Chapter 76

When the voices of the women reached Ye Xuan's ears, he went numb again. Just as he had trapped the venomous centipede, he had dashed toward the trees at top speed, going mad with exertion and pouring out all his strength.

But in the end, he found it was useless, utterly useless. Because Xu Chen and the others were faster than him. At the precise moment, without a single error, they arrived by his side. At this moment, he could not even struggle.

Xu Chen wore a calm expression, looking down on Ye Xuan as he said, "Sorry, you worthless thing, we're taking the core." With that, the Fire Qilin snatched the core in its jaws.

Immediately after, it used the Fire Qilin's pressure to erase the remaining beast consciousness within the core. Finally, the core turned into a pure heavenly treasure and entered the Fire Qilin's mouth. Ye Xuan watched, his face turning iron-green and utterly ugly, yet he had no way to stop it. That bastard Xu Chen is always like this, damn it! "We'll refine it once we're out; the energy in this core is too strong." The Fire Qilin sensed it for a moment, then said happily.

Ye Xuan's face darkened; if that inner core belonged to him, his strength would advance a step further.

Perhaps he could even break through to the mid-stage of the sixth grade. Damn it, these people truly deserve to die.

The next second, Xu Chen slapped Ye Xuan's face and, acting like a villain, said, "Trash, I'll give you a chance: choose to move forward or backward.

If you go backward, you must not approach us even slightly; if you go forward, you may move freely. Which do you choose?" Xu Chen thought to himself that to continue the plot, Ye Xuan had to move forward. He estimated that given the personalities of Ye Xuan and the Spirit Venerable, they would definitely choose to advance to a higher battlefield floor. As expected, Ye Xuan, with a gloomy face, said, "If you have the ability, let me enter the sixth floor, or even the seventh." Xu Chen smiled, "Aren't you afraid of continuing to work for me?"

Ye Xuan sneered, "Going backward means no opportunities whatsoever; I will not go backward." Xu Chen nodded, "Not bad, that is the only thing of yours worth my slight praise. Get lost." Having spoken, Xu Chen ordered the women to release Ye Xuan. The women wasted no words and did as told.

Ye Xuan coldly said again, "Xu Chen, you will regret your decision today."

Xu Chen scoffed, "Have you ever surpassed me? Where does your confidence come from, hmm? If you don't get lost, I'll break both your legs." Ye Xuan's mouth twitched slightly, then he dared not speak again, directly soaring toward the sixth floor, or even the seventh.

The women said, "What if Ye Xuan obtains an opportunity?" Others from Jixia Academy also offered suggestions, "Young Palace Master, why not expel Ye Xuan directly and then kill him?

This person is so presumptuous, completely disregarding you. If you can endure it, we cannot." Xu Chen shook his head, "Do not rush; I have my own intentions." The academy members nodded, "Yes!" Xu Chen chuckled lightly, "If Ye Xuan obtains something good, we can snatch it, don't you agree?"

The crowd nodded; indeed, they could snatch it.

Bu Fengshuang warned, "I fear he will swallow the opportunity as soon as he gets it."

Xu Chen remained calm, "It does not matter. If he can swallow it, it is heaven's will, but not all treasures can be swallowed by him."

In his eyes, the plot remained the most important; opportunities were secondary, after all, there were plenty of those if he wanted to find them. Having thought this, he cheerfully said, "Let's go; perhaps Ye Xuan is still just a worker." Having spoken, under Bu Fengshuang's guidance, Xu Chen and the others entered the sixth floor of the Ancient Battlefield directly. On this floor, Xu Chen discovered more than one type of treasure: spirit stones, elixirs, spiritual herbs, and even weapons.

Although some were damaged, the quantity was enormous.

At this moment, Ye Xuan was not on the sixth floor; he seemed to have entered deeper. Xu Chen issued an order, "Since I took treasures earlier, this floor is yours to do with as you please; whoever finds something keeps it." Upon hearing this, the disciples of Jixia Academy, the female disciples of Qixiu Workshop, and others immediately cried out in joy, "Thank you, Young Palace Master."

Having spoken, the crowd began searching for treasures on this sixth floor.

Soon, various spirit stones and spiritual herbs fell into the hands of the people from Jixia Academy and Qixiu Workshop. "Damn it! The heavenly treasures of the sixth floor are gone too! And we are only on the third floor!" At this moment, the crowds from the major sects saw this scene and felt their hearts bleeding. The fifth and sixth-grade spiritual herbs and elixirs on the sixth floor were countless. Even if they had received one-tenth of them, their harvest would have been substantial.

Now, it all went cheaply to the entire Jixia Academy and Qixiu Workshop, making their hearts even more regretful! Before long, they saw the people from Jixia Academy completely strip the sixth floor clean. "I heard this battlefield has nine floors in total, and the ninth floor contains the Spring of Longevity."

"Everyone, shall we pour all our strength into smashing it open with one punch?"

"After all, if we continue with different thoughts and hidden agendas, we will have nothing left later." A person from Tianjian Sect said with a slightly darkened face. A person from Shadow Gate also nodded, "Indeed, if we consider a single sect, none of us have top-tier array masters.

