Ch. 2341..2350
The Pinnacle of Life Chapter 2341
The Plenilune Sect’s members left and went down the mountain one after another.
Frostine bowed to thank Serene. She knew that she had used her own bloodline to save her, eliminating the latent danger in her body. Moreover, she had even acquired the legacy successfully.
“Being able to survive the bloodline-induced blood sacrifice and successfully activate one tail is sufficient enough to prove your bloodline is powerful,” Serene said. “Unfortunately, we were persecuted by villains into this state. Otherwise, would my Plenilune Sect be forced to seal off the mountain pass because of a Great Golden Immortal Demon? What’s done is done. There’s no way out either.”
She took out a bead. “This is Nine Tails tribe’s celestial bead of legacy. If you get a chance someday, you can make up for whatever’s left of the bloodline. Perhaps you could even evolve the legacy for the second time. Take this bead!”
“Are you not going to come with us?”
Serene glared at Alex. “Have I been tired of following you guys? Frostine Usoro, you better don’t go with him either. The Great Golden Immortal Demon has targeted him. You’ll simply lose your life if you go with him! Besides, you will become a burden to him!”
It was certainly not in Serene’s hopes that Frostine would follow Alex.
She had acquired the legacy, after all. Hence, her last sentence was devastating. As expected, Frostine hesitated upon hearing it.
In fact, Alex did not want her to follow her either. The Great Golden Immortal Demon would come to kill him at any time, so it was not the time to be immersed in love. “Granny is right, senior. If you follow me, you won’t be of help, and I can handle the dangers on my own!”
“Then, senior, let’s part ways here. We’ll meet again when there’s a chance!”
Alex did not ask Frostine for the storage ring as the Usoro family demise occurred more or less because of him. The dozen items inside the ring were considered as compensation.
Wham!
Alex blasted the head of one of the Peak Lords with a punch and took the other guy who could open the treasure vault before instantly turning around to run away madly.
“Junior, you must survive! You must survive!”
Frostine hurriedly chased him from behind with her red-rimmed eyes.
Alex replied, “Don’t worry. I have the white lotus with me. She won’t let me die. Take care, senior!”
In the mind palace, the Mystic Maiden’s voice rang. “Little minion, why do I feel like you’re scolding me when I hear you calling me white torus?”
Alex jumped in astonishment and almost tripped over the stone under his feet. The white lotus controlled his life and death.
“How could that be?”
“Oh, the white lotus. That’s the holiest Buddhist wonder in the world, regarding it as a pure friend. Even the white lotus throne is used for the Buddha’s seat. Also, great writers extolled it with poems and songs. Sis White Lotus, you’re such a woman to me.”
Alex said that while enduring the goosebumps.
“Oh? How did the great writers extol me?” The Mystic Maiden of the Nine Heavens asked.
Alex was a little perplexed. He clearly talked about extolling the White Lotus, yet she inserted a little of herself right away. As expected, she was… A woman who loved hearing the praises of others!
He racked his brain and found the poem he had learned in language class back then. “The white lotus grows out of the mud, yet it’s unsullied. It’s bathed by clear waves, yet it isn’t seductive. It’s hollow inside, and it’s straight outside. It neither sprawls nor branches. The farther away it is, the purer is its fragrance. Upright and elegant, it establishes itself cleanly. It can be viewed at a distance but can’t be toyed with!”
The Mystic Maiden nodded after hearing it. “Not bad. Not bad. It suits my image well. What else?”
Alex almost wanted to vomit, but he could only beat his brains out. “There’s another one,” he continued. “A lotus is born filthy, but it’s pure white and unrestrained. It’s soft yet sturdy, maintaining integrity despite its low status. How about it?”
The Mystic Maiden was very pleased to hear it. “This one is barely fine, but that previous stanza sounds nice. ‘It grows out of the mud, yet it’s unsullied. It’s bathed by clear waves, yet it isn’t seductive.’ Not bad. Not bad. I want to meet this great writer.”
“…”
‘He’s long dead. How are you going to meet him?’
Alex took a person to teleport constantly at a breakneck speed. Soon, he rushed to Starborn City. Then, he returned to Raze City through the teleportation portal. He spent another day’s time reaching the Sun Shrine.
To his surprise, the Sun Shrine was quite lively now as they were entertaining guests at a banquet. Alex even met a few familiar faces.
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What’s going on?”
“All the sect masters and eleven Peak Lords of the Sun Shrine suddenly died. However, it turns out that they are entertaining guests at a banquet, and the sound of singing and dancing can be heard.”
Alex was surprised. Even he could see the guest-welcoming doorway made of flowers and decorations with lanterns and streamers inside the mountain gate, filled with joy. Some guests, who had come from afar, rushed to the banquet by riding strange beasts and driving luxury cars.
“Hey, do you know what’s going on here?” Alex asked the Peak Lord whose cultivation base he had sealed.
When he was on the way, he heard that this man was called Gibson Edward and one of the three Peak Lords in charge of the Sun Shrine.
