Chapter 272

Chapter 272: Good News Keeps Coming Outside the Starfield Plain

Shen Sang Ruo slid that cluster of Divine Soul Power into the Teleportation Artifact, then found that it was just like the Spirit Jade Marrow and could not be Teleported out either. She only frowned a little and did not dwell on it. She could always carry her out herself later.

She stood on the Swift Snail and set off, following the guidance of a thin thread.

Outside the Starfield Plain, the Treasure-Seeking Meet had been running for several days. Every sect had sent its top elites into the Starfield Plain. Except for Shen Sang Ruo, others had also found some fine treasures. Good news kept coming one after another.

People shouted from all sides: “Heavenly Sword Sect found a Sky Azure Stone!”

Another call came right after: “Alchemy Sect found Divine Dew!”

The air was full of joy.

Even so, the people of Flying Cloud Sect and Beast Taming Sect did not look pleased. Shen Dao Chen scowled and asked: “What are Feng He Yun and Lu Shi Qing doing, and why has not a single treasure been Teleported back?”

He added with a darker face: “Do not tell me they are like Wen Xuan, still holding a grudge against Mu Mu and against me, the Sect Master?”

Master Ling Xiao’s brows were tight. He was also unhappy with those two. He was already upset because Shen Sang Ruo refused to return, and because Immortal Lord Chang Li over there kept tossing out little challenges. Now these two had made him even more annoyed. They were making Thunder-Scale Peak lose face.

After entering the Starfield Plain, Feng He Yun and Lu Shi Qing went to look for fire-type treasures. They finally found a Heavenly Flame, then went to Mulberry Grove to stake out Shen Sang Ruo for luck. After that, Lu Shi Qing had a breakdown on the spot, and Feng He Yun started brewing wine right there. Both of them just wanted to get through these days and then hurry off to win back Shen Sang Ruo’s feelings.

On the Beast Taming Sect’s side, Sect Master Guan Hui was furious and shouted: “What are Xu Han and Dong Fang Xu doing? At the start they still Teleported a few treasures back, and now there is no movement at all!”

He could accept Dong Fang Xu falling short; he had already given up hope on him. But Xu Han was his favored choice for the new Young Sect Master, so why was Xu Han the same?

What he did not know was that his two candidates for Young Sect Master had fought each other over the Spirit Jade Marrow, and it was a fight so fierce the sky went dark. Both were badly hurt and had no strength to move. It would take days before they could even walk out of the Starfield Plain.

“The Starfield Plain really is a treasure land. There are so many rare things,” a few Pavilion Masters from the Auction Pavilion said as they gathered. Their eyes fell on the treasures found by the sects working with them, and the smiles at their lips were hard to hide.

Still, nothing that had appeared could match the shock of the piles Shen Sang Ruo had already found earlier. The other sects had made peace with that by now, because they fully understood that Shen Sang Ruo was Shen Sang Ruo.

In the Cultivation World, the young generation could be divided into two kinds: one was Shen Sang Ruo, and the other was everyone who was not Shen Sang Ruo.

Daoist Wu Wei stroked his beard as he watched the empty spaces for Ninghua Sect and Linglong Pavilion fill up with more and more treasures, and his eyes narrowed with delight. He said with a chuckle: “Ye Huai and those kids are really good. Oh my, more treasures just came in again.”

Immortal Lord Chang Li folded his arms, the corners of his lips lifting into a bold, wicked smile as he said: “Take a better look at whose Disciple they are.”

Daoist Wu Wei nodded in satisfaction and said: “Fang Yu, Ji Zi Cang, and Lin Qian Yin are doing well too. We can focus on training them later.” Then, after another sweep of the field, he murmured with a puzzled sound: “Huh, it feels like we have not heard from Sang Girl for a while.”

Immortal Lord Chang Li answered in a protective tone: “She has her own plans. There is no need to push her.”

“Of course I know that. I just miss her,” Daoist Wu Wei pouted, shooting Immortal Lord Chang Li a glare as he grumbled, “Now you are even shielding your cub from me.”

Then he suggested with a sigh: “How about we ask Sang Girl to come back early and rest. Staying in the Starfield Plain is boring.”

Immortal Lord Chang Li nodded and agreed: “As Immortal Lord, I think that works.”

While everyone else wished their Disciples could stay inside the Starfield Plain to find even more treasures, these two were talking about calling their Disciple home. No comparison, no harm.

Envy spread across the other sects. If only Shen Sang Ruo belonged to their sect. But she was already the Young Sect Master of Ninghua Sect, with Immortal Lord Chang Li as her Master. She was firmly rooted in Ninghua Sect. There was no way to poach her.

A few people glanced at Flying Cloud Sect and felt instantly balanced. There was someone even more foolish and miserable over there.

Shen Sang Ruo’s ties to Flying Cloud Sect had been that deep. If nothing had gone wrong, she would have stayed at Flying Cloud Sect her whole life. But they chose to treat her like that and even drove her out.

Seeing Shen Sang Ruo now, the people of Flying Cloud Sect must be sick with regret.

Feeling several gloating looks on them, Shen Dao Chen and Master Ling Xiao both turned cold and clenched their fists.

A sudden cry broke the strange mood: “Spirit Stones! Heavenly Sword Sect just Teleported out a pile of Spirit Stones!”

In Heavenly Sword Sect’s area, Spirit Stones rose like a small hill, and they were all High-grade Spirit Stones. The amount was almost equal to a small Spirit Vein’s annual output.

Before people could finish marveling, another cry rose, almost cracking with excitement: “Flying Cloud Sect discovered a Living Spirit Tea Tree!”

A Living Spirit Tea Tree that could do Marrow Cleansing!

At once, everyone looked toward Flying Cloud Sect’s area. The tea tree was about half a person tall, and even at a glance it had dozens of full, plump buds.

Shen Dao Chen stood up at once, excitement clear on his face as he said: “A Living Spirit Tea Tree!”

This tree was several times larger than the one Flying Cloud Sect had found before. If well cultivated, it might produce over a hundred leaves. That would be enough for him to raise another batch of Elite Disciples. At the next Sect Grand Tournament, Flying Cloud Sect could return to first place. Sweeping away his earlier anger, Shen Dao Chen straightened his chest and showed the bearing of a former number one Sect Leader. He looked a little dismissive of others’ stares and thought with pride: [Heaven still blesses Flying Cloud Sect.]

At last, this Treasure-Seeking Meet had something besides Shen Sang Ruo’s Beast Ganoderma and the rest that could shock the whole field. In fact, the Living Spirit Tea Tree was even more shocking to many eyes.

Daoist Wu Wei pouted, ignoring the smug glance Shen Dao Chen threw his way, and muttered under his breath: “They really did find something good.”

Even so, he was still more jealous of Heavenly Sword Sect’s mountain of Spirit Stones. With that in mind, he looked toward Ninghua Sect’s area where their treasures were kept.

In his view, items marked with Shen Sang Ruo’s sign suddenly appeared. The little old man perked up at once, then tilted his head in puzzlement and asked: “What are these things?”

Immortal Lord Chang Li was already striding over to several palm-sized, crystal-ball-like objects that were carefully wrapped in Spiritual Power. He went straight to them.