Chapter 500 - 498: I Want to Sleep With It

"You’re right. This high-grade Celestial Spirit Fruit is mine!"

Wu Ye appeared from the other side, flying directly toward the Celestial Spirit Fruit!

He had been eyeing Luo Tian ever since he entered this place.

The moment he discovered the Celestial Spirit Fruit, he couldn’t wait to make his move.

This was a cultivation treasure that could advance even a Celestial Pool Realm cultivator’s progress! For someone in the Earth Element Realm, its effects were doubled!

If he refined this Celestial Spirit Fruit into a Celestial Spirit Pill, it would be enough for his cultivation to break through directly to the Earth Element Realm Eighth Layer!

As for why Wu Ye was targeting Luo Tian!

He simply wanted to snatch the treasure that Luo Tian had his eyes on! To wash away his past humiliation!

And if possible, kill Luo Tian while he was at it!

Disputes over treasures were common, and he believed that even Lü Hongyi wouldn’t care too much if Luo Tian died.

"You’re overthinking things!"

Luo Tian said calmly.

SWISH!

His figure transformed into a graceful wisp of wind, swiftly surpassing Wu Ye and plucking the "Celestial Spirit Fruit" a step ahead of him!

Wu Ye’s expression darkened!

After the last trial at the Sea Demon Palace ended, he had devoted himself to cultivation.

He never expected that after all this time, he still hadn’t left Luo Tian in the dust. The Body Technique Luo Tian had just displayed was extraordinary!

"Hand it over!"

Wu Ye’s face was ice-cold. A faint light flickered in his palm, and the surroundings plunged into a gloomy, eerie darkness.

"If you have what it takes, come and get it yourself!"

Luo Tian couldn’t be bothered with Wu Ye and prepared to look for other treasures.

"Luo Tian, you asked for this!"

Wu Ye roared.

With a wave of his arm, a majestic, pitch-black True Essence erupted, forming a massive, ferocious black claw that carried an aura of bone-chilling decay!

The nearby flowers and grass instantly withered and rotted, and even the stones began to decay.

"That day, you used a despicable trick to steal first place from me. Today, it’s time for you to pay for your crimes!"

Wu Ye sneered ferociously, feeling an incredible sense of catharsis as if he were finally about to wash away his shame.

"Get lost!"

Luo Tian’s expression was cold as he suddenly spun around!

A silver light rippled from his arm as he unleashed a Palm Force that surged like a tidal wave, instantly striking the Palm Technique Wu Ye had deployed.

BANG!

The two palms collided violently. Cracks immediately appeared on the pitch-black claw Wu Ye had conjured, and then it shattered and collapsed.

Luo Tian’s powerful and ferocious palm strike continued onward, crushing everything in its path!

"Impossible!"

Wu Ye’s expression changed drastically.

He had spent years in secluded cultivation, and his strength had grown immensely. Facing Luo Tian again, he should have been the one to crush him.

Yet now, his powerful palm strike had been effortlessly crushed by Luo Tian!

BANG! PTHOO!

Wu Ye was thrown back more than twenty meters, crashing to the ground and spitting out a mouthful of blood, his face a mask of shocked bewilderment!

’How could Luo Tian’s strength have increased so much?’

He had been cultivating at the Sea Demon Palace all this time, while Luo Tian had only arrived at the Tai Yuan Sect within the last year.

"Junior Wu, what happened to you?"

A disciple from the Sea Demon Palace at the Earth Element Realm Eighth Layer came running over.

Wu Ye was a young genius highly regarded by the Sea Demon Palace. His master held a significant position there and had instructed them to look after Wu Ye as much as possible during this trip.

"Brother Chen, this man stole my Celestial Spirit Fruit."

Wu Ye said viciously.

This Brother Chen was a powerful disciple from the Sea Demon Palace at the Earth Element Realm Eighth Layer!

"What audacity! Die!"

The expression of this Earth Element Realm Eighth Layer disciple from the Sea Demon Palace turned severe. Without another word, he attacked, looking as if he intended to take Luo Tian’s life!

BOOM!

Green True Essence surged from his body like a roiling tide. As he thrust his palm forward, it transformed into a massive, deep-green Palm Light. A cold, oppressive aura enveloped the area!

This Earth Element Realm Eighth Layer disciple from the Sea Demon Palace was several times stronger than Wu Ye!

"Are you guys done being annoying?"

Luo Tian looked impatient and abruptly struck out with his palm!

This time, he used his full power, even channeling thirty percent of his Divine Vein Cold Power.

The void trembled. Azure waves rolled forth as a freezing chill spread, and a vast, heavy Palm Light shot out!

BANG!

The massive, deep-green Palm Light shattered in an instant, and the Earth Element Realm Eighth Layer disciple from the Sea Demon Palace was sent flying, crashing down next to Wu Ye.

"Brother Chen!"

Wu Ye stared in stunned disbelief at the Brother Chen beside him. He, too, had been defeated by Luo Tian in a single palm strike!

’Just what has Luo Tian been through? How could his strength have improved so terrifyingly!’

"Don’t bother me again!"

Luo Tian’s dark, icy eyes swept over the two of them before he quickly departed.

"How could this happen! All my years of arduous cultivation were so that one day, I could wash away my shame..."

But in the end, when he encountered Luo Tian again, he couldn’t even withstand a single move!

Wu Ye’s face was a mask of madness, indignation, and helplessness.

...

After dealing with the two disciples from the Sea Demon Palace with lightning speed, Luo Tian continued to search for Spiritual Materials.

He took everything that was of decent quality, refusing nothing.

He could give some of the rarer, near-extinct ones to Elder Lu.

