"Snap out of it! There's no time to explain! We need to move now!" Chen Xiaobei urged.
"Bro Bei, don't you worry! As the saying goes, 'those who survive a catastrophe are bound to have good fortune later on'. I'll bring you to the treasury now!" Qie Loulan assured as it flew, "I believe that the Xiuhcoatl King did not find the treasury. Everything inside belongs to my Bro Bei!"
"Let's hope that's the case…" Chen Xiaobei felt hopeful but also a little bit uneasy.
The Xiuhcoatl King really thought like a human now, and its behavior was becoming very similar to a human's.
Once a beast possessed the character and thinking, it was no longer a beast but a demon!
All these years, this Xiuhcoatl King had acquired scary cultivation and became an entity that was similar to a demon!
Chen Xiaobei could not help but suspect that it had already harvested all the Spiritual Stones in the treasury.
There was only one way to find out the answer: he would have to find out himself.
Right after that, Chen Xiaobei followed Qie Loulan into the deeper part of the dimension.
"This place is pretty big! How did you find this place?" Chen Xiaobei asked as they were running.
"I did not just find this place. I created it!" Qie Loulan said, "That time, by chance, I got my hands on a blueprint to create a dimension like this and a Dimension Crystal that fell from space! I used these two items, and invested a large number of resources to create this space that is completely independent of earth! Only when you have the Dark Purple Crystal Token and Teleportation Formation, could you enter this place."
Chen Xiaobei looked at him quizzically. "Wait, I don't understand it… The Teleportation Formation is on earth. Why would you say it like it's separate?"
"How should I explain this…" Qie Loulan thought for a while and said, "Take this, for example, if one day, the earth exploded and turns into space dust, this dimension will not be affected at all! Everything will remain as it is! The entrance of the Teleportation Formation may float about space but you could enter as you please as long as you have the Dark Obsidian Crystal Token!"
"Wow! That's incredible!"
Chen Xiaobei was impressed.
He thought that he should create a space just like this—it was the perfect secret hiding place!
He could protect all his friends and family in here. Every one of them would be safe even it world were to end!
Then, he would figure out how to make fertilized soil, inexhaustible water source, grow some plants and farm a forest of First Love Peaches.
A space like that would be like paradise!
"Bro Bei if you are interested to create one, I have the Dimension Formation blueprint inside my treasury! But the Dimension Crystal is not from earth. It would be very difficult to get. On top of that, building a formation will require a lot of resources and Spiritual Stones." Qie Loulan said proudly, "That time, I spent so much energy and effort to complete it!"
"I am very interested!" Chen Xiaobei nodded. "But I have one concern. If this dimension is completely independent, then how did the Xiuhcoatl get in?"
"That…" Qie Loulan shook his head and said, "I'm not sure either. When I was attacked, my spirit was badly injured and I fell into a deep sleep… I still haven't figured out how it came in."
"It's not that simple…" Chen Xiaobei's face darkened. "We underestimated our enemies… Who knows, the treasury might already have been emptied out."
"No… No way…"
Qie Loulan gulped. His jovial demeanor was replaced with tension. He then started to move faster without Chen Xiaobei rushing him.
After a while, they arrived at their destination.
It was a rocky mountain that stretched for miles, covered in gray rocks. It was completely bare and there was no marking. It was an excellent hiding place for a treasury. No ordinary person would be able to find the entrance.
When Chen Xiaobei and Qie Loulan neared the entrance, they saw what they had dreaded!
The entrance of the treasury was supposed to be just a small camouflaged hole in the rocks. Only one person could enter at a time.
But now, the hole was as big as a tunnel, large enough for a train to go through.
"Bro Bei… You were right… The treasury was not secure…"
QIe Loulan looked devastated.
He understood that Chen Xiaobei had high expectations of this treasury.
He might as well have poured a bucket of cold water on Chen Xiaobei.
However, Chen Xiaobei was neither disappointed nor mad. He did not throw a tantrum just because of the treasure was lost.
He was, instead, calm and level-headed. "It's alright. No need to get upset over something we've already expected. Let's go in and take a look."
"Go… Go in?"
Qie Loulan looked terrified.
"Don't worry. The Xiuhcoatl King has already left its nest! It's safe!" Chen Xiaobei said, leading the way.
"That's no it… Bro Bei, the Xiuhcoatl King found the treasury. There won't be anything inside for us. Why don't we take this opportunity to run?" Qie Loulan stammered. "If the Xiuhcoatl King kills Phantom Rain and the others, it will return and we won't be able to escape!"
"Have you gone mad?" Chen Xiaobei pointed at the hole and said, "That year, when it attacked you, was it this big?"
"No…" Qie Loulan said, "It was as big as its offspring now!"
"That's it!" Chen Xiaobei said, "If it had already cleared the treasury, why would it come back? Why would it stay and not leave already?"
"You mean…" Qie Loulan's eyes widened with realization.
Chen Xiaobei said, "My guess is that it was guarding something important!"
"That makes sense! They would've already left if there was nothing inside!" Qie Loulan nodded and said eagerly, "Let's go find out while the Xiuhcoatl King is busy! We will be in grave danger if it comes back here!"
"Wait!" Chen Xiaobei said as he took out an intricate wooden box from the Infinite Space Ring.
"Bro Bei, what is that?" Qie Loulan asked.
"This is No.8 Luban!"
Chen Xiaobei held the wooden box and tried to build a Spiritual Connect with it to learn the way to use it.
Ding!
[No.8 Luban: Master Luban's latest design. It receives instructions telepathically and can transmit information to its master's mind. If used with Spiritual Qi, it could mimic its owner's face. Do you wish to withdraw it?]
"No.9 Luban! Transform!"
Chen Xiaobei tossed the box into the air.
Creak! Creak! Creak!
Compartments appeared all over the box. Then they all started to reconstruct itself, like the robots in Transformers, into a wooden figure that stood five meters tall with a head like a mushroom. It had no neck, with long hands and stubby legs. It was strange looking.
"What! Why is this No.8 Luban so ugly?" Qie Loulan commented.
"I think so too…" Chen Xiaobei was just as unimpressed, suddenly thinking of the line from No.7 Luban in game.
[Master Luban has an IQ of 250…]
It seems like after all Master Luban's intelligence was not as reliable.
With just a little bit more effort, this wooden robot could have been more well-built. So, why not?
"Ah, whatever. How it looks doesn't matter. I only need it to be our sentinel. We'll see how well it works."
Chen Xiaobei then began to test controlling it. To do that, he used the knowledge that he acquired from Spiritual Connection which he had already memorized. He only needed to think about it and No.8 Luban would do as it was told like a remote-controlled toy.
No remotes needed. It was all done telepathically.
This wooden figure moved like it was part of Chen Xiaobei, straightforward and lively.
"Aw! This thing might be ugly but it's quite amazing!"
Qie Loulan looked at it with interest.
"Other than being mobile, it could also transmit what it sees and hears…"
Chen Xiaobei closed his eyes and instructed No.8 Luban to climb to the top of the hill.
No.8 Luban could see what was happening in the distance and everything he was seeing was transmitted to Chen Xiaobei's mind.
"I see it! The Xiuhcoatl King had Phantom Rain and the others surrounded! I have enough time to go in and take a look!" Chen Xiaobei smiled confidently, "Let's go, now!"
With No.8 Luban stand guarding, Chen Xiaobei would be aware of what was happening outside. He would be ready should the Xiuhcoatl returned!
Both human and spirit walked deep into the cave. The further they go, the more frightening their environment. The hill was riddled with holes like an ant hill, almost completely hollowed out.
The numerous holes were interconnected.
It appeared that all the Xiuhcoatls lived inside them.
This observation further confirmed Chen Xiaobei's suspicion.
There must be something very valuable inside. Why else would these Xiuhcoatls stay here, away from the rest of the world?
The inside of the mountain was like a maze but Chen Xiaobei and Qie Loulan would never get lost.
They only need to follow the largest hole and they would be able to reach their destination.
If there was something so paramount, no one else but the king would be able to go near it.
They would be in the right direction as long as they followed the hole that the Xiuhcoatl King made.
Half way in, the both of them stopped in their tracks.
Before their eyes was a vast space. They could roughly make out that the sawdust on the ground, and the incinerated metal.
"This must be your treasury, right?" Chen Xiaobei asked.
"Yes…" Qie Loulan nodded and said, "That melted metal was the door… and the sawdust belonged to the wooden shelves I used to put my resources… It looks like there's nothing left here…"
Qie Loulan's face fell.
All the treasure he had worked so hard to accumulate was cleaned out just like that.
The more he thought about it the more despondent he felt.
"Something tells me that…" Chen Xiaobei said, "The thing hidden in the deepest part of the cave is far more valuable than this treasury!"
