Using entries to cultivate immortality in chaotic times

Yes, the Evil Wood.

From various indications, it could basically be confirmed that the Evil Wood, which may not be found everywhere in the State of Fei but is certainly not considered of much value, seemed like an extremely rare heavenly material and earthly treasure in the eyes of those from the Evil Clan.

"Brother Qiu."

Standing to the side, Fat Long's complexion was complex as he hesitated and then said, "Did you feel that the hundred zhang light circle just now..."

"Hmm."

Chen Qiu nodded slightly, indicating that he understood what Fat Long meant. It seemed that the Evil Clan had specifically come for the Evil Wood, and that white light circle was a Teleportation Array set up by the Evil Clan, capable of crossing vast distances.

The Evil Clan member who had first snatched the Evil Wood ran towards the light circle with the wood in arms, seemingly ready to head home.

Like a mouse that had stolen a peach, scurrying back to its nest.

Of course.

In the end, he failed to make it home, the last thing he saw in his life being dozens of Thunder Dragons.

This feeling was somewhat like... like that of their Da Xia Country, which was imprisoned in the center by the Four Forbidden Lands, appearing like a treasure land protected within a Formation, while those from the Evil Clan were like those who had broken into the treasure land to snatch away the treasures.

It gave him that kind of feeling.

His Divine Sense swept over the small world again, where the Evil Wood was piled up like a small mountain. He really hadn't expected this insignificant thing in the State of Fei to possibly be a priceless treasure?

Was it just that they had not found the way to use it, only knowing to burn it for warmth?

If this thing really was a treasure, then who would seek justice for the Evil Wood burned in the past? Wouldn't that be a terrible waste?

...

He knew that the other conditions and thresholds for the tenth-grade Golden Core were extremely rare, so how could the final two required heavenly materials and earthly treasures be mere common items? Since the Evil Wood wasn't a common item, then that even rarer fruit called the "Eight Desolate Fruit," which they dubbed useless, must certainly be a significant heavenly material and earthly treasure.

It was just that they failed to recognize its value.

It was a pity that the Eight Desolate Fruit Fat Long had asked "World Pavilion" to purchase hadn't arrived yet; otherwise, he could have taken it out now to test the reactions of these Evil Clan members.

Subsequently, Chen Qiu turned his gaze towards the not too distant Boundless Icefield, where nine members of the Evil Clan carrying the heavy pressure of the Golden Core Peak stood in mid-air. For this invasion by the Evil Clan, just the Boundless Icefield alone astonishingly had nine members of the Golden Core Peak leading the team.

If in the other three places—the Endless Desert, the Boundless Sea, and the Boundless Snow Mountain—there were also nine Golden Core Peaks leading...

That would make a total of thirty-six Golden Core Peak members of the Evil Clan.

Under the rules of Heavenly Dao, those nine Golden Core Peaks standing in mid-air couldn't even move, they could only stand there in the sky, unable to take any action and silently watching the battle.

"Damn it..."

Chen Qiu always felt as if he was beginning to vaguely understand what the limitation in Da Xia Country was about. These Golden Core Peaks of the Evil Clan were different from those in Da Xia. The Golden Core Peaks in Da Xia were at the end of their lifespans, aged and frail, even reluctant to consume Spiritual Energy for fear of shortening their remaining life with each action taken.

But these Golden Core Peaks from the Evil Clan didn't seem to show any signs of old age and clearly had long lives ahead of them.

Their combat strength was much stronger than that of Da Xia's Golden Core Peaks.

Since the Evil Clan had thirty-six Golden Core Peaks in their prime, it was likely that they also had members with Nascent Soul in their race, but they had not sent a Nascent Soul to lead because they probably knew... Da Xia Country did not allow the presence of Nascent Souls.

Therefore, they sent these thirty-six, who within Da Xia Country, belonged to the absolute ceiling of battle strength.

But who would have thought...

Before they even landed and took action, Heavenly Dao had directly applied a "patch." An Imperial Decree from Heavenly Dao forbade anyone with Golden Core Cultivation and above to take action, catching these thirty-six Golden Core Peaks of the Evil Clan completely off guard and forcing them to stand in place as a penalty.

It is said that Heavenly Dao is impersonal and lacks self-awareness.

But...

The "patch" was applied so timely it didn't seem like it was without consciousness.

Or perhaps it was a hidden rule?

...

"..."

Chen Qiu shook his head without speaking and slowly took a step forward, ready to make a move.

The situation was already clear at this point; there was no need to keep observing. What needed to be done now was to eliminate all these members of the Evil Clan and then, after the invasion by the Evil Clan was over, to avidly purchase all the Evil Wood and Eight Desolate Fruits within the territory of the State of Fei.

If the cage of Da Xia were to be broken in the future...

These two heavenly materials and earthly treasures would become his greatest accumulated wealth. As for whether the cage of Da Xia could be broken, that was not for him to decide. He suddenly felt he understood the State Preceptor of Da Xia a little better; no one wanted to stay in a prison forever.

But he also felt that this thing seemed to be more like protection than a cage. Without these prisons, let alone anything else, a single Nascent Soul could have decimated Xia Country.

Chen Qiu stood still and took a deep breath, then flew upon his sword into the sky. The moment he flew into the air, countless Evil Clan members below bombarded him in unison.

All kinds of attacks hailed down on him.

That's why everyone fought on the ground; it's not that they couldn't fly, but flying in the air made one too conspicuous and easy to become a target.

Chen Qiu glanced at the sky-filling attacks and immediately retreated to the small world. Three breaths later, he reappeared at a distance. Now it was his turn. Along with the Heavenly Dao Foundation spinning rapidly above his Dantian!

The flood of Spiritual Energy within him surged swiftly!

In the next moment—

Thousands of Thunder Dragons appeared out of nowhere around him, striking straight towards the core area of the Evil Clan Cultivators below!