“I don’t know…”
Gibson Edward seemed a little nervous because his hands were tied, and his life was hanging by a thread. He feared the most now that Alex, the great devil, would kill him with one punch after getting the treasures in the vault. When that time came, wouldn’t he be helpless?
The familiar faces that Alex saw were the people who had hunted him down before.
It was Colette Brunel from the Silvermoon Sanctuary and some of her followers. If this woman had not lent the Heavenly Mirror to the Sun Shrine back in Raze City, he wouldn’t be having such a hard time.
At this moment, she seemed to be busy socializing, so she did not notice Alex’s arrival… This was also normal because Alex had not had much interaction with her previously. After a hasty encounter, he appeared before her later disguised.
“The Heavenly Mirror. Since you re so generous, why don’t you let me take advantage of it?!”
Alex pulled Gibson to an empty corner again. When he came out again after a while, he changed into Gabriel Simpson’s appearance. Gibson saw the entire process. He felt depressed!
‘This vile, immoral guy disguised himself as Donovan Orlando to embezzle ten billion spiritual stones. Now that he has disguised himself as Gabriel Simpson, who the hell is he supposed to deceive now?’
Alex saw his expression and sneered. “Fat Gibson, watch your mouth. I’ll leave after reaching the treasure vault, and I’ll even set you free! But if you lack tact, the eleven remaining Peak Lords will make an example out of you.”
Gibson seemed bitter. “Are you really not going to kill me to silence me?”
Alex snorted. “What’s that to silence? The people of the Western Ridge will know the truth in a few days. Anyway, I’ll escape after getting the treasures. The life and death of a minor character like you won’t stir up a storm.”
Once Gibson heard it, the motivation to survive finally sparked within him. “Alright, I’ll definitely cooperate! In fact, my relationship with Donovan Orlando isn’t good. There’s a feud between the two of us, but we both can be friends.”
Alex sneered silently. ‘Who’s willing to be friends with you?’ he thought.
Soon, he appeared at the banquet using the identity of Gabriel. In an instant, all those people who saw him greeted him.
Only then did he know that today was actually the birthday banquet of one of Gabriel’s wives. Invitation cards were widely scattered around Raze City to invite some gentries and top echelons of sects to the banquet.
“Sect master! You’re back!”
“You’re back as well, Peak Lord Edward. By the way, where is the young sect master and the other peak lords?”
Alex did not speak but fully authorized Gibson to explain it on his behalf. Alex did not care about whatever reason he came up with, so Gabriel walked toward Colette right away.
“Sect Master Simpson, I heard you guys went to capture that Rockefeller. So what’s the result? Did you manage to capture him?” Colette bowed to Alex as a junior with a smile all over her face and looked very polite.
After all, she needed to treat Gabriel carefully with her status.
Alex said with a smile. “We’ve caught him. He’s just a minor character. Donovan and the others are watching over him!”
Colette said, “I heard that this minor character has the Chaos Tree in his body. Sect Master Simpson, after you acquire the Chaos Tree, I wonder if you can share a little bit of Chaos Chi energy with our Silvermoon Sanctuary?”
Alex looked at her and thought, ‘D*mn, so this b*tch knows that I have the Chaos Tree. It looks like it’s no longer a secret in the Western Ridge.’
He said, “You’re quite well-informed. No problem. Since you’ve lent the Heavenly Mirror to us, it’s to be considered reciprocity as well! But now, I just happen to have a trivial matter that requires the use of the Heavenly Mirror for a moment again. Can you lend it to me again for a while?”
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The Heavenly Mirror was the treasure of the Silvermoon Sanctuary.
However, he had borrowed it before coupled with the promise now, so Colette naturally could not refuse him. She just asked, “Sect Master Simpson, what are you going to do by borrowing the Heavenly Mirror this time?”
“This is a little secret of mine,” Alex blurted.
Colette smiled. “Alright, I won’t pry into it then. I’ll wait here. Sect Master Simpson, please return the Heavenly Mirror at once after you’re done with it.”
“No problem!”
Alex nodded and took away the Heavenly Mirror before walking inside with Gibson.
Gibson glanced at Colette twice and thought, ‘This Heavenly Mirror of yours is destined to be gone forever. The Silvermoon Sanctuary will probably want me to take the blame. I won’t be able to stay long in the Sun Shrine for sure, so I should find another way out after this matter is done.’
Half an hour later, Alex left the treasure vault, contented.
Hermione was right. The Sun Shrine had really dug up ten or so ancient sanctuaries. The items in the treasure vault were a feast for the eyes with a wide variety to the point that they were abundant. Other than the consumables in the spiritual stones, several old objects inside emanated an ancient, mysterious aura that made Alex’s heart race a little.
Even the Mystic Maiden in the mind palace yelled. It was said that she sensed a sect master tier holy artifact, and there was more than one piece.
Alex almost jumped. ‘What a windfall!’
He cleared out the entire treasure vault without hesitation.
Not only that, but under Gibson’s guidance, Alex used the Xavion Sword to pry open Gabriel’s private treasure chest and took everything away.
