Chapter 101: Chapter 92 Major Excavation
Yet Ye Chen's gaze remained fixed on the first-ranked treasure of the Myriad Treasures Stele, his eyes not wavering in the least at the sight of the massive number of Golden Light Beads required.
"Heavenly Saint Di Kong's Innate Essence Map, containing the eighteen powerful moods awakened by Heavenly Saint Di Kong during the Spirit Sea Realm stage!"
"If possible, I still have to strive to obtain this treasure!"
Ye Chen had already cultivated three major Sword Intents, among which the "Wind Sword Intent" greatly increased his strength, enabling him to seize first place in the Three Clans' Grand Competition.
The Wind Sword Intent was what he had comprehended from Qian Jizi's demonstration of Wind's Concept back in the Thousand Lotus Cave Abode!
Ye Chen knew the moods of a Heavenly Saint Realm powerhouse were incredibly precious!
Like Qian Jizi, Heavenly Saint Di Kong, who had also reached the Heavenly Saint Realm, his eighteen powerful innate essence maps could possibly help him comprehend several more powerful moods as well!
Not just the Myriad Treasures Stele's first-ranked treasure, other treasures like the Creation Yuan Pill, the Life Origin Pill, the Ethereal Spirit Ring… all these items stirred Ye Chen's heart.
He hadn't even started collecting Golden Light Beads, and Ye Chen wasn't about to give up on any treasure. He would do his utmost to obtain as many Golden Light Beads as possible. Then, he would decide which treasures to exchange for.
If he gave up before even starting, that would only cause him to be weak-hearted and lose the courage to compete for treasures!
Ye Chen wouldn't give up any opportunity to exchange for the treasures. He would fight fiercely for more Golden Light Beads, to exchange for more treasures, while Bai Xiaodie, Qian Ming, Ye Xue, and the others were all filled with competitive spirit.
"I must exchange for a Small Spirit Pill!"
"The Life Origin Pill might save my life in battle; I must acquire one!"
"Even if the Creation Yuan Pill requires a million Golden Light Beads, I must fight to obtain it!"
Each and every youth was overflowing with fighting spirit, and then, the voice of the Spirit of the Sacred Artifact resonated once more.
"The number of Golden Light Beads required for these treasures has been made clear!"
"I'll give you ten days to collect Golden Light Beads in this periphery area. The number of Golden Light Beads you collect determines how many treasures you can exchange for!"
"The number of treasures you get depends on your strength!"
"After ten days, the Teleportation Array leading to the central area of the Ancestral Land Secret Realm will also open. If you wish to enter the central area, you will need to exchange Golden Light Beads for the opportunity."
"Entering the central area will cost ten thousand Golden Light Beads!"
"If you don't have enough Golden Light Beads to enter the central area, you'll have to stay in the periphery of the Secret Realm to cultivate for the remaining time, and your chance at the treasures will end!"
"Little fellows, remember, you only have ten days to collect Golden Light Beads!"
"After ten days, whether you can enter the central area or the next round of the grand treasure opportunity will depend on whether you accumulate ten thousand Golden Light Beads!"
"After ten days, how many treasures you can exchange for on the Myriad Treasures Stele will depend on how many Golden Light Beads you have obtained!"
"I'm giving you another treasure now, so get ready to start collecting Golden Light Beads!"
The words of the Spirit of the Sacred Artifact greatly bolstered the spirits of all the youths.
Ye Chen and the other top ten, holding the Ancestral Ground Secret Maps, knew that the areas indicated by the maps lie within the central region of the Ancestral Land Secret Realm. They were determined to gather the ten thousand Golden Light Beads needed to enter that central region!
The other youths, despite not having the Secret Maps, were of course not willing to give up the chance to search for more treasures. They wouldn't be content to only cultivate in the periphery area for the remainder of the time. They, too, would compete for the opportunity to enter the central region!
To enter the central region!
For the countless treasures on the Myriad Treasures Stele!
They had to seize as many Golden Light Beads as possible within ten days!
Just as everyone was prepared to start collecting Golden Light Beads, the sky erupted with a bright azure light, and then, rings emanating faint light began to descend from the heavens, flying towards each youth.
"This is the Ethereal Spirit Ring, the fourth treasure of the Myriad Treasures Stele. I'm lending it to you temporarily for the collection of Golden Light Beads. You will return them to me after ten days!"
"This Ethereal Spirit Ring contains a vast space of eight hundred feet in diameter. Even if you manage to collect a hundred million Golden Light Beads, they would all fit inside!"
"So, go ahead and collect Golden Light Beads without worry!"
"I have not activated the ownership array for these Ethereal Spirit Rings. You can control and use them with your Divine Sense only!"
With the words of the Spirit of the Sacred Artifact, the "Ethereal Spirit Ring" fell into the hands of the youths.
"The fourth treasure, the Ethereal Spirit Ring? A Storage Secret Treasure that requires two hundred thousand Golden Light Beads to exchange for just one?"
All the youths probed the Ethereal Spirit Ring with their Divine Sense, and when they saw the immense space within, they were all overjoyed!
As True Qi Realm cultivators, they had long heard of Storage Secret Treasures. Sadly, each Storage Secret Treasure is forged by the Space Law, a mysterious law almost exclusively accessible to Rotating Pill Realm powerhouses!
Because of this, Storage Secret Treasures were exceedingly rare. Even those that had made their way into circulation were typically only possessed by Spirit Sea Realm powerhouses, and it was said that most of their Storage Secret Treasures had spaces measuring around several dozens of feet.
