Chapter 623 - 622: Duoling Dog: Turns Out I Have a Talent for Treasure Hunting

Chapter 623: Chapter 622: Duoling Dog: Turns Out I Have a Talent for Treasure Hunting

Celestial Star Cave Mansion

In the desert, Ximen Chuihuo looked up at the sky and said, "When will this ever end?"

"Isn’t this just your bad luck? If I’d known, I wouldn’t have hidden on you," the Jinling Loach said, displeased.

Ximen Chuihuo said, "Senior, when we came in, I had a feeling Senior Jian spotted you."

The Jinling Loach said, "He’s just a Tier Eight. At my peak, I wouldn’t have given him a second thought."

Ximen Chuihuo had clearly felt this senior tremble back then. ’Hearing it say this now feels like a bit of a stretch,’ he thought. ℯℯ𝘭.

However, Ximen Chuihuo didn’t plan to call it out. Instead, he asked, "Senior, how much power did you bring this time?"

The Jinling Loach flew beside Ximen Chuihuo and said, "About the same as last time."

Ximen Chuihuo’s face darkened. "Doesn’t that mean the Spiritual Control Sect is paralyzed again?"

The Jinling Loach said, "It’s because your Spirit Beasts are too weak. Once the Spirit Beasts I know recover, it won’t be like this anymore. I’ll be incredibly strong then."

Ximen Chuihuo wasn’t too concerned about that. He was more worried about what horrible fate awaited him when he returned, now that the Jinling Loach had pulled a stunt like this.

After all, his father knew the Jinling Loach was with him.

He could only hope that no one from the Spiritual Control Sect would be waiting to ambush him when he got out.

But what made him even more frustrated was the question of when he would finally encounter another Spirit Beast.

He had only come here because he’d heard there were many Spirit Beasts. He had to prepare a generous gift for Po Xiao, after all.

Unfortunately, after all this time, he had found nothing.

Left with no other choice, he could only summon Da Bai.

The moment Da Bai appeared, it rolled its eyes. ’My leg isn’t even healed yet! Again?’

Ximen Chuihuo said, "Don’t get worked up. It’s time to use your Talent."

Da Bai looked completely baffled. ’Isn’t my Talent being a glutton?’

Ximen Chuihuo said, "Treasure hunting. Where there are treasures, there are bound to be guardian Spirit Beasts. Our targets are the guardian Spirit Beasts."

Hearing Ximen Chuihuo’s explanation, Da Bai finally remembered that Duoling Dogs had a talent for treasure hunting.

’Ever since I started following Ximen Chuihuo, I’ve completely forgotten about this Talent of mine.’

’How tragic.’

Still, since it was for treasure hunting, which was a proper job, Da Bai had no reason to refuse.

’Alright, let’s go.’

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Jiang Zuo left the forest and headed toward a large mountain. Beyond this mountain lay the desert.

This path held the Five Elements Power he needed, and it also offered a potential way to break his predicament, so Jiang Zuo chose it without hesitation.

Meanwhile, Jiang Zuo was still holding Mo Mingbei captive. How to put it...

’This guy did this to himself just to survive.’

He was an existence similar to an Artifact Spirit. The only way for him to unleash his full power was to fight using his Core Mecha.

However, with such a weak Artifact Spirit body, it was hard to say how much control he would even have.

The main reason Jiang Zuo hadn’t let him go was to have him chew on leaves and help replenish the Spiritual Qi in the Array Stones.

"How long do I have to keep eating these?" Mo Mingbei asked, chewing on a leaf.

Jiang Zuo said, "You can go once the Array Stones are fully replenished with Spiritual Qi."

"That’s it?" Mo Mingbei found it a bit incredible.

’For real? Replenishing these Array Stones is easy. I just need to eat a bit more diligently.’

Jiang Zuo nodded.

Mo Mingbei then began to frantically chew the leaves.

’Who cares if it’s true or not? What if it is?’

’Then I’ll be free.’

Seeing Mo Mingbei frantically chewing the leaves, Jiang Zuo naturally didn’t stop him. Of course, he was telling the truth; Mo Mingbei could leave once they were full.

