Chapter 1097: Huge Harvest
Chapter 1097: Huge Harvest
Within the spirit mine in an unknown region of the fifth starring ring.
The barrier in the sky was still covering the area, isolating it from the outside world so that no fluctuations could be detected.
The swamp was filled with deep craters left behind by the battle between Xu Qing and the middle-aged Sovereign.
Apart from that, there were countless small bubbles that were shattering.
As for Xu Qing, he hovered in midair, his face pale and his body a bloody mess.
However, he didn't care about that. His gaze was fixed on where the Sovereign's head had been severed.
At the same time, he performed a single-handed incantation gesture and remained vigilant, preparing for anything that might happen.
If anything out of the ordinary happened, he would attack again.
The Sovereign's aura was completely gone, and his body rapidly dissipated under the sword energy's destructive power.
Only when it was completely gone did Xu Qing calm down.
It hadn't been an easy battle.
Perhaps it was because of the difference in the star ring and history, but Xu Qing could sense that the Sovereign he'd fought before was stronger than the Sovereigns he'd met in the Holy Land.
"There are three possibilities. First, the person I met is a special case."
Second, the fifth star ring's environment is more dangerous than I imagined. That's why the Sovereigns here are all extraordinary.
Third, the Sovereigns of the Holy Land have been living a comfortable life for too long, so their battle prowess is insufficient. "
Xu Qing didn't know much about the fifth starring ring, so he couldn't make a precise judgment. However, his eyes remained calm, and his murderous aura grew stronger as the battle progressed.
As he hovered in midair, he swept his gaze over the area. With a single step, he arrived at the spot where the Sovereign's corpse had dissipated.
There was a bag of holding there.
Xu Qing grabbed it and, with a flicker, reappeared between the shield and the Gates of the Abyss.
The Gates of the Abyss were divine abilities. With the Sovereign's death, the Gates of the Abyss had collapsed.
Xu Qing took a look, put away the shield, and approached the Life-Stealing Incense with a single step.
The incense had only burned a little before it was extinguished by Xu Qing's Emperor Scissors.
"This isn't bad."
Xu Qing reached out and grabbed it. He wiped away all traces of the incense and left his own brand on it. Then, he looked up at Xiao Ying.
Xiao Ying's true body was still fighting the Glazed Precious Tree.
Originally, Xiao Ying was at a disadvantage and was in a very difficult situation. If not for its strange and regenerative abilities, it would have died long ago.
When the middle-aged Sovereign died, the Porcelain Glaze Treasured Tree trembled as if it had lost all support. Xiao Ying seized the opportunity to launch a counterattack.
At that moment, as booming sounds echoed in the air, Xu Qing stared at the treasured tree and the figure that looked exactly like him.
"You should have a certain level of intelligence, so ā¦ either I destroy you, or you submit."
Xu Qing's voice was transmitted to the battlefield. Xiao Ying was in high spirits, and it immediately released its emotions to help Xu Qing threaten them.
The Glazed Treasure Tree trembled. The illusory figure could feel how terrifying Xu Qing was. After a short moment of silence, the illusory figure bowed to Xu Qing and then disappeared.
As for the Glazed Treasure Tree, after a few flashes of light, it dimmed down and stopped attacking.
When Xu Qing saw this, he raised his hand and made a grabbing motion.
Instantly, the tree stopped struggling and charged towards Xu Qing. It allowed Xu Qing to wipe away the mark on its body and place a new one.
Xiao Ying also returned at this moment, revealing a deep sense of exhaustion.
"Well done."
Xu Qing gave it a word of praise.
Xiao Ying's spirits were lifted. Apparently, being praised by Xu Qing meant a lot to it, and it immediately became very happy.
"Master ā¦ I ā¦ have ā¦ use ā¦"
Xu Qing nodded and looked at the Glaze Treasure Tree.
The tree was extraordinarily powerful, and its ability to absorb the aura of enemies and divine abilities to create illusory figures was no simple matter.
When used together with the Life-Claiming Incense, it could be considered a trump card, unless the enemy had some sort of countermeasure similar to Xu Qing's.
"I got quite a bit of loot from this battle. In addition to these two treasures ā¦."
Xu Qing looked down at the Sovereign's bag of holding.
Anticipation welled up in his heart.
"However, before I look into the bag of holding, there's a small situation that needs to be taken care of."
