Chapter 1050: Chapter 1049: Great Harvest, The Destiny Flower Appears_1
The deeper Shi Xiaole understood Heavenly Desire Origin, the greater the unease in his heart grew.
Mysterious Ice Mountains, peerless spiritual herbs, superior Spiritual Weapons... It seemed like Heavenly Desire Origin had everything, but who created all this? And even now, Shi Xiaole had not truly seen what the real Heavenly Desire Origin looked like.
Off in the distance, the sky light shot straight into the heavens, extraordinary and unusual. Shi Xiaole thought to himself, "Just over a month left, I might as well go take a look."
What Shi Xiaole didn’t know was that, besides him, those Jianghu people enveloped by the desire qi had also seen the sky light.
"Five hundred years ago, when the sky light appeared in the world, a relic palace emerged, and many ancient secret texts were revealed. What would it be this time?"
A short old man with ink-black whiskers walked out from the cascading waterfall, his body without a single droplet of water, as if he had melded into the curtain of liquid in the sky.
With a flash, the old man charged towards the sky light.
"The medicinal herbs have been harvested, it’s time for you, Tang Sect people, to leave."
Gazing intently at the sky light, Thunderbolt Emperor instructed the Tang Sect members before grabbing his long saber and hurrying off.
"A perfect substitute, maybe I’ll encounter it inside. If not, it’s time to leave. In the grand Jianghu era, it’s always better to have more elites."
As the ice mountains vanished, the cold voice of the Ice Emperor spread through the air.
Many martial arts masters and Jianghu heroes were drawn to the sky light. The loose cultivators who dared to come to Heavenly Desire Origin had essentially set life and death aside. Opportunities were what they valued most, their sole chance to rise in the Jianghu, and there was no reason to miss out.
In an instant, a dense crowd surged toward the sky light.
...
Shi Xiaole was one of the fastest to arrive. As soon as his body was swallowed by the sky light, he found himself in a huge medicinal garden.
The garden was intersected with paths, divided into blocks like tofu, some colorful, some full of ethereal aura, others withered and scorched...
At a glance, Shi Xiaole saw many spiritual herbs that were priceless in the outside world, some even extinct, consumable from Hidden Qi Realm, Qi Absorption Realm, all the way up to Divine Border Realm, almost everything was included.
Once these spiritual herbs were taken back to Nine Heavens Mountain, it was not hard to imagine that they would cultivate a batch of powerful experts for Nine Heavens Mountain, and the effects would be ongoing, as many extinct spiritual herbs could be transplanted and bred.
With a sweep of his hand, patches of spiritual herbs along with the soil were all moved into the system space by Shi Xiaole.
If it were someone else, they might need to select the best to harvest, and even carrying them would be a hassle. But Shi Xiaole didn’t have this problem at all; he could empty the entire garden without worries.
Whoosh!
As he was eagerly picking, a terrifying saber light struck from afar at Shi Xiaole. Judging by the aura of the saber, the person who made the move should be an Earthly Realm Saber Emperor.
Without turning his head, Shi Xiaole swung his arm behind him.
Thwack!
The Sword Qi sliced through the saber light, and from a distance, someone screamed as they spurted blood and flew backward.
But this was a signal, and more people rushed into the garden. Not to mention the warriors below the Void Origin Realm, there were even five Heaven Realm Martial Emperors.
With too many eyes watching, Shi Xiaole could no longer collect freely without exposing the system space, so he had to hastily harvest handfuls of herbs, enveloping them in Vigorous Air.
"All of you, go to hell!"
Shi Xiaole not fighting didn’t mean that others wouldn’t. A Void Origin Realm Spear Emperor swept his spear horizontally, directly smashing a swath of Jianghu visitors into smithereens.
The other four Void Origin Realm Martial Emperors, including the seriously injured Saber Emperor, also bared their fangs.
The Jianghu visitors who were still excited were stunned. They realized that with Heaven Realm Martial Emperors present, any opportunity wasn’t theirs to touch. Some died, some fled, and in the blink of an eye, only six people were left.
The five Heaven Realm Martial Emperors looked at each other, too smart to act foolishly, and started to crazily harvest the spiritual herbs.
"All of you can leave, but the herbs stay."
Shi Xiaole spoke.
These herbs were ownerless, and he was not so generous or naive to let them go.
"Kirin Sword Emperor, we may not match you, but to monopolize like this is rather overbearing, isn’t it?"
A middle-aged man spoke coldly.
Altogether, the five were definitely not Shi Xiaole’s match, but looking at so many spiritual herbs, they couldn’t bear to leave without a single one. How could they be content?
"It’s said that the Kirin Sword Emperor is magnanimous, cold on the outside but warm on the inside. Since you can’t take all these herbs alone anyway, why not share some with us? We will remember your kindness."
Another old man spoke with a smile.
"There’s no need for you to worry about that; I’ll give you three breaths’ time, or don’t blame me."
Fearing more delays might bring even more people, Shi Xiaole issued a final ultimatum.
Now, the faces of the five people on the scene all turned ugly. You, the Kirin, are strong, but that’s bullying too far. Keeping all the meat to yourself, not even leaving soup for others.
Keep in mind that behind them, there were forces, sects, and families. To ask them to give up these herbs was tremendously difficult.
Moreover, if the five of them joined forces, they might at least be able to hold off Shi Xiaole for a moment. By then, perhaps a Heaven Realm Martial Emperor would arrive, and they’d see how arrogant this young man could be.
