Yaoyao instructed, “Make sure to be extra careful.”
Zhou Yuan smiled and nodded.
Li Qingchan breathed a deep sigh of relief. Although Zhou Yuan was top three among the current chief disciples, there was still some gap between him and the Chosens. As such, it would honestly be a waste of Yaoyao’s astonishing battle power if she were to follow him instead.
While they were talking, the spatial passage around them started to fade away, allowing them to make out the faint silhouette of a distorted landscape.
“Get ready.” Li Qingchan’s expression turned serious.
Zhou Yuan and the other chief disciple stood up, followed by numerous disciples from the various peaks.
“My fellow disciples, please be careful…” Li Qingchan fell silent for a moment as she looked at everyone, before she said, “I hope that not a single one of you will be missing when we meet up again.”
Everyone also fell silent. In a place like this, no one would dare to guarantee that no accidents would occur even in a team lead by Chosens.
“Take care.”
The numerous disciples cupped their fists together.
Zhou Yuan and Yaoyao’s gaze met for a moment, before he cast aside all hesitation as Genesis Qi flooded out from his body. He took a step forward, and his body began to rapidly plummet downwards, passing right through the walls of the spatial passage upon contact.
His eyes were tightly shut.
Here I come Mythic Utopia.
Chapter 559 Team
Swoosh!
Countless streaks of light suddenly appeared out of nowhere on a misty land, shooting across the sky like comets, before landing on vast earth...
Boom!
A glowing figure fell from the sky, crashing into the top of a hall. The entire hill immediately collapsed, creating quite a din as boulders tumbled down.
A sharp gaze shot out from the dust, quickly scanning the surroundings.
“Is this the Mythic Utopia?” Zhou Yuan lifted his head, as he observed his surroundings with caution.
The color of mist entered his eyes. He realized that everything here seemed exceptionally big, the ancient trees towering like giant pillars, while the forests appeared old and majestic.
One felt exceptionally small in comparison, causing a feeling of respect for the land to involuntarily rise from within.
An ancient and primal aura filled the place.
“The Genesis Qi here is so pure and concentrated…” Zhou Yuan took in a deep breath. The surrounding Genesis Qi immediately turned into a wisp of white Qi that was sucked into his nose. The Qi was refined, before being sent into his Qi Dwelling.
Zhou Yuan was instantly surprised to discover that after refining this breath of Genesis Qi from the Mythic Utopia, the Genesis Qi stars in his Qi Dwelling seemed to grow a tiny bit brighter.
Zhou Yuan gasped, believing it might have been a mistake as he quickly shut his eyes to take a closer inspection.
A long while later, he opened his eyes again, the shock within them growing even greater than before.
“To think that the Genesis Qi here has the effect of refining one’s Genesis Qi stars.” Muttered Zhou Yuan in surprise. Although the refining effect was weak, prolonged periods of peaceful cultivation in the Mythic Utopia would likely allow one to raise the quality of one’s Genesis Qi.
“It really is a treasure wonderland…”
Zhou Yuan could not help but utter some praise. His gaze did another sweep of the surroundings again, before he made a grabbing motion, as a tiny lantern appeared in his hand. His Genesis Qi poured in, causing the lantern to swiftly rise into the sky.
The tiny lantern rapidly grew as it rose into the air, while giving off intense rays of light, allowing it to be clearly seen from far away even during the day.
This was one of the communication tools used among the Cangxuan Sect disciples, and could be detected within a radius of several hundred miles.
While the lantern rose, Zhou Yuan seated himself amidst the scattered rocks, closed his eyes and waited. Meanwhile, he began to absorb the surrounding Genesis Qi to refine the Genesis Qi stars in his Qi Dwelling.
After half an incense stick of time.
The sound of rushing wind continuously rang out, as figure after figure zipped across the sky, ultimately landing near Zhou Yuan’s location.
“Greetings chief disciple Zhou Yuan!”
When they saw Zhou Yuan’s figure, they immediately cupped their fists without any hesitation.
