A Supreme Treasure Emerged: Purple Qi Source Grass

Whoosh!

Qin Linyu and his companions stood on their flying swords around the Light Array, curiously examining it.

"Huh? Apart from these strange characters, what's so special about the Light Array? There's nothing inside it at all."

One disciple frowned.

"Ah... there's nothing here. Did we come all this way for nothing?"

"Exactly. Our fellow disciples died for nothing too. Sigh!"

Many disciples were bitterly disappointed.

"Don't lose heart. Let's wait a little longer. Perhaps a miracle will happen," Qin Linyu said, trying to reassure them.

The disciples of the Proud Sword Sect continued searching the Light Array, but none of them believed in miracles.

Miracles, miracles. How many miracles could there be in this world?

Boom!

Suddenly, a pillar of light shot skyward from within the Light Array.

Bang!

The pillar burst above the secret realm. In an instant, the mist throughout the realm vanished, leaving everything clear!

Only then did the sixty thousand cultivators remaining inside see how vast the secret realm truly was. Even straining their eyes, they could not glimpse its end!

But they spared no wonder for its vastness. Their gazes were fixed on the pillar of light at its center.

"That pillar is enormous! The secret realm's supreme treasure must be inside it!"

"Go, go, go! The supreme treasure is mine!"

"Yours? Die!"

"You dare ambush me? You're asking for death!"

The cultivators near the middle of the realm reacted at once. Driving their Source Power to its limit, they flew toward the center from every direction, fighting all the way!

Around the Light Array.

"A miracle! There really is a miracle!"

The gloom vanished from the Proud Sword Sect disciples' faces, and they shouted in excitement.

Their eyes shone as they watched the characters swirl and change, waiting for the miracle to reveal itself!

Whoosh!

Half a quarter of an hour later, the pillar and the characters abruptly disappeared. A pitch-black object flew out of the Light Array and streaked toward the sky like a meteor.

It looked like bone, yet was not bone; like stone, yet was not stone. It was strange beyond measure!

"A supreme treasure! It must be a supreme treasure! It's appeared!"

"Catch it! Take it down!"

The Proud Sword Sect disciples shot into the sky and raced after the black object.

They drove their Source Power as hard as they could. Each wanted to be faster, faster still, and claim the treasure for himself.

"Look! What's that black thing?"

"It flew out of the Light Array. Could it be the supreme treasure?"

"It must be!"

"Damn it! Why are the Proud Sword Sect people chasing it? When did they reach the center of the realm?"

"Forget Dongfang Muxue and the other two! Stop the Proud Sword Sect! Don't let them take the treasure!"

"Right! Charge!"

The eight thousand cultivators pursuing Zhang Xingfeng and his companions spotted the black object too. They changed course and rushed toward the Proud Sword Sect disciples.

The cultivators still flying toward the center drove their Source Power even harder.

Whoosh!

Meanwhile, Zhang Xingfeng and his two companions, still fleeing the eight thousand cultivators, reached the sky above the realm's center in the blink of an eye.

Bang!

By sheer coincidence, the black object struck Zhang Xingfeng's Ink Edge like a comet, nearly knocking him off his sword.

He poured Source Power through himself and hurriedly steadied his body.

"Huh? What is this?"

He reached out and picked up the "culprit" that had struck him, looking utterly baffled.

Dongfang Muxue and Chen Guyu stared at the strange object in his hand, so black it gleamed, then exchanged puzzled looks.

Swish!

While the three were still wondering, the eight thousand cultivators who had been chasing them appeared all at once.

"Hm?"

Zhang Xingfeng and his companions raised their brows and eyed the cultivators warily.

"Dongfang Muxue, put down the supreme treasure, and we may spare your lives!"

"Damn it! Why did they get the treasure again?"

"Enough talk! Kill them first!"

"Right!"

Without another word, the eight thousand cultivators unleashed their Source Power. Cultivation Arts flared in rapid succession, blasting toward the three.

Bang!

Zhang Xingfeng and his companions were about to fight back when countless swords whistled through the air, tearing apart the force of the eight thousand cultivators' assault.

