Chapter 461 - 416: A Grain of Soil, Adding a Thousand Years to Life_1
Chapter 461: Chapter 416: A Grain of Soil, Adding a Thousand Years to Life_1
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A treasure that can extend the life of the Sacrificial Spirit?
The villagers all looked at Mu Wanqing in amazement.
“Wanqing, what did you say?”
Mu Rantian was somewhat incredulous, “You really found… something that can extend the life of the Sacrificial Spirit?”
It was known that their Wood Spirit Village had been searching arduously for many months.
But they found nothing!
Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Mu Wanqing took a deep breath and then took out the brocade box from her sleeve!
Gently, she opened it.
Instantly, an intensely thick sacred Spiritual Energy wafted out from the brocade box!
Everyone’s faces were shaken.
This Spiritual Energy, just by scent alone, made them feel extraordinarily exceptional.
“Heavens, what is this treasure, with such dense Spiritual Energy!”
“Just a whiff of it makes me feel clear-headed and my vision sharp… too remarkable!”
“What exactly is it?”
The onlookers were fixed on the wooden box.
Even the dying Old Vine at this moment seemed to have its yellow leaves swaying towards the brocade box!
Mu Rantian was enormously shaken. He stepped forward with trembling hands and said:
“This… this is…”
“This is Spiritual Soil.”
Mu Wanqing passed the box to Mu Rantian.
Mu Rantian bowed his head and saw three grains of Spiritual Soil in the box.
The whole wooden box was filled with an invisible Dao charm because of these three grains of Spiritual Soil!
Utterly extraordinary.
Mu Rantian immediately gasped.
“Such a treasure, where… where did you find it?”
He asked, trembling.
This thing was too precious.
If the outside world knew about it, it would likely provoke the contention of those supreme Imperial Dynasties.
Mu Wanqing replied, “From a small mountain village!”
“The Sacrificial Spirit of that village… it’s nourished by this kind of Spiritual Soil.”
Upon hearing this, everyone was even more startled!
A small mountain village’s Sacrificial Spirit… could actually enjoy such Spiritual Soil…
Too terrifying.
“What… a mountain village?”
Mu Rantian’s eyes filled with disbelief.
“Yes, that small mountain village…”
Mu Wanqing was about to continue speaking when Mu Rantian hastily interrupted, “We should not speak further of this matter!”
With his experience, he understood very well that such a power… must be exceedingly dreadful.
It could even be a super Sect Gate hidden within the Great Wilderness.
Even a single word about such powers should be treated as taboo!
Hearing this, Mu Wanqing was stunned for a moment, but she quickly nodded, understanding that even the village chief held great wariness towards this small mountain village.
Mu Rantian approached the Old Vine.
Carefully, he took out a grain of soil.
Then, he reverently placed it at the root of the Old Vine.
In an instant, the entire Old Vine began to tremble.
Its roots quivered and fell upon that single grain of Spiritual Soil.
In an instant, the Spiritual Soil emitted endless light!
Utterly sacred!
At this moment, the whole Old Vine was bathed in this sacred light, which even enveloped the entire Wood Spirit Village.
Men, women, the elderly, and children of Wood Spirit Village were astounded. Even from the periphery, they felt blessed by it.
“This aura… makes me feel like I’ve grown younger by a bit?”
“The old injury within my body, there seems to be a sign of healing?”
“Dad… I feel like I’ve grown a little taller…”
The villagers were all amazed.
Mu Rantian, Mu Wanqing, and the others kept their eyes fixed on the Sacrificial Spirit!
The once withered branches of the Sacrificial Spirit, at that moment, suddenly filled with vitality.
One by one, green buds swelled up instantly!
The yellowed leaves now reversed their decay, becoming lush and verdant!
In an instant, everyone felt that the Sacrificial Spirit had become many times more powerful…
“The Sacrificial Spirit… has been reborn!”
Mu Rantian was thrilled to the extreme!
At this moment, the aura of the Sacrificial Spirit was even stronger than at its original peak.
The Sacrificial Spirit… had ascended to a new level, hadn’t it?
