The saying goes that the most dangerous place is the safest place, so after Tan Zhihui fails to escape, it’s very likely he’ll hide back in the Thousand Ginseng Kingdom.
"Let’s find a place to stay and settle down first," Huang Xiaolong said.
He planned to lay in wait in the Thousand Ginseng Kingdom.
As long as Tan Zhihui enters the Thousand Ginseng Kingdom with the Glazed Glass Demon Stele, his possession of two major Demon Tablets and the Demon Ascension Body will surely allow him to sense it.
He wasn’t worried that Tan Zhihui could refine the Glazed Glass Demon Stele in a short ti. Just because he could refine the Ten Thousand Curses Demon Stele in two years with the Blood Eye Demon Tablet and the Demon Ascension Body didn’t an Tan Zhihui could refine the Glazed Glass Demon Stele in the sa ti.
Even the average Supre Genius would take hundreds or even thousands of years to refine the Glazed Glass Demon Stele, let alone thousands of years.
Even the common Supre King would require decades.
Afterwards, Huang Xiaolong and his companions directly purchased a large mansion in the capital of the Thousand Ginseng Kingdom and settled in.
The capital of the Thousand Ginseng Kingdom had many nice inns and courtyards, but nothing beat the comfort of one’s own ho, so Huang Xiaolong would generally just buy a mansion.
Huang Xiaolong was not short of Spirit Stones.
After buying the mansion, Huang Xiaolong shut himself in, devoted to cultivation. Although refining the Ten Thousand Curses Demon Stele greatly increased his strength, Huang Xiaolong felt that his power was still too weak.
He was eager to improve his strength.
Besides cultivating, occasionally, Huang Xiaolong would take out the Chaos Thunder Pearl, suspected to be a Holy Artifact, obtained in the Beast Barbaric Space, and study it. However, regardless of the thod he used, he couldn’t uncover the true secret of the Chaos Thunder Pearl.
Huang Xiaolong always had a feeling that once he discovered the true secret of the Chaos Thunder Pearl and could unleash its full power, its might would be unbelievably terrifying.
Although waiting in the capital of the Thousand Ginseng Kingdom, Huang Xiaolong didn’t just sit idly by. Instead, he instructed Gao Changran, Lu Xiaoqing, the Yin Crow Sect Master, and others, to gather information. As soon as Tan Zhihui appeared sowhere, they would imdiately report back to him.
Half a month quickly passed.
It was as if Tan Zhihui had vanished from the Swallowing Sky Empire without a trace.
The top experts from the Demon Realm’s Thirty-Six Domains and the nine great empires of the Magical Beast World were digging everywhere, but still, nobody could find Tan Zhihui.
Tan Zhihui himself was an expert of the Emperor Tenth Rank Middle Stage, and with hundreds of thousands of kingdoms in the Swallowing Sky Empire, hiding in any one of them would make him hard to find for the ti being.
A few more days passed.
Suddenly, the entire Thousand Ginseng Kingdom beca lively.
And the capital of the Thousand Ginseng Kingdom was bustling.
On this day, Huang Xiaolong erged from seclusion and saw the crowded street in front of the mansion, feeling curious, he asked Gao Changran what was going on.
Gao Changran replied, "Your Majesty might not know, but in a few days, it’s the opening day of the Thousand Ginseng Mountain in the Thousand Ginseng Kingdom, so in these few days, many experts from the Swallowing Sky Empire are flocking to the capital of the Thousand Ginseng Kingdom."
"The opening of the Thousand Ginseng Mountain?" Huang Xiaolong was puzzled.
Lu Xiaoqing, beside him, explained, "The Thousand Ginseng Mountain is the ancestral mountain of the Thousand Ginseng Kingdom. There are countless Spirit Ginsengs in the Thousand Ginseng Mountain, and it’s even rumored to contain the legendary Green Blood Heavenly Ginseng, Dragon King Ginseng, Devil God Ginseng, and Supre Black Gold Ginseng. Every ten thousand years, the Thousand Ginseng Kingdom opens the Thousand Ginseng Mountain for people to search for ginseng."
Huang Xiaolong was surprised, "Is the Thousand Ginseng Kingdom so generous?"
