Chapter 2243: Five Elements Spirit-Settling Treasure Classic, True Scripture of Leaving Fire

Liu Tianxiao wasted no time, conjuring a dazzling red folding fan. The fan, adorned with a red centipede motif, exuded astonishing spiritual energy.

With a gentle flick, the red centipede on the fan's surface writhed, releasing a pungent red mist that struck the five-colored light barrier, causing a wisp of green smoke to rise.

Wang Changsheng did not intervene, observing quietly. If the barrier were so easily broken, it wouldn't be Liu Tianxiao's turn; Wang Changsheng would have already broken the restriction himself.

Countless five-colored runes emerged on the surface of the five-colored light barrier, forming a brilliant five-colored sun pattern.

Liu Tianxiao tossed the red folding fan forward, casting several incantations into it. The fan glowed with a dazzling red light, transforming into a red centipede over a hundred feet long.

The red centipede opened its maw and spewed a pungent red venomous fire, which landed on the five-colored light barrier. A row of scythe-like claws then slashed at the barrier, causing it to twist and deform, but it quickly returned to normal.

Liu Tianxiao's expression became grim. He glanced at the composed Wang Changsheng, feeling a surge of irritation.

The red centipede employed various divine abilities to attack the five-colored light barrier. However, the barrier remained intact; its spiritual glow dimmed significantly but quickly returned to normal.

Liu Tianxiao's face darkened. With a hand seal, the red centipede transformed back into the dazzling red folding fan, landing in his hand. He then opened his mouth and spewed out a palm-sized green miniature seal. After countless runes appeared on its surface, the seal's size dramatically increased, and it smashed towards the five-colored light barrier.

After a deafening roar, the five-colored light barrier twisted and deformed, its spiritual glow dimming and becoming faint and flickering. The five-colored sun on its surface also wavered.

"This is the Five-Element Spirit-Locking Restriction," Wang Changsheng said. "Its recovery ability is exceptionally strong; it's not that easy to break. Let me try!"

As Wang Changsheng spoke, he held nine Spirit-Calming Pearls in each hand. A dazzling blue light erupted from them as he smashed them towards the five-colored light barrier.

After a loud bang, the five-colored light barrier suddenly shattered into pieces.

A bluish long saber descended from the sky, splitting the Green Pear Fruit Tree in half.

Liu Tianxiao reacted incredibly fast, lunging for the portion of the tree bearing over a dozen green pear fruits. But Wang Changsheng was even faster, getting there first.

Liu Tianxiao had no choice but to abandon his initial target and instead collected the other half of the Green Pear Fruit Tree, obtaining only five green pear fruits.

He put away the green pear fruits, his face filled with wariness.

Wang Changsheng paid no attention to Liu Tianxiao and flew towards a courtyard not far away.

Not long after, Wang Changsheng appeared in an open area. It was flanked by twenty glittering golden trees, their rhomboid-shaped leaves and entire forms shimmering with golden light. At the end of the trees stood a shimmering green palace, with the three silver characters "Thousand Herbs Palace" inscribed on its plaque.

Liu Tianxiao also arrived, his eyes burning with fervor upon seeing the Thousand Herbs Palace.

Wang Changsheng released a giant ape puppet, which strode forward. The giant ape puppet entered the grove but stopped after taking fewer than five steps.

"Another gravity restriction?" Liu Tianxiao frowned. "Are these Golden Magnetic Spirit Woods?"

Wang Changsheng strode forward. As soon as he approached the Golden Magnetic Spirit Woods, he felt a powerful gravitational pull, much stronger than the restriction on the mountain path.

After walking over thirty steps, his face turned beet red, and his legs trembled slightly. These Golden Magnetic Spirit Woods had grown for tens of thousands of years, and their magnetic force was incredibly strong. This was a natural restriction; if used to form a grand array, it would certainly be excellent.

Wang Changsheng formed a hand seal, and his body radiated a brilliant blue light, with veins bulging, as he continued to walk forward. Liu Tianxiao, unwilling to be left behind, conjured a Golden Magnetic Bead, releasing a golden light to shield himself.

After he took three steps, the golden light from his Golden Magnetic Bead shattered, and a powerful immense force assailed him from both sides.

Liu Tianxiao spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent flying backward, his eyes filled with terror.

He thought that if these twenty Golden Magnetic Spirit Woods were moved back to Thousand Bamboo Island and used to set up a grand array, there would be absolutely no problem in resisting a large-scale beast tide.

He looked at Wang Changsheng's back, his brows furrowed tightly.

