Chapter 2037: Nine-Leaf Golden Lotus and Jade Moon Flat Peach

A vast and secluded manor, the entire estate was enveloped by a thick yellow light barrier.

Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, and Yuan Shu stood at the manor’s entrance. The Two-Eyed Mouse perched on Wang Changsheng’s shoulder. All three looked tense.

Yuan Shu's body glowed with blue light, doubling in size. He slammed his fists against the yellow light barrier, producing muffled thuds. It felt as if he were hitting a solid copper wall or an iron barrier.

An alien race at the Void Refinement stage was outside and could break in at any moment. They had to breach the barrier quickly.

"Let me try!" Wang Changsheng said in a deep voice. "Hopefully, we can open the restriction and get in."

The Two-Eyed Mouse's eyes each shot out a dazzling yellow light, striking the yellow light barrier. Ripples like water waves spread across the barrier's surface, and the area hit by the yellow light became transparent.

The Two-Eyed Mouse squeaked, and a gap about ten feet wide slowly appeared.

Wang Changsheng sighed in relief and quickly slipped through, followed closely by Wang Ruyan and Yuan Shu. Once they entered the manor, the gap healed as if it had never been there.

The manor was vast, featuring multiple independent courtyards, waterside pavilions, long corridors, and numerous gardens with exotic stones.

Passing through a circular archway, a vast spiritual field came into view. It was bare, with no spiritual herbs growing there. Wang Changsheng wasn't surprised; after so many years without care, the spiritual herbs must have withered away.

In another courtyard, a spiritual spring about ten feet wide sat in the center. Floating in the spring's middle were two golden lotus flowers, their buds unfurling. Each golden lotus had nine petals, and above them hovered a peculiar golden spiritual light.

"Nine-Leaf Golden Lotus!" Wang Changsheng's eyes flickered with surprise, but he quickly composed himself. The Nine-Leaf Golden Lotus could aid high-level cultivators in conceiving offspring. While not as effective as the Nine-Dragon Pill, it still had a certain utility. With two Nine-Leaf Golden Lotuses, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan might be able to have children and establish their family. Of course, obtaining the Nine-Dragon Pill would be even better.

The Two-Eyed Mouse jumped off Wang Changsheng's shoulder, its eyes each emitting a yellow light that struck the sky-blue barrier. Ripples spread across the blue water barrier, and a gap about ten feet wide suddenly appeared, from which an extremely pure spiritual energy surged out.

Yuan Shu remained silent, as he was merely accompanying them.

Wang Changsheng took out a shimmering blue jade bottle, infused it with magic power, and the bottle emitted a blue mist that enveloped the two Nine-Leaf Golden Lotuses, drawing them inside until they vanished. Having obtained the two Nine-Leaf Golden Lotuses, Wang Changsheng was in high spirits.

Leaving the courtyard, a dense green bamboo forest appeared before them. The forest was quiet, and none of the three dared to be careless. Wang Ruyan activated her Dark Phoenix Eyes to observe their surroundings.

After walking three hundred steps, they reached the depths of the bamboo forest. The bamboo stalks here were thick enough for a person to embrace, indicating countless years of growth. Not far away stood a colossal bamboo stalk, thick enough for three people to embrace. Beneath this giant bamboo grew a white spiritual ganoderma, its surface adorned with golden spiritual patterns.

"Golden-Patterned Jade Ganoderma, at least thirty thousand years old!" Yuan Shu exclaimed in surprise, his eyes burning with eagerness. The Two-Eyed Mouse emitted sharp squeaks, its tail wagging excitedly.

"This isn't a Golden-Patterned Jade Ganoderma," Wang Ruyan said with a frown, her expression solemn. "It's an illusion created by a restriction. If we touch it, we might trigger the restriction." If she hadn't possessed the Dark Phoenix Eyes, she wouldn't have noticed the anomaly.

Wang Changsheng released two small horse puppets and controlled them to walk forward, without touching the illusory ganoderma. One hundred steps, three hundred steps, five hundred steps passed without any abnormality.

"Wife, stay here and support us," Wang Changsheng instructed. "We'll go ahead and check. If there's no anomaly, then you can follow." He was very anxious, but he couldn't panic, as that would only make things worse. Wang Ruyan nodded in agreement.

Wang Changsheng and Yuan Shu followed behind the horse puppets, moving slowly. Half an hour later, they were still in the bamboo forest, their expressions tense.

Not far ahead, a light green mushroom lay beneath a spiritual bamboo. The Two-Eyed Mouse shrieked with excitement, but given the previous example of the illusory ganoderma, they did not pick the mushroom and continued forward.

Not long after, Wang Changsheng suddenly stopped, his expression grave. Ahead stood a green stone platform about ten feet high, with a shimmering golden flying sword embedded in it. The platform's surface was covered in green moss, through which numerous mysterious runes were faintly visible, seemingly signifying something.

