After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 806 The Secret of the Camphor Tree, Ancient Cultivator Ruins?

"No need for explanation; an explanation is just a cover-up, and a cover-up is the truth."

Chen Yang interrupted it directly, completely losing his patience.

Chen Yang had no interest in the specifics anymore.

Regardless of whether it's innocent or deserved its fate, the fact that this guy followed the old camphor tree is enough for Chen Yang to sentence it to death.

Should we let it go, only to have it gather a bunch of accomplices and come back to cause us trouble?
Chen Yang couldn't afford to gamble, nor did he want to.

Even a one in ten thousand chance is still a possibility. No matter how much it talks, Chen Yang will not give it a chance.

"Young friend, I'm innocent! I really am..."

"Whether you're innocent or not, go tell that camphor tree. If you're truly innocent, you can always come back to me and apologize."

Chen Yang left out a sentence, his tone extremely cold.

The next second, he activated the [Yi Wood Divine Thunder Token] on his chest.

Lightning patterns flashed, illuminating the sky.

"boom!"

A thunderclap shook the heavens and the earth.

"Ding! Hunting SS-grade spiritual plant [Sea Buckthorn] has yielded the reward of [Sword Offering Stone]*1 and experience points +100000."

……

"I'm sorry, but I have to make this difficult for you so that I can live in peace."

Looking at the lifeless sea buckthorn lying on the ground, Chen Yang shook his head, saying sorry, but his face showed no remorse.

Chen Yang activated his golden body, grabbed a branch of the sea buckthorn, and pulled the tree trunk completely out of the ground.

It has to be said that the thorns of this thing are really sharp. Even though Chen Yang had achieved the Golden Body and was extremely careful, he was almost pierced by the thorns.

I put the sea buckthorn away; after all, it's a spiritual plant of the Dao True Realm, and it might come in handy someday.

Picking up his broadsword, Chen Yang chased after the other sea buckthorn bush that the little white snake had been pursuing.

The little white snake had forced the sea buckthorn plant to a corner under a rocky cliff.

With its energy and blood surging forth, it relentlessly attacks the sea buckthorn.

The sea buckthorn stalk was also unruly, its body cut into pieces, yet it continued to release a large number of sharp thorns, shooting them at the little white snake in an attempt to retaliate.

The little white snake was agile and far away, so its attack was futile.

Although it lacks a primordial spirit, the terrifying blood energy and dragon might emanating from the little white snake are in no way inferior to those of a primordial spirit.

Faced with the white snake's relentless attacks, the thorn bush had nowhere to escape.

He wanted to burrow underground, but the ground was only half a meter below the surface and filled with rocks, making it impossible to escape.

The little white snake quickly shaved off all the branches and thorns from its body.

It was neither timely nor advantageous; it was a completely unfair and one-sided suppression.

This sea buckthorn plant also tried to communicate with the little white snake, but the little white snake completely ignored it.

If Chen Yang hadn't told it to be careful, the little white snake, with its strength, would probably have already killed its entire body.

This kind of spiritual plant, with its weak primordial spirit and limited attack methods, is indeed difficult to assess in terms of combat strength.

Take this sea buckthorn plant, for example. If a human cultivator with slightly stronger willpower could withstand its suppression of primordial spirit, killing it would be as easy as playing a game.

Among beings of the same level, no matter what kind of spirit creature it is, there is a drastic gap compared to humans.

Humans are adept at using tools and techniques, and possess a strong sense of collective consciousness that no other species can match.

"boom!"

Chen Yang arrived, and immediately, a bolt of lightning struck.

The mission announcement came through my mind.

End.

……

On the other side, the eight-winged centipede chased the dandelion and entered a valley on the northern slope.

As the eight-winged centipede chased after it, a large number of dandelion seeds flew up and scattered throughout the valley.

At first glance, it looks like a layer of white mist.

The eight-winged centipede tried to rush in, but the seeds pounced on it like madmen.

It quickly attached itself to its body, wrapping it up like a giant cotton candy, and floated into the air.

"Humph!"

The eight-winged centipede let out an angry snort, its primordial spirit trembling.

The dandelion seeds encased in it were directly blasted away.

"call!"

The white seeds were blown about by the strong wind, scattering them everywhere.

With a flap of its wings, the eight-winged centipede, carrying immense fire, swooped down into the valley.

