315: Chapter 315 Nine Heavens Thundercloud Gold, the Millennium Herb Garden at the End of the Underground Passage!

"After tens of thousands of years, finally, a living person has arrived here."

The big man's voice was hoarse, permeated with a thick Killing Intent.

Black molten iron dripped from the iron hammer in his hand, causing the rocks on the ground to sizzle.

Every time a drop of molten iron fell, a puff of black smoke would rise.

Mary flapped her black bat wings, hovering in mid-air, her face full of disdain.

"A blind man, and you dare to speak so boastfully? You smell even worse than the water outside; just smelling you makes one want to vomit."

Upon hearing the voice, the big man swung his large iron hammer, flames seemingly dancing within his black eye sockets.

"Vampire blood? A very good quenching Materials. Smashing you into meat paste will be perfect for forging a peerless divine weapon."

The big man leaped violently, his heavy body jumping into mid-air.

He gripped the iron hammer with both hands, bringing it crashing down toward Su Yang's head with a harsh, whistling wind.

A layer of black flames ignited on the surface of the iron hammer, causing the surrounding temperature to rise instantly, and even the air began to scorch.

Su Yang kept his hands at his sides, making no move to dodge, his eyes calm as water.

"A monster that hammers iron, and you think you're qualified to use me as Materials?"

Su Yang clenched his right fist, and brilliant golden Pure Yang True Fire instantly wrapped around it.

He punched upward, meeting the descending iron hammer.

"Boom!"

The fist and the hammer collided in mid-air.

A loud bang made the entire underground cavern hum.

Gravel fell from overhead, hitting the ground with a clattering sound.

The large iron hammer was actually dented deeply by Su Yang's punch.

The black flames encountered the golden Pure Yang True Fire and were instantly extinguished, not even a spark remaining.

The powerful recoil force traveled through the hammer to the big man's arm.

The big man's huge body flew backward, crashing heavily into the furnace behind him.

The black fire in the furnace splashed everywhere, igniting a fierce blaze upon hitting the ground.

"Oh my, Boss is so amazing!"

Mary clapped in mid-air, her voluptuous figure swaying gracefully.

Chu Ling, dressed in an ice-blue long dress, walked to Su Yang's side and stared at the big man on the ground.

"Boss, the monster has no sense of pain; it is a refined Iron Corpse. It relies entirely on the Formation core within its body to function."

The big man climbed out of the furnace.

His back was scorched red by the black fire, but he seemed completely unable to feel pain, his movements still sluggish yet full of power.

"What strong Physical Body strength! Your bones will definitely be able to forge the strongest weapon!"

The big man roared, opened his mouth, and took a deep breath toward the furnace behind him.

The black flames burning in the furnace turned into a pillar of fire, all of which he sucked into his stomach.

After absorbing the black fire, the big man's body began to expand.

In less than a moment, his stature instantly surged to five meters.

His dark red skin turned pitch black, and a metallic luster appeared on the surface, appearing indestructible.

The iron hammer in his hand also grew larger, its weight increasing several times over, with many sharp spikes growing on the hammerhead.

The pressure of the Soul Transformation Stage Middle Stage swept through the entire cavern like a gust of wind.

Qin Xueji hid behind Bai Li, clutching her clothes tightly.

Having just made a Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage, facing the pressure of the Soul Transformation Stage made breathing very difficult, and cold sweat broke out on her forehead.

Bai Li fanned herself with a round fan, a flash of surprise in her purple eyes, yet her beautiful face remained composed.

"Swallowing flames into the stomach to strengthen the Physical Body? This kind of Body Refining Cultivation Technique is indeed rare. It seems the master who forged him had extraordinary means."

Su Yang rolled his neck, which emitted crisp cracking sounds.

"So what if your size has increased? In the end, you are just a piece of scrap iron."

Su Yang kicked off the ground, turning into a golden stream of light, and took the initiative to charge toward the five-meter-tall black iron giant.

The big man swung his huge iron hammer, sweeping it horizontally like a broom.

The iron hammer carried destructive power, as if it wanted to smash everything to pieces, even causing sonic booms as it tore through the air.

Su Yang did not take it head-on; his body twisted flexibly in mid-air, dodging the horizontal sweep of the hammer, and instantly appeared in front of the big man's chest.

"Shatter for me!"

Su Yang raised his right leg, carrying a whistling wind, and delivered a knee strike hard against the big man's chest.

"Bang!"

The sound of metal breaking rang out.

The black metallic skin on the big man's chest was dented inward by Su Yang's knee strike.

The sound of several ribs breaking was clearly audible, revealing the black Formation patterns inside.

The big man let out an angry roar, dropped the hammer, and grabbed at Su Yang with his two huge palms like pincers, wanting to crush him.

Su Yang dropped his body, dodging the palms.

Then, he threw his right fist upward, delivering an uppercut that smashed hard into the big man's chin.

"Boom!"

The big man's huge body was knocked off its feet, falling backward.

Su Yang pressed the attack, not giving the opponent any chance to breathe.

Pure Yang True Fire burned crazily on his hands.

Su Yang's fists fell like raindrops, smashing crazily into various parts of the big man's body, every punch carrying immense power.

Bang bang bang bang!

The dense sound of impacts echoed in the cavern.

Every time a fist landed, it left a deep fist print on the big man.

The golden flames drilled into the big man's body along the fist prints, crazily burning his internal organs and Formation core.

"Ah—!"