The golden flying sword appeared normal, and its spiritual energy fluctuations weren't strong. Wang Changsheng expanded his divine sense, scanning all directions. He swept an area of five hundred miles around him but found no anomalies. He couldn't discern what material the green stone platform was made of; his divine sense simply didn't register it. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed it.

"This seems to be the Myriad Wood Sword Nurturing Formation!" Wang Changsheng said slowly, a thoughtful expression on his face. The Myriad Wood Sword Nurturing Formation was primarily used to nourish wood-attributed flying swords. It utilized the formation's power to gather a large amount of plant spiritual energy in one place, thereby nurturing the wood-attributed flying sword and enhancing its power.

Yuan Shu shrugged, saying, "So many years have passed; I don't imagine the restriction's power will be too strong." He opened his mouth and spat out a misty blue sound wave, which shot straight towards the golden flying sword. As the blue sound wave neared the green stone platform, countless green runes suddenly emerged from the platform. The blue sound wave, as if affected by something, instantly dispersed and vanished.

"Fellow Daoist Jiao, this treasure is yours," Yuan Shu inquired earnestly. "If there are other rare spiritual herbs later, how about they go to me?"

"No problem, it's a deal." Wang Changsheng readily agreed. True Immortal Xuanfeng was a Body Integration cultivator in his lifetime, and he had specifically set up the Myriad Wood Sword Nurturing Formation to nourish this flying sword. This sword must be extraordinary. No matter how precious a spiritual herb was, it was merely an ingredient. No matter how ordinary a Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure was, it was still a Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure. Wang Changsheng clearly understood the difference in importance.

Yuan Shu opened his mouth and spat out a stream of white flame, which landed on the green stone platform, engulfing it. Yuan Shu flipped his hand, producing a massive club shimmering with unsteady blue light. With a horizontal sweep, like autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves, he struck the green stone platform. The blue club smashed into the green stone platform, producing a dull clang of metal striking rock, and sparks flew everywhere. The green stone platform remained as stable as a mountain, not budging an inch.

Yuan Shu roared, and the blue club's spiritual light intensified, its size rapidly expanding, as he smashed it towards the green stone platform once more.

Wang Changsheng took out the Glazed Spirit-Severing Axe, furiously channeling immense magic power into it, and swung it at the green stone platform through the air. A piercing whoosh sounded as a misty blue axe blade swept out, striking the green stone platform. After a deafening rumble, several thick, long cracks appeared on the green stone platform's surface.

Amidst a series of loud explosions, the green stone platform shattered. A faintly glowing flying sword was embedded in the ground. Upon closer inspection, they noticed two fingernail-sized chips on its blade, revealing the four small characters "Golden Thunder Demon Slaying."

"Golden Thunder Demon Slaying Sword? Could it be forged from Golden Thunder Bamboo?!" Yuan Shu said in surprise. Golden Thunder Bamboo was a special spiritual bamboo that could unleash Golden Thunderbolts, making it an excellent refining material. However, compared to Nine Thunder Bamboo, Golden Thunder Bamboo was significantly inferior.

"Even if it's a flying sword forged from Golden Thunder Bamboo, it's mine now." With a single grasp, Wang Changsheng pulled the Golden Thunder Demon Slaying Sword towards him, and it landed in his hand. He tried injecting magic power into it, and the Golden Thunder Demon Slaying Sword suddenly erupted with dazzling spiritual light. Countless golden electric arcs surged out. With a swing towards the ground, a brilliant golden sword light swept forth, enveloped in countless golden electric arcs, and struck the ground.

A deafening rumble ensued as the ground exploded, creating a hundred-foot-long trench. Many green spiritual bamboo stalks were snapped in half, and the golden electric arcs, striking the bamboo, instantly ignited them. Yuan Shu swept his sleeve, and a sheet of blue light surged out, extinguishing the flames.

"Wife, it's safe now, you can come over!" Wang Changsheng called out loudly. Wang Ruyan flew from a distance and landed in front of him. She activated her Dark Phoenix Eyes to survey the surroundings. Only after finding no anomalies did she breathe a sigh of relief.

"Let's go! We need to find a way out quickly; this is not a place to linger." Wang Changsheng urged them. With the Void Refinement stage alien cultivators following them, he couldn't relax. Fortunately, the restrictions left by True Immortal Xuanfeng were strong enough that the alien cultivators shouldn't be able to enter for a while.

Soon after, they vanished into the bamboo forest.

In a spacious and bright hall, Mi Yan and the others wore grim expressions. Feng Yao and the other cultivators at the Spirit Transformation stage were pale. They had activated their magic treasures to attack the restrictions, but to no avail.

