Chapter 37 - Saint Spirit Crystal

Deep in the mountains far from Gu City, two Genesis Beasts descended from the sky.

Tuntun turned back into its little beast form and jumped into Yaoyao's arms, while the ice bird also transformed into a small bird and hopped onto Luluo's shoulder.

"Quick! Take out the treasure for us to see." Luluo's large eyes were filled with wonder as she looked at Zhou Yuan, her face overflowing with curiosity and anticipation. After causing such havoc in the Gu clan, the only benefit they got was that thing in Zhou Yuan's hand.

Zhou Yuan smiled and nodded. He patted his Universe bag and the black crystal ball appeared in his hand.

"What is it?" Luluo inspected the ball, somewhat puzzled. Although she was able to detect the extremely pure Spirit source contained within the crystal ball, she could not identify it.

Yaoyao walked forward and concentrated on the ball for a few moments, before a slightly bewildered voice sounded, "This is… a Saint Spirit Crystal?"

"Saint Spirit Crystal?" Asked Luluo. She had not heard of it before.

Yaoyao seemed to sigh as she explained, "It is a true treasure and has been called the gem of the Spirit. I would never have expected to find it in the hands of a tiny clan such as the Gu clan."

Zhou Yuan curiously inquired, "What function does it have?"

"With it in your possession, even if you do not practice any Spirit tempering method, your Spirit will be continuously refined and strengthened." Yaoyao looked towards Zhou Yuan as she continued, "Of course, if you also practice a Spirit tempering method, it will be akin to adding wings to a tiger."

"Moreover, the most amazing thing about it is its ability to absorb Spirit power and transform it into Spirit source energy to strengthen itself. If you can refine the crystal and make it your own, as long as the difference is not too great, anyone who dares to attack with the Spirit will likely end up as its food. Thus, it is said to be the ultimate treasure with regards to defending against Spirit attacks."

Zhou Yuan and Luluo wet their lips when they heard this. In a certain sense, both of them could be said to be Spirit cultivators, and hence clearly understood the value of the Saint Spirit Crystal.

The function of being able to increase one's Spirit cultivation speed alone made it practically priceless.

However, there is only one of these crystals.

However, Luluo spoke up at this moment, "No need to consider me. If not for you guys, I may have even fallen for the Gu clan's plot."

She knew that the majority of the risk had been taken by Yaoyao and Zhou Yuan.

In addition, she had originally intended to enter the Spirit Refining Tower. If not for Yaoyao deciphering the secret of the Spirit Devouring Tower, her Spirit may have even been sucked away like some of the more unfortunate individuals.

Yaoyao gave Luluo a second glance when she heard this. Soon after, she said with a smile, "Relax, there's something for everyone."

These words made Luluo rather happy. If there were enough benefits to be split, no one would grumble that his share was too much.

Yaoyao pointed at the black crystal ball and said, "Over the years, the Gu clan has used this Saint Spirit Crystal to absorb quite an incredible amount of Spirit source energy. However, their crude methods were incapable of taking out all of this accumulated energy."

"In turn, this has now benefited us."

As her words fell, Yaoyao took out a Genesis Brush.

"Zhou Yuan help me draw the runes as this task is strenuous even for me", Yaoyao said as Zhou Yuan now had sufficient Knowledge to draw the Runes she was going to draw.

Zhou Yuan nodded before taking out the heavenly yuan brush.

Their brush tip descended, drawing extremely complex Genesis Runes on the black crystal. These Genesis Runes weaved together, emitting a peculiar undulation.

Luluo could not help but praise out loud as she watched, "Big sis Yaoyao and Zhou Yuan your mastery over Genesis Runes is truly amazing!"

Her Spirit was not weak, but the sight of those Genesis Runes still made her feel a little dizzy. It was obvious that the runes Yaoyao and Zhou Yuan were drawing were not ordinary at all.

The Duo were fully immersed in their work, making them unable to reply. It would seem that Yaoyao was right that it was going to be a little difficult this time.

Tuntun pulled back the insatiably curious Luluo with his jaw so that Yaoyao and Zhou Yuan would not be disturbed.

This lasted for almost an entire hour before Yaoyao and Zhou Yuan took a deep breath.

In front of them, the surface of the black crystal ball was already dotted with numerous Genesis Runes.

The Genesis Brush in Yaoyao's hand gently pointed at the crystal.

