Star Farming, the eldest lady relies on alchemy to counterattack

Chapter 187 Temporary Residence

Ning Xuan saw Jiuwei trying to cut off the beast's flesh and immediately stopped him, "Just keep the skin, don't take the rest."

"Master, the meat of this strange beast can be eaten. I have tested it and it is not poisonous." Jiuwei said attentively.

"It's too ugly. I won't eat it. Let's go now," Ning Xuan urged. Ning Xuan saw that the strange beast looked like an enlarged gray mouse and didn't want to eat it at all.

With their strength, they would not have to worry about not being able to hunt exotic beasts. Since Ning Xuan said so, the others had no objection and continued on their journey in the reassembled mechanical vehicle.

After slaying many strange beasts along the way, they arrived at a hidden valley around noon. Surrounded by mountains, the entrance was obscured by dense vines. If it weren't for the golden rats Zhang Nan had released, which were keenly aware of the energy fluctuations within, it would have been nearly impossible to find.

The moment they stepped into the valley, a rich spiritual energy surged in like a tide, stretching every pore in their body. Ning Xuan took a deep breath, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes: "The energy concentration here is at least ten times that outside!"

After entering the valley, they discovered its surprisingly vast expanse. Although the trees and rocks blocked the sunlight, luminescent fluorite naturally grew on the cliffs, illuminating the valley with remarkable brightness. In the center of the valley lay a shimmering, emerald green spring, surrounded by a variety of rare and magical plants. Several snow-white mountain foxes were drinking from the spring. They didn't panic at the intrusion, but simply observed them curiously.

"Master, this place is perfect for training!" Nine Tails shook his ears excitedly, "We can do it here..."

Before he could finish his words, the ground suddenly shook violently. Ripples appeared on the surface of the spring, and the surrounding spiritual plants moved without a breeze. The spring water churned and roiled, the ripples no longer gentle, but transformed into hideous cracks.

"Be careful!" Ning Xuan swung out the vines and dragged the Nine-Tailed Fox back.

Before Jiuwei could even find his balance, he heard a resounding "boom!" and the spring erupted into a column of water several feet high. Amidst the splashing water, a massive creature burst forth, its fishy wind lashing towards him.

The moment the beast's full form was revealed, every member of Ning Xuan's team was stunned. The portion of the creature that emerged from the water was over three meters long, covered in blue and black scales, each palm-sized and edged like a knife. Most terrifying of all, its neck forked, revealing two hideous heads—the left, a crimson crimson, its surface covered in cracks resembling volcanic crevices, while the right, a deep blue, was covered in frost-like scales. Four copper-bell-like eyes locked onto the group simultaneously, their pupils strangely vertical, as if pulsing with flames and frost.

"This is a two-headed dragon of ice and fire. How could this legendary alien species appear here?" Yun Mo said in confusion.

At that moment, the beast's two heads simultaneously raised their heads to the sky and roared, the sound waves crashing into everyone's chests like a physical object. Ning Xuan felt her internal organs shift, her eardrums stinging, and a stream of warm liquid flowed from her nose. She wiped the blood from her nose and turned to see Zhang Nan, Tang Xue, and Wang Yue, the weaker ones, squatting on the ground in agony, holding their heads.

Ning Xuan glanced at Lin Mo, and Lin Mo immediately released the King's Guardian to protect those who had lost their combat effectiveness.

The two-headed dragon's crimson head suddenly opened its bloody maw, spewing a pillar of blazing white fire toward Ning Xuan. Ning Xuan instinctively dodged to the side. As the pillar of fire passed by, she could feel its scorching heat. Where she had been standing, a half-human-high rock was vaporized by the flames, leaving only a molten crimson on the ground.

The dark blue head on the other side spewed out a black mist. Wherever the mist passed, thick frost formed on the ground, freezing everything.

The two-headed dragon launched a series of attacks. Ning Xuan assessed the beast's combat power. According to the Federation's comprehensive combat power calculations, the two-headed dragon's overall combat power was roughly SS-level. "Di Youlin, I leave it to you." Ning Xuan directed the others to retreat and instructed Di Youlin to deal with the beast.

Di Youlin agreed, flapped his wings and rushed forward to fight with the strange beast.

Although Di Youlin's mental power was suppressed by the rules, his fighting ability was not greatly affected. However, the two-headed dragon kept roaring to the sky and emitting sonic attacks, which made Di Youlin unable to give his all. He fought with the strange beast for more than a dozen rounds, causing the rocks in the valley to shake. Ning Xuan couldn't help but look at Qinghe.

Qinghe immediately bowed to Ning Xuan, jumped, and pounced on the strange beast. He grabbed its scales and climbed to its neck, then to its ice-blue head. He leaned forward and inserted his own scales into the beast's throat.

The shrill cry of the strange beast disappeared in an instant. It was like it was stuck by a thorn, unable to vomit or swallow. Di Youlin seized the opportunity and chopped off the other side of the beast's head with force.

Qinghe's natal dragon scales had also pierced the throat of the other head of the strange beast. The strange beast finally let out a final wail, and its huge body fell down with a bang, stirring up waves all over the sky.

The two-headed dragon died, and Ning Xuan found an inner elixir of a strange beast in the heart of the two-headed dragon. Not all strange beasts can produce inner elixirs. Only strange beasts with high levels and high blood talents can produce inner elixirs.

Each inner elixir is priceless.

After Ning Xuan and her group dissected the body of the two-headed dragon, Ning Xuan searched around the valley and finally found a blue lotus growing not far from a clear spring.

This lotus bloomed quietly in the misty water vapor, its petals showing an almost transparent ice blue color, with tiny dewdrops condensed on the edges of each petal. The most amazing thing was the aura emitted by the whole lotus, which gave people a sense of tranquility. As soon as Ning Xuan approached, she felt that her blood energy was particularly active, and the acupoints that had been blocked during her previous practice were actually loosening slightly.

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be the Nine-Turn Ice Soul Lotus." Ning Xuan picked the lotus and put it away, then said to the others.

As a master of alchemy, Ning Xuan has mastered almost all the maps of exotic plants that the Federation can find, so she naturally recognizes the Nine-Turn Ice Soul Lotus.

Since God has let her come here, then this Nine-Turn Ice Soul Lotus is prepared for her, and she must pick this lotus.

"Master, I have prepared a new flavor of barbecue. Come and try it." Jiuwei greeted Ning Xuan happily.

Jiuwei was in charge of the food. He knew Ning Xuan's taste well, so he not only prepared barbecue, but also handed Ning Xuan a pot of wine. They sat around the fire, eating and drinking, with the flames crackling and the sound of the clear springs in the valley gurgling. Ning Xuan felt a rare sense of comfort.

The environment of this valley is so good and hidden, and the energy in the valley is particularly strong. They have just found such a good temporary residence, so it’s time to drink some wine to celebrate.