so superb that he hadn’t been discovered.

So, he had simply draped the Mystical Immortal Gauze over himself and waited for the person to lose his target and rush forward in a panic before leisurely revealing himself.

"You knew I was tracking you, yet you dared to reveal yourself instead of trying to escape? What audacity..."

The yellow-haired cultivator stood in the air. His eyes had vertical pupils, his nose was flat, and his mouth was wide. He showed no embarrassment at being exposed, his expression arrogant.