Chapter 15: Ling Cao Qi Huang (Part 1)

  Xuantian's art was high and his courage was great. His body suddenly became like a hunting leopard, rushing towards the mountain peak in front of him.

  Spirit medicine is different from ordinary herbs and does not need to be refined into a pill. It can be taken directly, and each type of spirit medicine has a great effect.

  If a spiritual herb matures, Xuan Tian's harvest will be even greater. The value of a matured spiritual herb is at least over 100,000 taels of silver.

  If it's just a demonic beast advancing, Xuantian doesn't have much to fear. Even the Steel Armor Demonic Cow, a ferocious third-level demonic beast, Xuantian was able to escape from. Now that Xuantian is full of energy, even if he encounters another third-level demonic beast, he can still manage to narrowly escape.

  Soon, Xuan Tian arrived at the top of that mountain peak.

  The closer he got to the mountain peak, the more Xuan Tian could feel the Heaven and Earth's primordial energy becoming thicker and gathering towards a single place.

  "It's the Spiritual Medicine ripening!" Xuan Tian could smell the fragrance in the air and was overjoyed.

  If he could obtain one stalk of spiritual medicine, its value would be equivalent to his total gains from killing monsters for a month.

  This is still calculated based on Xuantian's continuous killing of demon beasts. If it were an ordinary warrior in the 7th, 8th or 9th layer of the Martial Path, even if they risked their lives for a whole year in the Yin Wind Mountains, they might not be able to earn the value of one stalk of spiritual medicine.

  He who often walks by the river will wet his shoes.

  The more roads you travel, the more likely you are to encounter a rough road. No warrior dares to practice for a long time in the Yin Wind Mountains.

  The more beasts you kill, the more likely you are to be stained with a kind of aura, which will attract even more ferocious beasts, very dangerous.

  So, warriors who train in the Yin Wind Mountains can stay for at most half a year before they need to leave for a period of time. Normally, after entering the Yin Wind Mountains for one or two months, they will come out and wait for one or two months until the demonic beast's death aura on their bodies has dissipated before going back in.

  In this way, a warrior's income in the Yin Wind Mountains would be discounted, and it would not be possible to earn the value of even the cheapest spiritual medicine in a year.

  And in a moment of crisis, in the Yin Wind Mountains, no warrior dares to guarantee their own life is one hundred percent safe.

  It can be seen that a spiritual medicine is so valuable that it can drive warriors crazy.

  Xuān Tiān although did not reach the point of madness, but also produced the must adopt this strain of spiritual medicine's determination.

  Soon, Xuantian found the center point where the primordial energy of heaven and earth converged.

  It is a mountain cave, and inside the cave, the concentration of the primordial energy of heaven and earth is extremely high, almost condensing into mist.

  The thick heaven and earth aura here is more effective for a warrior's cultivation than taking elixirs.

  Those who can't hold their thoughts will rush into the cave without hesitation.

  Xuān Tiān's mind was different from ordinary people, his head remained calm and did not recklessly rush into the cave without any defense. In front of him, he felt a strong heavenly energy that made all the pores on his body feel comfortable, almost relaxing his body to fully absorb it, but he also sensed a dangerous aura.

  Even the relatively old herbs have demonic beasts guarding them, let alone the highly effective spiritual medicine.

  The Yin Wind Mountains are the lair of demonic beasts. Any spiritual medicine found there will be discovered by those beasts first, not humans.

  The immature elixir is guarded by a demon beast until it matures completely and then eats it.

  Xuantian can be certain that there is a demon beast in the mountain cave, but he doesn't know what level of demon beast it is.

  If it's a second-level demon beast, even if it's several overlord-level ones, Xuantian can still cope with them, and there might be an opportunity to snatch the spiritual medicine. If it's a third-level demon beast, wanting to snatch the spiritual medicine is basically impossible, and rushing into the cave will put oneself in danger.

  In! Or not in?

