Secondly, although the Spirit Fruit and rare treasures are precious, compared with Exotic Treasures, they are still far inferior. Using one’s means on them is a case of misplaced priorities.
Defeating that person and then venturing through dangerous land is too time-consuming and laborious.
Moreover, there are many treasures in the mountains. With these skills, it would be better to seek another location and acquire other treasures, even possibly more.
The treasures in this mountain are numerous, valued similarly, and there is no need to hang oneself on a single tree.
However, due to the conspiracy of the Demon Race, there are only a few people in the mountain at present, and with the vastness of the mountain range, it’s a difficult task to encounter anyone.
Gu Yuan plunged into the poisonous miasma and emerged with a slightly pale face after the time of a burning incense stick.
Shortly after, he dove headlong into a perilous place called the "Celestial Ghost Fiend," seeking an Exotic Treasure named "Immortal Fate Root."
This treasure can elevate the Root Bone Dao Body and enhance the flesh. It’s a treasure hard to find in the outside world.
After leaving the "Celestial Ghost Fiend," Gu Yuan went to another dangerous place called "Thunder Sound Forest," where he obtained a "Celestial Sound Bamboo."
This bamboo is an excellent material for cultivating the Sound Dao Divine Power.
With three treasures in hand, Gu Yuan stood in the bamboo forest, a contemplative expression in his eyes.
"Why does the Stone Liquid only show one opportunity?"
This question had existed since he entered the Seven Profound Treasure Tower.
In the display of the Stone Liquid, the stone book of the "Celestial Rainbow Scripture" only had one silver mixed with gold "Dharma Fate," and besides this, there were no other opportunities.
Yet since he entered the Seven Profound Tower Realm, to say the least, he has already obtained several Tier Three or Four Spiritual Objects.
Although these Spiritual Objects are not particularly precious to him, there should still be a faint azure light point present, especially the "Divine Dream Fruit," which, if used well, can allow Daoist Embryo Cultivators’ Divine Thought to break through from the initial stage to the mid-stage.
It’s a rare treasure of the world, a faint silver opportunity would not be excessive.
So why is there none displayed?
"Is it that because the Seven Profound Treasure Tower is someone else’s possession, everything inside belongs to the Master of the Demon Palace until he gives it away, belonging to the Marquis?"
"But if that’s the case, then why can the ’Dharma Fate’ be pointed out by the Stone Liquid? Is this ’Dharma Fate’ really referring to Exotic Treasures in the tower?"
"According to Qinn Yun, the Exotic Treasures in the tower are obtained from an anchored Ancient Battlefield, so they don’t belong to the Marquis and are ownerless treasures, thus they are displayed?"
Gu Yuan organized his thoughts, slowly giving an explanation.
But for some reason, he always felt it was somewhat forced.
The Treasure Tower has already anchored that battlefield; with the Marquis’s means, doesn’t this treasure undoubtedly belong to him, why should there be any contention?
"Alas!"
He shook his head slightly with a helpless sigh.
The information from the opportunity display this time was too vague, not even providing a location, completely different from before, leaving everything to be explored by himself, somewhat like the feeling of moonlight on water.
"Boom!"
At this moment, a huge noise suddenly came from above Cyan Mountain.
Gu Yuan looked up and saw the celestial vault above Profound Celestial Lake suddenly tearing apart.
It truly tore apart.
The sky "shattered" into a massive hole, revealing an infinitely vast pitch-black cavity, deep within the opening, a vague battlefield seemed to be visible, filled with Yin Qi, making one tremble at the sight.
"Whiz!"
As soon as the opening appeared, azure whirlpools suddenly surged in Profound Celestial Lake, rotating with extreme speed and emanating infinite suction, suddenly drawing toward the hole in the celestial vault.
In that vague battlefield, a silver Spiritual Light was suddenly captured by this boundless suction, swiftly passing through the pitch-black opening, heading toward the Seven Profound Treasure Tower.
"Swish!"
"Swish!"
Within the Cyan Mountain Range, numerous Escape Lights rapidly shot up to the celestial vault, crossing mountain peaks, heading toward the location where the Spiritual Light was about to fall.
Seeing this, Gu Yuan didn’t hesitate at all; since the matter had come to this, words were useless, better to seize this treasure before saying anything further.
As for Escape Light, at this time, Gu Yuan feared no one.
With a flash of Purple Mist, he crossed thousand miles straight towards Profound Celestial Lake.
But just as he was about to reach the lake’s surface, his expression suddenly changed drastically, revealing an extremely astonished look.
