The Cold Water True Spirit Sect gained the opportunity to enter the Alchemy Hall first, at the cost of nine lives, leaving only Lu Shaoyou with eight people to rush back to Spiritual Medicine Mountain.
The Heavenly Demon Gate also suffered more than half casualties, leaving a few corpses and hastily departed.
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Su You Shi looked at the junior disciples beside him and said sternly, "The matter here is over. Everyone's current goal is to rush to other places as soon as possible and rendezvous with our fellow disciples of the Taiyi Immortal Sect who have separated."
He paused, and Su You Shi said again, "There is strength in numbers. Although the chances of finding opportunities might be slightly smaller, safety can still be guaranteed..."
Wu Tao pondered for a moment and interrupted Su You Shi's next words.
"Senior Brother Su, I still have some matters to attend to and will likely be late."
Hearing this, Su You Shi couldn't help but frown, and his expression was displeased as he replied, "Junior Brother Wu, the situation is dangerous now. With more than a dozen of us gathered, at least our safety can be guaranteed. Aren't you afraid of being ambushed if you act alone?"
Wu Tao slowly and firmly shook his head, then said word by word, "Thank you for your kind intentions, Senior Brother Su, but for some special reasons, I must act alone. I apologize."
Su You Shi, Long Ao Po Tian, and others saw that Wu Tao's tone was firm and his expression was natural, so they nodded and didn't say much more.
Wu Tao bid farewell to everyone and turned to leave.
The reason Wu Tao left alone and acted independently was because he had encountered a hidden Purple Gold Spirit Crystal ore vein while walking previously, which seemed to have never been discovered by anyone.
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"So many!"
Wu Tao stood on the ground, his brow furrowed. His powerful divine sense "swished" and spread out, covering the underground and extending deep into it.
A moment later, Wu Tao's expression shifted as if he had discovered something. His spiritual energy surged violently, and his entire body moved. He didn't use any flying techniques but moved with the speed of a leopard, swiftly heading towards the place his divine sense had detected.
This Purple Gold Spirit Crystal ore vein was actually hidden by ancient cultivators at the foot of the mountain. It extended for about dozens of zhang from the foot of the mountain, all containing Purple Gold Spirit Crystal ore.
Purple Gold Spirit Crystal Stone is a rare spiritual material ore that can be used to forge spiritual artifacts and magic treasures, and it can even help cultivators cultivate gold-elemental divine abilities. When ordinary spiritual artifacts and magic treasures are forged, if high-grade Purple Gold Crystals are added, their power will be more than one level stronger.
Even in the extremely resource-rich eras of the Primordial, Ancient, and Pre-Ancient eras, this kind of Purple Gold Spirit Crystal was useful to cultivators at that time.
After surveying the surroundings and selecting a location, Wu Tao began to absorb spiritual essence from the Purple Gold Spirit Crystal ore vein using ancient secret art refining techniques.
Wu Tao raised his hands, holding the tattered ancient sword, and stabbed it fiercely into the ground.
A dazzling purple light instantly erupted from the ground.
Wu Tao squinted and saw that where the sword tip struck, a shallow pit about an inch deep had appeared.
Within the small pit, faint specks of purple light were dimly visible.
Nodding, Wu Tao inwardly thought, "As expected."
With a series of clanging sounds, Wu Tao, holding the tattered ancient sword, drew a mysterious restriction rune on the ground.
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The tattered ancient sword vibrated and transformed into a mountain-sized object. Purple qi floated around it, and golden lotuses bloomed, as if an immortal sword had descended and a divine weapon had appeared.
The Purple Gold Spirit Crystals in the Purple Gold Spirit Crystal ore vein shattered, turning into a purple ocean. Instantly, the tattered ancient sword's body sensed it, and from the purple sea, a brilliant purple spring descended, pouring into the body of the tattered ancient sword.
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Three hours later, the heaven-piercing sword qi from the tattered ancient sword's body pierced through the thick dark clouds, reaching the nine heavens.
Wu Tao sat cross-legged beneath the tattered ancient sword, calming his mind and spirit, using his own spiritual power to help his natal immortal sword rapidly absorb this purple ocean.
Nightfall!
Wu Tao sat on the ground. Moonlight, like water, poured down from the sky. The cool moonlight shone on him, making him pause slightly.
The tattered ancient sword was beside him. Illuminated by the moonlight, it exuded a mysterious purple glow. Wu Tao reached out and gently stroked it. The sword hummed, as if it had gained sentience and life.
Wu Tao's black hair was like ink, his eyes like lightning, and within each eye, a faint golden sharp divine sword slowly swam and circled, exuding an extraordinary charm.
Man and sword are one; the stronger the man, the stronger the sword!
Conversely, the stronger the sword, the stronger the man.
"It's time to move!" Wu Tao murmured to himself.
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The opening of the most important inheritance site in the Sea God's Relics, the "Abyssal Dream Sea," is only three to four days away.
The chaotic battles within the Sea God's Relics should also be nearing their end.
Wu Tao planned to take a look and, by the way, rendezvous with his fellow disciples of the Taiyi Immortal Sect, to avoid being besieged alone.
As Wu Tao traveled, the surroundings were bare, as if locusts had passed through, severely damaged.
