I have Immortality In The Cultivation World

Chapter 156 Boldly Making a Move

The water curtain split open, and figures escaped from the crack.

Leading them was Dragon Lord Ao Cang, with more than half of his bronze armor shattered, his chest was bloody with several claw marks, showing he was badly injured, yet his face brimmed with a smile.

"Greetings to the ancestor!"

After paying his respects, Ao Cang secretly transmitted a message to inform the Dragon Emperor of their gains this time.

"Not bad."

The Dragon Emperor praised with a nod, gesturing for Ao Cang to go heal his wounds, and then turned his attention to the rest of the demon crowd.

The demons, more or less carrying injuries, approached according to their respective affiliations, with demon kings like Qing Song and Yu Ya coming forward to greet the Dragon Emperor.

Zhou Yi and other demon clans formed a fan shape around them, craning their necks to see what treasures were inside the sanctuary.

General Crow was the first to take out his storage bag, and with a clatter, all the spiritual objects were poured out, shining with spiritual light and overflowing with the fragrance of medicine.

"Purple Spirit Crystal, thousand-year-old Mystic Pearl Grass, Redflame Iron, thousand-year-old Green Lotus..."

More than a dozen types of top-grade spirit ores suitable for crafting magical treasures, spirit medicines with thousands of years of medicinal age—although the Dragon Emperor had already learned from Ao Cang, seeing them with his own eyes still made him gasp in admiration.

The Dragon Emperor scanned the items and, not finding the Life-Extending Spiritual Medicine, picked up a spirit ore and said with concern.

"General Crow has worked hard."

"Thank you, ancestor."

General Crow showed a look of delight—as precious as the Cold Marrow Pearl was, its value was far less than that of the spirit medicines that could enhance one's cultivation. Clearly, the Dragon Emperor had shown mercy.

The demons one by one presented the treasures they acquired from the sanctuary, and as the Dragon Emperor reviewed each, finding two Life-Extending Spiritual Medicines pleased him greatly. He waved his hand and granted those to the two demon kings.

When it was the Ox's turn, it opened its storage bag and dumped out a mess of items.

Several sprigs of Five-Hundred-Year-Old Ginseng, a Jade Box filled with fresh blood, as well as beast corpses, various wild grasses, branches, roots, rocks, and soil...

With a shameful expression, the Ox said, "I am unworthy of the ancestor. With my low strength, I did not dare to fight the exotic beasts and only got these spiritual objects."

The surrounding demons burst into laughter, seeing the Dragon Emperor in a good mood, they asked out loud what use there was in breaking branches and digging up roots.

The honest Ox scratched its head, "My elder brother said that the sanctuary inherits from the ancient era when the natural environment was different from now. Perhaps the beasts and plants nurtured then were also different, so he instructed me to take some and study."

Zhou Yi nodded in agreement with a smile, unconsciously taking a few steps forward, ready to put the Ox inside his storage bag at any moment.

The Dragon Emperor surveyed the scene, and when he saw the blood, his pupils contracted slightly. He waved his hand and the spiritual light fell upon the Jade Box, and said with a placid face, "Such a nature to investigate everything, no wonder he became a Formation master. The amount of spiritual objects is of no concern, in the future..."

The voice had yet to fall when a charming voice came through.

"Dao friend Ao, don't bully the junior for having poor eyesight. In my view, this box of Azure Dragon's essence blood is more precious than all other spiritual objects."

As the Fox Emperor spoke, her mana took the form of a hand, brazenly reaching for the Jade Box.

"The little fox is overstepping her bounds!"

The Dragon Emperor was inwardly annoyed—such a Supreme Treasure should have been sealed away, now that it was revealed, disputes were inevitable. He waved his hand and clashed with the oncoming strike from Hu Qing.

A casual attack from a Nascent Soul ancestor, the mana surged tremendously, sweeping in all directions.

Moo!

The Ox manifested its true form, a golden giant ox, and opened its mouth to swallow everything outside the Jade Box into its stomach. Just then the aftermath of the battle had arrived, flinging the Ox hundreds of yards away.

Its forelegs were unnaturally twisted, and it was unclear how many were broken; of the two horns on its head, only one remained.

The Jade Box, which was in the center of the battle, remained oddly undamaged due to the special care of the two ancestors.

Upon hearing "demon saint's essence blood," Tiger Emperor and Crow Emperor, without a second thought, joined the fray, using their skills around the Jade Box. Wisps of the battle's aftermath hit the ground, blasting continuous trenches for miles, and many large demons who couldn't dodge in time were reduced to ash.

Those lucky enough to survive the exotic beasts of the sanctuary ended up dying at the hands of their own ancestors—such was their fate, and they could only lament in vain!

