Chapter 1447: Heavenly Treasures Beyond the Sky

A mysterious purple crystal vein, shaped like a giant python, stretched throughout the entire cave dwelling.

The purple crystal vein was covered with various spiritual plants, rarely seen elsewhere, all used by the demon race.

Jiang Fan didn't recognize most of them, but there was a patch of deep blue spiritual plants, resembling flames, whose exposed root segments were shaped like infants.

These were Demon Infant Fruits!

These heaven-defying divine fruits, capable of boosting a Demon Emperor's cultivation, had been extinct in the Taicang Great Province for a millennium.

He had only managed to obtain a few of them from the Transcendent God Ruins in the past.

Yet, here, nourished by the crystal vein, they grew in clusters like weeds, numbering at least a hundred!

And these were merely spiritual plants casually cultivated by the Black Dragon Grand Venerable.

The true treasures were all within the crystal vein itself.

The long crystal vein had been excavated into individual crystal chambers, each protected by powerful restrictions.

As far as the eye could see, every chamber held rare and precious treasures.

Most of them were natural treasures, some emitting powerful spiritual pressure that Jiang Fan had never witnessed before.

They were likely potent spiritual resources beneficial to Demon Monarchs in the Transcendent God Realm.

Not to mention the demon race, even Jiang Fan, a human, was deeply moved.

The Soul Shadow Demon Monarch's eyes were already blazing with eagerness, and his breathing quickened. He said:

"This is an extraterrestrial crystal mine that the Black Dragon Grand Venerable stumbled upon. It possesses incredibly miraculous abilities, capable of storing natural treasures and preserving their spiritual essence for a thousand years. When the Black Dragon Grand Venerable acquired this crystal mine, it already contained many powerful extraterrestrial treasures. He used them to break through from an ordinary Demon Monarch to a level comparable to the Golden Scale Grand Venerable!"

Jiang Fan was secretly astonished.

There truly were many good things from beyond this world!

The Jian family had also acquired an extraterrestrial arena, which allowed them to establish themselves as an ancient aristocratic family comparable to the Three Divine Sects and Seven Great Cults.

And the Starry Mountains in Guixu Province had secured their status as the human race's leaders in the province by occupying an immortal mountain that descended from the immortal realm.

Now, the Black Dragon Grand Venerable had also become a supreme figure in a province, thanks to a mysterious crystal mine from beyond this world.

Gazing at the dazzling array of natural treasures, the Soul Shadow Demon Monarch's eyes gleamed as he said, "Most of the extraterrestrial treasures have already been used by the Black Dragon Grand Venerable. However, there is one natural treasure that the Black Dragon Grand Venerable has been reluctant to use to this day."

As he spoke, his gaze eagerly shifted to the small black snake in Jiang Fan's hand.

Jiang Fan understood, and asked with a hint of doubt, "You want to take the Black Dragon Grand Venerable's treasure? That's not a wise decision. If you take his belongings, he can pinpoint your location through his senses. It'll be useless even if you flee to the ends of the earth."

Transcendent God Venerables possess an outrageously keen sense for detecting auras.

Back then, when he took the True Word Venerable's life-saving lotus, she managed to lock onto his aura and pursued him from Taicang Great Province to Dahang Province, and later even to Hunyuan Province.

If the True Word Venerable possessed such ability, how much more so the Black Dragon Grand Venerable?

If the Soul Shadow Demon Monarch dared to take it, it would be a dead end.

The Soul Shadow Demon Monarch offered no explanation, merely rubbing his hands together and saying:

"Help me with this, and I'll immediately tell you the whereabouts of those two girls. I can also grant them a stroke of good fortune."

Jiang Fan frowned.

This guy was truly greedy.

A single lotus seed from the Black Calamity Lotus wasn't enough; he also coveted the Black Dragon Grand Venerable's ultimate treasure.

However, time was pressing. The Black Dragon Grand Venerable could return at any moment, and he had no time to argue further.

He said in a deep voice, "No more than three items!"