The Green Blood Heavenly Ginseng, Dragon King Ginseng, Devil God Ginseng, and Supre Black Gold Ginseng are all rare treasures that can’t be bought with Spirit Stones, and even high-level Emperor experts would greatly benefit from consuming and refining them.
Lu Xiaoqing shook her head, "Although the Thousand Ginseng Mountain has these exceptional Spirit Ginsengs, they are located in the deepest part of the mountain, and these Spirit Ginsengs are highly spiritual, possessing inherent skills in earth evasion and concealnt, making them nearly impossible to capture. For millions of years, only two people are rumored to have found such Spirit Ginsengs. Moreover, not everyone can enter the Thousand Ginseng Mountain; only those below the Great Emperor Realm can enter, and each opening is limited to only ten thousand people."
"Ten thousand people?" Huang Xiaolong pondered, "Then how are these ten thousand spots selected?"
Since there was a limit on numbers, there must be selection rules.
Lu Xiaoqing reported, "Before the gate to the Thousand Ginseng Mountain, there is the Heavenly Bridge spanning ten thousand miles, leading directly to the gate. Anyone among the first ten thousand who crosses the Heavenly Bridge can directly enter the Thousand Ginseng Mountain. Once ten thousand enter, the gate will close."
"Moreover, to walk this Heavenly Bridge, besides the requirent of being below the Great Emperor Realm, one must register, and there’s no talent restriction for registration, but each person’s registration fee is one hundred lower grade Chaos Spiritual Stones."
"The Thousand Ginseng Kingdom knows how to make money," Huang Xiaolong chuckled, shaking his head.
One hundred lower grade Chaos Spiritual Stones is nothing for any first-class or super sect, but ten thousand people registering amounts to a million stones, and one hundred thousand amounts to ten million stones.
Lu Xiaoqing smiled, "Your Majesty is correct. The reason the Thousand Ginseng Kingdom is one of the Swallowing Sky Empire’s strongest kingdoms is because of the Thousand Ginseng Mountain, and it’s also the richest kingdom of the Swallowing Sky Empire. However, a large portion of the inco from the Thousand Ginseng Mountain must be handed over to the Swallowing Sky Empire."
Huang Xiaolong nodded, "With such a lucrative asset, the Swallowing Sky Empire isn’t going to let the Thousand Ginseng Kingdom keep it all to itself."
Then, Huang Xiaolong learned more about the Thousand Ginseng Mountain.
For example, once inside the Thousand Ginseng Mountain, the ten thousand people can seize Spirit Ginsengs from one another, life and death are not the concern of the Thousand Ginseng Kingdom, and it only ensures the entrants go in, nothing more.
The number of Spirit Ginsengs one can find or seize depends on one’s ability.
However, the Thousand Ginseng Mountain is only open for ten days.
After ten days, the disciples inside will be automatically sent out, though they can choose to leave at any ti beforehand.
"Is your majesty also considering signing up for the Thousand Ginseng Mountain?" Gao Changran saw Huang Xiaolong’s interest and asked.
Huang Xiaolong nodded and turned to Lu Xiaoqing, "Tomorrow, you will accompany to register."
Since the Thousand Ginseng Mountain contains Spirit Ginsengs like the Green Blood Heavenly Ginseng, Dragon King Ginseng, Devil God Ginseng, and Supre Black Gold Ginseng, Huang Xiaolong was determined to check it out, as he urgently needed to enhance his strength. Obtaining even a few of these Spirit Ginsengs could be enough for him to break through to the Heavenly Monarch Tenth Stage Middle Stage.
After all, if Tan Zhihui appears in the Thousand Ginseng Kingdom, he will be able to sense it and co out at any ti.
Hearing Huang Xiaolong propose that both of them register, Lu Xiaoqing was taken aback but respectfully agreed.
"Your Majesty, shall we accompany you as well?" the Yin Crow Sect Master asked.
Huang Xiaolong shook his head, "No need. You and Gao Changran can remain at the mansion to continue gathering information on Tan Zhihui and the Glazed Glass Demon Stele."
The more people, the more conspicuous they would be, so Huang Xiaolong planned to go with Lu Xiaoqing alone the next day.
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