Chapter 204 Redeeming Purple Blood Pagoda (Magic Treasure)

Her primary objective in attacking Celestial Python Lake (Location) was to locate the Water Element Treasure Pearl (Spiritual Object), thereby completing her spiritual roots and achieving a breakthrough to the Golden Core realm.

Yet, she had not anticipated failing to find a fourth-tier Water Element Treasure Pearl (Spiritual Object) at this moment.

Eldrin also noticed this point. After a moment of contemplation, he still reminded, "Within this lower-grade fourth-tier earth vein, once every 3 sexagenary cycles, a Water Element Treasure Pearl is conceived."

"This Celestial Python Demon King (Demon Beast) has occupied Celestial Python Lake (Location) for years. It's impossible that it hasn't accumulated Water Element Treasure Pearls (Spiritual Object)."

Chen Changxuan, standing nearby, pondered for a moment before speaking up, "Is it possible that it sold the Water Element Treasure Pearl (Spiritual Object)?"

"Probably not." Eldrin pondered for a moment before shaking his head. "Neither Emerald Mist Lake nor the entire Vast Marshes would lack for Water Element Treasure Pearls."

Moreover, the Celestial Python Demon King (Demon Beast) was a water-aligned demon sovereign. Since the Water Element Treasure Pearl (Spiritual Object) could enhance its cultivation speed, it would undoubtedly reserve 1 or 2 Water Element Treasure Pearls (Spiritual Object) to accelerate its own cultivation progress.

Lyra also nodded. Precisely for this reason, she believed Celestial Python Lake must contain Water Element Treasure Pearl.

"Then since it isn't here, there's only 1 other place it could be."

Eldrin said, exchanging a glance with Lyra.

The group hastily stored away these precious treasures, then rode their swords back to the Spirit Vein Heaven Python Island.

At the heart of the island, a group discovered the source of the fourth-order spirit vein—a profound valley where an abyssal spirit pool lay in perfect stillness, its depths unfathomable.

Spirit Spring of the Fourth Tier.

Gazing at the spirit spring, everyone's faces lit up with joy.

A first-grade spirit vein nurtures a Spirit Eye. A second-grade spirit vein converges into a Spirit Spring, and only a third-grade spirit vein can give rise to a Spirit Pool.

The spirit pond was exclusive to a fourth-order spirit vein, and the 1 before them was a deep pool formed by the convergence of pure spiritual liquid.

Gazing at the spirit pond, a trace of violet light flashed through Lyra's bright eyes, as if she had discerned something.

"Just as expected, it is here."

只见她露出几率笑容，长袖微微一卷，就看到灵潭之中飞出了两道流光。

The stream of light flew before Lyra (Person Name) and transformed into 3 crystalline, translucent treasure pearls. These pearls were utterly transparent, with what seemed like rippling water swirling within, clearly rare and extraordinary treasures at first glance.

“Water Element Treasure Pearl (Spiritual Object)。”

A look of delight also appeared on Eldrin's face. The Water Element Treasure Pearl was an essence born from the cyclical flow of water elements between heaven and earth.

This object can be considered the pure essence of water element. Not only can it assist cultivators in breaking through the Golden Core bottleneck, but it can also be used for alchemy and artifact forging. Its market value generally exceeds 1,000,000 spirit stones.

Moreover, without an equivalent treasure for exchange, purchasing it solely with spirit stones would require a premium reaching an exorbitant price.

In those years, Patriarch Xu spent an astronomical sum of over 1,000,000 spirit stones to procure treasures for Golden Core formation, successively acquiring a Golden Core Formation Pill (Spiritual Object) and a 5 Elements Spirit Fruit (Spiritual Object). Though he miraculously succeeded in breaking through both times, it completely drained the centuries-old accumulated resources of the Qingyang Sect.

Retrieving 2 Water Element Treasure Pearls (Spiritual Object), Lyra (Person Name) delightedly stored them away. In the end, this battle had concluded in perfect success, allowing her to attain what she had long desired.

3 days later, several Zifu Elders gathered once more before the spirit pool.

Lyra sat at the head seat, distributing copies of the harvest list to the assembly. With serene composure, she stated.

