Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates
Chapter 132 - 130: Discovering the Earth Spirit Root

Chapter 132: Chapter 130: Discovering the Earth Spirit Root

Xiao Ye, although eager to immediately search for the Earth Spirit Root, couldn’t rest easy about Baili Yi and Baili Yan in the valley and had to suppress the impulses in his heart.

An hour later, Baili Yan couldn’t hold on any longer, his longsword flew out of his hand, and he fainted from exhaustion.

Xiao Ye sighed, realizing that subjecting Baili Yan to such trials was indeed somewhat cruel.

This was normal, after all, Baili Yan had previously lived in the coddling of Baili Wushang and suddenly facing such trials was naturally unbearable for him.

Xiao Ye appeared in the valley, quickly slaying the onrushing Iron-Armed Ape and then turned his gaze towards Baili Yi.

"If you cannot hold on any longer, I can take you out," Xiao Ye said.

After barely blocking the strike from the Iron-Armed Ape, Baili Yi stubbornly shook his head and said, "I have never had the chance under my grandfather’s protection to personally slay a Postnatal Realm Third Level Ferocious Beast, so I want to give it a try."

A smile appeared on Xiao Ye’s face. This kid was quite interesting. Then he carried Baili Yan out of the valley.

A day later, Baili Yi finally managed to kill an Iron-Armed Ape with his own strength but also collapsed on the ground severely injured.

Xiao Ye immediately rushed into the valley, administered a healing Elixir to Baili Yi and helped it dissolve with Innate True Qi, treating Baili Yi’s injuries.

"This kid is really willing to go all out," Xiao Ye was somewhat surprised to see Baili Yi’s shocking injuries.

Although Baili Yi seemed like a wastrel scion, he was stubborn to the bone, just like himself.

"The training must temporarily come to a halt," Xiao Ye’s gaze flickered.

Baili Yan had not yet awakened from his exhaustion, and the same was true for Baili Yi. After placing both men in a safe place, he looked up towards the Cold Moon Mountain Range.

"It’s just the right time to search for the Earth Spirit Root before they wake up," Xiao Ye took out the map, confirmed the direction, and his figure burst forth rapidly.

The Cold Moon Mountain Range wasn’t that vast, extending only about two hundred miles; with Xiao Ye’s speed, it wouldn’t take long to search the entire area.

On the way to find the Earth Spirit Root, he saw the scions from the County’s noble families on their trial, and a look of disdain crossed his face.

"Is this what they call a trial?" Xiao Ye shook his head.

Those noble family’s descendants moved in groups to hunt Ferocious Beasts. Encountering beasts weaker than themselves, they executed fancy techniques to defeat them and were met with thunderous applause.

When faced with more powerful opponents, the Training Guardians would step in. This was not training, but rather more like pleasure-seeking.

"Hm? That’s the fattie from the Hong Family," Xiao Ye’s gaze suddenly sharpened, spotting the Hong Family’s training group.

At that moment, the little fattie was showcasing a set of Fist Skills, fighting fiercely with a Ferocious Beast.

Judging by Baili Yi’s reaction, he seemed very keen to defeat this little fattie, so Xiao Ye secretly took note.

"Using Postnatal Realm Fourth Stage strength to practice against a two layers Postnatal Realm beast?" After watching for a while, Xiao Ye was speechless.

Not long after, the little fattie dispatched the beast with neat efficiency, drawing a round of applause.

"Hehe." The fatty flesh on the little fattie’s face trembled with pride.

Stood with his arms crossed at a distance, Hong Lie suddenly had a premonition and looked towards the spot where Xiao Ye had just been, but he discovered no one.

"Could it be an illusion?" Hong Lie muttered, and then retracted his gaze.

Just then, someone in the Hong Family team shouted, "Elder Brother Hong Lie, I’ve heard that there are Postnatal Realm Third Level beasts nearby, take us to have a look."

"Sure!" Hong Lie nodded his head and then walked over.

...

Xiao Ye searched swiftly through the Cold Moon Mountain Range. No beast that attacked him along the way could even hold him up; they were all killed with a single move.

Nothing!

Nothing!

...

Following the markings on the map, Xiao Ye visited four locations in succession, performing a thorough search but didn’t find the Earth Spirit Root, chilling his heart.

"Am I going to return empty-handed?" Xiao Ye’s face showed unwillingness.

Without the Earth Spirit Root, it would be difficult for him to quickly break through the power of his Physical Body, not to mention defeating Zhao Qian.

"There’s only one place left, I hope to find the Earth Spirit Root there!" Xiao Ye took a deep breath and charged towards the last location.

It was a cliff as steep as a Heavenly Chasm, which looked as if it had been split open by an unrivaled powerhouse, very sheer.

Howling winds swept across the cliff, making it seem especially desolate.

Xiao Ye wandered about on the cliff for a long time without finding anything.

Unwilling to give up, Xiao Ye looked down from the edge of the cliff where rolling clouds and mist were all he could see, nothing special.

"It seems I really have to go back empty-handed." After watching for a while and finding nothing, Xiao Ye’s face showed a bitter smile.

In reality, he had prepared for this possibility before coming here, after all, even Baili Wushang had said that the Earth Spirit Root had only ever been found in the Cold Moon Mountain Range.

And even if he found the Earth Spirit Root, it might not be in sufficient quantity to allow the breakthrough of his Physical Body Power.

That year, the Sixth Elder spent a great deal of effort collecting enough Earth Spirit Roots.

