Chapter 293: Near Infinite Essence

He did not make any rash moves as he calmly replied: "How may I help you?"

The man clasped his palms together in salutation: "I have been searching for a rank nine shadow path cultivation material for over three months now. This cultivation material does not have a real form and is a cluster of dark shadows. As a result, only shadow path methods can be used to collect it. I wonder if you have come across it"

Hong Haoyu shook his head: "This material, I have never heard of it. And since it is a cluster of shadows, I wouldn't know it even if I have seen it before"

The man revealed an expression of disappointment as he added: "I am a righteous path martial practitioner from Xiong Clan. My Clan can surely pay you generously for your aid"

Themur snorted in his heart when he heard the man's introduction. He hated righteous path martial practitioners. To him, they were all filled with pretence and the belief that they were better than others. They believed that their ways were the best and that lone martial practitioners and demonic path martial practitioners were all below them.

Ever since his time in Eastern Sea, Themur had disliked the righteous path martial practitioners.

"Sorry but I have not seen this cluster of shadows" Hong Haoyu said as he bowed and turned to leave. "Let's go, Themur"

It was then that the man noticed Themur and with a glance, he could tell that he was a unique beast.

"Friend, this beast is your… pet?" The man asked with a smile.

"Hmph!" Themur was highly irritated. "I have only one master and this is not him!"

The Xiong clansman's eyes widened in shock as he exclaimed: "An intelligent beast!"

The extreme change in expression told Hong Haoyu and Themur that it was already time to leave.

"Friend, sorry but we must leave now"

Water path and ice path aura overflowed as a trail of moving ice carried Themur and Hong Haoyu away.

"Wait, friends! I still have more questions about this rank seven shadow path material!" The man called out as his body melted into a black two dimensional version of himself.

Quickly, he began to chase after Themur and Hong Haoyu.

...

"Crack, crack~"

Lu Zheng stretched his body as it made loud popping sounds at his joints.

His body was as white as jade of the purest form as a fiery aura leaked from him. His pupils were the darkest tinge of black.

After a long period of cultivation, he was perfectly restored although he had to expend many drops of Vermillion Blood. Now, his body was no longer filled with Vermillion Blood.

In fact, Lu Zheng only had a little over seven hundred drops of Vermillion Blood. Compared to what he had before, it was a very small amount.

"But, it is better to expend Vermillion Blood than my own life. Makato, I'll make you pay for each drop of Vermillion Blood I expended" Lu Zheng groaned in his heart.

The drop in Vermillion Blood was not the only change in Lu Zheng's body. His cultivation base had been reinforced and became incredibly firm despite the differences in his dao imprints.

Lu Zheng also learnt a new matter.

– The fragmented Qi fruit was made up of a sealed layer.

When the Seed of Chaos flowed into the secret space created by the Vermillion Sacred Prism, the fragmented Qi fruit pulsed and released an unbelievable amount of Essence in a single moment that shattered the chaos energy.

The amount of Essence that was released by the fragmented Qi fruit was not to be underestimated. Lu Zheng knew that a single drop of Essence was equivalent to hundreds of Qi leaves and the amount that was released was impossible for even an Extent realm expert.

From the moment Lu Zheng first saw the fragmented Qi fruit that First created in his aperture, he knew it was extraordinary. Just the amount of Essence that it contained was mind-boggling.

Near infinite!

It also contained First's true inheritance.

Now, after that great release of Essence, the fragmented Qi fruit transformed, like an outer piece of clothing was stripped off it.

For now, Lu Zheng was unable to check it as his Sea of Consciousness could not leave his Soul Lake, let alone reach his aperture.

Lu Zheng sensed the formation Makato had inscribed in his Soul Lake. The Sea of Nirvana had already destroyed most of it during the time Lu Zheng was cultivating.

The rest were saved because Lu Zheng needed it to serve as a connection between him and Makato. Without his Sea of Consciousness, this was the only way he could perceive the man's exact location.

With his eyes closed, Lu Zheng focused and attempted to sense Makato's position using the formation as a link.

The link was very thin and it was like searching for a thin strand of hair in broad daylight but once Lu Zheng found it, it was impossible to lose.

A smile formed on Lu Zheng's lips as he opened his eyes: "Gotcha!"

The space around him vibrated imperceptibly and in the very next instant, he was gone.