Chapter 107: Fleeting Flower

  The ten days passed quickly.

  In these ten days, many people have successfully obtained a certain treasure, glimpsed a kind of mysterious sword technique, and experienced the insights of their predecessors, with their cultivation increasing to a certain extent.

  Of course, more people in these ten days are all without gain, but even so, relying on the three times thicker heaven and earth yuan energy of this sacred mountain than the outside world, they still gained a lot of benefits. Some cultivators who were originally stuck at the sword master bottleneck also had a tendency to break through.

  ……

  "The divine and sacred mountain's rule: unripe heavenly treasures are not to be picked."

  Qin Tianyi walked through a dense forest, his eyes lingering on a tree with green fruit for a moment, a hint of regret in his expression.

  This was the third immature Tiancai Dibao he had encountered in ten days.

  But...

  His fate is also limited to this.

  Because of the rules on Shengong Mountain that unripe heavenly treasures and earthly gems cannot be picked, the three treasures he encountered were basically the same as not encountering them. To be strict, in these ten days, he gained absolutely nothing.

  "Finding these treasures requires too much luck, even with my spiritual sense being several times stronger than that of an ordinary swordmaster. Relying on the density of the heaven and earth's primal energy, it's easy to find some treasures, but after ten days, I still have nothing... If I had spent the past ten days cultivating in the gathering arrays on the mountain peaks of Sacred Mountain instead of searching for treasures, relying on the power of the Cloudsword, my true energy would have already liquefied to 90%."

  Thinking of this, Qin Tianyi decided not to waste any more time.

  However, just as he was about to leave, a piece of white jade on his body suddenly emitted a faint red light and subtly pointed in one direction.

  "This is... a cry for help?"

  Qin Tianji glanced in the direction pointed by the red light, hesitated for a moment, and then quickly flashed and rushed away.

  Gu Wu Shuang, Sima Wu Hen, alone he was not afraid, but if met with several people besieging him, relying on his own strength, it was still impossible to break through the danger and escape, at that time, he would need to borrow the power of Xia Bing Yu and others, thus this team...

  It's still not over.

  With a thought, Qin Tianyi had already accelerated to full speed, swiftly darting through the forest. After half an hour of frantic running, thirty kilometers later, three figures suddenly appeared before his eyes.

  Xia Bingyu, Li Zhong, and Xia Yuquan, the great swordswoman whose true energy began to liquefy.

  However, at this moment, there were five others standing opposite the three of them, forming a standoff.

  Among these five people, the first one, Qin Tianji, was a young and outstanding talent of the Great Ming imperial family, a strong third-ranked on the Divine Communication List, Yuelue.

  "Huh?!"

  Qin Tianji's sudden appearance caused the eyes of both groups of people to shift onto him.

  "You're here."

  Xia Bingyu nodded at Qin Tianyi.

  However, looking at Qin Tianyi's gaze, he furrowed his brow. Although the other was a swordsman who had advanced with the help of elixirs, going all out in battle might even cause instability to his true yuan...

  A swordsman is just a swordsman.

  "What's going on."

  "This thing is but a fleeting flower."

  Xia Bingyu said, glancing at a sky blue flower bud that was being protected by several people behind him.

  This azure flower bud is now in full bloom, and I'm afraid that in a few days, it will fully burst forth, using its instantaneous beauty to shock the world.

  "This flower can only grow in places with dense yuanqi, and it blooms once every ten years. The entire process from blooming to wilting takes only one hour. It must be preserved using a special method at the moment when it is most vibrant, or else it cannot be used as medicine. This ephemeral flower is the main ingredient for refining the Dust-Purifying Spirit Pill. The Dust-Purifying Spirit Pill can remove all impurities from a cultivator's body, and prolonged consumption can transform a cultivator's body from a postnatal one to a prenatal one, granting them the ability to absorb external yuanqi like a Heavenly Sword Master. Its value is no less than that of a low-grade spiritual artifact... A single stem of this ephemeral flower can be refined into nearly thirty Dust-Purifying Spirit Pills..."

  As a member of the team, and since the information about the ephemeral flower wasn't top-secret, Xia Bingyu naturally wouldn't hide anything, and quietly explained: "This ephemeral flower was discovered by us first, and it will probably bloom in a short period of time. However, just as we were trying to cover up the traces of the ephemeral flower, we were discovered by Jue Le and others..."

  As she said this, her expression hesitated and glanced at Qin Tianyi, the five people of Juele, including two swordsmen, among whom Juele was the best... If it weren't for the fact that they had to rely on Qin Tianyi's power as a swordsman to contend with the opposing team, she would never have summoned him.

  After all, Qin Tianyi's threat to her is no longer under the likes of Gu Wushuang and Yan Tianqi, those top two ranked peerless geniuses. If he were to obtain the Tuochen Lingdan...

  But soon she had banished the idea from her mind.

  Even if the Dustless Spirit Elixir is excellent, it must be refined to be effective. If they can't even preserve a fleeting flower at present, what will they use to refine this precious elixir?

  "In a moment, one furnace can refine thirty grains. Once the Moment Flower is mature, you'll restrain Xu Hu, the sword master from that side, and obtain the Moment Flower. I'll provide the auxiliary medicine for refining the Dustless Spirit Dan, and I'll also invite the dan master. After the matter is settled, I'll give you four Dustless Spirit Dans."

  "Six, I'll take care of you."

