"You have the scent of Ancient Yan Long's Essence Blood on you. Compensate me five drops."
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The young lady's clear and melodious voice rang out by the lake. Mu Chen blankly stared at the fair little hand that was stretched out in front of him. After a brief moment, he finally recovered and dryly laughed, "I don't have any."
What a joke. He had exhausted all means to obtain nine drops of Ancient Yan Long's Essence Blood from the 99 Yan Long Array. Furthermore, he had even given Jiu You four drops. That was because it was extremely beneficial to her cultivation. Therefore, the current Mu Chen only had five drops of Ancient Yan Long's Essence Blood on hand. Although this young lady looked young, her appetite was indeed a little vicious.
"You don't have any?"
The young lady seemed to smile at Mu Chen. Her obsidian-like pupils seemed to have a bright radiance surging within them. That astonishing beauty had actually caused the moon to dim.
Mu Chen's eyes became a little absent-minded as he looked at her beautiful face. There seemed to be a voice in his heart that wanted him to take the initiative to take out the Ancient Yan Long's Essence Blood.
Rumble!
However, this absent-mindedness only lasted for an instant before the Nether Demon Heart Lightning resounded in Mu Chen's heart. He immediately woke up from his absent-mindedness and was slightly startled in his heart. Every frown and smile of this young lady possessed a natural charm.
Swish!
Mu Chen woke up and his figure instantly shot back. Numerous afterimages appeared in the air as his figure shot towards the forest at lightning speed.
"Little Lin."
When the young lady saw that her charm had no effect on Mu Chen, a smear of astonishment flashed across her face.
Shortly after, she extended her finger and gently flicked.
The black-robed youth helplessly nodded his head when he heard her words.
His figure disappeared into thin air.
When his figure disappeared, Mu Chen's figure also rushed into the forest. However, in just a few breaths' time, Mu Chen's figure had once again appeared at the same spot.
"Friend, don't run. You'll be in trouble if you anger my sister." The black-robed youngster appeared beside Mu Chen.
He shrugged his shoulders and said.
Mu Chen stared at the mysterious black-robed youth, his heart chilled.
The strength displayed by this fellow was simply too terrifying. Their strength was simply not on the same level at all.
However, since he couldn't escape, Mu Chen calmed down and turned to look at the girl.
Raise your hand.
"I'm sorry, I just heard some strange movements and came over. I didn't mean to …"
"I know."
The girl gently stroked the seven-colored snake on her shoulder and said, "Otherwise, I wouldn't have asked for your Ancient Yan Long's blood."
"Why should I?"
Mu Chen clenched his teeth. He had to pay five drops of Ancient Yan Long's blood just for a casual glance. It was too expensive!
"You won't be able to escape," said the young lady with a smile.
The corner of Mu Chen's mouth twitched. In the end, he became dejected.
However, he was also very straightforward. He waved his sleeve.
A jade bottle flew towards the girl.
The girl did not make a move, but the seven-coloured snake that was coiled on her shoulder bolted out like a bolt of lightning. With a swing of its tail, it shattered the jade bottle. Five drops of Primordial Fire Dragon's Blood Essence floated out, before it opened its mouth and swallowed them in a mouthful.
Mu Chen was stunned at this scene before he looked at the seven-colored snake with a weird gaze. He had misjudged the snake earlier. It turned out that the seven-colored snake was the formidable one. The Ancient Yan Long's blood contained the will of the Ancient Yan Long, but it had been swallowed by the snake. Furthermore, it was still jumping around, as if it wasn't affected in the slightest.
"Although Little Cai isn't a Divine Beast of the Great Thousand World, the moment it awakens, it won't be any weaker than the Divine Beasts that are ranked at the top of the Divine Beast Ranking." The young lady said as she rubbed the seven-coloured snake's smooth body.
Mu Chen was a little shocked. The seven-colored snake wasn't from the Great Thousand World?
That meant that it was from the Lower Planes?
Then could the two before him be the same?
After consuming the five drops of the Primordial Fire Dragon's Blood Essence, the seven-coloured snake seemed to want to refine the energy and swiftly burrowed into the young lady's sleeve to sleep. When the young lady saw that, a smile appeared on her face, making her look extremely beautiful.
"Looks like the Ancient Yan Long's blood essence is very helpful to Little Cai." The girl chuckled as she looked at Mu Chen. "Thank you."
Mu Chen flung his lips, but he couldn't be bothered to speak anymore. Losing five drops of Ancient Yan Long's blood essence in the middle of the night had truly made his heart ache. Thus, he sourly said, "Can I leave now?"
The two before him were too mysterious, so they weren't simple figures. Thus, he didn't want to get too deeply entangled with them. After all, he had to be cautious when he was outside.
"Haha, friend, don't be angry. It's fate that we can meet here. Since you've treated Little Cai to a meal, we'll treat you as well." The black-robed youth smiled with his eyes narrowed as he wrapped his arm around Mu Chen's shoulder.
When Mu Chen heard those words, he wanted to vomit blood. What did he mean by treating the snake to a meal?
If it wasn't for you guys forcing me, why would I waste the Ancient Yan Long's blood essence here?!
That was something that he was going to use to refine his physique!
"There's no need for that."
