The Bull Demon King, Daoist Ping Tian, and Ji Daoxuan were kindred spirits. They quickly became acquainted after just a few words, discussing everything under the sun. On a whim, Ji Daoxuan even wanted to re-swear brotherhood with the other two.
The Bull Demon King was about to agree when he suddenly remembered that Brother Xu was still hiding in some ancient cultivator's cave. It would be better to wait until they found him before swearing brotherhood!
Daoist Ping Tian also thought this was the most appropriate course of action. Ji Daoxuan had no objections. He believed that birds of a feather flock together. Since these two guys were so agreeable, it meant that this Xu Kai probably wasn't bad either.
Later, Xu Yang asked the Bull Demon King if there were any other places besides this ancient hall where treasures were hidden.
The Bull Demon King thought for a moment and truthfully told Xu Yang that he did know of a few treasure troves, but without exception, these treasure troves were guarded by powerful creatures. Approaching them would be seen as an invasion by an enemy, and they would be attacked by the group. Because these creatures were very difficult to deal with, it would be hard to escape once surrounded.
Xu Yang didn't ask the Bull Demon King if there were any safer secret places that were also rich in treasures, because such secret places were impossible to exist. Even if they did exist, they wouldn't last long. As long as there were treasures, people would covet them. If the guardians weren't strong enough, they wouldn't be able to protect them.
So, he pondered for a moment, looked at the Bull Demon King, and smiled:
"Brother Bull, take me to see them first. We don't necessarily have to take the treasures inside. If the guarding creatures are too strong, we can just give up."
"That's fine too. Let's go. I'll take you to take a look."
The Bull Demon King thought it made sense. To be honest, the secret places he knew of all contained very precious treasures, worthy of being called worldly wonders. He had been drooling over them for a long time, but because the guarding creatures were too powerful, he didn't dare to get too close, fearing that these powerful creatures would discover him and chop him into bull meat.
Subsequently, the Bull Demon King led Xu Yang towards the nearest secret place. Because a large portion of the Upper Realm creatures had been taken by Xu Yang as dogs, this place had become very safe. They could walk sideways without fear of being targeted by Upper Realm creatures. They only needed to be careful of attacks from native creatures, but because of the presence of Xu Yang and Ji Daoxuan, they could easily avoid attacks and even lure out and kill those native creatures lurking in the dark.
The Bull Demon King recalled the tragic encounters he had experienced when exploring this place with the Old Daoist, and compared it with the present. He couldn't help but sigh, "You still have to follow the right person! That Old Daoist almost killed me! He took me to every trap he could find. He really is out to kill a bull!"
Daoist Ping Tian didn't want to pay attention to this idiot, and just glared at him fiercely, but didn't say anything, because what this dead bull said was indeed true, and he couldn't refute it.
But he couldn't be blamed for that. When he explored other treasure troves alone before, there weren't so many troubles, and it was very safe. Only when he explored with this dead bull would strange things happen, bizarre and bewildering, eye-opening, so whose fault it was, was really not certain?
Seeing that Daoist Ping Tian ignored him, the Bull Demon King assumed that Daoist Ping Tian was in the wrong, so he raised his bull head to the sky, acting like a big shot, and then suffered a severe blow. When passing through a mountain ridge, because he didn't pay attention and raised his head too high, he directly hit a huge rock. With a bang, the Bull Demon King cried out in pain, clutching his face and groaning, not knowing where he had been injured.
But everyone's attention was not on the Bull Demon King, but on the rock.
The Bull Demon King's strength was not low, and his body was known for its physical strength, the Great Strength Demon Bull. What kind of rock couldn't he break? How could he be hit to the point of crying?
So there was a problem with this rock!
Maybe it was a rare treasure!
The Bull Demon King wailed on the ground for a long time, but no one paid attention to him. He didn't want to embarrass himself. He originally wanted to squeeze out a few tears from his bull eyes to gain sympathy, to see if he could get some benefits from the Old Daoist.
He jumped up from the ground, with a red bump on his head, and approached the others, asking slyly:
"What's going on? Is this rock a treasure?"
Xu Yang carefully sensed it for a while, and nodded, "It is indeed a treasure, a kind of divine material with indestructible properties that can be used to forge divine weapons!"
Hearing this, the Bull Demon King suddenly felt that the bump on his head didn't hurt anymore. He hugged the huge rock, grinning and laughing:
"Hahaha, I'm really lucky! I haven't even reached the secret place yet, and I've already encountered such a large piece of divine material!"
