Chapter 238: Successful Escape, the Heavenly Heart Dao Lotus

"However, blessings and misfortunes come hand in hand; the auxiliary materials required for the heart of the world tree are even more precious."

Elder Xuan paused for a moment.

"The earth source strange crystal is replaced by the earth core source crystal."

"The Flame Heart Lotus is replaced by the Flame Dao Lotus."

"The moon-shaking gold is replaced by ancient moon divine gold."

"The Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Soul is replaced by the nether king ice soul."

"Each of these four treasures is a Heaven And Earth Treasure, rarely seen even in ten thousand years. The principle remains the same: after consuming the auxiliary materials, one must use the principles of the Five Elements' mutual generation and Restriction for Yin and Yang harmony to fully absorb them. Finally, just consume one Heavenly Heart Dao Lotus. As for that Heavenly Heart Dao Lotus, kid, I've only heard of it appearing once in ten thousand years."

Elder Xuan's voice became even more solemn: "However, while a solid Foundation allows one to stand higher, it also means one might fall harder. Using this as an Emperor Realm Foundation will likely attract an incredibly terrifying Heavenly Tribulation."

"Mm, that has nothing to do with me. I only have a World Tree Seed. Getting even one is already a stroke of immense Luck for my ancestors."

Zhou Chen nodded, feigning agreement.

Little did anyone know that at this moment, at Zhou Chen's ancestral grave, a group of ancestors had already pried open their coffin lids and were busy disco dancing.

"But with your Luck, kid… I can't say it's completely impossible, which is why I'm telling you in such detail."

Elder Xuan gave a bitter smile. "I don't even know what to say anymore. The heart of the world tree is a legendary supreme treasure. Even experts of the Emperor Realm would go mad for it."

"Elder Xuan, here's the question: where can these auxiliary treasures be found?"

Zhou Chen asked the crucial question.

"Hmm… right."

Elder Xuan seemed to suddenly remember something. "The most likely places for the auxiliary materials of the World Tree Seed to appear are the treasuries of the two great Emperor Clans of the Eastern Wasteland, the Flame Clan and the Ice Clan."

"Their treasuries definitely hide countless Heaven And Earth Treasures. Perhaps they have what you need."

"As for the auxiliary materials for the heart of the world tree… I can only say it's very difficult."

Elder Xuan shook his head. "The earth core source crystal is extremely rare. It usually appears in uninhabited earth-core lava. Even an Emperor Clan's treasury might not necessarily have it."

"ancient moon divine gold occasionally appears at major auctions, but the price is ridiculously high, and it also depends on Luck."

"As for the Flame Dao Lotus and the nether king ice soul…"

Elder Xuan sighed. "These two items are the supreme treasures of the Flame Clan's Jiang Family and the Ice Clan's Ying Family; they are almost impossible to obtain. However, treasures like the earth source strange crystal should be available."

"The supreme treasures of the Flame Clan and the Ice Clan…"

Zhou Chen narrowed his eyes, a dangerous light flashing within them.

Elder Xuan seemed to see through his thoughts and immediately advised against it: "Kid, don't do anything reckless! The supreme treasures of the two great Emperor Clans are heavily guarded. Even in my prime, I wouldn't dare lightly scheme against them!"

"I understand."

Zhou Chen nodded on the surface, but his mind had already begun calculating.

Emperor Clan supreme treasures?

Perfect. It would be great if I could intercept them.

After all, the Jiang Family and the Ying Family were already locked in a life-and-death struggle with him; stealing a few more things wouldn't matter.

Seeing that Zhou Chen still seemed eager to try, Elder Xuan warned him again: "Kid, you must absolutely not target their treasuries. Emperor Clan treasuries are guarded by Emperor Realm experts and filled with various killing formations and Restrictions. Barging in is just seeking death!"

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Zhou Chen smiled.

Know what he's doing?

Like hell he did! As long as he could rapidly increase his strength, Zhou Chen didn't care about any of that.

Zhou Chen was already starting to plan how to infiltrate the treasuries of the two great Emperor Clans.