Mu Chen stiffly refused. However, he had underestimated the degree of enthusiasm of the black-robed youth. The latter directly pulled him over. Under the tree, a bonfire rose up and a barbecued meat was placed on top of it. The golden-yellow oil dripped down and caused sparks to fly.
"Come, eat!"
Before Mu Chen could refuse, the black-robed youth had directly stuffed the roasted meat into Mu Chen's hands. Then, he had already started to wolf it down. The speed at which he ate left Mu Chen in a daze. What kind of weirdos had he met in the middle of the night?
Mu Chen was speechless as he looked at the sky. Soon after, he couldn't be bothered to think about it anymore. In any case, the other party didn't need to use any despicable methods to deal with him. Therefore, he also started to eat without holding back.
While the two of them were crazily eating, the young girl was sitting at the side. Her small hands were supporting her cheeks while her obsidian-like eyes were quietly watching the two of them.
The bright moon hung high in the sky. The side of the bonfire quickly became a mess.
Mu Chen leaned against the tree and rubbed his stomach. It had been a long time since he had eaten so heartily. When one's cultivation reached a certain level, fasting was obviously a relatively easy thing to do.
"Haha, this friend is truly straightforward. I am Gu Lin, this is my big sister …" The black-robed youth wiped the corner of his mouth before looking at Mu Chen with satisfaction and smiled.
"Cai Xiao." The young girl cast a glance at the black-robed youth as she called out.
Mu Chen rolled his eyes. She really didn't even take her pseudonym seriously. Letting out a sigh, he said, "I am Mu Chen and I'm preparing to go to the Dragon-Phoenix Haven."
"Dragon-Phoenix Haven?
I seem to have heard of this name quite a lot recently. "The black-robed youth who called himself Gu Lin scratched his head and said in doubt.
"You guys aren't from the Northern Region?" Mu Chen was also a little startled. If they were from the Northern Region, it was impossible for them to not know about the Dragon-Phoenix Haven.
"Yeah, we're also not from the Skylaw Continent. We're just here for some matters." Gu Lin smiled.
Mu Chen suddenly nodded his head as he stared at Gu Lin for a long time. In the end, he couldn't help asking, "How many years have you been cultivating for?"
Gu Lin didn't seem to be much older than him on the surface, but his strength was extremely terrifying, which made Mu Chen feel a little shocked. If this fellow's age was as he looked, then he would really have the heart to kill himself.
Hearing his words, Gu Lin smiled awkwardly and vaguely said, "Don't compare yourself with me … I've been cultivating for a much longer time than you."
Only then did Mu Chen breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, if this fellow's appearance was the same, then he would truly be a monster to the point of not being human.
Mu Chen's gaze shifted to the alluring young girl by the side with a strange gaze. She should be Gu Lin's big sister. Since Gu Lin had been cultivating for so many years, then her age …
Thinking about the vicissitudes of life beneath the young girl's appearance, Mu Chen felt goosebumps all over his body.
Sensing the meaning behind his gaze, Cai Xiao's brows couldn't help furrowing as she clenched her teeth, "I'm not an old demoness!"
Gu Lin chuckled as he approached Mu Chen, "My big sister's physique is a little weird. She would often fall into a deep slumber. Therefore, she's as she looks."
Mu Chen awkwardly smiled. Although he was a little curious about her physique for such a weird thing to happen, they had not known each other for long. Thus, it would be too offensive to ask about it.
Cai Xiao's gaze was fixed on Mu Chen as she suddenly asked, "It's said that there's a True Dragon's Blood Essence in the Dragon-Phoenix Haven?"
Hearing her words, only then did Mu Chen understand that they didn't know anything about the Dragon-Phoenix Haven. Immediately, he informed the two of them about the Dragon-Phoenix Haven.
"There's indeed a True Dragon's Blood Essence." Hearing Mu Chen's words, Cai Xiao's eyes flickered.
When Gu Lin saw this, his heart jolted as he immediately said, "Big Sister, we're not here for the Dragon-Phoenix Haven. We still haven't completed the mission that father has given to us."
"You can go and complete the mission. I intend to go to the Dragon-Phoenix Haven. If I can obtain the True Dragon's Blood Essence, Xiao Cai should be able to evolve completely. At that time, I won't have to fall into a deep slumber from time to time." Cai Xiao casually said.
"Ah?" Gu Lin immediately said, "You want to go alone?
No way, father has said that you can't go alone!
If he knows about this … "
"Father won't know if you don't tell him."
Cai Xiao smiled at Gu Lin. Soon after, she waved her little fist at him and said, "You know the consequences of betraying me, right?"
"Big Sister, don't be like this!"
Gu Lin howled as he glared at Mu Chen. If he had known about this, he wouldn't have invited this fellow to a meal.
Mu Chen looked down and pretended that he couldn't see anything. Thereafter, he rubbed his nose and prepared to leave. He felt that it was better for him to leave these two fellows first.
"Hey."
But before he could open his mouth to leave, Cai Xiao's bewitching gaze was directed over as she smiled. "Then, I'll have to trouble you to bring me to the Dragon-Phoenix Haven."
Mu Chen's body stiffened as he looked at Gu Lin's blazing gaze. Finally, he understood the feeling of lifting a rock and smashing his own foot.
(To be continued …)