I had the Foundation Establishment cultivators thoroughly scour the area around the inner lake.

"This is our list of spoils. Take a look."

Eldrin took the list and glanced at it, his eyebrows involuntarily arching. Though he had anticipated it, witnessing such an array of treasures still sent tremors of excitement coursing through him.

This great victory yielded immense spoils, with the vast quantities of first-tier treasures alone being too numerous to count. The captured resources could broadly be categorized into 3 main types.

The first category consisted of magical treasures from the Violet Mansion Golden Core demonic tribes, the second category comprised harvested monster cores along with blood, flesh, and bones, while the third category encompassed supplies seized from the spiritual veins at Celestial Python Lake (Location).

Among these magical treasures, there were a total of 3 fourth-tier artifacts: the defensive treasure Land-Mist 5 Smoke Net, the Dragon Transformation Blade, and the Frostblade Immortal Sword.

To wield a fourth-tier treasure, 1 must at least possess a Purple Palace, Late Stage (Cultivation Realm) cultivation base to barely qualify. Though the crowd coveted it intensely, none possessed the capability to wield it.

Moreover, these 3 treasures were all of immense value, each worth close to 1,000,000 spirit stones. Although their contributions were significant, they had only played a supporting role and simply did not have enough merit points to exchange for such treasures.

There were quite a few third-tier magic treasures, with the most precious being the Purple Blood Pagoda (Magic Treasure) and the Mountain-Splitting Soul-Severing Axe—both top-grade third-tier artifacts. The rest included a lower-grade third-tier Crimson Flame Qi (Spiritual Root) Rope, a mid-grade third-tier Immortal Slaying Sword, and several other treasures like the Celestial Azure Spellblade.

Gazing at these treasures, Lyra fell into contemplation for a moment before speaking.

In this battle, Yang Zhengyuan fought to his last breath and fell, his contribution second only to Eldrin (Person Name).

"Therefore, I intend to grant the Yang Clan additional compensation. Beyond the promised 2 5 Elements Crystals, the Mountain-Cleaving Soul-Severing Axe should also be rightfully returned to the Yang Clan."

Everyone hesitated for a moment upon hearing this, but ultimately nodded in agreement.

After all, had Yang Zhengyuan not risked his life in that desperate struggle, many among them might have fallen in battle.

After this battle, the Yang Clan would possess 2 top-grade, tier-3 heirlooms to safeguard their lineage. The additional Elemental Crystals could also nurture new Violet Mansion cultivators, making this a profoundly rewarding endeavor.

Among the remaining third-order magic treasures, the most precious was the Purple Blood Pagoda (Magic Treasure). Eldrin (Person Name) assessed the substantial merits he had accumulated in this battle and decisively exchanged them for the Purple Blood Pagoda (Magic Treasure) in 1 go.

With this top-grade, 3-layer defensive magic treasure, his defensive capabilities would be significantly enhanced. Coupled with the Great Geng Immortal Sword in hand, even when facing cultivators at the Purple Palace, Late Stage in the future, he should be able to avoid suffering major losses.

For the vast majority of Purple Palace, Late Stage (Cultivation Realm) rogue cultivators, possessing a single third-grade, superior-quality magic treasure would already be considered their ultimate trump card, reserved for the most desperate situations.

Having lost his top-grade Grade 3 magical treasure, Xavier replaced it with the mid-grade Grade 3 immortal sword. In this battle, the immortal sword in Xu Daoyuan’s (Person Name) hand had been shattered by the demon king, and acquiring this sword served as compensation for his loss.

The remaining few third-tier, lower-grade magical treasures were not exchanged, as they were being reserved to trade for merit points to obtain items such as the Profound Water Crystal (Spiritual Object) and the Foundation Establishment Pill (Spiritual Object).

Lyra (Person Name) disdained these low-grade third-tier magical treasures and simply waved her hand, bestowing them as rewards to those Foundation Establishment cultivators who had distinguished themselves in this battle.

Those Foundation Establishment, Late Stage (Cultivation Realm) cultivators were naturally overjoyed to suddenly obtain third-grade magic treasures, accepting them with profuse gratitude.

Of course, these were all matters for later. At this moment, the group was still distributing the treasures.

