Chapter 220: Pulling Chestnuts from the Fire, Six Months’ Time

Someone cried out in alarm as the seven leaves of the seven-leaf soul restoration grass reached their peak brilliance, and a majestic aura of life soared into the sky.

"Seize it!"

Everyone went mad.

Temporarily disregarding their pursuit of Zhou Chen, a Quasi-Emperor from the Jiang Family performed a secret technique, transforming into a streak of firelight that charged toward the Spiritual Plant.

A Quasi-Emperor Elder from the Ying Family also sacrificed a Magic Treasure, flying toward the seven-leaf soul restoration grass. Simultaneously, other forces made their moves one after another, with various Divine Abilities and secret methods flying everywhere.

The Blue-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast completely went berserk; it let out a long roar toward the heavens, and a terrifying pressure erupted from its entire body. Majestic golden demonic power transformed into a gale, directly shattering over a dozen Cultivators into blood mist.

A chaotic battle completely erupted!

Zhou Chen observed calmly, not making a move rashly.

At this moment, he was completely hidden, having taken on the appearance of Blood Wuhen; he was waiting for a better Opportunity.

Finally, when the Blue-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast began its fierce battle against the Quasi-Emperors of the Jiang and Ying Families, and other experts were also locked in the melee, Zhou Chen moved.

With a single sword strike, he instantly killed the two Loose Cultivators beside him. He pushed the Taiyi Golden Light Step to its limit, and with a flash of golden light, he headed straight for the seven-leaf soul restoration grass.

"Don't you dare!"

The Ying Family Elder discovered Zhou Chen's intention, and the Magic Treasure in his palm turned into a streak of black light to intercept him.

Zhou Chen backhanded a sword strike, knocking the Magic Treasure away, while simultaneously reaching out to grab the Spiritual Plant.

Just as his hand was about to touch the Spiritual Plant, the Blue-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast's golden tail swept toward him.

Zhou Chen threw a punch with his left hand, forcibly tanking the blow. A muffled 'thud' sounded, and his left hand was instantly shaken to the point of numbness.

However, an expression of disbelief appeared in the pupils of the Blue-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast; this was the first time someone had been able to tank its attack and remain unscathed.

What no one noticed, however, was that at this moment, Zhou Chen's right hand had already firmly grasped the seven-leaf soul restoration grass!

"It's mine!"

Zhou Chen pulled hard, uprooting the Spiritual Plant and quickly putting it into his storage ring.

"Damn it! The Azure Lotus Sword Venerable got it!"

"Kill him! Take back the Spiritual Plant!"

"Kill!"

The crowd pounced toward Zhou Chen frantically.

Whether it was the Jiang Family, the Ying Family, or the various major forces, all of them now aimed their targets at Zhou Chen.

The Blue-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast was even more enraged; the vertical eye on its forehead operated at full power, erupting with dazzling golden light, intending to completely annihilate Zhou Chen.

"You want to kill me? Keep dreaming! Have you not heard that there is always a way out?"

A golden Talisman suddenly appeared in Zhou Chen's hand. It was precisely the one-time-use Teleportation Talisman bestowed by Dao Xuan, the Holy Lord of the Taichu Holy Land, which could instantly teleport one ten thousand miles away!

"Not good! It's a Teleportation Talisman!"

The Jiang Family Quasi-Emperor's expression changed drastically, and he frantically activated a secret technique to stop it. But Zhou Chen was well-prepared; he fully deployed the Azure Lotus Sword Domain, forcibly holding out for a single breath of time.

One breath later, the Teleportation Talisman erupted with brilliant golden light.

Buzz—!

Ripples appeared in space, and Zhou Chen's figure vanished before everyone's eyes. The Blue-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast's golden light struck empty space, blasting out a massive crater.

"Curse it!"

"He escaped!"

The various forces gnashed their teeth, but they were helpless.

Something like a Teleportation Talisman was incredibly precious; even if they had one, they wouldn't use it lightly.

The Blue-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast roared at the sky, its voice filled with rage and unwillingness. The Spiritual Plant it had guarded was snatched away just like that!

Rumble!

The Yao Beast attacked the surroundings as if venting its frustration, and another dozen Cultivators lost their lives. Seeing that the Spiritual Plant was gone, the crowd did not dare to stay any longer and retreated from Tianling Valley one after another.

Eight thousand miles away, in a hidden mountain cave.

