Chapter 1438: Six Roots Clear and Quiet Bamboo

Deep within a dark mountain range, Ye Haitang, Wang Qingling, and Wang Qiuming advanced slowly. Ahead of them, a small mound of earth moved quickly underground.

"Is there really a Ten-Thousand-Year Spiritual Medicine here? And it's transformed?" Wang Qiuming asked curiously. He had never seen a Ten-Thousand-Year Spiritual Medicine in his life.

"It shouldn't be fake, but a transformed spiritual medicine is, strictly speaking, a demon, much like the tree demon I subdued—no, it should be even more powerful than that. We shouldn't count on the Ten-Thousand-Year Spiritual Medicine, but the Six Purity Bamboos should be fine," Ye Haitang said with some uncertainty. She knew that the Immortal Ascension Ruins opened only once every thousand years. The Ten-Thousand-Year Spiritual Medicine was discovered during the last opening, and after so many years, the transformed spiritual medicine must have cultivated even stronger divine abilities. Both the Myriad Sword Sect and the Myriad Beast Isle were targeting the Ten-Thousand-Year Spiritual Medicine; the Wang family had no need to get involved. No matter how valuable a treasure was, one needed to be alive to enjoy it. Wang Changsheng had repeatedly reminded them to avoid conflicts with other cultivators as much as possible, emphasizing that their lives were more precious than any treasure. Their goal was the Six Purity Bamboos. Unfortunately, Qian Yue didn't know the exact whereabouts of the Six Purity Bamboos, only that they were deep within the ruins.

Wang Qingling nodded. "Yes! Once we find the Six Purity Bamboos, we'll leave—" Before she could finish, a deafening roar echoed from afar, and the ground trembled slightly, as if someone was fighting. A mound of earth rose from the ground, and the Earth Dragon Earthworm emerged. "Let's go, let's check it out. We can let go of other things, but we absolutely cannot let anyone else have the Six Purity Bamboos," Ye Haitang said in a low voice. She stepped onto the back of the Earth Dragon Earthworm, and Wang Qingling and Wang Qiuming quickly followed. The Earth Dragon Earthworm moved swiftly, most of its body underground, with only its upper half exposed.

After a while, the Earth Dragon Earthworm suddenly stopped. A graceful young woman in a green dress flew overhead, but before she could get far, three thick yellow lightning bolts caught up to her. A shrill female scream pierced the air, and the young woman in green fell from mid-air, crashing to the ground less than ten zhang from Ye Haitang and her companions. Her body was charred black, and her magic robe was destroyed. "A Core Formation Level Eight cultivator couldn't escape? Could it be a fourth-tier beast?" Wang Qiuming frowned. If it were a third-tier beast, a Core Formation cultivator, even if outmatched, could still escape. "Let me go take a look! The Earth Dragon Earthworm is very fast underground," Wang Qingling volunteered. If it was a fourth-tier beast, there might be rare spiritual medicine.

"Cousin Qingling, wait. I'll set up a fourth-tier formation. If it's a fourth-tier beast, I can use the formation to trap it," Ye Haitang said. She took out her formation flags and array plates, setting up a formation nearby. Wang Qiuming collected the young woman's belongings and then threw a fireball to burn the corpse. Once the formation was ready, Wang Qingling and the Earth Dragon Earthworm burrowed underground, while Ye Haitang and Wang Qiuming cast spells to conceal themselves.

The Earth Dragon Earthworm moved quickly, and soon it stopped, seemingly having encountered something terrifying. Wang Qingling took a deep breath and cautiously emerged from the ground. The surrounding area was covered in thick fallen leaves, and no beast was in sight, but she saw a vast expanse of green spiritual bamboos. Several hundred zhang ahead, there was an endless stretch of green spiritual bamboos, from which faint emerald light emanated. Wang Qingling put away the Earth Dragon Earthworm, came out of the ground, took out some dark gray spiritual ointment and applied it to her body, then put on a light green cloak. With a flash of green light, Wang Qingling vanished.

