Chapter 498: Chapter 496 Duobao Tower_1

The next day, Lu Xuan arrived at Thousand Dragon Lake. Amidst the enthusiastic welcome from his expecting fellow Sect members, he wasted no time and headed towards the vast lake area to conduct physical examinations for the second to fourth grade Flood Dragons and Chi Dragons.

Having been informed in advance, all the Flood Dragons were under control, obediently waiting for him to come and inspect them.

He seized the opportunity and extracted a substantial amount of Water Dragon Essence Blood. A good part of the collected blood was third and fourth-grade, which was perfect for nourishing the maturing Blood Scourge Flower.

Of course, Lu Xuan wasn’t just taking advantage of the situation. During the examination, he discovered numerous minor issues.

Long-standing problems from previous struggles, strange worms, spiritual fish, and other creatures parasitic in the dragons were among them.

These discoveries were worth his appearance fee.

After conducting the blood examination for the Flood Dragons of Thousand Dragon Lake, Lu Xuan remained within his cave dwelling, quietly cultivating spiritual plants and raising spirit beasts.

Half a month passed swiftly.

In the Pill Room, Lu Xuan carefully sensed the changes within the Pill Furnace. As his spiritual sense moved, the top of the furnace burst open, and six round-shaped elixirs flew out.

Lu Xuan darted forward, opened his palm, and the elixirs quietly lay in his hand.

During the period of cultivating spiritual plants, in his spare time, he would come to the Pill Room to concoct a few rounds of Yuan Cultivating Pills, Spirit Gathering Pills, and so on.

With his Grandmaster Realm Alchemy level, it would be wasteful not to put it to use. It was just right for earning some spirit stones.

As for the three-grade Foundation Building Pill, although he had absorbed several Pill Formula Experience Packages, he remained rooted and didn’t try to concoct it.

Before advancing his level in foundation pills to the Minor Proficiency Boundary, Lu Xuan did not plan to attempt concocting. He could directly open the Elixir reward from the bug in the Primordial Essence Herb.

The Primordial Essence Herbs in the Spirit Field were growing well. It wouldn’t be long before he could gain a lot of Foundation Establishment Pills and Pill Formula Experience Packages from them and evolve into a full-fledged Alchemy master.

With his Grandmaster Alchemy Level, the Pill Toxin contained in the pills was almost zero. Lu Xuan then tossed the Medicinal Pangolin that had quietly come over back into the pill furnace for it to grow freely inside.

“I need to ask those familiar Authentic Teachings if they plan to attend the Heavenly Abyss Treasure Meeting. If they do, we can take care of each other during the journey and at the meeting.”

“Hmm, I would say it’s more of a one-sided matter. At least, that’s how it appears on the surface.”

Lu Xuan shamelessly thought.

He fiddled with the Gilded Invitation in his hand. Half a month had passed, and there was still no movement on the spirit lines on the invitation. However, Lu Xuan guessed it wouldn’t be long before he would consider asking the real Authentic Teachings, adding some security for the journey.

With this thought in mind, Lu Xuan utilized several Communication Talismans to contact Ge Pu, Fire Scale Child, Zhong Jing Shan, and other genuine teachers.

Unexpectedly, there was a pleasant surprise.

Ge Pu, who was on the verge of Core Formation, actually had thoughts of attending the Heavenly Abyss Treasure Meeting.

At the foot of the mountain, a black and white Tai Chi pattern appeared out of thin air, rapidly spinning and expanding. Ge Pu, with his handsome looks and black and white pupils, appeared silently.

“Brother Ge!”

Lu Xuan greeted with a smile.

“Junior Brother Lu, are you planning to participate in the Heavenly Abyss Treasure Meeting soon?”

Ge Pu said indifferently.

“Yeah, I want to go and see if there’s a chance to find some rare spiritual plants. Also, I want to find a few protective magical artifacts.”

“I have been fascinated by spiritual plants these years and neglected my practice, resulting in me having the cultivation level but no treasure to defend myself. I need to make up for this deficiency.”

