Chapter 1408 - 1028: Flowing Light Hibiscus (Part 2)

Chapter 1408: Chapter 1028: Flowing Light Hibiscus (Part 2)

It wanted to find a more suitable place for the red-haired badger to survive and train, but unfortunately, the tribe relied entirely on its protection and did not have the capital to compete with the demon cultivators.

If it left on its own, the tribe would face the crisis of extermination; without the ability to take the whole tribe away, staying might protect them temporarily, but if its realm stopped progressing, it might be unable to protect the tribe for life.

The sudden collapse of the Demon Realm Alliance made Meng Ke keenly aware that a major upheaval among demon cultivators was about to occur, but as the small master of Dongyuan Forest, even knowing that chaos was coming, what could he do?

Luckily, today’s luck was good; facing cultivators who practiced the Way of All Living Beings, it didn’t dare lie, hoping to meet honestly to seek cooperation opportunities.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan perked up and said, "If there is an opportunity to teleport you and your tribe to an otherworld suitable for demon beasts to survive, to leave the Wilderness, would you be willing?"

"I must first see what the otherworld is like before I can decide." Meng Ke cautiously replied, "After all, we red-haired badgers are vegetarian demon beasts and need a sufficiently lush and vibrant forest to settle.

Previously, I have also tried to find suitable otherworlds for migration. But the Little World reachable by teleportation from the Wilderness World is either filled with dense spiritual energy but infested with demons, or has sparse spiritual energy and barren vegetation. Not to mention, leading the entire tribe in migration is difficult!"

Just teleportation itself stumped the demon beast tribe that is not adept at arrays.

Leveraging teleportation arrays from various sects and noble families would cost a tremendous number of spirit stones. Wealthy demon cultivators might afford it, but the demon beasts living in the forests certainly cannot.

"I have discovered a new world while roaming the Void, where so far only a few demon beasts are found. If Daoist Meng trusts me, once we jointly find the Flowing Light Hibiscus, we can go to the new world together to have a look. If satisfied, I can relocate your tribe there." Jiang Yuan thought since it encountered such voluntary migration, it should prioritize sending them, so they can claim good places early.

Later demon beasts to be teleported will have to rely on luck to secure a prime habitat.

Meng Ke’s red hairs stood up excitedly, thinking it’s no surprise that a mighty being practicing the Way of All Living Beings is generous enough to offer the newfound new world willingly!

Had it been other cultivators, they would have wanted to monopolize the entire new world’s resources for their own use.

"Time is of the essence, let’s first try to find the Flowing Light Hibiscus; whether or not successful, I am willing to follow Daoist for a visit afterward." Its innate ability verified the other wasn’t lying, happily agreed, and eagerly explained, "The reason the Flowing Light Hibiscus is hard to find is that Cao Yuanwei ordered it to hide away.

According to my investigation during this time, the City Lord of Wanbao City, Kang Muzi, is Cao Yuanwei’s disciple, who admires and respects the master greatly. When the Demon Realm Alliance was still active, Cao Yuanwei operated to assist his disciple’s city with many conveniences, elevating it to one of the top cities in the North.

He plans to establish the new alliance headquarters here, and while hiding in Wanbao City for some time, he stored all treasures that cannot be carried around in the Flowing Light Hibiscus, planting it in the swamp here.

The hiding method of the Flowing Light Hibiscus is to retract the entire plant’s root into the mire, only surfacing for a short time each day to breathe, and if there is any movement, it hides again.

Through discreet exploration, I speculate that the Flowing Light Hibiscus is most likely to emerge from the mire at the moment when the sun is high, disguising itself amongst the weed for breathing."

"So, I accidentally arrived at the right time." Jiang Yuan looked at the boundless swamp and asked humbly, "If the slightest movement causes it to hide, does finding clues mean we need to go into the mire to catch it?"

Meng Ke shook its head and laughed, "Vegetarian demon beasts always have ways to deal with plant demons, but other smaller beasts with lower realms can’t restrain their aura like I can, so I lack sufficient help.

I observed that Daoist restrains his aura excellently and flies nimbly at a speed faster than mine, so I trouble you to quietly search.

Once you notice anything, do not startle it; summon me, and I’ll capture it.