Just as the overjoyed Alex was preparing to quickly leave the Sun Shrine and flee to the Endless Sea, the Mystic Maiden suddenly reminded him, “There’s something good in the northeast. Look for it.”
‘The northeast?’ Alex looked over and froze for a brief while.
That was a sea of cliffs and clouds, a towering mountain past the seas of clouds. Since the Mystic Maiden said that there was something good in the northeast, could it have been on that mountain?
When Alex received the correct answer from the Mystic Maiden, he immediately asked Gibson.
“Other than the main peak, there are twelve auxiliary peaks for the Sun Shrine,” Gibson replied. “But there’s no one on that mountain because it’s too steep and unsuitable for living. The mountain is also barren, with only several old living trees. The key is that there’s no spiritual energy of heaven and earth in that place, so it’s an abandoned mountain.”
“Is it that strange?”
“Let’s check it out!”
Alex immediately dragged Gibson and crossed the void toward that mountain. It was indeed bizarre.
Not even a bit of spiritual energy of heaven and earth existed here. However, this area was considered an immortal mountain with picturesque scenery and abundant aura, lacking only spiritual energy. Indeed, it was a bit intriguing.
There were a few old trees halfway up the mountain, but none of them grew tall.
It was then that his eyes flashed as he saw something fleeting behind a tree. White in color, it was a living creature.
“Could it be a good thing…”
Once Alex’s feet flashed, he headed there via Instant Teleportation. When he took a look, it turned out to be a hairless, snow-white pig. The key was that it even emanated a fragrance that actually aroused Alex’s appetite to the point that his mouth watered.
As Alex’s eyes glowed, he wiped a handful of saliva and said, “This is a fine piece of meat!”
Gibson also wiped his saliva abruptly. “What kind of pig is this? I seem to be seeing a bowl of braised pork.”
The hairless pig was wide-eyed and infuriated, so it opened its mouth and spoke in human language, “To hell with you! Who do you think Grandpa Pig is? You want to eat Grandpa Pig? Can you bite through him, is the question?”
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Alex and Gibson were instantly stunned.
Unexpectedly, a hairless, rather puny but fleshy, half a meter long pig spoke in a language humans understood. How preposterous!
“Are you a pig demon?” Alex asked as he looked at the fleshy pig in surprise.
The fleshy pig stared straight out with its beady eyes and emitted a most discontented grunt. “Oink, oink! You’re the pig demon. I’m your Grandpa Pig!”
Gibson wiped another handful of saliva as this pig was too fragrant. “A talking pig demon, and it even smells so nice! It must be a great tonic. Mr. Rockefeller, why don’t we roast it? I know a lot about barbecue.”
The fleshy pig screamed, “Oink! You want to roast and eat me? Do you know who Grandpa Pig is? Do you believe Grandpa Pig will trample you into a fool with a hoof?”
As Alex stared intently at the fleshy pig, even more passion filled his eyes. Not only did he smell the fragrance emanating from its body now, but he also felt an aura of spiritual energy that was so strong that it was undissolvable.
“A spiritual beast?”
“I never thought there’s also a spiritual beast among pigs!”
When the fleshy pig saw his gaze, it jumped in astonishment as it sensed a danger that was more dangerous than the one from Gibson. It even had a feeling as though it was really being roasted to the point where its body was golden with lard oozing out.
At this moment, Alex really felt hungry. His stomach emitted a burst of loud growl.
In order to flatter Alex, Gibson decided to show off his skills. “Mr. Rockefeller, my cultivation base has been sealed now. I’m afraid I may not be able to catch it. You catch it first. I’ll find the firewood now, and I guarantee it will be roasted with a fragrant scent.”
As a result, Alex had yet to move, but the fleshy pig moved first. It howled long into the sky. “Oink, oink! Grandpa Pig is so furious!”
It suddenly leaped high with a surging murderous aura on its body.
“Huh? What a powerful, sinister Chi!” Alex was astonished as it was not inferior to an expert in the ninth realm to Imminent Immortal the slightest.
The target of the fleshy pig’s attack was Gibson. An enormous phantasm of a golden pig even emerged behind it. It was extremely majestic, with an overwhelming aura that stunned even Alex and Gibson.
The next second, Gibson screamed.
“Ah! Help!”
Since his cultivation base had been sealed, he had no way to organize an effective defense nor launch a counterattack. Meanwhile, the pig demon’s attack was swift and violent at a glance. He knew that he would not block it, so he turned to Alex for help.
However, the pig demon was too fast. It turned into a stream of an aurora.
“If you want to roast Grandpa Pig, wait for your next life!”
“Secret of Mighty Demon Pig Ten Subduing Dragon Slaps!”
Bam! Bam! Bam!
Amidst a series of loud bangs, Gibson, whose cultivation base had been sealed, could not retaliate at all. So, he took a harsh beating, slammed to the ground afar with a badly battered face, unable to get up after a long time. His face was even more swollen than the pig demon.
