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Chapter 864: Bounty for a Treasure, Is That All?
Chapter 864: Bounty for a Treasure, Is That All?
After the second Tree Nymph broke through, two months passed in the blink of an eye, and another two tiny Tree Nymphs successfully advanced to become fifth-grade plant demons.
One of them encountered a slight mishap during its breakthrough, but with Lu Chen's help, it eventually broke through safely.
Two white balls of light appeared, revealing a sixth-grade thousand-year-old ancient tree heart and a fifth-grade Green Condensing Dew formula experience package, instantly granting Lu Chen abundant brewing experience and saving him an incalculable amount of time, energy, and resources.
As Lu Chen was cultivating spirit plants in the Spirit Field, a streak of silver-white light suddenly flashed by.
He was already accustomed to this and quickly sidestepped. In an instant, another bolt of silver-white lightning shot out, closely following the first.
"The Flying Thunder Herb is nearing maturity, and its speed is increasing. Being confined within the cave mansion, its desire to escape seems to be growing stronger." Lu Chen murmured, but he felt no worry at all.
With the impenetrable sixth-grade defensive formation, the Myriad Barrier Spirit Crystal Formation, along with the Thunder Dragon Lion, a master of thunder escape techniques, and himself as the mastermind, it would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens for a mere spirit herb to 'break out' of this place.
"You're as trapped as if you were under the Five Finger Mountain." Lu Chen flipped his palm.
During this period, he remained focused on cultivating spirit plants.
The Ice Glow Grass, Five Elements Illusion Fruit, Pure Yang Golden Lotus, and other plants he had condensed before had already been replanted and were beginning a new cycle of growth.
On the waist of the mountain, the numerous Myriad Manifestation Grass spirit plants, due to subtle differences in their cultivation methods, had already grown into all sorts of strange forms, broadening Lu Chen's horizons.
After cultivating them for many years, this batch of fifth-grade spirit plants had entered the maturity stage.
Lu Chen took out the Soul Luring Lamp and extracted some demon beast souls from the dim candlelight, crushing them and infusing them into the Myriad Manifestation Grass spirit plants.
Just at that moment, his spiritual sense keenly detected a slight disturbance outside the cave mansion.
"Qi Wuhe's exclusive message talisman... Could it be about the demonic presence in the Starry Sky Cave?" Lu Chen's heart sank as he felt that something was amiss.
With a flick of his mind, his spiritual sense brought the message talisman in front of him.
"Fellow Daoist Lu, I hope you are well."
"Qi has something to bring to Fellow Daoist Lu's attention. Lately, demonic beings have been rampant in the Starry Sky Cave, wreaking havoc everywhere, and the major star caves are struggling to cope."
"After much discussion, the eighteen star masters have decided to invite countless cultivators residing in the various star caves to hunt down these demonic beings and contribute to the peace of the cultivation world."
"At the same time, the Starry Sky Cave will offer a large number of high-grade treasures as rewards for the demon hunt. If Fellow Daoist is interested, you may prepare in advance."
"Inviting solitary cultivators to hunt down demonic beings? Offering various treasure rewards..." Lu Chen said, looking down.
He first expressed his gratitude to Qi Wuhe, then returned to the courtyard and sank into thought.
"This Star Envoy Qi is quite considerate, repeatedly informing me of important matters in advance."
"However, from what he said, the situation with the demonic beings' intrusion seems rather severe."
"Even a behemoth like the Starry Sky Cave feels strained in dealing with them, and they actually want to borrow the power of solitary cultivators from the various star caves."
Lu Chen was not blinded by the mention of high-grade treasure rewards in Qi Wuhe's message. At a glance, he saw the deeper meaning hidden within.
The Starry Sky Cave had been striving to hunt down the demonic beings, but it seemed their efforts had yielded little result.
He had little interest in competing for those treasures. No matter how precious they were, they would require him to risk his life in a desperate struggle against the demonic beings.
