Chapter 95: Chapter 93: White Turtle Longevity Grass
If anyone else had obtained this fragmented corner of the Array Map, they could only have done as Cang Songzi had: treat it as a collector’s item and stash it away.
The Array Map was far too fragmented, and it looked like some kind of beast hide. Furthermore, the inscribed patterns were intermittent and incredibly blurry. Even a true Array Master wouldn’t be able to recognize it as a piece of an Array Map.
Yet, Jiang Jichen recognized it at a glance. This was the hide of a Celestial Desolate Beast, one of the Ancient Ten Most Ferocious Beasts!
The complete Azure Heaven Killing Array was inscribed upon the full hide of a Celestial Desolate Beast. It could merge into the void and slaughter the very heavens. One could only imagine how terrifying the truly complete Azure Heaven Killing Array must be.
’From now on, this will be my life-saving trump card. Even if I run into another Foundation Establishment Cultivator, I can severely injure them by activating this One Corner of the Sky Killing Array at full power just once. Moreover, as my Cultivation Realm rises, the power I can draw from the One Corner of the Sky Killing Array will only grow stronger.’
Jiang Jichen deduced that this fragmented corner of the Azure Heaven Killing Array Map was the core piece of the complete Array. Its might was unimaginable, and it was hard to fathom the true limit of its killing power.
"Little Gray, take whatever you like from these things in the Storage Bag!"
Jiang Jichen emptied the entire contents of the High-Level Storage Bag, declaring magnanimously for the Little Gray Skeleton to pick whatever it wanted.
The Little Gray Skeleton tilted its head forty-five degrees to glance at Jiang Jichen, then looked down at the mountain of treasures piled on the floor. It then wobbled its way over.
Jiang Jichen assumed the Little Skeleton would choose some precious, high-level bones to absorb, as Cang Songzi’s Storage Bag contained many Spirit Bones from High-Tier Spirit Beasts. Such Spirit Bones were prime materials for an Undead to strengthen its frame.
But to Jiang Jichen’s astonishment, the Little Skeleton wobbled over, bent its small frame, extended a bony hand, and picked up a glittering Treasure Pearl Necklace—the shiniest item of the lot.
The Little Skeleton brought it over and, with extreme clumsiness, draped it around its neck!
And then, Jiang Jichen witnessed a truly absurd scene.
A small, drab gray skeleton now had an incredibly shiny, dazzling Treasure Pearl Necklace hanging from its neck. It wobbled over to a spot half a meter behind Jiang Jichen, twinkling and sparkling with every step.
’Did it learn that from Jiang Ling’Er? Even the Little Skeleton likes shiny, sparkling things?’
Jiang Jichen was speechless. He could only console himself with the thought, ’As long as Little Gray is happy, that’s all that matters.’
After gathering the treasures from the floor, Jiang Jichen began to survey the Ancient Hall.
They hadn’t even had a chance to properly observe the place after entering before Cang Songzi had been blasted inside.
’Cang Songzi was crippled, and the other three Foundation Establishment Cultivators still haven’t come in. It seems there’s been an accident.’
Jiang Jichen felt a great sense of relief that they weren’t coming in. Otherwise, any one of those three could have annihilated him with a wave of their hand. He couldn’t expect to always be lucky enough to encounter a jinx like Cang Songzi.
The killing of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator would be a monumental event to anyone in the Celestial Pearl Country. But to Jiang Jichen, it was a trivial matter that he had already put out of his mind. He began leading the Little Skeleton deeper into the Ancient Hall.
The Ancient Hall was enormous and brightly lit by moonlight. Jiang Jichen was on the first floor, with two more floors ahead of him.
On the first floor, motes of divine moonlight drifted through the air like fireflies in the night, emitting a beautiful, sacred glow.
This was the true Power of Moon God. Only an heir to the Moon God, or someone who cultivated a technique related to Moonlight Power, could absorb it.
In truth, Jiang Jichen could absorb and refine it by circulating his Source Character Qi Condensing Technique. However, the process would likely be incredibly slow, as the Moonlight Divine Power was too high-level and his own Realm was too low.
