Chapter 98: First Battle: Foundation Establishment Stage

Previously, Elder Wei had given her a Jade Slip containing records of the strange flowers and rare beasts of the Immortal Cultivation World, and it included an entry on the Soul-Nurturing Flower.

The Soul-Nurturing Flower's greatest feature is its ability to nourish the soul and primordial spirit; constantly smelling its fragrance can gradually strengthen one's Divine Sense.

One must know that Divine Sense is tied to cultivation; it only strengthens upon breaking through a level, but with the Soul-Nurturing Flower, it is different; it is said that some Qi Refining cultivators have cultivated around the Soul-Nurturing Flower for over a decade without breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, yet their Divine Sense strength has already become comparable to that of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Moreover, the Soul-Nurturing Flower can harbor the soul; if a cultivator's physical body is destroyed, their soul can be lodged in the Soul-Nurturing Flower to recover slowly.

Furthermore, under normal circumstances, if the soul or Divine Sense is injured, recovery is generally very difficult, but with the Soul-Nurturing Flower, it is different; simply smelling its floral scent can restore damaged soul within a few days.

In short, the Soul-Nurturing Flower is absolutely a good thing.

She remembered seeing an Elder from the Xuanyuan Sect when the Secret Realm entrance appeared a few days ago, but this man was not among them.

She had thought there would be nothing in this Secret Realm that could stir her heart, but it turned out she had overthought it.

"Hmm?"

However, the monster discovered that these defenses seemed ineffective against the God-Devouring Ants, as the beastly power within its body continued to vanish rapidly.

Unable to figure it out, Luo Yao spoke directly, "Are you an Elder of the Xuanyuan Sect?"

Luo Yao's pupils contracted sharply; she quickly retrieved a Defense Magical Treasure and also summoned the Thousand Illusion Ice Silk, placing the Defense Magical Treasure before her while the Thousand Illusion Ice Silk wrapped around her body, transforming into armor.

Meanwhile, the other God-Devouring Ants, as if seeing a delicacy, swarmed the monster crazily, engulfing it from all directions.

Not the Ziguang Sect, could it be the Xuanyuan Sect?

She planned to store it inside a Space Magic Treasure so she could smell the fragrance of the Soul-Nurturing Flower every day while cultivating.

Luo Yao praised the God-Devouring Ants; this was the leader of the God-Devouring Ants, which was why Luo Yao had kept it to help her find good things.

It was a monster resembling a earth dragon, its body covered in hard black barbs, with a ferocious, blood-filled maw at the front, filled with rows of teeth like steel.

"Since you wish to die, then I shall grant your wish!"

Suddenly, a discordant voice sounded beside Luo Yao's ear, causing her face to change instantly; she then retreated rapidly, retrieved her Weapon, and looked around vigilantly.

She saw that five meters from where she had just been standing, a middle-aged man in brown robes had appeared.

She remembered that the Star Palace, like the Taixu Sect, was one of the Ten Great Immortal Sects of Pingzhou, but this place was one hundred and eight thousand li away from the Star Palace; how had they entered?

Besides, the quota for the Ziguang Sect was already full; could it be that they had stolen the Xuanyuan Sect's quota to enter?

Furthermore, because all the God-Devouring Ants were already clinging to it and could not be shaken off, the beastly power within its body was draining away like a bursting flood.

"So fast!"

"Enough nonsense, little girl, hand over the Spirit Herb you just took, and I can let you live!"

Hearing the old man's words, Luo Yao's heart sank, and her expression became somewhat unpleasant; was it because of the man's threat, or because the man was from the Star Palace?

Speaking thus, the man in brown robes retrieved a Dharma Treasure, a Mountain Seal, which instantly transformed into a massive mountain and crashed down toward Luo Yao.

Boom!

The Thousand Illusion Ice Silk instantly blocked the Mountain Seal, causing the man in brown robes' face to darken; "I underestimated you."

The man frowned and curled his lip; "Not a bad Defense Magical Treasure, but I wonder how many times it can withstand?"

Luo Yao's pupils contracted violently; she did not expect the first cultivator she met to be at the Foundation Establishment Stage, and one she did not even know.

