Once the two women disappeared in the distance, Qin Lian handed Zhou Yuan all the ancestral qi treasures and said teasingly, “The token of a beautiful woman. If you can abduct the little beauty from the Zixiao Region for our Tianyuan Region, we will gain another pillar in the future.”
Zhou Yuan shot a glare at her, placed the ancestral qi treasures into his spatial bag, and stretched in relief.
Now that they had dealt with Wang Xuanyang, they could turn their focus back to searching for ancestral qi veins.
Their opportunities in Guyuan Heaven had only just begun.
Chapter 1114 Rainbow Sky Severing Gourd
In the month after getting rid of Wang Xuanyang, the hidden danger, Zhou Yuan and Qin Lian led the Tianyuan Region team to start a large-scale search for ancestral qi veins. Their harvest from such a search was naturally bountiful. During that one month, they even changed their base three times.
The other forces from Hunyuan Heaven similarly expanded their search area to harvest ancestral qi.
The forces from Hunyuan Heaven were considered peaceful to one another, but the commotion from the Wanzu Region led to a lot of shock.
Wang Xuanyang perished, and Zhao Mushen rose to become the Wanzu Region team captain.
The news understandably shocked various forces because Wang Xuanyang wasn’t a nobody; he was ranked second on the Hunyuan Heaven’s Heavenly Sun List! In the entire Hunyuan Heaven, who else could suppress Wang Xuanyang besides Guan Qinglong?
Wang Xuanyang's personality wasn’t particularly good, but no one could question his strength.
Therefore, his death had a huge impact on the various forces. Moreover, from the information they heard from the Wanzu Region team, it appeared that an extremely powerful beast had attacked and killed Wang Xuanyang when he went out alone to search for an ancestral qi vein.
The news terrified all parties. They had encountered powerful ancient beasts along the way, and the beasts weren’t impossible to escape from even if they couldn’t defeat them, but Wang Xuanyang had encountered a beast so powerful that even someone with his strength couldn’t even flee for his life. This was what had scared all parties.
Wang Xuanyang was already dead, so no one knew what the exact circumstances were, but for the sake of safety, everyone was much more careful and cautious after the incident.
Only the Tianyuan Region and the Zixiao Region were unaffected, which puzzled all the other forces.
Are they made of steel?
...
In a deep gully.
Roar!
Amidst a faint echoing roar, Genesis Qi rolled in like a yellow dragon and continuously sank into an altar. Thousands of figures were seated cross-legged before the altar, frantically absorbing the mighty ancestral qi.
At the very front, Zhou Yuan hadn't closed his eyes yet and was staring at the billowing ancestral qi with a smile. In the past month, they had found dozens of ancestral qi veins, four of which were intermediate-class veins, and such a harvest should be the best among the Hunyuan Heaven forces.
Under the nourishment from the dozens of ancestral qi veins, the Tianyuan Region team’s strength increased at an astonishing speed.
As for Zhou Yuan, his improvement was even more unbelievable. His Genesis Qi foundation had soared past 2 billion and was reaching the level of 2.9 billion.
In addition to his own Genesis Qi foundation, Silver Shadow’s foundation had increased from 1 billion to 1.4 billion. According to Zhou Yuan’s speculation, if he could raise Silver Shadow’s Genesis Qi foundation to 2 billion, that might open up another orifice where Silver Shadow could learn another Genesis art from him.
Its combat strength would greatly soar then.
However, although Zhou Yuan was content with his improvements, he still looked forward to this moment because he felt his seven Cangxuan arts would finally fuse.
"Come on, let me see what exactly the seven Cangxuan arts are!”
Zhou Yuan’s eyes gleamed with anticipation, and then he immediately closed his eyes and let the billowing ancestral qi drown his body.
...
As before, he was on a mountain cliff shrouded by an endless sea of clouds.
Above the clouds and mist, several figures of Zhou Yuan repeatedly darted across the air, performing the seven Cangxuan arts. Finally, they merged one by one. This repeated again and again as though it would never end.
