The cultivators watching the battle from a distance, unable to witness the destruction up close, only knew that a super powerful cultivator had unleashed boundless great power. After all, they dared not get too close, fearing they would be killed if they came too near.
In the Hole Heaven of the Moon and Sun Lake, the most terrifying are not various spiritual beasts, but also human beings.
Naturally, upon seeing Chen Yun kill the water adder with a single sword, be it Mei Lin, the celestial god Orisha, or other itinerant cultivators, all of them rushed away in the opposite direction at their fastest speed, fearing that they would be noticed by Chen Yun and attract deathly danger.
Unlike those cultivators who were scared away from a distance.
Yuan Chu and Yun Younger Brother, et al., who had some acquaintances with Chen Yun, rushed over in the first instance to watch the scene.
Upon seeing everything within a hundred miles completely destroyed, all the sword cultivators were shocked severely.
The "avenue" a hundred miles ahead was a bottomless pit, and everyone could clearly see the immense power.
This is the true strength of the ancient forebears?
The gaze of the sword cultivators turned fearful as they looked at Chen Yun.
Even Yun Younger Brother, an elite mage, dared not directly look at the old ancestor sitting in front of him.
"How did you all come here?"
Chen Yun slowly stood up from the ground.
Yuan Chu rushed forward in one fluid motion, bowing respectfully to Chen Yun and smiling while saying, "Teacher, I saw you fighting the water adder from a distance and wanted to come help, but I never expected you to be so skilled, and in just a blink of an eye, you killed the water adder."
Hmm, he's just saying nice things.
Actually, by the time they saw the water adder, Chen Yun had already unleashed the powerful lifesaving divine aura. Yuan Chu and others were too late to come to his aid.
Chen Yun wasn't aware of this. He smiled as he patted Yuan Chu's hand, "Good effort."
Yuan Chu bowed respectfully and said with a humble smile, "Teacher, please forgive my impoliteness. Your magic power is truly boundless just now."
Wu Kejiu, Qin Ming, and Long Nu Sanjiu, among others, all unconsciously nodded in agreement with Yuan Chu's words.
In fact, everyone was very curious how Chen Yun, a mediocre cultivator, could have unleashed such great power.
Before they could ask, Chen Yun volunteered a smile and said, "This power does not belong to me. It is the assistance of my revered teacher."
Oh, so it was the help of Master Zhengyang.
That's why Chen Sir could unleash such powerful force just then.
Everyone all suddenly realized that they were enlightened. Although they didn't know how Zhong Liquan was able to transmit power from outside to the Hole Heaven of Moon and Sun Lake, they were even more respectful when they knew that Chen Yun's power came from this sacred entity.
That is even more terrifying than Chen Yun having such powerful strength.
Why?
Because Chen Yun has unleashed such powerful strength, which means his upper limit is as high as this.
While Zhong Liquan's "remote assistance" really has no limits at all.
Who knows if Zhong Liquan would lend Chen Yun even stronger magic powers if he encountered any danger?
Yuan Chu listened to this and bent his waist even more. He was quite intelligent and did not mention the strength issue again. Instead, he changed the topic and said, "Teacher, you just killed the water adder. Do you need my disciples and myself to gather all the precious items on its body for you?"
To be honest, Chen Yun truly didn't know what valuable items the water adder might have, as he had never encountered such a super spiritual beast before. After a moment of thought, he replied, "Alright, you're welcome."
Yuan Chu's face was filled with a smile, "Teacher, you are too generous."
He turned to look at the crowd of sword cultivators, "Hurry up and bring back the body of the water adder. Remember, even a single scale must not be missing. Bring back what it looked like then, and it must look the same now!"
His words were clearly a warning to his disciples and followers, instructing them not to take anything from the body of the water adder.
"Yes."
"Following your teacher's intention."
Yun Younger Brother and the group of sword cultivators flew off towards the distance.
Yuan Chu stayed behind to guard.
Because the 15-minute time limit hasn't arrived yet, Chen Yun still had some power of the saving divine aura left in him.
He did not sit cross-legged like Wu Kejiu, Qin Ming, and others to meditate and recover his energy. Instead, he released his spiritual awareness to search for the traces of the water adder's body.
While searching, Chen Yun casually asked Yuan Chu, "What is the most precious thing in the body of the water adder?"
"Disciple Yuan Chu once had the good fortune to kill a weaker water adder, so I know a bit about it." He glanced at Zhang Ling and others who were recovering and feeding Dan medicine to the injured. He continued, "Normally speaking, there are six things in the body of a water adder that are more precious."
Chen Yun asked, "Which six things?"
Yuan Chu introduced one by one, "Firstly, its counterpoise. This is the hardest scale on the body of a water adder and because it serves as a vital protective part, it is nourished by the Qi of the water adder year-round. It is not only incredibly hard but can also bear and record various arrays, making it a powerful armor-weapon that combines offense and defense. I used to have such an armor before, but it was destroyed by an enemy with high cultivation level of a magic cultivator. However, I managed to survive thanks to that."
Can the armor made from the water adder's counterpoise withstand the might of high-level magic cultivators?
Chen Yun thought to himself that this item was quite good. He had always lacked defensive magic tools, like tiger skin armor, which had too low a defense and was even less than his own flesh body. As for that jade ring, he hadn't used it yet because, in the end, it wasn't very strong in terms of defense.
