CHAPTER 698: SPIRIT TREASURE

In the entanglement between Yang Tiezhu and Shan Zhao from t

In the entanglement between Yang Tiezhu and Shan Zhao from the Celestial Maiden Palace, Yang Tiezhu ultimately gained a slight advantage by biting the opponent's neck.

The intensity of this battle was sufficient to be recorded in the annals of cultivation, becoming a tale of wonder in the Cultivation World.

It's said that pulling hair, scratching, and biting are all innate abilities of female cultivators, which caused numerous male cultivators to change their expressions upon hearing about them.

After this battle, both cultivators from both sides were unable to continue fighting and had to send others in their place.

At this point, the battle between the two sides had reached two wins and one loss, with the Great Chu Immortal Nation temporarily leading. They only needed one more victory to win this competition.

Given this situation, the Great Chu Immortal Nation naturally had to send out their strongest force, and soon Jia Liang had taken the stage.

The Celestial Maiden Palace side also seemed to realize the importance of this battle, as they sent out a Nascent Soul late-stage cultivator.

The fight between the two appeared to be well-coordinated, lacking the eccentricity of the previous round.

After some initial probing, Jia Liang unleashed his Thunder Technique secret technique. Thunder and lightning surged towards the opponent like a river.

The cultivator from the Celestial Maiden Palace then summoned a flying sword, which transformed into a Blue Dragon in mid-air, blocking the path of the thunder and lightning river.

The Blue Dragon unexpectedly opened its mouth and spewed out a beam of blue light, colliding with the thunder and lightning river in mid-air.

With a slight tremor, the thunder and lightning vanished, leaving only the Blue Dragon in the air, aggressively lunging towards Jia Liang.

"Could this be a Spirit Treasure?" Bai Wushuang looked somewhat incredulously at Elder Zhong.

At this moment, not only Bai Wushuang but even Li, Qin, and Ye, who had been indifferent before, were somewhat moved.

"Fellow Daoist Bai has sharp eyes, indeed worthy of a noble background. This is indeed a Spirit Treasure."

A Spirit Treasure, as the name suggests, is a level above a magic weapon, housing a spiritual essence inside, possessing greater spirituality, and can even actively attack enemies or protect its master, its power surpassing that of ordinary magic weapons by countless folds.

To cultivate an entity inside a magic weapon, one needs top-quality refining materials and a long period of nurturing before a spiritual entity may be developed.

Of course, there are some shortcuts, such as sealing a Nascent Soul inside a magic weapon during the refining process, thus creating a Spiritual Weapon.

Spirit Treasures refined in this manner vary in quality, and the sealed Nascent Soul may exhibit rebellious tendencies, often unwilling to cooperate. After all, they are being forced into becoming a spiritual entity.

Normally developed spiritual entities can gradually advance in tiers, some reaching a certain realm where they can even cultivate on their own.

However, Spirit Treasures refined by sealing Nascent Souls cannot advance in tiers as they suppress the spirituality of the entity inside.

Nevertheless, even these artificially cultivated spiritual entities in Spirit Treasures are exceedingly precious and not something everyone can possess.

For instance, what the cultivator from the Celestial Maiden Palace displayed should be a Spirit Treasure with an artificially cultivated spiritual entity, yet it still evoked envy from everyone present, as they didn't possess such a treasure.

Seeing the Blue Dragon pouncing towards him, Jia Liang on the platform quickly summoned a trident to strike at the approaching entity.

The two clashed in mid-air, creating a dazzling burst of light, followed by a continuous exchange of blows between the two magic weapons in the air.

After a moment, the trident was unexpectedly bitten in half by the Blue Dragon, which then lunged towards Jia Liang once again.

Jia Liang could only shoot another bolt of lightning towards the Blue Dragon, followed by summoning another flying sword to engage in combat. However, this time, the flying sword only lasted for one round before being shattered by a swipe of the Blue Dragon's claw.

Next, Jia Liang brought out several magic weapons, but they were all ultimately destroyed by the Blue Dragon. Jia Liang himself was also seized by the Blue Dragon during a gap in his defense, sent flying with several bones broken.