In addition to the first category of magic treasures, the harvest of second-class demonic beasts was also substantial.

The inner elixir of the Celestial Python Demon King (Demon Beast) was to be refined into a Golden Core Formation Pill (Spiritual Object) for Yan Ziji (Person Name). As for the demon king's physical body, Lyra (Person Name) intended to refine it into a grand treasure vessel, leaving no share for the others.

However, the inner elixir and flesh of the Purple Mansion beast had also allowed them to earn a staggering fortune.

In this battle, the group slew 5 Purple Palace realm demonic beasts: 1 Cyan-Blooded Serpent at the Purple Palace, Mid Stage, 1 Violet-Blooded Celestial Python at the Purple Palace, Late Stage, and the remaining 3 all at the Purple Palace, Early Stage.

After some discussion, the group decided to assign the Purpleblooded Celestial Python to the Chen Immortal Clan, while the remaining treasures would be divided among the other major immortal families.

The demon core was sufficient to refine 6 batches of Foundation Establishment Pill (Spiritual Object). After thorough discussion, the group decided to jointly gather the required spiritual herbs. Once Lyra (Person Name) refined them into Foundation Establishment Pill (Spiritual Object), the 4 great Purple Mansion immortal clans would claim 20 pills, with any surplus awarded as rewards for Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Chapter 1: The Reborn Youth Mount Canglan, Outer Sect. A dilapidated wooden house stood silently in the mountain breeze. Inside, a pale youth of about 15 or 16 suddenly sat up on his bed, his eyes wide open as he stared blankly at his surroundings. "Have I... crossed over?" He was called Chu Xuan, originally a top-tier hitman on Earth. While carrying out a mission, he had been caught in a massive explosion. When he woke again, he had arrived in this world called the Divine Land and occupied the body of a youth with the same name. This world was 1 of cultivation, where immortals and demons coexisted, and the strong reigned supreme. The weak were like ants. The original owner of this body was an outer sect disciple of the Canglan Sect. He had been frail and sickly since childhood, with mediocre talent. 3 days ago, while completing a sect mission, he was ambushed by someone and severely injured. He had struggled back to his residence before ultimately dying from his injuries, allowing Chu Xuan to take over. "Don't worry, since I've inherited your body, I will naturally seek justice for you." Chu Xuan took a deep breath, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes. Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through his mind. Countless fragmented memories surged forth like a tidal wave, merging with his own consciousness. After a long while, Chu Xuan finally digested all these memories, and a strange expression appeared on his face. He had not only inherited the memories of the original owner but also acquired a mysterious treasure—a small bronze cauldron. This bronze cauldron was an heirloom of the original owner's family. It had been with him since childhood, and he had never discovered anything unusual about it. But now, Chu Xuan could clearly sense that this bronze cauldron was slowly rotating within his dantian, emitting strands of faint spiritual energy that continuously nourished his body. "This is... a cheat?" A hint of surprise flashed in Chu Xuan's eyes. He closed his eyes and focused his mind, carefully sensing the changes within his body. The originally severely injured body was now rapidly recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye. The spiritual energy within his dantian was also growing steadily, already faintly reaching the peak of the first level of Qi Refining. In this world, the path of cultivation began with Qi Refining, followed by Foundation Building, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and so on. Each major realm was divided into 9 minor levels. The original owner had been stuck at the first level of Qi Refining for 3 years, unable to make any progress. Yet now, he was about to break through to the second level. "This bronze cauldron can actually automatically absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to aid in cultivation?" Chu Xuan was both shocked and overjoyed. With this treasure, his cultivation speed would be many times faster than that of ordinary people. Just as Chu Xuan was immersed in his joy, a burst of noisy shouting came from outside the door. "Chu Xuan, you useless trash, get out here!" "Don't think that hiding inside will solve anything. If you don't hand over the spirit stones today, don't blame us for being impolite!" The door was kicked open with a loud crash. Several arrogant outer sect disciples swaggered in, their eyes full of contempt as they looked at Chu Xuan on the bed. The leader, a tall, thin youth, sneered, "Chu