The jade bottle flew over and hovered before Mu Chen. He had only cast a glance at it, before storing it with a wave of his hand with a satisfied smile on the corner of his lips.
Although he couldn't make Kim Jung-cheon and the rest stay here, the harvest of 8,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid was already considerable. If he used those drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid to cultivate, he should be able to raise his cultivation to the pinnacle of the Sixth Grade Sovereign Realm.
"Brother Jin is indeed generous. Since that's the case, then please leave first." Mu Chen stored the jade bottle and looked at Kim Jung-cheon's group with his eyes narrowed with a smile.
The expressions of the latter's group were gloomy. Their gazes were filled with heartache as they looked into the distance. That was where the Treasure Beast had fallen. There would definitely be treasures there that would make one's heart pound with excitement. But now, these treasures had nothing to do with them.
Under the situation where Kim Jung-cheon was heavily injured and had lost all his fighting strength, it was already fortunate for them to be able to escape. If they wanted to fight for the treasures, they would definitely be powerless.
"Let's go!"
But Kim Jung-cheon was a decisive person. He knew that he couldn't do anything, so he did not put up any meaningless struggle. He viciously cast a glance at Mu Chen, before turning around and leaving with his teeth clenched.
Behind him, Jin Lie and the rest, who had unwillingness written all over their faces, followed after him. Today's matter was simply a humiliation to them. They initially thought that they had victory in their grasp, but it was actually turned around by a mere Sixth Grade Sovereign human brat.
However, since it was already like this, it was useless no matter how much they felt conflicted about it. Thus, they could only follow behind Jin Qingtian dejectedly and leave this area with their tails between their legs.
Mu Chen looked at the departing silhouettes of Kim Jung-cheon's group and his tensed body gradually loosened up. He was a little worried that the other party would fight to the death.
If that's the case, they would definitely have to pay a price.
"This Kim Jung-cheon is really difficult to deal with." Jiu You retracted his gaze and sighed.
In the previous battle, even Mu Chen could only rely on his aura to suppress his opponent.
Only then was he able to find his flaws and defeat him.
Mu Chen nodded in agreement. Kim Jung-cheon was indeed a troublesome opponent. However, Mu Chen wasn't particularly afraid of him because he never cared about those who lost to him.
Since he could defeat him once, he could naturally do it a second time.
This was not arrogance, but a strong confidence that came from the bottom of his heart. He was a true expert.
He would not be afraid of the past.
Although Kim Jung-cheon was considered a genius, Mu Chen was not afraid of him. He believed that he would be far stronger than the former in the future.
His physique had just broken through to the second level of the Dragon-Phoenix Sutra, and he had only managed to touch the surface of the power of the second level. The room for growth was astonishing.
Furthermore, Mu Chen's Spiritual Energy cultivation had also swiftly improved through the tempering of the battles. When he breaks through to the Seventh Grade Sovereign Realm, he would definitely be able to defeat Kim Jung-cheon.
It was just a matter of a flip of his hand.
Furthermore, he still had the Spiritual Arrays and the Self-Sacrificial Demonic Punch that he had a deeper comprehension of. Naturally, his strongest means would probably be the Battle Formation Master.
However, he required the support of a massive troop, and if the conditions were fulfilled, he would probably be able to confront any enemy beneath the Earth Sovereign Realm.
With such a powerful foundation, he would naturally not treat Kim Jung-cheon as a hidden threat.
"The wisest choice in this trip to the Divine Beast Origin was to cooperate with Brother Mu."
Han Shan sighed as he said in shame, "Along the way, Brother Mu has contributed the most.
Brother Mu, on the other hand, has contributed the most. We have really reaped the fruits of your labor. "
Along the way.
Indeed, the majority of the crisis was resolved by Mu Chen's strength. If it wasn't for him taking action, it would have been impossible for Mu Chen to deal with them.
If it wasn't for him, they would have probably fled by now.
Mu Chen smiled in response, then briefly pondered, before taking out the 8,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid that he had obtained and intended to split them. However, not only did Han Shan immediately reject it, even Jiu You shook his head.
In the Body Refining Pagoda, Jiu You, Mo Feng and the rest could share the Sovereign Spiritual Liquid that Mu Chen had obtained. After all, they had contributed to it. But this time, Mu Chen had obtained it through his own efforts. Not only did they not contribute, they were even saved by Mu Chen. So they naturally couldn't feel at ease about splitting it.
Seeing how firm their rejection was, Mu Chen no longer acted pretentiously and stored the 8,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid. That's because he had already decided in his heart that he would focus on the cultivation of his Spiritual Energy for the next period of time. The Sovereign Spiritual Liquid would allow his Spiritual Energy cultivation to be even better.
"Let us make the best use of our time to head to the location of the Treasure Beast's death. If Kim Jung-cheon and the rest return in dissatisfaction, I'm afraid that something might happen." Han Shan suggested.
