Eternal Heavenly Emperor

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After a day, Zhuo Yunshan indeed came back to invite Chu Hao.

This time, she came alone. The two left the inn and went to the west gate of Red Maple City to meet the others.

It was previously calculated that breaking through the barrier required ten people working together, so besides Chu Hao and Zhuo Yunshan, there were naturally eight others. One was Miao Yujun, and another was the initial inviter, the young man who wanted to pursue both Zhuo Yunshan and Miao Yujun, named Shi Yaning.

When she saw Chu Hao, Miao Yujun's pretty face flushed red, her eyes filled with anger, annoyance, and shyness.

It seemed as if she was brought back to three months ago when Chu Hao had pinned her to the ground and spanked her, a truly humiliating experience.

It was only yesterday that she learned Zhuo Yunshan had invited Chu Hao, almost making her wish to withdraw. How could she bear to travel with Chu Hao for several days?

But thinking of the many spirit grasses, she could only endure it.

Who knows, there might be a Red Jade Fruit among the heavenly materials and earthly treasures, which could greatly boost her cultivation, allowing her to seek revenge on Chu Hao!

Revenge was a must against this hateful man.

She snorted and turned her face away, refusing to look at Chu Hao to avoid the urge to kill him arising again.

"Let me introduce this, this is Chu Hao, Brother Chu; his strength is formidable!" Zhuo Yunshan said.

"These are—" Zhuo Yunshan introduced the others to Chu Hao, "This is Shi Yaning, Brother Shi; it was he who found the Red Jade Fruit. This is Cao Minghao, Brother Cao... this is Dang Liang, Brother Dang... this is Leng Deshan, Brother Leng, ranked 46th on the Fledgling Dragon List... this is Xia Feng, Brother Xia, ranked 49th on the Fledgling Dragon List... this is Du Sheng, Brother Du, ranked 42nd on the Fledgling Dragon List... and this is Mi Zerui, Brother Mi, ranked 36th on the Fledgling Dragon List."

Including Zhuo Yunshan and Miao Yujun, there were six geniuses on the Fledgling Dragon List here. Just these six could form a terrifying lineup; even if all young geniuses of the Middle Nine Counties teamed up, they would still be swept away.

"Three Meridians?" Seeing Chu Hao, Mi Zerui and the others all showed disdain.

Because besides Chu Hao, the others had Four Meridians. Just like Yan Ming and Zhong Baorong, they also believed that in their league of geniuses, a realm difference of one meridian mattered.

Zhuo Yunshan almost broke into a cold sweat. After driving away Yan Ming and Zhong Baorong yesterday, would she have to drive away Mi Zerui and the others today? She quickly said sternly, "Rest assured, Chu Hao's strength is reliable; Yunshan can guarantee it with her life!"

With her life on the line.

Mi Zerui and the others were astonished. Zhuo Yunshan's support for Chu Hao was too much, staking even her life. Although it was just an emphasis, who was Zhuo Yunshan? Not only ranked 55th on the Fledgling Dragon List, but also the true disciple of the First Grade Sect Tonghua Valley.

Her status meant she would not lie irresponsibly.

Was Chu Hao really that strong?

Though skeptical, each of them had only broken through the Three Meridians martial master and grasped strong secret techniques with the potential to challenge higher levels. But those with lower realms would only be suppressed.

But Zhuo Yunshan vouched with her life, and if they continued to question Chu Hao's strength, it would be like slapping Zhuo Yunshan in the face—a thought which none of them entertained.

Who didn't harbor thoughts for Zhuo Yunshan and Miao Yujun? How could they be so reckless with beauties involved?

"Then let's set off!" Mi Zerui said lightly, having the highest rank on the Fledgling Dragon List gave him the confidence.

The others nodded, urgency in the air. With the new round of Fledgling Dragon List ranking competition in two months, they needed to quickly gain the wealth from Medicine Valley, either to use themselves or exchange for star stones to buy strength-enhancing treasures.

The ten set off, stopping only to rest for three hours daily for cultivation, spending the rest of the time hurrying along.

In just five days, they reached Shangfang Mountain.

Arriving here, they became cautious. War General and Warrior level ferocious beasts were numerous; these beasts wouldn't care about their backgrounds and would definitely attack first.