Zhou Yuan sat cross-legged atop the mountain cliff, calmly watching the figures without a ripple of emotion.
It was unknown how much time had passed, but a trace of enlightenment finally emerged in his mind.
A sun slowly rose from the sea of clouds in the distance, illuminating an area thousands of miles across.
A faint smile spread over Zhou Yuan's face, and then he folded his hands in several strange and ancient seals. His hands changed rapidly into countless seals. Images flew out, and they eventually merged.
Zhou Yuan suddenly pinched his fingers together as if holding a flower.
“Precious treasure, come out." There seemed to be a whisper.
Buzz!
The sea of clouds tumbled as countless figures identical to Zhou Yuan appeared and stood together. Where they gathered, a fleck of light bloomed, gradually growing brighter and stronger. Within it, a silhouette was becoming clearer.
The surrounding space vibrated.
Zhou Yuan stared at the silhouette with a blazing gaze, and the feeling in his heart deepened.
It was a Saint Genesis art! A profound Genesis art that Zhou Yuan had never touched upon, one that differed hugely from the little Saint Arts he had cultivated before.
While Zhou Yuan’s eyes blazed, he finally saw the silhouette clearly. It seems to be a...gourd?
To be precise, it was a gourd-like silhouette that lay between nothingness and substance. It seemed to exist but was difficult to perceive.
As Zhou Yuan stretched out his hand, the gourd silhouette hovered up and down and slowly floated into his palm.
In such close contact, Zhou Yuan noticed rainbow colors reflecting off the gourd, and the gourd exuded an indescribable feeling of mystery and sharpness.
That sharpness could pierce all substance.
A message rose in Zhou Yuan's heart.
“This is…
“The Rainbow Sky Severing Gourd?"
An inconcealable smile curved the corners of Zhou Yuan’s mouth. This is the product of the fusion of the seven Cangxuan arts? This is the Saint Genesis art of the Cangxuan Sect? He had finally fused the seven Cangxuan arts after obtaining and having them for so many years.
From the information that Zhou Yuan received, the Rainbow Sky Severing Gourd could contain seven rainbow sword lights with the power to sever the sky when they all appeared together.
Zhou Yuan didn’t know whether he could sever the sky with it, but he knew that the Rainbow Sky Severing Gourd would no doubt become his strongest trump card!
Gazing at the gourd, Zhou Yuan vaguely perceived a very subtle rainbow light swimming in its depths. It was just that the light was too weak and needed to be continuously strengthened with Genesis Qi.
That should be the so-called rainbow sky-severing sword light, but maybe it's still in its infancy stage…
It seemed Zhou Yuan couldn’t bring out all seven sword lights right now.
But even if the rainbow sword light was still weak, Zhou Yuan could already feel the power it possessed. He felt that if he possessed such a sword light when he faced Wang Xuanyang, he could have killed him with one sword strike if he got the timing right.
In Guyuan Heaven, which was danger-ridden, Zhou Yuan felt much more at ease holding such a trump card.
...
In the deep gully, when Zhou Yuan opened his eyes, he found that the ancestral qi vein had been fully absorbed and the others had begun to pack up and return to the camp.
In a good mood, Zhou Yuan stood up with a wide smile and immediately saw Qin Lian waiting for him on the side.
"It seems you had a great harvest this time?" Qin Lian asked curiously when she saw Zhou Yuan's smile.
Zhou Yuan smiled without saying anything. He didn’t intend to expose his new trump card.
Qin Lian just rolled her eyes when he didn't answer her, not caring too much as she continued, "By the way, there’s an update to what you asked us to pay attention to.”
Zhou Yuan was taken aback at first till he remembered what he asked them to look out for. His face suddenly lit up. “You met with people from Cangxuan Heaven?”
He had asked Qin Lian and the others to help him listen out for news about Cangxuan Heaven. After all, he was born in Cangxuan Heaven and had a deep relationship with the Cangxuan Sect. Moreover, his best memories with Yaoyao were in Cangxuan Heaven.
