Yuan Magnetic Earth Eye, Earth Core Soul Marrow

Taking out several jade bottles and storing away the essence blood, Xiao Yang let out a long breath.

Only after finishing all that did Xiao Yang have the time to inspect the reward the system had given him for killing that great bird with the Double Bright Bird Bloodline.

Killing a Peak Dou Emperor with the cultivation of a Peak Dou King—and one with an ancient bloodline at that—spoke for itself in terms of value.

The result satisfied Xiao Yang greatly. There were two items in total: a Seven-Colored Primal Stone and a set of Earth-Tier Advanced Fighting skill, the "Heavenly Buddha Subduing Demon Seal."

This seal was divided into nine levels: the Subduing Dragon Seal, Vajra Seal, Flower Pinching Seal, Demon Subduing Seal, Prajna Seal, Fundamental Seal, Vidyaraja Seal, Bodhi Seal, and Only Self Seal.

When all nine seals were combined, it became a mid-level Heaven-Tier Fighting skill!

The first three seals could be cultivated by Dou Emperors; the middle three could be learned by Dou Zongs; only Dou Zuns could comprehend the final three.

To combine all nine seals, one had to be at least a Dou Saint!

It had to be said that this reward was exceptionally generous.

That was mainly because the system had factored in the first-kill reward.

The targets Xiao Yang had killed before had merely been weaklings at the Dou Shi and Da Dou Shi levels. The system could not even be bothered to count them.

As for Dou Luo's Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear, that had been a free gift package from an Opportunity Card. It had simply stood there and taken a punch empowered by Xiao Yang's Heaven-Tier Fighting skill. There was no need to mention it.

After putting away the rewards, Xiao Yang took Zi Yan along to search for the Spirit Vein Earth Eye.

Zi Yan's treasure-seeking talent was truly extraordinary. In no more than two hours, after twisting and turning through the terrain, she led Xiao Yang to the place.

A vast expanse of white mist appeared before them, completely shrouding an area of twenty to thirty li around it and forming a natural illusion array.

If not for Zi Yan's exceptional talent, or strength at least at the Dou Zong level, it would have been absolutely impossible to enter this place.

After passing through the white mist, a small valley appeared before his eyes.

Xiao Yang could not help but complain, "Do all these magical beasts like staying in valleys like this?"

Zi Yan, who was leading the way ahead, rolled her eyes at that and turned back to reply, "Nonsense. In this kind of terrain, there are often naturally formed caves. They're spacious and clean, and they keep out both wind and rain. Of course they're the first choice for magical beast dwellings."

The corner of Xiao Yang's mouth twitched. Sure enough, no matter what world one was in, even magical beasts in a fantasy world had to consider housing.

The vegetation here was even more lush than outside, vibrant and verdant, with quite a few rare medicinal herbs scattered among it—Millennial Ginseng, Nine-Leaf Dragon Ganoderma, Seven-Colored Epiphyllum, Millennial Vermillion Fruit...

However, those herbs only grew along the outskirts.

At the center of the valley, a strange suction force was emanating!

Under the effects of that suction, the spiritual energy here was nearly several times denser than in the Inner Courtyard!

Yet within a radius of three hundred zhang around the center of the valley lay a barren expanse of white earth, devoid of even a blade of grass.

At its very center was a deep pit dozens of zhang wide. Looking down, all one could see was pitch-black darkness, bottomless and unfathomable.

It resembled the Bottomless Pit from the myths and legends of his previous life.

Xiao Yang activated the power of his eyes and opened his Heavenly Demon Blood Eyes. His pupils turned blood-red, and he looked down once more. Only then did he realize that Yuan magnetic force had twisted and devoured all light, leaving the depths below utterly black and invisible.

Now, with one glance, he estimated it to be only around a thousand zhang deep.

With a clear idea of the situation, Xiao Yang spread his Dou Qi wings and jumped straight down.