"How is that even possible…" Qie Loulan raised his brow and said, "Other than the 10,000 Spiritual Stones, there were also a number of Spiritual Items, and a few rare medicines! How could one thing be more valuable than everything I had combined?"
"The Xiuhcoatl King's hole goes deeper still. This is now a passage only." Chen Xiaobei said, "It is pretty obvious that the Xiuhcoatl King placed more importance on the depth of this cave than the treasury itself!"
"That makes sense…" Qie Loulan nodded and said impatiently, "Let's go then! I can't wait to see what is in there!"
"There's no need to rush. Let's look around this area first!" Chen Xiaobei said, "The blueprint for the dimension that you mentioned earlier might still be here! The Xiuhcotal King may know the uses of the Spiritual Stones, Spiritual Item, and Spiritual Medicines but it definitely can't read the blueprint!"
"Alright! I remember where I put! Bro Bei, follow me!"
Qie Loulan went to one side of the cave.
There was a lot of broken stones and sawdust.
Chen Xiaobei walked over and kicked away the fragments with his shoe. Soon, they found something.
"Bro Bei! That's a piece of black beast skin! Pick it up!" Qie Loulan pointed at the things amongst the rubble.
Chen Xiaobei bent down and picked up a black beast skin. On it was a very complicated drawing of a map in gold ink. Each symbol was more complicated than the ones Chen Xiaobei had seen before this.
One could see that it was extremely difficult to build an independent dimension.
"Alright! Let's go deeper in!"
Chen Xiaobei wasted no time. He pocketed the blueprint and together with Qie Loulan, walked deeper into the cave.
Once he got his hands on the blueprint to build the dimension, Chen Xiaobei did not care for anything else. He sped quickly into the deepest part of the cave. When he and Qie Loulan finally arrived, they had the shock of their lives.
There was a gargantuan hole as big as two football fields combined.
The ground was covered in large potholes and the walls were sanded smooth by friction.
Under normal circumstances, the Xiuhcoatl King would entrench a hole here. The thing that shocked Chen Xiaobei and Qie Loulan the most was the center of that hole, there was a charcoal gray chaotic matter like the blackhole in science books!
That dark chaotic matter was turning slowly like a bottomless ocean. It looked like a portal into another dimension.
"What is that?" Chen Xiaobei asked.
He had never seen or heard of anything like this.
"If I'm not mistaken, this is a tear in spacetime!" Qie Loulan explained. "Back then, in order to build an independent dimension, I did a lot of research into space and secret ancient recordings and came across some articles about it! When a star undergoes supernova explosion or when there's a nuclear explosion, it could tear a hole in space. Most of them were able to close up on its own, and are not a threat to the balance of dimensions. But there are a small number of them that could not close up on its own and will turn into a special passage between two spaces that were not interconnected! And this one, probably already existed when I built this dimension. I think the Xiuhcoatl King used it to get through and attack me!"
Qie Loulan connected what he had just witnessed, with the knowledge he had acquired to come up with a logical conjecture.
"But something doesn't add up!" Chen Xiaobei looked doubtful. "When you built this dimension, was there a supernova or a nuclear explosion?"
"There was!" Qie Loulan said. "That year, my cultivation had already reached Sky Ninja. That was as powerful as a demigod! I fought with my enemy at the entrance of this space. The final attack produced a force a big as a nuclear explosion! The entire moat turned into ruins, and the entire island sank into the ocean."
This cleared everything up.
"But, why would the Xiuhcoatl King keep guard here? It attacked you and robbed your treasury! Why doesn't it just return to where it came from?"
Chen Xiaobei thought about it, there was still something amiss.
"That… I'm not sure…" Qie Loulan shook its head and said, "Since I'm just basing my deduction on whatever information I've gathered so far. I'm afraid only Xiuhcoatl King knows the exact details!"
"No! There are answers in there! We can also find out the details!"
Chen Xiaobei said as he walked towards the dark hole.
"Bro Bei! Don't go there! Be careful! You might be sucked into the hole!"
Qie Loulan ran toward Chen Xiaobei.
"Look!"
Chen Xiaobei pointed at the area all around the hole.
The ground was strewn with semi-transparent granules that looked like glass.
"These… These are the shells of the Spiritual Stones after the Spiritual Qi has been sucked out!" Qie Loulan looked around and said, "This was about the same amount as the Spiritual Stones I kept in the treasury!"
"There are your Spiritual Stones! The Xiuhcoatl King must have moved them here!" Chen Xiaobei said with certainty.
As he spoke, Chen Xiaobei took out the Green Jade Gourd.
"Bro Bei, what are you doing?" Qie Loulan asked.
"There must a reason it moved the stones here!"
Qie Loulan uncorked the gourd.
Fwaaa…
The Spiritual Qi inside the Green Jade Gourd was extracted by an invisible force and sucked into the hole!"
"That…" Qie Loulan's eyes lit up. "Could… it be that the Xiuhcoatl King did not use the Spiritual Stones itself but was feeding it into this tear in spacetime?"
"That's the most probable explanation!" Chen Xiaobei said, "Your deduction may not be completely accurate! We are going to get the real answer soon!"
Chen Xiaobei did not even try to stop the Spiritual Qi he had worked so hard to accumulate being sucked away.
He knew that there was a major secret behind all this.
Otherwise the Xiuhcoatl King would not have moved the stones here.
"What really happened?"
Que Loulan looked, wide-eyed, at the hole.
One hundred… Two hundred… Five hundred…
Within half a minute, a good 1,000 Spiritual Qi was sucked away.
The greedy hole was finally satisfied and stopped taking in Spiritual Qi.
Fuuung…
The spinning of the tear in spacetime sped up and a ray of purplish-gold light shot out from the blackhole.
Chen Xiaobei and Qie Loulan stood there gaping.
The truth was about to be revealed.
Poof…
A purple lotus appeared in the light.
It began as a bud and then as it continued to float upwards, it bloomed into a pristine purple-gold lotus!
"My god… That… What is that…"
Qie Loulan was a demigod before he was killed. There was practically no treasury he had never seen before.
But this lotus flower before him, he had never seen or heard of before.
"My god! My luck is so f*cking good!"
Chen Xiaobei suddenly let out a cheer, looking extremely excited. "Paramita Lotus… This is a Divine Medicine… The real one!"
"Paramita Lotus? Divine Medicine?" Qie Loulan looked perplexed. "What use does it have?"
"Paramita Lotus! Just like the name suggested, it can help you to achieve perfection and help you to excel to the next level." Chen Xiaobei said as a huge grin spread across his face, "Elites like us know that breaking through cultivation is harder than building a ladder that can reach heaven! Many get stuck at the pinnacle phase of their cultivation for a very long time! Basically, this item will allow the user to increase the success rate to break through to their next cultivation! This is the Paramita Lotus!"
Qie Loulan's jaw fell. All elites would know the importance of this Paramita Lotus!
Chen Xiaobei had said that there was something way more valuable than Qie Loulan's treasures.
He did not want to believe it. But right now, it seemed that Qie Loulan would not even blink if he were asked to trade ten treasuries for this Paramita Lotus!
"This clears it all up!" Chen Xiaobei said, "The Xiuhcoatl King moved everything inside the treasury here to feed the Paramita Lotus! It takes 1,000 Spiritual Qi to summon the Paramita Lotus each time! And every time, Paramita Lotus will unleash certain medicinal effect in a specific amount of time. It is with the help of this medicinal effect that the Xiuhcoatl King was able to continue to make progress and continue to cultivate to today's extent!"
Qie Loulan was uncertain about it. "10,000 Spiritual Stones could summon the Paramita Lotus ten times. The Xiuhcoatl King's cultivation should be higher!"
Chen Xiaobei shook his head and said, "Paramita Lotus's medicinal effect can only increase the success rate of cultivation breakthrough! It does not boost the success rate to 100%!"
"Oh, no wonder!" Qie Loulan nodded and said, "That means that the Xiuhcoatl King may need to summon the Paramita Lotus three times before it could achieve its cultivation breakthrough… It seems to me that this Paramita Lotus's medicinal effect is not as powerful…"
After all, 1,000 Spiritual Stones was a huge amount of resources! Knowing that it did not boost the success rate to 100%, it could mean that the 1,000 Spiritual Stones could be wasted! After knowing the function of Paramita Lotus, Qie Loulan was not fond of it anymore.
"It's true that Paramita Lotus's medicinal effect is not as powerful but I'm pretty sure that I can modify it once I have it with me!"
Chen Xiaobei then extended his hands to go and pluck the Paramita Lotus.
"What… What the hell! Bro Bei! What are you doing?"
Qiu Loulan was almost shocked to death after seeing Chen Xiaobei make a ridiculous move. One should have already known that the Paramita Lotus was extremely valuable—considering that the Xiuhcoatl King had guarded this place for ages! And Chen Xiaobei did mention that it was a Divine Medical Ingredient as well.
