#869 - Chapter 869: Peerless Treasure
“Why have we been traveling for so long, yet the seawater is still so dark?”
“Logically speaking, the closer we get to the surface, the brighter the seawater should become.”
Ye Hongxue glanced at the others and said to herself.
“This indicates that Xuan has already sealed off the entire sea area,” Wang Xuan replied calmly.
He spoke more and more like Ye Kong, calm and composed, as if everything was under control.
A white light flashed in his hand, and the Sky Sealing Staff appeared. With a gentle point, the seal on the sea surface broke open a crack.
The feather light spot flew out of the crack, like a shuttle-shaped light and shadow passing by. Before they could see clearly, Wang Xuan and the others had already landed steadily.
“Thank you, Commander Xuan!” Wang Xuan and the others cupped their hands and said in unison.
“You’re welcome!” Xuan waved his hand, barely managing to squeeze out a smile.
However, he couldn't have too many thoughts, because Lord Ling doted on these disciples from Xiaoyao Peak. Having suffered losses himself, he knew not to provoke them.
While Xuan was speaking, Yu had been staring intently at the four disciples of Xiaoyao Peak.
He was truly shocked. These four disciples had excellent foundations and each had their own opportunities.
Among them were two children of destiny. In the long run, their contribution to the sect would be absolutely enormous.
This made Yu, who originally only planned to retire and enjoy a leisurely life, have the idea of taking disciples.
“Cough cough~”
Yu coughed twice tactically, “I haven’t been to Lianyun Continent for a long time. It’s rare to stretch my muscles and bones, why don’t I go with you all!”
Xuan naturally understood Yu’s thoughts. He nodded, remaining silent.
Thus, the group transformed into several streams of light, streaking across the sky, as fast as shooting stars.
Back at Xiaoyao Peak, Wang Xuan and the others quickly walked towards the Bitter Sea.
A familiar place, a familiar figure, Ye Kong was holding a small fishing rod, fishing.
There was only one carp-dragon in the Bitter Sea. What had Master been fishing for all this time?
Perhaps, just fishing for some loneliness~
“Master, we’re back!” The four bowed and saluted.
“Mm,” Ye Kong hummed softly, turning his head to look at the four, a faint smile on his face.
“Haoran, Hongxue, you two rest more, it’s nothing serious.”
“Wang Xuan, Changsheng, remember to take time to go to the martial arts arena to consolidate your realm, don’t be lazy.”
Ye Kong calmly ordered everything, as if he knew their situation like the back of his hand.
At this time, the four of them were already showing surprise, their mouths slightly open. Was this still their Qi Refining Master?
How could he possibly know who was injured and who had used their spiritual power?
For Wang Xuan, except for a little consumption from fighting the sea monster's guardian beast, everything else was basically effortless.
Ji Changsheng was even more leisurely throughout the whole process. The sea monster race had internal conflicts, and they resolved it themselves. He was just an observer.
“Master, these are some resources we seized from the Sea Monster Palace, please take a look!”
The four of them spoke in unison, took out the storage rings from their arms, and placed them in front of Ye Kong.
Ye Kong nodded slightly. After sensing, he picked up the storage ring handed over by Ye Hongxue and held it in his hand.
A dazzling light flashed, and a huge pearl phantom appeared in the air.
“This… did you two retrieve this?” Ye Kong asked with emphasis.
Thus, Ye Hongxue recounted the process to Ye Kong.
She especially emphasized that after obtaining the pearl, the huge clam shell collapsed with a bang, and she and Chen Haoran returned to the Sea Monster Palace bizarrely.
Furthermore, when they went to search again, they discovered the strangeness of having no way to go.
After listening, Ye Kong already understood in his heart that the Sea Monster Race’s peerless treasure was hidden in another world isolated by a formation. Therefore, for tens of thousands of years, even if someone had searched the Sea Monster Palace, they still couldn’t find a trace of it.
It’s just that, at the moment, it was inconvenient for him to say it clearly, “You are children of destiny, and you have opportunities that ordinary people cannot obtain.”
“This pearl contains a secret,” after saying that, Ye Kong took out the large pearl. The pearl, half a zhang long, still emitted a dazzling white light in broad daylight.
The lively scene on the Bitter Sea side attracted the other disciples as well.
From afar, Xiao Bai, riding Er Ha, quickly rushed towards the Bitter Sea.
“Er Gouzi, hurry up, if you’re slow, you won’t have dinner tonight!”
Er Ha let out a wronged “Awoo” to express his resistance, but still sped up and ran towards the Bitter Sea.
Lin Yaoyao had already cultivated to the Great Emperor Realm. For her, it was just a matter of using the Instantaneous Movement technique.
Therefore, in an instant, she arrived at the Bitter Sea and squatted beside the big pearl to observe it carefully.
After the other disciples arrived one after another, the Bitter Sea became even more lively. The carp-dragon couldn't help but make a graceful arc, leaping into the air to see the novelty.
Lin Yaoyao gave Chen Haoran and Ye Hongxue a thumbs up, “Junior Brother and Junior Sister, well done, you actually brought back such a treasure!”
Chen Haoran and Ye Hongxue quickly smiled apologetically: “It was just luck, Senior Sister is too kind.”
They were afraid of Lin Yaoyao. In the past, it was because she was domineering and unreasonable, but now, now she had absolute strength, enough to crush all the disciples of the Star River Sect.
“Master, this pearl is so beautiful, why not put it at the entrance of Xiaoyao Peak, it will definitely add a lot of color to our peak.”
“Wouldn’t that be telling everyone that the Sea Monster Race’s peerless treasure is outside Xiaoyao Peak?” Ye Kong asked faintly.
… …
Then, Ye Kong placed his hand on the pearl, took a deep breath, and slowly injected spiritual power. After three breaths, the pearl began to dim, until it turned completely black.
“Ah~ Master… this is a peerless treasure,” Xiao Bai exclaimed, almost saying the words ‘waste master’ out loud.
When the big pearl lost its color, the whole thing looked like a huge ball, standing there.
The disciples held their breath one after another. In just a few breaths, a peerless treasure was gone.
The entire Qi Refining Master was too wasteful of treasures.
… …
The next second, Ye Kong suddenly raised his hand and slammed down a heavy hand blade, and the big pearl broke open with a sound.
Everyone then saw clearly that this pearl was not solid, but rather a huge hollow shell, wrapped around a chicken egg-sized red crystal.
“No wonder the light emitted by this pearl was mixed with a trace of red, so that’s the reason,” Ye Hongxue said.
Just now, Ye Kong's operation scared them, and their hearts were raised to their throats, and then they were fiercely suffocated back.
“This is called the Spirit Firmament Remnant Sun Pearl. There is only one in the world, so it is very precious,” Ye Kong took out the red crystal, touched it in his hand and said.
The expression on his face was still calm, as if he was introducing an ordinary item to the disciples.
“It has absorbed the energy of the sun from tens of thousands of years ago, so its protective performance is very strong.”
Ye Kong carefully stroked the red crystal, talking to himself.