Zhou Chen's figure suddenly appeared, staggering and nearly unable to stand. There was blood at the corner of his mouth and his aura was disordered; he had clearly consumed quite a lot of energy.

"Finally succeeded."

Zhou Chen panted heavily and took out the seven-leaf soul restoration grass.

This was the first time Zhou Chen had truly participated in a treasure grab like a normal Cultivator.

He hadn't expected it to be so perilous.

Furthermore, this kind of Opportunity snatching didn't count as intercepting, so it couldn't trigger any rewards. It was truly a loss.

"Forget it, it's too dangerous. In the future, I'll only steal Opportunities and not touch Karma."

Zhou Chen secretly warned himself, keeping in mind at all times that only by following the 'Gou' philosophy could he live longer.

Zhou Chen took out his storage ring and probed it with his Divine Sense.

Inside the storage ring, the Spiritual Plant still emitted a soft glow. Its seven leaves were crystal clear, containing majestic life force.

"Old Xuan, wake up. I have something good," Zhou Chen called out softly.

Immediately, the remnant soul of the Ring Spirit emerged. When he saw the seven-leaf soul restoration grass, an excited expression appeared on his aged face.

"This is… the seven-leaf soul restoration grass?! Good! Good! With this Spiritual Plant, combined with the previous ten-thousand-jade lingzhi king, my remnant soul can not only stabilize but even recover a portion of its strength!"

Old Xuan reached out with a phantom hand and drew the seven-leaf soul restoration grass into the ring's space. Immediately, the entire ring space began to vibrate, and dense Spiritual Qi surged like a vortex.

Old Xuan sat cross-legged and began refining the medicinal power of the Spiritual Plant.

As time passed minute by minute, the light around Old Xuan grew brighter and brighter. That remnant soul, which had been so ethereal it was almost transparent, gradually became solid.

Three hours later, Old Xuan opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing through them.

"How is it?" Zhou Chen asked with concern.

"Very good."

Old Xuan let out a long breath: "This crisis is temporarily resolved. With the nourishment of these two Spirit Medicines, my remnant soul can hold on for at least another six months."

Zhou Chen breathed a sigh of relief, but then heard Old Xuan change the subject:

"But kid, this is not a long-term solution after all. A remnant soul is ultimately just a remnant soul; no matter how many Spirit Medicines there are, they can only delay the dissipation and cannot truly restore it."

"Old Xuan, what needs to be done to solve this?"

Zhou Chen lowered his head in thought. The Ring Spirit had broken the rules and acted to save him, which led to the current situation; he didn't want this old man to go offline so soon.

Zhou Chen didn't like owing favors to others.

Old Xuan was silent for a moment before slowly saying: "Within six months, I must find a suitable Physical Body for Possession and Rebirth. Otherwise… even with more heavenly treasures, I will eventually dissipate, completely cutting off the hope of revival."

"Possession?" Zhou Chen frowned.

"Correct." Old Xuan sighed, "This is my only way to live. That Physical Body must have excellent Aptitude, preferably around twenty years of age, and the cultivation level cannot be too high, otherwise there will be strong resistance during Possession."

Zhou Chen continued to ponder for a moment and said: "Six months is enough. I will help you find a suitable Physical Body."

"Good, then I'll leave it to you."

The Ring Spirit smiled with relief: "By the way, there's still some medicinal power left in the Spiritual Plant; it's quite effective for restoring spiritual power."

As he spoke, without waiting for Zhou Chen's response, the Ring Spirit waved his hand and sent a green light into Zhou Chen's body. Suddenly, Zhou Chen felt his spiritual power recover at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his entire state returned to normal in a short time.

"What strong medicinal power!" Zhou Chen marveled.

"The seven-leaf soul restoration grass is a holy medicine that can bring the dead back to life and grow flesh on bones; restoring spiritual power and state is naturally a simple matter."

Old Xuan smiled: "Take a good rest. Once the news of this seven-leaf soul restoration grass spreads, I'm afraid your situation will become even more perilous."

Zhou Chen nodded, sat cross-legged, and began to regulate his breathing by running the Primal Creation Scripture.

Meanwhile, everything that had happened on Sangshan Island had already spread throughout the Eastern Desolation.

The news of the Azure Lotus Sword Venerable obtaining the seven-leaf soul restoration grass made countless forces search for his tracks even more frantically.