A Rich Haul and a Triumphant Return!
However, Shi Jian was not in a hurry to clean up the battlefield, but instead rushed towards Shan Li first.
Of the five subordinate Spirit Transformation, only the last one remained; it was a pangolin demon with a body entirely of earthen yellow, at the Early Spirit Transformation.
He was cultivating a [Gravel Sand] Immortal Foundation beneath the Gen Earth Dao Fruit; at this moment, he was surrounded by Shan Li and three subordinate Nascent Spirit Transformation in a valley of broken stones, his body covered in wounds and his breath barely clinging to life.
The pangolin demon curled up into a ball, its carapace covered in cracks.
"Gentlemen, spare my life!"
The pangolin demon hissed, its vertical pupils filled with terror, "I surrender! I offer my three souls and seven spirits to serve the Giant Bear Clan!!"
Before he could finish speaking, Shan Li slammed his palm down.
The Ten-Thousand-Layered Edge blades, relentlessly crushing down upon the pangolin demon; no matter how formidable its defenses were, at this moment, all it could do was shatter its shell and tear its flesh apart.
Shan Li remained calm as he collected the remaining fragments of Daoist energy into the jade bottle.
Shi Jian landed beside her, glanced at the mangled body, and asked, "Not keeping him?"
"A vassal of the Li Yuan Giant Beast Clan, keeping him alive is a disaster." Shan Li wiped the blood from his hands. "Besides, he cultivates the Gen Earth Dao, and fragments of his Dao essence are more useful than living people."
Shi Jian didn't say anything more.
Shan Li was always decisive in his work, a fact he never questioned.
As the smoke from the battlefield gradually dissipated, out of a total of eight Nascent Spirit Transformation, seven died and one escaped, making it a resounding victory!
Although the Death Dao Giant Lizard escaped, it used a substitution Secret Method, so its strength was likely reduced by more than half, and it wouldn't be able to cause any trouble in the short term.
The real gains were far greater than expected.
The Shan Yue began to clear away the debris, its Divine Sense penetrating deep into the Treasured Radiance Mountain Range, peeling away the restrictions that had been shattered by the battle one by one.
The Spirit Vein were exposed, with dozens of earth- Spirit Vein flowing through the rock strata, their quality far surpassing that of the Spirit Vein at their previous stronghold.
"Nice one."
Cang Wuji said with satisfaction, "These Spirit Vein, large and small, are enough to support five or six Spirit Transformation cultivators."
"Don't rush into searching for Spirit Vein," Shan Yue said in a deep voice. "Let's focus on finding the most valuable ones first."
The eleven Spirit Transformation acted separately.
Shi Jian led the Shan Li straight towards the remains of the Immortal Foundation beast that had been building the [Vast and Broad Earth] immortal foundation.
The behemoth was enormous, its mangled body lying on the ground like a Xiaoshan; its storage Law Treasure deep within a bone bead in its abdominal cavity.
Shi Jian reached in with one claw and took out the bone bead.
The bone bead shattered, revealing its internal storage space.
Shan Li glanced at it, his vertical pupils brightening slightly.
The Earth Dao is teeming with spiritual treasures; the various spiritual ores, herbs, and liquids beneath the Treasured Earth Dao Fruit are piled up like mountains.
Furthermore, there were several high-quality earth-elemental gems, as well as some Jade Slip containing insights into the essence of the Treasured Earth Immortal Foundation, presumably representing the life experiences of this giant beast.
"These Jade Slip..." Shan Li took out one and probed it with his Divine Sense, "They contain insights into the [Vast and Broad Earth] Immortal Foundation, insights at the Middle Spirit Transformation realm. They will be extremely helpful for my subsequent comprehension of the Immortal Foundation and my breakthrough to the Middle Spirit Transformation."
Shi Jian nodded. "Then you can keep it."
Shan Li didn't stand on ceremony and took all the Earth Dao spirits away.
But Shi Jian was more interested in another battlefield.
He turned and rushed toward the valley to the east, where another mutilated body lay.
It wasn't from the Li Yuan Giant Beast Clan, but rather one of the five vassal Nascent Spirit Transformation, a Demon Cultivator who was casually killed by Cang Wuji.
It was a Lightning Beast with a purplish-black body, resembling a dragon but not a dragon; resembling a snake but not a snake, and also possessing several pairs of giant bone wings.
He was at the Early Spirit Transformation [Radiant Yang Lightning] Immortal Foundation, which was below the Divine Firmament Dao Fruit.
