Chapter 3662

There were three eighth-tier Blazing Toads, none higher than mid-eighth tier.

Wang Changsheng had exchanged several Jade Sandal Immortal Fruits with Chen Yueying, but with many Mahayana cultivators in the Wang family, there simply weren't enough fruits to distribute.

“Fellow Daoist Wang, I’ll go!” Cilei volunteered. He wanted to contribute and also hoped to receive a Jade Sandal Immortal Fruit.

“Yingjie, Xueli, Qingfeng, Wang Shen, you and Fellow Daoist Ci go deal with them. Make sure not to harm the Jade Sandal Immortal Fruit trees.” Wang Changsheng instructed them, noting that with several Mahayana clansmen present, there was no need for him to intervene personally. These three eighth-tier Blazing Toads offered a rare opportunity for them to hone their skills.

Wang Qingfeng and the other four acknowledged his command and flew towards the giant valley.

Wang Changsheng and the others stood on the Azure Lotus, waiting quietly.

Before long, a loud booming sound echoed, accompanied by a myriad of spiritual lights—red, white, gray, green, and yellow—flashing high in the sky. The ground trembled.

In less than fifteen minutes, Wang Qingfeng and his four companions had subdued the three eighth-tier Blazing Toads. The Blazing Toads, proficient in fire-element divine abilities, were suppressed by Cilei’s primordial magnetic divine light. With Wang Qingfeng having opened a new cultivation aperture, and with the combined efforts of Dong Xueli, Wang Yingjie, and Wang Liao, dispatching the three Blazing Toads was not a difficult task.

Cilei’s willingness to engage in battle impressed Wang Changsheng, who rewarded him with a Jade Sandal Immortal Fruit. The remaining thirty-plus Jade Sandal Immortal Fruits were allocated entirely to the Wang family. Every Mahayana clansman who had not yet consumed a Jade Sandal Immortal Fruit received one, and Wang Tunian, Wang Lin, Wang Mengli, and Wang Huanyu also received a share.

Wang Kui transplanted the Jade Sandal Immortal Fruit tree, intending to move it to the Azure Lotus Cave Heaven upon their return.

Wang Qingfeng formed a hand seal, causing the Azure Lotus to glow with dazzling blue light as it ascended, carrying them away from the area.

***

A vast, endless yellow desert stretched before them, with strong winds whipping up a sky full of yellow sand.

With an earth-shattering roar, a blinding golden light flared high above. A heavily scarred golden centipede flew from a distance, a massive bloody gash visible on its abdomen.

A towering emerald-green tree emerged from beneath the desert. Its branches intertwined, forming two gigantic green hands that reached for the golden centipede. The golden centipede opened its gaping maw and spewed a foul-smelling, pungent golden venomous fire. The green hands, however, remained unharmed as they firmly grasped the golden centipede’s body. The golden centipede’s massive body writhed ceaselessly, its scythe-like claws hacking at the green hands and producing clanking sounds of metal striking metal. Although numerous golden electric arcs surged from its body, the green hands remained completely unharmed.

A flash of golden light revealed a shimmering golden giant bell that appeared out of thin air – the Golden Li Bell.

“Clang, clang, clang!”

A melodious bell chimed, and the Golden Li Bell unleashed a golden sound wave that swept over the golden centipede’s body. The centipede trembled, then plummeted from the sky. A miniature centipede flew out of its body, and a shimmering golden jade bottle instantly appeared, collecting the miniature centipede.

Ye Xuanji and Ye Yunshuo flew over from a distance, landing next to the golden centipede’s corpse.

Ye Yunshuo flew forward and extracted a golden orb from the golden centipede’s head. The moment the orb appeared, a loud peal of thunder reverberated from high in the sky.

“A Lightning-Attracting Pearl!” Ye Xuanji was somewhat disappointed; they had hoped for a Lightning-Absorbing Pearl, which was the reason they had engaged and killed this eighth-tier Golden Thunder Centipede.

Ye Xuanji personally led a team of five Mahayana cultivators and several Ye family disciples into the training ground to search for treasures. They split into two groups to gather cultivation resources, with Ye Xuanji and Ye Yunshuo forming one team.