"Yes, yes, yes, you're in luck. I hope you'll have it happen a few more times!"
Daoist Ping Tian understood sarcasm and said in a sarcastic tone.
At first, the Bull Demon King didn't think there was anything wrong with it, and thought that the Old Daoist had changed his ways, but later he chewed it over carefully and found that the Old Daoist actually wanted him to bump into it a few more times. The bump on his head was already very big. If he did it a few more times, it would probably swell into a pig's head.
"Old Daoist, you're just jealous. This divine material was discovered by me. I won't share it with you, so you can be angry!" said the Bull Demon King.
"That won't do. Finders keepers!" Daoist Ping Tian directly stepped forward to help Xu Yang harvest this divine material together.
Because Xu Yang mastered the Golden Shear Technique, perhaps this ancient technique was born for harvesting stone materials. Soon, it didn't take long to cut the rock in half, peel off the stone skin, and reveal its original appearance. It was radiant and lustrous, accompanied by strange sounds, like a dragon's roar, resounding throughout the universe.
"I finally remembered. This divine material is called Xuanlong Meteorite Gold. I once saw it in relevant ancient books. It is indeed a rare treasure, infused with the blood of a true dragon, and then transformed over countless years to produce this divine material!"
Ji Daoxuan exclaimed.
"True Dragon's blood?"
The Bull Demon King widened his eyes. Suddenly, his eyes rolled, not knowing what he was plotting. He stepped forward and took a bite of the Xuanlong Meteorite Gold. Then, with a scream, the Bull Demon King covered his mouth and took several steps back, spitting out a mouthful of blood. His teeth were almost broken.
Daoist Ping Tian really couldn't stand this idiot of a Bull Demon King and couldn't help but complain:
"You dead bull, can't you understand human language? Brother Ji said that this is Xuanlong Meteorite Gold. Do you know what Meteorite Gold is? Meteorite Gold is a divine material. No matter how hard your teeth are, can they be harder than divine material? Really, why didn't you break all your teeth?"
The Bull Demon King covered his mouth, his eyes flickering. This time, he really didn't dare to retort to Daoist Ping Tian, because just now, when he heard the words "True Dragon's blood," he lost his mind and bit down on this divine material. Only after biting did he realize that something was wrong, but it was too late. Fortunately, he didn't use all his strength, otherwise he wouldn't need his teeth anymore, and they would all be broken.
Xu Yang couldn't help but laugh. He hadn't realized before that the Bull Demon King was such a treasure, so funny.
The Bull Demon King didn't want to become a laughing stock and urged loudly:
"Brother Xu, don't laugh. Hurry up and divide this divine material. I have a premonition that this divine material is just the beginning. Next, we will encounter more treasures that are even more precious than this divine material!"
Xu Yang nodded and manipulated the Golden Shear Technique to divide the divine material into four parts. Because the divine material itself was very large, even if it was divided into four parts, everyone still gained a lot.
The Bull Demon King looked at the head-sized Xuanlong Meteorite Gold in his hand and was overjoyed. He was so happy that his mouth didn't hurt anymore. He put the Xuanlong Meteorite Gold in his Sumeru Ring and immediately led Xu Yang and others to continue towards the secret place.
As a result, not far after walking, the Bull Demon King kicked a tree. The tree broke in half and fell towards the Bull Demon King with a bang. Fortunately, the Bull Demon King reacted quickly. The moment he heard the crack, he jumped away. Although he dodged in time and wasn't hit, he was hit by the stones that splashed up after the tree landed, and it just so happened to hit the big bump on his forehead.
"Ah!"
The Bull Demon King squatted down again, clutching his head.
This time, Xu Yang and the others still ignored him and gathered at the broken part of the tree, looking down. They saw that in the remaining trunk, there was a brilliant light flowing, and a clear blue liquid, like an active substance, exuded a refreshing fragrance that made people feel refreshed.
"What is this?"
Daoist Ping Tian asked. He came from a scattered background and had little knowledge, so there were many treasures that he couldn't recognize.
"In my opinion, this should be a heaven and earth spiritual object called Yunlan Mother Essence, which is of extremely high grade. Although it is not comparable to the top heaven and earth spiritual objects, it can still be called a rare treasure. The key is that this Yunlan Mother Essence is of extremely good quality, without containing even a trace of impurities, which is rare. It can be directly consumed!"
