pjbooks Chapter 189 Wilderness 10
Chapter 189 Wilderness 10
"How beautiful!" Looking at the graceful plant in the middle, everyone felt a sense of reluctance to desecrate it.
"With this altar here, aren't there powerful demonic beasts guarding it? Everyone, be careful!" Although he was also amazed by the altar, Gongcheng quickly calmed down and looked around warily.
"Senior brother, do you remember what I said? For some spiritual plants, they themselves are the greatest source of danger!"
In particular, the higher the level of the spiritual plant, the more exclusive it becomes. It guards against humans picking it, so why wouldn't it guard against the so-called guardian beasts around it? It should be understood that the main reason these beasts guard it is because they covet these spiritual plants and want them to mature so that they can cultivate and break through.
Therefore, there is essentially no difference between these spiritual plants, especially this Sendai, which has grown for who knows how many years and is extremely exclusive. Moreover, it does not need the protection of demonic beasts and naturally possesses its own domain.
It's safe to say they were incredibly lucky to get in here this time.
Cheng Jiu looked at the altar, where colorful light shone every now and then. Don't think that this light was just the spiritual light of the plant. Understand that the more beautiful something is, the more dangerous it is.
This is its protective aura, which is comparable to deadly poison to people or beasts with their own spiritual energy, and it is also a manifestation of its powerful defensive capabilities.
"What should we do then?" Even those powerful demonic beasts were defeated in front of this Immortal Platform. Even if the Gongcheng group was arrogant, they did not think they could compare to those high-level demonic beasts.
What's the difference between this and having a piece of meat hanging in front of you that you can only look at but not eat?
"Snap out of it!" Cheng Jiu clapped his hands: "I didn't say anything, there was absolutely no way!"
"Is there any way?" The group looked at Cheng Jiu expectantly.
"The solution is to give up!" Cheng Jiu said earnestly.
"Ah!" The group was disappointed; what kind of method was this?
“Although the Myriad Lotus Immortal Platform is one of the Ten Great Immortal Platforms, there is only one record of it!” Cheng Jiu raised his index finger: “That is to say, only one great power has fully obtained this Immortal Platform, and it was he who discovered the function of the Myriad Lotus Immortal Platform, which made it one of the Immortal Platforms.”
"Has no one else obtained it since?" It only appeared once, yet it was ranked among the top ten Sendai. The people only knew the name of the top ten Sendai but not the story behind it.
“No! The growth of the Myriad Lotus Terrace is extremely demanding. Although that senior recorded it as the place where all waters converge, the Myriad Lotus Terrace is so vast in the Xuan Tian Continent that there are countless places that can be called the place where all waters converge, but none of these places have ever discovered the Myriad Lotus Terrace!” Cheng Jiu shook his head.
"Wouldn't that be one of a kind? But we don't seem to have heard of that senior." To possess something as unique as the Myriad Lotus Platform, one should at least have left their mark, right? "What happened to that senior afterward?"
"It is said that when he was undergoing the Ascension Tribulation, the power of the lightning tribulation increased several times for some unknown reason, and he was struck dead. Although Wanlian Immortal Platform is among the Immortal Platforms, with this precedent, people are reluctant to talk about it."
There are very few records about it! It's not that no one else saw it afterward, but no one laid a hand on it, leaving only a few words. The only serious record is that one senior figure.
Cheng Jiu recalled what he had seen, so when he saw the Wanlian Terrace, although he was very excited, he had no covetousness whatsoever.
"Our master and the others might be able to obtain this altar, but let's forget about it! Based on the records, I have a strong suspicion that this altar favors people with high luck."
If one were to greedily acquire it, the clash of their luck would bring misfortune, especially since that senior's first half of life had been remarkably smooth sailing.
However, although he enjoyed a period of glory after obtaining Sendai, his fortune was far inferior to before, to the point that he faced the tribulation of ascension...
Cheng Jiu sighed and voiced her guess. She later shared her guess with Cang Jiyue, remembering Cang Jiyue's enigmatic smile and the simple statement: "Those Sendai lotus seeds are quite good."
It's practically confirmed, but of course she won't tell her friends about it.
Upon hearing this, the group immediately lost interest in the platform: "Then, Junior Sister Jiu, let's leave here quickly!"
