Rumbling sounds rolled through the depths of the earth as the Hidden Dragon Mountain collapsed, as if the end of the world had arrived. The Great Moon Province cultivators all flew up into the sky and looked around in shock.
The ground below had caved in and the entire mountain range had caved in, but no one knew what had happened.
After a long time, the dust settled and a figure emerged from the depths of the earth, his face turned pale and panting. It was Yang Kai, who had disappeared for nearly twenty days.
Yue He, who had been searching for Yang Kai in the vicinity, immediately rushed over to support him and asked, “Are you alright?”
Yang Kai turned to look at her and slowly shook his head, “I’m fine!”
Forcefully storing a thousand zhang long dragon body into the Mysterious Small World was quite taxing on him. Fortunately, the big dragon had died many years ago, or else its consumption would have been even greater. Even so, he was still exhausted and felt like his entire body had been hollowed out.
“Where did you go? Why haven’t I seen you for so many days?” Yue He asked as she helped him fly.
Yang Kai just grinned and didn’t answer, causing Yue He’s nose to twitch.
However, although she didn’t know what Yang Kai was up to these days, the moment she saw him, Yue He faintly felt that he had become much stronger.
Presumably, he hadn’t been idle these past few days, so there must have been some kind of opportunity.
Returning to the resting place, Yang Kai threw some Spirit Pills into his mouth to recover.
When he opened his eyes again, he saw the Scarlet Flood Dragon and Earth Dragon lying nearby, staring at him.
Yue He was speechless, “The two of them have been staring at you this whole time because they want the Dragon Blood Flower?”
Yang Kai snapped, “Two gluttons, wait a moment!”
Saying so, he took out an Alchemy Furnace.
Naturally, the Dragon Blood Flower needed to be refined into a Dragon Blood Pill in order to maximize its medicinal efficacy. Swallowing it in one go was the most wasteful, especially since the Dragon Blood Flower he had obtained this time was extraordinary. Most of it had surpassed the top grade, so how could Yang Kai tolerate such a waste?
This kind of Dragon Blood Flower would only appeared once, who knew when he would obtain it again.
“You can refine pills?” Yue He looked at him suspiciously.
Yang Kai didn’t even raise his head, “This King knows many things.”
Yue He couldn’t help sneering in disdain.
As he spoke, Yang Kai took out a large pile of herbs, all of which were supplementary ingredients for refining Dragon Blood Pills from the Medicine Garden.
Looking at the things he had obtained from the Thunder Light, Yang Kai couldn’t help feeling happy.
Previously, he had been in a hurry to explore the depths of the Hidden Dragon Mountain, so he hadn’t paid much attention to it. But now, he saw that he had harvested hundreds of top grade Dragon Blood Flowers, some even surpass the top grade. These flowers had three colors, five colors, and seven colors. He didn’t know how to classify them, but there were at least a thousand of them.
From this, it could be seen just how powerful the big dragon that had fallen on the Hidden Dragon Mountain was. Only the blood of that big dragon could produce such a high grade Dragon Blood Flower.
Yang Kai casually picked up two top-grade Dragon Blood Flowers that were covered in three colored light.
Activating his strength, he poured the herbs into the pill furnace one by one.
When he was on Dragon Island, he had refined many Dragon Blood Pills. Although it had been many years since he had refined them, he had never forgotten about them.
As the procedure proceeded smoothly, Yue He watched from the side in amazement. Only now did she realize that Yang Kai really knew how to refine pills, and from the looks of it, he was quite familiar with it.
Gradually, an alluring pill fragrance wafted out from the pill furnace.
Xiao Hei and Xiao Hong became more anxious, especially Xiao Hei, whose mouth was dripping with mucus like a river. To these strange beasts that possessed the Dragon Clan’s bloodline, the taste of the Dragon Blood Pill was enough to drive them crazy. If Yang Kai hadn’t been sitting here, they would have immediately rushed over to snatch it.
In less than half a day, the first batch of Dragon Blood Pills had been condensed, and when the pill was collected, there was a faint dragon roar inside the pill furnace, causing Yue He to click her tongue in wonder.
After refining nine pills, Yang Kai casually threw one into his mouth and tested its medicinal efficacy. Although he had not refined pills for many years, this skill had not fallen behind. The Dragon Blood Flower and many other supplementary medicines’ efficacies had been fully stimulated.
Two obscure Divine Senses transmitted over, containing a thirst, it was the Scarlet Flood Dragon and Earth Dragon waiting anxiously, their huge bodies tumbling about restlessly.
Yang Kai chuckled and tossed one pill to each of them, immediately calming them down.
For the next ten days, Yang Kai continued to refine the Dragon Blood Pills. The amount of Dragon Blood Flowers he obtained this time was simply too much. Yang Kai estimated that even if he continued to refine them for a year, he wouldn’t be able to finish.
While he was refining, Yang Kai was also constantly consuming Dragon Blood Pills to purify his Dragon Bloodline. Yang Kai could clearly feel that his Dragon Vein had indeed improved a little, but he hadn’t used the Dragon Transformation Art, so he couldn’t see any significant changes.
The Scarlet Flood Dragon and Earth Dragon became more subservient. Consuming the Dragon Blood Pill was more beneficial to them than directly swallowing the Dragon Blood Flower. As mutated beasts, their senses were especially sharp.
