Chapter 96 The Celestial Spirit Fruit, a Treasure from the Upper Realm
A group of elders are here, just to discuss letting them go and seize the treasure? And look at the ten disciples on the scene, two are at the Nascent Soul stage and eight are at the Golden Core stage.
Song Yin secretly kept a watchful eye on things.
This mission was illogical from the very beginning.
If it truly is a rare and precious treasure, sending elders would be more reasonable in order to snatch it back from others. Even if elders aren't sent, sending more Nascent Soul stage disciples wouldn't be a bad idea.
The Xuan Tian cultivation world is a vast world, not a collection of small worlds. The Xianxiao Sect is one of the five top sects in the cultivation world, and Nascent Soul cultivators are truly a dime a dozen.
Therefore, Song Yin deduced that the treasure to be seized in this mission was actually not important and was dispensable to the Immortal Cloud Sect, which was why they sent eight Golden Core cultivators who might be a hindrance. Of course, it could also be ruled out that the sect genuinely wanted to train its disciples, and was willing to use rare and precious treasures as a gimmick for this purpose.
All the disciples accepted the order, and not one of them refused the task personally assigned by the sect leader.
Shi Heming breathed a sigh of relief. He needed time to sort out his inner demons, so the sudden mission was good. Keeping him busy would help him suppress his surging inner demons.
The team was led by Han Wuyue, the eldest disciple of Lingpo Peak.
Two Nascent Soul stage cultivators: Han Wuyue, a ruthless sword cultivator, and Huang Chong, an inner sect cultivator who does not belong to any peak.
Song Yin lagged a few steps behind, standing side by side with Xiao Daiheng.
Song Yin whispered, "Your senior sister looks so cold and aloof, but she's really beautiful."
Ice queen, hehe, beautiful.
Xiao Daiheng also quietly replied, "Actually, my senior sister is a very nice person. You'll feel it once you spend more time with her. However, she can be hypocritical and unwilling to admit her true feelings."
Shi Heming silently watched the two approaching figures.
The mission was assigned, and the ten of them had to set off that very day. Time was of the essence, so they each went back for a short while before gathering at the inner gate entrance.
Team leader Han Wuyue: "We will teleport directly from the Xianxiao City teleportation array to Yujing City."
No one objected.
After the disciples had all been teleported away through the teleportation array, the elders in the sect's main hall had not yet dispersed, and the atmosphere had become even more tense and serious.
They were discussing other matters when news of the discovery of a rare and precious treasure suddenly arrived. According to the images sent, the treasure's radiance was ordinary, a sign that the Heavenly Spirit Fruit was ripening.
It was just that the Heavenly Spirit Fruit had ripened; the elders had more important things to do than that, so they naturally wouldn't make a special trip for it.
Therefore, an elder suggested that the disciples should be sent to seize the treasure, which would serve as a form of training to see if the next generation could support the Immortal Cloud Sect in the future. The sect leader agreed, instructing the elders of each peak to select candidates, with cultivation levels set at Golden Core and Nascent Soul.
Therefore, all the members of the team were at the Nascent Soul or Golden Core stage. Song Yin saw Han Wuyue, Xiao Daiheng, and Wu Jue, as well as Lü Ziya, the eldest disciple of Lingdan Peak, Bian Yuanling, the second disciple of Tianqiao Peak, Wang Miao and Gan Zhirou, ordinary disciples of Wujian Peak, and Huang Chong, an inner disciple who did not belong to any peak.
Most of them are sword cultivators with formidable combat abilities.
In principle, Shen Yuzhu could also participate, but the reason he did not participate was that Wen Zhiling was in seclusion and he needed to guard Wujian Peak.
"Haven't you figured out the exact location of the Primordial Spirit Pearl yet?" Sect Master Yan asked Elder Su Xiu of Xuanji Peak.
Elder Su of Xuanji Peak: "I'm sorry, Sect Master, the Primordial Spirit-Continuing Pearl is, after all, a treasure passed down from the Upper Realm. With my strength, I cannot calculate it. Perhaps my master could calculate it if he were here, but unfortunately..."
Unfortunately, the previous peak master of Xuanji Peak failed to ascend and perished when she reached the Great Ascension stage. Everyone believed that it was because she revealed too many heavenly secrets.
Sect Leader Yan: "It's alright, Elder Su, just do your best. But if you can't calculate the exact location, can you at least calculate the approximate direction?"
Elder Su: "I can confirm that the Primordial Spirit Pearl appeared in the Eastern Continent and did not end up in other continents."
Xin Huailiang: "The speed at which my pulse is drying up is not slowing down but is actually getting worse. I've tried everything but can't find a good solution. I finally managed to contact some seniors who have ascended to the upper realms for help, but the items they sent down can't be found. Sigh."
Sects with a strong foundation all have ways to contact people in the upper realms.
In order to ensure that the spiritual energy of the Immortal Firmament Sect remains abundant enough for tens of thousands of disciples to cultivate, and to preserve the sect's foundation for tens of thousands of years, they communicated directly with the previous sect leader.
