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Chapter 268: Obtaining the Six Dao Spirit Essences, Contesting for the Golden Spirit Seed
Chapter 268: Obtaining the Six Dao Spirit Essences, Contesting for the Golden Spirit Seed
The other cultivators in the vicinity naturally knew about Spirit Seeds and Spirit Essence Qi, but none had truly seen them before.
Or perhaps it was because an excessive amount of spiritual power and aura had been injected in a short period of time. The shockwave that rippled out was far more intense than when Chu Ning had witnessed the emergence of the Wood Spirit Seed.
Even a Golden Core cultivator couldn't ignore it.
So at this moment, aside from a handful of late-stage Golden Core cultivators who paid no heed to the shockwave and focused solely on the soaring Spirit Seed, the rest were all busy warding off the wave of energy. Few bothered to pay attention to the scant few streaks of golden light.
At this moment, Chu Ning, having discovered that locking onto those streaks of golden light with his spiritual sense didn't elicit any adverse reactions, felt a stir in his heart.
He extended his spiritual sense completely, enveloping those streaks of Spirit Essence Qi that had transformed into golden light.
However, these tiny golden lights were also exceptionally fast. By the time Chu Ning's spiritual sense reached them, quite a few had already shot out along the three massive columns of light formed by the treasures of the three factions.
Chu Ning's spiritual sense, at this moment, only managed to cover half of the Six Dao Spirit Essences.
But the next scene caused Chu Ning's eyes to brighten slightly.
The Six Dao Spirit Essences, after being enveloped by Chu Ning's spiritual sense, actually drilled straight into the column of light formed by Yun Xiao Alliance's Five Elements Spirit Gathering Chain.
Earlier, two of the Spirit Essences that had shot towards this side were stopped by the Golden Spirit Ring and then deflected towards two cultivators.
The remaining Six Dao Spirit Essences, closely following behind, pierced through the Golden Spirit Ring and entered the Earth Spirit Ring.
Then, along the path of Chu Ning's unleashed spiritual power, they shot directly towards Chu Ning.
In the blink of an eye, they disappeared into Chu Ning's palm.
"Obtained the Spirit Essences, and Six of them too!"
Chu Ning's eyes shone faintly at this moment.
He knew that his Golden Spirit Root now had a solution.
All of this seemed like a long story, but in reality, it had only taken an instant.
Almost at the same time as the dazzling golden light appeared, the Six Dao Spirit Essences had already submerged into Chu Ning's body.
The others were completely oblivious to it.
It was only after everyone had withstood the shockwave and regained their wits that they looked up at the sky.
"Golden Spirit Seed!"
At this moment, a brilliant, golden seed could be seen soaring into the sky.
At the same time, several giant palms, manifested from spiritual power, were trying to stop the Golden Spirit Seed!
The late-stage Golden Core cultivators had all made their moves.
In the next moment, from each of the three factions, several figures flew out, all rushing towards the Golden Spirit Seed in the air.
From Yun Xiao Alliance, seven or eight figures flew out, including He Feng, Yuan Zhuo, and Ao Langtian.
Over at Tian Ji Alliance and Mo Dao Alliance, Tie Shi, Hua Shusheng, and others also took to the sky.
In the blink of an eye, over twenty late-stage Golden Core cultivators were engaged in a chaotic battle in the air.
The immense power and various spells unleashed during their clash caused the Golden Core mid-stage and early-stage cultivators below to turn pale with fear.
At the same time, they hastily erected defensive barriers to avoid being caught in the crossfire.
"What should we do? Should we help?"
At this moment, Shi Xue'er, who was standing next to Chu Ning, suddenly spoke up.
The rest of the cultivators also hesitated, unsure of what to do.
After a moment's hesitation, Jia Yumin spoke, "Let's first see what the cultivators from the other two alliances are planning."
Everyone turned their gazes towards the cultivators of Tian Ji Alliance and Mo Dao Alliance.
Chu Ning, at this moment, was slightly surprised.
"Why haven't we been teleported out of this spirit realm?"
Chu Ning clearly remembered that when the Wood Spirit Seed had appeared, they had been quickly teleported out of the spirit realm.
"Are we supposed to leave through the spatial node, or has this Golden Spirit Seed not been acquired or escaped yet?"
As these thoughts crossed his mind, Chu Ning's gaze fell on the numerous late-stage Golden Core cultivators engaged in battle in the air.
At this moment, although the cultivators were fighting, they were also aware that they couldn't let the Golden Spirit Seed escape.
