Chapter 159: Bones (1/2)
Chen Feng had chosen to come to Demon Soul Valley mainly for the sake of finding Soulguard Flowers. It was a harrowing adventure that had nearly taken his life. Chen Feng had already given up on the thought of finding Soulguard Flowers when an entire field of them appeared before his eyes. In fact, it was an expansive field of it. Seeing it filled him with disbelief.
Seeing the Soulguard Flower held before his eyes, Chen Feng felt as though he was imagining things.
“Are these Soulguard Flowers real?” Chen Feng dared not believe it. He thought that the field of Soulguard Flowers before his eyes was an illusion.
“Of course it is real. Soulguard Flowers are nothing exceptionally rare anyways. Why do I need to lie to you?” Tower replied with a disgruntled tone.
“But, but I was unable to buy it outside!” Chen Feng found it hard to accept.
“That was just bad luck on your part. Or rather, you did not find them at the right place. See? There are so many just in front.” Tower’s voice was filled with impatience. It would appear that he did not feel like wasting his time with this pointless topic.
“Brother Chen, you’ve found Soulguard Flowers. Eh, there are so many of them?” Xiao Yin came over. Seeing the high number of Soulguard Flowers, he revealed a slight look of shock. However, he was not as dumbfounded as Chen Feng.
“Isn’t it a little strange?” Chen Feng asked.
“No. Soulguard Flowers exist within Demon Soul Valley. Although the number here is quite high, it is still very normal. This is not some rare plant,” Xiao Yin said as he began plucking them.
“Though, they can be sold for a good amount of money.”
Chen Feng shook his head and decided to stop thinking too much about it. Finding a large number of Soulguard Flowers here was for the best. Both of his feet abruptly pressed deep into the soil and an entire stretch of Soulguard Flowers, roots included, rose into the air.
Since there are so many, I will just take more, Chen Feng thought.
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On the other side, Mo Ji’s group had successfully opened up the spatial passageway and was making their way through it.
“The demonic energy here is even thicker. It also feels as though there is something else here?” Observing the grey-coloured space, Mo Ji felt puzzled.
“There is a powerful fire-type spiritual energy within it. It seems we are going in the right direction,” the elder said slowly.
As he had already revealed himself, he chose to stop hiding.
“According to the records, that Yao King cultivates a potent power of fire. However, why are there no signs of those two kids?” Mo Ji checked their surroundings.
“I too cannot feel their auras. However, they possess Invisibility Talismans refined by experts. That is a problem,” the elder said.
“I will establish a link with Bloody Soul.” After saying that, Mo Ji closed her eyes and focused on sensing the aura of her Bloody Soul.
After some time, Mo Ji snapped open her eyes. Her face was extremely ugly to behold.
“What happened?” The elder raised his brows.
“Bloody Soul’s aura has disappeared,” Mo Ji hissed through gnashed teeth.
“Disappeared? There are only two possibilities. The first, we are too far away from it and you cannot sense it. However, considering your cultivation base, you should be able to sense it as long as it is within a radius of 100 li. If so, there is only the second possibility,” the elder said with a grave tone (1 li = 0.5 km).
“You mean to say that the other party has already refined it? How is that possible? It had taken me so much time to refine the demonic artefact. They cannot possibly have succeeded in refining it in such a short amount of time. Besides, once they succeed, the soul imprint that I had left on it would disappear. I would have been able to sense that,” Mo Ji blurted out.
“Actually, there is another possibility,” Mo Xigui suddenly interjected.
“The other party possesses a higher tier magic treasure, which he used to cut off your connection with the lance.”
“Although that kid possesses a Prized artefact, it’s of a lower grade compared to my Bloody Soul. Could he have a stronger magic treasure?” Mo Ji found it hard to believe.
“That possibility is very high. Don’t forget. Back then, the kid had sent out a Purplebolt Silverlight Wyrm. That is a Great Yao,” the elder said gravely.
“My Bloody Soul is a grade 2 Prized artefact. Additionally, there is also the Demon Scorpion’s poisonous stinger. That thing can probably be used to forge a Prized artefact. I have never suffered such a loss before. No matter what, I cannot let this slide.” Iciness filled Mo Ji’s face.
“We will remember that kid. Once we exit Demon Soul Valley, it will be easy to capture him. When that happens, Miss Mo Ji can deal with him however you like,” said one of the cultivators with an ingratiating tone.
“There are many overlapping spaces here that are dangerous. It would be for the best if we can meet those two. However, I think we should focus on our objective,” the elder reminded her.
“Fine. This is the reason I came all this way. I cannot mess up just because something else happened.” Mo Ji nodded her head.
Next, before the eyes of all present, Mo Ji slit her own wrist. A stream of bright-red blood spurted out. Next, Mo Ji moved her fingers without respite to draw a strange-looking diagram with her blood.
Immediately after that, the diagram grew in size and fused with the grey-coloured space. As a strange sensation was about to envelop the entire sky, it suddenly exploded, transforming into the most minute, strand-like droplets of blood. The strands of blood then seeped into the surrounding space.
“Miss Mo Ji, what are you doing?” Mo Xigui stepped forward and asked.
“It’s nothing. I just wanted to determine the locations of the Prized artefacts. Do not forget, the reason I brought you all here is so we can find Prized artefacts,” Mo Ji said coolly. Although she looked somewhat pale, she had also regained her cool and composed demeanour.
The blood she let out earlier was no ordinary blood. Rather, it was the core portion of her blood, her blood essence.