In order to preserve the spiritual veins of the Immortal Firmament Sect, the previous sect leader sent down the Primordial Spirit-Continuing Pearl from the upper realm to slow down the depletion of the spiritual veins.
It is not allowed to pass things down from the upper realm to the lower realm openly; things can only be passed down secretly. Therefore, the location is uncertain, and one must rely on the sect's approval to find them.
The matter of the Primordial Spirit Pearl is of great importance and must be kept secret. The sect leader directly dispatched several elders with Nascent Soul or higher cultivation levels to search for it, as he was not comfortable entrusting this matter to the sect disciples.
When the elders went out, they claimed it was because they were in seclusion.
However, with many elders in seclusion, those with a discerning eye could easily spot the anomaly.
Some disciples within the Immortal Cloud Sect were unafraid even though they knew the elders were in seclusion, because with the sect leader in charge, they were not afraid of any petty villains attacking.
The Ten Thousand Swords Sect is a top-tier sect in the Eastern Continent, specializing entirely in sword cultivation.
Knowing that several elders of the Immortal Firmament Sect were in seclusion, they sent disciples who had long been lurking within the sect to gather information. The messages returned that they hadn't learned of the elders' movements, but they had learned of the whereabouts of several of the sect's direct disciples.
The Wan Jian Sect members pondered the matter and suspected a connection, so they ordered further investigation into the specific reasons for the operation. Unfortunately, they found nothing this time and had to give up.
Just as they were wondering if something big had happened, the disciples of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect in Yujing City sent a message back to the sect.
They saw a disciple of the Immortal Firmament Sect appear in Jade Capital City. Their target was Crouching Tiger Ridge, which was some distance away from Jade Capital City. After investigating Crouching Tiger Ridge, they found that Heavenly Spirit Fruit had appeared there, and it was almost ripe.
The Heavenly Spirit Fruit is a wonderful thing; consuming it can increase one's cultivation level by a major realm without any side effects. What's terrifying about this fruit is that there are no restrictions on its consumption. If a powerful cultivator undergoing tribulation were to consume it, they could directly advance to the Great Ascension stage.
Upon learning this, the Sect Master of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect immediately burst into laughter, "Yanxi, Yanxi, no matter how well you concealed it, we still found out about the existence of the Heavenly Spirit Fruit! Pass down the order to seize the Heavenly Spirit Fruit."
Elder of the Myriad Swords Sect: "Sect Master, which realm of cultivator will you send?"
"I suspect that the elders of the Immortal Cloud Sect who are in seclusion have gone to seize the Heavenly Spirit Fruit. I'll trouble them to make the trip. Once we retrieve the Heavenly Spirit Fruit and have the Supreme Elders consume it, our sect will have many more Transcending Tribulation and Mahayana stage experts to oversee things! Hahahaha!" The Sect Master of the Myriad Swords Sect envisioned a bright future.
Song Yin and the others were unaware of the Wan Jian Sect's affairs. At this time, the ten of them found a large restaurant in Yujing City to stay at.
Whether she was overthinking it or not, she always felt that Wang Miao and Gan Zhirou, two ordinary disciples of Wujian Peak, would look at her with strange eyes from time to time.
Xiao Daiheng asked Han Wuyue, "Senior Sister, why don't we go directly to Crouching Tiger Ridge?"
Han Wuyue: "The Heavenly Spirit Fruit is not yet fully ripe, and we are surrounded by demonic beasts. If we rush in, we will inevitably encounter them. Engaging with them too early will deplete our fighting strength, and we will be overwhelmed when others attack from behind."
Song Yin sat at another table, silently picking up food. She was really curious, so she sent a telepathic message to Wu Jue: "Senior Sister Han is the eldest disciple of Lingpo Peak, so why do you call Xiao Daiheng Senior Brother?"
While everyone else was pondering how to obtain the Heavenly Spirit Fruit, Wu Jue was drinking soup when he suddenly heard an unrelated telepathic message. He choked and turned his head back, coughing, "Cough cough cough!"
Xiao Daiheng: "Wu Jue, are you alright?"
Wu Jue shook his head: "It's nothing. The soup was too hot and I drank it too fast, so I choked for a moment."
Wu Jue glanced at Song Yin and transmitted his voice: "I call him Senior Brother because he's more powerful. I'm the only one on Lingpo Peak who calls him that. I'm the kind of person who calls someone senior sister or senior brother because I'm powerful. It helps build relationships, right? All the other disciples know that."
Song Yin nodded, "So that's how it is."
Little flowers bloomed in my heart. It turns out that Wu Jue called me senior sister because I was amazing.
"Would you like more fish soup?" Shi Heming asked.
Song Yin: "Another bowl, please. The food at this restaurant is quite delicious. No wonder it's run by a chef."
Shi Heming: "Before you finish the mission and go back, order more food from the restaurant, pack it up and put it in your space to take back with you."
When Wang Miao and Gan Zhirou of Wujian Peak saw that Song Yin needed someone to serve her soup, they secretly rolled their eyes in unison, and then pushed the dishes that Song Yin liked to eat in front of her.
After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Han Wuyue told them to go about their own business. She was going to explore Wohu Ridge again with Huang Chong, and she would gather everyone together the day before the Heavenly Spirit Fruit ripened.
