After listening to Hu Li the Immortal, Tushan Qing smacked his lips. He’s not a fool, why would he provoke Zhang Chen?
This kid is really too strange!
Time was slipping away little by little in the dim underground space, and who knows how many days had passed. Suddenly, at a certain moment, when the barrier in front of him became as thin as paper and seemed about to disappear, Zhang Chen’s Golden Finger Interface refreshed once again:
[20 New Skills (Fourth Tier): Authority of Wood Element*Reversed Peanut Seed*Plant Body*Rooted in the Earth (0/100000000000)]
[Points: 100000000000]
"Exactly one hundred billion!" Zhang Chen was overjoyed when he saw the point change on the Golden Finger Interface.
As expected of the Innate Water God, the Power of Law emanating from its body was absorbed by Zhang Chen, resulting in an astonishing accumulation of points.
"Upgrade!"
Without hesitation, Zhang Chen tapped on the screen, and in the next moment, the screen flickered:
[20 New Skills (Fourth Tier): Authority of Wood Element*Reversed Peanut Seed*Plant Body*Rooted in the Earth (0/100000000000)]——>[20 New Skills (Fifth Tier): Authority of Wood Element*Reversed Peanut Seed*Plant Body*Rooted in the Earth*Extraction (0/1000000000000)]
[Note 1: You can extract the life force of any vegetation and convert it into lifespan]
Just this simple line made Zhang Chen’s heart race with excitement, his hands trembling slightly, almost bringing tears to his eyes.
After so much diligent effort, he finally obtained the skill to extract lifespan. From now on, his lifespan would no longer be a threat; he might even achieve true immortality and live as long as Heaven and Earth.
Lifespan would no longer be his greatest threat!
Zhang Chen was extremely excited!
He was practically ecstatic!
One could say that he had achieved his biggest goal upon entering the Water God Tomb.
"However, the points needed for the next upgrade are also terrifying—an entire trillion points. This skill probably won’t be upgraded for a long time," Zhang Chen sighed wistfully.
If not for extending his lifespan, he would never waste points on the Authority of Wood Element.
Just as Zhang Chen completed the upgrade, the blue light shield in front of him transformed into starlight and shattered, disappearing, and the body of the Innate Water God appeared before the three of them.
"Good lad, you really did it; you actually broke through the barrier! Although a bit of time was wasted, we are all convinced by your capability. For the distribution of this corpse, we’ll follow your lead," Hu Li the Immortal said to Zhang Chen.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen turned his gaze towards the corpse of the Innate Water God. This Innate Water God had a strange appearance, with a python-like head on a human body, its head as black as inkstone, adorned with intricate black scales and mysterious innate patterns over them.
The neck between its head and body was serpentine, while below the neck it was humanoid, creating a rather bizarre sight.
"How should we divide it among the three of us?" Zhang Chen wandered around the body of the Innate Water God.
If the soul of the Innate Water God were still present, it would be simpler; the Innate Authority would be contained within its soul. Hu Li the Immortal only wanted the soul of the Innate Water God, while Tushan Qing and Zhang Chen could split the body evenly, allowing Zhang Chen to take the larger share and leaving Tushan Qing with a bit of the leftovers. But now that Hu Li the Immortal wanted a share, Zhang Chen couldn’t shortchange him, considering he still needed Hu Li the Immortal’s help against Zhang Xiaohua. If he didn’t give Hu Li the Immortal a good part, what if Hu Li the Immortal’s strength didn’t improve, and he couldn’t defeat Zhang Xiaohua?
Hu Li the Immortal left the distribution to Zhang Chen, who had many considerations in mind. His gaze shifted to the feet of the Innate Water God, and he said to Tushan Qing, "You can have a pair of feet!"
Tushan Qing was overjoyed at these words. He didn’t mind the smaller portion; the feet of the Innate Water God were substantial enough for him to achieve a transformation.
Zhang Chen turned to Hu Li the Immortal. "Excluding the two feet, shall we split the rest equally between us?"
Hu Li the Immortal nodded in agreement. "Very well!"
Hu Li the Immortal pulled a dagger sparkling with cold light from his sleeve, gestured over the body of the Innate Water God, then chopped down at the two feet.
"Clang~"
Sparks flew at that moment, and the divine light from the Innate Water God’s body shattered Hu Li the Immortal’s steel knife.
"This..." Hu Li the Immortal looked at the shattered knife, his eyes filled with disbelief. This was no ordinary knife; it was a weapon refined using the Qi of Geng Metal through his Innate Divine Techniques, known for its unparalleled sharpness and unbreakable quality. How could it suddenly shatter?
"Such a tough flesh!" Tushan Qing also came forward, staring wide-eyed at the body.
Zhang Chen stretched out his hand to caress the Innate Water God’s body. In the next moment, his eyes widened, for he actually felt the blood flowing within the Water God’s body and could even sense its heartbeat. Divine power was still circulating within the flesh of the Water God.
"The Innate Water God’s body is actually still alive!" Zhang Chen, who has mastery over the Blood Dao, was the most sensitive to blood.
"Its body is still alive? Then where has its soul gone?" Hu Li the Immortal leaned in, shocked, to check and indeed noticed the surging vitality within the Innate Water God’s body.