Sendai is nice, it's beautiful, but it's completely useless; it's just a vase.
"Don't be in such a hurry, I haven't finished yet!" Cheng Jiu pulled back the four somewhat impatient people.
"Alright! Junior Sister, please continue!" Gong Cheng stopped, turned around, and asked encouragingly.
"The source of all waters converges here, and this time the altar is of the water element, yet it can actually grow the Myriad Lotus Altar!" Almost without Cheng Jiu's explicit instruction, the group's eyes lit up!
Isn't this the perfect cultivation ground for water-attribute cultivators? And among them, there just happens to be one water-attribute cultivator!
"Junior Sister!" Gong Yu exclaimed, his face filled with emotion and excitement.
"Senior brother, you should go and cultivate!" Cheng Jiu said with relief when he saw that Gong Yu had come to his senses.
"But you guys!" Although he was very tempted to cultivate here, the cultivation time would definitely be long. Could he really expect his senior brothers, junior brothers, and junior sisters to wait for him here? Gong Yu felt bad about it.
"Although the Sendai absorbs spiritual energy from within a hundred miles, it also nourishes the earth. I've heard that top-grade mineral veins grow where Sendai are built! Senior brother, don't worry about us! You focus on your cultivation, and we'll dig for spirit stones and wait for you!"
Cheng Jiu pulled out a military shovel used for digging, a fifth-grade one. She didn't even know when she had crafted it; it seemed to be a practice piece she made at Master Cang's place! Now it's coming in handy, isn't it?
There are no useless magical artifacts, only unsuitable occasions!
"Good!" Hearing Cheng Jiu's words, Gong Yu felt relieved. He was glad that he hadn't delayed everyone because of his cultivation!
Upon hearing that there was actually a top-grade spirit stone vein below, Li Weixin and Shangguan Song became extremely enthusiastic.
Unlike Cheng Jiu and Gong Cheng, who dug with a shovel but not a shovelful, the two wielded their military shovels with great force, constantly throwing soil onto the surface.
"We've found it! Junior Sister Cheng Jiu, Junior Brother Gong Cheng, come over here quickly!" Upon hearing this, the two of them went over and saw a few scattered bright spots of light in the deep pit, which was more than ten meters deep.
It's clearly a top-grade spirit stone of considerable quality.
The two jumped into the pit. Li Weixin and Shangguan Song spread out to the sides below, making the space not cramped at all, but rather quite spacious.
"It's a pity they're all water spirit stones! But they're all top-grade!" Li Weixin said with a beaming smile, "Junior Sister Jiu, you're right, so many! We're going to be rich!"
"Our master is still waiting for us. He won't be staying here for long. Let's dig as much as we can in the meantime!"
Looking at the spirit stones that were vaguely visible, Cheng Jiu guessed that this vein was probably quite large, and even if it operated 24 hours a day, it would definitely take at least a year and a half to complete.
"Don't worry, we know what's important!" Although spirit stones are important, finding a master is even more important. Although finding a master is even more important, we will definitely not let go of any opportunity that comes our way.
It's alright, they're satisfied with making a small windfall!
Cheng Jiu thought so too. This was the Wanlian Immortal Platform. If he left just like that, no matter how he thought about it or tried to comfort himself, he would inevitably regret it.
Even if we can't eat meat, some soup will do! We absolutely can't go home empty-handed!
I'm sure my mentors will understand!
Hmm! If they run into their master and they're not far away, they won't be able to eat the meat. Does that mean their master and the others won't be able to eat it either?
Let's allow the apprentices to pitifully drink a sip of soup first!
Cheng Jiu abandoned his guilty conscience and focused on digging for spirit stones.
Sigh, another day of picking up money! Cheng Jiu felt this place was lucky for him!
"Brother! Senior Brother Li! Senior Brother Shangguan! Junior Sister Xiao Jiu!" So engrossed in picking up the money, the four of them lost track of time. Hearing Gong Yu's calls, the four dirty-looking people rushed over from different directions.
Seeing each other's disheveled appearance, they couldn't help but burst into laughter!
"Senior Brother Li, you're covered in dust and look like a mud figure!"