One could only watch as the runes began to glow brightly. Rays of light that were both dazzling and divine seemed to burn like a holy fire as they fully engulfed the crystal ball.

Ch ch!

The sound of frying oil seemed to echo from within the light.

Luluo watched in amazement as the crystal ball rapidly began to shrink while a mysterious liquid slowly dripped down from it.

Yaoyao nimbly retrieved a few jade bottles and collected the mysterious liquid.

In a short few minutes, the originally head-sized crystal ball had shrunk to the size of a baby's fist. It was no longer black, but instead a milky white on which faint and mysterious patterns could be seen.

Yaoyao lightly swirled one of the jade bottles. One could see drops of liquid slowly flowing within as if they possessed a mind of their own, an extremely mystical sight.

Luluo curiously asked, "What is it?"

The sight of the liquid caused her Spirit to stir hungrily as if a starving person had suddenly seen a sumptuous feast.

"It is the purest Spirit source energy, one of the best supplements for the Spirit." Yaoyao smiled.

"There's a total of 15 drops here." Yaoyao handed one of the jade bottles to Luluo and said, "These four are for you."

"Thank you, big sis!"

Luluo's large eyes were practically glowing as she received the bottle. These four drops of Spirit source energy were akin to half a year of tough training. It was indeed a huge haul.

Yaoyao held out another bottle to Zhou Yuan, "These 5 and the saint spirit Crystal are for you."

Zhou Yuan did not ask anything and took them as he would buy the two supplementary Genesis resources for Yaoyao later.

Namely the Underworld Spirit Fruit and the Vermillion Blood Grass.

One may ask why Zhou Yuan will not buy it for himself.

Well, his Spirit Cultivation was sufficient for now and Yaoyao was in most need for them as she could only use Genesis Runes for now.

He could not risk Yaoyao's safety.

Always with the blessings in the Saint Remains Domain, he would easily be able to break through to the Middle stage of the Corporeal Realm.

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On the peak of a certain mountain.

Zhou Yuan was seated on a boulder, his eyes lightly shut. A baby fist-sized milky white crystal ball hovered three feet above his head, seemingly divine light sprinkling down and enveloping Zhou Yuan.

The 5 drops of the spirit source energy had been absorbed by him.

Zhou Yuan further consolidated and strengthened his spirit as he knew in the later stages of any cultivation Quantity mattered most, and Zhou Yuan had higher standards for himself.

He would not run for some temporary success, he had his future Goals and for that, he needed to Break any existing Limits in any and every stage of his Cultivation.

Strong Foundation was very advantageous, for example, Yaoyao could make people of higher Spirit Cultivation fearful of her as she had an unusually strong Spirit Foundation.

The Absorption took nearly 5 hours before Zhou Yuan opened his eyes.

The milky white crystal ball above his head slowly descended, ultimately submerging into the spot between his brows.

The light from the crystal ball was akin to a circular light screen that protected Zhou Yuan's Spirit, allowing no foreign presence to enter.

In the spacious forest.

When Zhou Yuan returned, he saw Yaoyao and Luluo seated on the ground, while Tuntun was carrying a recently hunted Genesis Beast in his mouth some distance to their front. It joyfully hopped in front of Yaoyao and presented his catch to her.

It wanted Yaoyao to roast the beast for it to eat.

However, Yaoyao merely swept Tuntun an uninterested gaze and said, "Don't know."

Tuntun was stunned for a while, before looking towards Luluo.

The green-haired girl blinked, a dazzling smile revealing itself as she shook her head and said, "I don't know how to do such chores either."

It was obvious that this was another young lady who had everything delivered to her with a wave of her hand. How could she possibly know how to roast meat?

Tuntun gave up and powerlessly fell to the ground.

"Another little lady." Zhou Yuan helplessly watched this scene. He had only gone to train for a while, and they were now hungrily staring at each other, clearly no indication of anyone going to do any chores even if their lives were at stake.

As Zhou Yuan walked forward, Tuntun leaped into his arms and started crying as if expressing it's grievances.

"There, there", Zhou said helplessly as he caressed Tuntun to console it.

After Consoling Tuntun he walked over and began to get busy, removing the skin of the Genesis Beast before placing it on a rack to roast.

Yaoyao felt a little embarrassed when she saw how busy Zhou Yuan was and asked with some concern, "Still no breakthrough?"

Zhou Yuan suddenly said, "As for the Gu clan, will there be any trouble? Since we took their supreme treasure, I don't think that they will not let us off."

