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Chapter 457: Dividing the Treasures
Chapter 457: Dividing the Treasures
After sealing away the Yin Sha Corpse Fire, Chu Ning turned around.
Only then did he realize that several Yuan Ying mid-stage cultivators had already stood up, having apparently finished expelling the Yin Sha Ghost Fire from their bodies.
The looks they gave Chu Ning were filled with awe.
Shen Tu Ping and Wu Dao Ping, both from the Yun Xiao Alliance, didn't stand on ceremony with each other.
Shi Jing, on the other hand, bowed to Chu Ning, his voice filled with gratitude and emotion:
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Chu. If it weren't for your display of divine might to destroy that corpse, I'm afraid I would have perished here."
As soon as Shi Jing finished speaking, Huang Zongkun immediately spoke up with a slight look of shame on his face:
"Fellow Daoist Chu, your abilities and treasures are formidable. To be able to kill a million-year-old corpse that rivals a late-stage Yuan Ying cultivator is truly remarkable.
I, Huang, deeply apologize for any offenses in my previous words. I am truly ashamed and hope that Fellow Daoist Chu will not take offense."
"Fellow Daoist Chu, not only do you possess extraordinary treasures and abilities, but you also have the Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire. You are already comparable to the late-stage Yuan Ying cultivators of the various alliances."
As the only female cultivator among the group, Luo Yuqiao's words were filled with astonishment.
But Chu Ning shook his head at this moment.
"Fellow Daoists flatter me. I was just lucky that my treasure happened to be effective against this million-year-old corpse.
And if it weren't for all of you restraining it and cutting off its arms, I wouldn't have been able to do anything even with my various means."
As he spoke, Chu Ning paused slightly, his face turning serious as he continued,
"In fact, although this million-year-old corpse had qi comparable to a late-stage Yuan Ying, it didn't seem to have fought anyone before. Its flexibility in combat was far inferior to that of human cultivators.
And although it had a trace of Xuan Gui Shangren's residual consciousness, it didn't seem to have inherited his combat instincts.
Otherwise, with its body that was impervious to blades and guns, and its possession of the Yin Sha Ghost Fire, a Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire, it wouldn't have been so easily destroyed by me."
Chu Ning's words were not false modesty, but rather a sincere expression of his thoughts.
After hearing Chu Ning's words, the others reflected on the battle and could tell that he was not exaggerating.
Indeed, while the million-year-old corpse had formidable defensive capabilities, its movements during the fight were not agile.
If it had truly been a late-stage Yuan Ying cultivator, its judgment and adaptability would have been much stronger.
At this moment, Luo Yuqiao let out a soft laugh and said,
"We are also fortunate that Fellow Daoist Chu displayed his mighty powers. Otherwise, our treasures would have been unable to harm it.
Trying to destroy it would have been nothing but a pipe dream."
"Indeed!" Huang Zongkun also changed his previous arrogant attitude and sincerely agreed,
"Especially with that Yin Sha Ghost Fire. If it weren't for your Xuan Bing Yan being able to counter it, we would have been in big trouble."
Chu Ning smiled in response, acknowledging their praise.
In fact, this was also the reason he had mentioned that the corpse only acted on instinct and lacked flexibility in combat.
If the corpse had used the Yin Sha Ghost Fire from the beginning, coating its sharp claws with the fire, the outcome might have been very different.
Several people might have been seriously injured, aside from himself.
Shen Tu Ping and Wu Changdong, standing together, remained silent but wore broad smiles on their faces.
As fellow cultivators from the Yun Xiao Alliance, they naturally felt proud to hear the others praising one of their own.
Shi Jing walked over to the turtle shell shield and picked it up.
Then he turned to the others and tentatively asked,
"Fellow Daoists, shall we take a look at the other two stone chambers?"
The group exchanged glances and had no objections.
Their gazes swept over the stone chamber from which the million-year-old corpse had emerged, and then they all looked at Chu Ning.
After the battle, the several Yuan Ying mid-stage cultivators were clearly looking to Chu Ning for leadership.
Chu Ning smiled inwardly.
Perhaps these Yuan Ying mid-stage cultivators were still wary of the dangers within.
He swept the room with his spiritual sense and found that, aside from the extremely dense Yin Sha qi, there didn't seem to be anything unusual.
So he immediately activated the Undying Golden Body Barrier and took the lead in stepping inside.
Seeing this, the others quickly followed suit, activating their protective spiritual lights.
As they entered the stone chamber, they were struck by the Yin Sha qi that was no less intense than what they had experienced in the Yin Jue vein. Everyone was surprised.
"No wonder the formation outside was set up on the Yin Jue vein. It was channeling the Yin Sha qi and concentrating it here."
Luo Yuqiao couldn't help but exclaim.
Then, everyone's gaze fell on a stone bed in the stone chamber.
Hovering above the bed, shrouded in Yin Sha qi, was a highly conspicuous black pearl.
"Xuan Yin Pearl!"
Huang Zongkun was the first to identify the object.
The Xuan Yin Pearl was composed of pure Xuan Yin qi. Often, the Sha qi within the Yin Sha qi would be absorbed, leaving behind only the extreme Yin qi, which would then form this rare treasure.
It was quite a valuable item.
However, it was generally useless to ordinary cultivators.
Chu Ning only glanced at it briefly before losing interest. Instead, his gaze landed on a wall with writing on it.
"Hey, there are words on this wall!"
Shi Jing had also noticed the writing and spoke up.
