Chapter 1736: Netherworld Dark Fragrance Flower

"They're retreating! They're retreating!"

As the group was running, the tide of Fire Cloud Ice Crystal Insects receded like a flood, including the insect king, which dared not approach any further.

Seeing this, everyone let out a long sigh of relief.

The sea of insects was truly terrifying, making them feel as if they had walked through the gates of hell.

"Ugh!"

Stopping, Ye Yuan could no longer suppress his injuries and began coughing up large amounts of blood.

Yu Jing's expression changed, and she quickly supported Ye Yuan, saying, "Ye Yuan, are you alright?"

Ye Yuan waved his hand, somewhat weakly, and said, "I'm fine, I won't die!"

Yu Jing's face was full of guilt; she knew that Ye Yuan had been injured so severely because he was protecting her.

Otherwise, with Ye Yuan's strength, that insect king would not have been able to stop him.

"Heh heh, saving a beauty always comes at a price!" Luo Yong sneered.

Hearing this, Yu Jing immediately exploded, angrily rebuking, "Luo, what do you mean? When we asked for help earlier, none of you lifted a finger, and now you're making sarcastic remarks. Can you be any more shameless?"

Luo Yong had always coveted Yu Jing, but seeing the current situation, he knew he had no chance.

Thus, his former enthusiasm turned into resentment.

This was the so-called love turning into hate.

Luo Yong sneered, "Yu Jing, don't be fooled by this kid! He's hiding his strength and identity, infiltrating our team. Who knows what he's up to? If he had nothing to hide, why didn't he tell us earlier?"

Yu Jing retorted with a sneer, "Don't project your own filth onto others!"

Ye Yuan waved his hand and said, "Stop arguing, let me recover a bit!"

He took out a pill and swallowed it, then began to sit cross-legged and meditate.

Soon after, his stamina recovered by more than half.

Everyone was astonished at this sight.

The efficacy of this pill was simply too good, wasn't it?

"This is already the central area of the Earthfire. If I'm not mistaken, the antidote should be nearby," Ye Yuan said slowly as he stood up.

Duan Peng said, "But how do we know what can cure the poison here?"

Ye Yuan smiled slightly, turned his hand over, and a white insect appeared in his palm—it was a Fire Cloud Ice Crystal Insect.

The insect looked ferocious, flailing its claws, but Ye Yuan had placed a restriction on it, so it couldn't escape.

"We'll use it to find the antidote!"

Yu Jing looked at it and said in surprise, "In that situation just now, you still had time to catch a Fire Cloud Ice Crystal Insect?"

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "I caught one on a whim; this thing is too weak."

Everyone was speechless!

Weak? This was a fourth-rank ferocious beast!

Ye Yuan opened his hand and began to turn on the spot.

Suddenly, the insect in his palm became restless and agitated. Ye Yuan's eyes lit up, and he walked in that direction.

Seeing this, everyone marveled.

So this method could be used to find the antidote—truly an eye-opener.

Ye Yuan walked straight ahead in that direction, and the Fire Cloud Ice Crystal Insect became increasingly restless.

Suddenly, a patch of dark red flowers appeared ahead.

The Fire Cloud Ice Crystal Worm in Ye Yuan's hand suddenly became extremely agitated, crashing around within the restriction, and then fell still.

Everyone looked and saw that the Fire Cloud Ice Crystal Worm had lost all signs of life—it was dead!

Yu Jing suppressed the excitement in her heart and said hopefully, "Ye Yuan, these flowers wouldn't be..."

Ye Yuan nodded and said, "That's it, no mistake!"

Duan Peng looked puzzled and said, "What kind of flower is this? I've never heard of it!"

In their line of work, although they weren't as proficient as alchemists, they recognized most spiritual herbs.

But these dark red flowers, though rich in spiritual energy and of a high grade, they had never seen or heard of them.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "It's right that you haven't heard of them. If everyone had, how could a five-star divine alchemist be helpless against the Fire Cloud Ice Crystal Worm's poison? The Fire Cloud Ice Crystal Worm is already rare, and the spiritual herbs that can cure its poison are naturally even rarer."

Duan Peng thought that made sense; if it were a well-known spiritual herb, the poison wouldn't be so remarkable.

Without further ado, Ye Yuan quickly gathered all the spiritual herbs, showing no intention of sharing them with the others.

Luo Yong, however, was displeased and said grumpily, "Kid, what do you mean by this? These are at least fourth-grade spiritual herbs. Are you trying to hog them all?"

Ye Yuan replied coolly, "A spiritual herb whose name you don't even know—are you planning to sell it for money? Don't waste good things, alright? In your hands, it's a waste; in mine, it might shine brilliantly. Besides, what right do you have to compete with me? Don't forget, we still have to pass through the Fire Cloud Ice Crystal Worm's territory on the way back!"

At this moment, Ye Yuan finally revealed his formidable side, his aura so imposing that Luo Yong dared not meet his eyes.

Initially, he had simply disdained to argue with such a person.

But this guy kept getting more presumptuous, still failing to recognize his place, so there was no need for Ye Yuan to be polite anymore.

To Ye Yuan, these people were merely guides.

Luo Yong's face stiffened at these words, intimidated by Ye Yuan's powerful aura, and he dared not look directly at him.

Not only Luo Yong, but even Duan Peng found it hard to bear, so he stepped in to mediate: "Ha... haha, this whole trip, Brother Ye did all the work; these things rightfully belong to him. Besides, these flowers only cure the Fire Cloud Ice Crystal Worm's poison; their use isn't too broad, and the price won't be high. Old Luo, let it go!"

Luo Yong took the opportunity to back down, snorted coldly, and said nothing.

Ye Yuan said calmly, "Let's hurry up and leave. This place is not safe to stay long!"

"Roar!"

Before the words faded, a roar came from deep within the dense forest.

Everyone's expression changed, and they took off running!

Ye Yuan sprinted all the way, outwardly calm, but inwardly overjoyed.

These people didn't recognize the dark red flowers, but he did!

These flowers were called Nether Fragrance Flowers, a fourth-grade spiritual herb extremely rich in spiritual energy.

Using them to refine cultivation pills would yield more than ten times the potency of ordinary pills!

But these flowers were so rare that even the Celestial Forest Venerable of yore had only seen them once.

Unexpectedly, they also had the effect of counteracting the Fire Cloud Ice Crystal Worm's poison.

On the market, a single pill made from them would sell for at least a thousand billion!

With so many Nether Fragrance Flowers, their value was simply incalculable!

However, as Ye Yuan had said, only in his hands could these spiritual herbs truly realize their value.

In anyone else's hands, it would be a sheer waste.

Moreover, Ye Yuan's supply of cultivation pills was nearly depleted, and he was in a tight spot.

Now that he had found so many Nether Fragrance Flowers, he wouldn't have to worry about his cultivation for a long time to come.

Such treasures, Ye Yuan naturally wouldn't let them fall into the hands of these people.