Wild Dogs

Hearing this, Yang Fan was filled with confusion.

"Master, why must I go?"

Yang Fan was filled with doubts; he didn't understand why Xue Ming insisted that he go there.

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Xue Ming's face slowly darken.

Seeing this, Yang Fan quickly spoke up.

"Master, this disciple is certainly willing to go up and retrieve the items as you command."

"I was just really curious and wanted to find out why."

Xuan Yang, who was standing to the side, snorted coldly.

"The reasoning couldn't be simpler."

"This place was originally the training ground of the Xuanyuan Sect."

"Only cultivators with special physical constitutions are allowed to approach this altar."

"No one else can even get close."

Hearing this, Yang Fan was still full of doubts.

"Master."

"This disciple is merely a hidden spiritual root of the Five Elements; by any measure, I cannot be considered a person with a special physique."

Xuan Yang, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"I'm also curious why you didn't just possess him back then."

"So they just picked such a mediocre candidate."

"The Five Elements Hidden Spiritual Root has always been the worst physique on the path of cultivation. It's no exaggeration to say that it's the worst among useless physiques. It is indeed quite special."

He's right.

Xue Ming interrupted Xuan Yang coldly and turned to explain to Yang Fan.

"Your hidden spiritual root of the five elements is indeed a useless waste body now."

"A long, long time ago, your physique was extremely rare, and you could be considered one of the best candidates for cultivation."

"It's actually top-tier talent?"

Yang Fan was dumbfounded; he hadn't expected his spiritual root to be so unique.

"Your hidden spiritual root, to put it simply, is just your spiritual root, which is too weak to sense ordinary spiritual energy in the world."

"Spiritual energy cannot be firmly attached to your spiritual root; it appears and disappears intermittently. That's why people call this a hidden spiritual root."

"But your spiritual root is extremely sensitive to a particular aura."

"What's that aura?"

Yang Fan immediately perked up.

He desperately wanted to know what kind of aura his lousy spiritual root was so sensitive to.

If I could find that kind of aura, wouldn't my poor spiritual root become powerful?

He is now only able to smoothly advance his cultivation to the Foundation Establishment stage thanks to the small cauldron.

But without the small cauldron, his cultivation level will increase at a snail's pace.

That's why Yang Fan is so concerned about this matter.

"That aura is called Chaos Qi."

"Your hidden spiritual root is only sensitive to chaotic energy. Once you come into contact with it, you can directly refine the chaotic energy into your own body."

"In very early times, there was a lot of chaotic energy all over the continent."

"Back then, your hidden spiritual root of the five elements was not a useless spiritual root at all; it was the most top-tier chaotic spiritual root."

"Your spiritual root is also called the most outstanding chaotic spiritual root, which is many times stronger than the ordinary five elements spiritual root."

As he spoke, Xue Ming looked at Yang Fan with a half-smile.

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan's expression changed, and he couldn't help but give a bitter laugh.

"So I was born in the wrong era?"

"What you're saying isn't wrong."

Xue Ming replied with a smile.

"If you had been born in the early days, when there was still plenty of chaotic energy, with your talent, those super sects would have been fighting over you."

"Who knows, he might even be directly designated as the Holy Son of the Immortal Sect."

"But in this era, chaotic energy is extremely scarce; it's practically impossible to find much of it."

"Your physique has gone from being a top-tier physique to being a useless one."

As he spoke, Xue Ming couldn't help but shake his head repeatedly.

Hearing this, Yang Fan could only give a helpless, bitter smile.

Times have changed, and it's all obsolete now, so there's no point in saying anything more.

Yang Fan took a deep breath and then looked at Xue Ming.

"Master, what exactly does my constitution have to do with going over there to retrieve something?"

"It's very simple. There are restrictions around this altar, and only people with a special physique like you can get close."

"Someone with an average physique like mine simply can't do it."

"Alright, hurry up and go get that jade box for me."

Xue Ming urged Yang Fan to hurry up.

Hearing this, Yang Fan nodded and then slowly walked towards the altar.

The altar was right in the center of that pile of bones.

The closer Yang Fan got to the altar, the more powerful the pressure felt from all directions.

But the moment that pressure touched him, it vanished without a trace.

This gave Yang Fan a sudden thought.

It seems that Xue Ming was right; his physique is indeed special, allowing him to directly ignore this pressure.

Just as Yang Fan was pondering this matter, Xue Ming urged him again from the side.

"Quickly, get that jade box on the left."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yang's eyes flickered.

A glint flashed in his eyes, and then he slightly raised his hand and gently pointed at Lady Lianhua in front of him.

Lady Lianhua's body stiffened instantly, then, as if receiving a new command, she continued crawling forward.

However, she had already quietly turned her gaze toward the jade box on the left.

Upon seeing this, Xue Ming's expression instantly turned ugly.

"What exactly do you want? Didn't we agree to each take one side?"

Xue Ming's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yang shook his head.

"I've changed my mind. I think the jade box on the left is better."

"How about this, the jade box on the left is mine, and the one on the right is yours. That should be fair, right?"

"Could it be that there's something valuable hidden in that jade box on the left that you don't want me to know?"

Xuan Yang stared intently at Xue Ming.

Seeing this, Xue Ming clenched his fists.

"Fine, since you want the left one, you can have the left one. I want the right one."

Then, Xue Ming shouted at Yang Fan.

"Disciple, go to the jade box on the right and bring it to me."

"Yes."

Yang Fan had no choice but to walk to the right.

As he brushed past Lady Lianhua, Yang Fan's heart stirred.

Then he silently threw out a Gu worm.

He has no other choice but to take this gamble.

Although Lady Lianhua had already been turned into a puppet.

But she was, after all, a Core Formation stage cultivator before.

If we can make good use of it, it might bring us an unexpected turning point.

With this in mind, Yang Fan had already planned how to pave the way for himself by using Lady Lianhua.

The Gu worm floated lightly to Lady Lianhua's side and slowly burrowed into her body.

Yang Fan held his breath, staring intently at the movements ahead, quietly waiting for the most opportune moment to strike.

Before long, the Gu worm had completely burrowed into Lady Lianhua's body, ready to take effect at Yang Fan's command.