Chapter 593: Chapter 592: Self-Destructing Magical Treasure!

"Isn’t it just because you covet a spirit root on me? And you speak so righteously... Such a hypocritical old thing!"

Ignoring the increasingly ugly expression on the other’s face, Gu Yuan snorted coldly, "Yang Spirit... Ha, what of the Yang Spirit? Since you want to make a move against me, you should be prepared to pay the price!"

As he spoke, an ancient bronze bell suddenly appeared in Gu Yuan’s hand.

The bell was primitive, covered with intricate patterns, exuding a mysterious aura.

It was Gu Yuan’s Taiyi Golden Bell!

At this moment, under Gu Yuan’s activation, the Taiyi Golden Bell rapidly began to expand, and in the blink of an eye, it had swelled into a bronze bell the size of a house, emanating a grand and solemn aura.

Then, without hesitation, Gu Yuan raised his hand and slapped it directly.

DONG!!!

In an instant, the sound of the bell rang out, clear and grand, filled with terrifying might!

Golden ripples spread rapidly from the Taiyi Golden Bell, expanding toward all directions.

Wherever they passed, the many small hills and stone mounds on the desolate island shattered one after another.

The hard ground seemed to turn into thin and brittle pancakes, cracking and breaking rapidly, spreading quickly in all directions.

The entire desolate island seemed like a fragile eggshell, teetering on the brink of shattering apart.

And Granny Mei Hua, who bore the brunt, had a sudden change in her expression, caught somewhat off guard by Gu Yuan’s sudden strike.

BANG!

She tapped the ground with her wooden staff, and with a flash of light, a plum tree rose from the ground, sprouting roots and buds, emerging from the earth. The sturdy branches and trunk were as black as iron, resembling the body of an ancient dragon, with thousands upon thousands of plum blossoms blooming on it.

Each branch seemed like a living creature, intertwining and entangling with each other.

In front of Granny Mei Hua and the others, it formed an extremely solid barrier.

However, faced with Gu Yuan’s full-force strike, this gigantic plum tree, covering the sky and thousands of feet high, could only withstand it for a moment before starting to crumble under the golden ripples, turning into flying ash.

"Upper Grade Magical Treasure..."

Granny Mei Hua’s expression changed slightly. This divine fragment’s power naturally couldn’t compare to her true body, but even if her Yin Spirit were here, it might still endure hundreds of rounds of battle. Who would have thought now it was broken by just one divine technique from a mere Golden Core Great Cultivator...?

This is rather outrageous.

Even if the opponent held an upper grade magical treasure, it shouldn’t be so overpowering.

She was about to make another move, but then she saw Gu Yuan, holding the Taiyi Golden Bell, reappear in front of her, and then he threw it forcefully.

The Taiyi Golden Bell rapidly descended, striking down.

"Such bravery!"

Granny Mei Hua snorted coldly, waved her wooden staff, and a green light flew out, tracing a long arc in the air, landing on the Taiyi Golden Bell with a "bang."

The sound was dull, yet it didn’t manage to knock it away.

On the contrary, the strike seemed as if it had hit an ancient divine mountain, unable to be shaken at all.

Immediately afterward, the Taiyi Golden Bell fell directly, suppressing Granny Mei Hua’s divine fragment, emanating strong light and a series of grand, distant chimes.

Within just a few breaths, it refined her directly. The divine fragment of Granny Mei Hua inside didn’t even utter a sound before turning to ash, dissipating into nothing.

As for Granny Mei Hua’s maids, Gu Yuan had no intentions of sparing them either. With a flick of his finger, the Taiyi Golden Bell emitted a chime, killing them on the spot!

Their souls dispersed, divine souls completely obliterated!

Their fate was no better.

Having done this, as if thinking of something, Gu Yuan’s expression clearly grew a bit complicated.

In past years, when he encountered a divine fragment of Elder Chaotic Heaven, he found it hard to deal with, unable to withstand it. But now, it was easily killable. And it wasn’t his true body that struck, but a fragment.

Evidently, he was no longer the same as before...

However, at this moment, Gu Yuan’s face did not show the slightest relief, but instead, there was a hint of gravity.

Striking now might feel satisfying, but it could lead to dire consequences later.

He hadn’t forgotten that Granny Mei Hua’s true body was not far away.

Slaying Fairy Roland and her other maids right under her nose was one thing; after all, they were just subordinates, and to a Yang Spirit powerhouse, they were of little consequence.

With some time and effort, she could gather another bunch of maids. Even by spending some spirit stones, she could buy them at certain markets.

The biggest problem was...

Granny Mei Hua’s divine fragment, and this event was witnessed by Monk Ku Zhu, Elder Chaotic Heaven, and others. This was an indelible shame for Granny Mei Hua, and naturally, she wouldn’t let it rest or spare him, the main culprit!

Of course, Gu Yuan had no intention of sparing her either.

Earlier, Granny Mei Hua mentioned sensing a familiar aura from him and thus had Roland come to summon him, supposedly to ask a few questions.

Gu Yuan wasn’t a fool. He immediately understood Granny Mei Hua’s intentions; it was clearly for his Creation Cyan Lotus!

Unlike other cultivators, Granny Mei Hua was a demon creature, an exotic plum blossom that gained spiritual consciousness and transformed into the Tao.

This means her true body is a spirit root, perhaps not an innate spirit root, but certainly a rare one...

And spirit roots often do not coexist peacefully; more often, they devour each other.

After all, Granny Mei Hua was certainly not an innate spirit root; otherwise, to transform, she would have to become a Primordial Spirit True Immortal.

But Gu Yuan’s Creation Cyan Lotus, an innate spirit root, was greatly beneficial to someone like Granny Mei Hua, a wood demon by nature.

It’s a priceless treasure comparable to an immortal pill!

If she could refine and absorb it, Granny Mei Hua might see a major advancement in cultivation, her essence becoming more complete, with even broader prospects in the future.

So evidently, from the start, Granny Mei Hua sent Fairy Roland to invite Gu Yuan with malicious intent, most likely to seize the innate spirit root Creation Cyan Lotus from him.

Now, whether to save face or to plot for Gu Yuan’s Creation Cyan Lotus, she had to make a move against him!

However, Granny Mei Hua probably didn’t know that Gu Yuan’s Creation Cyan Lotus wasn’t on this fragment but with his true body. Even if she attacked Gu Yuan’s fragment, she absolutely couldn’t obtain the Creation Cyan Lotus!

Sure enough, it wasn’t long before a giant hand reached out.

This hand, covering the sky, was formed by countless dense black branches intertwining, like a true ancient divine mountain descending from above.

The desolate island beneath Gu Yuan, initially spanning tens of miles, seemed rather small in the face of this massive wooden hand.

Granny Mei Hua, unexpectedly, attacked Gu Yuan from thousands of miles away.

As Granny Mei Hua’s palm descended, even before touching Gu Yuan, a terrifyingly oppressive force settled heavily upon him.