141: Chapter 141 Crisis Beyond Opportunity? A Restricted Opportunity

Gu Han stood atop a towering isolated peak, looking down.

Before his eyes was an ordinary-looking forest, and in its dead center was a chaotic, disordered stone forest.

There were almost no traces of magical beasts in the surroundings; it was clear that not only were humans rare here, but even magical beasts were unwilling to come.

However, with Gu Han's current Soul Power realm, he was able to "see" a trace of a special pressure.

That was the residual prestige emitted by the remains of a powerful magical beast after its fall, forming a natural barrier.

In addition, beneath this stone forest, he could sense a mottled aura formed by the mixture of many magical beasts.

"It's not that no magical beasts come here, but rather that the magical beasts that do come are attracted by the essence blood of the Nine Serene Earth Nether Python. After entering its body, they are swallowed by the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire and turned into nourishment to become stronger."

"On the surface, it looks like a stone forest, but in reality, it's more like a higher-order invisible Venus flytrap or man-eating flower."

Thinking of the conditions for the birth of the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire, Gu Han felt that this place must have existed for quite a long time.

After the Nine Serene Earth Nether Python fell, the Nine Serene Earth Nether Fire (Beast Fire) nurtured within its body did not extinguish. Instead, it used its master's body as bait, constantly swallowing the magical beasts that were attracted.

The second way the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire is born doesn't truly require swallowing ten thousand types of Beast Fire; otherwise, its rank on the strange fire ranking list wouldn't be just twenty-second.

Not every low-ranking Strange Fire is like the Yin Yang Twin Flames, which ranks low because its birth environment is difficult and growing it is even harder.

Judging from the fact that the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire can be condensed from the souls and blood of ten thousand beasts, this Strange Fire can be the Beast Fire within certain specific magical beasts that, in some special environments, swallows the essence blood and monster cores (souls) of tens of thousands of various magical beasts to form.

"I wonder if this Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire is more powerful, or if my Yin Yang Twin Flames are more powerful."

The ranking of Strange Fires is not absolute. Even without the Burning Technique, a Strange Fire will swallow and evolve. The Bone Chilling Flame that Yao Ling subdued back then already possessed intelligence and had begun to cultivate other Strange Fires in preparation for later swallowing and evolution.

"Roar!"

Just as Gu Han was considering how to test it, a roar suddenly came from not far away.

Immediately after, Gu Han's Soul Power keenly sensed the world's energy converging toward the east, mainly consisting of fire and lightning attribute energies.

The commotion grew louder and louder, and it seemed to be heading in his direction.

With a thought, Gu Han returned to the Black Tortoise Mystic Realm, and his detection range skyrocketed.

Before long, a Black Scaled Earth Flame Snake and a Through-Back Thunder Ape King appeared in his perception, both of which were Fifth-Tier Magical Beasts equivalent to a Dou Wang.

For some unknown reason, these two Fifth-Tier Magical Beasts didn't waste any words and fought fiercely, completely intent on killing each other.

As time passed, obvious wounds appeared on both magical beasts, and blood flowed onto the forest floor.

"Through-Back Thunder Ape King, hand over the bodhi transformation saliva, or you will surely die today." The Black Scaled Earth Flame Snake attacked the Through-Back Thunder Ape with its tail.

"Wishful thinking! You reptile, you've lost your mind." The Through-Back Thunder Ape King condensed lightning in his hands and swung them rapidly in defense. "How could this King possibly give such a heavenly treasure to you? Get lost immediately!"

"If you don't hand over the bodhi transformation saliva, I will never leave today. Only this thing can save my child." Black flames rose all over the Black Scaled Earth Flame Snake's body.

"Your child wasn't even fathered by this King, do you think I'm afraid of you?" A layer of purple lightning surged over the Through-Back Thunder Ape King's entire body.

For a moment, the forces of fire and lightning collided, a large area of the forest was leveled, and several mountain peaks were shattered.

This mountain range became scarred and battered, and countless magical beasts began to flee in all directions.

