Chapter 2735 - 2727: Sudden Occurrence

Chapter 2735: Chapter 2727: Sudden Occurrence

The place where the Big Boss buried the secret treasure is very far from where Yi Jue anchored, even more than two million miles away.

Because a flying boat from the Artifact Refining Path had already been used in the Amber Realm, to avoid arousing suspicion, Feng Jun took out his own warship.

However, the good thing is that Yi Jue had been here eighty years ago and was familiar with the distribution of forces here. Under her guidance, the warship avoided major powers and flew towards the destination.

Of course, they couldn’t avoid passing through some small factions, but Feng Jun’s warship was snatched from the Endless Sea. Just its appearance was menacing and not to be trifled with, so the small factions naturally wouldn’t be foolish enough to provoke them.

After flying for two days, Yi Jue’s expression began to turn strange, "How much further is it?"

"About a million miles or so," Feng Jun casually replied, "We’re already halfway there."

Yi Jue’s expression became even stranger, "Why does it feel like... it’s the Sky Demon Battlefield?"

Feng Jun was speechless. After a while, he asked, "Will it be dangerous?"

"Not necessarily dangerous," Yi Jue shook her head, but her expression was still a bit odd, "I went there last time as well. It’s very desolate. I heard it was a lava field before, solidified after the Heaven-Demon war, with almost no vitality."

Lava... that does fit the theme of where the Big Boss hides treasures. Feng Jun raised an eyebrow, "Don’t Heaven Demons dislike lava?"

"Most Heaven Demons don’t like fire, but there are exceptions," Yi Jue casually replied, though her brow also furrowed, "I’m a bit puzzled as to why the Heaven Demons chose to gather there."

Feng Jun understood, so he secretly contacted the Big Boss, "That place is a Heaven Demon gathering spot, your mess... confirmed."

However, the Big Boss didn’t care about his schadenfreude, but was a bit anxious, "The secret treasure better not be gone again!"

After flying for another day and a half, the Yin Energy ahead grew increasingly heavy, and Yi Jue advised, "It’s best to put Liu Yiyi into the Spirit Beast Bag. She’s only at the initial out-of-the-mundane stage; if she continues on, she might be affected."

"I won’t show myself either," the Big Boss used its mind to inform Feng Jun, "lest the Domain Consciousness discovers. Memorize this hand seal..."

In the past, it didn’t care about Domain Consciousness, but when involved with the causality-related Domain Consciousness, it had to be a bit wary.

The flying boat continued moving forward, finally reaching a pitch-black plain after half a day. The area was about ten thousand square kilometers, but the black was not soil, rather the hardened crust after lava solidified.

Interestingly, on these hard rocks, there were sparse plants, appearing fragile yet possessing tenacious vitality.

Yi Jue was equally surprised by this, "These plants weren’t here last time. It seems that in over a hundred years, they might be usable."

The Spirit Plant Path pays great attention to the ecological environment. Technically, she could collect some plants now, but doing so would make it very difficult for the plant population to expand. It’s better to let them thrive freely for a while first.

Feng Jun put away the flying boat, selected some points to detect, and soon locked onto where the secret treasure was located.

This secret treasure wasn’t on the black plain but about a hundred miles from it, which fits the Big Boss’s habit of hiding treasures—it wouldn’t hide the treasure directly in dangerous places, but rather choose a spot not far from the periphery.

In the next moment, Feng Jun began to form hand seals. As a series of seals were executed, the ground shook, and a huge box emerged.

As soon as the box emerged, a bizarre aura swept over, making the hair on one’s skin stand on end.

Yi Jue staggered, moving in front of Feng Jun, pulled out a defense talisman with one hand and activated it, while pinching a seal with the other, "Si..."

Before she could say "Gan Lin," the bizarre aura collided with her, and like a shadow, it passed through her body. Yi Jue’s body went limp and fell to the ground.

Feng Jun was terrified, but with Yi Jue collapsed in front, he couldn’t simply escape back to Earth. So, he raised his hand to pat his neck, proactively activating the Guardian’s protective talisman.

A white light flashed, and a layer of white mist immediately emerged from Feng Jun’s body, spreading rapidly at a visible speed.

Interestingly, this mist was not only white but also seemed to faintly glow, making the sky become bright.

The bizarre aura collided with the white mist, and in the next moment, faint shrieks were heard, with the surrounding space shaking and twisting violently, like boiling water.

"Oh no, it’s that thing!" the Big Boss couldn’t help but exclaim, "Quickly take out the Soul Stone, I’ll handle it!"

With a flip of his hand, Feng Jun took out the Soul Stone. Instantly, a giant shadow appeared in the sky, towering, resembling both a giant heavenly tree, a bamboo, or... a colossal wild grass?

As soon as the shadow emerged, the eerie aura screamed desperately; however, this scream was not a sound wave, but a violent tremor of the divine sense. Feng Jun’s sea of consciousness shook violently, as if it might shatter at any moment.

