An Rong finally woke up.
As soon as he woke up, he smelled a strong stench. Without saying a word, he turned over and threw up on the ground.
In addition, he was covered in blood, his hair was disheveled, and his skin was blue and purple. He no longer looked like a noble young master.
Of course, Su Chen was not much better.
"Where are we?"
An Rong looked up and found that he was surrounded by thick mountains of flesh and some structures similar to organs. He could not help but ask.
Su Chen shrugged. "I don't know."
He told An Rong what had happened before.
"The man-eating Black Water Lake?"
An Rong seemed to think of something. He said, "I have a general idea. This is a kind of evil spirit called the Heaven Devouring Bug. It is very good at disguising itself and will devour all the creatures that pass by. But this Heaven Devouring Bug should not be very strong. Otherwise, we would have been melted into a pool of blood."
Su Chen nodded. "I tried. I can pierce through this big bug. But there are two experts of the Infinite Tribulation outside looking for us. I think it's safer to hide here for the time being."
An Rong tried to activate the spiritual power in his body. He immediately showed a painful expression. "My meridians are damaged. It will take at least three days to recover. And even if I recover my fighting strength, I can't defeat the two killers outside. But brother Su Chen, don't worry. As long as I recover my strength, it won't be a problem to take you away."
"Then I'll leave you to brother An Rong.
“
Su Chen said decisively.
After all, there were two experts of the Eternal Tribulation outside, which was far beyond Su Chen's ability to deal with.
Speaking of which, he was unlucky. It was not easy to reach the City of Soul Lanterns, but this kind of thing happened at the critical moment.
"Brother An Rong, did you offend someone?" Su Chen asked.
An Rong sighed and explained, "It should be the killers my second brother hired."
"Oh?"
It was a family dispute?
"Let me guess, could it be that you want to inherit the position of City Lord, but your second brother doesn't agree, so he harbors a grudge in his heart and wants to obstruct your future?"
"Pretty much. However, it's not that I want to inherit the city lord's position. In the world of spirit teachers, a city lord isn't much. However, father has given the only spot in our An family to cultivate in Soul Palace to me. However, my second brother is determined to become a spirit teacher …"
Is that so?
"Is it very difficult to become a soul master?"
An Rong nodded. "It's very difficult. Under the Soul Hall's rule, there are 12 main cities that span tens of millions of kilometers. There are billions of living creatures and countless talented cultivators. However, on average, the Soul Hall only recruits one new student every three years. The quota to become a Soul Master is extremely precious. The highest price has been raised to eight million spirit stones. Once you become a Soul Master, you'll have a meteoric rise in your career. This time, my father obtained a quota for me with great difficulty. Second Brother even quarreled with my father over this. He's always been conceited and always thinks that his talent to become a Soul Master surpasses mine. However, every time he tests, his results are inferior to mine.
“
Su Chen couldn't say much about the other's family matters. However, to have such a blood brother, he was quite unlucky.
After chatting for a while, An Rong sat down cross-legged and began to cultivate and heal his injuries.
Su Chen had nothing to do, so he strolled around nearby.
The Heaven Devouring Insect's body was extremely large and its body structure was also very strange. Su Chen discovered at least seven hearts, five stomachs, twelve livers, eight kidneys, and a mess of organs with unknown functions. Moreover, Su Chen also saw many black beads growing in its body. They felt like spirit stones and emitted spirit qi fluctuations. However, this spirit qi was extremely evil.
Perhaps it was also a type of spirit stone, but with a different attribute.
Su Chen had heard Duan Jianai mention that spirit stones were divided into ordinary grades. Above ordinary spirit stones, there were spirit stones of the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Depending on the environment in which the spirit stones grew, they contained different attributes. There were many types of spirit stones.
The rarer the attribute of a spirit stone, the more valuable it was.
However, Su Chen didn't know if this spirit stone that contained evil qi was valuable or not.
However, it was fate that they met. Su Chen definitely wouldn't let it go. During the three days that An Rong was healing, Su Chen had been plundering the black spirit stones in the Heaven Devouring Insect's body. In total, he had plundered more than 500 black spirit stones.
If it was in the past, Su Chen would definitely have the courage to take a black spirit stone to test its effect.
However, now, Su Chen especially cherished his life. Such a risky move was definitely not something he could do.
He would put it away first.
"My injuries are basically healed. Let's evacuate now."
An Rong finally woke up.
Spirit stones were scattered all over the ground beside him. However, the spirit qi in these spirit stones had been completely absorbed, leaving only empty shells.
Su Chen nodded and said, "Thank you, Brother An Rong."
An Rong's expression froze, and the spirit mist around him fluctuated. With a muffled snort, the strength of a Longevity Tribulation expert burst out in an instant. He grabbed Su Chen and turned into a stream of light. He blasted through the body of the Heaven Devouring Insect and flew out of the Black Water Lake.
Swoosh!
As expected, the two Longevity Tribulation killers were still guarding nearby. They rushed up as soon as possible.
An Rong didn't dare to confront them head-on. He immediately pulled Su Chen and flew away.
Naturally, the two assassins were in hot pursuit and quickly caught up with him.
An Rong was not slow, but the two killers seemed to be faster.
Seeing that they were about to catch up, An Rong snorted and directly threw out a flying sword from his sleeve.
The flying sword broke in the wind and instantly turned into hundreds of tiny sword lights, greeting the two killers.
The killers' rhythm was disrupted. For a moment, they were a distance away, but soon they caught up.
Su Chen couldn't sit back and do nothing. He said, "Brother An Rong, fly with all your strength. I'll suppress them."
An Rong's expression changed slightly. He thought to himself, "You're just a Lifeless Tribulation expert. How can you suppress two Longevity Tribulation experts?
It's probably a fantasy. "
However, looking at Su Chen's firm and confident expression, An Rong decided to believe him this time.
"Okay!"
An Rong immediately activated all his spiritual power to fly, and his speed increased a lot.
Seeing this, the two killers immediately unleashed all their strength and accelerated to chase after him.
At the same time, two inconspicuous fireballs were blasted out from Su Chen's hands.
Although the fireballs were inconspicuous, the two killers' expressions changed slightly when they saw them. They didn't continue to chase after them. Instead, they chose to take a detour to avoid them.
As expected of a Longevity Tribulation expert, they saw through the power contained in these two small fireballs at a glance.
"Holy Level Cultivation Method?" An Rong was also surprised.
Holy Level Cultivation Methods were not rare in Holy Mountain and Jingzhou, but they were not something ordinary cultivators could come into contact with. Without a certain status and background, it was wishful thinking to want to practice Holy Level Cultivation Methods. His An family was powerful in the City of Soul Lantern. His great-grandfather was a Saint in the Heaven Ascension Realm, but only one Holy Level Cultivation Method was passed down. Only a few of their direct descendants were qualified to practice it.
Moreover, the threshold for practicing Holy Level Cultivation Methods was very high. Without a certain talent, it was impossible to practice it. Even if one had enough talent, it was very difficult to get started. It took a lot of time and energy. It was not something that could be practiced as one wished.
Previously, An Rong had thought that Su Chen was just an ordinary rogue cultivator. However, An Rong now realized that he had underestimated him. A cultivator who could cultivate a saint-level cultivation method was definitely not an ordinary person. He was either extremely talented or had a powerful family background.