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by Flying Alone 孤单地飞


  The amazing trait of Spirit Herbs was that they not only could increase cultivation, but there were also other effects. For example, every single Divine Herb of nature had their specific spiritual effects.

  Thus, Ling Han was quite interested in the Spirit Herbs here, especially the Dragon’s Blood Grass. One had to understand something: now that he had cultivated the Nine Dragons Tyrant Body Art, if he refined the Dragon’s Blood Grass, it might possibly improve this cultivation technique to a dramatic extent.

  Helian Xun Xue shook her head, and said, “Fateful opportunities always come together with danger. If you want to just harvest Spirit Herbs casually, that is not possible.”

  “That may not be,” Ling Han replied. He had thought of Xuanyuan Zi Guang. This man’s luck was a bit unnatural as treasures practically delivered themselves into his lap. Just take the Earth Overturning Seal for example. At the time, it actually “threw itself into his arms”. If Ling Han had not moved fast enough, this Mystical Power would have become the latter’s possession.

  The further ahead they walked, the larger this area became. However, there was not much change on either bank; only the river was widening. It widened from about thirty to the current three hundred meters’ width. Moreover, the tendency did not seem to be changing any time soon.

  A thought flashed in Ling Han’s mind, and he said, “Since this was formed by an alternative dragon, then this river of blood… could it be was actually its blood veins?”

  Helian Xun Xue nodded. “Previously, we were at the end of the blood vein, which is why it was narrower. But as we near the main arteries, it would naturally become wider.”

  “Then this is dragon blood? Too bad it has been contaminated by some inexplicable energy so cannot be refined,” Ling Han said with pity.

  “I’ve heard Father say before that there are occasionally one or two spots that have pure blood and have not been contaminated. If our luck is better, we may still be able to get some,” Helian Xun Xue said, her eyes bright.

  For a person like her who had inherited the dragon bloodline, being able to refine the blood of an alternative dragon would be extremely beneficial even if there were only a few drops.

  Ling Han nodded. The Ghostly Dragon Cave had existed in the north sea for who knew how many years. Although it only opened every five hundred years, after so many years of experience, Helian Rong naturally must have also gathered enough information.

  They journeyed for a while longer, and then saw Xianyu Cai had stopped in front as if she was waiting for them.

  Seeing them approach, Xianyu Cai said very proudly, “I was not waiting for you all. I had merely gotten a little tired, so I wanted to take a short rest.”

  Ling Han did not react, and passed by her directly, which made Xianyu Cai wave her sword furiously. If it was not for the fact that the power difference was too big, she really wanted to catch up to Ling Han and chop off his head. She angrily followed behind the three of them. Although she was very proud, she still knew that this was a very dangerous place, and sticking close to Ling Han and his group would greatly increase her chances of survival.

  Huala!

  A huge splash suddenly appeared in the river waters ahead of them. They could vaguely see a blood-red thing flash past, but could not see it clearly enough to identify it.

  Ling Han activated the Eye of Truth, and glimpsed a long shadow beneath the waters. It felt like a snake, and moved very quickly. In an instant, it had swiftly left his field of vision, and Ling Han was unable to take a good look.

  However, Ling Han did not pursue it with his sight. Instead, he stared at the bottom of the stream, and asked, “What does Dragon’s Blood Grass look like?”

  “It’s completely red in color. Typically, it has three leaves, which have a dragon-shaped pattern. The older it is, the more leaves there are, and the more distinct the dragon-shaped patterns would be,” Helian Xun Xue answered after a momentary daze.

  Ling Han’s expression became even stranger, and he asked, “Does the Dragon’s Blood Grass grow on the banks?”

  “Yes!” Helian Xun Xue nodded.

  Behind them, Xianyu Cai heard them clearly, and could not help but show a disdainful expression. Was there something wrong with this human’s head? He had to get to the bottom of the issue for even such a simple matter.

  Ling Han pointed at the stream, and said, “I saw a stalk of Dragon Blood Grass there. As you said, it has three leaves, and there are patterns on the leaves.”

