Chapter 96: Obtaining the Blood Spirit Ginseng

Li Changsheng followed at the back of the group, leisurely keeping pace. Although the two young people in luxurious robes were communicating through telepathic messages, with his strength, Li Changsheng could faintly overhear some of their conversation.

'Phoenix Blood Vines are indeed good, but compared to the Blood Spirit Ginseng, they're still a step behind.'

Li Changsheng shook his head slightly.

His primary goal in going to the Demon Abyss was to retrieve the Blood Spirit Ginseng, but if he came across Phoenix Blood Vines along the way, he wouldn't mind taking them either. After all, he was short on money, and this was precisely the time when he needed resources.

Soon, the group entered the Abyssal Mountains.

As soon as he stepped into the mountains, Li Changsheng could feel the difference between the inside and the outside of the Abyssal Mountains. Lingering traces of malevolent energy filled the air, similar to the demonic aura of the Devil's Sea he had entered in the Tiannan Region. The beasts here were even more bloodthirsty.

Even the plants had mutated. Not long after they entered the mountains, a large tree shot out countless vines, enveloping the entire group.

Fortunately, the Liu family's guards were skilled, and with two peak Soul Transformation Realm guards present, they managed to destroy the tree without serious harm.

Under the guidance of the Abyssal Pavilion's guide, they advanced through the Abyssal Mountains for three days until they finally reached the entrance to the Demon Abyss.

"I'll only take you this far. I'll wait here for seven days. If you haven't returned by then, I'll leave on my own," the guide said calmly after leading them to the entrance.

Without paying attention to the Liu family, Li Changsheng turned and entered the Demon Abyss.

"That fool."

"He dares to enter the Demon Abyss alone? I'd like to see if he'll still be alive seven days from now!" Liu Yuan sneered as he watched Li Changsheng's figure disappear into the distance.

The dangers of the Abyssal Mountains over the past few days had left him stunned. If it weren't for the experienced guide from the Abyssal Pavilion, their group would have suffered heavy losses, if not outright casualties.

If the Abyssal Mountains were this dangerous, then the Demon Abyss was undoubtedly even more perilous.

"Don't talk nonsense," Liu Lu shot Liu Yuan a disapproving look and said in a low voice:

"Do you think he's an idiot?"

"Anyone daring to enter the Demon Abyss alone must be confident in their strength. Besides, there are plenty of old monsters disguised as young people. Who's to say this man isn't one of them?"

The Demon Abyss was filled with demonic energy. Ordinary cultivators who stayed too long in the abyss would have their minds clouded by the energy, and in severe cases, they might even lose control, becoming bloodthirsty monsters.

Bang!

Li Changsheng sped through the Demon Abyss, flicking a finger to send out a sword aura that instantly shredded two Soul Transformation Realm demonic snakes lurking in the demonic energy.

"Could this place truly be connected to the Demon Realm?"

The further he ventured, the more uncertain Li Changsheng became.

He had been traveling through the Demon Abyss for two days now, and the deeper he went, the stronger the demonic beasts he encountered. In these two days, he had already run into two Great Ascension Realm demons and one Transcendence Realm ferocious tiger.

In Ming Province, Transcendence Realm cultivators were absolutely top-tier experts. Any force with a Transcendence Realm cultivator would be given respect even by the three major powers.

Yet, he had already encountered a Transcendence Realm beast before even reaching the depths of the Demon Abyss.

Bang!

As Li Changsheng pressed forward, he encountered demonic beasts with increasing frequency.

After slaughtering several Nascent Soul and Core Formation Realm demonic wolves, he finally saw the blood-colored valley where the Blood Spirit Ginseng grew.

"Thankfully, the valley with the Blood Spirit Ginseng is almost here."

Looking at the blood-colored valley in the distance, Li Changsheng's face broke into a smile.

His body transformed into a streak of light as he sped toward the valley.

"Roar!"

The moment Li Changsheng appeared above the valley, a blood-colored serpent thousands of feet long surged into the sky.

