Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard” Chapter 541: The Disciples' Strange Luck

Upon the Nine Extreme Treasure Star.

While Zhou Hao flew onward, he spotted a treasure emerging from the stream in the valley underneath.

This treasure radiated a divine beast aura, perfectly matching the Divine Beast Dao Principle he aimed to comprehend.

"My luck is too good!"

Overjoyed in an instant, Zhou Hao dove from the clouds and swiftly deployed an array to seal off the treasure's manifestation.

Next, he tossed various minor treasures into the stream. Soon after, the treasure fully surfaced and fell into Zhou Hao's grasp.

Struck by such fortune, Zhou Hao felt compelled to boast, so he eagerly messaged his fellow disciples to share the thrill from afar.

"Brothers, I've already discovered the sixth treasure trove! I just obtained a resource that can accelerate my comprehension of the eighth Dao Principle, haha, I'm about to take off!"

Thrilled, he broadcast this to Lin Feng and the rest.

Zhou Hao burst into laughter, as if anticipating the question. With a cheerful tone, he replied, "Ah, I luckily got a treasure before that sparked enlightenment for the seventh Dao Principle, letting me fuse it seamlessly! Now I'm a Seven-Fusion Dao Venerable—step it up, everyone!"

Ye Fan voiced his envy, "Zhou Hao, you're truly too fortunate. I haven't struck such luck. Though I've unearthed ten treasures, few suit me. I'll have to hit the black market to swap for fitting ones!"

Stunned, Zhou Hao asked in shock, "Old Ye, since when did you unearth ten treasures? Weren't you at just three when we last talked?"

"Oh, I stumbled upon seven treasures popping up consecutively—a humble haul!" Ye Fan replied nonchalantly. "And I'm not the luckiest. Xuan Huang takes the crown. He merely drifted lazily across the sea and snagged a whopping hundred treasures!"

Zhou Hao reeled in disbelief. "A hundred? You kidding?"

Xuan Huang responded bashfully, "Just one hundred and seventy. Mostly trivial items, nothing special. The best is merely a fifteenth-order Fused Dao Treasure."

A hint of pride swelled in Xuan Huang.

Going quiet, Zhou Hao then queried the group, "Huang Gu, Duan Gu, Voidless, Wushi, what's your progress?"

Huang Gu chimed in, "Duan Gu and I were scouting and recently found a treasure site. We've lingered at the entrance ages, with treasures sporadically bursting out. Likely a hoard lurks within. Rush over, all of you!"

Zhou Hao gaped. "So, how many have you grabbed already?"

The others perked up with curiosity too.

"Not a ton. We've secured two hundred and forty so far, though quality's middling," Huang Gu clarified.

"Wow! Why hold back earlier! I'm heading there now!" Zhou Hao shouted with excitement.

"I got carried away and blanked out! Thanks for the nudge. Everyone, haste over—I fear outsiders might spot it!"

Huang Gu promptly shared the coordinates with his sect brothers!

The disciples all dashed toward Huang Gu's spot. Xuan Huang even shrank his true body to join the trek.

Across the sea, cultivators watched a massive island dissolve into nothingness, jaws dropping in awe.

The Nine Extreme Treasure Star's landscape resisted destruction fiercely. What force could erase a whole island?

Realization dawned quickly on the masses.

"Damn it, that island was a disguise? Doesn't that spell a huge treasure haul vanished?"

Shock and rage gripped the onlookers. Word spread fast, birthing a new reflex: any island sighted got bombarded to verify no impostor lurked.

Elsewhere.

Fierce gales ravaged the desert. Su Yuan's eight disciples assembled before a colossal canyon in the wastes.

A torrent of sand and grit exploded from the canyon, whipping up a ferocious sandstorm.

They erected a protective shield, forging ahead into the tempest.

With each step forward, luminous stones hurtled out.

Each seized them via personal techniques.

Cracking open the stones revealed hidden gems within, the weakest at First-Order Dao Venerable tier—utterly staggering.

"This spot is a genuine treasure haven!" Zhou Hao cried out in glee.

Huang Gu affirmed with a nod. "Duan Gu and I stuck to the entry before, snatching just sporadic stone treasures. Gains built sluggishly. Deeper in, they blanket the area!"

"Incredible no one found it sooner. Way too valuable!" Voidless marveled.

Duan Gu added, "We uncovered it recently ourselves. Planned to hide it, but the canyon's immense—impossible to mask. Let's plunder fast. News out, and cultivator swarms will overrun it!"

Pressing on gradually, the octet amassed a staggering trove—over a thousand items at minimum!

This bounty ignited wild elation among the eight.

Suddenly, infinite brilliance flared from ahead.

Drawing near, they froze before a towering stone treasure, spanning thousands of kilometers, beaming myriad hues!

Fragments dubbed "stone flakes" sloughed from it, hurled afar by the storm.

These were precisely the treasures they'd gathered en route!

Every stone housed valuables; they'd extracted even a sixteenth-order Fused Dao Treasure.

Originating from this mega stone treasure—what riches did it hold?

Eyes locking in stunned silence, the eight gawked at the monumental hoard!

Zhou Hao yelped oddly and charged up, palm pressing the behemoth.

He attempted to claim it, yet as expected, it resisted!

Rooted like a mountain chain to the ground, extraction proved futile.

The rest attempted too, deeming the giant stubbornly immovable.

"Time to alert Master. Only he might harvest this!" Xuan Huang urged the group.

"Exactly! It demands our teacher's hand!" Zhou Hao concurred with a nod.

At that instant, Zhou Hao and crew halted, eyes snapping to the stone.

Crashing blows echoed from its far flank.

Sharing looks, they stealthily circled over.

Spotting strangers hammering the giant stone treasure wildly, they sensed incoming strife—rivals had located it too.

They withdrew soundlessly and urgently summoned Su Yuan to claim the prize.