Hearing his words, everyone's spirits jolted. Didn't they come all the way here for the treasures of the Treasure Beast?
Now that they had passed through all the obstructions, it should be time for them to reap the rewards, right?
Thinking about it, even Mu Chen had a trace of excitement in his eyes. Clearly, he was also looking forward to the treasures of the Treasure Beast. He had no idea if there would really be a Quasi-Saint Artifact. If there really was one, then it would be a huge profit for them.
It wasn't something that a few million drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid could be compared to.
"Let's go!"
Han Shan grinned when he saw the excited crowd. After which, he took the lead and led the way, heading straight for the deepest part of this gloomy basin.
When Mu Chen and the rest saw his actions, they immediately followed up.
The group of people flew over. Perhaps it was because the Beast Spirit tide had attracted all the Beast Spirits here, but the path in the depths was flat. Even if there were Beast Spirits that occasionally appeared, there weren't many of them and they were easily dealt with by Mu Chen and the rest.
Roughly half an hour later, Han Shan, who was at the front, started to slow down his speed. His expression turned grave as the deathly aura in the surroundings had already turned black.
The deathly aura was extremely cold and even the white flames on the shoulders of Mu Chen and the rest had become much weaker. As the deathly aura corroded over, it caused the circulation of the Spiritual Energy in their bodies to slow down.
The deathly aura here was extremely terrifying.
Sensing the dense deathly aura, Mu Chen and the rest raised their guards. With such a deathly aura, it could only mean that there was a powerful lifeform that had fallen here and its body had rotted, which was why there was such a deathly aura.
Aside from the Treasure Beast, who else could it be that could produce such a deathly aura here?
That also meant that they were approaching the place where the Treasure Beast had fallen.
Everyone carefully shuttled through the dark-black deathly aura. This continued for a couple of minutes before the dusky scene in front of them suddenly brightened. The viscous deathly aura also showed signs of dissipating.
The silhouettes of Mu Chen and the rest gradually came to a stop as they looked up ahead with astonishment in their eyes.
In the depths of the forest that was filled with the deathly aura and rotting, there was a lake that was so clear that the bottom could be seen. The lake was so vast that one couldn't see the end of it.
The lake was crystal clear. Not only was it not tainted by the deathly aura, but it even flickered with a lustre that isolated the deathly aura in the surroundings.
Vaguely, there seemed to be a powerful remnant intent that was guarding this place.
"This is the place where the Treasure Beast fell, we call it the Treasure Lake." Han Shan said as he looked at the sparkling lake with a blazing gaze.
"The Treasure Lake?"
Mu Chen was also shocked as he looked at the lake. He looked at the lake and tried to see through it. However, he was shocked to realise that no matter how clear the lake was, he couldn't sense the scene in the depths.
It was as if there was a peculiar power that obstructed all probing from the outside world.
Nodding his head, Han Shan waved his hand and a surge of Spiritual Energy poured into the lake. Instantly, a gale whistled on the surface of the lake, sweeping up huge waves that rolled.
As the waves rolled, Mu Chen and the rest squinted their eyes.
That's because they saw that when the myriad foot high waves rose, there seemed to be a white bone that was vaguely emitting a lustre in the lake. The white bone was so huge that it was shocking. Just a small part of it was roughly a thousand feet in size, so it was hard to imagine how massive it would be.
"That's the skeleton of the Treasure Beast."
Han Shan stared at the exposed white bone and said with a grave expression.
"What should we do now?" Jiu You asked.
"The lake might seem clear, but it contains the will of the Treasure Beast when it was alive. The moment we come in contact with it, it will definitely cause a backlash of Spiritual Energy, so we can't go in." Han Shan said.
"Then, how are we going to retrieve the treasure?" Mo Feng asked in puzzlement.
"Use your Spiritual Energy to control the gale and create huge waves to reveal the bones of the Treasure Beast. As long as we can come in contact with the bones, we will be able to use the bones as a guide to sense the treasures. Naturally, it will depend on our own luck if we can sense a powerful Quasi-Saint Artifact." Han Shan said.
When everyone heard his words, they instantly understood. So it turned out that they had to do this if they wanted to retrieve the treasure.
Mu Chen's gaze was fixed on the lake. Even if the lake had the ability to block his senses, he could still vaguely sense that there seemed to be some powerful and profound ripples in the depths of the lake.
It wasn't the existence of a living being, but the fluctuation of a Divine Artifact.
There must be a Quasi-Saint Artifact in the depths of the lake!
A smear of blazing heat surged from Mu Chen's eyes. But as for whether he could sense a Quasi-Saint Artifact and draw it out, it would depend on his own luck.
He hoped that he did not make this trip in vain.
Otherwise, it would be too regretful if he couldn't obtain a Quasi-Saint Artifact from this trip.
(To be continued)