Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 828: Golden Mushroom

Chapter 828: Chapter 828: Golden Mushroom

Shi Hao activated the Primordial Scripture and stared intently at the stone spikes, and suddenly realized.

Rules.

These stone spikes were actually infused with rules, and at a very high level too, causing harm to Shi Hao’s physique without any power support.

Ding Lingfeng’s methods were truly astonishing.

Such stone spikes were practically indestructible.

Shi Hao tried to break one off but found it impossible; the thing was ridiculously sturdy.

So stingy.

Shi Hao grumbled internally, if you’re leaving behind a so-called Divine Storehouse, then be generous; give what needs to be given and don’t be so miserly.

Shi Hao and Weng Nanqing proceeded with extreme caution, treading as if on thin ice.

This place was incredibly dangerous; a slip could lead to serious trouble if one were to collide with these stone spikes. In case of a fight, things would turn even riskier.

Having offended too many formidable figures, Shi Hao had no choice but to remain low-profile, altering his appearance, while Weng Nanqing, due to her identity exposure, also had to disguise herself.

Not only that, even the Purple Gold Rat transformed into a little puppy, determined to sever all ties to its past.

The canyon was not only long but filled with diverging paths, sometimes two, sometimes as many as seven or eight, completely irregular, leaving Shi Hao and the Purple Gold Rat without a clear direction, forcing them to venture randomly.

This very fact rendered it impossible for those Heaven Building Ladder almighties to ambush Shi Hao.

What’s more, now everyone’s focus was on obtaining Ding Lingfeng’s Divine Storehouse; in comparison, everything else could be put temporarily aside.

"Eh?"

Shi Hao halted abruptly after walking for a while.

"What did you find?" Purple Gold Rat asked immediately.

Meanwhile, Weng Nanqing suppressed the urge to kick; she might be Shi Hao’s wife, but the Purple Gold Rat always seemed to steal the spotlight. If she weren’t aware of Shi Hao’s normal orientation and avoidance of bizarre romances, she’d worry about Shi Hao and the Purple Gold Rat becoming a pair.

Shi Hao pointed to a crevice: "Look."

Weng Nanqing and Purple Gold Rat looked over and saw a golden mushroom growing within the stone crevice.

Not tall, only half a foot long, and very slender, just a quarter of a chopstick.

"Eh, what is this thing? Even I’ve never seen it," Purple Gold Rat remarked, very much puzzled.

It’s normal if there’s something in the Immortal Realm it hasn’t seen since it’s huge, but finding something unknown in the Mortal Realm?

Unbelievable!

Shi Hao nodded: "Old Ding lived nine lifetimes; evidently, he didn’t waste his life."

"Be careful; Old Ding isn’t dead yet but thriving in the Immortal Realm," Purple Gold Rat gestured around, "How do you know he hasn’t set up methods here, to hear what you’re saying?"

Becoming a target of such a monstrous figure as Ding Lingfeng would be an extremely unfortunate situation.

Shi Hao chuckled lightly: "Old Ding probably isn’t that idle, right?"

"Usually, he wouldn’t be so idle, but now his Divine Storehouse has been opened; he must be sensing it. Who knows, he might be peeking?" Purple Gold Rat spread its little paws.

Alright.

Shi Hao refrained from grumbling further and focused on harvesting the golden mushroom.

Whatever it is, if it can’t be obtained, then whether it’s incredibly valuable or worthless, it makes no difference.

However, the golden mushroom was nestled within the stone crevices, surrounded by stone spikes. How could it be extracted?

Not just Shi Hao, even the Purple Gold Rat, known for stealing anything, found it impossible.

They tried prying with weapons, but merely touching those stone spikes, be it a Spiritual Artifact or Precious Metal, they snapped easily, with a crisp crack.

Finally, Shi Hao thought of a clumsy way.

Nine Revolutions Sky-Plundering Scripture!

He sat beside the golden mushroom, then activated the cultivation technique, plundering the surrounding heaven and earth energy.

With the first rotation, Shi Hao immediately sensed himself absorbing a vast ocean of energy, instantly making his entire skin radiate golden light, and streams of golden energy surged from his mouth, nose, eyes, and ears.

This intake of excessive energy was beyond his capacity to contain, resulting in a lot of it overflowing.

Purple Gold Rat cried out, quickly extending its little paws to stuff this golden energy into its mouth.

"Fool, why are you standing there?" it shouted at Weng Nanqing, "This golden energy is exceedingly high-level; absorbing it brings benefits beyond your imagination!"

Weng Nanqing could guess, but she, being a woman, found it hard to bear behaving like a ravenous wild dog in this open-air space, sniffing and absorbing around Shi Hao.

Only such a shameless rat could do such a thing without bottom line.

However, after gritting her teeth, she too began absorbing.

Shi Hao was too monstrous, making cultivation breakthroughs without apparent bottlenecks; thus, if she wanted to keep up with Shi Hao’s pace, she had to seize every opportunity to enhance herself.

Shi Hao consciously released a portion of energy, sharing it with Weng Nanqing and Purple Gold Rat, but the Nine Revolutions Sky-Plundering Scripture wasn’t designed to benefit others, so most of the golden energy remained within him.

And the golden mushroom?

It directly withered, turning to mush.

However, the two plus rat didn’t bother, quickly entering the Immortal Abode to refine the golden energy within their bodies.

Even though Shi Hao had specifically released some energy, the golden energy had such a high level that he still found himself emanating golden light, his whole body teeming with excitement, unable to refrain from dancing from head to toe as if he had inexhaustible vigor.

Only half a day later did he start to feel better, enabling him to sit down and concentrate on refining this energy.

After yet another small half day, Shi Hao finally digested all of the golden energy.

Comprehensive enhancement!

Shi Hao discovered that whether it was strength, spirit, or physique, he had made significant progress; the only aspect unchanged was his insights into the realms.

No help for it, no matter if you take a supreme medicine, it can only aid in comprehending the grand rules.

Shi Hao took out that piece of the Sky Reaching Tree, using his spiritual power to refine it, merging it completely with himself, so that during sacrifice, heaven and earth would consider it an offering from Shi Hao.

At this moment, Weng Nanqing and Purple Gold Rat had also finished refining the golden energy; they were much quicker, as they only absorbed a little from Shi Hao.

"Rat, what about this so-called high-level energy?" Shi Hao asked.

Previously, there was no time to think.

Purple Gold Rat pondered for a moment before speaking: "Logically, high-level energy can only be encountered after stepping into the Immortal Realm."

"Alright, you’re monstrous, stepping into the Immortal Realm won’t be far away; let me explain to you."

"In the Immortal Realm, it’s believed there are six types of high-level energy, and these energies have different ranks, manifesting in varied colors."

"The golden energy we absorbed earlier ranks third from low to high."