Chapter 409 410: Transforming the Earth Vein

Just as Su Mo was feeling puzzled, a figure suddenly walked out of the array and bowed respectfully to him. "Greetings, Elder Su."

"Old Huang!"

Su Mo recognized the man at a glance.

Huang Xu said excitedly, "Elder Su, during the time you were gone, this old servant missed you to death."

"Cut the crap!"

Su Mo shot Huang Xu a disdainful look.

'Being on the mind of a scraggly old man in his seventies or eighties every day is a little nauseating, no matter how you think about it.'

Huang Xu gave an awkward smile.

Su Mo pointed at the array before them and asked, "Did you set up all these arrays?"

"This old servant set them up to protect the Divine Medicine!"

Huang Xu explained.

Su Mo nodded in agreement.

A Divine Medicine was so rare that there probably weren't more than a few stalks in the entire Cangxuan Realm. They were so precious it was simply heaven-defying and had to be well-protected.

If word got out, the Sacred Lands would surely come to snatch them away frantically.

At that point, Qingyang City would never know peace again.

Huang Xu said respectfully, "Elder Su, you must have come specifically to see the Divine Medicine. This old servant will open the array and take you in. Please wait a moment."

With that, Huang Xu took out several array flags.

WHOOSH!

As he brandished the array flags, the clouds and mist before them suddenly parted, revealing a passageway.

The group walked inside, following the path.

Soon, they arrived before a spiritual medicine that shone with a brilliant golden light, and a feeling of comfort washed over their entire bodies.

The mere scent of the medicine was enough to intoxicate them.

The Valley Master of Medicine King Valley was here, tending to the Divine Medicine.

"Elder Su..." the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley said politely.

Su Mo asked, "Is this the Divine Medicine?"

The Valley Master of Medicine King Valley nodded. "I brought these few stalks from the Ancient Medicine Garden. I originally planned to plant them here to improve the environment, but I never expected them to transform into Divine Medicine. It's truly a pleasant surprise."

The spiritual medicines in the Ancient Medicine Garden were all tens of thousands of years old and had long possessed the potential to become Divine Medicine.

However, the Spiritual Qi in the Ancient Medicine Garden was too faint.

As a result, many spiritual medicines that were tens of thousands of years old could not transform into Divine Medicine.

The Valley Master of Medicine King Valley transplanted them to the Xiao Family estate, where they absorbed the essence of the sun and moon and the Spiritual Qi of the Golden Dragon Earth Vein, which finally triggered their transformation.

"Elder Su, there are four more stalks over here," said the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley.

Su Mo followed him to the other four stalks of Divine Medicine and inspected them closely. "They are indeed Divine Medicine, but they haven't finished transforming yet. Right now, they can only be considered semi-finished Divine Medicines."

"Semi-finished Divine Medicines?"

The group stared blankly.

These few spiritual medicines were more precious than any other they had ever seen, yet they were only semi-finished.

Still, even a semi-finished product was stronger than a Holy Medicine.

Su Mo observed them carefully and said, "Something's not right. Why do these semi-finished Divine Medicines look so withered?"

"This... I don't know either."

The Valley Master of Medicine King Valley looked embarrassed.

They were fine when they were transplanted, but after transforming for a period of time, they began to wither.

Because of this, he had even taken to tending to them personally.

Xiao Zhan frowned. "Could it be because the Spiritual Qi at our family's estate is too thin?"

"That's a possibility!" Su Mo said with a nod.

The birth of a Divine Medicine requires absorbing a vast, sea-like amount of Spiritual Qi.

Although the Spiritual Qi from the Golden Dragon Earth Vein was abundant, it hadn't reached the level needed to support the growth of a Divine Medicine, which is why they were withering.

If they couldn't absorb enough Spiritual Qi, where would they get the energy to grow?

"What can we do?"

"Where are we supposed to find such a massive Earth Vein?"

The group looked worried.

The Golden Dragon Earth Vein was already the most powerful Earth Vein in their Northern Profound Domain. They couldn't possibly find one stronger.

Did they have to go steal one from the Central Profound Domain?

But whose would they even steal?

