Supreme of the Heavenly Realm
Chapter 481 - 478: Treasure Hunting Journey

Chapter 481: Chapter 478: Treasure Hunting Journey

The passage was longer than they had imagined. After several minutes, everyone felt a change in the world around them, as if they had arrived in the tumultuous Ancient Era. An overwhelming and primitive aura assailed their faces, and the majestic breath caused their True Yuan to falter, its circulation speed suddenly dropping by half.

They traversed the passage and landed in a vast mountain range.

The sky above was a murky gray, dense and oppressive. The earth was dim, with steep mountain peaks standing tall, their jagged edges sharp like blades.

This was the relic of the Martial Saint from the Middle Ages.

If the world outside felt bright and full of vitality, then this place gave them a sense of age-old mystery, concealing dangerous and deadly intents within this ancient atmosphere.

"This is the location of the relics, truly worthy of being the remains of a Martial Saint Strong Person. Just the aura alone is enough to strike terror in one’s heart," Leng Wusheng took a deep breath. It was his first time in such a place. Even though he had ventured through many relics before, they were of a much lower level.

"The danger here is almost no different from those hidden evil domains in space. It’s just that the prohibition forces here have weakened, allowing me to discover it. We must not underestimate the peril of this place," Xue Lingzi said gravely.

Fei Yue and Ouyang Tie nodded. Although they were experienced, even the Semi-Saints from their Xuantian Sect would hardly guarantee safety here. After all, compared to the former owner of these relics—the Martial Saint Strong People—their group was no more than ants, including the people from Daluo Heavenly Palace who had entered before them.

"The air here seems to carry a trace of evil aura; everyone be careful."

Ye Xuan’s brows furrowed, and suddenly there was a ripple in the center of his forehead. In the air, wisps of black energy were squeezed out, dissipating into nothingness.

"It’s the evil aura from the Middle Ages. A powerful figure from an Alien Clan must have perished here, otherwise, the air wouldn’t be filled with such thick evil aura."

As soon as Ye Xuan finished speaking, Xue Lingzi also sensed it and his complexion slightly changed. He quickly guarded his mind; this evil aura, stemming from a powerful fallen Alien Clan, could erode the will of a Martial Artist in an invisible manner, infiltrating the body without one realizing it until it was too late.

Most Alien Clan Strong People, though they breathed in nature’s spiritual energy for cultivation just like the Human Clan, produced Evil Essence Power that had a strong repulsion against True Yuan, which was one of the main reasons they were natural enemies of the Human Clan.

If two kinds of beings couldn’t even coexist, it was nearly impossible for them to be friends.

"Ye Xuan, how did you detect it? Even the First Brother didn’t notice."

Ouyang Tie looked at Ye Xuan with some surprise. If it weren’t for Ye Xuan’s warning, he would have been oblivious to the evil aura in the air and could have suffered a disadvantage. At the same time, he felt puzzled. Ye Xuan’s cultivation was lower than all four of them. How did he notice it?

"My soul power is extraordinary, stronger than that of ordinary people."

Ye Xuan didn’t hide it. However, his heightened perception wasn’t purely due to soul power but also because of his powerful Martial Soul. In fact, apart from increasing a martial artist’s personal strength, a Martial Soul could also enhance one’s sensory abilities, especially since Ye Xuan possessed dual Martial Souls.

But there was another reason—Ye Xuan had been a Martial God in his previous life, all too familiar with the aura of Alien Clans. He had once fought with a powerful Martial God from the Winged People Clan. Although he had barely defeated the opponent, he had been gravely injured in the battle.

Such slight traces of evil energy, although weak, were easily detected by him.

"Xue Lingzi, you’re quite good at picking up bargains, aren’t you?"

Just as Ouyang Tie was about to ask more, an unfriendly voice suddenly came through. Turning towards the sound, they saw the group from Daluo Heavenly Palace who had entered before them, led by Yun Xiao Saint. Yun Xiao Saint was dressed in blue, lean in stature, with sharp eyes. A deep blue long sword hung at his waist; as he moved, the atmosphere of heaven and earth was influenced by his Sword Qi, becoming more intense.

Apart from Yun Xiao Saint, there were two other Saint Heirs from Daluo Heavenly Palace. According to Leng Wusheng’s introduction, they were Golden Blade Saint and Thunder Saint, both ranked among the eight Great Saints and top experts of the young generation in Daluo Heavenly Palace.

Moreover, Ye Xuan felt several obscure fluctuations of aura among the Daluo Heavenly Palace group, indicating that this group was not as simple as they seemed on the surface; there could well be hidden experts among them.

"Picking up bargains, I’m afraid that refers to someone else. This relic was first discovered by my First Brother. Who is really benefiting from whom?" Fei Yue said with a cold smile.

"Heh, I have no desire to argue with you. We’ll spare you this time; let’s go!"

With a glance at Xue Lingzi and ignoring the others, Yun Xiao Saint, leading the people of Daluo Heavenly Palace, flew away.

As Yun Xiao Saint and his group receded into the distance, Leng Wusheng’s gaze darkened: "This bunch is as arrogant as ever, I really want to teach them a lesson."

