The Devil's Tribulation

Chapter 443 Worth the risk

The ancient battlefield of the Bone Realm. Pan Chengfeng and Shangguan Heng's team encountered a difficult problem on the fifth day after entering the ancient battlefield. A precious medicine was right in front of them, but they couldn't get it. Pang Qiaoqiao studied it for three days but couldn't figure it out, and she had no idea how to break the formation. But this precious medicine was very valuable, and Pan Chengfeng was unwilling to give it up.

Today is the third day that Pang Qiaoqiao has been studying this killing array. Judging from her expression, there is still no progress. Shangguan Heng thought about it for two days and made a decision. This is a killing array, and you will die in it if you are not careful. So he discussed with Pan Chengfeng in private: "Junior brother, I think we should give up this precious medicine and continue to search for the monster-companion grass." Pan Chengfeng touched his chin and said: "Senior brother Shangguan, in fact, junior brother has also thought about this problem. It's just that, you see, the monster-companion grass is still nowhere to be found, and the robbery flower is right in front of us. After thinking about it, I feel that the value of this robbery flower, in a sense, is not inferior to the monster-companion grass."

Shangguan Heng was secretly surprised when he heard this, and said, "I'd like to hear more details~" Pan Chengfeng smiled and said, "I wonder how old the elders Li and Wan in the sect are now?" Shangguan Heng was surprised when he heard this, "Elder Li should be more than 30,000 years old, and Elder Wan seems to be older than Elder Li. Why are you asking this?" Pan Chengfeng smiled and said, "As far as I know, almost all the combined cultivators who have lived to this age have hidden injuries left by the heavenly tribulation, which are difficult to heal for a long time. Is that right?"

Shangguan Heng smiled bitterly and said, "When cultivators cultivate, they go against the will of heaven, so heaven will not let anyone off easily. After reaching the fusion stage, they will begin to face the small heavenly tribulation that occurs every three thousand years, and the big heavenly tribulation that occurs every nine thousand years. The power of the heavenly tribulation will become stronger each time. Those whose cultivation stagnates will slowly be eliminated." Pan Chengfeng also sighed and said, "Yes, those whose cultivation stagnates will almost never be able to cope with the next thirty-nine heavenly tribulations. But even fusion cultivators who have improved their cultivation will inevitably get hurt when facing the big and small heavenly tribulations."

At this point, Shangguan Heng already knew what Pan Chengfeng meant, and asked excitedly: "You mean, cultivators of the age of Wanlao and Lilao should have hidden injuries left by the heavenly tribulation?" Pan Chengfeng smiled and said: "Yes, such injuries can only be cured by finding a precious medicine specifically for the injuries caused by the heavenly tribulation. But the Aotian Continent is so barren that it is not easy to find such a precious medicine. Without spiritual medicine to heal the injury, you can only rely on time and use magic power to slowly recuperate, but this time will definitely not be short. The injury has not healed yet, and the small heavenly tribulation comes again. If the cycle continues like this, wouldn't it be a joke for the cultivators of the fusion stage to break through to the Mahayana stage?"

Shangguan Heng said excitedly, "If we can have a Tribulation Control Pill to help Elder Li and Elder Wan cheat the Heavenly Tribulation, then they will have a good chance of recovering from their injuries and breaking through to the Mahayana stage!" Pan Chengfeng said with a smile, "That's right. Elder Li and Elder Wan have deep and pure magical powers. If they can recover from their previous injuries and try to break through again, their chances will be much greater. Otherwise, they may not be able to break through successfully just by relying on the Demon Companion Grass. That's why I said that the value of this Tribulation Control Flower is not inferior to the Demon Companion Grass."

After Shangguan Heng figured it out, he smiled and said, "Junior brother is right. In that case, this calamity-protecting flower is worth the risk! But..." Shangguan Heng looked at where Pang Qiaoqiao was, and saw that she was still frowning. He sighed and said, "This is a killing formation. If we are not careful, we may all die in it." Pan Chengfeng smiled and said, "I believe in Senior Sister Qiaoqiao. We just need to adjust our state and wait for her good news. There is still plenty of time anyway." Shangguan Heng did not understand the formation very well. This kind of profound thing is almost unknown to cultivators who are not specialized in studying it.

Special matters were left to professionals, and Pang Qiaoqiao spent a little time studying the formation. Pan Chengfeng was not idle either, and began to practice with the spiritual stones he had collected these days. Although there were only a few hundred pieces, a mosquito was still meat, and with the rich spiritual energy here, Pan Chengfeng still felt that his magic power was increasing little by little. At this rate, the sixth level of the golden elixir could be reached in just three months.

