91: Lingji Palace

"Those several Yao Beasts should be the ones guarding the Phoenix Parasol Tree.

I didn't expect their strength to be so formidable. It seems we'll have to take a detour."

The strength of those several Savage Strange Species was absolutely not something a Late Core Formation Cultivator could match.

Each one possessed power comparable to a Pseudo-Nascent Soul Cultivator.

Even Su Yu found them somewhat troublesome.

Because Yao Beasts are different from Cultivators; these creatures that rely purely on physical strength are incredibly difficult to kill.

"It seems we can only take a detour."

Someone sighed and said.

Just four Savage Strange Species had blocked their path. Who knew if there were other strange Yao Beasts inside!

If they got surrounded, breaking out wouldn't be as simple as it was now.

"Mark this location and create a map. It will make it easier to bypass this place during the next entry."

Su Yu instructed.

Then, an Elder took out a Jade Slip and made a simple map, marking this place as Bear Yao Forest.

"Let's take out all the tree hearts and distribute them."

Su Yu proactively took out the harvested tree hearts.

There were twenty-three in total. The other three also took out theirs.

Added together, there were seventy-four tree hearts.

Enough to refine seven batches of fire rebirth beads.

"I don't need the Phoenix Parasol Tree hearts. My share can be converted into Spirit Stones for me."

fire rebirth beads can grant a Bathing Fire Rebirth to both Core Formation and Nascent Soul Cultivators.

They are incredible life-preserving treasures.

However, for Su Yu, they were somewhat redundant.

He had a Substitute Death Puppet, a treasure even Spirit Transformation Cultivators could use.

Plus, his true self had probably already reached Spirit Transformation long ago.

This item would be of little use to a Spirit Transformation Cultivator.

Hence, he spoke up to relinquish the tree hearts.

"I don't need them either."

Two more people hesitated for a moment before speaking up one after another.

Although fire rebirth beads are good, successfully refining them is not that simple.

If the refinement fails, you get nothing.

Far less tangible than Spirit Stones.

With three people withdrawing from the competition for the fire rebirth beads, the remaining seven compensated them accordingly.

Each of them received over seven million compensation Spirit Stones.

Then, the group detoured around Bear Yao Forest, heading towards its left side...

In other teams...

Core Formation Cultivators from Golden Cloud Mountain encountered seven Late Core Formation Stage Savage Strange Species, Mountainfall Eagles, in a swampy area!

These eagles not only ignored the flight-restricting Restriction but were also incredibly fast. Their claws, comparable to Magic Treasures, nearly gutted them.

Unable to fly, they were thoroughly tormented by the seven Mountainfall Eagles.

One person even had his arm ripped off, and an eye was injured while resisting the Mountainfall Eagles.

Fortunately, after retreating, they consumed Medicinal Pills that regenerate flesh and bone, recovering their injuries...

The monks from Ming'en Temple and others, while passing by a desolate valley, encountered a pseudo-Nascent Soul Realm Ghost King. Using their Buddhist Dharma, they easily subdued this Ghost King and entered the desolate valley.

Unexpectedly, sealed within the desolate valley was a Flying Corpse comparable to the Nascent Soul Stage.

Caught off guard, three of them were instantly slain. The remaining two fled severely injured...

The five Sword Cultivators from True Sword Mountain arrived at an ice cavern and encountered Ice Demons.

One Sword Cultivator had his Physical Body frozen, forcing only his Golden Core to escape.

Core Formation Experts from Tianling Sect, while picking Spirit Medicine, accidentally triggered a Restriction, causing four to perish instantly.

Several other major Sects also suffered varying degrees of damage.

Su Yu's group of ten, having only been somewhat disheveled, could already be considered fortunate.

Three days later.

Su Yu and the others arrived before a vast mountain range.

The Spiritual Qi here was dense; it was actually a fifth-grade Spiritual Vein, something rarely seen in Tiannan!

And within the mountain range, towering into the clouds, a massive palace could be seen among the peaks.

