Chapter 1067: Celestial Lotus Milk

Chapter 1067: Xianlian Lingru

Huff!

Holding over a hundred glowing task jade plaques, Ye Chen couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

In Da Chu, he had never worried about money, but times had changed. As the sacred lord of the heavenly court and the tenth emperor of Da Chu, he now had to humble himself in Zhutian Wanyu, with no special privileges whatsoever.

Go to Youdu!

After storing the yao shou da'e in his storage bag, Ye Chen stretched lazily.

Just as he took a step, the entire ground shook violently, followed by a deafening roar that echoed through the heavens. The sound waves were so powerful that he watched mountains crumble in an instant.

Huang Jing!

Ye Chen furrowed his brow and stared into the depths.

The pressure was immense, but it came from a yao shou, not a cultivator. This meant that deep in the yao shou forest, there was a Huang Jing-level yao shou, and its fury must have been triggered by cultivators encroaching on its territory.

Escape ah!

As Ye Chen frowned, groups of cultivators fled in panic, scrambling desperately.

These cultivators were all injured and disheveled. Behind them, a surging sea of flames rolled forward, engulfing swaths of forest and leaving scorched earth in its wake.

Ye Chen's eyes sharpened as he moved his fingers in his sleeve, performing the Zhou Tian evolution technique.

There's a treasure!

Ye Chen murmured to himself, deducing that there was a treasure deep in the yao shou forest, though he couldn't identify it exactly. It could be a divine herb or perhaps a pool of immortal spring. One thing was certain: whatever it was, it was guarded by a powerful yao shou, and the cultivators' attempts to seize it had sparked a massive battle.

Fortune favors the bold!

Ye Chen immediately set off, heading straight for the depths.

He was suffering from hidden injuries and needed natural spiritual items to heal them. The treasure in the depths, protected by a Huang Jing-level yao shou, was surely extraordinary and exactly what he required.

In this foreign land, dangers lurked everywhere, so he needed to restore his peak condition quickly to face any threats.

Moreover, he wasn't acting recklessly this time.

Such a commotion would attract many powerful cultivators seeking the treasure, and his plan was to fish in troubled waters. Once he obtained it, he had numerous escape techniques at his disposal—his skill in fleeing was unmatched.

Little friend, you're crazy—there’s a Chi Yan Xiong Shi in the depths!

A kind-hearted elder called out, watching as everyone else fled outward while Ye Chen headed inward.

Ye Chen didn't respond and kept moving without slowing down.

Chi Yan Xiong Shi!

Ye Chen muttered the name, which reminded him of a distant memory.

It was back in Da Chu's northern Beizhen Cangyuan, when Yuan Hao of the Yuan family had a Chi Yan Xiong Shi as his mount. The beast had targeted Ye Chen for his pure vital energy and tried to devour him, but he had slain it.

That Chi Yan Xiong Shi had only been at the true spirit realm, but that was in Da Chu. In Zhutian Wanyu, it would be an incredibly ferocious yao shou.

Earlier, when he first arrived in the yao shou forest, Ye Chen had killed a Zi Yan Xiong Shi.

Though the Zi Yan Xiong Shi and Chi Yan Xiong Shi differed by just one word, their strengths were worlds apart—not even in the same league. A single Chi Yan Xiong Shi could wipe out a thousand Zi Yan Xiong Shi.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

As Ye Chen pressed deeper, the rumbling from the depths never ceased.

Along the way, he saw countless mountains collapse and vast expanses of forest reduced to ashes by the oncoming sea of flames. Perhaps due to the overwhelming pressure of the Huang Jing yao shou, most of the other yao shou in the forest were crouching low.

Innate astral energy, activate!

With a soft shout, Ye Chen enveloped himself in a suit of innate astral energy armor to shield against the rolling flames.

After some time, Ye Chen stopped and slipped into the void space, gazing into the distance.

There, he spotted a colossal beast, over ten zhang tall, its body ablaze with red flames. Every hair was like a steel needle, and its massive eyes burned with savage, bloodthirsty light, identical to the one he had encountered in Beizhen Cangyuan.

The Chi Yan Xiong Shi was roaring furiously, spewing red flames from its maw, each wisp carrying destructive power.

Surrounding it were nine cultivators, all at the Zhun Huang level. They attacked with divine abilities, barriers, and weapons, all aimed at the Chi Yan Xiong Shi.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

The battle between the Chi Yan Xiong Shi and the nine Zhun Huang cultivators shook the heavens and earth, turning the surrounding hundred li into a wasteland. It was no wonder lower-level cultivators dared not approach—the air itself was laced with dangerous red flames.

The Chi Yan Xiong Shi was extraordinarily fierce, with defenses and attacks that were overwhelmingly dominant.

In contrast, the nine Zhun Huang cultivators looked increasingly wretched. Though their divine abilities were profound, they couldn't breach the Chi Yan Xiong Shi's defenses, sending them flying chaotically.

Ye Chen focused his gaze on the area guarded by the Chi Yan Xiong Shi, his eyes finally locking onto a spring.

