Chapter 347: Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure?!

Under the Land Mountain Turtle's throne, there is a strange stone emitting five-colored light.

It continuously emits an endless stream of earth-attribute spiritual energy.

However, this spiritual energy is extremely mixed, and it seems to contain something else that Yunhe does not know.

He raised his hand, faintly patterned with scales, and gave a light wave.

The Land Mountain Turtle's throne then scattered like sand in the wind, revealing the strangely shaped stone beneath it.

Yet the mixed earth-attribute spiritual energy it releases has a unique attraction to the Wuji Apricot Yellow Pearl hovering in midair.

"What is this?"

Yunhe, walking up close, couldn't help but ask.

Beside it, the extremely respectful Thick Earth Rat lay prone on the ground, its head bobbing back and forth like a rattle drum, and the ample flesh on its body quivered like a ball.

With the spiritual intelligence of this late-stage Third Level Thick Earth Rat, it is hardly different from an ordinary human, but evidently its cognition is still insufficient to explain what this object is.

Even.

Even the Land Mountain Turtle back then never figured out what this thing actually is.

But the Thick Earth Rat knows that the Land Mountain Turtle values this greatly, so even though their Ten Thousand Mile Mountain constantly suffers harassment and attacks from the snow plains and volcanoes, and even once the Land Mountain Turtle was blocked at the entrance by Xiongwu Ji and Zhuan Chou Jun, it never had the thought of leaving this place.

It is precisely by relying on this object that the Land Mountain Turtle managed to refine a portion of the Wuji Apricot Yellow Pearl, barely able to exert a bit of its power.

Seeing that useful information could not be obtained from the Thick Earth Rat, Yunhe had no choice but to approach the mysterious stone suffused with five-colored light, extending his Demon Sense over it.

"This object has completely fused with the meridian of the Ten Thousand Mile Mountain."

Yunhe narrowed his eyes and made a judgment based on his Demon Sense perception.

No wonder the Land Mountain Turtle didn't move this five-colored stone together with the Ten Thousand Mile Mountain.

It is something it cannot do.

Or rather, it can move the stone, but it cannot move the stone along with this meridian.

Even if it is a Fourth Level earth-attribute demon beast, lacking sufficient ability and skill, it would only cause irreversible damage to the meridian.

And once the meridian is damaged, it is uncertain whether this five-colored stone will be affected.

Yunhe raised his hand and drew the Wuji Apricot Yellow Pearl to him.

The pearl seemed somewhat uncooperative in his hand.

After a brief hesitation, Yunhe grasped the pearl with one hand and slowly reached for the five-colored stone with the other.

He could feel that, as he approached, the hairs on the back of his hand all stood up and trembled.

If he were maintaining his demon beast form at this moment, perhaps the scales on his body would also tremble.

But this is not due to fear from spiritual perception, but because

Reverence?

Excitement?

Or perhaps both.

When he touched the five-colored stone,

his heart skipped a beat.

Immediately afterward, a strange thing like memory yet so chaotic that even images could not be formed poured into his mind.

If he had not previously endured, during his breakthrough to the Fourth Level, the memory inheritance from the three senior clans of the Black Tortoise, Dragon Tortoise, and Giant Ao, then that brief contact just now could have left him dizzy for at least three to five days.

He endured the discomfort and tried to piece together those fragmented remnants in his mind.

But this difficulty is absolutely far greater than that of comprehending the "Lone Offering Formation".

Meanwhile, the Thick Earth Rat beside him stared wide-eyed, unable to help swallowing.

It knows that even the Land Mountain Turtle dares not touch that five-colored stone, and even merely approaching it subjects the Land Mountain Turtle to considerable pressure.

But this person before him not only touched the stone, but actually managed to hold on for so long without letting go?

The difference between them is obvious at a glance.

"Impossible."

Yunhe suddenly jerked his hand up, as if struck by electricity.

His brows knit tightly, his temples throbbing incessantly.

Merely that brief contact drained a large amount of his energy, comparable to repeatedly casting the "Seeking Immortal Bestowal Divine Gift" technique several times, even dozens of times.

Moreover, no matter how hard he tried, he could never make sense of those mixed fragments.

But there is one thing he can be certain of.

"This object is absolutely not naturally produced; lying upon the meridian, it is merely a kind of almost instinctive 'behavior'."

"Behavior?"

At this thought, Yunhe suddenly froze.

He lowered his head to glance at the Wuji Apricot Yellow Pearl in his hand, then stared at the five-colored stone a few times.

Suddenly.

A remarkably bold idea suddenly arose in his heart.

"Could this be a magic treasure?!"

"The Wuji Apricot Yellow Pearl and this stone are originally a single entity, which is why the Land Mountain Turtle could refine a portion of the pearl with the stone's aid, whereas I find it extremely difficult to infuse my divine sense into the pearl, because this pearl is not an independent treasure to begin with."

"Even."

Yunhe gazed at the irregular shape of the five-colored stone.

"This five-colored stone, together with the Wuji Apricot Yellow Pearl, is not the true complete form of this magic treasure."

"Perhaps it should not even be called a magic treasure!"

Having such awareness also benefits from those tangled memories he obtained.

Yunhe's pupils suddenly shrank, then quickly dilated, and he cried out:

"Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure!"

"A fragment of the Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure?!"

Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure is an existence above Dharma Treasures and Spiritual Treasures.

The difference between Dharma Treasures and Spiritual Treasures lies in whether the treasure has given birth to an artifact spirit; a Spiritual Treasure with an artifact spirit is slightly stronger than a Dharma Treasure without one, exactly how much stronger depends on the degree of awakening of the artifact spirit's intelligence.

But both Dharma Treasures and Spiritual Treasures are divided into third, fourth, and fifth levels, corresponding respectively to the Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Spirit Transformation realms.

As for the demon race, their classification of treasures is actually much simpler, even lacking a distinction between Dharma and Spiritual Treasures, but the corresponding realms and treasure levels are roughly the same.

According to Yunhe's understanding.

Above fifth-level Dharma Treasures, they can be called sixth-level Dharma Treasures, but are more often called "Return to Void Treasures".

It is said that whether human cultivators reach the Return to Void Realm or demon beasts reach the sixth level, their abilities undergo a qualitative change.

In the Return to Void Realm, one can control the heavenly and earthly primordial qi!

Therefore sixth-level Dharma Treasures, that is, Return to Void Treasures, are thus distinguished from other Dharma Treasures.

Above sixth-level Dharma Treasures, whether cultivator or demon race, the classification of Dharma Treasures becomes vague.

However, there is a kind of treasure that can definitely surpass the Return to Void Treasure.

That is the "Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure"!

Why does Yunhe speculate that it is a "Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure" rather than a "Return to Void Treasure"?

Because whether it is a Return to Void Treasure or a fourth- or fifth-level Dharma Treasure, once completely shattered, it cannot retain any power; at most it is merely a piece of exceptionally fine material.

But regarding the Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure, Yunhe truly does not understand and is not certain.

Hence he made this speculation.

Of course, he also knows little about the Return to Void Treasure; perhaps this is merely a special fragment of a Return to Void Treasure.

But in fact, whether it is a fragment of a Return to Void Treasure or a Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure, it is not something he can currently drive or refine for use.

Yet the appearance of this object has shaken Yunhe's heart.

The reason is simple.

In the lower realm, fifth-level Dharma Treasures are the limit; Spirit Transformation cultivators and fifth-level demon beasts are the pinnacle; to further increase cultivation base, one must ascend to the upper realm.

But why would such a high-level treasure appear here?

Is this demon beast world perhaps parallel to the cultivation realm where his cultivator body resides?

Yunhe's heart surged.

He slowly stepped back two steps.

Many images flashed through his mind.

For example.

Qing Yao's original location, the "Demon-Washing Pool".

Moreover, the secrets deep in the Abyss Ravine, the restrictive seal beneath the lakebed riverbed, and that metal shard bearing a sharp intent within the Three Lives Three Deaths Bitter Essence.

"Whoosh——"

After a while.

