Chapter 1360: Chapter 1360: The Auction (5 Updates)
"Illusion and fear, hold steadfast in heart. Endure countless hardships, and the heart’s path remains firm," Ye Haochuan quickly reminded.
This was a phrase from Vermilion Bird Peak about breaking illusions, and at this moment, he could only use it to remind Yige.
Upon hearing this, Yige immediately turned his eyes over, murmuring, "Haochuan, is that you..."
Seeing its enthralled expression, it seemed as if Yige hadn’t comprehended the meaning in Ye Haochuan’s words.
"Yige, wake up!" Long Xiaotian shouted, hoping to awaken Yige from the illusion, but no matter how loud his voice was, Yige seemed not to hear.
Ye Haochuan was known for his skill in dealing with illusions; breaking through them himself was not difficult, but he was still uncertain about how to help others do the same.
He considered whether he could use the Vermilion Bird Illusionary Seal to dispel the illusion by itself, but feared that it might have the opposite effect and push Yige deeper into the illusion.
"Ah~"
Just as Ye Haochuan was caught in his dilemma, he heard Yige suddenly let out a painful scream.
Yige’s trunk suddenly split open with numerous cracks, and a large amount of spiritual energy mixed with a light green liquid quickly seeped out from them.
"Not good!" Long Xiaotian exclaimed in shock, disregarding whether his own spiritual energy was at its limit, and hurriedly used his spiritual energy to forcibly seal these openings.
This liquid was equivalent to blood in the human body. Losing too much of it would result in Yige’s death.
Unfortunately, these countless cracks were not easy to seal; not long after, Yige’s entire body was soaked with this liquid.
Long Xiaotian was anxious and shouted to Ye Haochuan, "Aren’t you a medicinal cultivator? Hurry up and think of a way to stop the bleeding!"
Ye Haochuan’s expression wasn’t too good either, and became even grimmer upon hearing Long Xiaotian’s words.
I’m indeed a medicinal cultivator, but I’m not a tree doctor!
Ye Haochuan cursed inwardly.
At this point, he could no longer afford to care about much else. A large Silver Needle quickly flew out, and he randomly chose a spot to pierce.
Unfortunately, Yige was still a tree entity with no acupoints. This needle did not stop Yige’s injuries but instead created another "bleeding" point.
Luckily, this needle wasn’t entirely pointless. Ye Haochuan’s random jab was enough to shock it awake.
Sensing the injuries on its body, Yige hurriedly controlled its spiritual energy and used it to forcibly control the "blood" to stop flowing.
"Right, the Earthly Primordial Mud!"
Ye Haochuan suddenly remembered the healing holy item, Earthly Primordial Mud, and quickly took it out, placing it under Yige’s roots.
The next second, the Earthly Primordial Mud rapidly shrank to the naked eye, eventually disappearing completely, causing Ye Haochuan a pang of heartache.
Nonetheless, the effects of the Earthly Primordial Mud were indeed significant, and Yige’s wounds quickly healed.
Though the wound was healed, Yige’s aura was still extremely weakened, with no signs of sprouting on its withered trunk.
"What a pity, just one step away, and it still failed!" Long Xiaotian said with some disappointment.
"It’s okay, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future!" Ye Haochuan forced a smile.
"Opportunities are certainly not lacking, but after this failure, trying to break through again will be somewhat troublesome!" Long Xiaotian sighed.
"What trouble?"
"Yige’s body suffered damage this time, and six of the Seven Orifices Tree Heart were successfully condensed. The last orifice was severely damaged during the breakthrough. To attempt another breakthrough, we must completely heal the injuries of this seventh orifice!"
"If even the Earthly Primordial Mud couldn’t heal the injuries of the seventh orifice, what else can?" Ye Haochuan’s expression was heavy.
"Earthly Primordial Mud is good, but ultimately low-level. To heal the tree heart now, the only solution is to make a trip to the Five Elements Holy Marrow Pool in the Sub-Shaking Dimension Realm!"
At this, Long Xiaotian suddenly sighed, "But unfortunately, I need to stay in the Imperial Capital constantly vigilant of the Evil Sect, and cannot leave..."
"If you can’t go, then I’ll go!" Ye Haochuan said with a pout.
Long Xiaotian’s eyes suddenly lit up upon hearing this and smiled, "How did I forget you, kid? According to regulations, once at Core Formation Stage, one can enter the Sub-Shaking Dimension Realm. You’re already at Core Formation Mid-Stage; it’s time for you to venture in!"
"Even without Yige’s matter, I wanted to check it out. By the way, to enter the Sub-Shaking Dimension Realm, do I need some procedures? Since I’m here now, could you help me with them?" Ye Haochuan grinned.
"Indeed some procedures are needed, but they’re not opened here! Such matters are managed by the Chief of the Outer Domain, the Senior Zhu, Zhu Chengzhou, whom you met yesterday!" Long Xiaotian said solemnly.
"Aren’t you from the Heavenly Gate of the Ancient Martial Arts Sect? Can’t you even handle some procedures?" Ye Haochuan said with some disdain.
Upon hearing this, Long Xiaotian exclaimed lightly, "Do you not know each does their duty? Suppose you want a place to build a house, would you go to the national defense office for approval?"
Ye Haochuan chuckled, "Isn’t that also possible? If a leader from the national defense office approves, other departments won’t make things difficult for me! Why not write a recommendation letter, so Chief Zhu wouldn’t find excuses to hassle me?"
"Such nonsense, what do you take the Chief for?" Long Xiaotian said irritably, "Moreover, I think Chief Zhu seems to favor you; otherwise, he wouldn’t have discreetly helped you yesterday. He won’t trouble you."
"Alright! I’m off to the Zhu Family!" Ye Haochuan nodded.
Shrinking Yige to thumb-width and placing it in his pocket, Ye Haochuan summoned the Flying Sword.
Just as he was about to take off, An Li suddenly called, saying, "I just got news that the Long Family and Yang Family in the Imperial Capital are planning to host an auction, with many good items available. Are you interested in attending?"
"What treasures do they have?" As soon as he heard treasures, Ye Haochuan’s interest was piqued.
"I’m not sure about everything else, but there’s one thing you might be very interested in!"
"What is it?"
"Though it’s described singularly, it’s actually eight. It’s said to be a set of defensive spiritual artifacts, each with remarkable defensive capabilities!" An Li said earnestly.
When he heard they were merely spiritual artifacts, Ye Haochuan said somewhat disappointedly, "Just defensive spiritual artifacts, is there a need to call me so formally?"
"These are not ordinary spiritual artifacts, rumored to be crafted by Refinement Master Ge Ding."
"Ge Ding?" Ye Haochuan’s heart was stirred.
This name, Ge Ding, appeared in Holy Hand’s memories. It seems this guy is a rare Refinement Master, and even some Nascent Soul Peak super experts seek him for artifact refining.
In Xuanmen, nearly everyone prided themselves on obtaining weapons crafted by Ge Ding.
"Are you joking? Ge Ding is a Great Grandmaster; why would he craft such low-level things as spiritual artifacts?" Ye Haochuan was doubtful.
At the Great Grandmaster level, one can refine Treasure. Crafting spiritual artifacts seems like using a sledgehammer to crack nuts.