Hell Spirit Grass

Lightning flashed through the air, and dark clouds covered the sky. A heavy rain was about to fall.

Inside Wohu City, Chen Xiang, looking up at the sky, muttered, "I cannot delay any longer. If I don't find a good spirit herb soon, I might never get the opportunity again."

Chen Xiang had just turned sixteen this year, and his build was more robust than others of similar age. Although he had a handsome face and youthful countenance, his eyes showed a maturity absent in others his age.

Although his grandfather was the Patriarch of the Chen family, Chen Xiang didn't have any spiritual veins, so he had to pick herbs for himself. Not having Spiritual Veins meant he was incapable of practicing martial arts. Since childhood, he had been diligently training his body and secretly going out to train; he once even fought a tiger-type beast. Although he was young, due to the amount of life and death experiences Chen Xiang had endured, his mental state was far more fortified than the mental states of his peers.

"Chen Xiang? What are you doing out here? A storm is about to blow in! Are you sure you want to be out in this weather?" An old steward spoke while walking towards him. Seeing the amount of hard work Chen Xiang did every day, the old steward could not help but admire him. However, a sliver of regret could be seen in his eyes.

Chen Xiang had worked very hard and practiced every day for six years. But he was stuck at the 3rd level of the Mortal Martial Realm. Other Chen family members of a similar age had already entered the 4th level of the Mortal Martial Realm, and some had even reached the 5th level.

This was all because he didn't have any Spiritual Veins. As such, the family didn't attach any importance to him and treated him as an ordinary Chen family member.

Although he lacked spiritual veins, he had never been discouraged by them and had been diligently training himself. Attempting to train allowed him to feel a sense of accomplishment.

"Old Ma, I was just going to pick some herbs." Chen Xiang laughed and ran up to the old steward, who sighed and shook his head. "It's useless since you do not have any Spiritual Veins; no matter how hard you practice, you won't be able to advance!"

Chen Xian had heard such words throughout his life, but he still insisted that, no matter what, he would not give up.

A middle-aged man walked up to the two of them. "Xiang Er, are you going out in this weather?" With a small smile, Chen Xiang said, "Dad, the storm is a good opportunity for me to pick herbs as no one will be there to snatch them from me."

The middle-aged man was Chen Xiang's father, Chen Tianhu, a very famous and formidable cultivator and also one of the most promising candidates to inherit the position of Patriarch of the Chen family. Though his son was somewhat crippled, he had always encouraged Chen Xiang and, from time to time, provided him with precious pills. Unfortunately, the pills didn't have any effect on Chen Xiang.

"Here." Chen Tianhu smiled helplessly and threw a small box towards Chen Xiang.

Chen Xiang took the box without looking at what was inside because he knew it contained a pill. He smiled and said, "Dad, thank you. Now, I don't need to steal the chickens that Old Ma raised for his health."

That comment made the steward frown. He didn't know that his chickens had been targeted.

Watching Chen Xiang as he left, Chen Tianhu could only sigh because although he had a very high status within the Chen Family, the elders in charge of managing the pills were very strict. Pills were precious resources for cultivation, and thus, he could only save a few of them for Chen Xiang. Sadly, their therapeutic effect was insignificant because they were too few to affect Chen Xiang.

What father doesn't hope for his son to become successful in life? As Chen Tianhu did not have any other methods, he could only acquire some pills for Chen Xiang and hope for the best.

...

'Immortal Devil Cliff'. This was a very lonely place, and, at the moment, a bare-chested teenager was climbing down the cliff.

Under the heavy downpour, Chen Xiang was climbing down the cliff! This was extremely dangerous, as the 'Immortal Devil Cliff' was bottomless and filled with a type of black Qi that gave off an aura of death. Therefore, many people didn't even want to approach this place.

Nevertheless, Chen Xiang came here to pick some herbs and gradually descended into the ravine, slowly approaching the bottom. If others were to know about this, they would laugh at him for being a madman. At a place where even birds don't shit, which was eternally filled with death Qi, it was hard to imagine that it was an ideal location for spirit herbs.

Of course, Chen Xiang was not stupid. He knew that this 'Immortal Devil Cliff' had existed for many years and had always been full of Death Qi.

Common sense suggests this lifeless place shouldn't have any spirit herbs. Still, Chen Xiang didn't believe that, as he knew that when things reached an extreme, there was bound to be some reason for that extreme to exist, and he thought a legendary spirit herb caused this eternal death Qi.

'Hell Spirit Grass'. Although this spirit herb sounded deadly, it was an extraordinary herb that could even make a dead skeleton regrow its flesh. It grew in ancient battlefields or cemeteries where the Death Qi was abundant.

Only on rainy days would the black Qi sink, all due to the rainfall; because of this, Chen Xiang could see down into the deep precipice. He wanted to go deeper into this place to search for the 'Hell Spirit Grass.'

He doesn't want the 'Hell Spirit Grass' for himself. Still, if he got this sacred herb, he could trade it for many precious pills, freeing him from his current predicament and gaining formidable strength.

Raindrops continuously fell on Chen Xiang, making him feel very uncomfortable and making the rocks on the cliffside very slippery. He became very cautious and carefully climbed the cliff to avoid falling.

