Chapter 798: Earth Vein Spiritual Liquid

"What?"

Thinking this human was weak and could be crushed at will, never in his dreams did he expect so many Saint Domain puppets to be released at once. The Flood Ape Beast was so frightened its body went limp, and it tried to flee.

But with so many puppets attacking simultaneously, how could it be given a chance?

Crackle!

A series of sounds of fists and feet hitting flesh rang out.

The many puppets, having experience from beating the Purple Sun Beast, wasted no time dealing with this creature.

Before long, they had beaten it beyond recognition, on the verge of death.

"Don't kill me! I'm willing to be your beast pet..."

Beaten to the brink of death, the Flood Ape Beast no longer cared about the dignity of a sacred beast and shouted loudly.

"No need!"

Zhang Xuan waved his hand.

Having a Saint Domain First Layer peak sacred beast as a pet would indeed make many things more convenient, but Wei Changfeng was killed by it... so blood must be paid with blood!

Otherwise, if he later saved Wei Ruyan and she asked about the murderer of her father, how would he, as her young master, explain?

"Kill it!"

Waving his hand, ignoring the creature, Zhang Xuan moved his mind and his soul avatar emerged.

Heavenly Way true qi could not heal the physical body; he would see if the soul avatar's methods could do it.

After examining, he shook his head helplessly.

Wei Changfeng's injuries were too severe. If not for the persistence of his fatherly love, he would have died long ago.

Upon meeting him, his spirit relaxed, and his soul had been drawn into an unknown place, completely extinguished.

Even if Master Kong were resurrected, he probably could not save him.

"Rest assured, I will take care of your daughter and let her live well!" The soul avatar returned to the physical body, and Zhang Xuan shook his head.

Although he had not known Wei Changfeng long, and most memories were unpleasant, the man's willingness to give everything, even his life, for his daughter was worthy of respect.

Knowing he could not be saved, Zhang Xuan stored Wei Changfeng's corpse into his ring and looked again at the Flood Ape Beast. It was now beaten to the brink of death by the many puppets, about to die at any moment.

Although it was a Saint Domain First Layer peak sacred beast, facing over twenty puppets that felt no pain and had full strength, it could only be abused.

"Human, if you don't kill me, I'll trade a secret with you..." Seeing him look over, the Flood Ape Beast gritted its teeth.

It knew that if it didn't speak now, he would truly kill it, so it had to gamble.

"Secret? What secret?" Zhang Xuan frowned.

"It's Earth Vein Spiritual Liquid! If you don't kill me, I'll take you there..." The Flood Ape Beast hurriedly said.

"Earth Vein Spiritual Liquid?" Zhang Xuan was startled.

"That's right. It's a liquid formed by the convergence of earth spirit veins. It has great effects on cultivators below the Saint Domain and can even replace spirit stones!"

The Flood Ape Beast said.

Zhang Xuan's heart stirred.

What he lacked most now were spirit stones and spiritual energy. If there was something that could replace them, he wouldn't need to spend huge efforts to earn money.

Although he had never heard of Earth Vein Spiritual Liquid before, since it was formed by the convergence of earth spirit veins, it must be very precious.

"The sacred beasts of Cloud Mist Ridge don't let humans come here precisely to guard this thing. If you don't kill me, I'll take you there..."

The Flood Ape Beast said again.

"If I kill you, I can still go there!"

Ignoring the creature, Zhang Xuan waved his hand, and the many puppets continued to attack, while his soul avatar left his body, his wrists turning to form a series of hand seals.

A soul avatar master's technique... Soul Search!

This creature was the murderer of Wei Changfeng and must die; there was no room for bargaining.

Under normal circumstances, his current cultivation was insufficient to perform Soul Search on a Saint Domain level powerhouse. However, first, the soul power of a sacred beast was weaker than that of a Saint Domain cultivator; second, the creature was beaten to the brink of death and couldn't resist even if it wanted to.

Plus, with the ruthless one helping on the side, the actual implementation was not complicated.

Zzzzz!

The Flood Ape Beast's soul was grabbed out of the air, and the memories and knowledge within it slowly flowed into his mind.

"There really is Earth Vein Spiritual Liquid!"

After quickly reading the memories, Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.

The creature had indeed not deceived him. Cloud Mist Ridge did have Earth Vein Spiritual Liquid, and the sacred beasts didn't want humans to enter precisely to keep this secret.

It seemed the creature, to save its life, had not lied to him.

Another person might have spared its life for this treasure, but it never dreamed that the young man before it was also a soul avatar master with the ability to perform Soul Search!

"Although Earth Vein Spiritual Liquid exists, that place is fraught with danger, guarded by four sacred beasts of the same level as it... If I had let it lead the way, even with so many puppets, I would have been surrounded and unable to escape!"

Although the Earth Vein Spiritual Liquid was real, the creature hadn't told the truth.

If he had listened to it and followed behind, he would have been immediately surrounded by four Saint Domain First Layer peak sacred beasts, plus countless Saint and Half-Saint level sacred beasts. Even with so many puppets, he might have fallen!

After all, although the puppets were fearless in battle, they also consumed spiritual energy.

The energy from the underground palace had been used several times and was already more than half depleted. Without the accumulation of the underground palace, recharging them would not be so easy.

