Desolate Devouring Art

Chapter 1643 - Snatching the Immortal Stone

Desolate Devouring Art

Chapter 1643 - Snatching the Immortal Stone

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Chapter 1643 - Snatching the Immortal Stone

The moment the rock appeared, several elders from the Heavenly Dragon Sect stepped forward, each eager to examine it personally and determine its origin. The rock was not large. Liu Wuxie held it in his palm, making the patterns on its surface clearly visible to everyone.

"What dense immortal energy!" Zhuge Ming exclaimed as he inhaled the thick immortal energy emanating from the rock. It was not an immortal stone at all, but only an ordinary rock stained with immortal energy.

As everyone greedily inhaled, they felt their cultivation stir the moment the immortal energy entered their bodies. They soon discovered that after absorbing it, their cultivation began to rise, giving them the sensation that they could reach the Immortal Realm at any time.

The immortal energy contained in immortal stones formed within the astral domains was an entirely different concept from that born in the celestial realm; the two were incomparable. Everyone could sense the difference the instant they breathed it in. The immortal energy of the astral domains carried impurities, whereas the immortal energy from the celestial realm was incomparably pure.

"Wuxie, this rock looks ordinary, so how does it contain such terrifying immortal energy?" Zhuge Ming asked after taking a few deep breaths. Curiosity appeared on everyone else's faces as well.

Many nearby sects seized the opportunity to draw closer, hoping to snatch the rock for themselves. However, after Dong Wu shot them a glare, they immediately retreated. Even so, they could not conceal their conversation or the immortal energy radiating outward.

"This rock may have come from the celestial realm," Liu Wuxie said, deliberately keeping his tone vague. He already knew the rock originated from the Fleeting Cloud Celestial Realm, but he could not reveal that he himself came from there, so he spoke tactfully.

"No wonder! If even an ordinary rock from the celestial realm contains such terrifying immortal energy, how terrifying would it be for an actual treasure?" the surrounding elders exclaimed excitedly.

If they could obtain such a rock, they would likely achieve a breakthrough in their cultivation. This was especially true for cultivators at the pinnacle of the Heaven Gaze Realm, who lacked the most immortal energy.

When word spread that the rock had likely originated from the celestial realm, an uproar swept through the Outer Astral Spacetime. Everyone instantly tensed, ready to snatch whatever the gate spat out next.

After all, this meant that even a stone, a blade of grass, or a piece of wood could carry energy from the celestial realm.

Liu Wuxie merely smiled without speaking. While an ordinary immortal appeared supreme to mortals, few understood that even spirit immortals held little status in the celestial realm.

The celestial realm had no cultivators at the Heaven Gaze Realm. Anyone below the Heavenly Immortal Realm was considered a mortal, and only those who reached the Heavenly Immortal Realm truly stepped onto the path of cultivation. Furthermore, the laws of the celestial realm were perhaps tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of times stronger than those of the mortal realm.

Without the protection of artifacts, an ordinary person entering the celestial realm would be crushed to death by space itself. This meant that few cultivators who had entered the celestial realm through the gate back then could have survived.

The immortal energy within the rock thinned dramatically after everyone finished absorbing it. Liu Wuxie did not care, as he did not lack immortal energy but rather the laws of the Immortal Realm. The rock contained a decent amount of celestial realm laws, and those were what he truly needed.

"What a shame. This rock must have been huge. Friction likely eroded it to this size," many elders said, shaking their heads in regret. If they could continue absorbing the immortal energy, they believed their cultivation would undergo a drastic transformation.

"Wuxie, what should we do if the gate continues to spew things out?" Zhuge Ming asked.

Most cultivators at the Heaven Gaze Realm did not even have the chance to get close, nor could they obtain anything with so many quasi-immortals present.

The items spewing from the gate moved too quickly, and even Heaven Gaze Realm cultivators could not catch up. If something fell into the boundless cosmos, no one could predict where it might drift.

If an ordinary rock from the celestial realm fell into the astral domains and became buried underground, it could evolve into an immortal stone after thousands of years.

"We can rely on a spiritual array to lock down a radius of thirty thousand meters with so many of us. If anything falls into that area, we can intercept it with the spiritual array," Liu Wuxie said, having already considered the problem.

He knew he could not rely solely on himself forever, and that everyone else needed to grow stronger as well. They would stand a higher chance against the Grand Unity Sect and the others if they produced another quasi-immortal.

Even if they failed to create another quasi-immortal, Liu Wuxie still had his own methods and feared nothing.

Upon hearing his words, everyone's eyes lit up.

"The spiritual array I'm planning is called the Trigram Web Skywolf Diagram," Liu Wuxie explained. He had thought of a spiritual array that required over a hundred people to operate. With the Heavenly Dragon Sect and the Heavenly Dao Society combined, they had more than enough manpower.

"Liu Wuxie, how do we set it up?" everyone asked impatiently. The mysterious gate could spew items at any moment.

Liu Wuxie immediately began forming seals, and profound imprints burrowed into everyone's soul sea, including Dong Wu's.

When he had rebuilt the Heavenly Dao Society, he had already set up a heaven-defying spiritual array. By now, his profound mastery of spiritual arrays was no longer a secret.

