He has been dead for thousands of years, and the power of his remnant soul is only about two-tenths of what it was when he was alive, which is comparable to the power of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.
With six Nascent Soul cultivators suddenly bursting in, he was definitely no match for them.
"Junior Brother Qingyang, kill the thief."
The group wasted no time. They were enemies, and if the other party were strong enough, they might have considered backing down. But the remnant soul of the mage Mulan was weaker than they had imagined.
They must be eliminated.
"Alright, you old thief, you're dead."
After saying that, Qingyang Daoist suddenly sprang up, and Xuanjianzi and the other six also rushed towards the remnant soul of Master Mulan.
Facing seven Nascent Soul cultivators and one sword cultivator at the Yuan stage, Master Mulan let out a furious roar of resentment.
"Is Heaven going to kill me?"
He was still fighting desperately, but unfortunately, his remnant soul was melted by the combined attack of the seven people.
After killing the remnant soul of Mage Mulan, the six immediately withdrew their divine sense power.
The strange aura emanating from Qingyang Daoist gradually dissipated, and he immediately woke up.
Xuan Jianzi and the other six also took a deep breath and opened their eyes.
"He's awake, Uncle Qingyang is awake."
Zhou Zhen exclaimed happily, and Su Chun and the others immediately stopped talking and gathered around.
"Master, are you... are you alright?"
Xie Zhiqi quickly asked a question.
Qingyang Daoist let out a sigh of relief.
"Fortunately, Senior Brother Xuanjian and the others entered my sea of consciousness in time to help. Otherwise, at most a year later, my spiritual power would have been completely exhausted by that Mulan thief."
The seven people stood up.
"Hey? By the way, Senior Brother Xuanjian, how did you find this place? I didn't tell you where I was going before I left."
Qingyang Daoist was somewhat puzzled.
Upon hearing this, Xuan Jianzi weakly pointed to Su Chun beside him.
"Thanks to your disciple's junior sister, she led us here. You are really brave, daring to break into the cave of a late-stage Nascent Soul expert by yourself, leading a Core Formation cultivator and several Foundation Establishment cultivators."
Upon hearing this, Daoist Qingyang felt somewhat embarrassed, and then gave Su Chun a deep look.
"It was this girl who saved us. Little girl, I will remember this kindness. If you ever encounter any difficulties in the future, just tell your senior brother and let him come to me."
Upon hearing this, Su Chun nodded quickly. The favor from a Nascent Soul stage sword cultivator was no small matter.
Chapter 84 The Cave Destroys Itself
The awakening of Qingyang Daoist finally put everyone's minds at ease.
The next issue is the distribution of the treasures in this Nascent Soul mage's cave.
"Gentlemen, we should not stay here any longer. Let's take inventory of the treasures and leave as soon as possible."
Xuan Jianzi's gaze swept over the rare treasures around the platform. Although he was tempted, he knew that safety came first.
Heaven knows if Master Mulan has any other tricks up his sleeve.
“Brother Xuanjian is right.”
The others quickly chimed in with a similar comment.
Before setting off, the Ancient Sword Sect had an internal agreement that treasures at the Nascent Soul level would be handled by the Nascent Soul Ancestor first, while resources at the Core Formation level and below would be distributed among the Core Formation cultivators and disciples participating in the operation.
As for the two Nascent Soul cultivators from Luoyu Pavilion and Qianji Sect, their main purpose for this trip was to seek opportunities for breakthroughs and to befriend the Ancient Sword Sect. They did not have many demands regarding the specific distribution of treasures, only hoping to obtain some rare and precious materials to improve their cultivation or prolong their lives.
The six Nascent Soul cultivators began to systematically collect the core treasures on the platform.
The precious tree that emitted five-colored light was carefully placed into a specially made jade box by the Medicine Fairy Granny. This tree is called the "Five Treasures Wonder Tree". It is said to have miraculous effects on repairing one's origin and prolonging lifespan. It is of great value to Nascent Soul cultivators whose lifespan is about to end.
The Medicine Fairy Granny and Dan Chenzi promised that after they took it back, they would definitely distribute the longevity pills they refined to the other Nascent Soul cultivators.
In the center of the Star Gemstone Platform, there is an ancient-looking staff with a large blue crystal embedded in its head, radiating powerful water energy and spatial fluctuations. It is the natal magic weapon used by the mage Mulan in his lifetime.
Such treasures naturally aroused the covetous eyes of Nascent Soul cultivators.
However, they were not cultivators from the Mulan Grassland, so frankly speaking, these exotic magical artifacts were not very useful to them.
Therefore, it was decided that this type of alien magical artifact would be dealt with last.
There are many ways to deal with it, such as handing it over to the Thousand Machines Sect to dismantle, or finding a merchant guild to sell it.
Soon all the treasures for Nascent Soul level cultivators were distributed.
Su Chun and his group definitely didn't need to even think about getting a treasure of this caliber.
After the Nascent Soul elders finished their selections, what remained were the resources available to cultivators at the Core Formation stage and below.
Zhou Zhen, Mu Zhuohua, Wang Qiong, and other Core Formation elders of the Ancient Sword Sect began to step forward to make their selections.
Su Chun, Xie Zhi Qiu, and the others stood quietly to the side, waiting for the final allocation.
They knew that, given their status and strength, they would be lucky to get even a little bit of soup or broth.
"Junior Sister, you see, I told you so! What would we get? A bet of one spirit stone. Looks like I won."
Lu Yi whispered to Su Chun, a helpless smile on his face.
The other Hidden Sword Peak disciples also looked at Su Chun, their eyes filled with a hint of mockery.
Su Chun, however, was unimpressed. Her gaze fell on a pile of seemingly inconspicuous ancient books and jade slips in the corner.
These things held little appeal for Nascent Soul elders and Core Formation elders; they valued readily available magical artifacts and rare natural treasures more.
But Su Chun had a vague feeling that these ancient books, which recorded the script of the Mulan Grassland, might hide an even greater secret.
Soon, the Core Formation cultivators had finished making their selections.
Only a few scattered pills, low-level magic weapons, refining materials, and a pile of ancient books and jade slips that no one cared about remained on the platform.
"The rest should be distributed among the disciples who accompanied us."
Zhou Zhen glanced at Su Chun, Xie Zhi Qiu, and the others, and then spoke.
Upon hearing this, Xie Zhiqi and the others showed a hint of joy on their faces and quickly stepped forward to make their selections.
Although it was all leftovers, even a mosquito bite is still meat, and for the resource-scarce Hidden Sword Peak, it was better than nothing.
Su Chun didn't try to snatch the pills and magical artifacts. Instead, he went straight to the pile of ancient books and jade slips and put them all into his storage bag.
"Junior sister, what are you doing with these tattered books? You can't understand them anyway."
Peng Zhan asked, puzzled. He had just snatched a decent late-stage Foundation Establishment demon beast inner core.
Su Chun smiled mysteriously.
How do you know I don't understand?
These things might contain valuable treasures, but the Tiannan cultivators couldn't understand them at all, so they were useless to him and gave them all to Su Chun.
After all, Su Chun was the only one among them who could understand these Mulan characters.
Of course, Nascent Soul cultivators aren't idiots. Xuan Jianzi instructed Su Chun that if there was any valuable information inside, he must inform them.
Su Chun naturally agreed.
Finally, they found Master Mulan's coffin. They opened it and found only a skeleton dressed in a white robe with a book on its chest.
Xuan Jianzi picked it up and glanced at it, but he couldn't understand the writing at all, so he tossed it to Su Chun.
"Little girl, look at this thing. Anything that this old ghost could take into his coffin must be some kind of cultivation technique, right?"
Su Chun glanced at it immediately, and her eyes lit up noticeably.
"Yes, these are the cultivation techniques that Master Mulan practiced during his lifetime, as well as some alchemy techniques from the Mulan Grassland."
"I knew it would be these things. Same as always, take them back and translate them, then give us a copy. Keep the originals for your own amusement."
Xuan Jianzi waved his hand and handed the thing to Su Chun.
Su Chun was secretly delighted. This was the entire learning of a late-stage Nascent Soul mage, no less valuable than the inheritance of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.
What Su Chun didn't know was that this item was the most useless thing to the Nascent Soul cultivators of Tiannan. If it were obtained by Master Mulan, it would be a priceless treasure.
After the allocation was completed, Xuan Jianzi spoke again.
"Alright, the treasures have been distributed. We shall set off immediately. Fellow Daoist Mo, please lead the way and break through the formation."
Mo Laoguai nodded.
"No problem, I've roughly figured out this formation, getting out shouldn't be difficult."
Guided by Mo Laoguai, the group returned along the same route.
With the experience gained on the way there, and with Mo Laoguai's deeper understanding of formations, the journey back was much smoother.
They avoided several potentially triggered restrictions and quickly returned to the circular hall they had initially entered.
But as soon as they arrived, an accident occurred: the crystal suddenly exploded, and a powerful aura soared into the sky.
"Oh no, the self-destruction restriction on the cave has been activated."
"Come on."
Everyone hurriedly followed Old Monster Mo and fled the collapsing cave.
When they breathed in the slightly polluted but free air again, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Spending too much time in that oppressive cave felt like even one's soul was imprisoned.
"We're out! This was a very fruitful day."
The Fiery Taoist laughed heartily, and flames rose up around him, sizzling as they baked the surrounding yellow sand.
The same applies to Xie Zhiqi and the others; the benefits they gained made their trip worthwhile.
"We shouldn't stay here any longer; we need to leave as soon as possible."
Xuan Jianzi, seeing the energy erupting from the crack, knew that a powerful figure was about to approach.
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