"White Dragon brat, five hundred years have passed, did you ever miss me?!"
In the pitch-black abyss of the celestial vault, a silver claw suddenly appeared.
The claw shimmered with silver light, as if stars were twinkling upon it. Just a single claw spanned several dozen feet, and its fierce demon qi was truly terrifying. Even from afar, Gu Yuan felt his scalp tingle with fear.
"You can hardly hold your position in the East Sea, yet you dream of refining the land with this cave-heaven technique? It’s utterly delusional!"
"But to anchor your true artifact to the ancient battlefield of the North Sea Realm, you really made it convenient for me to find you!"
Following the silver claw, a colossal beast, a thousand feet in length with three serpentine heads and nine crimson-gold eyes, clung to the "celestial vault fissure" above the Seven Profound Tower Realm. It leaped from the yin-qi-infused ancient battlefield, crossing layers of space, and arrived above the Profound Celestial Lake.
With its serpent tail swaying and its nine eyes glaring fiercely, the colossal beast roared skyward. The sound was like thunder, and in an instant, it shattered the celestial vault of the Seven Profound Tower Realm.
"Boom!"
The terrifying sound wave, with just one encounter, sent Gu Yuan hurtling thousands of feet away.
Not only Gu Yuan, but several others who were also using escape light to head towards the Profound Celestial Lake were similarly blasted away like ragdolls.
"What a lousy pocket world, do you think you’re worthy? Break for me!"
The terrifying sound wave resounded again, the silver claw swung fiercely, and an indescribably dreadful force erupted. The "celestial vault" of the Seven Profound Tower Realm shattered instantly, revealing the scene inside the Golden Hall of the White Dragon Demon Palace.
The "Marquis," who had been sitting calmly behind the golden tier, abruptly stood up, his expression extremely grave.
"Jiuze, anchoring your true artifact in my demon palace, what is your intention?!"
"Aren’t you afraid of the Dragon Court’s punishment?!"
The youth’s eyes no longer bore pupils, only a pure white expanse, with terrifying demon qi surging furiously.
In the Golden Hall, countless great demons transformed simultaneously. In the blink of an eye, what was once as peaceful as a heavenly realm turned into a lair of demons, the demon qi pressing down like dark clouds, looming over the palace.
"Dragon Court?!"
"A Dragon Court without a True Dragon can still be called a Dragon Court?"
"Our Land of the Ancestral Source of the East Sea, with thousands of exotic species, why should we take orders from your Dragon Race?"
The three-headed, nine-eyed fierce creature sneered coldly, moved its body, broke directly through the tower wall of the Seven Profound Tower, and suddenly charged toward the youth above the golden tier.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
As this fierce creature moved, outside the Golden Hall, in the sea realm, countless demon qi permeated, the sound of battle drums echoed, and an overwhelming murderous aura rushed forth.
"Not good!"
External changes now left Gu Yuan with no time to pay attention.
This turn of events, so sudden and unforeseen, left him completely unprepared.
Never would he have thought that the East Sea Demon Palace, guarded by a Tier Six Great Demon, would be attacked!
Utterly shocking.
What is that three-headed, nine-eyed beast?!
Just the aftershock of one sound wave, even from across the celestial vault, left him gravely injured.
In the air, he struggled to stabilize himself, but that sound wave had scattered his mana. In the moments thereafter, he was unable to channel mana, his body hurtling like a cannonball straight towards a cliff.
Though the physical body of a Golden Core Cultivator was not weak, without mana protection, such an impact could still dash him to bits.
"Transform!"
At the crucial moment, Gu Yuan’s thoughts shifted, and he immediately awakened the long-unused Cold Rhinoceros Dragon Elephant Star Spirit.
His originally frail body expanded rapidly in mid-air, muscular and robust beyond measure.
"Boom!"
Countless rocks shattered, dust and smoke filled the air, and Gu Yuan did not know how many cliffs he smashed through before finally coming to a halt.
And with this pause, his scattered mana began to slowly recover.
"Not good!"
But just then, there was a mournful sound as the shattered Seven Profound Treasure Tower suddenly exploded. Countless rocks, rivers, and spirit meridians burst forth, and above the celestial vault, within the broken "fissure," an endless suction suddenly emerged, drawing everything in the tower towards it.
"Escape!"
Gu Yuan was greatly alarmed, transforming into rainbow light, he sought to evade, but it was already too late.
The suction was like a black hole, or as if the gravitational pull of a planet was dragging on him. The escape light of a Golden Core Cultivator was utterly futile. In mere moments, everything within the tower was sucked into the fissure, disappearing without a trace.