Now, they had the chance to use the Ethereal Spirit Ring, which contained a vast space of eight hundred feet in diameter and was known as the fourth treasure of the Myriad Treasures Stele – a fact that elated the youths.
"The Ethereal Spirit Ring, a Storage Secret Treasure!"
Looking at the small ring in his hand, Ye Chen was also captivated by the wondrous storage space.
"Good, with this treasure, whether it's collecting fur, tendons, and bones after slaying Demon Beasts, or carrying my possessions, it will be extremely useful."
"Strive to exchange for one in ten days!"
Ye Chen gently clasped the Ethereal Spirit Ring in his hand as thoughts flashed through his mind.
Now, this Ethereal Spirit Ring was only lent to them by the Spirit of the Sacred Artifact for their use—it wasn't truly theirs. If they wanted to use such a marvelous treasure in the future, of course, they needed to obtain it through their own strength!
Once all the youths were familiar with the Ethereal Spirit Ring, the Spirit of the Sacred Artifact finally declared, "The ten-day trial of Collecting Golden Light Beads starts now!"
"Little guys, go collect the Golden Light Beads!"
"Don't worry if you run too far and can't return. After ten days, I will bring you all back here to see how many Golden Light Beads you've managed to collect."
"Now, set off, and start Collecting Golden Light Beads!"
After the voice of the Spirit of the Sacred Artifact fell, the thirty young cultivators looked toward their clan companions.
"Let's begin!"
"Brothers and sisters, for the Secret Treasure, for the opportunity to enter the central region, start Collecting Golden Light Beads!"
"Let's begin our first great opportunity!"
Ye Chen, Bai Xiaodie, Qian Ming, the youths from the three clans, brimmed with fighting spirit!
In an instant, all of the youths activated their movement techniques, darting off in all directions, while their hands reached for the small golden fruits on the branches of the Green Flow Creeper.
Boom!
Ye Chen spread his Divine Sense, encompassing everything within a radius of several hundred yards.
Executing the Wind Movement Skills, he soared into the air, then reached out towards the void, with countless Golden Light Beads within a hundred-yard radius flying straight toward his position.
The sky filled with flying Golden Light Beads, easily numbering in the hundreds!
In an instant, these Golden Light Beads disappeared into the Ethereal Spirit Ring on Ye Chen's thumb.
This was Ye Chen harnessing the power of Sword Intent to collect the Golden Light Beads.
With Sword Intent, he could control all things as swords, so the Golden Light Beads covered by Ye Chen's Sword Intent naturally complied with his command!
Cultivating the Primordial Star Scripture, Ye Chen's Divine Sense illuminated all around, sensing the Golden Light Beads on each Green Flow Creeper. Cultivating the three great Sword Intents, he could directly control the Golden Light Beads he discovered, making them fly towards him.
Additionally, the Wind Movement Skills allowed him to continually soar through the sky, swiftly sweeping through patches of Green Flow Creeper!
To obtain as many Golden Light Beads as possible and exchange them for the countless Secret Treasures on the Myriad Treasures Stele, Ye Chen naturally would no longer conceal any part of his power. He brought forth his most overpowering power and all his methods!
The Green Flow Plains in the periphery of the Ancestral Land Secret Realm stretched endlessly. With countless billions of Green Flow Creeper plants, there were enough Golden Light Beads for everyone to collect—Ye Chen didn't need to deliberately leave anything for others.
Everyone had enough to collect!
How many Golden Light Beads one could collect relied entirely on their own strength!
In the midst of frantic collecting, all the young cultivators from the three clans on the Green Flow Plains witnessed such an astonishing scene. Wherever Ye Chen went, countless Golden Light Beads flew towards him—dense clusters of Golden Light Beads, like a surging river, constantly disappearing into the Ethereal Spirit Ring on Ye Chen's thumb.
In just a short time, Ye Chen had collected over a thousand Golden Light Beads!
"Heavens."
"This… this…"
Bai Xiaodie, Qian Ming, Ye Xue, the top ten and top thirty from the three clans' competition, watched Ye Chen collect Golden Light Beads as effortlessly as picking objects from a bag, each one's mouth agape.
For a moment, they even forgot to collect Golden Light Beads themselves!
They were completely stunned by Ye Chen's speed and method of collecting Golden Light Beads!
In the end, it was Bai Xiaodie who first came to her senses. She shook her head with a helpless smile, "Ye Chen went towards the east; it seems we won't be able to collect many Golden Light Beads in that direction. I'll head west to collect!"
With a shimmer of her snowy white outfit, Bai Xiaodie flew to the west!
Then, the young cultivators awakening from the shock of Ye Chen's actions began collecting Golden Light Beads once again, spurred on by him and bringing out all their own methods.
In no time, the figures of thirty youths flew in all directions in the periphery of the Ancestral Land Secret Realm!
In the sky, the gigantic countenance formed by the Spirit of the Sacred Artifact watched over the flying figures of the youths on the ground. In the end, it focused solely on Ye Chen.
"Is this the little guy who obtained the Ancestral Blood?"
"Incredible!"
"This speed of collecting Golden Light Beads is simply the fastest I've seen in over a thousand years! The most incredible!"
"It hasn't been long, and he's already collected six to seven thousand Golden Light Beads!"
"At this rate, if it continues, the number one treasure on the Myriad Treasures Stele will finally find its master!"
The more the Spirit of the Sacred Artifact watched Ye Chen, the brighter its gigantic eyes, formed of green True Qi, shone.
"Movement technique!"
"Concept!"
"And his marvelous connection with the Golden Light Beads!"
"A prodigy, this time among the three clans, a prodigy has truly arrived!"