The Golden Bat Python’s body was huge, stretching out a head the size of a palace as it looked down at Zhang Ruochen and Qing Mo below. Below the bat wings, two sharp claws, too, were raised, radiating an intimidating cold light.
“And slow down.”
An old voice rang out.
The Golden Bat Python actually did stop and did not continue to attack Zhang Ruochen and Qing Mo.
An old man with a stooped figure walked out from the golden poisonous mist, wearing a whitish cloth coat, his face was full of wrinkles, and the top of his head had already fallen off, while the other heads were braided into a small pigtail.
Gu Songzi’s eyes were deeply concave, his eyeballs were only the size of soybeans, and he reached out and grabbed, across a distance of more than ten feet, to take the yellow ancient jade in Zhang Ruochen’s hand.
After looking at it for a long time, Gu Songzi looked as if he remembered something and let out a cold snort, “So it’s him you’re talking about, lol lol lol, what’s the matter that he asked you to come and look for me because of?”
Zhang Ruochen said, “Truth be told, senior has suffered a very serious injury, and the three veins in his body are shattered. The wine madman said that perhaps senior could heal the injuries on my body.”Gu Songzi’s temper was very bad, sneering, “Three veins shattered is a waste of a man, what’s there to cure?”
“How do you old man talk ……”
Qing Mo was a bit exasperated and was eager to continue talking down, but Zhang Ruochen stopped him.
Since he was asking for something, naturally, he had to try to put his posture as low as possible, besides, Zhang Ruochen had already prepared himself mentally, how could an old monster like Ancient Pine Zi who had been secluded for hundreds of years be that easy to get along with?
Zhang Ruochen clasped his hands together and said, “Since even with senior’s medical skills, he is unable to renew the three veins, then junior can only think elsewhere.”
“Haha, brat, you’re too naive, if, even the old man is unable to renew the three veins, I’m afraid there’s no one else in the world who still has that ability.”Gu Songzi stroked his beard and said arrogantly.
Hope arose in Zhang Ruochen’s heart, revealing a joyful colour as he said, “In other words, senior is able to help me renew the three veins?”
Gu Songzi didn’t answer Zhang Ruochen positively, but only laughed coldly, “Even if old man has that ability, but why should I help you?”
Zhang Ruochen said, “The wine madman said that he and you are life and death friends ……”
Gu Songzi interrupted Zhang Ruochen and said, “He didn’t make it clear to you that we were indeed life and death friends at one time. As for now ……哏, do you think he dares to come to see me personally?”
Zhang Ruochen’s heart thumped with the feeling of being pitched by a drunken lunatic.
Gu Songzi said, “If it were another person who dared to intrude into the old man’s secluded place, right now, he would have turned into a dead man. However, I am not a heartless person, and considering the friendship I once had with the wine madman, I can still give you a chance.”
Zhang Ruochen said, “What chance?”
“Immortal Machine Mountain used to be the location of the sect of the Northern Region’s overlord, the Immortal Machine Sect, during the Middle Ages, and the Immortal Machine Sect was also renowned for its alchemy, planting countless rare and sacred medicines. Although, the catastrophe at the end of the Middle Ages caused the Immortal Machine Sect to be wiped out, those sacred medicines weren’t all destroyed, and a few of them, even survived until now.”Gu Songzi said.
Zhang Ruochen said, “Sacred medicines that have survived from the Middle Ages until now?”
Gu Songzi nodded, a burning light in his eyes.
Generally speaking, when a Saint Pill grew for 10,000 years, it was considered mature and had extraordinary medicinal power. From the end of the Middle Ages to now, 100,000 years had passed, if there were truly a few Sacred Pills that had survived from that era until now, they would definitely be of some incalculable value, enough to make Saint realm beings fight madly for them.
“If, you are able to help the old man pick one plant, then the old man will definitely step in to help you renew your three veins.”Gu Songzi said.
Gu Songzi had spent hundreds of years in the Immortal Machine Mountain, but he had not been able to pick a single 100,000 year old Sacred Pill, so it could be seen that those 100,000 year old Sacred Pills must have been growing in quite a perilous place, or there were some other unknown reasons for them.
Zhang Ruochen didn’t immediately agree, his eyes rolled for a moment as he said, “With senior’s strength being unable to pick them, how could junior have that ability?”
Gu Songzi shook his head and said, “It’s true that old man’s spiritual power is quite alright, however, his main research is Dan Dao Inscription, and his combat power may not be comparable to that little girl doll beside you. If you want to pick a 100,000 year old Sacred Pill, but you need great strength and extraordinary luck to be able to do so.”
Zhang Ruochen pondered for a moment and said, “As long as senior is true to his word, senior can give it a try.”
Gu Songzi was a bit displeased and said, “Hmph! Do you think that with the status of an old man, there is a need to deceive a junior like you whose spiritual strength is only at the fifty-third rank?”
The strength of his spiritual power had already reached the fifty-third rank, and he was still looked down upon by him?
If this sentence were to be said by someone else, Zhang Ruochen would definitely feel that the other party was too arrogant, however, if it was said by a Dan Dao Saint Master, it would actually be just about acceptable.
Because, in order to become a Dan Dao Saint Master, one’s mental strength had already reached at least the fifty-fifth rank.
Zhang Ruochen’s heart stirred as he asked, “What exactly is senior’s identity?”
“The Wine Crazy Man didn’t even tell you who I am?”
Gu Songzi was slightly taken aback, then, reacting, he laughed, “Did he not tell you who he was either?”