Dozens of miles away, Xiao Yan, who was practicing under a waterfall, suddenly opened his eyes. "Teacher, why does it feel like the ground is shaking?"

"The world's energy is in upheaval; there are experts at least at the Dou Wang level fighting." Yao Lao's soul body emerged, and he spoke while stroking his beard. "Little fellow, do you want to go take a look?"

"A battle of this level, of course I want to see it." Xiao Yan's eyes lit up, then his mouth twitched slightly as he showed a suspicious expression. "Teacher, you won't leave me alone again and let me fend for myself, will you?"

"Nonsense." Yao Lao spoke irritably. "A battle of that level is not something you can intervene in. We'll just watch from the sidelines. If we're discovered, I naturally have the confidence to take you away."

"That's good then, hehe!" Purple wings appeared on Xiao Yan's back as he leaped high. "Then let's go join the fun."

Meanwhile, inside the Black Tortoise Mystic Realm, Gu Han picked his ear.

If he hadn't heard wrong, the Through-Back Thunder Ape King and the Black Scaled Earth Flame Snake were fighting over bodhi transformation saliva.

To be precise, the Black Scaled Earth Flame Snake's child had encountered some problem and needed the bodhi transformation saliva in the Through-Back Thunder Ape King's hands to save its life, so it had attacked to seize it by force.

"The Jia Ma Empire has bodhi transformation saliva too?"

Sometimes he really wanted to turn the Jia Ma Empire upside down to study it.

What kind of secrets were in this place? There were so many people with monstrous constitutions, as well as various Strange Fires and fortuitous encounters.

"However, it's good news. I won't have to wait for the Black Emperor Sect's auction to get the materials needed for the poison pill method."

"Furthermore, bodhi transformation saliva has the effect of improving one's constitution, tempering the body, and enhancing one's skeletal structure. If there's enough, I can use it too, and it can also accelerate the improvement of my cultivation."

With this thought, Gu Han decided to use today's portion of fortune to confirm it.

Targeted deduction of the bodhi transformation saliva in the Through-Back Thunder Ape King's hand, randomly obtaining two fortunes.

Targeted Fortune: [The Through-Back Thunder Ape King does not actually have bodhi transformation saliva. They have both inhaled the fragrance of the Sixth-Tier strange flower 'nether blue illusionary flower'. The Through-Back Thunder Ape King has taken his own brewed thousand-fruit monkey wine (comparable to a fourth grade pill; long-term consumption can also slowly increase cultivation, effective for everyone below Dou Huang). The Black Scaled Earth Flame Snake, missing its child that died young, has developed a heart demon and mistaken the Through-Back Thunder Ape King's monkey wine for bodhi transformation saliva.]

Gu Han: ?!?

Bad news: there is no bodhi transformation saliva.

Good news: there is information on the nether blue illusionary flower and thousand-fruit monkey wine. Consuming three random deductions to get this targeted deduction was not a waste; it could even be said to be a huge profit.

However, he didn't know the location of the nether blue illusionary flower or the thousand-fruit monkey wine, although the latter might be on the Through-Back Thunder Ape King's person.

Fortune Two: [Within the Meteorite Gorge of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, there is a nether blue illusionary flower (specific range). If one's soul level has not reached the Spirit Realm, smelling the fragrance or coming into contact with it will lead to a hallucinogenic state. Using the sixth-grade pill 'god protecting and unity pill' can resist it for half an hour.]

Fortune Three: [The Through-Back Thunder Ape King's lair hides the thousand-fruit monkey wine; the location of his lair is...]

"It cannot be neutralized without entering the Spirit Realm." Gu Han frowned subconsciously.

This was the first time he had heard of such a heavenly treasure.

He hadn't expected the restriction for contact to actually be the soul realm.

Only those at the Spirit Realm level can touch it. Then, if it were swallowed and refined...

Gu Han's heart grew fervent. "If I get this thing, could it help my soul realm break through to the Spirit Realm ahead of time!?"

This point would have to be verified with facts!