Chapter 41: Heaven and Earth's Rare Treasures - Heavenly Domain Alchemy Sovereign

Sevenfold Waves of One Sword!

With Su Chen's Ninth Layer of Qi-Attraction Realm cultivation and the Layered Wave Slash at the "Sevenfold Waves" level, killing even a Ninth Layer Qi-Attraction Realm demon beast would have posed no problem, let alone four Eighth Layer Qi-Attraction Realm martial artists. It was like using a butcher's cleaver to kill chickens.

With one stroke of his sword, the four Eighth Layer Qi-Attraction Realm Iron Garb Sect martial artists had not the slightest ability to resist. Every one of them was severed from head to body!

One sword, four dead! ??

The three young men who had witnessed it all from the side could not help gaping in shock. These four Eighth Layer Qi-Attraction Realm Iron Garb Sect martial artists had all been quite strong, one of them even at the Peak of the Eighth Layer of Qi-Attraction Realm, yet Su Chen had killed all four of them at once with a single sword strike!

"That youth is even younger than us, yet he already possesses such terrifying strength!" Shock filled the three young men's eyes, and the way they looked at Su Chen became completely different.

Su Chen, however, ignored them. He used his longsword to lift the collars of the six Iron Garb Sect corpses and removed everything valuable from their bodies.

There was not much of value, really. Just several scattered silver notes totaling a few hundred taels, as well as some healing pills.

Naturally, Su Chen did not stand on ceremony and stuffed everything directly into his pocket.

The three young men exchanged looks. One of them, a young man in his twenties who appeared to be their leader, walked over to Su Chen and said, "Little brother, thank you for saving us just now. Where are you from?"

"Clear River City," Su Chen said.

"So you're from Clear River City. We're from Yellowstone City, members of the He Family of Yellowstone City," the young man introduced himself.

Naturally, Su Chen knew of Yellowstone City. Like Clear River City, it was one of the five great cities under Anyang Commandery's jurisdiction.

However, Yellowstone City was farther from the Rising Sun Mountains. These three must have traveled quite a long way to get here from Yellowstone City.

Seeing Su Chen's expression, the young man explained, "We came all the way from Yellowstone City to the Rising Sun Mountains to gain experience. This morning, we discovered two Jade Wonder Fruits in a cave. We had just picked them when we ran into those Iron Garb Sect men."

"The Iron Garb Sect men insisted that we had stolen their Jade Wonder Fruits. Not only did they demand that we hand over the fruits, they wanted to kill us as well. We fled all the way, and then we happened to encounter you."

"So that was it. You found Jade Wonder Fruits?" Su Chen's expression shifted, and he was somewhat surprised as well.

Deep in the mountains, certain plants absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth over the years. As time passed, they became heavenly materials and earthly treasures. Such treasures contained immense spiritual energy and were far more precious than ordinary medicinal herbs, making them exceedingly rare and difficult to discover.

The Jade Wonder Fruit was one of them. When Qi-Attraction Realm martial artists consumed this fruit, it could rapidly raise their cultivation by a great amount. Moreover, these rare treasures of heaven and earth differed from pills. Taking pills continuously came with side effects and caused pill toxins to accumulate within the body, while heavenly treasures had no such drawback at all.

It was precisely because Su Chen knew how precious Jade Wonder Fruits were that he was surprised by the three men's good fortune.

The young man untied a cloth pouch from his waist. After carefully opening it, he revealed two emerald-green fruits inside. They were plump in shape, vivid in color, and gave off an enticing fragrance. They were indeed Jade Wonder Fruits.

As the young man looked at the Jade Wonder Fruits, a pained expression appeared on his face. He gritted his teeth, but still spoke as though he had made up his mind. "Little brother, you saved us, and we have nothing else with which to repay you. Please accept these two Jade Wonder Fruits."

Upon hearing that, Su Chen was surprised as well. He could not help sizing up the young man again before asking, "You want to give both Jade Wonder Fruits to me?"

The young man gritted his teeth and nodded. "The ancestral teaching of our He Family is that one must repay kindness with a gushing spring. Besides, you saved our lives. What could be more precious than life itself? Compared to our lives, two Jade Wonder Fruits are nothing."

As he spoke, the young man glanced back at his other two companions. "My two younger brothers should support my decision as well."

The other two also nodded, expressing their support.

"Little brother, hurry and accept them. Those Iron Garb Sect men said there were other Iron Garb Sect members nearby. We must leave as soon as possible, lest they catch up to us."

As he spoke, the young man directly stuffed the cloth pouch into Su Chen's hand.

After thinking for a moment, Su Chen took one of the Jade Wonder Fruits from the pouch and tossed it back to the young man.

The young man and his two companions all revealed looks of surprise.

"You found the Jade Wonder Fruits. Though I saved you, I cannot take them all for myself. I'll take half," Su Chen said with a smile. One Jade Wonder Fruit for himself and one for the three of them was fair enough.

Besides, a Jade Wonder Fruit was only effective when one ate the first one. Eating more afterward would produce almost no effect.

"Many thanks." The young man did not refuse again. After thanking him, he accepted the Jade Wonder Fruit, then said anxiously, "We must leave this place as quickly as possible. According to what those Iron Garb Sect men said, their young master is nearby as well. It will be troublesome if they catch up to us."

Su Chen remained calm. "I was the one who killed the Iron Garb Sect men. If they want revenge, they will come for me. As long as you do not travel in the same direction as me and leave the Rising Sun Mountains quickly, you should be fine."

"But what about you..." the young man said.

"Leave quickly! Just as you said, there are still Iron Garb Sect members nearby. They may already be getting closer and closer to this place," Su Chen said.

The young man had no choice but to cup his fists toward Su Chen, then quickly departed with the other two.

"I should get going too."

Su Chen muttered to himself. He still had to search for the location marked on the map.

Before leaving, however, Su Chen needed to consume the Jade Wonder Fruit first.

Once such a rare treasure of heaven and earth was picked, the spiritual energy within it would dissipate greatly as time passed. Consuming it as soon as possible was therefore the best choice.

Of course, using special containers to store rare treasures of heaven and earth could slow the loss of spiritual energy. Yet no method was as good as consuming them on the spot, which ensured the least waste.

Su Chen found a relatively concealed thicket, took out the Jade Wonder Fruit, and began chewing it. The fruit was crisp and juicy, with a natural fragrance. As he swallowed it, a faint heat rose in his throat, making him feel warm and comfortable.

Once the fruit had completely entered his stomach, that heat burst forth within him. The sensation was similar to taking a pill, yet its medicinal force was far gentler, nourishing him like spring wind and rain. It surged through his limbs and bones, bathing his flesh and skeleton.

Seizing the moment, Su Chen began circulating the Chaos Immortal Record, absorbing the spiritual energy within the Jade Wonder Fruit without restraint and converting it all into true qi within his dantian.

His cultivation immediately began soaring at an inconceivable speed.