567: Break the Spirit Gate Formation and be the first to choose treasures

After reading the Jade Slips, the Immortal Masters were all extremely satisfied. Obtaining the Legacy of Cultivation Technique was already the greatest gain.

Moreover, the Legacy of Heavenly Illumination Sect, combined with their respective Legacies, truly impacted them greatly.

"The true treasures should still be upstairs!" Everyone looked towards the stairs, their anticipation growing.

Lord Nine Dragons continued to walk at the forefront with a hearty laugh.

At this moment, another layer of Restriction Formation appeared at the stairs.

"This is a Spirit Breaking Gate Formation!" Lord Nine Dragons' expression turned a little grim.

Hearing this, the others also looked over, only to see the blue patterned Formation converging to form a pulsating gate symbol.

Immediately, everyone's expressions became somewhat unsightly.

They naturally understood this Spirit Breaking Gate Formation; it was a treasure similar to Family treasure books and Sect treasure books.

With this Spirit Breaking Gate Formation in place, outsiders could not enter without a specific Spirit Art or a specific Bloodline.

However, even a slight mistake would cause the Spirit Breaking Gate to self-destruct.

Consequently, the treasures inside would be destroyed.

If the treasures inside were Magic Treasures, it would be fine; generally, the power of this Spirit Breaking Gate Formation was not enough to destroy some Magic Treasures with strong defenses.

But treasures that could be protected by a Spirit Breaking Gate Formation were absolutely considered core secret treasures of a Sect.

That is to say, no matter what the treasures in the Spirit Herb Garden outside were like,

it was always like this.

"Fellow Daoist Nine Dragons, your Dream Dragon?" Golden Light True Buddha and True Lord Xueshan were both a little anxious.

They couldn't help but ask.

Their respective forces also had this Spirit Breaking Gate Formation, but they hadn't thought of this before.

But now, the Earth Gate Master was already dead, and the Sect Leader of Heaven Gate was also dead.

Only Lord Nine Dragons' Dream Dragon had entered dreams.

They naturally hoped that the Dream Dragon could consider this aspect.

"I'll go summon the Dream Dragon. Everyone, you can first divide the Spirit Medicine outside and the Pill Furnaces on the first floor. For these treasures, Fellow Daoist Xueshan can divide them. In the Six Great Sea Regions, everyone knows Fellow Daoist Xueshan's character, and I am at ease!"

Lord Nine Dragons snapped his fingers, and then a Spirit Jade appeared, which directly summoned another Dream Dragon.

While waiting, the group also arrived at the Spirit Herb Garden outside.

"The main thing is the distribution of these Gold Core Forming Fruit Trees and ziyu fruit trees, as well as the three-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine and five-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine!"

"A Gold Core Forming Fruit Tree counts as three five-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine, and a ziyu fruit tree counts as half. What do you all think?" True Lord Xueshan asked.

For the major forces present, they naturally valued Gold Core Forming Fruit Trees and ziyu fruit trees more.

"No problem!" Everyone nodded.

"This time, True Lord Xueshan will choose first!" Lord Nine Dragons suggested.

His suggestion was also nodded to by the other three.

Lin Shiming's expression changed, but he said nothing in the end.

True Lord Xueshan choosing first also meant that he would definitely choose last.

And in the end, without a doubt, Lin Shiming didn't get any of the three ningjin fruit trees.

He only got six ziyu fruit trees.

For the Lin Family, these forces did not want to see more Golden Core Cultivators in the Lin Family.

But Lin Shiming's goal was simple: if they didn't want more Golden Core Cultivators, then increase the Lin Family's Purple Mansion Cultivators.

With six taiqing purple jade fruit trees, plus the three the Lin Family already had, the Lin Family would no longer lack any ziyu fruit trees. On average, a ziyu fruit tree would mature every thirty years.

If more fruits matured, the Lin Family could have an opportunity to increase one Purple Mansion Cultivator every ten years.

For the Lin Family, it was also a huge piece of good news.

After this battle of forces, it could actually be seen that other forces had hundreds of Purple Mansion Cultivators, as they wouldn't bring all their assets out.

The Lin Family, not counting Spirit Beasts and Spirit Puppets, only had thirty-odd Purple Mansion Cultivators.

After another hundred years, this number would be different.

So Lin Shiming didn't have other thoughts.

As for the five-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine, Lin Shiming also received one, which was a Qingmu Jade Vine.

This Qingmu Jade Vine was different from other vines.

Its vine did not exceed one zhang, and it was a treasure whose entire vine could be used as medicine.

This was also a reward for Lin Shiming choosing last in the first round.

Soon, other Spirit Medicine was also distributed, and Lin Shiming also received many auxiliary medicines for the nascent soul pill.

At that time, Lin Shitao would have more chances to refine the nascent soul pill, so she wouldn't be completely out of luck if she failed once.

Besides these Spirit Medicine, Lin Shiming also received a small piece of Soul Nurturing Wood.

This Soul Nurturing Wood was only twenty years old and not very vigorous; it was already withered in the Spirit Herb Garden.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have been Lin Shiming's turn.

