Chapter 323: Bountiful Treasures On The Unnamed Island, Looks Like I Can’t Stand Aside And Do Nothing Any Longer
Liao Yun and the others were dumbfounded.
Since a Sage respected him so much, then what was this young man capable of? Even someone on the level of a Sage would not be treated like that, so just what kind of person had they stopped?
“We apologize for the trouble caused earlier, Sect Leader Chu. I hope you won’t take this personally to heart.”
Liao Yun and the others were not stupid. They knew that someone was by no means an ordinary person for Lifeblood Sage to treat him as such.
That person’s identity might be even more horrifying than a normal Sage!
At times like these, it would be best to concede and go along with their demands.
“So I can enter now, right?”
“Please, go ahead.” Not daring to stop him any longer, Liao Yun hurriedly opened the enchanted boundary and allowed both Chu Kuangren and Lifeblood Sage to enter.
Within the unnamed island.
Chu Kuangren and Lifeblood Sage had arrived.
The moment they stepped foot on the island, an extremely dense surge of Emperor Aura immediately enveloped and suppressed their strengths.
“What a dense Emperor Aura! It seems that this really is the place where an Emperor once lived,” Lifeblood Sage said in surprise.
“Yeah.”
Chu Kuangren nodded.
He felt a slight relief that he had not brought anyone with him. With such a dense Emperor Aura in the area, anyone below the cultivation level of a Sage would be pressed to the ground immobilized, let alone explore the unnamed island with him.
The moment he entered the unnamed island, Chu Kuangren immediately activated his Treasure Locating Skill.
That divine power was most suited to locate the Opportunity of Fortunes.
Chu Kuangren was instantly speechless the moment the search began.
There were indeed a lot of treasures, with the most common being Supreme Elixirs that grew in the wild. Even the ones with the lowest quality were at the Honorable grade. Besides that, there were a lot of Sage-grade herbs which were usually very rare in the outside world as well.
Buzz!
At that time, a strange fluctuation suddenly came from nearby. It was the fluctuation of a Supreme Elixir that was imbued with an extremely dense Daoist Rhyme and wood qi aura.
The Lifeblood Sage was delighted upon sensing this fluctuation.
“This is great! I can’t believe we’ve stumbled upon such a great Supreme Elixir the moment we arrive. Brother Chu, let’s go and check it out,” Lifeblood Sage said excitedly.
Chu Kuangren pondered for a bit before he replied, “Lifeblood Sage, this is an aura of a Supreme Elixir which has just upped a grade. I’m sure many other Sages must’ve sensed this as well, and a fight will bound to happen. I don’t wish to waste my time here, so I’ve decided to go explore somewhere else instead.”
The Lifeblood Sage was taken aback.
‘What?’
‘Is Chu Kuangren afraid of a fight?’
He thought about it and soon figured that Chu Kuangren might have some other plans of his own, so he nodded. “Then I shall go and check it out.”
He could not resist the temptation of that Supreme Elixir.
Judging from its aura, it could even be a Sage-grade herb!
“Do be careful, Lifeblood Sage.”
“Alright, same goes to you as well, Brother Chu. Take care.”
The Lifeblood Sage immediately darted toward the Supreme Elixir.
As for Chu Kuangren, he dashed towards another direction instead.
There was a Sage-grade herb over there as well!
Moreover, this Sage-grade herb was a lot more valuable compared to that Sage-grade herb which was emanating a strong aura just now.
The Sage-grade herb that Lifeblood Sage sensed was a herb that had just upgraded to a higher level, hence the strong wave of aura which emanated everywhere. On the other hand, the Sage-grade herb that Chu Kuangren had located through his Treasure Locating Skill was a herb that had been a Sage-grade herb for a very long time.
Not only that, but the recently upgraded Sage-grade herb would undoubtedly attract the attention of many Sages, so a battle would be inevitable.
Meanwhile, the Sage-grade herb that Chu Kuangren had found through his Treasure Locating Skill was likely undiscovered yet; obtaining it would be effortless.
He did not tell the Lifeblood Sage about any of that.
