CHAPTER 1704: CHAPTER 1704: AN UNEXPECTED DELIGHT

Carson Flores sat in the secret chamber, his legs crossed in a seated position.

The Immortal Palace Wanted Order had already been issued, marking the first major commotion caused by Alfred Weaver’s return.

The wanted order not only targeted members of the Heavenly Alliance but also specifically Maggie Fitzgerald and her father, Bodie Fitzgerald, who had fled from the Celestial Palace.

The Celestial Palace guards would use the fixed Teleportation Arrays of the palace to swiftly arrive at various continents, spreading the wanted order throughout the Immortal Domains.

The entire Immortal Domains would dance to the tune of this wanted order.

However, no matter what, from the time the wanted order is issued, spreads to each continent, reaches each Sect, and eventually reaches the ears of every cultivator, it will take some time. This period will be a calm one.

Perhaps this will be the last calm before the storm.

Let the bullet fly for a while first.

Carson Flores prepared to take advantage of this time to thoroughly comprehend the Sun True Scripture.

Yes, what Clayton Gross said before was true; he really did steal the Sun True Scripture, and it was indeed in his Space Ring.

Clayton Gross’ Space Ring wasn’t made of ordinary materials, but rather refined from a high-grade Meteorite Iron. Though it couldn’t exactly be called indestructible, it could withstand attacks at the Immortal Level.

At that time, Carson Flores used the Black Dragon Wave to attack Clayton Gross, destroying most of his physical form, causing the Space Ring to fall and be blasted to another location. The scene was chaotic then; others didn’t see it, but Carson had been watching and naturally saw it.

He immediately deployed the Five Elements Immortal-Slaying Formation, not only to trap Clayton Gross’s Primordial Spirit but also to cover up the area, preventing others from seeing the Space Ring.

After dealing with Clayton Gross, Carson took the opportunity to collect the Array Flags and placed the Space Ring along with the Array Flags into his Space Ring.

Because of this, Carson generously gave that Golden Spear to Aiden Roth. Otherwise, considering that Carson had saved his life, even if he didn’t share it, it would have been understandable.

Aiden Roth was a decent person, capable, and cunning. If possible, Carson would rather have one more friend than an enemy.

Along the journey, there were two maidens by Carson’s side, so he took the chance when no one was around to scan the contents of the Space Ring with his Divine Sense, yet he didn’t examine it carefully.

Now, finding himself in the Celestial Palace, safe and secure, he could naturally ponder and cultivate with peace of mind.

Inside Clayton Gross’ Space Ring, there weren’t many items.

Apart from a rubbing of the Sun True Scripture, there were three or four moderately quality magical treasures, one of which was almost in a half-broken state, a substantial amount of Spirit Stones, and some refining materials that weren’t particularly precious. Lastly, there were some personal belongings.

Not a single Immortal Elixir was there, not a single elixir.

It was apparent that Clayton Gross had gone through one or several tough battles and must have been humiliated and heavily injured. All able-to-be-consumed Immortal Elixirs or elixirs had already been completely consumed.

Clayton Gross didn’t possess much himself, but there were about twenty or thirty Space Rings inside, presumably belonging to the adventurers who had been killed in the first battle.

After the first battle ended, before anyone could tidy up the battlefield, Clayton Gross had thrown out a Teleportation Gate, forcing everyone immediately into a second chamber, leaving behind a field of corpses and wounded behind.

Clayton Gross had absorbed their Essence Blood and confiscated their Space Rings, all of which have now become Carson’s spoils.

These people weren’t especially powerful, though mostly they were elites of their respective Sects. Nonetheless, the contents of their rings added up to quite a bit.

Over a hundred magical treasures, roughly fifty million Spirit Stones, a huge array of various elixirs, assorted miscellaneous items.

Carson went through these magical treasures one by one and found a remarkable one.

The Star-Shifting Gourd.

As its name suggests, this gourd contains a unique space within, possessing the wondrous ability to absorb an enemy’s attack once and then release it again to strike the enemy.

The extent to which this gourd can absorb an enemy’s attack is determined by the user’s capability; the stronger the capability, the larger the special space can be activated, and the more energy it can absorb.

Carson spent quite some time figuring out its function and its limits. Currently, if Carson controlled it, he could absorb a full-strength attack from the Golden Immortal Realm, storing it and then releasing it whenever Carson needed.

The most mystical feature of the Star-Shifting Gourd isn’t that it can absorb attacks, but that it can release them unchanged, as if the attack you released traveled unchanged through space and then struck out in a different place.

Identically!

Carson didn’t expect such a pleasant surprise and speculated that once he advances to the True Immortal, he might be able to use the Star-Shifting Gourd to absorb attacks from a Heavenly Immortal.

The Star-Shifting Gourd is somewhat similar to the Black Dragon Ring, but the formations within the Star-Shifting Gourd have limitations. It can only be used once a day, unlike the Black Dragon Ring, which can charge and release at any time.

After playing with it for a while, Carson imprinted it with his Spiritual Imprint and then put it away, picking up the rubbing of the Sun True Scripture.