Emperor Qiankun

Chapter 319 Waiting for the Venerable One to Emerge from Seclusion and Then Beg for Money!

The Northern Sea, a forbidden abyss.

In the dark, lightless depths of the sea, a figure sat silently, as still as an abyss.

The seawater stagnates here, as if suppressed by some invisible force, and even the faintest undercurrents dare not approach.

It was clear that the figure was a middle-aged man.

He sat cross-legged in the center of a pitch-black vortex, surrounded by swirling black mist. Every wisp of mist seemed to writhe and twist as if it were alive, turning the seawater within a hundred feet in diameter black.

The darkness was so thick it was almost tangible, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face. Even deep-sea fish demons that swam through this place would silently dissolve, turning into a wisp of blood and being completely devoured!

Suddenly——

The man's eyes suddenly snapped open!

Those eyes were deeper than the abyss and colder than iron!

A single glance is enough to shatter the soul of an ordinary cultivator.

At that moment, a look of surprise flashed across his eyes, and he uttered a low murmur tinged with doubt:

"How could such pure ancient dragon energy appear in the body of a mere youth?"

His eyes shimmered with an unusual light, as if countless stars were being born and dying, or as if an endless sea of ​​blood was churning, as if he were deducing the secrets of heaven and weighing the pros and cons.

After a long while, he slowly closed his eyes, his aura falling silent once more, with only a soft murmur echoing in the dark sea:

"Enough... I am at the moment of breaking through the barrier, it is not advisable to create any unnecessary complications."

Before the words were even finished, the entire sea suddenly trembled!

The once deathly darkness suddenly boiled over, and countless black mists transformed into ferocious dragon shapes, coiling and roaring. The terrifying pressure caused the seabed rock layers to crack inch by inch, and even space itself seemed to distort!

"I will seek him out after I emerge from seclusion!"

His deep voice, like the low roar of a dragon, slowly dissipated into the deep sea.

And this sea area once again fell into a deathly silence.

......

On the other side, in the Northern Underworld Dragon Palace, on the third floor.

The moment Li Qingyuan and the other three stepped into the third floor, a dense, tangible spiritual energy surged in like a tide, permeating their entire bodies and causing even their pores to open.

Li Qingyuan took a deep breath and felt as if her internal organs had been cleansed, and even the flow of Xuan energy in her meridians felt lighter.

Before our eyes, a misty white fog floats like a light veil, enveloping the boundless medicinal herb fields.

Every inch of soil shimmered with a spiritual light, as if it had been watered by celestial dew, so fertile that it seemed to drip with spiritual liquid.

A hundred-year-old Ganoderma lucidum exhales rosy light, a five-hundred-year-old blood ginseng has roots like dragons, and a thousand-year-old vermilion fruit hangs on the branch, so red it seems to drip blood...

"this......"

Li Qingyuan's pupils suddenly contracted!

The medicinal herbs here are at least a hundred years old, and many have even developed sentience, trembling slightly in the soil as if trying to avoid the prying eyes of cultivators.

Looking around, apart from the jade-built and gold-inlaid palace in the center, the surrounding area is full of medicinal fields, shining with spiritual light, just like a fairyland!

All the cultivators passing by held their breath and focused their attention, some holding magical artifacts that looked like magnifying glasses, carefully examining the age of the medicinal plants;

Some people closed their eyes and tried to communicate with the elixir...

Li Qingyuan couldn't help but sigh. Although this place was called the black market, it contained resources that even the Treasure Pavilion could not match. No wonder it had become a "holy land for selling stolen goods" that cultivators from all walks of life flocked to!

Beiminghai City truly lives up to its reputation as a place on par with the Treasure Pavilion; its foundation is indeed unfathomable!

......

"Gudong-"

The old ox beside him bobbed its Adam's apple, its eyes, like copper bells, were wide open, its burning gaze almost burning a hole in the medicinal field.

He rubbed his hands together and muttered to himself:

"Damn it, if I move all of this back, why would I bother with cultivation? I could just lie down and become an immortal..."

At this moment, the little fish demon stood trembling at the entrance, not daring to take another step forward, and respectfully said:

"My lords, you may freely choose any area outside the herb field..."

"The central hall also contains rare divine weapons, ancient treasures and secret scrolls, etc. If needed, you may go there on your own."

Her voice grew softer and softer until it was almost inaudible.

After all, a little demon like her doesn't even have the right to step into the herb field.

If you were to trample on a single spiritual herb, you might even have to dig up its demon core to pay off the debt...

Li Qingyuan nodded slightly, exchanged a glance with the three people beside her, and then they tacitly dispersed.

At that moment, the four of them began searching according to the list of medicinal herbs they had written down beforehand.

......

An hour later, Li Qingyuan, Yue Qinghuan, and Wang Anran met outside the central hall.

Each of the three held three to five medicinal herbs, all of which were listed on the list.

But the old ox was nowhere to be seen.

Seeing this, Li Qingyuan shook his head and smiled:

"This silly goose, could it be lost?"

"Cuckoo~"

Upon hearing this, Yue Qinghuan and Wang Anran both burst into laughter.

As the three were chatting, they suddenly heard a rustling sound from afar, as if something was rampaging through the medicinal herb field!

next moment--

"Make way! Make way, everyone!"

The burly figure of the old ox burst out of the spiritual mist, carrying a large pile of spiritual herbs and medicines in his arms. The roots were still covered with fresh spiritual soil, making him look like a bandit who had just robbed a medicinal field.

"Brother Yun, what you've done..."

Wang Anran's mouth was slightly open, her eyes filled with astonishment.

She knew the rules here all too well—once the medicinal herb was pulled out, it was considered a purchase, and there was absolutely no possibility of returning it.

The reason is that these medicinal herbs lose their spiritual essence rapidly once they are removed from the nourishment of the medicinal field, and they simply cannot withstand any damage.

But this pile in front of me...

She glanced at them and found more than twenty plants, but very few of them were the medicinal herbs on the list!

......

"call--"

The old ox breathed a long sigh of relief, his face calm and his heart not skipping a beat, and said righteously:

"I walked around the herb field three times, and all these medicinal herbs and plants looked so fresh and vibrant! They all seemed to look almost the same..."

"I don't know what those medicinal herbs look like, so I just bought them all."

"You guys pick which ones are usable, and the rest..."

As he was speaking, he chuckled and said, "Leave the rest to me."

Wang Anran: "??"

Yue Qinghuan: "......"

Li Qingyuan rubbed his forehead and laughed as he scolded:

"Hey! You rascal—"

The three of them could easily see that this guy was clearly using the opportunity to line his own pockets and collect "snacks" for himself!

"Forget it, forget it!"

Wang Anran parted her lips slightly, waved her jade-like hand, and said:

"Consider this my treat for Brother Yun!"

"However, we need to hurry into the treasure hall to buy some jade boxes, otherwise the spiritual energy of these medicinal herbs will dissipate."

The group immediately strode towards the main hall.

Just as Li Qingyuan was about to enter, he suddenly heard the old ox mutter to himself:

"Sigh~ I still didn't take enough... I've lost a lot of money this time!"

He couldn't help but chuckle and shake his head.

That silly ox, it really has its eye on someone else's medicinal herb field again...

Just like back in the Heavenly Sword Sect, when he sneaked into the back of the Spirit Pill Peak to "beg for alms"!

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