His head felt like it was going to explode, but the eerie aura was not comfortable either. The fluctuations in this space instantly multiplied countless times, seemingly creating visible spatial cracks, even slicing the huge shadow into stripes.

"Soul Confinement Art, hurry!" The intention of the Big Boss came through, sounding very hurried, "It’s a bit stronger than I thought."

"Senior, you finally showed some guts," Feng Jun’s head was about to explode, yet he didn’t forget to complain while quickly forming the seal.

Considering the extent of his headache, it was difficult to complete the hand seal accurately, but fortunately, the guardian’s protective talisman seemed to sense his distress. The white mist stopped spreading, and his sea of consciousness began to stabilize.

Once the hand seal was completed, the eerie aura trembled for a moment and was unexpectedly absorbed by the huge shadow.

The Big Boss’s intention quickly came through, "Quickly release Liu Yiyi and bring us to Earth... Remember to collect the secret cache."

It was fortunate that Feng Jun had previously stored Liu Yiyi, otherwise she wouldn’t have made it through the earlier ordeal.

Feng Jun reacted swiftly, releasing her and hurriedly retrieving the secret cache. A vast aura was already surging through the heavens and earth.

"Retreat~" Feng Jun pulled Liu Yiyi, and Liu Yiyi grabbed Yi Jue, instantly arriving at Luohua Manor.

As soon as he appeared on Earth, the guardian’s intention descended, "Huh, what is this aura? Is it the Heavenly Demon?"

"I don’t know either," Feng Jun smiled wryly, fortunate that it was nighttime at Luohua; otherwise, who knows how many people would have been alarmed, "A Nascent Soul Peak was knocked down in an instant... Will she be alright?"

"She’s fine, only suppressed by rank, which is beneficial for her soul," the guardian casually replied, "It’s also fortunate that this aura didn’t entangle her... Hmm, quite an interesting little thing."

"Greetings, Senior," the Yin Spirit Bigwig actively released his divine sense, "This is a soul split of mine, but... it seems to have a problem."

"Hehe, just a bit of soul sense," what kind of insight did the guardian have? After a quick observation, he understood the situation, "Induced by the Heavenly Demon, it developed its own consciousness... If it’s a soul split, it shouldn’t fall into such a trap."

Simply put, the Yin Spirit Bigwig embedded a soul sense within this secret cache to record its position for easier retrieval. This soul sense was discovered by a wandering Heavenly Demon, which then began to stir up trouble.

In other words, the catastrophe in Qingchuan was caused by this soul sense, the numerous demons attacking Qingchuan Realm resulted from this soul sense trying to amplify its own power, leading to countless cultivators suffering.

No wonder the domain consciousness of Qingchuan was unfriendly towards the Yin Spirit Bigwig—it was already commendable that it didn’t take direct action.

Of course, although the Bigwig is far from restoring its full strength, its realm is evident there. If the domain consciousness truly wanted to stir trouble, it might not achieve good results.

In fact, the Bigwig’s recovery plan included methods for handling soul splits and had successfully merged other Soul Stones, but this mutation of the soul sense was unforeseen.

The key issue is that this entity, in pursuit of its growth, caused harm to many cultivators and frighteningly strengthened itself, absorbing so much origin and extreme spirit that it dared to employ tactics before Jing Ling, nearly failing to suppress it.

As for the Bigwig not noticing it earlier, firstly, the domain was unfriendly, secondly, the Bigwig had withdrawn its divine sense, and the most crucial point was: this crisis originated from its own soul sense, which was easy to overlook.

All in all, this battle was won by sheer luck, although the confrontation lasted only about a minute, it was fraught with danger. Any slight mistake in handling or if Feng Jun hadn’t learned the Soul Confinement Art, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

The Bigwig had already understood the whole story and shamelessly stated, "Senior, my soul sense is extraordinarily fierce, and the karma is too heavy. I hope you can assist, considering Feng’s friend."

This was the reason it proactively reached out, whereas in the past, facing the guardian, it would hide in the Soul Stone and pretend to be dead, but this time it couldn’t withstand, pretending to be submissive and seeking aid wasn’t an option.

Feng’s friend... is he referring to me? Feng Jun’s mouth twitched slightly, Big Boss, you really are cunning.

"Hehe," the guardian coldly laughed, "Your soul sense even destroyed the protective talisman I made for him. I haven’t held you accountable yet, and you’re bold enough to make such a request?"

"Actually, I didn’t mean it, I’ve known Feng for many years, supporting each other along the way," the Yin Spirit Bigwig expressed distress, "Alas, this soul sense is beyond my control; it even wants to devour me... I hope the senior can see clearly."

"The immediate problem is, you want to devour it to absorb the origin," the guardian coldly stated, "If I assist, you’ll benefit... you even ruined my protective talisman, is there such a convenient deal?"

"I wouldn’t let the Senior act for free," the Yin Spirit Bigwig stated straightforwardly, "I have my own means of recompense."

"No need for your means of recompense," the guardian indicated indifferently, "I sense thirty extreme spirits within you, how many do you plan to offer?"

(Updated to, summoning monthly tickets.)