A young man with golden skin and exceptional strength stood on the edge of the Jade Lake. He was sturdy, exuding power, and his eyes were piercing and bright.
Two elderly Source Arts Masters were also present, one of whom was Ouyang Ye.
"He escaped here!"
Su Yu gazed at the Holy Emperor's Son with a calm expression. A flash of Chaos Divine Light appeared in his hand as he took out a fragrant and verdant ancient herb, a Little Medicine King he had obtained from the Feathered Immortal Valley.
Then, with a flick of his sleeve, he created a whirlwind and delivered the ancient medicine into the hands of the Holy Emperor's Son.
Seeing the surprised and suspicious looks on everyone's faces, Su Yu said to the Queen Mother of the West, "This humble Daoist has a past relationship with her!"
The monkey grabbed the ancient medicine, hesitated for a moment, then put it aside and didn't accept it.
"Thank you for the ancient medicine, but I cannot accept it."
He walked towards Su Yu, his gaze profound, and asked, "Where is that ancient goddess you cut out five years ago?"
"She's gone, and I'm looking for her too!"
Su Yu's attitude was somewhat indifferent, showing no fear. Now that his cultivation had reached a minor level, his foundation was quite impressive, enough to annihilate a large royal family. Even if the Fighting Saint King himself descended Mount Sumeru, he would be helpless against him.
At worst, he can run to the tomb of Ruthless One; if he's so capable, then come in.
"You saved her life?"
The Holy Emperor's Son didn't care about Su Yu's attitude; he stared intently at Su Yu with some delight.
He wasn't worried about Divine Silkworm Princess's safety. His aunt was Saint King in ancient times, and this Heavenly Master Cao's divine sense was only at the First Heaven of the Immortal Platform, so he couldn't possibly do anything to Divine Silkworm Princess.
However, Su Yu saved the Divine Silkworm Princess, so he owed him a favor.
The monkey said very seriously, "She is my dearest relative. You saved her life, and I owe you a huge favor!"
Su Yu did not reply, but simply nodded slightly, showing no interest in the Holy Emperor's Son's favor.
Compared to the Heavenly Emperor's Son, the Holy Emperor's Son was genuinely poor.
He then turned around and admired the scenery.
The Ancient Peach Tree is forty-nine meters tall, and it takes more than a dozen people to encircle it. The old bark of the tree is cracked and peeling, like huge dragon scales, making it look very vigorous.
It has been growing for hundreds of thousands of years. Relatively speaking, although the tree is very thick, it is nothing compared to its age.
The ancient tree, like a coiled dragon, is covered with green leaves, each leaf like a piece of jade, translucent and radiant. Only three peaches have borne on the branches, hidden among the jade-green leaves, their fragrance filling the air.
The flat peaches are not very large, and they are carved like red agate. They are bright red all over, crystal clear and sparkling, and their fragrance is refreshing and makes people feel comfortable.
Looking at the divine tree, Su Yu exclaimed, " Jade Lake is indeed extraordinary. The elixir of Immortal Medicine is extremely rare, and here we actually have a subspecies of the Flat Peach Divine Medicine."
The Queen Mother of the West and her entourage were not surprised, their attitude was calm. The Ancient Peach Tree was very famous; the sacred land's Flat Peach Gathering used the fruit from this tree. Most cultivators who came to this place for the first time and saw the divine tree were like this.
The Flat Peach Divine Tree is one of the most precious treasures of Jade Lake, comparable to the ancient Medicine King. It can extend the lifespan of powerful cultivators by five hundred years, and if it weren't for the damage to the Divine Spring, its fruit could extend lifespan by a thousand years.
The monkey followed Su Yu's gaze, remained silent for a moment, and finally shook its head, saying, "The world has changed so much. The once vibrant Northern Region has become a barren wasteland. Everything is gone, even the Immortal Peach Tree has flown into the Divine Ruins."
Looking at the Holy Emperor's Son, Su Yu thought of the great changes that occurred after the Fighting Saint Emperor passed away, which greatly reduced the spiritual energy of the Burial Emperor Star. There might be some hidden story behind this.
He asked, "Did your father Fighting Saint Emperor, really trigger Immortal Tribulation?"
"You Dao Self father?" The monkey was somewhat surprised to hear his father's name from a Human Clan.
Millions of years have passed, and everything has changed. The Fighting Imperial Court has long since turned into dust in the River of Time and no longer exists.
However, he couldn't answer Su Yu's question.
"My father was already old when I was born, so there are many things I don't know."
Seeing that the Holy Emperor's Son was unaware, Su Yu took out the ancient medicine and a bottle of Divine Spring. With a flash of Chaos Divine Light in his hand, he concocted a bottle of emerald green liquid, which exuded a rich Life essence.