“Hehe, you know the power of Grandpa Pig’s slaps, right?!” After the white fleshy pig knocked Gibson out, it did not stop and directly launched an attack on Alex. Once the white light flashed, the two front hooves came crashing like shooting stars.
“You should taste Grandpa Pig’s mighty slaps too!”
Unfortunately, even if the pig demon got faster, it was still unsightly under the purview of Alex’s divine eye. He only sent a fierce slap over when its hooves were about to hit his chest.
Smack!
He slapped hard on the pig demon’s head. The pig demon crashed to the ground and saw stars. At this time, it finally realized Alex’s strength, and it was no match for the aura that Alex emanated at all. The slap was much more powerful than its ten slaps.
“D*mn it! So you’re a troll who ostentatiously displays his strength to gain advantage!” The pig demon spat a mouthful of pig blood and grunted, greatly annoyed. When it saw Alex was currently drawing out a terrifying-looking long sword, it fled frantically with its tail between its legs.
It bolted at such a mighty speed that Alex conceded that he was no match for it. It was d*mn too fast, surpassing ten times the speed of sound. He might not be able to catch up to it even if Instant Teleported.
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This pig… Was simply strange.
Alex had chased after it for a few miles when the Mystic Maiden in his mind palace said, “Stop chasing. The good thing I was talking about isn’t that pig.”
“It isn’t that pig, huh? What is it then?”
The Mystic Maiden said, “Feel this place properly. Has the spiritual energy here really been depleted to the point not even a blade of grass grows, just like you see?”
Alex frowned. At this moment, he sat cross-legged on the ground and closed his eyes, feeling it with his mind. Soon, he felt something was wrong.
The previous guess was right. This mountain peak was bizarre, and it seemed that the spiritual energy did not remain there with the shabby and barren scenery. However, when he felt it with the power of golden cores of laws, he detected overwhelming spiritual energy of heaven and earth underneath.
There was also a suppressed external force.
A few seconds later, he jumped up in shock. “Underneath this mountain, there’s a sealed spell formation. An overwhelming essence of life is within it, so the real treasure is hidden within the spell formation.”
The Mystic Maiden nodded. “That’s right How insightful.”
Alex thought about many things at once.
This mountain was barren, but a few short trees had appeared all of a sudden. According to the condition of the sealed spell formation that locked the energy, the short trees should not even be here, and it should be a spotless place. Now, it would seem that the spell formation in the mountain had been damaged, leaking out a portion of spiritual energy.
The damage would become greater as time passed, and someone would eventually discover this spell formation.
Right. It was that pig demon. Mainly, it looked bizarre, so it must have discovered something.
Alex simply knocked out Gibson completely before he looked for the spell formation in the mountain, seeking opportunities. Eventually, he met the pig demon again halfway up the mountain on the other side.
The white, fleshy pig was digging desperately while facing a mountain wall. When it saw Alex, it immediately turned into a puff of white light and fled.
However, Alex did not chase after it this time. Instead, he stood at the place where it had dug. After feeling it carefully, he was instantly overjoyed. After searching it for half a day, he failed to find the entrance, but the pig demon found it.
Bam!
Alex immediately grabbed the Xavion Sword and slashed down with one blow. After a brief while, he opened up the entrance of a cave. A gush of air that was rotten yet carried endless spiritual energy rushed out from the inside. Beams of divine attribute that glowed silver permeated from the cave’s entrance. just for a moment, Alex felt soothed all over his body, having immersed his pores in a hot spring.
The fatigue in his body was swept away. Alex was astonished.
Something hidden underneath could be so rewarding by just breathing in the emanated air. It was then that the pig reappeared. It grunted at Alex.
“What are you doing? Do you want to become braised pork?” Alex said with a frown.
The pig demon replied, “I, Grandpa Pig, discovered this place first. Anyhow, we have to talk about first come, first serve. Now that you’re trying to hog it, it’s too ungenerous.”
Alex was even more shocked. “You’re even trying to reason with me. It looks like your pig head’s IQ has evolved pretty well!”
“Oink, oink! Don’t call me a pig head!” The pig demon emitted a murderous gaze. “You can call me Grandpa Pig.”
“You get lost!”
“No! In that case, let’s make a deal. The Stardew Fruits inside will be shared half for each person.”
“What? The thing inside you’re talking about is the Stardew Fruit?”
Alex was really stunned this time.
The Ultimate Book of Medicine he inherited contained introductions of countless treasured species. The Stardew Fruit was classified as one of the ten immortal fruits that seized the fortune of heaven and earth and nourished the ten-point spiritual energy. It needed the supplement of Stardew Dragon bloodline for a total of ten thousand years before it could blossom and bear fruits.
This thing was omnipotent.
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How do you know the Stardew Fruits are in here?” Alex asked the pig demon. After all, even the Mystic Maiden did not know that the Stardew Fruits were hidden underneath at first, and she only knew that there was something good here.
The pig demon pointed at its nose with its large hoof. “Do you know I am?”
This action of it was indeed a little peculiar. Alex asked, “Aren’t you a fleshy pig?”