So, knowing his limits, Jiang Jichen didn’t linger and continued onward.
The second floor also contained Moonlight Divine Power, but it was far purer and denser. This place was perfectly suited for cultivating Moonlight System Skills.
When Jiang Jichen reached the final floor, he at last saw the core treasures of the Moon God Ancient Hall.
A Heart of the Moon God, a suit of Moon God Armor, and a Moon God’s Bow!
They floated above the Moonlight Throne, enveloped in a Divine Ban.
The Heart of the Moon God would grant its possessor all the power and wisdom the Moon God had accumulated in her lifetime. Anyone who could fully merge with it would become the new Moon God.
Of course, only a Moon God Spirit Body could merge with the Heart of the Moon God. For anyone else, the only outcome would be their physical body exploding.
The Moon God Armor and Moon God’s Bow were a famous set of Divine Artifacts from ancient times. Jiang Jichen couldn’t fathom how the Moon God’s legacy had appeared in the mortal realm.
’Perhaps the Moon God truly did fall here back then, her moonlight dyeing the secluded woods.’
This set of Divine Artifacts was not only enveloped by a Divine Ban, but also sealed. Without Divine Power, one couldn’t even touch them, let alone break the seal.
It seemed this was all prepared by the previous Moon God for her successor. It had nothing to do with Jiang Jichen.
But returning empty-handed from a mountain of treasures was not Jiang Jichen’s style. His gaze swept across the room.
His eyes swept past the Moonlight Pool overflowing with divine light, the fragrant Divine Osmanthus Tree, and the lifelike Moon Goddess Statue. Finally, Jiang Jichen’s gaze fell upon the Moon God Jade Bed.
’Holy shit, what was he seeing?’
Jiang Jichen could hardly believe his eyes.
A white old turtle, about the size of an adult’s palm, was staring at him with shifty, beady eyes.
On the Old White Turtle’s back grew a stalk of Immortal Grass. The plant was rooted directly into its white shell, shimmering with Immortal Light and emitting an intoxicating fragrance.
A spot of green on a white shell, wreathed in an ethereal glow, breathing Immortal Spirit in and out—this was the legendary White Turtle Longevity Grass, one of the nine great Immortal Grasses!
It was one thing for the humble Moonlight Forest to hold the Moon God’s legacy, but where did a White Turtle Longevity Grass come from?
’Could this be the treasure from the void?’
Many people had entered the Moonlight Forest specifically to find the treasure that had descended from the void, but for all this time, everyone had come up empty-handed.
Who would have thought that the treasure from the void was actually the legendary White Turtle Longevity Grass, one of the nine great Immortal Grasses!
If word of this got out, it would surely shake the world. Even Great Powers from beyond the Southern Continent would likely come rushing here.
’The Moon God Ancient Hall is indeed the safest place. There are Divine Bans everywhere, and the White Turtle possesses the ability to travel freely through them. No wonder it chose to hide here.’
Understanding dawned on Jiang Jichen, but his eyes burned with fervor as he stared at the White Turtle.
The man and the turtle stared at each other, motionless.
The Old White Turtle’s beady eyes darted about, filled with vigilance.
However, there was a Divine Ban on the Moon God Jade Bed, so it wasn’t worried in the slightest. Thus, its wary gaze was also filled with mockery for Jiang Jichen.
"What are you looking at, you little turtle-spawn? Come and get me! Grandpa Turtle is waiting for you!"
And then, the Old White Turtle lying on the Moon God Jade Bed actually spoke.
Jiang Jichen was completely stunned, feeling as if he’d been struck by lightning.
"This bunch of turtle-spawn all want the Immortal Grass on Grandpa Turtle’s back! Not a chance in hell!"
"I can tell just by looking at you, you little turtle-spawn! With those shifty, rat-like eyes, you’re definitely no good. You’re plotting something, aren’t you?"
Before Jiang Jichen could even open his mouth, the Old White Turtle started cursing up a storm all by itself.
