NOVEL NEXT Chapter 302: Dragon Beast Agitation_2
"Come in."
The Unrivaled Daoist regained a cool demeanor and said indifferently.
Soon, a woman in blue attire entered, bowed and greeted, "Master, the Soul Lamp Hall has sent a message. Brother He Yang's soul lamp has suddenly extinguished."
"What?"
A hint of emotion appeared on the Unrivaled Daoist's otherwise serene face.
Before she became the Dao Master, she had four direct disciples, three of whom reached the Heavenly Immortal level. He Yang was her fourth disciple, a Ninth Layer Earth Immortal, poised to enter the Heavenly Immortal Realm at any moment.
The woman reporting was her eldest disciple, Huo Ling, whose cultivation had already reached the pinnacle of Heavenly Immortal. However, she was stuck at the threshold of Transformation Condensing Pill, unable to break through...
The Unrivaled Daoist immediately left the Unrivaled Dao Palace, heading to the Soul Lamp Hall.
The sudden demise of a direct disciple needed thorough investigation.
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In the Returning Dragon Secret Realm.
Li Qian and Nan Xi arrived here.
This is a secret realm located in Nine Shining Immortal City, primarily for gathering Dragon Saliva Spirit Grass.
Within this secret realm, a very special type of Dragon Beast resides.
Due to the vastness of the realm, powerful Dragon Beasts live here, some comparable to the Mystic Immortal Level, making the risks considerable.
However, Dragon Beasts are not typical spiritual beasts; as long as not provoked, they usually do not attack...
Moreover, Dragon Beasts are particularly fond of various metals like Spirit Gold and Immortal Gold. With high intelligence, disciples from the Feathered Immortal Sect could even exchange Immortal Gold and Spirit Gold with Dragon Beasts for Dragon Saliva Spirit Grass...
Li Qian entered the secret realm with Nan Xi at her invitation.
Nan Xi needs to gather Dragon Saliva Spirit Grass to concoct an elixir for enhancing Dao Rhythm... This Dragon Saliva Spirit Grass is a primary material for crafting Dragon Soul Spirit Pill, which is highly effective in boosting Dao Rhythm.
If it's Dragon Saliva Immortal Spirit Grass, it can be used to craft Dragon Soul Immortal Elixir, yielding even stronger results.
However, Dragon Saliva Spirit Grass has a peculiarity; it must be used within twenty-four hours after being harvested, or its efficacy quickly dissipates.
Thus, Dragon Saliva Spirit Grass cannot be prepared in advance, and must only be picked prior to alchemy.
Furthermore, Dragon Saliva Spirit Grass is naturally unplantable.
Because the environment required for Dragon Saliva Spirit Grass is very unique, it must be where Dragon Beasts live.
As a servant disciple, Li Qian was naturally not qualified to enter the Returning Dragon Secret Realm.
This level of secret realm is only accessible to Immortal Register Disciples.
It's one of the welfare benefits for Immortal Register Disciples.
However, Immortal Register Disciples can bring one servant disciple inside, hence Nan Xi thought of Li Qian.
Li Qian knew well that Nan Xi was looking out for him.
If he could harvest Dragon Saliva Spirit Grass and craft Dragon Soul Spirit Pill, it would greatly aid in enhancing Dao Rhythm.
He had already undergone Transformation, and was close to Solidifying Pill; this Dragon Soul Spirit Pill would not have much effect on him, unless it's a more advanced Dragon Soul Immortal Elixir.
Dragon Soul Immortal Spirit Grass is extremely rare, and every time it appears, it's always collected by the higher-ups of the Feathered Immortal Sect, never reaching ordinary Immortal Register Disciples.
At this moment, the two arrived at a place where Dragon Beasts gathered.
Although they knew that Dragon Beasts would not attack easily, being in a Dragon Beast gathering place still held great risk.
So both were very cautious.
Soon, they approached the territory of a massive Wind God Dragon Beast.
This Wind God Dragon Beast was about twenty to thirty meters long, with huge wings that darken the sky when flying.
Moreover, this Wind God Dragon Beast resided atop a cliff.
"Brother Qian Yuan, this Wind God Dragon Beast will do."
After observing for a while, Nan Xi said.
This Wind God Dragon Beast equates roughly to a Earth Immortal Level, making it less risky than those Heavenly Immortal Level Dragon Beasts.
Of course, the Dragon Saliva Spirit Grass growing in the nest of Dragon Beasts often has lower quality, while higher-level Dragon Beast nests are more likely to have good Dragon Saliva Spirit Grass, even Dragon Saliva Immortal Spirit Grass.
Thus, the two worked according to plan.
When they flew near the nest of the Wind God Dragon Beast, the huge beast finally raised its head, giving them a warning glance.
Nan Xi quickly waved her hand, offering a large pile of Spirit Gold at the edge of the nest.
The Wind God Dragon Beast opened its mouth and inhaled, causing the Spirit Gold to fly into the nest, settling behind.