“A fleshy pig?” The pig demon screamed and pouted its snout, as if the words ‘fleshy pig’ were an extreme insult.
“Aren’t you a fleshy pig? I see you’re hairless and fleshy. If you’re not a fleshy pig, what are you then? A hairless pig?”
“You… You’re insulting pigs!”
After saying that, the pig demon seemed to discover that something was wrong with that sentence. Then, it arrogantly said, “I tell you what, human brat. I alone am the honored treasure-hunting pig. I can tell if it’s the Stardew Fruit from a whiff with my nose.”
Alex understood it now.
An item like the Stardew Fruit was produced from the Stardew Tree and had particularly stringent requirements for cultivation. It was especially difficult if it were to grow naturally. This was something that belonged to the prehistoric era and was practically extinct.
The Stardew Fruits were planted on this mountain, so someone must have cultivated them deliberately. Hence, the mountain’s surface was extremely barren without any living spiritual energy because the spell formation had been sealed.
“Human, do you know the method to pluck Stardew Fruits? I can assert that you won’t be able to pluck even one of them without my help,” the pig demon said with a great conviction.
Alex nodded in his mind.
The Stardew Fruit was extremely peculiar and had its own protection system, just like a natural domain.
If he were to pluck it recklessly, he might be killed on the spot by the Stardew Tree’s domain.
The Mystic Maiden said, “I remember it. Strange creatures called treasure-hunting pigs that have an extraordinary ability to track precious plants do indeed exist. To them, it’s an instinct that’s fused in the bloodline… If you can deceive this pig to serve you, you won’t have to worry about the spiritual materials in the future.”
Alex asked, “Can I capture it by force and sign a contract?”
The Mystic Maiden shook her head. “Strange creatures have their own protective abilities. The greatest problem with this treasure-hunting pig is that it’s immune to contracts, and it’s especially fast when it runs. It still looks like a suckling, so it shouldn’t be too difficult to deceive it.”
“Of course, such a daunting task has to be handled by professionals,” Alex replied. “I’ll leave it to my beloved Master White Lotus then.”
“What do you mean?”
“Oh, I mean with great abilities come greater responsibilities!”
At this moment, the silver light that burst through the mountain cave was getting stronger.
The treasure-hunting pig exclaimed in surprise, “It’s almost time. The Stardew Fruits are ripening. Stop hesitating, human. Hurry up and go in. It only takes the effort of several blinks to progress from ripening to decay of the Stardew Fruits. Once you miss it, there will be nothing left.”
Alex did not hesitate and immediately agreed. He dug again with the Xavion Sword, digging a little deeper.
The treasure-hunting pig drilled into it right away without saying another word.
Alex was afraid that it had a trick up its sleeve, so he activated the Reflective Eye and created a few mirages, leaving two of them guarding the cave entrance. Then, he hurriedly went in to pursue it.
A few minutes later, he saw the Stardew Tree.
This was a space of the mountainside with an area of about five hundred square meters. Underneath was a pool of chilly water with fairy energy floating on it, and in the middle, was a short, ancient tree that glowed with silver light. It was five meters tall at most, but its foot was fully wrapped with thick and old vines.
The tree’s trunk and leaves emanated a silver radiance. The seven purple flowers on it were growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The pig demon said, “How fortunate! How fortunate! There’s still time. Seven flowers actually bloomed. Hey, human brat, I’ll take four fruits later, and you’ll take three fruits. This is Grandpa Pig’s bottom line.”
Alex dug his ear.
Whoosh!
The five mirages at the back rushed over and stood next to him. He licked his lips and said, “Actually, the Stardew Fruit whatsoever isn’t very important to me, but I’m a bit hungry right now. I really want to eat roasted trotters.”
Once the pig demon heard it, its eyes opened wide. Looking at the six identical Alex’, it thought that its flesh was more precious, so it could only give in. “Fine then. Half for each person. Each person will get three and a half fruits.”
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Alex said, “Forget it, you can have all of them!”
“Are you serious?”
“Yeah, you’ll eat all of them. I’ll eat you then.”
“D*mn you..!”
“Pluck all seven fruits for me. I’ll leave two fruits for you. Otherwise, I don’t want any.”
“You wicked b*stard..!”
Just then, the Stardew Tree’s radiance flourished even more, and silver lines could be seen flowing on the tree trunk, as though rushing toward the flowers after drawing nutrients from the tree’s roots. The purple flowers seemed to be even more delicate and luscious.
Buzz!
Seven pillars of purple light soared to the sky. Unexpectedly, they broke through the spell formation here and rushed out of the mountaintop while creating seven huge holes. The seven pillars of light soared into the sky just like that.
“D*mn, the commotion is too great. The people out there must have seen them,” said the pig demon, much to its chagrin.
Alex frowned as well. “How long will it take for the fruits to ripen?”
The pig demon said, “One hour at least.”
As expected, this pig demon had a knack for this.
Alex nodded. “Fine. l’ll figure out a way within this one hour. You’ll be in charge of plucking the fruits. Hey, let me show you something.”
