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Chapter 166 Transparent Flower

Back in the tent.

Wu Ming took out a fragment of the Blood Ganoderma lucidum, threw it into the medicine pot to boil, and soon a pot of medicinal juice was boiled. He then poured it into a porcelain bowl, gulped it down, and felt his stomach burning like fire, his blood and qi surging.

"We're almost out of Blood Spirit Mushrooms."

Wu Ming looked at his inventory. After using up that top-grade Blood Essence Pearl, he basically exchanged all his remaining merit points for nourishing spiritual items, pouring in a lot of resources every day, almost disregarding the cost.

Normally, even a martial artist with 'above-average' aptitude would need about three years to accumulate enough blood energy to reach the limit of the third blood coagulation stage after entering the third stage. However, Wu Ming, with 'below-average' aptitude, managed to reduce the time required for this step to just over two years, which is almost comparable to that of a top-tier aptitude!
If calculated by merit, the merit he consumes daily to replenish his blood and qi must be at least 20,000 to 30,000!

All the spirit rice used for consumption is of the highest quality, all the meat used for consumption is of the finest quality demon meat, and all resources are selected for their minimal harm to the body and ease of digestion and adaptation. It can be said that only the effect is considered, not the price.

No martial artist who has reached the third stage of blood coagulation could devote as many resources to martial arts as Wu Ming. Even geniuses like Xiao Yang and Ling Zhonghan, who could receive a lot of resources from a powerful force, would be lucky to consume one-tenth of Wu Ming's daily expenses during the third stage of blood coagulation.

On the one hand, such reckless investment of resources is too costly, and the efficiency of martial artists who have achieved three blood coagulations in acquiring resources and merits is limited, making it impossible to supply them. On the other hand, such excessive use of resources may only increase efficiency by a few dozen percent compared to normal cultivation, but the amount of resources required may be dozens or even hundreds of times greater!
Only Wu Ming,

With his primordial spirit at the fourth level of refinement, his strength was almost invincible among those at the fourth level. Gathering resources in the abyss was as easy as taking candy from a baby. It was only through his formidable strength in the realm of Dao that he was able to supply his martial arts cultivation in this way.

"It's time to go to the Abyss again."

After Wu Ming had fully digested the medicinal effects of the Blood Spirit Mushroom, he tidied up briefly and quietly left the stronghold.

His first exploration of the Abyss was with Han Cheng and others. After becoming familiar with the environment of the Abyss, he mostly went there on his own. This was mainly because with his current strength, even a four-blood martial artist like Han Cheng, who was only second to the top level, could hardly help him. It was better to go alone.

quickly,

Wu Ming came to the Abyss once again.

This area is about 700 zhang deep, which is the depth Wu Ming has been exploring recently.

The exploration progress of Jingye City and other foreign forces has basically reached five or six hundred feet. Although Wu Ming is not afraid of other forces, he has no interest in competing for the remaining resources. He would rather explore deeper.

Swish! Swish!

On the rugged cliff, Wu Ming held the crimson-black gold spear and climbed over the Nuo Teng several times in succession. Suddenly, his eyes flickered, as if he had noticed something, and he turned his gaze to a distant direction.

He quickly moved along the cliff in that direction and soon found a vine on a rugged cliff face ahead. On this vine was a flower that was entirely dark blue and emitted a faint glow.

"Tongming Flower?"

Wu Ming approached, put away his gun, and stood there. After observing carefully, he revealed a thoughtful expression.

The Translucent Flower is a spiritual creature of heaven and earth. It is generally born in places where the terrain is open and where yin energy is stagnant. These two conditions are not difficult to meet in themselves, but it is difficult to meet them together. Only an environment like the Abyss can satisfy this condition.

This substance sounds like a spiritual elixir that nourishes the soul, but in reality, it does not. It has no nourishing effect on either the body or the soul. Its only effect is that it can enhance physical sensation to a certain extent after consumption.

It has the effect of improving hearing and vision.

Martial artists lack the ability to perceive the soul; all their investigative abilities come from their five senses. The Transparent Flower can enhance the sensitivity of these five senses to a certain extent, and may even enable martial artists to see ghosts and spirits with the naked eye!
Generally speaking, if a martial artist wants to see ghosts and spirits with the naked eye and perceive their primordial spirits and souls, they need to cultivate to the level of 'unity of spirit and body'. However, if they consume a Bright Flower, they can do it directly. Therefore, the Bright Flower can also help people better comprehend and experience the state of unity of spirit and body, and thus it is one of the most precious resources.

A single flower like this would be worth no less than two million merit points.

Although Wu Ming doesn't need the ability of spiritual vision and isn't qualified to comprehend the unity of spirit and body for the time being, such a resource is still very useful to him.

but,

The translucent flower in front of me has not yet truly bloomed; judging from its condition, it should need to grow for another ten days or so.

"Such value is worth waiting for."

