Chapter 301: Chapter 287 Snake Ginseng

The rest of the people returned one after another, dragging all sorts of corpses and cleaning up the battlefield.

The gazes of Zhou Leng’s former teammates carried a bit of complexity.

Having spent many days with Zhou Leng, they had not noticed.

This kind of strength might not place him in the top ten on the youth ranking, but definitely the top thirty.

The corpses were divided into two piles.

One pile was killed by the combined efforts of others, the other was killed by Zhou Leng alone.

Some martial artists voluntarily helped Zhou Leng handle the corpses.

They first removed the obvious magic spirit bags, five in total.

Then they cut open the corpses, locating the storage spots of the demons within the bloody bodies, extracting and then spilling out various items.

When Zhou Leng walked back, the demons he had killed and the spoils of war were separated into two piles.

Zhou Leng reached out to pick up the five magic spirit bags, placing the needed items into the Dragon Race’s magic spirit bag, then sifting through the spilled loot, placing what he didn’t need into regular magic spirit bags.

“Senior Brother!” Three Ancient River Sect disciples saluted with clasped fists.

Zhou Leng nodded slightly.

Once everyone finished clearing the battlefield and tending to the wounded, they began distributing the spoils.

The seven who hadn’t come to rescue stood nearby, separated by about a dozen meters from the others.

As captain of the Humanoid Alliance team, Cang Fei Zhi Yen oversaw the distribution, listing valuable items separately for auction.

During the distribution process, Zhou Leng glanced at the Dragon Race’s magic spirit bag.

The skinless warlock’s magic spirit bag contained numerous items, most of them spell-related.

There were also some magic artifacts that hadn’t been used in time.

Among them was a medicinal flower and a medicinal root, both very fresh, as if just picked.

The medicinal root resembled a twisted yam stick, two fingers wide and two feet long, its surface covered with fine white hairs.

Before long, Cang Fei Zhi Yen finished the distribution, and Zhou Leng received his share, equal to the others.

Finally, Cang Fei Zhi Yen brought out an alchemy table, placing five valuable items on it.

“These five items are relatively valuable…”

Cang Fei Zhi Yen explained each one.

“The first item, the Eye of the Flame Demon, is the main material for crafting an innate magical artifact…”

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“…This fifth item, a medicinal root, is a specialty of the youth battle battlefield, called ’Snake Ginseng’. It is generally used as an innate main medicine, or eaten raw for its body-enhancing effects.”

“Snake Ginseng is rare and expensive, so the auction price is set at five thousand demon gold, roughly equivalent to a hundred million Long Guoyuan…”

Zhou Leng showed no interest in the other four items, focusing his attention on the fifth item, the Snake Ginseng.

The twisted yam stick obtained from the skinless warlock was also Snake Ginseng.

If it were any ordinary herb, it would be fine, but since it’s an herb from Hundred Peaks Valley, he would sell everything he had to obtain it.

Soon, Cang Fei Zhi Yen began the auction.

After the first four items were sold, Cang Fei Zhi Yen started the final auction for the Snake Ginseng.

Many eyes were on the Snake Ginseng, and the price in demon gold quickly reached six thousand, amounting to a full 120 million.

“Six thousand one hundred demon gold,” Zhou Leng said.

The crowd glanced at Zhou Leng; many started hesitating.

This type of auction wasn’t purely commercial.

High-contributing teammates were usually given some leeway by the others.

It was clear Zhou Leng wanted it badly, but he hadn’t rushed to bid first, indicating he wasn’t using his merit to extort favors.

Though the Snake Ginseng could fetch as much as 200 million outside, in such a perilous place, it was hard to reach the highest price.

Most people gave up, only one or two made a symbolic competition a few times, and it ultimately sold for six thousand five hundred demon gold.

Zhou Leng put away the Snake Ginseng, bringing out a large amount of junk and materials he didn’t need, adding five magic spirit bags, to make up the amount.

The proceeds from the auction of the five items were evenly shared among everyone, bringing joy to all.

