Chapter 1930 - 1011: Struggle for Supremacy (2)
Chapter 1930: Chapter 1011: Struggle for Supremacy (2)
All the Great Cultivators’ eyes lit up; this is an opportunity. They began searching in the sea for every bubble, regardless of whether the bubble contained Great Cultivator Spirit Medicine, they collected all the Spiritual Medicine in the bubbles.
Two Great Cultivators simultaneously discovered a bubble containing Great Cultivator Spirit Medicine, and a battle broke out between them.
Initially, the battle was restrained with only minor moves, but as more Great Cultivators discovered the Great Cultivator Spirit Medicine in the bubbles, their actions became increasingly fierce in order to collect the Spirit Medicine quicker.
Soon, a third, a fourth, and more and more Great Cultivators joined the fray.
The Great Cultivator Spiritual Medicine was not limited to these; Great Cultivators discovered more Spirit Medicines from time to time, causing conflicts each time.
Great Cultivator Zhang Hou was stunned. He never imagined that after not paying attention for a while, this sea resource point would suddenly contain Great Cultivator Spirit Medicine.
If he had known that the sea resource point contained Great Cultivator Spirit Medicine, he would never have made the resource point public, even if it meant enduring pressure—it’s worth it for the Great Cultivator resources.
In the past century, the Great Cultivator resources in the Cloud Island Sea have been extremely scarce.
The six major superpowers, using their own strengths, incessantly seize every Great Cultivator resource point, leaving no room for other forces to survive.
The main reason for this is Li Shiming.
During two openings of the Divine Palace, Li Shiming captured a vast majority of the resources, causing a shortage of the Great Cultivator resources that the six major superpowers originally depended on from the Divine Palace.
To meet their own Great Cultivators’ needs, the six major superpowers targeted Great Cultivator resource points across the Cloud Island Sea.
This caused ordinary forces’ Great Cultivators to obtain fewer resources, increasing the value of Great Cultivator resources.
The emergence of Great Cultivator resources at Shuangji Island’s sea resource point was an unexpected surprise, and Great Cultivators who paid a price to gain a passage token were overjoyed.
The auction price of the passage token was more than covered by collecting just one Great Cultivator Spirit Medicine.
Fifty Great Cultivators fell into a frenzy of scrambling, and Zhang Hou, from Shuangji Sect, was red-eyed, wishing he could kill all these Great Cultivators, as the Spirit Medicine was supposed to be Shuangji Sect’s.
"Fifth-grade!" A scream startled all the Great Cultivators to look in the direction of the sound.
They saw a Great Cultivator looking excitedly at the bubble before them, and inside was a Taoist Lotus.
The aura on the Taoist Lotus was fifth-grade, so it was rightly considered a Fifth Grade Taoist Lotus.
"A Fifth Grade Taoist Lotus; with such a treasure, it would fulfill resources even for cultivation to the Half-step Great Power level!" A Great Cultivator exclaimed uncontrollably.
In fact, no one needed to mention the value of the Fifth Grade Taoist Lotus — everyone knew it.
All the Great Cultivators, including Great Cultivator Zhang Hou, set aside their targets, rushing toward the Fifth Grade Taoist Lotus.
Due to the great number of Great Cultivators, a battle broke out instantly.
This battle differed entirely from the previous ones, as the Great Cultivators brought forth their strongest natal treasures, attacking every nearby Great Cultivator.
In the chaos amongst fifty Great Cultivators, within a matter of breaths, half of the Great Cultivators were injured and withdrew from the battlefield. Additionally, several unlucky Great Cultivators were overwhelmed by the crowd and perished.
The Great Cultivators who were injured and withdrew effectively surrendered from the competition.
The remaining Great Cultivators continued to fight with all their strength, and the terrifying aftermath of the battle overwhelmed the Shuangji Sect’s Mountain Gate Formation, causing nodes to explode one after another.
Even if all the Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators of Shuangji Sect entered the formation, they could not guarantee the formation’s safety, only slightly delaying its destruction.
After several hours of battle, a Great Cultivator managed to get close to the bubble, reaching inside intending to collect the Fifth Grade Taoist Lotus.
