“Senior Brother Liu, are you going to cross the river?” Chen Xu spoke up.
“Yes! Thanks for your help earlier, Young Master Chen. But why haven’t you joined up with those people your grandfather found?” Liu Jinrong asked.
Liu Jinrong looked at Chen Xu, feeling somewhat strange in his heart. This young master was actually together with Xiao Xiaodong. If Xiao Xiaodong could protect this young master, that would naturally be good. But if something happened to this young master, then Xiao Xiaodong couldn’t escape responsibility either. Their Qingyun Immortal Sect might also get implicated. For a moment, Liu Jinrong’s heart was filled with mixed feelings of joy and worry.
Chen Xu lowered his head and said, “I lost the Lingxi Pearl that grandfather gave me.”
Upon hearing this, Liu Jinrong was surprised for a moment and said, “Young Master Chen was too careless. Young Master Chen is also going after the Fanxing flower, right? How about we go together.”
Chen Xu glanced at Xiao Xiaodong, nodded, and said, “Alright!”
“Since that’s the case, please wait a moment, Young Master Chen. We’ll wait for the others and cross the river together in a bit.”
Chen Xu nodded and said, “Good.”
Chen Xu looked at Xiao Xiaodong, who seemed lost in thought, and asked, “What’s wrong?”
Xiao Xiaodong smiled and said, “Nothing much. I was just thinking that those people from the Wanshi Sect raising refined corpses really have it easy in battle.” The refined corpses of the Wanshi Sect still retained their cultivation from when they were alive, and they could also use magical artifacts.
Chen Xu smiled and said, “The Wanshi Sect is famous for refining corpses. The Wanshi Sect has a Nascent Soul stage Supreme Elder who has two Nascent Soul stage refined corpses. When fighting, one person is equivalent to three. Even ordinary Nascent Soul stage cultivators don’t dare to provoke him. However, refining corpses is very time-consuming. Some cultivators in the Corpse Refining Sect have delayed their own cultivation because of refining corpses.”
Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, “So there’s such a thing!”
Little Flower Chicken cackled and looked at Xiao Xiaodong with eyes full of disdain.
Chen Xu looked at Xiao Xiaodong and said, “Huahua, what are you saying?”
Xiao Xiaodong sighed helplessly and said, “It says I’m not smart enough, that I’m taking the long way around when there’s a shortcut. With such a powerful demon beast like it around, I still want to raise corpses.”
Chen Xu: “……”
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Xiao Xiaodong and the others boarded the flying ship one by one. Liu Jinrong, as if facing a great enemy, shielded Chen Xu behind him.
Little Flower Chicken stood at the bow of the ship, crowing loudly.
“Junior Brother Xiao, why don’t you put away your Little Flower Chicken? It’s very dangerous for it to stand at the bow like that,” Liu Jinrong said.
Little Flower Chicken turned its head and looked at Liu Jinrong with eyes full of disdain.
Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, “Don’t worry about it.”
“Huahua, is it really okay to stand at the bow?” Chen Xu asked with some concern.
Xiao Xiaodong shook his head and said, “It’s fine. It says that by standing at the bow, it can ward off evil.”
Of course, Little Flower Chicken’s original words weren’t exactly like that. Little Flower Chicken said that its bloodline was noble, and that those demon beasts in the lake couldn’t compare to even one of its chicken claws. With it standing at the bow, those demon crocodiles wouldn’t dare to show their heads, ensuring their safe passage. Whether this was true or false was anyone’s guess.
Chen Xu looked at Little Flower Chicken with eyes full of doubt and said, “Can it really ward off evil?”
“It’s just talk. If we encounter danger, this guy will definitely be the first to run away. Don’t worry,” Xiao Xiaodong said.
Upon hearing this, Chen Xu couldn’t help but laugh.
Little Flower Chicken turned its head and looked at Xiao Xiaodong with eyes full of indignation.
All the way across, the Qingyun Immortal Sect’s flying ship truly wasn’t attacked. Liu Jinrong couldn’t help but marvel at this strange occurrence.
“Junior Brother Xiao, can your Little Flower Chicken really scare away the demon beasts in the lake?” Liu Jinrong asked.
Xiao Xiaodong smiled and said, “Everyone just had good luck. Huahua doesn’t deserve much credit.”
When they first boarded the ship, the Scorpion King had shrunk to the size of a fingernail and hidden in Xiao Jingting’s sleeve.
