The Prodigies War
chapter-1500

Chapter 1500 Spirit Refinement Treasure Source

For example, even with Lin Xun’s experience and knowledge, he still could not figure out what the martial attire woman from the Golden Demon Snake Clan was collecting or what use it had.

But he was certain about one thing: Something that a supreme king of the eighth longevity tribulation stage was after had to be extraordinary.

The only thing that puzzled him was that the woman in martial attire was exceptionally careful when she was harvesting the golden sap, as if she was facing a formidable enemy.

Could those ancient trees bring unimaginable dangers?

“I can report back now.”

Soon, the woman stood up with a vial full of golden liquid and decided to leave.

However, just when she was about to move, her vision blurred.

This is bad!

Her face blanched, and she subconsciously wanted to fight back.

But before she could make a move, a giant hand tightly clutched around her throat and imprisoned her to the spot. Her face turned bluish as she struggled for breath.

To her horror, a young man was standing in front of her, staring indifferently at her with his deep, unfathomable eyes.

A cultivator of the Ancient Wasteland Domain!

She identified her attacker right away.

But she was perplexed as to how there could be someone so strong in the deteriorating Ancient Wasteland Domain.

“I want to know some things. I’ll ask the questions, and you just answer.” Lin Xun directly stated his purpose. “Otherwise, die.”

The woman’s expression morphed indefinitely, and she nodded after much difficulty.

“Where are we?”

“Spirit Refinement Forest.”

“Which area of the Nine Domains Battlefield are we in?”

“The Blood Demon Territory.”

Lin Xun’s heart sank. Against all odds, he was teleported to the territory of the Blood Demon Ancient Domain as soon as he entered the Nine Domains Battlefield!

After a moment of silence, he asked again, “How far is it here from your City of Protection?”

“About thirty thousand miles.”

The woman’s answer made Lin Xun breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the Spirit Refinement Forest was still quite a distance away from the base camp of the Blood Demon Ancient Domain.

“Besides you, is there anyone else here?” Lin Xun asked another question.

“I don’t know.” As soon as the woman answered, she felt the hand tightening around her throat. The pain was so unbearable that she couldn’t help screaming.

But when she opened her mouth, no sound came forth!

She glared resentfully at the youngster and made a silent vow. If I escape from here, I will definitely swallow and refine that man’s spirit.

“You’d better answer truthfully or I’ll kill you right away,” Lin Xun warned and asked the question again.

The woman had a look of despair as she answered, “I really don’t know, but I do know that many cultivators from the Blood Demon Ancient Domain will come to the Spirit Refinement Forest.”

“Why?”

“To collect spirit refinement treasure source.”

Her words sent Lin Xun’s heart beating faster. He remembered something that Toady had once said. “It is extremely challenging to turn a life-bound king weapon into a saint treasure.”

In addition to requiring the refinement of various rare materials and treasures and integrating them into the king weapon, it was also hugely dependent on opportunities!

Among thousands of life bound king weapons, rarely would one evolve into a life-bound Saint weapon.

The more amazing a life-bound king weapon was, the greater the risk it was of being destroyed when transforming into a life-bound Saint weapon.

This was also the reason why many Saints in the Ancient Wasteland Domain only had Saint treasures and not life-bound Saint weapons.

It should be noted that Saint treasures were different from life-bound Saint weapons.

Saint treasures could be crafted by Saints, but life-bound Saint weapons were almost always evolved from king weapons.

The word ‘life-bound’ represented the extraordinariness of such treasures.

It was no exaggeration to say that life-bound Saint weapons had long been integrated with one’s cultivation just like it was a part of one’s body. Thus, their power was far superior to that of Saint treasures.

However, the spirit refinement treasure source greatly increased the possibility of success when transforming into a Saint weapon!

Moreover, the more spirit refinement treasure source one used, the greater the chance of a successful transformation!

Unfortunately, spirit refinement treasure source was extremely precious and rare in the Ancient Wasteland Domain, even in the ancient times. It was scarcer than life-bound Saint weapons and could only be encountered and not sought.

In the present Ancient Wasteland Domain, it was almost impossible to find a single spirit refinement treasure source.

Lin Xun did not expect to find such rare items in the eerie Spirit Refinement Forest!

His spirits lifted after learning about this.

Suddenly, blinding golden light beamed from the bewitching brown eyes of the woman who was firmly held in the grip of Lin Xun.

Spirit Killing Eye Art!

An innate skill of the Golden Demon Snake Clan.

The reason that the clan was called spirit eaters was precisely because of their innate powers that targeted the spirit, which was impossible to defend against.

The woman was clearly not an easy person to deal with. She did not try to activate this art when she was being subdued, but instead, she waited until Lin Xun let down his guard for a brief moment. This showed how cunning and sinister she was.

She was delighted to see that Lin Xun had failed to block her attack.

But then, she looked dumbfounded.

This was because Lin Xun’s eyes remained ice-cold and calm, as if he did not feel a thing nor was he affected in any way.