Hence, three giant hands were covering the Spirit Seed, preventing it from breaking free no matter how much it struggled.
However, with the three giant hands restraining each other, no one could gain control over the Spirit Seed.
"These must be He Feng, Hua Shusheng, and Tie Shi," Chu Ning identified at this moment.
Looking at the three in the air, he noticed that aside from these three giant spiritual power hands, they weren't actually clashing with each other.
Just then, a voice rang out from within the Demon Path Alliance.
"Fellow cultivators of the Demon Path Alliance, we outnumber them, so there's no need to wait any longer. Let's help Fellow Cultivator Hua obtain the Golden Spirit Seed!"
"You Jing?"
Hearing this voice, Chu Ning's eyes flickered slightly.
The next moment, he saw several figures fly out from the Demon Path Alliance, casting spells towards the cultivators from the other two alliances who were already engaged in mid-air.
One of them was You Jing, who had arrived later than the others.
With these few leading the way, the rest of the Demon Path Alliance cultivators also took to the skies, summoning various magical treasures.
Seeing this, Jia Yumin's face changed slightly, and she shouted, "Fellow cultivators, attack!"
As she spoke, she led the cultivators from Gui Yuan Zong into the sky.
The rest of the Yun Xiao Alliance cultivators didn't hesitate much either and quickly followed suit, taking out their own magical treasures.
Most of the cultivators from the Tian Ji Alliance did the same.
As the cultivators from the three factions flew into the sky, chaos ensued.
Chu Ning followed behind the Yun Xiao Alliance group, with no real intention of engaging in battle.
He was well aware of the dangers of such a chaotic fight.
However, at that moment, the other Yun Xiao Alliance cultivators were already facing off against their opponents.
And a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator from the Demon Path Alliance was charging straight towards him.
Without a moment's hesitation, Chu Ning immediately used the Shen Feng Escape Technique to create distance between them.
This Demon Path Alliance cultivator was soon entangled by another nearby cultivator from the Tian Ji Alliance.
"I need to find an opponent who looks decent." Chu Ning muttered to himself as he scanned the area, his gaze falling on a Demon Path Alliance cultivator at the early stage of the Golden Core realm.
The Demon Path Alliance cultivator seemed to sense his gaze and looked back.
Upon seeing that Chu Ning was also at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, his eyes lit up slightly.
He quickly drove his magical treasure towards Chu Ning, initiating an attack.
This was just what Chu Ning wanted, and he immediately engaged in a battle with the Demon Path Alliance cultivator, wielding the Earth Spirit Sword.
The Earth Spirit Sword danced in the air, continuously attacking the Demon Path Alliance cultivator.
However, at that moment, Chu Ning was not exerting his full strength.
Instead, he was vigilant, paying close attention to the movements around him.
Chu Ning was well aware of the dangers of standing out too much in such a chaotic battle.
He also had to be on guard against the two Xuan Yin Sect cultivators who hated him to the bone and the cultivator from Da Luo Zong.
For now, he was only facing off against a single early-stage Golden Core cultivator from the Demon Path Alliance, and even with just the Earth Spirit Sword, Chu Ning was more than capable of handling the situation.
From time to time, he would activate the Earth Spirit Rock Armor Technique to counter his opponent's attacks, while the Earth Spirit Sword continuously threatened the opponent without actually delivering a fatal blow.
For a time, the battle remained evenly matched.
After fighting for a while, the Demon Path Alliance cultivator seemed to realize something. Even though he knew he was at a disadvantage, he didn't try to escape.
Instead, he fought vigorously against Chu Ning.
However, not everywhere in the battlefield remained calm.
With so many cultivators clashing, it was inevitable that some would start to get injured.
Those who had been fighting one-on-one against late-stage Golden Core cultivators now found themselves facing multiple opponents.
Even the three late-stage Golden Core cultivators had to occasionally divert their attention to deal with sudden attacks.
As the battle raged on, the scene became increasingly chaotic.
Chu Ning's gaze was fixed on You Jing, who was exceptionally active on the battlefield.
"This person's abilities have indeed improved greatly, and he's extremely cunning.
Aside from injuring a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator from the Tian Ji Alliance at the beginning, he has been assisting the Demon Path Alliance cultivators in defeating their opponents one by one.
This has caused several Demon Path Alliance cultivators to gain the upper hand.
But why does it seem like he's intentionally drawing the focus of the battlefield towards the three late-stage Golden Core cultivators?" Chu Ning thought to himself.