Zhang Ruochen shook his head and said, “A gentleman’s friendship is as light as water, why do you need to know so much, it’s not as if senior doesn’t know who I am either.”
Gu Songzi was clearly not interested in Zhang Ruochen’s identity and just snorted, “A gentleman? Bullshit gentleman, he’s just a cowardly and fearful shrunken head turtle.”
Then, he added, “In fact, with your strength, there is almost no possibility of picking a 100,000 year old Sacred Pill, and it was only on the spur of the moment that I asked you to give it a try.”
After saying that, Gu Songzi flew to the top of the Golden Bat Python’s head and travelled towards the depths of the mountain forest, saying without looking back, “Young man, it’s not too late to regret now.”
Qing Mo whispered, “My lord, that old man must be afraid of something and doesn’t dare to do it himself, that’s why he’s using me to pick it, don’t fall for his trick.”
Zhang Ruochen took a step and followed, saying, “For me, there is no other choice. Even if there is only a sliver of hope, I must do my best to fight for it, there is not much time left for me.”
“What do you mean?”Qing Mo asked curiously.
“Nothing.”
There was something that had been hidden in Zhang Ruochen’s heart that he didn’t want to say at all.
The Qiankun Divine Wood Diagram in the Qi Sea cracked out two more slits.
If Zhang Ruochen’s physical body had not recovered by the time the Qiankun Divine Wood Diagram was completely shattered, then, with his current body, he would not be able to carry the Qiankun Realm at all.
Not being able to carry it was death.
The threat from death was quite urgent, and Zhang Ruochen was naturally unwilling to let go of any chance. Of course, Zhang Ruochen would not tell Qing Mo and Huang Yichen about these hidden facts.
Only after a long time did Zhang Ruochen add, “I can only be considered as two strangers with Gu Songzi, and we don’t have any friendship at all. If, I don’t pay some price, why should he help me renew the three veins?”
“What if we help him pick a 100,000 year old sacred medicine and he goes back on his word?”Qing Mo said.
“That would be his problem. If, on the other hand, he is not a generous person, there is no need for me to continue to be so polite to him.”Zhang Ruochen had his own principles and made a clear distinction between grudges.
All along, Zhang Ruochen didn’t want to trouble others when he could solve the problems himself. However, when he was really forced to do so, Zhang Ruochen would also use his connections to hire some powerful figures to help him solve the problem.
As long as Zhang Ruochen was willing to ask, dealing with an Ancient Songzi was never a difficult task.
Zhang Ruochen inquired to Qing Mo and said, ”You are a Qing Mo Sacred Vine that has grown for more than 40,000 years, and you can already take human form and possess such a powerful cultivation. Would a Sacred Pill that grows for 100,000 years also be able to take human form and have an even more powerful cultivation?”
“It’s impossible to say.”
Qing Mo shook his head and said, “There are many uncertainties in the cultivation and transformation of plant-like beings. Generally speaking, sacred medicines that have grown for 10,000 years are capable of initially giving birth to intelligence. If a human guides it and teaches it cultivation techniques, the sacred medicine will be able to embark on the path of cultivation and gradually become powerful. Only after it has reached a certain level of strength will it be able to cultivate a human body.”
“Of course, apart from some special plant beings, the vast majority of plants cultivate at a rather slow pace, and cultivating for tens of thousands of years may not be comparable to humans cultivating for hundreds of years.”
Zhang Ruochen asked, “Your cultivation degree doesn’t seem to be slow.”
“It was only after I cultivated a human body that my cultivation degree became fast. Previously, when I was still a vine seedling, the cultivation degree was not to mention how slow it was, and I almost couldn’t feel myself growing stronger.”Qing Mo beamed her little mouth and said with some exasperation.
Zhang Ruochen said, “After a plant cultivates a human body, does the cultivation degree always become fast?”
“Not really, I’m just special and a bit different from other plants.”Qing Mo said.
Zhang Ruochen wanted to learn as much as he could about plant-like beings and continued to ask, “After obtaining the cultivation technique, roughly how many years does a plant need to cultivate before it can cultivate its human form?”
“This is also uncertain, some plants are smarter and cultivate for decades before they can cultivate their human form. There are plants that are more foolish, and after cultivating for a hundred thousand years, they may not be able to cultivate a human body. The county princess once said that I am considered to be in the more stupid category, but I am just lucky, so I have gone ahead of the other plants.”Qing Mo said.
Zhang Ruochen smiled and said, “That is to say, even if a Sacred Pill, even if it is born with intelligence, if there are no humans to guide it and teach it cultivation techniques. Then, even if it grows for a long time, it is still not enough to be feared?”
“That should be the case.”Qing Mo nodded.
Zhang Ruochen stopped asking more questions, even if he continued to ask, it was expected that Qing Mo would not be able to answer anything more valuable.
The Golden Bat Python walked all the way to the edge of a lake before it stopped, its head pressed to the ground, and then, Gu Songzi walked down from its head, looking at an island in the lake.
“This lake, is named Marginal Lake. The small island in the centre of the lake is called Marginless Island. In the Middle Ages, there was a mighty and renowned great man living on the island named the Great Sage of No Edge. Perhaps, you haven’t heard of his name, but in the list of alchemists’ fame, the Great Sage of No Edge is ranked in the top three, and I don’t know how many alchemists regard him as their ancestor, calling him the Sage of Pills and the Ancestor of Pills and bowing down to his stone statue every day. The mighty Sage Transformation Dan that shook the world was researched by his own hands.”
Gu Songzi’s eyes were a little misty, showing a look of reverence, however, when he looked at the small island in the lake, he had a few scruples.
