Chapter 2147: Leaving and the Ownership of Xuantian's Possession

Outside the Profound Spirit Cave Dwelling lay a ten-thousand-acre bluestone plaza. In its center was a massive formation, tens of thousands of feet in size, featuring thousands of indentations, each holding a high-grade spirit stone.

Chen Yueying and several other Integration cultivators gathered in the plaza, their expressions grave.

"The time is almost up; they are about to emerge," Chen Yueying said in a deep voice. When the time came, anyone possessing a key would be teleported out.

"Once they emerge, we will know what happened inside. Our Li family has only one person left."

"Our Nine Flames Sect isn't much better off; only three are alive."

The Nascent Soul cultivators they had sent in suffered heavy casualties. It was noteworthy that all factions had increased their deployed personnel; logically, the survival rate should have been higher than the previous time. However, the reality was that it was lower.

"Activate the reception array and bring them out! Once they emerge, everything will be clear," Chen Yueying urged.

When Profound Spirit Heavenly Venerate established the Profound Spirit Cave Dwelling, he had considered this possibility and created the reception array. At the end of the trial, human cultivators participating could be teleported out using this array.

While other races possessed keys to enter the Profound Spirit Cave Dwelling, leaving was not as simple for them.

They quickly formed hand seals, their bodies radiating spiritual light. Each sent a spell into the formation, which immediately began to shake violently, illuminating countless mysterious array patterns.

"Rise!"

As True Monarch Jinding let out a low cry, the reception array burst into brilliant spiritual light, and a thick beam of light shot upwards, piercing towards the sky.

After a while, the spiritual light dissipated, revealing more than twenty Nascent Soul cultivators on the teleportation array, most of whom were injured.

Chen Yueying and Li Yan's gazes swept over the group, their eyes landing on Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan's clothes were stained with blood, indicating they had endured many battles.

Upon seeing Chen Yueying and the others, Wang Changsheng immediately transmitted a message to Chen Yueying: "Ancestor Chen, we obtained a Profound-Heaven item."

Wang Changsheng's figure flickered, suddenly appearing beside Chen Yueying, with Wang Ruyan following closely behind.

Even a hundred-thousand-year-old spirit medicine might not necessarily cause other Integration cultivators to target those from Zhenhai Palace. A Profound-Heaven item, however, was different; this was a supreme treasure capable of transforming an entire race.

Other cultivators quickly transmitted messages to their respective elders. From their juniors, they learned of the existence of the Profound-Heaven item.

Upon hearing the words "Profound-Heaven item," Chen Yueying was stunned, but she quickly recovered.

She took out a blue porcelain bottle, threw it to Wang Changsheng, and instructed, "This is a sixth-tier healing elixir, the Profound Ginseng Jade Dew Pill. Take it to heal your injuries first."

Wang Changsheng thanked her, poured out two light-golden pills from the bottle, which emitted a unique fragrance.

He and Wang Ruyan each took one, and their pale complexions quickly regained their color.

Wang Changsheng felt a hot current rising in his abdomen, flowing through his limbs and bones. Everywhere the hot current passed, his body felt incredibly comfortable.

Sun Yu and the other Integration cultivators all looked towards Wang Changsheng, their gazes ardent.

"Fellow Daoist Chen," Sun Yu said gravely, "a treasure like a Profound-Heaven item is not something your Zhenhai Palace can monopolize. It would be best to hand it over. If Xuanqingzi were to possess a Profound-Heaven Treasure, the Xuanqing Sect's influence would become even greater."

"That's right, Fellow Daoist Chen," another added, "have your disciples hand over the Profound-Heaven item. That would be best for everyone."

If Zhenhai Palace had secretly obtained the Profound-Heaven item, it would be one thing. Unfortunately, the news had leaked, and other factions would not stand by and watch Zhenhai Palace acquire such an item.

A Profound-Heaven item was a supreme treasure, but also a potential calamity. Once other major races learned of this, humanity would face great disaster.

