294: News of the Heavenly Soul Flower

"Help me find a heavenly soul flower."

"heavenly soul flower? Where can it be found?"

Xie Zhiyuan said, "South of the Centaur territory, there is a massive swamp inhabited by the Ghost Viper Demon Race. It's there."

"Ghost Viper Demons?"

"Do they have any Demigods?" Xiao Weiqing asked.

Xie Zhiyuan said, "They do."

"How many?"

"There should only be one."

Xiao Weiqing was speechless. "Please don't say 'should'."

Xie Zhiyuan fell silent.

A long while passed.

He spoke again, "Forget it, don't go. There's no need to risk your life for me. If I don't pull through, use the primal divine light for yourself."

"Old Headmaster, I don't need the primal divine light. I have already successfully achieved Spirit Transformation and birthed a Divine Soul."

"Is that so?"

"Good, good..."

"Then you definitely cannot go. Go back to Blue Star; Blue Star needs you."

As he finished speaking, under Xiao Weiqing's perception, Xie Zhiyuan's Mental Energy began to weaken slowly again.

"Hey?? Don't... don't... Old Headmaster, don't give up hope! I can save you."

"Truly?"

"Yes. I'll take a trip to the Ghost Viper Demon Race. As for the Demigod, I won't be fighting him, so I'll be fine."

With the silver feather left by the Demigod Kolen, if he stood still, even a God wouldn't be able to discover him, let alone a Demigod.

Of course.

He wasn't that stupid; he wouldn't go looking for trouble with a Demigod.

Xie Zhiyuan didn't ask further. After spending half a year together, he knew Xiao Weiqing wasn't the type to make empty promises; this kid valued his life more than anyone.

"Then be careful. Your life is worth more than mine."

"How much more?" Xiao Weiqing asked with a smile.

Xie Zhiyuan said, "A lot, alright?"

The two of them shared a rare joke, lightening the atmosphere slightly.

"Hehe..."

"Old Headmaster, don't worry. I haven't lived long enough yet. We still have to go back to Blue Star together."

"Rest assured, I'll be back in seven days at the shortest, ten at the longest."

"Very well, I'll wait for you."

Having said that, Xie Zhiyuan's voice faded away.

Xiao Weiqing concealed the cave and left the area... heading for the vast plains.

They stretched as far as the eye could see.

Xiao Weiqing used the silver feather to hide his aura and flew at a low altitude, heading south. He didn't know how much further it was.

The territory of the Yao Race was vast.

There were large swaths of no-man's-land between different species.

On the outermost layers of each race's territory were small tribes led by Great Demon Kings, or even small villages with only one or two Demon Kings and fewer than a thousand people. The Demigod King Cities were located in the center of the territories.

Every species had countless tribes, large and small; added together, their territories were quite significant.

Looking down from mid-air, there were many traces of Yao Race activity on the plains.

As for where the Gloom Viper swamp was, he wasn't sure. However, Xiao Weiqing would occasionally ascend to a high altitude to observe. Since it was a species' territory, that swamp definitely wouldn't be small; it would be the kind of place one could see at a glance.

He flew for another half-day.

On the horizon.

A large expanse of misty white fog appeared, in stark contrast to the scenery of the plains.

Sparse trees and light blue soil beneath their roots were very conspicuous under the sunlight.

Even from a dozen kilometers away, a decaying scent could be smelled, which was very pungent.

Xiao Weiqing sped up.

Two minutes later.

Xiao Weiqing arrived at the edge of the swamp. Flying closer, he discovered that the light blue fluorescence actually came from a type of algae.

"Hm? No!"

"This algae..."

"How is this possible?"

Xiao Weiqing was stunned. The unknown light blue algae was actually absorbing cosmic energy particles.

"Could all of this be divine charm substance?"

Whether in the Demon Realm or other civilizations, only divine charm substance would actively absorb cosmic energy particles. Like the seven-leaf peaches grown by the Jin Clan—the seven-leaf peach trees absorbed cosmic energy day after day and then bore fruit rich in vast amounts of cosmic energy.

But what was the deal with this algae?

Although the amount absorbed was infinitesimal...

There was simply so much of it.

In a vast ocean of swampland, how much must there be?

Looking deeper into the swamp, the blue became even more prominent, and the speed at which the algae absorbed cosmic energy was clearly faster than at the periphery.

"Can I bring this back to Blue Star?"

This was the only thought in Xiao Weiqing's mind now. Algae had incredibly strong survival capabilities.

Once this thought arose, it could no longer be suppressed.

Splash!~~

Suddenly.

A viper tail as thick as a bucket emerged from beneath the swamp, striking the wetlands.

Then.

On the other side, a massive viper head emerged from the water—it was indeed a Ghost Viper Demon.

This demon was deep blue all over. The ring of scales around its neck was noticeably darker. Its head was larger than a millstone, and its body length was estimated to exceed a hundred meters.

What was particularly noteworthy was that this viper demon actually had triple demon pupils. Looking closely, they had a three-layered structure: blue on the outside and purple on the inside. The closer to the pupil, the more obvious the purple became, emitting an eerie aura.

As soon as the viper demon emerged, it began devouring the algae in large mouthfuls.

Xiao Weiqing remained calm and slowly flew away. Although this little demon didn't even have Third Realm strength, he didn't intend to provoke it; he hadn't forgotten the purpose of his trip.

He continued forward.

The further in he went, the slower Xiao Weiqing's flight speed became. No one knew if he might suddenly encounter a Demon Venerable with a powerful Divine Soul.

While this silver feather could make him blend into the environment when stationary such that even a God couldn't find him, once he moved, anomalies would appear and his aura would be exposed.

After advancing another hundred kilometers.

Xiao Weiqing finally saw a tribe.

Contrary to his imagination, it wasn't a primitive tribe.

It was a town, less than ten kilometers from north to south, but it had a marketplace with many transformed viper demons moving back and forth.

The Yao Race was indeed a civilized race; Xiao Weiqing had thought these Ghost Viper Demons all lived in the swamp.

He observed for a while.

Xiao Weiqing got a general sense of the situation. Those who had transformed were all viper demons of the Third Realm or higher.

From the Fourth Realm up, they had a ring of light purple scales on their necks. The stronger the aura, the deeper the color. However, these viper demons had arms on their upper bodies while their lower bodies remained snake tails, slithering across the ground.

Only Fifth Realm Great Demons had beast-like bodies and faces with four limbs, but such viper demons were rare—fewer than ten.

In the center of the town was a seven-story pavilion building. Inside was an aura stronger than all the other viper demons—a Sixth Realm Demon King.

"You're the one."

Xiao Weiqing identified his target and headed straight for the center of town.

At the top of the pavilion.

A Ghost Viper Demon was behind a table, flipping through an ancient book, completely unaware of any anomaly behind it.

Suddenly.

The Ghost Viper Demon sensed something was wrong, but it was too late. The scorching flames at the back of its neck made it dare not move an inch.

"Very good. Don't do anything rash. Otherwise, not only will you die, but every Ghost Viper Demon in this tribe will die too."

"Human Race?"

The Ghost Viper Demon's voice carried terror.

"What if I am? I ask, you answer. If I'm dissatisfied in the slightest, you know the consequences."

Xiao Weiqing applied slight pressure with his palm, and the Ghost Viper Demon's scales began to sizzle from the heat.

"Great one, please... please speak."

"Does your Ghost Viper Demon Race have the heavenly soul flower?"

"Yes."

"Where is it?"

"How far from here?"

"There are three in total. Two of them are in the King City, twelve hundred kilometers from here."

"King City?"