Qin Lian shook her head. "We didn’t meet people from Cangxuan Heaven, but we do exchange intelligence with the other forces from Hunyuan Heaven. What we heard this time is from the Yushou Region…
"I heard that they ran into people from Cangxuan Heaven while searching for ancestral qi veins. You know that the guys from the Yushou Region are good at taming beasts, but they met someone from Cangxuan Heaven better than them. That person even directly took control of their battle beasts. Fortunately, that person acted alone, and the Yushou Region, in the end, trapped that person in a mountain with complex terrain. It will be a matter of time before they capture that person.”
Zhou Yuan was taken aback for a moment and then asked, “Was that person a man or a woman?”
Qin Lian thought for a while and said, “I think it’s a woman."
Zhou Yuan drew a deep breath with a strange expression. There wasn’t any particularly powerful beast-taming sect in Cangxuan Heaven, but he did know a beast-taming genius who was born with the ability to understand animal minds.
The image of a beautiful green-haired girl with an ice-blue bird on her shoulder flashed to his mind.
Luluo…is it you?
Chapter 1115 Old Friends
The mountain range had a complex terrain. Giant peaks rose like waves one after another while countless caves filled the spots between them. Mists swirled around each peak, making the place seem like a maze.
Numerous figures were currently scouting the area.
Each figure was accompanied by ferocious beasts, their beasts’ guttural cries endlessly echoing amidst the mountains.
A man stood with his hands behind his back on one of the peaks. He had a head full of white hair, and he gave off a somewhat timeless aura. However, his eyes were so sharp that no one dared to look at them directly.
He was called Tong He, and he was the Yushou Region’s number one Heavenly Sun expert. He was also his region’s team leader.
Behind Tong He, a Yushou Region disciple reported, “Senior brother Tong He, we’ve been searching for several days but have yet to find that girl.”
Tong He indifferently said, “It’s fine. We’ve already surrounded the entire mountain range. She can’t escape.”
There was fear and anger in the disciple’s eyes as he remarked, “That girl is truly abominable. I don’t know what method she used to make our battle beasts defect.”
They had never encountered such a situation before. After all, the Yushou Region was one of the best beast tamers even among all the heavens. No one had expected them to suffer at the hands of a little girl from Cangxuan Heaven.
Tong He glanced at the disciple and said, “I heard that you guys were the first to attack when you met her?”
The disciple’s expression changed slightly, but he ultimately did not conceal anything and answered in a low voice, “Some of our junior brothers were interested in the strange bird she had. Its bloodline was quite pure.”
Tong He frowned and said, “I will deal with you guys when we return.”
The disciple had no choice but to acknowledge his words.
Tong He’s tone grew icy, “However, our Yushou Region’s face is not something someone from the mere Cangxuan Heaven can step on.”
There was pride in his voice and disdain towards Cangxuan Heaven. But this was normal. Cangxuan Heaven was ranked last among the heavens, and it was said that their only Saint had died long ago. Their strongest expert was merely at the Law Domain stage.
In Hunyuan Heaven, such strength would likely be less than some of the top-tier factions.
Although the Yushou Region might be at fault in this matter, Tong He clearly did not intend on settling things fairly. In this world, only equally strong parties would discuss fairness, and in Tong He’s view, those from Cangxuan Heaven did not have the right to reason with him.
Moreover, they needed to know how the girl had made their battle beasts defect because such a threat was far too great to them. Once the Yushou Region lost their battle beasts, their battle power would greatly diminish. Due to these reasons, there was even less of a chance that Tong Yu would let the girl off.
“Right, senior brother Tong Yu, someone else has been hindering our scouting efforts. It's another girl whose cultivation is at the initial Heavenly Sun stage, but she is unimaginably quick, and we’re incapable of catching her.
“We suspect her to be the green-haired girl’s companion.”
“Initial Heavenly Sun stage?” Tong He shook his head. Cangxuan Heaven was indeed the weakest of the heavens. To think that someone with such a weak cultivation was allowed to enter Guyuan Heaven.
“No need to pay any attention to her. If she’s hindering us, it must mean that we’re heading in the correct direction.
