96: Chapter 96 Dark Spirit Spring, Wild Crocodile, Just a Herb Garden?

"Hmm, what you say makes sense. So, what is your Pavilion Master's cultivation level?"

Lin Ran nodded and asked.

"Fifth Heaven of the Great Emperor Realm!"

Ye Mingyue puffed out her chest proudly.

Lin Ran paused, turning to look at the pink-haired girl with a strange expression.

"What's wrong, Young Master?"

Ye Mingyue blinked her large, watery eyes and asked in confusion.

Lin Ran's mouth twitched slightly as he whispered under his breath:

"A mere Fifth Heaven Great Emperor Realm dares to be a regional hegemon? 'Big chest, no brains' really hits the mark..."

Ye Mingyue followed closely behind him, saying with some dissatisfaction, "Young Master, how can you speak of the Pavilion Master like that?"

"You are no longer a member of the Qingyu Pavilion; Meng Qing can no longer be considered your Pavilion Master."

"But..."

"What, do you intend to oppose This Holy Son for Meng Qing's sake?"

"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare..."

...

The two continued their search, not passing over a single Spirit Medicine along the way.

Although they had yet to encounter a major Opportunity, they had found many small and large Spirit Medicines.

After refining quite a few Spirit Medicines, Lin Ran's cultivation also reached a Breakthrough to the Fifth Heaven of the Saint Realm.

As for Ye Mingyue, her cultivation improved even faster, breaking through directly to the Eighth Heaven of the Saint Realm.

"Young Master, look there!"

Suddenly, Ye Mingyue pointed forward with excitement toward a spring emitting a shimmering light of the Dao.

"It's the Dark Spirit Spring!"

A smile curled on Lin Ran's lips.

Finally, after so long, they had found a decent Opportunity!

The Dark Spirit Spring contained a refined Dark Origin; its energy was as vast as the sea, making it a rare treasure.

"This is my sect's herb garden. Trespassers shall die!"

At that moment, a hideous and massive head slowly rose from the Dark Spirit Spring, its two crimson pupils resembling blood moons hanging in the sky.

When the colossal creature fully emerged, Lin Ran and Ye Mingyue finally saw its true form.

It was a Desolate Crocodile that had just stepped into the Saint King Realm. It possessed a trace of the Desolate Ancient Bloodline, with a massive physique and peerless power.

"The Canyue Sect is gone, yet you are still here guarding the herb garden alone. Why bother?"

Lin Ran shook his head and laughed.

He was mentally calculating the situation.

He hadn't expected that their current location was merely the Canyue Sect's herb garden. No wonder Spirit Medicines were everywhere, yet major Opportunities were pitifully scarce.

Moreover, as time passed and wave after wave of young Prodigies entered this place, even the Canyue Sect's herb garden had very few Spirit Medicines left.

"Shut up! Since you dare come here, you must have prepared yourself for Reincarnation!"

"Die!!!"

The Desolate Crocodile dragged its massive body forward like an ancient mountain. Every step made the earth tremble, leaving deep craters behind.

"Hmph! A mere beast dares to act fierce before the Young Master?!"

"Heaven and Earth Spirit Guidance!"

Ye Mingyue gave a delicate shout, activating her Primordial Spirit Supreme Physique to draw in the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth, unleashing the first form of her Origin Divine Ability.

The Primordial Spirit Supreme Physique was a top-tier Supreme Physique, capable of drawing in the world's Spiritual Qi, making it extremely powerful.

At this moment, the world's Spiritual Qi gathered into a continuous river, emitting a violent Aura.

Ye Mingyue struck out with a palm, and the river of Spiritual Qi acted like a furious dragon, carrying a destructive Aura as it slammed into the Desolate Crocodile's Physical Body.

Boom!

Boom!

The Desolate Crocodile couldn't help but retreat, letting out earth-shattering thuds.

However, this seemingly terrifying move did not cause any substantial damage; it merely destroyed a few scales on its body.