Normally, Su Mo would have definitely gone and stolen one, but now, there was no need.

"Isn't it easy to get an Earth Vein? I just happened to bring a few back with me!"

With a flick of his hand, Su Mo took out all the Earth Veins he had plundered from the Haoyue Sect and the Purple Cloud Palace.

"Earth Veins... and so many of them?"

"Huh? This Earth Vein actually contains Star Moon Power. Could it be the Haoyue Sect's Bright Moon Earth Vein?"

"And this purple Earth Vein contains a Saint's Power. It looks like the Purple Cloud Palace's Purple Qi Eastward Earth Vein."

"The remaining two Earth Veins are impressive as well, second only to Saint-level Earth Veins."

The crowd stared in shock at the Earth Veins in Su Mo's hand.

Zhuge Su asked, "Elder Su, you didn't actually plunder both the Haoyue Sect and the Purple Cloud Palace, did you?"

"I did. They wanted to kill me. Was I supposed to let them live to celebrate the New Year?" Su Mo retorted.

Zhuge Su was filled with emotion.

'The Haoyue Sect and the Purple Cloud Palace were both Sects with ten-thousand-year legacies and the potential to surpass Sacred Lands, yet now they have been destroyed.'

'This is the consequence of offending Su Mo.'

'How utterly tragic!'

'Then again, it makes sense.'

'Su Mo can casually erase even a Martial Emperor, let alone the insignificant Haoyue Sect and Purple Cloud Palace.'

'No matter how great their potential, they weren't a Sacred Land yet, after all.'

'Besides, a true Sacred Land is terrifyingly powerful and unfathomably deep. They might even have Saints. They aren't something you can surpass just by wanting to.'

"Golden Dragon Earth Vein, come out!"

Su Mo formed a seal with his hands and used the Earth Vein Summoning Technique.

WHOOSH!

A golden dragon crawled out from underground and affectionately rubbed against Su Mo's pant leg, trying to curry favor.

This scene left everyone clicking their tongues in amazement.

The Golden Dragon Earth Vein was treating Su Mo like its master.

Su Mo handed all the Earth Veins to the Golden Dragon Earth Vein and ordered, "Devour them all."

CRUNCH, CRUNCH...

The Golden Dragon Earth Vein gripped the Bright Moon Earth Vein in its claws and began to ravenously devour it.

KRA-KOOM!

After finishing the Bright Moon Earth Vein, the Golden Dragon Earth Vein began to chew on the Purple Qi Eastward Earth Vein and the other remaining Spiritual Veins.

GULP!

After devouring all the Earth Veins, the Golden Dragon Earth Vein finally stopped and let out a satisfied, yet somehow still hungry, burp.

"This thing has a huge appetite. It ate all the Earth Veins in one go."

"What level do you think it can reach?"

"Saint Level?"

"But it's already at the Saint Level!"

Everyone speculated.

Just then...

RUMBLE!

A massive amount of Spiritual Qi suddenly erupted from the Golden Dragon Earth Vein's body, washing over the crowd like a tidal wave and drenching their clothes.

Immediately after, the Golden Dragon Earth Vein began to undergo waves of transformation.

It was even stronger than before.

Su Mo asked, "Long Chuan, can you tell what level it is now?"

Long Chuan shook his head, indicating he couldn't tell.

Although he was an Earth Vein Summoner, he had not reached the pinnacle of the Cangxuan Realm.

Therefore, he couldn't determine the Golden Dragon Earth Vein's current grade.

Qingyunzi, who was standing nearby, chimed in, "When Elder Su summoned it, it had already surpassed the ordinary Saint Level. Now that it's been strengthened so much, theoretically, it should have reached the Divine Level, right?"

"That makes sense!"

Everyone nodded in unison, agreeing with Qingyunzi and believing the Golden Dragon Earth Vein had reached the Divine Level.

Su Mo thought so too.

After all, the level above Saint Level was Divine Level.

However, the Drunken Sword Immortal Spirit poured cold water on their excitement, saying lazily, "You're all thinking too simply. The Golden Dragon Earth Vein hasn't reached the Divine Level at all."