Chapter 738 - Chapter 738: Chapter 412: Chance Encounter
Chapter 738: Chapter 412: Chance Encounter
Many Grandmasters from Vast Ocean Pavilion and Pure Sea Palace, despite not being a match for Spiritual Ancestor Ling Huan or the newly emerged Spirit Ancestor Ling Ji, all had their own life-saving techniques that could postpone their demise for a short while.
In the chaos of fleeing, some were eventually able to contact and find other teams.
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“You said two Spirit Ancestors have appeared in Xunmu Cave Heaven?”
Jiang Han looked at the pale-faced, weak-breathed Grandmaster from Pure Sea Palace in front of him, his expression growing uglier.
Yan Hong’s gaze also became stern.
Although they learned that the newly emerged Spirit Ancestor was less powerful, still having crossed the Marrow Cleansing limits and reached the Blood Exchange level of existence, and being in Xunmu Cave Heaven which was their territory, it meant they had an absolute advantage and tremendous leverage to exert their threats.
Just one Spirit Human was a great enough threat, let alone the addition of another one; it wasn’t as simple as one plus one!
If one team could face a Blood Exchange Realm expert head-on, then two teams trying to stop two Blood Exchange Realm forces joining hands was significantly more difficult, since the combined power of two Blood Exchange Realm individuals far exceeded that of different Grandmaster teams working together.
Yan Hong had already agreed upon terms with Jiang Han. Since Jiang Han’s side had lost some personnel and didn’t feel safe enough, after weighing the pros and cons, he was also willing to join forces with Yan Hong’s team. With their joined forces, over forty Grandmasters felt as stable as Mount Tai, capable of moving freely within Xunmu Cave Heaven, unafraid even when encountering a Spirit Human.
But now.
Xunmu Cave Heaven had more than one Spirit Ancestor!
This revelation brought an intense threat felt by Yan Hong and Jiang Han of the merged teams!
Their team of over forty people was undoubtedly stronger than the Pure Sea Palace and Vast Ocean Pavilion teams of fewer than thirty Grandmasters, but faced with two Spiritual Ancestor Level beings coordinating their attacks, they could not guarantee they would emerge unscathed!
Once they were slightly careless and a few were struck down, thereby reducing their numbers, things could spiral out of control, and it was quite possible for the entire team to be slowly devoured.
“If only Chen Mu were here,” Yan Hong thought, sighing inwardly.
Chen Mu could walk freely on his own and certainly had no interest in joining them. Not to mention that they still owed Chen Mu some Xunmu Spirit Liquid. Even without the debt, her relationship with Chen Mu was nothing more than a fleeting connection. If Chen Mu were just a top Grandmaster, she would have been confident in persuading him to join. But Chen Mu was no ordinary Grandmaster. Even being a titled Princess of the Royal Family did not make her believe she could easily persuade Chen Mu to cooperate.
However, with two Spirit Ancestors emerging in Xunmu Cave Heaven, it might also be a threat to Chen Mu, although it was uncertain if he was aware of it. If not, being able to contact Chen Mu and inform him of this news would be a friendly gesture.
Jiang Han, unaware of Yan Hong’s thoughts, never considered the idea of persuading Chen Mu to join them, as the pressure brought by Chen Mu was too great. Should they encounter something more valuable than Xunmu Spirit Liquid, nobody would be able to compete with Chen Mu for it.
“Your Highness, to ensure safety, we should find another team to ally with,” Jiang Han said seriously to Yan Hong, suggesting an alliance.
As he spoke,
Other thoughts flickered through his mind.
Xunmu Cave Heaven should not have been able to give birth to a Blood Exchange Realm existence, but how exactly did this newly emerged Spirit Ancestor take that step? Xunmu… could it be that there were more unique Spiritual Objects?
If Xunmu Cave Heaven possessed Heaven and Earth Spiritual Items that could help one forcefully enter the Blood Exchange Realm, their value would be immeasurable, and countless Grandmasters would fight tooth and nail for them, though the likelihood was not high.
After all, if such divine items really existed, they would surely be extremely rare within Xunmu Cave Heaven. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be possible that only one new Spirit Ancestor emerged after thousands of years, and there might only be one such item every thousand years.
“We must set off immediately, without delay,” Yan Hong commanded in a deep voice. The situation had changed, and gathering Xunmu Spirit Liquid would have to be put aside. Without a doubt, safety came first. How many had perished from Pure Sea Palace and Vast Ocean Pavilion this time was still unknown.
…
The collapse of the Pure Sea Palace and Vast Ocean Pavilion teams spread quickly in a special manner to various groups, causing a stir and leading many Grandmasters to begin gathering with one another.
In this process, naturally, more teams suffered the attacks of Ling Huan and Ling Ji, with heavy casualties.
Elsewhere,
Chen Mu was completely unaware of these developments, as he explored Xunmu Cave Heaven alone. Being solitary, he did not wish to make a great commotion everywhere he went. Some of the medium and small settlements he passed by didn’t even realize he had been there, but he took all the Xunmu Spirit Liquid they had gathered.
This process was like a swallow skimming for mud, taking items from a bag; in just a few days, he had scavenged a vast area. Although he had not encountered any large settlements, the accumulation of small gains had yielded over twenty pounds of Xunmu Spirit Liquid.
If he continued at this pace, in no more than half a month, he would have no less than two hundred pounds of Xunmu Spirit Liquid.