Wang Xiaoqiang's divine sense scanned the area and found that the mountain hollow surrounding the peak where the Heavenly Eye Flower was located had over a thousand beast corpses and more than three hundred zombies.

Moreover, at this moment, a large number of beast corpses and small groups of zombies continued to surge toward the hollow, creating an awe-inspiring spectacle.

And on the mountain peaks encircling the Heavenly Eye Flower, stood the contestants, roughly five thousand in number, which was also quite a formidable gathering.

More than ten thousand contestants entered the Beast Corpse Mountain Range, and only so many remained, indicating that by this stage of the contest, nearly half of the participants had been lost. Seeing this, Wang Xiaoqiang felt emotional, and in his heart, he prayed that his brother Zuo Dao was still alive.

Now Wang Xiaoqiang finally understood yesterday's strange occurrences, why contestants suddenly went silent, why criminals suddenly became active, and why those criminals dared to gather in one place and pursue him... it was all because of this Heavenly Eye Flower that drew contestants here, making those criminals so brazen.

Thinking like this, his gaze swept across one mountain peak after another,

Soon, Wang Xiaoqiang discovered King Hetu's son, surrounded by more than ten powerful figures above the Great Luo Golden Immortal Fifth Liquid Realm, who maintained a respectful attitude, likely belonging to the Hetu Tribe, his followers,

In fact, those ten or so people were precisely the ones whom the Little Prince had summoned to kill Wang Xiaoqiang.

On another mountain peak, Wang Xiaoqiang saw the people of the Purple Sun Sect, led by the Purple Sun Immortal. Behind the Purple Sun Immortal stood five disciples, also strong individuals above the Great Luo Golden Immortal Fifth Liquid Realm. They had also taken advantage of the contest to try to kill Wang Xiaoqiang.

On yet another mountain peak, there was the figure of the King of Eastern Mountain. Behind the King of Eastern Mountain stood an elder, whom Wang Xiaoqiang had seen at the Immortal Gathering Pavilion auction in Tianfang City, appearing to be over three hundred years old, with unfathomable cultivation. Behind him were four followers at the Great Luo Golden Immortal Seventh Liquid Realm, quietly standing behind the King of Eastern Mountain, their eyes flickering with a wolf-like gleam.

These people were originally scattered throughout the Beast Corpse Mountain Range, without communication talismans; they couldn't find each other. Without the Heavenly Eye Flower, they wouldn't have been able to gather in one place.

"They've all arrived, all here... what a meeting of winds and clouds!" Wang Xiaoqiang sighed in his heart as he swept his gaze over these formidable individuals.

When his gaze fell again on the King of Eastern Mountain, he discovered that the King of Eastern Mountain was holding a giant object, which Wang Xiaoqiang instantly recognized as the Divine Immortal Artifact Cauldron.

The King of Eastern Mountain was holding the Divine Maiden's Cauldron, staring at it intently as if appraising a most beautiful maiden, with a tender expression on his face, murmuring something unknown, a few traces of pleading showing in his expression...

Unlike the King of Eastern Mountain, all the people on these mountain peaks were gazing intently at the peak where the Heavenly Eye Flower was located, their eyes moving between the Heavenly Eye Flower and the two zombies guarding it,

When their gaze landed on the Heavenly Eye Flower, greed filled their eyes; when their gaze turned to the zombies, fear was evident.

Amid the greed and fear, there was also a hint of unease and urgency, as if hoping the Heavenly Eye Flower would mature sooner.

However, the Heavenly Eye Flower would not fulfill anyone's wishes; it continued to mature according to its rhythm.

Below the five-petal blossom of the Heavenly Eye Flower hung a quail egg-sized fruit, its husk tightly sealed with no cracks visible.

From the petals of the Heavenly Eye Flower, five beams of light shot out: one white, one green, one black, one red, one yellow...

Those five beams of extraordinary light shot into the sky, like movie projections cast onto a screen, transforming into an enormous flower, essentially magnifying the image of the Heavenly Eye Flower hundreds or thousands of times.

It was this illusion that attracted so many cultivators and beasts, intending to compete for the fruit of the Heavenly Eye Flower.

