I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield - Chapter 649 - 486: A Bountiful Harvest (Part 2)

Chapter 649: Chapter 486: A Bountiful Harvest (Part 2)

The group did not pause and continued to move toward other rooms.

As the door to the third room opened, a more intense chill swept over them.

In the center of the room, dozens of waist-high ice-covered displays were arranged, each showcasing various plants or fruits frozen in ice — some had leaves like ice crystals, shimmering with a mysterious blue sheen; some fruits were entirely red, wrapped in ice yet still exuding vitality; others had thick roots, wrapped in a faint spiritual energy aura.

Clearly, these were Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, preserved by the Ice God Race through special ice-sealing techniques, remaining intact without any decay or deterioration even after thousands of years.

“This is Ice Flame Grass! A legendary treasure capable of refining fire attribute spiritual energy!” Huo Yuansheng pointed at a red frozen little grass with delight in his eyes, “And that one is Cold Marrow Flower, which can purify internal impurities, elevate spiritual energy purity; it’s long extinct outside!”

Zhuge Yu stepped forward, closely examining the ice-seal pattern, admiringly saying, “The Ice God Race’s ice-sealing technique indeed is magical, capable of locking in the vitality of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, preventing decay for thousands of years. If these items were taken out, each could be auctioned for a fortune.”

After carefully observing each item, they moved to the next room.

The fourth room was a small library, bookshelves reaching the roof, filled with books.

They casually picked up a book, its text distorted and bizarre, neither in the Empire’s common language nor any known race’s language, completely indecipherable.

“These books likely record the Ice God Race’s history, cultivation techniques, or other knowledge.” Zhuge Yu stroked the pages, “Though we can’t understand them, they can be brought to the Empire’s academy for experts to decipher, a major contribution for us too.”

After a brief look, they entered the next room.

The entire room was enveloped in soft blue light, with shelves and the floor piled with energy crystals.

These crystals were wholly ice-blue, pure with no impurities. Qin Tian picked up one, feeling the pure energy within, nodding in satisfaction.

Exploring room after room, the group’s smiles grew wider, this trip to the Ice God Treasure Vault had already exceeded expectations.

A moment later, the four returned to the center of the hall, standing around the Spirit Pool.

Qin Tian glanced at the swirling mist in the pool, saying, “We’ve checked all the rooms. The ores, weapons, and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures inside, we can distribute them slowly later, what do you think?”

“No problem!” The three nodded in agreement.

For them, these treasures were valuable, but enhancing their own strength was the key; the stronger they were, the more proactive they could be in this perilous relic, seizing more opportunities.

“I’ll first examine the pool’s situation.” Qin Tian voluntarily proposed, with no objections from the group.

He stepped into the pool, the icy water instantly soaking his pants, a pure and extreme spiritual energy seeped into his body through his skin, making him shiver yet comfortable all over.

He continued moving toward the pool’s center, the water gradually rising past his waist, chest, until it reached his shoulders, the pure spirit liquid seemingly found an outlet, surging through his pores into his body.

“Ah…” Qin Tian couldn’t help but let out a relaxed murmur, feeling warm all over, the spiritual energy rampaging through his meridians, circulating several times faster than usual.

At that moment, the Ice Crystal Divine Statue in the hall’s center suddenly lit up.

A gentle ice-blue beam shot from the statue’s palm, precisely enveloping Qin Tian, the light being soothing without being glaring, not dissipating for a long time.

“Qin Tian!” Zhuge Yu and the other three reacted tensely, instinctively moving forward but were blocked by the invisible barrier of the beam.

They watched Qin Tian nervously, fearing the sudden light might bring danger.

However, their worries were evidently misplaced.

When the blue light fell on him, Qin Tian only felt a cool and gentle power descending, without any harm, rather acting like a catalyst, wildly accelerating the pace of absorbing the spirit liquid.

To his delight, this power not only sped up spiritual energy absorption, but subtly honed his body, strengthened his foundation, even slightly deepening some talents’ colors.