Seeing Pan Chengfeng openly using spirit stones to practice, Chao Qi ran to Shangguan Heng to report: "Young Master, this kid actually used spirit stones to practice. These are all rare resources that must be handed over to the sect!" Shangguan Heng frowned and said, "You can also use spirit stones to practice. No one is stopping you. Why do you care so much about others?" The senior members of the sect all knew that Shangguan Yun intended to cultivate Pan Chengfeng, so why would he care about Pan Chengfeng absorbing some spirit stones to practice? But a servant like Chao Qi didn't know about these things. He just didn't like Pan Chengfeng. He was just a Jindan cultivator, but Shangguan Heng had to consult him on everything, which really made him very unhappy.

In this place, the cultivators dared not use their spiritual senses at will, fearing to activate some ancient formations. But Pan Chengfeng was a physical cultivator, how sharp were his five senses? Although Chao Qi and Shangguan Heng were three or four hundred meters away from him, Pan Chengfeng heard every word of their conversation. Pan Chengfeng sighed and muttered, "This Chao Qi seems to have a grudge against him, right? I use the spiritual stones I found to practice, why does he have any objections?"

This time when we entered the Dry Bone Realm, although the sect said that all resources belonged to our team, we could sell the rare resources that we could not use to the sect, and the sect would give us a market price, but it did not say that we could not use them. I could use the resources that suited me. If they were not suitable, I would sell them to the sect. For example, for low-grade spirit stones, the sect would offer one hundred top-grade crystal beads to buy them. The total amount of spiritual energy in one hundred top-grade crystal beads far exceeded that of one low-grade spirit stone, otherwise who would be willing to sell? But Pan Chengfeng now found that the top-grade crystal beads were garbage compared to low-grade spirit stones. He no longer looked down on the crystal beads, and if conditions permitted, Pan Chengfeng would rather absorb spirit stones.

Shangguan Heng led a large army to wander around the periphery for more than a month, and only got dozens of low-grade spirit stones. But Pan Chengfeng led the team into the depths of the ancient battlefield for only a few days, and he had already obtained hundreds of spirit stones. Where did the spirit stones come from? Basically, they were exploded from some damaged space equipment. The hardness of the spirit stones is very high. After the space equipment exploded, everything inside turned to ashes, leaving only the spirit stones. Therefore, the spirit stones in Pan Chengfeng's hands were really picked up~ and the deeper you go into the ancient battlefield, the more spirit stones you will find.

Pan Chengfeng absorbed spirit stones for a whole day, and the eight or nine hundred spirit stones in his hand were all absorbed. He finished his practice with a reluctant look and said, "If I had a few tens of thousands of spirit stones, I could be promoted in a month." Xin'er, who was standing beside him, saw Pan Chengfeng finishing his practice, stood up and walked over to him and asked, "Chengfeng, why don't you continue practicing?" Pan Chengfeng smiled bitterly, "I don't want to stop, but the spirit stones are gone. What can I do if I don't stop?" Xin'er said, "I still have some here. I'll give them all to you." Then she took out more than a hundred low-grade spirit stones and handed them over. These were all picked up by Xin'er herself.

Pan Chengfeng shook his head and said, "It's just a drop in the bucket. Xin'er, keep it for yourself. By the way, why didn't I see you bring that silly bird this time?" Speaking of Nao Nao, Xin'er smiled and said, "Nao Nao has advanced, so this time it will stay in the sect. When we get out, it will almost be promoted successfully." Pan Chengfeng was surprised and said, "Isn't that silly bird still in its infancy? How did it advance so quickly? To the third level of body refining?" Xin'er shook her head and said, "It has advanced to the second level of body refining, and it's still in its infancy."

Pan Chengfeng said disdainfully, "It's still in its infancy, what's the use. If I had known earlier, it would have been better to just catch an adult spiritual pet." Xin'er smiled and said, "Chengfeng makes it sound simple. How could you have known how difficult it is to tame a spiritual pet like Nao Nao, which is almost a legendary pet, after it grows up? The master said that when she found Nao Nao in the secret realm that year, she was shocked herself. She confirmed it several times before she was sure it was a Vermillion Bird egg, so she took a great risk to bring it out. After bringing it out, she found out it was a dead egg but she was reluctant to throw it away." Pan Chengfeng twisted his mouth and said, "Anyway, it's useless if it can't help in a short period of time. It takes three thousand years to grow up. I'm already an emperor, do I still need it?"

Xin'er smiled and said, "What Chengfeng said is not entirely right. This time, Nao Nao advanced because of the rare elixir that the master found, which helped Nao Nao advance early. If he can continue to find suitable elixir, he will enter adulthood in less than three thousand years." The two chatted for a long time, and Pan Chengfeng suddenly smiled and said, "By the way, I also know the hiding place of a Chiwen, with the cultivation level of the late fifth level of body refining. I will take Xin'er to collect it if there is a chance~"