Asura Mad Emperor

Having spoken, Qinchuan extended his hand into the center of the Jade Altar.

As his arm stretched forth, it suddenly seemed to sink into rippling waves, with ripples wavering in the void.

Moments later, he pulled his arm out of the rippling Dao Patterns, now holding a jade box suffused with rosy light in his palm.

The jade box glowed with a rainbow luster, its Dao Patterns winding, its entire body flawless, naturally formed. A Dharma Pattern spread over it, emitting a faint golden light, ancient, profound, mysterious.

"This is… this is actually a Soul Nourishing Formation arranged with countless Heavenly Treasures Materials!"

Ling Xian'er, well-informed and knowledgeable, exclaimed in shock upon seeing such a scene, finally realizing what Qinchuan meant by nutrients.

The countless apparently randomly placed Heavenly Treasures Materials on this Jade Altar, upon careful observation, showed a clear pattern; indeed, a Soul Nourishing Formation had been arranged. The Great Formation absorbed the Spiritual Power of these Heavenly Treasures Materials, all to nurture the treasure inside the jade box.

What on earth is contained within?

This vast array of dazzling, eye-catching Spiritual Treasures and Heavenly Treasures Materials, any of which would be extremely rare outside, now merely served as its nourishment?

After taking the jade box into his hands, Qinchuan didn't hesitate, immediately storing it inside Black Lotus and then indifferently said, "Inside this box is the Life Water, which is of great use to me."

"Life Water?"

"What is that?"

Ding Hao and Ling Xian'er looked at each other, both having never heard of the name before and unaware of its uses, wondering why such great lengths were taken by the capable figure of yore to deploy such measures.

The group now understood that both the Divine Cave and the various Formations were methods employed by that capable figure of old to store a box of Life Water.

In fact, these various measures were indeed left by Qinchuan himself, the purpose being to store a drop of Life Water within the jade box.

Life Water was one of the essential materials for refining the Innate Awakening Pill·Bone.

Legend has it that, during the era of Ancient Times' Gods and Demons, in the central area of the heavens and earth, there was a Spring of Life, from which Life Water continuously flowed. After the great battle between Gods and Demons, the Spring of Life dried up and collapsed, never to produce water again.

This Life Water thus became rootless water, and with the changes of the world and the passage of time, every drop used meant one less drop left.

Over an Era, Life Water had become extremely rare. Back then, Qinchuan had barged into a Divine Race dojo and, after surviving countless near-death experiences, had obtained just this one drop.

And Qinchuan placed it here precisely because the rich divine will within this God-Devil Cave could suppress the consciousness within the Life Water, preventing its escape.

Ji Huo'er, however, wasn't concerned about the Life Water at all. In her eyes, if it was something unheard of, then there was no concept to convert it into Purple Mysterious Crystals. No matter how precious it might be, it could not compare to the Spiritual Treasures on the Jade Altar.

Upon hearing Qinchuan's declaration of disinterest in these nutrients, Ji Huo'er's spirits lifted, and she immediately hopped up excitedly, "Big brother, since you don't fancy these nutrients, Huo'er will reluctantly help you collect them!"

Ji Huo'er's eyes were animated, radiant with charm, her playful demeanor captivating as her large, expressive eyes twinkled, even her way of addressing Qinchuan changed to 'big brother.'

"Since this young master has said that I'm not interested in these nutrients, naturally, I don't need them. If you wish to take them, then take them away," he stated.

Upon hearing his words, Ji Huo'er's eyes shone even brighter, ready to leap and gather the nutrients, but then she heard Qinchuan change the subject, "However, this Formation still has some use to me, I'll need it first to locate something."

Ji Huo'er nodded crisply, her enthusiasm unabated, she squatted on the side, counting on her fingers, calculating how many Purple Mysterious Crystals the Heavenly Treasures Materials could be exchanged for.

After speaking, Qinchuan turned his head and said to Ding Hao, "Go to the center of the Soul Nourishing Formation and release your own aura."

Ding Hao understood Qinchuan's intention; he wanted him to release the karmic aura he had been tainted with before to attract the karma.

Ding Hao sat upright in the center of the Formation, releasing a trace of the karmic aura he had absorbed in the Spirit Martial Great Tomb.

The next moment, Ding Hao appeared peaceful and serene, his body seemingly becoming transparent, as if he were situated in the river of time, elusive. His whole being emitted a strange and profound aura, mysterious to the extreme.

Ling Xian'er was captivated by this mysterious attraction, her eyes shining brightly. Even Ji Huo'er stopped what she was doing and gazed at Ding Hao with wide eyes.

Karma, profound and unfathomable, too wonderful for words, could sense each other instantly despite being thousands of miles apart.

Just as Ding Hao was releasing the aura of karma,

In the Spirit Martial Great Tomb, a distant central area,

a fist-sized, odd-shaped spirit fruit that looked like jade trembled. Then, in a "whoosh," it vanished from its place, burrowed underground, and began rushing toward the grasslands.

...

No one knew how much time had passed when Qinchuan's eyes flew open, bursting with a fierce light. He looked toward the direction of the passage and shouted, "It's coming!"

"Who?"

Ling Xian'er and Ji Huo'er expanded their Divine Sense, but the passage was silent, without the slightest anomaly.

However, the next moment, the two sensed an extremely powerful aura sprinting toward their direction from afar within the passage.

This aura felt incredibly familiar to them at first, then they realized. It was astonishingly similar to the aura emanating from Ding Hao at that moment, only hundreds, if not thousands of times more intense.

It was like the lonesome waves of a boundless ocean, stirring up silent waves. They raged fiercely and yet were utterly soundless, filled with contradictions.

The aura approached incredibly fast. Before the two could react, it had already reached the great hall.

"Boom——"

After the karma blasted in, without any hesitation, divine light flared up, and the power of karma scattered in every direction. The force of karma was colorless and tasteless, formless and devoid of any physical sensation, yet everyone felt a surge of desolation, sadness, and loneliness.

Countless strands of karmic force converged above Ding Hao's head, attempting to extinguish him with the powerful Karmic Force.

Just then, Qinchuan suddenly bellowed in anger, "Evil barrier! How dare you be so presumptuous in front of this young master! Submit at once!"

Following that, numerous Spiritual Treasures surged out of the Formation above the Jade Altar, swirling around Ding Hao with Spiritual Energy. Great Dao Principles and dazzling golden light enveloped Ding Hao, finally counteracting the strong Karmic Force.

The blow of karma not being successful, and sensing the situation had turned, it instantly retreated, preparing to flee.

But by then, Qinchuan had already blocked the entrance to the passage.

"Capture——"

Qinchuan's aura skyrocketed, his palm shining with divine light. With a sweep of his hand, he conjured a golden Palm Imprint, pressing down on the spirit fruit, majestic and intense.

Although the karma was adept at escaping, Qinchuan had deliberately lured it with a meticulous plan. How could he let it slip away so easily? Under his mighty palm, the karma finally had nowhere to run and was grasped firmly in Qinchuan's hand.