Chapter 649 - 309: Raising Gu
You Su groggily opened his eyes. Celestial Awakening Island was located above the South Sea, and the sunlight was somewhat glaring.
He quickly got up, squinted and rubbed his eyes, instinctively using his Divine Sense to probe his surroundings, but he felt that there was something strange about the island. It seemed as if due to the limitations of the Array, the range his Divine Sense could explore was extremely limited.
His Divine Sense was far stronger than others in the same realm, and in theory, even a slight breeze within a twenty-meter radius couldn’t escape his focused scrutiny. Yet now, it seemed that range was forcibly reduced by half.
"Sihan? Zixun?"
You Su called softly, but no one responded.
His heart grew more vigilant. He had already agreed with two Middle Realm Perfection senior sisters to travel together on the island so they could watch each other’s backs.
Before entering the island, the Third Elder had also hinted, both openly and subtly, that he should look after the two senior sisters. Though they had extraordinary talent, they were ultimately flowers cultivated in a greenhouse, never having truly witnessed the harshness of the Cultivation Realm.
You Su gladly agreed. In fact, after the three entered the island, they joined up with the large group of cultivators from the Profound Sky Sect to enter together. This was also the order given by the Second Elder of the Profound Sky Sect during the mobilization ceremony.
Actually, many forces like the Profound Sky Sect were united in heart. Although only one person could ultimately gain the inheritance, no force would want that person to be from outside their camp.
You Su called again several times, but still no one answered.
Since there was no one around, You Su didn’t hesitate, and directly opened his pitch-black eyes to size up his surroundings.
The vegetation on Celestial Awakening Island was especially lush, with exotic flowers and rare herbs vying for attention. There was even birdsong and butterflies dancing, a scene full of vitality.
But this beautiful scene made You Su feel more solemn because he recalled that before he lost consciousness, he had just set foot on the shore, so how could he now see no sea in sight?
It was very clear that he had already left the area of the outer island!
"It’s that Array..."
You Su suddenly remembered the blinding light before he lost consciousness. Everyone had only thought it was an Array isolating the outside visual range, but they didn’t expect it to also be a Transmission Array.
Now that they were scattered, it was evident that this Transmission Array had randomly transported everyone to different parts of the island.
You Su raised his guard while pondering deeply.
He recalled the words of the First Elder before he entered the island, feeling a bit slow on the uptake in his anxiety.
Even when facing Evil Spirit-level malice, the First Elder would not have been so solemn in his admonition because, unlike the worried Third Elder, the First Elder had complete confidence in him, as if believing that he could achieve his task every time.
Could it be that in the eyes of the First Elder, the perils of this island were even more fearsome than Evil Spirit?
Indeed... the letter the First Elder sent him alone didn’t mention the existence of a Random Transmission Array, showing that all of this was intentionally concealed by Zhengyang, the True Immortal!
He deliberately broke up those pre-battle alliances to isolate everyone as much as possible!
Moreover, since Divine Sense was the most crucial ability for cultivators to prevent danger, and yet he had intentionally applied an Array to block Divine Sense... the island might even have more unknown restrictions or traps. Was he intentionally creating an atmosphere where everyone was worried for their safety?
You Su furrowed his brows, feeling that these actions were all invisibly escalating the peril of this inheritance struggle, like they were gu being selected from the Five Continents by Zhengyang and then thrown into a cauldron.
In this light, to ultimately obtain the inheritance, luck, strength, cunning, and wisdom were all indispensable.
Indeed, only those outstanding among people would be qualified to become the sole inheritor of the Celestial Awakening Realm in the world.
Thinking of this, You Su felt a surge of grandeur.
He never enjoyed competing with others, but this inheritance was something he was determined to obtain.
But what exactly was this inheritance? And where should he go to find it?
For now, he could only explore as he went, and hopefully, he could find his two senior sisters to regroup.
You Su placed his hand on the hilt of the Mo Song Sword, concealing the black hue in his pupils, but still paving the way with his Divine Sense.
He couldn’t maintain the state of black pupils all the time, but to open his eyes at any time in case of emergency, he put on the sunglasses gifted by Qianhua the puppy.
You Su walked freely, but the unforeseeable danger might be lurking in the shadows, so he proceeded very slowly.
After walking like this for a long time, suddenly, his nose twitched slightly, catching a distinct fragrance.
He quickly followed the scent, quietly opening his black pupils. In the grass pile, clusters of Immortal Grass emanating a colorful glow were particularly conspicuous.
You Su was thoroughly familiar with the ground scroll introducing natural treasures in the Joyful Union Skill and often visited Bihua Peak, so inevitably he recognized it at a glance as an extremely rare Floating Light Grass.
This Floating Light Grass could not be consumed directly, but could be used along with three other ordinary herbs to concoct the Floating Light Elixir. Although the crafting process is simple, its effects are extraordinary, rumored to directly enhance one’s affinity with Skills.
Due to its heaven-defying effects, the already scarce Floating Light Grass was heavily harvested and is now extinct in the Five Continents. The Third Elder had always wanted to revive this species of Immortal Grass, but alas, it was nowhere to be found. Yet, unexpectedly, it existed on this Overseas Immortal Island.
You Su immediately conceived the idea of picking it to give to the Third Elder. These clusters of Floating Light Grass were growing abundantly, so taking just one wasn’t considered destructive.
You Su acted very carefully, uprooting it with soil and placing it into the Qiankun Bag, subsequently revealing a satisfied expression and murmuring softly: