Chapter 111 Zhu Xian's Joy
Chapter 111 Zhu Xian's Joy
Compared to Ying Yue and Wu Ren's experiences, Kuang Zheng, who was at the bottom of the deep pool, was extremely lucky.
The exceptionally complex geological structure of this place, coupled with the dense water vapor generated by the waterfall cascading down from above, acts as a natural barrier, isolating it from the outside world.
Because of this, Kuang Zheng miraculously evaded the pursuit of several groups of Wentian Beasts with keen senses of smell.
Lady Luck was especially on his side at this moment.
Led by the Wentian Beast, the pursuing teams arrived at the edge of the cliff one after another.
What's puzzling is that, despite the cliff being so close, not a single team has ever considered going down to explore it.
This created a precious opportunity for Kuang Zheng, whose life was hanging by a thread, to recover.
At the bottom of this dark and sunless pool, Kuang Zheng gritted his teeth, enduring the extreme pain in his body, and slowly gathered his strength to repair his damaged body.
For a body that struggles even to breathe, how incredibly difficult it is to gather strength.
Kuang Zheng didn't know how he managed to persevere, because every bit of spiritual energy he accumulated had exhausted all his strength.
In addition, one must endure excruciating pain that is like a leech clinging to the bone.
Each pain was no less than being torn apart, and each accumulation challenged the limits of consciousness!
Under such excruciating pain, one's will seems to collapse at any moment.
He endured three days and three nights in this way, and finally he was able to mobilize the spiritual energy in his body. With the support of the spiritual energy, his injuries were gradually healing.
As his strength gradually recovered, the bottleneck in his cultivation that had been troubling him showed signs of loosening.
This sudden change stirred a surge of excitement within Kuang Zheng.
But he quickly suppressed his inner impulse.
The reason is simple—this healing has exhausted his stockpile of beast cores.
At this moment, his pockets were emptier than his face, so where did he get the energy to break through the bottleneck and enter a higher realm in one go?
Moreover, reality doesn't allow him to break free of constraints!
Now, Zhu Xian knows that Ying Yue and Wu Ren are in Mangyuan.
In that case, Noguchi Ridge will surely send out its entire force.
This time, Zhu Xian's wisp of divine consciousness inadvertently triggered the reaction of Kuang Zheng's sea of consciousness, which allowed him to escape by chance.
If you were to encounter the same misfortune again, expecting to escape as easily as before would be nothing short of wishful thinking.
Not to mention encountering Zhu Xian, even if they encountered any of the powerful beings under Zhu Xian's command, they would have no chance of survival.
Don't think that only Zhu Xian is terrifying in Yekou Ridge. As one of the three top forces in the endless wilderness, how can Yekou Ridge's strength be underestimated?
Initially, when Zhu Xian placed the twin Vermilion Fruits in the human world, he was merely hoping to try his luck.
After all, even a genius as exceptionally talented as Zhang Sanfeng spent over a thousand years on the spiritually depleted Penglai planet before barely reaching the Nascent Soul realm.
To help him achieve his goals, the planet Penglai spared no effort.
Calling him the last cultivator on Penglai Planet is no exaggeration.
Even though it is known that cultivating a furnace or cauldron similar to Zhang Sanfeng is nothing but wishful thinking.
But Zhu Xian, who was used to taking shortcuts, could not forget the pleasure of getting something for nothing.
Therefore, even though he knew it was impossible, he still hoped for a miracle.
It is hoped that with the miraculous power of the twin Vermilion Fruits, a new furnace can be cultivated again.
Although reason told him that this was nothing short of wishful thinking, he still couldn't suppress his gambler's mentality.
Yes, he's a gambler!
For his own benefit, he treated his own kind as food.
For his own sake, he designed humans to be his "furnaces".
This time, fortune did not smile upon him; the twin Vermilion Fruits he released mysteriously disappeared shortly afterward. However, a wisp of his divine consciousness, which he had carefully placed within the Vermilion Fruits, inexplicably returned on its own.
This sudden change caused him immense heartache!
If it weren't for his so-called miracle—cultivating two furnaces!
He would rather die than release such a rare treasure!
