Chapter 30

Su Shier was unaware of what happened afterward.

He was even more unaware that he had already been targeted.

However, he was cautious in his actions. After running for several dozen miles and using a teleportation talisman, he finally stopped.

Glancing at the fiery red flying sword, he saw that it was just a low-grade magical weapon, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

Next, he used a thread of true essence to inspect the storage bag in his hand.

"This... I never expected that a mere fifth-level Qi Cultivation disciple of Tianhua Peak could collect four second-grade materials in just two days?!"

"Considering the Xuanqing Ice Lotus, this means I only need half the materials left to become a formal disciple."

After checking the storage bag of the Tianhua Peak disciple, he was initially stunned, then his face lit up with joy.

In the storage bag, there were four second-grade materials: one spirit plant and three iron stones. Apart from that, there were some personal items of the disciple.

Apart from a few talismans, there didn't seem to be anything more valuable.

Just as he was about to stop inspecting, Su Shier's eyebrows raised, and he found a palm-sized sheepskin map inside.

On the sheepskin map, several immortal paths and locations were marked. The most prominent was a red circle marking a location: the Spirit Plant Garden.

"Hmm? Is this the map of the Spirit Plant Garden that Meng Tianyi mentioned?"

Su Shier's breathing paused as he immediately realized.

However, after scanning it, he couldn't help but feel a bit frustrated. The map was quite rudimentary, with only a few marked locations and some descriptions, no other information.

"I have no idea where I am, and none of the places I've been through these days match the locations on this map."

"It seems that even if everyone has a map, it doesn't guarantee they can find the Spirit Plant Garden."

"However, Tianhua Peak, regardless of anything else, has a lot of people. With over a thousand people, many of them likely know about the Spirit Plant Garden. With so many people, at least a hundred or eighty should be able to find it. No wonder... no wonder Tianhua Peak is so confident."

Although he vaguely guessed Tianhua Peak's plan, the map was almost useless, which disappointed Su Shier.

But then he thought, collecting so many spirit materials at the beginning was a good thing.

At this rate, he could try to make it into the top ten of the peak, or after acquiring enough materials to become a formal disciple, he could choose to go into seclusion for two months.

In the following days, relying on the Heavenly Eye Technique, he scurried around and found two more second-grade spirit materials.

"This ancient restricted area is really vast! The sect has really gone all out to gather materials here! In these ten days, I've searched at least twenty places, and almost all of them have been preempted by others?!"

"However, the Heavenly Eye Technique isn't specifically for treasure hunting. It led me to several demon beast dens several times. Fortunately, I ran fast..."

That day, Su Shier activated the Heavenly Eye Technique and walked quickly through an unknown forest.

Under his gaze, threads of golden spirit energy were emanating from a distance.

"Judging by the distribution of golden spirit energy in the air, it must be a metallic material."

Muttering to himself, Su Shier soon left the forest and arrived at a small hill.

Seeing two corpses lying on the hill, his pupils constricted, and he instinctively wanted to run.

After retreating a few steps, he stopped and examined them carefully.

There was an old man and a strong man, both dead.

The strong man lay in a pool of blood, with a sword mark on his neck, clearly killed by a single sword strike to the throat.

In his hand, he tightly clutched a pigeon-egg-sized golden stone.

In front of him, the old man lay on the ground, holding a low-grade magical weapon sword, with three nails piercing his forehead. On the ground beside him were four more iron nails, seemingly knocked off by the sword in a hurry.

"Hmm... If I'm not mistaken, the golden stone in the strong man's hand should be a second-grade supreme material, Luliujin."

"Judging by the situation, the two must have fought over the Luliujin. The strong man was overpowered and killed with a single sword strike to the throat, but before dying, he fired seven iron nails, taking the old man with him!"

Su Shier silently analyzed, unable to suppress a sigh.

Clearly, they were all fellow disciples, yet they fought to the death over various materials.

This scene deeply made him feel the cruelty of the cultivation world. This wasn't a trial; it was a gladiatorial arena of life and death.

Shaking his head helplessly, he immediately moved forward to collect the treasures.

"They both died, so I get the benefit!"

Just as he thought this, his gaze fell on the strong man's hand, and his pupils constricted, his steps pausing.

"Wait, with such thick calluses, how could the strong man use iron nails as his weapon?!"

This thought made Su Shier's breathing pause, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

He had already used the Heavenly Eye Technique to check the surroundings and saw no one else.

If he hadn't noticed this detail in time, he would have been the next corpse on the ground.

"Who could be so sinister?!"

Muttering to himself, Su Shier continued walking forward without changing his expression.

However, as he approached the two corpses, he suddenly stopped.

He decisively used the Object Control Technique to draw the four iron nails scattered on the ground into his sleeve and stored them in his storage bag.

After doing this, he immediately turned to leave.

"Damn it, leave my Soul Severing Nails behind!"

At that moment, an angry, crisp voice rang out.

In the air, accompanied by a wave of spirit energy, a graceful, curvaceous, and alluring woman appeared.

The moment she appeared, she threw three fire talismans, and three head-sized fireballs shot toward Su Shier.

"Hmm? Indeed, someone is here! It's her?!"

Su Shier's pupils constricted as he immediately recognized her. She was the Chu surname female cultivator who sold him talismans at the trading square half a year ago.

"You're not a good person, tricking me is one thing, but trying to trick me again? Next time we meet, I'll make you pay!"

Su Shier glared at her fiercely and immediately shouted in anger.

Half a year ago, the supreme talismans he bought were switched, and another Qi Gathering Pill also disappeared. Apart from this woman, he couldn't think of anyone else who would do such a despicable thing.

As he spoke, before the attack landed, he stomped his foot, and the Phantom Step Technique was immediately activated. Accompanied by a whirlwind, he rose into the air.

"Not a good person? You, you scoundrel, taking my things and thinking you're in the right?! Do you think you can escape today?"

The Chu surname female cultivator was also surprised to see Su Shier. This kid was still alive? What a joke?

But then, hearing Su Shier's words, she was furious, her chest heaving with anger.

She threw three ice spike talismans.

The talismans activated, and three finger-length ice spikes shot toward Su Shier in the air at lightning speed.

The ice spikes glinted with a cold light, clearly very powerful.