Cultivation Starting from Choosing Augments

Chapter 334 - 181: A Golden Core’s Move: Cracking the Storage Bag

Under normal circumstances, the Yellow Springs Traveling Palace would have strict Laws and complete Restrictions.

Only Foundation Establishment Cultivators could enter, and it would remain open for a full month before closing.

Through a series of trials, it would select a new Inheritor to revitalize the Yellow Springs Dao.

However, due to the Artifact Spirit’s rebellion, combined with the round-the-clock efforts of over a dozen Golden Core True Men from both the Righteous and Demonic Paths to break the seals, the original Restrictions had mostly failed, and the Traveling Palace itself had been severely damaged.

The Yellow Springs Traveling Palace had now become a battlefield for Golden Core True Men.

At this point, no one could be bothered with exploring and exploiting the Secret Realm. Everyone had a single goal: to obtain the inheritance of the Yellow Springs Dao.

Needless to say, the Demon Dao’s Golden Core masters knew better than anyone how formidable the Yellow Springs Secret Technique was.

The Righteous Golden Core masters, unwilling to see the Demon Sect profit, wanted to seize the inheritance first and nip the crisis in the bud.

Furthermore, for external reinforcements like Master Yaoshang or Master Ming Yan, finding the Tier Three Spiritual Objects or any remaining Spiritual Artifacts left behind by the Yellow Springs Dao was also a key objective.

As the saying goes, a starved camel is still bigger than a horse.

The Yellow Springs Dao had once come close to unifying the Southern Domain, so everyone believed that the Traveling Palace must still contain numerous Tier Three Spiritual Objects and more than one Spiritual Artifact.

But because the random Teleportation Array had operated quietly and then quickly self-destructed without a trace, for now, no one knew that Xiao Chen had already taken the Yellow Springs Dao’s inheritance and all the Tier Three Treasures.

Everyone assumed the exit had just opened, that the trials were not yet over, and that the Spiritual Objects and Spiritual Artifacts were still waiting in the Earth Palace to be discovered.

To this end, the Demon Dao masters were fully prepared.

They were willing to pay any price to obtain the inheritance, even if it meant sacrificing some of their Essence Blood and lifespan.

In terms of timing, the Righteous Golden Core masters had actually been the first to open the Traveling Palace’s exit.

But their initial goal was to rescue their Disciples who were trapped inside the Traveling Palace.

Therefore, they didn’t immediately continue destroying the Restrictions. Instead, they used their Divine Sense to send messages, guiding the Orthodox Foundation Establishment cultivators to retreat in an orderly fashion.

In contrast, the Divine Fire Sect couldn’t care less about the casualties among its subordinates.

The moment they broke through the Traveling Palace’s Restrictions, several Golden Core masters from the Demon Dao poured inside.

They quickly seized strategically advantageous positions and released their Spiritual Artifacts to block the attacks from the Righteous Golden Core masters.

In doing so, they managed to gain a slight advantage.

Of course, this came with a consequence: the vast majority of Demonic Foundation Establishment Cultivators had no time to escape and were caught in the crossfire of the Golden Core True Men’s battle.

At the same time, many slower Orthodox Cultivators were also caught up in the chaos.

"Fellow Daoist Ming Yan, wait! There are still juniors inside who haven’t gotten out."

Seeing the endless Spiritual Fire in Master Ming Yan’s hands, Master Yaohua hurriedly called out a warning.

But before Master Ming Yan could reply,

Master Yusha, on the other side, shouted while casting his Magic, "Fellow Daoist Yaohua, don’t hesitate! If we don’t act now, the Demon Sect will get the inheritance!"

Those three still had the presence of mind to talk.

Meanwhile, Thunder Sound True Man and Master Fu Jian of the Lingyuan Sect, along with Golden Mace True Man of the Azure Flame Sect, had already charged into the Yellow Springs Traveling Palace under the protection of their Spiritual Artifacts.

They paid no mind to whether there were Foundation Establishment Cultivators nearby, nor did they care about their identities, attacking with their full power.

Seeing this, Master Yaohua also waved her hand, unfurling a colorful ribbon.

While assisting her allies from the flank, she stealthily approached the Earth Palace where the Golden Coffin was kept.

However, a spreading blood-mist soon blocked her path. "Hehehe, Fellow Daoist Yaohua, if you want to enter the main tomb, you’ll have to get past me first."

The voice of Poisonous Fiend True Man drifted out from the blood-mist.

Having come prepared, they had discussed their individual roles before entering the Yellow Springs Traveling Palace.

Poisonous Fiend True Man’s task was to stop Master Yaohua.

His blood-mist, refined through a special process, could block Divine Sense and the Investigation of most Spiritual Eye Techniques, making it difficult for anyone to pinpoint his exact location.

This happened to be the perfect counter to the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers’ famous Flying Flower Secret Technique.

Just like now, eighty-one fresh flowers bloomed around Master Yaohua, making her look as beautiful as a celestial fairy.

However, without a Divine Sense lock, the deadly aspect of these flowers could not be unleashed.

Of course, this counter-relationship worked both ways.

One could also say that Master Yaohua was using her Flying Flower Secret Technique to pin Poisonous Fiend True Man within the blood-mist, making it difficult for him to emerge.

But since Poisonous Fiend True Man had entered the Yellow Springs Traveling Palace a step ahead, the position of his blood-mist was slightly more advantageous.

"Spring’s Hundred Blossoms: Narcissus!"

Master Yaohua made a delicate gesture with her jade-like finger, and instantly, six elegant, umbrella-shaped white flowers bloomed within the blood-mist.

Each flower had six petals that sliced through the surrounding mist.

At the same time, a rich floral fragrance spread out. It wasn’t overwhelming to smell directly; in fact, it felt fresh and elegant.

"Haha, so you’ve hidden poison in the fragrance."

Poisonous Fiend True Man’s voice was laced with mockery. "The Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers claims to be one of the Renowned and Righteous Sects, yet you resort to such unorthodox methods?"

Of course, he said this even as he was secretly releasing his own poison.

The banter was merely a distraction.

The poisonous mist he used was colorless, odorless, and formless. But if it managed to silently latch onto someone, it could devour all of a Cultivator’s Magical Power in moments.

Unfortunately for him, Master Yaohua was no naive young girl, ignorant of the ways of the world.

She had set up warning measures from the very beginning.

The moment the poison drew near, one of the flowers around her instantly changed color, issuing a warning.

She then gave a light flick of her sleeve, and a fragrant breeze swept out, blowing the invisible poison right back.