The Legendary Master’s Wife - Chap 164

Chapter 164: Jade Spiritual Cave

“Are you satisfied now?” Ling Xiao tilted his head and glanced at You XiaoMo.

You XiaoMo’s eyes were beaming as he nodded his head. Of course, he was satisfied. He knew that if he dared to say that he was not satisfied, Ling Xiao would give it to him, so he quickly changed the topic. “Ling-shixiong, who would expect that a no less than a level eight demon beast would appear here? Then, won’t it be even more awesome inside the Jade Spiritual Cave?”

You XiaoMo was extremely curious and there was one thing he had found to be very peculiar.

Since Elder Shi chose to lead his people to this road, it couldn’t be that he didn’t know that there would be a Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon in the lake. But seeing how he acted just now, it was as if he didn’t know about it at all.

Although this was You XiaoMo’s first time in the Paradise Realm, he knew that he would need to prepare beforehand. Therefore, it was even more impossible that the Tian Xin Sect didn’t make the necessary preparations. After all, they already came here fifty years ago so they should have collected quite a lot of information.

“The Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon doesn’t hide in the lake to cultivate all the time. Since Elder Shi didn’t receive information on this matter, clearly the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon wasn’t in the lake fifty years ago,” Ling Xiao voiced his guess. He already discovered the existence of the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon earlier. If not for his consideration for You XiaoMo’s feelings, he would not have bothered to warn them to leave. Especially since they weren’t the least bit grateful.

“But…”

Ling Xiao continued, “This lake isn’t really that great of a place for cultivation. Since the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon chose this place, there may be magic herbs down below.”

“Really?” You XiaoMo’s expression immediately livened up. His shining eyes were fixed on the surface of the lake that had already calmed down.

The Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon was currently of level seven strength which meant the magic herb at the bottom of the lake was at least a level seven magic herb. Right now, he didn’t even have a single stalk of a level seven magic herb.

“Do you want to hide in the dimension first? I’ll go down to look and call you when I’m back.” As soon as Ling Xiao said those words, his arm was grabbed by You XiaoMo.

“No, I want to go down with you. You won’t be able to recognize a level seven magic herb. Furthermore, there may be other magic herbs inside the lake,” You XiaoMo said determinedly.

Ling Xiao considered for a moment and agreed. It would be very troublesome to dig out the whole bottom of the lake under water. After all, they still wanted to go look for other magic herbs, so they shouldn’t waste too much time on this. So, he took You XiaoMo with him and dived to the bottom of the lake.

The lake water was very clear, about a hundred meters deep, and the bottom was covered with small pebbles and such. It really didn’t look like a place where magic herbs would grow, but it was unlikely that the Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon would guard a lake for no real reason.

Finally, they found a stalk of a level seven magic herb in a corner of the lake bottom. However, this stalk of magic herb was a while away from maturity. As luck would have it, You XiaoMo had seen it before.

There was a time when You XiaoMo was called over to see Kong Wen a few times. At that time there was a small patch in Kong Wen’s courtyard that was planted with high level magic herbs. This stalk of magic herb was one of them.

Lease of Life magic herb, was the most important magic herb to refine the level seven Regain Life magic pill. If the soul was still present, it didn’t matter how heavy the injuries received, the person would recover.

But there was a side effect.

That is, after one used the Regain Life magic pill to get back their life, their cultivation would plummet. There were still a lot of people fighting for it, since having a Regain Life magic pill was equivalent to having two lives. Exchanging level of cultivation for one’s life was worth it!

You XiaoMo’s luck was not bad. This stalk of Lease of Life herb was medium quality. With this as the foundation, he only needed to give it spiritual water in the following days and it would become a stalk of high quality magic herb.

After transplanting the Lease of Life magic herb into his dimension, You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao hurried to the Jade Spiritual Cave.

There was not just one road to the Jade Spiritual Cave and on top of that, they were delayed on the way for quite a while. So, by the time they reached the entrance, a few groups of people had already barged into the Jade Spiritual Cave.

The Jade Spiritual Cave was the place where mid-level magic herbs and mid-level demon beasts abounded. Before they came near, they could already hear the angry roars of the demon beasts. The floor of the humongous cave was covered with green vines of unknown name. Ancient trees soared to the skies, blocking the sunlight. They were continuously discovering traces of demon beasts along the way.

It was too bad that the magic herbs they were guarding were those that You XiaoMo already had. Other than that, there were also a few demon beast lairs that had been cleaned out. The ground was still covered in fresh blood that hadn’t dried, indicating that a fierce fight had occurred not too long ago.

You XiaoMo wanted to find the Dipper Herb which was a level six magic herb. According to the map, Dipper Herb was located at the Southern part of the Jade Spiritual Cave. However, it was unclear where exactly it grew. The South part was so vast and if they had to look for it, it would be like fishing for a needle in the ocean.

“Xiao Shidi, bring out those two Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs,” Ling Xiao, who was standing on the green vines and evaluating the surroundings, suddenly said to You XiaoMo.

The Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs fed on Dipper Herb, so their sensitivity to the Dipper Herb would be very high. There was nothing better to lead them to it.

