Firmament Sword

Ji Bingyu’s mouth twitched. ’Sister Lianyi usually seems as gentle as water,’ she thought, ’but sometimes, she’s devious and so smart it’s almost frightening.’

She knew this all too well. Otherwise, Lianyi, who had only returned to the sect less than two years ago, could never have so easily gained its approval, even as the Sect Leader’s daughter.

In fact, the Lianyi of today was not only accepted by the entire Celestial Cauldron Sect but had also won the friendship of its top genius, Ji Bingyu. The two were as close as sisters.

”One for each of us. Let’s eat them now!” Lianyi said with a grin, looking overjoyed.

”R-Right... now? Eat them now?” Ji Bingyu was stunned, staring at Lianyi in disbelief. ”Sister, these are Top-Grade Treasure Medicines! Things like this need... Mmph!”

”No more nonsense! In a moment, we won’t even have the chance to eat them!” Lianyi shoved one of the Peaches of Immortality straight into Ji Bingyu’s mouth, then grabbed the other and took a huge bite.

”Aah... Are you trying to suffocate me...” Ji Bingyu pulled the Peach of Immortality from her mouth, watching dumbfounded as Lianyi devoured the purple Chaos Peach—a Peerless Treasure Medicine—in just a few bites. She finally snapped out of it and started taking large bites of the one in her own hand.

The Peach of Immortality was ripe. An intensely sweet sensation spread from the tip of her tongue, making her mouth water. At the same time, a tremendous wave of heat traveled down her throat, transforming into a vast ocean of energy.

It was truly the most exquisite delicacy in the Mortal World!

Ji Bingyu could no longer care about anything else and finished the Peach of Immortality in a couple of bites. A thought surged in her mind: ’This is the most delicious thing in the world! After eating this, no other fruit will ever compare!’

Lianyi said with a grin, ”The pit is a treasure too. Don’t throw it away. Keep it safe. We’ll see if we can get a few more in a bit...”

”...” Ji Bingyu was speechless. Then she nodded vigorously and began to refine the sea of energy that was surging within her.

...

Over there, the black giant tiger and the golden giant bird had stopped fighting. The two behemoths stood guard around the small mountain, sealing it off completely.

”Damn it! We still lost two!” the black giant tiger roared.

”Kill these damned ants, then we’ll split the rest fifty-fifty!” the golden giant bird shrieked in rage.

”Deal!” said the black giant tiger.

No one noticed a faint figure approaching the small mountain at an astonishing speed, without emitting the slightest fluctuation of energy.

Xu Luo had just seen Lianyi pick up the two Peaches of Immortality and couldn’t help but chuckle inwardly at her good luck. At the same time, Xu Luo knew it was his time to act.

The three Star Souls within him released a strange power, completely sealing off all of Xu Luo’s aura so that not a single trace could escape.

As for Liu Wushang, Xiaohai, Jiang Tianhai, and the other peerless geniuses from the major sects, though injured, they threw caution to the wind and charged toward the small mountain once again.

Ancient Star was the unluckiest of them all. He had originally thought that by relying on two Top-Grade Magical Artifacts, he could at least make off with two Peaches of Immortality. After all, the Peach Tree had over a hundred of them. He wasn’t being greedy; taking just two should have been no problem at all.

But he had severely underestimated how much the two behemoths, who shared the bloodline of Holy Beasts, valued the Peaches of Immortality. As a result, both of his Magical Artifacts were destroyed, he was seriously injured, and he came away with nothing.

Ancient Star was about to go insane with rage. Seeing everyone else charging the small mountain, he refused to be left behind. He pulled some Elixirs from his robes, tossed them into his mouth, and charged forward again.

”No matter what, I will get two Peaches of Immortality!” Ancient Star’s eyes were bloodshot.

The black giant tiger and the golden giant bird roared again and again, launching a constant barrage of attacks.

In an instant, the area around the small mountain looked as if the world was caving in. The black giant tiger’s massive paws slammed down, creating craters dozens of meters deep, while the golden giant bird’s wings stirred up terrifying gales of Wind!

These young prodigies, hailed as peerless geniuses in their respective sects, couldn’t get close at all.

But these young people were not so easily dealt with. They all had trump cards of their own. One after another, Magical Artifacts were brought out and aimed at the black giant tiger and the golden giant bird.

Although they had no way of slaying the two beasts with Holy Beast bloodlines, they could at least block a few of their attacks.

For Liu Wushang and the others, that was enough!

The bodies of the black giant tiger and the golden giant bird were immense, but they couldn’t completely seal off the small mountain. There were bound to be gaps.

What they had to do now was slip through those gaps and take advantage of the two behemoths’ slow turning speed to snatch the Peaches of Immortality!

At that moment, Xu Luo had already set foot on the small mountain!

His speed was too fast. The Shaking Light Step was unparalleled in the world, unbelievably quick.

Combined with his completely suppressed internal aura, the two behemoths, with their backs to the mountain, had failed to notice that a human had slipped right under their noses and reached the Peach Tree!

Xu Luo practically drooled looking at the purple Chaos Peach Tree. The hundreds of Peaches of Immortality on its branches shone with a brilliant light, and their rich fragrance was almost enough to stop a person in their tracks.

’I want this Peach Tree!’ A fervent light shone in Xu Luo’s eyes as he took the initiative to communicate with the Shaking Light Star Soul inside him.

”This is a Chaos Peach Tree. It has already achieved Spirit Communication. You must ask it if it is willing to go with you.”