Boom! Rumble!
Zhang Han and Gu Tianhao, one a prodigy of the Spirit Medicine Immortal Sect in the Qi Refining stage, the other a genius of the Tyrant Blade Immortal Sect also in the Qi Refining stage, were both pursuing the path of the strongest Foundation Building.
The battle between them.
Besides the clash of blade techniques and sword techniques, there were also spells and talismans exploding against each other. The two used all their skills, fighting for over a quarter of an hour, still unable to determine a victor.
This battle was not only for the spirit herbs but also for their rankings on the Hidden Dragon List and the face of their sects!
Therefore.
The battle between the two was hard to resolve.
"Do the three great immortal dynasties, four great cultivator families, and five great immortal sects of the Southern Domain all have people on the Hidden Dragon List? Are they all pursuing the path of the strongest Foundation Building?"
Qin Wang stood among the crowd watching the battle, gradually understanding the hidden dragons of these sects in the Southern Domain from the discussions of the surrounding cultivators.
Each one who emerged was incredibly powerful.
For example.
The seventh prince Yan Wushuang of the Dayan Immortal Dynasty, Chu Ba of the Tianchu Immortal Dynasty, Qi Yunjie of the Daqi Immortal Dynasty, Tuoba Shenfeng of the Tuoba family, Sima Rui of the Sima family, Zhao Yunzong of the Zhao family. Among them, the strongest was Wan Dao Yi, the holy son of the Ten Thousand Laws Holy Land, who was the number one on the Southern Domain's Hidden Dragon List!
Although he was at the twelfth layer of Qi Refining, it was rumored that he had once defeated a Foundation Building cultivator while still at the twelfth layer of Qi Refining!
He could enter Foundation Building at any time, but he was waiting for an opportunity to achieve the strongest Foundation Building!
"With my abilities, even though I have Mu Hun Er and the Earth Dragon Beast King for protection, I still need to be careful if I encounter a hidden dragon from the Hidden Dragon List!"
Qin Wang reviewed his own abilities in his mind, secretly alarmed.
Although he had a Foundation Building puppet and the Earth Dragon Beast King, these hidden dragons from the sects, backed by powerful forces, might not be weaker than him. If he encountered them in the future, he would still need to be cautious.
The path of cultivation.
It's like treading on thin ice, one small mistake could lead to death and the destruction of one's dao!
"Master, Li Shentong is over there!"
At this moment, Zhang Fujiang beside Qin Wang transmitted a message to him.
"Li Shentong?"
Hearing Zhang Fujiang's words, Qin Wang narrowed his eyes. According to the discussions of the surrounding cultivators just now, this Li Shentong had actually ranked 18th on the Hidden Dragon List as an independent cultivator!
This showed how extraordinary he was!
"Hmm, I see."
"For now, let's focus on finding spirit herbs. We'll think of a way to eliminate him later!"
Qin Wang nodded. Li Shentong was not weak. It would be safer to wait until after he advanced to Foundation Building to eliminate him.
At this time.
About a hundred zhang away from Qin Wang, a handsome young man who appeared to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old glanced at Zhang Fujiang in the distance. "Mei Changxin! It's really him! It seems Zhang Fujiang has already been controlled by him!"
Now.
Li Shentong looked at Zhang Fujiang and Qin Wang in the distance, his eyes showing deep apprehension.
With his abilities, killing Zhang Fujiang wouldn't be difficult, but controlling him would be somewhat challenging.
"This Mei Changxin is not to be trifled with, it's better to avoid him for now!"
With this thought, Li Shentong quietly retreated and turned to flee quickly.
He knew clearly.
The fact that he had made it this far was entirely due to his caution. Otherwise, he would have perished long ago.
At this time.
The battle between Gu Tianhao and Zhang Han was still ongoing. Both had consumed a great amount of spiritual energy, their figures flashing like lightning across the plain.
"Quick, quick, quick, more spirit herbs have been discovered a hundred li to the east. I heard there are five plants!!"
"What? Five plants appeared this time?"
"Let's go, let's go quickly to see!"
"..."
Just then, a commotion arose from the distance. Many cultivators rushed towards the east. Those who had been watching the battle between Gu Tianhao and Zhang Han began to leave.