After all, if this Soul Nurturing Wood grew to its Peak, it could become a ten-thousand-year-old Soul Nurturing Wood, which could be used to refine a Sixth-Rank Soul Guarding Magic Treasure.

However, for other Cultivators, ten thousand years was too long, which was why others chose this way.

"Some time ago, Heavenly Illumination Sect went on a killing spree in the Tian'ai Archipelago; it should be for this Soul Nurturing Wood. Fellow Daoist Lin, you got a great bargain!" Lord Nine Dragons still spoke.

Lin Shiming, however, did not answer.

He knew that what these people valued about him was the Autumn Blood Sword behind him, and there was not much flattery for Lin Shiming.

After all, one was an Immortal Master, and the other was an Immortal Master.

Lin Shiming was not annoyed, as he was indeed a bit behind in cultivation.

He relied on the Autumn Blood Sword.

Moreover, by this time, he had long passed the age of acting on impulse.

Let Lord Nine Dragons say what he wanted.

After all, the grievances between them would still have to be settled in the future.

So he wouldn't seek temporary satisfaction.

"The Dream Dragon is here!" Lord Nine Dragons said.

As he spoke, the others were immediately invigorated.

The arrival of the Dream Dragon meant they could continue to challenge this pagoda.

They had seen the Jade Slips and the Storage Pouches, and knew that the true treasures, and even the true Legacy, had not been obtained yet.

They wanted to go to a higher floor.

And the Spirit Breaking Gate Formation had to be passed.

The Dream Dragon flew in from a distance, its tail wrapped around two Purple Mansion Cultivators.

These two Purple Mansion Cultivators were both at the Peak of the Purple Mansion Stage, but they were now affixed with Spirit Talismans.

"The Dream Dragon says that even the Earth Gate Master didn't have a way to break the Spirit Breaking Gate Formation, including the Bloodline!"

"Their Bloodline should be a collateral branch of the Heavenly Illumination Sect's Cao Family!" Lord Nine Dragons frowned.

The Spirit Breaking Gate Formation was also magical in this aspect; it didn't matter which collateral branch, it was still useless.

Of course, unless the Immortal Masters were willing to gamble.

So the Dream Dragon, in front of the Immortal Masters, began to enter dreams again.

It exhaled purple smoke, and instantly, the two Purple Mansion Cultivators closed their eyes.

Subsequently, the Dream Dragon's eyes opened, and the Divine Souls of the two Purple Mansion Cultivators were instantly destroyed, seemingly due to the effect of the Sect's treasure book.

The Dream Dragon's eyes were a little dim.

This time, it investigated extremely thoroughly, even activating the Sect's Jade Book.

And Lord Nine Dragons' expression also became extremely unsightly.

"We've been played. The Earth Gate Master and the main direct descendants of the Cao Family don't know. It might have been entrusted to a collateral branch, and the one entrusted might be on the other side of the Teleportation Array, waiting for this grotto-heaven pearl to be teleported over!" Lord Nine Dragons said, with some anger in his eyes.

This Earth Gate Master was truly meticulous.

"Can we use the Earth Gate and Human Gate to enter?" Golden Light True Buddha beside him also asked True Lord Xueshan.

They now had these two Spirit Treasures, the Human Gate and the Earth Gate.

"No!" True Lord Xueshan shook his head.

If he could, he would have already started using the Earth Gate and Human Gate.

The Earth Gate could only leave projections, and since they hadn't entered, there were naturally no projections.

As for the Human Gate, it could only randomly teleport Divine Ability secret treasures and Magical Artifacts.

It was useless for Cultivator displacement.

The group looked at Lin Shiming again.

"I wonder what kind of soaring Magic Treasure Fellow Daoist has?" The group clearly recalled Lin Shiming's soaring scene.

"No!" Lin Shiming shook his head; he had also sensed it just now.

Otherwise, he wouldn't mind going in first to see what treasures there were, and then making a decision.

After all, he had purple illusion heaven smoke wine.

However, it would be extremely difficult to secretly take away treasures before these four people.

Everyone was extremely shrewd.

The atmosphere instantly became a bit awkward, as the Spirit Breaking Gate Formation was too tricky.

The four of them were at a loss.

The four were not reconciled and continued to bring Lin Shiming to the staircase on the third floor again.

However, they tried various space Magic Treasures.

But this Spirit Breaking Gate Formation had obviously also prevented this; its vicinity was surrounded by isolating Formations.

It could be called the number one Formation for secrecy.

The group was at a loss for a while.

After all, if the Immortal Masters went to other places to retrieve other means, it would cause delays.

"I still have something here that can work!" Lin Shiming suddenly said.

As he spoke, the others were somewhat skeptical.

Because they couldn't do it, they didn't believe Lin Shiming could.

This Spirit Breaking Gate Formation was not an ordinary Formation.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be so worried.

"Fellow Daoist might as well tell us!" True Lord Xueshan said.

He was, after all, with Lin Shiming, and at this moment, he naturally supported Lin Shiming.

Moreover, they really had no better solution.

This Spirit Breaking Gate Formation was very overbearing.

