Whoosh!
In an instant, a group of people appeared before Zhuang Zhou.
These people seemed to have appeared out of nowhere; just a moment ago, the space they occupied was void, and the next moment, it was filled with figures.
Leading them was a young man clad in pale blue armor, exuding an ethereal aura, almost otherworldly.
A youth at the eighth level of the Body Refining Realm stepped forward to berate Zhuang Zhou, demanding he hand over the Spirit Moon Lotus and the treasures within.
"How did you appear here? Could it be spatial teleportation?"
Zhuang Zhou wasn't concerned about their strength; he was fixated on them.
"I was just wandering outside the canyon when a mysterious spatial force suddenly enveloped us, and in the blink of an eye, we were here!"
The young man at the center of attention, Yun Zhonghe, explained calmly.
Zhuang Zhou let out a long breath.
"As expected, when an Arcane Treasure emerges, trials are inevitable! The Arcane Treasure accompanied by tricolored fortune will also bring about the three calamities of Heaven, Earth, and Man!"
In his past life, Zhuang Zhou hadn't eaten pork, but he'd seen pigs run!
Every time an Arcane Treasure appeared, it was always a bloody affair, with bones piled high.
The greater the fortune, the deeper the karmic debt!
These are fated events, unchangeable!
To obtain an Arcane Treasure, one must go through numerous trials; it won't just fall into one's hands easily, unnoticed!
"What three calamities of Heaven, Earth, and Man? Stop spouting nonsense! I just want to know, are you going to hand over the Arcane Treasure or not?"
The youth at the eighth level of the Body Refining Realm was arrogant, eager to prove himself in front of Yun Zhonghe!
In doing so, he hoped to leave a good impression on Yun Zhonghe and gain some leverage when entering the Northern Heaven Academy.
"If you want it, take it! I don't think this treasure is something I can claim!"
Zhuang Zhou seemed somewhat dejected, seeing the overwhelming numbers against him, he decided to give up.
He stepped aside, spreading his hands, indicating he had no greed for the treasure.
"Coward!"
The youth at the eighth level of the Body Refining Realm sneered, then turned to Yun Zhonghe, immediately adopting a fawning demeanor.
"Young Master Yun Zhonghe, I'll fetch it for you right away!"
With that, the youth at the eighth level of the Body Refining Realm stepped forward, appearing before the lotus. This chapter is updated first at g.com.
He reached out, grasping the stem of the Spirit Moon Lotus, seemingly intending to uproot it and take both the treasure and the lotus itself.
However, as he exerted force—
"Roar!"
A furious roar echoed from afar.
A Mighty Demon Ape at the ninth level of the Body Refining Realm leaped across a hundred meters, appearing before the youth at the eighth level, raising its fist to strike at his face!
The youth hurriedly raised his hand to block, but the sound of bones shattering echoed from his fingers.
The beast's physical strength far exceeded that of humans at the same level, not to mention the Mighty Demon Ape's higher realm!
Immediately after, the Mighty Demon Ape grasped the youth's neck, crushing it with a snap.
With a tilt of its head, the talented youth at the eighth level of the Body Refining Realm perished, lifeless.
"Gulp!"
The onlookers swallowed hard in secret.
Terrifying!
To think such a fierce beast guards the Spirit Moon Lotus; unless Yun Zhonghe acts personally, their cultivation is no match for the Mighty Demon Ape!
Zhuang Zhou watched the youth at the eighth level of the Body Refining Realm being tossed aside by the Mighty Demon Ape and sneered.
If not for the sudden appearance of this group, reminding him that picking the Spirit Moon Lotus required facing calamities, the dead one would likely be him!
He had to thank this arrogant fellow for shielding him from disaster!
After killing the youth, the Mighty Demon Ape did not go on a rampage but quietly guarded the Spirit Moon Lotus, like a loyal knight protecting a princess.
"It's over, Wang Jin is dead! The third prince of the Heaven-sundering Nation is dead! How will I explain this to the royal family when we return?"
A guard at the seventh level of the Body Refining Realm lamented.
Suddenly, he seemed to realize something, glaring fiercely at Zhuang Zhou: "It's you, it's you! You're the one causing trouble, you're the one who got the third prince killed!"
Zhuang Zhou was dumbfounded.
What the hell, even this kind of blame?
"What are you talking about? I don't understand. Your prince asked me to step aside so he could pick the Spirit Moon Lotus himself. I obediently complied, so how did I become the culprit in your eyes? Clearly, it was the Mighty Demon Ape that killed your prince. If you want revenge, go after it!" This chapter was taken from NovelPing without permission.
Zhuang Zhou explained innocently.
The guard glanced at the Mighty Demon Ape, which seemed to sense his gaze and immediately bared its teeth, roaring at him.
The guard shivered in fear.
He didn't dare confront the Mighty Demon Ape, the true culprit, and only dared to bully Zhuang Zhou, a classic case of bullying the weak and fearing the strong.
"Zhuang Zhou, if you hadn't stepped aside, how would the third prince have picked the Spirit Moon Lotus and been killed by the Mighty Demon Ape? Ultimately, you're the real culprit!"
The guard shouted angrily.
Zhuang Zhou stepped forward, grabbing the guard's neck with one hand, saying, "I call you fat, and you start panting! Bullying the weak, what are you? If not for my kind heart, unwilling to kill more, do you think you'd still be alive now?"
The guard was terrified.
Zhuang Zhou was only at the sixth level of the Body Refining Realm, but in that moment of unleashed aura, he felt a brush with death!
"No, no, no!"
The guard realized his life was in danger and tried to beg for mercy, but it was too late. With a snap, Zhuang Zhou twisted his neck and tossed him aside to join his master!
"You are indeed not an ordinary person!"
Yun Zhonghe looked at Zhuang Zhou, a glint of light in his eyes.
"You deliberately stepped aside, didn't you? Fortune and misfortune are intertwined! The emergence of an Arcane Treasure is both a great opportunity and a great disaster! You let Wang Jin take the hit for you?"
Yun Zhonghe looked at Zhuang Zhou and said.
Zhuang Zhou smiled, "Think what you want! But if you want the treasure within the lotus, you'll have to strive for it yourselves! If you can't get it, it has nothing to do with me!"
Zhuang Zhou lifted his foot, seemingly ready to leave.
He felt the ground beneath him stirring restlessly.
It seemed that natural calamities and earthly crises were about to descend.
The canyon's fortune, tricolored light, was shrouded in a mass of darkness.
The tricolored light represented the Spirit Moon Lotus and the treasure within, while the thick, inky black fortune had just begun to manifest.
Natural Calamity, Earthly Crisis, Manmade Disaster!
All three at once, only by enduring them can one obtain the peerless treasure!
"Stop! Did I say you could leave? Since you understand fortune and misfortune so well, you will help me retrieve the Spirit Moon Lotus and the treasure within!"
Yun Zhonghe locked his gaze on Zhuang Zhou, speaking in a commanding tone, like an emperor ordering a subject.