Chapter 3463

In a continuous stretch of lush green mountains, a deafening beast roar echoed, and a golden lightning bolt shot conspicuously into the sky. A blood-soaked golden pigeon, its claws missing, flew out from deep within the mountain range, appearing severely wounded.

The void vibrated and warped, and a sound like a tsunami filled the air. Countless blue waters emerged, transforming into over a hundred thousand blue flying swords. After a clear and resonant sword hum, these swords pierced the sky, heading straight for the golden pigeon. The golden pigeon flapped its wings fiercely, sending out a volley of golden lightning bolts to meet the incoming attack. With a deafening roar, the golden lightning bolts were completely shattered. Most of the blue flying swords struck the mountain peaks, devastating many of them and filling the air with smoke and dust. A streak of blue light swept past the golden pigeon, severing its head.

Tianhe Sword Venerable arrived, collected the golden pigeon's spirit, and cut open its abdomen. He found only a single golden inner core, which was somewhat disappointing. He put away the golden pigeon's body and was about to leave when his gaze swept over a steep mountain peak, and he let out a soft exclamation of surprise. It was very strange that all the surrounding peaks had been completely destroyed.

Tianhe Sword Venerable struck the void with his right hand. A vast, bluish-white sword light swept out, striking the mountain peak with a muffled thud. The peak shook violently, and some loose rocks tumbled down. Witnessing this, Tianhe Sword Venerable's eyes showed surprise. With his cultivation and power, destroying a mountain peak was an effortless task, suggesting either a high-grade ore vein or a powerful formation. He formed a sword seal, and the blue flying sword trembled slightly, emitting a loud hum. It then transformed into a streak of blue light, striking the mountain peak. With a tremendous crash, the blue mountain peak split in two, and smoke and dust billowed. After a while, the smoke and dust cleared.

Tianhe Sword Venerable's gaze swept across the scene, revealing a humanoid skeleton and a dimly glowing yellow command flag lying on the ground, its surface pierced with several small holes. A yellow storage bracelet was on the skeleton's right bony hand. Its right leg and left hand were missing, and the skull showed several clear cracks. All the sternum bones were broken, indicating it had sustained severe injuries before its demise. Tianhe Sword Venerable landed on the ground, his divine sense spreading wide. He carefully scanned the yellow storage bracelet, finding nothing unusual. With a single hand gesture towards the void, the yellow storage bracelet flew to him and landed in his palm. He gently shook his wrist, and after a swath of yellow light swept past, a large pile of items appeared on the ground: spirit stones, refining materials, jade slips, demon beast corpses, and spiritual medicines. Among them were two high-grade Heavenly Spirit Treasures and over ten thousand top-grade spirit stones.

"Dongyi Divine Wood!" Tianhe Sword Venerable's breathing grew heavy. His eyes fervent, he picked up a two-foot-long piece of green wood and checked its tree rings, confirming it was over a hundred thousand years old. Besides the Dongyi Divine Wood, there was also a piece of Primordial Magnetic Stone. Tianhe Sword Venerable had not expected to accidentally discover an ancient cultivator's cave, acquiring a hundred-thousand-year-old Dongyi Divine Wood, a Primordial Magnetic Stone, and a cache of cultivation resources. It was truly an unexpected windfall. Overjoyed, he collected the items from the ground and departed.

On a vast plain, a completely golden crow was enveloped by a colossal blue water curtain. The golden crow had golden eyes, four wings, and a massive golden crow phantom hovering above its head. A Golden-eyed Golden Crow, a descendant of the Golden Crow. Wang Ruyan focused on her zither, its music continuous. Wang Changsheng ceaselessly formed hand seals, causing large amounts of blue seawater to surge within the blue water curtain. These waters transformed into five gigantic blue giants, attacking the Golden-eyed Golden Crow. The Golden-eyed Golden Crow spat out a stream of golden demon fire, which struck a blue giant. A white mist immediately rose, and with a flash of blue light, the blue giant remained unharmed. The golden crow phantom then spat out a stream of golden flames, piercing through the blue giant's body and instantly vaporizing it. However, the seawater quickly churned violently, and another blue giant emerged.

