The Ghost Venerable standing amidst the ruins.
As soon as he arrived at the valley, he sensed the entire place. The aura of the Ice-Fire Blue Fla had completely vanished, and there was no sign of life inside the valley. The Ice-Fire Blue Fla had long recognized him as its master, so it was absolutely impossible for soone to take it away. It must have been devoured by another Heaven and Earth Fla or destroyed by soone.
The Ghost Venerable was surrounded by layer upon layer of black spiritual energy. His arm twitched slightly, and the black aura around him imdiately dispersed. He wore a long black robe and a hood that completely concealed his face.
A cold wind blew, knocking the hood off the Ghost Venerable’s head.
The Ghost Venerable’s entire face was gloomy and eerie, covered with protruding black bumps, and his eyes were green, giving an extrely uncomfortable feeling.
The Ghost Venerable practiced an extrely evil cultivation technique, which gradually transford his appearance into this over ti. He stepped into the realm of Half-step Divine Venerable hundreds of years ago, and since then, he made a na for himself in the Ancient Realm. Due to his appearance, he was called the Ghost Venerable.
The Ice-Fire Blue Fla was also sothing the Ghost Venerable subdued after reaching the level of Half-step Divine Venerable. When he subdued it, it was only at the Earth God Realm temperature, and he personally nurtured it over ti.
But three years ago.
The Ghost Venerable felt signs of a breakthrough, with the possibility of stepping into the Early Divine Venerate Realm. He also found a very suitable place for his retreat, but that place was very unsuitable for the Heaven and Earth Fla.
So, the Ghost Venerable crafted a secluded valley especially for the Ice-Fire Blue Fla here. He sealed it off, and the Ice and Fire attribute spirit grasses inside were all prepared for the Ice-Fire Blue Fla.
Although the Ice-Fire Blue Fla was subdued by the Ghost Venerable, it wasn’t born within his body. Unlike Ye Chenfeng’s Green Fla, which listened to Ye Chenfeng’s every command.
Over three years, the Ice-Fire Blue Fla finally managed to remove the concealnt formation of the valley on its own. Although the Ghost Venerable had set up the valley’s arrangents cleverly, even without the concealnt formation, ordinary people wouldn’t be able to reach the hall where the Ice-Fire Blue Fla resided.
Ye Chenfeng could reach the hall because the Ice-Fire Blue Fla deliberately allowed him. It wanted to devour the Green Fla when it sensed it, but in the end, it was devoured by the Green Fla, a consequence of its own actions.
The Ghost Venerable’s reputation in the Ancient Realm had always been terrible. Ruthless and cold-blooded, he had many cultivators die by his hands. Now that his Ice-Fire Blue Fla was gone, how could he swallow this anger? Moreover, as a Seventh Rank Alchemist, the Ice-Fire Blue Fla was extrely important to him.
It was precisely because of his status as an Alchemist that, despite his notoriety, the Ghost Venerable managed to befriend so powerful entities.
The Ghost Venerable’s green eyes stared into the sky, and he coldly muttered, "No matter who you are, you will know the consequences of offending , the Ghost Venerable."
As his words fell.
Only a ghostly afterimage of the Ghost Venerable was left above the ruins.
A mont later, even that afterimage disappeared, and the Ghost Venerable’s whereabouts beca unknown.
On the Spirit Boat controlled by Cheng Yuanmu.
The entire Spirit Boat advanced steadily and swiftly. Even if the Ghost Venerable passed by, he wouldn’t know it was Ye Chenfeng’s Green Fla that devoured the Ice-Fire Blue Fla unless he saw the current four-colored fla of the Green Fla with his own eyes.
At the current speed of the Spirit Boat, it would take about five to six days to return to the Chengs.
Since boarding the Spirit Boat, Cheng Yuanmu had an unwavering furrow on his brow, feeling restless. Perhaps it was the intuition of a Divine King Realm expert, but he always felt sothing unusual about the valley.
By now, Zhu Zhize and his group hadn’t caught up, which likely ant they still hadn’t left that valley. Cheng Yuanmu and the others would’ve found it extrely difficult, if not nearly impossible, to leave without Ye Chenfeng’s intervention.
This ti, Cheng Yuanmu personally ca to this valley hoping to find a presentable gift. After all, a Zhou family disciple had previously taken a liking to Cheng Yiyao, and he had directly declined the proposal.
As the Chengs relied on the Zhous’ power, the Zhous couldn’t act excessively. Besides, the Zhou family disciple who admired Cheng Yiyao, despite so talent, wasn’t the most gifted in the Zhous. Therefore, the Zhous didn’t act against the Chengs over this trivial matter, which Cheng Yuanmu had anticipated.
However, what Cheng Yuanmu didn’t expect was that the direct patriarch of that Zhou family disciple recently broke through to Half-step Divine Venerable.
Initially, there was only one Half-step Divine Venerable in the Zhous. Now, with the direct patriarch of the Zhou family disciple attaining this level, the Zhous’ power had greatly increased.
In the Ancient Realm, a Half-step Divine Venerable is considered a notable figure.
Now, with the backup of a Half-step Divine Venerable, that past incident would certainly be revisited during the Zhou family’s banquet when the Zhou patriarch solidifies his authority, potentially using the Chengs as a warning to others.
Offending the direct ancestor of the Zhou’s juniors, the Chengs seed the perfect target to demonstrate authority.
Thus, Cheng Yuanmu desperately wanted a sufficiently grand gift to satisfy the Half-step Divine Venerable, hoping for a turning point in this matter.
But having found nothing in the valley, Cheng Yuanmu was quite anxious.
Ti passed day by day.
Soon, three days passed.
In these three days, the Spirit Boat traveled without incident.
Of course, during these three days, Ye Chenfeng beca more familiar with Cheng Yiyao and the others.
Constantly longing for the Hundred-Heart Grass, Ye Chenfeng casually asked Cheng Yiyao about it during a chat yesterday.
Though Cheng Yiyao was unsure why, she felt an inexplicable trust and fondness toward Ye Chenfeng, who had no spiritual energy.
It just so happened that Cheng Yiyao had heard of the Hundred-Heart Grass and had even seen it before.
According to Cheng Yiyao, there seed to be a few Hundred-Heart Grass plants in the Zhous’ herb garden. Although rare, the Hundred-Heart Grass wasn’t commonly used.
The Zhous had accidentally acquired six Hundred-Heart Grass plants and eventually transplanted them into their herb garden.
Cheng Yiyao had visited the Zhous’ herb garden a long ti ago and happened to have seen them.
As the saying goes, so things co when you least expect them.
Ye Chenfeng was asking casually, but he had indeed stumbled upon a lead regarding the Hundred-Heart Grass. It seed he needed to stay with Cheng Yuanmu’s group, and he must visit the Zhous, for the Hundred-Heart Grass was sothing he absolutely needed.
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