Gu Changge did not waste any more words. He directly brought out all the Emperor Artifacts he had refined.
The three Emperor Artifacts—the Azure Rainbow Sword, Jadeite Bell, and Glazed Bottle—shot forth at once from Gu Changge and smashed into the three black-robed men.
Although the three black-robed men were all at the Bone Forging Realm, their bodies clearly were not tough enough to withstand Emperor Artifacts head-on. Before long, they collapsed.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the random mission: Rescue a stranger (1/1). Reward: one set of Sky Locking Formation (Emperor Grade Low Rank), 100 System Points." "Ding, congratulations to the host for exceeding the daily mission requirements: Kill three enemies of the same realm (3/3). Double rewards: two Purple Gold Puppets (Emperor Grade Low Rank), 200 System Points."
Two system notifications rang out in quick succession.
"Thank you, benefactor, for saving me."
The woman spoke to Gu Changge.
"No need to thank me. May I ask who you are, miss, and why those three lechers were chasing you?"
Gu Changge asked.
"I am the Saintess of the Moon Worship Sacred Land. I originally came to the Cangyun Mountain Range to find several Demonic Beasts of similar strength for training. I never expected to encounter that group of villains in this desolate wilderness. Unfortunately, I fell into their Spirit Locking Array and was struck by their Spirit Sealing Talisman. My cultivation was sealed, giving them an opening to take advantage of me."
The woman replied.
"I am Gu Changge. May I ask your name, miss?"
Gu Changge asked.
"My name is Li Xianhan."
Li Xianhan replied.
"Miss Xianhan, do you know where in the Cangyun Mountain Range I can gather spiritual materials and herbs?"
Gu Changge asked.
"Three hundred li east of here lies a mountain called Spirit Gathering Peak. There are many spiritual materials and herbs there. You can try your luck there."
Li Xianhan replied.
"Thank you for the information, Miss Xianhan."
Gu Changge cupped his hands in salute.
Thus, Gu Changge bade Li Xianhan farewell and headed for Spirit Gathering Peak.
A quarter of an hour later.
Gu Changge finally arrived at the Spirit Gathering Peak Li Xianhan had mentioned.
The mountain was immensely tall, far more perilous than the peak where Gu Changge had encountered Li Xianhan earlier.
Gu Changge began climbing it with his bare hands.
After climbing for roughly half an hour, Gu Changge finally reached the middle of the mountain.
"Huh, there's actually a cave dwelling here."
Gu Changge discovered a cave halfway up the mountain. Out of curiosity, he decided to enter it.
Gu Changge ventured deep into the cave.
"Roar!"
"Roar!"
Just then, two Demonic Beasts let out furious roars.
Gu Changge looked closely and saw that they were two Marrow Cleansing Realm Demonic Beasts: a Frost Giant Wolf and a Flame Giant Wolf.
"Perfect. I was just worrying about where to find Spirit Beasts."
Gu Changge said.
He once more brought out the three Emperor Artifacts and smashed them into the Frost Giant Wolf and Flame Giant Wolf. Before long, the two Demonic Beasts had been battered until they were dizzy and disoriented.
Gu Changge exchanged for two Beast Taming Contracts and placed them before the Frost Giant Wolf and Flame Giant Wolf.
"Submit to me, or die."
Gu Changge spoke calmly to the two giant wolves before him.
In the end, the two giant wolves lowered their heads, each forcing out a drop of essence blood and dripping it onto the Beast Taming Contracts.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for exceeding the mission requirements: Subdue one Marrow Cleansing Realm Demonic Beast (2/1). Reward: one Feather Emperor Scripture (Middle Grade Emperor Tier), 200 System Points."
The system notification arrived.
Gu Changge then went deeper into the cave. At its very depths, he saw three spiritual plants glowing with a faint radiance, standing there quietly.
"This... this is Spirit Gathering Grass."
Having studied ancient texts since childhood, Gu Changge recognized the three spiritual plants.