Yaoyao responded, "We've already publicized their evil schemes, and they should currently be under a lot of pressure. They should not have the time to deal with us, but it wouldn't hurt for us to be a little careful."

Zhou Yuan nodded.

After toiling for an hour, he was finally done roasting the Genesis Beast. Zhou Yuan retrieved a dagger and cut a slice for each of the two young ladies, before dumping a good chunk of the leftovers to the drooling Tuntun.

Dong dong!

However, while they were engrossed in enjoying their food, they suddenly felt the ground begin to shake.

The trio lifted their heads and peered into the depths of the mountain, only to see numerous Genesis Beasts fleeing in fright as if something terrifying was right at their heels.

Luluo muttered in alarm, "It can't be the Gu clan, right?"

Zhou Yuan knew that it was the Blind Sword of the Sword Empire, Zhou Yuan had a good impression of him as the guy was very straightforward and honest.

He was one of the best friends of Zhou Yuan in the Original.

A long while later, a rustling sound emerged from the depths of the dense foliage under Zhou Yuan's gaze, and he watched as a figure slowly walked out.

As the figure emerged, Zhou Yuan was finally able to get a clear view of him.

It was a young man in ash-colored robes. He carried a heavy black sword on his back, while a piece of black cloth had been wrapped around his eyes. Even so, his footsteps were both firm and steady.

Moreover, wherever he passed, the trees nearby would silently split open, the revealed interiors smooth as a mirror.

It was a testament to how strong his Sword Qi was.

The youth in ash robes slowly approached, eventually arriving before Zhou Yuan's group.

Roar!

Tuntun released a low roar, black light surfacing within its mouth.

The youth's footsteps paused, clearly having sensed several extremely powerful existences in front of him.

Growl.

However, the atmosphere was suddenly broken a moment later by a certain sound as strange expressions emerged in the Zhou Yuan trio's eyes. The sound had come from the stomach of a youth in ash robes who had just made an extremely cool entrance.

The situation became rather awkward all of a sudden.

An almost undetectable tremble seemed to ripple past the youth in ash robes' face as he finally opened his mouth and croaked, "I've been starving for three days."

Pffftt.

Luluo could no longer hold back her laughter.

"It just so happens that we have some food here, we can eat together." Zhou Yuan pointed at the remaining half of the roast meat.

The youth in ash robes nodded at Zhou Yuan before seating himself. He did not bother with any pleasantries, immediately grabbing the roast meat as he began to ravenously wolf it down.

Zhou Yuan was a little shocked by the sight of him eating. "There are Genesis Beast all over in the mountains, why didn't you just kill one and roast it to eat?"

The youth in ash robes swallowed the meat in his mouth, before he replied, "Don't know how it will taste horrible."

Zhou Yuan let out an exasperated chuckle. All three of them were little lords and ladies. Come on, he was also a prince in the Great Zhou Empire, how had it come to this point where he was now practically a chef?!

Luluo propped up her chin, all smiles as she stared at the youth in ash robes and remarked in a drawn-out voice, "I never thought that I would encounter the rumored Blind Sword of the Sword Empire…"

The youth in ash robes paused for a moment, before lifting his black cloth-covered eyes as looked in Luluo's direction and replied in a raspy voice, "I too never expected that I would meet the Little County Lord of the Thousand Beast Empire here."

The youth in ash robes suddenly turned towards Yaoyao, a slight trace of graveness visible on his rather impassive face as he slowly said, "Although there are no Genesis Qi undulations from your body, I feel that you are extremely dangerous."

Zhou Yuan was very impressed. Although this guy was blind, he was able to see more clearly than anyone else. Ordinary people would not be able to sense how dangerous Yaoyao was.

Yaoyao merely continued to gracefully take small bite after bite of the roast meat, paying no heed to the youth in ash robes' words.

"And this Genesis Beast…" The youth in ash robes looked towards Tuntun.

Tuntun turned away, its butt now facing him as it dug into its meat.

The youth in ash robes finally shifted his gaze towards Zhou Yuan and earnestly said, "You are extremely dangerous too, when I sensed you I thought I was Looking at an ancient beast."

Well to be honest the guy was right as while Zhou Yuan appeared very gentle and calm, he still craved battles.

Zhou Yuan had killed many people and beasts alike, so his murderous intent was not small.