Of course, Qie Loulan knew that they would need to take it with theme eventually. But, they had not figured out how to preserve and plant it just yet! It was crucial for them to make sure that it would stay alive.
The moment Chen Xiaobei pulled out this extremely valuable Divine Plant with the roots intact! There was no turning back!
"Bro Bei… Though Paramita Lotus does not boost one's cultivation breakthrough's success rate to 100%, it's still a Divine Plant… How could you just pull it out like that… What if you accidentally killed it? You are going to regret your reckless action!"
Qie Loulan felt extremely nervous because of it. He could not understand why Chen Xiaobei would make such a stupid mistake.
"Heh. Clearly, there are so many things that you didn't know about. I told you that I can make sure that I can increase the success rate by 100%!"
Immediately, Chen Xiaobei took out his Green Jade Cauldron from his treasure chest. He then put in the Paramita Lotus, Dragon Ginseng, White Jade Ganoderma, and Cloud Dyed Fruit into it! Lastly, Chen Xiaobei took out a dozen rare medical ingredient that he acquired from the Zhuang Family's treasure vault and tossed inside the Green Jade Cauldron according to the fixed ratio.
"Bro… Bro Bei… What are you doing?" asked Qie Loulan in a shocking manner.
"Concocting pills!"
After that, Chen Xiaobei took out the Tinder Essence that he acquired earlier to help with the concocting process.
Fushhh!
The moment Chen Xiaobei put the Tinder Essence into the Green Jade Cauldron, he then paid full attention and used his Firebending Skill to adjust the heat inside it. Everything had to be perfect because the pill that Chen Xiaobei concocted this time was rather unique.
He knew better than anyone that he would not get a second chance if he made any mistake while concocting the pills.
Wew…
After some time, Chen Xiaobei let out a sigh of relieve. He already did his best to perfect the process. There was nothing he could do more but to leave the rest to fate.
"Bro Bei! What kind of pills are you concocting? Usually, you are a very relaxed person. I have never seen you pay so much attention to do something like this! I can see that you have put in all kind of effort to make sure that this will not turn into a failure!"
"The pill that I concoct is called the Skybreaking Cultivation Pill! With this pill, one can achieve cultivation breakthrough with 100% success rate if the person's cultivation is below Earth God!"
"Below Earth God? 100% success rate? How is that even possible?" asked Qie Loulan, taken aback.
He could not believe that such a miraculous pill actually exists in this world.
"Just wait and you will know I'm telling the truth!"
Chen Xiaobei did not bother to explain more about it. Only those that used it would know how powerful the pill was! Filled with anticipation, Chen Xiaobei actually felt really proud of this achievement. For the longest time possible, concocting the Skybreaking Cultivation Pill had always been Chen Xiaobei's dream. He really needed the power to defeat foes that were more powerful than him. With this pill, he would be able to access the power that he dreamt of! And all his friends and family would be able to achieve cultivation breakthrough with ease!
Becoming more powerful with his friends and families was actually Chen Xiaobei's biggest dream. Earlier, he was still looking for the last two ingredients. That was why he could not begin with the concocting process. To his surprise, he had never expected that he would come across the Divine Plant Paramita Lotus. This particular Divine Plant could actually replace the two ingredients that he was missing. And there was a chance that he could even achieve a better result. That was why Chen Xiaobei did not hesitate when he plucked the Paramita Lotus.
"How long do you need to finish the concocting process?" asked Qie Loulan.
"Judging from the effect of Tinder Essence, I think I will need at least a month for it to be done!"
"It's still early! Let's leave this place… The Xiuhcoatl King will kill us if it sees us take away its most prized possession!"
"Xiuhcoatl King?"
Chen Xiaobei was shocked. He had completely forgotten to check out the perimeter which he placed his full attention on concocting the pill just now.
"Shit!"
Immediately, Chen Xiaobei closed his eyes and he could see the images transmitted by No.8 Luban. Cold sweat was dripping down from his forehead after he had a glance at the perimeter. Apparently, the Xiuhcoatl King had found out that someone messed with its Paramita Lotus. Right then, it ignored Phantom Rain and the rest of them and rushed back to its nest as fast as possible. Seeing that half of its body had already entered the cave, it should come to Chen Xiaobei in seconds!
"Why did that giant serpent run off? If it kept attacking for another half a minute, we'll all be dead for sure…"
Nikkawa Uchu collapsed onto the ground, his energy spent, and there were burnt mark all over his body.
"Yeah! That was a close call… Our True Qi had nearly dried up…"
Phoenix Enigmatic Ninja and Green Dragon Enigmatic Ninja were exhausted—they had reached their limit.
"Ugh…hack hack…"
White Tiger Enigmatic Ninja threw up a mouthful of blood and said, "Master Phantom Rain… Could it be that Chen Xiaobei saved us… Like you said?"
"It looks like you're not so stupid after all!" Phantom Rain looked towards the direction where the Xiuhcoatl King disappeared to. "If I'm not mistaken, Chen Xiaobei must have found the serpent's precious baby…"
"Its baby? What is it?" Green Dragon asked.
"This you'll have to ask his highness!" Phantom Rain said. "From I understand, he had hidden a metal box inside his quarters. There is an ancient treasure key inside it!"
"That's right…" Nikkawa Uchu nodded. "The guards at the palace reported that Chen Xiaobei had infiltrated my room and left with the metal box! I have already found out the exact location of the remains a long time ago. I had not come here because I could not open the metal box. When we arrived just now, we saw a portal amongst the remains so, I brought them in together with me."
"So the viper must be headed for the treasury. But, I'm not sure what is inside…"
Nikkawa Uchu confessed.
That explained how Nikkawa Uchu and the four Enigmatic Ninjas found them here.
Phantom Rain did not sell Chen Xiaobei out.
But because of this misunderstanding, Chen Xiaobei was so angry that he was forced to push forward. If Chen Xiaobei had known the truth, he would have left this place with Phantom Rain and he would never have found the Paramita Lotus.
Opportunity and danger would always coexist!
Chen Xiaobei got the Paramita Lotus but he also provoked a frightening monster!
Bam boom boom… Bam boom boom…
The Xiuhcoatl King thundered ahead, shaking the entire place.
Not far away, the Dragon's Edge was still stuck on the ground.
Danger was heading for Chen Xiaobei and Chen Xiaobei had left his powerful sword behind.
Phantom Rain was overcome with a jumble of emotions.
She touched her collar subconsciously and in thought in her heart, 'Chen Xiaobei, if you survive this, I will let you touch me again! Touch me until you're satisfied…'
"Master Phantom, we should leave!" Green Dragon Enigmatic Ninja said.
"Uh huh…" Phantom Rain nodded.
Her True Qi was almost completely depleted, she would not be able to help him even if she stayed.
Phantom Rain pulled out the Dragon's Edge and headed for the exit.
...
In the deepest part of the gigantic cave in the Rocky Mountain.
Qie Loulan had given up all hope, and he muttered anxiously, "We're dead… We're dead this time… One fireball and we're both going to burn to death…"
The Xiuhcoatl King was way much stronger than Chen Xiaobei and Qie Loulan combined.
This exit of this cave was blocked. There was no way out.
As far as Qie Loulan was concerned, they were both dead!
"Don't panic! When push comes to shove, I could always rewind time!"
Chen Xiaobei was calm, and he was devising how to get out of this deadly situation in his head.
He could use the Moonlight Cache and spend 100 years of his lifespan to turn the time back to half an hour ago.
If they could find a way out, Chen Xiaobei would gladly take it.
Chen Xiaobei took the Paramita Lotus, that was why the Xiuhcoatl King was pissed. Even if he had turned back time, things would still end up the same!
And he would be wasting 100 years of his life!
Even though Chen Xiao had an existing 9,000 years left, he would have to use them carefully.
It was not wise for him to squander it just like that.
"I think we can negotiate with him!"
Chen Xiaobei eyed the entrance of the cave.
"Negotiate? With whom? The Xiuhcoatl King? Bro Bei, are you kidding?"
Qie Loulan was baffled.
How could a man suppose to come to terms with a serpent?
This was just a fantasy!
"I'm not kidding! I want to talk to him!"
Chen Xiaobei had the Moonlight Cache in one hand, at least he had a backup plan.
"Talk? You are a weak little ant! Who are you to try and negotiate with me?"
The Xiuhoatl King hurdled through the hole like a silver tornado.
Its mammoth body blocked all exits and closed in on Chen Xiaobei.
It was speaking in Zooligualism of course.
Qie Loulan only heard hissing.
But Chen Xiaobei understood what he was saying and even answered it with its language, "Of course I could. Or else, you would have killed me already!"