Ouyang Tie shook his head and smiled, "They are indeed powerful now; there’s no need to contend with them for pride. Our target is the treasure. Whoever obtains the treasure of the relics holds the truth."

"Ouyang Tie is right, Leng Wusheng, your temperament is still lacking a bit, you need to temper it more," Xue Lingzi chastised.

"Yes, Senior Brother is correct," Leng Wusheng hastily said with a clasped fist.

"There’s no need for us to stick together with Daluo Heavenly Palace; the energy fluctuations in that direction seem stronger, let’s go this way."

At this time, Ye Xuan suggested to everyone.

"Then let’s go this way."

Xue Lingzi trusted Ye Xuan’s words without doubt, especially since the latter held amazing secrets. Moreover, after the incident with the evil aura earlier, Xue Lingzi’s trust in Ye Xuan had only grown.

Taking Ye Xuan on this expedition had proven to be an extremely wise decision. Even he had not anticipated that in these aimless relics, Ye Xuan could maintain such a strong sense of direction, essentially acting as an additional guide.

With that, the five of them flew toward the southeast.

This Middle-Aged Relic was vast; the gravity here was somewhat stronger than the outside world, which affected the speed of the Flying Eagle Puppets. They could continue to accelerate, but it would result in a drastic increase in Spirit Crystal consumption. After all, the faster the speed, the greater the resistance and the more power required.

"Just now, that must have been a barbaric beast, a Three-winged Flood Dragon, with such strong brute force. If it had hit our flying puppet, that would have been bad."

While traveling on the flying puppet, they encountered an enormous Flood Dragon, around a hundred zhang in size. This Flood Dragon had three pairs of fleshy wings on its back and radiated an extremely ferocious aura. Had it not been for the timely firing of the Spirit Crystal cannon, their flying puppet would likely have been damaged.

"It’s not an ordinary Three-winged Flood Dragon but a Three-winged Golden Flood Dragon, a noble lineage among the Three-winged Flood Dragons. Didn’t you see that even after firing two shots from the Spirit Crystal cannon, we only barely managed to break its scale armor?" Xue Lingzi, whose experience was vast and knowledge broad, said with a sharp look in his eyes.

"The inner core of the Three-winged Golden Flood Dragon can be used to refine a Supreme Grade Divine Speed Pill, quite valuable. Unfortunately, its speed is too fast, and its defense too strong; it’s very hard to kill. Had it not been for just now, I would have already sliced it open to extract its core."

Ouyang Tie expressed his regret.

"In ruins like these, unless absolutely necessary, we should refrain from killing such large barbaric beasts. Otherwise, the noise could attract other, stronger beasts, and that would be troublesome."

Ye Xuan reminded them.

"I know, I was just saying," Ouyang Tie chuckled, clearly understanding that compared to the treasures within these Martial Saint Relics, the inner core of a Three-winged Golden Flood Dragon was insignificant. One must not lose sight of their greater objectives over small distractions, and he understood this principle all too well.

The group continued on their way and soon crossed the endless mountain range and arrived in a valley.

In this valley, nature’s spiritual energy was exceptionally dense. Before Ye Xuan and the others even reached the airspace above the valley, they could see beams of spiritual energy shooting up.

Without a doubt, there were natural treasures in that valley.

The Flying Eagle Puppet descended quickly, and it was only then that they discovered the richness of the valley – resplendent and radiant with dancing spiritual lights. Common Spirit Grass could be seen almost everywhere, and nearby there were even some astonishing spiritual pillars shooting up, the spiritual energy was overwhelming.

"The Spirit Grass here is very rich; we can separate for now and meet back here in one hour. Remember, in case of emergency, send a message immediately and call for support."

Xue Lingzi, looking at the valley filled with spiritual energy, was also moved. Ordinary spirit flowers and grasses were not worth much, but this was a Middle-Aged Relic, sealed for many years. Many of these plants, even if of average quality, were surprisingly old. Several hundred years old was common, and there were even some that were several thousand years old – treasures sufficient to excite even him.

"Alright!"

Everyone had already been eagerly anticipating, and upon hearing Xue Lingzi’s words, they quickly dispersed.

Each of them carried a token from the Xuantian Sect, which served to store information and, most importantly, communicate. As long as they were within a certain distance, the Inner Sect Disciples of the Xuantian Sect could use the tokens to communicate and relay messages.

Ye Xuan didn’t rush off, he activated his soul power, and quietly used a special technique to detect the aura of Spirit Medicines within a range of a thousand li.

This detection technique was called the Shennong Qi Observation Skill, a method for finding medicines created by a powerful Medicine Saint from Ye Xuan’s previous life when he cultivated in the mundane planes. It wasn’t related to cultivation level, but one did need to reach the Heavenly Realm with one’s soul power. It was a powerful skill for locating natural treasures and specifically effective in searching for the aura of Spirit Medicine.

After a careful observation, Ye Xuan felt that the fluctuations of Spirit Medicine Qi to the southwest were particularly intense, so without any more hesitation, he set off toward the southwest direction at high speed.

PS: I apologize for only being able to update once yesterday due to overtime work. Consider it a leave of absence.