After which, the youth in ash robes fell silent. He once again began to ravenously devour every scrap of the roast meat in his hand, even licking his fingers clean.

When the final bit of food was eaten, he was finally satisfied. He lifted his head to look at Zhou Yuan. "Thank you. I owe you a debt of gratitude."

Zhou Yuan nonchalantly waved his hand.

"Farewell."

The youth in ash robes did not intend to make any conversation. After saying what he needed, he turned around and left. Direct and efficient, no beating around the bush.

Zhou Yuan rather admired such directness and suddenly spoke up, "Are you going to Saint Remains City?"

The youth in ash robes seemed to nod, but his feet did not pause.

Zhou Yuan asked, "Want to go together?"

The youth in ash robes shook his head. "I'm used to being alone."

"Oh." Zhou Yuan nodded. "I just want to tell you that you're heading in the wrong direction. Saint Remains City is that way."

He extended a finger and pointed in a certain direction.

The youth in ash robes' footsteps finally came to a halt as the atmosphere became awkward once again.

He was silent for a long time, before somewhat rigidly turning around and quickly walking in the direction Zhou Yuan had pointed in. In a few breaths, he faded from view, though the last glimpse of his back seemed to cut a slightly sorry figure.

Zhou Yuan watched his figure disappear, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. This guy seemed to be pretty directionally challenged. Just how had he managed to walk all the way here from the Sword Empire?

Luluo also watched the youth in ash robes leave as she remarked, "Blind Sword seems to have grown stronger again, he's likely on the brink of stepping into the Alpha-Origin stage."

"It is said that he was already able to kill an Alpha-Origin expert at the advanced Heaven Gate stage. I wonder how strong he will be once he reaches the Alpha-Origin stage."

Luluo clicked her tongue. "I'm afraid that even Little Frost and I together will not be able to beat him."

Yaoyao elegantly wiped her little red lips and shot a look at Zhou Yuan. "If Wu Huang is on the same level as him, it will be rather easy for you"

Luluo interjected in surprise, "Eh? Zhou Yuan, that Wu Huang is your enemy?"

Soon after, her large eyes looked at Zhou Yuan with pity. "Then it's over for you. There is no way that you will be able to beat him. That monster is very strong. When the Sword Empire and the Great Wu Empire were at war, Wu Huang and Blind Sword once had a duel with each other. Neither won, So they ended up killing an Alpha-Origin expert from the opposing side to dispel some of their frustration."

Zhou Yuan rolled his eyes, tributing a moment of silence to the sacrifice of the two Alpha-Origin experts.

"That's why it will be best for you to quickly run away if you encounter Wu Huang in the Saint Remains Domain," Luluo concluded with a wide grin.

"You seem to selectively forget about what Yaoyao said, If I meet him in the Saint Remains Domain, I will cut off his head, for me he is just a pesky little thief"

"It is just you and the rest of the world seem to put that little snake on a rather high pedestal making him think that he is the Sacred Dragon when in reality he is nothing but a pesky little snake, whose head will be crushed by me."

"And the worst of it you haven't even seen the real Sacred Dragon that is why you all are considering him a genius."

Hearing his words Luluo was rather shocked and intimidated as she could not sense any hints of lies in Zhou Yuan's words.

Meanwhile, Yaoyao was smiling as Zhou Yuan was right, and she had also seen how strong Zhou Yuan was, so she fully believed that he could do what he said.

Saying this Zhou Yuan got up from the rock.

We should also hurry." Said Zhou Yuan.

Yaoyao and Luluo naturally did not raise any objections. Thus, after a short rest, they started to travel once again.

In the following few days, they no longer made any pit stops and traveled at full speed. As such, they soon began to gradually approach their destination.

The thick forest began to disperse before them as their view abruptly widened.

A magnificent city proudly stood some distance away, an enormous Genesis Rune boundary extending from above the city, covering it like a dome.

Sounds of rustling wind were unceasing as figure after figure arrived from every direction atop their Genesis Qi and landed inside the city.

This was it! The nearest city to the Saint Remains Domain!

It was at this very place that the countless prided geniuses of the Cangmang Continent were beginning to converge.

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(Well Yaoyao didn't disguise herself as a man, as Zhou Yuan had enough power to protect her, and well she also wanted to stop insects from flocking Zhou Yuan. (Do not forget that Zhou Yuan is very handsome)

Fun Fact: Yaoyao can be rather Jealous when women tend to get close to Zhou Yuan.)