Chapter 263: Chapter 261: Array-Avoidance Pearl
"Perfect timing!"
He hadn’t expected the disciples of these Noble Families and Sects to be so impatient, to arrive so quickly.
But this was exactly what Jiang Jichen had been hoping for!
’I still haven’t gotten revenge for them plotting against me. This time, I won’t rest until I’ve screwed over a few of them!’
Jiang Jichen knew that even if those Noble Families found this place, it would still take them some time to break the Forbidden Array and barge in.
Therefore, he was in no hurry. He could take his time to plan things out carefully!
Jiang Jichen continued to study the Holy Spirit Land and discovered that each Exotic Fruit from the Mysterious Fruit Tree was equivalent to an Ancient Holy Spirit Stone!
This discovery was so shocking that Jiang Jichen’s breathing grew heavy.
"I’ve really struck it rich this time!"
The value of a single Ancient Holy Spirit Stone was simply immeasurable.
After all, the ten Ancient Fourth Grade Spiritual Stones Jiang Jichen had previously obtained were already extraordinary. But Ancient Holy Spirit Stones were beings that surpassed even Ancient Ninth-grade Spirit Stones, existing on an entirely different, unimaginable level.
To put it nicely, an Ancient Holy Spirit Stone was already approaching the level of an Immortal Spirit Stone!
"There are ten in total!"
Jiang Jichen carefully counted the Exotic Fruits on the Mysterious Ancient Tree, noting to himself.
He gingerly plucked the ten Exotic Fruits, then took out his Treasure Bottle and collected the Mysterious Spirit Liquid.
He plundered the place clean. He even considered digging up the Mysterious Ancient Tree, but gave up on the idea when he realized it would probably die.
Just as he finished, Jiang Jichen felt the Forbidden Array in the air tremble. It seemed someone was entering the array!
’How can I kill them? We can’t attack each other in here!’
’Ling Dong, Nangong Jinjie, the Flowing Cloud Sect’s second senior brother, and the rest are too sinister. They actually tried to use the Power of Restriction to kill me. Hmph, can’t I do the same?’
Jiang Jichen thought indignantly.
This time, he had been the one to lure the Fierce Crocodile, intending to trap them, but he had ended up trapping himself instead.
However, after surviving this life-and-death ordeal, his gains were also unimaginable!
The thousand portions of Mysterious Spirit Liquid and the ten Exotic Fruits equivalent to Ancient Holy Spirit Stones—the value of these two things alone was already beyond imagination.
Moreover, the Spirit Pattern Tower mark on his forehead was now glowing with a cyan light!
The change from gray to cyan proved that his points had risen by a level. His score was now one hundred and ten thousand points, and he was still ranked first.
Jiang Jichen naturally knew that the points from the dead Fierce Crocodile had all been credited to him.
Aside from these gains, Jiang Jichen also discovered that after being tempered by the Forbidden Force, his physical body had grown even stronger, constantly advancing toward the very limit of the Body Refining Innate Tenth Layer.
For a Spirit Cultivator, the Foundation Establishment Realm is the beginning of the path to immortality. For Body Refining, the Vajra Realm is the start of physical indestructibility!
Therefore, Jiang Jichen wanted to forge the most perfect Vajra Realm body.
In the Tenth Layer of Body Refining, legend said that reaching the absolute limit would cause one’s Innate acupoints to shine with a seven-colored light, a phenomenon known as the Seven-Colored Treasure Acupoints!
Thus, even though he had concocted the Undying Pill, Jiang Jichen would not rashly step into the next major realm of Body Refining. Instead, like a Spirit Cultivator, he would continue to polish his foundation until it was perfect!
’To enter the Holy Spirit Land, they have to either isolate themselves from or break through the Forbidden Array. So, while they’re advancing, if I trigger the Forbidden Array’s attacks, then... hehehe...’
At this thought, Jiang Jichen couldn’t help but let out a sinister chuckle.