Zhou Yuan’s eyes swept over, as he gave a faint nod, before he paused on a familiar figure in red. The latter beamed as she looked back.
“Hongyi?” Zhou Yuan was quite surprised.
The figure in red was Gu Hongyi. Zhou Yuan had not expected that she would also end up in the same area as himself.
“Chief disciple Zhou Yuan, I pulled some strings to get in here so I’ll be counting on you to take extra care of me.” Gu Hongyi’s lovely smile drew numerous stealthy glances from the nearby male disciples.
Gu Hongyi was rather famous in the Cangxuan Sect. She was pretty and had a strong background in the sect, causing countless male disciples to show interest towards her.
There were a few other little senior sisters from the Cangxuan Peak beside Gu Hongyi, who were each beauties in their own right. Their appearance immediately caused the surrounding male disciples to become quite excited.
Zhou Yuan chuckled as he gazed at the smiling Gu Hongyi. The two of them had always been on friendly terms in the outer mountains, and he was naturally elated to meet again.
“Don’t worry, there’s alot of heroes here waiting to save a damsel in distress.” Zhou Yuan chuckled.
To be honest, Gu Hongyi was indeed slightly weaker than the others, but it was as she said, though she was a little lacking in strength, her ties were powerful enough.
As such, she naturally managed to secure a spot to participate in the Mythic Utopia.
This was something that everyone knew, but when they saw how Gu Hongyi openly admitted it, none of them felt any resentment towards her, her frankness instead eliciting a chuckle from them inside.
Zhou Yuan calmed everyone, before he said, “We’ll wait a little longer to see if any other disciples landed in this area.”
The group of disciples nodded in acknowledgement, before seating themselves down nearby.
Gu Hongyi also sat down with her fellow sister disciples, her lips pursing a little as she looked towards Zhou Yuan. Compared to a year earlier, Zhou Yuan had clearly become even more reliable. After becoming a chief disciple, his presence also invoked more confidence than before.
His growth over the past year had undoubtedly surpassed everyone’s expectations.
“Hee hee, is love beginning to stir in your heart?” A little senior sister playfully poked Gu Hongyi’s slender waist.
“Hongyi, you’re our Cangxuan Peak’s steaming bun, and who knows how many guys have their eyes on you. If you’re stolen away by another peak, those guys will become so miserable.” Another female disciple teased with a cheeky grin.
Gu Hongyi blushed a little as she said, “What nonsense are you guys spouting!”
Another cool-headed female disciple earnestly said, “But Hongyi, chief disciple Zhou Yuan is really not bad. Though it’s been less than two years since he joined the sect, there is already no one who dared to doubt his talent and capability. Although there’s many outstanding individuals in our sect, they are indeed somewhat lacking when compared to chief disciple Zhou Yuan.
She was clearly trying to incite something.
Gu Hongyi rolled her eyes at these girls who clearly only wished for chaos. “Stop trying to steer me around. If you little hussies have fallen for him, go head and chase him for yourselves.”
These words drew another round of giggles from the group.
By this time, a whole incense stick had passed. In the end, about ten disciples hurriedly rushed over from all directions. What surprised Zhou
Yuan was that Zhou Tai and Lu Yan just so happened to be amongst them.
“Junior brother Zhou Yuan!” The two were also elated and surprised upon seeing Zhou Yuan, evidently expecting themselves to be separated. He was after all the chief disciple of Saint Genesis Peak, and it would obviously be more comfortable for them to follow him.
Zhou Yuan grinned at the two of them, before looking towards the other disciples as he slowly said, “Senior sister Li Qingchan has already explained earlier that the teams will be led by the chief disciples. Since you guys have met up with me, I’ll be leading this team. Anyone who has any objections should raise them now.”
There were over seventy disciples here, consisting of members from all seven peaks, including Sword Cometh Peak.
Zhou Yuan was already used to Saint Genesis Peak being nit-picked by the other peaks, thus, he naturally had to first establish himself in order to properly lead the team.
