Chapter 218: Intercepting the Lingzhi King, Elder Xuan’s Shock

The two Quasi-Emperors rushed into the rift recklessly and disappeared.

Zhou Chen wanted to continue the pursuit, but Elder Xuan's voice rang out in his Sea of Consciousness: "Enough, kid. If you keep chasing, my Soul body will truly dissipate."

Hearing this, Zhou Chen had no choice but to stop, helplessly watching the two Quasi-Emperors escape.

Silence returned to the valley.

Elder Xuan's figure transformed back into a phantom and returned to the ring. However, Zhou Chen could clearly feel that Elder Xuan's aura was weak to the extreme, as if it could vanish at any moment.

"Elder Xuan!"

Zhou Chen asked with concern.

"Cough, cough… It's fine."

Elder Xuan said weakly, "It's not a big problem, just an overconsumption of the remnant Soul's power."

Zhou Chen was silent for a moment; it was obvious the Ring Spirit wasn't telling the truth.

After a long while, Zhou Chen said, "Is there a way to recover?"

"Yes."

Seeing that he couldn't hide it from Zhou Chen, Elder Xuan fell silent for a moment.

"I need natural spiritual treasures to stabilize the remnant Soul. Otherwise… within three months, this old man's remnant Soul will completely dissipate from this world."

Zhou Chen's heart tightened.

Although he hadn't known Elder Xuan for long, the other had helped him many times; he was already both a teacher and a friend.

He absolutely could not stand by and watch Elder Xuan dissipate.

"Natural spiritual treasures…"

With a thought, Zhou Chen's consciousness sank into his Divine Sense.

The System's opportunity panel expanded, displaying the Opportunity information of all Cultivators within a thousand-mile radius.

Zhou Chen browsed quickly, and his gaze suddenly fixed on a name.

"Chen Yuze, Master of Tianling Workshop… In three days, at Tianling Valley, the thousand-jade lingzhi king!"

Zhou Chen's eyes lit up. The lingzhi king was a natural Spirit Medicine with miraculous effects on nourishing the Divine Soul; it was exactly what the Ring Spirit needed!

"Elder Xuan, hold on a bit longer. I'll take care of the Spirit Medicine."

Zhou Chen spoke with full confidence.

"I hope so."

Elder Xuan's voice grew even weaker; thinking Zhou Chen was just comforting him, he soon fell into a deep sleep.

Three days later, Tianling Valley.

This was a hidden valley, shrouded in mist year-round, with exceptionally dense Spiritual Qi.

The routes within the valley were complex, and since the location of the lingzhi king on the opportunity panel was relatively imprecise, Zhou Chen simply hid near the valley early on, waiting for Workshop Master Chen Yuze to arrive.

At noon, a streak of light landed at the valley entrance.

A middle-aged man dressed in lavish robes appeared; it was indeed Chen Yuze, the Master of Tianling Workshop.

He entered the valley cautiously, then opened a compass in his hand and began to input Spiritual Qi, constantly sensing for something.

Before long, he came before a cliff wall.

There grew a lingzhi that was snow-white all over, emitting a faint halo—it was the thousand-jade lingzhi king!

"Haha, it's finally mature!"

Chen Yuze was overjoyed and reached out to pluck it.

"Many thanks to Workshop Master Chen for leading the way."

A voice suddenly rang out. Zhou Chen stepped out from the Void Realm, striking Chen Yuze back with a palm while simultaneously reaching out to pluck the lingzhi king.

"Who are you!"

Chen Yuze was furious.

Zhou Chen ignored him and instead put the lingzhi king into his storage ring.

At that moment, the System's notification sounded:

"Ding! The Host has intercepted the thousand-jade lingzhi king, triggering a ten-fold return. You have obtained one ten-thousand-jade lingzhi king!"

Zhou Chen was wild with joy. Indeed, an even more brilliant lingzhi king had appeared in his storage ring, its surface flowing with the marks of ages. One look revealed it was no ordinary item—it was the ten-thousand-jade lingzhi king!

"Kid, you dare to snatch this old man's Spirit Medicine!"

Chen Yuze roared and charged over.

Zhou Chen waved his hand casually, a sword light flashed, and without even looking back, his figure flickered and disappeared from the valley.