Outside,
The world-shaking battle continued. At this moment, Shen Family’s ancestor Shen Liang and Lord Ma joined forces to kill Zhou Quan. Meanwhile, Zhou Quan and White Lotus Sect’s Flood Banner wielder Chen Zhifei teamed up, barely stabilizing the situation.
Zhou Quan was feeling anxious now. Given the current situation, not to mention exterminating the Shen Family, whether the two of them could escape tonight remained a mystery.
If they couldn’t annihilate the Shen Family tonight, then what about his Zhou Family? How could they withstand the Shen Family’s revenge?
"Does the Yellow Heaven Dao have any prepared backup plans? Don’t hold back anymore, quickly bring them out! If not used soon, I’m afraid the Shen Family will overturn the situation." Zhou Quan’s voice was filled with anxiety.
At this moment, the Yellow Heaven Dao was also somewhat at a loss. Who could have anticipated so many twists and turns tonight?
The Yellow Heaven Dao had prepared comprehensively, yet who knew that man proposes, but Heaven disposes. Various unexpected changes appeared. The cultivators of Yellow Heaven Dao were also anxious, but faced with the Shen Family’s strong momentum, they were helpless.
At this point, Gu Mingyue stood in the void, eyes fixed on Vest: "Vest, you dare betray my Yellow Heaven Dao. After tonight, my Yellow Heaven Dao will ensure you have no place to be buried."
"Heh, after tonight, with the help of the Shen Family, once I gather the incense fate of other families, I can truly step into the Tenth Tier, becoming a top expert. In Jinling City, with Chongzheng Academy guarding, what can your Yellow Heaven Dao do to me? What can you do to me?" Vest’s laughter was full of arrogance, not fearing Yellow Heaven Dao’s threat at all: "As long as the Great Virtuous Master doesn’t take action, why would I fear the Yellow Heaven Dao?"
Gu Mingyue was furious upon hearing this, but was equally helpless.
At this moment, the situation on the ground reached a stalemate, with neither Yellow Heaven Dao nor the Shen Family able to gain the upper hand for the moment.
As the situation grew increasingly unfavorable for Yellow Heaven Dao, at this moment, a cold laugh echoed from the void: "Vest, what gall you have to betray my Yellow Heaven Dao! You truly have a death wish!"
Upon hearing the voice from the void, Vest’s eyes revealed a touch of terror: "Zhang Xiaohua!!!"
At that moment, he was being entangled by White Lotus Sect’s Chen Zhifei. Before he could react, a hand had already pierced through his chest, pulling out his heart from the cavity.
Zhang Xiaohua stood behind Vest, eyes filled with disdain. His hand, which pierced through Vest, held onto that heart, a bizarre glint in his eyes.
"No! I know my mistake! I know my mistake!" Vest looked at the hand piercing through his chest, then at the heart imprinted with gold patterns, his gaze full of fear.
He was a Tenth Tier expert, and though his heart was ripped out, pressing it back meant there was still a chance to live, but if it got crushed, he would be doomed.
He was just a near Tenth Tier, while Zhang Xiaohua was a true Eleventh Tier; what could he use to resist Zhang Xiaohua?
Confronted by Vest’s plea, Zhang Xiaohua’s eyes flashed a cold smile: "The fate of betraying my Yellow Heaven Dao is only one — death!"
With those words, Vest’s heart was directly crushed, immediately leading to the fall of a Tenth Tier divine spirit, with Zhou Quan’s body flung aside by Zhang Xiaohua.
"Zhang Xiaohua, how dare you act recklessly in Jinling City! I will not tolerate it!" Zhou Qiucheng rushed from behind, ready to strike Zhang Xiaohua with his palm.
In the face of Zhou Qiucheng’s attack, Zhang Xiaohua smiled lightly: "The balance of victory has been broken once again. The Shen Family has no chance!"
Zhang Xiaohua punched back at Zhou Qiucheng, in an instant engaging in fierce combat.
Meanwhile, Shen Liang, engaged in battle, had his expression change. He sensed that something was amiss. Now that the balance had been broken again, with a near-Tenth Tier expert like Zhou Quan and Chen Zhifei holding the Innate Spiritual Treasure, how could the Shen Family resist?
If Chen Zhifei merely used the Northern Profound Yuan Water Control Banner to hold him for ten breaths, the Shen Family’s experts would be slaughtered by Zhou Quan in an instant.
The most crucial part was that he, as the Shen Family’s Tenth Tier divine being, who controlled all the family’s Qi mechanism, had already sensed changes within the Water God Tomb. Something unforeseen occurred in the underground, the great formation’s operation was sluggish, and the connection to the core seemed to have been severed.
"Something big happened! Those three actually entered the tomb and weren’t drowned by Weak Water but managed to reach the core area?" Shen Liang’s mind was buzzing. The above-ground conflict was no more significant; what truly mattered lay below ground. Nothing should go wrong underground, as the underground tomb was the core of everything, the ultimate end the Shen Family needed to guard.
The Innate Water God’s body was fundamental; there mustn’t be any accidents with it!
What to do?
This was the only thought swirling in Shen Liang’s mind right now, continuously pondering ways to resolve the situation.