Even the slightest valuable items had been plundered clean, leaving nothing behind.
Along the way, there were still traces of combat.
Clearly, the fierce struggle between the three sects had largely concluded.
The surviving cultivators had gathered by their respective sects, making final preparations for the journey to the Abyssal Dream Sea.
Another day passed. Wu Tao, who arrived alone, naturally attracted the unwelcome attention of other cultivators.
Considered a fat sheep, Wu Tao was jointly intercepted and killed five times on the road. The first time, it was three disciples of the Heavenly Demon Gate. Wu Tao took only the time it takes for an incense stick to burn to kill the three.
Earlier, Wu Tao could easily fight opponents of a higher level with the inheritance of an ancient sword cultivator. Now, with his ancient tattered treasure, his natal immortal sword, his strength had naturally increased greatly.
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The subsequent interceptions by disciples of the Cold Water True Spirit Sect were also easily resolved by Wu Tao with his single sword.
Wu Tao continued on his way towards the Abyssal Dream Sea.
The Taiyi Immortal Sect disciples, realizing the situation was not good, quickly sent someone to meet him, thus preventing a larger conflict.
Wu Tao had killed more than twenty people in the Sea God's Relics so far. The spirit stones in their storage bags totaled more than forty to fifty thousand. There were countless other spiritual medicines, spiritual herbs, spiritual artifacts, talismans, ores, and spiritual materials.
After killing so many people, Wu Tao's current wealth was thicker and richer than that of an ordinary Core Formation stage cultivator.
Taiyi Immortal Sect disciple temporary residence.
Wu Tao listened as Su You Shi, one of the Nine Great Holy Sons of the Taiyi Immortal Sect, detailed the battles of the past few days.
Approximately 380 cultivators from various sects participated in the great melee. About 100 people perished in the chaos, indicating an extremely fierce struggle.
At present, there were still forty-six Foundation Establishment stage cultivators from the Taiyi Immortal Sect remaining in the Sea God's Relics. The Heavenly Demon Gate had forty-eight Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, the gap between the two was not large. The Cold Water True Spirit Sect had fifty-two remaining. Their losses were also not small. All three sides had lost more than half of their cultivators.
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After resting for a period at the Taiyi Immortal Sect disciple temporary residence, with his spiritual energy replenished and his condition improved, Wu Tao, disregarding the dissuasion of his fellow disciples, set out alone again.
Meanwhile, An Zhengyi, one of the Twelve Water Lords of the Cold Water True Spirit Sect, happened to be heading in the same direction as Wu Tao.
Coincidentally, they met midway.
An Zhengyi had originally been confident that with another five years, he could break through to the Core Formation stage, but his sect had insisted on sending him to the Sea God's Relics to deal with the inner disciples of the Taiyi Immortal Sect and the Heavenly Demon Gate.
An Zhengyi was speechless and helpless.
However, he had no authority to refuse the arrangements of the sect's high-ranking officials.
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An Zhengyi didn't need to think hard to guess what the high-ranking officials of the Cold Water True Spirit Sect were thinking.
Which family guarding a treasure land wouldn't want to monopolize it and reap more benefits?
Moreover, the Cold Water True Spirit Sect had always enjoyed the spoils alone in the past, and outsiders had no right to interfere.
Now that the Taiyi Immortal Sect and the Heavenly Demon Gate had suddenly joined, the unwillingness of the high-ranking officials of the Cold Water True Spirit Sect was imaginable.
The high-ranking officials sent him to the Sea God's Relics for only one purpose: to kill all the inner disciples of the Taiyi Immortal Sect and the Heavenly Demon Gate within the Sea God's Relics and vent their anger.
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After killing a Taiyi Immortal Sect inner disciple hidden in the dark with a single punch, the fallen Taiyi Immortal Sect inner disciple left behind no corpse, turning directly into ashes.
Immediately, a shout of alarm rose from the spot.
"It's An Zhengyi."
"What is he..."
"Who is he? Why are you running..."
"He is An Zhengyi, one of the Twelve Water Lords of the Cold Water True Spirit Sect. If you don't flee quickly, are you waiting to die here!"
Several figures scattered in a disheveled manner, afraid of being killed by An Zhengyi if they were slow.
An Zhengyi glanced dismissively at the fleeing people, with no intention of pursuing them.
This time, he followed the arrangements of the high-ranking officials to the Sea God's Relics, not only because the orders of the sect's high-ranking officials were inviolable, but also because his greatest interest was in the Nine Great Holy Sons and the Seven Night Demon Lord.
If there were any cultivators of the same level in Qingzhou and its surrounding areas who could pique An Zhengyi's interest, it would only be the Nine Great Holy Sons of the Taiyi Immortal Sect and the Seven Night Demon Lord of the Heavenly Demon Gate, a few dozen people at most.
However, he had recently heard that a Taiyi Immortal Sect inner disciple had actually escaped from Lu Shaoyou, and was now in the Sea God's Relics.
This added another person to his list of interests.
"Wu Tao of the Taiyi Immortal Sect."
Others might not know, but An Zhengyi, one of the Twelve Water Lords of the Cold Water True Spirit Sect, knew Lu Shaoyou's strength inside and out.
He understood what it meant for a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator to be able to escape from such a person.
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