"Zhang Fujiang, let's go over there too!"
Qin Wang's eyes flashed as he instructed Zhang Fujiang beside him, then rushed towards the distance.
Qin Wang and Zhang Fujiang sped along.
The cultivators rushing towards the east a hundred li away were as numerous as fish crossing a river!
Half an hour later.
Qin Wang arrived at the edge of a cliff surrounded by nearly two thousand cultivators.
On the cliff, there was a concave depression about thirty zhang in size, filled with black fertile soil. The edges were covered with spirit grasses rich in spiritual energy, swaying gracefully in the wind. In the depths of the depression were five three-foot-tall spirit herbs, each with nine leaves.
Each of the nine leaves on the spirit herbs was an inch thick, with a deep green color. In the middle of each leaf was a red line, the green so vibrant it seemed to drip. At the very top, there was a white fruit the size of a chicken egg.
At the bottom of the cliff was a thirty-zhang wide deep ravine. The water in the ravine was deep, black, and serene, emitting a cold aura.
"My goodness, this is the Seven-Leaf Red Velvet Flower, now it has nine leaves and even bears fruit! No wonder it's a spirit herb! With this, the chances of entering Foundation Building would greatly increase!"
"This is the Nine-Leaf Red Velvet Fruit! But there are three third-grade toad demons guarding it. We simply can't get it..."
"Indeed, more than a dozen cultivators have already been devoured by those third-grade toad demons... Now no one dares to go up..."
"..."
Qin Wang stood among the observing crowd, listening to the discussions of the surrounding cultivators, his eyes showing a thoughtful expression.
This was indeed a spirit herb!
Five plants at once!
With three third-grade toad demons guarding them, it would be quite troublesome.
"Hmm? They've also come to the Ten Thousand Spirits Blessed Land?"
Qin Wang looked around but didn't see anyone from the Ten Thousand Flowers Immortal Sect. However, he did spot Jiang Ping from the Jiang family of Qingyun Immortal City, Tang Jianzhong also from Qingyun Immortal City, and the alchemists Yang Kangding and Dai Pengfei from the Pill Alliance of Little Dan Mountain.
Qin Wang recognized these two alchemists from when he had gone to buy pills at the Pill Alliance during his time at Little Dan Mountain.
Just then, a commotion arose, and all the cultivators looked towards the top of the cliff.
Qin Wang followed their gaze and saw a thin middle-aged cultivator at the twelfth layer of Qi Refining. He had pasted a golden bell talisman on his body and was descending from the top of the cliff towards the concave depression, holding a rope-like magical treasure in his hand.
He intended to pluck the five Nine-Leaf Red Velvet Fruits!
Just as the cultivator was about four zhang away from the Nine-Leaf Red Velvet Fruits.
Suddenly, the pond water surged up several zhang high, and a red shadow half a zhang in size shot out like lightning towards the thin cultivator. A red tongue over a zhang long lashed out, firmly binding the cultivator!
"Ahhh!"
The cultivator let out a shrill scream before being swallowed into the beast's stomach.
Everyone looked and saw that it was actually a third-grade toad demon!
After swallowing the twelfth layer Qi Refining cultivator, the toad demon glanced at the many cultivators around, then leaped into the deep ravine, sinking into the water.
"My goodness! The spirit herbs are great, but we can't get them!"
"Indeed, our lives are more important! Even a twelfth layer Qi Refining cultivator was swallowed without a struggle... Terrifying!"
"..."
Seeing the toad demon effortlessly swallow the cultivator who had attempted to pick the herbs, all the cultivators present were shocked and retreated dozens of zhang further.
"Such a powerful third-grade demon beast!"
"With three of them, it's truly difficult to get these Nine-Leaf Red Velvet Fruits."
Qin Wang stood at the back of the crowd, looking at the toad demon that had sunk into the deep ravine, his heart filled with shock.
He had seen it clearly.
The toad demon was half a zhang long, with many large and small blood-colored poison sacs all over its body, bumpy and uneven, looking extremely disgusting, emitting a powerful aura of a fierce beast.
No wonder.
After waiting for so long, no one had been able to succeed.
"How can we get these five Nine-Leaf Red Velvet Fruits?"
