Chapter 991: The Missing One

The tiny furnace that Shang Xia was given actually solved a massive source of trouble for him.

However, he quickly discovered that even though the furnace could store it for some time, it was showing signs of melting. He had to take it out occasionally to let the furnace cool before putting the flame back.

At the very least, he didn’t have to drag the ball of flames around any longer...

Storing the flames wasn’t the only function of the furnace. After refining the treasure, he discovered that it had the ability to extract some essence from the flame that was stored within for the cultivator using it to refine.

Even though Shang Xia was no longer carrying the flame out in the open, he didn’t stop refining it. With the help of the furnace, the refinement process was simplified.

It hadn’t been long since he received the furnace but he hadn’t placed it down. He held it in his hand and played with it while learning about its different functions.

Of course, he wasn’t holding it because he was acting like a child who got a new toy. Holding it would allow him to assist in the process of dissipating its heat. Otherwise, it wouldn’t take long before the furnace would turn bright red and burn up. As he held the furnace, he extracted the flame from time to time to allow the treasure to cool off.

Shang Xia’s journey to the East and South to obtain their spiritualities could be said to be a success. With them in hand, he obtained half of the Four Extremity Spiritualities.

The main reason he could obtain them so easily was because of the state the Azure Oddity World was in. As the World’s Will could feel its end coming, it released extreme amounts of world origin. The world origin that emerged was used to nurture spiritual treasures and herbs. However... Everything seemed a little too late.

Since the Azure Oddity World was coming to an end, Shang Xia needed to meet up with Huang Yu as soon as possible. Now that the final Elysium has been destroyed, the gazes of the True Immortals would turn to the rest of the Azure Oddity World. It would be impossible for Shang Xia to move about recklessly any longer.

What Shang Xia wanted to know was Huang Yu’s haul...

With his help, Huang Yu’s inner qi had also been transformed. Also, it wasn’t a normal transformation like those he helped earlier. With Shang Xia’s help, Huang Yu was able to avoid the suppression from the World’s Will while keeping his combat abilities at the third element Martial Dipper Realm. Even if he ran into experts in the fourth element Martial Dipper Realm, he would be able to put up a good fight. It shouldn’t be a problem for him to escape unscathed.

As such, Shang Xia wasn’t worried about Huang Yu’s safety at all.

Arriving at the location they agreed to meet, Shang Xia activated an Anchoring Talisman which would guide Huang Yu over.

After waiting for half a day, Huang Yu finally arrived.

Seeing the unsteady aura fluctuation around Huang Yu, Shang Xia’s heart sank. “Are you injured?”

Huang Yu waved his hands casually before taking a deep breath. “No, but I was locked in combat with someone for a long time. I used up nearly 80 percent of my inner qi. Looks like I will need half a month before I can recover to my peak state.”

“What happened?” Hearing that Huang Yu had been fighting, Shang Xia couldn’t care about the Four Extremity Spiritualities any longer. He took out a bunch of mid-grade essence crystals before deploying a simple Spirit Gathering Restriction in the air to assist with his recovery.

When Shang Xia ventured to the East and South, he killed 4 Martial Dipper Realm experts. Along with the loot he obtained in the Heavenly Lake Elysium back in the Spirit Abundance World, the number of mid and high-grade essence crystals he had increased by quite a bit.

Perhaps it was due to the fatigue and stress that had accumulated during the battle, Huang Yu started to feel a lot sleepier now that he regrouped with Shang Xia. With such a powerful expert by his side, he knew that his life was no longer in danger. The Five Element Spirit Gathering Restriction brought dense energy into his surroundings and fatigue was ready to overwhelm him.

Focusing slightly, Huang Yu tossed a pill into his mouth before handing a snowy white horn to Shang Xia. “This should contain the Spirituality of the North. The Spirituality of the West is in the hands of an expert from the Spirit Mammoth World... I wasn’t able to retrieve it...”

Huang Yu ran through everything that happened with Shang Xia. Seeing as Huang Yu was forcing himself to remain awake, Shang Xia muttered, “You should enter seclusion for a short rest. I’ll deal with matters here.”

Using the last of his energy, Huang Yu mumbled, “You have to be careful. Those True Immortals...”

Shang Xia nodded before sending both Huang Yu and the Spirit Gathering Restriction through the void. He found a rather secluded mountain range before creating a hole in one of them. Placing restrictions around it, it became a temporary shelter for Huang Yu before Shang Xia turned into a streak of light that shot away.

According to what Huang Yu said, After separating from Shang Xia, he decided to head to the North as he had the Spirit Abundance World’s Spirituality of the North as a reference. Even though he didn’t have the Crimson Soul Tablet to act as a guide, everything went pretty smoothly since he knew what he had to find. It didn’t take him long to discover the Spirituality of the North on a wandering Horned Bear.

The Horned Bear was a rank four spiritual beast native to the Azure Oddity World and Huang Yu didn’t use much effort to kill the beast and cut it up. The Spirituality of the North that entered the beast was perfectly preserved in its horn.

Once he was done, he started to head west.

