Longevity: Starting from the Qi Tags

Chapter 855: Chapter 426: Capabilities Improvement, Heading to the Entrance of Jade Lake!_1

Chapter 855: Chapter 426: Capabilities Improvement, Heading to the Entrance of Jade Lake!_1

Heavenly Court ruins.

Jiang Yuan began to make a fire and started to handle Ba Tuo’s physical body.

Seeing this, Qing Ling immediately realized what Jiang Yuan meant by not being in a hurry!

He intended to enjoy this delicacy first before returning to the other side of the Jade Lake.

Upon understanding, she simply sat on the ground, quietly waiting for Jiang Yuan to finish.

A moment later.

The Solar True Fire lit up, slowly roasting the skewered true form of Ba Tuo.

Smelling the faint aroma of roasted meat, Jiang Yuan nodded in satisfaction.

Then he turned to Ye Chanxi and said, “You continue refining the seeds of the Clear Lotus of Yao Pond, I’ll protect you. Reach full completion of the Cave Realm as quickly as possible!”

“Once I deal with this Bashe Snake, we should also head out!”

Ye Chanxi obediently nodded: “Mhm!”

The next moment.

Her fair and jade-like palm extended out from her black sleeve, and as she opened her hand.

A green lotus, clear and jade-like, floated above the center of her palm.

Above the green lotus, strands of merging energy swirled around it like smoke and mist.

Upon seeing the Clear Lotus of Yao Pond in Ye Chanxi’s hands, Saint Qing Ling’s expression immediately shook.

“This… Is this the fairy medicine, Clear Lotus?”

Ye Chanxi shook her head slightly: “It’s too early to discuss it as a fairy medicine. This item was merely an ornamental green lotus back then. However, its medicinal properties are indeed very strong now.”

As she spoke, a green lotus seed, jade-like in color, flew out from within and entered Ye Chanxi’s slightly open mouth.

Saint Qing Ling watched this scene intently, but then she painfully withdrew her gaze.

Witnessing the green lotus from the Yao Pond stirred a trace of greed in her heart.

No matter the origin of this Clear Lotus of Yao Pond.

To have survived until now, even a common grass would have transformed into a holy medicine, a fairy grass.

Let alone one that hails from the Jade Lake of the Ancient Heavenly Court.

Even if, as the lady in the black dress claimed, this item was not a true fairy medicine.

It was still a spiritual plant that was infinitely close to one.

If she were to obtain it, the help it would bring to her path of cultivation would certainly be immense.

It could even give her the opportunity to touch the Pinnacle of the Human Realm.

One could say the temptation of this Clear Lotus of Yao Pond was fatal to her.

But her Daoist heart would not allow her to commit the act of seizing and killing for treasure.

Furthermore, she was aware that if she had the slightest inclination or intent.

Jiang Yuan beside her would not hesitate to take action against her.

Based on Jiang Yuan’s recent display.

He was an invincible existence in this place.

If Jiang Yuan were to make a move against her, her end would be inevitable, fallen like Ba Tuo, dead and eradicated.

A chill instantly passed through her, and she completely calmed down.

At this moment, Jiang Yuan also quietly observed the serene Daoist nun for a while, and seeing that she made no unusual movements, he slowly let go of his guard.

The reason he allowed Ye Chanxi to show and consume the Clear Lotus of Yao Pond seed now was because he had finished dealing with all his affairs and was free to act at will.

If this serene Daoist nun could not hold back her greed for a moment, he would also not be merciful and would surely choose to act.

The benefits of slaying a Saint may not be as great as slaying a demon saint.

But they are also substantial.

The vast Cave Heaven Origin combined with a holy soldier—these benefits are not meager.

The Cave Heaven Origin could boost his cultivation instantly by a significant margin.

And a holy soldier, once outside, could certainly be traded for a large amount of cultivation resources, allowing his cultivation to advance further.

However, since she had not been blinded by greed, he would likewise not choose to strike against her.

Time quietly passed.

Jiang Yuan, while operating the Solar True Fire to roast Ba Tuo’s true form—a Bashe Snake several zhang long,

also protected Ye Chanxi, waiting for her to finish refining the seed and elevate her cultivation to the full completion of the Cave Realm.

Suddenly.

Qing Ling spoke up: “Young Master Jiang, Nie Yuan and Zhu Yan have communicated with me again, what should I reply?”

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Yuan shook his head: “Don’t reply!”

“Okay!” Qing Ling obediently nodded.

…

Elsewhere.

The entrance to the Jade Lake.

The battle had long since ended.

The four golden-armored divine guards returned to their posts once again.

As for Diting, Nie Yuan, and others, their expressions were grave.

“Two Dao friends, Fairy Qing Ling still hasn’t responded?” Diting asked Nie Yuan and Zhu Yan.

Nie Yuan’s expression was grave as he shook his head: “Still no news.”

Upon hearing this, Diting’s eyes turned toward the depths of the Jade Lake, as if trying to see through the layers of cloud mist to understand all changes within the lake.

After a few moments of silence,

Yuan Tuo suddenly said: “Could it be that Brother Ba and Fairy Qing Ling have both fallen inside the Jade Lake?”

Diting slowly nodded: “It’s possible!”

Nie Yuan also said: “With no communication, even if they haven’t fallen, they’re most likely in grave danger.”

All of a sudden,

Diting asked again: “Two Dao friends, do you remember the last time Fairy Qing Ling communicated with you?”

Nie Yuan seemed to ponder, hesitating for a few moments.

Only after several breaths did he slowly say: “The last communication was two hours ago. At that time, Fairy Qing Ling said she hadn’t found anything in the Jade Lake.”

“But on the other side of the Jade Lake, there were bursts of the aroma of roasted meat coming over, so she prepared to go check it out.”

“Roasted meat?” Diting was surprised, then continued: “Could you have heard wrong? How could there be the smell of roasted meat in the Jade Lake?”

“Impossible to be wrong!” Nie Yuan insisted, and then continued: “It’s the smell of roasted meat! That was all Fairy Qing Ling left us with, and since then, no more messages came out.”

Hearing this, Diting immediately fell into deep thought.