Chapter 364: Heart-Encompassing Grass

Chapter 364: Chapter 364: Heart-Encompassing Grass

The crowd scattered and fled in all directions, quickly putting distance between themselves and this swamp.

But Ji Chen did not leave.

His gaze swept around, and once he was sure there was no one nearby, a surge of aura spread out from his body.

"Buzz!"

The vast aura instantly drew the attention of the Demon Swamp Frog.

"Croak!"

It let out a loud cry, then its massive body lunged toward Ji Chen. Every leap was like a great mountain crashing down, making this whole area tremble nonstop.

"Kill!"

A vicious light flashed in Ji Chen’s eyes. With a cold snort and not a shred of hesitation, he pointed forward, his finger as a sword.

The Holy Technique condensed into a streak of sword light that slashed out with force, chopping down toward the Demon Swamp Frog’s head.

"Bang!"

A booming sound rang out, and the result was exactly as Ji Chen had expected.

Under that single sword strike, the Demon Swamp Frog was directly obliterated into flying ash, not even a scrap of bone left behind.

Though this Ancient Creature was terrifying and could rival an ordinary Saint, faced with Ji Chen whose Cultivation was not being suppressed, it simply had no chance of survival.

To someone with Great Saint Realm strength like Ji Chen, slaying the Demon Swamp Frog with one sword was no challenge at all.

Very soon, after he withdrew his aura, Ji Chen began searching through this swamp.

And the commotion he had caused when slaughtering the Demon Swamp Frog had clearly drawn in Cultivators from around the swamp; some, upon learning there was a Demon Swamp Frog here, still risked it and rushed in.

But when they entered the swamp and discovered that the Demon Swamp Frog had already been killed, all of them couldn’t help feeling extreme shock.

"Who the hell was it? In this Emperor’s Fall Mountain Range where our Cultivation is suppressed, there’s actually someone who can still kill a Demon Swamp Frog!"

"Could it be a team from the Di Race has arrived here?"

They whispered among themselves, but did not forget their purpose in coming here. Very soon they scattered again, wanting to find some useful opportunities in this swamp.

"Heart-Encompassing Grass!"

Ji Chen searched ahead of everyone, going to the depths of the swamp. Beside a big tree, he discovered a stalk of Divine Medicine.

It was said this grass could heal damaged Heart Veins. Previously, when he went to the Qin Family, besides obtaining the map, Ji Chen had also received a piece of information from Qin Wenchang. It detailed the appearance and effects of the mountain’s Holy Medicines.

Now, the Holy Medicine he saw, named Heart-Encompassing Grass, perfectly matched the information Qin Wenchang had provided.

"Haha, a Holy Medicine!"

Just as Ji Chen was about to step forward and pick the Holy Medicine, suddenly, from not far away, a burst of laughter came from a certain direction.

Looking over, he saw three figures appear, having somehow arrived without him noticing.

They too spotted the Heart-Encompassing Grass at a glance, greed surfacing in their eyes as they rushed over immediately.

One of them was bald, his build burly, and he wore an ancient suit of armor. Though the armor was dull and lacked luster, Ji Chen could faintly sense a special aura emanating from it.

"Our luck isn’t bad. Didn’t expect to find a stalk of Holy Medicine here. If we carry it out, we’ll definitely fetch a good price!"

Greed filled all three pairs of eyes as they moved toward the Heart-Encompassing Grass.

"Sorry, I found this medicine first."

At that moment, Ji Chen’s calm voice drifted into their ears.

The three of them all froze for a moment at his words. Clearly, they had noticed Ji Chen’s presence earlier, but hadn’t bothered to take him seriously.

"Kid, the things in these mountains don’t belong to whoever sees them first. If you want opportunity, you have to rely on your own strength."

The bald man in armor let out a cold laugh, his gaze sweeping over Ji Chen with undisguised disdain.

With that, he couldn’t be bothered to waste words on Ji Chen. He stepped forward toward the Heart-Encompassing Grass, intending to yank it up in one go.

"I’ll say this once. The three of you had best leave this place right now."

Ji Chen’s eyes narrowed, a cold gleam flickering within.

"Where’d this snot-nosed brat crawl out from, daring to threaten us?"

The three couldn’t help but burst out laughing, their faces full of contempt and scorn.

The bald man in armor also halted his steps, turning back to look at Ji Chen.

He shook his head, then coldly said, "Since you’re so ignorant of life and death, don’t blame the three of us brothers for being ruthless today."

As soon as the words fell, a sharp light flickered in his eyes, and he charged at Ji Chen at extremely high speed.

The armor on his body lit up with a peculiar glow, as if continuously providing him with Spiritual Power, allowing him to briefly use his Cultivation.

His whole body turned into a blur, rushing in fast. In the blink of an eye, he was upon Ji Chen.

"Remember this. In your next life, open your eyes wider."

With a cold snort, murder surfaced in the bald man’s eyes. Without another word, he pressed his large palm down toward Ji Chen. The armor flared with light as endless energy converged into his palm, intending to crush Ji Chen to death with a single slap.

"Bang!"

The sound rang out, but unexpectedly, it was not Ji Chen being splattered on the spot. Instead, the bald man was struck as though by a heavy blow and sent flying far away. The armor on his body was shattered by Ji Chen’s single punch, and his chest was pierced straight through, a shocking bloody hole appearing.

"Bang!"

Another loud crash sounded as the bald man’s body slammed heavily into the ground in the distance. After barely struggling twice, his life completely flickered out.

"Big brother!"

Only then did the two companions finally react. Their faces turned to shock as they rushed over immediately, only to find the bald man already lifeless.

"You... who are you?"

Rage instantly twisted their faces as their gazes locked onto Ji Chen.

"Noisy."

Ji Chen let out a cold snort, unwilling to waste words on them. He merely flicked his fingers, sending out two streaks of light that shot forward at extreme speed, piercing straight through the centers of their brows and killing them on the spot.

Too lazy to spare them another glance, Ji Chen turned around and strode toward the Heart-Encompassing Grass, plucking it up in one grasp. ℴℴ𝘮

"Anyone else want this Holy Medicine?"

The events here had long since alarmed many Cultivators in the swamp, and now they gathered to watch from not far away.

Ji Chen picked the Holy Medicine and swept his gaze around. His calm voice carried clearly to everyone’s ears.

"I just happened to pass through here. I have no intention of contending with you, so I’ll take my leave."

Faces changed all around as they hurriedly cupped their fists, spouting similar polite phrases, then turned and left without looking back.

At the same time, they were inwardly stunned. None of them had expected that within the Emperor’s Fall Mountain Range, there was someone with such combat strength, able to casually kill three people with a mere wave of his hand.