Chapter 2042 - 2039: A Heaven-Sent Opportunity

As the chief disciple of the Fire Lotus Saint Sect, Qi Huan’s storage bag was like a treasure vault. With just a casual search, Xu Wendong was immensely surprised.

Just the Nether Crystals, this guy brought a whole three million of them.

"Tsk tsk, truly worthy of being the chief disciple of the Fire Lotus Saint Sect. The amount of Nether Crystals alone would make anyone envious." Xu Wendong mumbled in astonishment as he rummaged through.

Immediately after, Xu Wendong made new discoveries.

Deep in the storage bag, neatly stacked were several jade vials. Upon opening them, they turned out to be elixirs.

It seemed that the Fire Lotus Saint Sect had found a relic in the Nether Ruins and had quite a harvest, of which these elixirs were a part of the benefits.

In Qi Huan’s storage bag, there were two to three dozen fifth-grade elixirs, most of which were precious elixirs for enhancing cultivation levels.

However, Xu Wendong was not very interested in these elixirs.

He knew that relying on elixirs to enhance cultivation seemed convenient but actually had endless hidden dangers.

Once dependent on elixirs, one’s cultivation would slacken, and their cultivation level would become impure.

When dueling with experts of the same level, those who relied on elixirs often ended up defeated first.

Though he didn’t need them himself, bringing these elixirs back to the Heavenly Nether Sect was sure to exchange for many other scarce resources.

"Senior sister, a share for everyone who sees it." Xu Wendong laughed, turning to Li Jiayin, generously picking out a portion from the storage bag to hand to her.

Li Jiayin sweetly smiled, took the items, her face full of reassurance, and her eyes showed a hint of joy at Xu Wendong’s considerate gesture.

"What share for everyone who sees it?"

At this moment, Loli came with light steps.

After some recuperation, she had finally regained a bit of her primordial energy.

Previously, she hadn’t settled the match with Li Jiayin and had been thinking about it ever since.

"You came too?" Xu Wendong joked with a smile, and then intentionally added, "Too bad you came late, no share for you."

Hearing this, Loli’s eyebrows knit slightly, ready to inquire further, when suddenly, a muffled thunderclap sounded from the peak of the mountain.

Immediately, a thick pillar of light shot up from the ground, like a sharp sword piercing into the clouds.

In an instant, this sudden commotion attracted everyone’s attention, and they all looked up at the mountain peak.

It was a scene that seemed to engrave itself into the minds of everyone in the Nether Ruins.

"What is that?" Li Jiayin gasped, pointing with a trembling voice and eyes wide with curiosity.

Loli and Xu Wendong also quickly looked up, their gazes firmly drawn to the light pillar.

Within the light pillar, a mighty power surged like a roaring tide, with intense soul power and yin energy intertwined, forming a powerful wave.

This wave made Xu Wendong’s heart clench suddenly, inexplicably tense.

Just then, the voice of the Painting Saint resounded in Xu Wendong’s mind, "So my feelings were correct, it’s really a Three-Life Stone Fragment!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Wendong’s eyes narrowed, his heart stirred with shock.

A Three-Life Stone Fragment!

But this was just a D-level battlefield, and according to the Da Yin Dynasty’s investigations, the probability of a Three-Life Stone Fragment appearing here was virtually nil.

Unexpectedly, the rumors were true!

"Elder, didn’t you say there was only something here to heal your Divine Soul?" Xu Wendong’s mouth twitched, full of regret.

If he had known there was a Three-Life Stone Fragment here, he would have come to dig alone, instead of involving others and sharing the spoils.

"How was I to know?" the Painting Saint responded impatiently, "I told you there were treasures here, but you’re the one who insisted on bringing others."

"Besides, the Three-Life Stone Fragment can indeed heal my Divine Soul."

Xu Wendong was speechless for a moment, inwardly lamenting his great loss.

Initially, he thought he was bringing laborers, but now it was clear, they were all trouble.

The light pillar was so conspicuous, everyone would guess there might be a Three-Life Stone Fragment below.

Once the news spread in the Nether Ruins, whoever obtained the fragment would become a target pursued by all factions of the Da Yin Dynasty.

"That aura, it’s so powerful." Li Jiayin felt the strength emanating from the light pillar, her face filled with awe, not knowing it was the aura of the Three-Life Stone Fragment.

Xu Wendong’s eyes sharpened, immediately turning to Li Jiayin and Loli, "Two senior sisters, we must act quickly."

His voice urgent, with a hint of excitement, "There might be an unparalleled treasure beneath the light pillar. I plan to try my luck. If it’s convenient for you, join me."

Li Jiayin and Loli exchanged a glance, both nodding in agreement.

The previous unique experience with Xu Wendong had surprisingly dissolved the barrier between the two.

"Then let’s go together." Li Jiayin answered with a smile, and Loli followed with a nod of agreement.

Without a word, Xu Wendong wrapped an arm around each, activating the Dark Dragon Roaming Step, moving like lightning toward the mountain peak.

At this moment, the mountaintop was already in chaos.

The people in charge of the excavation, after much difficulty, finally opened a passage.

When they reached the bottom, the light pillar was suddenly triggered.

The powerful impact flung everyone to the mountain peak.

"What... what is this?" Leng Shan from Liufeng Sacred Land was shocked, his voice trembling slightly.

Previously, he had been coerced by Xu Wendong using a Poison Pill, reluctantly acting as labor, thinking Xu Wendong was playing tricks on them, only to find out there really was a treasure here.

Beside him, Song Qing’s face also brimmed with a joyous smile, finally realizing Xu Wendong hadn’t deceived them.

"Hahaha, there really is a treasure!" Song Qing laughed excitedly, "Once the light pillar dissipates, we can explore below and perhaps encounter a great opportunity!"

Meanwhile, Zhu Chun and others from the Da Yin Dynasty also noticed the commotion here, their faces showing greedy expressions.

Zhu Chun had long known that this part of the Nether Ruins might contain a Three-Life Stone Fragment, and seeing such a magnificent light pillar, feeling the soul power and yin energy within, he became increasingly certain.

"Brother Zhu Chun, the thing below, it’s probably..." Several members of the Imperial Family gathered excitedly around Zhu Chun, not finishing their words before Zhu Chun made a silencing gesture.

He motioned for everyone to stay quiet, eagerly sending a message to Zhu Xuan, "Your Highness Princess, we’ve found the Three-Life Stone Fragment!"

Not far away, Zhu Xuan was worrying about Xu Wendong’s whereabouts.

Upon receiving Zhu Chun’s message, she was initially stunned, then said, "What do you mean you found it? Wasn’t it Lin Mo who told you? You just realized there’s a Three-Life Stone Fragment here? Lin Mo told us long ago that there’s a treasure here, and you were skeptical before. Now you see how right he was, don’t you?"

Zhu Chun was left in a daze.

Why is the princess addressing Lin Mo so intimately?

But upon recalling, it was indeed Xu Wendong who had arranged for them to dig the mountain.

Could it be that Xu Wendong knew all along about the Three-Life Stone Fragment?

If that’s the case, Zhu Chun thought perhaps he could forgive Xu Wendong’s previous actions.

After all, the value of a Three-Life Stone Fragment is so immense, it would offset his grievances!