Return to the Eastern Wilderness

"The Hundred Spirits Slaying Immortal Sword"

The moment they saw the Hundred Spirits Slaying Immortal Sword, the other two exclaimed in surprise. The black-clad girl immediately transformed into a streak of light and vanished into the distance, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

In her attempt to escape, she unleashed her Nascent Soul Qi, making it impossible for Chen Nianzhi to catch up.

The white-robed scholar ran even faster. He summoned a scroll of the Seven-Star Void-Escape Diagram and instantly vanished millions of miles into the void, leaving Chen Nianzhi unable to catch up.

"No need to chase them."

Seeing the two fleeing for their lives, Chen Nianzhi spoke up, then with a flick of his sleeve, he collected the burly man's treasure.

Jiang Linglong nodded in agreement. Although the burly man possessed three Spirit Treasure and had strong physical defenses, he was not particularly adept at escaping.

The other two, however, were normal Earth Dao Nascent Soul. Such beings possessed two Natal Great Divine Ability, and they would surely integrate one of their escape Divine Ability as their Natal Divine Ability.

If these beings are solely focused on escaping, even Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator would find it difficult to kill them without a means of restraint.

The group stopped chasing the powerful enemy, Chen Nianzhi steered the treasure boat towards the Drifting Snow Pavilion.

Along the way, he assessed his own combat strength and couldn't help but smile as he said, "After this battle, I understand that my combat strength is a notch above most Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivators."

"Although I'm not as good as Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator, I'm roughly equivalent to a large portion of Seventh Nascent Soul Layer. I can even fight two Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivators together on my own."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Linglong smiled slightly and nodded, saying, "If you and I join forces, we should be able to barely contend against a Nascent Soul Late Stage."

Chen Nianzhi nodded, agreeing with Jiang Linglong's guess.

Of course, this estimate of combat power is based on ordinary standards. There are many powerful individuals among Nascent Soul Cultivator, and even among those at the Nascent Soul Late Stage, the differences can be significant.

Some cultivators with exceptional talent or powerful Spirit Treasure can easily defeat two opponents of the same level. The white-robed scholar among the three would probably be able to easily defeat the burly man.

Suppressing her thoughts, Chen Nianzhi began to lightly count the gains from this battle.

Soon after, the group opened the burly man's Storage Bag and sorted out the several Spirit Treasure they had seized.

After a quick inspection, the group found that the spoils were not much; besides the three Spirit Treasure, there was only one Tier 5 spiritual item.

Of the three Spirit Treasure, the Coiling Dragon Staff and the Golden Bracelet Spirit Treasure both Lower-Tier Spirit Treasure, while the Azure-Gold Ancient Goblet is a Middle-Tier Spirit Treasure.

The first two are just ordinary Demon-Refining Supreme Treasure, with nothing special about them, but the last one, the Azure-Gold Ancient Goblet, has a wonderful use.

Strictly speaking, this Azure-Gold Ancient Goblet is a special Spirit Treasure. Its combat power is secondary; its true purpose is to refine the Marrow-Washing Jade Brew.

The Azure-Gold Ancient Goblet absorbs the Profound Origin Heavy Water and a massive amount of Spiritual Qi, along with a large quantity of spirit medicine, ultimately refining an extremely special Marrow-Washing Jade Brew.

This Marrow-Washing Jade Brew is Higher Vehicle treasure for cultivating the physical body. Consuming it can increase the physical strength of a cultivator. The main reason why that burly man was able to cultivate a powerful physical body was because of this Marrow-Washing Jade Brew.

Thinking of the wondrous uses of the Azure-Gold Ancient Goblet, Chen Nianzhi smiled and said, "This Marrow-Washing Jade Brew has Bu Fan effects. Although it may not be of much use to you, it is an extremely precious treasure for the other Nascent Soul in the Lineage."

"Hmm." Jiang Linglong nodded, her eyes flickering slightly as she said, "With this, Qian Shu and the Old Clan Leader can also try cultivating their physical bodies."