If it could be turned into a defensive magic tool using the water adder's counterpoise, it should be stronger than his own flesh body and maybe even save his life.
Yuan Chu continued to introduce, "Secondly, the two fangs in the upper jaw of a water adder. They are unbreakable and if they can be made into magic swords or other types of formidable weapons, their power will be extremely terrifying."
While recovering through cultivation, Wu Kejiu couldn't help but interject, "I have seen someone use the fangs of a dragon to forge a dragon-tooth sword. That blade was truly indestructible and even cut down one of the heads of our sect."
Yuan Chu smiled and pointed to his back, "This divine sword of mine was made from the fangs of a water adder. Although it can't compare to the dragon's fangs, it has stood against countless strong enemies so far and hasn't been damaged at all."
Chen Yun nodded slightly on the side, he had previously fought with Yuan Chu and knew that his sword was very powerful.
Yuan Chu and Wu Kejiu exchanged a word, then continued, "In addition, the blood of a water adder. This is a treasure that can extend one's lifespan and improve longevity. Whether it is used to refine pills or taken directly, it can rapidly improve one's cultivation and even extend one's lifespan by up to a thousand years."
Chen Yun blinked and asked, "Have you ever consumed the essence blood of a water adder?"
Yuan Chu nodded, "Yes, I have. After I consumed the essence blood of a water adder, not long after that, I made it all the way to the middle stage of an elite cultivator."
It sounds like the increase isn't much.
In reality, Chen Yun was well aware that the power increase from Early-Grade Elite Cultivator to Middle-Grade Elite Cultivator might be equivalent to his previous total.
So, according to that, the essence blood of a water adder is indeed invaluable.
He now had a question. The moment he relied on the saving divine aura, he unleashed such a powerful force. Would the essence blood of the water adder be shattered?
As he pondered this, Yuan Chu continued to introduce other items, "A water adder has a tendon that runs through its entire body. It is not only very flexible but if it can be made into a whip-like magic tool, no matter if you are invulnerable to blades or fire, a single strike from the whip will leave you with open wounds and exposed flesh."
A magical tool with penetrating properties.
Chen Yun understood at once. If punching and casting spells in a game are physical attacks and magical attacks respectively, then a whip made of dragon tendon is a true damage item that can ignore some defense.
Wu Kejiu was quite curious, "Mr. Yuan, you just mentioned four items. What are the remaining two?"
Qin Ming, Zhang Ling, and others couldn't help but look towards Yuan Chu as well.
Chen Yun naturally had great interest in it and his eyes didn't blink as he watched.
Yuan Chu said, "The last two items are the water adder's internal organs and a possible item that may exist."
The water adder's internal organs are quite understandable, nothing more than things like snake bile.
The other thing Chen Yun didn't understand was, "A possible item?"
Qin Ming was also a bit puzzled and asked, "Why is it possible to exist?"
Yuan Chu explained carefully, "Because not every water adder has it for sure. This thing is called Long Yuan (Dragon Yuan)."
Chen Yun was taken aback, "Dragon Yuan?"
Yuan Chu said, "Yes, it is well known that the water adder has dragon blood, grow for five hundred years to become a jiaolong, and then become an angleshiredragon for another five hundred years, and finally become a true dragon in another thousand years. Therefore, some water adders with thicker dragon bloodlines will have Long Yuan (Dragon Yuan) in their bodies. Of course, if the dragon bloodline is relatively thin, it can only be certain that a Long Yuan will be produced after metamorphosis into jiaolong."
Chen Yun of course knows what Long Yuan is.
This is the "source of power" of dragons, similar to how humans who cultivate inner spirits fuse their essence, qi, and spirit.
He had always thought that only dragons above the jiaolong level could possess Long Yuan.
He had never imagined that water adders could also contain Long Yuan.
Legend has it that if one is fortunate enough to consume Long Yuan, they can not only significantly extend their lifespan but also, upon refining it, their cultivation can skyrocket dramatically. It's said to be even more powerful than many heavenly and earthly roots.
"I didn't find any Long Yuan in the water adder I killed last time," Yuan Chu said with a sigh of regret. "If I had the opportunity to obtain a Long Yuan, perhaps breaking through to the level of a high-grade magic cultivator wouldn't be a problem. Compared to Long Yuan, things like the snake bile, essence blood, and liver of the water adder can only be considered passable. Of course, this is when compared to Long Yuan. In reality, for cultivators like us, these are all rare treasures. For example, the snake bile of the water adder can dispel all poisons and, after consumption, it can increase one's cultivation significantly while also granting certain mystical abilities such as enhanced vision. The snake liver is a great tonic that can enhance the body's resistance to toxins and strength."
Indeed, a water adder is full of treasures!
It seems that regardless of whether I obtain the essence blood, snake bile, or snake liver of a water adder and refine it myself, my cultivation may witness a dramatic surge.
Chen Yun was somewhat eager to know how much useful things the water adder could still leave behind after he had fully erupted his power.
As he pondered this, the cloud apprentice from a distance suddenly transmitted sound waves, "Master Yuan, Master, we have found the body of the water adder. Would you like to come and take a look?"
(Chapter ends)
