Chapter 068: Astounding Gains

A dazzling crimson light blazed as a river of blood and qi hung above Yang Tian's head, accompanied by drumming and howling winds. As Yang Tian frantically devoured ancient pills, the waves within the river grew larger and the wind sharper.

The might of a vision increased with one's cultivation. Yang Tian had only just condensed his vision, so it was not of much help to him yet.

According to legend, some ancient great powers could, with their visions, cause heaven and earth to split; with wind howling, ascend to the heavens and descend to the netherworld; with drumming, shake the void; with thunder, shake the world; with azure seas, illuminate the blue sky; with yin and yang, seal heaven and earth; with chaos, destroy heaven and earth...

Of course, these were tales passed down from ancient times. In the present age, great cultivators rarely appeared. Some said there were no longer any great cultivators. Only when a vision was cultivated to its extreme could it truly shake heaven and earth, startle ghosts and gods, and roam freely between heaven and earth.

In a cave, Xing Hao and Shan Qu stared wide-eyed at the river of blood and qi above Yang Tian's head, filled with envy. To manifest a vision required not only formidable strength but also boundless fortune.

Yun'er's beautiful eyes were fixed on Yang Tian, a smile always lingering on her jade-like cheeks. He could defeat a Holy Son with his bare hands and nearly kill him. Yang Tian's talent far surpassed hers, and he harbored a strong heart, fearing no one.

A day passed. Yang Tian's cultivation fully recovered and even improved considerably. The ancient pills were miraculous, far beyond the essence of heaven and earth in the outside world.

"Brother Yang, your cultivation has recovered so quickly?" Seeing Yang Tian open his eyes, Xing Hao's face lit up with a smile of surprise. Yang Tian's injuries were severe; recovering step by step would take a day or two.

"Almost there. Sorry to keep you waiting." Nodding, Yang Tian slowly stood up, a joyful expression on his face. After the fierce battle just now, his blood and qi had become much more condensed.

"Brother Yang, what are you saying?" Xing Hao walked over and said with a faint smile, "Even if you cultivated here until the end of the Martial Dao Mountain, they wouldn't be able to open the core area."

"That's right, Brother Yang. The mark on my body is the one to open the core area of the sect. Without the mark, they can't open the outer formation." Yun'er raised her palm, showing the rune, and smiled sweetly.

"Oh, I see." Scratching his head, Yang Tian suddenly took out a void ring. He grinned, his eyes scanning it, and a faint smile crept onto his face.

"It's actually a high-grade void ring. Too bad Wang Long hadn't solidified his soul. Now it's yours, Brother Yang." Xing Hao's face also showed joy as he laughed heartily.

"Heh, let's see what treasures there are." Nodding, Yang Tian probed his mind into the ring. This high-grade void ring was a thousand zhang in size, and its contents took up most of the space.

With a clatter, a large pile of items spilled into the cave, most of which were ancient pills. They clicked their tongues in amazement; these ancient pills were several times more than what Yang Tian had obtained in the treasure cave.

At that moment, Yang Tian's gaze was fixed on a cun-tall furnace, which was the imitation of the Yin-Yang Unified Qi Furnace. Now it was dim and lusterless, even the patterns on its surface hidden.

"Brother Yang, it's best not to use this treasure." Xing Hao shook his head slightly and said slowly, "This item bears the mark of their sect. If you take it out, they will surely trace it back to you."

"Heh, I have my ways to keep them from detecting it." Yang Tian smiled mysteriously. The Ancestral Dragon Ring had its own space; it could even isolate that demonic core, so why fear a semi-finished Dao artifact?

"Let's split these pills equally. Don't refuse." Yang Tian divided the ancient pills in the ring into four portions. Seeing the others about to decline, he put on a stern face and said.

"Alright then." Scratching their heads, Xing Hao and the others put away the pills. Even in ancient aristocratic families, ancient pills were in short supply, let alone for them.

"What's this?" After dividing the pills, Xing Hao's gaze fell on a pale red mark. A look of joy suddenly surged on his broad face, and as he examined it, the joy grew.

