Chapter 1097: Blood Dragon Fruit

Wang Changsheng and the other three weren't very interested in the competition among the younger generation, so they started chatting.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, Madam Wang," Zhang Wuchen casually asked, "I heard Monk Wangchen died at your hands. Do you still have his Nascent Soul?"

"Madam Mu of Myriad Flames Palace had a deep grudge against Monk Wangchen. We already handed Monk Wangchen's Nascent Soul over to Madam Mu for disposal, and she destroyed it in front of us."

"I heard Monk Wangchen came from the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple in the Western Desert and was a traitor to their sect. He must have possessed many Buddhist cultivation techniques. I am quite interested in these methods. Would Fellow Daoist Wang be willing to let me examine them? If I find any manuals that pique my interest, I would be happy to trade for them. I don't need the complete techniques, just the initial cultivation methods would be enough."

Zhang Wuchen's tone shifted, and she looked at Wang Changsheng with anticipation.

To repair her damaged soul, she had traveled through the Eastern Barren Lands, the South Sea, and the Central Plains cultivation realms. She had indeed obtained several methods to repair her soul, but their requirements were too high for her to meet.

Buddhism flourished in the Western Desert. Buddhist sects stayed out of worldly affairs, guarding the impoverished Western Desert, and other forces would not invade them. Consequently, Buddhist traditions had never been broken and were very prosperous, possessing countless cultivation manuals.

Since Monk Wangchen had died at Wang Changsheng's hands, Zhang Wuchen had her sights set on his belongings.

Zhang Wuchen's strength was considerable, and since the two families were in-laws, Wang Changsheng naturally wished to foster good relations with her.

He called for Wang Qingjun and asked him to go to the Scripture Repository to copy the initial part of a Buddhist cultivation manual.

Monk Wangchen's belongings indeed contained some Buddhist cultivation manuals, but they all required practicing Buddhist methods to be utilized. Wang Changsheng naturally wouldn't switch to Buddhist cultivation just for a few secret arts, as it was well-known in the cultivation world that Buddhist cultivation methods were slow.

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Wang Qingjun returned, holding several shells of various colors.

He had only copied a small portion of the Buddhist cultivation manual, ensuring that even if it somehow leaked, others wouldn't be able to make use of it.

Zhang Wuchen took the shells from Wang Qingjun, and as her spiritual sense entered them, her eyes suddenly lit up.

A moment later, she withdrew her spiritual sense and transmitted her voice: "Fellow Daoist Wang, I would like the cultivation methods for 'Golden Body Art' and 'Vajra Subduing Demon Grand Technique,' as well as the formula for the Soul Replenishing Pill. Please name your price."

Her primary interest was the Soul Replenishing Pill; the two cultivation techniques were merely a cover for her true objective.

"Madam Zhang, I am not lacking in ordinary items," Wang Changsheng replied via voice transmission. "Please offer something of equal value for exchange!"

Wang Changsheng replied via voice transmission, as for him, it was merely a matter of making a copy.

The two cultivation techniques could be cultivated up to the Nascent Soul stage, though their cultivation speed was slow. The Soul Replenishing Pill could repair the soul, but it required a three-thousand-year-old Soul Nourishing Flower as the main ingredient, along with several rare thousand-year-old spirit herbs and two kinds of spirit liquids. The difficulty was immense; Wang Changsheng felt that only the Ten Great Sects would be able to gather all the ingredients specified in the pill formula.

Zhang Wuchen pondered for a moment, then with a flip of her jade-like hand, a cyan jade box appeared. She transmitted her voice: "Inside this box is a Blood Dragon Fruit. This fruit takes a thousand years to blossom, another thousand to bear fruit, and yet another thousand to ripen. It can strengthen the physical body, and its effect is only slightly inferior to the legendary Dragon Scale Fruit. Fellow Daoist Wang, your vitality is strong, so you must have cultivated body refining techniques. What are your thoughts on this?"

"A Blood Dragon Fruit?" Wang Changsheng transmitted, narrowing his eyes. "Madam Zhang, you're offering a Blood Dragon Fruit directly for exchange? Surely there are other conditions!"