Just as he was thinking this, You Jing joined another group's battle.
On one side was a late-stage Golden Core cultivator with a hawk-like nose from the Demon Path Alliance, and on the other was a late-stage Golden Core cultivator from the Tian Ji Alliance.
With You Jing's help, the hawk-nosed cultivator from the Demon Path Alliance quickly gained the upper hand and severely injured his opponent.
The hawk-nosed cultivator from the Demon Path Alliance immediately flew towards Hua Shusheng's position.
Standing side by side with Hua Shusheng, he cast spells with his right hand, sending several attacks towards He Feng.
However, at the same time, Hua Shusheng and Tie Shi, who were on the other side, acted in perfect unison and struck out together.
Each of them waved their hand, using their spiritual power to conjure a giant palm that smashed towards the golden palm formed by He Feng's spiritual power.
Under their dual attack, He Feng's golden palm instantly dissipated.
The next moment, the two giant palms in the air reached for the Golden Spirit Seed.
But as the palms collided in mid-air, they simultaneously vanished into nothingness.
And the Golden Spirit Seed was momentarily freed from its restraints.
Seeing this, the four late-stage Golden Core cultivators who were engaged in battle had a change in their expressions.
Just as they were about to lose their grip on the Golden Spirit Seed, a bizarre laugh rang out in the air.
Accompanying the laugh, a black shadow appeared above the Golden Spirit Seed, and a strange long arm reached out, with a giant palm grasping towards the seed.
"How bold!"
"Thief, show yourself!"
This sudden turn of events caused Tie Shi and Hua Shusheng to exclaim in surprise.
Even He Feng and the hawk-nosed late-stage Golden Core cultivator paused their battle.
The four cultivators attacked simultaneously, sending four extremely fierce assaults toward the black shadow in the air.
Even the strange black shadow had to temporarily give up on seizing the Golden Spirit Seed and dodged out of the way.
The four late-stage Golden Core cultivators no longer bothered with conjuring spiritual power palms and instead flew directly toward the Golden Spirit Seed.
At this moment, the Golden Spirit Seed, which had been soaring upwards, seemed to possess sentience as it reversed its course and rapidly fell back toward the center of the lake.
This turn of events caught all the cultivators by surprise.
By the time the cultivators reacted, the Golden Spirit Seed had already sunk beneath the lake's surface.
Just as everyone was taken aback by this development.
A violent spatial fluctuation suddenly appeared around the lake, covering an area of several hundred feet.
"Teleportation power?"
Feeling this force, the cultivators were filled with astonishment.
"Are we finally being teleported out?"
A glimmer of joy flashed through Chu Ning's mind.
He had obtained the Six Dao Spirit Essences, and if he could now be teleported out, it would be the best outcome.
Whether the Golden Spirit Seed was obtained by someone or had escaped was no longer his primary concern.
At this moment, all the cultivators realized that they were about to be teleported away.
Everyone quickly recalled their magical treasures.
And in the next moment, each person was enveloped by a white light and instantly transported away.
When Chu Ning felt his feet touch the ground again,
his first instinctive reaction was to activate his Undying Golden Body and the Earth Spirit Rock Armor Technique as defensive measures.
He also cast the Spirit Restraining Technique.
But when he took in his surroundings, Chu Ning was slightly stunned.
"This is still the spirit realm?"
Chu Ning realized that he was in the same cave where he had encountered Ao Langtian and the elderly man from the Black Cloud Sect named Zou.
"How is it that I've been teleported back to this exact spot?
Could it be that it teleported me to a location I had previously visited?"
A thought flashed through Chu Ning's mind.
Before he could fully release his spiritual sense, he suddenly sensed something and turned his head.
His eyes lit up as he saw a golden seed, several times the size of a fist, not far behind him.
"Golden Spirit Seed!"
A glint of surprise flashed in Chu Ning's eyes.
He had indeed seen the Golden Spirit Seed escape the grasp of the cultivators, but he never expected it to remain within this small spirit realm space and teleport with him to this location.
"Could it be because of the large amount of Spirit Essence Qi on my body?"
Chu Ning vaguely guessed a possible reason for this coincidence. After all, he had taken away six out of the twelve Spirit Essences.
Regardless of the reason, Chu Ning realized that this was a heaven-sent opportunity for him.
Without hesitation, he reached out with his palm, channeling his spiritual power toward the Golden Spirit Seed.
But at the same time, Chu Ning's expression changed, and he inwardly cursed his bad luck.
(End of Chapter)
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