Chapter 42 Harvesting

"A rare treasure?"

Xu Zhenguang moved extremely fast and was the first to step into the valley.

"Thank you, Yuan Lang. If only I could establish my foundation... if only I could establish my foundation..."

Xu Zhenguang was unaware that his voice was trembling.

He recalled the past, that his parents had died shortly after his birth, and that his family had raised him.

The family had invested so much in him, and he believed he could grow stronger step by step and eventually break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm to protect the family. But at the very last moment, he was over sixty years old.

Even with a Foundation Establishment Pill, the probability of breaking through at this age is very small. He had already resigned himself to his fate, but the moment the seven-colored light appeared, he instinctively rushed out.

What if? Maybe I'll be that lucky one.

The valley was quiet, and the countless white bones piled together filled him with fear. But then he thought, how could rare and precious treasures be obtained so easily?

He convinced himself, and then subconsciously looked toward the center of the valley, where there was a jade box, from which glowing light emanated.

Why isn't it a rare and precious treasure? His heart skipped a beat with unease, but with rogue cultivators closely following behind, he suppressed his anxiety and kept reassuring himself.

Don't worry, there's no danger!

Thinking this, he lunged forward and immediately took out the crystal-clear jade stone from the jade box.

Instantly, all sounds around him vanished, and a terrifying killing intent immediately filled the air. He looked up in confusion, glancing around at the countless array flags that appeared and disappeared in the sky.

One after another, beams of light, like world-destroying spears, suddenly flew out from the array flags and crashed to the ground, instantly wiping out all the cultivators.

Xu Zhenguang stared wide-eyed as a beam of light shot toward his forehead, and he hurriedly released his defensive magic weapon.

However, the Four Seas Shield, a top-grade defensive magic weapon that he regarded as his trump card, was pierced through like a blank sheet of paper and landed on him.

In his final moments, he tried his best to move his body, but only felt a pain in his chest and his body began to spin.

He fell to the ground with a large hole in his chest; his internal organs had disappeared, leaving only thin layers of flesh connecting the two sides.

The wound smelled burnt; the skin and flesh were charred, but no blood was flowing out.

He reached out and grabbed at it, but felt nothing. Then he looked up and saw that most of the Four Seas Shield had been evaporated, and molten iron was still dripping from the cut.

"I feel like I'm about to die!"

His mind went blank, and the past flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern.

"It's all an illusion, it's all like a dream."

Countless tentacles grew from his body, then blossomed and bore fruit.

Xu Yuanlang was not moving fast, but as he was about to enter the valley, an unprecedented alarm bell suddenly rang in his mind.

But because of that one second of delay, they escaped a disaster.

Hundreds of array flags flew into the air, densely connected in one place, and a large array covering the valley was formed.

Xu Yuanlang stared at the formation less than half a foot in size before him, his mouth suddenly going dry. This was a trap; someone was using the light of the rosy clouds to continuously fish for fish.

The rogue cultivator was shocked when he saw this scene. His mind couldn't process it for a moment. There shouldn't be any formation here.

Generally speaking, formations should protect rare and precious materials, so why imprison a group of cultivators inside?

"Da da da!"

Xu Yuanlang's spiritual power instinctively flowed into his legs, and then he exerted force with his legs, his body turning into a stream of light and disappearing from the spot in an instant.

He did not attempt to save anyone. No matter how grief-stricken or reluctant he was to leave, he decisively turned and fled.

He could grieve later when he had time; for now, all he needed to do was survive. As a member of the Xu family, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he at least had some basic perspective.

The power of a formation can be roughly determined by the number of array flags.

Generally speaking, a hundred array flags is a watershed moment; anything with more than a hundred flags is definitely a second-tier array.

He had just glanced at it and there were definitely more than a hundred array flags around the valley, which meant that the array was definitely a genuine second-tier array.

Such a formation must have a Foundation Establishment cultivator in the center to oversee it, and elite Qi Refining cultivators each in their respective areas. Once fully unleashed, even a Foundation Establishment cultivator would not be able to break through it in a short period of time.

Not to mention that Xu Zhenguang was only at the late stage of Qi Refining. He wiped away his tears, and the spiritual power in his body flowed continuously into his legs.

"Yes, it's a trap set by the Li family. They used the glowing light to set up an array, attracting waves of cultivators to come and hunt them down."

I must hurry back and tell the clan chief and the others about this grudge…”

Just then, a terrifying pressure suddenly descended from the sky. Xu Yuanlang, who was running, suddenly lost his balance and crashed into the sharp rocks, nearly losing his life.

"Foundation Establishment cultivator!"

Ignoring the blood covering his face, Xu Yuanlang only caught a glimpse of the Foundation Establishment cultivator opening his right hand out of the corner of his eye.

All the Qi Refining cultivators around the valley felt their souls shatter in an instant. Spiritual flowers bloomed in their eye sockets, and hundreds of Qi Refining cultivators died instantly.

Li Luojing used one of the nine Foundation Establishment techniques, a spell that could take the lives of all Qi Refining cultivators with just a thought.

"what?"

Just then, he suddenly turned his head and saw Xu Yuanlang in the distance.

With just a glance, Xu Yuanlang's soul began to waver and crumble, and his body began to tremble instinctively.

The air became as sharp as a knife, and the spiritual energy within his body surged wildly. The spiritual energy, which he had long since mastered, suddenly became uncontrollable in an instant.

"Pfft!"

Xu Yuanlang's eyes widened as countless streams of blood gushed from his body, as if he had been pierced by countless sharp blades in an instant.

"What am I doing? I should run away! I should get out of here right now!"

His mind screamed desperately, but his body remained stiff and unable to move.

"Snapped!"

Suddenly, all the leaves of the seven-colored flower vibrated, and in that instant, it was as if his soul had returned to its place. Only then did he realize that he could suddenly control his body.

"run!"

Xu Yuanlang hurriedly fled forward, preparing to cross the mountain ridge.

"That's interesting, it can even move!"

Li Luo looked at Xu Yuanlang in surprise, and with a swift movement, appeared directly above Xu Yuanlang's head.

"Having reached the sixth level of Qi Refining and possessing all five elemental spiritual roots, it's not particularly special."

"You have quite a few magical artifacts. Being able to use so many means your spiritual power is quite abundant. Fine, I'll just finish you off."

With a casual wave of his hand, dozens of sword energies crashed down, shattering the entire mountain. Xu Yuanlang let out a scream as a wisp of sword energy struck his body, and he fell into the ground along with the collapsing mountain.