Two Realms Shuttle Gate: Don't Call Me a Demon!

"You, you, you...how could you be here..."

Ning Xinyue's face was filled with disbelief; she hadn't expected Su Jie to show up here like a ghost.

"I've known for a while that you were up to no good, planning to send me away so you could take the Exotic Treasure for yourself. I've been on guard against this move of yours."

Su Jie's smile was radiant, his gaze intently fixed on the Exotic Treasure Lotus in front of him.

Even from a distance, Su Jie could clearly feel the thrilling power emanating from it, vast as the ocean, overwhelming as the sky, leaving one in awe and wonder.

"I discovered it first; the Exotic Treasure is mine."

Realizing her plan had been exposed, Ning Xinyue panicked and quickened her pace, attempting to strike first.

"Exotic Treasures belong to those with true strength."

Su Jie grabbed Ning Xinyue's left leg, swung her behind him, and propelled himself upwards.

"Ah, ah, ah, I'm going to fight you to the end."

Furious, Ning Xinyue couldn't accept the reality of the Exotic Treasure being snatched away by Su Jie. She pulled out her Vajra Bracelet and swung it at the back of Su Jie's head, determined to knock him out and take the Exotic Treasure for herself.

"Darling, please turn around."

Patting the Sword Nourishing Gourd at his waist, Su Jie didn't slow down and with a swift motion, his Flying Swords shot out like silver dragons emerging from the depths, spewing out of the gourd and blocking Ning Xinyue's path.

The power of the Sword Nourishing Gourd was now astounding. After absorbing dozens of Flying Swords with the White Bone Sky Slaying Sword at its core, it deflected the Vajra Bracelet upon collision and sent it flying away, forcing Ning Xinyue to retreat continuously.

"Dragon Bone Sky Silkworm Rope, bind that scoundrel for me."

When one plan failed, Ning Xinyue took out another treasure from her pockets—a rope glittering with golden light that seemed to have its own consciousness as it swiftly coiled towards Su Jie.

Well-prepared, Su Jie's hands formed spell gestures, activating the Mysterious Shadow Secret Technique.

In an instant, Su Jie's form blurred, and then three Su Jies charged forward.

"Using a move I taught you against me, how despicable."

Initially startled, Ning Xinyue was a bit outraged—after all, she was the one who had taught him that technique.

Watching the three Su Jies without blinking, Ning Xinyue tried to discern the real one. Because she also cultivated the same technique, it wasn't difficult for her to do so.

But the problem was, Ning Xinyue had too little time. She had just identified the real one.

And Su Jie had already reached the Exotic Treasure Lotus and was about to pluck it.

However, just as his hand was about to touch the Lotus, Su Jie's motion suddenly paused, a great panic swept over him, threatening to push his internal organs out through his throat.

"Damn, this Exotic Treasure belongs to someone; it's being cultivated here."

Su Jie's heart raced as his hand was repelled, and he noticed that beneath the Lotus, a formation covered in mud—whose depth and breadth were unknown—was erupting in divine brilliance.

It seemed that Su Jie's arrival had disturbed the formation, which collapsed instantly. The Exotic Treasure Lotus, originally about to bloom, suddenly absorbed all the essence of the formation, its petals unfolding one by one as the Lotus bloomed.

Boom!

The ground shook violently as the overwhelming shockwave sent Su Jie and Ning Xinyue flying. A divine pillar of light pierced through the thick layers of earth, shooting straight into the clouds.

The vast expanse of the Ghost Ridge Palace realm was illuminated by this sky-reaching light pillar, while powerful fluctuations of Spiritual Energy swept through the area like a raging tide.

Above in the sky, clouds were tinged with the hue of Purple Mist.

On the ground, countless flowers bloomed, and even the iron trees blossomed.

A profound and terrifying energy burst forth from the lotus, so powerful that even thousands of miles away, one could feel this sacred and divine might.

The lotus actively pulled out its roots and placed them in the river water.

An odd reverse current appeared in the Qingliu Earth Spirit River, with countless frost energies madly converging towards the lotus.

This lotus was absorbing the spiritual energy of the entire Qingliu Earth Spirit River to accelerate its own maturity.

"Quick, depart, the Exotic Treasure has emerged."

Ning Xinyue was also greatly startled, seeing the situation with the Exotic Treasure Lotus and the formation below that was dissipating. She knew this signaled the emergence of an Innate Spiritual Object.

This lotus had definitely not yet matured before; someone had placed it into this Qingliu Earth Spirit River to draw on the river's nutrients for growth.

The one who placed the Exotic Treasure here likely intended for the Exotic Treasure Lotus to mature slowly and then inconspicuously take it away.

However, her and Su Jie's arrival undoubtedly disrupted this quietude, forcing the Exotic Treasure Lotus to mature more swiftly and simultaneously causing a tremendous stir.

"Wait."

When Su Jie saw the Exotic Treasure Lotus rise in the water, leaving the mud without the tangle of its roots, he noticed the extraordinariness of that mud.

Within the mud, specks of five-colored luster revealed themselves.

If Su Jie was not mistaken, this should be the legendary Five Elements Spiritual Soil.

Instantly, Su Jie quickly scooped up handfuls of Five Elements Spiritual Soil into his Storage Bag, disregarding the internal bleeding caused by the energy burst from the lotus, as he deemed it a worthy sacrifice.

After Su Jie collected all the Five Elements Spiritual Soil, the Exotic Treasure Lotus, drawing on the Qingliu Earth Spirit River's energy, unleashed increasingly formidable might. Su Jie followed Ning Xinyue and swiftly headed upstream on the river's surface.

.......

At the very moment the Exotic Treasure emerged, the disciples near Eagle Peak Mountain were the first to sense this immense energy.

Each disciple awoke from slumber bewildered, gazing at the Sky-reaching Light Pillar extending to the heavens, with clouds within dozens of miles tinted with purple mist.

"Purple clouds vast and endless, this is the sign of an Exotic Treasure's birth."

Chu Zai Ming's eyes glazed over with fixation upon seeing the Sky-reaching Light Pillar, and he felt both his soul and body trembling with excitement. Such a treasure, if obtained...

He was not the only one to think this way. Many disciples shared this thought, but after exchanging glances, their expressions turned somber.

For the appearance of an Exotic Treasure would undoubtedly provoke not just them, but also the Hidden Realm Elders and even the Sect Master himself, who would find it hard to resist such an item.

With the strength of these disciples, it was not about daring to touch the treasure, for even an extra glance could get them blasted to smithereens by the true powerhouses who desired such treasures. This was beyond their reach.

Just as these disciples thought.

As the light pillar rose to the skies with the birth of the Exotic Treasure, the Hidden Realm Elders at the Mountain Gate of the Ghost Ridge Palace abruptly stood.

An unknown number of Elders cast their deep gazes toward the light pillar, with ripples beginning to disturb their usually placid state of mind, and greed gradually emerged in their eyes.

And in even more distant lands, far beyond Ghost Ridge Palace, other sects also felt the strong energy fluctuations coming from afar, signaling the legend of an Exotic Treasure's emergence.
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For a time, countless cultivators opened the doors of their meditation chambers, mounted their Flying Swords, and raced towards the direction of Ghost Ridge Palace, hoping to get a share of the spoils.