madnovel Chapter 46 Blood-Awakening Grass
Chapter 46 Blood-Awakening Grass
run!
Mo Zheng's mind was completely blank; there was only one word: run!
Rumble!
Running at breakneck speed, Mo Zheng's body left afterimages, and wherever he went, the sound of air being torn apart was heard, and the wind howled, blowing up all the flowers, grass and trees around him, just like a cannonball leaving the chamber.
Martial artists are very fast, which is an advantage brought by their strong physical qualities.
However, he was fast, and so were the demonic beasts. Large groups of demonic beasts followed closely behind him, chasing him frantically and stirring up clouds of dust.
The Twin-Winged Cold Cicada had long since stopped chasing. This kind of monster, which inhabits special areas, stopped moving forward after escaping that snowy forest.
However, just when Mo Zheng thought he could finally breathe a sigh of relief, other demonic beasts rushed out, chasing after him relentlessly like mad dogs.
Mo Zheng knew that this was all due to the beast-attracting incense.
But the effect was too good. Wherever he went, demonic beasts came out and chased after him. Fortunately, this was in the Rejuvenation Realm, where the demonic beasts were all first-level. If it were in the Daliang Mountains, they would probably have been killed by a high-level demonic beast with a single slap.
Even so, Mo Zheng was almost caught up several times. If he hadn't been agile and dodged in time, he would have been dead once he fell into the horde of monsters behind him, given his current strength.
Even using telekinesis would be completely useless.
There were no more than a dozen or twenty demonic beasts behind them, but hundreds. Even a master of the Bone and Tendon Realm would probably turn around and run if surrounded by so many first-tier demonic beasts!
"Um?!"
Mo Zheng, who was frantically fleeing for his life, suddenly saw a great river stretching out before him, its current swift and seemingly endless.
Without any hesitation, he plunged in.
He vanished instantly as the rushing river washed him away.
A large group of demonic beasts chased him to the shore, where they all stopped and twitched their noses, trying to find his scent.
But the river had washed away all the smells, so where could they find them?
Except for a very few unwilling ones who plunged into the river and drank their fill of water, the other monsters squatted on the bank and gradually dispersed.
Several miles downstream, a head suddenly emerged from the river; who else could it be but Mo Zheng?
He breathed heavily, and when he looked back and saw that there were no more monsters, he immediately felt relieved.
too frightening.
The effect of a single beast-attracting incense is exceptionally good in this Rejuvenation Secret Realm.
If he hadn't practiced the Wind Shadow Sword and comprehended the Twelve Wind-Walking Swords, making his movements extremely fast, he probably would have died here.
Even if the teachers saw it, there was nothing they could do to save him.
The reason it's a first-tier secret realm is because this world is too weak to accommodate experts at the level of Bone and Tendon Realm or above. The teacher can only watch helplessly.
"That You Chendong guy, if I run into him again, I'll strip you naked!"
Mo Zheng climbed ashore, feeling soaked to the bone, and felt even angrier.
So what if we lose? We're not going to kill him. Why would we need to use something as disgusting as beast-attracting incense?
When we meet again, I'll definitely steal him until he's completely naked!
Especially that Tier 2 soft armor...
Mo Zheng thought of the defensive effect and value of the soft armor, and couldn't help but reveal a hint of envy in his eyes. These scions of great families really have such abundant resources.
After building a fire, Mo Zheng quickly dried all his clothes.
Wearing a wet inner armor is not comfortable.
"At this rate, we probably won't make it to the Azure Flame Bird's place."
Mo Zheng looked up at the sky. The sun was already setting in the west, and the light was dim.
They entered the Rejuvenation Realm in the morning. Mo Zheng didn't know where the others entered, but he spent most of the day just rushing to kill the Twin-Winged Frost Cicadas and pick the Rejuvenation Grass.
The location of the Twin-Winged Frost Cicada and the Azure Flame Bird in the secret realm are in the south and north respectively, so it's estimated that it won't be possible to get there in a short time.
Looks like I need to find a place to rest today.
Traveling in the wilderness at night is extremely dangerous.
Mo Zheng was listening to lectures in the Hall of Hearing the Dao, and many teachers had discussed this point: one should not continue hunting monsters after dark.
Under the cover of night, a martial artist's five senses will be weakened, especially their eyesight, which will be greatly hindered. On the other hand, demonic beasts live in the wild year after year and are not greatly affected by the darkness. There are even some demonic beasts that specifically appear at night. With this increase and decrease, the danger to martial artists is greatly increased.
If they make even the slightest noise, they might be surrounded by monsters and face certain death.
Just like that time in Shangyin County, Mo Zheng's first encounter with the black leopard was at night. Many people were unknowingly surrounded by the black leopard pack and were killed without much resistance.
If Mo Zheng hadn't possessed mental powers and been much more sensitive to danger, he probably would have been eaten by the Black Horned Leopard in his sleep.