Deep within the bamboo forest, a hundred-zhang-tall emerald green spiritual bamboo glowed with countless radiant beams. Its leaves were a pristine emerald green, as if crafted from jade. The other spiritual bamboos nearby were ordinary and did not emit such light. Not far away, there were several steaming craters on the ground, and a glittering spiritual scissor lay scattered on the dirt. This emerald green spiritual bamboo was precisely one of the Six Purity Bamboos, already over nine thousand years old. There were no beasts nearby.

An ape puppet beast walked in, striding towards the Six Purity Bamboos. As soon as the ape puppet beast approached within ten zhang of the bamboos, two thick yellow lightning bolts shot out from underground, striking it precisely. A surge of yellow lightning light engulfed the puppet beast's body. The ape puppet beast burst out of the yellow lightning and charged back the way it came. A muffled sound came from underground, and a small mound of earth rapidly moved towards the ape puppet beast. Before the ape puppet beast could run far, the mound caught up to it. A large yellow python emerged from the ground, opened its gaping maw, and a yellow lightning bolt as thick as a millstone flew out, striking the ape puppet beast. Boom! After a loud bang, dozens of tiny cracks appeared on the ape puppet beast's chest. The yellow python then opened its mouth and bit the ape puppet beast's head. With a crunch, the ape puppet beast's head was crushed by the yellow python, rendering the puppet beast motionless. The yellow python's long, thick tail suddenly swept, and the ape puppet beast instantly exploded into a pile of scrap metal. A yellow glow then emanated from the python's body, and it burrowed back into the ground, disappearing.

Several li away, the ground suddenly swelled, and Wang Qingling and the Earth Dragon Earthworm emerged from underground. "How was it, Cousin Qingling?" Ye Haitang quickly asked. "It is indeed a fourth-tier beast. It has mastered earth-burrowing techniques and can cast lightning spells, which is quite troublesome. Setting up a wood-attribute formation should be able to trap it," Wang Qingling suggested. The plan was to use the formation to trap the fourth-tier beast and seize the opportunity to cut down the Six Purity Bamboos. There would be enough of these Six Purity Bamboos to craft a complete set of musical magical treasures.

"Leave the formation to me. Qiuming and I will control the formation to trap the beast. Cousin Qingling, you cut down the Six Purity Bamboos as quickly as possible," Ye Haitang instructed. She put away her formation and walked forward. Soon after, the three of them stopped outside the green bamboo forest. Ye Haitang set up three sets of formations, including a fourth-tier one.

After all that, Ye Haitang took out a thumb-sized piece of green sandalwood incense—the monster-luring incense given by Zhao Hou. She had kept a small piece, hoping it would attract a fourth-tier beast. She lit the monster-luring incense and threw it far away, while the three of them cast spells to hide themselves. After a short while, a muffled sound came from underground, and a small mound of earth rapidly moved towards the location of the monster-luring incense.

Just then, a violent gale suddenly arose, whipping up a strong wind. Countless fallen leaves were swept up by the wind, and the ground seemed to rip open. A hundred-zhang-long yellow python abruptly burst from underground. The moment it appeared, countless flying sand and stones flew towards it. With a flash of yellow light, a thick yellow lightning bolt shot out to meet them. After a loud bang, dust filled the air. Countless green mists emerged from the ground, and the fierce wind howled.

Wang Qiuming and Ye Haitang held a light green array plate, casting incantations into it. Wang Qingling immediately charged towards the Six Purity Bamboos. She released the Earth Dragon Earthworm. A large swath of yellow glow appeared on the Earth Dragon Earthworm's body, and it burrowed underground. Soon, a mound of earth rose from the ground near the Six Purity Bamboos, moving rapidly around them. She then released the Icewind Flood Dragon. The Icewind Flood Dragon's massive claws gripped the Six Purity Bamboos and flew towards the sky. The ground shook violently, and thick, long cracks appeared on the surface, as if an earthquake had struck. Boom! After a tremendous roar, the Six Purity Bamboos were uprooted. Because they were too long, Wang Qingling had to cut them into smaller sections to fit them into her storage ring. The Icewind Flood Dragon opened its gaping maw and spewed out a torrent of cold air, striking the Six Purity Bamboos, which immediately froze.