Chapter 352 Black Requiem Grass

Despite his surprise, Ji An didn't pay much attention to a demonic snake that had just entered the late Foundation Establishment stage.

The defenses of the Apricot Yellow Banner and the Mixed Gold Armor Curse are not something that a demon beast of its level can easily overcome.

Ji An made a hand seal, and a golden moon blade about a foot long shone forth, exuding an incomparably sharp aura.

He unleashed the Golden Light spell, not out of contempt for the enemy, but because a spell at the Great Perfection level was sufficient for him.

Even earth-elemental foundation-building demonic beasts, known for their strong defense, would find it difficult to withstand such an attack.

The moment the golden light flashed out, the serpent sensed the threat of death. Panic flashed in its sinister vertical pupils as it tried to twist its body and change direction.

It didn't even dare to think about eating people; it just wanted to escape!

The golden light was already upon it, and it instinctively surged its demonic power to envelop its entire body.

However, how could it possibly withstand the golden light technique released by a cultivator in the Chaoyuan stage?

The crescent blade smoothly sliced ​​through its head and body, splitting it in two from head to tail.

Ji An controlled the fiery cloud to catch his prey, cut off the snake's head, and saw that the creature was clearly poisonous.

He placed the snake's head in a jade box, intending to take it back for further study.

He found the demon core that had been split in two and regretfully sealed it away.

Such a demon core is no longer of much value; it can only be fed to the Golden-feathered Eagle after we leave.

He then found the snake gall and put it into the jade box, saying he would need it later.

"Come into the bowl quickly."

Ji An put the snake meat, which was a full 15 feet long, into his storage bag. Dinner was settled: snake soup.

He was in a good mood, thinking to himself:

'Perhaps this is why those disciples of the Enforcement Hall are so enthusiastic about killing and hunting demons; they experience a thrill of slaughter.'

The fiery red auspicious clouds continued to descend, and the fog grew thicker and thicker.

The wind, blowing from an unknown source, whistled through the rocks, creating a mournful sound, like the wailing of ghosts in the night, evoking a strange sense of unease.

"That's kind of scary."

Ji An is a cultivator in the Chaoyuan stage, with powerful magic, and is not afraid of the head-on battle just now.

But the current environment made him feel a little uneasy, triggering the trauma he had experienced watching horror movies in his childhood.

He more cautiously controlled the descent of the auspicious cloud, muttering to himself:

"Why isn't it at the bottom yet!"

He activated the Panshan Technique, and yellow spiritual light enveloped him. Combined with the Mixed Gold Armor Spell and the Apricot Yellow Banner, he already had three layers of defense, not even counting his physical defense as a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Ji An felt a little relieved, and his mind was no longer so tense.

When people are too nervous, their movements become distorted.

He released Big Yellow and Golden Retriever from the spirit beast pouch and began a spiritual connection with them:

"Assist in guard duty."

"Awooo!" Big Yellow roared, its huge head peering out warily.

Having reached the fourth level of foundation building, it naturally possesses a stronger wildness.

"Squeak," the golden retriever jumped onto the yellow dog's head, remaining equally alert.

Ji An felt a little more relaxed, thinking to himself that although these two guys were a little weaker, they could still provide emotional support!

They encountered no further danger and made their way safely to the bottom of the valley.

A moment later, the auspicious cloud descended onto the ground scattered with grayish-white bones, which was slightly soft.

The bones are human-shaped, but more often they belong to mammals, specifically smaller mammals.

Strangely enough, the fog at the bottom of the valley was very light, and the visibility was much higher.

There are several springs here, all flowing into a deep pool.

The pool water was a deep green, almost black, and its depth was unknown. Every now and then, a few bubbles would rise to the surface, making a "glug-glug" sound.

Ji An released his divine sense and carefully 'scanned' the surrounding area, but did not detect any danger.

"Big Yellow, you stay with me and keep watch. Golden Retriever, you search the area."

"Aww!" Big Yellow nodded.

The golden retriever leaped down from the top of the rock bear's head and sniffed the ground like a hunting dog, beginning its search.

Ji An activated the Five Directions Spirit Tempering Technique, gathering the Earth Qi from the deep valley.

A dark yellow light rose from the ground and gathered in his palm.

He carefully walked around the valley floor, collecting twelve strands of earth energy.

"That's right, its energy is greater than that of Earth (戊土)!"

Ji An happily said this as he put the earth energy into the jade bottle and began to absorb it.

"call!"

After exhaling, inhale naturally, and wisps of Yin Earth Qi are swallowed into the abdomen, flowing along the Immortal Meridian into the Spleen.

Yellow spiritual light emanates, vein patterns shimmer with brilliance, and the combination of Wu and Ji (戊己) in Yin and Yang forms a complete Earth element.

The core of the Divine Palace suddenly flashed, engulfing the earth element energy.

Ji An stopped after absorbing fourteen strands of Qi, as continuing to absorb Qi would increase the burden on his spirit and soul.

This place is not as safe as the sect's territory; I cannot put myself in danger.

"Squeak," the golden retriever came running back happily, a black spirit herb in its mouth.

It stopped beside its master, stood upright, held the spirit herb in its hands, and once again let out a fawning cry:

"Squeak squeak".

Ji An used his object manipulation technique to grasp the spiritual herb in his palm and carefully examined it.

The herb is about a foot long, with narrow, sword-shaped leaves and smooth edges. Holding it in your hand gives you a sense of inexplicable peace of mind.