However, when it arrived in the valley, it was a bit dumbfounded.

Dandelions are everywhere in the valley.

Dandelions grew everywhere in the valley.

Each one seemed to have the same aura as the dandelion it had just chased.

In an instant, the eight-winged centipede discovered a fact: the dandelion that its primordial spirit had locked onto seemed to have been lost.

The valley was full of dandelions, their seeds flying everywhere, making each one seem like the one it had just chased.

Blindfold?
The eight-winged centipede was furious.

Then I'll destroy you all.

The eight-winged centipede's murderous intent surged, unleashing a powerful primordial spirit sword aura that raged wildly through the valley, slashing at any dandelion it encountered.

In an instant, even more dandelion seeds floated up and filled the entire valley.

"come out!"

The spiritual power of the eight-winged centipede surged back and forth in the valley.

"Shh!"

A wisp of primordial spirit sword energy shot out from the darkness below.

Sensing danger, the eight-winged centipede instinctively turned to the side to dodge.

Can barely escape.

However, after being deflected by a cluster of dandelion seeds not far away, the sword energy shot towards it again.

The eight-winged centipede was startled.

Caught off guard, he was hit in the back.

Fire burst out.

Fortunately, its carapace was sturdy enough, and the eight-winged centipede staggered as it was blasted.

I almost fell straight to the ground.

"What the hell is that move?"

The eight-winged centipede quickly flapped its wings and flew upwards.

Several more primordial spirit sword energies shot towards it from an unknown direction.

Even though it could easily dodge them, these primordial spirit sword energies were constantly reflected by the surrounding seed clouds, shooting at it like a ball being kicked around, keeping it constantly on the run and making it completely unable to defend itself.

It's just a blade of grass, and they're making a magic array out of it?
The eight-winged centipede was furious and kept flying upwards, trying to escape the area.

"boom!"

Just then, a deafening explosion suddenly came from behind.

The eight-winged centipede was startled.

But then an arrow pierced the sky, shooting directly from the southern mountaintop into the valley.

It's that kid.

Seeing this, the eight-winged centipede felt much more at ease.

The arrow, carrying immense force, fell like a meteor, heading straight for a spot in the valley.

"Susususu..."

The dandelion seeds that filled the valley seemed to be drawn by some force, quickly converging towards the incoming arrow.

They clung together, blocking the arrow like a white cloud trying to stop it.

"boom!"

The arrows rubbed against the air, becoming as hot as branding irons, instantly igniting the cloud of seeds.

How can one withstand the combined power of several dragons, a purely physical attack?
A huge fireball landed in the valley.

Flames shot into the sky in an instant.

The arrow penetrated deep into the ground.

The ground surged, as if some enormous object was moving underground, heading towards the mountain pass to the north.

"Grass!"

The eight-winged centipede cursed and instantly gave chase.

"Plant it, get it out!"

The eight-winged centipede was extremely fast, directly blocking the path of the mound. Its primordial spirit sword energy slashed at the mound, determined to shred whatever was beneath it to vent its hatred.

"boom!"

Under the ferocious attack of the eight-winged centipede, a large crater was blasted into the ground, but the dandelion was nowhere to be seen.

At this moment, Chen Yang also came down from the hilltop.

The dandelion seeds scattered throughout the valley caused considerable interference with the primordial spirit and mental power.

Radar detected that the dandelion was frantically burrowing down into the soil, already more than 30 meters underground.

Moreover, it is still escaping downwards.

"This……"

Chen Yang frowned.

It's a bit tricky.

This is what makes spirit plants so difficult to deal with. They can burrow underground and run away. As long as the soil is loose enough and there are no stones blocking their way, some spirit plants that are good at burrowing can even run abroad without ever showing their faces.

How can you catch this thing if it doesn't show itself? Although Chen Yang can monitor its location in real time, he has no way to catch it if it hides underground and doesn't come out.

While Chen Yang was pondering, the eight-winged centipede couldn't wait any longer and burrowed directly into the hole left by the dandelion in the pit.

This guy can dig holes too.

"Old Centipede!"

Chen Yang called out to it, but it didn't stop.

The eight-winged centipede was burning with rage and didn't care about anything else.

Beneath this ground lies the realm of spiritual plants. Although the eight-winged centipede can also burrow underground, its strength will certainly be limited.

