King of Creation
Chapter 521 - 515: Red Stem Yin Flower and the Path of Cultivation

Chapter 521: Chapter 515: Red Stem Yin Flower and the Path of Cultivation

Qing Ying appeared from behind in a flash, and Ye Zhen’s Divine Sense immediately became aware of it.

Instinctively, or rather subconsciously, Ye Zhen thought Qing Ying was after the Geomagnetic Spirit Pearl, since it was an extremely precious treasure after all.

With a shift in his stance, Ye Zhen also lunged towards the Geomagnetic Spirit Pearl, ready to grab it first. The Heavenly Thunder of Fright had surged into the palm of his hand almost simultaneously.

The Heavenly Thunder of Fright could be considered Ye Zhen’s fastest Martial Skill in terms of response time. Nearly as soon as his Divine Sense was activated, he was able to unleash it, on par with the Divine Power Martial Skills of martial artists in the Vein Forging Realm.

After all, Ye Zhen’s Heavenly Thunder of Fright had been refined in advance and stored in his Thunder Aperture, ready to be released at the thought.

Ye Zhen was incredibly fast, and in the instant the Heavenly Thunder of Fright surged to his palm, he had already grabbed one Geomagnetic Spirit Pearl. As he was about to unleash the Heavenly Thunder of Fright, Ye Zhen was stunned.

The target of the Qing Ying was not the Geomagnetic Spirit Pearl at all. In the split second Ye Zhen reached for the pearl, it had already flashed past him and disappeared into the depths of the cave, leaving Ye Zhen’s Heavenly Thunder of Fright without a target.

"Could there be even more precious treasures deeper inside the cave?"

The Qing Ying that raced past, ignoring the Geomagnetic Spirit Pearls, made Ye Zhen instantly think of this possibility.

Thereupon, he quickly collected the two precious Geomagnetic Spirit Pearls and moved swiftly towards the depths of the cave.

To Ye Zhen’s surprise, the cave of the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King was extremely deep, seemingly burrowing straight into the belly of the mountain.

Ye Zhen ran forward for nearly thirty li and still had not reached the end of the cave, but he discovered something else.

The power of geomagnetism was disappearing.

As Ye Zhen gradually penetrated deeper into the cave, the strong external power of geomagnetism gradually faded away, supplanted by a cold sensation.

What was strange, however, was that despite the coldness, the entire cave wall slowly turned a reddish color. Not only that, it felt slightly warm to the touch, yet the sensation of coldness grew stronger and stronger.

Ye Zhen’s expression suddenly turned solemn, and he slowed down his pace.

Ye Zhen had no choice but to slow down.

Because when Ye Zhen had traveled another fifty or sixty li, the cave became increasingly narrow, barely wide enough for one person to pass through. He had to tuck in his shoulders and stomach to slowly make his way through, and the Qing Ying had long disappeared out of sight.

After another ten or so li, the cave had narrowed so much that Ye Zhen could no longer walk upright and had to crawl to pass through, but the cold sensation grew more and more intense!

Suddenly, after crawling for another li, the cave ahead unexpectedly opened up, filled with a red glow.

With just one glance, Ye Zhen was stunned.

What a bizarre and incredible scene lay before him.

Below the cave was boiling reddish magma, continuously bubbling, casting a red hue all around. It looked so hot that it seemed capable of melting everything.

Yet in the midst of the reddish magma, stood a red stem, resembling a lotus flower, stretching gracefully upward with over ten Yin Green Leaves, crisp and green as jade.

Among the leaves, there were three small stems, one of which was broken; the other two bore two wrinkled, dark green fruits.

Just a few Yin Green Leaves seemed to suppress the heat of the entire Magma Lake, making it feel not a hint of heat above the lake, only an intense coldness.

"Spiritual Medicine, this is definitely the highest-grade Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures!"

This scene made Ye Zhen exclaim inwardly, but to no avail; the only mature fruit of the Red Stem Yin Flower had already been picked by someone.

To the side, a beautiful Three-tailed Green Fox was floating in the air, its mouth still holding a broken stem, which had a dark red fruit spotted with dark green marks hanging from it.

This was clearly one of the broken fruits from the Red Stem Yin Flower.

"It’s you again!"

The moment he saw the Three-tailed Green Fox, Ye Zhen realized that the Qing Ying that had flashed past him just now must have been this Green Fox.

Hearing Ye Zhen’s voice, the Three-tailed Green Fox turned its head slightly, its large, colorful, diamond-shaped eyes glancing at Ye Zhen, a strange light flickering within them.

Almost the instant the Green Fox turned its head, Ye Zhen sensed something amiss.

His Divine Sense frantically focused on Sword Heart Enlightenment of the First Sword Vein, while he desperately activated the Sword Manual of Extinction.

Ye Zhen had already fallen for the Green Fox’s colorful eyes once before, and the moment it turned its head now, Ye Zhen immediately realized the danger.

However, even if Ye Zhen’s reaction was rapid, it was still a fraction of a second too slow.

A strange light flashed in the colorful eyes, and Ye Zhen felt his mind go blank for a moment, involuntarily shifting to one side. Then, the Qing Ying flashed past him.

When Ye Zhen’s mind recovered its clarity, the Three-tailed Green Fox was nowhere to be seen, but his back was soaked with cold sweat.

Without experiencing it firsthand, one would not know how dangerous it had been.

Under the enchantment of the Green Fox’s eyes, Ye Zhen had no power to resist at all. If the Green Fox had harbored any malicious intent at that moment, Ye Zhen feared that it could have swallowed him whole, and he would not have resisted.

