Chapter 727 - 726: Chu Sheng’s Thrill and Jin Lian’s Scheme

The Azure Sky Cold Snake obediently led the way, guiding Chu Sheng to the Ten Thousand Year Spiritual Plant Area in the deepest part of the Spirit Plant Garden.

As soon as he drew near, a dense wave of Spiritual Qi, so thick it felt tangible, washed over him.

As far as the eye could see, over a hundred Spiritual Plants of various shapes and sizes grew quietly.

Each one emanated a soft Spiritual Light, and the youngest among them was at least ten thousand years old.

"Damn, now *this* is what you call a foundation."

Chu Sheng’s eyes went wide.

Without any hesitation, he landed on a Spirit Grass with nine jade-colored flowers and viciously plunged his sharp proboscis into it.

[Ding! Detected Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Spirit Grass "Nine Dragon Jade Flower." Absorbing Life Essence...]

[Divine Essence +11.]

[Ding! Absorbed a Thunder Law Fragment. Thunder Emperor Domain Comprehension increased by 1%.]

Next!

[Ding! Detected 30,000-year-old Spirit Grass "Immortal Bamboo Pearl Flower." Absorbing Life Essence...]

[Divine Essence +35.]

[Ding! Absorbed a Five Elements Law Fragment. Five Elements Divine Domain Comprehension increased by 0.1%.]

Next!

[Divine Essence +28.]

[Curse Law Comprehension +50,000.]

[Divine Essence +16.]

[...]

In just a short while, Chu Sheng had drained every last one of the hundred-plus precious Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Spirit Plants in the Spirit Plant Garden completely dry.

The Spirit Grasses, which were once bursting with Spiritual Qi, instantly turned withered and yellow, completely devoid of their spiritual nature.

They were no different from common weeds by the roadside.

If Chu Sheng hadn’t been "full" and in need of some time to slowly digest, the thousand-year-old Spiritual Plants outside would have never escaped his demonic clutches!

’That should be enough.’

Chu Sheng calculated the time.

’The Celestial Derivation Sect disciples should be coming for their patrol soon.’

’If I leave now, the Azure Sky Cold Snake won’t be implicated.’

Chu Sheng wasn’t being merciful and thinking of the Azure Sky Cold Snake out of the goodness of his heart.

It was because he wasn’t finished ravaging the Celestial Derivation Sect’s Spirit Plant Gardens.

There were nine Spirit Plant Gardens, and he had only plundered one Middle-Grade one so far.

By leaving the Azure Sky Cold Snake as an inside man, he could easily return next time for another full meal!

Besides, it was thanks to the Azure Sky Cold Snake tipping him off that Chu Sheng knew the patrol times of the Celestial Derivation Sect disciples.

And that he learned the Celestial Derivation Sect had even more High-Level Spirit Plant Gardens!

Chu Sheng had calculated this whole affair with perfect clarity.

"If the Celestial Derivation Sect disciples ask you," Chu Sheng flew in front of the Azure Sky Cold Snake and instructed it carefully.

"just tell them it was an unknown Celestial God Realm expert."

"He was too strong. You couldn’t beat him, and you couldn’t stop him."

"Got it?"

As long as the Azure Sky Cold Snake said that, the upper echelons of the Celestial Derivation Sect would only be wary of this "nonexistent" Celestial God Realm expert.

They wouldn’t place the blame on the Azure Sky Cold Snake.

That way, the Azure Sky Cold Snake could continue to serve as the Spirit Plant Garden’s Guardian Beast.

And it could provide a convenient way for Chu Sheng to come back and ravage the Spiritual Plants next time.

The Azure Sky Cold Snake nodded its massive head emphatically and flicked its tongue at Chu Sheng in a fawning manner.

Under the suppression of the Ancestral Will, it was completely obedient to Chu Sheng, unable to even think of resisting.

"Alright, this Lord Mosquito is leaving."

After speaking, Chu Sheng flew silently to the edge of the Barrier.

He used the same old trick, tearing a tiny opening in the Barrier with his Realm-Breaking Claw and slipping out.

The Barrier immediately returned to its original state, leaving no trace behind.

Just as he flew out of the Spirit Plant Garden’s Barrier, Chu Sheng saw a man and a woman walk out of a house not far to the west.

The man was short and stout, with shifty, rat-like eyes and a lecherous gaze.

The woman wore a long golden dress; she was fair-skinned and beautiful, with a tall, slender figure.

At that moment, she was looking down and adjusting her collar.

The smile on her face was very forced, carrying a faint, almost imperceptible trace of disgust.

Chu Sheng looked at the woman in the golden dress and found her somewhat familiar.

So he flapped his wings and quietly drew a little closer.

