ebookland Chapter 385: A Strong Desire for Spirit Stones
Chapter 385: A Strong Desire for Spirit Stones
It was another feast, and everyone raved about the food.
No one is willing to waste even a single bit.
After eating and drinking their fill, those who wished to cultivate should hurry to the back mountain to begin absorbing the spiritual energy contained in the demon beast meat.
At midnight, those who had reached the fourth level of Qi Refining set off discreetly.
The group ran to the top of a mountain in the distance of the valley before their master called them to stop.
"Alright, this is fine."
As soon as he finished speaking, the grandmaster lifted his wide sleeves, revealing the old dragon coiled around his wrist.
"Grandpa Long, come out."
The next second, the old dragon shot into the sky from his master's wrist.
A moment later, a huge dragon burst through the clouds and landed on the mountaintop.
Those who had never seen the old dragon were all dumbfounded, their eyes wide open.
The grandmaster leaped onto the dragon's back first and called out to everyone, "What are you standing there for? Come on up, let's go!"
“Grandfather, let me help you,” Wen Chengjian said.
"Uncle, Third Uncle, Aunt's husband, Uncle, come on up!" Wen Chengbin shouted.
"Third brother, fourth brother, what are you standing there for? Jump up!" Wenwen grabbed one of her brothers with each hand.
Ye Jingchuan was the last to go up. "Everyone, hold on tight."
"Uncle Long, let's set off for the Mofeng Mountains."
The grandmaster patted Grandpa Long on the back and gave him the destination.
The next second, the old dragon turned and took flight, piercing through the clouds and soaring into the sky.
"Ah, little sister, this, this, is it, Grandpa Long?!" Wen Chengfeng exclaimed excitedly, gesturing wildly.
"Little sister, this is so cool! I never dreamed that one day I could ride a dragon and fly into the sky! Wow!" Wen Chengxi was very excited.
"Third brother, fourth brother, jump carefully, be careful not to fall."
Wenwen laughed and teased the two of them, saying, "If you fall, the eagle won't be able to catch you two, hahaha."
The eagle, which they used as a pretext, was left in the valley, ostensibly to guard the house with the old tortoise, and to fly to the mountains to find them in case of any special circumstances.
The speed at which the old dragon soared through the sky was truly indescribable; it felt like I hadn't had enough of the thrill before it began to descend.
“Grandfather, look, this is our destination this time—the Mofeng Mountain Range. Most of the beasts here are at the sixth level or above, but there are also some with slightly lower cultivation levels.”
Wen Cheng pointed his sword at the continuous mountain range below and continued, "Grandfather, the spiritual plants and herbs here are mostly over 50% pure, much higher quality than those in the Yanqian Mountains. Let's go and harvest another batch when we get back."
Hearing this, Wen Chengbin chuckled and said, "Grandfather, don't worry, my father left us many storage rings. We'll try our best to fill them up, hahaha."
"You little rascal, you've got quite the nerve," Wen Yuanqian said.
"Grandfather, to be honest, we are still very poor."
Wen Chengbin said with a wry smile, "The last time we traded a spirit beast bag with someone, it cost us a lot of demon beasts. If it weren't for Grandpa Long's sake, they probably wouldn't have been willing to trade with us."
"Hmm, is that so? Gold and silver don't work anymore?" Wen Qikang and Yao Changhao asked.
“It won’t work. Third Uncle, Uncle-in-law, Xingyu City, where the Chu family is located, is a celestial city. You need spirit stones to buy anything there.”
“Spirit stones? That’s difficult. We don’t have any of those.”
"So we have to find a way to earn it," Wenwen said quickly.
Wen Qilin nodded firmly in affirmation, "Fighting monsters is a way to earn spirit stones."
Master Zhou asked, "Would the Chu family accept elixirs, magical artifacts, and talismans?"
Ye Jingchuan leaned closer and said, "We'll take it, but the Chu family didn't reveal much about the specific quality or grade they want, so we can't press them for details."
Just then, Old Dragon actually spoke up: "If you want to go to Xingyu City, I can turn around and fly there. I've been there before, and it's not far."
Goodness, can you imagine a dragon suddenly turning around and talking to you?
The deep, majestic voice was deafening, its booming tone reaching straight to the top of one's head.
"...How long will it take to fly?" the grandmaster asked, picking his ear.
"With my current abilities, it should take about an hour or two!" Old Dragon said, still being a bit conservative.
Wenwen forced herself to remain calm and asked, "Uncle Long, how long did it take you to swim across from here before?"
Even without wind or waves, it will take about ten days.
Caw caw caw... A flock of crows flew over everyone's heads.
This is why comparing people is infuriating, comparing goods is worthless, and there's absolutely no comparison when it comes to monsters!
Wenwen was on the verge of tears. Why couldn't she have the luck to encounter a flying monster?
First her second brother had a contract with a hawk, then her grandmaster had a contract with a dragon. She was supposed to be the protagonist, with a halo above her head. What's wrong? Why isn't that halo shining anymore? Why doesn't she have a means of transportation?
Huh? A means of transportation?
Don't panic, Wenwen suddenly remembered the half-new, half-old spaceship in her space. She remembered that Xianbao had said that it needed to be powered by spirit stones. Well, she would study it when she had time. At present, she was short of spirit stones, very short.
She once had a box of spirit stones, but they were eaten by the Thread Treasure. She also had spirit source stones, which she originally thought could generate many spirit stones. However, for every one spirit stone generated, the Thread Treasure would eat it. The rate at which spirit stones were generated could not keep up with the rate at which the Thread Treasure consumed them.
She used to not have a strong desire to possess spirit stones, but now she has a very strong desire for them.
Wenwen cleared her mind of these random thoughts and focused on her goal.
"Ahem, Grandpa Long, shall we hunt in the mountains today, gather some demon beasts, spiritual plants and herbs, and then head to Xingyu City? Grandfather, Grandmaster, is that alright?"
Wenwen consulted the two elderly people for their opinions.
"That's good, let's do it this way." The old man had the same idea.
"Yes, let's save up some demon beast spirit plants and herbs first, and then we can exchange them for spirit stones to buy things." Everyone agreed.
"Old Dragon, land over there on the cliff," the Grandmaster instructed.
"Yes, Master."
In the blink of an eye, the old dragon swooped down and landed steadily on the edge of the cliff.
After everyone had left, the old dragon transformed back into its smaller form and coiled around the master's wrist.
Inhale – exhale, inhale – exhale.
After taking several deep breaths, Wen Qikang exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, this is really a wonderful place! I feel like every time I open my mouth, I'm breathing in a rich spiritual energy!"
"Can't you speak properly? If you can't speak properly, then shut up."
Yao Changhao gave him a disdainful look. "Those who know will know you're talking about spiritual energy, but those who don't will think you're talking about phlegm! This guy, when he opens his mouth, a thick cloud of spiritual energy comes out. Tsk tsk tsk, what an uncultured person."
"Haha, my dad always uses adjectives like that, very vividly," Wen Chengfeng laughed.
"Hehehe, Uncle San is absolutely right, it really is very thick, it almost solidified." Wen Chengxi chimed in.
Master Zhou sighed, feeling helpless. He thought to himself, "What kind of nonsense is this?" He didn't want to admit that he was their teacher, he really didn't want to admit it. So, Master Zhou turned his head away from these people, he simply couldn't bear to look at them!
"Alright, there's a cave ahead, let's rest for a bit." The grandmaster led everyone forward.