  “What?!” Helian Xun Xue exclaimed in shock. “How could that be, Dragon’s Blood Grass grows on the banks!”

  Ling Han thought for a moment, smiled, and said, “You all only search for Dragon’s Blood Grass on the banks because you have never entered the stream to look.”

  Upon further thought, Helian Xun Xue agreed. The blood river had a terrifying corrosive ability. Even those that possessed the bloodline of a True Dragon like them and have developed a sturdy, tough physique could not withstand it. Without waiting too long, their skin would rot, and as time passed, even their bones would melt.

  Everyone naturally treated the blood river like forbidden territory. Furthermore, there were terrifying monsters in the river, so they were even more unwilling to dive in.

  Xianyu Cai continued to pout. Her first impression of Ling Han was too bad, so she subconsciously took every word he said to be merely playing to the crowd. The Dragon’s Blood Grass grew at the riverbed? Whom was he trying to fool?

  This blood river was an obstruction to vision, and sealed one’s divine sense, so how was he able to see? Humph!

  “Wait here.” Ling Han was about to jump into the river.

  “Be careful!” Helian Xun Xue said quickly. While this blood river did not corrode quickly, the effects were lasting, and could not be resisted by any kind of Origin Power at all. Moreover, the Sea Race knew that the wider the blood river was, the stronger the corrosive quality was and the more terrifying the monsters hidden in the water would be.

  Ling Han nodded, then with a leap, he entered into the river of blood.

  Xianyu Cai could not help but be dumbfounded. This human must have gone mad. Merely bragging was not enough; he actually jumped into the river! Wasn’t this seeking his own death? She humphed, and said, “I fear he will not be able to return now that he’s gone in!”

  Helian Xun Xue flew into a rage, and countered coldly, “Xianyu Cai, the reason why I have not said anything all the way here is not because I am afraid of you, but rather that I’m giving face to the Xianyu royal clan. But time and again, you’ve been unreasonable. Do you think I do not dare to make a move on you?”

  Xianyu Cai could not help but be intimidated by her aura. Only now did she realize that the other party was the most outstanding bright pearl of the young generation of the royal clans of the north sea. Her bloodline was incomparably pure, and was a brighter existence than even herself.

  However, she naturally still possessed her pride, and said defiantly, “Did I speak wrongly? That is the blood river, and in it flows the corrosive blood of Lord Alternative Dragon. It represents death and decay. Putting aside the fact that he is a mere Deity Transformation Tier warrior, even if an ultimate elite of Shattering Void Tier came, he would not do well, either!”

  “That only applies to others!” Helian Xun Xue retorted coldly.

  Xianyu Cai was stunned. Did her words mean that Ling Han was capable of accomplishing tasks that even Shattering Void Tier elites could not do? Where did her confidence come from? Humph, this woman was really dumb, so much that she has been completely fooled silly by a damn man and could not even understand the simplest logic.

  Hong!

  It was at this moment that they saw a wave appear on the blood river, and a gigantic splash shot up into the skies. Soon afterwards, they saw Ling Han step on the waves, his hand holding the Revere Life Sword. The cold light of the sword blazed as he slashed downwards.

  Huala , a long blood-colored shadow shot out of the water’s
surface consequently. At first glance, it was a giant serpent, and was about ten metres in length. But upon closer look, one would realize that this living creature actually did not have eyes, nostrils, or ears. It only had a huge, circular mouth, and when it was open, it showed an array of long, sharp fangs.

  Chapter 795 - Plentiful Harvest

  Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

  “A Bloodworm!” Helian Xun Xue and Xianyu Cai both gasped in shock.

  Although neither of them had entered the Ghostly Dragon Cave before, they had studied the data about this place for who knew how many times because they had at least one chance to enter this place—they naturally had to have a good idea of the situation here.

  Bloodworm was a special life form birthed within the blood of the alternative dragon after its death. It was given life by the alternative dragon, yet was incapable of leaving the latter, and for its whole lifetime, it would be limited by the body of the alternative dragon.

  But this creature was very powerful. After all, it was born from the blood river, so no matter what, it, too, had absorbed a little of the blood of the alternative dragon.

