Chapter 696: Duan Yao is Nascent Soul Stage?

’s go," Hao Ren said as he hugged Little White and turned around to leave. Lu L琳琳 and Liu 莉莉 followed closely behind.Not showing any regret for the numerous intermediate spirit stones they had just us...Chapter 696: Duan Yao Is at the Core Formation Stage

"Then let's keep this one,"郝仁 said.

The wooden bamboo ring, just like Xie Yujia's demon bow, had once belonged to an ancient cultivator. They could be used together quite well.

As for the red ring that Huo Ren gave to Xie Yujia, it could support a barrier and allow her to shoot arrows with ease.

"Mm-hmm…" Xie Yujia felt that having this wooden bamboo ring made shooting more stable and faster. It seemed she did need special tools to assist in her practice.

She put away the demon bow, then took out a Spirit Release Scroll from her bracelet. With the envious gazes of other cultivators as witness, she gave it to the cultivator who had contributed both his technique and wooden bamboo ring.

The others had at least managed to find rings for themselves. As a form of encouragement, Xie Yujia bestowed each one with a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Foundation Establishment Pills weren’t particularly rare in sects on the Sixth Heaven layer, but those refined by Medicine King Elder Ancestor were of better quality than their own sect’s pills.

Hence, these cultivators could manage to return to their respective sects and turn them in.

Waving his hand, Huo Ren got on the golden treasure ship which lifted off with him and Xie Yujia, returning to the valley.

The saying goes that a deity dragon shows itself but disappears without warning. These cultivators had seen Medicine King Elder Ancestor’s representative; they wouldn’t dare loiter at the entrance of the valley any longer. They quickly departed one after another.

Among them, the cultivator who received the Spirit Release Scroll fled the fastest. Possessing a Spirit Release Scroll meant their sect gained an additional Core Formation stage cultivator—the ring and the technique were useless to them anyway. If they could trade for a Spirit Release Scroll with these items, it was truly worth it!

Currently, all the sects on the Sixth Heaven layer were scrambling to collect rare medicinal herbs, as well as sending people around Immortal Vague Peak to inquire if Medicine King Elder Ancestor needed anything else. They would immediately notify their respective sects.

Huo Ren brought Xie Yujia back to the valley where those snow lions were already howling with hunger. They pestered Little White, tearing at his fur and even trying to crawl under its belly…

"Here, here…" Xie Yujia landed on the grass and waved her hand.

The snow lion cubs rolled over to Xie Yujia’s feet like a snowball, each one cuddling up around her legs in a playful manner.

"There you go…"

Xie Yujia scattered several pills on the ground and these little guys immediately scrambled for them on the grass.

Huo Ren gently patted each of them. He found that two had already reached Tier One. With Grade Three pills to nurture them, it was indeed easy to improve their constitution.

It should be known that Grade Three pills were not commonly available in cultivation sects; even elders didn’t necessarily take one every day.

The concentration of spiritual energy at Immortal Vague Peak was also far superior to where they used to reside, the Lion Cave on Heavenly Mountain. If their growth rate still didn’t surpass ordinary snow lions under these conditions, that would be truly useless.

Zhao Yanzǐ is currently tending to the spirit herbs, and when she sees Xie Yujia feeding the snow lions, she runs over to pet them.

The Golden Light Shield suddenly emerges from Hao Ren's芥子 space. It now considers this space its bedroom and can come out whenever it wants to or rest as desired.

The芥子 space is a type of spatial treasure that can store various items infused with spirit energy, but it cannot contain super treasures like the Golden Light Shield.

When Hao Ren sees the Golden Light Shield flying and spinning rapidly, he quickly sends out a sword beam: "Get out!"

The protective barrier of Misty Peak was just set up, and after several days of cultivation, the spirit energy inside has just become abundant. There's no way Hao Ren would let it be drained again!

