36: Elixir obtained

However, there truly was a surprise; in the corner of one Storage Pouch, he discovered a wooden box.

On the surface, nothing seemed unusual, except that it was enveloped in a faint Crimson Treasure Qi.

Filled with curiosity, Gu Changan opened it to find a Spirit Medicine he had never seen before.

The emerald green stem of the plant had white stripes that extended all the way to the leaves.

Between these white stripes were dots of blue starlight, looking exceptionally beautiful in the dark night!

Could it be that this Spirit Medicine is related to starlight?

Then he thought about how poor all the Storage Pouches were; how could there be a Spirit Medicine?

Could it be?

This is one of the ten Spirit Medicines placed by the Tianji Pavilion?

Gu Changan grew excited. Having searched for it hundreds of times among the crowd, he suddenly looked back, and there it was, where the lights were dim?

Hahaha! My spot as an Outer Sect Disciple is secured!

Gu Changan put away the Spirit Stones and Magical Artifacts, placing them in a designated area of the treasure gathering basin.

As for this Spirit Medicine, he first duplicated one copy.

Then he put the original plant back into its original box and tucked it into the Storage Pouch he kept close to his body.

He would hand it over after leaving the trial formation array. Who knew if those people from the Tianji Pavilion had placed markers on the Spirit Medicine?

Initially, Gu Changan had also thought about duplicating one to pass off as the original!

But he feared the Tianji Pavilion people had marked it; if he duplicated it, there would be an extra Spirit Medicine without a mark.

His secret might be exposed to them!

So he gave up on the idea of duplicating it for the trial.

Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, he would find one himself.

Truly, heaven is helping me!

Gu Changan began to consider his next move.

He had the Spirit Medicine, and his status as an Outer Sect Disciple was secure, so was there any need to keep taking risks here?

Something had gone wrong inside the trial formation array; the Tianji Pavilion outside would find out sooner or later.

Should he find a place to hide and wait for rescue from the outside?

Or should he take advantage of the darkness and head toward the planned exit of the trial formation array?

He could infinitely duplicate Qi Concealment Talismans, so he wasn't worried about hiding at all.

He just feared the 'what if'—what if the Blood Fiend Alliance Cultivators included those at the Foundation Establishment Stage or even the Golden Core Stage? Then it would be over!

He then recalled that there were only about a thousand New Disciples participating in the Formation trial today.

He had just killed seven or eight Blood Fiend Alliance Cultivators, but there couldn't possibly be so few; there were definitely more.

He just didn't know how many Blood Fiend Alliance Cultivators were among those thousand-plus people?

And what were those twelve pillars of light?

After thinking it over, Gu Changan realized he wasn't the type to sit and wait for death.

If the Blood Fiend Alliance Cultivators killed everyone else until no one was left...

If he were the only unlucky one left, they would eventually overwhelm and kill him with numbers!

There were about three hours left until dawn. Could these thousand New Disciples last until daybreak?

In the end, before Gu Changan could decide what to do...

A yellow pillar of light in the distance suddenly shuddered, slowly turning blood-red.

Gu Changan observed that the pillar contained a large amount of Crimson Treasure Qi, interspersed with a trace of golden Treasure Qi.

The yellow treasure aura was very conspicuous within the blood-red pillar of light.

Gu Changan's eyes lit up. Could there be a Magic Treasure inside the pillar?

A Magic Treasure that only those at the Golden Core Stage could use?

Gu Changan looked around. Twelve pillars of light meant twelve Magic Treasures?

Then he had to go take a look!

If no one was there, hehe, then the Magic Treasure would be his!

Even if someone was there, the Magic Treasure would still be his!

It just depended on whether they could withstand his top-grade explosion talismans!

Gu Changan lightly leaped down from the tree branch and slapped two top-grade Godspeed Talismans onto his legs.

He rushed quickly toward the nearest pillar of light.

The distance to the pillar was near the edge of the trial formation array, about half a mile away.

Gu Changan only discovered this situation as he drew closer.

Two adjacent pillars of light were also positioned right along the edge of the trial formation array.

Could it be that the twelve pillars of light surrounded the inner perimeter of the trial Formation?

Looking at it this way, one could see the entire size of the trial formation array!

Gu Changan stopped about twenty to thirty zhang away from the red pillar of light.

Someone had already beaten him to the vicinity.

Gu Changan saw about seven or eight New Disciples hiding in the bushes on both sides.

Standing next to the distant pillar of light was a Cultivator dressed in blood-red clothing, clearly the attire of the Blood Fiend Alliance.

Observing through the Treasure Qi, Gu Changan saw that the weapon in the Blood Fiend Alliance Cultivator's hand and the clothes on his body both emitted Orange Treasure Qi.

Are those two Magical Artifacts?

Meanwhile, the several New Disciples around him each had, on average, only one Mortal Weapon for the Qi Refining Stage.

Those weapons flickered with a pitiful Crimson Treasure Qi.

Gu Changan sighed; these New Disciples were about to deliver their lives on a silver platter.

He then planned to reap the benefits as a bystander, waiting for them to die before stepping in.

Then he suddenly thought: this Blood Fiend Alliance Disciple was guarding a treasure here.

He must be very strong, likely at the Middle Stage or Late Stage of Qi Refining.

If he waited until those seven or eight New Disciples were dead before going in for a one-on-one, he definitely wouldn't be able to win.

His top-grade explosion talismans might be dodged before he could even release them!

The only way was to feign a joint attack.

Seeing the seven or eight people all surrounding the enemy, Gu Changan was not to be outdone.

He slowly walked out from behind the tree, holding a magic sword in his right hand and keeping his left hand behind his back, gripping twenty top-grade explosion talismans inside his wide sleeve.

Just like that, step by step, he slowly approached the Blood Fiend Alliance Cultivator.

He maintained a steady, expert-like posture!

The Blood Fiend Alliance Cultivator looked around, bared his teeth, and let out an excited howl: "Awoo!"

Then he spread his arms and took a deep breath, inhaling a large amount of blood mist through his nose.

He became visibly more excited, his eyes glowing with a blood-red light.

"Hahahahahaha!"

"You little brats!"

"I've been waiting here for a long time!"

"Who should I start with?"

"Let it be you! A cultivation at the 5th level of Qi Refining!"

"Your blood must taste delicious!"

After saying this, the Blood Fiend Alliance Cultivator slightly lifted his left foot and, with a flash, appeared in front of a New Disciple at the 5th level of Qi Refining!

His left hand directly pierced through the opponent's chest, grabbing a heart that was still beating.

He held it under his nose, sniffing it repeatedly, and even closed his eyes in intoxication as he sniffed.

Everyone present was shocked; they hadn't expected the Blood Fiend Alliance Cultivator to be so powerful!

Gu Changan was startled, almost throwing out the top-grade explosion talismans in his hand.

How could this Blood Fiend Alliance Cultivator be so bloody?

However, he still stood his ground, stopping his advance, while the others on the other side were scared out of their wits and turned to run.

The Blood Fiend Alliance Cultivator stood in place and didn't move, as if he wasn't afraid of them escaping at all.

There were still three New Disciples near the Blood Fiend Alliance member; they were relatively close, and the one at the 5th level of Qi Refining who was killed was likely with them.

One of them saw the Blood Fiend Alliance Cultivator close his eyes.

He took out a long sword, preparing for a sneak attack.

Who knew that the Blood Fiend Alliance Cultivator seemed to have eyes in the back of his head!