Its tail, tens of feet thick, whipped toward Li Changsheng's body.

"A mere late-stage Great Ascension beast dares to show off in front of me?"

Li Changsheng didn't dodge. Extending his jade-like right hand, he formed a sword-finger and pointed toward the serpent's tail.

Although Li Changsheng appeared as tiny as an ant compared to the massive serpent, the moment his finger made contact with the tail—

Bang!

The serpent, capable of rivaling a late-stage Great Ascension cultivator, began to crack from its tail, the fissures rapidly spreading across its entire body until the massive creature burst into a cloud of blood.

Li Changsheng landed in the valley and soon spotted a blood-red ginseng thicker than his arm at the deepest part of the valley.

It was the Blood Spirit Ginseng needed to refine the Dragon-Tiger Pill.

Judging by its age, this ginseng was likely over ten thousand years old.

'That blood serpent probably wanted to use this Blood Spirit Ginseng to break through to the Transcendence Realm after reaching the peak of the Great Ascension Realm.'

Li Changsheng shook his head.

But with this Blood Spirit Ginseng, he could now refine several batches of Dragon-Tiger Pills.

Selling a bottle of Dragon-Tiger Pills for three hundred million spirit stones wouldn't be unreasonable, would it?

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

At that moment, several roars echoed from the deeper parts of the Demon Abyss.

Even though they were thousands of miles away, Li Changsheng could sense the immense power of the creatures that had roared.

"Do the dominant demonic beasts in the Demon Abyss possess Immortal-level strength?" Li Changsheng frowned.

Cangqing Realm was only a medium-sized world. In theory, achieving immortality here was already the pinnacle of cultivation.

To advance further, one would have to ascend to the Immortal Realm or venture into a major world.

"Forget it. I'm still young. Now isn't the time to investigate the secrets of this place. I'll return when I'm stronger."

Shaking his head, Li Changsheng began his journey back the way he came.

When he was about four thousand miles from the Demon Abyss exit, he sensed a burst of energy fluctuations not far away.

"This is interesting."

Li Changsheng withdrew his divine sense, a faint smile appearing on his face as he hurried toward the source of the energy.

In a valley.

The members of the Liu family, who had traveled with Li Changsheng, glared angrily at two other groups. In the middle of the valley lay the corpse of a beast several hundred feet long.

Scattered around the beast's body were over a dozen corpses, including guards from the Liu family as well as others.

"There's plenty of Phoenix Blood Vines here. Let's all share the wealth and divide them equally among the three families?" Manager Qin said, his eyes glowing with greed as he looked at the Phoenix Blood Vines covering the cliff. A rough estimate suggested these vines were worth at least over a billion spirit stones.

Everyone knew how the Liu family had risen to prominence.

When the Liu family had approached the Abyssal Pavilion, Manager Qin had kept an eye on them, following the trail left by the guide. He hadn't expected to stumble upon such a massive treasure trove.

But he was surprised to find the Guan family had also arrived.

The Liu family had fallen from grace. Their peak Great Ascension Realm ancestor had passed away, leaving only an early-stage Great Ascension Realm cultivator to barely hold the family together. Manager Qin didn't consider them a threat.

But the Guan family was different. They had three Great Ascension Realm cultivators, and their patriarch, Guan Wenyuan, was at the peak of the Great Ascension Realm and in his prime. If they clashed with the Guan family, even the Abyssal Pavilion wouldn't come out unscathed.

Guan Wentao, the leading Great Ascension Realm cultivator of the Guan family, spoke coldly:

"Our Guan family discovered this place first. We'll give the Abyssal Pavilion thirty percent, but the Liu family gets nothing!"

"Bullshit!" Liu Yuan exploded in rage. "If it weren't for you Guan family stealing our map, how could you have found this place?"

"Now you want to—"

"Shut up!" Liu Lu quickly interjected, his heart tightening.

He then clasped his hands toward Manager Qin and Guan Wentao and said:

"Esteemed seniors, our Liu family is willing to leave. We won't compete with you for these Phoenix Blood Vines."