Chapter 415: Questions from the Unity Realm Cultivators
The Gao Yan Divine Cave stood beside a small lake amidst the strange rock forest, but it was different from what Su Hao had imagined as a natural cave.
What puzzled him was why it was called a cave when it was clearly a palace. It felt impressive, but he didn’t understand.
Inside the palace of the Gao Yan Divine Cave, three men stood in the middle of the hall. The leader had graying hair, with a complex hair accessory tied behind his head. His sharp eyes resembled those of an eagle, yet his face was extremely calm, evoking trust at first sight, just like “Mount Tai remains unchanged despite facing adversity.” This person was the top-tier sect leader of the Triple Phoenix Pavilion, Feng Jiutai.
Standing in front of Feng Jiutai were two middle-aged cultivators, with wrinkles at the corners of their eyes. They seemed amiable, but emitted an aura of authority, making people reluctant to approach. They were respectively the “Dependency Door” Elder Shi Jian and the “Pearl Door” Elder Shan Jun of the Triple Phoenix Pavilion.
Feng Jiutai held a strangely shaped stone in his hand, entirely red in color, emitting a hazy red light, as if it were a broken corner of a large stone. He carefully examined the red stone in front of him and sighed, “We only managed to snatch a small piece of the Red Spring Refining Elixir; the rest was taken by other sects. Jiu Lianxing Yuan Mountain even took away the largest piece. What a pity…”
However, Elder Shi Jian smiled and said, “Even if it’s just this small fragment, I have never seen such a large piece of Red Spring Refining Elixir in my lifetime.”
Elder Shan Jun added lightly, “With the sudden appearance of the Red Spring Refining Elixir, we still need to be cautious to prevent some unscrupulous individuals from playing dirty tricks in secret.”
Elder Shi Jian put away his smile and said, “Regardless of any dirty tricks, let them be. After focusing on cultivation for so many years, I haven’t moved my body for a long time. It’s just right to stir up some trouble.”
Elder Shan Jun said, “You’re not afraid, but your disciples may not be the same as you.”
Shi Jian laughed, “They are just the nutrients I used to break through to the Unity realm in the past. Now, they are no longer needed. What does it have to do with me? Besides, even if they all die, as long as I need it, I can train a group of loyal disciples in just a hundred years! Brother Shan Jun, after practicing for a thousand years, you still can’t understand this. It’s pitiful.”
Shan Jun just glanced at Shi Jian indifferently, silent.
Unlike Shi Jian, he never engaged in meaningless arguments. He believed that everyone had their own thoughts, and there was no need to impose one’s ideas on others!
He wouldn’t get angry because others held different opinions from his own, nor would he try to force his ideas on others. He just listened, smiled, and then remained silent.
Isn’t it because everyone is different that the world is more charming?
Seeing Shan Jun’s silence, Shi Jian also found it uninteresting and shifted his gaze to the red stone in Feng Jiutai’s hand. “How should this refining liquid be distributed? I only need one portion.”
Shan Jun said, “Aren’t you indifferent to your disciples? Why not give all of it to me then?”
Shi Jian raised his hand and grinned, “It can be used to entertain some fun. Take out this portion of the refining liquid and tell those lovely disciples of yours that there’s only one portion of refining liquid, and let them choose for themselves who deserves the qualification to break through to the Unity realm… Just thinking about it is very interesting! Hahaha!”
Shan Jun glanced at Sect Leader Feng Jiutai. Seeing that Feng Jiutai had no objections, he casually said, “As you wish!”
Feng Jiutai suddenly raised his head and said, “Let’s first determine the ownership of the refining liquid! The refining liquid can be divided into twelve portions! Each of the eight door masters will get one portion! The remaining four portions, one will go to Shi Jian’s disciples, one to Shan Jun’s disciples, one to my disciples, as for the last portion, do you have any candidates?”
Shi Jian smiled, “Any will do!”
Shan Jun also said, “It’s up to Senior Brother Jiutai to decide!”
……
Su Hao quickly flew near the market, circling around before gradually approaching the location of the three Unity realm cultivators.
