Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 129 The Preciousness of Treasures
That night, dark clouds obscured the moon, and only a few scattered stars shone faintly in the night sky.

On Muyu Island, all was quiet, and it was just an ordinary night. But at this moment, a hazy blue light suddenly bloomed from the depths of Muyu Island, outlining a mysterious tree shadow and flowing with streams of spiritual light.

Such a strange phenomenon was particularly conspicuous in the quiet night, and immediately attracted the attention of many people.

However, in the next instant, a figure appeared in mid-air, waved his sleeve, and unleashed an invisible power that concealed all the strange phenomena. As the phenomena were concealed and the spiritual light dissipated, Muyu Island returned to peace once again.

Of course, only the strange phenomenon was calmed down. Everyone was filled with curiosity and curiosity about the sudden appearance of the strange phenomenon, and many people were guessing that it might be some kind of rare and precious treasure.

Meanwhile, inside Qingxin Xiaozhu, Jiang Chen silently observed the entire Muyu Island.

"It's better to lure the snake out of its hole than to guard against thieves for a thousand days."

Through the deep darkness, Jiang Chen saw the surging undercurrents.

The so-called strange phenomenon was actually a disguise he created using Tao Yao's abilities to lure out the person behind the scheme. Although they have now discovered that something is wrong, the other party's methods are indeed bizarre, and ordinary methods cannot distinguish those who have been bribed.

If this continues, problems will inevitably arise on Muyu Island sooner or later. Rather than that, it would be better to lure the other party out. Since the other party wants to find a spiritual object on Muyu Island, then he should give the other party a spiritual object.

While this tactic isn't particularly sophisticated, it mainly involves exploiting an information gap. As long as the other side is unaware that they've discovered the spies, they might fall into the trap.

"Based on the intelligence we have gathered so far, the other side does not know what kind of spiritual object exists on Muyu Island. They have only confirmed its existence through some method."

"I'm also quite curious about what kind of spiritual creature exists on this Wooden Fish Island that could attract someone with such strange abilities to spy on it."

Under the cover of darkness, Jiang Chen's thoughts clashed constantly.

The Taiping Sect doesn't have a deep foundation, and the island doesn't possess many spiritual items. The most valuable one is the Fish-Dragon Pearl, but that was swallowed by the Illusionary Mist Serpent long ago. Apart from that, Muyu Island doesn't really have any other noteworthy spiritual items. The most valuable one seems to be the Wolf Poison Vine.

While wolfsbane vine has some value, it's not actually that valuable, and it's probably not worth the effort the other party put into scheming against it.

"Could it be that the other party learned from somewhere that the Fish Dragon Pearl might exist on Muyu Island, and that's why they went to such lengths to find it?"

"Or perhaps it's that blue lotus flower?"

After considering all the spiritual objects in the Taiping Sect, Jiang Chen first cast a suspicious glance at the Fish-Dragon Pearl, and then thought of the blue lotus flower that had been brought by the white crane.

Jiang Chen naturally had a good understanding of his own spiritual objects, knowing their basic properties. There wasn't anything particularly good about them, except for the blue lotus flower. If the other party wasn't attracted by the Fish-Dragon Pearl, then this blue lotus flower was the most likely target.

After all, although the efficacy of this blue lotus is still uncertain, its first-tier quality is certain.

"It seems that we need to study that blue lotus flower more carefully."

As the thought crossed his mind, Jiang Chen began to devise a plan.

"Hopefully, they'll fall into the trap; otherwise, things will get more complicated." Withdrawing his gaze, Jiang Chen grasped the peach wood branch and stood beneath it, his mind slowly merging with the wood.

In that instant, his powerful perception spread out along the roots of the peach tree, gradually enveloping most of the wooden fish island.

Although the Taiping Sect does not have a true protective formation, the roots of the Peach Blossom Sect have naturally formed a simple formation over the area. While it lacks defensive and offensive capabilities, it is still quite useful for sensing the surrounding environment.

The very next day, a message was sent out from Muyu Island.

Upon receiving the news from Muyu Island, Liao Yonghuai's small eyes immediately gleamed.

"Finally, we've made some progress? It's even earlier than expected."

Upon reading the message, Liao Yonghuai was filled with joy. He had originally thought he would have to wait a while longer, but he hadn't expected to receive news so quickly. In his original estimate, it would take at least another month or two to infiltrate the Taiping Sect before he would see any real results.

"The peach wood phenomenon... Could it be that the spiritual object on this Wooden Fish Island is a peach wood tree? And it's located inside the Pure Heart Abode of the Taoist Priest of Peace?"

Amidst a jumble of thoughts, Liao Yonghuai paced back and forth in the room.

"The fact that it can generate unusual phenomena is enough to prove that this spiritual object is extraordinary. Although it is currently only a first-tier spiritual object, it is far superior to ordinary spiritual objects. In the future, it may become a second-tier spiritual treasure under certain circumstances, which is consistent with the previous calculations. If that is really the case, then..."

The thought of a certain possibility filled Liao Yonghuai's heart with a sudden surge of excitement.
Ordinary spiritual creatures, let alone first-tier ones, will not exhibit any unusual phenomena, even at the second tier. Only a very few special species will emit unusual phenomena, which is itself a manifestation of abundant spirituality. First-tier spiritual creatures with unusual phenomena have a certain chance of becoming second-tier spiritual treasures.

Although the possibility is small, it does exist, and the greatest function of second-tier spiritual treasures is to assist cultivators in building their Dao foundation.

When a cultivator advances from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, they need to use a spiritual object to support their spiritual aperture, allowing the spiritual aperture, which was originally between the illusory and the real, to be completely solidified and become the true bridge for the cultivator to communicate with heaven and earth, the foundation of the Great Dao. However, ordinary spiritual objects cannot play the role of solidifying the spiritual aperture; only spiritual treasures containing abundant spirituality can.

"Although the current environment is constantly changing, spiritual treasures are still extremely rare. It is precisely because of this that there are very few Dao Foundation cultivators in the entire Southern Jing Kingdom. Without spiritual treasures, even if a cultivator is highly talented, it is impossible for them to condense their Dao Foundation."

“Previously, a spiritual treasure was suspected to have been born in the Five Immortals Mountain, which caused an internal war among the five major demon clans and the entire Five Immortals Mountain was in turmoil. Now that a peach tree that may become a spiritual treasure has appeared in front of me, I must not let it go.”

Knowing how rare Lingzhen was, Liao Yonghuai became determined to obtain the peach wood spirit object on Muyu Island.

His cultivation method is special. If he is willing to invest, it is possible to cultivate that peach wood into a second-tier spiritual treasure. As for whether it is a trap, he has no such thought in his mind. First of all, peach wood spiritual objects are very common in the cultivation world, and there are many precious varieties among them.

In addition, he had enough confidence in his magic.

"That peach tree is mine, it must be mine."

With flames burning in his eyes, Liao Yonghuai looked in the direction of Muyu Island, his greed becoming uncontrollable.

(End of this chapter)