Xuan, you’ve finally woken up? Hand over the 10 spirit stones you owe us, and we might consider letting you off." Chu Xuan's expression darkened as he searched through his memories. These people were lackeys of the outer sect disciple Wang Hu. 3 days ago, the original owner had been ambushed by Wang Hu's men while completing a mission. Before dying, he had been forced to sign an IOU for 10 spirit stones. Spirit stones were the currency of the cultivation world, containing pure spiritual energy that could aid in cultivation. For an outer sect disciple, 10 spirit stones was an enormous sum. "You’re framing me," Chu Xuan said coldly. The tall, thin youth laughed, "Framing you? That IOU is written in black and white. Are you trying to renege on your debt?" As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper and waved it in front of Chu Xuan. The other lackeys also closed in, their auras locking onto Chu Xuan. These people were all at the second or third level of Qi Refining. Given Chu Xuan’s current condition, he was no match for them. But just as the tall, thin youth was about to make a move, Chu Xuan’s eyes suddenly turned cold. A powerful aura erupted from his body. The second level of Qi Refining! Not only that, but his previously severe injuries had miraculously healed. "How is this possible!" The tall, thin youth’s expression changed dramatically. He stared in disbelief at Chu Xuan, who was now radiating a powerful aura. 3 days ago, Chu Xuan had been on the verge of death. How could he not only have recovered but also broken through to the second level of Qi Refining? "Get out!" Chu Xuan said coldly. The tall, thin youth’s face shifted through several expressions. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, consider yourself lucky today. But this isn’t over!" With that, he led the others and hurriedly left. After they were gone, Chu Xuan let out a soft sigh of relief. He knew this was far from over. Wang Hu was at the third level of Qi Refining and had many lackeys under him. With his current strength, he was still no match for him. "I must improve my strength as soon as possible." Chu Xuan’s eyes gleamed with determination. He sat cross-legged on the bed, circulating the Canglan Sect’s basic cultivation technique, the Canglan Art, while sensing the mysterious bronze cauldron in his dantian. The bronze cauldron slowly rotated, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth at a speed several times faster than ordinary cultivation. Chu Xuan’s cultivation level was steadily rising. 3 days later, Chu Xuan opened his eyes, a sharp light flashing within them. The second level of Qi Refining was now fully stabilized! Not only that, but under the nourishment of the bronze cauldron, his physical body had also grown significantly stronger. At this moment, a commotion came from outside the door. "Chu Xuan, come out and accept your death!" It was Wang Hu’s voice. Chu Xuan’s expression turned cold. He had expected this. He pushed the door open and saw Wang Hu standing outside with a group of lackeys, a fierce grin on his face. "Brat, I didn’t think you’d have some tricks up your sleeve. You actually recovered from your injuries and even broke through," Wang Hu said, his eyes filled with greed. "Hand over whatever treasure you have, and I might spare your life." Chu Xuan sneered, "Dream on." "Seeking death!" Wang Hu’s face darkened, and he threw a punch at Chu Xuan. The power of the third level of Qi Refining burst forth, creating gusts of wind. But just as his fist was about to connect, Chu Xuan suddenly moved. His figure flickered, easily dodging the attack. Then, he threw a punch of his own. This punch was incredibly fast, like a bolt of lightning. Wang Hu didn’t even have time to react before he was sent flying, crashing heavily to the ground. "How... how is this possible!" Wang Hu stared in disbelief. He never imagined that Chu Xuan, at the second level of Qi Refining, could be so powerful. Chu Xuan looked coldly at Wang Hu on the ground, a trace of surprise flashing in his heart. He hadn’t expected the bronze cauldron’s enhancement to be so significant, making him strong enough to easily defeat an opponent a level higher. "Get lost. If I see you again, I won’t be so lenient," Chu Xuan said coldly. Wang Hu gritted his teeth, his face full of resentment, but he didn’t dare say another word. He struggled to his feet and fled in disgrace with his lackeys. After they were gone, Chu Xuan took a deep breath. He knew that from today on, his path of cultivation in this world had truly begun. With the help of the bronze cauldron, he was confident that he could reach the pinnacle of the cultivation world. But before that, he needed to keep a low profile and improve his strength as much as possible. Because he understood that in this world where the strong preyed on the weak, only strength was the ultimate truth.