"Oh?"
When the words' sharing information 'rang in his ears, Mu Chen's sharp gaze practically vanished in an instant, as a warm smile surfaced on his handsome face. With a smile, he said, "Captain Lin Zhou is truly magnanimous. Mu Chen thanks you here."
Lin Zhou gazed at Mu Chen, who was cupping his hands together, as the corners of his mouth involuntarily twitched. He wanted to cry, but no tears came out. The fellow before him was simply even more frightening than Qiu Beihai and the rest.
Mu Chen waved his hand towards the rest, before gathering together. Even Luo Li approached with a slightly red face. However, there was still some embarrassment and annoyance within her watery eyes. The scarlet red on her exquisite face caused even Lin Zhou and the rest to be stunned for a moment, before hurriedly turning their gazes away.
"Captain Lin Zhou, tell everyone about the information you know. If it's really valuable, I believe that we can cooperate. This shouldn't be a bad thing for you guys."
Mu Chen's expression turned a little more solemn. He knew that relying solely on threats was a bad idea. Only a win-win situation would be able to make Lin Zhou and the rest restrain their disloyalty.
Lin Zhou was also somewhat astonished as he looked at Mu Chen. There were many people who only wanted to hog the information for themselves. It was rather rare for someone like Mu Chen to be so open and honest. However, Mu Chen's words made him feel a little more at ease. From the looks of it, the latter shouldn't be the kind of person who would turn hostile after obtaining information.
"This piece of information was obtained by us at the teleportation point." Lin Zhou laughed bitterly and said, "At that time, we were fighting with another group and smashed a mountain rock.
After which, a jade strip flew out from the mountain rock. The information recorded within the jade strip was related to an ancient ruin. "
Astonishment filled the faces of Mu Chen and the rest.
Was this even possible?
Weren't these fellows' luck a little too good?
"There are some routes on the jade strip. As for the ancient ruin, it should be located in the north-western direction."
"What is inside the ancient ruin?" Mu Chen asked in a low voice.
"I'm not too sure about that."
Lin Zhou shook his head helplessly and said, "This is all the information recorded on the jade slip. I'm afraid that we will only be able to find out the details after we enter the ancient ruins."
"Also, I'm afraid we're not the only ones who know about this ruin.
According to some of the information we've obtained, there might already be some teams that have discovered those ruins, and there's no lack of extremely powerful teams among them. "Lin Zhou frowned.
"It seems that a team from the Holy Spirit House has also arrived."
"Holy Spirit House?"
Mu Chen's eyes narrowed as his gaze turned much fiercer. "Which group is it from the Saint Spiritual Academy?"
If it was the team led by Ji Xuan, wouldn't they encounter each other in advance?
Lin Zhou shook his head again and said, "In any case, the four teams from the Holy Spirit House are extremely strong.
No matter who he met, he would be unlucky.
Of course, looking at the current situation, the team led by Ji Xuan seems to be the most powerful. If it's them this time, I'm afraid that we won't be able to do much in the ancient ruin. "
Mu Chen smiled faintly and said, "We'll only know after we meet."
Lin Zhou also knew that the young man in front of him was also not easy to deal with, so he nodded.
Then, he cautiously said, "Then, does Team Leader Mu Chen plan to cooperate with us and enter the ancient ruin together?
If that's the case …
How should we split the spoils? "
"We'll look after each other and enter the ruins. As for who gets what after entering, it'll depend on our own abilities. Try to be on the same team and help each other out if there's any difficulty. Don't be jealous of each other, okay?"
Mu Chen smiled. Lin Zhou's team was not considered weak. If they worked together, their strength would increase by a lot.
Lin Zhou and the others looked at each other and pondered for a while. Then, they nodded. This was a good idea to avoid any misunderstandings when the treasure was split unevenly.
"Then shall we move now?"
Lin Zhou asked urgently. They had originally planned to rush to the ruins, but because their tracks had been exposed, they had been delayed to the point where they couldn't leave.
"Before we go, it's best to get rid of your ranking. Who would rush to the top for no reason? Isn't that just asking for trouble?" Mu Chen shrugged his shoulders and smiled. "We were able to find you because of this."
Lin Zhou and the others blushed and said awkwardly, "It's alright, it's already fallen."
Mu Chen was a little surprised. He took out his Academy Plaque and saw that Lin Zhou's team had indeed disappeared from the top 16.
"The top 16 are fluctuating greatly now. We haven't had any points during this period of time, so we're slowly being eliminated." Lin Zhou and the others said.
Mu Chen nodded. As time passed, the fluctuations of the top 16 would gradually stabilize. However, the teams that could still remain in the top 16 at that time were the truly powerful ones.
"Then let's go." Mu Chen stood up.
Lin Zhou and the others did not tarry. After slightly reorganizing themselves, the two teams shot into the sky at the same time. Transforming into ten rays of light, they shot towards the northwest direction.