But the fruit of the Heavenly Eye Flower must be ripe when the husk cracks open, and only a matured Heavenly Eye Fruit can open the Heavenly Eye, so it can only be picked at the moment the husk cracks, not even a second earlier.

Of course, when the husk cracks, the illusion projected into the night sky by the Heavenly Eye Flower will automatically retract. This is a signal, equivalent to notifying that the Heavenly Eye Fruit has matured and can be picked.

However, people's eyes remained fixed on the Heavenly Eye Fruit, for after all, the illusion, as beautiful as it was, held no practical use. Only that inconspicuous little fruit could open the Heavenly Eye.

Seeing these formidable individuals standing like forests and enemies gathered from three directions, Wang Xiaoqiang frowned, feeling significant pressure. But for him to give up vying for the Heavenly Eye Fruit because of this was impossible.

This Heavenly Eye Flower was too rare; accurately speaking, the Heavenly Eye Fruit was too rare. It could open the Heavenly Eye. If he gained the Heavenly Eye in the future, he could examine enemies thousands of miles away at will, for instance, in this Beast Corpse Mountain Range, finding anyone without needing communication talismans.

While thinking this, Wang Xiaoqiang also thought of Zuo Dao. He thought since all the contestants were here, if Zuo Dao wasn't dead, he would definitely come as well. Thus, he began surveying the major mountain peaks to search carefully,

Indeed, on the mountain peak where the Purple Sun Sect was gathered, he discovered Zuo Dao's presence.

Zuo Dao was standing not far behind the Purple Sun Immortal, appearing somewhat furtive.

Evidently, he had noticed the Purple Sun Immortal, and the Purple Sun Immortal hadn't discovered him, as the most dangerous place was the safest place. Precisely because Zuo Dao was behind the Purple Sun Immortal, he hadn't been noticed by him.

Wang Xiaoqiang thought Zuo Dao did this deliberately and couldn't help but admire his approach.

Finding Zuo Dao made Wang Xiaoqiang secretly relieved; in any case, his brother was alive, which brought him comfort and peace of mind.

However, he quickly considered that if Zuo Dao was smart enough to hide behind the Purple Sun Immortal, would he have the sense not to fight for the Heavenly Eye Flower,

To be honest, with those two zombies powerful enough to rival Purple Mansion Immortals guarding and countless beast corpses and zombies below, as well as numerous powerful cultivators, even Wang Xiaoqiang was not entirely confident of grabbing the Heavenly Eye Fruit. Someone with Zuo Dao's cultivation base would only become cannon fodder if he tried to seize it forcefully.

To prevent tragedy, Wang Xiaoqiang decided to go over and remind him. With this thought, he put away the Patterned Beast, storing the two Fierce Ghost Puppets in the ring space, then quietly circled around to the mountain peak where Zuo Dao was located.

When Wang Xiaoqiang suddenly appeared beside Zuo Dao, Zuo Dao's eyes widened abruptly, his mouth opening in surprise. Just as he was about to speak, Wang Xiaoqiang made a gesture for silence.

Zuo Dao quickly covered his mouth, his expression gradually returning to calm.

Once he was completely composed, Wang Xiaoqiang pulled him out from the crowd to a quieter area behind them, speaking in a voice only the two of them could hear, "There are too many people here. If a scramble breaks out later, we shouldn't join the excitement."

Zuo Dao nodded, smiling wryly, "Brother Qiang, I'm just here for the excitement. I can't possibly get that Heavenly Eye Fruit..."

"Hmm," Wang Xiaoqiang nodded, patting Zuo Dao's shoulder and solemnly instructing, "If I go to fight for the Heavenly Eye Fruit later, you mustn't help me..."

"Why?" Zuo Dao was puzzled.

"No reason..." Wang Xiaoqiang said, "I don't want you to die in vain..."

"But, Brother Qiang, it will be very dangerous for you..."

"Don't worry, no matter how dangerous, my life won't end..." Wang Xiaoqiang extended his hand, signaling Zuo Dao not to continue this topic, and simply instructed, "If I manage to get the Heavenly Eye Fruit, don't follow me. Once I open the Heavenly Eye, I'll find you myself..." (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you're welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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