Xu Qing raised his head and looked into the distance.
"If you choose to remain hidden for three breaths of time," he said, "then I'll let you remain hidden forever."
Xu Qing's voice echoed throughout the spirit quarry. Two breaths of time later, the air above the swamp rippled, and a translucent figure appeared.
It was a young man with a pale face and eyes filled with terror. As soon as he appeared, he didn't hesitate at all. With a thump, he dropped to his knees and kowtowed to Xu Qing.
Beads of sweat the size of beans flowed down his forehead, and his entire body was drenched in sweat.
He was the servant of the Sovereign Xu Qing had just killed.
His cultivation base was only at the Spirit Treasure level.
Originally, he had been satisfied to be the servant of a Sovereign. When he saw how the Sovereign had attacked and how Xu Qing had been surrounded by danger, he had snorted coldly in disdain.
But things had developed too quickly. After personally witnessing the Sovereign Lord's death, he had gone from shock to confusion, and then to astonishment.
Therefore, he hadn't dared to move. Instead, he had relied on the talismans the Sovereign Lord had given him to conceal himself. Although he knew that the chances of success weren't high, in that moment of deadly danger, he could only hope that he could get away with it.
Now that Xu Qing had exposed him, the young man couldn't stop himself from trembling. He dropped to his knees and kowtowed.
After looking him over, Xu Qing didn't kill him. In truth, when he had fought the Sovereign Lord, he had already sensed that he had other uses for him.
Looking away, Xu Qing sent his divine sense into the bag of holding. After inspecting it, his eyebrows shot up.
The items inside were extremely plentiful.
Just the spirit stones were enough to give Xu Qing a pleasant surprise.
There were so many that they piled up like a mountain.
They glittered with dazzling light.
Soon, Xu Qing discovered that they were different from the spirit stones on the Wanggu Continent. Each one of them contained the power of natural law.
"Refined from a deity?
Is that why they contain the natural laws of heaven and earth? "
Xu Qing pulled out a spirit stone and examined it.
In addition to the spirit stones, the bag of holding contained something even more precious: Immortal jade.
They formed a long river of Immortal Qi that flowed through the bag of holding.
Xu Qing's heart trembled.
Upon closer inspection, he discovered that the laws contained within these immortal jades were denser than those contained within spirit stones. Xu Qing could even sense that the immortal jades here had a similar feeling to the very first origin power he'd absorbed when he'd first made a wish.
It was just relatively thin.
To be able to do this was shocking.
"It seems that the fifth ring is even more complicated than I thought."
"This person is really rich," Xu Qing murmured to himself.
Even someone like him, who had killed many people to steal their treasures, was still shaken by the bag of holding.
His anticipation grew, and he quickly shifted his divine will away from the spirit stones and Immortal jades to examine the other items in the bag of holding.
Soon, he saw a large number of bottles and jars, all of which were filled with medicinal pills.
They were of different grades.
Based on Xu Qing's knowledge of the Dao of medicine, he could tell that many of them were quite useful. There were also some that were beyond his knowledge.
After a brief inspection, Xu Qing's heart was still pounding. He spread his divine will out in search of jade slips, ancient records, and magical treasures.
Unfortunately, although there were magical treasures, they were of a much lower grade.
That was understandable. After all, the Sovereign had already taken out all the magical treasures he could use in the previous battle.
For example, the incense and the Glaze Treasure Tree.
However, there were still two items that caused Xu Qing's divine will to ripple.
Soon, a beast hide that shone with black light and a command medallion flew out of the bag of holding and hovered in front of Xu Qing.
The first thing he examined was the beast hide.
It was only the size of a palm, and within the black light, numerous runes could be seen. They flickered and moved about, as if they were alive.
After looking at it for a moment, Xu Qing thought for a moment, then sent his Divine Sense into the beast hide to examine the markings.
After a while, Xu Qing's expression changed.
"Four Nine Formation Seal!"
The origin of the beast hide was unknown, and it recorded a divine Dao magic known as the Four Nine Formation Seal.
It reminded Xu Qing of the Sovereign's Three Three Formation Seal.
The formation was extremely powerful, and could gather the power of natural laws to unleash countless formations. Whether it was killing or sealing, they were both extraordinary.
However, the disadvantage was that every time he used it, he had to accumulate formations in advance.