Immediately, everyone gathered around to read the words on the wall.
And when they finished reading, they couldn't help but sigh.
Chu Ning shook his head inwardly, his heart filled with the same sentiment.
"So it turns out that Xuan Gui Shangren, when he fought the Demon from Outside the Domain, discovered that the demon's demonic qi could nourish his physical body and extend his lifespan.
He wanted to try to use Yin Sha qi instead of demonic qi to nourish his body.
In the early stages, it seemed to have worked, as he extended his lifespan by nearly two hundred years beyond that of his peers.
But in the end, he absorbed too much Yin Sha qi, which suppressed his own cultivation."
Apparently, after Xuan Gui Shangren's Nascent Soul sat in meditation, his physical body had absorbed Yin Sha qi over the years and transformed.
Even Xuan Gui Shangren himself didn't mention the Yin Sha Ghost Fire, and it's possible that he only refined it after becoming a corpse.
This corpse might have been influenced by his life, retaining a vague memory of Xuan Gui Shangren.
For example, it could remember the turtle shell shield, but in another sense, it was fundamentally not Xuan Gui Shangren.
After reading this, everyone sighed with emotion, and then they began searching the stone chambers.
They found some cultivation techniques and spells left behind by Xuan Gui Shangren.
However, he didn't leave behind the method of nourishing the physical body with Yin Sha qi, as he considered it harmful to others and himself.
Shi Jing collected these jade slips containing the techniques and spells, and then he also took the Xuan Yin Pearl.
Only then did the group leave the stone chamber and arrive before the last one.
According to their speculation, this chamber should be where Xuan Gui Shangren stored his main treasures, and there shouldn't be any other dangers within.
Indeed, after Chu Ning removed the restrictions, everyone entered without encountering any peculiar situations.
But when they saw the contents of the chamber, their faces couldn't help but reveal delighted expressions.
"This trip wasn't in vain after all!"
After Shi Jing made such a remark, he started to take out the turtle shell, the inner green armor artifact, the Xuan Yin Pearl, and other items from his storage bag.
He placed them together with the items in the chamber and said to everyone:
"Fellow Daoists, on this trip, Fellow Daoist Chu contributed the most. Not only did he open the cave's restrictions, but he also destroyed the corpse. The Spirit Earth Pot should be his.
As for the rest of you, please choose one item from the six treasures we've found. The remaining items will be evenly divided among us. What do you think?"
Since the Spirit Earth Pot had already been taken by Chu Ning, and everyone had just witnessed his extraordinary abilities, no one objected to it being his.
As for the corpse's fingernails and the Yin Sha Ghost Fire that Chu Ning obtained, no one even mentioned them.
Immediately, everyone's attention turned to the remaining treasures.
Among them were Xuan Gui Shangren's turtle shell artifact, the green inner armor, two pieces of rare Black Xuan Gold used for artifact refining, a piece of Ancient Crystal Rock, the Xuan Yin Pearl, and the Danxia Fruit, which could prolong one's lifespan to a certain extent.
There were seven items in total, but the Ancient Crystal Rock and the Xuan Yin Pearl were considered one portion since the group, including Chu Ning, didn't know much about the use of the Ancient Crystal Rock.
"Fellow Daoist Chu has already obtained the Spirit Earth Pot. How about you choose the last item? If there's something you fancy, we can also exchange." Shi Jing suggested to Chu Ning.
Chu Ning nodded in agreement. Shi Jing's proposal was fair.
Although he had contributed the most, he had already obtained the most precious Spirit Earth Pot.
It didn't matter if he picked last from the remaining items.
Moreover, Chu Ning felt that what he fancied might not be valued by others.
As the organizer of this trip, Shi Jing had the right to choose first.
After some hesitation, he chose Xuan Gui Shangren's turtle shell artifact.
Although this treasure wasn't ancient, its defensive capabilities were astonishing, making it a rare find.
Subsequently, Huang Zongkun and Shen Tu Ping chose the Black Xuan Gold as expected.
With the frequent appearances of the Domain Outsiders, Black Xuan Gold had become the most sought-after artifact refining material in the Western Alliance Continent.
The oldest among them, Wu Changdong, chose the Danxia Fruit.
As a Nascent Soul mid-stage cultivator who was just a step away from the late stage, he was naturally concerned about his lifespan.
Even though the Danxia Fruit wasn't exceptionally effective in prolonging lifespan, Wu Changdong was still very satisfied.
As for Luo Yuqiao, she chose the green inner armor as expected.
Now, only the Ancient Crystal Rock was left.
Facing everyone's gaze, Chu Ning smiled and directly kept the Ancient Crystal Rock and the Xuan Yin Pearl.
Seeing that Chu Ning didn't seem too dissatisfied, the others heaved a sigh of relief.
They had been worried that Chu Ning would fancy other materials, and if he did, they wouldn't know how to handle the situation.
Noticing their expressions, Chu Ning smiled inwardly.
Out of the six portions, he actually desired this one the most.
He didn't care much about the Xuan Yin Pearl, but the Ancient Crystal Rock was a necessary material for refining the Xuan Gui Shield, and he didn't know where to find it if he missed this chance.
After distributing the most precious treasures, dividing the rest of the items was much easier.
Everyone distributed the various spirit stones, artifact refining materials, and ordinary artifacts among themselves, and each person ended up with quite a lot of items.
Finally, the group left Xuan Gui Shangren's cave abode.
(End of Chapter)
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