Chapter 2864 Unimaginable Treasure

The sea of rolling clouds seemed infinite. As gatherings of different law powers, these clouds were colorful and gorgeous.

When catching the flash of purple light, Lin Xun thought it was an illusion. Just as he and Li Zhen were about to move on...

Whoosh!

That purple flash once again flickered among the extremely distant clouds. This time, Lin Xun finally got a clear look. It was actually a palm-sized, crystalline purple gourd!

A dao artifact naturally born in the Earth Demon Realm?

Just as Lin Xun carefully sensed it, the purple gourd disappeared once again.

“Seems to be a sentient treasure.” Li Zhen had also noticed the gourd now.

In the past, there had been participants who had obtained unfathomable relics from the Earth Demon Realm, which had turned out incredibly powerful.

Lin Xun decided, “Then let’s wait a little longer and see what kind of treasure that is.”

Time trickled by.

Around eight minutes later, a purple light swept out from the clouds. It was precisely that crystalline purple gourd, swimming like a fish through the white sea.

“Doh!” Lin Xun chanted and grabbed through the air, casting Time Stopping in the same breath.

Unexpectedly, as if feeling a threat, the gourd spewed out a green bolt from its mouth. With a bang, Lin Xun’s strike was nullified. The purple gourd then let out a long chirp and circled in the air like it was taunting him.

“Great treasure!” Li Zhen’s eyes shone. “Let’s work together.”

𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

After saying that, he glided across the void and swiftly reached the purple gourd. From his fluttering sleeves, dao rays shot out and wove a golden net of law power that swooped down.

The surface of the gourd glowed and dispensed a green light. It turned into a vortex of sharp blades, easily ripping the golden net apart.

Boom!

The raging green light swept horizontally and rattled Li Zhen. He was pushed into a difficult position and had to evade. Li Zhen was astounded, finding it hard to believe that a treasure could have the power to shake a peak Nirvana Spirit expert like him!

What grade is this purple gourd?

In the distance, Lin Xun was quite surprised as well. The gourd had first dissolved his strike that contained the power of Time Stopping, and then had pushed back Li Zhen. It was truly unbelievable.

Buzz~

The purple gourd flickered, about to jump into the depths of the cloud ocean. Lin Xun instantly teleported over and came upon it with the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron, but the gourd was extremely slippery. With a pop, it turned into a hair-thin ray, dodging the attack and flying far away.

With climbing astonishment, Lin Xun immediately gave chase. Such a treasure was absolutely rare. It seemed to have intelligence, making it a precious fortune that could only be found when the stars aligned.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

During the chase, Lin Xun bombarded the gourd with all kinds of confinement arts. Sky-blotting palm seals, spirit pagoda, restrictive rune arrays...his strikes blasted the clouds to bits, sending the void into turbulence and collapse.

Such power could easily kill a same-realm expert, yet to his shock, that purple gourd evaded every single time. The strand of lightning acted as if it was fearless of the heavenly laws, constantly flashing and fleeing like an eel that no one could catch. Being its opponent, Lin Xun kept missing his shots.

Li Zhen, who had been following all the way, was shocked to see that. He grew more and more curious about the identity of the gourd. Time dribbled as the pursuit lasted for close to fifteen minutes, spanning hundreds of thousands of miles.

Lin Xun ceased attacking and merely chased after the treasure. If he had mostly been curious before, then at this moment, his competitive spirit had completely been ignited. He wanted to subdue it!

Buzzzz~

Suddenly, the fleeing gourd emitted a strange sound, seemingly summoning something. The next second, a rippling, deep purple glow suddenly tore through the distant clouds as it sped towards Lin Xun.

The latter's eyes gleamed with a strange light as he shielded himself with the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron.

Kaboom!

As the divine purple glow blasted in, it transformed into a dense patch of turbid lightning arcs and struck at the sword cauldron, causing it to clang nonstop. Even Lin Xun gasped at the violent destructive force. It could be a match for a supreme cultivator of Cang Fufeng’s caliber.

Still, the storm of attacks ultimately crumbled before the sword cauldron. Only then did Lin Xun see a new object right next to the purple gourd. It was a palm-sized, muddy and obscure green gourd of the exact same shape, as if they were carved out of the same mold.

One was purple and the other green. The former was crystalline while the latter brimmed with murkiness. Floating side by side in the sea of clouds, they were like a pair of peerless experts.

What was especially marvelous was the fact that the purple gourd radiated blazing and domineering green lightning, whereas the green gourd radiated turbid and gloomy purple lightning. This was simply interesting and magical.

Even Li Zhen stopped and stared as he said, “They are a pair?”

In the far sky, the purple gourd seemed to have found its backer. No longer fleeing, it circled and swirled in the sea of clouds in streaming green light, looking imposing like it wanted to retaliate. Meanwhile, an abstruse and turbid destructive aura surged from the green gourd.

“Interesting.”

Lin Xun chuckled. So many years of cultivation, but this was the first time he had come across such a wondrous pair of intelligent treasures.

Boom!