The Golden Light Shield circles twice in the high air, somewhat aggrieved as it emits a few golden beams before spinning out of Misty Peak and charging towards the Sixth Layer Heaven.

Ordinary cultivators all want to keep their treasures near them; how often is someone like Hao Ren driving away such a treasure Hao Ren understands the nature of the Golden Light Shield. If it wants to escape, let it go, but if it needs to come back and help, how can he tolerate its mischievous behavior in his territory

He adopts an "open-range" strategy with Xiaobai; similarly for the Golden Light Shield, as long as it can be relied upon during critical moments, feel free to play around on a daily basis.

The Golden Light Shield explosively breaks through the barrier between Fifth Layer Heaven and Sixth Layer Heaven, rushing into the verdant landscape of Sixth Layer Heaven. It shakes its shield surface before greedily sucking in spirit energy.

After going through Heavenly Tribulation, its realm hasn't fully stabilized yet; it requires a massive amount of spirit energy to replenish itself, which is why it exhausted after defeating a lower-level Demonic Punisher.

Suddenly, myriad spirit clouds swirl in Sixth Layer Heaven, altering the sky and earth.

It's nighttime now, and these ancient ancestors practicing secluded cultivation at the back mountain sense something amiss and rush out to investigate.

A black object radiating endless dazzling light appears,瘋狂吸食著周圍的一切。

If Yue Yang and Hao Zhonghua were here, they would surely be astonished—it's a miniature black hole!

The concentration of spirit energy in Sixth Layer Heaven is visibly thinning to these ancient ancestors.

Just as everyone worries that all the spirit energy will be swept away, this black object abruptly stops sucking.

Pu pu pu... The black object suddenly starts spewing objects outward.

All sorts of rocks, withered leaves, soil... directly filling up a canyon!

The treasure emits dazzling light and floats back towards Fifth Layer Heaven.

This is the emergence of a spirit treasure!

The patriarchs on the peaks of each sect were tempted. The old patriarchs who had not yet reached the Core Formation stage did not dare to move, but those cultivators who had already recovered to the Nascent Soul stage had no hesitation and quickly chased after the shining golden treasure.Capturing such a spiritual treasure certainly carries risks, but if successful, it would be an enormous boost!When a spiritual treasure emerges, it is at its most vulnerable moment. The first cultivator to encounter it often becomes its chosen master!As the Golden Light Shield reached the fifth layer of Heaven, these tempted Nascent Soul stage cultivators also rushed toward the fifth layer.After absorbing sufficient essence energy, the speed of the Golden Light Shield was extremely fast, and even the patriarchs on the sixth layer of Heaven were doing their utmost to catch up.The vast majority of cultivators never see a spiritual treasure in their lifetimes. Now that they had encountered this opportunity, if they managed to capture the spiritual treasure, their future cultivation paths would be completely different; not only would their sect become firmly established as the top sect on the sixth layer of Heaven and gain abundant cultivation resources, but they might even have a chance to break through to the Spirit Transformation stage!The Golden Light Shield spun rapidly before suddenly disappearing into a valley.As these old patriarchs were about to rush over, they suddenly recognized this terrain. After a moment of realization, they quickly stopped their advance… This was Old Ancestor Medicine King's Mysterious Peak!This spiritual treasure turned out to be an item belonging to the Medicine King Patriarch! It had come here to absorb essence energy from the sixth layer of Heaven.The old patriarchs on the sixth layer circled around Mysterious Peak for a while before dispersing.If it were any other Nascent Soul stage patriarch releasing a spiritual treasure to absorb essence energy from the sixth layer, these old patriarchs would certainly unite and force that patriarch to hand over the spiritual treasure.But the Medicine King Patriarch… How could they provoke him!After chasing around in the middle of the night, all they could do now was leave in disappointment.Meanwhile, the Golden Light Shield, with its surface shining a golden glow on black, comfortably entered the valley and lazily rested against a rock.Following Hao Ren really allowed them to live an easy life. Otherwise, if it had greedily absorbed essence energy from the sixth layer of Heaven, those Nascent Soul stage patriarchs would have chased after it until dawn—they might even possess some formidable powers when united.Now that it had hidden in Hao Ren's valley, no Nascent Soul stage old patriarch dared to follow… Phew!The Golden Light Shield exhaled a large amount of essence energy and began converting the treasure soul it had collected from the Evil-Subduing Cudgel. If it could fully integrate this new soul, its golden light attacks would gain the ability to destroy other treasures—making it even more powerful.Such a treasure that can connect with spiritual nature must strive for improvement; otherwise, when encountering a more powerful item, it might be instantly destroyed by the other party.In this regard, the Golden Light Shield was much more proactive than Little White.Hao Ren looked at the blackened and rusty-looking Golden Light Shield. From his Spatial Pocket Dimension (芥子空間), he took out the Magic Cloth Scroll and handed the piece of paper with instructions on controlling it to Xie Yujia. "You can study this when you have time.