Therefore, even though the beasts in this Rejuvenation Realm are all first-tier demonic beasts, Mo Zheng didn't want to repeat the same mistake, so safety was the top priority.
As for other martial artists hunting the Azure Flame Bird, Mo Zheng wasn't too worried.
Firstly, the Azure Flame Bird is not so easy to hunt, and secondly, given the distance, it's likely that everyone will only go to deal with this most powerful monster tomorrow.
Unless, someone has mastered the trick to hunting Blue Flame Birds without the Twin-Winged Cicada.
With this thought in mind, Mo Zheng glanced at the direction and headed due south.
As darkness fell and he could barely see the road, he found a tree hollow where a red-tailed fox dwelled, killed the beast, and then took over its nest to meditate and practice his skills.
The night passed quickly and quietly.
The night passed peacefully. In the twelve scenes presented by the Water Mirror Stone, all the disciples were resting. When dawn broke, seven or eight disciples set off towards the location of the Azure Flame Bird without prior arrangement.
At noon, the first disciple to arrive at the Azure Flame Bird's lair appeared.
He Liangcheng, a senior disciple who had spent two years in the martial arts hall, carried a large, muscular man with a ghost-headed broadsword on his back, exuding an imposing aura.
A grove of sycamore trees appeared before him.
One of them was extremely tall and thick, much taller than the other sycamore trees, with a diameter of about ten feet, and countless branches supporting a huge bird's nest.
"According to the information from the Martial Arts Hall, this is the lair of the Azure Flame Bird. There has been no movement at all, so I should be the first one here."
Hearing no sounds of fighting in the forest, He Liangcheng felt quite pleased with himself. This time, he was lucky; the place where he entered the secret realm was near the habitat of the Twin-Winged Frost Cicada, so he arrived the fastest. He hadn't even picked the Rejuvenation Grass; he had only killed one Twin-Winged Frost Cicada before rushing here.
"One demon core can extinguish the flames on the Azure Flame Bird in the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. That's enough. If it can't be killed in half an incense stick's time, it still won't be killed in more time. As for the Rejuvenation Grass, it's everywhere in the secret realm. Once I get the Azure Flame Bird's demon core and heart's blood, I'll have plenty of time to find it."
Clang!
He Liangcheng drew his ghost-head broadsword and headed straight for the parasol tree grove.
He moved extremely fast, disappearing into the woods in an instant. Along the way, one could see many birds perched on the sycamore trees.
These are all ordinary birds and have no offensive capabilities.
He didn't think much of it and soon arrived at the thick, tall sycamore tree.
This is it!
Looking at the enormous bird's nest, a wave of heat seemed to emanate from within, and a surge of fervor welled up within him.
As long as he kills this Azure Flame Bird, his performance in this assessment will surely earn him an excellent teacher, and he will have a great chance to become a true disciple and even reach the Visceral Realm!
He looked around and saw a rock. Just as he was about to kick it into the nest to lure out the blue flame bird, his gaze suddenly stopped.
But under that sycamore tree, there was a huge black stone that would take several people to encircle. The stone was incredibly shiny and faintly glowed with a dark red color. At the top center of the stone, there grew a dozen or so small grasses. The grasses were no more than three inches tall, and they were entirely red with seven leaves, like a burning cluster of flames, which were extremely dazzling in the sunlight!
These ten or so small grasses formed a circle, with several bird eggs clustered in the very center. Each egg was about the size of a chicken egg and was light blue in color.
"This is, this is..."
He Liangcheng's pupils suddenly contracted, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Blood-Awakening Grass!"
"Hey! Hey!"
His voice seemed to startle the Blue Flame Bird, and two sharp, piercing cries suddenly came from inside the nest!
Then, a large blue bird burst out of the nest. It had a wingspan of about one meter, a pale blue body, long tail feathers, and feathers on its head that resembled a crown. A faint blue flame rose from its body, giving it an imposing presence.
It was the Azure Flame Bird, the overlord of the Rejuvenation Realm.
"brute!"
Upon seeing the Azure Flame Bird appear, He Liangcheng was not surprised but delighted. He took out a chillingly cold double-winged cicada demon core from his bundle, while his eyes kept glancing at the small grass on the black stone.
call!
With a flap of its wings, the Azure Flame Bird charged forward, accompanied by waves of heat. It was incredibly fast, like an arrow shot from a bow.
"Haha, you've come at the right time!"
He Liangcheng laughed loudly, tapped his toes, and dodged to the side.
The Azure Flame Bird followed closely, its speed exceeding that of He Liangcheng.
"kill!"
He Liangcheng concentrated all his strength into a single blade. The heavy, sharp ghost-headed broadsword emitted an astonishingly cold light and, with a sharp whistling sound, struck the back of the Azure Flame Bird in an instant.
"Hey!"
The Azure Flame Bird cried out urgently, its body engulfed in flames, and it accelerated instantly, becoming like a phantom as it frantically dodged the attack.
"when!"
