Chapter 61 - All The Way To The West. (2/2)

“Unknown to our founder, there was a.., monster living inside the pond.” Master Wu gathered himself and then said, “It was a half snake and half water dragon with a mouth that breathed deadly Yin and Malic Qi. Our founder fought with the monster but was wounded and defeated. Those wounds eventually took his life a few years later.”

“Luckily, the monster still lived deep inside the pond and didn’t seem to want to wreak havoc in the world.

“My teacher led my two sect brothers and me to the pond to investigate a few years ago. The monster came right at us. We didn’t even think of fighting back, so we s.n.a.t.c.hed a few crystals from the pond and ran away.”

After Wu Shanhe had finished his story, he looked at Chen Fan fearfully.

“Master Chen, I really didn’t mean to lie to you. I didn’t tell you the truth because I was afraid that you wouldn’t believe me.

“That monster looked like a water dragon, and therefore, our founder had named the place the ‘Yin Dragon Pond.’ My grandmaster was the only person who saw it with his own eyes. That monster had outlived two generations of disciples and should be over a hundred years old by now.”

“Really?” A’Xiu gasped incredulously.

Chen Fan and Lin Hu both possessed incredible abilities, but their power was still comprehensible to a normal human. However, a hundred-year-old water dragon sounded straight from mythical tales.

“Well, it’s not a water dragon, just a Yin Snake.” Chen Fan said lightly. “The real water dragon could summon wind and rain on a whim, and controlling the flow of air with ease. That little snake would need at least five hundred years to achieve such power.”

“Master Chen, you seem to know such a monster?” Wu Shanhe was taken aback.

“Of course.” Chen Fan replied lightly, “It’s just a snake.”

If Wu Shanhe was right, the Yin Snake had grown to a dozen meters long and was able to breathe out Yin and Malic Qi; it must have reached Ethereal Enlightenment level in its cultivation.

However, the power of such cryptids were no match against a cultivator even though they were at the same level.

A cultivator had the help of various Dharma Treasures and was aided by immortal arts, while the animals had no such advantages.

“Nonetheless, I have reached only the mid-stage of the Foundation Establishment level. It might be challenging for me to take on the snake right now.”

So thinking, Chen Fan furrowed his brows.

“I should wait until I reach the late-stage of the Foundation Establishment level and try to use the Immortal Enlightenment level spells. Either that or I should further refine the Jade Marrow Talisman and increase its damage.”

Chen Fan had named the talisman the Talisman of Thunder ever since he had used the Arcane Bulwark of Thunder to defeat Master Wu. This was the first Drahma Artifact he had owned on earth.

Finally, Chen Fan decided that they would halt their travel to Dong Du City, to start focusing on refining his talisman for now.

He asked Wu Shanhe, “Is there anywhere suitable for cultivation? I also need some herbs to aid in my progress.”

“Herbs for cultivation?” Wu Shanhe mulled on the question for a while. Suddenly, he slapped his head and said, “Yes! there is one of the largest medicinal herb markets in the Jiu Ding City.”

“Oh?” Chen Fan’s eyes lit up with interest.

He had heard of the Jiu Ding City before; it was a famous distribution and warehouse center for traditional Chinese medicine.

Chen Fan had searched hard for precious herbs to help him with his cultivation; however, Chu Zhou was a small city and therefore had a very limited supply of herbs. Even thirty-years-old ginseng would cost a fortune.

Chen Fan was confident that once he could find enough high-grade herbs, he would be able to improve his cultivation further.

He could also leverage other unique Dharmic Formulations to improve the power of the Talisman of Thunder further.