Clutching the brocade box in his hand, he moved forward, trembling, and said:
“Please, Sacrificial Spirit, use it!”
He was prepared to offer up the Spiritual Soil.
But a twig on the Old Vine gently swayed.
A voice, barely audible, emerged.
“A supreme treasure, keep it, and it may prosper a clan.”
“I have already gained a thousand years of life, there’s no need to waste.”
Upon hearing this, everyone was even more astonished.
They revered the Sacrificial Spirit as a divine entity.
And now, the Sacrificial Spirit described this soil with the words “supreme treasure.”
Two grains of the Spiritual Soil… assessed to have the potential to prosper a clan!
Moreover, by absorbing just one grain of soil, the Sacrificial Spirit had gained a thousand years of life!
This Spiritual Soil…
That so-called small mountain village…
Simply unimaginable!
Hearing this, Mu Rantian was stunned.
He nodded deeply and said:
“By your command!”
After speaking, he turned around and handed the brocade box to Mu Wanqing.
“Wanqing, take care of this object.”
He spoke, “This is… your fate!”
He thought of many things!
This supreme treasure, even the most powerful forces in the Great Ruins Realm would struggle to possess.
The small mountain village was inconceivable, and yet they were willing to give Mu Wanqing three grains of soil!
Wanqing… must be the chosen one, with a great boon!
Perhaps… Wood Spirit Village was merely sharing its reflected glory!
Mu Wanqing hesitated, but still accepted it.
The Sacrificial Spirit had been saved, and those remaining treasures… should be returned to Senior Li and those fearsome Lord Sacrificial Spirits!
Originally, just a single grain of this Spiritual Soil could save the Sacrificial Spirit, yet she had greedily taken three grains… She hoped it wouldn’t leave a bad impression on Senior Li and that terrifying Lord Sacrificial Spirit!
With the Sacrificial Spirit reborn, cheers erupted from the crowd!
“The Sacrificial Spirit is okay!”
“Our Wood Spirit Village is safe!”
Everyone was extremely excited.
But, just at that moment, an urgent voice came:
“It’s not good!”
Only to see a man running over in a hurry, saying:
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“Pagoda Tree Spirit Village’s main forces, spotted one mile away!”
“They… they’re attacking!”
Upon hearing this, everyone was extremely angry!
“These bastards, how dare they come!”
“To battle, to battle!”
“Wipe them out!”
This time, the shameless surprise attack by Pagoda Tree Spirit Village had left Wood Spirit Village with heavy casualties, and everyone could no longer contain their rage.
“Grab your weapons!”
Mu Rantian was even issuing commands!
The whole village braced for battle.
Before long, a troop had already emerged from the woods.
The force was two to three hundred strong, all able-bodied elites!
The one leading them was none other than the Village Chief of Pagoda Tree Spirit Village, Huai Rendong!
“Huai Rendong!”
Mu Rantian stepped forward, his voice cold and harsh:
“Your Pagoda Tree Spirit Village has wolfish ambitions, finally showing your fangs, huh!”
Huai Rendong took steps forward, his face darkening to the extreme.
“Your villagers killed my son!”
“Hand over the murderer. As compensation, all the men must cripple their cultivation levels, and the women must kneel and leave the village!”
“Don’t force me to annihilate your village!”
He spoke from a position of superiority, with an indifferent expression.
“Compensation?!”
Mu Wanqing, on the other hand, stepped forward and gritted her teeth:
“Your son brought his death upon himself!”
Huai Rendong fixed his gaze on Mu Wanqing, saying, “So you’re saying it was you who killed my son?!”
His words were thick with barely concealable murderous intent.
Mu Wanqing shook her head and said:
“He offended someone in your Pagoda Tree Spirit Village who is beyond your reach, and so he died!”
Upon hearing this, Huai Rendong burst into angry laughter.
“Ridiculous!”
“Is there anyone in this region who our Pagoda Tree Spirit Village cannot afford to offend? Are you referring to the Old Grapevine from your village who is close to death?”
His killing intent was chilling as he said:
“Today, I will exterminate Wood Spirit Village!”
As soon as he finished speaking.
