Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 800 Yuan Spirit Stones

chapter 800 yuan spirit stones

translator: borntobe

when long chen raised this question, the old tribe leader sighed. “the cause of conflict is always due to profit. in pursuit of the greatest profit, people are capable of committing all kinds of crimes.”

when the immemorial path was shattered, the aboriginals of the path had essentially been abandoned.

they had been sent to guard this place since the beginning of the immemorial path. they had taken root, giving birth to generation after generation, and kept the order of this place. but their inheritance could only count as average.

once the immemorial path crumbled, they immediately lost what they depended on the most. with no one to look after them, these aboriginals panicked.

after centuries of chaos, they finally came to accept that they were trapped, sealed within the immemorial path. they had lost all contact with the outside world.

but just as they had begun to gradually accustom themselves to this new life, trial takers from the outside suddenly appeared again. that delighted them originally. they had thought they would finally be able to communicate with the outside world again.

but they had never imagined that those trial takers would brandish their butcher knives against them. they slaughtered them to take the yuan spirit stones they possessed.

because of the change in the world, they received a powerful restriction in the immemorial path. as a result, the invaders’ slaughter was disastrous. some tribes were completely destroyed.

back then, they had been furious. they hadn’t understood why those disciples would want to kill them.

they had tried to communicate with the trial takers. but the only response had been their icy and bloody blades. in that first encounter, the aboriginals suffered immense losses.

but that had just been the start. that battle had lasted for a year. several years later, another batch of trial takers had entered. they came from a different continent, but they also brought slaughter. if they saw aboriginals, they killed them and crazily snatched their resources.

the aboriginals were finally completely infuriated. an immense war was fought, and both sides took heavy losses. this kind of situation repeated over and over.

sometimes it would be a few years before a new group of people came, sometimes it would be decades. by this time, they no longer viewed them as trial takers, but as invaders.

at some unknown point, the aboriginals had noticed a kind of ore that could block the power of the restriction the world placed on them. they excavated that ore and built altars out of it. when the immemorial path opened, they would activate those altars and have their tribesmen hide within their range.

when the immemorial path closed, they would deactivate the altars and be free to roam around. this was why xiao gu and the others’ power was so heavily restricted outside but was restored to normal here.

“in all these years, you’ve never managed to properly communicate with anyone?” long chen frowned. this matter was extremely strange. why would they want to kill these aboriginals? was it really just for the yuan spirit stones? or was there some other goal?

“we’ve tried, but regretfully, each time ends in disappointment. furthermore, one time was extremely dangerous; an invader won our trust. as a result, he colluded with others to destroy the altars of several tribes. that caused... well, i don’t need to say it,” sighed the old tribe leader. he clearly felt gloomy about this topic. even with his death imminent, he wasn’t able to accept this.

when the immemorial path was closed, they would send some disciples in search of trials and resources, and other disciples in search of yuan spirit stone deposits for excavation.

“long chen, this map contains detailed markings about all the trials we know of. both the difficulty and what you’ll find inside are indicated. but no one knows what rewards you’ll get for passing. it’ll be up to your own luck.” the old tribe leader handed long chen a map.

long chen couldn’t help being delighted. this map was incredibly detailed, and the greatest thing was that it was a map of the complete immemorial path.

“oh, the immemorial path isn’t just a single line?” long chen was startled. the immemorial path wasn’t a straight path. it had the shape of a cross.

“yes. the immemorial path has the shape of a cross. the greatest trials are at the center, and it is where the secrets to reaching immortality or godhood lie. however, the place has been destroyed. the center is the true core of the immemorial path, but there is divine energy that prevents anyone from entering,” said the old tribe leader.

“no one can enter? no one at all?” asked long chen.

“that place took the most damage, and there are strange laws that destroy anyone that gets close.”

long chen immediately thought to himself that it would be too stifling to not go there. when he had the time, he would definitely go and take a look.

“long chen, this is just a token of our xiao tribe’s appreciation.” the old tribe leader handed him a spatial ring.

long chen looked inside and jumped. “are these yuan spirit stones?”

inside the spatial ring, there were countless fist-sized spirit stones. they were shining brightly, but they weren’t see-through. there was some yellow energy circulating within them. that was the world’s purest energy.

“this is one hundred thousand yuan spirit stones. it’s ninety percent of what our xiao tribe has accumulated over the years. long chen, you can’t decline,” said the old tribe leader.

“this is definitely too much. i can’t accept it.” long chen hadn’t expected to be gifted this much. no matter how thick his face was, he couldn’t accept basically all their money.

“long chen, you must take this. first of all, for us, only foundation forging experts can use these yuan spirit stones, while we only have three foundation forging experts. the remaining yuan spirit stones we have are enough for us to get by for many years, and once the immemorial path closes, we’ll once more go in search of mines. there’s no need for you to worry about it.” the old tribe leader patted long chen on the shoulder.

long chen was moved. although he had helped xiao fei awaken, and so he had assumed the xiao tribe would give him some kind of reward, he hadn’t expected it to be so great. in fact, it was too much for him to accept.

“with xiao fei awakening as a rank three celestial and awakening his bloodline, as well as the ancestral diagram, we don’t know how else to thank you,” said the old tribe leader.

“then i’ll shamelessly accept. but you must accept a small gift from me as well.”

long chen also fetched out a spatial ring and gave it to the old tribe leader. when he looked inside, it was his turn to be startled.