"It seems I have to think of another way." Just as Xiao Ye was about to give up, suddenly rolling clouds were dispersed by the gust of a strong wind, revealing the cliffside that had been hidden.

There, a half-person tall tree stood, pitch black without a single leaf or branch, exuding a strange aura.

"This is... the Earth Spirit Tree!" Xiao Ye’s eyes suddenly widened, his body trembling with excitement.

In the secret technique founded by the Sixth Elder, it was detailed that in addition to growing independently, the Earth Spirit Roots could also be nurtured by the Earth Spirit Tree.

Once an Earth Spirit Tree was found, it also meant the discovery of a large number of Earth Spirit Roots.

"There is actually an Earth Spirit Tree here, this is a huge find!" Xiao Ye’s eyes shone bright, if this news were to spread, it would definitely attract a horde of powerful warriors.

As anyone knows, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures are incredibly rare, let alone an Earth Spirit Tree.

"With this, the quantity of Earth Spirit Roots should definitely be enough!" Xiao Ye burst forth, shooting through the clouds, and reached for the Earth Spirit Tree.

Boom!

Just then, the sky suddenly darkened. A massive raptor screeched as it dove towards Xiao Ye, the ferocious wind it generated like tempestuous waves threatening to overwhelm him.

"Hm? A Fierce Beast Gale Eagle?" Xiao Ye was shocked, he had seen the records of the Gale Eagle in a Beast Atlas while he was at Chongyang Sect.

The Gale Eagle possessed the strength of the Late Stage of Innate Realm Eighth Layer, extremely powerful.

"There are such formidable beasts in the Cold Moon Mountain Range; if those noble family’s descendants encountered them, I’m afraid they’d suffer heavy casualties," Xiao Ye thought to himself.

At this moment, the angry light in the eyes of the Gale Eagle was evident—it wanted to stop Xiao Ye from taking the Earth Spirit Tree.

Many ferocious beasts elevate their strength by consuming Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, so Xiao Ye wasn’t surprised by this.

Moreover, this Gale Eagle had probably just discovered the Earth Spirit Tree; otherwise, it would have consumed it by now. Thinking of this, Xiao Ye felt secretly lucky—if he had arrived any later, the Earth Spirit Tree would definitely no longer be intact.

"Hmph, today no one can stop me from taking the Earth Spirit Tree!" Xiao Ye’s eyes flashed fiercely as he uprooted the Earth Spirit Tree, his legs pushed off, and he soared into the sky.

The Gale Eagle soared upwards as well, its huge body covering the sun and charging at Xiao Ye.

"Sun and Moon Seal Technique, Great Sun Seal!"

Xiao Ye roared, his hair wildly fluttering, the power surge sweeping heavenward. He formed a seal with his hands, rising like a proud sun, fiercely illuminating the entire sky.

Boom!

Xiao Ye unleashed the Great Sun Seal, carrying a force that seemed to annihilate everything, sweeping towards the Gale Eagle.

The power of the Great Sun Seal was too great, like a rainbow piercing the sun, shooting straight into the Nine Heavens. The gale eagle’s huge body was shaken so violently it was forced to retreat, its feathers drifting down between heaven and earth.

But the Gale Eagle did not give up and shrieked as it charged at Xiao Ye again, the terrifying battle fluctuations spreading in all directions, causing countless tall trees to topple.

"There are strong fighters clashing!" Fifty miles away, Hong Lie looked up towards the distance, his expression turning solemn.

Such intense battle fluctuations were alarming even to him.

And the youngsters of the Hong Family who had come for training were already in unrest.

"Follow me, everyone!" Hong Lie hurriedly ushered them to a safe area, then rushed towards the direction of the battle.

...

Bang!

After dozens of moves, the huge body of the Gale Eagle smashed heavily onto the ground, letting out a mournful cry before dying.

"My current strength might not be on par with the martial artists of the Innate Realm Ninth Layer, but killing a Gale Eagle of the Late Stage Innate Realm Eighth Layer is still quite easy."

Xiao Ye smiled faintly, picking up the Earth Spirit Tree, the roots were covered with Earth Spirit Roots as thick as fingers.

At first glance, there were at least over a hundred of them.

"Haha, with so many Earth Spirit Roots, it’s definitely enough for me to breakthrough!" After plucking all the Earth Spirit Roots, Xiao Ye threw the Earth Spirit Tree down the cliff.

"After this training excursion, I will start preparing to make a breakthrough in my Physical Body Power!" Xiao Ye murmured to himself, taking off his outer garment to wrap the Earth Spirit Roots, and then prepared to leave.

To rapidly break through to Three Cauldrons Power, in addition to the Earth Spirit Roots, he needed to prepare other things.

Shortly after Xiao Ye left, Hong Lie followed the trail of the battle fluctuations and finally arrived at the cliff.

When he saw the corpse of the Gale Eagle, his pupils instantly constricted, his face filled with shock.

"The Gale Eagle had the strength of Late Stage Innate Realm Eighth Layer, even for me, it would be very difficult to deal with, let alone killing it so swiftly."

It is worth noting that it had taken him less than the time it takes an incense stick to burn to get here when he felt the battle fluctuations and now the Gale Eagle was already dead which indicated the terrifying strength of the opponent, surely beyond what he could contend with.

Thinking this, cold sweat ran down Hong Lie’s forehead, and he shivered.

"I better get out of here quick." Hong Lie cast a fearful glance around, hastily left without a moment’s delay.

At this time, Xiao Ye had already leisurely returned to the starting point, where Baili Yi and Baili Yan had already woken up.