Even Yue He, Great Moon Province, and the others had obtained some Dragon Blood Pills, but they didn’t directly swallow them. Instead, under Yang Kai’s instructions, they dissolved them with water and took one pill for many days.
The Dragon Blood Pill itself was used to enhance the bloodline of the Dragon Race and those with Dragon Bloodlines. If an ordinary person consumed it, it would also strengthen their physical body, but the Dragon Blood Pill’s effects were too overbearing and ordinary people couldn’t bear it, so they could only use some mild methods.
Ten days later, Yang Kai stopped.
It wasn’t because he was tired of refining, but because he had run out of supplementary herbs.
Although there were a lot of herbs in the medicine garden and there were also two little wood spirits taking care of it, the growth of the herbs required a certain amount of time.
Over the past ten days, he had been constantly refining Dragon Blood Pills, and all the supplementary herbs he needed had been harvested, so he naturally couldn’t continue.
With regards to the Great Ruins Boundary, Yang Kai had always had a carefree attitude and not eager for anything.
But now, not only had he obtained a large amount of Dragon Blood Flowers that surpassed the top grade, but he had even managed to condense the Earth Element. This showed that the Great Ruins Boundary was indeed a huge treasure trove.
Since he could condense the power of the Earth Element, could he find a suitable Gold Element, Water Element, or even the Yin-Yang Force?
If he could accumulate enough Yin-Yang + Five Elements here, after leaving this realm, he would be able to achieve Open Heaven! At that time, he would have a place to stand in the Outer Universe and able to protect himself.
Yang Kai couldn’t help having a lot of expectations for the Great Ruins Boundary.
However, no matter what, waiting here wouldn’t give him any opportunities, not to mention that the supplementary herbs needed to refine the Dragon Blood Pill needed to be found. Having been delayed for more than a month in Hidden Dragon Mountain, Yang Kai didn’t hesitate and immediately summoned everyone to set out.
When they arrived, the Earth Dragon was the driver, but this time it was the Scarlet Flood Dragon.
In comparison, the Scarlet Flood Dragon was undoubtedly more awe-inspiring and more suitable. At the very least, it didn’t have that disgusting sticky liquid on its body, nor did it have a strong smell.
Xiao Hei was obviously somewhat disappointed…
There were indeed a lot of resources in the Great Ruins Boundary, and along the way, Yang Kai had collected a lot of rare treasures, but compared to Yang Kai’s needs, it was still a drop in the bucket.
On this day, a group of people shuttled through a dense fog forest, searching for various herbs. They had already been in this forest for seven or eight days, but because they didn’t have any special destination, they weren’t in a hurry to leave.
Yue He suddenly came over and said, “Did you notice that the number of people we’ve encountered these past few days has increased?”
Yang Kai nodded lightly, “I feel it.”
When he first entered this forest, he hadn’t encountered many people, but in the past two days, he had frequently encountered cultivators who had come to greet him. Most of them were in groups of three or five.
There were even some who were taken aback by the Earth Dragon and Scarlet Flood Dragon and immediately attacked. Fortunately, Yang Kai stopped them in time to avoid unnecessary trouble.
“What do you want to say?” Yang Kai turned to look at Yue He.
Yue He’s beautiful eyes flashed as she said, “This situation means that either there is some kind of treasure here that attracted these people, or there are many people gathered here already.”
“What do you think?” Yang Kai asked.
“What do you think?”
Yang Kai pondered for a moment before saying, “The second possibility, the people we met didn’t seem to be in a hurry. Instead, all of them seemed to be in an orderly fashion, as if they had just come out from somewhere. This means that somewhere in this forest, there should be a gathering place for cultivators.”
Yue He nodded, “I think so too.”
Yang Kai grinned, “Then let’s go take a look.”
Compared to his group searching for herbs to refine Dragon Blood Pills, it was naturally more convenient to trade with others. If there really was a gathering place for cultivators in this forest, it would be a good thing for Yang Kai.
Following the direction these cultivators came from, a day later, they found a place where cultivators gathered.
Somewhere in the forest, outside a large open space, the travel-worn group stared at the continuous cluster of buildings in front of them in a daze.
Yang Kai couldn’t help laughing, “Is this part of a Star City?”
When the mist of the Great Ruins Boundary spread out, it covered the entire Star City, but the Star City where Yang Kai and the others had appeared was not complete, with only a few tens of thousands of people present. This meant that when it was swallowed, the entire Star City had collapsed under the influence of an unknown force, scattering into pieces all over the Great Ruins Boundary.
Soon after, a Beast Tide appeared where Yang Kai and the others had landed, forcing everyone to flee for their lives, naturally losing their natural protection.
However, the Star City in front of them was quite well preserved. With the original Star City’s buildings as the center, the cultivators here had built many new buildings and occupied a large piece of land, vaguely forming a small city in the Misty Forest. Even the surrounding walls had been built.
There was a city gate in the direction everyone had come from, and there were many cultivators guarding it.
Using his Divine Sense, he could sense that there were at least ten or twenty thousand people living in this city.
In this chaotic Great Ruins Boundary, the sudden appearance of a city where cultivators gathered, whether it was Yang Kai or the people from Great Moon Province, all of them were overjoyed.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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