However, he was slightly surprised, because not a single disciple raised any objections. Even the Sword Cometh Peak disciples had remained silent.
The disciples cupped their fists together and respectfully said, “We’ll follow chief disciple Zhou Yuan.”
Zhou Yuan was a little amazed by this response. He had after all gotten used to petty criticism from the other peaks, even towards a chief disciple like himself.
However, he had forgotten somewhat that the current Saint Genesis Peak was no longer the same entity it had been in the past, and he was not an untried new chief disciple either, as he had already proven his abilities in the Genesis reservoir ceremony.
Everyone knew that Zhou Yuan was top three among the seven great chief disciples, and possessed strength that more than qualified him to lead them. Hence, rather than objecting, they were instead quite happy that they had the fortune of meeting him here.
Since the process went smoothly, there was no need for Zhou Yuan to do anything else.
Zhou Yuan stood up and cast his gaze towards the southwest direction. “Since everyone is here, follow my lead as we head in that direction. There’s a three-color Mythic Genesis essence deposit there, which shall be our first target. If anyone tries to stop us…”
“We’ll let them experience the might of our Cangxuan Sect.”
“Let’s go!”
He took the lead as his figure shot forth.
Swoosh! Swish!
Behind him, several dozen disciples from the seven peaks closely followed.
Chapter 560 Mythic Copper Worm Tree
Swish! Swish!
Several dozen glowing figures zipped past in the air above the land filled with a primal aura. They did not take any breaks, heading straight towards the southwest direction.
At the very front of the group, Zhou Yuan was leading the pack.
His gaze constantly scanned the surroundings to check that they were on the right path. As they flew, he could also sense several gazes look towards them from hidden places, gazes that were not very friendly at all.
No one knew just how many factions had flooded into the Mythic Utopia, but it was certain that all of them were doing everything they could to collect Mythic Genesis essence. As such, conflicts were naturally inevitable.
In this place, even the name of the six overlord sects was not going to be enough, and the most useful thing was still the size of one’s fist. If a Chosen from the six sects was somehow separated from the group while not in optimal condition, he or she would likely draw numerous wolf-like gazes. These wolves would pounce without any hesitation to rip their prey apart once any opening or chance was found.
Fortunately, everyone had only just entered the Mythic Utopia, and were still very empty-handed. Hence, though people were spying on Zhou Yuan and this team along the way, no one was foolish or daring enough to come forward and stop them.
After half a day, Zhou Yuan and his team finally approached the flashing three-color dot on the map...
Swoosh!
Several dozen figures landed atop an enormous ancient tree as they looked towards their front, where a mountain had appeared within their sights. It was not a very majestic or tall mountain, and Zhou Yuan and the rest could make out a faint glowing rune on one of the cliff walls.
The glowing rune was the seal of their Cangxuan Sect.
“This should be the place.” The seal made it certain that they were not in the wrong location.
Joy appeared on the faces of the other disciples.
“But it seems to be a little too quiet…” Muttered Gu Hongyi in a puzzled manner. On the way herer, they had encountered several Genesis Beasts that were native to the Mythic Utopia. These Genesis Beasts were ginormous, and it looked unwise to provoke them. Hence, the group had avoided any encounters.
However, would a place where three-color Mythic Genesis essence was hidden be so quiet?
Zhou Yuan nodded in agreement. “We’ll split into parties of ten and scout the area first. Send out the signal if anything unexpected happens.”
The disciples who could obtain spots to enter the Mythic Utopia were elites of the Cangxuan Sect. Thus, they quickly began to split up after hearing Zhou Yuan’s instructions, before swiftly shooting forward and landing on the mountain.
Zhou Yuan said to Gu Hongyi, Zhou Tai, Lu Yan and a few others nearby, “You guys will follow me.”
His figure dashed forward, leading the group into the mountain. They weaved through the mountain forests, swiftly heading towards the peak.
The entire group maintained their vigilance, Genesis Qi swirling around their bodies, ready to do battle at any moment.