Once the puppets lost their effectiveness, with his strength, falling into a sacred beast pack would mean certain death.

It could be said that although the creature was nearly beaten to death, it still intended to scheme against him.

Indeed, not of the same kind, their hearts are different.

After the soul search, the Flood Ape Beast's soul scattered, and it died completely. Zhang Xuan stored its inner core, fur, and other materials into his storage ring and fell into thought.

"According to its account, Earth Vein Spiritual Liquid is formed by the convergence of spiritual energy. Although its purity is not as high as top-grade spirit stones, it is easier to absorb. Even plants can use it. If used on an immature Ten-leaf Flower... it could fully mature and bloom within a day!"

After studying the effects of the spiritual liquid, Zhang Xuan's eyes brightened.

Although spirit stones store a lot of spiritual energy, absorbing them is certainly not as easy as liquid. It's like how he used to carve spirit gathering arrays for rapid advancement.

Think of spirit stones as coal, and spiritual liquid as gasoline.

Although coal burns hotter and lasts longer, in terms of ignition speed and utilization rate, it is far inferior to gasoline.

If he could obtain this thing, it was foreseeable that the hundreds of top-grade spirit stones needed for cultivation before the Saint Domain would no longer require painstaking searching.

"The Earth Vein Spiritual Liquid is at the very center of Cloud Mist Ridge, not far from here, but... guarded by four Saint Domain First Layer peak sacred beasts, and countless Saint and Half-Saint beasts... It's very difficult to get there!"

Since he knew about this thing, he naturally wanted to obtain it, but... with his current strength, forcing his way in would surely result in a miserable death.

Although the ruthless one could easily suppress a Saint Domain First Layer peak sacred beast, if there were many sacred beasts, he would be powerless.

After all, he had just awakened and was only in the form of a heart, his power far from what it used to be.

Moreover, this guy was an alien tribesman. Normally it might be fine, but if he proved unreliable and they were surrounded, it would be hard to escape.

Therefore, for such matters, it was better to rely on his own abilities; other external forces were unreliable.

He didn't want to entrust his life to a heart.

"Better to use the soul avatar!"

After thinking for a moment, an idea emerged.

Going with the physical body was definitely not possible. No matter how well he concealed himself, countless spirit beasts and sacred beasts would detect him. The soul avatar was different.

Formless and intangible, even sacred beasts, as long as their souls hadn't reached a certain level, would certainly not detect it.

If used properly, he might be able to sneak in quietly and successfully extract the Earth Vein Spiritual Liquid.

"Let's do it this way!"

Without hesitation, he sat cross-legged on the ground, moved his mind, and the soul avatar flew out.

With a light grab, he stored his physical body into the storage ring.

The Thousand Ant Beehive was already crowded with the Purple Sun Beast and the Bee Mother; the physical body definitely couldn't fit in. Anyway, a body without a soul was like a corpse, and storing it in the storage ring wouldn't cause much harm.

"What about the ring?"

The ring contained the physical body and the clone. Carrying it would be safer; otherwise, leaving the physical body here alone might result in it being found by some spirit beast, and then he would cry in vain.

But the soul avatar was formless and intangible, not easily detected. Once he carried the ring, it would become a target, and hiding would be much harder.

"Right... the Thousand Ant Bees!"

He moved his mind.

He couldn't carry the ring himself, but he could have a Thousand Ant Bee carry it!

Although these creatures were very small, they were spirit beasts with astonishing strength. Carrying a ring in flight was nothing.

Moreover, they could communicate with each other, avoiding spirit and sacred beasts in advance. They could quietly follow behind the soul avatar and bring the ring to the desired location.

Even if discovered, as long as the soul avatar was safe, he could find a way to retrieve it without major mishap.

"Let's do it this way!"

Moving his mind, he notified the Bee Mother. A Thousand Ant Bee immediately flew over, and he placed the storage ring on it. It indeed carried it easily in flight without any hindrance.

"Great, fly close to the ground in the grass..."

Seeing that this idea was feasible, Zhang Xuan instructed, and the soul avatar flew straight toward the center of Cloud Mist Ridge.

Having performed Soul Search on the Flood Ape Beast, he had a general understanding of the spirit beasts in Cloud Mist Ridge. Combined with the Thousand Ant Bees' detection, he easily avoided the spirit beasts' scrutiny. In less than an hour, he arrived before a tall cliff.

In front of the cliff was a huge stone pool. A waterfall cascaded from the mountaintop, roaring like thunder, forming a slender river that wound away to an unknown place.

"This is the place..."

Looking up, he saw behind the waterfall a huge cave entrance, completely hidden by the water. If he hadn't known in advance, he would never have found it.

According to the Flood Ape Beast's memory, the Earth Vein Spiritual Liquid was inside this cave.

Not rushing to move, Zhang Xuan looked around and indeed spotted several sacred beasts no weaker than the Flood Ape Beast, roaming nearby. Further away, there were over a dozen spirit beasts at the early, middle, and late Saint Domain stages.

"Good thing the physical body didn't come..."

Seeing this scene, Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

If the physical body had come, it would have been surrounded and killed as soon as it arrived.

The soul avatar was formless and intangible; as long as he didn't exert power, it wouldn't be easy for them to detect him.