But after laughing for a moment, he suddenly sighed and said, "Still, compared to insidious villains like Han Qing and Little Haas, I’m still a bit lacking. If they were here, hmph... not a single one of these disciples from the Noble Families and Sects would get away!"
After a moment of thought, Jiang Jichen began to set up his plan.
First, he took out the Ancient Medicine Cauldron. He then poured the Mysterious Spirit Liquid into it until it was two-thirds full and placed it in the center of the Spirit Pool.
With the Tripod Lid removed, he could dash into the Ancient Medicine Cauldron and soak in the Spiritual Liquid in a single flash.
If anyone were to see Jiang Jichen using the Mysterious Spirit Liquid like bathwater, they would probably cough up blood from anger and curse his profligate behavior.
Besides its terrifying killing power, the Forbidden Array also had the effect of isolating space.
For example, the group of disciples from the Noble Families and Sects, including Ling Dong and Nangong Jinjie, could not see anything inside the forbidden space from the outside.
But Jiang Jichen could see them from the inside.
There were over thirty people in total. The Flowing Cloud Sect’s second senior brother, Ling Dong, Nangong Jinjie, Wei Xiaolang, Su Hao, and Cang Lengshan—all those who had plotted against Jiang Jichen before—were present. Moreover, they had brought their own teams with them this time.
In order to seize the treasures on Jiang Jichen’s body, they had even stopped grinding for points!
"Huh? Jiang Jichen’s points changed again? It increased by... one hundred thousand points! Heavens, this is..."
Just then, a disciple from the Nangong Family suddenly cried out in alarm.
Hearing this Nangong Family disciple, everyone’s expression changed drastically. They all sank their Divine Thought into the Spirit Pattern Tower marks on their foreheads to check the points leaderboard.
Upon looking, their eyes went wide with utter disbelief.
"What’s going on? Shouldn’t Jiang Jichen have died in the Forbidden Array?"
Even Ling Dong cried out in shock.
He couldn’t believe that Jiang Jichen could have survived falling off a cliff into the Forbidden Land.
"Don’t panic. I speculate that the points from the death of that Half-step Spirit Infant Realm Fierce Crocodile were credited to Jiang Jichen, hence the change. But even though Jiang Jichen is dead, his points won’t be erased!"
Nangong Jinjie, however, remained calm as he analyzed the situation coolly.
"Mm, Brother Nangong’s words are very reasonable. A Half-step Spirit Infant Realm Fierce Crocodile is indeed worth exactly one hundred thousand points. It’s just a pity they were assigned to Jiang Jichen!"
Cang Lengshan chimed in.
After this analysis, everyone agreed it made sense. They just felt heartbroken and regretful thinking about one hundred thousand points going to a dead man like Jiang Jichen!
"What are a hundred thousand points? Think about the Wandering Dragon Holy Sword, the piece of the Mysterious Great Killing Weapon, the Poison-Devouring Bead, the Ancient Medicine Cauldron, and so on! Besides, the Divine Treasure in the Holy Spirit Land is bound to be astonishing. So, no matter what, we must go in!"
Su Hao added from the side, his eyes burning with greed.
"In that case... everyone, take out your Array-Avoidance Pearls. Let’s carve a path through the Forbidden Array together!"
Nangong Jinjie ordered.
Soon, a pearl shimmering with strange Array Patterns appeared in each person’s hand.
These were Array-Avoidance Pearls, which could carve a spatial passage through an Array.
Of course, the effectiveness of an Array-Avoidance Pearl varied depending on its grade.
"Activate the Array-Avoidance Pearls together! Push forward!"
At Nangong Jinjie’s command, everyone activated the mysterious light patterns on the Array-Avoidance Pearls in their hands. Secret Light swirled out from them, automatically combining to form a transparent white passage that pierced through to the Holy Spirit Land.
Instantly, a gust of incomparably pure Ancient Spiritual Power drifted out from the white passage, intoxicating them with a single breath.
"This is... the Holy Spirit Power of a supreme treasure! It must contain a Supreme Divine Treasure!"
Everyone exclaimed in awe.
Then, they began to step into the passage.