  Qin Tianyi said, his eyes already falling on the strong third-ranked cultivator of the Divine Ability Ranking.

  "Okay."

  Without any hesitation, Xia Bingyu had already agreed.

  If Qin Tianyi can rival Jue... then he's worth this price.

  "Hmph!"

  Her eyes swept over Qin Tianyi, Xia Bingyu and others, without saying a word, she retreated with the other four people in the team to under a big tree, leaning against the tree, closing her eyes to meditate, quietly waiting for the fleeting flower to bloom.

  Xia Bingyu, Qin Tianyi, Li Yang and Xia Yuequan were carefully guarding the flower, lest any accidents occur.

  "What about Fang Tianya?"

  "These days we've had bad luck, with little harvest, it's a waste of time, Fang Tianya went to climb Huang Zhe Peak."

  "Huang Zhe Peak?"

  Xia Bingyu nodded: "Huang Zhe Peak is a mountain peak left by Xing Yu Jian Huang on Sheng Xu Shan, the entire mountain peak is divided into nine layers, each recording the cultivation experience of Xing Yu Jian Huang's swordsmanship from first to third stage, and then to Tian Kong Jian Huang's third stage. These experiences were carved out by Xing Yu Jian Huang after becoming a Huang Zhe, if one can carefully comprehend them, the effect is no less than being guided by a strong Huang Zhe, it is said that some people with exceptional talent can even comprehend some of Xing Yu Jian Huang's hidden sword techniques, skills and secret arts... In our previous generation, our senior Su Tian Luan once comprehended the method of Jing Qi Shen Cong He from the fourth layer, and thus merged his Jing Qi Shen into one, although due to his cultivation level, he had not yet formed a golden elixir, but his cultivation advanced greatly, igniting his true fire, and advancing from an initial second-stage sword master to a third-stage sword master... And relying on his comprehension at the time, as well as the resources of Sheng Xu Zong, I'm afraid he has already advanced to become a great sword master, becoming a true disciple of Sheng Xu Zong."

  When it comes to the word "true disciple", even Xia Bingyu, with her esteemed status, had a hint of faint envy between her eyebrows.

  Perhaps she had a great hope to be promoted to the Great Sword Master, but she didn't dare guarantee that it would happen in thirty years, forty years, or fifty years. Even if she reached the age and couldn't become a Great Sword Master, she wouldn't truly be a disciple of the Divine Void Sect. Even if she practiced until she became a Heavenly Sky Sword Master, she still wouldn't have any chance to contend for the core power of the Divine Void Sect.

  "Jian Shi Dao Tian Kong Jian Shi De Gan Wu...... You Ji Hui, De Qu Kan Le."

  Translation: "The Sword Master's Epiphany in the Sky... If there's a chance, I'll go take a look."

  Qin Tianyi secretly took note of it and leaned against a tree to sit down, quietly waiting for the ephemeral flower to mature.

  The waiting process didn't take long, within less than half a day, a faint floral scent suddenly released from the momentary flower. Anyone who smelled this fragrance felt invigorated, with an inexplicable comfort spreading throughout their body.

  "It's blooming."

  Xia Bingyu and Li Zhong's gazes simultaneously fell upon Sudden Flower.

  At this moment, Ji Yue, Xu Hu and several others stood up simultaneously, striding towards the Sudden Flower.

  They didn't take action before because they were afraid that after driving away Xia Bingyu and others, they would publicize it widely and attract more students to pry into the matter. But now, there is no such worry anymore.

  I'm happy...

  Seeing the approaching Juele, Xia Bingyu was about to speak, but Juele had already waved his hand fiercely: "There's no need to say any grandiose words, you and I understand, saying it out loud won't make a difference. Let's see the truth with our own eyes! Xu Hu, go catch that little brat, Xia Bingyu, leave her to me, I'll let her know why she can never enter the top three of the Divine Communication Ranking!"

  "Okay."

  Xu Hu responded with a sound and was about to rush towards Qin Tianyi.

  Just as he was about to approach Qin Tianyi, Xia Bingyu flashed forward and blocked his path. At the same time, Qin Tianyi took a big step forward and faced Juele directly.

  "This road is closed!"

  "Upper rank against lower rank? Then let me see how long you, a swordsman who rose up relying on elixirs, can withstand me."

  As soon as he finished speaking, his body suddenly moved forward, and a cold light flashed between his hands, like the sharp claws of a wild beast extending from his five fingers.

  "Beware, this Five-Elemental Claw may not possess spirituality and doesn't fall under the category of spiritual artifacts, but in terms of sturdiness, it's not inferior to mid-grade spiritual artifacts!"

  Xia Bingyu hastily reminded him.

  "Rank 6 on the Divine List, I, Xu Hu, have long wanted to experience it for myself. The Infinite Transformation Sword Technique, infinite transformations returning to one."

  Without giving Xia Bingyu a chance to remind her, Xu Hu had already let out a loud shout, the sword in his hand transformed into a dense sword shadow, and from within the sword shadow, a cold light shot out, stabbing straight at Xia Bingyu, enveloping her. For a moment, the killing intent was overwhelming, leaving her no time to divide her attention.

  "Is its durability comparable to that of a mid-grade spiritual artifact?"

  A hint of coldness appeared at the corner of Qin Tianji's mouth: "What does that have to do with anything."

  In his hand was actually a true mid-grade spiritual sword.

  And it is also the top existence among the medium-grade spiritual swords.