Since it was Song Yin's first time visiting Yujing City, she naturally planned to take a stroll around.
Song Yin and Shi Heming walked side by side when Lü Ziya called out to Song Yin from behind.
Song Yin turned around: "Senior Brother Lü."
Lü Ziya: "We are now at the same level, so just call me by my name."
Song Yin: "How can that be? Senior Brother Lü is not an outsider."
Looking at the two of them, Lü Ziya sighed, "Ah, a few years have passed in the blink of an eye. You've both reached the Golden Core stage. When Shao Yangtian learned that you had broken through to the Golden Core stage, he threw a tantrum at Lingdan Peak for a long time. This year, he finally accepted his fate and started to focus on cultivation. But then Shi Heming broke through to the Golden Core stage as well. I guess he'll be going to become withdrawn again."
Song Yin chuckled and asked as they walked, "What does Senior Brother Lü think of this mission?"
Lu Ziya pondered, "It's a very important mission, after all, it's..." He stopped talking when he mentioned the Heavenly Spirit Fruit, and then continued, "Actually, at first I was very confused. To ensure everything went smoothly, they should have sent cultivators stronger than us. But after thinking about it carefully, the sect must really want to train us, so we must succeed in this mission."
Song Yin nodded, seemingly lost in thought.
Perhaps I'm overthinking things? But I should still keep something in reserve.
After walking for a while, the conversations on both sides of the street caught Song Yin's attention.
"Have all the elders really come?"
"They've really come! Now come with me to pay our respects to the elder."
Two white figures quickly left the street.
Lu Ziya squinted: "Are they disciples of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect?" He thoughtfully advised the two: "Be careful if you encounter disciples of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect. Ninety percent of their entire sect are sword cultivators. They are all a bunch of stubborn lunatics. In short, sword cultivators are single-minded. Don't play with them."
The last sentence seems to carry a bit of personal grudge, doesn't it, Senior Brother Lü?
Song Yin: "What does Senior Brother Lü think of the sword cultivators in our sect?"
Senior Brother Lü's attitude made a complete 180-degree turn: "Good! Very good! Excellent! Upright and honest! Truly outstanding!"
Song Yin and Shi Heming: ...
Dude, your double standards are so obvious!
Because the discussion about sword cultivators had stopped, they also overheard the conversation of the locals in Jade Capital.
"Recently, a lot of people have come to our Jade Capital City, including many disciples from major sects. Is something going to happen?" Passersby chatted on both sides of the road.
“My home is near the city gate, and I often see a lot of people heading towards Wohu Ridge. Could there be treasure there?”
"Absolutely. I saw people from the Northern Continent have arrived. Do you want to come with me tonight?"
"Huh? I dare not. I'm only at the mid-stage of Qi Refining. There are many powerful demonic beasts in Crouching Tiger Ridge. I wouldn't even be enough to fill their teeth."
"Tch, coward, if you Wang Lian won't go, I, Ji San Niang, will."
Song Yin only considered the two of them as a minor incident.
A few days later, not long after she went out, she saw a woman whose lower body was gone, her wounds a bloody mess, being carried into the clinic next door. The woman who had been called timid was crying her eyes out.
"I told you not to go, but you insisted. Now look what happened, your lower body has been eaten by the Snow-Treading Flame Tiger!"
Despite her injuries, Ji Sanniang still had a breath left. She weakly grasped Wang Lian's hand and said, "Wohu Ridge... there really is a treasure... the Heavenly Spirit Fruit that's almost ripe..."
Upon hearing this, the alchemist who was about to treat Ji San Niang in the clinic swiftly appeared beside her, asking, "Are you telling the truth?"
The news of the Heavenly Spirit Fruit spread like wildfire among the crowd, and some knowledgeable people showed eager expressions on their faces.
"Anything else? Where exactly is it located?" Someone impatiently pressed the severely injured Ji San Niang, even ignoring the fact that she was still receiving treatment. Apart from Ji San Niang's friends, everyone, including Dan Xiu, didn't mention treatment; they just kept asking about the whereabouts of the Heavenly Spirit Fruit.
Song Yin saw many of the onlookers begin to leave quietly, their faces showing anxiety.
She sensed something was wrong and immediately returned to the restaurant where she was staying, knocking on Han Wuyue's door.
"Senior Sister Han, something terrible has happened! News of the Heavenly Spirit Fruit from Crouching Tiger Ridge has spread!"
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Author's note: Song Yin: Let me interview Senior Brother Lü. What do you think of the Immortal Firmament Sect?
Lü Ziya: Good! Very good! Excellent! The number one sect in the cultivation world! Crushing the other five major sects! [Sunglasses]
Song Yin: What do you think of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect?
Lü Ziya: The Ten Thousand Swords Sect? A bunch of wooden sects, inflexible, single-minded, only knowing how to fight and kill, and they think they're so great. Most of them are sword cultivators, dirt poor. Don't ever sell them alchemy; they'll never pay back a hundred years' worth of debt… I @&-#@& (Birdsong and fragrant flowers) [Angry]
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