"It looks like you are quite smart!" the Xiuhcoatl King said, "I like to chat with people that are smart. Let's get straight to the point. Return the Paramita Lotus and I will spare your life!"
"Really? You'll let me go if I return the Lotus?" Chen Xiaobei asked.
"I never go back on my word." The Xiuhcoatl King said, "Your life is not worth the Paramita Lotus!"
"My life may be worth nothing to you, but I do not plan to die!"
Chen Xiaobei said, "Clear an exit first, I will put down the Paramita Lotus and leave!"
"Alright! I don't think you would be able to pull any tricks anyway!"
The Xiuhcoatl King was very confident that Chen Xiaobei would never be able to escape.
Swish… Swoosh…
The Xiuhcoatl King's moved his body around the cave, leaving the exit open.
While it was moving, Chen Xiaobeid did something secretly.
He took out a Prosperous Monkey Fur and turned it into the Paramita Lotus!
"What… Am… Am I seeing things?"
Qie Loulan's eyes widened.
It looked exactly alike. It was the perfect copy of the Paramita Lotus.
"I'll leave the Paramita Lotus here… I'll leave now…"
Chen Xiaobei placed the fake Paramita Lotus on the floor and made his way out of the cave.
"Hehe. Stupid human beings!" The Xiuhcaotl King laughed. "Do you think that I will let you go just like that?"
"F*ck!"
Chen Xiaobei was ready to leave. He did not think that the Xiuhcoatl King would be so shameless.
A second ago, the Xiuhcoatl King had just said it would never go back on his word and now he was contradicting itself.
Not only did it do that, what it did next was worse!
Swoosh!
The Xiuhcoatl King did not plan to let Chen Xiaobei go. Its enormous tail, which had been hiding, suddenly swung and constricted around Chen Xiaobei.
"What are you doing? You said that you'll let me go after I return the lotus to you!"
Chen Xiaobei struggled to free himself.
But it was useless.
The Xiuhcoatl King's tail did not even loosen its grip, it even tightened up.
The worst part was Chen Xiaobei's arms were on his sides. He could not get the Moonlight Cache to open.
He could not even turn back time!
It suddenly dawned on Chen Xiaobei that this was really the end!
"Bro Bei!"
Qie Loulan screamed helplessly.
With his current cultivation, he could not even save Chen Xiaobei.
In fact, one spit of fire from the Xiuhcoatl King and he was literally toast.
"Hehe, stupid human! Why are you so naïve? You really believed what I said?"
The Xiuhcoatl King chuckled, lifting its tail and Chen Xiaobei along with it.
Its large silver eyes looking sadistically at Chen Xiaobei, like a cat that had just caught a little rat.
"I miscalculated!" Chen Xiaobei tried to calm himself and think of a way to buy time. "That time, when snuck up on the owner of this space, was enough proof that you are a lowlife animal! I should not have trusted you!"
"Hehe! You shouldn't talk smack about me like that!" The Xiuhcotl King laughed. "If you were just a regular person, I would have kept my word and let you go! But, have you ever heard of the phrase, A man's wealth is his own ruin by causing other's greed! Blame yourself for having so many resources with you!"
"My resources? What do I have?" Chen Xiaobei asked.
"Stop acting! You summoned the Paramita Lotus. That meant that you have a lot of Spiritual Stones!" The Xiuhcoatl King said, "I have already reached the later phase of Celestial cultivation and I could really use some stones right now! You see why I can't let you go? You can only blame yourself for having low cultivation! Weak men are unworthy of Spiritual Stones!"
"Do you know that I really hate it when people lie to me?"
Chen Xiaobei's face darkened. His eyes were filled with intense anger! He did not escape this place but came all the way in here because Phantom Rain's 'betrayal' pissed him off! Right now, the Xiuhcoatl King had broken his promise to Chen Xiaobei. That was basically adding fuel to the fire, Chen Xiaobei could explode at any time.
"You hate people lying to you? But I just did that! What are you going to do to me? Hahaha…" The Xiuhcoatl King laughed, shaking his head and taunted. "I can do whatever I want to you because you are weak! You can't even defend yourself!"
"Who said that I can't?" Chen Xiaobei's expression was icy like a blizzard!
"Oh? You want to fight back?" The Xiuhcoatl King howled. "You can't even move your arms and legs. Are you going to bite me?"
"You're right! I was planning to bite you!" Chen Xiaobei was not joking.
"What? Are you frightened by me? Hahaha…" The Xiuhcoatl King's laughter grew louder.
Its scales were ten times harder than stainless steel, bullets could not even penetrate it and this kid wanted to bite his way out? Was he stupid or what?
"Huh? How could this be?"
The Xiuhcoatl King's laughter suddenly stopped.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Chen Xiaobei lowered his head and was actually starting to bite its scales!
The dark silver scale that was supposedly tougher than a tank, crumbled like papier-mache in Chen Xiaobei's mouth!
"What… How could a human chew through my scale?"
The Xiuhcoatl King was shocked.
A second ago, he had teased Chen Xiaobei. But Chen Xiaobei really did bite down. And he was biting faster and faster! The 10 cm thick scales were thoroughly chewed up in a matter of minutes!
At this critical juncture, Chen Xiaobei managed to come up with a plan!
He could not move his limbs, which meant he could not use the items in his Infinite Space Ring.
His only way out was to borrow Xiao'er's talent!
Once he had chewed through the scales, Chen Xiaobei did not stop. He continued to gnaw at the Xiuhcoatl's flesh like a beast!
Phissh!
One bite at a time. He tore at the flesh like an animal. Its wound grew larger and blood was pouring out like a fountain.
Chen Xiaobei's anger was driving him like a mad man. His body was covered in blood but he just kept gnawing!
"Argh… It hurts! It's really painful!"
Blood pooled around the Xiuhcoatl King's tail, spurting like a waterfall!
It was so painful, it screamed bloody murder!"
"Stop! Stop right now! If you don't stop, I will kill you!"
The Xiuhcoatl King was frightened. It was well aware that if Chen Xiaobei did not stop, its tail will fall off!
But Chen Xiaobei was too preoccupied, too irrationally pissed to hear it.
Other than anger, there was also another mysterious force driving Chen Xiaobei to keep biting the viper!
That was a thirst for blood! It was like a demonic force!
The strength came from Chen Xiaobei's heart; it was a familiar yet unfamiliar feeling… which lead to the birth of an idea!
The Dark Neutron!
When he had returned to Bei Xuan Faction to retrieve the Thunder Pool Tesseract, Chen Xiaobei how to activate the Dark Neutron from Gordon.
But Chen Xiaobei did not sense the presence of the Dark Neutron.
Right now, it was as if he was tempted by the fresh blood. That mysterious energy was going to awaken!
It was as if there was a voice telling him to keep biting!
There more fresh blood there was, the sooner the dark power would be unveiled!
"Argh! I'm asking you to stop!"
The bloody hole was growing wider and the caused the Xiuhcoatl King to tighten its grip around Chen Xiaobei.
"Oh! Argh…"
The immense force from the tail caused Chen Xiaobei to spit a mouthful of blood.
He could feel the bones in his body being crushed like a biscuit. It was so painful that he stopped biting and was gritting his teeth.
"You deserve to die for biting me! I want to crush you like a little grape!"
The Xiuhcoatl King squeezed harder, with every intention to suffocate Chen Xiaobei.
Blarghhh…
Chen Xiaobei spat out more blood.
If the Xiuhcoatl King constricted just little bit more, Chen Xiaobei would surely die.
"Dumb creature!"
Chen Xiaobei shouted with much difficulty, "If you kill me, don't even think of getting your hands on the Paramita Lotus!"
"Huh?"
The Xiuhcoatl King was perplexed.
The Paramita Lotus was its lifeline. It was more important than its own life. At this point, Chen Xiaobei's sudden mention of the Paramita Lotus distracted the Xiuhcoatl King's intention of tightening its tail any further.
"Er… Have you lost your mind? The Paramita Lotus is already in my possession. Why would I need to get my hands on it?"
The Xiuhcoatl King took a good look at the Paramita Lotus at the exit of the cave. It was still there.
"I'm not crazy. Look closely again. Can't you tell?"
Chen Xiaobei broke the magical power of the Prosperous Monkey Fur.
Poof!
The Paramita Lotus suddenly turned into smoke.
"What… What…"
The Xiuhcoatl King blinked hard. The Paramite Lotus had just disappeared right before its eyes.
It could not believe what it had just witnessed.
"What happened? Where is the Paramita Lotus? Where is it? Where did my Paramita Lotus go?"
The Xiuhcoatl King rushed into the hole, staring at the spot where the flower had disappeared. He searched the area but there was not a trace. The entire place shook when it moved around violently.
As the Xiuhcoatl King was as cracking its head over where the Paramita Lotus disappeared to, Chen Xiaobei unleashed another attack.
Swoosh!