Cang Fei Zhi Yen projected his demonized watch and invited Zhou Leng and others into the group.

“Check out the group files first; there’s information collected by everyone, with various languages included.”

Upon joining the group, Zhou Leng quickly read through and gained a vast amount of information.

This included explanations of the herbs and treasures from Hundred Peaks Valley.

It turns out Hundred Peaks Valley not only produces herbs but also mineral medicines and even extremely rare beast medicines.

Regarding the Dragon Scale Vermilion Fruit, there was information stating it is protected by mysterious power as well as strong exotic beasts.

The Ten Realms Youth Battle has been open for many years, producing a total of only seven Dragon Scale Vermilion Fruits, not counting the ones acquired secretly.

However, each time it opens, the environment of the youth battle arena undergoes slight changes; all locations for these medicinals differ from the last time.

One could only rely on luck or slow searches.

The Dragon Scale Vermilion Fruit is so hard to find that Zhou Leng instead shifts his focus away and carefully examines other herbs.

Upon realizing the effects of the Blue Purple Fruit, Zhou Leng speculates that the disciples of the Old Ancient River Sect came here mainly to search for medicines that enhance Qi, blood, body, and power.

Nonetheless, the most urgent and important goal is the ranking.

Because the ranking not only grants access to the “Observing Heaven Mountain” but also yields corresponding rewards.

Master Wu did not elaborate, but documents disclosed that every five years, the top fifty on the youth battle rank, after it ends, have the opportunity to choose one from two to four treasures.

Most of which are medicines produced here, with a select few lucky ones having acquired the Martial Shadow Wall, yet it is said to be in the hands of a Demon.

The first place ranking grants the right to select the Dragon Scale Vermilion Fruit.

Zhou Leng carefully sifted through the list of medicines.

Among the Qi, blood, body, and power categories, the Blue Purple Fruit increased Qi, and Snake Ginseng enhanced the body; next, he needed medicines to augment blood and power.

Zhou Leng silently memorized six herbs that enhance blood and power; he must find a way to obtain them.

While Zhou Leng was reviewing the information, everyone set up camp, taking out solar roasters and other items to prepare food for a meal together.

Zhou Leng finished reading the data and looked at the solar-powered oven.

Pang Yu unexpectedly took out his own Black Dragon Meat, cut it into large chunks, roasted it, and distributed it to everyone.

Zhou Leng glanced at this scholarly-looking muscular man wearing glasses, surprised by his generosity.

Upon reflection, many of the garments this man wore were high-end, suggesting a rather affluent family background.

“Done reading?” Pang Yu asked, lifting a large piece of roasted dragon meat with his left hand and placing it on a plate. With scissors in his right hand, he clipped it into small pieces and handed the plate to Zhou Leng.

Zhou Leng took it and said with a smile, “You’re quite generous.”

“Meh, easy come, easy go.”

Zhou Leng started eating the roasted dragon meat, thinking to himself that this person had high emotional intelligence and was quite decent. Even when everyone in the team thought he was weak, Pang Yu never underestimated him and even often defended him.

Dragon meat is originally very tough to chew, and even those in the Vitality Stage needed to chew until their cheeks ached before they could finish it.

Zhou Leng, with his titanium-alloy teeth, chewed it up like stewed beef, finishing a large plate of meat in no time.

With Pang Yu treating everyone to dragon meat, others also started to bring out their reserves.

The Demon Spirit Masters took out Demonized Food, the Tree-men brought forth coconuts nourished by Water of Life, and the Dwarves, living a coarse life and unable to drink right now, pulled out their portable food.

After finishing the Black Dragon Meat, Demonized Food, and coconut juice, Zhou Leng also took out dozens of kilograms of Blue Dragon Meat for Pang Yu to roast for the group.

The Blue Dragon Meat sizzled upon hitting the pan, emitting a crackling sound as it interacted with the hot oil.

A far richer aroma than Black Dragon Meat rose into the air.

Everyone glanced at the Blue Dragon Meat and then back at Zhou Leng.

