novelweb Chapter 1287 Changbai Mountain Ginseng Offers Divine Elixir
Chapter 1287 Changbai Mountain Ginseng Offers Divine Elixir
The old ginseng from Changbai Mountain was quite decisive, opening its mouth to release drops of crystal-clear liquid.
Interestingly, although it is a liquid, it does not disperse, like solid beads.
Chen Yang reached out and caught the first drop of divine liquid in his hand. Upon closer inspection, he felt his blood boiling.
This is truly divine liquid, containing divine essence and fragments of the Great Dao.
A single drop of liquid seems to contain a small world, possessing the power to create the world.
Chen Yang had no doubt about what the Old Ginseng King of Changbai had said about bringing people back to life and healing flesh and bones.
It contains divine essence and the power of resurrection, which can even turn a desert into an oasis and a wasteland into fertile land.
Puff puff!
Then the old ginseng king of Changbai vomited eleven more times, spitting out eleven drops of divine liquid.
Like the first drop of divine liquid, the remaining eleven drops of divine liquid also contain abundant divine essence and fragments of the Great Dao, possessing astonishing divine power.
After spitting out twelve drops of divine liquid in one breath, the ancient ginseng seemed to have all its essence and spirit drained away, as if it had just recovered from a serious illness. Its spiritual light faded, and its entire body withered away.
Clearly, those twelve drops of divine liquid had consumed a significant amount of its energy.
It takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone or tendon, and it takes time for the body to recover.
Of course, Chen Yang didn't believe that it would take a hundred years to replenish a single drop of divine liquid; that was far too long.
Even though the spiritual energy of this secret realm has declined, there is still dragon marrow to consume, and the vital energy consumed by a drop of divine liquid can probably be recovered in just a few years.
For a miraculous herb that has lived for ten thousand years, a few years is but a fleeting moment.
Chen Yang was almost certain that the tiny, illusory figure he had just seen in the Dragon Transformation Pool was indeed this ancient ginseng. This cave was connected to the earth's dragon veins, and it could enter and exit on its own by following these veins.
Who knows, this little thing might have grown up by drinking dragon marrow.
"Well... I'll be going now."
The ancient ginseng said that standing next to Chen Yang made it feel very insecure and it just wanted to escape as soon as possible.
After all, human greed is insatiable.
"I need to find a really secluded place to hide later. I'll come out when this guy leaves," the ancient ginseng thought to itself.
"and many more!"
Suddenly, Chen Yang called out to it.
"What else is there?" The old ginseng felt a chill in his heart, thinking that Chen Yang was about to make another exorbitant demand.
"It's a small matter. I have a question for you. Did this secret realm used to be inhabited by dragons? Where did they all go? Why can't we see a single dragon here anymore?" Chen Yang asked the ancient ginseng.
Upon hearing this question, the ancient ginseng knew that he had stumbled in by mistake and was not a member of the immortal sect, so he knew nothing about this place.
"It seems you are not a member of the immortal sect, but rather a person from the mortal world. If you were a member of the immortal sect, you wouldn't ask this question."
“This secret realm was indeed once inhabited by dragons, specifically the Golden Dragon clan. After the decline of the Great Dao's spiritual energy, they left and went to the Kunlun Immortal Sect. There, they must have been a very powerful force with considerable influence.”
“Every thousand years, the Kunlun Immortal Gate opens once, allowing those inside to come out. At this time, the Golden Dragon Clan sends people to the ancestral land of Changbai Mountain to collect the essence of dragon marrow from the Jade Pool and bring it back to the Immortal Gate to enjoy.”
"Time flies like an arrow, and a thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye. The gates of the Immortal Sect are about to open, and the Golden Dragon Clan may return to their ancestral home in Changbai Mountain at any time."
"Therefore, I suggest you leave here as soon as possible. Otherwise, you might encounter the Golden Dragon Clan, which could lead to trouble and disaster. In particular, do not use the dragon marrow in this jade pool anymore."
"The old ginseng king of Changbai Mountain said kindly."
The power of the Golden Dragon Clan is self-evident, as they possess some of the bloodline of the True Dragon Clan and have even greater talent in cultivation than humans, making them inherently powerful.
The Old Ginseng King of Changbai was acting entirely out of good intentions. Even if Chen Yang was truly skilled, it did not consider him a match for the Golden Dragon Clan.
Now, in the entire Changbai Mountain Dragon Pool Secret Realm, the Golden Dragon Clan cares most about dragon marrow.
As the spiritual energy of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth declines, the amount of dragon marrow that can be collected in the Jade Pool is decreasing.
Ten thousand years ago, it would have taken a thousand years to collect a full pool of dragon marrow. Now, ten thousand years later, in the same thousand years, only a small half-pool of dragon marrow has been collected.
Perhaps in tens or hundreds of thousands of years, the dragon marrow will be depleted.