In that case, Daoist will have contributed the most and could be the first to try to tame the Flowing Light Hibiscus as its owner; if you fail, I’ll try; if neither can tame it, then we must forcibly destroy it. You get the treasure, and I devour the entire plant, how about it?"

"Will Daoist Meng continue to cultivate the Flowing Light Hibiscus after taming it?"

"Of course! We naturally gentle vegetarian demon beasts consume a large amount of spiritually charged flowers, grasses, and trees daily. For sustainable continuity without exhausting resources, we usually sow and cultivate plants, prioritizing planting when acquiring precious seeds. After all, relying solely on the forest to self-heal, who knows how long it would take."

Meng Ke paused here and sighed, "The Demon Realm Alliance set up numerous teleportation arrays, transporting various demon beasts from unknown places.

Although they also studied carefully, for us native demon beasts, their impact is still too significant. Many mountains and forests were severely damaged by them, and unless demon cultivators eradicate them promptly, vegetarian demon beasts might die in large numbers, where I barely kept the tribe safe from harm through great effort.

If we could obtain a Flowing Light Hibiscus and plant it in a deep forest lake, once cultivated well, the spiritual power contained in one leaf could surpass a whole forest!"

So vegetarian demon beasts also plant trees!

Unfortunately, carnivorous demon beasts don’t practice animal husbandry.

"Then it’s settled; we’ll act separately, and whoever first discovers the Flowing Light Hibiscus will crush the summoning stone and gain the first chance to try taming it." After viewing the map, Jiang Yuan divided up the search areas briefly and began scanning the swamp blanketed by snowfall like a radar, attentively checking for the four large characters [Flowing Light Hibiscus].

The aiming reticle in his sight constantly moved with his eyeballs, having the system around seems like getting a buff for finding things.

After flying for over half an hour, Jiang Yuan, thirty meters or more away, discovered in the wildweed gloss, red-marked large characters—Flowing Light Hibiscus!

Crush the summoning stone, Meng Ke’s massive body was summoned silently, it looked around dumbfoundedly, "I sensed nothing, are you sure you found the Flowing Light Hibiscus?"

"Do you see that smooth stone? Next to it, in the wildgrass gloss, the leaves of the Flowing Light Hibiscus are curled up, hiding under the snow, faintly showing a touch of green and a light purple bud." After precise positioning by the system, Jiang Yuan, like having found the spot-the-difference answer, noticed the hint of other-color beneath the wild grasses and snow.

Meng Ke widened its eyes, stared for a while, and praised, "Daoist has sharp eyes! No wonder I couldn’t find it before; turns out the Flowing Light Hibiscus has become within, also can restrain its aura! Wait a moment, watch me capture it!"

After confirming the target, it softly stamped its red-haired foot on the ground, causing green wavelets to ripple gently as if swept by spring breezes.

The blizzard grew more intense, making this small disturbance inconsequential amidst howling winds.

Jiang Yuan saw only a green ray, without other sensations; meanwhile, the diligently hiding Flowing Light Hibiscus sensed oddities, but couldn’t escape before recognizing it was trapped.

"Quick quick quick! My magic can hold it for a quarter of an hour, Daoist hurry and see whether it acknowledges you as its master!" Meng Ke expressed ecstatic joy.

Strolling in the swamp without finding even a shadow during this time, meeting a benefactor today who effortlessly captured it. Picturing the imminent delicacy, drool almost dripped from its mouth.

"Hoo!"

As Jiang Yuan and Meng Ke descended, a whirlwind also arrived, blowing away snow and pressing the wildgrass down, revealing hidden beneath a pair of curled green lotus leaves and a colorful bud like flowing light.

[Flowing Light Hibiscus: Celestial Realm Divine Plant, once grew among aquatic plants in the Celestial River, Turquoise Pool. Blossom emanates flowing light, mature flowers can store items, this Flowing Light Hibiscus has developed intelligence yet lacks transformation, capture attempt possible. Capture it?]

"Daoist Meng, I’m going for it." Jiang Yuan eyed the unnoteworthy small health bar on the flower stock, feeling capture shouldn’t be difficult.

The counterpart excitedly replied, "Relies entirely upon Daoist to seek this treasure, no need for courtesy, acting promptly is proper!"

Click chooses to capture.

A light beam invisible to others flew out from Jiang Yuan, zooming towards the petite plant waving amid storm and snow.