Chapter 1172: Longevity: My Farming-Style Cultivation Is Too Steady Chapter 1172: Dividing the Supreme Treasures!
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Protagonist:
Xu Zhangqing
As the Chaos Monarch departed with two Chaos Royal Clansmen and the remaining Chaos Giant Beasts, the atmosphere in the central region of the Chaos Sea suddenly relaxed.
The Chaos Lords prowling the Outer Perimeter also scattered one after another with the withdrawal of the High-Rank Unique Species.
On the Human Camp's side, everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The feeling of being watched by the Chaos Monarch was like sticking one's head into the mouth of a sleeping giant beast; no one knew when it would suddenly snap shut.
Now that the wager was settled, it was time to divide the treasures.
The cosmic tide reached its final peak; deep within the vortex at the very center, streaks of treasure light burst out of the water like a gushing well.
The first to appear was a long sword that was transparent throughout.
Void-Splitting Cicada Wing Sword!
The sword body was as thin as cicada wings, three Star Fragments that constantly changed color were inlaid on the hilt, and wherever the blade passed, space would split open a fine crack on its own.
Next was an ancient shield that was pitch black throughout.
Myriad Devouring Return to Ruin Shield!
The shield surface was covered with densely packed ancient runes; every rune was breathing, inhaling and exhaling the surrounding Chaos Laws.
The third item was a rope that was golden throughout.
Heaven-Binding Rope!
A small bell was tied to each end of the rope; when the bell rang, all spatial nodes within a thousand li were locked down.
The fourth item was a bronze ancient lamp.
Illusion-Shattering Bronze Lamp!
The lamp wick had burned for who knows how many tens of thousands of years; the lamp light was dim yellow, but wherever the lamp light shone, all illusions, invisibility, and space folding became ineffective.
The fifth item was a scroll that was red throughout.
Samadhi Heaven-Burning Scroll!
The scroll was opened, and inside were sealed three complete ancient fire-system laws; any one released would be enough to burn a small Boundary Realm to ashes.
The sixth item was a pair of wings that were silver-white throughout.
Void Wings!
Every feather on the wings was a crystallization of spatial laws; once the double wings spread, they could span tens of thousands of li.
The seventh item was a tripod medicine cauldron that was dark green throughout.
Myriad Longevity Changqing Cauldron!
The cauldron body was engraved with spirit medicine charts; once the cauldron lid was opened, medicinal fragrance overflowed, and smelling a mouthful could extend one's lifespan by a hundred years.
The eighth item was a fist-sized black bead.
Chaos Origin Pearl.
The bead's surface had no luster at all, but when divine sense probed inside, one would discover that the Chaos Laws inside had already condensed into liquid.
The last supreme treasure surfaced.
It was a seed.
Gray white throughout, no bigger than a thumb.
The surface was covered with fine cracks, each crack resembling a naturally formed law engraving.
The seed had no spiritual power fluctuations, no law aura at all, quiet as the most ordinary pebble by the roadside.
When Xu Zhangqing's divine sense swept over the other eight supreme treasures, his reaction was not great.
The Void-Splitting Cicada Wing Sword was good, but he was not a Sword Cultivator.
The Myriad Devouring Return to Ruin Shield overlapped with his own Return to Origin methods.
The Heaven-Binding Rope and Void Wings were not as useful as Shrinking Ground to an Inch.
The Illusion-Shattering Bronze Lamp, Samadhi Heaven-Burning Scroll, Myriad Longevity Changqing Cauldron, and Chaos Origin Pearl were all good things, but not one could make the Yuan Dao circulation within his body resonate.
Only upon seeing this seed did the Yuan Dao circulation in his Qi Sea accelerate without warning.
Zhen Yuanzi did not interfere with Xu Zhangqing's choice; after all, without him, obtaining final victory would still be somewhat difficult.
Therefore, when Xu Zhangqing reached out and picked up that gray-white seed, no one stopped him.
The remaining eight supreme treasures were soon divided cleanly among all parties present.
Baili Hong took the Void-Splitting Cicada Wing Sword.
Jin Que Shangzun and Yin Jiuchong each took two items.
