Chapter 289 - The Second Pill’s Location (1/2)

“Report!”

A shout caught their attention. A man was rushing over sweaty and in ragged garments.

He fell to one knee before them, “Y-young masters, we have found the second Brimming Sacred Pill’s location.”

“Eh?” They all perked up. Zhuo Fan’s advice did the trick but even so, they were still yearning to go out there and get the pill themselves.

Was it that easy to just let this chance pass by? It held the promise of getting a new Radiant Stage expert in their house and increase their power significantly.

Then came their united reply, “Where?”

“Fifty miles out, Killing Blood Marsh!” The man cupped his hands. He truly rendered a service worthy of a reward, “Five days ago, we were tasked with finding young master Zhuo. By happenstance, we stumbled into a vial of Brimming Sacred Pill in that place. Whether a coincidence or not, the pill is now deep in the nest of a 3rd level spiritual beast, Blood Croc. We opted to report rather than risk our lives.”

Blood Croc?

That put a damp on their joyous moods.

The Blood Croc was a pack spiritual beast, and very territorial. Despite a mere 3rd level spiritual beast, their numbers deterred even a Radiant Stage expert from approaching.

The easiest way to establish their strength was to look at how big this nest was.

Long Xingyun spoke, “How many?”

“Oh, forgive my forgetfulness. It is around thirty thousand heads!” The man stammered.

Sss~

The shock was easily seen on everyone’s faces.

Thirty thousand Blood Crocs. Not even ten Radiant Stage experts or a hundred Profound Heaven experts could come out unharmed out of such a scuffle. Least of all their rabble of two-three thousand men.

The instant they charged, the Blood Crocs would tear them to pieces.

Thus they all turned their heads to Zhuo Fan to see his take on this.

The man in question was eerily calm, dissing the trouble with a wave, “Lead the way.”

“Brother Zhuo, you can do it?” They looked on in hope.

With a vague smile, Zhuo Fan was playing coy, “Ha-ha-ha, we’ll know when we get there.”

And proceeded to walk southwest. Being all mysterious worked, making the rest follow him in shock.

No wonder a puny and forgotten Luo clan reached such a height. This guy was overpowered. He always came through despite adversities.

Luo Yunhai, Xue Ningxiang and the hundred people Zhuo Fan brought followed him the instant he made a move. For the first two it was an obvious choice, as for the hundred people, vassals to different houses, they went after Zhuo Fan like sheep after a shepherd.

Besides, what difference would it make if they were behind Luo clan when the houses they were vassals to were all allies? [You should at least go with your master even if so!]

They couldn’t help it though, not when Zhuo Fan was a beacon of safety, willing to follow him everywhere with unflinching determination.

Too bad the lucky Luo clan had yet to become a house, or these guys would’ve switched camps on the spot.

“The kid is taking everyone from us. I can already see how the Esoteric Debate ends. With half of our vassals willing to follow Luo clan.” Long Xingyun sighed.

Xie Tianshang shrugged, “That’s how charisma works. Be it a mighty emperor or just a clan head, they all have to have some amount of personal magnetism. We all do! But in Zhuo Fan’s case, while ours is but a mere glint, his shines like a radiant star!”

Xie Tianshang followed closely as well. Long Xingyun chuckled right behind him. Chu Qingcheng thoughtfully watched the prideful and solitary figure in front before coming too.

The wood exit was soon barren of people, all going for the Killing Blood Marsh.

The audience beyond the wood National Elemental Stone found the entertainment waning and returned to the seats Dugu Zhantian provided.

All while speculating how Zhuo Fan managed to relieve Huangpu Qingtian of the pill.

It was clear by his appearance that no blows were traded, so how…

The man in question was now taking a stroll. Perhaps the exhaustion of the past few days never left him and only made him grow weary, culminating in this slow pace.

Yet it only worked to put Long Xingyun’s group on edge. They were itching to get to the Killing Blood Swamp first. It was funny how the Esoteric Debate of this century had been reduced to an 8th grade pill hunt.