Shi Jian noticed the Lightning Beast during the battle; unfortunately, it was mostly smashed by Cang Wuji's slap, and he didn't have a chance to fight it.
However, Shi Jian could clearly perceive the residual Dao of Lightning energy within the corpse.
He landed beside the remains of the Lightning Beast and probed with his five fingers.
A purple-gold lightning arc seeped from his fingertips, resonating with the Radiant Yang Lightning Dao rhythm within the mangled body.
The remaining essence of Dao of Lightning, as if attracted by a magnet, slowly seeped out from the shattered bones and charred flesh, condensing into a purplish-black ball of light that hovered in Shi Jian's palm.
The sphere of light contained extremely pure Divine Firmament Dao Fruit.
Although it is not the Daoist essence of the Purple Pivot Lightning Immortal Foundation, it belongs to the same Divine Firmament Dao Fruit; it greatly helps Shi Jian comprehend the second Immortal Foundation Purple Firmament Lightning.
This will also be a great help in comprehending the third Immortal Foundation in the future.
This Lightning Beast cultivated the Radiant Yang Lightning Immortal Foundation for over a thousand years, and its essence was concentrated here after its death; if Shi Jian could refine it, he could save at least a hundred years of arduous cultivation.
Shi Jian put the ball of light into the jade bottle, and then took out many spiritual items related to the Dao of Lightning from the Lightning Beast's internal space.
There are seven pieces of lightning-attribute spirit ore gems, all of which are of quality level four or higher.
A Thunder Heart Pearl, containing an extremely pure Dao of Lightning Qi, its quality is no less than a strike from Middle Spirit Transformation.
There are also two Jade Slip related to the enlightenment of the Divine Firmament Dao Fruit, which respectively record the cultivation insights of the two Immortal Foundation: [Radiant Yang Lightning] and [Righteous Yang Lightning].
Shi Jian carefully put these items away one by one, a slight smirk playing on his lips.
This trip was truly worthwhile.
The cleanup of the battlefield took two full days.
The eleven Nascent Spirit Transformation turned the southern section of the Treasured Radiance Mountain Range upside down.
The accumulated wealth of the seven Nascent Spirit Transformation, the mineral deposits sealed within the Spirit Vein, and the riches accumulated by the Li Yuan Giant Beast Clan over many years in this place all fell into their hands.
The spoils were divided extremely quickly.
The Shan Yue are in charge, the Giant Bear Clan accounts for 60%, and the vassal clans share 40%.
The golden-haired giant ape didn't argue. The gains from the six Nascent Spirit Transformation were already substantial, and forty percent was quite a lot. Moreover, the Giant Bear Clan contributed the most to this battle, with Shi Jian and Cang Wuji each eliminating a Middle Spirit Transformation.
The Shan Yue alone withstood the Death Dao Giant Lizard; its merits speak for themselves.
After the distribution was completed, Shan Yue immediately ordered an evacuation.
"Not taking this place?" Cang Wuji was clearly reluctant. "These fifth-tier Spirit Vein are much better than the ones at our stronghold."
"There's no need for that."
Shan Yue declared resolutely, "This land belongs to the Li Yuan Giant Beast Clan. To occupy it would mean breaking ties with the entire Giant Beast Clan."
"We are merely taking advantage of the situation to plunder and kill; we will leave as soon as we are done, without lingering."
Cang Wuji pursed his lips but didn't say anything more.
Eleven streaks of light shot into the sky from the Treasured Radiance Mountain Range and sped northward.
Shi Jian was at the forefront, his Divine Sense extending outwards, alerting his surroundings.
Shan Li followed beside him and whispered, "That Death Dao Giant Lizard escaped from the battlefield just now. I wonder if that's a blessing or a curse."
"This Demon Cultivator the Death Dao, its methods are unpredictable; moreover, it is not Li Yuan Giant Beast Clan, and is most likely backed by another force."
"I wonder if our clan will incur the wrath of another royal family in the future."
Shi Jian didn't reply, but his pupils contracted slightly.
Shan Li was right; that giant lizard was hiding very well, and there was no trace of it in the previous reconnaissance reports.
It was clearly an outside help secretly invited by the Li Yuan Giant Beast Clan.
Death Dao cultivators are extremely rare in the Nine Realms, but each one is not to be trifled with; although this demon used a secret technique and weakened himself, once he recovers, he will be a hidden danger.
An uncontrollable Spirit Transformation cultivator possesses considerable destructive power.
The future holds endless troubles.