Chapter 489

Chapter 489: Treasure Hunting

Upon sensing a familiar smell, the few beasts quickly changed their expressions.

However, the recently vanished portal of lightning calamity still left Little Black and Little White feeling a bit frightened.

Ji Yang seemed to be getting stronger and stronger, leaving them wondering how they could ever turn the tables.

Was the promise made long ago destined to be buried with regrets?

As for Xuan Qing, he didn’t care much.

He felt that, so far, the smartest thing he had done was pulling Ji Yang into the mess back then; otherwise, how could he enjoy such a good life now?

Everything they had was well-deserved!

After returning to Jingtan Peak, Ji Yang assessed himself. Good, he hadn’t lost any limbs.

During the past half-month, Ji Yang also felt that the speed of this technique was significantly faster than his full-speed flight in Feather Transformation state.

Moreover, the “heavens” he set up using this technique worked exceptionally well.

In the teleportation between the “heavens,” he didn’t need to consume much magical power and could successfully travel between two places in a short time, greatly saving time without worrying about being detected by the Major Sects.

By the time they sent someone, he would have already changed positions.

Originally, Ji Yang thought the number of “heavens” he needed was quite large, but now it seemed he might not have enough.

Fortunately, the setup of the “heavens” was not fixed; after he mined one mountain, he could look for another.

Now that everything was ready, he just needed his spiritual treasure.

Unfortunately, there were still about ten days left until the treasure hunting time Elder Chai mentioned.

But Ji Yang was not anxious; three years of farming had made him more composed, no longer impulsive like before.

At least now, seeing Ye Wuchen’s wooden house, he wouldn’t feel the urge to tear it down.

Perhaps this was what growth meant!

Since the news of Ye Wuchen had returned last time, he had also sent two messages in the following two years.

The letters mostly detailed his Master traveling to various remote places in the Cultivation World, exploring and slaying monsters in pursuit of his swordsmanship.

However, based on the contents of the replies, Ye Wuchen hadn’t gained much.

But it was unclear whether it was because Ye Wuchen had slain too many monsters, attracting their attention, which led to recent unrest in the Cultivation World.

Major Sects frequently reported monsters causing chaos everywhere, but these news quickly vanished, evidently suppressed by several elite sects.

After all, such matters could easily trigger unrest in the Cultivation World, which would be detrimental to the development of the Major Sects.

Aside from this, recently the He Dao Sect had also taken some action; although the three who ambushed the He Dao Sect’s team concealed themselves extremely well, they were ultimately found to have left some subtle traces.

The Heaven Demon Sect, one of the six demonic sects, was highly suspected.

Though there was no direct evidence, large sects acted without needing evidence.

While the sides seemed not to confront directly, they had already attacked each other invisibly multiple times.

Moreover, with the recent monster incidents, the seemingly calm Cultivation World was already rife with hidden currents.

However, these matters had little to do with Ji Yang.

Upon hearing this, Ji Yang regarded it as just a diversion from farming.

After all, he spent his time either farming or mining; with the He Dao Sect above him, he felt nothing would go wrong.

Without any burdens, he had recently learned a new technique, and the vast Cultivation World was open for him to explore.

Unlike others who feared the monsters, Ji Yang found them quite interesting. If given the chance, he would like to see what these monsters looked like.

Unfortunately, monsters were not easy to come across.

While waiting for the magical artifact, Ji Yang continued with his routine at Jingtan Peak.

One morning, he absorbed the Light points in the spiritual plants area.

Cultivation Level +1

Agility +1

Yun Ling Dan +1

…

Looking at a few Top-tier Spiritual Plants that had only yielded a little cultivation points over several days, Ji Yang shook his head.

What a waste!

Ji Yang turned to gaze at the vast spiritual field below the peak.

The once-bustling spiritual grains were now overgrown with weeds, leaving behind only scattered White Light Points, without a hint of green.

If he planted two more crops, it might be hard to find even a single White Light Point.

Ji Yang chose not to waste his energy extracting the scattered Four attributes and instead transformed into a Sword Light heading towards Jixian Peak.

Today was the day he had promised Elder Chai, and he couldn’t wait to see his new magical artifact.

Upon arriving at Jixian Peak, Ji Yang noticed many disciples looking up at the sky, their faces showing signs of surprise and shock.

This made Ji Yang puzzled, not knowing what had happened.

"Junior brother, did something happen on the peak?"

Hearing Ji Yang’s inquiry, a disciple turned to look at him. Upon sensing Ji Yang’s Golden Core Stage, the Foundation Establishment stage disciple’s displeased expression softened.

"Senior brother, just now a lightning calamity appeared above Jixian Peak, and it struck exactly at Elder Chai’s crafting room. It’s highly likely that Elder Chai has refined a Top-tier Spiritual Treasure!"

"Nonsense! What Top-tier Spiritual Treasure? The lightning calamity only occurs when a spiritual treasure is met!"

"Impossible! Even if Elder Chai is a master craftsman, he has never refined a spiritual treasure until now."

…

For a moment, the disciples debated heatedly.

Ji Yang decided not to ask further and quickly flew towards the peak’s summit, leaving the other disciples confused, asking,

"Who was that just now? Why does it seem like he’s heading towards Elder Chai’s residence?"

The other disciples shook their heads.

Unfortunately, Elder Chai had already given orders that disciples were not allowed to approach his residence recently, leaving them feeling regretful.

“Hahaha!”

“I finally succeeded!”

…

As Ji Yang reached the door, he immediately heard Elder Chai’s joyous laughter coming from the crafting room.

With several Formations being undone, Elder Chai’s figure slowly appeared at the entrance.

Upon seeing Ji Yang, the smile on Elder Chai’s face vanished instantly.

At this moment, Ji Yang did not pay much attention to Elder Chai’s expression; instead, his gaze landed on what Elder Chai held.

It was an iron pick with a shining silver glow emanating from it.

Though its appearance was not much different from the iron pick made during the first refining, it was significantly different from the previous two plain iron picks.

Its brilliance was dazzling; no doubt it was a spiritual treasure.

“Disciple congratulates Elder Chai on his successful breakthrough.”

After seeing the iron pick, Ji Yang finally felt reassured.

Elder Chai’s claim of a seventy percent chance of success had made Ji Yang a bit uneasy; if he failed, he wouldn’t have another mine spirit to spend.

Fortunately, it was successful.

Facing Ji Yang’s outstretched hands, Elder Chai hesitated for a moment, glancing reluctantly at the shimmering iron pick.

Although it looked a bit unattractive, it was his first refined spiritual treasure; giving it away felt painful.

But as an elder, he would not hoard his disciple’s possessions; it had nothing to do with whether he could compete with Ye Wuchen.

What pained him the most was that this treasure had a spirit, and he couldn’t inscribe his name on this artifact he had refined, making Elder Chai feel even more distressed.

If only he had inscribed his name during the first refining, perhaps he would have left some trace by now, but now all hope was lost.

Once, a precious opportunity to leave his name was in front of him; he didn’t cherish it, and now that it was lost, it was too late to regret…

“Take it, take it!”

Amidst his frustration, Elder Chai threw the iron pick towards Ji Yang.