At this thought, cold sweat poured down Ye Zhen’s back.

By now, Ye Zhen’s resentment for having had the fruit of the Red Stem Yin Flower snatched away by the Three-tailed Green Fox had completely dissipated, and all that was left was a feeling of fortune.

The strength of the Three-tailed Green Fox was simply too overwhelming.

Caught off guard, Ye Zhen had no ability to resist at all.

If even Ye Zhen, who possessed the Sword Heart Enlightenment, a secondary Divine Skill, was like this, what about other martial artists?

With this realization, the events of the past few days had gradually become clear to him.

The fruit of the Red Stem Yin Flower must be a very precious fruit, and the Three-tailed Green Fox had long had its eye on it. The last time, the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King must have been chasing it when it aimed to take the fruit of the Red Stem Yin Flower.

Then, the Three-tailed Green Fox happened to run into Ye Zhen and let him take the blame.

Because of the Mirage Dragon Pearl, Ye Zhen had managed to kill the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King, and as a result, conveniently let the Three-tailed Green Fox pick the fruit of the Red Stem Yin Flower for free.

From this, Ye Zhen deduced that the actual combat power of the Three-tailed Green Fox must not be strong, otherwise it would not have been the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King’s match, and it would not have needed to go through such trouble to obtain the fruit of the Red Stem Yin Flower.

However, the Enchantment Talent of the Three-tailed Green Fox was extremely terrifying, so much so that even Ye Zhen’s Sword Heart Enlightenment could not resist it.

The ripe fruits had already been picked by the Three-tailed Green Fox; the two wrinkled fruits were clearly unripe and useless to pick.

After some thought, Ye Zhen looked at the Yin Green Leaves of the Red Stem Yin Flower, still crystal clear as emerald despite the high temperatures above the magma lake, and deemed them extraordinary. He picked two leaves of the Red Stem Yin Flower to ensure his trip had not been in vain.

As for the fruit of the Red Stem Yin Flower, he would make plans after learning of its use.

After all, such Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures do not mature in a matter of days or months.

When picking the green leaves of the Red Stem Yin Flower, Ye Zhen was once again astonished and realized their extraordinariness.

The scorching heat rising from the Magma Lake below dispersed the Spiritual Power covering Ye Zhen’s palms in an instant.

If Ye Zhen had not been quick, his hand might have been done for.

Yet, when he touched the Yin Green Leaf, the chilly sensation made Ye Zhen shiver several times. He felt that if he had held the Yin Green Leaf in his hand for a few more breaths, his Divine Soul might have been damaged.

As he slowly returned the way he came, there was still a sense of disappointment in Ye Zhen.

If the Yin Green Flower was so mysteriously extraordinary, then how divine must the fruit of the Red Stem Yin Flower, snatched by the Three-tailed Green Fox, be?

However, when Ye Zhen walked out of the cave, he had completely let go.

The saying goes, contentment brings happiness.

This time, after being chased by Yang Zhengxi deep into the West River Mountain Range, Ye Zhen had encountered many twists and turns, yet he not only managed to kill Yang Zhengxi but also obtained a huge amount of Spirit Crystals that Yang Zhengxi had not yet handed over to the Longevity Sect.

But, none of these were the greatest gains. Ye Zhen’s greatest harvest was the Essence Spirit Pearl of the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King.

This was the most precious thing.

Compared to the Essence Spirit Pearl of the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King, those two extremely precious Geomagnetic Spirit Pearls that Ye Zhen had just obtained seemed less significant.

Even though the Geomagnetic Spirit Pearls are seeds of the Power of Geomagnetism, which can allow a martial artist to condense a Geomagnetic Spiritual Power Seed in the Dantian and from then on cultivate a special Geomagnetic Spiritual Power, Ye Zhen still felt they were not comparable to the Essence Spirit Pearl of the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King.

With such vast gains, Ye Zhen was already satisfied.

Who knows whether the fruit of the Red Stem Yin Flower would be of any use to Ye Zhen or not.

The only thing that piqued Ye Zhen’s curiosity was the Three-tailed Green Fox.

The radiance shooting from those polygonal, rainbow-colored eyes gave Ye Zhen a very strange feeling.

Ye Zhen sensed that those gazes did not seem to belong to a Demon Beast but more like those of a human...

Coming out of the cave of the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King, Ye Zhen had little else to linger for in the West River Mountain Range, having completed all that he should do.

If there was one slightest bit of doubt remaining, it was about that Three-tailed Green Fox.

Ye Zhen believed that with his skills, similar to those of the King of the Mountains, it would not be too difficult to find the Three-tailed Green Fox to uncover the truth.

But, Ye Zhen had no desire to court death.

Besides, there was no point in doing so. To take back the fruit of the Red Stem Yin Flower?

Ye Zhen knew it was time to leave this place.

However, Ye Zhen did not immediately leave the depths of the West River Mountain Range. Instead, he carefully studied the extensive array of books on the True Spirit Domain he had purchased in Xining Martial City, along with many cultivation journals and insights left by powerful individuals.

Ye Zhen needed some time to understand everything about the True Spirit Domain, identify the differences between it and the Black Dragon Domain, and using the richer Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures of the True Spirit Domain, to plan out a cultivation path of advancement for himself.

It was only after Ye Zhen had figured out his path of cultivation and set his goals that he would leave the West River Mountain Range! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at Qidian website (qidian.com); your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)