As for the advantage ā¦ it was that after using this method and saying 49 words, it could explode invisibly, making it impossible to guard against.
Furthermore, as one comprehends and cultivates this ability, the number of words spoken can be reduced.
The dead middle-aged Sovereign had clearly trained to the three-three level.
According to the description in the beast skin, if one could cultivate it to the final stage, the eruption of the formation could be shortened to any two words. Furthermore, it was not limited to oneself, it could even be said by an enemy.
The reason why there were only two words was because the formation was divided into Yin and Yang, and the Forbidden Formation was divided into life and death.
As he held the beast hide, Xu Qing's mind flashed with images of the Sovereign setting up the formation, and he suddenly had a thought.
"This divine ability is interesting, and can be incorporated into words. In that case, what if the shortening of this divine ability is my name?"
"As long as someone calls out my name, I can activate the formation with a single thought. That way ā¦ it will be even more invisible."
After pondering for a moment, Xu Qing felt that this matter was not impossible.
If it was really integrated into the name, then it would really be impossible to guard against.
For example, if an enemy cursed him, the moment the words left his mouth, the formation would fall.
Or if someone asked his name with malicious intent, the moment he answered, the killing formation would fall.
"If used properly, it can be a trump card!"
Xu Qing's eyes shone with a strange light. After thinking for a moment, he put the beast hide away. He planned to cultivate this divine ability in his daily cultivation.
Next, his gaze fell upon the command medallion.
This command medallion was bizarre, and emanated an intense baleful aura. As it floated in the air, it caused the surrounding temperature to drop.
It was crimson, as if it had been dyed with blood.
The back of the medallion was empty, while the front had the totem of an eye.
Xu Qing stared at it. This command medallion could be said to be the most unique item he had found in the Sovereign's bag of holding.
As such, he didn't touch it. Instead, after examining it, he suddenly turned his head and looked at the kneeling young man, who didn't dare to leave.
"Whether you live or die depends on your value," he said coolly.
"Tell me, what is this thing?"
When Xu Qing's voice entered the young man's ears, he suppressed the fear of death and looked up at the command medallion.
"Senior, this is ā¦ the Immortal Capital Permit."
Xu Qing's expression remained the same, but when he heard the words' Immortal Capital ', his heart froze.
"Go on."
The young man took a deep breath. In the face of someone who could kill his master, he didn't dare to hide anything. Even if he knew that the other party wanted to find out information about the star ring he was in, he couldn't care less.
In order to explain the Immortal Capital Medallion and satisfy Xu Qing, he even explained the history of the fifth planetary ring.
As Xu Qing listened, his thoughts gradually became clearer.
First of all, this was indeed the fifth ring, and there was indeed a place called the Immortal Capital.
In the past, the fifth ring had been filled with Divine Spirits until the rise of the Immortal Capital. They had suppressed the Divine Spirits and destroyed everything related to them.
With the help of the supreme Immortal Venerable of the Immortal Capital, the Immortal Capital filled up the starry sky and placed the Immortal Capital in the middle of the fifth ring.
From then on, he became incomparably divine.
Around the Immortal Capital, all the universes that had been flattened no longer had the concept of a starry sky. Instead, they had become lands and residences for cultivators.
With the passage of time, the number of cultivators here had reached an astonishing level. There were countless sects and clans.
Almost all the cultivators had a dream in their hearts.
That dream was to ascend to the Immortal Capital!
Once they succeeded, it would be like a carp leaping over the dragon's gate. From then on, their status and future would be completely different.
The people of the Immortal Capital were the true masters of the fifth ring.
However, the Immortal Capital was high and aloof, isolated from the outside world.
"Everyone wants to ascend to the Immortal Capital, and the way to do so is through competition!"
The young man spoke in a low voice. When he spoke of the Immortal Capital, his eyes instinctively shone with the light of desire.
"The reason it's called competition is because every once in a while, the Immortal Capital will hold a big hunting competition!
"The Immortal Capital will give out ten thousand Permission Medallions for the hundreds of millions of cultivators in the fifth ring to fight over.
"The process is incomparably cruel, and the slaughter is even more shocking.
"That's because the holders of these ten thousand Permission Medallions only have the qualifications. The number of people allowed to ascend to the Immortal Capital in the end will be ranked. Sometimes, it's around a thousand people, and sometimes, it's only the top hundred!
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