The Soul Shadow Demon Monarch was overjoyed, saying, "Three items are enough! Follow me!"

He swiftly moved to the furthest end of the crystal vein.

There was a rather spacious crystal chamber, with a pond in the center filled with pure, transparent liquid.

Even through the crystal and the restrictions, Jiang Fan could smell a rich, fresh herbal scent.

"Just fill this up!" The Soul Shadow Demon Monarch handed Jiang Fan a palm-sized gourd. "Hold the small black snake and approach; you can ignore the restrictions and enter."

Jiang Fan didn't take the gourd, instead handing the small black snake to him. "You go in yourself," he said.

The Soul Shadow Demon Monarch hastily retreated, not daring to touch the small black snake, and quickly said:

"No! This small black snake has sentience. It's bound by the Black Dragon Grand Venerable's command and will only obey you. If I dare to touch it, the small black snake will lose its effect of resisting the restrictions."

Jiang Fan secretly nodded.

This was largely consistent with his suspicions.

Given the Soul Shadow Demon Monarch's greed, his failure to attack and seize the small black snake must have been due to some restriction.

So, the problem lay with the small black snake.

Jiang Fan now had no further concerns. Before he acquired the treasure, the Soul Shadow Demon Monarch would absolutely not dare to harm him.

Therefore, he took the gourd and stepped forward without hesitation.

As soon as he approached, the restrictions before the crystal chamber immediately flared with a terrifying oppressive aura, reminiscent of the Five Decays of Heavenly Beings.

It was comparable to the supreme attack from the throne!

When the restrictions sensed the small black snake's presence, they subsided, and Jiang Fan effortlessly passed through them into the crystal chamber.

The Soul Shadow Demon Monarch watched, thrilled, shouting from beyond the restrictions, "One gourd is enough!"

Jiang Fan cautiously stood in a corner, keeping his distance from the pond, and remotely manipulated the gourd to press it into the pool.

As bubbles gurgled up, the gourd quickly filled.

The Soul Shadow Demon Monarch was ecstatic, but his face froze the next moment.

Jiang Fan took out a spatial storage device, raised his hand, and siphoned all the spiritual liquid from the entire pond.

The large pond was left completely bare, not a single drop remaining.

Afterward, Jiang Fan exited the crystal chamber and tossed the gourd to him.

The Soul Shadow Demon Monarch looked at the small gourd in his hand, then at Jiang Fan's spatial storage device, and couldn't help but be stunned:

"You... I..."

He had thought himself greedy enough, daring to covet even the Black Dragon Grand Venerable's ultimate treasure.

But compared to Jiang Fan, he suddenly felt like an honest person!

Jiang Fan casually slipped the spatial storage device into his sleeve, then gave him a sidelong glance. He said:

"What are you looking at me for? Is there anyone who works for free in this world? Let's go to the next place, quickly!"

Someone as greedy as the Soul Shadow Demon Monarch must be a coward who fears death.

Yet, he dared to take the Black Dragon Grand Venerable's treasure, which implied he had some means to block the Grand Venerable's senses.

If he could extract the method later, then the mysterious spiritual liquid in this spatial storage device would be his.

If he couldn't, it wouldn't be too late to put it back.

The Soul Shadow Demon Monarch nodded repeatedly and immediately led Jiang Fan to the very center of the crystal vein.

A visibly older crystal chamber appeared before them.

The surroundings of the crystal chamber showed remnants of time's erosion, as if it had existed for countless years.

The Soul Shadow Demon Monarch's gaze was profound and filled with fervor. He said, "Most of these crystal chambers were excavated by the Black Dragon Grand Venerable later on. Only a very few existed from the beginning, and those contain natural treasures from beyond this world! Like what you see before you now."

Jiang Fan was extremely curious.

What kind of natural treasure could be from beyond this world?

He looked through the crystal chamber's walls into its interior, and his expression turned strange.

Inside, there was a small tree, ten feet tall, covered in boots.

Yes, that's right.

Boots!!!