"Oh..." Xie Yujia took the very light "white cloth" and then looked down at the paper piece given to her by Hao Ren.

In one go, Hao Ren gave her three treasures. Including the demon bow he had previously given her, she now had a set of four treasures.

If I were still as weak as before, I would be letting Hao Ren down. Xie Yujia held on to the Wish-Bestowing Cloth and gritted her teeth, determined not to hold Hao Ren back.

"Purple Azalea, are you about to break through" Hao Ren saw Zhao Yanzi half-squatting in the grass playing with the snow lion cubs and asked her.

Given Purple Azalea's temperament, she was only enthusiastic for a short while when it came to cultivation. Especially now that the gap between her and Xie Yujia had widened, she had even less motivation.

"I know!" Zhao Yanzi jumped up. She saw Hao Ren giving Xie Yujia a piece of white cloth. Even though she felt that this piece of white cloth wasn’t worth much, it still made her feel a little uncomfortable.

"Duan Yao has already reached the Core Formation stage," Hao Ren said.

"Core Formation stage…" Zhao Yanzi froze for a moment and then suddenly frowned. "Who are you trying to fool!"

Back when Duan Yao left Hao Ren's home, she was only at the initial phase of the Core Formation realm. In just a few days, Zhao Yanzi wouldn't believe that Duan Yao had reached the Core Formation stage!

Xie Yujia, who was standing nearby, was startled when she heard Hao Ren say that Duan Yao had already reached the Core Formation stage. However, her mind was sharp and more suspicious than Zhao Yanzi's; if Duan Yao had already followed Princess Zhen to leave, how did Hao Ren know about Duan Yao’s situation

Hao Ren wouldn’t believe it himself unless he saw with his own eyes that Duan Yao had reached the Core Formation stage. Right now, he really hoped that Duan Yao would come back to land once again to give Zhao Yanzi a shock and prove that what he said was true.

Thinking of how Duan Yao could make even Great Demon King lose his soul and spirit, Hao Ren still felt that her aura was extraordinary.

If I don’t hurry up and cultivate harder, it’s possible that I might not even be able to defeat Duan Yao.

"Alright! I’m going to start cultivating in order to break through my realm!"

Zhao Yanzi didn't believe that Duan Yao had reached the Core Formation stage, but hearing Hao Ren mention her made her feel a little more competitive.

She ate with Zhao Kuo and was pointed in the right direction by him, giving her confidence to break through to the Core Formation realm. Thinking about how Duan Yao was at the Core Formation level while she was still at the Foundation Establishment stage, Zhao Yanzi felt that she had to catch up to Duan Yao.

"Huhu… Nephewie is so concerned for my disciple; are you planning on kidnapping Yaohua" Princess Zhen's voice suddenly rang out from high in the valley.

The barrier was suddenly torn open, and Princess Zhen landed steadily with her frosty-faced Duan Yao onto the grassland of the valley.

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