Chapter 318: Nine Heavens Star Sand

Boom! The heavens and earth shook, and from the entire void surged waves of air like a torrent, resounding endlessly through the void, madly crushing down upon the Chaos Body.

Here, gray mist shrouded, exuding a trace of destruction. The vast and terrifying pressure could not shake the Chaos Body.

Seeing this, Yang Tian showed joy. He breathed a deep sigh, produced a top-grade bloodstone in his hand, and sat cross-legged beneath the altar, devouring the energy contained in the bloodstone.

The Chaos Body moved swiftly, strolling leisurely through the vast torrent, stepping step by step toward the location of the purple jade box.

When he had covered half the distance, the terrifying soul attack in the void had no effect on his soul body, and he continued walking forward.

Bang! Just as the Chaos Body was about to cover most of the distance, the stone statue suddenly trembled, the sky cracked, and from within it burst forth overwhelming divine light. The entire statue seemed to come alive.

And the pressure rose step by step, the rate of increase extremely terrifying. Yang Tian could see the Chaos Body's form twisting, and the energy consumed within it multiplied geometrically.

Yang Tian's eyes showed shock. Without a moment's hesitation, he willed the Tianshu Divine Sword. Terrifying sword qi spewed forth, and sword light like a dragon coiled around the Chaos Body, with chaotic qi spreading out.

"Hurry..." Crushed by this boundless force, sweat broke out on Yang Tian's forehead, and his lips were dry as he urged.

Although the Chaos Body's form twisted, the pressure could not damage its shell. In its eyes, sun and moon revolved; terrifying thunderbolts poured down one after another, and a river of stars swept around, encasing the body completely.

The entire space shook. The Chaos Body had now approached the purple-gold jade box, and its fingers reached out to grasp it.

Boom! A sudden change occurred. The mysterious stone statue, radiating Dao resonance, suddenly opened its eyes. In its eyes, stars shattered, as if flying out, terrifying enough to glare a person to death.

"Fall back!" Seeing this, Yang Xiao shouted deeply. The stone statue was too terrifying; in life, it had been a supreme powerhouse, capable of suppressing an entire domain with a flip of its hand.

A sense of crisis rose. Yang Tian's expression changed slightly. He gritted his teeth fiercely, and the Chaos Body moved instantly. The bright sun and moon revolved, and a river of stars shot out, instantly sweeping away the purple-gold jade box!

"Rumble!" Terrifying Dao sounds erupted from the void. Within the stone statue, it seemed as if gods were chanting scriptures, emitting an unparalleled roar. A dazzling beam of light shot from the statue's brow.

"Not good!" Seeing this, Yang Tian's expression changed drastically. The moment his mind turned, the Chaos Body burst into retreat, madly dashing toward the base of the altar.

As if all the gods in heaven were chanting, emitting terrifying Dao sounds imbued with indescribable divine might, Yang Tian's Chaos Body was instantly immobilized.

Crisis, extreme crisis. Yang Tian's mind raced. He gritted his teeth fiercely, and from within the Chaos Body, a river of stars suddenly shot out, like a heavenly ladder, sweeping toward the second purple-gold jade box.

Rumble! The stone statue was enraged. The chanting grew louder; the gods roared. Its target shifted, and it sealed the river of stars.

Swish! Yang Tian did not hesitate. The Chaos Body dashed at extreme speed, reaching the base of the altar in one breath.

"Huff..." Yang Tian gasped heavily, collapsing limply to the ground, sweat streaming down his face. The danger had been extreme; if the statue had suppressed the Chaos Body, the trouble would have been immense.

At this moment, Yang Xiao's face was full of astonishment. The stone statue had not destroyed the river of stars; instead, it was swept away by a huge gale and merged into the Chaos Body's form.

"What's going on?" Yang Tian was utterly confused. This stone statue should be a guardian. For such a terrifying figure to be deployed, the contents of the jade box must be extraordinary.

"This place should be a training ground. Your use of the phenomenon to snatch the box just now probably caused the statue's displeasure," Yang Xiao shrugged and couldn't help but smile.

"Oh..." After catching his breath, Yang Tian stood up, looked at the now-silent stone statue, hesitated for a moment, and gave up on the idea of the remaining two jade boxes.

After a while, Yang Tian took the purple-gold jade box in his hands. The box was about the size of a washbasin, very warm to the touch, and exuded a trace of purple mist that made Yang Tian's mind ripple and his whole body feel comfortable.

"This box is no ordinary thing." Rubbing his hands, Yang Tian smiled happily and slowly opened the jade box.

Inside the jade box were compartments, the contents separated. Sometimes golden mist surged like tides, sometimes a river of stars hung upside down, sometimes blood energy soared to the sky, brilliant like a lid.

The treasures in the entire box radiated divinity. Strange phenomena appeared above the box, a scene so shocking that even Yang Tian and the other were left speechless.

Clang! The golden war spear beside them shook continuously, the void trembling. The weapon spirit was deeply unsettled, sensing the extraordinary nature of the treasures inside, even showing signs of desire.

Yang Xiao rubbed his eyes, his incredulous gaze sweeping over the contents. If the cultivation world learned of these three treasures, it would trigger a terrifying war.

"Uncle Xiao... this... this is divine material!" Yang Tian almost exclaimed, his body trembling slightly. The treasures inside were too terrifying.

Hearing this, Yang Xiao remained silent. As his hand swept over the jade box, in his palm lay twelve radiant grains of sand. Within each grain, stars and rivers appeared and vanished—a terrifying scene, as if containing a world.

"A grain of sand, a world. This is Nine Heavens Star Sand!" Rubbing the twelve grains of sand, Yang Xiao murmured, a slight tremor in his voice. Twelve grains of Star Sand—an enormous quantity—this was a supreme treasure!

"We've struck it rich..." Yang Tian's eyes gleamed. This was divine material, the top-tier refining material in the cultivation world, a prerequisite for ascending to divine objects!

Hearing this, Yang Xiao couldn't help but sigh. Even with his state of mind, he had to admire it. It was said that Nine Heavens Star Sand could only be born at the end of the heavens, and each grain possessed the divine might to suppress all things.

A grain of sand, a world; a grain of sand, a galaxy. This was the supreme material for refining top-tier defensive treasures! In ancient times, there was a top celestial artifact, the Starry Tower, which laid down nine layers of star domains, making it extremely difficult for ordinary divine objects to breach.

"The second artifact is settled." Yang Xiao murmured, then his gaze fell on another treasure.

This was a fist-sized stone, radiating blood energy to the sky. The entire stone shone with divine light, containing profound patterns. The fist-sized stone was very smooth, like a glass ball.

Its interior held astonishing divinity, and in the void appeared a blood-colored phoenix, its form illusory, leaping through the void, containing a trace of heaven-defying divine might that made one's heart tremble.

This stone was extremely terrifying, containing the will of some supreme being. The blood-colored phoenix even manifested a faint shadow, as if about to descend upon the nine heavens.

"This is Blood Phoenix Divine Stone!" Yang Xiao exclaimed, his shocked eyes scanning the illusory blood phoenix in the void. This divine material was extremely terrifying, a treasure comparable to the Bloodthirsty Demon Crystal.