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Chapter 1678 - Chapter 1678 Chapter 724 Source Crystal Fragments Divine

Chapter 1678: Chapter 724: Source Crystal Fragments, Divine Valley_2 Chapter 1678: Chapter 724: Source Crystal Fragments, Divine Valley_2 He looked around, and though he didn’t know the reason, the presence of over sixty Dao Realm cultivators waiting here meant there must be some significant opportunity afoot; without such an opportunity, these cultivators would definitely have scattered in all directions to explore on their own.

As for this great opportunity, Han Yi guessed it was likely the Purple Extreme Origin Crystal; perhaps a substantial amount of Purple Extreme Origin Crystals were about to emerge here.

Throughout his journey here, aside from the Source Crystal Fragments at the bottom of the fissure, he had found no other gains, indicating that even if Origin Crystals were present in this relic, they would certainly be scarce.

From this, it was apparent that the three Purple Extreme Origin Crystals he had obtained from the Daoist Fruit Realm cultivator he killed outside the relic were incredibly fortunate to come by; those three crystals might very well be the largest opportunity in the periphery of this relic.

He turned his gaze towards the valley in front of the mountain he stood on, where only a short shrubbery occupied the space. At first glance, there seemed nothing unusual about it.

Han Yi spread his Tao Thoughts, enveloping the area below; still, he could not detect any anomalies.

But he knew there was definitely an issue with this valley, because although the surrounding cultivators occupied their respective territories, Han Yi could sense that their gazes and vital energies were all focused on this valley.

Just at that moment,

a figure approached from afar. It was a cultivator at the first step of the Dao Realm, his aura in disarray and his face showing panic, clearly having sustained serious injuries and in the midst of flight.

Not far behind this cultivator, a Daoist Fruit Realm cultivator lazily pursued him.

However, as this Daoist Fruit Realm cultivator came within a considerable distance from the valley where Han Yi was, he suddenly sensed something, his face drastically changed, and he halted, not daring to move any further forward.

The fleeing first-step Dao Realm cultivator had not noticed the change behind him; he was solely focused on escaping and, with his Tao Soul having sustained heavy damage, his perception of the surroundings had weakened considerably. He also failed to realize that he was about to step into a valley that was being observed by numerous powerful cultivators.

In a spray of blood, he plunged headlong into the valley.

The next instant…

Han Yi, who was standing on a mountain peak watching this scene, suddenly felt his pupils contract.

Because he saw the seriously wounded cultivator who had just entered the valley disappear entirely as soon as he set foot inside; everything on his person, whether it was his unfinished Tao Fruit, the Tao Realm, Tao Soul, Tao Body, or any Supreme Treasure or Tao Artifact from within the Tao Realm, vanished without a trace.

No, they didn’t just vanish. In the blink of an eye, everything about him was transformed into a faint purple light that fell towards the bottom of the valley and was instantly absorbed by the shrubbery upon contact.

To put it more accurately, the valley had devoured everything of the Dao Realm cultivator.

Watching this eerie scene sent a shiver down Han Yi’s spine.

He had just probed the valley with his Tao Thoughts and detected nothing unusual; even deep underground for several kilometers, everything seemed like normal relic land. But the spectacle he had just witnessed made him instantly realize–

What he saw and sensed were nothing but illusions.

This valley was hiding an extremely horrifying secret.

No wonder the surrounding sixty-some cultivators held their positions, immobile. Perhaps they were all aware of the valley’s peculiar nature.

However, knowing its strangeness did not deter them from staying close; they remained because the opportunity within was undoubtedly even more substantial, worth taking the risk to uncover firsthand.

Moreover, before his arrival, there must have been other changes to the valley that manifested this opportunity and attracted these cultivators.

Considering this, Han Yi settled down in the middle of the mountain, sitting cross-legged. He wanted to see for himself what this opportunity in the valley truly was.

He now had nearly four hundred thousand Life Seeds; if he used them all to drive the Yue Guang Divine Spear, he was confident that even if he couldn’t defeat a Unity Realm Stage opponent, he could at least hold his own against them, avoiding complete defeat.

At the same time, he used the Wan Ming Tome to instruct the thirty-two scattered Dao Realm Incarnations to steer clear of the valley and continue their exploration in the normal areas of the relic.