“Which dragon is this meat from?” someone asked.

Everyone knew in their hearts; a dragon releasing such a rich aroma must be ranked within the top one hundred.

Zhou Leng did not respond.

Having gone through a tough battle, once they relaxed, everyone started chatting about various topics from different regions.

Because Zhou Leng was the strongest, and there were many humans, most spoke in Dragon Country language.

Hearing that Zhou Leng wanted to buy boy battlefield medicine, everyone kept it in mind.

Once they were full, they headed to a secluded spot to set up camp and arrange for the night watch.

Zhou Leng wasn’t assigned a night watch. He entered a tent alone, zipped up the tent door, took out all the Star Conches, and placed them around, then took out Snake Ginseng.

Snake Ginseng could strengthen the body. Zhou Leng cut a one-centimeter-thick slice and popped it into his mouth.

Chewing and swallowing, he activated the first technique of Undying Star Body.

Unlike the Inner Power Heart Method, the technique of the Undying Star Body did not mobilize True Qi.

In his mind, ten Divine Texts appeared.

All were semi-transparent. Once the ten Divine Texts solidified, it meant the first layer of “Crossing Body” was achieved.

Upon possessing the Crossing Body, one’s body would acquire celestial qualities, enabling survival in outer space.

The lungs, originally used for breathing air, would also convert to breathing Star Power, gaining greater strength.

Additionally, various formidable abilities would be gained.

Far beyond what an ordinary Martial Body could compare to.

Zhou Leng silently recited the ten Divine Texts in his mind, and they all rotated together, with the first one rotating fastest.

Under the Divine Text’s guidance, the phantom of Ceres in the Martial Arts Will space emitted a faint starlight.

The starlight was faint and ethereal, like a beauty’s soft breathing, merging slowly into his body.

Simultaneously, the hundreds of Star Conches around him flared up, releasing wisps of starry mist.

The starry mist slowly flowed toward Zhou Leng, merging into his body together with the Spiritual Qi of Hundred Peaks Valley through his pores.

Zhou Leng carefully comprehended the cultivation process of the Undying Star Body.

It felt completely different from the flow of True Qi.

When the Undying Star Body operated, the Star Power seemed threadlike, intermittent, and once absorbed by the body, it immediately spread to every part of the body in an instant.

At that moment, the entire body was unified, inseparable.

The body seemed like an infinitesimally small point.

Or like a unique force field, where every place was the same.

The body seemed to be both material and non-material, forming a unique superimposed state.

It was like light, yet also like solid light, nearly a liquid solid.

This cultivation technique couldn’t be explained by ordinary power.

Perhaps only life from a High-Level Civilization could accept such an extraordinary state.

Gradually, Zhou Leng’s thoughts began to change.

Thoughts, consciousness, and all invisibles like the soul slowly blended with the tangible body, merging inseparably.

I am this body, and this body is me.

Returning to the origin.

Unaware of how much time had passed, his body gently quivered, and the ten Divine Texts of the Undying Star Body stopped rotating.

Zhou Leng opened his eyes, his body filled, and the Star Conches and Ceres ceased to emit Star Power.

He raised his hand, lightly clenched his fist, and glanced at the time.

The mere two hours of cultivation had allowed a small augmentation in his body’s strength.

In all these years of cultivation, he’d never experienced such a situation.

“The Star Sky Technique lives up to its name.”

“Perhaps, as long as the first Divine Text of the Crossing Body is mastered, the body will undergo a qualitative change.”

He took out the Demonized Grip Strengthener.

The grip strengthener’s method of calculating strength was different; the data was much smaller than Demonized Weightlifting, unable to accurately measure strength, only determining growth ratio.

While in the Dwarves’ treasure, it was still the Blood Transporting Period, with a grip strength of 672 kilograms.

At the Ancient River Ruins Research Institute, Zhou Leng had already entered the Vitality Stage. Without using the Powerful Body, without other aids, only using pure body strength, his grip strength reached 2.7 tons.

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