Chen Yang was worried that it would suffer a loss, so he considered whether to let the little white snake go down as well.

After all, snakes can also burrow.

The soil where that dandelion disappeared was loose; if an eight-winged centipede could get in, a small white snake should be able to as well.

At this moment, Chen Yang discovered that the dandelion had sensed the approach of the eight-winged centipede and, instead of fighting it, chose to flee.

Judging from the looks of it, this guy's strength was also limited while he was underground, and he was also frightened, so he had no fighting spirit left.

Just now, it sensed the death of those two sea buckthorn plants.

In other words, now, only that remains.

I thought I would be safe if I hid underground, but who would have thought that the eight-winged centipede would relentlessly pursue me.

Dandelion now only wants to escape this place.

……

North Cliff!

The north cliff of Bamian Mountain is extremely steep, with sheer cliffs rising thousands of feet. Tonight, the moon is very round, and its light shines brightly on the north cliff.

"Oh!"

A huge figure suddenly burst out from the cliff face, kicking up a large amount of mud and rocks.

The figure traced an arc in the air and plummeted rapidly down the mountain.

"go!"

Chen Yang leaped up and jumped onto the back of the little white snake.

With a flap of its wings, the little white snake carried Chen Yang and flew swiftly down the north cliff.

……

Below the north cliff lies a vast bamboo forest.

Although dandelions are considered spiritual plants, there's still a reason why they might fall from such a height.

After all, it is huge.

Just before it hit the ground, it suddenly released a large number of seeds. The white seeds, like a parachute, supported it and gently dropped it to the ground.

Its roots touched the ground and immediately plunged in, its body about to burrow inside.

"call out!"

Just as it was in a sorry state, the dandelion suddenly sensed a great crisis, and a red thread flew towards it.

Before its body could completely burrow into the ground, it was entangled in the branches by the red thread.

Then, the movements began to freeze, and the spirit became sluggish.

"Don't kill me! I know Old Monster Zhang's secret!"

Dandelion was terrified and screamed.

"secret?"

Chen Yang was slightly taken aback.

He was about to use lightning magic to kill it directly, but Dandelion's words successfully piqued his interest.

The dandelion was tied up with a red rope and could no longer move.

Chen Yang came down the slope and walked toward it. He could feel that the dandelion was trembling, in fear.

"Tell me, what secret is it?" Chen Yang asked.

Dandelion hurriedly transmitted her voice, "You have to promise not to kill me."

"Ah."

Chen Yang chuckled, "That depends on whether the secret you're talking about is valuable enough."

"Enough, definitely enough. It concerns the ruins of a cave dwelling, the ruins of a Celestial Realm expert," said Dandelion.

"Oh?"

Chen Yang raised an eyebrow. The cave dwelling ruins of a Celestial Realm expert?

Dandelion said, "As long as you don't kill me and let me leave, I will tell you this secret. In this world, only Old Monster Zhang and I know its location. You probably don't know, but Old Monster Zhang obtained a technique for splitting the soul in that cave, which can split the primordial spirit. You may not be able to kill him..."

"Furthermore, the ancient formula for Qi-enhancing Powder was also found in that cave, and the most crucial part of that cave hasn't even been opened yet..."

……

"Is that so?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang's eyes flickered slightly; his interest had been piqued. "How do I know if you're telling the truth?"

"I, Pu San Niang, always keep my word!"

Dandelion quickly said, "Old Monster Zhang and I are sworn siblings. Back then, Old Monster Zhang, Sha Lao Er, my fourth sister Huang Lian, and I became sworn siblings at Jianmen Mountain. Old Monster Zhang was the eldest and the strongest. He was the first to discover that cave. He led us to explore the cave for treasures, but Sha Lao Er died inside..."

She rattled off a long tale, from the cave dwelling to their dependence on the Li family, and how they asked the Li family to help research the remaining formula of the Qi-enhancing Powder and conduct experiments.

Later, when the spiritual plants went out of control, the Li family sold them off. As the instigators, the camphor monster and the Coptis chinensis were targeted by the Panshan Realm. As a result, the Coptis chinensis was killed, and the camphor monster also lost a part of his primordial spirit.

It was the other animal that escaped the calamity back in its hometown in the Qinling Mountains.

They talked about a lot of things, but they didn't mention the location of the ruins.

