After Lu Xin walked out of his hiding place, he noticed a pitch-black vortex inexplicably appearing in the depths of the sky in this space.
The surrounding vibrations were all caused by the rapid rotation of the vortex.
The Bone Spirit Sect's white bone ship and the three Taiyi Golden Immortals could be seen standing not far from the vortex.
"A supreme treasure has been born?"
Lu Xin immediately rushed towards the vortex.
However, before he got close, he heard a loud laugh reverberating through the heavens and earth, "Haha, the supreme treasure has just been born. I didn't expect that I, the 'Late Arriver' Daoist, haven't arrived late today, but just in time!"
"The 'Late Arriver' Daoist? I didn't expect even a Daluo Golden Immortal to come this time!"
Hearing this voice, the group of Golden Immortals rushing to join the excitement along the way exclaimed in surprise, obviously having heard of this name.
Lu Xin was also stunned in place, partly because of the strange name;
and partly because he heard the exclamations of the crowd.
He didn't expect to encounter a Daluo Golden Immortal here. He had seen a Hunyuan Golden Immortal, but not a Daluo.
He quickly looked over and saw a Daoist wearing ragged clothes, grass sandals, and a bamboo hat on his back, walking towards him, passing over his head in the blink of an eye.
Getting closer, Lu Xin could see that he also had a bulging bag slung over his shoulder, not knowing what was inside.
Now the Daoist had appeared near the vortex. Several Taiyi, including the Bone Spirit Sect members, changed their expressions before hurriedly stepping forward to pay their respects.
"Greetings, Senior!"
The 'Late Arriver' Daoist had a kind face and nodded with a smile, indicating that they didn't need to be so polite. Then, he glanced at the Bone Spirit Sect members and said in surprise:
"What, the Bone Spirit Sect Leader didn't come, and you just sent these juniors?"
Upon hearing this, Chan Yuan Shangren was about to bow and answer, but at this moment, a cold voice with a hint of playfulness sounded, "Even you old ghost, who always misses out on the hot stuff, has arrived. How could I not come?"
As the voice echoed, a white bone lotus platform broke through space.
Standing on it was a burly middle-aged man with a thick beard, a tall and upright figure, no hair on his head, protruding skull, and bright eyes, looking energetic and fierce.
"Greetings, Sect Leader (Father)!"
Seeing the person, the faces of the Bone Spirit Sect members revealed a relieved joy.
The Bone Spirit Sect Leader nodded slightly towards the crowd, then looked at the 'Late Arriver' Daoist.
Hearing the obvious mockery, the 'Late Arriver' Daoist still smiled and looked at the figure on the white bone lotus platform, saying:
"The old Daoist was still wondering, it has long been rumored that your big head is from constantly searching for the hot stuff and bumping into it. Why didn't you come this time?"
"It turns out you were late."
The Bone Spirit Sect Leader snorted coldly, "What, did you old ghost take the treasure?"
"Not really, but if you were one step later, I'm afraid you really would have missed out on the hot stuff."
The two were obviously not on good terms and didn't hold back in their words.
At this moment, a graceful woman inexplicably appeared beside them. She seemed to have been standing there all along. If she hadn't spoken, no one would have known there was another person there.
"Lian Chou."
She withdrew her gaze from the vortex and gently called out to Xuan Lian Chou.
This voice was extremely soft, but it was like a thunderclap on flat ground, startling everyone.
The two Daluo Golden Immortals weren't so exaggerated, but it could be clearly seen that the Bone Spirit Sect Leader frowned, and the 'Late Arriver' Daoist, who had been smiling all along, also paused.
They all looked towards the direction of the voice.
Seeing the person, Xuan Lian Chou quickly stepped forward to pay her respects, "Sect Master, you've come too."
The woman nodded, "I heard the news and came over to take a look."
Then she looked at the Bone Spirit Sect Leader and the 'Late Arriver' Daoist, cupping her hands and saying, "The two fellow Daoists have arrived early."
The two also cupped their hands. The 'Late Arriver' Daoist's face returned to its smiling appearance, "So it's Fellow Daoist Wusheng. Why have you cultivated to the point that you don't even have any vitality? It gave the old Daoist a big scare."
A trace of fear could be heard in his words.
The Wusheng Sect Master was expressionless, "Fellow Daoist and Bone Spirit Daoist were too engrossed in arguing and didn't notice me. It's normal."
"Fellow Daoist is too modest. It's well known that Fellow Daoist Wusheng has comprehended the dual laws of death and shadow. Now it seems that you have reached an extremely high level."
The 'Late Arriver' Daoist stroked his sparse beard, his face still maintaining a smiling expression, but the fear in the depths of his eyes was even more intense.
The Bone Spirit Sect Leader was about the same.
"There is still a long way to go before becoming a Dao."
The Wusheng Sect Master replied and didn't say anything more, standing quietly.
The others naturally didn't speak anymore, staring at the vortex.
Then another Daluo appeared, a person similar to that He Buchu.
Thus, only Tang Xingyun was left alone. His expression changed for a while, and finally, he left silently.
"I didn't expect four Daluo Golden Immortals to come at once. I don't know if I still have a chance."
When the Bone Spirit Sect Leader appeared, Lu Xin had hidden himself in a space to avoid being reported and chased down.
Now the situation had suddenly changed, and it seemed that he no longer had a chance.
But he didn't rush to leave like that Tang Xingyun.
Opportunity favors the prepared. He stayed here, perhaps he could pick up a bargain?
"That's right, I need to prepare more."
Lu Xin took out the remaining six Green Spirit Fruits, not to swallow and refine them now, as that would take too much time and likely miss the chance to pick up a bargain.
Instead, he wanted to verify whether the big head had poisoned the surface of the Star Spirit Fruit or if it had penetrated inside.
If it was only on the surface, then using his [Poison Devouring Body] to devour it wouldn't take long.
He picked one up and carefully bit off a little of the skin and swallowed it.
The skin also contained Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, but not much, making it easy to refine.
After refining it, he only took a bite of the pulp and swallowed it, carefully feeling it, and quickly confirmed that there were no toxins inside.
It was only on the surface.
Lu Xin was immediately overjoyed, but before he could be happy for long, he discovered that the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy inside the Star Spirit Fruit that had been bitten was dissipating.
And the speed was getting faster and faster.
"Can't it be preserved after being bitten?"
Looking at the dissipating Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, Lu Xin felt a pang of heartache, his mind racing, wanting to find a way to solve this problem, and then a flash of inspiration struck.
He quickly took out a jade box.
"Hmph, I can't change the flow of time on a large scale, but can't I control the space in this small jade box?"
The method Lu Xin thought of was to use his law of time. He immediately activated the Time Stasis technique, imprinting the intent of the law of time onto the jade box.
As a result, the jade box directly collapsed, obviously unable to withstand it.
Helplessly, Lu Xin searched his entire body and found a small section of Azure Lightning Bamboo left over from refining equipment.
"This fourth-order material should be able to withstand it, right?"
Half an hour later, while Lu Xin still had to pay attention to the situation outside, he finally succeeded in imprinting it.
He probed it with his divine sense, and although the space inside the bamboo was not large, time had stopped flowing.
It was considered a success.
He immediately finished eating the bitten fruit in his hand and put the pulp inside.
Immediately, under the effect of the [Poison Devouring Body], another wave of mana was produced, and at the same time, a small amount of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy remained.
Lu Xin, adhering to the principle of not wasting anything, also activated his cultivation technique and refined it together.
