Heaven-grade Spirit Medicine

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. During this time, all the geniuses were actively preparing for the upcoming battle.

Long Xuan, however, never left his room, spending all his time lying in bed sleeping soundly, appearing quite lazy.

In reality, his consciousness was immersed in the Illusion Realm space, studying the boxing techniques in the Western Land Long Family's Scripture Repository Tower day and night, stealing and learning all the top-level boxing techniques as quickly as possible.

Although the past two weeks have been short, Long Xuan has benefited immensely. With the knowledge he gained from the Scripture Repository Tower, he was inspired and quickly mastered the "Bursting Fist" technique.

Of course, his current Bursting Fist is only usable, and the progress is only a little over 30%, far from being fully developed.

However, he is not allowed to continue grinding today, because the arena match against the Bai Clan is starting today.

Long Xuan could only end his seclusion, run out of the Origin Realm, quickly wash up, push open the door, and join the others.

The twelve candidates for this tournament have been selected: six from the Far West Long Family and six from the Western Land Long Family.

He had already met Long Ruoxue and Long Dan, but the other four faces were all unfamiliar to him.

As soon as Long Xuan arrived, he asked, "Why haven't I seen Long Biao?"

Long Ruoxue said with an unnatural expression, "I heard that he accidentally stepped on and killed one of the patriarch's pet ants. The patriarch was furious, beat him severely, and then locked him up in solitary confinement."

Upon hearing this, Long Xuan's lips twitched involuntarily. Stomping on an ant? People keep ant-like pets? Unheard of! Are you sure this thing can be a pet?

"He's definitely going down. You, Long Bao, Long Yan, all three of you are at the Mid Marrow-Cleansing Stage."

"There are only three spots for the Mid Marrow-Cleansing Stage Realm. If he doesn't go down, one of you will have to go down," Long Ruoxue explained again in a low voice.

Long Xuan immediately understood what she meant.

The others also wore strange expressions.

"Wouldn't that mean we took his spot? That would be so embarrassing," Long Bao said.

"I think you're pretty shameless!" Long Yan rolled his eyes at him.

"His inability to participate only proves that he is not as capable as you. The Geng Metal Ore Vein is of paramount importance; how can the Lineage tolerate such behavior? If anyone is to blame, it's that he's too weak!"

Long Dan glanced at him and said disdainfully.

"That's right, it's not about who's fighting for whose spot. Everyone competes fairly and relies on their own abilities. You don't need to blame yourself. Now that everyone's here, let's set off!"

The head of the family arrived with a large group of people and, without stopping, headed straight for the entrance.

There were quite a lot of people accompanying him, probably mostly there to watch the excitement or cheer him on. Not only were most of the high-ranking members going, but many of the Long Family's Gu cultivators with lower cultivation levels were also preparing to go and observe.

Watching a spectacle is human nature, especially since this is a major event concerning the fate of the Long Lineage. Whether the Long Family will have more Cultivation Resources in the future depends entirely on today's competition. If they win, they can live a life of luxury from now on. Everyone is tense and ready to witness this great battle that concerns the Clan Fortune.

If the Long Family is preparing so many people, then there must be quite a few other Lineage who are also going to watch the spectacle. There are countless Gu cultivator Lineage of all sizes in Blackstone City.

Given the magnitude of the events involving the Long Family and Bai Clan, it's estimated that every Gu cultivator Lineage in the city will send representatives to witness the ceremony, including the Western Land Ten Clans. The scene is expected to be packed with people.

The duel between the two races took place in the central square of the city, where the ground was flat and open, paved with hard stone bricks, and a temporary arena had already been set up in the center of the arena.

The city lord will personally be present to oversee the proceedings. He will serve as both a witness and a referee for the arena competition. In his presence, whoever loses must abide by the agreement.

After exiting the gate, the group marched in a grand procession towards the central square. The younger generation of geniuses walked at the very back, while Long Xuan walked discreetly at the very back, following behind Long Ziyan.

Each member of the Long Family's Gu cultivator wore a confident smile, brimming with confidence for the upcoming arena battle.