The spring appeared unremarkable at first glance, but Ye Chen's keen vision revealed its secrets. Beneath the spring lay a three-zhang-wide pool filled with a milky-white liquid.

Xianlian Lingru!

Ye Chen's eyes lit up, recognizing it instantly.

He had only read brief mentions of Xianlian Lingru in ancient texts—it was a rare heavenly treasure, a miraculous healing agent, and an invaluable ingredient for pill refining, priceless on the market.

In Da Chu, it was merely a legend, long extinct, and no one had ever seen it. Ye Chen identified it by the visions it emitted: bursts of multicolored light with white lotus flowers blooming slowly within the milky liquid.

At least eight or nine jin!

Ye Chen estimated roughly. If he consumed it, his hidden injuries would surely improve significantly.

Let's do it!

Ye Chen took a deep breath, shifting his focus back to the battle between the Chi Yan Xiong Shi and the nine Zhun Huang cultivators.

The Chi Yan Xiong Shi remained as ferocious as ever, taking on nine opponents single-handedly. Each blast of red flames forced the cultivators back, and its sturdy body made their attacks futile, unable to break through its defense.

It actually carries a trace of Qi Lin bloodline!

Ye Chen's eyes flashed with insight, realizing the source of the Chi Yan Xiong Shi's strength: a strand of Qi Lin bloodline in its veins, which explained why the nine Zhun Huang cultivators were no match.

Ye Chen withdrew his gaze and stealthily advanced through the void space, drawing closer to the spring.

Fortunately, this was Zhutian Wanyu, where space was stable. In Da Chu, such a fierce battle would have shattered the space, forcing him out of the void. This was his advantage—the Taizong world's Void Illusion technique excelled not only in killing but also in controlling space.

The Chi Yan Xiong Shi and the nine Zhun Huang cultivators were locked in an intense fight, focused solely on defeating the beast. Their goal was simple: take down the Chi Yan Xiong Shi together, and then divide the spoils, including the Xianlian Lingru.

Meanwhile, Ye Chen had quietly reached the spring's side.

The Chi Yan Xiong Shi wasn't foolish—it had set up hidden restrictions around the spring. Ye Chen didn't know how the nine Zhun Huang cultivators had discovered it, but he wasted no time.

He boldly broke through the restrictions and ruthlessly transferred all the Xianlian Lingru from the spring's depths into his Chaos Divine Cauldron, not leaving a single drop.

Buzz!

As the Xianlian Lingru was taken, the spring trembled and exploded with a boom.

The Chi Yan Xiong Shi halted its assault mid-battle and turned toward the spring, erupting in rage upon seeing its treasure stolen.

Damn it!

The nine Zhun Huang cultivators were furious too. They hadn't noticed anyone sneaking in under their noses to steal the treasure.

Roar!

The Chi Yan Xiong Shi let out an enraged roar and charged over, its massive paw slamming down from the sky.

The space shattered with a boom.

Ye Chen grunted in pain as he was forced out of the void, his insides churning as he spat out a mouthful of blood. He had underestimated the Chi Yan Xiong Shi—it had easily seen through the Void Illusion and pinpointed his location.

Die!

The enraged nine Zhun Huang cultivators also attacked, unleashing weapons and divine abilities straight at Ye Chen.

Shrinking Earth into Inches!

Ye Chen didn't stand there to be hit. The moment they struck, he used Shrinking Earth into Inches, instantly teleporting over five hundred zhang away.

Five hundred zhang was his limit here; Zhutian Wanyu's stable space made it far shorter than in Da Chu, where he could cover over ten thousand zhang.

Still, it was enough to evade their fatal blows.

Stay put!

A purple-robed elder snorted coldly and closed in with a single step, slamming down a massive hand.

Shifting Heaven and Earth!

Ye Chen silently invoked the technique, swapping spaces with a reef three hundred zhang away. He had long mastered this spatial exchange secret—his century in the space black hole hadn't been in vain, though he wasn't as proficient as Taixu Ancient Dragon or Zixuan.

Boom!

The reef that had taken his place was crushed to dust by the elder's palm.

Damn it!

The purple-robed elder roared in fury and pursued Ye Chen through the air, while the other eight Zhun Huang cultivators, equally incensed, chased after him with their weapons drawn.

Roar!

The Chi Yan Xiong Shi bounded across the sky even faster than the nine Zhun Huang cultivators, its steps shaking the heavens. It was the angriest of all, having guarded the Xianlian Lingru for over a decade, only to have it stolen by a human cultivator.

Boom! Boom!

The yao shou forest erupted into chaos, with continuous rumbles.

Ahead, Ye Chen fled desperately, repeatedly using Shrinking Earth into Inches and Shifting Heaven and Earth to dodge their attacks.

Behind him, the Chi Yan Xiong Shi soared through the clouds, spewing flames that formed a vast red sea.

Farther back, the nine Zhun Huang cultivators followed, their faces dark with rage, grinding their teeth in frustration. They no longer hoped to reclaim the Xianlian Lingru—they just wanted to catch Ye Chen and beat him to death.