He heard the young woman in the long golden dress deliberately lower her voice and say in a cloying, saccharine tone,

"Brother Wang, are you satisfied?"

The short man called Brother Wang nodded eagerly and repeatedly.

"Satisfied, very satisfied."

"As expected of Junior Sister Jin, your cultivation is quite accomplished..."

"That’s enough."

Jin Lian furrowed her brow slightly, interrupting Brother Wang while forcing herself to maintain her smile.

"We should hurry and go pick the Immortal Bamboo Pearl Flower."

Brother Wang chuckled, a smug look on his face.

"Don’t worry, this Spirit Plant Garden is under my management."

"I just checked it yesterday. That Immortal Bamboo Pearl Flower is already thirty-five thousand years old."

"After you consume it, Junior Sister Jin, you’ll definitely be able to advance smoothly to the Integration Realm."

"Thank you for your auspicious words, Brother Wang."

Only then did a genuinely excited smile appear on Jin Lian’s face.

She wanted to advance to the Integration Realm as soon as possible.

To do so, she had no choice but to rely on a ten-thousand-year-old Immortal Bamboo Pearl Flower.

But with her sect contribution points, she could at most exchange for a thousand-year-old one.

Left with no choice, she had to seek out Brother Wang, who was in charge of this Spirit Plant Garden.

She had to offer her body to him in exchange for the chance to take a ten-thousand-year-old Immortal Bamboo Pearl Flower.

’As long as I get the Immortal Bamboo Pearl Flower, I can advance to the Integration Realm.’

’After I reach the Integration Realm, I won’t have to fear Gu Yuexi’s revenge.’

’As long as I can protect my life, I’ll still have a chance to obtain Immortal Venerable Shi Xi’s inheritance!’

Jin Lian thought to herself.

Just as the two, walking side by side, were about to reach the entrance to the Spirit Plant Garden, Jin Lian suddenly felt an itch on the back of her neck, as if something had bitten her.

She instinctively raised her hand and slapped the spot.

SMACK! But she hit nothing.

Jin Lian touched the back of her neck. A small, itchy red bump had formed there.

"A mosquito?" she muttered.

Her intuition as a Void Refinement Realm cultivator told her that the mosquito that had bitten her felt very familiar.

’It’s like... where have I seen it before?’

As she frowned in deep thought, Brother Wang, who was beside her, reminded her,

"Junior Sister Jin, once we’re inside the Spirit Plant Garden, you must stick close to me."

"The Guardian Beast inside, the Azure Sky Cold Snake, has a rather nasty temper."

"If you get bitten by it, you’ll be lucky to escape with your life."

"Oh~ Okay, thank you, Brother Wang."

Jin Lian immediately snapped back to her senses. No longer thinking about the mosquito, she quickly followed after Brother Wang.

Chu Sheng hid behind a nearby leaf, coldly watching their backs.

The bite from just now was his, of course.

The moment he saw Jin Lian, he immediately recognized her as one of the three young women who had captured Gu Yuexi.

He had wanted to rush over and kill Jin Lian on the spot to avenge Gu Yuexi.

But after hearing the conversation between Jin Lian and Brother Wang, he changed his mind.

Killing Jin Lian now would be too rash and would alert the enemy.

Most importantly, he had thought of a way to escape the Celestial Derivation Sect.

If he didn’t kill Jin Lian, she and Brother Wang would soon discover that something had happened to the Ten Thousand Year Spiritual Plant Area.

When the higher-ups of the Celestial Derivation Sect learned the news, they would definitely question the Guardian Beast, the Azure Sky Cold Snake, right away.

The Azure Sky Cold Snake would answer as he had instructed.

Then, the Celestial Derivation Sect would suspect that an unknown Celestial God Realm expert had infiltrated the sect.

A Celestial God Realm expert was second only to the Immortal Realm and powerful enough to threaten the entire sect’s safety.

The Celestial Derivation Sect would undoubtedly treat it as a major crisis and go on high alert.

They would recall all the disciples who were out searching for Gu Yuexi to conduct a thorough internal investigation of the sect.

At that time, the defenses around the Celestial Derivation Sect would be weakened.

And Chu Sheng would be able to take Gu Yuexi and quickly leave the Celestial Derivation Sect.

Of course, it wasn’t as if he had done nothing.

With that bite just now, he had secretly placed a curse mark on Jin Lian.

After absorbing over a hundred Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Spirit Plants, Chu Sheng’s Curse Law Comprehension had soared, reaching the Emperor Domain Level.

He secretly left a curse mark on her. It was a harmless mark used only for tracking, so she wouldn’t discover it.

With this curse mark, the next time Chu Sheng came to the Celestial Derivation Sect, he would be able to find Jin Lian with ease.

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