Through Li Qian's immortal sense, he realized the nest had plenty of Spirit Gold, even Immortal Gold....
Apparently, this was the Wind God Dragon Beast's collection.
Seeing the Wind God Dragon Beast accept the Spirit Gold, Nan Xi promptly walked into the nest.
The Wind God Dragon Beast didn't mind, seemingly allowing Nan Xi inside.
Just as Li Qian was about to follow, the Wind God Dragon Beast suddenly raised its head, diffusing a gentle Dragon's Might, seemingly to warn Li Qian.
"Daoist Nan Xi, is this dragon beast so greedy that even I have to pay spirit gold to enter?"
Li Qian transmitted his voice to Nan Xi.
"It seems indeed very greedy."
Nan Xi said.
Left with no choice, Li Qian had to take out some spirit gold.
After the Wind God Dragon Beast accepted the spirit gold, it yawned and lay back down, ignoring Li Qian.
Li Qian followed Nan Xi into the lair.
"Senior Brother Qian Yuan, I've heard that the dragon saliva spirit grass that the dragon beast allows outsiders to collect is also limited. Once surpassed, it will drive people out."
Nan Xi transmitted again.
"Yes, understood."
Li Qian nodded, surprised at how clever the dragon beast was to understand equivalent exchange.
However, Li Qian wondered, could this be a trap set by the Feather Transformation Sect for its own disciples?
The dragon beasts in the Returning Dragon Secret Realm, even if they are at the Heavenly Immortal level or Mystic Immortal level, are still far from the rankings of the Feather Transformation Sect.
If the high-ranking members of the Feather Transformation Sect wanted to reclaim the assets of the dragon beasts, it should be easy.
"Daoist Nan Xi, can the dragon beasts here be taken as mounts?"
Li Qian suddenly asked through transmission.
He knew that in the cultivation world, there were beast tamers who specialized in training various spirit beasts, but he had never heard of any beast tamers in the Feather Transformation Sect.
As a Dao Fruit level disciple of the Unrivaled Dao Palace, Nan Xi had access to far more information than he did.
"Of course, they can... However, taming a dragon beast into a mount is not particularly valuable."
Nan Xi said through transmission.
For cultivators, controlling spiritual artifacts is the real power.
As for mounts, they are merely external possessions.
Unless the spirit beast has a strong enough bloodline, it holds no value.
The lair is vast.
Li Qian and Nan Xi soon discovered a patch of dragon saliva spirit grass...
Most of them were not yet mature.
Moreover, their quality varied greatly.
The highest grade of dragon saliva spirit grass is a fifth-grade spiritual medicine, and surpassing the fifth grade would turn it into a sixth-grade dragon saliva immortal spirit grass.
In this lair, there wasn't even a single fifth-grade dragon saliva spirit grass; the highest were just a few upper-fourth-grade ones.
After the duo collected a few upper-fourth-grade dragon saliva spirit grass, they also gathered some slightly inferior fourth-grade dragon saliva spirit grass. Just as they were about to collect a few more, the sleeping Wind God Dragon Beast suddenly lifted its head, letting out a low growl, seemingly urging them to leave.
"Senior Brother Qian Yuan, we should hurry up and leave. If we stay any longer, the Wind God Dragon Beast will get angry."
Nan Xi said.
So, they flew out of the Wind God Dragon Beast's lair...
But at this moment, a deafening dragon roar suddenly echoed from afar, filled with rage, as if it shattered the tranquility of the Secret Realm. Immediately, various dragon roars responded one after another, as if answering that furious roar.
Even from the lair they just left, the Wind God Dragon Beast's roar could be heard.
"Not good, it's a dragon beast disturbance...."
Nan Xi's face suddenly turned ashen, and she exclaimed, "We must leave the Secret Realm quickly."
"I'm afraid it's too late...."
Li Qian said gravely, looking around, and saw a gigantic Wind God Dragon Beast flying out from a nearby lair.
From the other surrounding lairs, dragon beasts also charged out, some running on the ground, others flying in the air...
Like cultivators, spirit beasts must reach the Heavenly Immortal level to fly unless they belong to a naturally flying species.
Subsequently, the duo quickly steered their spiritual artifacts to fly out of the dragon beast gathering area.
Being besieged by dragon beasts would be troublesome.
It's known that within this dragon beast gathering area, the weakest dragon beasts are of the Void Immortal level, with many at the Earth Immortal level, and there are reportedly even dragon beasts at the Mystic Immortal level.
In a sense, this Returning Dragon Secret Realm is a world where dragon beasts live.
However, it was claimed by the Feather Transformation Sect, turning it into a Secret Realm for disciples to collect dragon saliva spirit grass.
Now with the dragon beasts restless, the Secret Realm has become very dangerous.
Only the arrival of powerhouse leaders from the Feather Transformation Sect could suppress the dragon beast uprising.
Li Qian was very puzzled, wondering why the dragon beast tribe suddenly became collectively restless?
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