Ji Daoxuan explained again. He was indeed the ancestor of an immortal clan, and his breadth of knowledge was something that even Xu Yang admired.
"Another… treasure?"
The Bull Demon King rubbed his head and approached, grimacing.
"It is indeed a treasure. It contains a massive amount of life essence, which can strengthen the foundation, cultivate the origin, and heal injuries. Generally, as long as it is not a fatal injury, such as the destruction of the physical body or the loss of the divine soul, drinking a mouthful can basically heal it."
Ji Daoxuan told everyone its specific uses.
Hearing this, the Bull Demon King jumped up, excitedly:
"Then what are we waiting for? Let me have a drink! The bump on my head hurts so much. I was also hit by several stones just now, and I almost fainted!"
Daoist Ping Tian looked at him askance and slapped him on the bull's head without saying a word, saying angrily:
"You dead bull, didn't you hear Brother Ji say? This thing can save your life at critical moments. The injury on your head is just a small one, it's not like your head has been split open. It will heal in a few days. Isn't drinking this a waste?"
Where did the Bull Demon King not understand this principle? He was just purely greedy and wanted to taste the Yunlan Mother Essence to see what it tasted like. The color was so beautiful, it looked like it tasted good. As for healing, that was just incidental.
However, after being said this by Daoist Ping Tian, the Bull Demon King was definitely not convinced, and said:
"Old Daoist, what are you barking about? This thing was discovered by me. Can't I have a drink? How is it a waste?!"
Daoist Ping Tian was just about to say something, when he heard Ji Daoxuan, who was on the side, smile and say, "Drinking is fine, but there will be side effects after drinking."
"What side effects?"
The Bull Demon King widened his eyes, somewhat puzzled.
Isn't this a treasure? How could there be side effects?
"Take a closer look at the bottom of this tree root."
Xu Yang pointed to the bottom of the tree root.
The Bull Demon King and Daoist Ping Tian didn't understand what he meant, but they did as he said, but after looking for a long time, they couldn't see anything mysterious.
The Bull Demon King was a little impatient and said, "Brother Xu, stop being mysterious. What exactly is at the bottom of this tree root?"
Xu Yang had no choice but to reach out and pinch the bottom of the tree root, grabbing a small creature that looked like an ant in his hand, and said to the Bull Demon King and Daoist Ping Tian:
"This thing is called Yunlan Sky Ant, and it is a companion creature of Yunlan Mother Essence. It usually feeds on Yunlan Mother Essence. In order to prevent Yunlan Mother Essence from being taken by foreign invaders, it will secrete a special liquid and mix it with this Yunlan Mother Essence. Once someone consumes this liquid, their whole body will be numb, as if tens of thousands of ants are crawling on them and biting them, making them extremely uncomfortable, and there is no way to alleviate this pain."
The reason he knew about this species was because he had obtained relevant information from the memory of an Upper Realm creature. These Upper Realm creatures liked to use the liquid secreted by this Yunlan Sky Ant to punish disobedient servants under their command. They liked to see these servants show a look of wanting to live but not being able to die, which would greatly satisfy their psychology, which was very perverted.
The Bull Demon King was immediately frightened, fortunately he didn't drink it just now, otherwise he would have been in unbearable pain.
He scratched his head and said sheepishly, "Actually, my head doesn't hurt that much. This Yunlan Mother Essence is so precious, I still won't drink it, hehe!"
Seeing the Bull Demon King forcibly saving face, Daoist Ping Tian didn't think about exposing him, but asked, "Friend Xu, is there any way to remove this liquid?"
The Bull Demon King also looked at Xu Yang expectantly, wanting to get a positive answer from him, after all, no one had special hobbies and didn't want to suffer inhuman torture when drinking it when they were seriously injured.
Xu Yang shook his head, "This liquid has already merged with the Yunlan Mother Essence. If it is forcibly removed, the effect of the Yunlan Mother Essence may be greatly reduced."
Hearing this, the Bull Demon King immediately looked like a frost-beaten eggplant, his expression was wilted and he couldn't cheer up at all. Just thinking about drinking this thing when he was seriously injured made him feel extremely uncomfortable.
Daoist Ping Tian even felt that there were tens of thousands of Yunlan Sky Ants crawling on his body, making him unbearably itchy.
But there was no way, this was a life-saving thing, even if there were some side effects, they had to pinch their noses and divide this Yunlan Mother Essence.
