Chapter 1307 1306: Celestial Saint Gem
Chapter 1307 1306: Celestial Saint Gem
Swish, swish, swish.
At this moment, several beams of light swiftly flew in and landed before the high platform where an elder with white hair and a golden robe stood. It was eight elders in robes of assorted colors.
These elders exuded a powerful aura, yet regardless of how strong their aura was, they seemed insignificant before the white-haired elder on the platform.
All eight elders kneeled together and, cupping their fists, addressed the white-haired elder on the platform, saying, "Elders of Holy Dragon Realm greet the Celestial Saint."
Indeed, the white-haired elder on the platform was none other than the supreme ruler of the Holy Dragon Continent, Liu Tiandao, the Celestial Saint.
Liu Tiandao extended a hand, lifting it slightly, and said, "Rise, all you elders!"
"Thank you, Celestial Saint." The eight elders rose from their knees.
"Esteemed elders, in the distant east, a white light appears shining, visible even from our Holy Dragon Realm. This must be an extraordinary treasure of the heavens and earth emerging," Celestial Saint Liu Tiandao said as he gazed at the distant eastern sky.
"Celestial Saint, the First Young Master, along with Wei Hu, Wei Bao, and ten Saint Guards, has already set off for Dragon Tiger Mountain at the border between Ten Thousand Swords City and Liufeng City. By now, the First Young Master should have acquired the Celestial Saint Gem," said an elder with an old-fashioned outfit, long flowing beard, and with the demeanor of a great hero, addressing Celestial Saint Liu Tiandao.
This elder, with the bearing of a great hero, was the Grand Elder of the Holy Dragon Realm, named Fan Zong.
However, Liu Tiandao furrowed his brows slightly and said, "More than an hour ago, I received a message from Jingchen claiming he encountered formidable enemies at Dragon Tiger Mountain, a person named Lin Fei, and a mysterious masked figure in black, and he appealed to me for rescue."
"What? The First Young Master, Wei Hu, and Wei Bao couldn't handle those two?" Shock appeared on Fan Zong's face.
The other elders of the Holy Dragon Realm were equally taken aback.
Celestial Saint's only son, Liu Jingchen, had directly inherited cultivation techniques from the Celestial Saint and was further aided by countless precious elixirs, making Liu Jingchen's cultivation power nearly legendary.
Across the entire Holy Dragon Continent, Liu Jingchen's power was perhaps second only to Celestial Saint Liu Tiandao and Grand Elder Fan Zong, so he could practically roam unchallenged throughout the continent.
This was the reason several elders, including Fan Zong, were surprised to hear Liu Jingchen request aid from the Celestial Saint.
Liu Tiandao spoke calmly, "Jingchen is a person of prudence; if he genuinely encounters danger, he would never call for help from me, and he already informed me that Wei Hu and Wei Bao are dead."
"What, Wei Hu and Wei Bao are dead?!" The eight elders including Fan Zong were left speechless in shock.
Liu Tiandao, though indifferent in expression, exuded an aura of formidable destructive force, saying, "Jingchen stated Wei Hu, Wei Bao, and ten Saint Guards were all killed by Lin Fei."
Among the eight elders, several faces turned pale.
Wei Hu and Wei Bao ranked third and fourth among the ten great elders of the Holy Dragon Realm, with power reaching up to the first to third levels of the Saint Ancestor.
This level of expertise classified them as eminent masters on the Holy Dragon Continent, and killing them was considered highly difficult.
Yet now, they had perished at the hands of Lin Fei.
At that moment, Grand Elder Fan Zong seemed to recall something and said to Liu Tiandao, "Celestial Saint, I remember this Lin Fei was the one who eradicated the Yuan family in Thousand Dragon City a few days ago and became the new City Lord there?"
Liu Tiandao nodded and said, "Moreover, according to our Holy Dragon Realm spies, there was no information about Lin Fei previously on the Holy Dragon Continent. He suddenly emerged like a dark horse in recent times. This person's origins are highly suspicious."
