Chaotic World of Martial Arts: I Have a Spirit Pearl of Desire

Having spent a full 100 Desire Points, Chen You's eyes nearly popped out of his head as he looked at the amazing treasures inside!

I never imagined this place was so wealthy.

A rare treasure, the Mother-Child Mirror? A rare treasure, the Flesh Ring?

He didn't know what the mother-child mirror was for, but he did know about the flesh ring.

I've seen it in ancient books before.

Once this flesh ring is worn on the hand, it absorbs essence and blood, enabling communication with the inside. There is a special space inside, which is said to be able to store some inanimate objects.

As long as the master lives, the flesh-binding ritual will never perish!

Moreover, rare and precious materials, food, and elixirs put in will not spoil over time.

"With this, I can put the precious herbs I've gathered inside..."

Chen You was extremely excited.

It's decided. The first step is to head to Xuanwu Square and find that meat ring!

At this time, some independent martial artists found some precious medicines.

At a glance, even the outermost medicinal herbs are at least fifty years old!

In the ordinary martial arts world, this would be enough to cause ordinary martial artists to suffer bloodshed.

However, Chen You didn't even glance at it out of the corner of his eye.

The most important thing right now is to get straight to the core of the ruins; he doesn't have time to waste on these trivial matters.

Not to mention Chen You, even Gao He, Shen Wanqian and others standing to the side didn't even blink.

Everyone here is smart; they know exactly what's going on.

The outermost parts must be the least valuable of this vast ruin.

The true, unparalleled opportunity and the most precious treasure must be hidden deep within the heart of the ruins!

The group bypassed the blood and scorched craters left by the exploding fruit, and followed Chen You quickly into the depths.

After passing through a patch of woodland that had been ravaged and scattered, the view suddenly opened up.

A vast and magnificent stone plaza suddenly appeared before everyone.

This is the Xuanwu Square within the ruins.

"This...this seems to have been the site of an earth-shattering battle!"

Shen Wanqian stepped onto the shattered white jade slab and couldn't help but let out a suppressed gasp.

The entire massive Xuanwu Square was already shattered, with spiderweb-like cracks several meters wide spreading out, as if it had been forcibly collapsed by some heaven-shattering force.

And among these broken bricks and deep ditches, there grew a huge ancient tree that blocked out the sky!

These ancient trees, having absorbed countless nutrients, have trunks so thick that it takes several people to encircle them, and their lush foliage blocks out most of the sunlight streaming down from above.

Even more bizarrely, the ground was covered with dense, thick roots that resembled giant pythons coiling around it!

These tangled, dark brown roots extend wildly and intertwine across the broken square.

And in the dense crevices of the roots and deep in the soil, one could vaguely see white bones that had long since decayed and turned black, as well as broken ancient weapons!

Some of the skeletons had even been completely penetrated and encased by the massive tree roots, becoming one with them, creating an extremely horrifying and tragic scene.

"There are at least a thousand people who died here." Gao He lowered his voice, gripping the hilt of his knife, his eyes cold and stern. "Moreover, judging from the quality of these bones, the deceased were definitely not weak in their cultivation before they died."

Chen You suddenly stopped and calmly reminded him, "Be careful of these trees."

"Brother Chen, do you mean there's something wrong with these trees?" Shen Wanqian was taken aback and quickly stopped in his tracks.

"Not bad." Chen You nodded slightly, his gaze falling on the tangled, dark brown roots.

Shen Wanqian, with her sharp eyes, looked beyond the crisscrossing tree trunks and suddenly exclaimed, "Wait! Behind that... there seems to be a medicinal garden!! My goodness, the scale of it! I wonder if the legendary thousand-year-old lotus is inside!!"

Thinking of this, Shen Wanqian's eyes turned red, and he almost drooled.

Besides the rare treasures, what he most wanted to obtain on this trip was the Thousand-Year Lotus.

In a moment of impulsiveness, he took a big step forward without thinking.

However, at the very moment his foot slammed down!

A sudden change has occurred!

"Shhh!!"

The dark brown tree roots, which had been as still as an inanimate object, suddenly trembled, as if a dormant giant python had been instantly awakened!

Several large craters suddenly appeared in the ground, and four or five tree roots as thick as an adult's arm rushed towards Shen Wanqian with a piercing whistling sound!

The tips of these tree roots were extremely sharp, even faintly glowing with blood, and were aimed directly at his face and chest!

These are all living things!

"My God!! It's a man-eating tree..."

Shen Wanqian was so frightened that his face turned pale, his eyes almost popped out of their sockets, and he froze on the spot, forgetting even to run away.

