Chapter 1059: Real Treasure

Wu Yu saw this and rejoiced. He’d hoped to annihilate the sword rays himself if Ye Mo didn't retrieve his flying sword, but this opponent's use of a kitchen knife seemed foolish. “Take my strike!” Zi Xu unleashed lengthy purple sword rays, hacking outwards. Countless swirling sword rays formed, sealing Wu Yu's escape. The dense, bleak energy was melted away by the purple sword rays like the scorching sun. Wu Yu felt his cultivation essence weaken and was shocked to discover the bleak energy his spirit sense clung to had vanished.

Before he could react, the purple kitchen knife appeared. Wu Yu's worry intensified; he doubted he could break free from the surrounding sword rays, let alone confront that massive purple sword. At that moment, Wu Yu realized Ning Xiaoma wasn't as ordinary as he seemed. Without hesitation, he detonated his fan.

Even Ye Mo hadn't anticipated this. An extremely foul odor wafted out after the explosion, forcing Ye Mo to retreat. The stench was overwhelming, inducing dizziness—a potent poison, undoubtedly. Ye Mo refined the poison using his cultivation essence, but Wu Yu used the brief respite to escape, a shooting star enveloped in frost energy. He clearly felt outmatched after their short exchange, despite not employing all his techniques.

Seeing the frost energy dissipate, Ye Mo attacked again with Zi Xu, gathering distant sword energy. The energy seemed sentient, swirling to intercept Wu Yu's frosty form. The frost energy coalesced back into Wu Yu, his face pale.

“What sword technique is that? It can gather dissipated sword rays?” Wu Yu asked.

“Illusion Cloud Exert Will Strike,” Ye Mo sneered. He hadn't retrieved the dispersed sword energy earlier to prevent Wu Yu's escape, unexpectedly needing it now. Without that precaution, Wu Yu would have escaped. "You're nascent soul state tertiary stage, not level three," Ye Mo added, noting Wu Yu's broken fan and newly deployed extreme-grade spirit artifact flying sword.

Ye Mo remained silent. He hadn't killed Wu Yu yet; he had a question.

Wu Yu said, “I’m a core disciple of the Eternity Sea Sect, ranked 267 on the nascent soul state trial tablet. Killing me will bring the Eternity Sea Sect's unending pursuit.”

Ye Mo sneered. “Rank 267 means nothing. I killed Lu Jianqiang, ranked 219. Why would I care about trash like you?”

“You killed Lu Jianqiang?” Wu Yu was astounded. He knew he was no match for Lu Jianqiang; the demon cultivator's death at Ning Xiaoma's hands was shocking. He finally understood Ning Xiaoma's warning, "Don't let me meet you as well."

“I’ve never heard of the Eternity Sea Sect, so don’t threaten me. I simply want to know who took in Cheng Nana?” Ye Mo asked calmly.

Wu Yu blurted out, “Brother Ning, if you want Cheng Nana, I can arrange it, I promise…”

Ye Mo slapped him twice, seeing Wu Yu's continued attempts at cleverness. Before Wu Yu could speak, Ye Mo asked, “A man was with Cheng Nana. Did your sect send people to kill him?”

Wu Yu felt insulted but unconsciously replied, “I don’t know. I don’t take in disciples and wouldn't be interested in such insignificant people…”

Ye Mo knew Wu Yu was uninformed. Before any pleas for mercy, he unleashed a tongue of heaven flame.

After killing Wu Yu, Ye Mo left, not waiting for Yi Pandie. Much later, Yi Pandie returned, desperate, only to find a gaping hole. She had searched extensively and sent messages, but the Truth Fall Palace forbidden grounds were vast, and help remained elusive. Upon her return, both Wu Yu and Ye Mo were gone.

Yi Pandie fell silent. Though unfamiliar with Ning Xiaoma before offering only a jade slip of apology, she knew his death was her fault. “Don’t worry, I will kill Wu Yu and avenge you,” she murmured, gazing at the hole.

Meanwhile, Ye Mo was 10,000 kilometers from the World Mountain, heading in the opposite direction from Yi Pandie's departure. He hoped never to see her again; their meeting would reveal Wu Yu's fate. He removed his Stealth Sand.

He resolved to vanish as Ning Xiaoma. He couldn't assist the Han Liang empire's two nascent soul state cultivators. However, with Xu Changji in Mo Yue City, he felt it secure. Using his real face posed less risk now, as few knew him here.

A day later, Ye Mo found half an extreme-grade Star Sand, understanding the Truth Fall Palace's allure. This material was essential for long-distance teleportation formations and ideal for forging space-related magic artifacts. This alone could trade for pills used by disaster transformation and truth realization state cultivators.

Even without further finds, obtaining the bitter bamboo thrilled him. He decided to search for more treasure before leaving. The World Mountain and black lightning were gone; space wind blades and chaotic flows posed minimal threat.

While exploring, a unique, refreshing aroma reached him, seemingly boosting his power. Its source was beyond his spirit sense's reach.

He flew towards the aroma. Two hours later, he found its origin: a nine-colored lotus.

Even possessing the Golden Page World and bitter bamboo, his heart pounded. A nine-colored lotus. While the bitter bamboo was more valuable, the nine-colored lotus was immediately useful. He already had a five-colored lotus, but its transformation into a nine-colored one was uncertain, possibly taking years. The nine-colored lotus could create the Nine Wen pill, a legendary elixir that purified spirit roots.

The lotus floated in a clear pond brimming with spirit energy it emitted. Drawn by the aroma, cultivators began to arrive, soon filling the pond.