The sound of metal clashing rang out, and a few feathers fell from the Azure Flame Bird's body. It stood in the air, flapping its wings in a somewhat disheveled state.
Its eyes were fixed on He Liangcheng, filled with rage.
"Again!"
He Liangcheng laughed, secretly surprised by the Azure Flame Bird's defensive capabilities. His full-force attack only managed to sever a few feathers, without even causing a wound.
But instead of advancing, the Azure Flame Bird opened its beak and spat out a burst of scorching azure flames that immediately rushed towards them. The flames contained terrifyingly high temperatures capable of melting gold and iron, burning the void and causing the air to vibrate and distort.
good chance!
He Liangcheng had been waiting for this moment. He raised his hand and threw out the Twin-Winged Frost Cicada Demon Core that he had prepared long ago.
The demon core emitted a chilling aura. When it collided with the scorching blue flames spewed out by the Azure Flame Bird, it was as if it had encountered its natural enemy. The released chilling aura became even more terrifying. Wherever it passed, the blue flames were annihilated and instantly entered the mouth of the Azure Flame Bird.
At that very moment, the Azure Flame Bird let out a painful groan, the azure flames burning all over its body went out, and its body swayed precariously in the air.
"Without Azure Flame, how do you expect to fight me!"
Upon seeing that he had succeeded, He Liangcheng was about to attack with his knife, but the Azure Flame Bird was unable to recover within half an incense stick's time.
"唳~~~"
The blue flame bird let out a sharp, angry screech, and at the same time, a screech also came from inside the nest!
The next instant, another Azure Flame Bird rushed out of the nest, circling above the paulownia tree, its body engulfed in azure flames.
"Two Blue Flame Birds? How...how is that possible?!"
Seeing this, He Liangcheng was completely dumbfounded. There had only ever been one Azure Flame Bird in the Resurrection Realm, so how did another one appear?!
He only prepared one Twin-Winged Frost Cicada Demon Core!
However, just as he was panicking, the Azure Flame Bird, which he had initially ambushed with its demon core, suddenly trembled and the flames reignited. The two birds gathered together and angrily pounced on him!
"Didn't they say it could last for half an incense stick's time?!"
He Liangcheng was shocked. According to the records of disciples who had ventured into this secret realm in previous generations, the Azure Flame Bird in this Rejuvenation Secret Realm could be restrained by the demon core of the Twin-Winged Frost Cicada for half an incense stick's time. Yet, in just three or four breaths, it could no longer be restrained?!
run!
Seeing that the two Azure Flame Birds had already begun to breathe fire, he no longer had the idea of hunting them and turned to flee out of the Sycamore Forest.
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"Blood-Awakening Grass! That's Blood-Awakening Grass!"
"It really is Blood-Awakening Grass! How could Blood-Awakening Grass possibly appear within the territory of Yangmi!"
Outside the secret realm, the three teachers who were observing the movements of the disciples noticed the small grass on the black stone, just like He Liangcheng, after he entered the Wutong Forest, and their expressions immediately became excited.
"No wonder I sensed the Azure Flame Bird's aura was much stronger within the secret realm. I never expected to find such a spiritual herb. This is a stroke of good fortune for our Martial Arts Hall!"
"Report this to the Headmaster immediately, and dispatch elite disciples to harvest the fruit!"
Both the burly man and the old man were shouting excitedly, clearly indicating that this Blood-Awakening Grass was an extremely precious spiritual medicine that could move even someone at the Internal Organs Realm.
"What's the use of reporting to the Headmaster? Have you all forgotten the rule that the Rejuvenation Realm can only be opened once every six months?"
The middle-aged woman's cold voice snapped them back to reality.
Yes, it can only be opened once every six months, so even if you tell the headmaster, it won't make a difference.
A first-tier secret realm means that experts at the level of Bone and Tendon Realm or above cannot enter. Furthermore, the Rejuvenation Secret Realm cannot be reopened until a certain time has passed. Otherwise, it will at least cause severe damage to the secret realm, greatly reducing the number of treasures it can produce, or at worst, it will directly lead to the destruction of the secret realm.
"The Azure Flame Bird that has consumed the Blood Awakening Grass is no longer an ordinary first-tier demon beast. There are still two of them. The disciples in the secret realm may not be able to deal with them."
"The Twin-Winged Frost Cicada Demon Core's effect on suppressing them is greatly reduced. As you can see, it can only extinguish the flames for the time it takes to breathe."
At this moment, the scene on the screen is that the Azure Flame Bird is chasing He Liangcheng one-sidedly. He Liangcheng is burned all over his body, and even his hair is on fire. He is fleeing for his life in a panic and is in a sorry state.
"One person isn't enough. There are twelve of them. If they can't even handle these two Azure Flame Birds, then they're all useless."
The middle-aged woman said coldly, "Now give them the order to kill the Azure Flame Birds. One Blood Awakening Grass can be exchanged for five hundred contribution points!"
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