Chapter 352: Chapter 352, Immortal Grass
Crack!
Under Chu Ming’s feet, a fist-sized piece of ore turned into powder under the blow of the Black Wind.
Whoosh!
Five hundred meters! One thousand meters, one thousand five hundred meters...
The two ventured deeper and deeper. So far, there had been no danger, at least Chu Ming hadn’t encountered anything that could threaten them yet.
Huff! Huff! Huff!
As they proceeded, Chu Ming frowned. The Black Wind constantly brushed against him, making his perception of it more direct than Feng Yuyan’s.
The destructive power of the Black Wind in this place had increased by at least fifty percent since they first entered, but it was still within his tolerance range.
Boom!
The rocks shattered, fragments flying, and a shadow three to four meters tall was pulled from the rock wall. The shadow was blurry and indistinct, but it contained immense power.
"Is this... the Black Wind Spirit?"
A look of shock flashed in Feng Yuyan’s eyes as her Profound Ice Force Field erupted instantly, trying to tear the Black Wind Spirit apart as it appeared.
Puff! Puff!
Though Feng Yuyan’s Profound Ice Force Field was strong enough, it was directly dispersed by a single gust of Black Wind from the spirit!
"Chu Ming, run!!"
At the first contact, Feng Yuyan understood that this Black Wind Spirit was not something they could handle. She immediately turned into a streak of light and fled deeper into the Black Wind Cave.
Watching the Black Wind Spirit, a trace of astonishment appeared in Chu Ming’s eyes. It was his first time seeing a natural Spirit Body. On the continent, there were many perilous locations with harsh environments and no life forms.
In such environments, there was a chance that natural Spirit Bodies could be born. Generally speaking, natural Spirit Bodies were not that powerful; of course, that was relative. Even common natural Spirit Bodies were currently beyond Chu Ming’s capabilities.
Whoosh!
The Black Wind Spirit, with its indistinct form, howled as a terrifying suction emanated from its body. The fragments of rock on the ground flew towards it but turned to powder halfway there.
Whoosh!
Chu Ming’s body turned into a streak of light, flying deeper into the Black Wind Cave. However, the Black Wind Spirit was not about to let him escape so easily.
Whoosh!
A phantom claw of Black Wind descended from the air. Though it was a phantom, it had substantial killing power.
"Broken Dream!"
Nearing the edge of the Black Wind claw, Chu Ming immediately slashed with his sword. The white sword blade seemed to shatter dreams themselves, making the surrounding space appear fragmented. Then, the cracks in space spread out quickly, centered on the tip of the Conjugate Sword.
Crack!
Boom...
The Black Wind claw shattered, turning into several gusts of Black Wind that scattered in all directions. Seizing the moment, Chu Ming slipped out of the Black Wind Spirit’s encirclement and disappeared from its sight.
...
Swoosh!
Feng Yuyan had not gone far; she waited for him around five hundred meters away. After a few breaths, the two reunited.
"Are you alright?"
Feng Yuyan asked with concern. She knew that the Black Wind Spirit couldn’t defeat Chu Ming, which was why she escaped first.
"I’m fine, but let’s hurry. The Black Wind Spirit will catch up soon."
Chu Ming said slowly, glancing at the corner behind them, where the Black Wind was becoming more concentrated, showing signs of condensing into a form.
Without any hesitation, the two quickened their pace and flew deeper into the Black Wind Cave.
The rocks on either side blurred, flying past them swiftly. After the time it takes to burn an incense stick, sensing that the Black Wind Spirit was no longer pursuing, their speed gradually slowed down.
If Chu Ming wasn’t mistaken, the two of them should now be in the heart of the Blood Bee Mountain Range.
"Hmm?"
Chu Ming and Feng Yuyan exchanged a glance and suddenly moved forward. They sensed that the Immortal aura in the air had thickened significantly.
Chu Ming, who had comprehended the Immortal Sword Intent, felt the small sword formed by that intent vibrating intensely.
Although Feng Yuyan hadn’t comprehended the Immortal Realm, all realms are connected in essence.
A hundred meters ahead, a golden Spirit Grass on the rock wall caught their attention.
The Spirit Grass was as thick as a finger, with a faint golden light flowing over it. The surrounding Immortal aura was extremely dense, obviously emanating from this golden Spirit Grass.
"This should be an Immortal Grass!"
Feng Yuyan, knowledgeable as she was, recognized it immediately.
In fact, Chu Ming had also read about Immortal Grass in books.
Immortal Grass, as the name suggests, is greatly beneficial to Martial Artists who have comprehended the Immortal Realm, which is exactly what Chu Ming needed.
"I’ll give you two hundred thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones for this Immortal Grass!"
Chu Ming said calmly. On the market, an Immortal Grass was worth about four hundred thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones, and he thought his offer was generous.
"Deal!"
Feng Yuyan nodded. The Immortal Grass wasn’t very useful to her, but it was incredibly valuable to Chu Ming. She had no objections.
Whoosh!
Chu Ming handed Feng Yuyan a Storage Ring, then his figure flashed, and he grabbed the Immortal Grass. It felt cool to the touch, emitting a faint golden glow.
Just holding the Immortal Grass, Chu Ming felt the small Immortal sword in his mind stir with excitement!
"One Immortal Grass should allow my Immortal Sword Intent to break through to Tier Two!"
Chu Ming silently thought, putting the Immortal Grass into the Storage Ring. The two continued moving forward.
This time, they passed through the Black Wind Cave and entered a spacious stone chamber. The entire chamber was constructed from Yellow Well Stone, emitting a faint golden light, allowing them to see everything clearly.
The chamber was ten meters long and wide. On the left, there was a damaged bookshelf with some yellowed books on it. Glancing briefly, Chu Ming saw about twenty books in total.
Whoosh!
Chu Ming picked one book to read but found that the pages had already decayed. With just a touch, they turned to powder and scattered on the ground.
The second time, he wrapped the book in Soul Power and gently opened it. After reading two pages, Chu Ming was slightly disappointed.
"These books are merely historical records."
Chu Ming said plainly. Feng Yuyan nodded slightly and directed her gaze to the pool on the left side of the chamber.
The pool occupied a quarter of the chamber’s area. Even after thousands of years, there were still bubbles rising from it, releasing faint traces of Spiritual Power.
"This should be a Spirit Pool."
Feng Yuyan’s eyes were filled with excitement. As a genius from the Profound List, she had enjoyed the benefits of Spirit Pools before. However, they were exceedingly rare on the continent. Even she had only used one once, and never expected to find one during this Blood Bee Mountain Range expedition.