  The Bloodworm opened its circular mouth full of sharp fangs, and bit at Ling Han.

  Ling Han laughed loudly, and said, “I allowed you some leeway in the stream, but now that we’re out of the water, you still want to be a tyrant?” With a wave of his sword, they only saw blood spurt in all directions. This Bloodworm was instantly split in half from head to tail. Its internal organs dropped onto the surface of the river, and gave off an incredibly powerful stench.

  So powerful!

  XIanyu Cai could not help but gape. She had long heard of the terrible reputation of the Bloodworm, but it was killed instantly with a slash from Ling Han. Did that mean that Ling Han was too strong or that the rumors were wrong, and that the Bloodworm was actually not really all that strong?

  Ling Han turned around, and dropped onto the bank.

  Helian Xun Xue walked up to him and asked, “Are you all right?”

  Ling Han shook his head, and answered, “I’m fine. There is power of regulation in this blood river, and the strength of corrosion would be different according to individual cultivation level. You know, my physique is a whole Tier superior to my cultivation level.”

  Realization instantly dawned on Helian Xun Xue. It was no wonder that the corrosion rate was about the same for everyone that dropped into the river’s waters. That was because the majority of them were of the True Dragon Bloodline, and had developed their physique to the toughness of precious metal of the same level. Thus, the corrosive rate they underwent was naturally about the same.

  But Ling Han’s physique was on a higher level than his cultivation level. Thus, though he, too, would face corrosion, its rate would be far slower than the rulers’ of the Sea Race.

  In comparison, actually he was the real ruler.

  “Hey, where’s the Dragon’s Blood Grass?” Xianyu Cai asked from a distance. She did not like the way Ling Han looked so proud, and always felt an urge to attack him.

  You are indeed very awesome to be able to kill the Bloodworm, but didn’t you previously say you discovered the Dragon’s Blood Grass? So where is it now?

  “What business is it of yours?” Helian Xun Xue shot her a glare, and Hu Niu was even more ferocious. Why don’t we have a meal of dragon stew?

  Ling Han paid no attention to this opinionated little princess. With a shake of his right hand, he showed it to Helian Xun Xue, then put it away.

  Instantly, Helian Xun Xue’s beautiful eyes lit up. The Dragon’s Blood Grass!

  Indeed, Dragon’s Blood Grass also grew on the riverbed, and from the look of things now, only Ling Han was capable of getting ahold of it, and what did that mean? Uncountable amounts of Dragon’s Blood Grass were beckoning towards them. Putting aside the fact that there were enough to let his son build his foundations, there was enough even for Ling Han’s use.

  In a matter like this, it was best to make great profits on the down-low; there was no need to let Xianyu Cai know.

  And when she saw Ling Han could not produce the Dragon’s Blood Grass, Xianyu Cai was even more disdainful. She had confirmed that Ling Han was a conman, and Helian Xun Xue was so dumb that she was completely fooled to the extent that she did not even doubt him.

  Meanwhile, Ling Han communicated with Small Tower, wanting to know if the Dragon’s Blood Grass could grow within the BLack Tower. Upon getting an affirmative answer, he could not help but be greatly pleased. But soon, he became disappointed, because the Black Tower could only speed up the growth of the Dragon’s Blood Grass, yet was incapable of obtaining seeds from it.

  That was because this thing didn’t even bear seeds, and was completely birthed from the alternative dragon. Thus, it could only be nurtured here.

  Since it did not bear seeds, fine. Three leaves becoming four, or even five or six would be great. As the effects improved, that was equivalent to having a few more stalks growing anyways.

  As they walked, Ling Han kept activating the Eye of Truth to find the Dragon’s Blood Grass on the riverbed. It was nurtured from the blood of an alternative dragon. It was literally “growing unsullied out of the mud”, removing the dangers of the corrosive blood, leaving behind only the effects of refining one’s physique and increasing power.

  Where there was Dragon’s Blood Grass, there would be Bloodworms standing guard, so, naturally, fighting was inevitable. These Bloodworms were all on the level of the Heaven Tier. There were some that had even reached the battle prowess of ten Stars of the Heaven Tier. Even Ling Han would have to use the maximum of his abilities to kill them off.