It was not like other Formations.

"I have two Fourth-Rank Spirit Devouring Ants, but I want to choose the first treasure!" Lin Shiming said.

His expression was very firm at this moment.

In fact, when they were outside, their flattery, letting True Lord Xueshan choose first, almost determined that Lin Shiming would choose last.

This way, even if there were Magic Treasures, they would be chosen.

He wouldn't get any.

He now had the Autumn Blood Sword, which actually counted as Nascent Soul combat power.

So, before entering, he had to make it clear.

The other four immediately fell silent.

After all, once these words were spoken, it was not what others wanted to see.

Everyone wanted to choose first, but similarly, no one wanted to be last.

Including True Lord Xueshan, this was where he hesitated.

Lin Shiming choosing first meant True Lord Xueshan choosing last, which was hard for him to accept as the initiator.

But if Lin Shiming wasn't allowed to choose first, he wouldn't bring out the Spirit Devouring Ants at this moment.

So the scene quickly fell into silence.

At this time, everyone was a Nascent Soul True Lord, and no one would yield to anyone.

They wouldn't really make concessions here.

Including the relatively humble Golden Light True Buddha, who was also silent at this moment.

Blood Fiend Demon Lord was even more so.

For them, the treasures inside might be the true foundation of the Heavenly Illumination Sect, and there might even be treasures for breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage.

"Such a delay is not a solution. Choosing is possible!"

"But one thing must be guaranteed!"

"If it's Cultivation Techniques and secret arts, they cannot be chosen individually, but must be copied again, one copy for everyone, otherwise it doesn't align with everyone's original intention!" True Lord Xueshan said.

As he spoke, the others also nodded.

Indeed, what they most wanted to obtain was a better Legacy, such as the Nascent Soul combat power displayed by the Tai Gan Shark Clan this time, which far exceeded theirs.

One must know that they were also top Nascent Soul combat powers from various Schools.

Demonic Technique and Buddhist Dharma had both reached Major Achievement.

"In addition, besides Cultivation Techniques, the first and second choosers must also supplement some five-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine for the last two choosers!" True Lord Xueshan spoke again. The first and second choosers had too great an advantage.

And five-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine could be produced by all major forces.

These Spirit Medicine were useful for Late Golden Core Stage Cultivators and had some effect on Nascent Soul Cultivators. As for those below five thousand years, the medicinal content was too little.

Completely insufficient for Nascent Soul Cultivators to use.

"Alright, then it's decided!" Lord Nine Dragons also nodded.

"However, there's one more point: if there are fewer than five treasures, this plan will have to be re-evaluated. The Cultivators who choose first must at least provide enough treasures to the Cultivators who choose later, otherwise they cannot enjoy them alone!" Blood Fiend Demon Lord also spoke.

There was no objection to this.

And True Lord Xueshan also said:

"Then I will be the last one. At that time, I hope you all won't contend with me for the Earth Gate!" True Lord Xueshan said.

As soon as these words came out, the others were somewhat unwilling again.

"Your Earth Gate must also count as a treasure!" Lord Nine Dragons said.

Now the Earth Gate was in True Lord Xueshan's hands, and so was the Human Gate. They couldn't steal them by force at this moment.

But they must be counted as treasures.

"No problem, but it won't count for the first and second rounds. If there aren't enough treasures for three rounds, then I will take out other treasures and distribute them equally among everyone!" True Lord Xueshan nodded.

The final plan was quickly finalized. Next, it was up to the Immortal Masters to discuss the order.

Of course, this order mainly concerned Golden Light True Buddha, Blood Fiend Demon Lord, and Lord Nine Dragons.

Lord Nine Dragons also gained the right to choose second by offering several young dragons.

Golden Light True Buddha was third, while Blood Fiend Demon Lord was fourth.

So, once the order was agreed upon, everyone made an oath of the heavenly dao.

Lin Shiming then took out two Spirit Devouring Ants.

The two Spirit Devouring Ants were now the size of a washbasin, covered with strange starlight patterns that appeared on them.

At the same time, their sharp teeth and wings also moved everyone.

This was the first time they had seen such fierce mutated Spirit Devouring Ants.

No wonder Lin Shiming was confident.

Lin Shiming didn't delay and immediately had the Spirit Devouring Ants go forward to devour the Spirit Formation.

The two Spirit Devouring Ants lay in front of the huge Spirit Light Gate Formation, and with a fierce suck, they drew in the gate's Spirit Runes.

In an instant, just like inhaling dust, all the Spirit Light of the Spirit Breaking Gate Formation was sucked in.

The group's hearts were also in their throats.

Fearing that the Spirit Formation would shatter.

If that happened, everyone would have worked in vain.

Fortunately, the Spirit Formation gradually dispersed, revealing a higher floor.

Everyone entered the fourth floor.

They found that there was an even larger offering table here.

On the table, there were ten Jade Boxes and three Jade Slips.

These Spirit Boxes and Jade Slips were all within a Spirit Shield, maintaining their intact characteristics.

It also meant that this floor had ten ultimate treasures!