Qin Wang stood at the back of the crowd, pondering hard.
"Hmm?"
"Could the Demon Luring Illusory Incense attract the toad demons, and then let Mu Hun Er or the Earth Dragon Beast King go to pick them?"
Qin Wang looked at the deep ravine not far away, his eyes showing contemplation.
Demon Luring Illusory Incense: For first and second-grade demon beasts, it has a fatal attraction, making them chase it frantically! For third-grade demon beasts, it also has some attractiveness!
As long as it could lure them away, it would achieve the effect!
He had nearly fifty portions of Demon Luring Illusory Incense prepared in his storage bag!
Thinking of this.
Qin Wang immediately brought Zhang Fujiang to a secluded place and gave him ten packages of Demon Luring Illusory Incense, saying, "Zhang Fujiang, go ten li away from here. After half an hour, light this and run away immediately, turn and run without looking back!!"
"Yes, master!"
Zhang Fujiang took the ten medicine packages from Qin Wang's hand, agreed, and turned to go.
At this moment, he was extremely puzzled.
Why didn't the master try to get the spirit herbs, but instead asked him to go and light these medicine packages? Could there be some connection?
Qin Wang watched Zhang Fujiang's figure leave, then went to the top of the cliff. He released Mu Hun Er, Shi Hun San, Lin Shengbing, Ye Qian, and others, and placed the Earth Dragon Beast King underground, approaching the Nine-Leaf Red Velvet Fruits. Once the Demon Luring Illusory Incense lured away the three toad demons, they would immediately seize the Nine-Leaf Red Velvet Fruits.
Half an hour later.
Qin Wang had arranged everything and stood among the observing crowd.
"What's happening? Why are there so many demon birds?"
"There are also many demon beasts. My goodness, is this a beast tide?"
"..."
Just then.
Suddenly, the ground trembled, and a rumbling sound arose. The cultivators surrounding the deep ravine looked around in shock, their expressions panicked.
They saw dense crowds of demon beasts and demon birds in the sky swarming towards the northwest.
"They're coming out!"
At this moment, Qin Wang, who had been staring intently at the deep ravine, saw the water in the ravine churning. Three third-grade toad demons, each half a zhang in size and bright red all over, surfaced. Their bulging eyes showed a look of desire.
They glanced back at the Nine-Leaf Red Velvet Fruits, then looked towards the northwest, their eyes showing struggle. Finally, the three toad demons leaped towards the direction of the Demon Luring Illusory Incense.
Their speed was as fast as lightning!
"Good chance! The toad demons are gone!"
"The guardian toad demons actually moved away. The Nine-Leaf Red Velvet Fruits! Quick, grab them!"
"..."
Seeing the toad demons leap out of the deep ravine and head northwest, all the observing cultivators' eyes lit up with excitement. They all sprang up and rushed towards the Nine-Leaf Red Velvet Fruits!
"Splash!"
Just then, from the 'concave' on the cliff, a red shadow emerged from the ground, flashing past. It was actually a Blood-Red Earth Dragon Beast!
At the nape of the Earth Dragon Beast's neck hung a storage bag, and there was a flickering human-shaped shadow.
The Earth Dragon Beast opened its huge mouth, its body flickering with shadows. Instantly, it collected all five Nine-Leaf Red Velvet Fruits from the 'concave' on the mountain, roots and soil included, into the storage bag, leaving only a large hole in the original spot.
The Blood-Red Earth Dragon Beast turned and burrowed into the ground, instantly disappearing.
"That was... an Earth Dragon Beast?"
"Damn it! All five Nine-Leaf Red Velvet Fruits were taken away by the Earth Dragon Beast?"
"No, there was a spirit on that Earth Dragon Beast! It was that spirit that took the Nine-Leaf Red Velvet Fruits!"
"This Earth Dragon Beast is bright red all over, it looks like the Earth Dragon Beast King from inside that Azure Fruit Mountain! How did the Earth Dragon Beast King appear here?!"
"..."
Seeing the Earth Dragon Beast King instantly snatch away the Nine-Leaf Red Velvet Fruits, the many cultivators observing from several li away were all in an uproar. Some cursed incessantly, while others sighed and beat their chests in frustration.