Injecting spiritual power into the core perception rune, his senses multiplied several times in an instant. The forms of the three Unity realm cultivators were outlined by simple lines, appearing in Su Hao’s mind.
He opened his eyes and thought, “What is the stone in his hand? Could it be the Red Spring Refining Elixir? Unlikely! How could a stone be the refining liquid? It should be in a bottle. But regardless, I’ll just empty all the bottles inside and then pick them out one by one. If they’re useless, I’ll just exchange them back… Hmm, the stones in their hands seem to be extraordinary too. Let’s take them all!”
“Right, I also need to observe closely the items on their bodies. What if they carry the Red Spring Refining Elixir with them? I need to engage them in a fight and seize the opportunity to transfer the items away from them.”
Su Hao quickly activated all the rune arrays on his body, focusing his attention, sacrificing half of his attack power to concentrate on constructing spatial abilities.
He mentally reviewed the simple plundering plan, ensuring that under any circumstances, he could ensure his own safety.
He thought to himself, “These are three Unity realm cultivators, the top-tier figures in this world! I can’t afford to be careless in the slightest.”
With that in mind, Su Hao’s thoughts moved, and his figure disappeared, appearing in front of Feng Jiutai, the sect leader of the Triple Phoenix Pavilion. He immediately grabbed the red stone Feng Jiutai was holding in one hand.
“Blink!”
Then, Su Hao’s figure disappeared again, teleporting to a location 5,000 meters away.
Su Hao casually tossed the stone into his storage space and breathed a sigh of relief. “Phew! The first step is successful! Now, let’s see how they react!”
The Red Spring Refining Elixir must be extremely important. When the other party discovers that the enemy suddenly appeared and then disappeared, the first step is to confirm whether the refining liquid is still there. As long as Su Hao keeps a close eye on their actions, he can definitely determine which bottle contains the Red Spring Refining Elixir.
Meanwhile, the three men being closely sensed by Su Hao’s radar looked bewildered, their expressions frozen on their faces.
Feng Jiutai, Shi Jian, Shan Jun: “???”
Feng Jiutai was the first to react, looking at his empty left hand. How could the Red Spring Refining Elixir they were just discussing about disappear?
“It’s been stolen!!!”
What just happened? They had lived for thousands of years and experienced all sorts of things, but they had never seen anything like this before!
Today’s events were beyond their imagination. They couldn’t understand how someone could silently sneak up on them and snatch the Red Spring Refining Elixir from their hands!
If this had happened a moment earlier, the three of them would have shaken their heads in unison, saying it was impossible!
But this impossible thing had just happened right in front of them!
Although the three men had different initial reactions, they all managed to maintain relative calmness without any extreme responses.
Feng Jiutai immediately realized what had happened. His brows furrowed, and without saying a word, his powerful divine sense swept through the area, covering a range of ten thousand meters around him.
In the next second, he locked onto that familiar spiritual energy response, just five thousand meters northeast from his location.
His divine sense was incredibly powerful. Although the person who stole the refining liquid only appeared for a moment, he still captured that unique spiritual energy response—huge, yet weak, like a small bug that could be crushed with a flick of the hand, just a Foundation Establishment realm cultivator!
Without any further delay, Feng Jiutai emitted a layer of purple light that instantly engulfed him. Bursting out, his voice only reached out after he flew out of the palace, “Senior Brother Shi Jian, Senior Brother Shan Jun, follow me!”
Shi Jian and Shan Jun also immediately locked onto Su Hao, turning into a yellow and dark red streak of light respectively as they flew out of the palace.
Su Hao was surprised, “They’re coming straight over, could it be that the items are on them?”
Then, Su Hao smiled, “Well, it’s convenient. I’ll just empty out the things in the palace first.”
“Blink!”
Su Hao disappeared from where he stood and appeared inside the hall, quickly moving to the shelves on one side.
The shelves were filled with various items, luxurious and exquisite, resembling decorative ornaments. However, Su Hao didn’t hesitate and transferred all of them into his storage space.
