Chapter 1348 - 1345: Secret-seeking Formula

As Chu Hao unleashed the Subduing Spirit Technique, talisman patterns flashed in his palm, turning into chains of sigil markings that wrapped toward the Divine Tea Tree.

The Divine Tea Tree was sharp; sensing danger, it immediately burrowed into the earth to escape.

But just then, Su Yao made a move, triggering the Formation underground. A surge of powerful force shook the Divine Tea Tree so hard it was seeing stars.

The talisman chains of the Subduing Spirit Technique instantly locked the Divine Tea Tree down.

Chu Hao was overjoyed and said, "Look down on your bro, will you? Try running again."

Su Yao and Han Qianxue were also delighted—Chu Hao actually knew this technique.

The Divine Tea Tree was bound, struggling constantly, but the Subduing Spirit Technique only tightened more and more.

Chu Hao rushed forward and wrapped the Divine Tea Tree tightly in his arms as a thought flashed through his mind.

This thing is a treasure. Should I… take a bite first?

Drool was practically dripping off Chu Hao's face. The Divine Tea Tree was scared stiff—how could there be someone this disgusting?

"Splash!"

The Divine Tea Tree swayed its trunk, and talisman patterns of Heaven and Earth appeared along its bark. It drew them into a streak of flowing light and slipped out of Chu Hao's arms, escaping. Even the Subduing Spirit Technique couldn't hold it.

Chu Hao was shocked and anxiously grabbed for it.

With that grab, he only managed to tear off a small section of branch with more than a dozen of the Divine Tea Tree's leaves. As for the Divine Tea Tree itself, there wasn't a trace left.

Han Qianxue said irritably, "How can you be this useless?"

Chu Hao glanced sideways at her. "How is this my fault? Aren't you the same, just a vase?"

Han Qianxue bristled, her tone icy. "Who are you calling a vase? Say it again if you've got the guts."

Su Yao said helplessly, "That's the Divine Tea Tree's innate ability. It can ignore certain techniques and roam the Yin-Yang Realm."

Chu Hao said, "So basically, the tree went somewhere else, probably to the Yin Realm."

Su Yao nodded. "Mm. Catching it is extremely difficult. Unless someone in the Sanctuary acts, even a Emperor Realm powerhouse may not be able to seize it."

No wonder it vanished in a flash—it wasn't earth escape at all. It can shuttle between Yin and Yang.

Su Yao looked at the branch in Chu Hao's hand and said, "You've left it missing a section of branch. I'd guess that next time you want to catch it, it'll be even harder."

Chu Hao was helpless too as he stared at this chunk of branch.

The System prompt: "Medicine King Divine Tea Tree discovered. You may redeem three million Pretentiousness Points."

How could a tiny chunk of branch with just over ten green leaves be worth three million Pretentiousness Points?

Chu Hao regretted it bitterly. If he'd known this thing was so valuable, when he had it in his arms he should've ripped off more.

Chu Hao asked, "System, can this branch be cultivated?"

System prompt: "The System is capable of anything."

Chu Hao laughed. "Knew you could do it, my son."

"Call me Dad. Divine Tea Tree cultivation fluid: three million Pretentiousness Points per dose."

Chu Hao's face instantly darkened. He didn't have three million Pretentiousness Points right now.

System: "If the cultivation fluid is not used within one day, it will not be able to reproduce."

Chu Hao had no choice. After thinking it over, he decided redeeming Pretentiousness Points was still the way to go. But he'd already harvested the Great Horned Golden Tear Butterfly earlier, and now the Divine Tea Tree—someone was definitely going to be unhappy.

Ignoring Han Qianxue, Chu Hao said to Su Yao, "This thing is useful for you, right?"

Su Yao gave a slight nod. She plucked six Divine Tea Tree leaves and stored them away, saying, "I'll just take six leaves."

Su Yao really was considerate, and she was gorgeous on top of that.

As for Han Qianxue, Chu Hao goaded her. "The Great Ancestor Holy Land is so rich. A little thing like this, there's no way the Great Ancestor Saintess would care."

She'd been tricked last time; there was no way Han Qianxue was falling for it again.