Although the mainstream cultivators in this world do not specifically cultivate their physical bodies, but rather rely on the improvement of Law Power Law Power power to temper their bodies, it is undeniable that a strong physical body has many benefits.

Cultivators with strong physical bodies are less likely to suffer internal injuries and backlashes. Even if they are injured, the injuries will be less severe than those who do not cultivate their physical bodies, and they will recover faster.

After putting away the several Spirit Treasure, Chen Nianzhi looked at the last Tier 5 spiritual item and said with a smile, "I didn't expect him to have this in his possession."

Finally, there is a Tier 5 Void-Escape Talisman. This Treasure Talisman can instantly carry a cultivator through the void and escape for hundreds of thousands of miles, making it a top-notch escape treasure.

Unfortunately, before the burly man could even unleash his power, his soul was captured by the Hundred Spirits Slaying Immortal Sword, and he was instantly killed by a single strike.

After receiving the Tier 5 Void-Escape Talisman, Chen Nianzhi gave it to Ya Ya and said, "You've just broken through, and ordinary Spirit Treasure aren't suitable for your attributes. I don't have anything else to give you, so I'll just give you this as a gift."

"This..." Ya Ya hesitated slightly, glanced at Jiang Linglong, and said, "This is a life-saving item, you should give it to my sister."

"Need not."

Jiang Linglong reached out and secretly pinched Chen Nianzhi, but smiled and said, "No need. There aren't many cultivators in the world who can keep me here, and as for those cultivators who can make me unable to escape even with a Tier 5 Void-Escape Talisman, I'm afraid it won't be of any use."

"Besides, I'm with Nianzhi day and night, and with the Yin-Yang Void Realm in my possession, I don't need this item anymore."

Hearing this, Ya Ya smiled and said, "Thank you very much, sister."

Chen Nianzhi: "..."

That burly man was considered extremely poor among those in the Nascent Soul Middle Stage. Apart from these four Tier 5 spiritual items, he only had about twenty Heavenly Crystal left, and all other miscellaneous items added up to no more than twenty million Spirit Stone.

With such wealth, not to mention Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivators, even many Nascent Soul Early Stage with substantial family backgrounds would likely have a more abundant foundation.

After clearing out all the treasures, Chen Nianzhi continued towards the Snowfall Palace Snowfall Palace, and soon the group arrived there.

Because of the lack of participants, they waited seven years at the Snowfall Palace before the Tier 6 Teleportation Array finally opened.

When they returned to the Eastern Wilderness and then eventually arrived back in the Ji Continent, they discovered that a full twenty years had passed since they left Ji Continent.

After being teleported to Ji Continent Market District, Chen Nianzhi breathed a sigh of relief and then smiled as he said, "More than twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye. I wonder how the clan is doing now?"

"Then let's go back first."

Ya Ya said that she had been away from home for almost three cycles of sixty years, and she was starting to miss home.

Longing for their homeland, the group didn't linger in Ji Continent Market and teleported directly to Qingyuan Mountain, where they finally took a deep breath.

As soon as Chen Nianzhi stepped out of the Teleportation Array, she frowned slightly, revealing a hint of doubt.

"Ancestor?"

The Purple Mansion cultivator in charge of guarding the Teleportation Array was taken aback, and quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, esteemed ancestors."

"No need for such formalities."

Chen Nianzhi lifted him up with a flick of her sleeve, then frowned and asked, "Why are there so few people today? Aren't Xu Huan and the others in charge of compiling the Four Classics and Eight Books at Qingyuan Mountain? Where are they?"

Upon hearing this, the cultivator's eyes reddened, and he said with a choked voice, "Ancestor, you've finally returned. Old Granduncle Xu Huan has died in battle."

"Um?"

Chen Nianzhi's pupils contracted, and she stood up, saying, "Tell me slowly what has happened over the years."

"Something happened over at the Vast Sea..."

As the man recounted the story, Chen Nianzhi quickly understood the cause and effect.