"Brother Yang, we've struck it rich..." His face flushed red, Xing Hao's voice trembled slightly. A fervent heat appeared on his face as he stared at the mark in disbelief. "This is the cave dwelling of the Yin-Yang Harmony Sect in the Martial Dao Mountain! We're rich!!"

"Really?" Hearing this, Yun'er's eyebrows instantly curved into crescent moons as she exclaimed in delight.

"What!" His heart leaped, and Yang Tian's eyes widened. Every ancient aristocratic family had a cave dwelling inside, and these dwellings were almost all left behind by ancient sects, far superior to the secret caves from before.

"But what use is this?" Scratching his head, Yang Tian was puzzled. The things inside should have been cleared out long ago.

"Alas, I can't explain it clearly now. Let's go to their cave dwelling and we'll understand." Examining the mark in his hand, Xing Hao's face showed a cheerful smile.

"Alright." Yang Tian nodded, his gaze shifting to the remaining two jade slips. One of them exuded yin-yang qi, clearly a technique of the Yin-Yang Harmony Sect. Since it appeared on Wang Long, its grade should be high.

"Brother Yang, this is a hot potato. Better not look at it." Xing Hao also noticed it and couldn't help but warn him. The top powers on the continent protected their techniques well; there might be a powerful cultivator's divine sense hidden inside.

Nodding, Yang Tian's gaze fell on the last jade slip. This slip gave him a very familiar feeling, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

Star-rank intermediate movement technique: Carefree Eight Wastelands Step. When cultivated to great completion, one could teleport through the void and manifest seven clones, with power not inferior to a Star-rank advanced movement technique!

"This is... the Carefree Eight Wastelands Step." After receiving the information from the jade slip, Yang Tian was stunned for a moment, then clicked his tongue. This jade slip recorded a temporary copy of the Carefree Eight Wastelands Step; the original had clearly been taken away by someone from their sect, but it was enough for Yang Tian to master this footwork.

"Carefree Eight Wastelands Step." Xing Hao was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: "It was auctioned off by the Yin-Yang Harmony Sect at the Sen Luo Wan Xiang Auction House. Now it's fallen into your hands, Brother Yang. How hilarious."

"Carefree Eight Wastelands Step... I feel like I've heard of it somewhere." Looking at the jade slip in Yang Tian's hand, Shan Qu scratched his head, a hint of doubt in his heart.

Yang Tian clicked his tongue, thinking his fortune was strong. He had been lacking a movement technique, and now he had obtained one that had been auctioned for a sky-high price.

Outside the cave was a stretch of buildings. The place was rather desolate, with few people. Yang Tian and the others stood outside, faintly sensing energy fluctuations.

"Twenty li east is the outer hall, which contains pills." Yun'er looked at the direction, referring to the route map given by the skeleton's owner, and said with a smile.

"Pills." Hearing this, their eyes immediately lit up. How could the pills left by an ancient sect be too poor?

"But unfortunately, there's a formation." Seeing their delighted expressions, Yun'er muttered.

"Cough... cough..." The group was left speechless, shaking their heads helplessly as they hurried eastward. From the vast amount of spiritual herbs on the periphery, one could imagine the quality of the refined pills. Perhaps only by receiving the inheritance could one obtain the means to open the formation.

As they rushed along, Yang Tian saw many treasure seekers of considerable strength. Everywhere they passed was in a mess; everything in the buildings was stripped bare. They even witnessed several bloody incidents, all for the sake of treasures.

After about half an hour, Yang Tian and his group arrived beside a great hall. Before Yang Tian, the palace could only be described as a behemoth, imposing and breathtaking. They were like ants gazing up at the hall.

At the entrance of the hall, many people were already pouring in. The place had obviously been discovered, and energy explosions kept sounding from within.

Passing through a main hall, they came to several corridors. Inside the corridors were countless stone doors. Many people were there breaking formations, and wisps of medicinal fragrance kept wafting into their nostrils.