"This is Golden Crystal Flower. Take it."
"Huh? This is Fire Phosphorus Ore. Take it."
"Jade Dew Grass. Take it."
"This is st—er, this is just an ordinary rock. Forget it, take it anyway."
Along the way, Lin Tian was like a greedy Pixiu. Nothing escaped his grasp wherever he went.
Whether it was an inconspicuous ordinary rock or an unremarkable blade of grass, he spared none of them, stuffing everything into his collection.
Because of his frenzied scavenging, every place he passed through became battered and pockmarked, as though it had suffered some terrible disaster.
Anyone unaware of the truth would surely have assumed that a fierce battle or some major upheaval had taken place here.
Yet Lin Tian had his own unique justification for such seemingly absurd behavior.
According to him, everything within Chaos was a priceless treasure.
Even those things that seemed insignificant and worthless here.
If they were brought to the Primordial World, even taking out the tiniest bit would be enough to spark a mad scramble among countless people.
Holding to the principle of never wasting even the slightest resource, Lin Tian mercilessly stuffed every item he gathered into the Chaos Pearl.
After all, Chaos would sooner or later head toward destruction and annihilation. If he did not take them now, when would he?
At some point, Lin Tian suddenly felt his mind grow hazy as an indescribable attraction came from his left.
He instinctively turned to look, silently wondering, Could some extraordinary treasure be hidden there?
Though he still had no idea what was drawing his mind so strongly, the mere fact that it could stir his heart so deeply proved that it was no ordinary object.
Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Tian immediately increased his output of magical power and shot toward the mysterious source of attraction like a bolt of lightning.
Time slipped away unnoticed. No one knew how long had passed... At last, Lin Tian slowly came to a stop.
"Could this be the thing that has set my heart racing and stirred my soul?" Lin Tian muttered as he gazed into the distance.
As far as the eye could see, Chaos Qi churned violently like raging ocean waves, while layer upon layer of air currents rolled endlessly through the surroundings.
Clearly, an extremely powerful formation existed here. At the very center of this mysterious formation, an ancient longsword quietly floated in midair.
The longsword was entirely gray. At first glance, it appeared utterly ordinary, but for such a powerful formation to guard it, its origins had to be extraordinary!
"The legendary Annihilation God-Slaying Formation? Heh, it is nothing more than that. Don't think you can stop me!" Lin Tian stared fixedly at the formation before recognizing it at a glance.
This formation was exceedingly powerful. Anyone who entered it and made even the slightest mistake would die here.
Fortunately, he possessed the supreme tome—the Chaos Great Dao Art.
This wondrous book contained all things and lacked nothing.
Its records regarding the Dao of formations were also incredibly detailed, so Lin Tian was quite confident in breaking this formation.
Throughout his long travels, Lin Tian had encountered all kinds of formations, both large and small.
Yet relying on his deep and solid knowledge of formations, as well as his abundant experience in dealing with them.
Not one of those formations had posed a genuine threat to him; all had been easily dissolved.
Now, facing this terrifying formation said to be capable of slaughtering gods and destroying immortals, Lin Tian did not act rashly.
Instead, he quickly sat cross-legged on the ground, gently closed his eyes, and entered a state of deep meditation as he began carefully studying the mysteries of the formation.
Ten thousand years passed leisurely...
At last, Lin Tian slowly opened his eyes, the corners of his lips lifting into a confident smile.
Then he rose to his feet. As his hands moved, vast and surging magical power erupted from his palms like a burst dam, blasting directly toward the formation's weakest node!
With a deafening bang, the entire space seemed to tremble.
After suffering the impact of that tyrannical force, a clear crack instantly appeared in the originally impregnable formation.
Seeing this, Lin Tian did not stop moving his hands and continued increasing the strength of his attacks without pause.
With every strike, the crack rapidly spread at a visible pace, accompanied by hissing sounds.
When the final strike crashed down, the entire space trembled.
A crisp cracking sound rang out, and the once-indestructible formation instantly collapsed, turning into specks of spiritual light that dispersed into the void.
Lin Tian, standing some distance away, smiled faintly at the sight.
With a light wave of his right hand, the treasured sword floating in the air seemed to be drawn by some mysterious force. It flew toward Lin Tian and landed steadily in his hand.
However, the instant Lin Tian gripped the hilt, an incomparably powerful torrent of information surged into his mind like a tidal wave.
Lin Tian's vision blurred. When he regained his senses, understanding had already dawned upon him. "So this sword is the legendary Chaos Supreme Treasure—the Chaos Sword!"
He stared at the sword in his hand, his eyes glittering with irrepressible excitement.
This was a Chaos Supreme Treasure. It seemed that only Pangu, the Son of the Great Dao, possessed one in all of Chaos.
Extremely rare.
The blade of the Chaos Sword shone with a unique gray radiance, like flowing divine charm, as though telling the world of its own transcendence and peerless majesty.
Ancient and mysterious Chaos Divine Script was exquisitely carved upon the hilt. Looking closely, it formed two bold and powerful characters—Chaos.
Lin Tian lovingly stroked the blade of the Chaos Sword, feeling the endless might and majestic aura contained within it. He murmured, "From this day onward, you shall roam the world with me. Slay gods when we meet gods, slaughter Buddhas when Buddhas stand in our way. We will make everyone in the world know your illustrious name!"
Before his words had even faded, the Chaos Sword seemed to understand him. Its blade suddenly began trembling violently, releasing waves of crisp and pleasing sword cries that resounded into the clouds.
The sword cries were like the roars of dragons and tigers, deafening enough to send ripples through the surrounding air.
"Hahahaha!"
Seeing the Chaos Sword respond in such a way, Lin Tian burst into hearty laughter, his voice echoing through this vast and boundless Chaos.
Afterward, he stored the Chaos Sword in the Chaos Pearl within his robes. Then, with a flash, he continued on his unknown journey.
No one knew how much time had passed as Lin Tian continued traveling alone through this vast, boundless, and desolate Chaos World.
Yet what was surprising was that, despite wandering through this Chaos for so long.
He had not encountered even a single Chaos Demon God from beginning to end.
After careful thought, he reached a conclusion—the Great Dao must have been wounded before and had yet to fully recover, which was why those Chaos Demon Gods had not been born into the world.
At this thought, an exceptionally sinister smile appeared on Lin Tian's face as he muttered, "Hehe, this is wonderful!
While these Chaos Demon Gods have yet to come into being, I need to hurry and search everywhere, stuffing every treasure into my possession.
When they are finally born and discover that they cannot find even one decent treasure nearby, let us see what they will do then. Hahaha..."
Lin Tian laughed with utter abandon. If the Great Dao learned of these words.
It would probably unleash terrifying Great Dao Divine Thunder once more and mercilessly blast Lin Tian into ashes.
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