It was clearly trying to keep it to make a deal with Chen Yang, hoping that Chen Yang would let it go.

But Chen Yang clearly wouldn't do something like letting a tiger return to the mountain, nor would he be coerced by anyone.

"Okay, stop talking."

Chen Yang interrupted it.

Pu San Niang was still working hard, wasting her breath trying to pique Chen Yang's interest even more.

Upon hearing Chen Yang's words, Pu Sanniang said, "As long as you let me go, I can even personally take you to that cave..."

"No need. I'm not interested in any cave dwellings or anything like that."

"you……"

Pu San Niang was shocked and was about to say something when she saw lightning flashing in Chen Yang's hand.

"boom!"

A flash of lightning appeared, followed by a loud bang.

The powerful lightning energy of the Yi Wood element poured in, causing great damage to Pu San Niang's primordial spirit.

"what!"

Pu San Niang let out a scream as her primordial spirit was ravaged by the electric current, as if she had undergone a torture, and she was on the verge of collapse.

At this moment, the eight-winged centipede flew down.

Chen Yang gave it a wink, and the eight-winged centipede, already seething with anger, pounced without a word, biting down on Pu San Niang's stem. Its primordial spirit power enveloped Pu San Niang's faltering primordial spirit, and it began to tear and suck wildly.

A short while later, amidst Pu San Niang's screams, the eight-winged centipede completely devoured her primordial spirit.

The world suddenly became quiet.

The eight-winged centipede shuddered, as if it had let out a burp, and flew back to Chen Yang, coiling itself on his shoulder.

A primordial spirit at the mid-stage of the Dao True Realm would definitely be a feast for an eight-winged centipede that is also at the mid-stage of the Dao True Realm.

"Old Centipede, please help me go through its memories."

Chen Yang said something, and then walked towards Pu San Niang's body.

This dandelion, with its exposed portion already nearly two meters long, is probably at least a thousand years old.

However, it is a rare medicinal herb.

Chen Yang directly added it to the system's inventory.

You can't blame him for being ruthless. You have to be ruthless to deal with these mountain spirits and monsters. Don't be fooled by its pitiful act now. Once you take pity on it and let it go, it might gather a group of accomplices and come back for a comeback.

Kindness to the enemy is cruelty to oneself.

Chen Yang was indeed interested in the cave ruins she mentioned, but he couldn't leave himself with any hidden dangers because of it. Besides, who could guarantee that what she said was true?
Now that the eight-winged centipede is here, wouldn't it be more direct to devour its primordial spirit and obtain its memories?
In terms of acquiring memories, the eight-winged centipede is far more efficient than the Three Corpse Divine Tree.

……

After the eight-winged centipede devoured Pu San Niang's primordial spirit, it seemed to feel a bit bored and simply curled up on Chen Yang's shoulder and fell asleep.

Chen Yang checked the scene and, after confirming that nothing was missing, stepped on the little white snake and went up the mountain again.

A great war ended here.

It was already midnight, and the full moon hung overhead, illuminating the Jianfeng Temple in the night.

The huge trunk of the camphor tree still lies in the backyard, and the yard wall and house are smashed to pieces.

Chen Yang cleaned up the scene and collected the massive camphor tree trunk.

This tree grew so big, I wonder how long it lived—a thousand years? Ten thousand years? It doesn't seem to matter anymore, since it's dead now anyway.

The place was a mess.

This Jianfeng Temple probably needs to be rebuilt.

For Chen Yang, this was a minor matter; it was just a matter of spending some money.

After taking inventory of the scene, Chen Yang breathed a sigh of relief.

He had anticipated that since Li Changfu dared to come to the appointment, he would definitely be planning something big for him, but he never expected it to be this big.

Five spiritual plants at the Dao True Realm level alone arrived. If he hadn't been tough enough, he might have really suffered a loss.

He took out his phone and dialed Li Chunxiao's number.

Li Chunxiao was still awake, waiting for his message. The phone was answered as soon as it rang once.

Chen Yang explained the situation to her.

With Li Changfu dead, there should be no further obstacles for Li Chunxiao from the Li family side.

However, Chen Yang also reminded her not to let her guard down, as Li Changfu might still have some tricks up his sleeve. If Li Chunxiao were to take any action, it would be best to have a contingency plan.

(End of this chapter)