The three looked over in surprise. Qin Linyu stood before the crowd, smiling faintly. "Fellow cultivators, since the supreme treasure chose Dongfang Muxue and her companions, fate has brought it to them. Why fight them for it?"

"Who cares about fate? I'll—"

One of the eight thousand cultivators shouted angrily.

"Hm?"

Qin Linyu gave a low snort and raised a brow at him.

"Di..."

The cultivator's expression changed at once. He did not dare finish.

"Let it go. That's Qin Linyu of the Proud Sword Sect. You can't afford to provoke him."

Seeing this, the other cultivators hurried to dissuade him.

"Thank you for helping us!"

Zhang Xingfeng and his companions hastened to thank Qin Linyu.

Who would have thought Qin Linyu was so principled? He truly deserves to be called Heaven-Opening's greatest prodigy.

The three formed an excellent first impression of him.

"Think nothing of it."

Qin Linyu smiled faintly.

"Senior Brother Linyu, why did you..."

Just then, the Proud Sword Sect disciples flew to Qin Linyu's side and began questioning him, but he raised a hand to stop them.

Boom!

As the two sides faced each other, a boundless suction force suddenly arose above the secret realm and swept across it.

"Ah!"

Before anyone inside could understand what was happening, they were transported to various places outside the secret realm.

Heavenly Mist Sect.

Inside the Sect.

The Sect Discussion Hall.

"Senior... Senior Sister, Senior Brothers, did anything happen to you in the secret realm?"

Mo Lingyuan had barely brought Zhang Xingfeng, Dongfang Muxue, and Chen Guyu back to the hall when Lü Liu hurried over and asked with concern.

"Junior Sister Lü Liu, we're fine."

Zhang Xingfeng and his companions answered with faint smiles, then took their seats.

"My three disciples, did you find anything on this trip?"

Once Mo Lingyuan and the other three were seated, Li Moqing raised a brow and asked.

"We did!"

Zhang Xingfeng answered at once.

"But we've never seen these treasures before. Please take a look, Master."

With that, the three took out their Storage Bags and handed them to Li Moqing.

Six Storage Bags, all filled to the brim.

"Hmm..."

Li Moqing examined the bags, pondering.

I've never seen these treasures either!

He muttered to himself.

System, do you know what they are?

At a loss, he asked the system.

[Ding! The purple spirit herbs in the two Storage Bags on the left are Purple Qi Source Grass. They cannot be eaten, but they can be refined into Purple Source Pills!]

[Purple Source Pill: More effective at restoring Source Qi than a Source Qi Pill of the same quality. It can increase the rate of Source Qi recovery by up to five times!]

[One Purple Qi Source Grass can be refined into at most three Purple Source Pills!]

Cultivators often run out of Source Qi in battle. When that happens, they need Source Qi Pills to replenish it quickly.

Whoever restores their Source Qi faster has a better chance of winning—or killing their opponent!

Purple Source Pills restore Source Qi five times faster than Source Qi Pills of the same quality. That's an enormous advantage over an opponent or enemy!

And I won't have to worry that Sect members' Source Mansions are more vast than other people's, making them slower to replenish.

Those two Storage Bags hold two hundred thousand Purple Qi Source Grass plants. That's enough to refine six hundred thousand Purple Source Pills. If one pill isn't enough, they can take several at once!

Li Moqing rejoiced inwardly at the system's answer.

[The blue spirit herbs in the middle Storage Bag are Blue Clear Healing Herb. They cannot be eaten, but they can be refined into Clear Healing Pills!]

[Clear Healing Pill: More effective at treating injuries than a Healing Pill of the same quality. One Blue Clear Healing Herb can be refined into at most three Clear Healing Pills!]

Li Moqing merely raised a brow at the description of Blue Clear Healing Herb, without feeling particularly delighted.

With a hundred thousand Blue Clear Healing Herbs, the Sect members won't have to worry about getting hurt in battle!

Of course, it would be better if they didn't get hurt at all!

He muttered to himself.