Ahead lies a stretch of Immortal Palaces, within the palace there are massive magical treasures, furnace-like objects, towering even taller than the palaces, extremely grand.

The most eye-catching is a gigantic Purple Gourd hanging from the sky, all these Immortal Palaces and Halls are built surrounding this Purple Gourd.

"Is this the Purple Gourd that my godmother told me to find?"

Chen Shi couldn't help but stare, the Purple Gourd looked like a mountain made entirely of purple jade, its surface intermittently revealing extremely profound textures, resembling natural Dao Patterns.

Chen Shi hesitated, this treasure is truly too large, can it really be picked and taken away?

A cultivator beside him said, "The bloom period of the torenia flower is too short, we must quickly gather the honey, otherwise it will be useless. The honey collected this time is too little, at this rate, we may only get fifty to sixty percent before the bloom period ends. We must hasten these slave workers to speed up the honey harvesting."

A female cultivator nearby seemed a bit reluctant, saying, "In the past two days, several thousand Bee Men have already died of exhaustion. Junior Brother Luo, if we speed up any further, more are bound to die."

Junior Brother Luo laughed, "They are merely the cattle and horses we keep in Purple Heaven, once exhausted, they cycle through reincarnation, still to serve as cattle and horses again. Sister Xiaoshuang need not pity them, in Purple Heaven these beasts are endless, it doesn't matter how many die, but if the honey harvest is delayed, Master will punish us heavily!"

Chen Shi listened and thought to himself, "These bee insects are truly pitiful."

Sister Xiaoshuang composed herself, hurriedly saying, "Junior Brother is right. The deaths of some are a necessary sacrifice, we cannot delay Master's important task."

"Master needs this honey to refine the Nine-Turn Great Returning Pill as a tribute for powerful figures, it cannot be delayed."

Junior Brother Luo led them towards an Immortal Hall to deliver the honey, when the sky cracked open, many cultivators flew out from the fissure heading towards them. Sister Xiaoshuang quickly stopped and smiled, "It's Senior Brother He! They're back from outside!"

Chen Shi looked up, his heart skipped a beat, quickly distancing himself from these people, heading towards the Purple Gourd.

The leader amongst them had extremely profound cultivation, far surpassing him, likely a Great Perfection master of the Ascension Realm, his aura extremely powerful. Chen Shi worried that meeting this person might expose his Invisibility Talisman.

"Senior Brother He!"

The crowd greeted him, Chen Shi had just entered another Immortal Palace when he sensed a pair of eyes sweep over him, his heart sank, "This person is exceptionally strong!"

Senior Brother He withdrew his gaze, surprised in his heart, "Whose silhouette was that just now?"

His pupil technique had Dao Patterns circulating, gradually fading away, this was an Immortal Family's eye technique capable of piercing through changes and understanding Yin and Yang, but he only glanced unintentionally, not seeing clearly.

"How many souls did Senior Brother bring back?" Sister Xiaoshuang asked.

Senior Brother He took out a large gourd taller than a person, laughing, "Two kingdoms in the Mortal World went to war, I sat in the sky above the battlefield, opened this Treasure Gourd, and the souls of the fallen soldiers automatically flew into the gourd. I haven't counted specifically, but there are roughly over a hundred thousand."

"A hundred thousand!"

The crowd was both shocked and thrilled, laughing, "That's more than enough!"

"Senior Brother has achieved great merit once again!"

Senior Brother He was quite pleased with himself, saying, "In the Mortal World, nations compete for profit, be it for grain, land, capturing citizens, vendettas, transferring conflicts, or a king's anger, often resulting in armed confrontations and numerous casualties. We cultivators can refine treasures from souls, often just quietly waiting for them to war, hovering the soul-collecting treasures in the sky, as they massacre each other, we remain untouched by karma."

Junior Brother Luo said, "Senior Brother, why spare the patience? Why not enter the court of a mortal nation as a State Preceptor, incite two nations to war endlessly, you could gather even more souls."

Senior Brother He's face turned cold, he said sternly, "Luo Hanlin, you almost entered the Demon Path!"

Junior Brother Luo was startled, hurriedly bowed, "Please punish me, Senior Brother!"

Senior Brother He kept a stern face, saying, "I gathered souls on the battlefield, not intervening in the war, untouched by karma, their casualties are unrelated to me. But you manipulate people's hearts, incite wars between nations, entwining yourself with them, when calamity comes you'll lose your life! Our Purple Heaven, after all, is a renowned sect, the Master's name shines brightly in the Earth Immortal Realm! Your life and calamity aren't the issue, but don't tarnish the sect's reputation!"

