Chapter 584: Mica Sword Pill

Chapter 584 -529: Mica Sword Pill

“Jumeng, it had to be you, the first to find something… Looks like a few Elixirs. Why not take them out so we can all study them together?”

A deep voice suddenly rang out from behind, startling Jumeng Star Monarch.

“Tiann Xiang, you really do appear and disappear like a ghost. So unexpected…”

Jumeng Star Monarch turned to see the usually quiet and taciturn Tiann Xiang Star Monarch staring at him from nearby.

He hadn’t expected this Star Lord with such a low presence to be watching him at a time like this, especially since the special environment of the Grotto Heaven Fragment had blocked his Divine Sense.

The three of them had previously formed a brief alliance to deal with Po Jun Star Monarch.

But now, Tiann Xiang Star Monarch had already chosen those three Sword Pills. He no longer shared any common interest with the other two, who had yet to make their selections.

On the contrary, he had an incentive to monitor them and prevent them from hiding any gains from the Grotto Heaven Fragment.

“They seem to be a few unfinished Elixirs. After so long, their medicinal effects have probably faded. I was originally thinking of taking them to see if I could reverse-engineer the Pill Formula.”

The five of them didn’t trust each other; even when separated, they were surely observing one another.

Now that Tiann Xiang Star Monarch had called him out, there was no way to keep his findings to himself. Jumeng Star Monarch cursed inwardly as the Elixirs in his sleeve reappeared in his palm.

There were five perfectly round Elixirs, covered in so many layers of Spirit Patterns that it was impossible to count them all.

Things like Elixirs have a limited window for optimal consumption after being refined, ranging from a few years to several centuries depending on their properties.

Of course, with the continuous development of the Sealing Spirit Storage Skill, the preservation time for Elixirs has been steadily extended.

Among the Hundred Skills of Cultivation, this even gave rise to the art of the Jade Master.

A top-tier Jade Box could ensure that a freshly picked Spirit Fruit placed inside would retain its Spiritual Power, moisture, flavor, and freshness as if it had just been picked.

When opened after a 60-Year Cycle, it would still be identical to the moment it left the branch.

For the most precious Spirit Pills, combining a top-tier Jade Artifact, a Sealing Talisman, and a specific environment could easily extend their effective Pill Power dozens of times over.

But these five Elixirs from beneath the Pill Furnace not only lacked any protection, but the furnace itself had been overturned. Who knew if they had become Dead Pills.

Jumeng Star Monarch’s words weren’t entirely false; there was some truth to them.

After this little incident, the various Star Lords became much more honest about their private dealings—at least, in Bai Zichen’s eyes.

With the strength of his Divine Sense, which was comparable to a Nascent Soul Perfection Cultivator’s, he couldn’t scan through buildings and the earth in the Grotto Heaven Fragment. However, the four Star Lords were completely exposed to his perception.

Every ten days, the five of them would meet to divide up the exploration areas for the next phase.

A little over fifty days later, the five Nascent Soul True Monarchs had traversed the entire space on foot and regrouped in front of the collapsed Sword Pavilion.

Jumeng Star Monarch had only found those five Elixirs and had even been caught red-handed, so his expression was grim.

Po Jun Star Monarch had managed to rescue a few Jade Scrolls from the Demon Fire, which still contained readable information. The other thousand-plus Jade Scrolls had melted in the Demon Fire, leaving not even a trace of ash.

Tiann Xiang Star Monarch found nothing. The Deity of the Moon, however, discovered another Tier Four Flying Sword. It emitted an endless Zen Sound and conjured illusions of lotus petals, and one could faintly see the image of a Golden Body Buddha coalescing around it.

Bai Zichen glanced at it. It was another dormant Tier Four Flying Sword.

The Flying Swords in the Sword-Cleansing Grotto Heaven all seemed to share this characteristic. Their Spiritual nature was either chaotic or they had suffered heavy damage, leaving their spirituality as faint as a candle flickering in the wind. Some were incompletely refined and had not yet finished transforming into Sword Spirits, remaining as naive Innate Spirits.

His own luck seemed to have run out as well; he had only managed to pull a partially burned Sword Technique scroll from beneath a ruined wall.

The Three Generations Lowering Sword Technique. It could sever the past, present, and future reincarnated bodies. A single strike could slay all three lifetimes, leaving no chance for reincarnation.

But after flipping through a few pages, he found that this Sword Technique was more impressive in name than in practice, with little practical value.

Worse, the section on the “Present Life Sword” was burned away, so it would have to be re-deduced and recreated—a monumental task.

Low practicality aside, the creator of this Sword Technique was undoubtedly a Sword Dao Grandmaster. It was clearly a magnum opus conceived from an exceptionally high-level, commanding perspective.

Many parts of it touched upon the most profound and mysterious aspects of Sword Intent.

Ordinary Sword Cultivators would have difficulty even understanding this Sword Technique.

It was only because Bai Zichen’s attainments in the Sword Dao were deep enough that he could see the lofty and profound concept behind the Three Generations Lowering Sword Technique. However, even its creator couldn’t fully control it.

It was like a grand thesis that had only scratched the surface, never truly reaching its core.

‘Still, it’s the work of a Cultivator who stood at the peak of the Sword Dao and grasped ‘One Sword Births Ten Thousand Techniques.’ I’ll study it briefly later and integrate it into the True Enlightenment Sword Technique, adding another piece to my complete Sword Manual.’

As the thought crossed his mind, Bai Zichen had already decided the fate of the Three Generations Lowering Sword Technique.

When the five met up, the first things they dealt with were the Sword Technique and Jade Scrolls, which could be shared among multiple people.

Everyone copied a version for themselves in a harmonious atmosphere. This was a win-win situation, so no conflicts arose.

However, just as he expected, the others were completely bewildered when they read the Three Generations Lowering Sword Technique, especially with a large section in the middle burned away.

In a way, this Sword Technique had no other use for them besides filling a spot in the Transmission Pavilion.

Only top-tier Sword Cultivators on the level of Bai Zichen, Ma Youx, and Madman Li could perceive its value.

But that was all. No one would wager so heavily by investing a massive amount of time and energy to complete such a Sword Technique without a special reason.

Bai Zichen watched as the others copied the Three Generations Lowering Sword Technique, their focus clearly divided and not fully invested.

Only Po Jun Star Monarch was meticulously copying it from the original scroll, transcribing every word and sentence without missing a single character or altering a single line.