These vital energies stimulated the decaying bodies of the two old men. Ouyang Ye's eyes flashed with a sharp light, showing his strong interest in this longevity elixir.
The Queen Mother of the West and the others watched this scene quietly, hoping to hear more secrets from the Primordial Era.
Su Yu handed the jade bottle to the Holy Emperor's Son, his face expressionless, and said, "Take the ancient medicine. There's no need to use your true blood; that one doesn't need the peaches of immortality."
With Divine Silkworm Princess absent, it became his duty to take care of the Holy Emperor's Son. This was the promise Su Yu made in his heart when Divine Silkworm Princess mentioned the annulment of the engagement.
The Holy Emperor's Son hesitated for a moment, then finally took the jade bottle and drank the medicine in one gulp. In an instant, his blood surged, golden light shone brightly, and all his injuries were healed, leaving him refreshed and full of energy.
He mimicked the Human Clan gestures, cupping his hands in a respectful bow, and said warmly, "Thank you!"
Chapter 252 The Nine-Aperture Strange Stone
On the banks of Jade Lake, lush orchids and magnolias grew in abundance, clustered and clump-like like weeds, covering the ground everywhere.
The Immortal Pool is shrouded in mist, its essence flowing like a rainbow, constantly nourishing the entire pure land of Jade Lake.
Su Yu nodded to the Holy Emperor's Son, then turned his gaze to the Ancient Peach Tree.
This is also why the Jade Lake Sacred Land invited him—a Saint Spirit who is nearly perfected.
Beneath the ancient tree, the strange stone is crystal clear, shimmering with light, seemingly absorbing the essence of the Sun-Moon, as if it were Life. Surrounded by clouds and mist, the scenery is beautiful and clear; this pure land is a wonderful place that nourishes the spirit of heaven and earth.
"This extraordinary stone contains an unparalleled being!" Su Yu turned around and said solemnly.
The Queen Mother of the West's gaze shifted, and she smiled radiantly. She raised her fair wrist, and the delicate jade tassels hanging from her cloud-like hair swayed with soft light, revealing a captivating and mature charm.
She reached out her delicate hand and gently stroked the Stone King with its nine orifices and eight holes, saying softly, "This wondrous stone was purified long ago by Ancient Saint, who preached to it in his later years. It is the future protector of the Jade Lake Sacred Land!"
Near the strange rock, there grows orchids and dragon grass, as well as rare ginseng, all of which are tens of thousands of years old, shimmering with light and exuding an enticing medicinal fragrance.
The stone Wang Jiu and eight openings, from which vital energy is constantly being expelled, as if it were breathing.
"Guardian?"
Su Yu chuckled lightly, but didn't say anything more.
If this were done in any other holy site, it would definitely cause a calamity for the Saint Spirit, but the Jade Lake Sacred Land is different.
After Wu Shi, he suppressed the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. Even the Underworld, which possessed immortal artifacts, had to temporarily avoid his wrath and disappear. This strange stone was most likely left behind by him, so there was no possibility of any disaster.
The Liquan Palace Master lightly curved her lips into a smile, revealing a distant and ethereal beauty. A glint of azure light flashed in her misty autumn eyes as she took out three jade bottles and handed them to Su Yu.
"Celestial Master, please infuse your precious blood into the Stone King!"
Looking at the jade bottle before him, Su Yu frowned slightly, glanced at the Holy Emperor's Son, and then took the jade bottle into his hand.
With a wave of his sleeve, he activated the Origin Heaven Technique. Now that he has entered the realm of Source Earth Master, he has gone far in this path. Even if this clone has not cultivated the Heavenly Eye, the Source Arts alone is enough to make him the most powerful in the Eastern Wasteland.
A Void hand moved across the strange stone, imprinting mysterious patterns that wove together a complex design.
This Daoist diagram is emanating a deep, purple-gold aura, exuding a mysterious and unfathomable aura, as if it is expounding the great truths of the world.
All the Great Power of the Jade Lake Sacred Land stared intently at the mysterious pattern, especially the Queen Mother of the West. Years ago, she had received Zixia of the Purple Mansion Holy Land; this divine power was almost at the level of Innate Dao Embryo, yet there were some differences, very much like the legendary...
At this moment, Su Yu's aura was extremely ethereal, flowing with the energy of time. The sun, Sun-Moon, and stars on his Daoist robe seemed to have come to Life. Although they did not move, they gave people a sense of the passage of time, as if they had no source.
The jade bottle flew up, gushing out three balls of crystal-clear and dazzling essence blood. The other two types of blood were slightly duller, while the bright red blood emitted an astonishing divine light, its Life force extremely vigorous. Each drop of blood was like a divine furnace, blazing with divine flames.
This is the essence and blood of Ancient Emperor!
