novelaction Chapter 140: Good News of the Dragon Riders' Reunion, Hand-drawn Map and Photo Stone
Chapter 140: Good News of the Dragon Riders' Reunion, Hand-drawn Map and Photo Stone
While Zhou Qingfeng mobilized troops, he also instructed Jin Wei to lead a group to build a military camp at the entrance of the cave, because excavating the treasure would inevitably be a long and arduous task, so it was necessary to set up camp and have a place to stay.
At the same time, it also allows them to control the entrance in advance. Once the hundred dragon riders arrive, they can officially take over the entrance, and anyone else who wants to enter will have to get their permission.
The others remained scattered throughout the cave, talking in hushed tones, unaware that anything was amiss.
A whole day passed, and there was still no news from the Gu family head and the group of people wielding weapons.
Even using communication artifacts is useless, because the Xi Yi Secret Realm is a treasure-hunting secret realm created by the ancient Xi Yi people using great supernatural powers. It is a small world of its own, and low-level communication artifacts of the Fiend level and below cannot communicate across realms.
The best course of action now is to wait and see if anyone comes back alive with intelligence.
While they were waiting, the captain of the guard arrived with his heavily armored dragon riders the next morning to join them.
In order to reunite as soon as possible, the captain of the guard risked his life to lead a hundred dragon riders to fly through the air.
A group of dragon riders swiftly descended from the sky onto the camp.
Zhou Qingfeng stood on the rock steps with his hands behind his back, smiling as he looked at them.
The head guard dismounted, strode forward, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "Young Master, I have been ordered to come and provide support."
Zhou Qingfeng smiled and raised his hand to indicate: "The head guard is wearing armor, so there's no need for formalities. Now that you're here, from this day forward, the security of the treasure-hunting camp will be the responsibility of the head guard."
The head guard said, "Yes, young master."
Zhou Qingfeng's gaze swept over the well-organized, gleaming heavily armored dragon riders, and he felt a deep sense of satisfaction.
The arrival of this elite cavalry undoubtedly provided strong support for the upcoming excavation work.
The captain of the guards took his orders and left. The dragon riders officially took over the camp, and a chilling atmosphere filled the air.
Zhou Qingfeng turned and walked into the military tent, took out the "Five Turbid Treasures Appraisal Record" and began to read it attentively.
Waiting is the most frustrating thing, but it is also the best time to temper one's character.
Two more days passed.
Finally, the long-awaited news arrived.
Xiao Hongyun strode in quickly, carrying his weapon.
Zhiqi had lost an arm and half of his face, with the bone visible from his injuries. He looked rather pitiful. Unable to perform the proper salute, he could only bow and say, "Zhiqi greets the young master. I have not failed in my mission. I have thoroughly investigated the situation within the secret realm."
Seeing this, Zhou Qingfeng quickly stepped forward to help up the weapon and asked, "How did you get like this? Are your injuries serious?"
Zhiqi said, "Thank you for your concern, young master. It's just a minor injury."
Zhou Qingfeng nodded slightly and looked at Xiao Hongyun, saying, "Old Xiao, summon Master Chen to treat Zhiqi's injuries."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Hongyun said, "Master Chen is healing Patriarch Gu. Patriarch Gu's lower body is gone, but fortunately, Zhiqi rescued his upper body, otherwise he would have died in the secret realm."
Seeing this, Zhiqi took out a recording stone and a hand-drawn map from his storage bag: "Young Master, your important matter is more important. Zhiqi's injury is not fatal. Zhiqi can go and heal later. The most urgent task is to find the treasure."
"These are the hand-drawn maps and images I captured in the secret realm, young master, please take a look."
As he spoke, he slapped the recording stone onto the table, casually channeling his magic power. The recording stone projected various scenes, and then he unfolded a hand-drawn map with one hand and placed it on the table.
With the help of images and maps, Zhou Qingfeng explained the intelligence he had gathered after entering the secret realm.
“Young Master, this is the Netherworld Medicine Field, where hundreds and thousands of precious and rare medicinal herbs grow. Moreover, each herb is over ten thousand years old, and almost every herb can be ranked as a Fiend.”