Spirit Gathering Grass was one of the indispensable primary ingredients for refining Spirit Gathering Pills and Spirit Gathering Talisman, or for setting up Spirit Gathering Arrays. It could also be cultivated directly. Divine Dynasty Sacred Lands usually planted large quantities of it in their core cultivation grounds.
"And it's Emperor Grade Spirit Gathering Grass. From the looks of it, it's at least Middle Grade Emperor Tier or above."
Gu Changge sensed the faint imperial might radiating around the Spirit Gathering Grass. Perhaps a Great Emperor had once visited this cave!
"Excellent. It fell right into my lap without any effort."
Gu Changge opened his storage pouch.
The storage pouch was inscribed with the Law of Time and the Law of Space. Not only could it store items, it could also hold living creatures. Gu Changge placed all four Demonic Beasts inside it.
Gu Changge's storage pouch could hold a thousand cubic units. It also contained quite a bit of spiritual soil, which could be used to cultivate spiritual plants.
Gu Changge took out a spiritual shovel and carefully dug up the Spirit Gathering Grass together with the spiritual soil beneath it, placing everything into his storage pouch.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the mission: Gather three Emperor Grade spiritual materials or herbs (3/3). Reward: three Earth Evasion Talismans (Emperor Grade Low Rank), 100 System Points."
The system notification rang out.
Now that all of today's daily missions had been completed, Gu Changge contentedly boarded the White Jade Chariot and returned to the Qianyuan Divine Dynasty.
Within the Prince's Mansion, Ling Yanran and Jiang Yingluo were diligently cultivating, while the Murong Four Sisters were instructing them.
However, when they saw who had arrived, they all stopped what they were doing.
"Your Highness has returned."
"Greetings, Your Highness."
The women said.
"No need for formalities."
Gu Changge waved his hand.
"Your Highness, the Divine Emperor asked us to inform you that in three days, the Divine Dynasty Grand Competition will begin. At that time, the descendants of all divine generals and divine officials of the Qianyuan Divine Dynasty, the children of Princes and Marquises, and the descendants of great and small aristocratic families will all participate."
Murong Yuechun spoke to Gu Changge.
"Not interested."
Gu Changge said.
With his exalted status, what Emperor Artifacts or Emperor Techniques could he possibly not obtain within the Qianyuan Divine Dynasty?
The Divine Dynasty Grand Competition was, in truth, merely a contest held by the Qianyuan Divine Dynasty to spur the enthusiasm of its forces.
The children of Princes and Marquises, aristocratic families, divine generals, and divine officials might regard the competition's rewards as exceedingly precious, but to him, they were neither here nor there.
"But the Divine Emperor hopes that you will participate."
Murong Yuechun said.
"It is not for the rewards. He hopes you can subdue the younger generation of the Qianyuan Divine Dynasty and prepare to become the future heir of the Qianyuan Divine Dynasty."
"Fine."
Gu Changge said.
At that moment, the system notification sounded once more.
"Ding, random mission triggered: Win first place in the Qianyuan Divine Dynasty Grand Competition (0/1)."
This time, Gu Changge had no choice but to go for the mission reward.
"There are still three days. It seems I need to make a proper sprint toward the next realm."
Gu Changge muttered to himself.
With his current Blood Refining Realm Level Eight cultivation, he was still not much to look at if he wanted to participate in the Divine Dynasty Grand Competition.
Thus, Gu Changge opened the shop function, flipped directly to the final page, and found an item he needed.
Spirit Gathering Pill (Emperor Grade Low Rank): 100 System Points
Gu Changge currently had 1,140 System Points. He directly purchased ten Emperor Grade Low Rank Spirit Gathering Pills.
Gu Changge entered seclusion directly within the Prince's Mansion. This time, he was determined to break through the Blood Refining Realm.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye. Gu Changge consumed all ten Emperor Grade Low Rank Spirit Gathering Pills, broke through the Blood Refining Realm, and reached Bone Forging Realm Level Four.
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