A twig appeared in his hand!
That was from the Pagoda Tree Spirit’s Sacrificial Spirit.
In an instant, a whole area was filled with fury and ghostly howls rose as a chilly wind blew.
It was as if a giant tree had sprung from the ground behind Huai Rendong, with numerous Infant Ghosts crying and rushing towards Wood Spirit Village!
— This phenomenon was similar to what Huai An had displayed earlier.
But now, Huai Rendong was wielding a branch from the actual body of the Pagoda Tree, essentially his clone.
The power was extraordinary, almost a third of the Pagoda Tree’s might.
It had already surpassed the Saint Path!
Huai Rendong knew that the Old Grapevine might still have a breath of life.
Therefore, he resolved to be cautious and used the Pagoda Tree branch directly to massacre the village!
The very air was filled with a sinister and grim aura, sweeping toward Wood Spirit Village!
The villagers of Wood Spirit Village were all terrified; they couldn’t resist such an aura!
However, in that moment.
An Old Grapevine vine unexpectedly soared against the heavens!
Its phantom image ascended, radiating endless light.
It was like a sword, piercing into the heart of the Ghost Domain!
Instantly, the wails of ghosts turned harrowing.
Numerous Infant Ghosts scattered and dissolved!
That vine was even slashing towards Huai Rendong, as well as the shadow of the Old Scholar Tree!
“Old Grapevine… how dare you!”
The shadow of the Old Scholar Tree let out a muffled and twisted voice, exuding endless sinister energy, like two huge ghostly hands reaching for the Old Vine!
Yet, as the Old Vine thrust forwards, the ghostly hands instantly shattered!
“No… how could you possibly have broken through to this realm?!”
“Not only has your life been renewed… you’ve even grown stronger?”
The Old Scholar Tree’s voice shook!
The Old Vine had arrived!
In an instant, the shadow of the Pagoda Tree, like it had been easily crushed and pulled up, vanished!
“No!”
Huai Rendong’s scream was even more miserable as the Pagoda Tree’s branch exploded in his hand, and both his arms were gone!
He was thrown backward, crashing heavily into the forest!
He spat out blood, looking toward the Old Grapevine in Wood Spirit Village with shock and horror!
It was too terrifying…
At that moment, Mu Nanshan and others from Wood Spirit Village had already led people charging at the troops from Pagoda Tree Spirit Village.
The people of Pagoda Tree Spirit Village, having seen the Sacrificial Spirit defeated, were now in complete disarray!
“Block them, block them!”
Huai Rendong shouted, struggling to rise, unmindful of his wounds, he turned to flee!
A hunt had begun!
Not until the sunset did it end.
This massacre finally concluded.
The elites brought by Pagoda Tree Spirit Village… over a hundred were dead!
The rest were also in a pitiful flight, their force broken.
“This battle was satisfying!”
Mu Nanshan spoke: “At least we have avenged our brothers!”
“It’s just a pity that the beast Huai Rendong escaped!”
Mu Rantian then said:
“No need to rush. After this battle, Pagoda Tree Spirit Village… will no longer be able to do evil!”
Mu Nanshan suggested: “Village Chief, let’s just lead our people directly and annihilate Pagoda Tree Spirit Village!”
But Mu Rantian shook his head and said:
“Not yet!”
He looked towards the Sacrificial Spirit and said:
“The realm of the Sacrificial Spirit is changing… it’s about to make a breakthrough.”
“We should avoid another major battle during this period, so as not to affect Lord Sacrificial Spirit!”
Hearing this, Mu Nanshan and the others also nodded in agreement.
“Wanqing,”
Mu Rantian continued to speak:
“Prepare some gifts. Our Wood Spirit Village has received such a great favor… we should go and thank the senior who bestowed the Spiritual Soil!”
His expression was extremely solemn!
This was the important matter!
“Alright!”
Mu Wanqing responded; she also planned to return the “Three Lives Soil” as soon as possible!
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The next morning.
Mu Rantian, Mu Nanshan, and Mu Wanqing, carrying carefully prepared gifts, left Wood Spirit Village.
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