Chen Xiaobei took off his Wardragon Scale and transformed it into a metal ball.
Without the armor, Chen Xiaobei's body size shrank by one size.
At the same time, the Xiuhcoatl King's attention was focused on the ground in the cave.
This was Chen Xiaobei's chance! He wriggled out of its tail.
But Chen Xiaobei did not use the Moonlight Cache. He was ready to make a big gamble!
One, because he had borrowed Xiao'er's talent; two, because of the Dark Force from Dark Neutron. He could feel that there was a new power within him going to awaken really soon.
If not now, when would he ever be able to do it again?
Chen Xiaobei climbed onto the Xiuhcoatl King's body, and sprinted toward the Xiuhcoatl King's seventh-inch spot.
To kill a snake, you'll have to hit its spot!
Crack! Crack! Crack…
Chen Xiaobei immediately got to work, chewed through a piece of scale and then started munching down on the Xiuhcoatl King's flesh!
"Ouch! Ouch… What is happening…"
The Xiuhcoatl King felt a sting on its body. When it realized what was happening, it roared, "You little bastard! You tricked me! Not only will I crush you today, but I will also destroy your spirit as well!"
Splat… Splat…
Chen Xiaobei ignored the Xiuhcoatl King's cries and continued to tear through the tissues.
"I want you dead!"
The pain on the seventh-inch spot was a hundred times more painful than the pain in its tail.
The Xiuhcoatl King became turbulent. Its 110,000-combat-power tail gesticulating wildly as it charged toward Chen Xiaobei. It was enough to squash Chen Xiaobei flat.
Swish!
"Bro Bei!"
Qie Loulan was watching from afar, tempted to close his eyes so he did not have to watch Chen Xiaobei's horrible death.
"Stop where you are!"
Chen Xiaobei thundered.
"I've stopped… Don't you do anything either…"
Who would have thought that the crazy Xiuhcoatl King would stop its attack!
"Huh? What happened?"
Qie Loulan tilted his head in puzzlement.
Chen Xiaobei had already stopped biting the Xiuhcoatl King, he had one hand pressed on the bloody cavity.
Qir Loulan could not understand why the Xiuhcoatl King would actually listen to Chen Xiaobei?
Right now, only the Chen Xiaobei and the Xiuhcoatl King would know what was happening!
Under Chen Xiaobei's palm, stuck deep inside the gash, was a Chaos Blood Sword!
The reason for attacking a snake's seventh-inch spot was because that was where the heart is.
The Chaos Blood Sword only need a gentle nudge and it would pierce right into the Xiuhcoatl King's heart. It had no option but to obey Chen Xiaobei!
"Young man! Let's sit down and talk!"
Its life was in Chen Xiaobei's hand. It could only speak gently and negotiate.
"What do you want to say?" Chen Xiaobei asked.
"First, you break into my nest and then you steal my treasure! You are in the wrong for that! It's only normal that I would want to kill you!" The Xiuhcoatl King said, "On top of that, you said that you returned my Paramita Lotus but you were bluffing! Again, you are in the wrong! We must be reasonable, right?"
"Heh, I thought you were going to enlighten me. But you were just being impudent!" Chen Xiaobei said coldly, "Let me jog your memory back to the time when you invaded this place, shamelessly raided this place and beat up my friend! Then you seized and occupied his place and annexed his treasury! Today, I invade your nest and take away your Paramita Lotus as an act of revenge! An eye for an eye! I don't owe you anything! I left the fake Paramita Lotus for you only because you spared my friend's life! I don't want to fight it out with you either! But you forced my hand when you went back on your word! This, all of this is of your own doing! And now, you are trying to blame it on me? That's just absurd!"
Chen Xiaobei' scowled, rage encrusted his every word.
"I…" The Xiuhcoatl King was lost for words.
"You have nothing left to say eh?" Chen Xiaobei's eyes, red with rage, bore into the Xiuhcoatl King. "If so, then do me a favor and die!"
"Don't kill me… Please I beg you… I'm willing to become your Spiritual Beast. I will take orders from you from today onward… Please spare my life…"
The Xiuhcoatl King finally conceded. There was no other way out!
"You want to be my Spiritual beast? Heh!" Chen Xiaobei's harsh laughter echoed. "You are not worthy!"
Have mercy… Have mercy on me…"
The Xiuhcoatl King squalled, begging Chen Xiaobei from the bottom of its heart.
It was willing to become Chen Xiaobei's Spiritual Beast as long as it could live.
Sadly, it had not no to blame but itself for its wrongdoings!
It was not that Chen Xiaobei had not given him a second chance. He had put down the fake Paramita Lotus as a peaceful settlement.
But the Xiuhcoatl King broke his word, so Chen Xiaobei was left with no choice.
"Remember this, it might useful for your next life…" The anger in Chen Xiaobei's eyes had dissipated. His dark eyes had grown calm, indifferent.
"What… is it…" The Xiuhcoatl King stuttered.
"You brought this upon yourself!" Chen Xiaobei said coldly as he willed the Chaos Blood Sword to drive itself further into the Xiuhcoatl King's heart!
The sharp sword gyrated inside, mincing the large organ into mush. The Xiuhcoatl King had no chance!
Bam boom boom….
Its mammoth body crashed onto the ground, unmoving.
"My… god… Bro Bei! You killed the Xiuhcoatl King… You are so cool!"
Qie Loulan still did not understand what was happening but watching the Xiuhcoatl King die in Chen Xiaobei's hand, excited Qie Loulan.
Fweet! Fweet!
Chen Xiaobei summoned the Chaos Blood Sword back to him.
Blood sprayed out of the Xiuhcoatl King's heart like a fountain and soaked through Chen Xiaobei's clothes.
"That feeling is getting stronger!"
Chen Xiaobei was not speaking to Qie Loulan but focused on the mysterious force that flowed into his heart.
That was the Dark Force of the Blood Descendant!
"Huh? That's… That's…"
Chen Xiaobei tried to use the method Gordon had taught him. He had only done it for one week but he could already vaguely feel a Dark Neutron appear inside his heart.
It looked the same as it had first appeared but now, it was covered in scars, like it was destroyed.
As he continues to utter the unusual spell, Chen Xiaobei's thirst for blood was growing stronger.
He even felt a strong urge to have a drink at the Bloodspring.
But Chen Xiaobei was not a Blood Descendent so he had a hard time accepting drinking blood.
"It would be great if he could siphon Blood Essence like the Chaos Blood Sword!"
Chen Xiaobei was deep in thought. "Maybe I should try and see if I could modify the spell a little!"
He was a man with Scholar Heart. Drawing parallels from a single inference was his expertise. Previously, he had tweaked a large number of Martial Arts Manual. Bone and Sinew Tearing Grab was his masterpiece.
Since he had already fully grasped Gordon's method, it was possible to make some changes to it.
If he succeeds, it would be so much easier for Chen Xiaobei. He would not have to bite other people's necks like a vampire.
"No… I can't… I'm so tired…"
Chen Xiaobei was planning to figure out a way to modify the Dark Force but was overcome with an overwhelming lethargy.
This was the side effect of using Xiao'er's special ability.
Every time he ate using Xiao'er's special ability, Chen Xiaobei would fall into a deep sleep. The higher the tier of item he ate, the longer he would sleep and the bigger his improvement.
"I can't… I cannot fall asleep…"
Chen Xiaobei kept trying to fight it.
If he fell asleep here, it would be really inconvenient.
First, Demonic Fox's wedding was not far off.
There was no way of salvaging the situation if he missed it.
Secondly, there were still other Xiuhcoatls outside the cave.
While those Xiuhcoatls might not enter now, they might just come to sneak a peek after a long while!
Chen Xiaobei who would be in deep sleep then, would be like a sacrificial lamb.
"I cannot sleep! I must eat!"
Chen Xiaobei realized that whenever he used Xiao'er's talent, he would be wide awake when he was feasting. But once he stopped, he would start to feel drowsy. He then quickly took out the Emerald Cloud Ganoderma he had taken from the Zhuang's treasury and started chowing down.
Xiao'er had said that eating Spiritual Items would strengthen his body, and eating Spiritual Medicine would increase his combat power. The Xiuhcoatl King's meat was nowhere near the level of the Spiritual Item, so Chen Xiaobei would rather just eat the Emerald Cloud Ganoderma.
"Yum! Wow! This taste amazing! Sweet… Mm…"
He had just taken one piece of the ganoderma and his fatigue immediately disappeared.
He was wide awake now.
"Bro Bei… What are you eating? Does it really taste that good?" Qie Loulan had to keep himself from drooling.
"I don't have any time to explain it now. Go and keep watch outside."
As he was packed away the Emerald Cloud Ganoderma, he ruminated about how he could modify the Dark Force Spell.
Modifying a spell was not a simple task.
