Chapter 373: Seven Wondrous Treasure Tree

After dealing with the two corpses, Qin Ming once again emerged into the outside world.

Squeak, squeak, squeak! The moment Yunyangzi died, his innate Golden Silkworm Soul Gu suffered a severe injury.

It had originally been locked in a fierce battle with the Silver-Winged Frost Bees.

But in the next instant, the aura of the Golden Silkworm's poison inexplicably weakened drastically, allowing the Silver-Winged Frost Bees to seize the opportunity and kill it.

Subsequently, the Silver-Winged Frost Bees actually devoured its corpse.

Qin Ming had originally intended to study this unique Soul Gu spirit insect from the Southern Border sects.

Before he could call out for Silver-Wing to stop, it had already eaten everything clean, leaving him no choice but to give up helplessly.

After devouring the Golden Silkworm Soul Gu completely, the Silver-Winged Frost Bees shrank their bodies and, swaying as if drunk, flew unsteadily back into the beehive beneath their innate spirit plant, the Yin-Yang Xuanteng Tree.

Meanwhile, the Profound Water Crocodile also came over shaking its head, seeking credit from Qin Ming, having made meritorious contributions during its fierce battle against Yunyangzi.

Qin Ming patted the Profound Water Crocodile's massive head and tossed it a Beast Emperor Pill.

Immediately, the Profound Water Crocodile, fully satisfied, returned to the Small Spirit Realm to cultivate.

Afterwards.

Qin Ming thoroughly erased all traces of aura in the vicinity, then his figure blurred, and he vanished instantly from the spot.

A earth-shaking Jin Dan battle had erupted here, and being close to the Five Elements Mountain Range, nearby cultivators naturally detected it.

However, restrained by the terrifying power of the spells, those low-rank cultivators absolutely dared not risk approaching to investigate.

It was only after the commotion had ceased for most of a day that some fearless rogue cultivators arrived here one after another, hoping to pick up leftovers and seek opportunities.

But when they saw that several surrounding high mountains had been flattened, they couldn't help but all gasp in shock.

"Good heavens, this must be the work of a Nascent Soul expert, right?"

"Too terrifying; it's best to leave this place immediately!"

"Fellow Daoist, wait for me!"

At the same time, deep within a main hall of the Divine Dao Mountain Sect in the southern region of Great Jin.

Rows of innate soul lamps belonging to the sect's core cultivators were enshrined inside.

Suddenly.

Two soul lamps enshrined in the first and third rows abruptly extinguished at the same time; upon seeing this, a gray-robed elder on duty in the Soul Hall revealed an expression of disbelief on his face.

"How is this possible?!"

"Third Elder's soul lamp has gone out."

"And Elder Wen... they have actually perished simultaneously..."

"What exactly did they encounter?"

For Divine Dao Mountain, the death of a Nascent Soul seed outside the sect was undoubtedly a monumental event.

After all, the sect had expended immense effort and consumed countless top-tier resources on these Nascent Soul seeds, as they carried the future hopes and inheritance of Divine Dao Mountain.

The fall of such pivotal figures would cause tremors not just in Divine Dao Mountain, but likely throughout the entire Immortal Realm of Great Jin.

The Jin Dan elder on duty in the main hall immediately became flustered and was about to rush out to report the situation to the sect.

Hum~ Ripples spread through the air in the main hall, and from the void ripples stepped out an elderly man in black profound robes with chicken-skin and crane-hair, possessing a hawk-like nose and sinister eyes, yet emitting not a shred of magic power fluctuation, appearing like an ordinary mortal.

But the moment the Jin Dan elder on duty saw this person appear, he immediately bowed and saluted: "Disciple pays respects to the Grand Supreme Elder!"

This hawk-nosed elderly man before them was precisely Divine Dao Mountain's Nascent Soul True Lord—Ten Thousand Gu Superior Man.

His cold gaze fixed upon the two extinguished soul lamps within the main hall, causing the temperature in the air to plummet instantly, becoming chilling and suffocating.

The Jin Dan elder standing beside Ten Thousand Gu Superior Man couldn't help but shiver with fear.

"Reporting to Grand Supreme Elder, the innate soul lamps of the two elders suddenly extinguished just now; they have likely met with disaster."

"Should we gather the sect members..."

"Hmm, no need; this ancestor left a mark projection on Yuliang to appear and warn him should he encounter a powerful enemy."

"But this time, even this ancestor's illusory image didn't have time to trigger before he was instantly killed by someone; clearly, the person who acted is no ordinary figure."