Just as his hand was about to touch the Fifth Grade Taoist Lotus, a five-colored light burst from it, paralyzing the Great Cultivator and sending his body flying uncontrollably.
More terrifyingly, both of the artifacts he wielded—offensive and defensive—lost their spirituality under the five-colored light.
He spat out blood, finding his nascent soul severely weakened, with both artifacts—especially his natal treasure—damaged, leaving a significant dent in his soul.
He staggered, unwillingly glancing at the Fifth Grade Taoist Lotus.
Just a little more, just a bit more, and he would have succeeded in collecting the Taoist Lotus.
His failure somewhat calmed the emotions of the fighting Great Cultivators; they cautiously retreated and ended the battle.
By then, only eight Great Cultivators remained on the battlefield, with Zhang Hou among them.
Great Cultivator Zhang Hou had relied on the sect’s formation to survive until the end.
"Fellow daoists, perhaps we should first break the Fifth Grade Taoist Lotus’s defense before deciding who will claim it?" Great Cultivator Zhang Hou suggested.
"Mr. Zhang is right; if we keep fighting like this, even if someone wins, no one can take the Taoist Lotus!" Another Great Cultivator agreed.
Soon, several Great Cultivators consented to this suggestion; those who remained weren’t simple.
"Let’s make a joint effort to break the Taoist Lotus’s defense!" Zhang Hou urged.
At his instigation, all eight Great Cultivators unleashed their respective attacks toward the Taoist Lotus.
However, as the attacks were launched, Great Cultivator Zhang Hou deliberately delayed his action.
The attacks from seven Great Cultivators struck the Fifth Grade Taoist Lotus, which then emitted five-colored light once more, stiffening their bodies in unison before sending them flying.
All the artifacts used were swept by the five-colored light, losing spirituality as they fell to the ground.
"Hahaha!" Great Cultivator Zhang Hou, the sole one left standing on the battlefield, broke into maniacal laughter.
This group of Great Cultivators who damaged Shuangji Sect’s Mountain Gate Formation finally faced retribution.
He would claim the final victory; the Fifth Grade Taoist Lotus would be his.
Approaching the Fifth Grade Taoist Lotus, instead of forcibly collecting it, he directed the sect’s formation energies to suppress it.
"Begone!" A voice rang from within the Taoist Lotus.
The voice erupted, terrifying sound waves like thunder resounded beside every Great Cultivator’s ear, causing them to collectively spit blood.
Great Cultivator Zhang Hou felt the same, powerless as an infant against the voice.
The Great Cultivator who first touched the Taoist Lotus, due to prior soul injuries, was assailed by the voice and instantly perished.
The living Great Cultivators were heavily wounded, their lives hanging by a thread.
Great Cultivator Zhang Hou suppressed his internal injuries and strained to understand the Taoist Lotus’s true nature.
If a core Great Cultivator from a superpower or a Peak Great Cultivator were present, they’d recognize the Fifth Grade Taoist Lotus to be no mere Spirit Plant, but a formidable treasure.
It was Li Shiming’s ’Daoist Golden Lotus,’ which he left drifting around Cloud Island Sea a century ago.
Until arriving at Shuangji Island, finding its underwater environment optimal for the Five Elements Cave Heaven’s energy absorption.
Afterward, he lingered beneath the sea at Shuangji Island, with the rapid growth of the five Cave Heavens resulting in immense energy production, causing occasional energy overflow in recent decades.
This overflowed energy was at the Half-step Great Power Level of Five Elements Energy.
Li Shiming sensed the Wood Element Rules reaching a certain level and attempted to use the IBMz15 to control the conversion of Wood Element Spiritual Power into Spiritual Medicine, a process progressing smoothly.
The process was so seamless that the overflowed energy from Cave Heaven was also transformed into Spiritual Medicine outside, leading to the sea resource point for Shuangji Sect.
It was precisely because of the tremendous energy production from the five Cave Heavens that overflowed energy sustained over time, resulting in an abundant array of Spiritual Medicine appearing in the sea.