"What is this? Could it be the Legacy of an ancient Spirit Transformation Great Power?!"

Everyone looked astonished, then reacted with immense joy.

They never expected to have found a Spirit Transformation Legacy!

"Whether it is or not, we'll know by going to look."

Someone was already impatient. If it truly was a Spirit Transformation Legacy, obtaining it would give them significant confidence in stepping into the Nascent Soul Stage.

Moreover, regardless of the danger ahead, for the Opportunity to form a Nascent Soul, they would not miss it.

Then, everyone stepped into the mountain range.

This mountain range lived up to being a fifth-grade Spiritual Vein. The density of Spiritual Qi was far beyond what a fourth-grade Spiritual Vein could compare to.

Just by taking a single breath, their spiritual power faintly increased by a trace.

If one could Cultivate here long-term, it would likely be greatly beneficial for condensing a Nascent Soul!

But right now, that massive palace was clearly more important, and no one's mind was on the mountain range itself.

As the group climbed, they finally arrived before the palace.

The plaque above the palace bore three striking gilded characters.

"Lingji Palace"

With just a glance, one could perceive the trace of profound Dao charm contained within the plaque.

Everyone fell into a state of comprehension.

After nearly half an hour, they gradually awoke.

"Such a mysterious power! It even loosened the Late Core Formation Stage Bottleneck that has trapped me for over a hundred years by a sliver!"

Someone exclaimed with a face full of delighted laughter.

The others also gained various insights.

Especially Su Yu.

Within the substitute talisman was the Divine Soul left behind by Su Yu previously, far surpassing that of an ordinary Great Cultivator.

Therefore, his comprehension of this Dao charm was extraordinary.

From the plaque, he remarkably comprehended a secret flying escape technique named "Profound Light Golden Shuttle."

This secret technique could consume a massive amount of Divine Soul power in an instant to fly a thousand miles away.

As there were no signs when this technique was executed, even Spirit Transformation Cultivators would find it difficult to detect!

Having obtained such a secret technique just from the plaque, Su Yu grew increasingly curious about the Legacy within this Lingji Palace.

When the group entered the interior of Lingji Palace, it was as if the world before their eyes had changed.

They saw it had transformed into a sea of clouds, with a long staircase within the sea of clouds.

Next to the staircase was a massive stone stele.

On it was a peculiar script, as if written with tadpoles.

"silver tadpole script!"

Someone recognized this script and exclaimed in surprise.

"Fellow Daoist Qian, do you recognize this script?"

Immortal Master Wuyong asked curiously.

They had also heard of silver tadpole script. Legend said it was a script used only by Immortals in the Immortal Realm.

Back then, Immortals could still descend to the Lower Realm and brought it to the Spirit Realm.

The reason the Human Realm knew of it was because those Ascended Cultivators from the Human Realm back then passed this script to their descendants.

However, after the Demon Tribulation descended in those years, this script had almost completely vanished from the Human Realm.

They never expected to see such script here.

"I do not recognize it. I've only seen half of a damaged character before, so I merely inferred it."

Immortal Master Wuyong shook his head.

This kind of script—likely no one in all of Tiannan had the chance to come into contact with it yuta, let alone recognize it.

"I actually know a bit.

The general content on this stele is the origin of this Lingji Palace."

Su Yu had previously obtained the translation of silver tadpole script from the Myriad Transformation Profound Lord.

Although the number of characters wasn't large, they were commonly used ones. Therefore, he could recognize some of the script on this stele.

"Elder Su actually recognizes this Immortal script! Then please trouble Elder Su to translate it for us!"

Hearing this, everyone was extremely surprised.

They never expected Su Yu to also recognize this Immortal Realm script.

However, upon remembering his fellow clansman and Junior Martial Uncle, the Ancestral Master of the Xuanxiao Sect, Old Ancestor Xuan Xiao, they immediately understood.

With such a Great Cultivator who stood unparalleled in Tiannan, knowing some Immortal Realm script was also normal.