And Luo Yao, without hesitation, controlled her Innate Dharma Treasure, which also transformed into a giant Flying Sword and rushed forward to meet it.

Boom!

Sensing the loss of beastly power, the monster instantly grew furious and slammed its entire body onto the ground, trying to crush the God-Devouring Ants to death, but it was as if it had slammed into stone, hurting its back.

The monster clearly spotted the God-Devouring Ants and immediately bit down on them in anger, but the hard shell of the God-Devouring Ants nearly shattered its teeth.

The Immortal Cultivation World is so vast, with countless good things and countless things one has not seen, heard of, or only heard rumors about.

"Hmph, living without knowing death!"

Luo Yao thought for a moment, then sheathed her Innate Dharma Treasure and retrieved the Dharma Treasure given to her by the Supreme Elder of the Xuanyuan Sect.

Seeing this, Luo Yao was extremely satisfied; if she had fought the monster herself, she would certainly have had to exert considerable effort, and might even have been injured.

"Foundation Establishment Stage!"

Bang!

The Defense Magical Treasure instantly cracked, and Luo Yao herself was smashed away by the tremendous force; although she was knocked flying backward, she was not injured.

Boom!

Just as the Soul-Devouring Ants were about to approach the Soul-Nurturing Flower, the ground suddenly trembled, and a black shadow emerged from beneath the earth, biting at the God-Devouring Ants.

Therefore, Luo Yao quickly flew backward, and at that moment, the Mountain Seal also smashed through the Thousand Illusion Ice Silk, crashing onto the spot where Luo Yao had just been standing.

The man in brown robes snorted coldly; seeing that Luo Yao neither spoke nor moved, he became somewhat angry.

As he finished speaking, he formed a hand seal with his fingers, the Mountain Seal grew heavier once more, and then pressed the Thousand Illusion Ice Silk down.

Therefore, Luo Yao sent out the God-Devouring Ants to probe; naturally, extremely powerful Beasts would appear, so Luo Yao thought for a moment and sent out all the other God-Devouring Ants.

After all, although she had stayed in the Xuanyuan Sect for three years, in reality, she was not familiar with the Foundation Establishment Stage Elders of the Xuanyuan Sect.

A swarm of God-Devouring Ants quickly crawled toward the Soul-Nurturing Flower.

Luo Yao ignored everything else, ran excitedly to the side of the Soul-Nurturing Flower, and carefully dug it out.

Hiss!

Finally, the monster let out a mournful cry and was completely devoured by the God-Devouring Ants, leaving not even flesh and blood behind.

Soon, she stored the Soul-Nurturing Flower away and also retracted the other God-Devouring Ants; this time, the God-Devouring Ants had truly made a great contribution.

Xiao Yi, hearing Luo Yao's words, happily waved its antennae, as if pleased by the praise.

"Xiao Yi, I'm counting on you!"

"Soul-Nurturing Flower!"

Seeing that this method was useless, the monster began to emit earth-yellow stone armor from its body, seemingly attempting to defend itself.

Even a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator seeing this would fight over it.

"Little girl, hand over what you just stored."

Whoosh!

As the man finished speaking, he raised his hand and struck out a stone spear as thick as an arm, shooting toward the Spirit Herb with the speed of lightning.

However, although Luo Yao was excited, she was not impulsive; there must be a Beast guarding the Spirit Herb nearby.

After all, Luo Yao was only at the eighth layer of the Qi Refining Stage, and her strength still differed from that of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Unlike now, where she had handled it with ease.

"Xuanyuan Sect? What kind of sect is that?" The man in brown robes sneered, "I am a cultivator of the Star Palace; how could I be comparable to those small sects."

More importantly, not only had she dealt with the Beast, but the God-Devouring Ants had also grown significantly stronger.

This made Luo Yao frown; she had seen the Elders of Ziguang Sect, especially those Elders entering the Secret Realm, so this man could not be from Ziguang Sect.

Wuji Skyfire Fan!

Luo Yao fanned the man in brown robes, and instantly a sea of fire appeared around him, engulfing him.

Rustle, rustle, rustle.

"Not good!"

The man's face changed drastically; this Heaven Fire was so domineering that even he, at the Foundation Establishment Stage, dared not touch it.

(End of this chapter)