Ancient Fiend Dragon Emperor

Chapter 1490: Chapter 1489: Green Spirit Lake

”The Green Spirit Lake I’m talking about isn’t big when compared to several other lakes, but in itself, it’s quite large, with a diameter of at least over a hundred thousand miles.”

Wang Chui continued, ”It’s said that the depth at the bottom of Green Spirit Lake is nearly a hundred thousand zhang, supposedly a mighty being once delved deep into it...”

”A hundred thousand zhang?” Su Han suddenly interrupted Wang Chui.

”Yes, you’ve heard of it too?” Wang Chui nodded.

Su Han came to his senses and shook his head, ”No, I just find it a bit shocking.”

”Indeed, it’s pretty shocking. With a depth of a hundred thousand zhang, just the immense pressure alone is said to slow down a First Grade Spirit Transformation to the point they can’t even mobilize their Cultivation Base,” Wang Chui said.

Su Han almost couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

A hundred thousand zhang?

That’s complete nonsense!

Su Han clearly remembered that the teleportation passage leading into the depths of the Mother Nest was at the bottom of Green Spirit Lake, and the depth of the lake’s bottom was at least over two hundred thousand zhang.

It seems not only ordinary people like to boast...

”Green Spirit Lake is considered the enemy closest to the edge of Demon Sea Star’s depths, containing Third-Grade Spirit Beasts comparable to a Void Heaven Realm Cultivator, which are super strong and not to be provoked.”

Wang Chui enthusiastically explained, ”And such a large Green Spirit Lake naturally has many medicinal ingredients that grow in water. The Nine-Heart Lotus Seed is considered quite precious, along with other Water Nether Grass, Light Tea Flowers, and many other medicinal ingredients. But these ingredients all grow in water, and to obtain them, one must enter the water, where there are many Spirit Beasts...”

What Wang Chui said, Su Han naturally knew all about. His understanding of Demon Sea Star far exceeded that of Wang Chui and the others.

But he couldn’t just interrupt Wang Chui, right? The latter had good intentions after all.

Moreover, if he were to interrupt, what reason should he give?

Should I say that in my past life, I had been to Demon Sea Star hundreds of times, or should I just say that I don’t like listening to your nonsense?

So, Su Han could only listen honestly as Wang Chui continued...

Compared to Luo Ning, Wang Chui’s droning voice was not very pleasant to listen to.

...

Green Spirit Lake was about several hundred thousand miles from where Su Han and the others were located.

Three days later, that massive lake finally appeared ahead of them.

If observed from the void above, they could see the entire lake spreading out in an oval shape at the very edge of Demon Sea Star.

The clear lake water appeared somewhat dark in reflection due to the deep lake bottom, causing ordinary people to feel a sense of awe at first glance.

Large fish, each tens of meters long, frequently leapt out of the lake, splashing down with waves of astonishing magnitude.

These were all Spirit Beasts.

More intriguing than Green Spirit Lake, however, were the small vendors peddling their wares along its edges.

If you were to talk about what there’s the most of in a Lower-Class Star Region, it would undoubtedly be these vendors.

They appear in various locations; even in highly dangerous areas, they venture out.

Just like here at Green Spirit Lake, a Spirit Beast riot had spread over here before, causing many deaths. Yet three months after the riot, numerous merchants had returned here.

They know that many cultivators come unprepared and will certainly need to purchase items from them.

And the prices of these much-needed items are often quite high.

Take... Su Han and the others, for example.

”We can’t just come here for nothing, can we?”

Luo Ning thought for a moment and said, ”Even if we can’t find the Nine-Heart Lotus, we can still find some other medicinal ingredients. But to get these ingredients, we need to enter the water, so Su Han, you need a Water Spirit Stone!”

The sole purpose of the Water Spirit Stone is to protect cultivators entering the water from being tormented by pressure.

As for defensive power... it has none at all.

Water Spirit Stones are graded: Low-Level Water Spirit Stones can only protect cultivators up to ten thousand zhang into the water; Intermediate Water Spirit Stones allow entry up to a hundred thousand zhang; High-Level Water Spirit Stones make entering two hundred thousand zhang not a problem.

The most Top-Grade Water Spirit Stone is said to allow entry into water at depths of three hundred thousand zhang without pressure.

However, few purchase Top-Grade Water Spirit Stones because they won’t go that deep, and the Top-Grade ones are expensive with no defensive power, making it a waste to spend Spirit Crystals on them.

The Mercenary Group of the Heavenly Sea is naturally prepared with Water Spirit Stones when adventuring everywhere, but they’re only provided with one per person. If it’s lost or shattered, there’s no backup, and carrying more is pointless.

So, as Luo Ning said, Su Han really needed to buy one.

”Shall we go take a look?” Su Han smiled and asked.

”Let’s go!”

Luo Ning instantly brightened up.

It’s quite clear she wanted to go there to shop; buying a Water Spirit Stone for Su Han was merely a convenient excuse...

”That little girl, she probably didn’t come here for the Nine-Heart Lotus, right? I think she’s just looking to shop,” Wang Chui said with a wry smile as he watched Luo Ning’s swiftly departing figure.

”This girl wants everything and loves spending money. The key point is she spends it but doesn’t buy anything useful; useful things are few; useless ones are in abundance.”

”Captain, you’re wrong. Isn’t it a woman’s nature to spend money?” a dissatisfied voice came from behind.

”Alright, alright. I’m not interfering anyway, it’s your own Spirit Crystals, spend them however you want,” Wang Chui immediately conceded.

...

Indeed, Wang Chui was right; Luo Ning truly loved spending money.

Not just her; other women in the Mercenary Group were similar.

As they traveled, they bought whatever looked pretty or nice... as long as the price wasn’t too high.

Su Han couldn’t grasp why they bought these things. Just for aesthetics?

”Little brother, do you think this hairpin looks good on me?” Luo Ning’s voice came from up ahead.

Su Han almost mechanically responded, ”It looks good.”

Luo Ning had already asked such a question over ten times.

”No sincerity!”

Seeing Su Han’s uninterested expression, Luo Ning snorted softly but then grinned and said, ”But since you say it looks good, it looks good. At three Spirit Crystals each, it’s quite cheap, I’ll buy it!”

She waved her hand in a grand gesture, paid, and took the item away!

Su Han couldn’t help rolling his eyes at her. Three Spirit Crystals are cheap? How much do you earn in a year?

While these women were busy browsing, Su Han and the others looked around as well.

Most items for sale here were water-related, or they were labeled as ’Green Spirit Lake,’ supposedly — local specialties, according to the vendors.

Having browsed around, Su Han completely lost interest.

And just as he intended to leave, his gaze inadvertently brushed over a map that caught his attention.