Chapter 49: Good and Bad Entwined (1/2)

Chapter 49: Good and Bad Entwined

This was indeed a good piece of news for Ye Fan. If he could pick some panaceas or kill some rare birds or animals, he could solve his current pressing need for hundred plants extract. His golden sea of bitterness that was the size of a seed was like a lake that had almost dried up, it would require large amounts of qi essence to supplement it, allowing it to grow and finally result in a vast golden body of water to appear.

“This time elder Wu Qing Feng will be personally leading the group, you don’t have to worry about that dastardly elder Han doing any mischief.”

The matter was decided upon and Ye Fan and Pang Bo would both participate.

Two days later, Wu Qing Feng and another elder brought hundreds of disciples to leave the Ling Xu sanctuary to head towards a neighbouring area of the ruins.

In that area ancient trees covered the sky, a scene that seemed primitive, even from far away one could hear the earth shattering roars of wild beasts and occasionally feel a bitter killing aura being transmitted.

“Let me remind all of you one more time, precaution is key. Don’t look down on this expedition as your lives are on the line……” elder Wu Qing Feng spoke about many of the areas that attention was required and finally reminded: “In the past, for the sake of picking some rare spiritual grass some disciples disregarded danger and entered into the depths of the ruins, thereafter they ran into some ferocious wild beast and lost their lives. The deeper you go, the more fearsome the birds and animals you meet. There are many species that can be traced back to ancient times and even us Ling Xu sanctuary elders have no way to deal with them. Therefore I’d like to emphasize to not go too deep!”

The two elders brought the hundred odd disciples and soon reached that piece of ruin. The air here was filled with spiritual qi which was comparable to Ling Xu sanctuary. Having just reached this area, some people had already spotted spiritual grass.

“If the medicinal plants are too young don’t pick them……” Elder Li reminded.

The ancient trees here were enormous and even if several people were to link hands they would be unable to encompass it. The old vines hanging down were as thick as a normal man’s thigh and rather than calling it a ruin one could say it was more like a primitive forest.

“A gigantic python!”

They had only just entered the forest when someone suddenly shouted, he had discovered a multicoloured python that was as thick as a bucket.

“Chi!”

That huge python whose body was covered in multicoloured spots spit out a mist which enveloped the disciple that had shouted and immediately a shrill cry could be heard.

The other disciples felt their hair stand on end as they hastily retreated. The mist slowly dissipated and snow white bone could be seen on the ground together with a strange yellow liquid substance, the surrounding vegetation had all withered as well.

Elder Wu Qing Feng hurriedly walked forward and frowned: “How can there be a Venomous Serpent just on the outer edges of the ruins, something seems to be amiss.”

At this point elder Li walked forward and said: “This huge python is known as ‘Venomous Serpent’, it contains a highly toxic poison. All of you have to be careful, do not let the poison mist it spits forth come in contact with you, otherwise the poison will act immediately and you will perish.” Elder Li then reminded: “Its gall bladder is good material for refining medicine, those disciples with strength can go forth and subdue it.”

They had just arrived at the edges of the ruin and already met with such a venomous python, it was simply unimaginable what other fearsome wild beasts lurked within. It had already killed one disciple and the hearts of everyone felt chills as they all became more attentive of their surroundings.

“I’ll go forth and get that gall bladder!” A female appearing to be sixteen or seventeen walked out of the ground and moved forward, from her sea of bitterness came a green light that flowed to her arms and shot forth from her fingertips. The green light was like a sword as it chopped towards the Venomous Serpent with a “Chi!”, rending it in two.

That young girl carefully retrieved a gall bladder the size of a fist out and immediately exchanged it for a bottle of hundred plants extract from elder Li. The morale of the other disciples were immediately boosted as almost all of them had the ability to kill the venomous python and if they could control the fear in their hearts and use their abilities properly, they would be able to have a big harvest in the ruins.

“Don’t be frightened but remember to stay cautious, as we continue forward there will be more blood being spilled and possibly even some deaths, this is something that you people have to experience. The flowers and grass within the greenhouse will also one day have to meet with the cruelties of reality otherwise it will never be able to truly grow.”

Although the two elders worded it like this, they had frowns on their faces. They had only reached the edges of the ruin and a disciple had already died, this did not seem like a good omen.

At this moment, the other disciples began to move and it only took a while before someone had dug out a ten year old “Dragon Tongue Grass” and another disciple had found a “Green Dragon Vine”.

Suddenly, from within the depths of the ruin a shrill bird cry could be heard, it sounded metallic in nature as it pierced through the skies, making everyone’s eardrums extremely painful from the buzz. At present, everyone had expressions of shock as they stopped what they were doing and looked towards the direction of the sound. A golden flash of lightning streaked across the sky and sped towards a mountain peak.

“What is that thing?!”

Everyone was shocked, that golden flash of lightning was simply too fast and nobody could see it clearly, only a blazing golden flash could be seen.

Elder Wu Qing Feng had a serious expression as he said: “That’s a Lightning Bird, as swift and frightening as lightning, born with the power of thunder and lightning. Even if I were to meet it, I could only avoid it and carry on.”

“ROAR!!”

Suddenly, a roar shook the heavens, from the mountain peak that the Lightning Bird had swooped towards suddenly stood a huge ape whose body was densely covered in scales. It jumped over hundred metres into the air as it attempted to kill the Lightning Bird.

“It’s a Scaled Ape!” By the side, elder Li’s face drained of colour as he said: “It seems to be the king of the scaled apes, otherwise it couldn’t possibly be so big actually daring to attack the Lightning Bird.”

Elder Wu Qing Feng frowned: “It seems that it is no longer peaceful within the ruins, this expedition will likely have some twists and turns, we better not venture too deep.”

Shrill bird cries and roars of a beast could be heard resounding within the ruins, the sounds seemed to pierce the heavens as it travelled from far away. The faces of the disciples paled, previously someone had easily slain a Venomous Serpent and they were filled with confidence but now they finally understood that the ruins was far more frightening than they had imagined and within its depths were unparalleled existences that they simply could not afford to offend.

“Let’s change an area to enter the ruins from……” Elder Wu Qing Feng felt that this region was simply too risky and the ruins was vast enough that they could simply enter from another region.

After walking over ten miles the group reached another patch of forest and bore through it entering the ruins.

“Let me warn all of you one more time, even if you want to venture deeper do not go further than ten miles in!

Reaching this area the group split up into smaller groups and travelled together, all wanting to make gains. The hundred plants extract was simply a big temptation for these disciples that were establishing their sea of bitterness.