With a thought, Su Yu instantly merged the three streams of divine blood into one, which then fell into the profound Dao diagram, absorbing the Source Heavenly Patterns within. The Stone King, with its nine orifices and eight holes, absorbed the blood, causing it to tremble slightly and absorbing the essence of heaven and earth at an even faster pace.
A gentle divine thought emanated from the crystalline stone, silently absorbing the essence of blood from the patterns within.
"The only Female Saint Spirit, if only..."
A stunning crimson glow emanated from him, and Su Yu's eyes gleamed with red light as he unleashed his Source Heaven Divine Sense, attempting to examine the Nine-Aperture Eight-Hole Stone.
His clone's Source Heaven Divine Sense was cultivated using the True Phoenix Immortal Medicine Fruit, and it carries a strong True Phoenix aura.
However, the strange stone was covered with a layer of dazzling divine light, which blocked his divine vision.
After absorbing the essence of blood, the strange stone spewed out wisps of Chaos light, exuding a faint Life essence, shimmering with brilliance, and surging with endless divine splendor.
The light was intense, like strands of silk falling into the Immortal Pool, and the essence flowed, all flowing into the Stone King along with the light.
Ouyang Ye, standing to the side, looked at Su Yu's divine eyes with surprise and doubt. He had been injured by Su Yu's Chaos Heavenly Eye last time and had a deep impression of it, but this time the Source Heaven Divine Sense was completely different, and there seemed to be another hidden reason.
However, he did not voice his doubts, but instead flattered, "As expected of a successor of the Source Heavenly Master, Fellow Daoist Cao, have you reached the realm of the Source Earth Master?"
The Queen Mother of the West and the others also cast surprised glances. The Holy City had not seen Source Earth Master for thousands of years. Although Cao Yusheng was a successor of the Source Heavenly Master, he had already entered the Source Earth Master at the age of twenty-something. He was indeed exceptionally talented.
Su Yu remained calm and simply nodded slightly.
Once you've seen the ocean, other waters seem insignificant. He had once embraced Yang Yi, Saint Realm. She was the Jade Lake Saintess ten thousand years ago, possessing unparalleled beauty, far surpassing all the female cultivators here.
However, the Queen Mother of the West's graceful demeanor still captivated him somewhat, like a ripe peach exuding a rich fragrance.
This is a completely different temperament from Yu'er and the others!
After the Nine-Aperture Stone King was concluded, the Queen Mother of the West subtly moved her fingers, instructing someone to remove the other Stone King.
As celestial music played, a group of beautiful women from the Jade Lake began to dance gracefully, their robes fluttering, each one like a fairy treading on water, with white clouds swirling beneath their feet, as if they were in the Guanghan Palace.
They took out three Stone King and placed them by the Immortal Pool.
There are seven strange stones in the Jade Lake Sacred Land, all of which are Stone King. Su Yu and Divine Silkworm Princess seized three of them, so now only the Nine-Aperture Eight-Hole Stone and these three Stone King remain.
Moreover, Su Yu already knew the true nature of two of the Stone King; they were essentially two worthless stones.
The Jade Lake Saintess raised her beautiful eyes slightly. Although she only had the cultivation of the Four Extremes, she showed no fear in front of Su Yu and bowed gracefully.
She was dignified and beautiful, respectfully lowered her eyes and gave a graceful curtsy, then said with a gentle smile, "I would like to trouble Heavenly Master Cao to seal the Stone King Stone King, or perhaps cut it open!"
"This is easy!"
Su Yu smiled, raised his hand and took a strange stone into his hand. The surface of this Stone King was covered with layers of patterns, like pieces of greenish-brown feathers.
Ouyang Ye, standing to the side, flashed two beams of lightning in his eyes as he carefully examined the strange stone. Then, he withdrew his gaze and said in a deep voice, "This is the Flying Feather Strange Stone. It could be a divine treasure, or it could be a ghost cave. It's hard to say."
"Clang!"
A sword's cry startled the Immortal Pool. The sword box on Su Yu's back trembled slightly, and the Purple Marrow Jade Sword inside flew out and landed in Su Yu's hand.
He threw out the Flying Feather Strange Stone, then wielded his purple sword, creating a beautiful arc of light that shattered the Stone King.
"Boom!"
As the stone shattered, a terrifying aura instantly engulfed the heavens and earth, as yin as a knife. However, strands of magnificent crimson divine chains bloomed from Su Yu's body, sealing the place. No matter how turbulent things were inside, the outside remained peaceful.
"This looks like... Inherited Saint Weapon!"
The Guishui Palace Master felt the oppressive aura and carefully observed the blood-red divine chain, trying to figure out what it was.
This fluctuation was completely different from the Silver Moon Jade Pagoda that Cao Yusheng possessed; it was clearly another Saint Weapon.