Long Chen sped in search of the sound, discovering that the further he advanced, the denser the spiritual energy in the world became.
This spiritual energy is not absorbed through cultivation, but rather the natural spiritual and elegant energy. As the saying goes, 'Where the land is beautiful, heavenly materials and treasures will surely emerge.'
At this moment, Long Chen finally understood why the Qiankun Cauldron had sent him here—it was because he was sent to collect medicinal herbs.
Long Chen suddenly remembered that it had been a long time since he hadn't properly refined pills. The recovery of the Qiankun Cauldron had stalled, and he was probably even more anxious than Long Chen in refining pills.
Upon arrival, he had already harvested a precious Blood-Patterned Vermilion Fruit, and the further he went, the richer the spiritual energy became, which meant there must be even better treasures ahead.
"Senior, how did you know there was treasure here?" Long Chen couldn't help but ask.
"That's a bit naive. Since I was born, I've been accompanied by rare medicines—how could I not have this little sense of it?
Unfortunately, I'm still weak now, not even a fraction of what I was at my peak. Otherwise, ... Forget it, let's not talk about it! The
Qiankun Cauldron originally spoke with a hint of pride, but as it spoke, it became somewhat disinterested and fell silent, probably recalling something from the past.
"Senior, do you have any secrets to treasure hunting? Could you teach me one or two tricks?" Long Chen humbly sought advice.
"As the saying goes, spiritual objects hide themselves. True heavenly materials and earthly treasures hide themselves; they're not so easy to find.
However, no matter how well a spirit creature knows how to hide, it's still easy to be targeted by some spirit beast and strange insects. Once discovered, it will be devoured.
Therefore, it is extremely difficult for spiritual creatures to grow up. Once they mature, they often seek powerful beings as guardians.
They would share some benefits with their guardians in exchange for protection. This is why precious rare materials and earthly treasures are always guarded by powerful living beings.
Searching for rare treasures is indeed difficult, but also simple—you just need to find the lairs of powerful beings.
Unless you're living in a group and staying alone in one place, chances are there that treasure is hidden. "The Qiankun Cauldron said.
Damn, I still don't get it? That's not what I meant. Long Chen asked again,
"What I mean is, do you have any special methods? For example, how do you sense this place?"
The Qiankun Cauldron said, "There's really no way to teach this. It's an innate ability, the result of billions of years of alchemy refining."
Of course, if you keep refining pills every day from now on, with your talent and wisdom, I think you'll have the ability to do so thirty thousand years from now. "
Thirty thousand years... Forget it, just pretend I didn't say anything. Long
Chen was speechless. He said three years, but he still had some hope. But after thirty thousand years, Long Chen gave up on that idea.
"Boom!"
Another explosion came from ahead, followed by a deafening roar. Demonic energy surged to the sky, covering the sky.
"Damn, enemies meet on a narrow road—it's actually the demon clan." Seeing this, Long Chen immediately sped up and charged forward.
Soon, the ravines ahead crisscrossed, ancient trees and boulders were ground to dust, scattered in all directions, and the ground was cracked. From the traces, you could tell how fierce the battle was.
As he stepped onto the battlefield, Long Chen immediately saw tens of thousands of demon clan experts frantically besieging a massive lizard.
But when Long Chen got closer, he realized it wasn't a lizard, but an armadillo as tall as a mountain.
The armadillo was thousands of miles long, curled up tightly to hold onto a mountain peak, and tens of thousands of demon warriors were fiercely attacking its body.
At this moment, the armadillo was at an absolute disadvantage, able to defend rather than attack. It was tightly guarding the mountain peak. According to Long Chen's guess, that was where the supreme treasure was, but it held it too tightly to see what was inside.
"Brothers, keep pushing harder, it's going to die, and then all the treasures will be ours." A demon clan expert carrying a broad-backed demon sword shouted loudly.
Clearly, he was the leader here, with a powerful aura—a Seven-Star Destiny Practitioner, and one of the top beings among them.
"No, you must remember, the treasure will always belong to Master Long San."
Just then, a lazy voice rang out. It wasn't loud, but it was clear to everyone's ears.
"Who is it?"
The demon clan experts were shocked and turned to look, only to see a young man in a black robe, arms crossed over his chest, a grass stem in his mouth, striding leisurely with square steps.
"I want to say I'm your father, but judging by your looks, forget it, I won't take advantage of that." Long Chen looked at the demon clan expert carrying the broad-backed demon sword and shook his head.
"Courting death!"
The demon warrior carrying the broad-backed demon sword flew into a rage. He stepped forward, drew the demonic sword from his back, and slashed down at Long Chen.
With a loud explosion, the demon warrior carrying the broad-backed demon sword struck squarely, sending a rolling shockwave and tremendous power. But as soon as the strike passed, the man and all the demon clan experts were stunned.
Long Chen remained completely still. A large hand grabbed the man's demonic sword, and the violent force was caught in one hand. Most importantly, despite such a violent strike, Long Chen's hair did not tremble in the slightest.
"An ant dares to provoke a dragon?"
"Crack!"
Long Chen's five fingers hooked like hooks. With a sudden force, the veins bulged, and in that instant, the demonic sword was forcibly snapped by his fingers.
"What?"
The moment the demon sword was crushed by Long Chen, the demon clan experts were shocked and forgot to attack the armadillo.
As the demon sword's owner shattered, a mouthful of blood sprayed out—it was his life-bound divine weapon. The sword shattered, and his soul was damaged.
"Pfft"
Long Chen swung his broken sword straight down. The demon clan expert was split in two by Long Chen's sword, and in front of Long Chen, he had no right to resist.
Long Chen killed the demon clan warrior with a single strike. The other demon clan warriors were terrified, and with a loud boom, tens of thousands of demon clan warriors scattered in all directions.
The demon clan, known for their ruthlessness, was actually scared away by Long Chen's single strike. If word got out, who knows how many people would be shocked.
You can't blame these demon clan powerhouses. On one hand, Long Chen's displayed strength is so overwhelming that even the Seven-Star Destiny Warriors have no chance to struggle against him.
On the other hand, they felt a deep fear from Long Chen's soul. That fear was because he had slaughtered countless demons, creating a strange soul-like intimidation.
"Trying to run?"
A cold smile appeared at the corner of Long Chen's mouth. The demon clan and Long Chen were mortal enemies, so Long Chen naturally wouldn't let them escape. Even if it was just a bunch of minions, he wouldn't let them go.
"Whoosh"
Just as Long Chen was about to strike, the huge armadillo's body suddenly trembled, and the body he had been holding tightly slowly opened up.
When Long Chen saw the place he was holding in his arms, he was deeply moved.