As time passed, the zither music grew more rapid. The Golden-eyed Golden Crow's eyes slowly grew hazy. After less than half an hour, it became completely motionless, its gaze dulled. The golden crow phantom also remained still as the blue giants swung their fists, smashing towards it. With a tremendous roar, the golden crow phantom disintegrated and vanished, and the Golden-eyed Golden Crow's body trembled. The seawater churned violently, raising a towering ten-thousand-foot wave that crashed down on the Golden-eyed Golden Crow. A sharp 'caw' echoed as the Golden-eyed Golden Crow was sent flying backward. A large quantity of its feathers fell off, blood flowed profusely, and its bones were faintly visible.

A bluish-white halo descended from the sky. Even before it landed on the crow, the void tore open, revealing thick, long cracks. The blue halo swept over the Golden-eyed Golden Crow's body. The crow's body trembled once more, and then it lost its breath. As a miniature crow-like spirit just left its body, it was immediately enveloped by a stream of green light and drawn into a green jade bottle, vanishing from sight. Wang Changsheng formed a magic seal, and the blue water curtain dispersed, transforming into eighteen Sea-Calming Pearls that vanished into his sleeve. An eighth-rank demon beast, once trapped by the eighteen Sea-Calming Pearls, found it incredibly difficult to escape. With Wang Ruyan's coordinated support, it was simply no match for them.

With the corpse of this eighth-rank Golden-eyed Golden Crow, Wang Changsheng could refine several formidable fire-attribute treasures to serve as clan-protecting artifacts. Wang Changsheng walked to the Golden-eyed Golden Crow's corpse, cut open its abdomen with a knife, and excavated a golden demon core. He also discovered the corpse of a golden antelope within.

"Hmm, this is a Qianjin Divine Crystal!" Wang Changsheng let out a soft exclamation as he dug a pale golden crystal from the Golden-eyed Golden Crow's abdomen. Its surface bore faint white patterns, appearing entirely natural. The Qianjin True Monarch of the Azure Glass Sea Domain cultivated a Qianjin Divine Crystal to transform into a Post-natal Spiritual Body, thus beginning cultivation as a mortal. Furthermore, the Heavenly Moon Clan's five great clan-protecting treasures, including the Qianjin Dragon-Slaying Blade, were primarily forged from Qianjin Divine Crystals. While a single Qianjin Divine Crystal isn't enough to forge a Xuan-heaven Treasure, incorporating it into other artifacts can significantly boost their power. It was unclear whether the Qianjin Divine Crystal was accidentally swallowed by the Golden-eyed Golden Crow or by the golden antelope.

Wang Changsheng released Wang Tunian and instructed him to search for the Golden-eyed Golden Crow's nest. Wang Tunian sniffed a few times and pointed southwest, stating, "It came from that direction." Wang Changsheng put away the Golden-eyed Golden Crow's corpse, summoned the Azure Phoenix Boat, and with the three of them aboard, flew southwest.

Less than half a month later, the Azure Phoenix Boat appeared above a continuous range of volcanoes. The air was thick with a pungent sulfur smell, and the temperature was alarmingly high. Wang Tunian's eyes glowed with dazzling yellow light as he searched for the Golden-eyed Golden Crow's nest. "Hmm, it seems there's an ore vein there. My spiritual eyes are blocked." Wang Tunian pointed to a particular red volcano and said. Wang Changsheng formed a magic seal, and the Azure Phoenix Boat flew forward. Wang Ruyan activated her True Fire Eyes to check for any restrictions. Not long after, the Azure Phoenix Boat landed at the foot of a majestic red mountain peak, where a massive cave was visible halfway up.