The purple gourd and the green gourd suddenly moved in unison. A wave of green and a wave of purple light shot out from the two gourd mouths respectively, intertwined in the air, and, surprisingly, transformed into a pair of qi swords.

The purple sword was muddy and thick, the green sword crystalline and ethereal. Both had blazing might about them that tore the clouds, reaching up to the ninth heaven and down to the tenth layer of earth! Vaguely, there was a vast, ancient sword chant resounding through space.

Li Zhen felt a stinging pain in his very skin. Horrified, he shouted, “Be careful!”

Two gourds were already plenty powerful on their own. When working together, they erupted with a monstrous force beyond imagination. It was no weaker than that of a Transcendence expert!

However, Lin Xun showed no intention to dodge. On the contrary, he raised his right hand and hooked a finger at the two gourds, a move full of provocation.

Boom!

Boom!

Immediately, the two divine qi swords chopped down. The green sword was as endless as the ancient skies. As it dropped, it was just like the whole firmament was pressing down. The purple sword was like the vast earth, firm and calm. Its strike was no different from that of a great kingdom defending its territory.

Two swords, two kinds of power, chopped down from heaven and earth, attacking in unison, seeking to execute Lin Xun on the spot! It was nothing short of unbelievable.

Lin Xun’s clothes fluttered, his hair flying as he felt the pressure hitting him in the face. It was a threatening aura that even Cang Fufeng couldn’t bring to him. It lit a light in his eyes.

Without hesitation, he deployed the Gate of Exile!

Boom!

A hole in spacetime abruptly emerged, spreading out thousands of feet. Deep and mystifying, the Gate of Exile resembled a gate to hell at this moment.

Swish!

Swish!

When the two powerful qi swords came slashing, the gate swallowed them without raising a sound or a ripple. At the same time, the pair of purple and green gourds seemed to realize that the situation was not good for them. Letting out a long chant, they attempted to escape.

However, it was already too late. In the area covered by the Gate of Exile, spacetime power crisscrossed and trapped them like a quagmire. Following that, the gate released an intense devouring force that pulled them in. The two gourds were catapulted into the gate and vanished.

Success!

Lin Xun laughed in delight.

Originally, he had only set his eyes on the purple gourd. Who could have thought that another green one would come as a bonus? It was undoubtedly a pleasant surprise to harvest two treasures with a long-prepared strike.

Talk about free lunch! How could Lin Xun not be overjoyed?

He asked himself if he could subdue the pair of gourds with his own strength, and the answer was: pretty much no hope. They were full of spirituality and fearless of law power attacks. Even his sword cauldron was useless against them. Without the Gate of Exile, it would have been impossible to capture them so easily.

“Watch out!!!” Li Zhen’s voice suddenly rang out, permeated with alarm and anger.

No sooner than that, a bone-chilling sense of danger pricked Lin Xun. Almost out of instinct, he covered himself with the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron.

CLANG!!!

A violent tremor ran through the sword cauldron. The unparalleled, vicious impact then spread and shook him. He staggered, so physically distressed that he nearly coughed up blood.

The weapon was an ink-black halberd, smashing on the sword cauldron, while its master was a man clad in blue, as handsome as jade with an outstanding air. It was none other than Wen Qiaoshui, divine son of the Divine Wen Clan!

However, the current Wen Qiaoshui had none of his usual gentle temperament, surrounded by what looked like pages of a book made of Immortal law power. Each page was branded with the enigmas of the almighty dao, elevating him into a god who commanded the Book of Heaven!

Seeing his strike got blocked by Lin Xun, Wen Qiaoshui was slightly taken aback. “You truly are extraordinary, Daoist Lin.”

Boom!

As he spoke, the black halberd in his hand blasted out once again. This weapon was obviously an exceptional treasure. It was twelve feet long and as thick as a child’s arm. On the inky surface, the two ancient words ‘Nine Desolates’ were engraved.

When the halberd drew a slash, it resembled a heavenly guillotine capable of splitting sky, earth, mountains, rivers, all things, and even all worldly affairs. It was a sharpness that one trembled under.

However, Lin Xun was prepared this time. He would not fall into a passive state again. Inhaling deeply, his whole body glowed, his eyes frighteningly cold. As the sword cauldron blocked the enemy’s halberd head-on, he fiercely swung his dao sword.

The two fighters immediately engaged each other. The area surrounding them burst to pieces and became nothingness. Horrible radiance swept outward, under which the world quaked and the atmosphere dimmed.

Wen Qiaoshui’s expression became grave. Lin Xun’s angry strike contained a might beyond his imagination, forcing him to exert all of his strength to resist.

However, Lin Xun frowned shortly into their exchanges. Not far away, Li Zhen was being besieged by the four Buddha Masters of the Zen Sect!

Of note, Ku Xuan, Ku Ji, Jue Wen, and Jue Zhen each possessed cultivation depths and power that was not inferior to Li Zhen’s. Now that they were surrounding him and attacked without holding back, how could Li Zhen possibly ward them off?

His situation immediately became perilous!