You think I'm an idiot?

Han Qianxue said, "Who said I don't want it? I want six leaves."

Chu Hao's face went stiff. "If I give you six, I'll only have three left. No way."

Han Qianxue glared at him. "You're way too stingy. You'll never accomplish anything big at this rate."

Chu Hao refused to be baited. "Whether I accomplish anything big or not isn't yours to decide."

Han Qianxue was fuming, her charming, watery eyes glaring at Chu Hao. It didn't make her look bad; in fact, she looked stunning.

Does this guy have some kind of grudge against me? Every time we meet we have to bicker.

Han Qianxue herself didn't understand it either—she just got mad the moment she saw Chu Hao, always wanting to put him down a few notches.

Su Yao smiled and said, "Give Qianxue six. I'll give you my share."

Chu Hao shot Han Qianxue a glare, plucked six leaves and handed them to her. "Forget it. A real man doesn't argue with women. Six for you. Su Yao's share, you keep for yourself. I'll use the three I have left."

Real man this, real man that—this time Han Qianxue didn't get mad. Instead, she snatched up the six leaves with a broad smile. Seeing Chu Hao take a loss made her feel great.

The remaining pitiful three leaves and the bare little branch still netted him a million Pretentiousness Points.

Chu Hao asked, "What do these Divine Tea Tree leaves do?"

Han Qianxue said with contempt, "Tubao, this is a treasure that even a Yin Yang Saint finds hard to obtain. It's used to improve one's state of mind and enlightenment."

Su Yao added, "At the same time, it can be used to comprehend Shackles. The more difficult the Shackles, once you use this, there's a fifty percent chance of instantly understanding a higher realm's Shackles."

Good stuff.

This has to be saved. Chu Hao redeemed the branch and got five hundred thousand Pretentiousness Points.

Chu Hao was falling in love with this place—just walking along, he'd already discovered two Medicine King plants. That was an incredible stroke of fortune.

The deeper they went into the mountains, the more he looked forward to running into something.

"Roar!"

A bellow shook the entire mountain. The three of them were shocked—what kind of monster was that?

Ghost Shadows said, voice trembling, "A High Rank Corpse Leader has emerged."

A High Rank Corpse Leader wasn't something you could compare to ordinary Corpse Chiefs. According to Ghost Shadows, they were anomalies of this heaven and earth—anyone who saw one had to run.

Unless top-tier King Realm or Emperor Realm experts from outside could enter, anyone who saw it was basically dead.

Chu Hao said, "The treasure vault is nearby. Let's be careful."

Finally, Ghost Shadows pointed to a region and said, "It should be right here."

On a mountain peak, the area Ghost Shadows indicated made them all speechless—the mountains and rivers here were unbelievably vast. How were they supposed to search?

Han Qianxue said coldly, "There's nothing here."

Ghost Shadows said, "Back then, the Ancient Studies Scholar said the treasure vault is most likely beneath the Earth Veins. We'll have to dig to find it."

With such a huge mountain range, how long would it take to find anything?

Chu Hao wanted to blast it with High-explosive Talismans, but he was afraid of drawing the High Rank Corpse Leader over, so he gave up on that idea.

This was the time to rely on the System, even though the System loved to scam his Pretentiousness Points.

Chu Hao said, "System, your turn to shine. Go easy on me, yeah?"

System: "Recommending Host purchase Secret-seeking Formula. Cost: two million Pretentiousness Points."

Two million Pretentiousness Points—that was already considered going easy.

Chu Hao converted all his Merit Points, scraping together just over two million Pretentiousness Points, and bought the Secret-seeking Formula.

"Ding… Host has purchased Secret-seeking Formula, Upper Volume. Two million Pretentiousness Points consumed. Remaining Pretentiousness Points: four hundred and sixty thousand."

Item: Secret-seeking Formula (Upper Volume)

Ability: Top-tier geomancy secret arts, top-tier Earth Vein differentiation arts.

And this was only the Upper Volume of the Secret-seeking Formula.

After Chu Hao studied it, his mind filled with new knowledge. He was ecstatic—those two million Pretentiousness Points were worth it.