After Wang Changsheng advanced more than thirty meters, he stopped. His body emitted a series of bone-cracking sounds; the gravitational force was too strong.

Wang Changsheng flicked his sleeve, and a pale silver orb flew out, releasing a silvery spiritual light that enveloped him. The pressure immediately eased.

It was a Primordial Magnetic Orb, which Wang Changsheng had refined using a small piece of Primordial Magnetic Divine Crystal as its main material. Its power was much greater than that of ordinary low-grade Heavenly Spirit Treasures.

Wang Changsheng strode forward, and under Liu Tianxiao's astonished gaze, he arrived at the entrance of the Thousand Herbs Palace.

Liu Tianxiao watched Wang Changsheng pass through the restriction; while surprised, his gaze grew increasingly grim.

Wang Changsheng's strength exceeded his expectations. Therefore, without absolute certainty of victory, he would not make a move against Wang Changsheng.

He believed in striking at the enemy's vital point: either don't act, or act decisively and cleanly.

The main door of the Thousand Herbs Palace was tightly shut. Wang Changsheng wasted no words; he held eighteen Spirit-Calming Pearls in his hands and smashed the door into smithereens.

The hall was spacious and brightly lit, with no one inside. On both sides were bluestone passages, leading to unknown destinations.

The giant ape puppet circled the main hall, finding nothing unusual, and then entered the left-hand passage.

Not long after, he reached the end, where five tightly closed stone chambers appeared before him.

He directly used brute force to smash the doors, discovering five small spirit herb gardens. Unfortunately, all the spirit herbs inside had withered and died.

Moving to the right-hand passage, he found another five stone chambers.

With a loud bang, the door of one stone chamber shattered into pieces. Wang Changsheng walked inside, where he found a jade counter with dozens of jade slips on it.

Wang Changsheng examined them carefully and found that most were cultivation manuals. From the contents of the jade slips, it appeared this spirit herb garden was a remnant of the Thousand Wood Sect.

The second and third stone chambers only contained a few green meditation mats. The door of the fourth stone chamber shattered, revealing a humanoid skeleton before him.

The skeleton wore a tattered long robe, and a green storage ring was on its hand.

Wang Changsheng removed the storage ring and poured out its contents: a little over two million spirit stones, dozens of jade slips, monster beast materials, and various miscellaneous items.

"A World Transformation Stone!"

Wang Changsheng's breathing quickened, his gaze fixed on a shimmering white stone.

With the World Transformation Stone, he could perform a secret art to send a split soul to a lower realm. As for success, it would all depend on luck.

There were three low-grade Heavenly Spirit Treasures, all showing signs of damage, and a single Legacy Orb.

He infused spiritual power into the Legacy Orb, and it immediately glowed with a dazzling blue light. A blue light flew out, transforming into the translucent figure of a pale-faced old man in a blue robe.

The old man's translucent figure spoke: "I am the Azure Plum Hermit, the Vice-Sect Master of the Thousand Wood Sect. Our founding patriarch obtained a high-grade Heavenly Spirit Treasure, the Myriad Spirit Bottle, from the Daoist temple of Xuanling Celestial Venerable. It can collect the essence of the sun and moon and transform it into Myriad Spirit Jade Liquid, used to cultivate rare spirit fruits and herbs. It is precisely with this precious treasure that our Thousand Wood Sect cultivated high-quality spirit herbs, which, when refined into pills, yield even better effects. Thus, the Thousand Wood Sect grew and prospered."

The old man's translucent figure continued: "A traitor emerged within our sect, leaking the information. The Golden Roc Clan coveted this treasure, and a seventh-tier demon beast, along with over a dozen sixth-tier demon beasts, attacked our sect and stole it. Our sect master died in battle on the spot; we could only scatter and break through the encirclement. I, too, suffered severe injuries and had to use the spirit herbs cultivated here to heal myself. I don't know if I will recover. If I perish, I hope that a fated individual will one day have the opportunity to avenge the destruction of our Thousand Wood Sect."

After speaking, the translucent figure of the blue-robed old man dissipated into specks of blue light and vanished.

"The Myriad Spirit Bottle, Myriad Spirit Jade Liquid," Wang Changsheng murmured to himself.

He carefully examined the dozens of jade slips, discovering over a dozen pill formulas, seven of which were for sixth-tier pills, and three for sixth-tier wines.

In addition, there were also two cultivation techniques: the "Five-Element Spirit Suppressing Scripture" and the "True Fire Sutra," both of which could be cultivated up to the Integration stage.