“Oh, what’s that?” Ye Xuanji noticed a thick, long bloodstain on the golden centipede’s abdomen, emanating a faint blue glow.

Ye Yunshuo sliced open the Golden Thunder Centipede’s abdomen, and a translucent blue crystal fell out. Ye Xuanji reached out, and the blue crystal flew into her hand. It felt surprisingly light, and its surface bore irregular patterns. She examined it carefully, then gasped, exclaiming with delight, “Azure Chestnut Jade Crystal! This is a core material used by immortals to construct transcontinental teleportation arrays.”

The immortal realm boasts abundant cultivation resources, including transcontinental teleportation arrays. The core material for these is Azure Chestnut Jade Crystal, a very rare array material even for true immortals.

“This truly lives up to being a fragment of the immortal realm,” she remarked. “Let’s go check other places; hopefully, we can find more Azure Chestnut Divine Crystals.” Ye Xuanji instructed, then collected the golden centipede’s corpse and its treasures before the two departed from the area.

***

In a dark and humid black dense forest, a loud booming sound rang out, followed by the collapse of numerous black trees, sending dust and smoke billowing into the air.

A gigantic Heavenly Beast charged out from the depths of the dense forest, its massive body crushing countless trees. Its hide was covered in blood, emitting black smoke, and its aura was severely weakened.

A crimson giant blade, ten thousand feet long, descended from the sky, poised to strike the Heavenly Beast. The Heavenly Beast attempted to evade, but a spatial force materialized out of thin air, immobilizing it. A massive spatial vortex appeared out of thin air and engulfed it.

The crimson giant blade struck the Heavenly Beast, which let out a mournful roar as its body was split in two, blood splattering across the ground. A miniature Heavenly Beast flew out of its body, and a shimmering golden jade bottle instantly appeared, spewing a golden glow that enveloped the miniature Heavenly Beast and drew it into the bottle.

A flash of crimson light, and the crimson giant blade transformed, revealing the figure of True Monarch Bloodblade, who held a crimson long saber in his hand.

Chu Feng flew from a distance and landed before True Monarch Bloodblade. True Monarch Bloodblade stepped forward and used his crimson long saber to cut open the Heavenly Beast’s abdomen. Inside, he found a grindstone-sized Spirit-Breaking Divine Crystal and another crystal radiating a faint blue glow.

The blue crystal was the size of a grindstone, with irregular patterns on its surface, and felt remarkably light in his hand.

“What kind of material is this?” True Monarch Bloodblade paused, a bewildered expression on his face.

Chu Feng examined it carefully but also couldn’t identify it. They temporarily put it away, then collected the Heavenly Beast’s corpse and departed from the area.

***

Above a stretch of rolling mountains, the Azure Lotus hovered over an open clearing.

A gigantic silver leopard lay on the ground, its head missing, and blood stained the earth crimson. Wang Yingjie knelt beside the silver leopard, holding a silver orb in his hand.

“An eighth-tier Lightning-Absorbing Pearl! Haha, our luck is quite good.” Wang Yingjie exclaimed excitedly. The Azure Lotus was remarkably fast, and coupled with the Monster-Seeking Mirror, they could easily locate eighth-tier demonic beasts. Wang Tunian used his spiritual eyes for reconnaissance and to filter targets. They had discovered an eighth-tier Thunder Leopard, and after dispatching it, obtained an eighth-tier Lightning-Absorbing Pearl—a significant gain.

Wang Yingjie collected the eighth-tier Lightning-Absorbing Pearl and the Thunder Leopard’s corpse, then returned to the Azure Lotus. Wang Qingfeng formed a hand seal, and the Azure Lotus soared southeastward.

Approximately fifteen minutes later, the Azure Lotus came to a halt atop a tall peak.

“The Jade Soul Crystal vein is right here,” Wang Yingjie said, pointing to the peak below. Previously, they had only mined a portion of the Jade Soul Crystals. This time, their landing point was conveniently close to the Jade Soul Crystal vein. By activating the Azure Lotus for travel, they swiftly reached the mine’s location.