You XiaoMo clearly understood this point. As soon as Ling Xiao finished speaking, he disappeared, and reappeared a moment later, holding a jade box in his hands. The two insects were lying inside, the Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs which Ling Xiao gave him that time.

Since they hadn’t eaten for too long, the two Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs were breathing rather weakly. Luckily, it was not too much of a hindrance. After You XiaoMo let them out, one male and one female instantly came back to life with blood pumping, as they suddenly started to fly, flying rather crookedly in one direction.

This time, You XiaoMo did not let Ling Xiao carry him over because he also let PiQiu out, who was now at level five. On this side, his strength was probably not high, but it was more than enough to bring You XiaoMo along.

Although Ling Xiao was not too happy, PiQiu really should be strengthened.

Blue Blooded Wolves were the type that grew up by battling. If they were left too long in the dimension, not only would the nature of the Blue-Blooded Wolf wear away, the power to kill would also definitely weaken. This was not something he wanted to see.

If the Blue-Blooded Wolf was unable to protect You XiaoMo, what was the point of having it around?

PiQiu, who was let out, howled. Luckily, the sound of beasts howling was a normal occurrence in the Jade Spiritual Cave. Therefore, no one took notice of this howl. Soon after, PiQiu’s whole body leapt up and flew forward at top speed.

Although he was only at level five now, unable to fly, his running speed on level ground was not bad. In just a few seconds, he sped through several thousand meters, closely tailing behind the pair of Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs.

Ling Xiao didn’t run to take the lead. Instead, he followed close by You XiaoMo, surveying the surroundings from time to time.

An hour later, the Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs finally started to slow down.

In front of their eyes there was a luxuriantly green mountain range. Everywhere, it was covered with abundant growth and filled with an extraordinary amount of spiritual energy.

As You XiaoMo got down from PiQiu, he heard the angry roar of a demon beast. Not far ahead, he could faintly see what seemed to be several flashes of light.

The two Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs were no longer flying forward. Instead, they were circling around You XiaoMo, as if urging him. They were so aware because You XiaoMo had already bonded with them. The Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs which had acknowledged their master naturally wanted You XiaoMo to lead. Furthermore, they could sense the danger ahead.

“Ling-shixiong, it seems that someone else beat us here,” said You XiaoMo.

Ling Xiao wrapped his arm around his waist and said, “We’ll go over and look. Don’t let PiQiu follow. Let him wander around by himself. As a Blue-Blooded Wolf, how can he not fight? We’ll regroup four hours later.”

“Wai…” Before You XiaoMo could protest, he was brought away by Ling Xiao.

PiQiu stayed in the spot, his silvery white tail wagged faster and faster. The two ruby eyes glowed eerily, giving off red flashes of light, especially after Ling Xiao said those words. The strong red flashes got stronger and stronger, a sign that it was excited and charged up. He looked in the direction they left for a bit, and then turned around and bounded away into the thick growth of grass.

It never crossed You XiaoMo’s mind that his PiQiu, when it returned there two hours later, would have its silvery fur completely dyed red and its whole-body reeking of blood. The fresh blood would still be dripping down its fur. His cultivation would also have increased a huge chunk. But… there would also be a long string of troubles following behind.

After a moment, a group of people appeared in the field of vision of Ling Xiao and You XiaoMo.

Dressed uniformly in gray robes, a few of them complete with gray hoods. Clearly, they were from the Xing Luo Sect.

On the other side of the people from the Xing Luo Sect were the Xiao Yao Sect and the Ji Le Sect. The two forces made up twelve people, mostly of Sun and Moon level. The strongest ones were two three-star Star level and four-star elders. Not anyone whom You XiaoMo or Ling Xiao would recognize.

At this moment, these twelve people were surrounded by the people from the Xing Luo Sect, looking like they had their backs up against the wall.

Overall, the combined strength of the people from the Xing Luo Sect was clearly much higher than that of the people from the Xiao Yao Sect and Ji Le Sect. Among them was a seven-star Star level middle aged man whose hood had been lifted off his face, revealing a rather wicked face covered in a thin layer of black mist. He stared at the twelve people with a look of blatant savagery.

“Xing ShiYi, what is the meaning of this? Isn’t it up to one’s own ability to get magic herbs and demon beasts? It can’t be that you’re thinking of killing us?” Xiao Yao Sect’s Mu Sheng spoke harshly while looking extremely imposing.

“So, what if I kill all of you. If you want to blame something, blame it on your bad luck. You just had to run into us and interrupt our plan.” The middle-aged man laughed out loud. The large sword in his hand was stained with a lot of blood, dripping to the ground as he cackled. A little while later, he stopped and said in a grave voice with a murderous look in his eyes, “Kill them all. Leave none alive.”

Mu Sheng cried out in terror, “Xing ShiYi, if the Tian Xin Sect and the Qing Cheng Sect find out that you all are colluding with the de…”

Before he could say ‘demons’, his head was chopped off by someone who snuck up behind him. The one who snuck up behind him was one of the Ji Le Sect’s disciples.