246: Treasure hunting rat was hollowed out

Inside Golden Core Peak, Master Wan Yan sat at the head, while Zhang Yang knelt below, his head bowed.

In the Cultivation World, it was a common occurrence for Juniors to kneel before their Seniors.

But in Zhang Yang’s eyes, it was a great humiliation!

“So, you’re Master Wan Yan of Golden Core Peak, huh? Today, I am weak, so I will kneel to you.

The day I reach the peak, I will make you kneel to me!”

Although Zhang Yang had endured many hardships by this point, the arrogance and haughtiness in his bones remained unchanged.

He possessed an inexplicable confidence, believing he was no ordinary person.

Zhang Yang thought that by bowing his head, he could escape Master Wan Yan’s scrutiny, unaware that under Master Wan Yan’s Void Refining Realm Divine Sense, all of Zhang Yang’s emotional fluctuations had not escaped his detection.

Originally, Master Wan Yan still felt a trace of pity regarding Zhang Yang taking the Transformation Meridian Pill, but now that trace of pity had vanished without a trace.

“This child has the eyes of a wolf and a kite, with a rebellious spirit; he must not be kept!”

With this thought, Master Wan Yan flicked his finger, and the Transformation Meridian Pill hovered before Zhang Yang:

“Eat it.”

His words brooked no refusal.

Zhang Yang had already prepared himself mentally and had inquired around; Master Wan Yan had never encountered any accidents when using Disciples for pill testing in the past.

Without the slightest hesitation, he swallowed it directly.

Seeing this, Master Wan Yan stared at Zhang Yang without blinking.

Although the experiment on the spirit monkey had failed, humans were, after all, different from spirit monkeys.

Perhaps it would succeed on Zhang Yang?

Under Master Wan Yan’s tense gaze, after Zhang Yang swallowed the Transformation Meridian Pill, his entire body’s blood Qi surged, and his face instantly turned crimson.

“Ah!”

A tragic howl erupted from Zhang Yang’s mouth.

Bang, bang, bang!

Streaks of blood bloomed from various parts of Zhang Yang’s body.

This caused Zhang Yang to become disoriented with pain, almost fainting.

But in the end, he still managed to endure it, preventing himself from passing out.

Sensing his completely severed Meridians and withered Dantian within his body, Zhang Yang’s face instantly turned pale.

He abruptly looked up at Master Wan Yan, his eyes bloodshot and filled with resentment.

Master Wan Yan looked at Zhang Yang’s man-eating gaze; he was already displeased that the Medicinal Pill had failed, so he directly snorted coldly:

“What, didn’t you know the risks before testing the pill?”

“Are you hating this old man?”

Feeling the pressure emanating from Master Wan Yan, Zhang Yang came back to his senses. The person before him was someone who could easily crush him to death, so he quickly lowered his head:

“This Disciple wouldn’t dare.”

Master Wan Yan originally wanted to kill Zhang Yang with a single palm strike, but remembering Gu Liangyuan’s instructions, he forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart and took out ten Top-Grade Spirit Stones, throwing them to Zhang Yang:

“Consider these your compensation.”

Saying that, he flicked his hand, throwing Zhang Yang and the Top-Grade Spirit Stones together out of the Golden Core Peak mountain gate.

Zhang Yang, covered in blood, clenched his fists, looked down at the Top-Grade Spirit Stones at his feet, then looked up at the golden plaque of Golden Core Peak.

“So, my life is only worth ten Top-Grade Spirit Stones?”

“Golden Core Peak, Gu Liangyuan, Song Xian’er, just you wait!”

“The humiliation of today, I will repay a hundredfold in the future!”

After gritting his teeth and saying these words, Zhang Yang picked up the Spirit Stones on the ground and walked step by step out of the Supreme Sacred Ground mountain gate.

Gu Liangyuan, who was in the shadows, saw this and quickly followed with Jiang Wubing.

Zhang Yang walked ahead, and the two followed behind.

After walking for nine days and nine nights, Zhang Yang stopped at a cliff edge.

Looking at the bottomless cliff, Zhang Yang murmured to himself:

“Do you think I’m just going to be crippled like this? Dream on!”

“My greatest reliance, Zhang Yang, is not Spiritual Root, but talent!”

“The talent for jumping off cliffs!”

“Once upon a time, when I was still a Qi Refining Disciple, I was chased by Song Rentou of Forget-Love Peak leading a group of Nascent Soul cultivators. It was precisely because of my talent for jumping off cliffs that I was able to escape from them.”

