Chapter 41 Harvesting
"Collect the spirit creatures. After harvesting these spirit creatures, there will be another batch of spirit creatures."
A cultivator dressed in brocade robes, resembling a handsome young gentleman, swept his gaze around.
The sight of numerous corpses of rogue cultivators made him burst into laughter, and he then began to calculate the value of these spiritual items.
These legacies, like the sacred fields they meticulously tended, are one that requires long-term care, while the other only needs to be tended quickly enough.
"Young clan leader, there shouldn't be any survivors, right?"
A cultivator landed and asked the young man in brocade robes in a mocking tone.
"No, no, and Uncle Luo Jing, please don't make fun of me. How could I dare to call myself the young clan leader?"
Li Luojing, a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Li family, had already achieved Foundation Establishment at the age of thirty, making him a renowned genius of the Li family.
The young man in brocade robes who was speaking to him was the son of the Li family patriarch, named Li Zhifeng. He was only in his early twenties, but he had already cultivated to the ninth level of Qi Refining and was regarded by the Li family as the next Foundation Establishment cultivator.
"That's good. The family's spiritual fields have suffered a severe reduction in production. This income should be enough to make up for the losses."
"Uncle Luo Jing, I'm a little worried that we've made too much noise, and the other families might get involved too."
Upon hearing this, Li Luo's face showed disdain.
"Don't worry, even if they come, they will only be wasting their inheritance to solidify the foundation of our Li family."
Li Luo's voice was filled with confidence, not because of anything else, but simply because their Li family was strong enough.
"Uncle Luo Jing, it's not good for the golden beetles to eat spiritual objects. I wonder if the family has any way to deal with this."
Li Luo's expression darkened in surprise, and she slowly shook her head.
"There's no way around it. Our ancestor told us that this golden beetle was very likely the work of the Cao family."
Li Zhifeng was startled. There was only one Cao family that they addressed with such solemnity, and that was the Cao family, the dominant Golden Core cultivators who ruled over the surrounding area.
Why?
"The Cao family's Golden Elixir needs replenishment!"
……
"The Heart Pearl is ahead!"
In my mind, everything was upside down: the sky was below, the earth was above, beasts were human-shaped, and humans were beasts.
Fire burns in water, cold embraces ice, darkness veils light, straightness contains curves, curves contain hubs, white is black, the night is a guest, and stars fill the sky.
After entering the starscape, Xu Zhenqie and Xu Yuanhao almost got lost in the mental image. In the end, they managed to regain their consciousness thanks to Xu Zhenqie's cultivation.
After battling various dream beasts along the way, they finally arrived at the core area of the mind image.
There stood a giant willow tree, its countless branches spreading in all directions like an umbrella, and on those branches, brilliant flowers bloomed abruptly.
The flower's stamens are very long, with round spheres hanging from them, about the size of eyeballs. They seem to be surrounded by a thin mist, so even though they are right in front of you, you can't see them clearly.
Is that the Heart Pearl?
When Xu Zhenqie saw this scene, he felt as if he were in a dream. He reached out to take the Heart Pearl off, but Xu Yuanhao quickly stopped him.
"Clan leader, the Heart Pearl contains the divine soul power of a powerful predecessor, and it cannot be removed."
Is that even possible? Xu Zhenqie felt his eyes had been opened, but the Heart Pearl that could assist in Foundation Establishment was right in front of him, yet he couldn't touch it, and he couldn't help but feel itchy inside.
"Yuanhao, what should we do?"
"Where my heart leads, that is my home!"
Xu Yuanhao spread his hands, closed his eyes, and then a heart-shaped pearl on the tree suddenly turned into light and landed in his hands.
"Is that all?"
Xu Yuanhao opened his eyes and nodded excitedly.
"According to the information from our sect, this should be sufficient!"
Xu Zhenqie looked at the heart-shaped beads of various sizes hanging on a tree and couldn't help but follow Xu Yuanhao's example, preparing to take one down.
"Boom!"
My heart began to tremble, and the earth began to shake like waves, as if something was slowly awakening.
"Boom!"
"The celestial phenomenon is still ongoing, and no one has yet discovered it. We are incredibly lucky."
Beyond the nameless valley, the colorful sunset glow still lingered, dyeing half the sky with vibrant colors.
Ten days have passed, and the glow of the sunset still lingers. Many independent cultivators feel only good luck.
Xu Yuanlang, who was among the rogue cultivators, felt uneasy as he looked at the rosy dawn.
As the saying goes, first come, first served. My speed wasn't fast, and I wasn't close to the valley. Logically speaking, someone should have already gotten there first and taken the treasure.
But so many days have passed, and the glow of the sunset is still there, which means no one has taken the treasure. Why?
No one offered an explanation; all the rogue cultivators around them frantically headed in that direction, dreaming of monopolizing the spiritual object.
Just as he stopped, he suddenly saw a familiar figure rushing quickly toward the glow of the sunset.
"Uncle Zhen Guang?"
He was startled and quickly shouted, but the other person did not slow down at all and continued to run forward rapidly.
"By the way, Uncle Zhen Guang has already reached the ninth level of Qi Refining. Although he is over sixty years old, the probability of him reaching Foundation Establishment is very small."
However, perhaps some extraordinary rare and precious materials could defy fate and give him the opportunity to establish his foundation.
With that thought in mind, he no longer hesitated and quickly followed.
"Uncle Zhenguang, are you willing to disregard everything for the sake of Foundation Establishment?"
Two days later, he arrived at the valley bathed in the glow of the setting sun.
This is a circular valley, with densely packed marks on the surrounding stone walls.
The patterns on the swords and blades are clearly visible, indicating they were recently made.
The ground around the valley was covered with large patches of dark brown pigment, but the smell of blood immediately told everyone that it was all human blood.
Countless drops of blood sprayed onto the ground, drying and then wetting again, eventually even seeping into the earth.
When he arrived, Xu Zhenguang and his group had not yet entered the valley, but were already fighting outside.
"The spiritual objects inside belong to our Foundation Establishment Xu family. All of you, get out of here."
Xu Zhenguang stood out, wielding his two short axes as if they were nothing, and even the other Qi Refining Ninth Level cultivators were no match for him.
They could only exchange a few blows before he found an opening and sent them flying.
Finally, he introduced himself, and the group of rogue cultivators showed fear on their faces and hesitated in their tracks.
"The baby's inside, how can we let him go? Let's all go together!"
Xu Yuanlang became anxious upon seeing this scene, realizing that no matter how strong Xu Zhenguang was, he was no match for a group of people.
"Uncle Zhenguang, I'm here to help you!"
Xu Yuanlang immediately charged into the crowd, and Xu Zhenguang's eyes lit up. He quickly brought him to his side.
"Alright, Yuan Lang, let's charge in and search for the treasure."
"Uncle Zhen Guang, there are too many people. No matter how strong you are, you can't stop everyone. Besides, it's not worth fighting here without even seeing any spirits."
"You're the fastest, so go in first, grab the spirit item, and then we'll leave quickly."
Xu Yuanlang suggested it, and after listening, he immediately strode towards the valley.