Chapter 413: Chapter 181: Guii Yidao, Profound Robe King, and the Last Treasure Chest (Part 3)

Not taking the Lord Contract was the right move, otherwise Yi Tian would have used it immediately.

Why don’t the Rose Sisters have this kind of awareness?

"Alright! Keep an eye on your subordinates, and lead us to Spirit Mist Peak. Maintain a speed of around 900."

Seeing Guii Yidao’s genuine submission, Yi Tian stopped playing mind games with him.

"Understood! Lord."

Guii Yidao cupped his hands, then ordered the remaining twenty prisoners to drop their weapons and push forward with everything they had.

Among these twenty prisoners, besides three from the Human Race and two from the Qin Race who were his loyal followers, the others were all the group leader’s men.

"Move out!"

Yi Tian led his people and caught up with Guii Yidao and the others.

The further away from Zone 66, the less likely Yi Tian was to encounter powerful enemies.

Searching for Yi Tian in the vast Sunset Mountain Range was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Yi Tian’s strategy after leaving his territory was simple: keep moving forward, never stop.

Except for opening chests and collecting Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, not one second was wasted.

After running for an hour, Yi Tian bumped into another stone chest.

This time there was no luck like before—it was an empty chest.

He had Qixin take out some Hundred Flowers Spirit Honey, handed a bit to everyone, kept their energy up, and moved on.

It wasn’t until five in the morning.

Yi Tian finally had Guii Yidao stop.

The people weren’t tired, but the ferocious beasts sure were. Yi Tian planned to let his team rest for three hours before getting back on the road.

Just one more hour of travel and they’d reach Spirit Mist Peak.

Along the way, the number of strong opponents they encountered dwindled.

It had already been two hours since they’d run into an S-level powerhouse.

Second Child’s Thousand-Mile Eye could sense fortune and avoid disaster, Eastsea Falcon soared low overhead. Not to mention three hundred kilometers, even fifty—no S-level expert could spot Yi Tian.

Yi Tian was separated from Zone 66 by at least five districts.

The indigenous people they met were all D-level or C-level. He didn’t bother with them.

At night, with the exception of Second Child, all the little kiddos were sleeping on the backs of ferocious beasts and spirit beasts.

While the beasts rested, Yi Tian sat cross-legged to refine his Qi.

Without the territory’s vast reserves of Spiritual Qi, Yi Tian’s progress slowed.

In one hour, he only cultivated 2 points of Spiritual Power.

And that was with the Cangshan Spirit Jade helping.

In an hour of body refining, Yi Tian gained +2 strength, +1 constitution, +1 agility.

He hadn’t brought any Enlightenment Tea.

Yi Tian wasn’t about to waste spiritual power practicing at a time like this, either.

Another hour passed.

The little kiddos woke up, and Yi Tian had Guii Yidao resume the march.

"Daddy, there’s a stone chest ahead—just need to turn a bit and we’ll reach it," Second Child said, yawning to Yi Tian.

Yi Tian told Guii Yidao to head for the stone chest first.

The final Celestial Dao Treasure Chest had to be obtained before reaching Spirit Mist Peak.

The treasures of Spirit Mist Peak were a mix of fortune and risk; once he fled back to his territory, coming out again would be nearly impossible.

"Open it!"

Arriving at the stone chest, Yi Tian swept his Celestial Dao Stone over it.

Yi Tian hadn’t been hopeful, but as the chest’s crevice slowly opened, a beam of Black Gold light shot out—he was shaken.

"Back up! Get ready to fight!"

Yi Tian ordered his team to prepare for battle.

A giant tree "flew out" from inside the chest.

Unlike the other trees, this one had sparse branches and leaves, and there was a faint outline of a human face on its trunk.

Its roots numbered in the dozens, and thousands of tiny root tendrils squirmed like snakes.

"Tree Man, strength 1000, constitution 2700, agility 1000, spiritual power 3000. Special Talent: Root Tendril Bind—can bind living creatures with strength and spiritual power below 6000; Special Talent: Wood Power—ignores 60% of attacks. Skill: Tree Whip—attacks with root tendrils, spiritual power effect increased by 50%."

There wasn’t just one Tree Man—four of them leapt out, each equally strong.

As soon as they appeared, their root tendrils transformed into whips and lashed out at Yi Tian and the others.

Zijin Ming and Zijin Guang blocked one.

Thunder Yuan held off another.

Guii Yidao stepped up and blocked one.

Xin Qiji activated his talent, raised his sword, and defended against one.

The Tree Men’s whips were like divine weapons; when weapons clashed with them, the sound was like metal striking metal.

Their vine attacks had 4500 attack power, and with their 60% damage immunity, even Guii Yidao’s Eighth-level Blade Mastery couldn’t slice through.

"Ice and Fire Celestial Palm!"

Yi Tian knew the Tree Men had even deadlier attacks in store.

He unleashed his special move.

"Boom!"

The Tree Men weren’t fast, and Yi Tian’s Ice and Fire Celestial Palm struck true.

Even with 60% attack immunity, that Tree Man was half frozen, half burning—its life snuffed out.

While the Tree Men’s whips battled the team, their roots shot out, glowing with green light.

"Whoosh!"

At lightning speed, Xin Qiji was bound, lost his strength, and got dragged away!

Then Zijin Ming was also ensnared.

The last Tree Man was about to bind Yi Tian.

"Unity of Man and Gourd!"

Water God Palm burst from the gourd, striking the Tree Man that aimed for Yi Tian.

"Boom!"

The 8000+ attack power Water God Palm shattered the Tree Man in two.

The root tendrils hung limply, coming within two meters of Yi Tian before losing all strength!

Five Elements Divine Light!

Yi Tian flashed toward the Tree Man binding Zijin Ming.

"Crack!"

A hole was gouged on the Tree Man’s face—it was dead as could be.

Mountain Lifting and Cauldron Carrying!

Yi Tian activated his talent, sword in hand, rushed the last Tree Man.

"Whoosh!"

The Tree Man whipped at Yi Tian.

"Slash!"

Yi Tian swung the Cyan Gang Sword, severing the root tendrils.

"Whoosh!"

Vines whipped out, trying to stop Yi Tian from saving Xin Qiji.

"Slash!"

Yi Tian’s 7000+ attack still sliced through it.

Striding up to Xin Qiji, he lifted his sword and sliced the roots binding Xin Qiji.

"Thank you, Lord!" Xin Qiji rose and expressed his gratitude.

Yi Tian nodded, signaling Xin Qiji to fall back.

Maybe it was this last treasure chest, maybe it was Guii Yidao joining—facing the Tree Men was unusually tough this time; he had to use some tricks.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

Flying roots kept getting chopped apart as Yi Tian quickly closed in on a Tree Man.

Getting close, Yi Tian went all out, slicing the Tree Man in half at the waist.

"Slash!"

A sharp sound; the blade of the Cyan Gang Sword drew out some green liquid as the Tree Man’s life ended.

Fifth Treasure Chest in hand!

Yi Tian had Xin Qiji, Yue Fei and the others check the Tree Men corpses for valuable loot.

Soon, Xin Qiji and Yue Fei extracted, from each Tree Man near its roots, a fist-sized object. Its surface resembled pearl or jade, but its shape was irregular.