Fortunately, they weren't heading to the mountain's depths, where Eighth Tier Martial Sect-level ferocious beasts were the most they would encounter. Running into Warriors would mean extreme bad luck.

They also made a detour to avoid the Hundred-eyed Spider, its mood certainly foul after Zhuo Yunshan's group took its Red Jade Fruit and might launch a chase upon sight.

Wandering through the mountains for a full day and night, they finally arrived at the so-called Medicine Valley.

The entrance was extremely hidden; otherwise, it would have long been discovered by War General and Warrior-level experts for its star stone worth of spirit grass.

The valley, shaped like a gourd, had a small entrance but was vast inside. However, Chu Hao and his group were blocked after a short entry by an invisible barrier.

It was marvelous, with nothing visible. Stones thrown through passed without hindrance, but humans were abruptly blocked.

It seemed it only affected living beings.

An invisible barrier didn't obstruct the view; thousands of spirit grasses were seen inside. The sheer quantity condensed into a visible swirl of spiritual energy, resembling fairy mist.

Chu Hao recognized a few Sixth Grade and Seventh Grade spirit grasses, worth over a million star stones combined.

This was indeed a stunning fortune tempting people.

"Let's join forces to break this barrier, then the spirit grasses will be ours!" Mi Zerui said, taking the lead in issuing orders over the organizers Zhuo Yunshan, Miao Yujun, and Shi Yaning due to his high ranking.

Faced with immense wealth, everyone ignored such details, nodding and preparing.

"I'll count to three; let's strike together," Mi Zerui said. "One, two, three!"

Boom!

Ten people struck simultaneously, unleashing their skills toward the front.

With a hum, the invisible barrier rippled like a water surface under their attack, distorting their view, making the valley's spirit grasses appear to dance.

But after a while, the barrier stabilized again.

Their previous attack had failed to break through.

"Everyone, bring out your ultimate moves," Mi Zerui frowned, dissatisfied. While none had held back, neither had anyone used their strongest attacks.

"Mi, you didn't use yours either!" Dang Liang remarked.

Not a Fledgling Dragon List genius, he wasn't afraid of Mi Zerui's high rank.

Mi Zerui's eyes flashed with a fierce light; this guy dared to challenge him? However, now wasn't the time for settling scores. First, they had to break the barrier.

More people meant more strength.

Hmph, he'd deal with this later.

"Everyone, bring out your ultimate moves!" Zhuo Yunshan mediated, not wanting internal strife at this moment.

All nodded, now focused on breaking the barrier to obtain the valley's spirit grasses.

Preparing for their ultimate moves took time; during a fight, no one would allow this, but now was different.

"One, two, three!"

Ten people unleashed their ultimate moves simultaneously.

Bang, the invisible barrier trembled and shattered like glass.

However, the barrier had a strong healing ability, beginning to repair as soon as it broke, taking ten seconds to fully restore.

"Quick, enter!"

They quickly leapt into the valley.

Looking back, the barrier was almost fully restored, becoming whole again and disappearing from sight.

Amazing.

But now they had no time to study the barrier; with the valley filled with spirit grasses, nothing else mattered.

"Wait, let's set some ground rules," Zhuo Yunshan said. "I have two plans. First, we move together and gather the spirit medicine into one Mustard Seed Ring, then distribute it later. Second, we split up, and the harvest depends on individual luck."

"Of course we split up!" Mi Zerui responded first.

After some consideration, the others also chose to split. Each was confident they'd reap above-average gains alone.

Chu Hao was also pleased with this, moving out and immediately spotting a spirit grass.

Thousand Leaves Grass.

This was a highly precious spirit grass, growing one leaf per year without wilting, potentially reaching a thousand leaves.

Each leaf had medicinal properties, greatly enhancing finished medicines, and the older the Thousand Leaves Grass, the better.

This particular plant had at least 900 leaves, possibly reaching the full thousand.

As he bent to pick the leaves, he saw the soil move, as if something was burrowing up. A ferocious beast? He readied himself, fists clenched for battle.

"Huh?" "What?" "Ah!"

The others also exclaimed, clearly facing the same situation.

What was beneath the ground?