After about fifteen minutes, everyone opened their eyes in shock.

"What a profound spiritual array! It can manifest as a Skywolf, swallowing everything that enters this region," Dong Wu exclaimed. As a quasi-immortal, he opened his eyes first, yet even he felt deep admiration for Liu Wuxie.

"Everyone, move out! Follow the spiritual array's requirements and hold your positions. We'll distribute the treasures after we seize them," he continued.

Once the spiritual array formed, their chances of obtaining treasures would greatly increase. Fighting individually could not compare to fighting as a collective.

Nearly two hundred people moved at once, expanding their formation and turning a radius of thirty thousand meters into the territory of the Heavenly Dragon Sect and the Heavenly Dao Society, preventing anyone from stepping inside. More importantly, the spiritual array carried offensive power capable of killing anyone who tried to intrude.

Many sects began copying their approach and set up their own spiritual arrays. However, those arrays were suited only for attack and lacked interception capabilities.

As soon as the Heavenly Dragon Sect and Heavenly Dao Society completed their formation, an invisible web instantly appeared, leaving countless people stunned.

Many people gritted their teeth in frustration, unable to do anything.

"Liu Wuxie is too heaven-defying. This spiritual array has to be his idea. Doesn't this mean that anything falling into that region will end up in their pockets?"

After all, they could not storm over to wage war with Liu Wuxie now, and even the Grand Unity Sect chose to remain silent.

"So what if they can collect more treasures? Once the mysterious gate stops spewing treasures, it will be their death. Haven't any of you noticed that the Grand Unity Sect has gathered a huge coalition of experts?" Everyone discussed among themselves.

Liu Wuxie ignored them entirely. If anything, he worried more that the Grand Unity Sect might not act. He had only taught the Immortal Slaughter Palace a lesson but had not yet dealt with the Grand Unity Sect. Reviving everyone from the Heavenly Dao Society did not mean their feud had ended.

Everyone spent fifteen minutes familiarizing themselves with the spiritual array, and soon they felt a connection with one another.

The mysterious gate began to stir again, trembling even more violently.

Liu Wuxie immediately focused and waited for the next wave of treasures. The other sects also waited, determined not to let him seize another item.

Meanwhile, Liu Wuxie secretly prepared the Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron, summoning a black hole behind him. Although he could no longer summon the cauldron directly, he could mobilize the black hole at any moment.

This time, the gate spewed out over a dozen items, but from a distance, no one could see them clearly. Chunks of wood mixed with stones shot toward the Outer Astral Spacetime like meteors.

Everyone went insane.

"Grab them!"

Liu Wuxie had collected a rock earlier, and everyone had clearly felt the Heavenly Dragon Sect's overall strength improve because of it.

Tens of thousands of people charged forward instantly.

Liu Wuxie and the Grand Unity Sect stood far apart, each occupying its own territory, and neither interfered with the other.

Through Ghost Pupil, Liu Wuxie instantly locked onto more than a dozen items, and one immediately caught his attention.

"An immortal stone!" Liu Wuxie immediately fixed his gaze on it. It was an immortal stone from the celestial realm, more than a hundred times stronger than those found in the astral domains.

He locked onto it at once but did not abandon the other items, planning to seize as many as possible. He desperately needed celestial realm laws.

He was not the only one who noticed the immortal stone. Many others discovered it as well and rushed toward it. Compared to everything else, the immortal stone held far greater value. Many people abandoned the wood and rocks and flocked toward it.

Relying on Ghost Pupil, Liu Wuxie determined its landing point and angled left with several rapid bursts.

When everyone recalled what had happened earlier, they immediately chased after him.

"Let's follow Liu Wuxie and make sure that he doesn't collect the item this time!"

Over fifty quasi-immortals rushed forward without hesitation, instantly forming a terrifying force.

The ordinary items were left to Heaven Gaze Realm cultivators to fight over among themselves.

A rock fell into the Heavenly Dragon Sect's region, where a net appeared out of nowhere, intercepted it, and allowed an elder to collect it. They would share it once everything ended.

"Liu Wuxie, don't even think about it!" Meng Cheng struck with his palm, attempting to stop Liu Wuxie from collecting the immortal stone.

Even if someone else obtained it, he would not allow Liu Wuxie to have it.

Liu Wuxie could either dodge or counter a quasi-immortal's palm, leading him to miss the immortal stone.

Even in the celestial realm, cultivators did not easily find immortal stones. They formed only within mountain ranges, similar to astral stones in the astral domain.

The palm wind lashed forward, laced with lightning energy that instantly placed Liu Wuxie in danger.

"Damn it!" Liu Wuxie was greatly outnumbered and could not contend with so many people at once.

Dong Wu remained some distance away and could not arrive in time, even if he rushed. Other cultivators could not participate and could only watch from afar.

When tens of thousands of cultivators fought over barely a dozen items, more than ninety-nine percent inevitably became spectators.

Just as the immortal stone was about to slip from Liu Wuxie's sight, he performed an unbelievable move. He transformed into an immortal crane that circled through the void.

"This..." Everyone froze in shock. They could not believe Liu Wuxie could change form at will, completely shattering their understanding.

This was unity with heaven and earth, allowing one to change form freely, though only for a limited time.

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