King of Creation-Chapter 46 - Main Peak Trembles (Requesting Sanjiang Votes)

But no matter how hard Ye Zhen tried, burying it under more sand, the Stone Marrow Pearl still retained its luster and was devoid of any sign of recovery.

After waiting for a full two hours, Ye Zhen completely lost hope in the Stone Marrow Pearl’s recovery, and moreover, he could not wait any longer, for dawn was approaching within a couple of hours.

He could only take the Stone Marrow Pearl with him.

Ye Zhen believed that the Stone Marrow Pearl was definitely an extraordinary treasure and certainly had unknown uses.

The Stone Marrow Pearl was extremely heavy, hard to believe that an egg-sized cyan stone could weigh as much as a watermelon-sized one.

However, what made Ye Zhen believe in the extraordinariness of the Stone Marrow Pearl was another discovery he made.

Just as the Stone Marrow Pearl came into his hand, still undiscouraged, Ye Zhen, on a whim, attempted to channel a strand of his True Yuan into the Stone Marrow Pearl.

That’s when something terrifying happened.

The moment a strand of True Yuan, thinner than a hair, entered the Stone Marrow Pearl, it burst like a lit powder keg, a terrifying and brutal force erupting violently from within.

Ye Zhen’s strand of True Yuan was instantly obliterated by the violent power within the Stone Marrow Pearl, and the backlash also caused significant damage to the meridians in Ye Zhen’s palm.

However, strangely enough, the moment Ye Zhen’s True Yuan was completely destroyed by the Stone Marrow Pearl, the violent power within it calmed down instantaneously, becoming as peaceful as an ordinary stone.

Afterwards, Ye Zhen was quite shaken.

Fortunately, he had been cautious and had only channeled a very fine strand of True Yuan.

Had he carelessly sent a surge of True Yuan, the backlash from the Stone Marrow Pearl could have blown his arm apart, at the least.

If things had gone worse, it could have easily cost Ye Zhen his life.

“This Stone Marrow Pearl is definitely an extraordinary treasure, I must keep it well, who knows, it might be useful later!”

After securing the Stone Marrow Pearl, Ye Zhen looked at the large pit split open by Gu Duozhi with some pensiveness, regretting that the extremely mysterious Stone Marrow Spirit Liquid was now gone.

However, what one loses on the swings, one might gain on the roundabouts.

Perhaps the Stone Marrow Pearl itself is some even more incredible treasure?

Before leaving the area, Ye Zhen decided he needed to handle Gu Duozhi’s corpse, at least burying it, but of course, before burying it, Ye Zhen wasn’t about to let go of the possessions on Gu Duozhi’s body.

Gu Duozhi carried not many things, a bottle of Half-congealed True Pills, a Human-Level Lower Grade Cultivation Technique Manual named Little Heavenly Star Sword, and a hundred silver notes, each worth one tael of silver.

The most valuable, however, were ten Black Water Bank silver notes, each worth one thousand taels.

Beyond that, there was his long sword and the jade token that represented Gu Duozhi’s identity as an Outer Disciple.

After carefully considering, what Ye Zhen finally took were just that bottle of Half-congealed True Pills and the hundred gold leaves.

The ten thousand taels of silver notes, after a careful comparison by Ye Zhen, who found no difference from his own, with all the markings and even the unordered sequence identical, he still decided to keep them in his possession.

As for the most valuable Human-Level Lower Grade Cultivation Technique Manual, the Little Heavenly Star Sword Technique, and Gu Duozhi’s personal long sword, Ye Zhen honestly buried them along with Gu Duozhi’s body.

Ye Zhen was wise about what he could touch and what he couldn’t, including previously when Gu Duozhi had mentioned there was a pill worth tens of thousands of gold and even more valuable treasures in his room, but Ye Zhen didn’t entertain such foolish thoughts.

In his younger days at home, Ye Zhen particularly enjoyed reading novels and biographies, and he knew all too well from those stories about those who gained wealth but could not enjoy their life.

Finally, Ye Zhen stared at the Identity Jade he held in his hands that belonged to Gu Duozhi, yet he did not know how to handle it.

Every Outer Disciple possessed an Identity Jade, which was extremely magical.

It could record the Sect Contribution Points of an Outer Disciple and even resonate with the Heaven and Earth List.

It was said to have many other mystical functions unknown to most.

Ye Zhen did not know what other magical functions this Identity Jade possessed, so he dared not dispose of it hastily.

