I was beyond excited. I had finally found this legendary herb, and it was as ferocious as it looked. I didn't think that it would grow in a place so cold that even birds wouldn't poop on it, and that I had to climb up the rocks to collect it. I couldn't think of any herbalist in the world other than Huang Yaoshi who could climb up to a place like this.
Chiang!
I stabbed the Cyan Netherworld Sword deep into the rock and held the other sword in my mouth. Then, I used the Spirit Cooking skill to collect the Divine Dayflower.
"Ding!"
System Notice: Congratulations, you have gathered [Divine Dayflower] -5!
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Great! I got 5 Divine Dayflowers in one go! This was enough to make a Rank 10 Saint Spirit Potion at the very least! The reason I was so determined to find the Divine Dayflower was because of how amazing it was. It instantly increased 15k HP and 7500 MP, and slowly restored 25% HP over the next 60 seconds. This was amazing! For a player with more than 100k HP, a Saint Spirit Potion was equivalent to 40k HP. It was enough to make any opponent cry, and it was also very effective against bosses.
In Heavenblessed, most potions and consumables had a 120 second cooldown, meaning that you could only drink one health potion or consumable one consumable every two minutes. However, the Saint Spirit Potion was so amazing that it actually shortened its cooldown to once every 60 seconds, greatly increasing the player's survivability. This kind of potion was absolutely perfect for mid-game grinding and PvP, so I had to make more and distribute them to the girls in the workshop and the core players like Li Chengfeng. This kind of potion was so useful, but it was also so expensive that I had to run all the way here, endure the bone-chilling wind, and risk of falling off the cliff and turning into mush at any moment. This was why the cost of a Rank 10 Saint Spirit Potion was so high.
Pulling out the Cyan Netherworld Sword that was stabbed into the rock stratum, Zhang Xuan used the other sword to climb up, trying to find more Divine Daydew Grass. The result didn't disappoint him. On the cold stone wall, other than the frost and cold wind, there were a few more Divine Daydew Grass swaying in the wind.
"Hahaha, I'm rich …"
I grinned from ear to ear as I gripped my sword and climbed up the cliff. The cold wind behind me caused my Soul Suppressing Cloak to flutter in the wind, and I looked like a fierce general who was fighting against nature itself. Of course, this fierce general was sweating profusely right now. This kind of climb was incredibly exhausting, and there was a bottomless abyss beneath my feet. I was so scared that my legs were starting to turn to jelly.
Beside me, the Phantom Wolf King was crawling up the cliff in a leisurely manner. It looked like it was a fortress, and when it saw me looking at it, it immediately stuck out its tongue and wagged its tail devoutly.
Speechless, I continued upward. With a clang, I stabbed my sword into the stone wall from top to bottom. Then, I grabbed the sword hilt and reached for the second Divine Dayflower. It felt cool and refreshing to the touch. This time, I got 4, which was less than the last time, but it was still pretty good.
Five sets of Divine Dayflowers were required to produce a Level 10 Saint Spirit Potion. One could just imagine how rare this herb was.
After I collected five Divine Dayflowers in a row, the sky above me grew even darker. I had already climbed into the depths of the clouds, and I could even see faint lightning crackling around me. I felt like I was in hell, and the worst part was that I couldn't even find a place to stand. My fellow readers looked at me as if they were reading a book from hell.
The sixth Divine Dayflower was growing on top of a protruding rock. The rock was covered in frost, and it looked like it was frozen solid.
I was just about to reach out to grab it when I heard a hissing sound next to the Divine Dayflower. The next moment, a sinister-looking snake covered in frost poked its head out of the rock and bit my arm!
Puchi!
“12272！”
A wave of dizziness hit me, and it hurts. What the fuck is this thing?
When I looked closer, I discovered that it was a three-meter-long snake covered in icy scales. Its head was triangular, and its venomous fangs glowed menacingly in the cold wind. I was poisoned in one bite, and my HP regeneration was reduced by 50%. I was losing 400 HP every second. Goddammit, this is going to kill me!
"Roar roar!"
The Phantom Wolf King let out an angry roar. As if enraged by the fact that this snake had actually dared to attack its master, the Phantom Wolf King swiped its claws at the snake's head, dealing nearly -20,000 damage. The Phantom Wolf King then opened its jaws and bit down on the snake's weak point. Its sharp claws tore through the snake's scales, causing blue blood to flow.
The Frost Snake was a Level 178 ancient mob with incredible Attack. It was amazing that it could deal 1k damage with a single bite. Even the strongest warrior in Sky City, the Fruit Knife Goddess, Beauty Lin, might not be able to deal that much damage with a single bite, let alone a snake.
Hmm, Level 178 was still pretty scary, especially since I wasn't buffed by the Armored Ice Qilin Horse. The good news was that the Phantom Wolf King was an amazing savior, and it was fighting against the giant serpent. It was obvious that the little wolf was an Immortal Rank boss pet, so it was far stronger than the giant serpent.
I didn't dare to let the Phantom Wolf King lose too much HP while I was in midair. I gripped the hilt of my sword that was stuck in the rock with one hand and swung the Cyan Netherworld Sword with the other. Three flaming sword beams shot out of the air and landed on the snake's weak spots. Two critical hits landed on the snake's body and it was an incredibly powerful skill. Fans of the book loved to read:!
In this way, the wolf cub completely gained the upper hand. Three of its claws dug deep into the rock, and its front paw flew out, activating the Claw of the Storm with a bang. The huge wolf paw slammed into the rock, leaving a deep mark. The Frost Snake was almost flattened, and it softly fell to the ground, dead!