The Scorpion King indicated to Xiao Jingting that the mountain chicken whose feathers hadn’t even fully grown was actually useless, and that it was the reason those guys didn’t dare to approach. It’s just that it was relatively low-key and didn’t compete with that mountain chicken for the spotlight. The Scorpion King expressed that it was very capable, and as its master, he should give it lots and lots of food and not treat it poorly.
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After getting off the flying ship, Xiao Jingting parted ways with Liu Jinrong and the others. Though Liu Jinrong felt this was inappropriate, under Xiao Jingting’s insistence, he could only separate from Xiao Jingting’s group.
“Senior Brother Liu, what’s wrong with this Junior Brother Xiao? He actually took the initiative to leave. Does he look down on our strength?”
“Junior Brother Xiao and his group have such low cultivation, and they’re bringing Young Master Chen along. What if something happens to Young Master Chen?”
“Junior Brother Xiao was determined. I was helpless!” Liu Jinrong sighed. Actually, Liu Jinrong wasn’t too willing to keep Xiao Jingting either. After all, in Liu Jinrong’s view, Xiao Jingting and the others’ strength was somewhat low, and keeping them around would be a burden.
“Young Master Chen and Xiao Xiaodong really have a good relationship. I heard that Chen Xu rejected Qiao Xiang just for Xiao Xiaodong.”
Liu Jinrong frowned and said, “Stop talking nonsense! Is this the kind of thing you can say carelessly?”
Xiao Jingting knew nothing about the reaction of Liu Jinrong’s group.
“After crossing the river, are there any other dangers?” Xiao Jingting asked Chen Xu.
Chen Xu nodded and said, “Yes. If there were no dangers after crossing the river to pick Fanxing flowers, then the Fanxing flowers would have been picked clean long ago.”
“Wherever Fanxing flowers grow, there are demon beasts guarding them. To the east is a nest of extremely poisonous snakes, to the west is a group of fierce and bloodthirsty tigers, to the south is a group of domineering monkey demons, and to the north is a swarm of Golden Bees. Among the four types of demon beasts, the Golden Bees are the most troublesome, but the other three types of demon beasts are no simple matter either.”
Xiao Xiaodong crossed his arms and said thoughtfully, “Your grandfather should have prepared a method for you, right?”
Chen Xu nodded and said, “Right.”
“Which demon beast did your grandfather choose to target?” Xiao Xiaodong asked.
“The Golden Bees,” Chen Xu said.
Xiao Jingting said with great surprise, “Your grandfather really likes to take on the hardest challenges!”
Chen Xu shook his head and said, “Not really. If my grandfather hadn’t obtained a special type of talisman, he wouldn’t dare challenge the Golden Bees.”
Xiao Jingting blinked and said, “Talisman? What kind of talisman?”
Chen Xu took out a talisman and said, “This one. This is a Yanshi talisman. After using it, the body becomes like rock. The entire person’s surface will grow a layer of rock-like substance, which should be able to fool the Golden Bees.”
“Moreover, it’s said that after the body grows a layer of rock-like substance, it can greatly reduce the damage from Golden Bee attacks.”
Xiao Jingting said with amazement, “There’s such a miraculous talisman?”
Chen Xu nodded and said, “Yes!”
“If this method really works, then many people should choose this approach, right?” Xiao Xiaodong said, puzzled.
Chen Xu shook his head and said, “Not really. Although this talisman’s grade isn’t high, its manufacturing method has been lost. The Yanshi talismans that remain now were all left by predecessors, and the quantity is very limited. Moreover, it’s extremely obscure. My grandfather spent quite a lot of Spirit Stones to exchange for this Yanshi talisman.”
Xiao Xiaodong looked at Chen Xu and thought to himself: Chen Lifeng really prepared thoroughly. It looks like this guy went to great lengths for Chen Xu, and didn’t neglect Chen Xu just because his wives and concubines were pregnant.
“However…” Chen Xu frowned with some difficulty.
Xiao Jingting looked at Chen Xu and asked puzzledly, “However, however what?”
“The Yanshi talisman has been lost for many years. How effective this thing really is, nobody actually knows,” Chen Xu said.
Xiao Xiaodong stretched out his hand and said, “Give me the talisman. I’ll go in a bit.”
Xiao Jingting pushed Xiao Xiaodong aside and said, “Step aside! Your father is still here. What business is it of yours? Chen Xu, give it to me. I’ll go.”
Chen Xu looked at Xiao Jingting with some hesitation.
“Young Master Chen, I have the highest cultivation here. I should naturally be the one to go.”