After all, Chu Kuangren had the Treasure Locating Skill, so he could easily and quickly locate various kinds of treasures. If the Lifeblood Sage were to follow him by then, Chu Kuangren would no doubt need to split them with him.
If it were him alone, Chu Kuangren could keep all the treasures he found!
The human heart was always selfish.
Besides, Chu Kuangren was not someone who would generously give out everything without a price.
He soon arrived at a mountain valley that had a Sage-grade herb growing out from one of its walls. It was golden all over with mysterious Daoist Rhymes swirling around each of its leaves.
Chu Kuangren came to the mountain wall, quickly picked it, and stored it inside his Yin and Yang ring.
“One Sage-grade herb in the bag. Easy peasy.” Chu Kuangren grinned. Feeling extremely pleased, he proceeded to search for more items using his Treasure Locating Skill.
Information surrounding the various treasures located around the entire island flooded Chu Kuangren’s mind continuously.
The center of the island, especially, hid treasures that responded strongly to the Treasure Hunting Skill.
“Unknown Emperor-Grade item, located eight kilometers south.”
“Unknown Emperor-Grade item, located eight kilometers south…”
Unknown Emperor-Grade item — it was a first for Chu Kuangren to receive such feedback. However, he had also managed to figure out something from that.
There must be some sort of treasure concealing mechanism set up at the center of the island, which explained why the Treasure Locating Skill could not sense what type of item it was.
Then again, items related to an Emperor would no doubt be very extraordinary.
Chu Kuangren pondered for a while. He was not in a hurry to head there immediately since the treasure concealing mechanism would not be discovered by the other Sages that easily for now. He carefully planned his route, seeking out treasures on the island as he made his way to the center of the island.
…
Many Sages had gathered at the unnamed island.
While the Sages were each looking for various Opportunity of Fortunes on that island, they were greatly shocked by how many they had discovered, which were tons.
The fact that an Emperor once lived here must be true. The surrounding area had been under the influence of the Emperor Aura for so long that many treasures appeared.
If one person’s Emperor Aura could fill a large plot of land with treasures, then the Emperor’s power was unimaginable.
However, so many treasures would no doubt cause many gruesome battles.
Besides, those battles were between fellow Sages as well!
A magnitude of a fight like that was not only rare in ancient but in current times as well.
While he was on the way to pick up treasures and other valuable items, Chu Kuangren would come across Sages fighting from time to time. The scale and impact of such battles were earth-shattering.
In the outside world, Sages were held as higher beings whose existence was above the millions in this world. Seeing one was considered extremely difficult and rare, let alone seeing them fight. However, over here, Sages fighting were as common as dirt.
Sages would fight to their deaths over a piece of treasure that could be found everywhere.
Boom!
When Chu Kuangren had just arrived at the mountain cliff, he suddenly heard a large commotion coming from nearby which shook the surrounding mountains.
Needless to say, it was no doubt a battle between Sages again.
Chu Kuangren was not interested in those battles. In fact, he was busy collecting all kinds of treasures around the island.
Though one’s plans would not always work out.
Just as Chu Kuangren was about to pick up another treasure and leave, a surge of palm strength suddenly brushed past him and hit the face of the mountain.
With a loud boom, the mountain face was instantly destroyed!
Although Chu Kuangren was fine, that palm strength had turned the Boundary Sage-Grade herb that he was intending to collect to nothing.
He still had piles of similar Boundary Sage-grade herbs inside his Yin and Yang ring, and he did not care that much about the Boundary Sage-grade herb either.
However, he had his eyes on that herb after all. Since the herb was now destroyed, Chu Kuangren could not let this slide that easily.
He spread his spiritual thoughts out in all directions. “Now, let’s see who’s the b*st*rd who smashed my Supreme Elixir to nothing.”
In a short while, his spiritual thoughts arrived at the location where two Sages were battling.
Although his spiritual thoughts were destroyed by the battle’s shockwaves as soon as it got closer, he still managed to take a clear look at both parties involved.
One of them looked quite familiar to him.
“That’s the School of White Lotus’s Sage. It looks like I can’t stand aside and do nothing any longer.”
Chu Kuangren murmured as his figure turned into a stream of light and dashed towards that battle.