Chapter 128

Chapter 128

Chapter 128

A plan was devised for everyone to utilize their magical treasures to investigate the restrictions, earning merits for each discovery, provided they exercised caution. Each Northern Region cultivator was equipped with sets of magical treasures, divided into protective ones and those for investigating restrictions. The primary role of the independent cultivators from the Northern Region was to act as pathfinders, as their use of resources was limited.

To some extent, they took on the role of cannon fodder, though they volunteered for it. The immortal sects provided protective magical treasures to these independent cultivators. The ancient restrictions were numerous, terrifying, and vastly different from modern ones. They were difficult to detect and even more perilous, invisible to the naked eye. Some Nascent Soul cultivators had inadvertently triggered them during the initial battle upon entering, but fortunately, others had come together to block these ancient restrictions.

“Beep, beep, beep.”

A magical treasure emitted a red light. “There’s one here!” a cultivator exclaimed. A formation master from the Falling Cloud Sect approached cautiously, warning not to touch the blurry boundary of the restriction.

“Li Su, that restriction over there is extremely dangerous. Be careful,” someone cautioned Li Su. On the other side, the sect leader noticed the restrictions Li Su was examining and offered a reminder. The sea beasts had cunningly led them to these dangerous restrictions, realizing they couldn’t defeat the cultivators in direct combat.

“Senior Li, do you possess knowledge of restrictions as well?” Bi Luo approached Li Su, who responded with a thoughtful “Hmm.” He began performing hand seals, making the previously invisible restrictions visible, appearing as transparent barriers.

Seeing Li Su’s ability to render the restrictions visible, Bi Luo and the sect leader were astonished. Li Su continued his techniques, and under his command, the previously invisible restrictions rapidly dissipated.

“Gone?” Bi Luo inquired.

“Gone,” confirmed Li Su. He proceeded to dismantle the restriction placed at the entrance.

“Senior Li, I didn’t expect your knowledge of formations to be this impressive!” Bi Luo praised genuinely.

The true challenge with restrictions lay in cultivators creating many using pure, true essence. The more powerful the cultivator, the more formidable the restriction they could create. However, deciphering them was an immensely challenging task.

Other Nascent Soul cultivators in the vicinity observed Li Su’s progress. After about fifteen minutes, Li Su let out a light shout, and with that, the restriction crumbled. A surge of black seawater rushed in from above, catching the sea beasts inside off guard. Many Nascent Soul cultivators acted swiftly, resulting in heavy casualties among the sea beasts.

The Northern Region cultivators advanced once again. The Falling Cloud Sect leader couldn’t help but express his admiration for Li Su’s accomplishment.

“I was lucky. I happened to have some knowledge of ancient restrictions, and over the years, the power of these restrictions has considerably weakened,” Li Su modestly replied.

“Haha, Senior Li, you’re being too modest. It seems like you’re a rare talent in our Northern Region, not just for a thousand years, but perhaps tens of thousands of years,” the others praised him.

Li Su broke the other restrictions inside and eventually took control of the mountain peak, revealing it as an herbal garden. Protected by specialized formations, this herbal garden covered several mountain peaks. It contained numerous valuable, low-grade herbs but held significant value due to their long growth period.

As the cultivators gathered the herbs, the Falling Cloud Sect leader proposed, “As Senior Li was the one to open the herbal garden, he should receive a 15% share of the herbs, with priority in selecting them, separate from the allocation to the Flying Immortal Sect. Does anyone have any objections?”

Li Su’s outstanding performance earned him 15% of the herbs and priority in selection, all without affecting the Flying Immortal Sect’s share. The Nascent Soul cultivators agreed to this arrangement as they recognized Li Su’s pivotal role in accessing the herbal garden.

After making his selections, primarily focusing on herbs for longevity pills and secondary herbs for higher-level abilities, Li Su’s choices were collected, and the distribution was carried out, with the Flying Immortal Sect receiving a substantial share thanks to Li Su’s remarkable performance.

As they conquered another mountain peak, many Nascent Soul cultivators expressed admiration for Li Su. His proficiency in dealing with the restrictions made him stand out.

For Li Su, these restrictions were like child’s play. While some could be forcibly broken, doing so would destroy what was inside, causing hesitation among the cultivators.

Inside this mountain peak, they discovered valuable items such as the sect’s cultivation techniques and notes. Seeing Li Su’s exceptional performance, the Nascent Soul cultivators from the Northern Region were full of admiration, and he had become the favored figure among them.