"How did they get in? Three Spirit Transformation cultivators easily breached a restriction that's difficult even for us to break?" Jin Yao frowned, her face full of disbelief.

"They possess Netherworld River Water," Qing Yu explained, his expression grave. "It's naturally much easier for them to break these restrictions. Netherworld River Water is unique to the Netherworld. Apart from a few specific divine abilities or flames that can counter it, ordinary treasures or flames are utterly ineffective against it."

"Netherworld River Water? I'd like to try." Mi Yan opened her mouth and spat out a stream of crimson-golden flames, causing the room's temperature to rise sharply. The floor showed signs of melting. Black ice melted at a visible rate, turning into a puddle of bone-chilling Netherworld River Water. Mi Yan formed a hand seal, and the crimson-golden flames enveloped the Netherworld River Water, propelling it towards a green light barrier. With a deafening rumble, the Netherworld River Water struck the green light barrier, and a large expanse of black ice instantly formed on its surface.

Jin Yao slammed her right hand towards the black ice. A shimmering golden bird claw materialized out of thin air and struck the black ice. With a loud bang, the black ice shattered into pieces, and the green light barrier subsequently broke apart and vanished.

A thunderous sound echoed as countless green electric arcs surged from Qing Yu's body, and he instantly vanished from his spot.

Mi Yan flicked her sleeve, and a vast expanse of crimson-golden flames swept out, striking towards Jin Yao and the others. Jin Yao's green feathered wings on her back gently flapped, and she suddenly disappeared. With a scream, Feng Yao was engulfed by the crimson-golden flames and turned to dust. Jiang Qingfeng, with a lower cultivation level and positioned further back, was not Mi Yan's primary target.

As the flames dispersed, the green light barrier had already healed.

"Bastard, you tricked me!" Jin Yao cursed, her face covered in frost.

In the face of personal gain, the two temporary allies immediately broke their agreement. After all, with such difficult restrictions to breach, fewer people entering meant less competition. Qing Yu directly used Thunder Escape to enter, completely disregarding his clansmen.

The purple-skirted girl and the other person paled in fright. Countless electric arcs surged from their bodies, and a brilliant golden light swept out, enveloping them.

"If you want to die, then run!" Jin Yao said coldly. "If you don't want to die, then cooperate with me to break the restriction." With a flick of her right hand, a large golden light flew out and vanished into the bodies of the purple-skirted girl and the other person. The two were unwilling, but dared not disobey Jin Yao's command, so they could only obediently comply.

Soon, explosive sounds rang out again, and dazzling lightning drowned out a green light barrier.

Jin Yao changed her hand seal, and a sharp, piercing bird cry sounded. A massive golden eagle phantom suddenly appeared above her head. To break the restriction, she had no choice but to activate her Dharma Idol. The golden eagle phantom flapped its wings, causing the void to vibrate and distort, as if about to tear open. The green light barrier also twisted and warped accordingly.

Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, and Yuan Shu stood before a green spiritual field. Unlike the spiritual fields outside, the spiritual soil here consisted of pea-sized green granules, shimmering with spiritual light, clearly not ordinary earth. In the spiritual field were two ten-foot-tall white fruit trees. Each tree bore more than ten oval-shaped green spiritual peaches, which were translucent and sparkling.

"Azure Moon Xisaoil! To think they used this kind of Xisaoil to cultivate Jade Moon Peaches!" Yuan Shu exclaimed, his eyes burning with fervor.

Azure Moon Xisaoil is a special type of Xisaoil that inherently possesses plant spiritual energy, accelerating the growth of spiritual herbs and fruits. It is also a refining material. To be blunt, if spiritual fruits and herbs are cultivated with Azure Moon Xisaoil, even if left unattended for tens of thousands of years without formation protection, as long as they are undisturbed, their growth will undoubtedly be excellent.

Generally, high-level cultivators would set up formations to protect spiritual herbs and ensure their proper growth. However, this had a drawback: if too much time passed, the formation's restrictions might loosen. This often led to rare spiritual herbs in ancient ruins or old cultivator caves withering or being consumed by demonic beasts. It was thanks to the Azure Moon Xisaoil and formations that these two Jade Moon Peaches could grow successfully until now.

The Jade Moon Peach blooms every eight thousand years, bears fruit every eight thousand years, and takes another eight thousand years to ripen. Even if a Spirit Transformation cultivator consumed one raw, it could save them decades of arduous cultivation. If refined into a Jade Moon Ginseng Pill, it could assist cultivators in breaking through to the Void Refinement stage, increasing their chances by ten percent. Additionally, Jade Moon Peaches could be used to brew excellent wine.

A thick golden light barrier covered the entire spiritual field, its surface covered with mysterious runes.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan's eyes burned with eagerness. If they could obtain a Jade Moon Peach, it would save them decades of arduous cultivation, thereby accelerating their cultivation speed.