Chapter 2130: Wealth Explosion

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan landed, and he put away the sparkling yellow stone and the azure shield.

After dealing with the two Spirit Race members, the Dual-Pupiled Mouse scurried out from Wang Changsheng's embrace, squeaking and wagging its tail from side to side, seemingly seeking commendation.

Wang Changsheng smiled, then with a flick of his wrist, a shimmer of light swept across, revealing a pile of items on the ground: jade boxes, wooden chests, ores, demon beast materials, and more.

They quickly inventoried the haul: 178 thousand-year spirit herbs, 28 three-thousand-year spirit herbs, over 50 spirit fruits, 24 low-grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures, 4 sixth-tier attack talismans, 2 sixth-tier escape talismans, 1 sixth-tier enemy-trapping talisman, 5 sets of fifth-tier formations, and a quantity of spirit insect eggs, ores, and spirit wood.

They found items belonging to disciples from the Profound Green Sect, Ten Thousand Spirits Sect, and Divine Weapons Sect. Unfortunately, there were no cultivation technique scriptures, only some travelogues or miscellaneous notes. It was clear that before entering the Profound Spirit Grotto-heaven, they had left all their cultivation manuals at their sects to prevent them from falling into enemy hands.

"A Heavenly Sound Array! It's actually a formation that amplifies musical attacks!" exclaimed Wang Ruyan, holding a silver-glowing formation flag.

The Heavenly Sound Array is a fifth-tier formation primarily used to amplify musical attacks, and it can also weaken them. Simply put, with this array, the power of Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan's sonic attacks would increase severalfold, and their defense against such attacks would also be significantly enhanced.

"You performed well this time; this is your reward," Wang Changsheng said.

Wang Changsheng fed the Dual-Pupiled Mouse five thousand-year spirit herbs. It wasn't that he was reluctant to give it more, but he still needed its assistance. If the creature consumed too many and fell into a deep slumber, it would be a net loss.

After devouring the Wood Spirit Race member's corpse, the Wood Demon curled into a ball-like shape and remained unresponsive, no matter how Wang Changsheng tried to communicate with it. Having previously devoured the core of a fifth-tier Flower Demon and now the corpse of a Spirit Transformation stage Wood Spirit Race member, it likely had a high chance of advancing to the fifth-tier.

From the 24 low-grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures, Wang Changsheng chose two suitable artifacts to refine: the Cold Moon Pearl and the Flying Spirit Boots. Wang Ruyan also selected two items for refinement: the Five Flames Banner and the Flying Spirit Cloak.

Wang Changsheng was a fifth-tier artifact craftsman, but he couldn't refine every treasure due to limitations in materials.

By eliminating two Spirit Race members this time, they had become incredibly rich. With these assets, Chen Yueying would likely grant them territory to establish a family, ensuring its prosperity.

Wang Changsheng put away the items on the ground and flew towards the cave with Wang Ruyan. They intended to collect the Thousand Insect Fruit Tree and refine their new treasures.

Over an hour later, they emerged from the cave, their faces alight with excitement.

"Let's go, we're heading to the Nine Thunder Bamboo location," Wang Changsheng said. "Hopefully, Senior Brother Zhao has already secured it, and we won't have to exert ourselves as much."

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan transformed into two streaks of blue light, soaring through the air and vanishing into the horizon.

Deep within a vast and boundless azure bamboo forest, numerous spirit bamboos lay snapped in half, and hundreds of massive craters marred the ground. Six corpses, identifiable as disciples of the Nine Flames Sect by their attire, lay strewn about. Nearby, a ten-foot-long giant beast lay sprawled, possessing an ape's head, a tiger's body, bird's wings, and a snake's tail, all covered in fiery red mane.

A burly young man in red stood beside the beast, with two men and two women respectfully standing behind him. The red-clad young man had handsome features and an indifferent expression. In his palm, he clutched a miniature Nascent Soul, which was enveloped in a dazzling red light.

A shrill scream pierced the air as the miniature Nascent Soul dissolved into specks of spiritual light and disappeared.

"These fools actually dared to ambush us," said a svelte young woman in a green dress. "Fortunately, Ancestor Su discovered them beforehand, or we would have been in grave danger."

"Sun Lan, enough flattery," Su Yuntao sneered. "These Nine Flames Sect disciples have so little ambition. Seven of them gathered, not to seek treasure, but to set up a formation and wait for prey." Though he was merely a clone, he had mastered many secret techniques and possessed numerous treasures, so he truly held these Spirit Transformation juniors in no regard.

"Ancestor Su, what should we do next?" Sun Lan asked cautiously.

"Since the Nine-Light Glazed Ginseng was eaten by a demon beast, let's go find other cultivators!" Su Yuntao stated grimly. "They must have considerable wealth on them." He had entered the Profound Spirit Grotto-heaven for a fifty-thousand-year Nine-Light Glazed Ginseng. Unfortunately, a demon beast had consumed the spirit herb, so he was forced to change his objective and hunt other cultivators instead.

A streak of golden light appeared in the distant sky, rapidly flying towards their location.

"Oh, a fellow sect member is approaching," Sun Lan said with a smile.

Shortly after, the golden light landed before Su Yuntao, revealing a dignified middle-aged man. "Ancestor Su, Junior Sister Sun, I finally found you," the middle-aged man said with a sigh of relief.

"Fang Fei, are you alone? Where are your spirit beasts and birds?" Su Yuntao asked, puzzled, as disciples of the Ten Thousand Spirits Sect typically used their spirit beasts and birds for transportation while traveling.

"I discovered several ten-thousand-year Nine-Colored Jade Lotuses," Fang Fei sighed, a bitter expression on his face. "However, a sixth-tier demon beast was guarding them, and it killed all my spirit beasts and birds. I barely managed to escape with my life."

"Ten-thousand-year Nine-Colored Jade Lotuses? Take me there!" Su Yuntao commanded, leaping onto the exotic beast.

Fang Fei acknowledged and, along with the others, jumped onto the beast's back. The beast let out a deafening roar, powerfully flapped its bird-like wings, and soared into the sky.

Su Yuntao suddenly turned his head, flicked two fingers, and several massive fireballs shot out, incinerating the corpses of the Nine Flames Sect disciples. Soon after, Su Yuntao and his group vanished into the distant sky.

Dozens of miles away, a mound of earth rose from the ground, and Xuan Yin emerged from beneath, a sneer playing on her lips. "Let them collect the treasures for now; they'll be mine sooner or later," Xuan Yin murmured. She then took out a blood-red, constantly flickering magic disc adorned with five lifelike skull heads.

Suddenly, one of the skull heads flashed wildly before dimming.

"Another clan member died, damn it," Xuan Yin muttered to herself, her brows furrowed. "I don't know where they are. I need to find a way to meet up with them. I can't deal with the clone of an Integration stage old monster by myself."

In a vast, emerald mountain range stretching for billions of miles, within a narrow valley, Zhao Hong, Sun Yan, and two other Spirit Transformation cultivators stood atop a ten-foot-tall yellow boulder.

"What's going on? Where did they go?" Zhao Hong asked, frowning. The Zhenhai Palace had sent thirty disciples into the Profound Spirit Grotto-heaven, fifteen of whom were from the Ascension Faction. Zhao Hong had waited for over half a month, but only two fellow disciples had arrived.

"Perhaps they encountered trouble, or maybe they are scavenging for treasures elsewhere," Sun Yan said, frowning, noting that some disciples, after entering the Profound Spirit Grotto-heaven, would go treasure hunting in small groups and not bother to meet up with the main contingent.