"Everyone else, except for Junior Nephew Wang and Junior Nephew Wang, step back," Chen Yueying instructed. The fewer people who knew about the Profound-Heaven item's existence, the better. Without seeing the actual item, its existence could be dismissed as a rumor.

Sun Yu also realized this and had his disciples step back. He also issued a gag order, strictly forbidding them from revealing the Profound-Heaven item's existence, with severe punishment for violators.

After the other Nascent Soul cultivators had retreated, Sun Yu conjured a small, glittering green umbrella, releasing a soft, green mist that enveloped everyone.

"Alright, now we can speak freely," Sun Yu commanded, "Fellow Daoist Chen, have your disciples hand over the Profound-Heaven item!" The Profound-Heaven item concerned the future development and standing of humanity, and Zhenhai Palace alone could not bear this responsibility.

Chen Yueying's expression fluctuated uncertainly. She looked at Li Yan, who nodded.

With so many people aware of the Profound-Heaven item's existence, if Zhenhai Palace tried to secretly keep it, it would be inviting its own destruction. Unless Zhenhai Palace produced a Mahayana cultivator, they would not be able to hold onto the Profound-Heaven item.

"Junior Nephew Wang, take out the Profound-Heaven item!" Chen Yueying instructed.

Wang Changsheng assented, and with a flick of his hand, took out an exquisite green jade box. From it, he retrieved a shimmering green wooden block, its surface covered with mysterious spirit patterns.

"This is the Profound-Heaven item?" Sun Yu and the others were filled with curiosity. This was their first time seeing a Profound-Heaven item. After all, a single realm would at most produce four or five Profound-Heaven items, and the growth cycle of a Profound-Heaven item was too long; even a Mahayana cultivator could not afford to wait.

Profound-Heaven Treasure and Profound-Heaven Item differed by only one character. However, they were completely different. A Profound-Heaven Treasure was a finished artifact, while a Profound-Heaven Item was merely a material, more accurately, the embryonic form of a Profound-Heaven Treasure.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, your disciples aren't just taking out a random item to trick us, are they?" a white-robed scholar frowned and said.

"Your disciples must have told you what the Profound-Heaven item looks like," Li Yan scoffed with some displeasure. "This cannot be faked. To cultivate it into a Profound-Heaven Treasure, it will require vast amounts of cultivation resources."

"This treasure cannot remain in the hands of your Zhenhai Palace," Sun Yu proposed. "It should be handed over to our Xuanqing Sect. As compensation, we will provide you with a sum of cultivation resources."

The human race on the Profound Spirit Continent had two Mahayana cultivators. One hailed from the Xuanqing Sect, and the other was a wandering cultivator, whose whereabouts were uncertain.

"The immediate priority is not the ownership of the Profound-Heaven item," True Monarch Jinding reminded them, "but how to handle this matter. Remember, other races also entered the Profound Spirit Cave Dwelling. It's hard to guarantee that the news won't leak." If other factions learned of this, they would definitely target humanity. It was possible that several Mahayana cultivators would attack the Profound Spirit Continent.

Tens of thousands of years ago, the emergence of a Profound-Heaven Treasure led to several Mahayana cultivators engaging in fierce battles, resulting in casualties among multiple Mahayana cultivators.

"Fellow Daoist Chen," Sun Yu said gravely, "there's no need for the juniors to be here anymore. Have them leave. Let's discuss this properly."

Chen Yueying looked at Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan and instructed, "Go down and rest first. Don't wander off. This time, you have rendered a great service, and I will certainly reward you handsomely."

"Yes, Ancestor Chen," Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan assented, bowed, and withdrew.

There were many buildings halfway up the mountain, specifically for the cultivators of various sects to rest.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan arrived at a nine-story green pavilion. This time, Zhenhai Palace had sent thirty people into the Profound Spirit Cave Dwelling, but fewer than ten disciples had survived.