Such a minor injury was practically negligible to it.

"Roar!"

However, this was a great humiliation for the Desolate Crocodile.

It roared in anger, its body emitting an Aura from the Desolate Ancient era, with overwhelming Evil Qi.

In its eyes, Ye Mingyue was just an ant at the Eighth Heaven of the Saint Realm, only fit to stand still and become its food. How could she possibly have the right to wound it?!

It was like an ant biting an elephant; although the elephant felt no pain, it was an insult!

It activated its terrifying magic power, and the Aura unique to the Saint King Realm poured out like a tide.

A powerful Origin Divine Ability carried the power of world destruction, striking fear into anyone who saw it.

"Young Master, the Bloodline Rank within this Desolate Crocodile is an Intermediate Supreme Physique. Combined with its extraordinary Origin, its physical defense is very strong."

"However, as long as you give me a little time, I am confident I can slay it!"

Ye Mingyue was full of confidence, her eyes churning with overwhelming Battle Intent.

She was once the Saintess of the Qingyu Pavilion, after all; if she didn't have some real skill, how could she justify that?

However, Lin Ran shook his head slightly and took a step forward, shielding her behind him.

"Let me do it."

With a thought, he activated the Origin of his Yin-Yang Immortal Body. A treasure vase shrouded in Daoist light and possessing a sky-covering Aura immediately manifested before him.

This was the second form of the Yin-Yang Immortal Body's Origin Divine Ability—the yin-yang great dao treasure vase!

Seeing the yin-yang great dao treasure vase before her, Ye Mingyue's pupils shrank violently. Immediately following was a severe headache, so painful that she clutched her head, her expression one of agony.

"Yin-Yang... Great Dao... Treasure Vase, Yin-Yang... Immortal Body..."

Her voice was hoarse, her head splitting with pain.

"Is she Awakening her past life memories?"

Lin Ran gave Ye Mingyue a casual glance and then ignored her.

Awakening past life memories was a good thing; the more memories one awakened, the more of a Prodigy the reincarnated person would be.

He just hadn't expected that simply manifesting the yin-yang great dao treasure vase would cause Ye Mingyue to remember fragments of her past life.

"Yin and Yang Qi derive all phenomena; all weapons in the world follow my heart!"

"Kill!"

With a wave of Lin Ran's right hand, the yin-yang great dao treasure vase poured out overwhelming and surging Yin and Yang Qi.

The Yin and Yang Qi condensed into numerous weapons, their edges sharp and their power heaven-shaking.

Tens of thousands of weapons charged toward the Desolate Crocodile, easily tearing through its Origin Divine Ability.

Puchi puchi puchi!

Although the Desolate Crocodile's scales were indestructible, the Dao weapons condensed from Yin and Yang Qi were even more peerlessly sharp!

Its proud scales were being obliterated one after another, leaving its flesh and blood completely exposed. In an instant, blood and gore flew everywhere.

"Swish!"

The Cloud-Chasing Moon-Pursuing Divine Wings extended from behind Lin Ran. With a flap of the wings, he instantly arrived above the Desolate Crocodile's head.

He clenched his right hand into a fist, fully activating the physical power of a thousand yin-yang primordial ancestor dragon scales, the Destiny Immortal Body, and the Yin-Yang Immortal Body to unleash the Kunpeng Boundless Divine Fist.

"Roar!"

An apparition of the North Sea manifested, with a Kunpeng phantom swimming and maneuvering within it. Its body blotted out the sun and clouds, like ancient mountain ranges, as it slammed violently into the Desolate Crocodile.

Boom!

A massive crater was instantly smashed into the ground. The Desolate Crocodile was embedded within it, feeling dizzy and its body a bloody mess.

"Good defense! Then take another Kunpeng from me!"

Lin Ran offered a sincere compliment but gave the Desolate Crocodile no chance to breathe, unleashing the Kunpeng Boundless Divine Fist once more.