Chen Xiaobei ate the last of the ganoderma.
"I have an idea! I have to continue!"
Chen Xiaobei took out the Dark Purple Crystal Token and sank his teeth into it.
"Oh my goodness! It is soooooooooooo delicious! This is unbelievably delectable!"
The Dark Purple Crystal was a top-tier Spiritual Item that Xiao'er had been craving for a long time.
Chen Xiaobei had only taken one bit and he felt as if he was in heaven.
He worked as he ate and he had only completed one small part of the Dark Force Spell but he had already wolfed down the whole Dark Purple Crystal Token.
"F*ck! I don't have any more Spiritual Item and Spiritual Medicine!"
Once he stopped chewing, the enervation came rushing back.
"No! I cannot give up halfway! If I sleep now, the Xiuhcoatl King's blood won't be fresh anymore! It looks like I will have to eat that thing… Sweet!"
Ding!
[Shen Gongpao's Divine Hammer: Shen Gongpao's first Divine Item. Not a high-tier Divine Item, but Shen Gongpao treasured it. He had it with him all the time. Do you wish to withdraw it?]
"Old Man Shen! Don't complain that I'm ruthless. You can only blame it on your bad luck! Hehe…"
Chen Xiaobei summoned a battle hammer with a carving of a black tiger.
This is a One-Star Divine Item, its Spiritual Attribute was almost as strong as the Thunder Pool Tesseract's. It would give Chen Xiaobei an invisible force.
Chen Xiaobei had not enough Spiritual Qi and Dao Path.
He had no use for this Black Tiger Battle Hammer anyway. Eating would solve all his troubles.
Crunch! Crunch! Crunch…
Chen Xiaobei could not wait anymore.
The flavor of a Divine Item was much better than the Dark Purple Crystal Token!
If the taste of the Dark Purple Crystal Token sent Chen Xiaobei to paradise, the Black Tiger Battle Hammer would send him to the heavens!
Chen Xiaobei could not find a word that could describe that sensational flavor.
Who could blame Xiao'er for being greedy? These things were simply too scrumptious!
It took a lot of willpower for Chen Xiaobei to leave a piece of the hammer the size of a fist for Xiao'er.
He did after all, eat up the whole piece of Dark Purple Crystal Token, which he had promised to share with Xiao'er, all by himself.
Now Chen Xiaobei had to get the bit between his teeth to leave that piece of Divine Item to compensate Xiao'er. If that little thing knew about it, it would jump crazy with joy!
"Alright! Let's give this modified Dark Spell a try!"
It took Chen Xiaobei quite a while to finish the rest of the Black Tiger Battle Hammer. By then, the modification of the Dark Spell was pretty much done to the point he had desired!
Fwaaaa…
With the new spell, the abstruse Dark Force gradually stirred like a demon that had been in a deep sleep, but awaken by the draw of fresh blood that it crawled out the depths of hell. Having used the new spell for one day, the Xiuhcoatl King's most quintessential and purest blood essence was extracted into the palm of Chen Xiaobei's palm.
But this was different from his first time.
The viscous blood essence did not enter the Blood Chaos Sword but into Chen Xiaobei's heart.
More accurately, it poured into the damaged Dark Neutron inside his heart.
Vooom…
The Dark Neutron was roused and it emitted another abstruse energy. And this energy was slowly increasing Chen Xiaobei's health and combat power!
This was the Blood Descendant Gustav family's Dark Neutron's Dark Force. It would absorb the blood of others and transforms it into energy.
"Huh, that's strange. Why is it so slow?"
The Dark Force of the Dark Neutron inside Chen Xiaobei was awakened but it was not as fast as he expected, like the time when Damien Gustav took in Blood Essence the last time, his health and combat power skyrocketed.
"Could it be because my Dark Neutron is damaged?"
Chen Xiaobei tried to determine the cause of the slow progression.
"Ah, never mind. I had eaten so much Divine Items, I could sleep for 1 to 2 months! Right now, I've got enough of the Xiuhcoatl King's blood!"
Chen Xiaobei had stopped eating and the fatigue came rushing back.
The last time he had consumed the Dark Neutron, Chen Xiaobei slept for a good 7 days and 7 nights.
Today he ate the Green Cloud Ganoderma, the Dark Purple Crystal Token, and the Black Tiger Battle Hammer, which would result in a conservative estimate of 1—2 months of sleep.
Of course, Chen Xiaobei still remembered that Demonic Fox's wedding was only four days away.
However, he was the least bit concerned.
He put the Wardragon Scale and the Moonlight Cache back into the Infinite Space Ring.
Then took out the Green Jade Cauldron and a red wooden box.
Ding!
[Sunlight Cache: Signature Divine Item of Goddess Chexia. Spend 10 years of your lifespan and you can speed up the time around you! The area covered by the Sunlight Cache will speed up by one day and only one minute will pass outside the covered area! Do you wish to withdraw it?]
"Of course!"
Chen Xiaobei grinned. "Even if I were to sleep for 60 days, it would only have been 60 minutes in the outside world!"
Chen Xiaobei lied down with the Green Jade Cauldron next to him and started to read out the chant.
"Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi!"
When he was done, a ray of blood red light came from the red wooden box and lit up about two feet of its surroundings, including both the Green Jade Cauldron and Chen Xiaobei. From that moment on, the time within the area where the red light illuminated would accelerate. One day inside it was equivalent to one minute outside.
That way, Chen Xiaobei would be able to digest the things he had eaten, including the Xiuhcoatl King's Blood Essence, in a shorter time period.
Furthermore, it would quicken the completion of the Skybreaking Cultivation Pill!
One stone, two birds!
Time had passed. It had already been 53 minutes in the outside world, and inside the red light, it had been 53 days already.
"Stop!"
Chen Xiaobei came to and stopped the Sunlight Cache.
Every minute this thing was in operation would use up 10 years of Chen Xiaobei's life.
He could not afford to waste any time.
"Bro Bei! You're awake!"
Qie Loulan flew back from his post outside and said pressingly, "There's movement among the Xiuhcoatls. Some of them are trying to get in. We would be in grave danger if you don't wake up soon!"
"There's no need to panic! Stay calm!"
Chen Xiaobei shrugged, seemingly unconcerned.
"Why are you telling me to calm down?" Qie Loulan shrieked, "Have you forgotten what these Xiuhcoatls could do? Earlier, you were hurt by a small Xiuhcoatl! If they surround us, we would be dead!"
Qie Loulan had every reason to be worried.
When they first entered this place, it took a lot for Chen Xiaobei fight against the Xiuhcoatls. He even had to help Phantom Rain recover her Ture Qi as backup.
Right now, Phantom Rain was nowhere to be seen and there was still an entire colony of Xiuhcoatls outside the nest.
How could he not get wound up?!
"You don't need to worry. I am not the me I was before this!"
Chen Xiaobei looked confident as if the Xiuhcoatls were no threat at all.
"What do you mean by you are not the you before this?" Qie Loulan was even more confused now. "Didn't you sleep for one hour? Could you be stronger than you were before?"
"Hehe, that's right! I am stronger! In fact, I am so much stronger than before!
Chen XIaobei chuckled as he used the Netherspirit Battlescouter.
Ding!
[Cultivation: Pinnacle phase of True Nirvana stage, Health: 90,000, Combat Power 50,000!]
He had slept for only less than an hour and his strength had increased so much!
After eating the Saturn Peach, Chen Xiaobei's combat power had reached 39,000; the Green Cloud Ganoderma added 1,000; and the Xiuhcoatl King's blood essence added 10,000. That totaled up to 50,000 combat power!
His health increased to 48,000 after he had the Saturn Peach; 10,000 after absorbing the Xiuhcoatl Blood essence; 2,000 after eating the Dark Purple Crystal Token; and 30,000 after ingesting the Black Tiger Battle Hammer—bringing his health all the way up to 90,000!
"Whoa… That was quick… That's crazy! This is freakishly amazing…"
Chen Xiaobei knew that it would increase by a lot but he had not expected it to increase this much!
"It's not completed yet! It could still be increased!"
Chen Xiaobei felt a surge of ecstasy as he turned to look at the Green Jade Cauldron.
The Green Jade Cauldron was packed with all sorts of herbal medicines.
There were Spiritual Medicines like Dragon Ginseng, White Jade Spiritual Gem, Cloud Dyed Fruit, and others.
And the Xiuhcoatl King's lifeline Divine Medicine, Paramita Lotus. With the Tinder Essence that Chen Xiaobei acquired earlier, he was fully equipped to concoct the Skybreaking Cultivation Pill.
He had taken out the Green Jade Cauldron and put it next to him under the light of the Sunlight Cache so that it will also go through 53 days. On the 33rd day, the Skybreaking Cultivation Pill was actually completed, it then continue to stay inside the cauldron to keep warm for another 20 days.