Chen Xu thought for a moment, took out a talisman, and handed it to Xiao Jingting, saying, “Uncle Xiao, the talisman is here. However, the talisman can’t maintain its effect for long. Uncle Xiao, please activate the spirit talisman after you get there.”
Xiao Jingting put away the talisman and said, “Alright!”
The scorpion in Xiao Jingting’s hand transmitted to Xiao Jingting that there was no need for this broken Yanshi talisman at all, as those Golden Bees were nothing to fear.
Xiao Jingting thought about it and agreed. The most troublesome thing about Golden Bees was their poison stings. When a swarm of Golden Bees attacks together, cultivators naturally find it hard to handle. However, the Golden-Topped Red-Tailed Scorpion was itself a highly poisonous creature, so naturally it wasn’t afraid of poison. Moreover, this Golden-Topped Red-Tailed Scorpion had hard armor all over its body, so it wasn’t afraid of bites either.
“Father, what’s wrong?” Xiao Xiaodong asked.
Xiao Jingting told everyone about the Scorpion King’s transmission.
Chen Xu smiled happily and said, “If we can achieve our goal using the scorpion, that would naturally be best.”
“Alright, let’s go,” Chen Xu said.
When Xiao Jingting’s group reached the Golden Bees’ territory, they heard a buzzing sound of Golden Bees crying out.
Xiao Jingting turned around and said, “It seems like people from the Wushuang Sect are being chased out by the Golden Bees. Let’s avoid them.”
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xiaodong immediately responded, “Good.”
Xu Mu’an said with some confusion, “Young Master Chen, didn’t you say that among the four places where Fanxing flowers exist, the place with Golden Bees is the most troublesome? Why would the Wushuang Sect choose to target the Golden Bees?”
“Young Master Chen saying that Golden Bees are the most troublesome shouldn’t be wrong.” After all, what Chen Xu knew was probably all told to him by Chen Lifeng. Xiao Jingting paused, then continued, “However, in this secret realm, there are variables everywhere. If people from other sects have already arrived at the other three locations, then it’s hard to say.”
Xu Mu’an nodded and said, “That’s true.”
Chen Xu thought for a moment and said, “Although Golden Bees are dangerous, Golden Bee honey is a good thing. It’s effective for Core Formation, especially the honey of the Golden Bee Queen, which is worth its weight in gold. They might have targeted the Golden Bees’ honey.”
Chen Xu’s purpose for entering this time was the Xiling grass. Things that could be used to increase Core Formation success rates could still be obtained if Chen Lifeng tried hard enough to find a way, but Xiling grass was different.
Of course, among all the things that could increase Core Formation success rates, Golden Bee honey was also one of the top-tier good items. If Chen Lifeng wanted to get his hands on it, it would also be very difficult. Seeing that there was some here, Chen Xu was also very tempted.
Seeing Chen Xu’s expression, Xiao Jingting knew that this Golden Bee honey was truly extraordinary, and immediately had some thoughts about it.
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A large swarm of Golden Bees was chasing behind several cultivators from the Wushuang Sect.
Through his soul power observation, Xiao Jingting saw that the slower cultivators from the Wushuang Sect, who couldn’t activate their teleportation talismans in time, were stung all over by the Golden Bees’ poison needles and died just like that.
Chen Xu’s soul power observed the several cultivators who died from being surrounded and attacked by Golden Bees, and he frowned.
“Qiao Xiang escaped,” Xiao Xiaodong said quietly. Although Qiao Xiang’s cultivation was only at the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, his escape speed was extremely fast. This guy’s equipment should be able to greatly increase his speed.
“Golden Bees really are fierce!” Xiao Jingting said.
Chen Xu nodded and said, “Yes! Golden Bee poison needles have strong toxicity and anesthetic properties. Moreover, these Golden Bees move like a blanket covering the sky, endless and infinite. I heard that in this secret realm, there are more than ten Bee Queens at the peak of Foundation Establishment. Fortunately, Golden Bees aren’t too violent by nature. Otherwise, if all these Golden Bees charged out, those cultivators would be in even greater danger.”
Xiao Jingting stroked his chin, his thoughts fluctuating. “I see that the Golden Bees are somewhat agitated today. Let’s find a place to settle down first before we talk.”
Chen Xu nodded and said, “Alright!”
Rnote : Yanshi talisman – “Rock Talisman” – A special talisman that transforms the user’s body to rock-like state
Coming up next: Chapter 163 – Seizing the Honey
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