Chapter 131 - 108: "If You Dare to Run, I’ll Exterminate Your Entire Clan
Chapter 131: Chapter 108: "If You Dare to Run, I’ll Exterminate Your Entire Clan
"It’s fine."
Chen Fan shook his head.
This was outside the City Wall of Cave No. 1. With the wall fully raised, it was impossible to see what was happening inside.
"Alright."
Qi Feng nodded. He took a stick of incense from his robes and lit it, then became completely still as if he had suddenly entered a meditative state. After the stick of incense had finished burning, he slowly opened his eyes, rose to his feet, and spoke with a complex expression.
"Sect Leader Chen, this Exotic Beast is called a Heaven-Swallowing Crocodile."
"They are exceedingly Rare, with extremely high potential."
"All the Exotic Beasts in Jiangnan combined are likely not worth as much as this one of yours, Sect Leader Chen. However... the Heaven-Swallowing Crocodile is susceptible to a genetic mutation. Roughly one in every ten thousand is born with it."
"The primary symptom is that its wounds cannot heal."
"Not even the smallest cut will close. If you hadn’t been nourishing it with the altar for the past few days, Sect Leader Chen, it would have already bled to death. From now on, unless you’re willing to continuously use the altar to sustain it, it will..."
He didn’t dare to say the rest.
’His father had said he was willing to purchase the Heaven-Swallowing Crocodile’s corpse for a high price.’
But he didn’t dare to mention it.
’It was obvious that Sect Leader Chen was attached to this Heaven-Swallowing Crocodile. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have gone to such great expense to continuously nourish it with the altar.’
"Is there no way to fix it?"
Chen Fan asked with a frown.
"There is."
Qi Feng took a deep breath and nodded. "The Great Dao is fifty, and Celestial Derivation is forty-nine. There is no illness in this world that is completely incurable. You just need to find a Heavenly and Earthly Treasure called a Snow Lotus and have it swallow it. That will cure it."
"However..."
"Although this Snow Lotus is only a Green Level Heavenly and Earthly Treasure, it’s exceptionally Rare. It takes a hundred years of cultivation to mature, and it must be grown in a special environment with a specific Array. Even my father doesn’t know how to set up such an Array; he only learned of this information from some Ancient Texts."
"Apart from that, there is no other method."
Qi Feng’s voice was filled with regret.
’This was basically a death sentence for the Heaven-Swallowing Crocodile. For such a Rare creature to die like this... it was a real pity.’
’A hundred years of cultivation.’
’Perhaps only the most powerful factions would have started cultivating such a Heavenly and Earthly Treasure a century in advance.’
’For those major powers, their greatest strength is their legacy.’
’To expend so much energy and draw upon their heritage just to pass down a single Snow Lotus to their descendants... that was a depth of power factions like his could never match. They weren’t even sure if their faction would survive another ten years, let alone have the luxury of preparing for a hundred years in the future.’
...
"What a shame," Chen Fan said with a long sigh. He then lightly tapped Hey Hey on the head and gestured with a smile, "Come on, let’s go back and have some more tea."
’Problem solved.’
’A Snow Lotus.’
’Very Rare.’
’But...’
’As it happened, he had one in his Warehouse, sitting there quite nicely in the Treasure Room. What a coincidence.’
’Actually, it wasn’t a coincidence at all.’
’He had a good idea why the person who’d smashed the mountain open with a hammer hadn’t taken Hey Hey with them. They must have known about Hey Hey’s inherited disease and planted the Snow Lotus for it.’
’The plan was for Hey Hey to eat the Snow Lotus once it matured.’
’But Hey Hey had clearly forgotten.’
’He also had a pretty good idea now why Hey Hey was so timid.’
’It was highly likely that, right after Hey Hey was born, that person had constantly nagged it.’
"You can’t get hurt, you absolutely can’t get hurt."
"If you get hurt, you’ll die. If you get hurt, you’ll die."
"Eat the Snow Lotus when it matures."
’Hey Hey didn’t have a very big brain, so it only remembered the first two lines.’
’It never ate the Snow Lotus, even after it matured.’
’No wonder, he thought. With Hey Hey’s power, why would it need to hunt by driving Ghost Objects off a cliff? It made no sense at all.’
’A Heaven-Swallowing Crocodile, huh?’
’So the little guy’s species name is that domineering?’
’It’s way more imposing than his Mortal Sect.’
...
「Inside the Wooden House.」
The old man who had come with Qi Feng spoke up slowly. "That City Wall on the cliff face is a Level 3 City Wall, covered entirely in a Ghost Blood Pattern."
They all had sharp eyes and knew quality when they saw it.
They naturally knew how many Ghost Stones it would take to construct a City Wall with such a uniform pattern.
"Mm."
Gongyang Yiyue nodded, clearly having no desire to make conversation.
Seeing that the others had no intention of speaking, the old man said no more.
He just silently raised his cup and drank his tea.
"Everyone," Chen Fan walked in with Qi Feng, a cheerful smile on his face. He was about to say something when his eyebrows suddenly shot up. "It seems more distinguished guests have arrived. Would you care to join me in welcoming them?"
"Of course."
...
「Inside the Celestial Pit.」
"The Jiangbei Commerce Association presents a congratulatory gift of 3,000 Ghost Stones!"
"The Jiangnan One Sword Sect presents a congratulatory gift of 5,000 Ghost Stones!"
More and more factions arrived to pay their respects, and the pile of congratulatory gifts on the ground grew ever larger. Wang Kui announced each one loudly as he took inventory.
"The Hill and Valley Royal Family presents a congratulatory gift of 9,832 Ghost Stones, 17 unidentified White-level Exotic Treasures, 11 identified White-level Exotic Treasures, two unidentified Green-level Exotic Treasures, one identified Green-level Exotic Treasure, and two Building Blueprints!"
"..."
After shouting out the list, Wang Kui suddenly realized something. His face became a blank mask as he stared at the somewhat familiar old man before him. The man was forcing an awkward smile that Wang Kui had never seen on his face before.
"Long time no see, Patriarch."
"Well, uh... uh..." Patriarch Wang’s gaze shifted awkwardly. "It’s... good to see you’re still alive."
"Mm."
"That’s great, just great. Seeing how successful you’ve become, I’m truly happy for you. I always knew you would soar to great heights one day."
"I almost forgot." Wang Kui suddenly remembered something. He smacked his forehead and looked over at Zhou Mo, who was busy nearby. "Let me borrow your saber. According to the rules of the Hill and Valley Royal Family, leaving the family requires taking three stabs, leaving six wounds."
"Here." Zhou Mo didn’t hesitate, unfastening his saber and handing it to Wang Kui. "Just make sure you wash it when you’re done."