"It's finally time for harvest! How many will I be able to get?"
Chen Xiaobei rubbed his hands together, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed but nervous at the same time.
The yield an alchemist would get differed each time even if he or she used the same amount of materials to concoct the pills. To an ordinary alchemist, they could yield at least one to three pills each time they attempt to concoct something. As for the high-tier alchemist, they could actually control the heat inside the cauldron well. And each concoction would yield them more than three pills! However, this phenomenon was rarer than one could imagine. Even the number one alchemist, Hungfu Mumin's highest record was producing six pills in one single concoction!
So far no was able to break this record yet and it was considered the Guinness World of Records in the field of alchemist!
Yet, Chen Xiaobei broke this record on his first attempt at concocting pills! During that time, Chen Xiaobei acquired a Fleece-Flower-Root Spiritual Pearl. He then placed it inside the Green Jade Cauldron and concocted it with the right hear. In the end, he managed to concoct nine pills and was nicknamed Taiyi Life Enhancement Pill!
The second time he did it, he got twelve Bone Burning Pills!
These numbers had made him a more masterful alchemist than Huangfu Mumin!
"How many pills will I get this time? Oh, this is nerve-wracking…"
Chen Xiaobei placed his hand on the cover of the Green Jade Cauldron slowly lifted it opened.
His heart was racing.
Even if he could produce at least one Skybreaking Cultivation Pill, it would still be very useful to Chen Xiaobei!
One? Ten? Or perhaps twelve?
The result pulled at Chen Xiaobei's heartstrings.
How could he not be nervous, right now?
Finally, the concocting was done.
A whiff of mouth-watering medicinal fragrance rushed into his nostrils.
Chen Xiaobei willed himself to look inside and was overjoyed!
"Three, six, nine, twelve, eighteen... My god! Oh my f*cking goodness! 18 Skybreaking Cultivation Pills! This is insane!"
Chen Xiaobei shook his head in disbelief.
Results like this really surprised him in a good way—leaving him filled with extreme joy. He stood there, dumbfounded. He concocted eighteen pills in one go! Chen Xiaobei had once again broken his own record.
This happened because of a special ingredient, a Divine Medicine, the Paramita Lotus.
It was a hundred times more valuable than the Fleece-Flower-Root Spiritual Pearl.
Of course, his luck also helped a lot.
Ding!
[You have eliminated a third generation evil beast! You have received 30,000 merit points!]
Ding!
[Ding! Your current merit points is 2,860,000! You will need another 140,000 merit points to proceed to next level. (Charm: 286,000. Luck: 286,000)!]
Chen Xiaobei had fallen asleep just now, so he did not absorb the Xiuhcoatl King's spirit.
The evil beast's spirit went to hell. So Chen Xiaobei was rewarded with merit points.
The more he thought about, the happier he became, chuckling to himself like a mad man.
"Bro Bei, are you alright?"
Qie Loulan was unclear as to what was happening. He flew over, anxious. "The Xiuhcoatls are returning! They will be here soon! Nothing bad can happen to you right now! Not now!
Qie Loulan did not say it but from what he saw, Chen Xiaobei had lost his mind due to fear.
When Chen Xiaobei laid down to sleep, Qie Loulan was starting to feel disconcerted.
When he woke up, he claimed that he was different from before and now he was just staring at a cauldron.
"Bad my ass! Look inside the cauldron and tell me what do you see."
Chen Xiaobei rolled his eyes at Qie Loulan, reached into the cauldron and took out a fragrant Skybreaking Cultivation Pill.
"This… This This… This…"
Qie Loulan's eyed widened in genuine surprise. "An hour ago, I saw you put the Paramita Lotus and a dozen or so herbal medicine into it. How could it have concocted so many pills in such a short time?"
"Do you remember what I said? I can turn the Paramita Lotus into something that can guarantee 100% success rate for cultivation breakthrough!"
Chen Xiaobei immediately popped in 1/3 of the Skybreaking Cultivation Pill into his mouth and swallowed.
"Turn the Paramita Lotus into something that can guarantee 100% success rate for cultivation breakthrough!"
Of course, he remembered, the Paramita Lotus had the ability to help people break through but it was not guaranteed.
"Bro Bei, you mean… One small little pill could help you break through the cultivation? How is that possible?"
Qie Loulan was doubtful.
First, he found it hard to believe that an hour concoction could produce good quality pills! And Chen XIaobei ate only 1/3 of it but not the entire pill!
Fuhhhhh…
Qie Loulan had yet finished what he was going to say when something happened to Chen Xiaobei's body.
His True Qi moved about like a tornado, encircling Chen Xiaobei.
At the same time, the force of elements started to flow into Chen Xiaobei's body.
"My… My goodness… Bro Bei is really going to break through…" Qie Loulan stared in shock.
The essence of Celestial Cultivation was to borrow the force of nature. This what made Celestial Cultivation so different from all the other cultivations. What was more mind-boggling was that the elements surging toward Chen Xiaobei was not just one but ten elements in total!
They were metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder, light, darkness, and poison!
"Whoa… Am I hallucinating…"
Qie Loulan rubbing his eyes, willing himself to wake up.
He had suspected that Chen Xiaobei had lost his mind earlier but now he felt as if he was the one who lost his marbles!
Qie Loulan was a Sky Ninja in his past life. After he had died, he became a Daitengu. He had an accumulation of 100 years' worth of experiences and knowledge.
But this, he had never witnessed.
Those who had achieved Celestial Cultivation could only work with one element that corresponds with his or her cultivated True Qi.
That had always been the case: One person could only wield one element.
But now Chen Xiaobei was crushing this long-standing convention under his feet!
If Phantom Rain were there, she would, for sure, exclaim that Chen Xiaobei was a monster! An anomaly!
But know that this happened not because of Chen Xiaobei himself but because of the Scripture of Heaven and Earth given by the Prime of Tongtian!
There was never a logical explanation to the thing given by the Prime of Tongtian.
Fwaaaa…
Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Thunder, Light, Darkness and Poison—all ten elements converged into Chen Xiaobei's body.
It baptized every corner of his body and finally entered his Dantian and branded markings of the elements on him like a singe.
With these markings, Chen Xiaobei would be able to work with the corresponding elements.
These ten elements put down their roots and officially sanctioned Chen Xiaobei into Celestial Cultivation!
Ding!
[Cultivation: Celestial Cultivation, Health: 90,000, Combat power: 70,000]
This was a major breakthrough! Chen Xiaobei's combat power of 50,000 had increased by 20,000!
This was a staggering escalation!
"Bro… Bro Bei… Did you really break through the cultivation?" Qie Loulan stuttered.
"What else would it be?" Chen Xiaobei retorted. Then he placed the leftover 2/3 of the Skybreaking Cultivation Pill back into the Green Jade Cauldron.
"Your… Your Dantian… really bore the ten elemental marks?"
Qie Loulan still had a hard time processing what he had just seen. It was like a dream, a fairytale.
"If you're not blind, then you would know that that was real!"
Chen Xiaobei was a little bit irritated by Qie Loulan's disbelief.
Why? Could he not become stronger? It was not easy to achieve cultivation breakthrough, but even his own pet spirit was skeptical about it!
"But if it was real, then Bro Bei, you are going to dominate the world." Qie Loulan was thrilled. "With ten elemental marks, you could wield ten elements! Then, you can literally defeat any enemies that stand in your way! All you need to do is wield the element that your enemies are weak against!"
"That's right!" Chen Xiaobei nodded.
Qie Loulan's excitement was spilling over. "That means that elites that have the same combat power will not be able to beat you! Only an exceptional legend like you can pull something like this! You are one in a billion!"
"Hehe, you are pretty smart and even knows how to bootlick!"
A smile broke out on Chen Xiaobei's lips. The earlier irritation had waned and was replaced with a sense of achievement!
"I'm not bootlicking! I was just expressing my inner feelings! The awe that I feel inside! Beating anyone that has the same combat power with you! That is super incredible!" Qie Loulan said in all seriousness.
He thought about it for a while and then asked, "But Bro Bei, how did you do it? An hour ago, you were still in the later phase of True Nirvana cultivation. How did you just wake up and become a Celestial-Cultivated elite?"
"To you, it was only one hour. But to me, that was a long stretch of 53 days! I even paid quite a hefty price for it!" Chen Xiaobei exclaimed.
He then took out his mobile phone and sent a text to Yanwang.
Chen Xiaobei: Brother! Please check my lifespan in the Life and Death Book for me!
Yanwang: There's no need to check it. The last time when you had only a few months left, you ate the Saturn Peach and increased your lifespan to 9000 years!
Chen Xiaobei: I just used the Sunlight Cache! Please hurry and look it up for me!
Yanwang: Oh, if that's the case. Hang on while I check!