Grand Elder Fan Zong furrowed his brows in contemplation, then said, "Celestial Saint, do you mean Lin Fei is from another cultivation continent?"
Celestial Saint's gaze was profound, saying, "Perhaps the powers from other continents also know about Dragon Tiger Mountain containing the Celestial Saint Gem, hence they sent people to find it."
"Then, Celestial Saint, we must stop the people from other cultivation continents from obtaining the Celestial Saint Gem, a gem crucial for truly empowering the Celestial Saint and Holy Dragon Continent," Fan Zong voiced a hint of concern.
"Hmm, Grand Elder, your words carry reason; we shall head to Dragon Tiger Mountain right now," Liu Tiandao said, gazing toward the eastern horizon.
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On the ruins of Dragon Tiger Mountain.
Lin Fei was also astonished by the light emanating from Little Holy Bird's mouth.
The aura was grand and boundless, seemingly able to encompass the celestial radiance, yet it merely came from a strange little stone.
The peculiar stone was only thumb-sized, displaying an irregular rhombic surface. Although it emitted white light, the inside of the stone harbored brilliant colors, resplendent and captivating.
It was akin to a diamond of utmost beauty.
As soon as Lin Fei saw this strange stone, he felt it contained universal energy, seemingly a rare treasure.
He couldn't help recalling the mention of the Celestial Saint Gem by Liu Jingchen and the Silver Scorpion earlier.
This led him to suspect this stone might be the Celestial Saint Gem.
"Little Holy Bird, why did you take out the Celestial Saint Gem? You've stirred a great calamity!" At this moment, the Nine-tailed Holy Bird urgently spoke to Little Holy Bird upon seeing the Celestial Saint Gem emit its energetic light.
Little Holy Bird was utterly fearless, not only withholding the Celestial Saint Gem but also cawing to Lin Fei, evidently signifying its intention for Lin Fei to take the Celestial Saint Gem.
Lin Fei never imagined the gift from Little Holy Bird would be the Celestial Saint Gem.
But seeing that this was an extraordinary treasure, Lin Fei naturally wouldn't just accept it; he told Little Holy Bird, "This gift is too precious; I can't take it. You should take it back!"
"Benefactor, quickly accept the Celestial Saint Gem which Little Holy Bird bestowed upon you. If it remains exposed too long, the energetic light it emits will attract all the strong figures of the Holy Dragon Continent," the Nine-tailed Holy Bird couldn't help but tell Lin Fei.
Lin Fei naturally noticed the astonishing energetic light of the Celestial Saint Gem, the scope too wide, which would indeed draw many powerful figures from the Holy Dragon Continent.
Thus, Lin Fei could only say to the Nine-tailed Holy Bird, "Alright, I'll temporarily keep the Celestial Saint Gem for Little Holy Bird. Whenever it wishes to reclaim it, it may ask for it back anytime."
With that, Lin Fei reached out and grasped the Celestial Saint Gem hovering before him.
He then stored the Celestial Saint Gem into his Storage Ring.
As Lin Fei stored the Celestial Saint Gem in the Storage Ring, the vast white light it originally emitted vanished from the world without a trace.
Yet, the Little Holy Bird standing before Lin Fei shook its head vigorously, calling out, and although Lin Fei couldn't understand the bird's speech, he guessed it meant that Little Holy Bird was gifting him the Celestial Saint Gem without intending to reclaim it.
Regardless, Lin Fei hadn't planned to acquire Little Holy Bird's Celestial Saint Gem; he was merely safeguarding it for now.
Additionally, he very much wanted to inquire with the Nine-tailed Holy Bird about the origins of this Celestial Saint Gem, though it was evidently not the right time now.
Because Silver Scorpion ran away, and Liu Jingchen had already communicated with the Celestial Saint, plus the energetic light from the Celestial Saint Gem earlier had covered a massive area, likely alerting many formidable figures of the Holy Dragon Continent.
Therefore, Lin Fei felt it was urgent to leave here first.
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