Dao Equaling the Heavens
Chapter 192 - 146 Qingcang Reappears_2

Chapter 192: Chapter 146 Qingcang Reappears_2

The Lin Chuan imperial guard crossed the narrow valley, with their flags fluttering, armor cold as ice, and steps in unison.

-----------------

To the southeast of Nanshui,

Gu Wen and his party were searching for the next secret realm since it was prepared by the Sword Control Sect for Chi Yu Zi, it felt less like treasure hunting and more like gathering herbs in an orchard.

"This is the Earth Core Crystal?"

Gu Wen held a pale yellow crystal, roughly the size of half a fist, extremely heavy to the touch, seemingly about a hundred catties in weight.

Upon probing with his Divine Thought, a dazzling halo of golden light was visible within.

This was extracted from the belly of the Suan Ren, who obviously knew to consume good things immediately, just that there wasn’t enough time to digest it.

"How is it to be consumed?"

"Eat it directly, just like the fruit of the Ancestor Spirit Divine Tree, top-grade natural treasures typically don’t require any refinement."

As Chi Yu Zi responded, he took the Earth Core Crystal, bit off the shell into his hand, and soon an orange-yellow core was exposed.

Streams of a special energy spread, the pressure formed by the essence of thick soil somewhat sinking one’s body, and slight depressions began to appear on the ground around them.

As if situated at the bottom of the ocean, an endless heavy pressure poured down.

Chi Yu Zi swallowed the core, and the essence of thick soil gradually faded away.

"Here, you eat this shell."

Gu Wen took the four pieces of Earth Core Crystal shell, wiped them with his clothes, and also swallowed them.

[Consuming the Earth Core Crystal shell, condensing the Golden Core, the Sixth Transition Golden Core reduces the need for Seventy Years of Heavenly Marrow by thirty years]

[Heavenly Marrow for Forty Years]

Consuming it directly reduces the requirement for Heavenly Marrow,

Gu Wen looked inwardly at his Qi Sea, he had used about a third of it when slaying the Suan Ren, but then replenished and broke through to the Fifth Transition Golden Core through its flesh and blood, and now the mana levels of the Fifth Transition Golden Core weren’t yet full.

Generally speaking, a breakthrough required overflowing the overall existing amount by a portion, about one-third, so there was a need to consume Pills or Spiritual Medicine.

Half a day later, Gu Wen and the others found the entrance to the secret realm.

This secret realm was much larger than the previous cave, with a Taoist temple inside for rest and Array protections on the outside, centered by a Heavenly Altar that held an Earth Core Crystal.

Droplets of crystal-clear water fell, these were the essences of the earth veins gathered by the secret realm, condensed into Earth Core Crystals by the Heavenly Altar built by the Sword Control Sect.

Chi Yu Zi came down from the Heavenly Altar, saying, "It will take another three or four days for the Earth Core Crystal to congeal, let’s take advantage of the Array here to recuperate."

Gu Wen nodded, then chose a room and used Spell to clean it briefly, making Yu Hua comfortable.

At this time, Yu Hua’s eyelids began to fight each other, and she felt sleepy again not long after she had just woken up.

Gu Wen said, "You’re in poor condition, perhaps we should run."

It’s not that they had no other options, Ao Tang was able to take them away. Yet staying in Nanshui was profitable, there was no place in the world better for cultivating the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill.

There was also the request from Chi Yu Zi, Gu Wen needed to help her obtain the remaining Earth Core Crystals.

But if the cost was Yu Hua’s continually worsening condition, he would choose to flee, finding the Immortality Pill was the key.

"I’m fine," Yu Hua shook her head, then noticing the distressed look in Gu Wen’s eyes, her voice softened as she explained, "My sleepiness is to offset the burden of Qingcang Master’s power, sleep helps avoid harm and shortening of life."

She pulled Gu Wen aside to sit, condensed Mana with her fingers and began tracing something unseen in his palm.

"An Immortal took action against you at Heavenly Spring Mountain."

Gu Wen’s eyes shifted, his breathing noticeably changed, but then he calmed down again by relying on his profound composure.

"Who?"

"I don’t know, but you needn’t worry too much since it’s something you currently can’t resolve, and I will block it for you."

"But like this, it’s just an endless consumption, you need to support me while dealing with threats from beyond the skies, we can’t face the Devil Clan head-on now."

Gu Wen was already considering the idea of fleeing.

Not moving before was due to uncertainty of the situation, moving now was because the potential losses might be greater.

Yu Hua held Gu Wen’s hand, with a gentle force as if to comfort, saying, "We can’t escape. The Devil Clan situation is different from the Immortal Sects. They aren’t here for the Immortality Pill, but rather to kill you and me, this is a blood feud."

Gu Wen was no longer a cultivation neophyte ignorant of the world, he shook his head and said, "But in the end they are devils, if we leave Nanshui, surely these devils can’t continue to delve in, can they?"

Humans and devils are inherently opposed, Nanshui lies on the frontier and they dare to encroach, but both Fire Cloud Cave and Lin Chuan are far from the border.

The different powers also aren’t united, and the pride of the Devil Clan must also worry about being attacked when isolated.

"I don’t have to listen to you completely."

"..."

Gu Wen truly wished to slap his former self; after a moment of silence, he asked, "What do you plan to do?"

"Help Chi Yu Zi achieve the Indestructible Taoist Body, she can play a significant role in the future."

"But it’s not worth the risk for you."

"It is worth it."

Yu Hua’s voice was tired, as she leaned on Gu Wen, saying, "Besides, as descendants of Qingcang Master, we can’t run from the Devil Clan. In the past, when calamities befell, the Human Race’s eighty thousand miles of mountains and seas were in turmoil for eight hundred years, Qingcang Master was orphaned by devils in childhood, lost his mother to devils in his youth, and lost his city to devils in adulthood."

Threads of killing intent came through the palm, not aimed at Gu Wen, but rather allowing him, a fellow of Yuqing Daoji, to see broken yet murderous scenes.

Thunder roared, and lightning flashed, earthly purgatory.

"Afterwards, he joined a branch of the Yuqing Sect, mastered the Mystical Sect’s Miracle Methods, and before his wings were fully grown, faced the pressure of a Demon King, disciples of the Yuqing branch died defending, leaving only the Master to survive. Thereafter, the Master fought against devils at the retreating frontiers of the Human Race, actively killing devils everywhere, yet still unable to reverse the decline."