Martial Artist: Stronger by Coasting Along-Chapter 497 - 144: Black Wind Demon Lotus, Nurturing the Spiritual Root
If a formidable demon targets that natural treasure and neither of them can handle it, they can only retreat.
Yuan Gang is scouting ahead.
Ling Feng has a promising future; as a senior member of the Hidden Kill Department, he must ensure Ling Feng’s safety and not let down Shadow and the others’ efforts.
The two have agreed.
If danger arises that they can’t jointly counter, Yuan Gang will hold off the danger to buy Ling Feng time and opportunity to escape.
The perception range of a Great Realm Realm Traveler is very far.
Plus, the underground river is intricate and the path is difficult to navigate; they feel like they’ve descended six to seven hundred meters, and after about twenty minutes, Ling Feng senses a pure spiritual power fluctuation.
He sees a black lotus blooming over a small creek with bubbling water.
Seeing such a black lotus on the underground river appears very strange, and Ling Feng briefly recalls descriptions from an online novel in his previous life.
This seems not to be a heavenly material or earthly treasure, but rather a demon from the path of the Yellow Springs.
But Yuan Gang, beside him, expresses great joy and excitement, saying, "It’s actually the Black Wind Demon Lotus; I should have thought of it earlier, in such an environment, it’s the only kind of heavenly material and earthly treasure that could be nurtured."
"What is the Black Wind Demon Lotus?"
Ling Feng asks with confusion.
"It’s something that can enhance the spirit root level, even transforming the dantian sea of qi, directly establishing a dao field, and allowing the body to harmonize infinitely with heaven and earth.
Such a treasure cannot be cultivated even with a hundred jugs of spiritual spring water; it’s something that would make even divine realm experts and qi refining realm cultivators envious.
With it, one can establish a dao field, find the origin power, and easily step into the divine realm domain."
Yuan Gang is visibly excited and exhilarated.
"Is it that precious?"
Ling Feng is shocked, not expecting in such a resource-poor, harsh post-apocalyptic environment to find such a heavenly material and earthly treasure in an underground river.
Considering that Yuan Gang is a Great Realm Realm Traveler, just a step away from becoming a divine realm expert, Ling Feng suggests, "Mr. Yuan, you’ve discovered this Black Wind Demon Lotus, it’s fate with you; I’ll guard you while you refine it!"
"Hahaha."
Yuan Gang laughs while patting Ling Feng on the shoulder.
He explains, "Refining such heavenly materials and earthly treasures isn’t easy; any mistake can result in backlash, and neither of us has the power to directly refine it.
The best approach is to take it back and hand it over to the Seven Great Star Systems Alliance, let them make it into a medicinal liquid, and they’ll reward us with some for consumption. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎
So the credit for this Black Wind Demon Lotus will be shared by both of us, and we’ll both get black lotus potion in the future, with a heaven and earth harmony index surpassing many others, possibly even directly finding our own origin power."
"I see, thank you, Mr. Yuan; I’ll follow your lead."
Ling Feng nods affirmatively.
"The Black Wind Demon Lotus is born of heaven and earth; before picking it, its harmony with heaven and earth is the most pure and viscous. We can sit and cultivate beside it, allowing its aura fluctuations to lead us to resonate with heaven and earth.
You’re already at the stage of nurturing a spiritual root, perhaps you can seize this chance to plant the seed of a spiritual root, helping you soon become a realm traveler."
Yuan Gang suggests.
"Is there really such a good fortune?"
Ling Feng is excited.
With his dantian sea of qi at complete perfection, he awaited the nurturing of a spiritual root, not expecting the Black Wind Demon Lotus could assist in this.
But then he thinks, cultivating in such a dangerous environment clearly goes against his Coasting Along Fate, and he struggles, saying, "I feel this is too risky; we should pick it and leave quickly. If any powerful demon comes, we can’t handle it. What’s more, we’ve made quite a stir along the way, possibly already alerting the Undersea Divine King."
"Hahaha, your concerns aren’t unfounded. But as the saying goes, ’fortune is sought in danger.’ Cultivating beside the Black Wind Demon Lotus for a day is worth several years of cultivation elsewhere. Are you really going to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?"
Yuan Gang reminds him.
He suddenly feels Ling Feng might be a bit timid.
"Well... I still suggest leaving quickly; I won’t cultivate in such a dangerous environment."
Ling Feng advises.
"Don’t worry, I’m here; nothing will happen. Let’s make the most of this time for cultivation, no more than a day, okay?"
Yuan Gang asks.
Ling Feng is visibly torn.
He thinks to himself, "Mr. Yuan is different from me; finding a Black Wind Demon Lotus to elevate his heaven and earth harmony index is his once-in-a-lifetime cultivation opportunity. I can’t stop him from obtaining this opportunity just because of my Coasting Along Value.
After all, if I don’t cultivate, what’s wrong with accompanying him here for a day?"
Thinking this, Ling Feng smiles and says, "Alright, we’ll cultivate here for a day; if there’s any danger, we’ll retreat immediately without hesitation."
"Good, without delay, quickly sit and cultivate with me."
Yuan Gang expresses approval.
Just as Ling Feng imagines, it’s not easy to find a personal opportunity for himself. He won’t give up lightly, and if Ling Feng insists on leaving, he can only let Ling Feng go ahead.
Let Ling Feng inform the Seven Great Star Systems Alliance, send strong experts over to take the Black Wind Demon Lotus intact. Meanwhile, he would keep cultivating here until strong allies arrive or truly encounter a terrifying great demon, then retreat.