  In three days, they had gathered over a hundred stalks of Dragon Blood Grass, which made Helian Xun Xue incredibly excited. One had to know that even the numbers gathered by a whole clan in the past years might not reach this much.

  Who asked only Ling Han to be capable of going into the river?

  Xianyu Cai was even more speechless. This human put an act time and time again, but every time, he came back empty-handed. After so many times, Helian Xun Xue actually still trusted him; it was practically inconceivable!

  What happened to the aloofness of a ruler of the Sea Race? And the nobility? You’ve tossed all that away to the end of the horizon, huh?

  The first level of this Ghostly Dragon Cave was incredibly huge. On the fourth day that they had arrived, multiple rivers of blood originating from various spots gathered here, forming a super giant lake, just like a huge sea.

  Yet there was a small island in the center of this lake. On the island, there was a white tower-like structure. According to hearsay, this was a passageway, and one could travel down it to the second floor.

  After arriving here, they would have to think of some way to cross the lake. Otherwise, if they were not able to reach the small island, how could they advance to the second floor?

  There were already some people crossing the lake. After so many years, all three great royal clans had their strategies, and discovered that vessels made from the bones of rulers of the Sea Race could resist the corrosion of the blood water for a very long period of time.

  These bones were naturally left behind by those elites of the Sea Race that had already passed away. Their skulls would be buried in their ancestral shrine, but their other bones would be left behind. Not only would they be used to cross this place, the bones of Shattering Void Tier could also absolutely be used to forge Spirit Tools possessing immense might.

  Previously, they had all been randomly sent to the ends of various veins, but now they were all gathered again. Ling Han saw Xu Xiu Ran and the others. They were sitting on a bone raft, heading towards the island on the lake.

  In the process of passage, the bone raft was continuously being corroded. Upon estimation, it would probably last just long enough for them to reach the island on the lake, and then it would just about fall apart.

  Helian Xun Xue also drew out a bone
raft from her spatial Spirit Tool. Since they had ventured here, it was natural that she would not come unprepared. This bone raft was very small, and looked like it could only accommodate five people. However, if three people climbed aboard, it would be considerably spacious.

  Xianyu Cai gave a humph, and took out a bone raft as well. For someone like her whose status was higher, she would have a bone raft of her own—unlike others who still had to cross the lake with another. She followed closely behind Ling Han’s group. She was waiting with bated breath to see how Ling Han would be defeated.

  As Ling Han propelled the raft with oars, he kept looking at the lake bed. Suddenly, he gasped loudly, and said, “We’ve hit the jackpot!”

  “Another Dragon’s Blood Grass?” Helian Xun Xue asked with pleasant surprise.

  “Not only is there Dragon’s Blood Grass, it’s one with four leaves!” Ling Han replied, smiling.

  This time, even Helian Xun Xue could not stay calm. Even if there was only one extra leaf, the effects were completely different from ones with only three leaves.

  Ling Han did not immediately dive below. Instead, he looked at the lake bed, and said, “However, this stalk of Dragon’s Blood Grass has a big guy standing guard.”

  By the Dragon’s Blood Grass, there was coiled a Bloodworm that was shockingly about thirty meters long. Even through the lake water, Ling Han could still sense how terrifying this great worm was.

  The Shattering Void Tier, it was definitely in the Shattering Void Tier. Otherwise, it could not possibly exude such intimidating pressure.

  “If it’s too dangerous, it would be best not to take risks,” Helian Xun Xue advised. Although Spirit Herbs were great, how could they be more important than life?

  Ling Han nodded, and said, “I’ll set out an Array to kill it!”

  Tong , he jumped into the water. The Ice Dragon Earth Blasting Array was set out, and followed him as he dived towards the bottom of the lake. However, Ling Han immediately discovered that the corrosive property of the lake waters here was obviously much stronger. Even if he possessed a physique a whole Tier superior to his cultivation level, he felt incredible pressure. His skin had already begun to corrode.

 

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