Ling Tian Sword God

”The intelligence of this level of Exotic Beast is on par with humans; to hunt them, one must possess strength absolutely superior to theirs.”

Ling Chen shook his head. The White Bone Demon Dragon’s intelligence was not low, and its life force was tenacious. Even if he managed to blast its head off with a shot, capturing it might still be impossible.

”It seems bringing Ling Chen along this time was a rather wise decision.”

Sima Linyuan thought silently.

He originally thought Ling Chen was someone who needed protection on this journey to the Burial Dragon Ancient Land, and he might have to be distracted by protecting and nurturing him. But they had just entered the Burial Dragon Ancient Land, and Ling Chen’s performance was already so outstanding, which amazed him greatly.

After experiencing the attack of the White Bone Demon Dragon, soon after, the group encountered a Wildlands insect swarm and a sudden outbreak of a Wildlands storm. Their journey was very bumpy. After such a rough day, they finally reached the area marked on the map.

Rumble!

Slowing down the speed of the Puppet Ship, a surge of immensely dense spiritual energy suddenly erupted from the front, pouring into the atmosphere, followed by a rain of spiritual energy.

The air here, even just taking a single breath, made one feel refreshed and at ease.

Vaguely looking ahead, various lights erupted from the mountains.

The Puppet Ship slowly descended and flew lower, Sima Linyuan said, ”The spiritual energy here is dense, it should be a place rich in spiritual medicines. Everyone can temporarily act separately, and we’ll gather here again in two hours.”

”Ling Chen, why not join us?”

Ye Ming and the others looked toward Ling Chen.

”No need. The spiritual medicine I’m looking for might be different from yours. Anyway, I’m just nearby, don’t worry about me,” Ling Chen replied with a smile, politely declining.

”Alright, be careful on your own then.”

Ye Ming and the others did not persist and each turned towards a different direction.

Ling Chen also chose a random direction and plunged into the mountains.

In the vast ancient forest, exotic fragrances lingered, faint mist shrouded the forest, and occasionally small beasts darted out from the bushes, creating a peaceful atmosphere that resembled a fairyland.

A silhouette swept through the air, then landed on a large tree. Looking around vigilantly, he softly reminded himself that he could sense many powerful auras within the forest, evidently belonging to the Exotic Beasts here.

The spiritual energy in this place was extraordinarily dense, and correspondingly, living in such an environment, the strength of the Exotic Beasts was likely exceptional as well.

However, Ling Chen was no greenhorn. Although it was his first time in a forbidden area, his adventure experience was extremely rich. Compared to the Human Emperor’s Underground Palace and the Tienzong Ruins he had ventured before, this was merely a more difficult place to navigate. In essence, they were all highly dangerous places, not much different from each other.

After traveling through the forest for more than ten minutes, Ling Chen came across a seemingly unfathomable Cold Pool. Around the Cold Pool was a huge flat area of over a thousand feet, shielded at the back by a steep mountain, and the sides of the pool flanked by vast primordial forests where ferocious Demonic Beasts occasionally emerged to hunt weaker beasts.

”Hmm, Thunder Grass, Ice Spirit Flower.”

Scattering the beasts near the Cold Pool, Ling Chen’s eyes caught sight of two distinct herbs growing in the crevices of the rocks on the bank. One was a black seven-leaf plant with thunder-like patterns on its stalk, the other an ice-blue flower with petals and leaves adorned with tiny icy crystals like little white diamonds.

Both Thunder Grass and Ice Spirit Flower were highly valuable rare herbs. For warriors cultivating ice-type True Qi, they were treasures for increasing True Qi. For Ling Chen, they served little purpose, but these herbs were worth a lot. Auctioned off, a single one could exchange for thirty to forty Spirit Nurturing Pills, a tidy sum.

The Cold Pool wasn’t small; walking around its edge took Ling Chen a full quarter of an hour. Of course, that time wasn’t wasted. Ling Chen obtained a total of five high-quality rare herbs and twelve ordinary herbs, with a total value of not less than two hundred Spirit Nurturing Pills.

From a small fortune to a large one, this was no small amount for Ling Chen. After all, Ling Chen only had a few dozen Spirit Nurturing Pills left on him, most of which he had almost exhausted.

On the Nine Provinces Land, Spirit Nurturing Pills were not only used for Sky Apex Realm cultivation but also served as universal currency. Because true gold and Silver were no longer important to Sky Apex Realm strong cultivators, it was the pills that could enhance cultivation that attracted them.

”That’s about it.”

Ling Chen, having circled around to collect herbs, had picked almost every identifiable one. The rest were either unknown to him or didn’t catch his fancy.

”Wait, don’t rush to leave just yet.”

As Ling Chen was about to leave the Cold Pool, the voice of the Human Emperor suddenly sounded in his mind.

”What’s the matter, Master?”

Ling Chen hadn’t heard the Human Emperor’s voice for a long time. Since their last encounter with the Will Projection of the Taibai Sword Immortal, the Human Emperor hadn’t spoken to him, conserving what little strength he had.

”I seem to have caught the scent of a Soul Void Fruit.”

The Human Emperor didn’t seem completely sure, but his voice carried a hint of excitement.

”Soul Void Fruit, what is that?”

Ling Chen asked in surprise.

”The Soul Void Fruit serves the same function as the previous God Perching Grass, significantly enhancing Willpower, but its efficacy is ten times greater.”

”If I could refine the Soul Void Fruit, this Will projection wouldn’t only recover to its peak quickly, but I might even advance further to form a Will Transform.”

The Human Emperor spoke in a solemn tone.

”Form a Will Transform, is it truly that miraculous?”

Ling Chen’s eyes lit up. His prior Human Emperor was just a Will Projection, existing parasitically in Ling Chen’s mind and able to communicate with his spirit. Now, it was so weak it was near dissipating.

But a Will Transform would be different, much stronger than a Will Projection, and could materialize outside Ling Chen’s body, possessing even a certain degree of attack power.

”The slight trace of the Soul Void Fruit’s scent I sensed earlier should have drifted from the waters of this pool.”

”In the water, could the Soul Void Fruit be at the bottom of the pool?”

Ling Chen focused his attention on the water surface, with his Mental Power slowly extending, ”This pool is the source of the mist. The water is piercingly cold, containing a fearsome chill, yet intertwined with that chill seems a faint, peculiar fluctuation. Perhaps the Soul Void Fruit truly exists beneath.”

After probing, Ling Chen decided to enter the pool. If he could acquire the Soul Void Fruit, it would aid the Human Emperor in forming a Will Transform, thereby granting him some confidence to face the strong ones from the Liu Family.