He took out a Chaos Tree branch. “Do you recognize this?”
The pig demon was wide-eyed. “Chaos… Chaos Tree?”
Alex said with a smile, “That’s right. It’s the Chaos Tree. I even have the Chaos fruits. Do you want some?”
The pig demon hurriedly nodded, and its mouth watered.
Alex said, “Don’t worry. Let’s cooperate more in the future. It’s not a problem that I give you the Chaos fruit. You should prepare. I’ll help you block the outsiders.”
What Chaos fruit? He had none. He was just being deceitful.
However, judging from the pig demon’s performance, he had basically succeeded. The pig demon definitely had no immunity to a great killer weapon like the Chaos Tree.
Then, Alex saw the pig demon shrink even further, turning into a creature like a small white eat before carefully approaching the Stardew Tree. As the pig demon went nearer, he could see the Stardew Tree seemed to have come to life. The tree branches kept moving rhythmically with countless silver threads falling from them.
Murderous intent!
To his surprise, the Stardew Tree emanated with boundless murderous intent.
Each silver thread was a sharp, murderous weapon. It fell from above and landed on the ground in an instant, but it drilled a bottomless, thin hole out of the ground right away.
This showed how powerful the silver thread was. Meanwhile, millions of silver threads fell from the Stardew Tree right away.
On the other hand, the pig demon moved rapidly and turned into a stream of light, dashing madly under some sort of trajectory under the tree… Only then did Alex realize that the silver threads falling from the Stardew Tree possessed some kind of arcane pattern.
At the same time, when all the people of the Sun Shrine saw the purple light on the mountain soaring into the sky, each one was astonished…
“What is that?”
“Isn’t that the abandoned mountain without spiritual energy? How could there be such dazzling purple lights soaring into the sky? Could it be that a peerless divine artifact is going to be born?”
“Hurry up, go and take a look!”
The guests who had come to join the banquet also wanted to go but the Sun Shrine’s people refused. Certainly, they wanted to keep it for themselves.
Someone asked, “Who said the strange treasure will be born for sure? It may also be a dreadful devil. The spiritual energy on that mountain isn’t obvious. I think it’s unlikely to be a treasure. Let’s go together to take a look. It’s fine to watch each other’s backs too.”
“That’s right. Most of the main force of your Sun Shrine isn’t here now. It wouldn’t be fine if something goes wrong. If there’s really a mishap, we can be of help too.”
Colette from the Silvermoon Sanctuary blurted out, “My Heavenly Mirror is still in the hands of Sect Master Simpson. He must be suppressing the dreadful devil. The Heavenly Mirror is my treasure, so I’ll go there and lend a hand.”
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Once Colette took the lead after the others shouted, everyone followed suit since nobody wanted to lose the opportunity.
In addition, the Sun Shrine’s main force was not around. So, even if the people present wanted to block them by force, they would not stop them.
Alex saw that the pig demon, who had successfully passed through the domain of millions of silver threads in the mountain’s belly, was panting heavily. The silver thread formation seemed to be unbearable for it even at ten times the speed of sound. He thought that the pig demon’s words were right, and if he were to go on his own, he would not have been able to pluck a fruit. He might even die there. As expected, one might be a master in his own specialized field, buti n this aspect, he was inferior to a pig.
The floral fragrance was rich.
Alex felt that the floral fragrance carried a strange effect that lightly shook his internal organs.
The Mystic Maiden said, “If you want to become a saint, the Stardew Fruit is a pretty decent supplement. it allows you to refine your five internal organs and achieve the great medicine of five internal organs.”
Alex was stunned. “Turning the five internal organs into great medicine? It’s not about refining myself into great medicine, right?”
The Mystic Maiden asked, “Has your master not taught you before?”
Alex recalled that he did have a master called Iade Benmore, but she was a deviant whose cultivation system was totally different from his. He shook his head. “I’m practicing ancestral cultivation techniques. No one taught me.”
The Mystic Maiden was surprised. “It’s indeed considered a gifted talent that you can reach this level now, or you would have to die eight or ten times somehow. It’s no wonder it was a blurry expanse when I looked at your realm. You know a little bit of everything, but in fact, you aren’t particularly outstanding.”
Alex blushed bashfully. It was the first time someone said that to him.
Just then, he saw the pig demon take out stone boxes one by one and carefully place them right below the seven flowers as if it was waiting for the fruits to fall so that it could put them in the boxes later.
Then, the Mystic Maiden said again, “Huh? This treasure-hunting pig really has a little ingenuity indeed. Those few stone boxes aren’t simple. If I’m not wrong, these are made of Void Crystals, otherworldly and untainted by Yin and Yang. The food placed in them will not rot.. If the Stardew Fruit is not consumed instantly, it will turn into dust soon. I think this pig has long been prepared and waiLing here for a long time, but unexpectedly you intercepted and seized its merit.”
After listening to it, Alex felt quite surprised and fortunate as well. He felt more extraordinary about the Treasure-hunting Pig.
“They’re here!” The Mystic Maiden reminded me that someone was approaching.