How could they not be confident if they hired so many outside helpers? They're far too confident.

Long Xuan was extremely confident. With his Ten Extremity Physique, fighting against opponents of the same level was incredibly easy. So easy that he was losing interest and was even considering having his clone participate in his place, as he usually did.

His clones are more than capable of taking down someone of the same level; his main body doesn't even need to personally intervene in a fight against someone of the same level.

Just as he was thinking this, his Insect-Rearing Pouch suddenly moved.

Long Xuan's face showed surprise. After leaving a clone in place, he walked away into the distance.

Although he was walking at the very back of the crowd in an inconspicuous position, his actions were still noticed by Long Yuanshan.

"Was that his original body or a clone?" Long Yuanshan turned around and asked hesitantly.

"Uh! It should be the main body, right? It seems he sent a clone out to do something." Long Qian said somewhat uncertainly.

"Oh! I am the main body. The one who just went out was a clone. I told him something, and I'll be right back," said the Flame Clone.

After Long Xuan walked away, in a secluded corner, he pulled a furry little creature out of the Insect-Rearing Pouch.

This furry thing is naturally the Jade Rabbit Fairy. Since he was going on a long trip and his clones couldn't be separated for too long, he had to bring all of them with him.

Without his clone watching over him, he was genuinely afraid that the rabbit would pluck all his spirit medicine to refine into pills, and he had serious doubts about the rabbit's character.

Just to be on the safe side, he also brought the Jade Rabbit Fairy along.

"You really sensed the aura of Heaven-grade Spirit Medicine?"

Long Xuan asked excitedly in a low voice, his heart pounding.

The reason he separated from the crowd was because the rabbit said it sensed the aura of Heaven-grade Spirit Medicine.

This rabbit itself is a spirit medicine, so it's not surprising that it can sense the aura of Heaven-grade Spirit Medicine.

Upon hearing that a Heaven-grade Spirit Medicine had appeared nearby, Long Xuan immediately perked up and hurriedly broke away from the crowd and ran out.

The rabbit nodded hurriedly, its eyes shining with excitement. Heaven-grade Spirit Medicine were excellent materials for alchemy, and as someone who loved alchemy, it was naturally excited. Its desire for Heaven-grade Spirit Medicine far surpassed that of Long Xuan.

It quickly pointed forward and made a "squeak" sound, sounding very urgent.

Long Xuan had no doubts and quickly chased after the rabbit, following its directions.

At the same time, he activated his Eye of Heavenly Secrets and frantically searched for the whereabouts of that Heaven-grade Spirit Medicine.

Under the Eye of Heavenly Secrets, as long as there are Heaven-grade Spirit Medicine nearby, there is absolutely no way to hide them from his eyes.

However, he was soon disappointed. He scanned the entire area in front of him but could not find the Heaven-grade Spirit Medicine.

The progress of the Heaven-grade Spirit Medicine is ∞. This symbol is so eye-catching that he can spot it at a glance whenever it appears.

But after searching around, I found nothing.

Then there can only be one explanation: this Heaven-grade Spirit Medicine was probably not kept in a room, but was carried by someone on their person.

Furthermore, since this person had put the Heaven-grade Spirit Medicine into his Storage Bag, it was normal that he couldn't see the progress of the Heaven-grade Spirit Medicine.

However, even though the Heaven-grade Spirit Medicine were already hidden in the Storage Bag, this rabbit could still sense their presence. This rabbit has a very keen sense for spirit medicine.

Since I can't find it myself, I'll have to rely on the rabbit. It has a keen sense for spirit medicine and is an expert at finding spirit medicine.

As expected, the rabbit did not disappoint him. After quickly scanning the crowd, it finally pointed to a figure wearing a black mask in the distance.

Long Xuan was overjoyed and hurriedly looked at the person it was pointing to.

The rabbit kept urging him to hurry up and snatch the Heaven-grade Spirit Medicine.

However, when Long Xuan looked at that person, his expression froze, and his smile completely stiffened on his face.