"You're no different! Junior Sister Jiu, your face is almost invisible!" Li Weixin couldn't help but laugh as she looked at the gourd-dwelling girl's dusty face, knowing that Cheng Jiu usually paid quite a bit of attention to her image.
"Senior Brother Shangguan, how much did you dig up?" Unlike the love-hate relationship between Cheng Jiu and the other two, the atmosphere between them was extremely harmonious.
"Around two hundred thousand. What about you, Junior Brother Gongcheng?"
"Senior Brother Li is amazing, but I also had a good haul, around 160,000 to 170,000!"
"Junior Brother Gongcheng is also very capable!" Shangguan Song praised in a simple and honest manner. He didn't care how much it was, since it was all picked up anyway. Things that were obtained for free were always something to be happy about.
"You've finally made it up! My voice is hoarse from shouting!" Gong Yu said.
That's outrageous! They said they were there to accompany him in his cultivation, but it seems like he's the one cultivating while these people are mining!
"I dug up quite a few water spirit stones!" Gong Cheng stuffed all the spirit stones he had dug up into Gong Yu's ring: "Don't be angry anymore, okay?"
"How can I be angry! Brother, you're so cunning!" Gong Yu's composure crumbled instantly when her brother tried to coax her.
"I also have something to give to Senior Brother Gong Yu!" Cheng Jiu handed him a crystal-clear water spirit stone, the most precious thing about this water spirit stone being that it was so clear that it was almost like jade: "This is the best piece I've ever dug up!"
"Thank you, Junior Sister Jiu!"
"And here's mine!" Li Weixin generously tossed him a storage bag: "There's ten thousand inside, Junior Brother Gong Yu, don't think it's too little!"
"Why would I complain about getting something for free?" Gong Yu accepted it, chuckling. It's rare for Senior Brother Li to be so generous, so why not take advantage of it!
"This is a gift to celebrate Junior Brother Gong Yu's progress in cultivation!" Shangguan Song took out a blue object and handed it to Gong Yu.
"Water spirit! Senior Brother Shangguan, you're so generous!" Cheng Jiu gave a thumbs up.
"I don't need it either! It's perfect that Junior Brother Gong Yu can use it." Shangguan Song said with a smile. He had planned to give this thing to Junior Brother Gong Yu as soon as he found it. When teams go on training, it's not fair that only one side has to give!
The resources below were more abundant than anyone expected, and all four of them made a fortune. On the contrary, Gong Yu, who should have benefited the most, ended up losing out. This won't do!
Reasonable allocation is the key to a team's long-term success.
So, as the only ones who didn't go mining, they all unanimously chose to subsidize each other.
Gong Yu hugged all these things and laughed like a honey bear: "I think I've become the one who gained the most!"
"Stop grinning like an idiot, let's go!" Not wanting to see her younger brother's silly face, Miyagi felt a pain in her eyes.
Having stayed at Wanlian Sendai for several days, the nine of them no longer traveled as leisurely as before, except for some particularly precious spiritual herbs, they spent most of their time traveling.
"We've arrived! We've arrived! Spring with Cliff!"
At the end of the sea of flowers is Quanyou Cliff. How did I recognize it?
Beside the cliff, a huge rock about two people tall stands on the edge of the cliff, with three large characters written in a flamboyant style: "Spring with Cliff!"
The five guessed that it must have been written by a swordsman; the characters were iron-like and silver-hooked, exuding a sharpness and sword energy unique to swordsmen.
No one knows how long this stone has stood here, or when the words on it were carved. The stone shows faint signs of wind erosion, but the words on it are as clean and new as if they were made yesterday.
When the five arrived, they did not see any familiar figures. Immortal Lord Qingxu and the others had not arrived yet. They had been traveling all the way, afraid that their master would be waiting too long, but they had actually arrived early!
"It's so high!" Looking down at the surging sea of clouds below the cliff, stretching to the horizon, Gong Yu exclaimed.
Cheng Jiu, standing to the side, wholeheartedly agreed. This height was enough to trigger phobias! Even a cultivator falling from it would likely be shattered to pieces.
"Don't get too close to the edge of the cliff, or you'll be pulled down!" Gong Cheng said wearily, pulling his junior sister and brother away from the dangerous cliff.
