Chapter 659: Perfect Completion

As Zhou Yuan emerged from the jade wall, it immediately glowed, then slowly melted away, witnessed by countless astonished eyes. Within a mere ten breaths, the jade wall had completely dissolved, leaving no trace. This sudden change immediately drew gasps of surprise from around them. Zhou Yuan watched this scene with some surprise. He presumed that since he had extracted the God-Building treasure nurtured within, the jade wall no longer served any purpose.

He turned and looked ahead, noticing that Chu Qing, Li Qingchan, Yao Yao, and the other Holy Sons had all gathered before the jade wall on the chaotic peak. Had the conflict with the Sacred Palace finally concluded?

“Jiang Taishen has already led the Sacred Palace Holy Sons in withdrawing from the fight for the Seventh Peak,” Li Qingchan said, her red lips slightly parted, her beautiful eyes gleaming with a peculiar light as she continuously scrutinized Zhou Yuan.

“The Sacred Palace conceded?” Zhou Yuan asked, surprised.

Li Qingchan’s red lips curved into a smile. “You killed Jin Chanzhi, and Zhantai Qing was severely wounded by Yao Yao. If Jiang Taishen had chosen to continue the fight, the Sacred Palace would have suffered far heavier casualties than us.”

The other Holy Sons also regarded Zhou Yuan with mixed expressions. Although they had already accepted the outcome, seeing him again still left them somewhat awestruck. That was Jin Chanzhi, ranked fifth on the Holy Son list, even higher than Kong Sheng and Li Qingchan. And now that Zhou Yuan had managed to slay him, didn’t that imply his strength had already surpassed both Kong Sheng and Li Qingchan? The Holy Sons exchanged glances, realizing that after this event, the Cangxuan Sect's Holy Son rankings were likely to see some significant shifts.

“The jade wall is gone?” Kong Sheng remarked, glancing at Zhou Yuan.

“Don’t worry, everything has been retrieved,” Zhou Yuan assured Chu Qing. “We found three eight-color God-Building treasures, dozens of seven-color ones, and even more of other grades.” He had no intention of concealing anything.

At his words, the Holy Sons present gasped. Even Chu Qing, looking astonished, ran a hand over his smooth, bald head; he had already reverted from his battle-ready state. It was well known that despite months of effort, not every Holy Son currently possessed a seven-color God-Building treasure. Yet, Zhou Yuan was now claiming that the jade wall alone contained dozens of them?! What did this signify? It meant that at least dozens of disciples from their current generation in the Cangxuan Sect would be able to establish seven Divine Dwellings! Historically, even for the top ten Holy Sons within the sect, achieving seven Divine Dwellings required prolonged accumulation and only offered a certain probability of success. Not to mention the three eight-color God-Building treasures. The Cangxuan Sect hadn't produced a Divine Dwelling Realm cultivator who opened eight Divine Dwellings in many years!

“I’ve already taken one of the three eight-color God-Building treasures,” Zhou Yuan stated calmly, looking at the group. The Holy Sons paused, taken aback by his words. Yet, even Kong Sheng and Zhao Zhu, who were not usually on good terms with Zhou Yuan, remained silent. They all clearly understood who had contributed the most to the struggle for the Seventh Peak. Had Zhou Yuan and Yao Yao not defeated their respective opponents, Chu Qing, even fighting with his life on the line, could at best have ended in a mutually destructive battle with Jiang Taishen. Furthermore, if Kong Sheng and Li Qingchan had taken Zhou Yuan and Yao Yao’s places, they would most likely have been defeated by Zhantai Qing and Jin Chanzhi. In that scenario, it would have been the Cangxuan Sect retreating from the Seventh Peak in shame. Therefore, if Zhou Yuan wasn’t qualified to take an eight-color God-Building treasure, then no one else was.

Chu Qing grinned, revealing his bright white teeth, and said heartily, “That’s something you earned with your life. No one has the right to question it.”

“Then I thank all my senior brothers,” Zhou Yuan said with a smile. “There are too many eyes here, so let’s not display the items yet. We’ll hand them over fully once the Profound Origin Heavenly Cave closes.”

Chu Qing and the others nodded in agreement. With various factions from the Cangxuan Heaven gathered here, a sudden display of so many high-grade God-Building treasures would surely invite covetousness, and unforeseen complications might arise.

“Our Cangxuan Sect’s objective for this trip to the Profound Origin Heavenly Cave has been achieved. Now, we just need to await the outcome of the remaining conflicts before we can return.”

“My only regret,” Chu Qing said, “is not truly getting to fight Jiang Taishen. I really wanted to test out my Golden Shuttle.”

Li Qingchan rolled her eyes at him. “Your Golden Shuttle isn’t fully condensed yet; using it now would render all your previous efforts futile. Even if you did use it, you wouldn’t be able to kill Jiang Taishen.” Jiang Taishen’s strength, firmly securing his position as the top-ranked Holy Son, was beyond doubt. While Chu Qing was indeed powerful, if they had fought to the bitter end, even if both were wounded, Chu Qing’s injuries would have been more severe than Jiang Taishen’s.

Listening to their conversation, Zhou Yuan looked up at the other towering peaks. “Which peak did the Sacred Palace choose?” Of the remaining two jade walls that contained eight-color God-Building treasures, both had already caught the attention of the other four major sects. If the Sacred Palace wanted to claim one, they would have to confront them.

“The one being contested by the Sword-Asking Sect and the North Sea Dragon Suppressing Hall,” Ye Ge replied.

Zhou Yuan’s gaze swept across the horizon. Sure enough, the distant, towering peak was in utter chaos. With the Sacred Palace’s entry, three sects were now locked in a fierce battle.

“Zong Ming of the Sword-Asking Sect, ranked fourth on the Holy Son list, and Tang Xiao of the North Sea Dragon Suppressing Hall, ranked seventh, are both formidable opponents,” Chu Qing said slowly. “However, even if they join forces, I doubt they can stop Jiang Taishen.”