Although the old ginseng from Changbai Mountain has stolen some dragon marrow, it's only a tiny fraction of it.
But at this moment, the little earth vein dragon plunged into the jade pool and began to devour the dragon marrow. It wasn't just a drop in the ocean; it was guzzling it down like a whale. Before the ten minutes Chen Yang had agreed upon had even elapsed, at least a third of the dragon marrow was gone. The little guy was practically a starving ghost reincarnated.
This would arouse suspicion among the Golden Dragon Clan.
Chen Yang was secretly astonished and really wanted to drive the little earth vein dragon out.
However, once words are spoken, they are like water spilled; they cannot be taken back. Otherwise, it would be considered breaking one's word.
After all, the little dragon from the earth vein helped him catch the old ginseng from Changbai Mountain, which was a great contribution.
Chen Yang gritted his teeth, ticked his watch, and waited for the ten minutes to pass before pulling out the earth vein dragon.
"Is the gate to the immortal realm about to open? Then I need to seize the time to cultivate even more," Chen Yang said, feeling a sense of urgency.
The opening of the gates to the immortal realm presents him with an opportunity.
He had to go in and see what his chance might be.
Kunlun Immortal Sect is an ancient small world, perhaps with a heavenly path to leave Earth and travel to the stars in the universe.
"Well, I'm just trying to give you some good advice, if you don't listen, then forget it. I'm leaving now, take care of yourself." The ancient ginseng felt it had done all it could and wanted to leave quickly.
"Leave? Where do you want to leave? Did I say you could leave? Stay here and wait until I tell you to leave, understand?" Chen Yang suddenly shouted, trying to stop the ancient ginseng from leaving.
The old ginseng suddenly felt a chill run down its spine, realizing that it had encountered a formidable opponent this time. This opponent was not as kind and gentle as it appeared on the surface; it might even skin it alive, dismember it, and remove its bones.
After all, it is a miraculous herb that has been cultivated for thousands of years and is extremely rare in the world.
It deliberately concealed a detail: every thousand years, the Golden Dragon Clan returns to the mortal world and comes to the Changbai Dragon Pool Secret Realm. Besides taking the dragon saliva, they also want to capture this divine medicine alive.
In their quest to capture it, the Golden Dragon Clan practically turned Changbai Mountain upside down, launching countless raids.
They almost succeeded several times.
How could Chen Yang possibly let such a precious, ancient medicine go so easily?
If you could keep such a miraculous herb that has existed for thousands of years by your side, and whenever you need it, just thinking about it making it release a drop of its divine elixir would be wonderful.
"Human, you can't go back on your word! You just said you'd let me go. Going back on your word will get you struck by lightning!" the ancient ginseng said angrily, wishing it could curse Chen Yang's ancestors for eighteen generations.
Every drop of his divine liquid was precious, and he offered twelve drops in total, but the brat was still not satisfied, which made him very angry.
"Old man, I didn't say I would do anything to you. I'm just afraid you might do something naughty in secret, so I want you to stay by my side a little longer. Once my seclusion is over, I will let you go." Chen Yang said with a smile, looking completely harmless.
"I have never seen such a shameless person as you. I am not your dog, why should I stay by your side?" the ancient ginseng said angrily.
After saying that, it swayed and began to become ethereal, its roots plunging into the ground, as if it wanted to disappear underground to escape.
boom!
As a result, Chen Yang stomped his foot hard on the ground, and the ancient ginseng was sent flying.
Chen Yang reached out a large hand and grabbed it.
"Little thing, you dare to run away without my permission? Do you think you can escape?" Chen Yang sneered.
"Human, you are too despicable. You cannot kill me. If you kill me, you will be punished by heaven. Because I am the first vermilion ginseng in the world, the ancestor of ginseng transformed from the spiritual root of heaven and earth. I am the embodiment of the Heavenly Dao, representing the will of heaven and earth. If you kill me, you are killing the Heavenly Dao, and you will be condemned by heaven and earth and will not have a good end." The ten-thousand-year-old ginseng shouted loudly, like a child throwing a tantrum, kicking its roots wildly, and trying to entangle Chen Yang.
But as soon as two bolts of lightning exploded from Chen Yang's body, the old ginseng became obedient, blasted to a crisp on the outside and tender on the inside.
Chen Yang was stunned and asked, "You said you are the Ancestor of the Ginseng, formed from the spiritual root of heaven and earth? Are you kidding me?"
"What the hell? Do you think I, the Ginseng Ancestor, would bother teasing you? Countless ages ago, when the Earth's spiritual roots were stolen, some roots were left behind. Some of these roots transformed into the fundamental principles of the Dao, returning to the world, while others, like me, became divine medicines. But after countless ages, not many have survived. Oh dear, why am I telling you all this, you little brat? You probably don't know anything, it's pointless. In short, if you don't want to die, quickly release me, the Ginseng Ancestor. Because I represent the Dao of Heaven."