"Only one of those few old immortals could achieve such a feat; there would be no use in you going."

Ten Thousand Gu Superior Man's voice was hoarse and low, filled with chill, giving people the sensation of falling into an ice cellar.

"Th-then what should we do? Please instruct us, Grand Supreme Elder."

The Jin Dan cultivator asked while trembling all over; matters involving the Nascent Soul realm seemed to have exceeded the capabilities of these sect disciples.

"Investigate; we must still investigate. As for other matters, this ancestor will decide personally."

"Additionally, send orders down to have the next person in the Nascent Soul seed sequence replace Wen Yuliang," Ten Thousand Gu Superior Man ordered indifferently.

"Yes! We strictly obey Grand Supreme Elder's command!"

Subsequently, Ten Thousand Gu Superior Man's figure faded and disappeared, as if he had never appeared at all.

That Jin Dan elder carefully wiped the fine sweat from his forehead and hurriedly went out to attend to affairs.

On the other side, one thousand li west of the spirit fields in the Five Elements Mountains, deep underground.

Within a dim cave.

"I dig, I dig!"

"Dig, dig, dig!"

The Shi Tian Shu was sticking its butt up, exerting all its strength to dig tunnels; those incredibly hard black iron rock layers, which outside couldn't even be broken by second-rank magical tools and through which a cultivator's divine sense could not penetrate.

Yet under its sharp claws, they were scraped open as if they were tofu.

Over these past few days.

Centering on the spirit fields, the Shi Tian Shu had dug tunnels in different directions, creating no fewer than several hundred large and small caves.

After all, as a mid-stage third-tier Demon King, it dug tunnels quickly; since this was its old trade, it was extremely familiar with the work.

Yet after digging continuously for several days, the tunnels it had excavated could circle the Five Elements Mountain Range several times over, yet it had found absolutely nothing.

The tunnel currently being dug was also the last direction the Shi Tian Shu had attempted.

"Could it be that Master made a mistake?"

"There's nothing at all down here?"

The Shi Tian Shu stopped its work, shook the spiritual soil from its fur, sat down heavily on the ground, and muttered in puzzlement.

Suddenly!

Yet just then, the Shi Tian Shu's nose twitched; through the thick rock layers, it detected some movement not far away.

Its innate treasure-hunting divine ability abruptly activated! "It's the aura of a treasure!"

"Hmm, this is truly far too dense!"

"This is the first time in my life I've encountered such a thing; could it be that I'm about to strike it rich?"

The Shi Tian Shu's eyes immediately brightened; it scrambled to its feet, rubbed its paws together, and instantly perked up.

It did not rush to continue breaking through the cave but instead released its demon consciousness to probe toward the sensed direction; merely a moment later.

The Shi Tian Shu's vast demon consciousness penetrated through this rock layer, and its vision suddenly brightened! A huge, magnificent underground world abruptly unfolded before its eyes.

"Good heavens... what place is this?"

The Shi Tian Shu's eyes revealed a look of astonishment as it cautiously surveyed this space.

Eventually, its gaze landed upon one object.

It was a strange spiritual plant, three zhang tall and coral-like in appearance, growing seven branches of different colors, upon which shimmered a seven-colored rosy light, so dazzling it bewildered the mind... Just from a single glance, the Shi Tian Shu was certain this spiritual plant was absolutely an extraordinary item! "Hee-hee! What a fine treasure!"

"Now I'm finally about to achieve great merit again!"

The Shi Tian Shu was so delighted it nearly jumped for joy, secretly overjoyed in its heart! Yet as its demon consciousness shifted, it discovered that beneath that seven-colored coral tree sat a human figure in cross-legged meditation, unmistakably a great cultivator at the peak of the Jin Dan realm.

Furthermore, within this space, cultivators clad in the attire of the Divine Dao Mountain were constantly patrolling strictly.

The Shi Tian Shu did not act rashly; its eyes rolled once, and it crept stealthily back along the tunnel it had dug.

Not long after it departed.

That Jin Dan cultivator of the Divine Dao Mountain slowly opened his eyes, a hint of puzzlement appearing on his face, and he muttered to himself:

"Strange, why did I just feel as though someone was coveting something?"

"Yet there is absolutely no abnormality around..."

At this moment.

A squad of several dozen Divine Dao Mountain cultivators hurried forward; after the leading cultivator bowed respectfully, he asked deferentially, "Elder Wu, has something occurred? Do you require this disciple to handle it?"

"Mm, it is nothing."

"You all go patrol other areas."

"Yes!"

(End of Chapter)