Chapter 327.2: Not Even A Hair Left (1/2)

“Now that his replica’s dead, he’s definitely going to send his experts back here. We have to hurry!” Lu Yun dragged Qing Han with him and slipped into the inner vault through the crack in its gates.

What the… who would’ve thought the principles of the ancient immortal dao would still be complete inside the inner vault!

Though he’d already known what to expect, thanks to Aoxue’s memories, he was still flabbergasted by the presence emanating from this ancient site.

Exotic herbs of all kinds, plants, immortal roots, and fruits that existed only in the ancient immortal world... the treasures were simply too many to count. He even saw some spirit roots that Su Xiaoxiao recalled as already having gone extinct in the ancient immortal world.

As for other treasures, there were even more of them: various ancient immortal weapons that couldn’t even be assigned a value, exotic treasures, rare ores, and mystical metals.

“Found it!” His gaze landed squarely on the center of the chamber where an osmanthus tree stood, basking in moonlight as white as snow.

The Moon Osmanthus!

Ranked sixth among the ten great connate spirit roots, the Moon Osmanthus was his true goal in visiting the treasury!

Ever since learning the truth behind the vicious poison plaguing Qing Han, he’d been thinking of the Moon Osmanthus. Perhaps he couldn’t collect all ten great connate spirit roots, but he knew that the more of them were inside Qing Han, the more his friend’s poison would be suppressed.

Qing Han had used the power of his starstone just a moment ago and consumed quite a bit of his vitality in the process, thereby deepening the poison’s hold on him. But with the Moon Osmanthus, they could beat it back once again.

“I did not think this tree would be here!” Inside the Scroll of Shepherding Immortal, Empress Myrtlestar was also stunned, then casually erased the nascent spirit mark on the Divine Seaward Iron and re-refined the arcane dao fruit.

“This dao fruit will be barely enough for me to fashion a replica. I’ll soon be able to have a look outside. Too bad the lower half of my body’s become dead matter inside the Blood Sea,” grumbled the Azure Dragon King. He’d restored some of his vitality, thanks to the scroll’s power, and could now fight for Qing Han at crucial moments, but he still couldn’t break away from the scroll.

“The Blood Sea is clearly someone’s plot. The dead creatures inside… they were all born of powerhouses from the ancient era, or even the primordial era,” Empress Violet remarked seriously. “It would be wise of you to stop fantasizing about taking back your lower half.”

The dragon nodded with resignation.

The primordial era.

According to the timeline of the world, it was the era before the ancient times. Its existence could be vaguely surmised from records unearthed from ancient tombs, but few exact accounts about it could be found.

Even so, as a pinnacle figure of the ancient times, Empress Myrtlestar was no stranger to it. There was no clear-cut divide between the primordial and ancient times, as there was from a hundred thousand years ago when the path of cultivation was severed.

……

“Qing Han!” Lu Yun suddenly looked at his friend. “Ask Senior Myrtlestar to activate the Scroll of Shepherding Immortals and gather this ancient site inside!”

“Ah?” Qing Han blinked. “Take the inner vault away with us?”

“Right! We’re already irreconcilable enemies with the North Sea monster spirits anyway, so why should we leave anything behind?” The governor decisively made up his mind. “Senior Myrtlestar should be able to exert some of her powers after obtaining the arcane dao fruit, so it shouldn’t be an issue for her to make off this ancient site!”

He’d first thought of plopping the entire premises inside hell, but the netherworld was a broken world with incomplete laws; the ancient plants would be ruined if they were stored there.

“Very well, you and Qing Han leave this place first.” The empress’s gentle voice reached their ears.

Lu Yun hastily dragged Qing Han along through the half-open door.

Swish—

The next moment, the Scroll of Shepherding Immortals floated out from Qing Han’s figure and transformed into a misty ball of white that encompassed the entire inner vault.

Hum...

Like a painting scroll slowly rolling up, the inner vault quickly shrank, melding with the Scroll of Shepherding Immortals.

“This ancient site contains the laws of the ancient immortal dao. It can establish a genuine minor world inside the scroll that will be greatly beneficial for us to recover and cultivate in.” Empress Myrtlestar’s shadow flashed over the scroll.