Now, not only have they lost the precious twin Vermilion Fruits, but the divine consciousness planted within them has also been inexplicably expelled!
Zhu Xian painstakingly planned and eagerly anticipated the harvest, but in the end, it all came to nothing. This disappointment and frustration made him feel like he was dying.
You must know that the Twin Vermilion Fruits are rare treasures whose mysteries even he cannot fathom!
If it weren't for the fact that it lacked intelligence and couldn't autonomously transform into human form, how could Zhu Xian bear to use it as bait?
He thought he had lost this priceless treasure in a muddle, but unexpectedly, fate gave him a pleasant surprise!
This truly is a case of "the mountains and rivers seem to block the way, but then a village appears amidst the willows and flowers."
A routine patrol of the territory yielded a huge surprise.
Zhu Xian was shocked to discover that the traces of the twin vermilion fruits had reappeared before his eyes!
Even more exciting is that its absorber is a spirit, one in ten thousand! (Spirit is another term for cultivators)
This amazing discovery filled Zhu Xian with ecstatic joy.
It should be noted that all of his furnaces, whether it was Lü Chunyang or Zhang Sanfeng, were ordinary people when they absorbed the Vermilion Fruit. Lü Chunyang didn't even know martial arts!
However, the absorbers of the Twin Vermilion Fruits are spiritual beings that are extremely rare, and there are two of them!
How could this not drive him crazy?
It should be understood that the ability of that spirit to absorb spiritual energy is vastly different from that of ordinary people or even innate martial artists!
They are worlds apart.
What's even more delightful is that both of these spirits are still quite weak in cultivation!
As long as we can control them, it won't be long before we are able to cultivate a golden elixir furnace with extremely high purity.
If one were to absorb all the spiritual energy from these two Golden Core furnaces, it would be easy to leapfrog a major realm, let alone reach the pinnacle of cultivation.
Seventh level of the Savage Beast Realm!
There hasn't been such a pinnacle existence in tens of thousands of years!
If that time really comes, the tripartite balance of power in the wilderness will surely disappear.
And I will transform myself into the unique king of this vast land!
Just thinking about it made Zhu Xian feel her blood boiling.
Finally, he could no longer suppress his inner desires and launched an attack on the two spirits without hesitation.
Initially, everything was under his control, since the three strongest humans were only equivalent to the mid-level of the second level of the Savage Beast Realm.
Such strength is nothing more than an ant to him, who is at the sixth level!
However, just as he used his consciousness to attack another unrelated spirit, an unexpected situation occurred.
Not only was his own mental attack intercepted by the opponent, but even the opponent's consciousness began to dissipate!
It was this sudden turn of events that caused his "cooked duck" to fly away.
One can imagine just how intense his anger was once his consciousness returned to his body!
Given that such a rare treasure was gained and then lost, it is not surprising that Noguchi Ridge went to great lengths to search for those three humans.
Kuang Zheng was completely unaware of all this. He only relied on his intuition and experience to speculate that what appeared this time was most likely a wisp of Zhu Xian's divine consciousness.
While improving one's own cultivation is indeed crucial, finding the lost teammates is the most urgent matter at hand.
After all, only when all ten fingers are clenched into a fist can they unleash their greatest power.
Only by working together can the three of them unleash their full potential.
Compared to collecting beast cores to break through cultivation, finding those two teammates who have shared life and death is more urgent!
At this moment, Kuang Zheng has successfully restored his strength.
Without pausing for even a moment, he leaped out like an arrow released from a bow, disappearing without a trace in an instant.
Below the cliff, all was still peaceful, while the outside world had long since descended into chaos.
Right now, the disciples of Noguchi-ryoku can be seen busily moving about everywhere.
Under the guidance of the various spirits, all sorts of wild beasts, some in small groups of three or five, others in groups of seven or eight, and still others in teams of eight or nine, searched the vast and boundless wilderness in an orderly manner.
It is no exaggeration to say that almost every powerful beast in the entire wilderness that could be called a name participated in this massive search.
Noguchi Ridge, one of the three great lords of the moment, has displayed his full strength without reservation.
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