“Focus on catching the green-haired girl first.”
The disciple acknowledged Tong He’s words and swiftly withdrew to spread the command. The Yushou Region scouting teams soon redoubled their efforts.
...
In a cave deep in the mountain range.
A petite figure was seated on a rock, her hands propping up her distressed face.
Long dark-green hair hung from her head in a ponytail. She was more on the small side, giving her a dainty feeling. Her face was bright and clean like jade, while also pure and beautiful. Her eyes, in particular, were exceptionally bright, flickering with cunningness and eccentricity.
If Zhou Yuan were present, he would certainly recognize this individual. Looking a little more matured, it was the first friend he had met after leaving the Great Zhou Empire...Luluo
Chirp chirp!
Blue light suddenly flashed on Luluo’s shoulder, and a little ice-blue bird appeared. Ancient patterns seemed to shimmer on its tiny wings. When it appeared, the temperature in the cave abruptly plummeted as frost spread across the ground.
Its sharp beak gently nudged Luluo as if consoling her.
Luluo cupped the bird in her hands as she bitterly said, “Those Hunyuan Heaven people are too much! They were clearly the ones who struck first, and now they are even targeting me.
“What do we do now? There’s too many of them. How are we going to escape?!”
Jingle!
While Luluo was agonizing over her predicament, the faint jingle of bells rang out in the cave.
Luluo’s large eyes immediately brightened. “Qingyu, Qingyu!”
A fragrant breeze blew into the cave as a beautiful figure appeared in front of Luluo.
The newcomer wore a black dress, and she had a much more slender and domineering figure when compared to the petite Luluo. Her dress hugged her waist, which was as slender as a willow branch, and as the edges of her dress fluttered, one could catch a glimpse of snow-white calves that were nearly impossible to look away from.
An ample bosom rose in front of her like towering peaks, and the figure had a fair neck as slender as a black swan.
As for her face, if Luluo was the pure maiden type, she would be an unrejectable temptress. Every frown and smile of her long and narrow peach-blossom-like eyes was filled with irresistible charm.
Tiny golden bells were strung around her bare feet, giving her a more graceful air.
This was another old fri
end of Zhou Yuan’s, Zuoqiu Qingyu.
Zuoqiu Qingyu somewhat helplessly looked at the excited Luluo and said, “You were supposed to find help, but you ended up landing yourself in such big trouble. Those people outside are practically overturning mountains to find you.”
Luluo sullenly said, “I wasn’t the one who started it. They were the ones who struck first.”
Zuoqiu Qingyu sighed and smiled bitterly. “It seems that the factions from the other heavens are not very friendly.”
Although both parties had not interacted much, Zuoqiu Qingyu could already feel the other side’s arrogance. There had clearly been disdain in their eyes after finding out the two girls were from Cangxuan Heaven.
Luluo asked in a low voice, “What do we do? If we don’t find any help, elder brother Chu Qing and the others won’t last much longer.”
Zuoqiu Qingyu was silent for a moment before she said, “No matter what, we have to first escape their encirclement. Since we encountered people from Hunyuan Heaven, we will definitely be able to meet other Hunyuan Heaven factions. We can try our luck with them.
“The entire Hunyuan Heaven can’t be filled with the same kind of people. And if it really doesn’t work out, we can find factions from the other heavens!”
Zuoqiu Qingyu pondered for a brief moment and said, “Pass Little Frost to me later. I’ll disguise myself as you and draw them away while you find an opportunity to escape. You should already know our next meeting point.”
Luluo worriedly said, “Ah? That’s too dangerous. Those people are very strong!”
Zuoqiu Qingyu chuckled as she said with confidence, “I’m not planning on butting heads with them. It’s not like you don’t know how agile I am. Even advanced Heavenly Sun experts might not be able to catch up to me.”
Luluo hesitated for a long time. In the end, she could only grit her teeth and nod. “Be careful!”
Zuoqiu Qingyu nodded.
Yee!
However, just as the two girls were about to carry out their plan, they suddenly heard the cry of a crane.
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