Chapter 240 - 164: Chen Xuan Breaks Through to the Inner Realm

Chapter 240: Chapter 164: Chen Xuan Breaks Through to the Inner Realm

If there was anything, it had to be hidden in the coffin or at the bottom of the lake.

With that in mind, he ran back toward the coffin from which the Corpse Demon had escaped. He quickly found it among a pile of rubble, burnt crimson and twisted out of shape.

His eyes swept over it.

’Well now, it’s completely empty.’

"Hey, Elder Bai, where’s this treasure you were talking about?"

Chen Xuan shouted, turning his head.

Bai Yunrui snapped back to his senses and hurried over. "If it wasn’t on the Corpse Demon, then it must still be at the bottom of the lake. I examined that area carefully. I can’t be mistaken."

"The bottom of the lake?"

Without a second thought, Chen Xuan charged out again.

SPLASH! He leaped into the lake and swam toward the bottom once more.

Although the Corpse Demon had been slain, the lake water hadn’t reverted to normal.

It remained strangely dark and chillingly cold.

Even the number one expert on the Heavenly Rankings couldn’t solve the mystery of Canglong Lake. The Corpse Demon had merely been secretly raised here by someone. Compared to the true strangeness of this place, the Corpse Demon was undoubtedly child’s play.

After a thorough search, Chen Xuan’s face lit up with joy. He had found something.

In the depths of the lake, a lotus flower shimmered with a purple-gold light, its flashing glow incredibly dazzling.

’A natural treasure!’

He quickly swam over and, without a shred of courtesy, yanked out the entire Purple Gold Lotus, stem and all. Attached to the bottom was a section of jade-green spirit lotus root.

The moment he pulled it free, it began to radiate dense waves of Spiritual Power.

’What type is it?’

Chen Xuan wondered as he swam back toward the surface.

He was eager to have someone appraise it.

He emerged, panting but with a smile on his face. Holding the Purple Gold Lotus and the jade-green spirit lotus root, he walked toward the shore, his clothes completely dry.

The entire time, a layer of Fire Attribute True Essence had been tightly enveloping his body.

"Senior Zhao, Elder Bai, come take a look. What is this thing? Can it increase my Power?"

Chen Xuan asked with a grin.

Zhao Qianyue and Bai Yunrui looked over, and their eyes immediately widened in shock.

"The Nine Revolutions Nirvana Lotus!"

Zhao Qianyue exclaimed in astonishment.

"Yes, there’s no doubt about it. But it’s not fully ripe yet."

Bai Yunrui said in amazement, "A fully ripe Nine Revolutions Nirvana Lotus should be golden. This one is only purple-gold, so its medicinal efficacy will be greatly diminished. Still, it can heal ninety-nine percent of all injuries in the world. At the very least, it’s far more potent than the Fire Python Inner Core."

"It’s another healing-type treasure?"

Chen Xuan frowned.

Just like the Fire Python Inner Core.

Practically useless.

But he quickly recalled something.

’No wonder that person said the Corpse Demon could help Elder Feng recover from his injuries.’

’It seems the Corpse Demon was supposed to use this companion Purple Gold Lotus to help that Elder Feng.’

’Now that this thing has fallen into my hands, isn’t that Elder Feng from the Evil Cult completely finished?’

"Elder Wuu, contact Chai Yuan in a bit. Tell him I’ve got another treasure and that he should bring some cultivation-enhancing natural treasures to trade for it."

Chen Xuan said with a smile, looking back.

"Right, I’ll contact him immediately!"

Elder Wuu, his face a mask of shock, snapped to his senses and nodded hastily.

"Alright, let’s go."

Chen Xuan said with a smile, "By the way, there are dozens of bodies at the bottom of the lake. Send some people to retrieve them. They were probably all dragged in by the Corpse Demon’s avatars."

He started walking toward his residence.

His eyes turned to his status panel.

Retribution Points: 341,800.

’That was fast.’

’Whether or not I can break through to the Inner Realm will all depend on this.’

’I wonder how many natural treasures I can get in exchange for this Nine Revolutions Nirvana Lotus.’

...

The entire island was in an uproar.

Countless people had witnessed Chen Xuan obliterate the Corpse Demon. Everyone was horrified, their hearts filled with shock. As expected, news of the event spread like wildfire.

「At the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect stronghold.」

Elder Feng was lying on a rattan chair, critically injured and on the verge of death. He had just managed to obtain a life-extending pill, buying himself another thirty days. But when the dreadful news suddenly reached him, his expression changed, and he began to cough violently again.

Thick gouts of blood poured from his mouth and nose.

He was filled with shock and fury, unable to believe what he’d heard.

"What did you say? Elder He and the others were all killed? The Corpse Demon hidden at the bottom of the lake was found, and the companion Purple Gold Lotus was dug up along with it?"

"Yes, the report came from the island. Many people saw it with their own eyes..."

A middle-aged man spoke in a terrified tone, not daring to look up.

"Bastard! That absolute bastard!"

Enraged, Elder Feng coughed up more blood, his face a mask of fury, on the verge of madness.

’It was bad enough that Chen Xuan took my Fire Python Inner Core.’

’But now Chen Xuan has even taken the other item meant to save my life, the companion Purple Gold Lotus.’

’Is this Chen Xuan my nemesis or something?’

’Without the companion Purple Gold Lotus, I won’t live for more than thirty days.’

"Damn you, Chen Xuan! I’ll make your entire family die a miserable death!"

Elder Feng shrieked in a furious, piercing roar.

"Stop screaming. No matter how loud you are, Chen Xuan can’t hear you. Instead of wallowing in self-pity, you’d be better off thinking of a practical solution."

A cold, indifferent voice drifted in from outside.

A tall man in a black robe strode into the small courtyard. He looked to be in his mid-thirties and emanated an indescribable, sinister aura.

He was the type of man who radiated danger at a single glance.

An invisible aura of black, baleful energy swirled around him. With his jet-black hair and a scar beneath one eye, he looked even more ferocious.

Elder Feng’s eyes flashed with anger. His gaze swept over the man, and his expression quickly soured.

"I was wondering who it was. So, it’s a friend from Black Demon Mountain in the Grotto Heaven. What are you doing here? I don’t recall us being on friendly terms."

"We weren’t before, but who’s to say what the future holds."

The black-robed man suddenly smiled. "My reason for being here is simple. Cooperation."

"Cooperation?"

Elder Feng’s eyes grew cold.

"That’s right. You want to kill Chen Xuan. So do we."