After a moment's thought, Wu Ming reached out and pressed his hand against the rock wall beside him. Instantly, a surge of earthly evil energy erupted, and he forcibly tore off a piece of rock, revealing a hole. He then quietly stepped into the hole and temporarily settled down inside.

Although there's no worry about the Translucent Flower being picked prematurely, the situation in the Abyss is chaotic and the terrain is unstable. A demon might pass by and damage this rare flower, or a collapse of the surrounding rock layers might destroy it. Therefore, it's necessary to guard it. While the Abyss is rich in resources, precious resources like this, worth millions of merit points, or the Millennium Stone Heart Milk encountered previously, are still extremely rare and highly sought after. At least, Wu Ming has only encountered them twice in the past few months.

……

Time flies, and thirteen days have passed.

Wu Ming dug a hole on the cliff side where the Tongming Flower grew and settled down to guard it. He had explored almost the entire surrounding area, finding only a few pieces of mineral material of low value, which were better than nothing. Every day, he meditated and observed the growth of the Tongming Flower, watching it gradually grow from a tender bud into a mature shape, and slowly showing signs of blooming.

"It seems the blooming will happen in the next day or two."

On the cliff, Wu Ming stood at the cave entrance, looking at the small, dark blue flower beside him, and nodded slightly.

But just as Wu Ming continued to observe the growth and changes of the Tongming Flower, his gaze suddenly shifted, and he turned his eyes to the distance of the cliff. From that direction, he sensed a surging and fierce demonic aura rapidly approaching him.

Encountering monsters in the abyss is quite common, and Wu Ming was not surprised at all. He leaped and gently left the cave, arriving at a protruding rock in front of the Tongming Flower.

Swish! Swish!

Just then, a dark shadow darted out from the dark cliff in the distance. It was a large demon with a body size of nearly ten feet, and its shape was like a lizard. It walked along the cliff at an extremely fast speed, as if it were flying.

The demonic aura brewing around him was also extremely thick and powerful, reaching the level of the fourth transformation.

at last,

After turning the corner, the demonic lizard suddenly stopped. Its pair of scarlet eyes darted around, looking at the opposite side of the cliff, at the vines growing on the rock and the translucent flowers that were blooming.

As a demon, although it has reached the fourth level and its intelligence is very close to that of humans, it is still too difficult for it to identify the various strange things growing in the world. After all, the most important thing for humans compared to demons is the accumulation and transmission of knowledge, which is something that demons do not possess.

The demon lizard didn't know what kind of strange object this flower was, but it instinctively knew that it was extraordinary and not poisonous. As long as it swallowed it, it would gain some extraordinary benefits. From birth to the present, it has transformed into a four-transformation great demon, and it has swallowed it whole all along.

As for Wu Ming standing on the opposite cliff, he was automatically ignored.

Or rather, it wasn't ignored, but rather regarded as a small snack before the main course. After all, Wu Ming's blood energy was very weak in its perception, and it was a whole realm lower than its own, so it was not worth mentioning.

Swish!
After briefly observing the surroundings and confirming that there was no danger or accident, it leaped across dozens of feet to reach the other side of the cliff, and then proceeded to walk towards the translucent flower.

As it passed by and approached Wu Ming, it suddenly opened its mouth and thrust out its long tongue, which shot out seven or eight zhang in an instant. The tongue was as strong and tough as refined steel. A protruding rock was only slightly grazed by it and instantly shattered. The tongue lashed straight at Wu Ming, intending to pierce through his body and then wrap around him and pull him back.

however,
Wu Ming stood on the rock wall, his expression unchanged, and simply pointed forward with his finger.

Swish!
A streak of crimson light suddenly flew out from his sleeve, transforming into a long, blood-red rainbow that directly met the strange tongue that the demonic lizard had flicked out. With just one collision, the strange tongue, which was even tougher than refined steel, was forcibly cut in half!

"hiss!"

The demonic lizard winced in pain, and the remaining half of its monstrous tongue instantly retracted, springing back into its mouth. In its pair of scarlet demonic eyes, a look of shock, almost human-like, appeared. As it scrutinized Wu Ming again, it also locked onto the blood-red flying sword that was slashing through the air.

Wu Ming manipulated his flying sword to deliver a horizontal slash, drawing a blood-red streak in the void as it struck directly at the demon lizard's head.

"puff."

The demon lizard reacted extremely quickly, suddenly shaking its head and spitting out a strange black liquid.

The black liquid made a sizzling sound upon contact with the flying sword.

To the lizard's surprise, the blood-red flying sword was not directly destroyed by its innate divine power. Instead, the blood-red light on its surface dimmed slightly. Although the black liquid was still visibly spreading across the surface of the flying sword, further eroding its spiritual light, the speed was very slow.

Swish!
In the next instant, the crimson flying sword slashed down.

Although the surface of the flying sword was corrupted by the demon lizard's methods, which erased most of the spiritual light and killing aura on it, the power of this sword was still extremely strong. It forcefully severed the demon lizard's scales and cut off its huge head!

(End of this chapter)