Lu Xuan said with nine false and one true statement.

“Why don’t we go together then? This will allow us to watch each other’s backs on the way.”

Ge Pu took the initiative to ask.

“Brother Ge is too modest. Given your cultivation level that is on the brink of Core Formation, I guess I would be the one needing your care.”

Lu Xuan said, somewhat embarrassed.

“No matter, if we go together as fellow sect members, we can tackle any issues that may arise.”

“I’ve been preparing to break through to Core Formation for a long time but have always felt that I was missing something. That’s why I had the idea of attending the Heavenly Abyss Treasure Meeting, hoping to find a chance to advance to Core Formation.”

Ge Pu said with a smile.

“I’m sure you will.”

Lu Xuan quickly echoed.

The two discussed the details of attending the treasure meeting together, then Ge Pu bade goodbye and left.

A few days later, while Lu Xuan was cultivating his Spirit Plants, he felt a sensation and took out the gilded invitation from his storage bag.

The invitation was emitting a faint golden glow, with rune patterns moving slowly like a snake. Below the invitation, there was a golden dot, which extended a small arrow pointing in a certain direction.

As Lu Xuan changed his position, the small arrow on the invitation also changed accordingly.

“It seems the direction pointed by the arrow is the route to attend the treasure meeting. This little thing is quite interesting, with its own map and navigation system.”

Lu Xuan chuckled, then instructed the spirit beasts in his manor, placed the Cloud Leopard and the Demonic Vine in the Gluttonous Insect Pouch, and arrived at Ge Pu’s cave dwelling.

After meeting up with Ge Pu, the two of them followed the direction indicated by the arrow and moved swiftly forward.

Half a day later, they landed amid the lofty mountains, the gilded invitation in their hands fell silent, and the small golden arrow that was flickering and guiding their direction disappeared quietly.

“This is the so-called Duobao Tower. It is said to have been built by the Qianji Door, containing a Cave Heaven inside. In a sense, it’s equivalent to a fifth-grade spatial magic artifact.”

“Indeed, it’s grand.”

Ge Pu, who evidently knew more than Lu Xuan, explained in detail.

A few hundred meters ahead, a towering building rose from the ground, standing at the waist of a tall mountain peak, perfectly blending with the mountain itself.

The high-rise was radiant and extraordinarily luxurious, with spiritual energy surging and shifting. Even from a distance, they could feel the many powerful formation restrictions arranged around the high-rise.

Lu Xuan surveyed the surroundings. His Spiritual Sense swept across, detecting seven or eight cultivators approaching Duobao Tower within a certain range.

The weakest cultivator was at the Foundation Establishment First-term Stage, while the strongest had reached the Foundation Establishment Perfect Stage. This demonstrated the high threshold of this Heavenly Abyss Treasure Meeting, directly excluding all cultivators who were at the Qi Training Realm.

There were cultivators attending the treasure meeting who were ostentatious and domineering in their actions, while others concealed their identity and acted discreetly. Lu Xuan even sensed a faint, eerie energy from some cultivators, indicating that they probably belonged to an Evil Sect.

“Junior Brother Lu, when we enter Duobao Tower, let’s operate separately and look for the treasures we each need.”

“Let’s keep in touch. If an emergency arises, remember to seek help immediately.”

“Presumably, there are more than just us two from our sect who are attending this treasure meeting. In dire circumstances, we can also use the sect’s distress signal.”

Ge Pu said to Lu Xuan with a serious face.

“As Brother Ge says.”

Lu Xuan readily agreed, strongly endorsing Ge Pu’s sensible suggestion.

With so many secrets to his name, he would not feel at ease if they moved together. Ge Pu, being a disciple with Authentic Teachings of the Sky Sword Sect and possessing Core Formation strength, surely had his own secrets as well.

Both of them moving separately would be more comfortable.

If there should be any situations, all they need to do is to keep an eye out for each other.