The rays of light formed from Spiritual Energy wrapped around Mu Chen's body. Looking into the distance, a look of contemplation flashed across his eyes. Although the "Great Solar Undying Body" that he had obtained half a year ago was abnormally powerful, he discovered that the requirements to cultivate it were abnormally harsh after some observation and research. Not only did it have an extremely high requirement for talent, it also required the assistance of three types of natural treasures in order to successfully cultivate it.
Mu Chen had once searched for those three natural treasures in the Spiritual Values Hall. However, he wasn't able to find even the slightest clue. He had even consulted Dean Tai Cang, but the latter could only helplessly shake his head. Those three natural treasures were too rare and hard to find.
Of those three treasures, one was the "Nine Suns Divine Ganoderma". It was said that it was a rare item of extreme Yang that radiated with endless brilliance. Within the Divine Ganoderma, there was a Divine Flame. Even Sovereign experts would not dare to casually consume it. However, once it was refined, it would be able to refine one's Spiritual Energy, causing one's Spiritual Energy to possess extreme Yang energy, making it tyrannical and tyrannical.
Even Sovereign experts would be tempted by such a treasure that could change the attribute of Spiritual Energy. Therefore, the moment it appeared, it would attract many Sovereign experts to fight over it, due to its exorbitant price.
The second treasure was the "Void Great Solar Fruit". Born in the void, it absorbed the extreme Yang energy between the heavens and earth. A matured Void Great Solar Fruit was akin to a blazing sun within a space, burning for a thousand years without dimming. As long as one could refine it, they would have the opportunity to cultivate the "Great Solar Body". This Great Solar Body was ranked 95th amongst the 99 Rankings of Sovereign Celestial Bodies. Although it was ranked last, no one could doubt its might.
The third treasure was the "Undying Divine Leaf". This item was even more mysterious, as it was said to be the leaf of the Undying Divine Tree. Although this divine tree was a plant, it possessed intelligence that wasn't inferior to humans, and could even be considered as a living creature. A matured Undying Divine Tree was something that even Sovereigns wouldn't dare to rashly provoke, not to mention wanting to plunder the essence of the leaf on its trunk.
Mu Chen had never heard of these three treasures before, with Dean Tai Cang being unable to give him an answer. The only thing he told him was that these treasures were hard to find in the outside world. However, within the Shattered Continent, if one's luck was good enough, they might be able to obtain some clues from some of the ancient ruins.
Hu.
Mu Chen gently exhaled a mouthful of air as he helplessly flung his mouth. This "Great Solar Undying Body" truly wasn't something that an ordinary person could afford. Wanting to gather these three treasures was easier said than done. However, such harsh conditions caused Mu Chen to feel even more anticipation towards the "Great Solar Undying Body" in his heart.
If he was able to successfully cultivate it, it would be a huge help towards the increase of his strength in the future.
Although there was still quite a bit of distance between Mu Chen and the Sovereign realm, he still needed to prepare for a rainy day. If not, when he finally managed to advance to the Sovereign realm with great difficulty, he would only be able to stare at the "Great Solar Undying Body", unable to cultivate it. This was something that would truly make people anxious to the point of burning with lust.
"I hope that I'll be able to find some clues about these three treasures in these ruins."
Muttering to himself, Mu Chen shook his head. Not thinking any further, he increased his speed, shooting towards the north-western direction.
The location of the ruins was rather remote. By the time Mu Chen and the rest neared the region, half a day had already passed. As the setting sun descended, its dark-red rays of light enveloped the heavens and earth.
As Mu Chen and the rest neared the region, their speed gradually slowed down, while their gazes turned towards the front.
In front of them was a primeval forest that was covered in a dark hue. Within the forest, towering trees grew densely. However, this primeval forest did not radiate with vitality. Instead, it gave off a strange and gloomy feeling. This hue caused people to feel extremely uncomfortable.
Mu Chen's eyes faintly narrowed as he looked at this region. Shortly after, his brows furrowed as he said, "Looks like the location of these ruins has already been exposed."
Lin Zhou and the rest followed her gaze and looked over. Sure enough, they saw that there were indeed some groups hovering in the air above this region. Moreover, there were hurried whooshing sounds continuously being transmitted from further away. This caused them to sigh helplessly. If they had not been delayed for such a long time, they would have been able to come here long ago. Now that more and more groups had been attracted over, it was becoming increasingly difficult to get a share of the spoils.
The groups in this region had also sensed the arrival of Mu Chen and the rest, causing vigilance to surface within their eyes.
Whoosh!
However, at this moment, their expressions suddenly changed as they looked towards the north with grave expressions. There were extremely boundless Spiritual Energy ripples sweeping over from that direction. Looking over, they could see that the sky was filled with boundless Spiritual Energy as several streaks of light flew over at lightning speed.
"It's the Holy Spirit House team!"
Someone exclaimed. His voice was filled with fear.
Mu Chen's expression darkened when he heard those exclamations. His eyes were sharp and cold as he looked in that direction.
Would the Holy Spirit House's team be led by Ji Xuan?
(It's still nine o 'clock.
Go write another chapter.)
(To be continued …)