Moreover, the treasures he could obtain might not even compare to the rewards casually produced by the light balls within the cave mansion.
"It's better to stay put in the cave mansion and cultivate spirit plants."
With that, his determination was set.
The Detox Pills could purify the body of sinister and abnormal energies, greatly reducing the damage they inflicted on cultivators. In the current situation, they were considered top-tier treasures.
As for the Sword Talismans, each one possessed immense offensive power and could be activated instantly, catching one's opponent off guard. In critical moments, they could even turn the tides of battle and lead to a comeback victory.
"While increasing the supply, we can also slightly raise the prices."
"Let's make some profit from this calamity."
Lu Chen thought to himself. He was curious about the various high-level treasures that the Starry Sky Cave had offered, but his curiosity only went so far. He had no intention of personally participating in the demon hunt.
Three days later, as he was playing with his spirit beasts in the courtyard, a loud and resonant voice echoed outside the cave mansion, like hundreds or thousands of thunderbolts descending at once.
"Fellow cultivators, I am Lei Huozhen, the Star Master of the Leihuoxing Cave, and I apologize for disturbing your peace."
"I believe you are all aware of the recent events in the cultivation world. Demons have invaded and are wreaking havoc everywhere, causing countless casualties and heavy losses."
"To restore peace to the cultivation world, the Starry Sky Cave has decided to invite fellow cultivators residing in the various star caves to join us in the grand endeavor of eradicating these demons."
"At the same time, the Starry Sky Cave will offer a large number of high-grade treasures as rewards for this demon hunt."
"As long as you meet the requirements, you can exchange them for rare treasures of up to seventh-grade!"
The voice reverberated throughout the Leihuoxing Cave, stirring up countless fine rays of thunder that formed thunderous storms.
Through the formation, Lu Chen looked up and saw a towering figure, a thousand zhang tall, with a dignified visage, standing in the air above, looking down at the caves below.
It was Lei Huozhen, whom he had met a few times before. Lu Chen had once attended his birthday celebration and unexpectedly received a seventh-grade Twin White Lotus.
After a few breaths, countless fine light spots lit up, and silver-white jade slips shot out from the figure, flying towards the cave mansions below.
Lu Chen reached out and captured one of the jade slips with his spiritual sense, scanning it to ensure there was nothing unusual before probing further.
"Bounty Reward: Ninth Heaven Primal Yang Ruler, a seventh-grade magical artifact. Hunt down a high-level demon equivalent to the Nascent Soul stage, or a hundred demons at the Golden Core stage, to claim this reward. First come, first served."
"Bounty Reward: Innate Capturing Art, a low-grade divine ability. With mastery, one can capture opponents from ten miles away. Hunt down twenty demons at the Golden Core stage to obtain this art."
"Bounty Reward: Starlight Sword Pill, a fifth-grade treasure. One can gain insight into advanced sword techniques from it. Hunt down eighteen demons at the Golden Core stage to exchange for this pill."
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"The requirements for each bounty are quite high, demanding the complete annihilation of these demons."
"But slaying demons is no easy task. Their strength is inherently greater than cultivators of the same level, and they are elusive, possessing all sorts of abnormal abilities. Even defeating them is extremely challenging, let alone hunting them down."
"More importantly, one would need to hunt down a hundred demons at the Golden Core stage to qualify for exchanging the Ninth Heaven Primal Yang Ruler, a seventh-grade magical artifact?"
Lu Chen couldn't help but scoff.
"Is that all they're offering for bounty rewards?"
Lu Chen, whose eyes had been spoiled by the light ball rewards, looked down on the various high-level treasures offered by the Starry Sky Cave.
The first few items were decent, but the difficulty of obtaining them was ridiculously high. It would be impossible for an ordinary Golden Core cultivator to acquire them on their own.
As for the rewards that seemed attainable, in Lu Chen's opinion, they were all commonplace treasures, none of which caught his interest.
(End of Chapter)
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