Nobody knew what was at the bottom of the 'Immortal Devil Cliff,' and many had gone down, but the number of people that climbed back up was zero. To fall meant death!

Two hours had passed, and the rain continued to fall. Chen Xiang had been exercising for many years and, relying on his muscular body, descended several dozen feet into the deep precipice.

Chen Xiang carefully observed his surroundings and found a good temporary shelter. Then he saw something which made his heart beat rapidly.

'Hell Spirit Grass!' Chen Xiang shouted out with excitement; gazing straight down, he saw something similar to a white sesame seed cake. He was confident that this was the legendary 'Hell Spirit Grass.'

The whole ravine was filled with black Death Qi, and, to top it all off, the color of the 'Hell Spirit Grass' and the cliff was the same, making this herb very difficult to spot.

Though Chen Xiang was very excited, he calmed down and rested momentarily before continuing his journey.

It wasn't long before Chen Xiang arrived next to that 'Hell Spirit Grass.' He swallowed his saliva and looked at the white 'Hell Spirit Grass' the size of a bowl. He could feel the vigorous life force the 'Hell Spirit Grass' emitted.

Chen Xiang picked up the 'Hell Spirit Grass' with one hand. He estimated that this 'Hell Spirit Grass' had been growing for over a thousand years. Selling it at the auction would earn him an astronomical sum.

Chen Xiang picked up the spirit grass, put it inside his storage pouch, and grinned: "Haha! It's time for this daddy's salted fish to stand up from failure!"

So long as he can sell this 'Hell Spirit Grass,' he can purchase many good-rank pills and advance by leaps and bounds!

The rain gradually eased up, and Chen Xiang was very content, so he didn't continue searching the considerable cliff and chose to climb back up. After all, his strength was limited, and climbing up was a challenging and dangerous task.

After climbing for over half an hour, the precipice suddenly started to tremble and shake! Chen Xiang's heart was palpitating as he realized something terrible was happening. Looking above, he saw many small stones falling from the cliffside. The trembling cliff shook much more severely as the stones fell into the abyss.

"Damn, I finally got the 'Hell Spirit Grass,' and this happens. Heaven, are you fucking kidding me!" The sudden shaking of the cliff couldn't help but make Chen Xiang curse bitterly. He wanted to remain calm, so he held onto the rugged cliff. Otherwise, he would've fallen in shock.

The tremors increased in strength, and Chen Xiang gradually fell into despair. He, again, looked up and saw a giant piece of rock falling towards him. At the same time, the rock he was holding began to crack.

"God, I just got the Hell Spirit Grass, but now you are bringing me down to hell. Are you fucking with me!" Chen Xiang could not help but curse, but this time, the black Qi started to rise, and the rock Chen Xiang was holding broke.....

"Ah - !" Chen Xiang's body fell into the abyss, filled with black Qi, and shouted, with unwillingness filling his voice....

After an unknown amount of time, Chen Xiang finally opened his eyes. To his surprise, he could see light within the abyss, and what astonished him the most was that water was present there. He was also able to breathe!

Chen Xiang floated to the surface and saw that he was in a pool shining with a white aura.

What shocked Chen Xiang even more was that, not far from him, two stunning girls with long hair were sitting on the ground. And even more shocking than before was that these two celestial beauties were naked! Their two perfect and flawless jade bodies were apparent before him!

Those two, with their pure faces, were like meticulously carved jade statues without the slightest flaw. Their twin peaks were abundant, and their waists were slender and smooth. They were beautiful. This was Chen Xiang's first time seeing women as attractive as them.

The fragrant and stunning scene greatly impacted Chen Xiang, shocking him into stillness. His whole face flushed red, and his heart and breathing seemed to have stopped! The two girls were hunkered down and looking at each other. After some time, they finally found Chen Xiang. Still, they disregarded him, and, seeing this, Chen Xiang felt humiliated as the two beauties ignored him.

After a period of absent-mindedness, Chen Xiang finally saw that the crevasse was falling apart. Many cracks and pits were visible, broken stones were scattered on the ground, and pieces of scattered white silk were alongside the broken stones. This gave him the idea that a battle had been fought here. He speculated that these two girls were the cause of the battle, which had led to their clothes being torn apart.

Chen Xiang did not know why these stunning and alluring girls fought in this abyss. Still, he realized that these two women were quite formidable. Their strength was beyond the scope of his knowledge, being able to shake the earth and move mountains with their power.

"These two are the cause of my current predicament. They shook the cliff and caused me to plunge here, but fortunately, I had some good luck and did not die!" Chen Xiang was angry, but at the same time, he was curious about these two mysterious girls.

Chen Xiang slowly walked towards the two women, marveling at their flawless jade bodies.

The abyss next to the 'Immortal Devil Cliff' was called hell, but for Chen Xiang, this hell was similar to paradise. There was a deep pool filled with a soothing white aura, and, most importantly, beside this pool, there were two stunning naked girls.

Only at this time did the two girls realize that not far from them, a pair of fiery red eyes were glancing at them, and they felt shame and anger at his leering gaze.