In the previous battle with the Golden Barbaric Bull, Lin Tian had nearly collapsed from exhaustion. His left arm had even been cut by its horn, causing heavy bleeding—only to find the cave completely empty once again, not even a trace of a single herb.
His mental state was already on the brink of collapse!
Faced with such direct questioning, the remnant soul furrowed her brows but ultimately suppressed her anger and said, “There’s still some residual medicinal energy in the cave, which means there really was a Grade-5 herb here. Someone must have gotten here first and picked it.”
For some reason, she suddenly thought of Ye Chen. To be able to steal the herb right under the nose of the Golden Barbaric Bull… it could only be Ye Chen.
Although they were on opposing sides, the remnant soul couldn’t help but feel a bit of admiration. Ye Chen clearly had the looks to coast through life, yet he relied on pure strength. Most importantly, his character wasn’t bad.
Looking at Lin Tian again… it was true what they said—comparison only brings pain.
At that moment, Lin Tian’s expression eased slightly, feeling that the explanation seemed plausible. He urged, “Senior, quickly tell me the locations of other heavenly treasures. We can’t let anyone beat us to it again.”
“In my memory, the third Grade-5 herb is farther away. You’ll need to cross over thirty mountains to get there…” the remnant soul replied, her tone now lukewarm.
Once there’s a rift between two people, it’s hard to close the distance again.
Still, Lin Tian had offered her a body to temporarily reside in when she was at her most desperate. She was someone who repaid kindness and wouldn’t abandon Lin Tian so easily.
As Lin Tian led the group away from the cave and sped off, Ye Chen had already killed the Golden Barbaric Bull, obtained its beast core, and continued tailing them with Qing’er using stealth.
Over the next two days, Lin Tian led the group into eight more valleys, each said by the remnant soul to contain at least a Grade-5 herb.
After fighting tooth and nail to kill each valley’s guardian profound beast, they would enter the cave—only to find not even a single blade of grass.
“Senior, once or twice might be excusable, but this is the tenth time now! Not only have we seen no Grade-5 herbs—we haven’t even seen a single damn leaf! Are you messing with me?” Lin Tian’s tone grew more aggressive. Of the once-mighty group following him, only a handful remained. The rest had died in battle.
Even Lin Tian himself now bore several wounds, one of them quite serious.
The remnant soul was also extremely frustrated. “Each cave had traces of medicinal energy. If I’m not wrong, someone has been getting there before us and picking the herbs.”
After a pause, the remnant soul boldly guessed, “Do you think that person could be Ye Chen?”
Lin Tian let out a cold snort. “These valleys are scattered across a massive area. Some are extremely hidden. How could Ye Chen possibly find them all? And even I can’t sneak past the eyes of a profound beast and steal the herbs—how could Ye Chen, who’s far inferior to me, pull it off?”
The more he spoke, the angrier he got. “Senior, this is the second time you’ve been praising Ye Chen while belittling me. Are you trying to join him instead? Don’t forget, it was I who gave you a temporary place to reside when you were at your lowest!” This chapter is updated first at novelping(.)com.
The remnant soul said nothing more, but she sighed inwardly. If only she had encountered Ye Chen back then and taken over his body instead—how perfect that would’ve been!
“Enough. Let’s go get that heaven-defying opportunity now. Only I can open the way to that place. I guarantee the opportunity is still there. Compared to it, these herbs that mysteriously vanished are nothing but trash.”
After a long silence, the remnant soul had cooled down—or rather, had grown completely disheartened.
She just wanted to repay her debt quickly. Once that was done, she’d part ways with Lin Tian forever and never cross paths again.
Half a day later, deep within the Doomsday Mountain Range.
Before an unremarkable mountain, Lin Tian finally stopped. Looking back at the few remaining, badly injured subordinates, he said, “What’s ahead is extremely dangerous. You shouldn’t follow me any farther. Go back now.”
Lin Tian didn’t want these hangers-on getting any share of the upcoming heaven-defying opportunity.
Those few remaining subordinates cursed him in their hearts.
Back when they were risking their lives in the valleys for herbs, he had thrown them at the front line.
Now that they were near a place of great fortune, he wanted to kick them away?
Shameless beyond compare!
“What, still not leaving? Do you want me to help you?”
Lin Tian raised his nicked spiritual sword. The subordinates scattered like frightened birds, running away as if fleeing death.
They had seen firsthand how ruthless Lin Tian was—he really would kill someone without hesitation.
“Senior, are you sure this mountain holds a heaven-defying opportunity?” Lin Tian asked once they had left.
Meanwhile, Ye Chen, who had been stealthily following not far behind, instantly saw through the illusion surrounding the mountain. The scenery before them was not its real appearance at all. The source of this chapter is novelping dot com.
Sure enough, as the remnant soul released a surge of energy, the illusion was forcibly dispelled, revealing the mountain’s true form.
In the blink of an eye, all the trees and even the grass on the mountain vanished, leaving it bald and barren—completely different from the surrounding peaks.
On its surface were over 100,000 protruding white crystal stones, each standing about half a meter tall.
These white crystals were identical in appearance, densely packed and evenly distributed across the mountain.
“Senior, this mountain’s true appearance is certainly bizarre, but I just used my spiritual sense to scan it. I didn’t detect even a trace of heavenly treasure energy around it,” Lin Tian said in surprise.
“The heaven-defying opportunity lies within the mountain. Now, I will open the only entrance.”
The remnant soul released a burst of power that split into seven beams, each striking one of the white crystals.
In an instant, the seven chosen white crystals lit up with dazzling golden light, connecting together like the shape of a spoon.
“There are over 100,000 white crystals on this mountain. If even one wrong crystal is selected, the mountain will go into cooldown for ten years, and its entrance will be sealed for the same duration.”
The remnant soul’s voice was full of pride. This was why she had been so confident—only she knew which seven white crystals needed to be chosen.
RUMBLE…
As she finished speaking, the indestructible mountain split open, revealing a crack about 3 meters wide.
This was the only entrance to the mountain’s interior.
“The entrance is now open. Only one person can enter at a time, and the heaven-defying opportunity lies inside,” said the remnant soul.
Lin Tian burst into laughter. According to what the remnant soul had told him earlier, once he obtained this opportunity, his cultivation level would soar—and killing Ye Chen would be easier than crushing a chicken.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just as Lin Tian was about to step through the crack and enter the mountain, two streaks of light suddenly flashed past him and vanished into the mountain interior.