Her innate power that was invincible in the past had actually failed!

How was that possible?

The woman in martial attire widened her eyes and trembled inwardly. This was the first time she had encountered a situation so bizarre.

Crack!

At that moment, Lin Xun applied force to his hand and crushed the woman’s neck, completely erasing her spirit.

Even at death, she still had a look of confusion on her face.

It was a pity that Lin Xun could not tell her that a God Devourer Insect King who had embarked on the supreme longevity path was sitting in his mind-sea.

Any kind of spirit attack on him would be ridiculous.

“Trying to be smart.” Lin Xun sighed.

He had more questions, but he also knew that, after her attack failed, the woman was bound to not be as cooperative, so he did not hesitate to get rid of her.

After that, Lin Xun organized the spoils.

He found a bone blade, a porcelain vial, a badge that represented the woman’s identity, and a pale silver storage earring.

The sharp bone blade was a Saint treasure, but it was not particularly precious. The vial was filled to the brim with golden spirit refinement treasure source.

Inside the silver storage earrings were some miscellaneous items, such as divinity essence, divine materials, pills and herbs that were necessary for cultivation.

The badge was engraved with the words ‘Blood Demon,’ and the aura and will of the woman lingered inside.

Lin Xun checked it out and learned that the woman was called She Zhen, and she was a direct descendant of the Golden Demon Snake Clan.

There was also a battle merit stored in the badge, which she had obtained from killing a cultivator from the Ancient Wasteland Domain.

Lin Xun narrowed his black eyes.

He calculated the time and realized that it had only been roughly two hours since he had arrived on the Nine Domains Battlefield.

But She Zhen had already killed someone from the Ancient Wasteland Domain!

“It seems like I am not the only one who was teleported to the territory of the Blood Demon Ancient Domain...”

Lin Xun pondered for a moment and then he shook his head.

With a swipe of his finger, a wisp of flame flew out and torched She Zhen’s body, turning it into ashes.

At the same time, he sensed that his Ancient Wasteland Badge gained a battle merit, and it was marked with the aura of She Zhen.

But the two Flying Immortal Tablets showed no response at all. They were still completely empty.

“Miss A’hu was indeed correct. One has to kill remarkably talented people or figures of the Saint Stage to obtain Fortunes of War Merits. Other people simply do not possess Fortunes of War Merits...”

For example, She Zhen was a supreme figure of the eighth longevity tribulation stage, but she still did not have any Fortunes of War Merits after being killed.

Imaginably, it was extremely difficult to accumulate a thousand kinds of Fortunes of War Merits to activate the power of one Flying Immortal Tablet.

However, Lin Xun was in no hurry. The Nine Domains Battlefield had only just opened up. As long as he was alive, he would have many opportunities to hunt down enemies who met the conditions.

Swoosh!

Without further ado, he disappeared from the spot.

“Quick, over there, there was a wave of energy just now!”

Just as Lin Xun left, a voice sounded in the depths of the dark forest.

Then, a group of figures appeared, all emitting incredibly powerful auras. There were seven of them, and there were men and women.

They were headed by a middle-aged man in gray with a golden snake tail and ink-black beard and hair. His entire body was surrounded in the aura of the Saint Path.

The group quickly scanned the area as soon as they arrived, and the middle-aged man’s face darkened. Frightening cold light burst forth from his eyes.

“She Zhen was killed!” roared the middle-aged man with a noticeable pause between each word as murderous intent swept out from him.

But when he saw the nearby ancient tree that looked like it was cast from bronze, a feeling of fear gripped him, and he restrained his aura. He did not dare to go near the ancient tree at all.

“Argh!”

The faces of the others darkened.

“No matter who it is, anyone who dares to kill a clan member of our Golden Demon Snake Clan has to die!” someone hissed through gritted teeth.

“She Zhen is the sister of She Lin, our clan’s Chosen. If he finds out about this, he will definitely be furious.” Someone’s face blanched.

“Don’t tell She Lin about this yet. He has already gone to the City of Protection to join up with a group of peerless figures of our Blood Demon Ancient Domain. If he finds out about this, it will definitely affect him and his missions.” After taking a deep breath, the old man in gray advised the others with an overcast face, “Our top priority now is to catch the murderer!”

“Elder She Feng, I’m certain that the murderer is still in this forest!” stated a man calmly. He came to this conclusion after checking the vicinity and noticed signs of fighting.

“But the Spirit Refinement Forest is vast and full of dangers. It is as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack if the enemy is hiding here.” Someone frowned. “Worst of all, the murderer is very cunning and removed all traces of them in the nearby area.”

Everyone’s heart sank as they realized they were up against a formidable character!

His ability to sneak around and conceal himself alone was extraordinary.

The middle-aged man who the others called Elder She Feng was silent for a moment, and then he gritted his teeth and instructed, “Let’s take action first. If it doesn’t work out in the end...we shall seek assistance from our friends of the Black-Striped Demon Wasp Clan!”