If there were any mistakes, it could cost Ye Zhen his life.

In the Qiyun Sect, those who harmed their fellow sect members—were to be killed without mercy!

After pondering for a long time, Ye Zhen suddenly recalled a piece of gossip he had heard in the dining hall.

It was said that an Outer Disciple, who was usually very reclusive, had died in the back mountains and his remains had decomposed for half a year without being discovered.

In the end, it was through the remaining Identity Jade that the identity of this Outer Disciple was confirmed.

If this gossip was true, it implied something—the intact Identity Jade did not notify the sect of the holder’s life or death.

Once this was confirmed, as long as one more thing was ascertained, Ye Zhen would be able to conceal the news of Gu Duozhi’s death for a period of time.

Carefully eliminating all traces within the secret cave by the cliff, Ye Zhen, carrying Gu Duozhi’s Identity Jade, left the place silently.

Ye Zhen left Hundred Pine Peak without alerting anyone, and upon reaching Donglai Peak and seeing Gu Duozhi’s brilliantly shining name on the Earth List, Ye Zhen’s last bit of anxiety might have eased.

As long as an Outer Disciple was dead but the Identity Jade remained, their name would not vanish from the Earth List, thereby preventing the sect from discovering Gu Duozhi’s death for a short time.

The later the sect found out, the safer Ye Zhen was.

The next day, Ye Zhen let Steward Liu of Donglai Body Management Peak know of his departure, then shouldered his pack and left the Qiyun Sect, embarking on his journey home.

The Qiyun Sect was located in the Qiyun Mountain Range, about four thousand miles from Ye Zhen’s hometown in Wusan County, Gold City County Town.

Moreover, the road was rugged, and even by walking at his fastest, it would take at least a month to return, which was an extreme waste of time.

Fortunately, in the small town at the foot of the Qiyun Sect mountain, there were Thousand-mile Horses for sale that could traverse mountains as if on flat ground.

Spending two thousand Silver, Ye Zhen purchased a white Silver-horned Horse with a single horn on its head to aid in his travel.

The Silver-horned Horse was a horse breed with a very rare Demon Beast bloodline.

Over ten thousand years of breeding by the humans of True Profound Continent, they gradually tamed this incredibly strong horse that could traverse mountains as if on flat ground.

However, not only was the Silver-horned Horse expensive, but its upkeep also cost a significant amount of Silver, nearly one Silver daily for feed, which was not something ordinary people could afford.

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Of course, for the current Ye Zhen, this was not a concern at all.

Ye Zhen hurried during the day, but took time to cultivate morning and evening, not daring to slack off.

One day, Ye Zhen, riding the Silver-horned Horse, arrived at the meandering Black Water River.

Looking at the river’s ink-like water and surging waves, a sudden impulse stirred in Ye Zhen’s heart.

He threw Gu Duozhi’s Identity Jade, which he had carried for several days, into the relentless Black Water River.

This dangerous item, carried for four or five days, drifted far away as Ye Zhen threw it into the river, bobbing up and down in the ink-like Black Water.

At times it was plunged beneath the water by a wave, at times it collided with hidden rocks beneath the current, and at times it was dashed against the riverbank by the flow.

Finally, after countless impacts, Gu Duozhi’s Identity Jade slowly started to show cracks.

Two days later, a wave struck, and Gu Duozhi’s Identity Jade finally shattered into countless pieces, carried away by the torrent of the Black Water.

Almost the instant Gu Duozhi’s Identity Jade shattered, his name on the Heaven and Earth List of the Qiyun Sect flickered violently, then disappeared from the Earth List.

The name of Ye Zhen slightly flickered on the Earth List, then secured the first position.

The name of Hong Bao, who was once beaten down to the third position by Ye Zhen, returned to his old second position.

Feeling the change, Steward Liu of Donglai Peak, seeing Gu Duozhi’s vanishing name, rushed to Gu Duozhi’s room to investigate and ask around.

After a round of inquiring, his face turned grim, and he hurriedly headed for the Main Peak of Qiyun Sect, Qitian Peak!

“What, the first on the Earth List, Gu Duozhi, has unexpectedly died?

That was the disciple I had my eye on.”

In an instant, Qitian Peak of the Qiyun Sect trembled, and several True Disciples who hadn’t been seen for a long time, including Fan Chuyu of Spirit Sword Peak, all descended the mountain together!

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