The Heavenly Mountain Golden Lotus.
My little sister's savior, finally found.
The heavy stone in Bai Zihe's heart was lifted, and in this instant, his entire spirit and energy felt much lighter and more relaxed.
No one could understand.
How exhilarating it was to have the pressure dissipate all at once.
If not for the fact that he was still in the Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect's medicinal garden, Bai Zihe would have been unable to resist shouting to the heavens to vent his boundless joy.
"Go..."
After obtaining the Heavenly Mountain Golden Lotus, Bai Zihe glanced around the entire medicinal garden and found many other medicinal herbs. He then instructed, "Little Tower, let's continue the plunder."
"This medicinal garden..."
"Leave nothing behind, not even a single seed, not even a seedling!"
Since the Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect had tried to kill him several times, Bai Zihe naturally wouldn't show any mercy. Now that he had such a good opportunity, if he didn't make full use of it, he would be letting down heaven, earth, and himself!
"Whoosh..."
At his command.
The Haotian Tower continued to drift within the medicinal garden.
Little did he know.
The moment he took the Heavenly Mountain Golden Lotus.
In a certain mountain cave below, Zhao Qiankun, a cultivator in the Tribulation Transcendence stage who was in seclusion, suddenly opened his eyes.
He was the guardian of the Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect's medicinal garden!
"A fluctuation!"
"The mark on the Heavenly Mountain Golden Lotus is gone!"
"Not good!"
Zhao Qiankun's entire being was thrown into disarray.
The Heavenly Mountain Golden Lotus...
It took thirty-three years to grow from the soil, thirty-three years for its leaves to mature, and thirty-three years for its lotus to ripen.
Therefore, it had always been a treasure of the Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect.
Each Heavenly Mountain Golden Lotus had even been pre-ordered by a Tribulation Transcendence stage expert, who had paid the Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect treasures in advance.
Thus, to prevent any accidents.
They would place certain measures on each Heavenly Mountain Golden Lotus.
This ensured that as soon as anyone dared to touch the Heavenly Mountain Golden Lotus, the guardian could detect it immediately and apprehend the thief.
"It's actually gone..."
Guardian Zhao Qiankun was completely stunned.
"Buzz..."
The next second.
All of the Tribulation Transcendence stage expert's divine senses were released.
They covered this piece of land, reaching every corner of the medicinal garden, attempting to find any clues.
However...
There was no discovery.
Not even the slightest anomaly could be detected.
"Impossible!"
"Absolutely impossible!"
Zhao Qiankun was furious to the extreme.
Because he discovered.
Apart from the Heavenly Mountain Golden Lotus, all the medicinal herbs in the entire medicinal garden had been looted, even many that were still seedlings, even many that had just been planted.
Gone.
Not a single one was left!
This was the accumulation of the Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect over decades!
"Elder Zhao!"
"Elder Zhao, what has happened?"
"Elder Zhao, has there been an accident?"
"Elder Zhao..."
The divine senses of the Tribulation Transcendence stage expert were immensely powerful.
Even a brief release of his senses made the other medicinal garden guards feel immense pressure, and they all sent messages to inquire.
"The Heavenly Mountain Golden Lotus is missing!"
"All the medicinal herbs in the medicinal garden are gone!"
Zhao Qiankun's voice was hoarse to the extreme, and then he roared, "Everyone, heed my command and, at the fastest speed possible, open the protective formation of the medicinal garden."
"That person wants to escape silently, so they must not be fast."
"As long as we secure the formation, they cannot escape!"
That's right.
The Heavenly Mountain Golden Lotus was of great importance.
Once lost, not only would these people suffer, but the entire Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect would incur immense losses.
Because.
This Heavenly Mountain Golden Lotus had long been reserved by a peerless expert!
This person...
Was a Loose Immortal!
A Loose Immortal, in essence, is a cultivator who encounters an accident during their tribulation, their physical body and soul shattered by the nine-layered lightning tribulation, rendering them unable to ascend to the immortal realm.
And cultivators are forbidden from seeking reincarnation through self-destruction to become Loose Immortals.
Even the lowest-level Loose Immortal has experienced the baptism of the lightning tribulation, making them considerably more powerful than a peak Tribulation Transcendence stage expert.
And Loose Immortals...
Can continue to cultivate.
However.
Every time they reach a certain level, they will face the lightning tribulation of a Loose Immortal.
With each tribulation overcome, their strength increases, and their realm also advances, such as a one-tribulation Loose Immortal, or a four-tribulation Loose Immortal, respectively having passed one or four Loose Immortal lightning tribulations!
Ultimately.
If they can pass nine Loose Immortal lightning tribulations, Loose Immortals can ascend to the immortal realm, bypassing the ordinary Immortal realm and directly becoming Golden Immortals!
And the Loose Immortal who reserved the Heavenly Mountain Golden Lotus this time was named "Jiu Yang Zi." He was a three-tribulation Loose Immortal, and his strength was...
Even Ji Xian Yuan, a master renowned as the number one expert in the cultivation world, would not be his match without the assistance of three Heaven-tier magical treasures.
Moreover.
Jiu Yang Zi had a capricious personality and did not play by the rules. He would annihilate entire sects if slightly displeased, and few in the Everlasting Realm dared to provoke him casually.
He had previously paid a reward of an Earth-tier magical treasure for the Heavenly Mountain Golden Lotus.
But now...
With the Heavenly Mountain Golden Lotus on the verge of ripening.
And the delivery time imminent.
The Heavenly Mountain Golden Lotus was lost...
Zhao Qiankun could already imagine how furious Jiu Yang Zi would be, and what the Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect would have to face next!
"Shua..."
"Buzz..."
"Crash!"
Streams of energy soared into the sky.
Rising from every peak of the medicinal garden, converging into a focal point in mid-air, and then forming a massive dome that descended.
The entire area encompassing the medicinal garden was enveloped.
This was the guardian formation of the medicinal garden!
Even a Tribulation Transcendence stage expert, once trapped within, could not escape for a considerable time.
Furthermore.
With the presence of a grand master like Zhao Qiankun presiding over the formation, he would have the strength to fight even three to five Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators!
"Sect Leader..."
At the same time, Zhao Qiankun also sent a message to Old Man Tian Jian.
The theft of the Heavenly Mountain Golden Lotus...
This was already a major incident concerning the sect, and he dared not conceal it. Moreover, he had to report it as quickly as possible, ideally receiving his reinforcements immediately.
"Little Tower, what do we do now?"
Just moments ago.
When the Haotian Tower detected Zhao Qiankun's divine senses, it immediately ceased its actions and burrowed dozens of feet deep into the soil.
At this depth.
Even Zhao Qiankun could not detect it with his divine senses.
This was beyond his scope of ability.
"Let's run."
The Haotian Tower's voice echoed in Bai Zihe's ears.
Bai Zihe nodded; it was indeed time.
The next moment.
The Haotian Tower began to earth-tunnel away into the distance.
Dragon Control Mountain.
"What?"
"The Heavenly Mountain Golden Lotus, lost?"
Upon receiving Zhao Qiankun's message, Old Man Tian Jian's eyes widened in fury.
The Heavenly Mountain Golden Lotus...
It was one of the lifelines of the Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect. To have lost it at such a critical juncture, and furthermore, for all the medicinal herbs to be gone as well?
Bai Zihe!
A flash of lightning struck Old Man Tian Jian's mind, and he instantly understood the crucial point.
It must have been Bai Zihe!