Yunhe let out a long breath.

"No matter what, this realm should be more dangerous and more mysterious than I imagined; therefore I must be even more cautious."

Suppressing the turmoil in his heart, he flicked his sleeve.

In an instant, seventy to eighty small flags flew out of his storage bag, following the Dharma seal he cast, landing around this place.

He quickly completed the setup.

Yunhe then took out the formation plate and the Floating Cloud Eight Trigrams Mirror.

He cast the Dharma seal.

"Five Elements Inverted Formation, activate!"

"Prohibitive Power, block the earth's veins!"

Lu Shan Gui worried that damaging the earth's veins would affect this treasure, but he did not have such concern.

If such a treasure would be affected by mere earthly matters, it would not be worth his such attention.

Whether it is a fragment of a Return to Void Treasure or a piece of a Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure, it is useless to him.

But Lu Shan Gui gave him a way.

He can first use this five-colored stone to attempt to refine the Wuji Apricot Yellow Pearl, then gradually plan.

No matter what, he has seen the effect of the Wuji Apricot Yellow Pearl on Lu Shan Gui.

As the formation was laid down.

The Prohibitive Power took effect.

The earth's veins were cut off, and the ground here emitted a series of deep, muffled roars, as if the entire cavern were about to collapse completely.

Sensing the changes in the surrounding ground and earth-attribute spiritual qi, the Thick Earth Rat showed a look of fear.

But Yunhe remained calm, hands behind his back, turning to face the Thick Earth Rat.

"Submit, or die."

Bang!

The Thick Earth Rat, without a word, directly prostrated itself on the ground, forehead touching the earth.

For it, there was nothing to hesitate about.

Especially after witnessing the "great power" Yunhe displayed.

As for the Thick Earth Rat, Yunhe originally had not actually intended to subdue it.

But after seeing the vast population of the thick earth rats he had encountered, he came up with this idea.

These rat-like demon beasts can help him gather a large amount of information, aiding him in quickly understanding this realm or learning about some hidden places.

However, Yunhe could not treat the thick earth rats the same way he treated Qing Yao, Bai Ning, and even the Giant Rock Stone Monster.

"Open Demon Sense." He said in an unquestionable tone.

Upon hearing this, the thick earth rat's body shuddered violently, yet it dared not defy him; it hastily opened its own Demon Sense, allowing Yunhe to leave a Demon Sense mark deep within its soul.

"The first thing you need to do."

Yunhe's tone eased a little: "Spread my 'Grudges Settled at Huanhu Dao' as far as possible."

The beast market centered on Huanhu Dao needs to let more spiritually aware demon beasts know about it.

"Yes!"

The thick earth rat's head bobbed like pounding garlic.

This is the first thing the King ordered; it must be done.

The cultivation world.

"Upon careful reckoning, I have been in secluded cultivation here for over twenty years."

Having tied up his loose hair and donned the Azure Lotus Dao Crown, Yunhe strode out of his cave abode, and with a sweeping gesture toward a certain direction, his mighty mana opened an opening in the formation there.

Immediately he smiled and offered a distant salute, saying:

"Fellow Daoist Ji's visit has surprised me greatly."

Within the opening of the formation, Ji Li Yun, appearing as a scholar holding a scroll, also smiled and entered with clasped fists, saying, "Ji Li Yun's sudden intrusion; I hope Fellow Daoist Yunhe will forgive me."

It turned out to be Ji Li Yun from Bai Xiao Lou, who, over twenty years ago, together with Yunhe and five other Yuan Ying Cultivators, stormed the Floating Cloud Senior's Cave Abode.

But back then, Yunhe had left in a hurry, and coupled with his secluded cultivation, he was not very aware of the subsequent developments between them.

However, seeing his dust-covered appearance, Yunhe's mind stirred and he asked, "Fellow Daoist, what brings you here?"

Ji Li Yun's smile gradually faded, revealing an extremely solemn expression as he lightly sighed and said:

"I have come to inform Fellow Daoist Yunhe of bad news."

"Oh?"

"The Abyssal Clan has made a move."

(End of chapter)