The Ancestral Insect, with Zhen Yuanzi's tacit approval, took the Chaos Origin Pearl.
The projection of the Lord of Gui Xu took nothing; obviously, he did not fancy a single one.
Xu Zhangqing put away the seed and temporarily did not investigate its origin and purpose.
Some things were not like the Nine Dragons Supreme Pearl, which one could tell at a glance was a supreme treasure of the Ancient Dragon Race, nor like the Galaxy Cauldron, which was imposing and formed a world of its own.
Its secrets needed time, and what he lacked least was time.
For now, what Xu Zhangqing cared about more was another matter: undergoing tribulation.
In the Time Gap, he had deliberately suppressed his breakthrough for thirteen hundred years, so that after emerging he could find an absolutely safe place.
Now his cultivation had reached its limit; every time the Yuan Dao circulation completed a cycle, the mana in his Qi Sea would accumulate a bit more, and suppressing it further would be detrimental to his foundation.
Zhen Yuanzi had obviously considered this; while everyone else was busy dividing the supreme treasures, he walked to Xu Zhangqing's side and asked, "Where do you plan to undergo tribulation?"
Xu Zhangqing asked back, "Eldest Senior Brother, do you have any recommended places?"
Zhen Yuanzi stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze sweeping over the surroundings of the Chaos Sea.
In the distance, the Xiuxian Zhe of the Endless Star Domain were still fighting over the remaining Treasure Light in the Outer Perimeter.
The Insect Swarm of the Vacuum Homeland had not completely retreated either.
At the edge of the Chaos Sea, Tribulation Xiuxian Zhe were still struggling.
"If you're not in a hurry, we can talk about it after returning to the Floating World Four Domains."
"Over there, I have a few good places I can recommend!"
"This is the Chaos Sea, bordering the Endless Star Domain to the north and the Vacuum Homeland to the west—dragons and fish mixed together, all kinds of people!"
"On the Endless Star Domain side, many old monsters specialize in attacking people when they are undergoing tribulation; those undergoing tribulation must both face the heavenly tribulation and guard against ambushes, which is exactly when they are most vulnerable!"
"Now, you carry at least two Supreme Treasures on your person; undergoing tribulation here is no different from placing yourself on a chopping block!"
Xu Zhangqing nodded and did not refute.
Although, he was confident he could escape intact under the dual pressure of heavenly tribulation and ambush.
But for now, if he could avoid risk, he would avoid risk.
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Over the next half month, the Universe Tide gradually receded from its peak.
The frequency of Treasure Light appearing dropped from one every several breaths to one every half incense stick time, then from one every half incense stick time to one every half hour.
Eventually, not a single one could be seen in a whole day.
The Xiuxian Zhe at the Chaos Center began to withdraw one after another, and the struggles in the Outer Perimeter gradually pacified.
Xu Zhangqing did not participate in the subsequent treasure seizure, but instead found a quiet spot on the Floating Island, sat cross-legged, and through Shared Vision, checked on the condition of the three Spirit Plant Puppets.
Fortunately, they were all still alive.
Xu Zixiao, Xu Qiansui, Xu Jiuyou were located in three different areas within the Secret Realm respectively.
The place where Xu Zixiao was located was an ancient Spirit Medicine Garden.
The spirit medicines in the garden had already been growing in the Secret Realm for who knows how many ten thousand years.
Xu Qiansui occupied an abandoned Artifact Refining Chamber; the furnace fire in the center of the Artifact Refining Chamber had not gone out until now, and he threw all the materials he had scavenged into the furnace for tempering, with a pile of refined Spiritual Materials as big as a small mountain already stacked beside him.
Xu Jiuyou's situation was the most dangerous.
He alone rushed into the bottom of an Abyss where killing intent condensed; among the bone spurs and corpses covering the ground, a pitch-black Netherworld Soul Lotus was blooming.
And the Netherworld Soul Lotus was the core main ingredient for refining Hunhun Pills.
Seeing this, Xu Zhangqing cut off Shared Vision; after the Universe Tide ended, he would take them away together, returning to the Floating World Four Domains, returning to the Xianfu, returning to the Star Spirit Grass!
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