Alex naturally sensed it as well, so he said to the pig demon, “Old pig, collect the treasures at ease and don’t care about anything else. After the matter is over, I’ll take you to pluck the Chaos Fruits as well as the Heavenly Gourd.”
The latter’s words were purely to hold off the pig demon in order to lead it astray as he feared that it would run away after getting the Stardew Fruits.
Wouldn’t all that work be in vain then?
“Oink, Oink. You even know where the Heavenly Gourd is?” The pig demon was uncalm. That was rumored to be the item coming from the same source as the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord’s treasure gourd.
Alex left a sentence. “That’s natural. I’m the real blessed man, and there’s nothing I can’t find.”
He bragged for a brief moment. Then, he ran to the cave’s entrance that he had just come down from and saw the first person who rushed over was none other than the Little Princess of Silvermoon Sanctuary, Colette Brunel.
Seeing Alex, who had disguised as Gabriel, Colette went forward and asked, “Sect Master Simpson, what’s happening here?”
Alex saw at least four hundred or five hundred people coming from behind her. Almost all who went to the banquet had come.
He groaned silently. How was he going to deal with them? Would he have to go on a killing spree? But he alone would not be able to obliterate them!
“Sect Master, these people insisted on coming over. We couldn’t block them even if we wanted to!” an elder from the Sun Shrine respectfully said to Alex.
Such words reminded him that Gabriel was the very key to resolve the crisis before him.
He immediately shouted with a long face, “What impudence! This place is a forbidden area of my Sun Shrine. Who allowed you people to come here? All of you, get lost!”
An old man said, “Sect Master Simpson, it’s wrong to say such things, right? Back then, your Sun Shrine announced to the world that this lifeless mountain was not a domain of your Sun Shrine but a lordless land. Now that treasure has been unearthed at this mountain. It’s natural that the witnesses will get their shares.”
Alex sneered. “Who told you people that a treasure has been unearthed? I repeat. This is a forbidden area of my Sun Shrine. Now my disciple, Donovan Orlando, is in seclusion inside. Whoever comes near shall be an enemy of my Sun Shrine. Where are the disciples of the Sun Shrine?”
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His released aura and domineering words stunned everyone. Colette especially, who stood before him, was enveloped by powerful coercion that forced her to retreat three steps.
Swoosh!
A group of Sun Shrine disciples stepped forward and unsheathed their weapons. The crowd paled as things were getting serious.
The old man looked awkward. “Sect Master Simpson, why do you have to be like this? Let’s have a good talk. Didn’t you hear that Young Sect Master has not come back yet? Then how…”
Alex looked unsurprised. “Since when did I need to explain to you how my Sun Shrine works? Retreat, go back! Otherwise, I shall kill you without mercy!”
“Kill without mercy!”
“Kill without mercy!”
Since the situation had reached this point, the crowd could no longer persist. After all, the Sun Shrine’s strength was displayed there. Even if their main force was not around, they were not someone who could be bullied at will.
However, just as everyone turned around to go down the mountain, and was even preparing to leave the Sun Shrine resentfully, an old man from the Sun Shrine stumbled up the mountain and shouted, “It’s not good! It’s not good! Something terrible has happened! All the Soul Stones of the sect master and eleven Peak Lords have exploded!”
Such words evoked great repercussions. At that time, many people felt as though their hearts had exploded.
The Soul Stone was bound and connected to a person’s soul. If the person was alive, the Soul Stone would be unscathed. If the person died, the Soul Stone would be cracked.
“Nonsense, isn’t the sect master fine here? How could the Soul Stone explode?” Someone chided.
“It’s real. I saw it with my own eyes. Among the twelve Peak Lords, the rest exploded, except for the Peak Lord, Gibson Edward,” the man who came over said resolutely and almost swore to God. However, he was also dumbfounded after seeing Alex, who had disguised as Gabriel. “What’s going on? Could it be… Could it be that someone had entered the Soul Stone Hall and deliberately destroyed the Soul Stones?”
He was bewildered as well.
At this moment, a change occurred again in the mountainside. The silver light inside glowed even more vigorous, gushing out of the cave’s entrance like a torrent. This simply felt like a fountain. The curtain of silver light soon spread to a large expanse, enveloping everyone.
It was a great problem at this time.
Once the silver light shot out, the crowd felt unprecedented physical comfort. The silver light purified all their muscles, bones, blood, pores, and unique energy that countless times more superior to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth penetrated their bodies.
Someone immediately screamed in pleasant surprise.
“What is this thing? Oh my god! I feel my meridians have been broadened, and my cultivation base has grown greatly!”
“My old wounds seem to have gotten much better. Are they going to be healed?”
“I… I’m going to break through the bottleneck. I’m going… Ah, I broke through it. How could it be so fast?”
“What the heck is this silver light? It’s definitely a treasure. What’s hidden in this mountainside?”
The crowd got excited. After getting such benefits, no one would be willing to leave.