He could clearly feel his spiritual energy rapidly growing, the Tier Six, Six Stars bottleneck faintly showing signs of loosening, his body’s strength steadily improving under the dual nourishment of spirit liquid and divine light.

Qin Tian raised his head, showing an “OK” gesture to the three nervous people by the pool, his face full of relaxed smiles.

Seeing Qin Tian unharmed and apparently gaining much benefit, the three no longer hesitated, stepping into the pool one after another.

The icy, pure spirit liquid flowed into their bodies, instantly dispelling all fatigue, invigorating their spirits.

Almost instantly as they entered the pool, the Ice Crystal Divine Statue lit up again, three ice-blue beams directed at Zhuge Yu, Taishi Feng, and Huo Yuansheng respectively, mirroring the glow surrounding Qin Tian.

The four silhouettes sat quietly in the misty pool, like four meditative jade statues. Pure spirit liquid transformed into countless threads, traveling along their meridians, where it passed, as if dry wood catching spring, every cell greedily absorbing this ancient gift.

Above the pool, the radiance pouring from the Ice Crystal Divine Statue remained consistent, gentle as silk as mist, softly enveloping the four.

Under the blessing of this divine light, the vast yet somewhat icy energy in the spirit liquid was tamed, purified, integrated smoothly into their spiritual energy circulation, becoming the most basic cultivation.

Visibly, the auras emitted from them were steadily rising, treasures subtly flowing beneath their skin—a visible manifestation of cultivation being rapidly consolidated and expanded.

Although the pool’s spirit liquid rippled slightly from their absorption, creating ripples, compared to the vast reserves accumulated over thousands of years, their consumption was but a drop in the ocean.

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While Qin Tian and the others were engrossed in the ecstatic feeling of cultivation enhancement, spiritual energy swirling endlessly around, the once silent ice-sealed relic, now due to the intrusion of five hundred of the Empire’s top talents, stirred up surging tides.

The sharp screams of spiritual energy bursts, intense sounds of battle, and angry roars of awakened demons replaced the former tranquility filled only by howling cold winds.

Slumbering demons awakened one after another, opening hollow, deep eyes, engaging with the intruders in fierce clashes.

In an instant, every corner of the relic could erupt into fierce battles,

Due to the presence of the Ice Element, these talents not only fought fiercely with demons, but also engaged in ruthless plunder and pillage among themselves. Past grudges now escalated infinitely, many long-standing rivals even regarded this relic as the perfect venue to resolve personal vendettas.

Amidst this chaos, a more stunning news spread rapidly among them like wildfire — the Ice God Treasure Vault.

Qin Tian wasn’t the only one with this opportunity, many exceptionally skilled and lucky talents also discovered the vast treasure hidden in the relic’s core area through their own methods.

However, outside the treasure vault, demon armies swarmed like tides, posing as the most terrifying “roadblocks.”

Not everyone possessed the mastery, like Qin Tian, to avoid direct confrontations with the power of space.

Entering the vault necessitates assistance from others.

Desire for treasure forced these usually proud and aloof talents to temporarily set aside their prejudices.

They began connecting with each other, forming temporary alliances, attempting to gather collective strength, break through the demon barricades, and enter the legendary vault together.

Of course, beneath the veil of cooperation lay more suspicion and scheming.

Fragile alliances often crumbled just before reaching the true treasure. To reduce share-takers, or simply to seize the Ice Element and treasures held by others, internal backstabbing and infighting within alliances proved even more insidious than demon claws.

In no time, the entire relic descended into chaotic disarray.

Spiritualists fought demons, spiritualists fought fellow spiritualists; for the Ice Element they fought, for the treasure vault they fought, and even fought to settle old grudges.

Blood, frost, spiritual energy’s radiance, and the cold sneers of betrayal intertwined, forming a brutal yet true image of survival in the secret realm. Meanwhile, Qin Tian and the other three’s serene corner stood as the only island of calm amid the sweeping storm of frenzy.