Kacha!
The jade slab was abruptly opened, and a thumb-sized sprout appeared in front of Su Chen.
It was the sprout of a divine herb!
No wonder its aura was so weak that no one noticed it.
Su Chen took out his Gilt Sword and carefully cut the jade from the soil around the divine herb.
Appraisal!
"Nine Heavens Moonlight Wood Sprout: A dormant divine herb sprout. It can be awakened and grow by pouring in the essence of the moon."
Nine Heavens Moonlight Wood!
Su Chen suddenly recalled that one of the ingredients in the recipe for the Self-Surrendering Pill was the fruit of the Nine Heavens Moonlight Wood.
He didn't expect to obtain a Nine Heavens Moonlight Wood here. Although it was just a sprout, it was only a matter of time before it grew into a towering tree.
Keeping the sprout into his storage ring with a smile, Su Chen left delightedly.
"Crackle!"
A purple thunderbolt exploded in the air.
Su Chen glanced over and saw a group of cultivators fighting on a thick bridge far away. Moreover, it was a chaotic battle. There were disciples from the Martial Extreme Sect, experts from the devil race, and experts from the sea race. The three major powers were fighting against each other, and there were at least three experts at the Reincarnation Realm in the midst of the battle.
Su Chen was now a lone cultivator, isolated and without help. He naturally wouldn't choose to appear in public and participate in the chaotic battle.
However, seeing how the other party was fighting so intensely, it seemed like they had found some precious treasure.
He couldn't snatch it openly, but he might be able to take advantage of it secretly.
Layers of concealment divine runes covered the entire area. Su Chen executed the Great Disguise Art and completely concealed his aura. After a few instant-shifts, he carefully approached the edge of the battlefield.
After taking a quick glance, Su Chen realized that the target of these people was a strange gem that was emitting a dark golden luster.
Appraisal!
"Demon God Soul Essence: A soul essence condensed from the power of the demon god. It is the most precious treasure of the Demon Race. After ordinary demons consume it, they can immediately become a high-tier demon. Other cultivators can also consume it to greatly increase their life source and lifespan. It is a treasure even more precious than the Demon God Blood Marrow."
It seemed like it was a good item.
Su Chen was thinking about how to get his hands on the Demon God Essence.
Even though the invisibility rune was powerful, it was still easy for him to expose himself when he was near a Sea of Reincarnation Realm expert. Even though he could escape easily with the help of the teleportation skill, the biggest problem was how to snatch the demon god's soul essence under the noses of the Sea of Reincarnation Realm experts from the three factions.
"Dong Zhi, the Demon God's Soul Essence is the supreme treasure of my Demon Race. Your Martial Extreme Sect dares to interfere, aren't you afraid of dying without a burial ground?!"
A bull-headed demon with red horns shouted. Its face was extremely ugly, but its demonic Qi was extremely strong. Its might was even comparable to Demon Lord Cui Hao and Ku Shui. It was most likely a Demon Lord.
"Hmph, the Bitter Sea Secret Realm belongs to my Sea Race. I have already given you a lot of face by allowing you to explore the ruins. Don't be ungrateful and obediently hand over the Demon God's Soul Essence. Otherwise, I will use the Sea Race's secret technique to forcefully close the Ancient Sea Secret Realm and suppress you in the deep sea forever!"
Another sea race's Reincarnation Realm expert snorted coldly. He had four arms and four long legs, and he seemed to be transformed from an octopus. Although he looked a little strange, his face was white and tender, and his bones were clearly defined. His looks were surprisingly good.
As for that Dong Zhi, he was naturally the Martial Extreme Sect's Sea of Reincarnation Realm expert that Su Chen met when he first entered the secret realm. Judging from his aura, this person's strength was slightly stronger than the bull-headed demon and the eight-clawed sea demon. However, the relationship between the Demon Race and the Sea Race was obviously closer. Even though it was a three-sided battle, the situation was closer to two against one.
However, it seemed that due to some reasons, the Sea Race had some grudges against the Demon Race, causing the two sides to not truly cooperate. Otherwise, the Martial Extreme Sect would face an even greater threat.
Dong Zhi frowned. Clearly, he knew that the current situation was not beneficial to them. If it weren't for the fact that the Demon Race had foolishly tried to kidnap the Mermaid Princess and thus offended the Sea Race, they might have already joined forces to fight against the Martial Sect.
Although he was confident in his own strength, even if it was one against two, he still had enough strength to resist.
But this time, his main mission in exploring the Mystic Realm was to protect Miss Xia Susu. Fighting wasn't his top priority. If his actions were restricted, then Miss Xia Susu would definitely be in danger. This was the worst possible outcome.
If he knew this, he would not have agreed to Xia Susu's request and brought her out on this adventure.
If this little girl were to be harmed in any way, Elder Xia would definitely skin him alive. Dong Zhi could not afford to bear such a consequence.
It seemed that now, he could only give up on the Demon God's Soul.
"Brother Octopus, today, my Martial Extreme Sect will give you face and give up the fight for the Demon God's Soul. Not only that, I can also give you a piece of information. Your Mermaid Princess has died at the hands of Mo Lei." Dong Zhi suddenly said something shocking.
As soon as these words came out, the octopus's eyes suddenly became incomparably fierce.
"No … no, I didn't. The Mermaid Princess was obviously taken away by an expert of your Human Race. He cultivates the same Thunder Technique as me and is very strong. He must be from the Martial Extreme Sect!" A Demon hurriedly explained. It was the person who had confronted Su Chen outside the secret realm.
"Lie!
Continue to lie! "
Dong Zhi sneered, "Although my Martial Extreme Sect is enemies with the Monster Race, we have no enmity with the Sea Race. Why would you kidnap the Mermaid Princess? Not to mention, who doesn't know that the Mermaid Princess of the East Sea is about to marry the Sea Race's Crown Prince of the West Sea? And the one who doesn't want to see the Sea Race's marriage is you Demon Race."
The Golden Horned Ox Devil was enraged. His body shook violently as hundreds of bull lice flew towards Dong Zhifei. Each of these bull lice was as big as a palm, with sharp teeth and long mouthparts like mosquitoes. They surrounded Dong Zhifei in an instant, trying to suck Dong Zhifei's blood essence by drilling into his body through every possible opening.
How could Dong Zhi let the Ox Head Devil have his way? He pulled out a sword aura from thin air. The sword aura split into four and spread out like flower petals, forming a strange circular sword aura that slashed at the Ox Head Devil.
However, Dong Zhi obviously underestimated the prowess of these bull lice. After the bull lice exploded one by one, brown poisonous blood sprayed out and formed a blood mist that invaded Dong Zhi's body.
Although Dong Zhi dodged quickly, his right leg was still stained by a strand of poisonous blood. In less than a breath's time, half of his leg started to rot. Large pieces of rotten flesh kept falling off.
"Senior Brother Dong!"
The Martial Extreme Sect's disciples were all shocked.
Xia Susu, who was under everyone's protection, was also shocked when she saw this scene. Even a Reincarnation Realm expert like Dong Zhi was injured. The outside world was indeed too dangerous.
"No need to panic!"
On the contrary, Dong Zhi wasn't too shaken. He didn't even frown as he swung his sword and chopped off his right leg, preventing the poison from entering his body.
"Sword as the body, astral force as the bones. Rebirth for me!"
Dong Zhi groaned and pierced a magic sword into his severed leg, using the magic sword to forge a new leg.
Swish!
As he lifted his leg, a violent Sword Aura slashed out, forcing the Golden-horned Ox Demon and the Eight-Clawed Octopus to retreat.