Just then, the seven flowers of the Stardew ‘l‘ree began to close. Then, seven fruits were rapidly condensed out of the flower stems. It grew and ripened at a speed visible to the naked eye. At the same time, the commotion was getting greater as well. The large expanse of silver light unexpectedly broke the mountain wall via shock, opening up a huge hole, and everyone could see the situation inside the mountainside.
“Hurry up and look! There’s a silver tree over there!”
“And, seven fruits are ripening rapidly. They are actually silver. What the heck are they?”
“There’s pig over there. What is it doing?”
“Ah! I once read an ancient book. There’s something identical to this thing. It’s called the Stardew Fruit, one of the ten immortal fruits in the universe. You can turn into an immortal right away after consuming one fruit!”
“There’s no Donovan Orlando down there! It’s a lie!”
“This Gabriel Simpson is a fake!”
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For a moment, everyone looked at Alex, and suspicion filled their eyes.
Colette’s pretty face was frosty. “Sect Master Simpson, where’s my Heavenly Mirror? You can return it to me, right?!”
Alex blinked. “Don’t be in such a hurry. I haven’t finished using it.. Don’t listen to the fuss of some. I’m the sect master of the Sun Shrine. Who else dares impersonate me?”
“Then, didn’t you just say Donovan Orlando is in seclusion down there? Where is he?”
“He… Oh, that pig is Donovan Orlando. You people don’t know about it. In fact, my disciple is a pig demon.”
No one believed him. Everyone just thought that it was absurd and wanted to laugh. Somehow, they failed to. Colette’s brows twitched vigorously. “Do you think I’m as dumb as a pig? You aren’t Sect Master Simpson. You’re Alex Rockefeller, who has stolen Donovan Orlando’s fiancée.”
It was little known how the woman managed to guess it, but she exposed Alex’s identity at once. Moreover, she lashed out her palm at Alex after she finished speaking.
Alex knew that it was no longer possible to resort to using deception, so he immediately swung his palm as well.
At first, he wanted to send Colette flying by intercepting her palm with his palm. To his surprise, there was a variation in Colette’s palm. Once her figure changed, she actually bypassed Alex’s palm and slammed his face.
Bam!
A delicate foot suddenly popped out of Alex’s forehead, kicking hard on Colette’s palm.
“What the hell?” Colette was stunned.
Even if he was a monster, it was impossible to grow a foot out of his forehead. Moreover, this foot was clearly a woman’s delicate foot. It was fair, flawless, and crystal-clear with perfect and enchanting curves. The toes were fair and tender and were extremely seductive.
However, Alex’s palm also landed on Colette’s body almost at the same time.
Because of Colette’s evasion, Alex’s palm just happened to hit her left chest with a loud pop, as if a soccer ball had exploded. Blood suddenly appeared.
Colette let out a horrible scream, clutched her chest, and backed off while her face was full of pain and anger. The crowd next to her was stunned as well.
“How vicious! He actually blew up that Princess of the Silvermoon Sanctuary’s area!”
“This brat really has no compassion for women.”
“That’s the prettiest Princess of Silvermoon Sanctuary. One side is huge, and the other side is small, so how would she go out to meet people?”
Under everyone’s exclamation, Alex also revealed his specialty.
Someone screamed…
“Did you guys see it? A foot can be stretched out of his forehead. Moreover, it’s a woman’s foot. What kind of d*mned sorcery is this? This man is absolutely not Gabriel Simpson. Since Gabriel Simpson’s Soul Stone has exploded, this man must have killed him!”
The next moment, someone shouted again, “The Peak Lord, Gibson Edward, has been found. He’s knocked out on the other side of the mountain. His face is all bloody, so this b*stard must have harmed him. Let’s go together and kill him. Don’t let that pig snatch away the Stardew Fruits!”
As soon as the Stardew Fruit was mentioned, everyone’s mind shifted to that once again.
The battle broke out in an instant.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Alex’s mirages all rushed over.
Since they wanted to take his life, he did not conserve his strength either. With the long golden spear in his hand, he killed one when he came over. In the blink of an eye, six or seven experts were killed on the spot.
“Ah! He’s really that Rockefeller b*stard!” Someone from the Sun Shrine, who recognized the long golden spear in Alex’s hand, immediately screamed, “Everyone, don’t fight in close quarters! Use ranged attacks! Use ranged attacks!”
Alex, guarding the cave’s entrance, could hold back all of the enemy forces alone.
He took out the huge Athena’s shield that he had just snatched away from Donovan to block the ranged attacks. Goddess as expected, Athena’s huge shield did not let him down. He was invincible with a shield in his hand, and there was no attack that could break the huge shield’s defense.
With this thing, it was simply like possessing a mobile fortress.
At this moment, the silver light in the mountainside glowed fiercely more than ten times, and even strange holy hymns floated out.
When Alex turned around, he saw that all the seven Stardew fruits were ripe. Each of them had strange runes flowing on it, entwined by the power of laws and dotted with the mist of stars. If he looked at it carefully, he was like gazing at the distant universe in deep space, mystifying yet unusually brilliant.