"Fish, brother, did you see that! There's a huge fish in the sea of clouds!" Gong Yu was pulled back and saw a super big fish leaping up in the sea of clouds and disappearing into it.
Giant creatures can always ignite human passion!
"Junior Sister Jiu, did you see that?!"
"I saw it!" Cheng Jiu exclaimed in shock. It was truly enormous, enough to swallow the sky and blot out the sun!
The intense stimulation brought about by this stimulated her five senses. It was not that she had not seen larger monsters or spirit beasts before, but the unknown sea of clouds and the huge fish beast combined brought her unparalleled danger, exploration and excitement!
What lies beneath the sea of clouds?
Besides this enormous cloud beast, could there be an even larger creature beneath the sea of clouds?
Just standing here makes me tremble; it's hard to tell whether it's excitement or a sense of crisis!
The stone tablet they had seen earlier now stood like a guardian, protecting them so that no matter how powerful the monsters in the sea of clouds were, they could not cross the stone tablet's path.
It gave people an incredibly strong sense of security, so the five of them chose to pitch their tents at the edge of the stone tablet and wait for their master.
Cheng Jiu set up a hot pot. He didn't know why he was eating hot pot in such a dangerous place, but it was incredibly exciting!
She's almost become addicted to this feeling. As soon as the hot pot is set up, her friends bring their own ingredients. Why didn't they realize this stuff was so delicious before?
They ate well, drank well, and had fun. The first day at Quanyouya was quite enjoyable for the group!
The next day, Cheng Jiu crawled out of the tent and saw a stove set up where the campfire had been. Hot porridge was bubbling inside, wafting an enticing aroma. Beside it was a strangely familiar figure.
"Master!" Cheng Jiu rushed over and hugged his robe.
"You're such a grown-up girl already, and you miss your master so much after only a few days!" Immortal Lord Qingxu reached out and patted Cheng Jiu's head: "Your cultivation has become much more solid, it seems you've gained a lot of experience these past few days!"
"Mmm!" Cheng Jiu nodded vigorously and sat obediently next to his master.
Compared to the previous route to the spring with cliffs, the immortals took a longer detour.
I arrived last night and saw the five people sleeping. I didn't disturb the little ones.
"It's freshly made! Here, have something to eat." Immortal Lord Qingxu handed Cheng Jiu a bowl of porridge. Eating the familiar taste, Cheng Jiu almost burst into tears.
"Have you been having a bad time these past few days?" Immortal Lord Qingxu asked with concern as he watched Cheng Jiu wolf down his food.
Cheng Jiu couldn't hold back any longer and wanted to share what had happened these past few days with his master.
"Blood sacrifice? Human-demon hybrid? No wonder!" After hearing about Qin An's story, Qingxu Immortal Lord looked at Cheng Jiu with a serious expression: "Never set foot in the Swamp Hell Ice Plains before you have the strength. He still has some sense and didn't involve you little guys in it."
"Master, what's wrong?" Cheng Jiu was completely confused, although she actually had a good impression of Immortal Lord Qin An.
“You are different. You are someone rejected by the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Dao will not bless you, but in the end it still did. Do you understand?” Immortal Lord Qingxu said earnestly.
"Got it?" Cheng Jiu was completely confused, only vaguely understanding. Anyway, he just had to listen to his master.
"In any case, I am your master. If you have really suffered a loss, your master will definitely help you get revenge." Immortal Lord Qingxu did not want to explain too clearly. In any case, he had not done this, and making too much speculation would only make him look bad.
Then, upon hearing about the Myriad Lotus Platform, Immortal Lord Qingxu nodded: "You did the right thing! It's best not to touch it if you don't have the strength, but its lotus seeds are quite good! When you're strong enough in the future, you can pick some to try when you encounter it again."
Cheng Jiu nodded, understanding that her master must have encountered something similar when he was young! Perhaps it wasn't just her master; Qianli Immortal Lord and Qingyang Immortal Lord's expressions remained unchanged, seemingly unconcerned.
On the contrary, the expressions of the other Immortal Lords, Venerable Lords, and Dao Lords changed slightly, but they did not make any other moves.
Cheng Jiu secretly confirmed to herself that her guess was correct.