However, Zhou Yuan and the rest were rather surprised, because they had encountered zero obstructions all the way to the peak. It appeared that there were no Genesis Beasts in this mountain.
On the mountaintop, the other teams arrived one after another, shaking their heads to indicate that they had discovered nothing out of the ordinary along the way.
Zhou Yuan frowned a little. Were there really no Genesis Beasts here?
By the side, Zhou Tai hesitated for a moment, before he said, “I don’t sense any strange undulations here, and there seems to be no Mythic Genesis essence.”
The other disciples were somewhat disappointed. Looks like their luck was no good. Although there was once three-color Mythic Genesis essence here, it appeared that none had been born this time.
Zhou Yuan did not say anything, and instead raised his head to observe the surrounding mountain peak. Rocks were scattered all over, making the place appear rather desolate. Only a single ancient tree towered amidst the rocks, but it appeared to be in a withered state. Countless branches and leaves weakly lay on the ground, as if completely drained of energy.
He could not sense any strange undulations, and the place seemed to be covered in an aura of lifelessness.
Zhou Yuan’s eyes narrowed slightly as he suddenly began a slow walk towards the withered tree. With a grasp of his hand, the Heavenly Yuan Brush appeared and rapidly enlarged.
The tip of the brush dragged along the ground, leaving a trail of sparks.
The other disciples were somewhat bewildered by Zhou Yuan’s actions, as they cast puzzled gazes towards the withered old tree. Was there a problem with this tree?
But no matter how hard they tried, they could not sense anything from the withered tree.
Zhou Yuan ignored them, continuing to stare at the tree as he slowly approached. Genesis Qi rose around his body, a sign that he was intending to attack for real.
He grew closer with each step, and was soon a dozen feet from the withered ancient tree.
However, just as he was about to take another step, the weakly lying branches on the ground suddenly shot forth, gleaming with a night-like glow as they tore through the air and viciously thrust towards Zhou Yuan.
Such an attack would really catch one unprepared.
The surrounding disciples cried out in surprise. To think that there was indeed a problem with the withered old tree.
Clang! Cla
ng!
Snow-white hairs zipped forward, clashing with the countless branches like metal striking metal. Sparks flew in all directions as the berserk undulations blew away the scattered rocks on the ground.
Zhou Yuan’s footsteps stopped, wielding the Heavenly Yuan Brush as its hairs reached forward to defend against the deadly onslaught of the numerous branches. He stared in indifference at the withered old tree and said, “You concealed yourself very well, but it’s a shame that you weren’t smart enough. All I did was try to scare you a little, and you already revealed yourself.”
The withered old tree’s concealment abilities were indeed top class, and even Zhou Yuan had not been able to sense anything. However, this was also the reason why he had begun to suspect that something was amiss.
An ordinary tree would give off very weak traces of Genesis Qi even in a withered state. And yet, this old tree before them did not give off even a hint of Genesis Qi. It would have been surprising instead if there was nothing amiss.
Hss!
The old tree released a piercing hiss. The withered look on its branches rapidly faded, replaced by a copper like sheen that flickered icily under the sunlight.
Swish!
In the next instant, sharp tree branches filled the sky, like a million swords as they charged towards Zhou Yuan with unmatched ferocity.
“Go, help chief disciple Zhou Yuan!” The other disciples immediately yelled when they saw this, as they unleashed a power barrage of Genesis Qi attacks that clashed with the innumerable branches.
Boom!
Berserk Genesis Qi undualtions swept outwards, disintegrating the many scattered rocks on the ground.
With the fierceness of their attacks and their advantage in numbers, it was not surprising that the disciples took the upper hand, and forced back the copper branches. However, the old copper tree clearly possessed extremely unique abilities. The branches that had been blasted apart quickly regrew, while Genesis Qi surged out to block the attacks of the Cangxuan Sect disciples.
Zhou Yuan watched this scene in astonishment. One must know that these disciples were the elites of the Cangxuan Sect, and were genius level individuals even if placed somewhere else.
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