"Unfortunately, there is a Lantern Sword Ghost of the Fiend rank guarding this place. However, it has no self-awareness and is probably a fierce ghost enslaved by the Xi Yi people using secret methods, specifically responsible for guarding the medicinal fields."
"This Lantern Sword Demon carries an oil lamp that emits a bluish light and holds a sword in his other hand. He can switch between the real and the illusory at will. When he is illusory, he is immune to any spells and supernatural powers. He can only be injured when he is in physical form."
Zhou Qingfeng hummed in agreement, listening intently. Staring at the detailed hand-drawn map and the image on the recording stone, he quickly understood what the secret realm was like: "Zhiqi, continue."
Upon hearing this, Zhiqi continued to recount the information: "Young Master, look here. This is a fertile field of flesh and blood, planted with flesh and blood ginseng. These flesh and blood ginseng have been growing for at least ten thousand years and are all top-grade flesh and blood resources."
"However, there is a terrifying scarecrow wielding a scythe here. These kinds of ghosts are particularly troublesome. As long as you get close to the Flesh Field, you will be pulled into the nightmare world and chased to death in your dream."
“One of the cultivators who was traveling with us, a cultivator at the Devouring Fiend Realm, was killed in his dream because he was caught in the trap. His body and soul vanished in the mortal world without even leaving a trace. It was really too dangerous.”
Upon hearing this, Zhou Qingfeng nodded repeatedly: "This flesh and blood ginseng is indeed a good thing. As for the fear scarecrow, it's nothing to worry about. We can find a cultivator who is proficient in dream techniques to deal with it. It's not a big problem. Please continue."
According to the "Record of Five Turbid Treasures".
For cultivators, ginseng made from flesh and blood is a highly nourishing substance, as it contains extremely abundant vitality. Daily consumption can increase strength, strengthen the body, make one radiant, and maintain youthfulness.
These flesh and blood resources can grow over time. They only need to be planted in the fields and watered with fresh blood and bits of flesh every day to grow into a flesh and blood forest. The longer they are grown, the higher their grade and the more obvious the effect.
Irrigated with human blood and flesh, preferably by young boys and girls, this can quickly improve the grade of the ginseng.
Next in line are demon flesh and demon blood, and then the flesh and blood of ordinary livestock.
Upon hearing this, Zhiqi continued to explain: "Young Master, this is a Money Boy Demon. It looks similar to a human, but it has no gender, no rank, and no combat power. It looks exactly like a human."
"However, it possesses an innate divine ability that drives countless weapon refiners mad: it feeds on ores and can extract pure ore, which makes it a treasure for every weapon refiner."
Zhou Qingfeng had read "The Record of Gods and Demons" and knew about such strange monsters. However, he was surprised that such monsters had become extinct in ancient times and that there were still remnants in the Xiyi Secret Realm.
He clicked his tongue: "It really is a treasure. It's a monster that can make money just by eating dirt."
Zhiqi was taken aback for a moment, then gave a thumbs up: "Insightful, young master, you've hit the nail on the head."
Zhou Qingfeng chuckled: "Go on, I'm very curious about what kind of danger you encountered inside that would cause Patriarch Gu to lose half his body inside."
Zhiqi nodded and quickly accelerated, leaping to a bridge: "Young Master, the Gu family head and I have arrived here and discovered a treasure hall on a solitary peak ahead."
"So we flew up together and, after checking, found that it was indeed filled with a large amount of treasure."
"There is a special elixir storehouse for storing pills, a special money storehouse for storing money, an armory full of magical artifacts, and a manual storehouse for storing a large number of cultivation manuals. The treasures are so numerous that they can be described as having everything."
"But when we returned to report the good news, a two-hundred-zhang-long, evil-level white snake demon suddenly attacked us. It sprayed a mouthful of venom at us, and before we could react, the lower half of the Gu family head's body was dissolved into blood on the spot."
"My face and arms were also unfortunately smeared with the venom, so I had to cut off one of my arms, scrape off the flesh from my face that had been contaminated with the venom, and use the Ghostly Escape technique with half of the Gu family head's body to survive."