No one could remain calm. Ruoshui, Ji Die, and Qing Wenting were all extraordinary individuals. Yet at this moment, gazing at the single page of the golden book, their eyes burned with intensity. Everyone knew that obtaining this item could forge an unparalleled primordial spirit. This was a stroke of heavenly fortune.
Ye Chu looked at the golden page with equal unrest. He had come to the general’s tomb for no other reason than this very page. Now it lay right before him. The only problem was the powerful enemies surrounding it. How could he possibly claim it?
Every single person stared at the golden page with fervent eyes, yet no one made a move. Everyone understood that the killing aura in this tomb had gained spirituality. It might even be hidden within the coffin itself. Even if the killing aura was not concealed in the coffin, the great general’s corpse alone was not something easy to provoke.
“The golden book suppresses the coffin. Removing the golden book will cause the coffin to open,” Qing Wenting murmured.
Ruoshui glanced at Qing Wenting, then said, “If we do not open the coffin, how can we obtain the treasures of the general’s tomb? The great general’s corpse may not necessarily be inside, but some of his burial treasures are certainly present.”
After speaking, Ruoshui swept out a vast surge of power, rolling towards the golden page in an attempt to seize it.
Seeing this, Ji Die and Qing Wenting each activated their heaven and earth artifacts, simultaneously reaching for the golden page. All three were favoured daughters of heaven. None was willing to concede. Ruoshui was formidable, but the other two held supreme treasures in their hands.
The three forces collided. Instantly, a storm like raging seas erupted. The hurricane swept outward, producing booming roars that echoed through the space. The golden page atop the jade coffin was lifted by the force and shot away.
Seeing this, the three women soared into the air. Each unleashed their power to fiercely pull the golden page towards themselves, determined to claim it.
The other great cultivators were unwilling to fall behind. They too erupted with their own strength, trying to seize this supreme treasure. But compared to the three women, their power was vastly inferior. The shockwaves from the three women’s clash directly scattered their attempts.
As the three struck again, the resulting storm once more sent the golden page flying in a certain direction. That direction happened to be where Ji Die stood. Ji Die’s face lit up with joy. She swept her power outward. The jade bracelet erupted with world-shaking radiance and drew the golden page straight into her hand.
Although Ruoshui and Qing Wenting wanted to intervene, Ji Die was simply too close to the page. They could not stop it in time and could only watch as the golden page fell into Ji Die’s grasp.
This was pure luck. Who could have predicted that the force of the clash would send it directly to Ji Die?
Ye Chu watched Ji Die seize the golden page. His expression changed. In the hands of Qing Wenting or Ruoshui, he might still have had a chance to borrow it for a look. But in Ji Die’s hands, he had absolutely no hope of touching it again.
Ji Die held the golden page. She felt a wondrous power flowing within it. Her eyes fixed on the page. Dense text, tens of thousands of characters, covered its surface. To imprint so many words on a single page showed just how minuscule the script must be.
Ji Die stared at the golden page, trying to make out the words clearly. But a burning pain stabbed her eyes. She had no choice but to withdraw her gaze. She wrapped her own power around the page.
What made everyone draw in sharp breaths was that the golden page actually followed her arm and entered her body.
Ji Die had not expected this either. She stared blankly at her own arm. Her mind involuntarily sank into her qi sea. There, a golden page hovered, its characters shining brilliantly and illuminating her qi sea in radiant gold.
The faces of the great cultivators turned extremely ugly. No one had anticipated such a twist. With Ji Die having incorporated the golden book into herself, unless they killed her, no one else could obtain this page.
Ye Chu’s expression was similarly complicated. He had come to the general’s tomb solely for this golden page. Yet in the end, he had made wedding clothes for someone else.
Seeing Ruoshui and Qing Wenting turn their gazes towards her with clear intent to act, Ji Die withdrew her jade bracelet. She looked at the two women and said, “I will take the golden book. I will not claim anything else from this general’s tomb. How about it?”
Ji Die had her own considerations. Although she held a heaven and earth artifact, the two women before her were no simple characters. If they truly joined forces to kill her, even if she survived, she would be gravely injured. For now, the best course was to abandon any claim to the other treasures.
Both women were intelligent. They understood clearly that if they did not compete, no one else present could possibly outmatch them. The golden book was indeed a supreme treasure, but the general’s tomb held other items as well. Moreover, the golden book’s cultivation method might not suit everyone.
Only after hearing Ji Die’s guarantee did Qing Wenting and Ruoshui withdraw their gazes. Their attention turned towards the jade coffin. Although they felt regret at losing the golden book, neither wanted to fight Ji Die to the death. The desperate counterattack of someone wielding a heaven and earth artifact was also extremely terrifying.
“Open!”
Ruoshui and Qing Wenting struck simultaneously. With terrifying power, they moved in unison. The jade coffin was forcibly pried open.
Without the golden book suppressing it, opening the jade coffin was not difficult.
The moment the jade coffin opened, seven-coloured radiance burst forth. It shone so brightly that everyone present could not help closing their eyes instinctively.
But very quickly, excitement surged through them. Inside the jade coffin, they saw numerous artifacts wrapped in radiant light. These items were far stronger than anything they had seen before. Among them was one that carried the aura of heaven and earth. Clearly, it was another heaven and earth artifact.
The cultivators present went mad. They stared fixedly at the several artifacts floating within.
Ruoshui did not even glance at these suspended items. With a sweep of her arm, she sent them all flying outward.
She disdained these objects, but for the great cultivators, they were heavenly temptations. They lunged desperately towards the items, eager to seize them.
Ruoshui and Qing Wenting moved with lightning speed. They shot straight towards the interior of the jade coffin. Both bent down at the same time and reached inside.
Qing Wenting grabbed something. Her expression changed drastically. The saintess crown immediately erupted with world-shaking power, enveloping her arm and helping her secure whatever she held.
When Qing Wenting withdrew her hand, Ye Chu looked at the golden blood-coloured orb in her grasp. His face changed dramatically. “Primordial Spirit True Source! The great general’s Primordial Spirit True Source!”
No one could remain calm, not even Ji Die who had obtained the golden page.
Just how terrifying had the great general been? His primordial spirit must have been equally earth-shaking. Yet now, it had fallen into Qing Wenting’s hands.
The golden page Ji Die obtained was a peerless treasure, an item of supreme level. But what Qing Wenting held was no less valuable. Though it might not appear to be of supreme level on the surface, when compared in actual worth, was it truly inferior to the golden page?
The golden page could indeed help forge a peerless primordial spirit. But the true source before them was already the transformed essence of a peerless primordial spirit. If Qing Wenting obtained and refined it, she would undergo an unparalleled transformation. Moreover, with the endless shaping qi from the great general’s primordial spirit to aid her, Qing Wenting’s future cultivation path would be far easier than anyone else’s.
This item, even if its value did not quite match the golden page, was still extraordinarily close.
Everyone’s eyes burned with envy. They wanted to seize it, but the terrifying aura surging from Qing Wenting’s saintess crown deterred them completely.