Chen Yuze wondered why the opponent had fled so decisively, yet what entered his vision was his own familiar body.

Then, his consciousness sank into eternal darkness.

At night, Zhou Chen found a temporary Immortal Cave.

"Elder Xuan, wake up."

Zhou Chen tried to wake the sleeping Ring Spirit.

Elder Xuan's illusory figure slowly emerged, his aura even weaker than three days ago: "Kid, did you find the Spirit Medicine?"

His tone, however, was filled with doubt.

"I found it."

Zhou Chen took out the thousand-jade lingzhi king. "This thousand-year-old thousand-jade lingzhi king should be able to help you, right?"

Elder Xuan sensed it carefully, a hint of regret in his voice: "This lingzhi king is indeed good, but its age is still a bit lacking. With only a thousand years of medicinal power, I'm afraid it can only help this old man hold on for a few more months…"

"A thousand years isn't enough?"

Zhou Chen feigned surprise, then the corners of his mouth curled up as he said, "Then how about a ten-thousand-year one?"

As he spoke, he turned his hand and produced the ten-thousand-jade lingzhi king.

In an instant, the entire Immortal Cave was illuminated by a brilliant light.

The ten-thousand-jade lingzhi king was like a miniature sun, emitting an extremely dense aura of life.

"This… this is… the ten-thousand-jade lingzhi king?!"

Elder Xuan's voice was full of disbelief: "Kid, where did you get such a treasure?!"

Zhou Chen smiled without a word, simply handing the lingzhi king over.

Elder Xuan was so excited that his remnant Soul was trembling.

With this ten-thousand-jade lingzhi king, he could not only stabilize his remnant Soul but even recover a portion of his Origin Qi!

"Good! Good! Good!"

Elder Xuan said 'good' three times: "Kid, your Luck… this old man truly cannot see through you!"

The Ring Spirit smiled bitterly; it seemed that from the very beginning, he couldn't see through this young man, who always gave off an extraordinary sense of mystery.

Not only were his cultivation and Foundation incredibly solid, but his Luck was also Heaven-Defying. As long as such a person didn't die young, he would surely become a pillar of the Tianxuan Continent in the future!

The Ring Spirit didn't dally and began to absorb the ten-thousand-jade lingzhi king.

…

Sangshan Island in the Eastern Wasteland was shrouded in spiritual mist and ethereal Immortal Qi, a scene of a celestial Holy Land.

This hidden island was originally a pure land known to no one, isolated from the world. However, because a few Loose Cultivators who came here held a grudge over an unfair distribution of loot, they sold the news of the impending maturation of the seven-leaf soul restoration grass to various major forces in the Eastern Wasteland.

Little did they expect that before long, this news would completely ignite the entire Eastern Wasteland.

"Have you heard? The seven-leaf soul restoration grass is about to mature on Sangshan Island!"

"seven-leaf soul restoration grass? That's a legendary natural spiritual treasure that can bring the dead back to life and grow flesh on bones. Even a person on the brink of death can be revived by taking it!"

"All the major forces have sent people. I'm afraid another bloodbath is about to begin."

Teahouses, wine shops, and markets were filled with such discussions.

In just three days, the news spread throughout the Eastern Wasteland, and countless forces moved upon hearing it.

Outside Sangshan Island, hundreds of Cultivators had already gathered.

There were Disciples of great families in lavish robes, Sect Elders with sharp auras, and powerful Loose Cultivators with sinister gazes.

They were scattered around the valley, wary of each other, yet none dared to act rashly.

Because deep within Sangshan Island, there resided a terrifying Yao Beast—the Quasi-Emperor Realm Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast!

Zhou Chen arrived a day earlier than the others and was currently hiding in a dense forest on a cliff.

He circulated the Divine Concealment Art, completely restraining his aura, having no presence whatsoever, just like an ordinary rock.

Through the gaps in the leaves, Zhou Chen could clearly see the situation at the core of the valley.

It was an area shrouded in thick fog. Within the mist, a green Spiritual Plant was vaguely visible, its seven leaves like seven brilliant gems, emitting a soft emerald light.

It was indeed the seven-leaf soul restoration grass!

And beside the Spiritual Plant, a massive Yao Beast lay prostrate.