"Ah..."
Suddenly, the five people who were absorbed in their thoughts screamed in unison, their hearts feeling as though they were viciously stabbed by claws.
"If you don’t leave now, I’ll kill you."
Shi Xiaole said indifferently.
"Kirin Sword Emperor, spare our lives!"
"We’re leaving right now."
Panicked to the extreme, the five of them scrambled away in terror, no longer caring for anything else, fearing that their hearts would be crushed if they stayed any longer.
The fifth piece.
The sixth piece.
The seventh piece.
...
Shi Xiaole sped up, frantically collecting the medicinal fields, leaving not even a speck of soil behind. However, the medicine garden was too vast, and despite exerting all his effort, he could only collect eighty percent of the spiritual medicines.
Sensing several presences stronger than his own approach, Shi Xiaole had no choice but to give up and chose a direction to dash deeper into the medicine garden.
Fortunately, during his collection, he had chosen wisely, starting with the most precious medicines. As a result, most of the rare and extinct medicines, long lost to the outside world, were now in his possession.
"This is mine."
"We each rely on our own ability."
The several people who arrived, including the Thunderbolt Emperor and the Ice Emperor, as well as an old man with inky-black whiskers, all had eyes that sparkled. They began to divide the spiritual medicines, oblivious to the fact that the lion’s share had already been taken.
When the five Void Origin Realm Martial Emperors who had been chased away by Shi Xiaole returned, the sight of the completely empty garden made them feel a strong urge to vomit blood on the spot.
"That bastard, knowing full well that others would benefit, why couldn’t he do us a favor and sell us some goodwill?"
"Ah, I’m so full of hate!"
The five of them cursed loudly, of course, only daring to vent their frustrations here. The circle of the Void Origin Realm was neither large nor small, with everyone’s relationships somehow interconnected. If the Kirin found out and came after them once they left the mountain, they would be in real trouble.
...
Shi Xiaole hastily took inventory and found that he had collected tens of thousands of spiritual medicines, all of them rare varieties within the Martial World. Hundreds of these were renowned in ancient times and were treasured medicinal herbs that had long since become extinct.
With martial skills, geniuses, and now these spiritual medicines, to say the least, Nine Profound Mountain was in no aspect inferior to the top powers of the Flying Horse Dynasty, save for the lack of powerful masters.
"However, cultivating these spiritual medicines is quite troublesome; we must find someone who truly knows their craft."
Nine Profound Mountain had no pure alchemists, a reflection of inadequate heritage; everything needed to be built up slowly.
Rushing through the terrain, the scenery on both sides blurred into the background as Shi Xiaole’s view opened to an endless lake of violet-colored water.
A rich and intoxicating fragrance nearly overwhelmed him.
"This is not a lake."
Shi Xiaole suddenly exclaimed in shock.
Under the distant, fierce wind, the purple lake formed thick, viscous ripples which then dispersed into countless fine particles—undetectable without his extraordinary spiritual focus.
"It’s semi-solid powder, not good!"
The sky suddenly turned golden, quickly covering half of the purple lake. Shi Xiaole could see clearly that this golden color was composed of countless bees.
Rushing into the purple lake, they stirred up the semi-solid pollen and surged towards Shi Xiaole, the strong fragrance slowing his movements.
Ching Ching Ching...
Instinctively, he pointed a finger infused with Sword Qi, penetrating only dozens of the golden bees. Compared to the vast swarm, it was insignificant.
If Shi Xiaole’s current strength could easily deal heavy damage to an Earthly Realm Martial Emperor, just how tough were these golden bees?
Shi Xiaole turned and fled.
He quickly came upon the Thunderbolt Emperor and the Ice Emperor among others. Surprisingly, upon seeing the spectacle, their reaction was even greater than Shi Xiaole’s, and they started running without even trying to fight.
"Kirin, how did you manage to provoke the Golden Bees?"
The Thunderbolt Emperor yelled hoarsely.
The ancient texts passed down in the Tang Sect had records about the Golden Bees. These creatures, now extinct, were rumored to have mutated under the influence of a meteorite from outer space, not only were they as fast as lightning and impervious to weapons, but they also always appeared in swarms, and even top Heaven Realm Martial Emperors wouldn’t dare to face them head-on.
Suddenly, the distance between the Golden Bees and the people closed in. Numerous Martial World individuals who had entered just then, still unaware of the situation, were directly stung to death.
However, this provided an opportunity for Shi Xiaole and the others. Unfortunately, they couldn’t find an exit and were unable to leave this place. Making a snap decision based on intuition, Shi Xiaole picked a direction. The Thunderbolt Emperor, the Ice Emperor, and the others also scattered in different directions.
Two hours later, Shi Xiaole stopped, hands on his knees, gasping for breath. He had narrowly escaped; had the Golden Bees surrounded him, his death would have been certain.
A certain suspicion deepened in his heart. Were the movement-impeding purple pollen and the extinct Golden Bees mere coincidence? If word got out, it would be enough to unleash a catastrophic disaster!
As the unease in his heart lingered, Shi Xiaole looked up. The smoky haze dispersed, and the sun shone brightly, revealing distant stone walls amidst the hazy mountain forest. He could vaguely make out engravings on the walls: images of masters in battle, landscapes, flying birds...
Suddenly, Shi Xiaole’s gaze locked onto something.
For he had discovered a wall engraved with a circular, three-petaled flower, its petals lined with ancient, mysterious patterns—the very Three-Life Flower he had been desperately seeking.