Perhaps it had something to do with the last struggle of the World’s Will, by the time Huang Yu arrived, a batch of spiritual treasures had been created by the world. Experts from the various worlds arrived to fight for them and Huang Yu was dragged into the mess. Just like that, a huge battle broke out with experts in the fourth and fifth element of the Martial Dipper Realm as the main battle force.

Even with the suppression of the World’s Will, those experts were still a force to be reckoned with. Huang Yu might be fighting with his full strength, he was still exhausted after going through multiple battles. No matter how special and powerful his techniques were, his inner qi wouldn’t be able to keep up.

Rushing through the battlefield and taking part in many battles, Huang Yu finally locked on to the treasure that contained the Spirituality of the West. He discovered that it was most likely obtained by an expert from the Spirit Mammoth World with a cultivation level similar to Shang Xia in the grand completion stage of the Martial Dipper Realm.

“Because the final bastion of the Azure Oddity World has fallen, the Azure Oddity World has basically turned into a hunting ground for the experts of the various worlds... The person who obtained the treasure probably didn’t get far. It’s not like he would rush to meet up with the True Immortals of his world to leave. However... If I go over and fight him, he’s definitely going to beg the True Immortal behind him for help. Facing the request of an expert at the grand completion stage of the Martial Dipper Realm... Their True Immortals will definitely save them!” Shang Xia muttered to himself as he tried to track the expert down. He even prepared himself to fight a True Immortal.

With 3 of the Four Extremity Spiritualities in hand, there was no way Shang Xia would give up the last one. Even with the threat of facing a True Immortal, he had to give it a shot!

He quickly arrived at the battlefield described by Huang Yu. The area could be said to be massive, but the battle had already ended as the experts of various worlds left.

Changing his aura constantly, Shang Xia pretended to be an expert from the various worlds to ask around. He quickly discovered where experts of the Spirit Mammoth World gathered. Even though they could go anywhere they liked, most of them focused on the South and North.

If Shang Xia wasn’t mistaken, the expert from the Spirit Mammoth World who held the Spirituality of the West was working alone when he took part in the battle in the West. Since experts of the Spirit Mammoth World were gathered in the North and South, he probably left for the North as it was closer to where they were at the moment. There, he would be able to hide and recuperate with less worries.

Soon, Shang Xia discovered a gathering spot for the experts of the Spirit Mammoth World. Hiding hundreds of miles away, he carefully observed them. Changing his aura to fit an expert of the Spirit Mammoth World, he also changed his style of dressing. From far, he looked no different from an ordinary Martial Dipper Realm expert of the Spirit Mammoth World.

Flying out from his hiding spot, he ‘ran into’ a group of experts of the Spirit Mammoth World who were returning to their gathering spot.

None of them discovered anything strange with Shang Xia and as they made their way back together, they started to chat. Through their conversation and some slight probes, Shang Xia learned that there were only 3 experts with cultivation level at the fifth element of the Martial Dipper Realm and above.

They were the strongest experts in their gathering point if there was no True Immortal present. Of the 3, 2 of them brought members of their sect out to hunt other experts or search for treasure. There was only 1 grand completion stage Martial Dipper Realm expert in their gathering spot at the moment, and he was called Feng Fuzi. According to the experts of the Spirit Mammoth World, he returned not too long ago and entered seclusion to recover after experiencing a massive battle.

With that, Shang Xia determined that the Spirituality of the West was most definitely on Feng Fuzi.

The gathering spot of the Spirit Mammoth World in the North was situated on one of the mountains and there was already a grand formation set up. It was mainly used as a warning formation, and anyone who entered would be screened.

However, the checks seemed to be a mere formality. Thinking about it, it made sense. After all, experts of the world they were invading should be in a state of complete despair due to the loss of their world. The experts of the various worlds were busy hunting for treasures. No accidents should happen especially when their True Immortals were nearby.

Chatting with the experts of the Spirit Mammoth World casually, Shang Xia felt a faint divine will passing through him. No one stopped them as they entered the gathering point.

As soon as they were in, Shang Xia quickly bid the others farewell before heading to where the experts of the Moyun Sect were.

The Moyun Sect was one of the Elysiums of the Spirit Mammoth World and it was said that they had 2 True Immortals at the helm with 1 of them taking part in the expedition. Feng Fuzi, whose cultivation had reached the grand completion stage of the Martial Dipper Realm, had already been acknowledged as the third True Immortal of the Moyun Sect.

Shang Xia, who was closing in on them, was discovered by the experts of the Moyun Sect. 2 of them flew to pincer him.

“Who are you? Is something the matter?” An expert at the third element of the Martial Dipper Realm asked. He sounded rather polite. After all, in his eyes, Shang Xia was an expert from their Spirit Mammoth World.

Glancing at them, Shang Xia’s gaze landed on a mountain cave behind them a moment later. “I have long since heard of Feng Fuzi of the Moyun Sect! I came here to meet him!”

The person who greeted Shang Xia earlier wanted to say something, but before the words could leave his lips, the stranger who arrived attacked. A powerful wave of dipper qi emerged and swallowed them

“Enemy... Enemy attack!” A scream came from an expert from the Moyun Sect and alerted half the gathering grounds.