frightfiction Chapter 660 The Fake Black Dragon
Chapter 660 The Fake Black Dragon
"Yes, it will take another thousand years, and the space inside the small cauldron is not enough for it to grow."
In other words, we can only leave this medicinal plant here and come back to retrieve it a thousand years later.
A thousand years later, they had no idea where they were, or whether they still remembered this miraculous herb.
"Can this thing only develop here?"
"Yes, only the environment here can provide it with nutrients."
"If we dig it up now, will it be of any use?" Zhong Ran asked, still somewhat unwilling to give up.
It would be such a waste to let such a rare and precious medicine go to waste.
"Right now it's only equivalent to a seventh or eighth-grade spiritual herb, but its effect isn't great."
The little cauldron flew back to her side and said, "If you can't bear to part with it, let Xiao Yan devour it. Its roots are connected to the energy veins of the entire forest."
"It connects to the energy channels of the entire forest?"
Zhong Ran's eyes lit up as she looked at Zhong Yan.
This is absolutely fantastic stuff!
A thousand years from now, everything will have changed, who knows what it will become?
More importantly, it's unknown whether they will still be on this continent a thousand years from now.
Therefore, it was simply impossible for them to keep this miraculous herb for another thousand years after it was discovered.
Since that's the case, why not help Zhong Yan break through to the Void Refinement Realm and cultivate an avatar?
"Xiao Yan, you cultivate here. We'll walk around a bit more and come back to find you in a while."
She had a strange feeling that there were no so-called treasures in this Forest of Death.
Oh, no, this one herb alone is precious enough.
Although it's not mature yet, Zhong Yan can devour it.
"Little Cauldron, you said that the energy veins of the entire forest are connected below. If it is devoured, does that mean that there will be no more death energy in this forest in the future?"
Little Qingtian scoffed, "Pretty mother, you're overthinking it. If I'm not mistaken, there should be an entrance to the underworld here."
"In other words, the death energy here will be endless."
Zhong Ran and the others exchanged glances, their eyes flashing with shock: "A connection to the Underworld?"
Although they had long suspected that this might be related to the underworld.
But when I actually heard it, I was still very shocked.
Do you know where it is?
"Even with your deceptive eyes you don't know, how would I know?"
Xiao Qingtian shrugged irresponsibly: "I already said it was just a guess."
The group was speechless for a moment, then laughed. It didn't matter; none of that mattered anymore.
"Xiao Yan, you can cultivate here. We'll come back to find you later."
It's best for them to keep their distance when Zhong Yan is fully focused on his cultivation.
Zhong Yan nodded: "Okay, sister, please be careful."
Zhong Ran nodded, also reminding him to be careful, and together with Mu Jinning, led Ah Sheng in another direction.
Seeing this, Zhong Yan walked over and sat down next to the divine herb. He looked like a tiny ant, so insignificant in front of the herb.
However, he didn't care and began to cultivate by circulating his internal energy.
Without Zhong Yan, Zhong Ran repeatedly used her Eye of Illusion to find her way and also activated her gray gas perception, and she actually managed to find the location of the Sedimentary Pool.
"I found it, it's over there, let's go take a look." She grabbed Mu Jinning's hand and quickened her pace.
Ah Sheng, carrying Xiao Qingtian, strode after him. The atmosphere here wasn't as unbearable as before.
Or rather, the energy here started to flow behind them, making them feel less uncomfortable.
After that, we never encountered those pests, bone beasts, or even bone people again.
It's possible that the fire that Zhong Ran caused before really scared them all.
With those things gone, all that remained was an unsettling aura of death, which posed no threat to them.
Because the journey was so smooth, the three of them were also much faster.
After walking for more than a day, we arrived at the cold pool.
The water in the icy pool also exuded an aura of death, but its interaction with the frigid air made the atmosphere here even more terrifying.
No wonder that cultivator suffered from such severe cold poison inside that even an eighth-level alchemist couldn't cure him.
The cold pool was very large, surrounded by an unknown, gray plant, and nothing else.
Zhong Ran and Mu Jinning exchanged a glance, then said to Asheng, "Asheng, you and Xiao Qingtian stay here. We'll walk around and take a look."
Ah Sheng agreed, plopped down on the ground, looked around, and felt really bored.
All the good food we used to have is gone. I'm really bored now. There's no food, no fighting, and nothing fun to do.
Zhong Ran and Mu Jinning each took one side and slowly walked around the cold pool, searching for any possible trace.
The cultivator mentioned earlier that he obtained the Ink Phoenix Blood Orchid here, which means that the blood of the Ink Phoenix once existed here.
Although countless years have passed, the traces of that time may not be found.
But the blood of those mythical beasts will not dry up or disappear; perhaps there is still some left?
By using certain methods, they might be able to glimpse some of the scenes from that time through the blood, which would be beneficial for them in uncovering the secrets of this continent.
However, even after they met, no trace of their meeting has been found.
Zhong Ran activated his Eye of Illusion and looked into the cold pool. He first saw that the bottom of the pool was pitch black.
Before she could examine it closely, the little purple-gold dragon inside her suddenly let out a low roar.
The blackness below trembled, and the water in the entire cold pool seemed to rise up.
Zhong Ran then realized that the black mass below must be the black dragon that the cultivator had mentioned.
There really is a black dragon? Otherwise, her little purple-gold dragon wouldn't have let out a roar.
After waiting for a while, there was trembling below, but it didn't come up.
Out of curiosity, she activated her Eye of Illusion to look further, and couldn't help but twitch her lips.
The so-called black dragon is actually just a giant gray mud worm wearing a black dragon skin.
The gray mud worm looked somewhat like an earthworm in the soil. It had a very thick body, was slippery, and had no scales at all.
It was probably the roar of the little purple-gold dragon, coupled with its imposing aura, that startled the mud worms below, who trembled in fear and dared not show their faces.
"Ranran, is that really a dragon down there?" Mu Jinning heard the low, mournful roar of a dragon and became secretly on guard.
Zhong Ran shook her head: "That's not a dragon, it's just a mud worm wearing a black dragon's skin."
She raised her hand and punched into the icy pool.
The cold air here is different; there might be other ice-related treasures underneath, perhaps trapped under that mud worm.
As for suggesting she jump into the water and fight that big guy?
She was unwilling; the water in the cold pool was now churning with mud and exuding an old, rotten stench that had been there for who knows how many years.
The stench was no better than the smell of a corpse, and it was truly unbearable.
"Come out, or don't blame me for not showing mercy."
With a single punch, the water in the pool shot skyward, forming a column of grayish-mud-colored water.
At the bottom of the pool, they also saw the jet-black dragon skin.