Yanwang: Got it. Your lifespan is now 7,470 years!
Chen Xiaobei: What the f*ck! How come so much was deducted from it? I had only used the Sunlight Cache for 53 minutes! It should only take away 530 years!
Yanwang: The Life and Death Book recorded that 530 years were deducted for using the Sunlight Cache, and another 1000 years for using the Dark Ability of an alien race!
Chen Xiaobei: Dark Ability of an alien race? What the hell? Could it be the Blood Descendants' Dark Force?
Yanwang: The rule of reincarnation is set by Diao Hong, himself! The Life and Death Book will automatically update itself. There is no way it is wrong!
Chen Xiaobei: That sounds about right… I think I know what happened, thank you bro!
Yanwang: There's no need to be so formal! As brothers, I want to remind you not to use the Dark Ability too much! Or your lifespan will be spent very quickly! It's different now, we can no longer be
Chen Xiaobiei: Thank you for reminding me. Now I know and I will never simply use it! I have to go. There's something I need to settle here. Talk to you later!"
Yanwang: Mmm! When you have the time, feel free to come and have a chat with me. There is something we'd all like to ask you about!
Chen Xiaobei: Alright!
Chen Xiaobei then put away his phone. The smile on his face faded.
He was alarmed.
"It takes 1,000 years of life to digest the Xiuhcoatl King's blood! This is not a viable solution for the long-term! I can't possibly waste any of my 7,470 years left.
Gordon had told him that using the Dark Neutron's power would deplete his lifespan.
But Chen Xiaobei had not expected it to be so substantial.
But, if it did not do that, then the Gustav family would have dominated the world already.
That kind of Dark Force may be effective but its consumption was also quite sizeable.
That way why the Gustav Family's past dynasties could only be promoted to the grand duke of Blood Descendant!
To become stronger, other than using the Dark Force, they had to train really hard as well!
"It looks like cultivating is the proper way to do it! Dark Ability like this can only bring you that far…"
Chen Xiaobei made a decision to never use the Dark Force anymore. The best and most sustainable way to do it was to go through hard training to make himself became more powerful.
Hiss… Hiss…
There was sudden movement near the entrance of the cave.
The Xiuhcoatls have started to swarm into the nest.
"Let's go. It's time for us to leave," Chen Xiaobei said breezily and left the cave.
"Ok! I'm coming!" Qie Loulan was not the least bit worried this time.
What was there to be afraid of? Bro Bei was with him!
Outside the cave.
The throng of Xiuhcoatls was heading toward the cave, blocking all the exits.
When they saw Chen Xiaobei walking out, they were all worked up.
"OH? How is it that this guy can just walk out? Where's our king? Did the king let him go?"
"The king must have let him go. Or else, he would never be able to walk out alive!"
"Yeah! He's a puny ant! The king can kill him one hundred times with his tail!"
The Xiuhcoatls spoke amongst themselves and the watched Chen Xiaobei disapprovingly.
Chen Xiaobei understood them, of course, and even responded to them in their language.
"Step aside or die!"
"What? Did you get hit on the head? How dare you order us to step aside?"
"Just because our king has spared your life, don't think that you could go around shoot your mouth off!"
"Yeah! To us, you are like a puny little ant! Even if we squash you to death, our king won't even look into it!"
The Xiuhcoatls were ruffled, they did not appreciate this ant's haughty attitude.
They had already seen Chen Xiaobei's strength, he was just an elite with later phase of True Nirvana cultivation.
Who was he to tell them to step aside?
"Heh, you king is already dead." Chen Xiaobei raised a palm and formed his fingers to look like knife shape and said. "If you want to end up like him, then I will be more than happy to oblige!"
"What? Our king is dead? Hahaha… Hey kid, did you forget to bring your brain with you or something? How could you even say such stupid things?!"
"He must be insane! How could our king die? Our king is matchless!"
"Yeah! The four men and the woman just now all had cultivation much higher than this kid, and they were not even able to fight back!"
The nest of vipers joked amongst themselves.
They really believed that Chen Xiaobei had gone mad.
How could their supreme king possibly die?
Zing!
Suddenly their laughter stopped and they were crowing with fear.
Chen Xiaobei gestured and a blinding white light shot out from his palm. This 70,000 combat power Wind Element True Kang, with the addition of the Wind Celestial Event, exploded into a ten-meter-long Wind Blade that was making its way toward the Xiuhcoatls!
The Blade of Wind was sharp and fast, slicing through the air.
These Xiuhcoatls were just the descendants of the Xiuhcoatls King, even if they were to use their talents, their combat power would only be around 50,000!
They were defenseless against this white Wind Blade reinforced with the Wind Celestial Event!
It was like a gigantic scythe that announcing their death sentence!
Zing!
The white blade of wind severed the Xiuhcoatls that were within 30 meters like they were tofu.
Some of them into halves and some of them into chunks!
There were about a dozen of them, none of which were spared!
Hiss… Hiss…
Shrill screams pierced the air.
The Xiuhcoatls did not die immediately, the blood from their dismembered body painted the ground underneath them.
Chen Xiaobei walked on the crimson path he had cleared past the flanks of Xiuhcoatls that were standing stock still, too afraid to move.
"How is that possible… When did this kid become so strong…"
The surviving Xiuhcoatls watched Chen Xiaobei walk past them in terror.
What they had just witnessed shook them to the core.
What human being could have done that?
Whoever dared to stand in Chen Xiaobei's way right now would be a fool.
As soon as Chen Xiaobei walked on the 30 meters long bloody path, the Xiuhcoatls behind him rushed into the gigantic cave.
"Your Highness! Save us! The kid whose life you had just spared killed a dozen of our brothers!"
"Your Highness! You must do something! My king, why aren't you talking…"
"The king… The king is dead… He's dead…"
Harrowing cries echoed from inside the cave.
The Xiuhcoatls were mourning their king, the one who was supposed to be invincible, but now they know better.
Chen Xiaobei kept walking, absorbing the blood essence of all the dead Xiuhcoatls into the Chaos Blood Sword.
The Dark Neutron used up too much lifespan. Chen Xiaobei would never use it again unless it was the last resort.
With the newly gained power, each of the Chaos Blood Sword's attack was 120,000 combat power. He could even defeat Phantom Rain.
"Chen Yasai! Just you wait!"
Chen Xiaobei was determined to pay Phantom Rain back for what she did to him.
As he reached the opening of the cave, the Xiuhcoatls standing near his path retreated and made way for Chen Xiaobei. Their groveling posture looked like they were worshiping him!
They understood the fact that Chen Xiaobei chose to leave the place was an act of mercy, sparing their lives.
All Chen Xiaobei needed was to spend a few more minutes to wipe the entire nest out!
Outside the cave.
Chen Xiaoebi stowed No.8 Luban away and then used the portal to return to the seabed with Qie Loulan.
All the battle jets and warships had left.
It was obvious that Nikkawa Uchu and the others believed that Chen Xiaobei would never be able to return alive. There was no need, even, to fish around for his body. Chen Xiaobei then swam to the surface, summoned the Somersault Cloud, and returned to the forest near the shore. He was not in a hurry so he cruised along on the cloud, sitting crossed legged and he took out his phone.
Yanwang had urged Chen Xiaobei to discuss some matters in the brotherhood chat group once he was done with whatever he needed to do.
Chen Xiaobei: Brothers! I'm here! What is it that you want to talk about? Let's get straight into it then!
Yanwang: Hurry up! We want to talk about Jiang Ziya!
Chen XIaobei: Jiang Ziya? Why? What happened to him?
Xiao Tianquan: Based on my understanding, Jiang Ziya's Three Realms Mission was different from the others. He must gather one million disciples within a month or he will be punished.
Chen Xiaobei: That's right! I have already helped Jiang Ziya's to recruit enough disciple for his mission! And he had promised that he would help me get the Saturn Peach in the Saturn Peach Feast! But things went smoothly. Shen Gongpao did not mention anything about it, so I didn't either.
Chang'e: The truth is, Jiang Ziya had been helping you out secretly! I found out from Goddess Zixia that Jiang Ziya sent a personal message to the Queen Mother. That was the only reason why the Queen Mother was willing to admit that your gift was delicious!
Chen Xiaobei: Oh? Is that true? Are you sure you got your facts right?
Chang'e: Of course, it's true! Don't forget that before Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother ruled heaven, they were just a girl and a boy that served the Primordial Lord of Heaven!
Chang'e: Without Jiang Ziya's private message, the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother, would have went along with Shen Gongpao and denied your present! They won't even give you the 9,000 years-old Saturn Peach!
Chen Xiaobei: Aw! Who would've known that Old Man Jiang would be so loyal? I made the right decision not giving him the Heavenly Dog Biscuit!
Yanwang: Don't get too excited just yet! We have not gotten to the main point yet!
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