As for what he couldn’t use himself, he could use it to recharge the Celestial Book.

In just half an incense stick’s time,

Luo Tian had harvested a large amount of Spiritual Materials, with a total value of over two hundred thousand Spiritual Essence Coins.

SWOOSH!

His gaze fixed on a red palace as he murmured, "There’s a faint energy fluctuation over there..."

Moreover, this red palace was relatively well-preserved compared to the other places.

"CAW CAW CAW!"

Just then, the Crow flew over as well.

"Ugly Bird, there are no treasures here. Why don’t you go check other places? We’ll be more efficient if we split up."

Luo Tian asked tentatively.

"You’re lying!"

The Crow immediately shrieked, refusing to leave.

A smile touched Luo Tian’s lips. He was now certain that there was a valuable treasure inside this red palace.

Pushing open the palace doors,

Luo Tian saw at a glance that on the windowsill were three potted plants—all of them were Thousand-leaf Wandering Dragon Grass!

Judging by their color and size, they surpassed the one Lü Hongyi had obtained before!

’Thousand-leaf Wandering Dragon Grass can nourish the Martial Vein. Perhaps it will be beneficial for my Divine Vein as well!’

Luo Tian’s face lit up with pleasant surprise.

Furthermore, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi inside this palace was clearly much richer, and the interior decor was distinctly different from the other halls.

Besides the Thousand-leaf Wandering Dragon Grass that he could see at a glance, there were definitely other valuable treasures here.

"I want two stalks!"

the Crow squawked as well.

The man and bird were just about to rush in.

Luo Tian’s Creation Technique suddenly sent him a strong warning of crisis.

"Stop!"

Just then, a majestic, thunderous reprimand echoed out!

SWOOSH!

A man, two zhang tall and covered in golden hair, flew over!

He was the leader of this Hundred Beasts Pirate Gang, with a cultivation at the Half-step Celestial Pool Realm!

Before Lü Hongyi arrived, the golden-haired man and the silver-robed woman from the Sea Demon Palace were the main force fighting the Celestial Level Black Gold Spider.

His strength was immense, and he was even ranked in the top thirty of the Earth List!

"We discovered this first!"

the Crow cried out in dissatisfaction.

"You already took the Demon Core and Heart Essence earlier. The treasures here belong to me!"

the golden-haired man said domineeringly.

The only one he truly feared was Lü Hongyi; he looked down on everyone else!

"Alright, be my guest."

Luo Tian took a few steps back.

A Half-step Celestial Pool Realm cultivator was not someone he could contend with at his current stage.

"Good, you know your place. After I’m done looting, I’ll leave some scraps for you."

The golden-haired man grinned and strode into the red palace!

Meanwhile, Luo Tian and the Crow exchanged a glance and quietly retreated further!

"Three stalks of Thousand-leaf Wandering Dragon Grass?"

The golden-haired man also saw the three potted plants, a look of pleasant surprise on his face.

But the next instant!

"Not good... what is that... AHH!"

BANG!

A loud explosion, accompanied by the golden-haired man’s scream, rang out!

The next moment,

the golden-haired man was sent flying backward, a bloody wound on his chest.

"Brother Jinmao, what happened inside?"

Luo Tian asked.

’Brother Jinmao?’

Hearing this, the golden-haired man’s face twitched. He almost burst with anger, nearly aggravating his injuries.

Just then, a sharp, melodious birdsong rang out!

WHOOSH!

From within the red hall, a phantom-like, iridescent blur of light flew out, carrying with it a terrifying fluctuation of True Essence.

The surrounding world was illuminated in brilliant, dazzling colors as an invisible storm gathered.

The iridescent blur of light instantly became ethereal and illusory, its speed as fast as lightning!

"Not good!"

The hair on the golden-haired man’s body stood on end as he sensed a strong crisis.

He had no time to retreat. True Essence erupted from his body as he focused all his power to form a True Essence Shield!

TING! CHH! BANG!

With a crisp sound, the True Essence Shield shattered, and a bloody gash was left on the golden-haired man’s shoulder.

Luo Tian extended his Spiritual Sense and locked onto the blur of light, finally getting a clear look at its true form!

It was a Tri-colored Finch, elegant and aloof. A vicious, cold light shone from its green pupils.

It floated in the air, exuding an invisible, heavy pressure that suppressed the entire area!

This was actually a Celestial Level Demon Beast, even stronger than the Celestial Level Black Gold Spider from before!

In fact,

before entering the red palace, his Creation Technique had sent a strong warning, which was why Luo Tian had guessed there was danger inside and decisively let the golden-haired man scout the path.

Even with his cultivation at the Half-step Celestial Pool Realm, the golden-haired man had ended up in such a miserable state.

If Luo Tian had rushed in first, his fate would have been even worse.

SCREEE!

The Tri-colored Finch circled above the red palace, its fierce, icy pupils looking down from above.

’This Demon Beast’s strength surpasses that of the Celestial Level Black Gold Spider, and it seems to be guarding this place...’

A glint flashed in Luo Tian’s eyes.

The red palace was the best-preserved building in this area, and when the Tri-colored Finch attacked just now, it had held back, not causing any damage to the palace.

At the same time, Luo Tian also figured something out.

The Black Gold Spider outside the palace had likely surrounded the entire palace complex with its webs in an attempt to trap and kill this Demon Beast, thereby claiming this territory for itself!

At this moment, Luo Tian noticed that the Crow beside him was getting a little excited.

"This thing isn’t easy to deal with. What are you so excited about?"

Luo Tian shot the Crow a sideways glance.

"I... want to sleep with it!"

The Crow’s eyes gleamed as it stared intently at the Tri-colored Finch, making no effort to hide its desire.