Junior Brother Luo, compliant and apologetic.

Senior Brother He handed the gourd to him, "Take the souls inside the gourd, send them into reincarnation, let them suffer in the Underworld, endure torment, then have them reincarnate as bees or ants to labor for us."

Junior Brother Luo, Sister Xiaoshuang, and others agreed, taking the gourd, heading towards the Underworld.

Senior Brother He's gaze shifted, moving towards the Immortal Palace Chen Shi had entered.

At this moment, Chen Shi had already passed through that Immortal Palace, arriving in front of the Purple Gourd.

He looked up in disbelief, the gourd is truly enormous, standing here looking up, he couldn't even see the gourd's mouth, only vaguely a purple vine descending from the sky, piercing through the clouds.

He couldn't tell how heavy it was, the power emanated was daunting, Chen Shi hadn't even approached yet was aware that the Invisibility Talisman was dispelled by the gourd's emanating might, rendered useless.

Looking around, he saw triangular flags around the gourd, with Dao Patterns flowing on the flag surfaces, enigmatic.

When the flags fluttered, the Dao Patterns fell like lightning forming plasma, connecting with other flags' patterns, creating a net enclosing the gourd.

The gourd occasionally trembled as if trying to escape, but encountering the net formed by the flags, it was struck back down.

Chen Shi's heart moved slightly, looking at the vine, he saw in the air an Immortal Sword rotating around the vine, seemingly trying to sever it.

But the vine was incredibly sturdy, however much the sword cut, it healed equally, unable to sever the gourd.

"This thing is truly a precious treasure! Unbelievable!"

Chen Shi felt incredulous, as a True King he'd seen many treasures, even Immortal Artifacts, but it was his first time seeing a naturally formed magical treasure.

This gourd was inherently a magical treasure, the vine could withstand even Immortal Artifacts!

"Is this what they call Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures? No wonder godmother said West Bull New Continent is a place even deities don't come, our West Bull New Continent is indeed too barren."

Chen Shi felt distressed but quickly thought, precisely because West Bull New Continent is barren, it breeds earnest and kind people.

As he thought this, he quietly moved closer.

Suddenly, the Purple Gourd vibrated, the surrounding Dao Patterns on the flags expanding outwards, the gourd soared into the sky, countless electric lights interweaving, Immortal Might reverberating!

Simultaneously, Chen Shi's body shrunk dramatically, passing through the electric glow of the Dao Patterns between the flags, left hand imprinting upon the Purple Gourd!

The power of the gourd and flag array was terrifying, any single treasure, a sliver of Immortal Might, could pulverize him, but the moment they clashed was precisely the weakest defense.

The array formed by the flags was solely to trap the gourd, ineffective against external intrusion, Chen Shi seized this moment, rushing into the Immortal Array!

As he rushed into the array, Senior Brother He walked out of the Immortal Palace, upon seeing this scene, immediately unleashed his full cultivation, shouted sternly, "Where's this thief from, daring to steal in Purple Heaven Palace?"

He instantly elevated his cultivation to the peak, his aura exceedingly dominant, both Primordial Spirit and Physical Body cultivated to the Immortal Realm, merely short of Harmonizing Heaven and Earth!

He performed the Immortal Law, Great Dao Texture intertwined forming surging Divine Skills, such power Chen Shi had never seen before!

"This person is so strong!" Just as Chen Shi thought this, the array of flags around him began contracting, about to dismember him!

And his left hand was imprinted on the Purple Gourd, the golden talisman left by Lady Houtu in his palm emerging again, emitting light, linking with the strange patterns on the gourd.

"Crack!"

A thunderous boom came from above, and the Immortal Sword, which had never severed the vine, actually severed it at this moment. To be specific, the vine automatically severed from the sword, not due to the sword's power!

The surface of the gourd, countless natural Dao Patterns intertwined, all emerging, abruptly sweeping outwards.

"Buzz!"

The triangular Immortal Flags were blasted in all directions, even Senior Brother He was blown back.

Chen Shi lifted the Purple Gourd with one hand, feeling as if holding a mountain, without hesitation leaped up, carrying the large gourd, rushing towards where he came from!

"Succeeded!" His heart thumped violently, Qi-Blood rushing to his head, his eardrums ringing from the impact.

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