At this critical moment, a lithe and graceful figure swept past like a swallow in flight!

It was Bai Zhiruo standing right behind him!

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

A cold light flashed, and the sword energy was like a rainbow!

Bai Zhiruo's long sword was instantly drawn from its sheath, and the dazzling sword light in the air merged into one, the sword's edge so fast that only afterimages could be seen.

The raging tree roots were precisely cleaved into several pieces in mid-air, splattering green sap all over the ground.

Bai Zhiruo seized the opportunity to grab Shen Wanqian by the back of his collar, let out a delicate shout, and used her strength to pull the fat man back rapidly like a kite with a broken string, landing steadily next to Chen You.

"boom!"

The broken tree roots lashed heavily against the paving stones, creating several large craters before slowly receding back into the soil.

Shen Wanqian's legs went weak. He clung tightly to Bai Zhiruo's sleeve, wiping away cold sweat and panting heavily, "You scared me to death... Sister Zhiruo, I won't thank you enough. I'll send you a hundred sets of rare, top-quality rouge later!!"

Bai Zhiruo disgustedly shook off his hand, wiped the juice off her sword, and said irritably, "Put away your rouge. If you run around like that again, I'll throw you over there to feed the trees."

"Okay, okay."

"Also, please remember, I can only help you a maximum of two more times."

"Okay, I got it!" Shen Wanqian wiped his sweat and looked around.

At this point, everyone else also noticed the strangeness of these trees!

Once you get close and try to reach the medicinal field, these trees will attack you like monsters that have come to life.

However, this is not a fatal problem for some true masters.

"You're nothing but a bunch of mindless, broken tree roots, daring to block my path? You're courting death!"

He San of the Zhenwu Division snorted coldly, his eyes flashing with a chilling light.

He abruptly drew his heavy sword from his waist, unleashing a torrent of violent energy: "Zhenwu Division, heed my command! Follow me and charge!"

"kill!"

Several experts from the Zhenwu Division responded with a roar. As their blood and qi surged, they formed a sword formation, which was like a sharp dagger piercing straight into Xuanwu Square!

"Boom! Boom!"

Sensing the presence of a stranger, the trees throughout the square erupted in a frenzy.

Dozens of thick, python-like tree roots, accompanied by sharp whistling sounds, crashed down on He San and his group like a tidal wave!

He San remained unfazed, raising his hand to strike with his knife, the sharp blade light transforming into streaks of flying crescent-shaped light!

"Swish, swish, swish!"

Accompanied by a tooth-grinding, tearing sound, countless broken tree roots fell like raindrops, splashing dark green sap everywhere.

He San's sword technique was fierce and domineering. With wide and sweeping movements, he actually managed to carve out a bloody path through the tangled tree roots that were dancing wildly in the sky!

Behind him, several Zhenwu Division subordinates worked in perfect coordination, their blades flashing as they chopped the remaining small roots into tiny pieces.

In no time at all, He San led his men through thorns and brambles, frantically cutting down the tenacious tree roots, and roared towards the ancient medicinal field that exuded an enticing medicinal fragrance!

Those independent cultivators and small and medium-sized forces who did not possess He San's formidable strength, their eyes reddened upon seeing this, yet they dared not confront him head-on.

"Let's go that way! Go around behind the stone pillar!"

"Follow me, there seem to be fewer tree roots here!"

Many clever people had an idea. They decisively abandoned the direct confrontation and nimbly moved between the ruins and broken walls, trying to find a blind spot covered by tree roots and quietly sneak towards the medicine garden.

The once quiet Xuanwu Square was instantly engulfed in a fierce battle and a desperate struggle for survival.

Seeing that He San and the others had already rushed towards the medicinal herb field, Shen Wanqian, who was standing on the outer edge, became a little anxious and said to Gao He, "Let's go to the right side, it seems safer there. There aren't as many tree roots there."

Gao He nodded vigorously. Now that they had come this far, there was no way they could back down.

If we don't move forward now, all the good stuff will be taken!

"Brothers, our chance to make a fortune is right in front of us! Kill!" Gao He gave the order.

The gang members behind him, their eyes red, charged forward wielding large knives.

With preparation, the threat posed by these tree roots has been significantly reduced.

"Wang You, Xiong Ba, you must protect me." Shen Wanqian gritted his teeth and rushed in as well.

"Let's go too!!"

Chen You's gaze was intense; his target was the corpse beside a large tree not far away.

The corpse was half-buried in the soil, not very conspicuous, but according to the display on the rosary beads, the flesh ring was right there!