Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey!

Chapter 352: Chapter 142: The Secret of the Grey Mist, Gaining the Treasure Tai Sui!

Tense up!

The tender tentacles coiled around Chen Jie’s ankles, yanking him furiously downward, while Chen Jie hung suspended in midair, reliant on the Chrysalis Blade.

His hands strained, desperate to escape.

Turning his head to gaze at the monstrous maw below, Chen Jie’s forehead was drenched in cold sweat.

What in the world was this creature? Chen Jie couldn’t make out its full size, but knew that the creature’s mouth alone was five meters wide—an elliptical abyss lined with circles of terrifying, sharp teeth.

At this time, both the wolves attempting to flee and those Chen Jie had killed were dragged down by the tender tentacles, tumbling into the gaping jaws of the colossal beast.

The very Blood Ganoderma Chen Jie was seeking seemed to be growing on it, dotting its body as if for decoration.

What kind of monster was this really?

As Chen Jie pondered, he noticed the tentacles around his legs tightening even more fiercely. If he didn’t react soon, he wouldn’t be able to hold on much longer.

But now, the one place Chen Jie could leverage was this Chrysalis Blade—he couldn’t let go, and suddenly found himself caught in a dilemma.

Just as Chen Jie was racking his brain for a strategy, a figure suddenly skimmed over the creature’s huge maw, darting close. A flash of sword light, and in the next moment, it sliced off a piece from the lips of the beast.

A backhanded slash sent a Sword Qi hurtling towards Chen Jie, shearing through the air with a whistling sound and severing the tender tentacles wrapped around his ankles. Simultaneously, he grabbed Chen Jie by the collar, and with a force defying Newtonian gravity, they took flight.

They vaulted over the fifty-meter vertical wall and landed in a safe zone!

Thud thud!

The person dropped Chen Jie to the ground, flicked a flourish with their sword, and sheathed the thin blade, which transformed into a blind man’s cane.

”Are you okay?”

The person spoke.

Chen Jie also looked toward the individual, somewhat surprised, ”Senior, what brings you here?”

It turned out to be the old blind man from Mianshui County who had read Chen Jie’s fortune.

One of the top three in the world, Yuan Sanjia, famed for his three supreme talents: divination, swordsmanship, and charisma!

Today, Chen Jie had witnessed another supreme skill, the swordsmanship; indeed, this blind man’s cane was a sword.

Right, the blind man’s cane was truly a sword, and moreover, one of the once-famous ten renowned swords of Jianghu, known as the Spring Breeze Fine Willow Sentimental Sword.

The old blind man, Yuan Sanjia, having heard Chen Jie’s question, responded, ”Oh, I’ve finished most of my business in Mianshui County and am heading to Haozhou.”

”Haozhou?”

Chen Jie was taken aback; wasn’t the renowned Zhu Chongba from Haozhou?

Yuan Sanjia said, ”Yes, going to Haozhou. Zhu Chongba is destined to encounter a noble person there, and I wish to see this.”

”A noble person? What noble person?”

”Heavenly phoenix lineage, a nobility beyond words, Ma Xiuying ranked eleventh on the Jianghu rouge list!”

Empress Ma!

Upon hearing the name, Chen Jie was startled, then looked at Yuan Sanjia, ”Oh, then what is this Jianghu rouge list?”

Yuan Sanjia said, ”Hehe, it’s just a frivolous list made by a bored woman, not very accurate. It merely celebrates the female heroes of Jianghu. Ma Xiuying is the daughter of Ma Tianyuan, the vice Squad Leader of the Zoroastrian Sect’s Haozhou Branch. When Ma Tianyuan started a rebellion and was unfortunately caught, Miss Ma single-handedly stormed into Daqian’s government office to rescue him, killed twelve government officers, and it was only with Guo Zixing’s, the Squad Leader of the Haozhou Branch, plea for help that she was finally rescued.”

”And taken as his sworn daughter. Her deeds became well-known, and she was listed on the Jianghu rouge list. Because her looks were not of stunning beauty, she did not make the top ten.”

Chen Jie listened and nodded slightly; so, that was the story.

”But senior, one should head east to reach Haozhou by the official road, which should take about two months. Why are you instead heading west into this Grey Mist?”

Yuan Sanjia said, ”You wouldn’t know, but there is a great secret within the Grey Mist.”

After speaking, Yuan Sanjia inquired, ”What brings you here? It’s quite dangerous for someone of your strength to enter this place.”

Chen Jie said, ”I need to refine the Spirit Transformation Pill, which requires Blood Ganoderma of five hundred years, so I came here looking for it.”

”Five hundred-year-old Blood Ganoderma?”

The old blind man felt the piece of monster flesh he held in his hand, which conveniently had a Big Ganoderma growing on it.

”Take this Ganoderma,” said the old blind man, pointing at the Blood Ganoderma on the chunk of monster flesh.

Chen Jie looked; it was certainly of five hundred years, maybe even six hundred.

”Thank you, senior.”

Chen Jie wasn’t shy. If a noble figure offered a gift, why hesitate to accept it?

With that thought, Chen Jie plucked the Blood Ganoderma.

He then asked the old blind man, ”Senior, what exactly is this monster? It’s terrifying!”

The old blind man upon hearing this asked, ”Have you heard of Tai Sui?”

”Tai Sui?”

Chen Jie was all too familiar with the term; in his past life, many used the name Tai Sui to scam others with the sale of health products. Yet, science had never provided a definite answer.

However, the Tai Sui of this world was clearly different.

The old blind man explained, ”Tai Sui, the entity of natural spirit; consuming it greatly nourishes one’s body!”

”Can this thing actually be eaten?”

Chen Jie looked in astonishment at the old blind man, who then fished out a small gourd from his pocket, uncorked it, and poured out a terra-cotta-colored medicine pill, saying, ”Try it!”

Chen Jie, not doubting that one of the top three in the world would harm him, tossed it into his mouth.

Swallowing the pill, he didn’t initially feel much, it had a faint taste like that of a fig, but once the Elixir reached his stomach, his abdomen began to heat up like mad. As the heat spread, Chen Jie felt his body regain the depleted strength, and his injuries also started to heal progressively.