The Blood Dragon Fruit could strengthen the physical body, making it a coveted item for body cultivators, second only to the legendary Dragon Scale Fruit. Zhang Wuchen offering it directly, instead of other items, surely indicated another motive.

"This exchange between us must remain a secret," Zhang Wuchen said with a serious expression. "You cannot tell anyone else. You must swear an Inner Demon Oath."

Wang Changsheng's brows furrowed slightly. Even if people knew the Zhang family possessed Buddhist cultivation techniques, it shouldn't be a major issue. Could it be that Zhang Wuchen's soul was damaged, or perhaps the soul of another Nascent Soul cultivator in the Zhang family, which is why she desired the Soul Replenishing Pill formula?

It was natural for Zhang Wuchen to want to keep this matter confidential; if Wang Changsheng's own soul were damaged, he wouldn't let outsiders know either.

Wang Changsheng pondered for a while before agreeing. It was not a difficult task for him, and getting a Blood Dragon Fruit simply by keeping a secret was an excellent deal.

"Wife, please wait a moment with Fellow Daoist Guang," Wang Changsheng told Wang Ruyan. "I'll take Fairy Zhang and be right back."

Wang Changsheng greeted Wang Ruyan, then flew towards the Scripture Repository with Zhang Wuchen.

Half a quarter of an hour later, they returned to the main platform. Guang Dongren was somewhat curious but did not press for details.

On the eighth floor of the Illusionary Demon Pagoda, Wang Huaxu stood in a spacious hall, being furiously attacked by five top-tier second-order demonic beasts.

Wang Huaxu held a cyan banner, continuously releasing gusts of cyan hurricanes that temporarily fended off the five top-tier second-order demonic beasts.

His face was pale, and his magic power was significantly depleted, as the difficulty had tripled starting from the fourth floor.

Wang Huaxu flipped his hand, taking out a light cyan jade shuttle. As massive magic power was injected into it, the shuttle glowed brightly, stirring up violent winds all around.

A deafening dragon's roar rang out as the cyan jade shuttle suddenly transformed into a cyan flood dragon over ten zhang long, with formidable scales, a wide mouth, sharp fangs, and unusually large eyes.

This Azure Flood Dragon Shuttle sealed the spirit of a top-tier second-order azure flood dragon, allowing it to materialize and attack. It was a magical artifact personally refined for him by Wang Qingjing.

Wang Huaxu was the most talented Foundation Establishment cultivator in the Wang family and was greatly favored. He carried a protective talisman given by Wang Ruyan, and a nascent magic treasure personally refined by Wang Changsheng. Wang Qingjing and others had also bestowed many valuable items upon him. With just the nascent magic treasure and protective talisman, Wang Huaxu was already virtually invincible, not to mention his numerous other powerful magical artifacts.

The cyan flood dragon shook its head and tail, pouncing on the five top-tier second-order demonic beasts. Relying on its size advantage, the flood dragon was clearly superior, and the five demonic beasts were no match for it. The demonic beasts scattered, with three attempting to entangle the cyan flood dragon, while the other two pounced on Wang Huaxu.

Wang Huaxu flicked his wrist, and a streak of cyan light suddenly shot out, vanishing in a blur.

The next moment, a shimmering cyan net suddenly appeared above the heads of the two demonic beasts, quickly descending to trap them. No matter how fiercely they struggled, they could not break free from the cyan net's restraints.

*Boom!*

A series of resounding thuds echoed as the three demonic beasts were smashed to pieces by the cyan flood dragon. The remaining two demonic beasts were even less of a match for it.

Not long after, all five demonic beasts were annihilated by the cyan flood dragon, and Wang Huaxu successfully cleared the level.

He put away his magical artifacts, swallowed a blue pill, and his pale face quickly regained its healthy color.

"This grandson wishes to continue advancing through the levels," he said. "Please grant my wish, Patriarch."

Over a thousand cultivators participated in this clan competition, including both existing Wang family members and many new recruits. Wang Huaxu dared not be careless. The ninth floor would conjure a third-order demonic beast, and while he knew he was no match for such a creature, he was confident he could delay it for a while.