"Old Ginseng King of Changbai Mountain shouted, clearly very annoyed."
It felt that it might be doomed this time.
Unexpectedly, Chen Yang released it as soon as it finished speaking.
"What do you mean? Are you scared?" The old ginseng king of Changbai Mountain couldn't believe it, thinking that Chen Yang had been frightened.
"Look at me again," Chen Yang said with a faint smile.
The fact that this ancient ginseng king knew that the earth's spiritual roots had been stolen countless ages ago shows that it wasn't just boasting, but that it truly had some skill.
Upon hearing Chen Yang's words, the old ginseng king actually looked at him seriously, his roots supporting his chin, which was quite amusing.
"This is really strange. Why do you also have the shadow of the Heavenly Dao on you? Who exactly are you?" The old ginseng king looked at you and felt something was wrong. He asked with great doubt.
It wasn't lying; it was transformed from an inconspicuous root of the Earth's spiritual essence, or rather, it underwent nirvana, becoming the ancestor of all ginseng in Changbai Mountain.
The Heavenly Spirit is essentially the embodiment of the Heavenly Dao, therefore it carries the Heavenly Dao within it.
Chen Yang is the chosen one of Earth's destiny and the darling of Heaven's Way, so the old ginseng of Changbai Mountain saw the shadow of Earth's Heaven's Way in him.
"You are also an incarnation of the spiritual root of heaven and earth? But you are clearly a person." The old ginseng from Changbai Mountain found this very strange.
"I wouldn't call it an incarnation. I'm just someone favored by the Heavenly Dao of Earth, commonly known as the Child of Destiny, the darling of the Heavenly Dao. Moreover, I once saved a spiritual root of Earth. Just two days ago, this spiritual root of Earth took root and sprouted, growing into a towering tree. You should be able to sense that," Chen Yang revealed.
They are both sons of Heaven, and in a way, he and the old ginseng from Changbai Mountain are brothers.
It's truly a case of the flood washing away the Dragon King's temple; people don't even recognize their own kind.
"Of course I could sense it. I thought the Earth's spiritual energy had been revived, but it only revived a tiny bit before stopping," said the old ginseng from Changbai Mountain in disappointment.
"That's just a small branch of Earth's spiritual root, not enough to revive Earth's spiritual energy. Unless we can find the complete original Earth spiritual root."
Since they're family, then let it go. Chen Yang waved his hand, signaling the old ginseng from Changbai Mountain to leave.
They've already been very generous by offering twelve drops of the divine liquid.
"A chosen one? A favorite of Heaven?" The old ginseng from Changbai Mountain looked unconvinced, thinking the brat was either bragging or had an inflated sense of self-importance.
But no matter what, Chen Yang told it to leave, so it had to leave quickly, lest Chen Yang change his mind.
Whoosh!
Its form vanished, and it burrowed underground, entering the dragon vein.
Within the dragon vein, it is like a swimming fish, able to swim freely.
Gulu! Gulu!
At this moment, in the Dragon Transformation Pool, the little earth vein dragon was still gurgling and drinking.
The pool of dragon marrow, which was originally only half full, was halved by the earth vein dragon in just ten minutes, as if it were drinking water.
Dragon marrow is the essence expelled by the dragon vein, while the earth vein dragon is transformed from a dragon pearl formed by the earth vein; they are perfectly compatible.
This dragon marrow is practically made for the little dragons of the earth veins. Once you start swallowing it, it's like chewing on a chewing gum bar; you just can't stop.
"Hurry up and get out here, or you'll choke to death."
Seeing that so much dragon marrow was missing, Chen Yang felt a pang of heartache. He grabbed the tail of the earth vein dragon and pulled it out.
oooooooo!
The earth's ley lines protested, unleashing a deafening roar.
This is like trying to get fat in one bite.
In fact, it had already swallowed enough dragon marrow, and hadn't even had time to refine it yet.
It was as if every scale on its body was shining brightly, and auspicious light was bursting out from the gaps between the scales, making its whole body radiate light.
It opened its mouth and roared, and a torrent of dragon energy surged out from its mouth.
With a fierce glare, two thick beams of light shot out.
Boom boom boom!
A roar like the surging Yangtze River emanated from within it. The dragon marrow rapidly dissolved within its body, but couldn't be absorbed in time, creating an unusual phenomenon that seemed to be about to burst its body.
It was also too greedy. Normally, it would take at least several months to slowly digest the dragon marrow it swallowed.
It swallowed it whole, like a starving ghost reincarnated. Who else would die from overeating if not it?
Boom boom boom!
Its body swelled up like an inflating balloon, not because it grew on its own, but because it was expanded by the energy released from the dragon marrow.
In the end, its body became as thick as an oil tanker and its length was unknown, spanning hundreds of meters, almost filling the entire stone chamber.
Even so, its body continues to expand.