However, when he had fallen about halfway, he felt a repulsive force rise from below, halting his descent and leaving him suspended in midair.

Xiao Yang circulated the Dou Qi within his body. Only after unleashing Tyrant Shatters Mountains and Rivers did he manage to land on the ground.

Only then did Xiao Yang discover that the pit was narrow at the top and broad at the bottom. At its lowest point, it spanned nearly five hundred zhang.

Xiao Yang looked around and saw a massive pool of bright yellow liquid at the center of the ground, glowing with a warm, jade-like luster, like the finest yellow jade.

It gave off a strange fragrance that actually stirred an intense hunger in him, making him want to swallow the liquid whole.

"Millennial Earth Marrow!" Xiao Yang exclaimed in shock.

Earth Marrow was formed in a Spirit Vein Earth Eye, where it gathered the essence and spiritual energy of the earth over countless years.

It could improve one's talent and innate physique, increase cultivation, and prolong one's lifespan.

But that was not what had Xiao Yang so excited.

Though Earth Marrow was valuable, it was not enough to make Xiao Yang lose his composure like this.

What Xiao Yang truly cared about was the treasure buried even deeper below.

With his five fingers hooked into claws, Xiao Yang became a human-shaped excavator. Activating the Jade Shattering Metal Splitting Hand, he dug out a pit over a zhang deep in just moments.

Xiao Yang continued digging downward. After about half an hour, his fingertips finally encountered something that did not feel like soil.

With a wave of his hand, a powerful gust of force swept across the ground, blasting away the layer of dirt on the surface and revealing a slab of snow-white jade.

Xiao Yang's gaze settled on that snow-white jade, and his eyes gradually narrowed.

"This is... Earth Core Jade Marrow?"

Earth Core Jade Marrow was a miraculous jade formed from the power of the earth after countless years of condensation. Due to the unique steadiness and heaviness of earth energy, Earth Core Jade Marrow was an invaluable treasure that cultivators could scarcely obtain even with a fortune!

Whether cultivating or refining pills, if one had a cushion forged from Earth Core Jade Marrow, it would have an exceptionally effective suppressive effect on the violent energies within the body. With it, the chances of suffering cultivation deviation would be reduced to the absolute minimum.

Xiao Yang chuckled and immediately activated his Vajra Glazed Body, transforming into a five-meter-tall little giant. He wrapped both arms around the exposed portion of the Earth Core Jade Marrow, bent his knees slightly, exhaled sharply, and roared, "Up!"

With a fierce pull of both hands, dirt sprayed everywhere as Xiao Yang forcibly yanked the Earth Core Jade Marrow out from the ground.

Once, Lu Zhishen uprooted a weeping willow; today, Fourth Young Master Xiao wrested an Earth Core Jade Marrow from the earth.

Only after pulling the Earth Core Jade Marrow out completely did Xiao Yang realize that it was a circular platform roughly half a zhang tall and over three chi in diameter. An Earth Core Jade Marrow of this size would be considered a priceless treasure outside.

Suddenly, Xiao Yang's blood-red pupils narrowed. Through the x-ray vision of the Heavenly Demon Blood Eyes, he discovered a mass of liquid condensed about one chi beneath the surface of the Earth Core Jade Marrow.

Without hesitation, Xiao Yang drew Tensa Zangetsu with his backhand and immediately swung it.

The blade was flawless, shaving off a full chi-thick layer from the surface of the platform.

A jade pit the size of a bowl finally appeared before his eyes, and at that moment, his gaze froze upon the three-cun-deep pool of jade-white liquid within...

Earth Core Soul Marrow!

This was an exceptionally rare heavenly treasure, one that held an irresistible, madness-inducing allure for alchemists!

Simply put, it was precisely this item, combined with several other heavenly treasures, that had allowed his elder brother Xiao Yan to advance into the Spirit Realm and reach the level of an Eighth-Grade Alchemist before the final alchemy segment of the Pill Gathering began!