Chapter 311: Treasure Hunt
With a mere gesture, Xiao Tian grabbed the dark cyan feather fan and jade scroll from a distance.
"Swish!"
However, at that moment, the corpse seated on the stone throne suddenly opened its eyes. Its eyes were pitch black with faint traces of red, exuding an extremely evil aura.
"Boom!"
A black storm burst forth from the corpse, which then tore through space, charging at Xiao Tian and Mandala.
"How dare you act presumptuously without even having the strength of an Earth Supreme!"
With a wave of his sleeve, Xiao Tian instantly obliterated the corpse. Yet, after the corpse shattered, an evil black gas erupted from the fragments, rushing towards them.
"Burn!"
Xiao Tian summoned his different flames, enveloping the black gas and incinerating it into nothingness.
"Let's go to the next place!"
After leaving the Wind Prefecture, they visited several other prefectures. The sheer strength of the Ancient Heavenly Palace was astonishing. While the Ancient Heavenly Emperor and his avatars were Holy Grade Heavenly Supremes, the five hall masters were merely Earth Supremes at their peak, and the nine prefecture masters were only either lower or upper Earth Supremes.
Xiao Tian scoured several prefectures, finding treasures that were at best on par with the nine divine artifacts of the Heavenly Profound Continent.
Their journey brought them to another stone island, shrouded in a faint mist.
"That's dragon breath poison, a type of deadly poison from the dragon race. Even lower Earth Supremes could be poisoned if they inhale too much," Mandala explained. "This is the Dragon Prefecture, one of the strongest among the nine prefectures."
With their combined strength, the dragon breath poison posed no threat to them. They headed straight to the center of the Dragon Island, where a white bone throne stood, still emanating some residual pressure.
Xiao Tian's eyes bypassed the throne and focused on a crystal sphere above it. The sphere was about the size of a human head, glowing softly with the image of a white dragon faintly visible inside, occasionally emitting vast spiritual power.
"That's a Dragon Spirit Pearl, formed when the Dragon Prefecture master sealed his lifetime's cultivation and bloodline upon his death," Mandala explained.
"This is a valuable item!"
Xiao Tian nodded. If he gave this Dragon Spirit Pearl to Zi Yan, it might allow her to break through to the Dou Di level. After all, it was left behind by an upper Earth Supreme peak dragon.
"Swish!"
Xiao Tian collected the Dragon Spirit Pearl, and they departed. Soon after they left, the ground trembled violently, and a massive white dragon, wrapped in death energy, emerged from the earth.
Having searched the nine prefectures, they continued flying deeper into the Ancient Heavenly Palace.
After a while, the heavens rumbled. When they crossed a towering mountain, they saw a vast ocean suspended in the sky. The ocean was a deep blue with a starry black background, making it look like a starry river. The waves surged, smashing the space and even fracturing it, clearly sealed here by the Ancient Heavenly Emperor's divine powers.
"This is the Celestial Pool, one of the two great treasures of the Ancient Heavenly Palace. Cultivating here can stabilize one's spiritual foundation, achieve perfection, and even increase the success rate of breaking through to Earth Supreme," Mandala said.
In the Great Thousand World, less than one in ten Nine Pinnacle Supremes could break through to Earth Supreme. Failure often meant death or severe injury, so many did not dare to attempt it lightly. This Celestial Pool could aid in such breakthroughs, making it a true treasure. However, it was of no use to Xiao Tian at his current level.
They crossed the Celestial Pool and continued deeper into the palace. After passing the pool, they reached the five halls.
"My true body is in the first hall among the five. Let's hurry!" Mandala said excitedly.
"Alright!"
Helping Mandala find her true body was something Xiao Tian had promised, and he wouldn't go back on his word.
They flew over the sea, soon reaching a cluster of islands with grand buildings.
"The first hall is underwater!" Mandala said, diving into the sea. Xiao Tian followed as they swiftly descended.
Deep underwater, they found a series of majestic palaces. As they entered, Xiao Tian caught a strange, fragrant scent — the scent of the Mandala flower.
The halls were grand and vast, but having suffered a great calamity, they were in ruins, filled with skeletal remains.
"My true body is behind that stone door," Mandala said, pointing to the far end of the hall.
"Creaaak~"
The stone door opened with an ancient, musty smell. Beyond it, at the end of a ruined plaza, stood a lotus platform carved from blood jade. On it, a jet-black flower gleamed brilliantly, emitting an eerie glow.
This was Mandala's true body, the Ancient Mandala Flower.
Mandala looked at Xiao Tian, pleading, "Please help me!"
The first hall contained a deadly array, difficult even for a peak Earth Supreme to break. When she and her nemesis were still upper Earth Supremes, hiding her true body here made it impossible for her foe to enter. But now, the array protecting her true body had become her obstacle.
"Break!"
Xiao Tian's eyes flashed, releasing eight sword energies that shot towards the eight stone pillars, where skeletal remains sat.
"Boom!"
The eight skeletons awoke simultaneously, activating the array to block Xiao Tian's attack. However, they were no match for him. In an instant, he broke the array and obliterated the skeletons.
"Thank you!" Mandala said gratefully.
She approached and touched the Mandala flower. The flower offered no resistance, its dark glow intensifying. As the light shone, Mandala's body became ethereal, eventually merging with the flower.
"Buzz!"
When they fused, a massive dark light shot into the sky, releasing a powerful aura. Xiao Tian sensed Mandala's strength rising from upper Earth Supreme to peak Earth Supreme.
(End of Chapter)
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