In this battle, however, the Great Chu Immortal Nation was defeated. Now, the score stood at two wins and two losses, with both sides once again evenly matched.

Jia Liang was the strongest fighter for the Great Chu Immortal Nation, and even he was defeated this time. It was uncertain who else could secure a victory.

Naturally, Wang Hong could see that Jia Liang's defeat wasn't due to lack of strength but rather because of that Spirit Treasure.

No one had anticipated beforehand that a Spirit Treasure, even one that not even a Soul Transformation Cultivator possessed, would appear in the hands of a Nascent Soul Cultivator.

If it weren't for prior arrangements by the Celestial Maiden Palace, Wang Hong wouldn't have believed it.

But now that they had lost, there was no point in dwelling on it. It was better to plan for the final bout.

Wang Hong felt that the only thing in his possession that could resist that Spirit Treasure was the black blade. If he sent one of his subordinates wielding the black blade into battle, their chances of winning would be quite high.

However, Jia Liang was clearly unfit to fight anymore. He had just been injured and needed rest, not to mention he wasn't particularly suited for this kind of battle even if he hadn't been injured.

The black blade was a magic weapon that couldn't be summoned or controlled; it could only be wielded in hand-to-hand combat.

Although Jia Liang had also practiced Body Refining Technique, he wasn't particularly adept at close combat.

It was necessary to excel in close combat, preferably combined with mastery in magical techniques.

At this point, the Celestial Maiden Palace had sent another cultivator onto the field, but the Spirit Treasure had been passed on to her.

Clearly, as good as the Spirit Treasure was, it couldn't be used recklessly.

Now, they could only switch to another person to continue using this Spirit Treasure, as only then would there be enough spiritual power to control it effectively.

"What? Fellow Daoist Wang, are you planning to concede defeat directly?" Elder Zhong asked coldly, seeing Wang Hong hesitating to arrange another cultivator to enter the field.

"Relying solely on a treasure won't make me, the Great Chu Immortal Nation, concede defeat."

Wang Hong swept his gaze across the entire venue, every soldier of the Great Chu Immortal Nation met his eyes, none showing any sign of retreat.

"Yang Youwen! Go and chop off that Blue Dragon for me!"

Skinny Monkey, whose real name was Yang Youwen, was one of his old subordinates. With a balanced aptitude in both close and ranged combat and possessing four Spiritual Roots, after consuming numerous Profound Spirit Elixirs, his aptitude had greatly improved.

Following Wang Hong's gaze, everyone saw Skinny Monkey, his small frame and somewhat creepy eyes scanning the cultivator from the Celestial Maiden Palace.

With that appearance, he didn't seem powerful at all.

"Yes, sir!"

At this moment, Skinny Monkey rare seriousness, without a word of unnecessary chatter, began to walk towards the platform.

"Come back! How can you go and chop off that Blue Dragon without a proper weapon?"

Wang Hong took out a black blade and handed it to Skinny Monkey.

Skinny Monkey took the black blade, scratching his head somewhat embarrassedly. "I almost forgot!"

"Well, this morning, I borrowed a kitchen knife from the back kitchen. It's quite useful for cutting vegetables and tofu. I lend it to you to chop off this little dragon."

Then everyone saw Skinny Monkey, with his small stature, carrying an oversized black blade. The combination looked very mismatched.

After Skinny Monkey ascended the platform, the two quickly exchanged names and began to fight.

This time, Skinny Monkey occasionally used a few magical arts to harass his opponent, but most of the time, he wielded the large black blade, slashing at the Blue Dragon relentlessly.

Despite Skinny Monkey's seemingly frail appearance, his strength was immense. The heavy black blade danced in his hands like a graceful swan, swift as a dragon.

The quality of the black blade was indeed excellent; despite being bitten by the Blue Dragon several times, it sustained minimal damage.

Seizing an opportunity, Skinny Monkey cleaved the Blue Dragon in half with a single stroke.

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