Chapter 77 - 77 Heaven swallowing vine (1/2)

As Shun Long reached the end of the cave, the scene in front of his eyes had left him tongue-tied.

A huge bird almost 10meters(33ft) tall had wrapped itself around a giant vine, that was no smaller than the bird itself. The bird's wings were a shiny silver color while its wingspan was more than 30m(100ft) long.

Shun Long who looked at the bird felt like an explosion had just set off inside his head.

Little Black was shocked as well, as he said in disbelief

''Master that green vine must be the treasure of this Demonic Mountain region. Also.. what is a roc doing in a place like this? How can a roc be at just the peak of rank 4? Rocs are very similar to us dragons, so its strength should have at least been at the peak of rank 7 as it was born.''

Shun Long didn't even answer little Black's question as his eyes were glued at the huge vine at the heart of the mountain.

The silver winged roc had tried to completely encapsulate the green vine by wrapping its wings around it, looking almost like it was trying to absorb it inside its own body.

The green light that the vine emitted held a kind of fatal allure to magic beasts.

Even Shun Long's heartbeat had started speeding up at the thought of obtaining this treasure.

After taking a few breaths to calm himself down Shun Long answered little Black's question

''This isn't a pure roc, that's why it is only at the peak of rank 4. Its bloodline seems to belong to the silver winged rocs but it is extremely impure. I guess that one of its ancestors was a pure-blooded silver winged roc but as time passed, the 'pure blood' of the silver winged roc became thinner and thinner with every passing generation.''

Taking another deep breath Shun Long continued

''However, the important thing here isn't this silver winged roc, but the green vine at the heart of the mountain''

Little Black's attention was also on the green vine, as he had too felt the attraction that the vine was emitting he curiously asked

''Master, do you know what this vine is? I don't seem to recall ever seeing a plant like this.''

Shun Long nodded his head as he said

''If I'm not wrong.. this is a 'Heaven swallowing vine'.''

''Impossible! How could such a treasure exist here?'' Little Black asked but his voice seemed to be slightly trembling

To Shun Long, little Black's reaction wasn't exaggerated at all. Instead, he nodded his head as he answered

''I don't know how but it's definitely real. Originally, I didn't even think that a 'Heaven swallowing vine' could exist in this place, but now I understand why the qi in this Demonic Mountain Region is so pure compared to the 'floating cloud city's'. The 'Heaven swallowing vine' is absorbing the qi from its surroundings as it turns it into purer qi.''

Seeing the silver winged roc wrapping itself around the 'Heaven swallowing vine' little Black felt fury as well as envy in his heart. How could an impure small rank 4 roc try to eat a heavenly treasure like the 'Heaven swallowing vine'.

Even little Black in the past, hadn't seen such a treasure as this vine, if you excluded the 'Stone of Time' of course.