—

Just then, a terrifying aura suddenly emanated from the distance.

That aura was so strong that it had actually reached the Emperor Realm Third Layer!

Moreover, it was rapidly approaching their direction!

"Not good!"

Elder Xuan's expression changed drastically. "It's a Burial God Ridge Emperor Realm anomaly!"

"An Emperor Realm anomaly?"

Zhou Chen's heart tightened.

"There's no time, let's go!"

Without a word, Elder Xuan grabbed Zhou Chen and ran. "The Emperor Realm anomalies of Burial God Ridge are the most terrifying existences in this region! This aura has at least the strength of the Emperor Realm Third Layer and isn't suppressed by the rules! Encountering it means certain death!"

The two turned into streaks of light, fleeing frantically.

But that aura drew closer and closer, its speed incredibly fast.

"Damn it, it's catching up!"

Elder Xuan gritted his teeth. "Kid, I'll cover the rear in a moment. You run first; I can still stall it for a bit!"

"Cut the crap!"

Zhou Chen took out a golden Talisman. "I have two Displacement Talismans left, one for each of us. Can they be used?"

"Displacement Talismans?"

Elder Xuan's eyes lit up. "Good, good, good! The rule suppression in Burial God Ridge has weakened currently; they can be used!"

Without hesitation, Zhou Chen and Elder Xuan crushed the Talismans.

Golden light enveloped the two, and in the next second, they both vanished from the spot.

Behind them, a dark shadow rushed over but struck empty air.

"Tsk tsk tsk, interesting…"

The dark shadow stopped in mid-air, letting out a low voice. It turned to look in a certain direction, a strange light flashing in its eyes.

Eastern Wasteland, ten thousand miles away from Burial God Ridge.

Golden light flickered in mid-air, and Zhou Chen's figure appeared out of thin air.

"Where is this?"

Zhou Chen looked around and found himself standing on a desolate hilltop.

"The transmission location of the Displacement Talisman is random. It seems I've been separated from Elder Xuan."

Zhou Chen frowned and took out a sound transmission jade slip to try it, but there was no response.

"Forget it, Elder Xuan is a Quasi-Emperor now; even if he runs into trouble, he can handle it."

He put away the jade slip and was about to leave when he suddenly saw a large number of Cultivators flying from the horizon toward Burial God Ridge.

Those Cultivators wore uniform fiery-red battle armor with golden flame emblems embroidered on their chests. They were the elites of the Jiang Family—the Golden Flame Guards!

"People from the Jiang Family?"

Zhou Chen immediately concealed his aura and carefully observed from a distance.

The number of Golden Flame Guards was enormous, at least several hundred people, and every single one had a cultivation of the Half-Emperor Realm or higher. They spread out across the outskirts of Burial God Ridge, surrounding the entire area.

"Everyone, hear my command!"

A burly middle-aged man hovered in mid-air, his voice like thunder. "The Old Ancestor has fallen within Burial God Ridge. This enmity is irreconcilable!"

"Immediately send people into Burial God Ridge; we must uncover the cause of the Old Ancestor's death!"

"Yes!"

Hundreds of Golden Flame Guards responded in unison.

Promptly, dozens of Half-Emperors formed small teams and unhesitatingly rushed into the mists of Burial God Ridge.

Zhou Chen watched this scene, narrowing his eyes.

"The Jiang Family moves fast. It's only been a few days, and they've already mobilized so many people."

However, he wasn't worried. Jiang Tianheng's corpse had likely been devoured clean by the anomalies long ago. Even if the Jiang Family dug three feet into the ground, they wouldn't find any clues.

Zhou Chen calculated in his mind, his consciousness sinking into the System.

"I'll bind a few people from the Jiang Family first to monitor their movements."

His gaze swept over the Golden Flame Guards, finally locking onto a few who appeared to have significant status within the Family.

One was a young man in his thirties wearing a magnificent long robe with a jade pendant hanging from his waist, currently directing others to set up a blockade.

"You'll do."

With a thought from Zhou Chen…

[Binding Successful]

[Name: Jiang Yuntian]