Pop! Pop!
The Frost Snake dropped a lot of items, and two of them were giant magic stones. I grabbed them without even looking at them and tossed them into my bag. This time, the mobs we killed on the mountain didn't drop that many items, and I could sell the magic stones for some money.
The snake also dropped a dagger, and I grabbed it as well. It was a dagger that was glowing with a blue light, and it was obvious that the blade was coated in poison. [Venom Fang] (Spirit-grade, Outstanding ★): Attack 870 ~ 1100, Agility + 135, Stamina + 120. Increases user's Attack by 20%. Outstanding Property: Increases user's critical rate by 10%. Level Requirement: 150. Class Requirement: Assassin, Warrior.
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Damn, an ancient mob actually dropped such a top-tier dagger? Not bad. It might only be 1-star Outstanding, but it boosted user's Attack by 20% and critical rate by 10%. This dagger's Attack was pretty good, and a lot of players were going to hit Level 150 soon. If I put this dagger up for sale for 2000 gold, it would definitely be one-shot by a lot of people. Spirit-grade weapons were still considered top-tier on the market, and many people dreamed of owning them. In this day and age where most players used Dark Gold or Purple Gold – grade weapons, Spirit-grade weapons were top-tier, Earth-grade weapons were luxuries, and Heaven-grade weapons were unattainable. Of course, Immortal-grade weapons were even more amazing. Even I hadn't seen one before, let alone anyone else.
I tossed the Venom Fang into my bag. This was a good item, and I could sell it for money once I returned to the city. I hadn't expected a non-boss like the Frost Snake to drop such a good item. Not bad. After that, I continued to kill Frost Snakes while gathering Divine Dayflowers. This kind of leveling trip was a lot more enjoyable than usual.
I continued forward and discovered that the Frost Snakes were hiding in small holes in the ice walls. Whenever a Frost Snake came across a small hole, it only needed to lift its arm and a sinister tongue would immediately jump out and bite my arm. All I had to do was pull it out and work with the Phantom Wolf King to kill it. This kind of self-sacrificial method of cutting off flesh to feed an eagle was extremely powerful. If He Yi, Beiming Xue and the other girls knew about this, they would probably say that my fighting style was too OP.
I was like a happy rock climber. I alternated between using my swords to climb the ice walls and putting the exquisite Divine Dayflowers into my bag. It was the kind of joy that came with saving gold. Moreover, I also killed a bunch of Level 178 Frost Snakes along the way. These venomous snakes were very high-level, and their experience and drop rate were extraordinarily high. Maybe it had something to do with the map. Level 178 ancient mobs of the same level probably had less than 10% of the drop rate of the Frost Snakes.
In just an hour, my experience had risen by 16%. Moreover, 7 Spirit-grade and 21 Purple Gold – grade swords had appeared in my bag. They were all Outstanding equipment. One reason for this was because of the Frost Snake's super high drop rate, and the other reason was because of my 43 Luck. I had gained another 5 Luck during the battle for Immortality City, and the other reason was because I had gained another 5 points of Luck during the battle for Immortality City.
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I didn't even bother to eat lunch as I continued climbing. I sent a message to Beiming Xue and asked her to bring me a boxed lunch. It was the luxurious 18 RMB boxed lunch that included a pork rib, a chicken leg, shredded potatoes with green peppers, and braised pork with preserved vegetables. Now that I was rich, I could finally eat something good!
In the blink of an eye, another half an hour had passed. I had already climbed to an extremely deep and serene sky. Cold air surged and lightning flashed past my head. If I were to be struck by a single lightning strike, I would probably turn into ashes.
But right at this moment, I suddenly noticed a beautiful sight above me. Holy shit, a huge patch of Divine Daygrass was growing neatly together. There were at least a hundred of them, and they were swaying in the breeze and singing blissfully like a row of leeks waiting to be harvested!
"Here I come …"
Drooling, I ran up to the Divine Dayflowers and put them into my bag.
It took me a full five minutes to harvest them all. Just as I was about to move forward in satisfaction, I suddenly noticed a stone glowing with orange light embedded in the wall. It looked incredibly shiny!
"It has to be something good!" Since it was embedded here, it had to be something good.
I touched the stone and noticed that its information had already arrived — [Qilin Stone]: Can be embedded into a mount to greatly increase its stats. Quality: 100. Level Requirement: 150.
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Fuck, it really is something good!
If it could increase a mount's stats, then my Armored Ice Qilin Horse would be like adding wings to a tiger!
I pulled out the Cyan Netherworld Sword and tried to pry open the Qilin Stone. However, I discovered that the Qilin Stone was covered in hard black lumps, and I could smell a faint stench when I pried it open.
"Hmm? What's that?"
I didn't know what it was, but never mind. I just wanted the Qilin Stone, nothing else!
The entire Ice Dragon Ridge's stone pillars started to shake, and countless rocks started to fall from the sky. The icy cliffs above us cracked, and the mountains above us actually started to bend. Then, a gigantic head poked out of the clouds and glared at me with its deep blue eyes. Suddenly, the Ice Dragon Ridge started to shake, and countless rocks started to fall from the sky.
My body started trembling. Is this — an ice dragon?!
I glanced around. Fuck, if this part of the mountain was built from the ice dragon's body, then I was currently in the middle of his chrysanthemum. This Qilin Stone must have been swallowed by the ice dragon, and now it was being excreted along with his feces. How could I possibly be looking for treasure in his chrysanthemum?
"Gulp …"
I gulped. I understood the ice dragon's anger.