But if we combine all array masters and all powerful experts, there must be a way." A person from Wudu Sect cackled, "We have a method to break the spiritual energy barrier with one hundred percent certainty; it just requires some lives." The crowd's pupils shrank slightly; did Wudu Sect have such a vicious method? Their eyes flickered; there were still many weaklings present.

Therefore, they immediately asked, "Agreed. I believe that for the Spring of Longevity, nothing is impossible."

The Demon Poison Old Lady of Wudu Sect smiled, "To keep up with the footsteps of Xu Chen and Ye Xuan, I need the blood and spiritual energy of sixth-grade experts. The stronger, the better. If everyone is unwilling, then forget it." The crowd narrowed their eyes, "Are you sure?" The Demon Poison Old Lady nodded, "I am an array master; I need blood to enhance my power and can guarantee one hundred percent breakthrough."

The next second after she spoke, everyone fixed their gaze on Jin Wudi of the Vajra Gate. Within the Vajra Gate, Jin Wudi, a sixth-grade expert, was the strongest.

But now, Jin Wudi was severely injured, making him the perfect target.

The crowd of the Vajra Gate roared in anger, "What do you intend to do? If our Sect Master learns of this, not one of you will escape." A corner of Shadow Gate's mouth curled into a chilling smile, "Sorry, for the Spring of Longevity, you all go to hell." Having spoken, the people from Tianjian Sect, Tianlei Pavilion, and Shadow Gate directly dealt lethal blows to the crowd of the Vajra Gate.

Every move was sinister and poisonous, all killing techniques.

In an instant, the crowd of the Vajra Gate was nearly wiped out, their blood splattering everywhere. Xu Chen turned his head and saw this scene, feeling no internal fluctuation. In his previous life, the major sects had done exactly the same. "Boom!"

At this moment, the Demon Poison Old Lady, having devoured much flesh and spiritual energy, saw her array mastery surge dramatically. In an instant, she unleashed numerous black array patterns, completely dismantling the spiritual energy barrier of the third floor.

A clear entrance, capable of accommodating many people, appeared before the crowd. The Demon Poison Old Lady cackled coldly, making people tremble with fear, "Everyone, did I, the Demon Poison Old Lady, lie to you?"

Seeing this, the crowds from the major sects were overjoyed, "Old Lady, you are amazing."

The Demon Poison Old Lady deployed her movement technique and said indifferently, "Let's go; we also want a share of the Spring of Longevity." Everyone followed the Demon Poison Old Lady, rapidly approaching the sixth floor.

Xu Chen, still on the seventh floor, soon finished looting the treasures and entered the eighth floor directly. Then he discovered that Ye Xuan was not on the eighth floor either.

"It seems Ye Xuan has entered the ninth floor," the women said.

At this moment, the Demon Poison Old Lady and others broke through the spiritual energy barrier at an extraordinary speed. In just a few short minutes, they had already reached the sixth floor.

Xu Chen said, "No rush; let's see if there are any treasures left on this eighth floor."

Having spoken, Xu Chen wasted no words and directly released his spiritual sense, instantly covering the eighth floor. Previously, he had not released it because there was no rush, but this time he had no choice.

Soon, the entire situation of the eighth floor was known to him.

Finally, Xu Chen's gaze locked onto a palm-sized stone. The stone looked exactly like a pebble and emitted no spiritual energy. But Xu Chen could feel that special fluctuations were contained within this stone. There must be something inside.

The Demon Poison Old Lady also saw the stone in Xu Chen's hand, and her eyes immediately flashed with sharp light, "Xu Chen, hand over that stone to me, and I am willing to pay you ten thousand high-grade spirit stones. If you do not give it, my Wudu Sect will hunt you to the ends of the earth; take note."

"Damn it!"

Upon hearing this, the crowds from the major sects were immediately shocked.

That ordinary pebble was worth ten thousand high-grade spirit stones? No, it certainly was not a pebble, but a massive treasure.

Moreover, this thing must be more precious than the Azure Water Clear Rain or the Spirit Soul Refining Body Fluid. Otherwise, the Demon Poison Old Lady would not have started with ten thousand high-grade spirit stones!

Xi also felt the extraordinary nature of the stone, "It seems to be something left behind by an ancient poison cultivator."

Xu Chen sneered, "Old thing, you dare threaten me? As for this stone, you will not even touch it in your lifetime; you will not even get to see it."

Having spoken, he stored the stone in his storage ring, turned to look at Bu Fengshuang, "Let's enter the ninth floor first; we will study this stone after we leave the Tianxuan Secret Realm." Bu Fengshuang nodded, "Good."

Having spoken, she moved her ten fingers lightly, popping out dozens of array patterns to open a gap in the spiritual energy barrier of the ninth floor.

Subsequently, Xu Chen led the crowd, stepping directly into the ninth floor of the Ancient Battlefield. At that very instant, the Demon Poison Old Lady and others arrived at the eighth floor.

Her face darkened slightly, "Very good, continue the pursuit; I want both the Spring of Longevity and that stone." Having spoken, she, like Bu Fengshuang, opened a gap in the spiritual energy barrier. The next second, the crowds from all sects entered it completely.

At this moment, the top experts of the various sects finally gathered together once more.

Everyone from the sects believed the Spring of Longevity was about to appear. PS: Fifth update!!! Sixteen thousand words today!!! Thank you, great patrons, for the donations!!!