Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 425 Dividing Treasures

chapter 425 dividing treasures

translator: borntobe

“wind spirit stone?”

tang wan-er let out a startled exclamation. with her innate wind spirit body, she could instantly sense the vast amount of wind energy in this stone.

that was something that tang wan-er would long for even in her dreams. to her, such a thing was a gift from the heavens, and there was nothing else more suitable for her.

“thank you, long chen!”

tang wan-er received the wind spirit stone excitedly, wanting to immediately go absorb the wind energy within it.

wind spirit stones contained the purest wind energy within heaven and earth. they contained profound wind mysteries, and if she could comprehend some of them, it would greatly increase her abilities.

although tang wan-er’s family wasn’t poor, they weren’t an ancient family. there were many things that had been lost over time, and she couldn’t rely on her family for anything. her future cultivation would all be up to herself. otherwise, her family wouldn’t have sent her to the xuantian monastery to cultivate. that just proved her family was much inferior compared to the last place 108th monastery.

“you’re this happy about just one?” laughed long chen.

“could it be you have more?” tang wan-er was filled with shock.

“if it was just one, it’d be far too lacking to be a gift for you. if i’m going to gift you something like this, i’d have to give you at least a mountain of them.” long chen laughed and handed a ring to tang wan-er.

“all you like to do is brag. if you really had... ah!”

at first, she thought he was joking. but the instant she looked at what was inside this spatial ring, her eyes popped wide open with disbelief. with her understanding of long chen’s abilities, she supposed it might be possible for him to gather a few dozen wind spirit stones. but seeing the mountain of wind spirit stones in the ring, she was absolutely stunned.

“what is it wan-er?” the others looked at her with surprise. just what had she seen to make her so speechless?

“take a look.”

tang wan-er handed over the spatial ring to them. when they saw what was inside, they were just as shocked as tang wan-er.

“how did you get this, long chen?” asked chu yao.

“naturally, i got it through adventuring.” long chen gave a simple recount of how he had ended up noticing wind spirit stones being blown around within the misty mountain valleys.

“wow long chen, you even thought of such a clever method!” praised chu yao. the other women nodded. long chen was bold and daring, but he also paid attention to the smallest details. the reason he had his current accomplishments was not by coincidence.

“but why does this mountain of wind spirit stones have a portion cut out from the top? logically, you would have only cut it at the bottom,” wondered tang wan-er.

“long chen, you’re definitely hiding something. hurry and own up.” meng qi stared at long chen with a touch of suspicion.

“ah, you’re overthinking it. these wind spirit stones are things i worked so bitterly for. their origin is definitely completely pure.” being stared at by meng qi, long chen began to lose some confidence.

“i don’t believe you. just now, your spiritual fluctuations changed. you’re definitely hiding something.” meng qi smiled in an unforgiving manner.

“this is a kind of tender-hearted gaze. could you not tell?” laughed long chen.

this phrasing of his was too ambiguous and flirtatious, causing all of them to blush. meng qi didn’t even dare look at the others now.

seeing that one sentence was enough to stop their attacks on him, long chen sighed inside, cursing himself for being stupid. if he had known that it would be this simple, what would he have had to beg for?

“wan-er, keep the wind spirit stones yourself. i know you can’t use them all, but just look after them. right now, all you need to do is absorb the purest energy of the wind spirit stones to quickly increase your wind comprehension. that will bring huge benefits to your cultivation.” since no one else was saying anything, long chen brought the conversation back to proper matters.

“but that would waste a huge amount of their energy,” said tang wan-er.

wind spirit stones contained an enormous amount of energy, but that energy wasn’t all entirely pure. only a portion could be absorbed.

most cultivators would absorb all the energy of the wind spirit stone into their bodies, and then they would force out the impurities. only then could they keep the waste to the minimum, as wind spirit stones were just too precious.

but long chen wanted her to just absorb the pure energy, and just directly waste the impure portion. that meant she would reject over ninety percent of its energy. that was truly extravagant and practically a waste of a natural treasure.

“if it’s a waste, then it’s a waste. right now, time is more important. when the exit opens, it will definitely bring a bloody battle. each little bit of strength is a greater chance of survival,” said long chen.

“alright, i understand.” tang wan-er nodded. this was currently an extremely pressing period of time.

seeing her nod, long chen knew he didn’t need to worry about that anymore. tang wan-er was a very sensible girl, and he didn’t need to worry about things she had promised him.

“meng qi, this is your gift.” long chen took out a golden page. both chu yao and ye zhiqiu let out startled exclamations.

they had been present when long chen had rescued ye zhiqiu and the others. he had used just this golden page to kill all those attackers. it was incredibly sharp, and all weapons and armor had been as weak as paper in front of it. that scene of its golden light bringing with it a rain of blood was still fresh in their memories.

“long chen this is...?” meng qi was startled by chu yao and ye zhiqiu’s reactions.

“this is a soul item,” said long chen.

“soul item?” meng qi let out a startled cry. as a soul cultivator, she naturally knew what that was. even in the wind spirit pavilion, they were extremely rare and precious.

“long chen”

meng qi was just about to refuse when long chen solemnly said, “now isn’t the time to be courteous. of everyone present, you’re the one most suited to this soul item.

“using a soul item requires you to use your spiritual strength, but chu yao, ye zhiqiu, wan-er, and myself are all fighters. we can’t fight while splitting our attention to use it.

“only you and lu fang-er can use it to its full potential, while you are the one who has the strongest soul energy here. with you controlling it, during a critical moment, you can instantly kill experts. this is our entire team’s life-saving talisman.

“but in truth, this is not a true soul item, so its use is limited. you’ll need to constantly use your soul to nourish it and form a connection to it. even i don’t know how exactly this thing should be used, so it’ll be up to you to figure that out,” smiled long chen.

after distributing these two treasures, everyone once more began to talk and laugh. although ye zhiqiu didn’t smile or talk, a trace of warmth had appeared in her eyes.

this relaxed time flew by. three days later, just as everyone gathered together to enter seclusion again, an unfamiliar guest arrived.