Two hours had passed when Han Yi suddenly opened his eyes, not because the valley had changed, but because one of his Tao Realm first-stage Wan Ming Incarnations had found a Purple Extreme Origin Crystal. Moreover, this Origin Crystal was not a fragment but a complete prismatic crystal.

As a Tao Realm Incarnation, it naturally couldn’t transform the Origin Crystal into Life Seeds. Han Yi, through the Wan Ming Tome, had Li San and several other Daoist Fruit Realm cultivators move closer to the location of this Tao Realm first-stage Incarnation. They guarded them on their way out of the ruins and met up with the remaining Tao Realm Incarnations, leaving behind only about ten first-stage Tao Realm Incarnations to continue exploring inside the ruins.

In these ruins, each Origin Crystal was exceedingly precious. The additional gain of a Purple Extreme Origin Crystal filled Han Yi with great joy.

Afterward, his Tao Realm Incarnations failed to find any more Origin Crystals, and the valley he was in, along with the surrounding mountain peaks, had fallen into a prolonged silence.

It took a full twenty-four hours before the valley underwent new changes.

At first, the change wasn’t noticeable–just sporadic purple light dots appeared in the mountain forest or seemed to drift out from the land of the valley.

However, as time went on, these purple light dots became more numerous, looking like fireflies within the mountain forest of the valley. The light dots began to gather and gradually grew larger.

Han Yi watched this scene, his eyes widening because, as the light dots came together, the aura each emitted grew increasingly stronger. The largest light dot was already approaching the presence of the Source Crystal Fragments he had found earlier in the chasm riverbed.

“What is this…?”

He was becoming more and more astonished at the peculiar nature of this eerie valley.

At the same time, dozens of figures on the surrounding mountain peaks stood up. The lurking presences started to reveal their fierce fangs, ready to pounce.

Clearly, the Dao Realm Cultivators in the vicinity had been waiting for this moment.

Han Yi surmised that this scene must have occurred before and even happened regularly, which is why these cultivators were stationed in this place.

As his thoughts raced, he saw the now-congealed light dots below the valley morph into Purple Crystal Fragments after they drifted a certain distance from the valley, revealing no form. These fragments floated up from below the valley and moved towards where he was.

Just then, not far from him, a Dao Realm cultivator took the lead, wielding a Tao Artifact whip that stretched like a dragon across space, striving to snare the tiny Source Crystal Fragment floating towards Han Yi.

Han Yi’s eyes showed a cold glint as he drew his fingers through the air, and a top-tier mid-grade Tao Sword burst forth, slicing through the whip on the spot. The Tao Sword flashed, heading straight for the Dao Realm cultivator.

That Dao Realm cultivator’s face changed drastically. He brought out a shield and used a defensive Tao Skill, but against Han Yi’s Tao Sword, all defenses were laughably weak. The Tao Sword pierced through them all, and with a final stroke, it decapitated its target, who fell on the spot.

Han Yi recalled his Tao Sword, his expression calm, as if he had casually squashed an insect.

This casual slaughter cooled the hearts of the nearby Daoist realms, who were contemplating action, making them realize he was a fierce deity not to be provoked.

As for the closest Outer Path Realm cultivator, there were more accessible Source Crystal Fragments to collect. While gathering these fragments, the glimpse of Han Yi’s sword stroke sent a shiver through him as well.

Elsewhere.

As Han Yi retracted the Tao Sword, he also drew the nearby Purple Crystal towards himself and placed it in his hand to examine.

This was an extremely thin crystal, much thinner than the Source Crystal Fragments he had picked up beneath the riverbed chasm.

Yet the aura of the Purple Extreme Origin Crystal contained within the crystal was no illusion; it was indeed an Origin Crystal.

Han Yi shifted his gaze, looking towards the valley below where purple, thin crystal shards were continuously drifting up, his countenance greatly moved.

This valley, which he had earlier thought ominous when it devoured a Dao Realm Cultivator, now revealed its divine aspect to him.

The thought was fleeting as Han Yi began to capture the purple crystal shards floating near him.

And as he reached out repeatedly, the nearby Outer Path Realm cultivators also set their sights on him.