Good heavens, this person is actually Peak Gu King! This rabbit actually sent me to rob a Peak Gu King? Isn't that just courting death?

Long Xuan's face darkened.

"That's a Peak Gu King! You actually want me to rob a Gu King? Are you trying to kill me and then quickly find another target?"

Long Xuan flicked it hard on the head.

The rabbit winced in pain, clutched its head, and chirped.

He looked at the Gu King again and found that he Qian Clan Auction House next to him.

Upon seeing this, Long Xuan frowned slightly.

Soon, something shocking happened: the Gu King, without any attempt to hide it from anyone, took a strange tree that looked like a person out of his Storage Bag and placed it openly in front of the steward.

The moment this item was brought out, chaos erupted in the auction house, accompanied by gasps of surprise.

"It's Living Wood!"

Not only did the steward exclaim this word, but Long Xuan also thought of it at the same time.

Flame Clone had seen this spirit medicine in an illustrated book, and because of its peculiar appearance, which resembled a human, he still remembered it vividly.

Heaven-grade Spirit Medicine are extremely rare, and few people know their effects. However, even if you don't know how to use Living Wood, you can increase your lifespan by five hundred years simply by eating its bark.

Who could resist the temptation of gaining five hundred years more lifespan? Even the Gu King couldn't remain calm in the face of such a thing.

This item is enough to arouse the greed of all Gu King, and it is enough to attract a large number of Gu King to fight for it. It would be perfectly normal for a great battle among Gu King to break out over this item.

Once this thing appears at an auction, without a doubt, Blackstone City will be teeming with Gu King, and almost all the Gu King from the surrounding area will gather here.

With so many powerful individuals crammed into one place, who knows what kind of trouble it might cause?

Blackstone City is about to undergo a major upheaval!

Long Xuan's pupils contracted, and his nose immediately detected a hint of conspiracy.

This person took out the Heaven-grade Spirit Medicine, Living Wood, in public without any attempt to hide it from anyone. Despite his high-profile actions, he discreetly wore a black mask over his face.

His actions were so contradictory; he wouldn't believe there wasn't something fishy going on.

Clearly, this person is doing this to spread the news of the Living Wood as quickly as possible, while concealing his identity and not showing his true face. What exactly is he trying to do?

What was he planning to do by using Living Wood to gather a large number of Gu King in Blackstone City?

Long Xuan narrowed his eyes, the more he thought about it, the more he felt there was a conspiracy, and a big one at that.

Normal people would never bring Living Wood to an auction. Living Wood can increase one's lifespan by 500 years just by eating a piece of bark. No matter how many Spirit Stone it sells for at an auction, it's not worth it.

In this world, Spirit Stone can only be used to buy cheap items, not expensive ones. Expensive items can only be obtained through barter. In this case, what's the point of exchanging for more Spirit Stone?

Don't tell him that this Peak Gu King is lacking Spirit Stone. The Peak Gu King is already the highest level of power here, how could he lack Spirit Stone?

If it were him, even if there were a real reason to auction off Living Wood, he would only sell the bark, not the whole tree.

The pricing of priceless treasures no longer depends on their monetary value, but on the amount of money available to the buyers.

Buyers will empty their pockets to buy Living Wood, and they will also empty their pockets to buy bark. At auctions, whether it's bark or Living Wood, the final price is roughly the same.

If it were him, he would definitely peel off the bark, cut it into countless pieces, and put them up for auction at different auction houses. Then he would place the Living Wood in the Medicine Garden to grow, allowing the bark to regenerate indefinitely and create a continuous stream of wealth for him.

Only in this way can we maximize our benefits.

Selling a whole Living Wood is like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs; it's like destroying your own gold mine.

He didn't believe that someone who could grow into Gu King would be a fool; he must have ill intentions for using such a powerful treasure to lure so many Gu King here.

Blackstone City is bound to be in turmoil from now on, so I need to be extra careful.

Long Xuan gave the man a deep look, then ignored the anxious rabbit and quickly left.

No way! This thing is no longer something I can easily obtain. It's Wang Hu. I'd be crazy to try and snatch it from the jaws of so many tigers.