Chapter 851: Heavenly Light Refines the Supreme Treasure

If not for the protective formation Lin Ling had previously set up around this small mountain temple, the dazzling brilliance of the golden light cluster in Ji Shaoli’s hand would likely have immediately attracted the attention of other cultivators.

“This… this…” Zhong Shentong was dumbfounded, pointing at Ji Shaoli, unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time.

“Oh, it’s a pity it’s not a purple-gold or dark-gold light cluster. But this is acceptable enough,” Ji Shaoli said calmly. In front of everyone, he reached his hand into it and began to grope around.

The golden light gradually receded.

In its place was a spherical bead radiating a seven-colored halo.

The moment he saw this seven-colored bead, a strangely complex emotion surged within Zhong Shentong.

There was greed, a sense of loss, and regret.

It left him deeply unsettled.

“Seven-Colored Jade Void Flowing Light…” The moment he touched the bead, information about it naturally appeared in Ji Shaoli’s mind.

It originated from a cultivation realm called Chongyan.

In this realm, there was no sun or moon in the sky; only seven colorful lights appeared in rotation, illuminating the world.

Later, a great cultivator collected and refined these seven flowing lights.

Although this created a supreme magical artifact, it also directly led to the demise of the Chongyan Realm.

Time flowed on, and this cultivator had long since fallen. The artifact he forged had also found its way into the fishing pond.

Ji Shaoli was instantly deeply shaken.

Not only because the Seven-Colored Divine Light was of an extremely high grade, surpassing ordinary Dao Integration artifacts.

But more so because an artifact of this caliber was merely of the gold tier in the fishing pond.

What terrifying existences, then, were those purple-gold and dark-gold light clusters?

And what level of artifact was this fishing pond, which could contain all of them?

“It’s definitely not an ordinary immortal artifact.”

“But they are all masterless…”

“What exactly happened in the Immortal Realm?”

Thousands of thoughts surged in his mind, but Ji Shaoli did not immediately refine the Seven-Colored Divine Light.

He simply put it away, intending to hand it over to his main body later.

Coming back to his senses, he looked at Zhong Shentong, who was still in shock, and asked, somewhat puzzled: “What’s wrong? Is it so difficult to fish up this golden light cluster? Fellow Daoist Zhong has occupied this fishing platform for decades; with your ability, you must have caught quite a few, right? Is there any need to be so surprised?”

Zhong Shentong opened his mouth, then closed it, appearing to want to speak but holding back.

“Heh… heh…”

Zhong Shentong’s eyes were filled with bewilderment; he could only respond with a dry chuckle.

“Alright, luck is conserved. What I caught this time is good; if I don’t restrain myself, I’ll probably be wasting my effort for a long time to come.”

“I’ll leave things here to you, Fellow Daoist Zhong.”

“The Alliance has many matters to attend to, and I cannot stay here indefinitely,” Ji Shaoli said with a hint of regret.

“Oh, by the way, outstanding talents from the Alliance might come here to try fishing from time to time in the future. I’ll notify you before they arrive.” He tossed a communication talisman to the other party, then looked at the fishing pond with reluctance.

Finally, he called Lin Ling, and they left the small mountain temple.

Zhong Shentong looked at the interior of the small temple, which was as familiar as could be, only now with an added protective formation.

His experiences during this period felt like a dream.

It left him somewhat dazed.

However, the faceless stone statue suddenly appeared before his eyes. This immediately jolted Zhong Shentong awake.

After pondering for a long time, he sighed softly, and reluctantly accepted the reality.

Then, he looked at the fishing pond, and sat back down, defiantly.

Even though he had used up his fishing attempts for the day, he still wanted to get a feel for it.

Even if Ji Shaoli surpassed him in cultivation, realm, divine abilities, and so on, Zhong Shentong would not feel so bad.

What Zhong Shentong simply could not accept was that Ji Shaoli had fished up a golden light sphere—something he himself had only managed twice in his entire life—in such a short amount of time.

“In the Way of Fishing, I am absolutely second to none!”

Zhong Shentong hardened his resolve, and continuously rehearsed his casting motions in his mind.

Above the small mountain temple.

Ji Shaoli, hidden in the shadows, carefully monitored Zhong Shentong’s life for two or three days.

When he found that Zhong Shentong had no other unusual activities besides becoming increasingly engrossed in fishing, he finally left with peace of mind.

“Simply relying on the pretense of being the True Immortal of Worldly Compassion is not a long-term strategy after all.”

“To ensure that this secret is not leaked, other methods are still needed.”

“For Foundation Establishment cultivation, a True Temptation Fruit isn’t necessary. Once my main body completes its breakthrough, the Bloodline Transference secret technique will suffice.”

The endless treasures within the fishing pond were clearly not something that could be fully excavated in a short time.

Therefore, Ji Shaoli had no intention of constantly staying there and fishing every day.

By himself, even if he fished for a hundred years, it would be but a drop in the ocean. Moreover, relying solely on luck to fish without knowing the specific treasures was too inefficient.

“Hmm. In the future, within the Myriad Realms Alliance, anyone with outstanding contributions may come here to fish once.”

“Even if they really fish up some supreme treasure, I won’t be afraid. Ultimately, it will all be mine.”

While contemplating, he personally went to the Spiritwood Realm with Lin Ling, and after handing over the Seven-Colored Jade Void Flowing Light to his main body, he returned to Haixuan Island.

As usual, he checked the situation in the Sky Profound Mirror.

During the time he was focused on fishing, the Myriad Immortals Alliance was, in fact, not peaceful.

The hundreds of candidates for the Thirty-Three Immortals Selection, most of them had gradually returned.

Only thirty-three cultivators remained at the Alliance headquarters.

This meant that the Immortal Elect had been finally determined!

Everyone knew that these Immortal Elect would undoubtedly achieve Dao Integration cultivation in the future, and their prospects were limitless.

Their backgrounds had long been thoroughly investigated and made clear.

Whether it was to curry favor or to build early connections, in short, any cultivator who wasn’t foolish began to find every possible way to forge ties with these thirty-three Immortal Elect.

And Wei Qizheng, who successfully made the selection, though he was alone and without strong backing, many cultivators traveled long distances to connect with Wei Qizheng’s friends.

Naturally, the organization Wei Qizheng had once participated in, the Congyun Sea Mutual Aid Society, also came into public view.

However, after an investigation, everyone discovered that the members of this Mutual Aid Society were cultivators within the Immortal Alliance system. And none of them had deep foundations or powerful backing.

Moreover, their highest cultivation level was only Nascent Soul.

“They’re merely huddling together for warmth.”

Such a conclusion was thus drawn.

They merely marveled at the good fortune of this small group, that despite their small number, an Immortal Elect had actually emerged from them.

At first, the members of the Mutual Aid Society were somewhat nervous facing the deluge of inquiries.

However, upon realizing that these so-called cultivators from “major powers” didn’t pay much attention to them at all, and quickly shifted the conversation to Wei Qizheng after just a few sentences, they gradually let go of their worries.

In truth, they had nothing to reveal anyway.

The secrets of the Mutual Aid Society rested solely with Ji Shaoli.