He caught a faint fragrance, raised an eyebrow slightly, and said in a deep voice:

"It's actually a Soul-Soothing Herb! Black Soul-Soothing Herb is extremely rare!"

The calming herb is a common medicinal herb with calming effects.

In his storage bag, he always kept several meditation cushions woven from resurrection grass, which could be used to aid in entering a meditative state.

Common resurrection plant is white with a slight yellow tinge; it is a perennial herbaceous spiritual plant.

The black Soul-Soothing Grass is a special mutated spiritual herb with a stronger effect on stabilizing the soul and accelerating the recovery of consciousness.

Using it to weave a prayer mat is comparable to burning inferior incense.

However, the burning of the incense does not last long, while the calming herb cushion releases its calming power for several years.

A look of delight flashed in Ji An's eyes, and he asked:

"Where was it found? Are there any other medicinal herbs like this?"

If he can find enough Soul-Soothing Grass, he will have more resources to quickly open up the Divine Palace.

The opening of a divine palace is mainly constrained by two factors: divine consciousness and magical power. He has no shortage of means to replenish magical power, but he lacks means to restore divine consciousness.

Although the harvest of high-grade spiritual tea from Crimson Flame Peak was plentiful, it wasn't enough even if one drank it freely.

Besides, he needs to give away or trade some of these spiritual teas, so he can't keep them all.

"Squeak," the golden retriever nodded and pointed behind it.

"lead the way!"

Ji An was overjoyed; he had gained something extra on his very first stop, how could he not be delighted?

Golden Retriever ran off, and he put Big Yellow into his spirit beast pouch. He rode on a cloud and followed behind his beast. Finally, he found several clumps of black soul-soothing grass in a rock crevice.

The crevice in the rock was extremely narrow, only about the diameter of a thigh.

He unleashed his full divine sense, and after confirming it was safe, he laughed heartily:

"You've struck it rich! Hurry up and dig it out for me."

He could easily dig a large crevice in the rock, but with the help of his tamed beasts, why would he bother?

Golden Retriever is an earth-elemental monster, and digging is extremely strenuous for it.

Its forelimbs quickly dug away the soil and rocks, carrying one stalk of calming grass after another to Ji An's hands.

Two hours earlier, the two Foundation Establishment cultivators hurriedly left Ji An and flew dozens of miles before landing in a dense forest.

A bearded monk asked:

"What bad luck! I actually ran into a cultivator in the Chaoyuan stage from the Golden Spirit Sect."

"Old Liu, do you think he might notice something's wrong with us?"

The stocky cultivator beside him scratched his head and replied with a slight frown:

"How is that possible? The alliance has made it clear that we can only be discovered if we come into close contact with a Golden Core cultivator."

The other party is merely a cultivator in the Chaoyuan stage; there's no way they could detect that we've fused with the blood of a demon beast.

"Since the enemy can't possibly see through us, why do you look so preoccupied?"

The bearded man was puzzled. He had known Lao Liu for many years and understood his character very well.

Unless it's a tricky situation, the other party won't remain silent.

"I feel like I've seen that cultivator somewhere before. Don't you feel the same way?"

Old Liu countered by saying that he had been a rogue cultivator for a long time before becoming a demon cultivator in the Heavenly Demon Alliance.

Given his level, it's impossible for him to have any interaction with the cultivators in the Chaoyuan stage of the sect, let alone feel familiar with them.

But he had this feeling anyway, and he wondered where this sense of familiarity came from.

Now that you mention it, I also think the other person looks familiar.

The bearded man scratched his head, also lost in memories.

After a few breaths of silence, he suddenly slapped his thigh:

"I remember now! We saw a jade slip when we left the Heavenly Demon Alliance half a month ago."

It contained a list of targets hunted by the Heavenly Demon Alliance and portraits of more than a dozen cultivators.

That cultivator from earlier was clearly on the list too!

"Now that you've reminded me, I remember too. That cultivator's name is Ji An!"

We must report this to the alliance immediately; this is a great achievement!

Old Liu got excited; reporting clues could yield a lot of resources.

"Alright, report now. You can write the intelligence report."

The bearded man was equally excited and asked again:

"How do you think the alliance will handle this? Also, is it possible that the other side will only show up once?"

If the other party only appears once, their intelligence will most likely be judged as false, and they will not only fail to obtain resources but will also be punished.

"When I left, I looked back a few times and realized that the other person was probably consuming qi."

Cultivators who absorb Qi need to accumulate it over a long period of time; how could it only happen once?

As for how the alliance will handle this, they will undoubtedly send high-ranking cultivators to eliminate him.

Old Liu smiled sinisterly. In his eyes, the three sects had always been incredibly powerful.

Seeing that a sect disciple was about to be attacked and killed, he felt a strange sense of excitement.

Ji An flew out of Eagle Sorrow Gorge on a cloud. The golden eagle immediately spotted him, let out a cry, and then flew to his side.

The sun was about to set, and the sky was ablaze with a crimson sunset, resembling a range of mountains.

"Leave here."

Ji An decided to find a secluded place to take stock of his spoils.

After communicating with the spirit, he put away the auspicious cloud and leaped onto the broad back of the golden-feathered eagle.

The beast spread its wings and flapped them a few times before beginning to glide.

Its golden crest of feathers stood up, tinged with the orange-red hue of the setting sun.

After the golden eagle flew away from Divine Eagle Cliff, Ji An looked around but found no signs of other human activity.

He guided the beasts and they finally landed on a low, black stone hill.

There is a spring here that flows into a stream, which can be used to brew tea and make soup.

(End of this chapter)