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Opposite Ning Fengzhi sat an elderly man with his eyes closed and mind at rest.
This person was none other than the Sword Douluo, Chen Xin.
"Uncle Sword, do you think... can the rare treasure that has emerged in the Star Dou Great Forest this time really save Uncle Bone's life?"
Ning Fengzhi gently sighed, breaking the silence inside the carriage.
Chen Xin slowly opened his eyes, and a trace of barely concealable pain and helplessness flashed through those sharp, sword-like eyes of his.
"Fengzhi, both you and I are clear about Gu Rong's injuries. That mysterious person's methods were far too ruthless and bizarre."
"That single strike directly shattered Old Bone's heart meridians. If it weren't for Gu Rong's peerless defense and timely subsequent treatment, he would have perished on the spot."
Chen Xin shook his head, his tone heavy: "During this period of time, we have Prince Xue Xing to thank for running around everywhere and helping us purchase those rare medicinal herbs at a high price to keep him alive."
"However, that is merely treating the symptoms rather than the root cause."
"Old Bone's vitality is flowing away faster and faster, constantly extinguishing. If we cannot find a Heaven And Earth Treasure that can reshape his Origin, he... will not survive this winter."
Hearing this, Ning Fengzhi abruptly clenched the corners of his clothes with both hands, his knuckles turning slightly white from the force.
"No matter what, even if it exhausts all the foundations of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, I must save Uncle Bone!"
Ning Fengzhi gritted his teeth: "According to the scouts' reports, the misty aura gushing from that rift contains extremely massive life energy."
"Such a heaven and earth phenomenon is most likely a top-tier Heaven And Earth Treasure. As long as we can obtain it, Uncle Bone will definitely be saved!"
Looking at Ning Fengzhi's almost paranoid expression, Chen Xin also let out a long sigh in his heart.
"I hope so. If this time still doesn't work..."
Chen Xin's voice paused, his gaze turning unprecedentedly sharp.
"Fengzhi, you must prepare for the worst."
"If Old Bone really leaves, only this old bone of mine will be left in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
"Although I am conceited that my swordsmanship reaches the heavens, after all, two fists are no match for four hands. Recently, the actions of Spirit Hall have been frequent, and their wolfish ambitions are clearly exposed."
"We must speed up and Cultivate the next Titled Douluo at all costs. Otherwise, the future of the Sect is worrying..."
Ning Fengzhi silently nodded, and the carriage once again fell into a death-like silence.
Only the sound of the wheels rolling forward seemed to be telling of the precarious future of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Aside from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, another faction on the Douluo Continent was also advancing at full speed toward the western part of the Star Dou Great Forest.
An extremely slender figure, like a white swift, shuttled beneath the clouds at an unbelievable speed.
His speed was so fast that it even left a series of sonic booms in the air.
This figure was none other than Bai He, the Clan Chief of the Speed Clan, one of the four affiliated schools of the Clear Sky Sect!
Although Bai He was flying at full speed at this moment, his expression was not looking very good at all, even exuding a bit of misery.
The Speed Clan used to be a prominent Family with boundless glory.
But ever since the Clear Sky Sect retired from the world and abandoned these affiliated schools like them, the days of the Speed Clan had gone from bad to worse.
Their clan had poured all their talent into speed, resulting in extremely weak attack power. Aside from gathering intelligence and delivering letters, they had almost no means of making a living.
To describe the current Speed Clan with the four words "impoverished and destitute" would not be an exaggeration at all.
The clansmen could not even afford a full meal, let alone purchase Cultivate resources.
"Alas, even a tiger in the flatlands is bullied by dogs. To think that I, Bai He, a dignified Spirit Douluo-level powerhouse, am actually worrying over a few hundred gold coins." Bai He smiled bitterly in his heart.
Just yesterday, the intelligence network of the Speed Clan intercepted the information about the emergence of a rare treasure in the Star Dou Great Forest.
After learning this information, Bai He went through a whole night of fierce ideological struggle and finally decided to go himself.
"Such a heaven and earth phenomenon means the born treasure is definitely worth a king's ransom!"
"Even if I cannot snatch the most core supreme treasure, as long as I can pick up some leftovers on the periphery, or take advantage of the chaos to swipe a few accompanying Spiritual Plants and exchange them for gold coins, it will be enough for my Speed Clan to sustain themselves for several years!"
Madness flashed in Bai He's eyes.
He knew that going to the Star Dou Great Forest this time could be said to be a narrow escape from death; countless powerhouses would definitely gather there.
But he had absolute confidence in his speed. Even if he couldn't beat them, couldn't he outrun them?
As long as he grabbed the items and ran, even a Titled Douluo might not necessarily be able to catch up to him!
For the survival of the Family, he had to take a gamble!
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Three days later.
In the western part of the Star Dou Great Forest, the originally lush primeval forest had now turned into a scarred ruin.
A violent earthquake tore apart the mountains within a radius of dozens of miles, countless towering ancient trees collapsed, and huge rocks rolled all over the ground.
Right at the very center of the ruins, a huge sinkhole with a diameter exceeding one hundred meters had shockingly appeared!
However, in this terrifying darkness, an extremely bizarre red light flickered faintly in the deepest part of the sinkhole.
Accompanied by the red light was a rich, unusual fragrance.
In the core area of the underground karst cave, there was a pool of underground spiritual spring emitting extreme cold qi.
In the center of the spiritual spring, on a stalactite as crystal-clear and translucent as white jade, a strange plant was shockingly growing.
That was a ginseng plant that was completely blood-red!
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At this moment, on the ruins of the sinkhole's periphery, hundreds of Spirit Masters who had caught wind of the news had already gathered.
Among these people, there were groups of mercenary troupes, powerful Loose Cultivators, and elites sent by various Sects and Schools.
However, what was bizarre was that although everyone was drooling over the treasure below, not a single person dared to cross the line and take the initiative to go down into the sinkhole.
The atmosphere at the scene was suffocatingly oppressive.
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On a huge boulder on the east side of the sinkhole stood three figures.
At the lead were an old couple; they were none other than the illustrious Overlord Dragon and Serpent couple of the Spirit Master's world, Chaotian Xiang and Meng Shu.
"Old man, the things underneath are probably not simple."
Chaotian Xiang tapped the ground with her dragon-head crutch, a trace of solemnity flashing through her cloudy eyes.
"Such an unusual fragrance makes even this old woman feel her internal Soul Power stirring upon smelling it."
"But the more peerless and rare such a treasure is, the more likely there is an extremely terrifying guardian Spirit Beast lurking around it."
"This sinkhole is bottomless. If we descend rashly, I'm afraid misfortune will outweigh good fortune."
Meng Shu stroked his grayish-white beard and let out a cold snort:
"Hmph, men die for wealth, birds die for food. Look at these fellows around us, their eyes are all red."
"However, nobody is stupid. The bird that sticks its head out gets shot; the first one to go down will definitely be cannon fodder scouting the way."
"We are not in a hurry. Let's wait and watch the changes first, and let those money-lustful idiots go test the waters before we talk."
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