When the Ox was seriously injured, Zhou Yi had already gone over, carried it on his shoulder, and with a flap of his wings turned into a streak of light, escaping.

The remaining Demon Kings also reacted quickly, sensing the danger as the Fox Emperor made its move. With no desire for the demon saint's essence blood, their only thought was to flee as far as possible.

In the blink of an eye, they had fled dozens of miles away.

Zhou Yi only stopped his fleeing light, turning back to look into the distance.

The entire sky had turned into four different colors, twisting and entangling with one another, unyielding and relentless.

The four Nascent Soul ancestors, over a box of essence blood, had torn off their pretenses and were battling fiercely, with booming sounds echoing continuously; sometimes dark clouds covered the sky, at other times infernos seemed to consume the world, and the roars of the Tiger Emperor could be heard trembling souls despite the great distance.

"Niu'er, didn't we agree? To simply consume such a hot potato within the sanctuary."

Zhou Yi asked in confusion, "What about the Tortoise Prime Minister and the others?"

"Gone back to Mo Cloud Cave."

The Buffalo's breath was disordered, having forcibly taken a hit from an ancestor, and even though it was just the aftermath, it had suffered serious injuries.

Hearing this, Zhou Yi's gaze sharpened, and without further questions, he immediately turned into a fleeing light and sped away.

...

Thorn Ridge.

Cloud Piercing Peak.

After not returning for ten years, there was barely any change.

But at the foot of the mountain, Moyun City was changing three times a day, now nearly home to a hundred thousand people, growing ever more prosperous and bustling.

The fleeing light entered inside the mountain, with multiple layers of formations concealing it, amidst which a lake floated seven-colored lotuses.

The Spirit Ginseng baby sensed the commotion, poking out its little head from the water, and upon seeing the visitor was Zhou Yi, it came over joyfully to greet him.

A five-thousand-year-old Spirit Ginseng, not even seen in the Four Spiritual Sanctuaries; at this point, the Spirit Ginseng baby truly resembled a human child, white and tender, with fully-formed limbs, dressed in an emerald-green stomach band woven with lotus patterns.

Only the nine green leaves atop its head, fluttering in the wind, betraying the Spirit Ginseng baby as more spirit than human.

"As the saying goes, 'You nurture the ginseng for a thousand years, and use it for a day!'"

Zhou Yi said, "Niu'er has sustained serious injuries; now it's your turn to make an effort to help it recover quickly." Explore more stories at m,v l'-NovelBin.net

The Spirit Ginseng baby wore a bitter look, yet dared not defy Zhou Yi's command, and with puffed cheeks, it spat out a mouthful of aquamarine juice onto the Buffalo's forehead, which turned into a surging vitality.

The severed forelimbs visibly regrew at a rate perceivable to the naked eye; the cracked internal organs healed in an instant, but the missing horns only managed to grow back half an inch.

The Buffalo spit out the corpse tree roots from its belly, explaining, "At that time, all the demon energy was used to protect these, relying solely on my physical body to withstand the ancestor's mana. This golden horn is a life-saving divine skill, and it can't be regrown in a short time."

"In the future, don't risk your life for these trinkets!"

Zhou Yi's divine sense swept over them, and seeing nothing but ordinary branches and roots, he said, "Ancient demonic beasts and botanicals, though rare, are of little use, and besides, there are still quite a few in the sanctuary..."

The Buffalo grinned and picked out a piece of tree root from the pile of twigs and explained its origins through telepathy.

"Following the guidance of the Immortal, after entering the Ancestral Sanctuary..."

"Niu'er, you've done splendidly; I am not as good as you!"

Zhou Yi genuinely praised after learning about the cause and effect.

While four ancestors were fighting over a box of demon saint's essence blood, the Buffalo was willing to give up the Demon Saint's legacy, leaving it to the Tortoise Prime Minister and the three demons. Zhou Yi asked himself, if he didn't have the Longevity Dao Fruit, he would never let go of a bloodline inheritance to anyone.

"I just felt that I'm quite capable and that I could be of some use by staying by the Immortal's side," said the Buffalo honestly. "The three of them are weaker; after receiving the legacy, they at least will be able to condense their Golden Cores and in the future could also serve the Immortal."

Zhou Yi nodded slightly, examining the root closely, which was already ninety-nine percent dead.

"If it has survived countless years of trials, where even ores and magical treasures have turned to ash, and yet a piece of tree root can retain a hint of life, it surely has an extraordinary origin."

"Let's first try the Jade Dew Art; if Creation Dew is effective, then it's wood-element. If ineffective, we can only slowly cultivate it!"