  Xuantian hesitated slightly in his heart, but still entered the cave.

  Sword, representing integrity, sharpness, unyielding and unwavering, advancing bravely.

  As a swordsman, one should have a heart that matches with the sword. When the heart and sword are in harmony, they can exert their greatest power.

  So, retreating is not an attitude that a swordsman should have.

  Once a swordsman plants the shadow of retreat and fear in his heart, his achievement on the path of swordsmanship will be extremely limited.

  Go straight ahead, not recklessly, but with great courage and meticulous care.

  In the depths of his heart, he heightened his vigilance. Although the mountain cave was filled with a thick and intense primordial energy that almost condensed into mist, obstructing his vision, he listened attentively to all sounds around him, his entire body's hairs standing on end as he sensed the flow of air outside his body.

  The cave is not deep.

  Just after entering the cave for about ten zhang, suddenly a "whoosh" sound was heard. Two black shadows suddenly shot out from the wall below the cave and flew towards Xuan Tian.

  Hiss...

  Two eerie voices echoed through the air.

  Two red shadows flashed out like lightning from in front of two black shadows and shot straight towards Xuan Tian.

  "Secondary upper-level demon beast, double-headed black-striped snake. Its strength surpasses that of a martial artist at the 9th level of the Martial Path, but is inferior to one at the 10th level. Among secondary demon beasts, it is second only to the top-tier existence of the Secondary Demon Beast Overlord. Extremely fast, with a mouth full of deadly venom."

  Seeing a black shadow and hearing two "hiss" sounds, Xuan Tian's mind quickly flashed with information about this demon beast.

  Those two red shadows were the red tongues of the Double-headed Black-lined Snake, which carried deadly poison. Any warrior below the Innate Realm would die upon contact with it. Even a warrior in the Tenth Realm of the Martial Path did not dare to touch its edge and would retreat three steps back when facing the red tongue of the Double-headed Black-lined Snake.

  The Double-headed Black-striped Snake, relying on its snake venom, occupied the mountain cave where the Spiritual Grass grew, making it impossible for some second-level demon beasts to enter.

  Inside the cave is a space of about 20 meters in diameter. A grown double-headed black-lined snake can be as long as 15 meters, and with its tongue, the entire cave is within the attack range of the double-headed black-lined snake. Warriors who enter the cave have only two options: either kill the double-headed black-lined snake or escape from the cave.

  If it were Xuan Tian's first time entering the Yin Wind Mountain Range, he would definitely not be a match for the Double-Headed Black-Line Snake.

  But now, after a month of arduous training in the Yin Wind Mountains, Xuan Tian's strength has increased greatly compared to when he first entered the Seven Realms of Martial Arts. His physical skills and sword techniques have been honed to perfection, becoming second nature and fully mastered.

  Dong dong...

  With a swift movement of his foot, his body was as agile as a spirit snake, and in the blink of an eye, he dodged the red tongue of the double-headed black-line snake.

  Sigh——

  A loud noise broke out, and the primordial energy of heaven and earth surged to both sides like a mist. A black shadow swept over, it was the tail of the double-headed black line snake.

  Double-headed black-lined snake, the snake scales are extremely hard, even top-grade yellow-level weapons can't break through the snake's defense. One tail of its power is almost equivalent to a martial artist at the 10th level of the Martial Path striking once, with incredibly strong power. Even martial artists at the 9th level of the Martial Path dare not engage in a fierce battle.

  Deng Deng——

  Xuantian's foot moved slightly, and his figure twisted like a spirit snake, flashing to the side, avoiding the double-headed black line snake's sweeping tail.

  Hiss...

  Again, two eerie voices rose, and Xuantian barely dodged the tail. The two heads of the black-line snake opened their mouths to bite at Xuantian once more. Two ravishing red tongues shot towards him like lightning.