At that moment, Jiang Zuo arrived beside a tree. Next to the tree was a vine, as translucent as flowing water.

’A Water Curtain Vine. It’s a top-tier Refining Material, even higher grade than an Ice Crystal Wood Lotus.’

’However, this is a type of companion treasure.’

’Yes, it’s this tree’s companion treasure.’

Without paying it much mind, Jiang Zuo took out Cold Moon and prepared to cut down the Water Curtain Vine.

The moment Cold Moon appeared, the large tree moved.

And the one hundred and eight Array Stones moved with it. All the Array Stones found their respective positions, and then a wave of Sealing Power descended to suppress the target.

’Yes, this time it was a Sealing Array.’

’The easiest way to control an enemy isn’t a powerful attack, but a Sealing Array that doesn’t require immense strength.’

’A Tier Four’s attack power can’t shake a Tier Five’s defense or attack, but a Tier Four’s Sealing Power can definitely restrain a Tier Five for a period of time.’

’It mainly depends on the type of Sealing Array.’

’Of course, the materials are also very important.’

’If it were just a Sealing Technique, then it would require much greater power.’

’Take my Innate Two Qi, for example. It can easily seal anyone at the same tier, and it can restrain those at higher tiers for an instant.’

’This is related to my own strength.’

After sealing the large tree, Jiang Zuo cut down the Water Curtain Vine and then left via Sword Control.

Naturally, he took the Array Stones with him.

Once he reached a safe place, Jiang Zuo landed on the ground again and had Mo Mingbei resume chewing leaves.

Mo Mingbei: "..."

’I feel like I’ve been tricked.’

’That last move used up nearly half the Spiritual Qi. How long am I going to be chewing for?’

Seeing that Mo Mingbei’s enthusiasm had waned, Jiang Zuo said, "Think it through. If you fill them up, you have a chance. Otherwise, you’ll have no chance to leave at all."

Mo Mingbei: "..."

’He has a point. Having hope is better than having none. And as long as I chew fast enough, the replenishment rate will be far greater than the consumption rate. That should work, right?’

At this thought, Mo Mingbei began to eat with even more gusto, devouring the leaves like a storm sweeping through.

Jiang Zuo didn’t interfere, nor did he deliberately make things difficult.

Just as the stones were about to be full, Jiang Zuo came across a small tree. It was called a small tree, but it was actually over a meter tall.

This was a Spirit Communication Tree. The tree itself wasn’t frightening; its main characteristic was its ability to channel spirits.

However, "channeling spirits" in this case meant channeling Spiritual Qi, not Spirit Beasts.

Simply put, it could make it easier for people to sense and absorb Spiritual Qi.

Its effect wasn’t that significant, far inferior to an Enlightenment Tree.

Here, however, the tree’s effect was immense, because one could directly absorb Spiritual Qi underneath it.

Therefore, there was a powerful Spirit Beast beneath the tree.

And it just so happened to be hostile toward Jiang Zuo.

Mo Mingbei was bewildered. ’I was almost done!’

BOOM!!!

A great battle erupted in an instant.

He couldn’t win this fight, so Jiang Zuo could only use the Array Stones to flee. By the time he escaped, the Spiritual Qi in the Array Stones was nearly depleted.

Mo Mingbei didn’t know what to say, but he didn’t give up. He continued to work hard.

After some time, the stones were once again about to be full.

Mo Mingbei was especially excited. ’No need to use them this time! This is great!’

’I’m going to be free!’

However, just as he was on the verge of freedom, some creature jumped out of nowhere and attacked them.

This time, it was an Earth-Fire Beast, around Tier Five.

The moment Jiang Zuo saw it, he had no intention of running. This Earth-Fire Beast possessed the Five Elements Fire Power, which was exactly what he was missing.

And so, a great battle broke out. Aided by the power of the Array Stones, Jiang Zuo used almost everything at his disposal just to take a pair of horns from his opponent.

Fortunately, the Earth-Fire Beast was not very brave; otherwise, he would have been drawn into a bitter fight.

Still, he had obtained the Earth Fire Horns.

Of the Five Elements Power, he was now only missing Earth. He also had the Essence of the Sun and Moon. It was the perfect time to condense the Innate Three Qi.