“Over the years, I have summarized the characteristics of this talent: no matter how severely injured I am, as long as I jump off a cliff, I will inevitably heal.”

“Even depleted Spiritual Qi will be replenished as a result!”

“This is especially evident during moments of life-and-death calamity!”

“Supreme Sacred Ground, just you wait!”

Zhang Yang’s voice grew louder and louder; at first, it was a murmur, but by the end, he was practically roaring.

After roaring the last sentence, he jumped straight down the cliff.

However, just as he leaped, he felt his vision darken, and his consciousness gradually dissipated.

But Zhang Yang was not flustered at all. Yes, this was the feeling.

When I wake up, everything will be fine.

After this thought flashed through his mind, he completely lost consciousness and fainted.

Gu Liangyuan shook his sleeve, confirming that Zhang Yang inside his sleeve was indeed motionless. Gu Liangyuan sighed faintly, his face full of regret.

Because the moment he collected Zhang Yang, Zhang Yang’s hundreds of thousands of Luck points directly turned negative.

Even the golden panel turned black.

A black panel signified an early demise.

The Child of Destiny’s destiny had already shattered.

This move of his had directly drained Zhang Yang’s Opportunity dry.

After the regret, a smile returned to Gu Liangyuan’s face.

An Opportunity that could directly drain Zhang Yang must surely be extraordinary!

Gu Liangyuan looked down the cliff but saw nothing at the bottom.

He used his Innate Divine Eyes and vaguely saw a large formation at the bottom of the cliff.

He then used his detection spell and only then discovered a thatched hut within the formation.

Inside the thatched hut, a skinny old man, all skin and bones, sat cross-legged.

At first glance, Death Qi swirled around him, like a dried corpse.

But strangely, the old man’s belly was particularly large and emitted a rich vitality, as if something was being nurtured within it.

Name: Tian Chanzi

Faction: None

Cultivation: Human Loose Immortal

Spiritual Root: Wood

Dao Fruit: Dao Fruit of Life

Origin: Life and Death Origin

Law: Life and Death Law

Comprehension Ability: Unparalleled through the ages

Cultivation Technique: Nine Cicada Transformations, Longevity Art, Evergreen Art…

Divine Ability: Spring Wind Blows Again, King Yama’s Hook Pen…

Luck: Many Obstacles (To succeed, one always has to pay a greater price than others.)

Fate: Heaven’s Jealousy (Heaven-Defying Aptitude but without Luck blessing, thus called Heaven’s Jealousy.)

Summary: An Ancient Immortal from 180,000 years ago, he witnessed the collapse of the Heavenly Pillar, the merging of the Five Continents, the transformation of oceans into mulberry fields, and oases into vast deserts.

He is the longest-lived Human Loose Immortal in this realm, possessing astonishing talent, but fearing assassination by enemies from the Immortal Realm, he has been barely surviving in this realm.

After reading the System’s introduction, Gu Liangyuan immediately communicated with the Pseudo-Immortal Strike using his mind.

Then he brought out the Soul-Seizing Bell, ready to act at any moment.

A Human Loose Immortal, comprehending Origin.

This person was the strongest individual Gu Liangyuan had encountered so far, and he had to be extremely vigilant.

After doing all this, he then turned his attention to the Nine Cicada Transformations and Evergreen Art mentioned by the System.

Name: Nine Cicada Transformations

Rank: Immortal Cultivation Technique

Function: Tian Chanzi’s enlightenment from observing cicadas, self-created starting from the Qi Refining Realm, perfected over tens of thousands of years, elevating it to the Rank of an Immortal Cultivation Technique.

And with this Cultivation Technique, he achieved Immortal Ascension in one fell swoop.

The Cultivation Technique is divided into nine layers, corresponding to the nine realms of cultivation.

Like a cicada, each Breakthrough requires shedding a shell.

Each time a shell is shed, one’s Aptitude undergoes an evolution.

Name: Evergreen Art

Rank: Immortal Cultivation Technique

Function: Tian Chanzi’s enlightenment from observing pines, self-created starting from the Qi Refining Realm, perfected over thousands of years, and after becoming a Loose Immortal, perfected to the Immortal Cultivation Technique realm.

When used in conjunction with the Nine Cicada Transformations, it can repair the Dantian.

I’ve confirmed with my eyes, I’ve met the right person!

After thinking for a moment, Gu Liangyuan took out a Wind Calamity Realm explosive pill and controlled the celestial projection with his Divine Thought, ready to use it at any time.

After confirming that the large formation posed no danger, he entered through the formation eye with Jiang Wubing.