  "What a swift speed, I'm afraid even a martial artist of the 9th realm would fall into this beast's hands if they entered the cave!" Xuan Tian exclaimed in his heart.

  Leopard Shadow Technique!

  Xuantian's speed suddenly surged, his body leaving a residual shadow as he burst forward more than twenty steps. Xuantian had just landed at the entrance of the cave and was heading outwards, gaining some space to retreat.

  The top-grade lightness skill of the Great Success Boundary's Yellow Stage was indeed extraordinary in speed. The red tongue of the double-headed black-line snake fell short.

  At this moment, a brilliant light burst forth!

  Clang——

  The sword in Xuantian's hand had left its scabbard. Wherever the sword energy reached, the primordial energy of heaven and earth was cut into two halves.

  Out of its scabbard, the sword slashes, in an instant.

  A dazzling sword energy, like a crescent moon falling to the ground, suddenly shot out more than 40 steps, almost cutting to the end of the mountain cave.

  Xuantian uses Leopard Shadow Technique, in an instant he rushes out of the cave for over twenty steps, not to escape but to pull open a distance, a prelude to counterattack.

  Fast! This sword, fast to the extreme point.

  As the sword energy passed by, two red shadows quickly shrunk and fell to the ground. The two tongues of the Double-headed Black Line Snake were cut off by Xuan Tian's one sword.

  Hiss——

  Hiss——

  The two-headed black-lined snake let out two shrill cries, instantly falling to the ground, intense pain causing it to thrash about and roll around violently.

  Two red tongues, containing deadly poison, are the most lethal weapons of the Double-headed Black-line Snake, but also its weakest point. Xuan Tian's sword strike released a sword aura over 40 feet long, which even a martial artist at the 9th level of the Martial Path would find difficult to achieve, almost equivalent to a beginner at the 10th level of the Martial Path striking once. The attack power was strong to the extreme, the speed fast to the extreme, and with one sword strike, the Double-headed Black-line Snake was severely injured.

  The sword light moved again, and another sword energy burst out, cutting off the double-headed black line snake at a distance of seven inches.

  Although it has lost its venomous tongue, the double-headed black-lined snake still has poisonous fangs and cannot be taken lightly. The vitality of snake-like monsters is extremely strong, even if they are cut in two, they can still live for a long time. Simply cutting off the two venomous tongues, the double-headed black-lined snake's threat remains very large.

  Xuantian's sword slashed out, each sword energy traversing over 40 steps, equivalent to a martial artist at the initial stage of the tenth realm striking once. Over ten consecutive swords struck down, each sword not leaving the seven-inch black line on the snake's head, which was the snake's weak point. After over ten swords had struck past, both snake heads were cut off by Xuantian.

  The snake's head was cut off, but the body of the double-headed black-lined snake continued to twist.

  Xuantian raised his vigilance and flashed his body, bypassing the double-headed black line snake's body from the side, re-entering the cave.

  He sank his breath into his dantian, took a fierce inhalation, opened his mouth and blew out a strong gust of wind. The primordial energy in front of him was dispersed, and the scene within the cave fell into Xuanyuan's eyes.

  There are two human corpses on the ground. It seems that some warriors have entered this cave and died at the mouth of a double-headed black snake.

  Xuantian's gaze only glanced at the two corpses of the martial artists, and in an instant fell on the deepest part of the cave wall.

  There was a pale yellow plant growing there, with five leaves as wide as a palm and two palms long, emitting a faint glow. Countless heavenly and earthly energies were pouring into this plant.

  "Qí Huáng Grass?" Xuán Tiān exclaimed in surprise, his heart filled with great joy: "This is a rare spiritual medicine. When a demonic beast eats it, its rank increases by one level, and there's also hope for it to evolve into a spiritual beast. For martial artists below the Innate Realm, eating just one leaf has at least a 70% chance of increasing their cultivation by one realm. This Qí Huáng Grass is already mature, and each leaf is worth at least 100,000 silver coins."

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