The big man finally let out a painful scream.

Although he had no vision, the pain of Pure Yang True Fire burning his Soul and core was unbearable.

His body, like scrap iron thrown into a furnace, began to melt slowly.

Black molten iron flowed onto the ground along his body.

"Burn to death, you ugly monster!"

Mary shouted excitedly from the side, light flashing in her ruby-like eyes.

Su Yang smashed his final punch into the big man's head.

"Boom!"

The big man's head exploded like a watermelon.

The huge headless corpse crashed to the ground, kicking up dust and causing the ground to vibrate violently.

The golden flames quickly engulfed the corpse.

In less than a minute, the five-meter-tall black iron giant was burned into a pool of red-hot molten iron, flowing on the ground and emitting astonishing heat.

In the middle of the molten iron, a fist-sized black bead dropped.

Su Yang walked over and picked up the bead.

The bead was warm to the touch, containing pure fire-attribute Spiritual Qi and metal-attribute Spiritual Qi.

"Not bad Artifact Refining Materials."

Su Yang put the bead into his storage space.

He turned his head to look at the anvil in the center of the cavern.

On the anvil, the metal that had just been hammered was still glowing, emitting circles of faint electric arcs.

Su Yang walked over for a closer look.

A palm-sized piece of silver metal, its surface covered with natural lightning patterns, was very strange.

"Husband, this is Nine Heavens Lightning Cloud Gold!"

Bai Li walked over, a look of surprise in her eyes.

"This kind of metal can only be conceived in places where the Lightning Tribulation is most dense; it is extremely rare. Using it to forge weapons gives them an innate lightning attribute, which has miraculous effects against evil spirits."

Su Yang picked up the Nine Heavens Lightning Cloud Gold.

The metal was very heavy, a hundred times heavier than gold of the same volume.

"Good stuff, just right for strengthening the asura blood blade and improving the weapon's quality."

Su Yang put the Nine Heavens Lightning Cloud Gold away and turned toward the stone wall in front.

With the big man dead, the flames in the furnace extinguished, and the temperature in the cavern began to drop.

A breeze blew by.

On the stone wall behind the furnace, the sound of mechanisms turning suddenly came.

"Click, click, click..."

The hard stone wall slowly split to both sides, revealing a wide passage.

The two sides of the passage were lit with ghostly green eternal lamps, the light flickering, extending deep into the underground, like a road leading to the netherworld.

A strong medicinal fragrance drifted out from the passage.

The fragrance was mixed with abundant Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, making one feel refreshed upon smelling it.

"There's medicine fragrance! There must be Immortal Plants planted inside!"

Chu Ling's delicate nose twitched, and an excited expression appeared on her face.

When Qin Xueji smelled the medicinal fragrance, she felt the Golden Core in her body spinning faster, and all fatigue was swept away.

"Boss, the Spiritual Qi concentration in the passage is several times higher than in our courtyard. It is definitely a treasure land."

Qin Xueji said softly, her eyes shining with anticipation.

Su Yang twisted his neck, emitting a crisp cracking sound.

"Let's go. Let's go in and take a look. Since we're already here, we can't return empty-handed."

Su Yang took the lead and walked into the passage.

The four beauties followed closely behind, maintaining vigilance.

The passage was very long, and the ground was paved with smooth white jade slabs, reflective enough to see one's reflection.

The walls were carved with many scenes of Alchemy, the figures vivid and lifelike.

After walking for about twenty minutes.

The view ahead became bright and lush with greenery.

The group walked out of the passage and arrived at a huge underground herb garden.

The herb garden covered an area of over ten thousand square meters.

The ceiling was embedded with countless glowing stones, simulating the effect of sunlight, illuminating the entire herb garden brightly.

The herb garden was filled with all kinds of exotic flowers and herbs.

Red Vermilion Fruits hung on the branches like lanterns, purple Lingzhi were as large as washbasins, and ice lotuses emitting cold air were in full bloom in the center of the pond...

Countless Immortal Plants that had long been extinct in the outside world were growing all over the place here like cabbages.

The medicinal fragrance in the air was so thick it turned into substantial mist, drifting in mid-air.

Taking a deep breath felt like it could add a few years to one's life.

"We're rich!"

Mary widened her eyes, looking at the full garden of Immortal Plants.

Although she didn't eat vegetables, she knew that the treasures before her were priceless; selling any one of them would fetch a sky-high price.

Bai Li fanned herself with a round fan, her purple eyes full of amazement, also shocked by the scale before her.

"Husband, this is simply a complete ancient herb garden. Many of the medicinal Materials are over ten thousand years old. Taking any one of them out would cause the Cultivation World to be plunged into blood and chaos, attracting countless old monsters to fight over them."

Su Yang nodded with satisfaction, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

"Since we've encountered it, we'll take it all. Not leaving a single blade of grass. All these Immortal Plants will be planted into the inner world; in the future, if you want to eat something, just pick it yourself."

Su Yang released his Divine Sense, covering the entire herb garden.

He was just about to mobilize his magic power to uproot all the Immortal Plants in the garden and transplant them into his inner world.

Suddenly.

A low beast roar came from the depths of the herb garden.

The roar carried a strong warning, the sound waves spreading out like ripples, shaking the surrounding Immortal Plants violently, causing many petals to fall.

A strange beast with a huge body and covered in green scales slowly stood up from the dense thicket of Immortal Plants.

The strange beast had the head of a lion, the body of a tiger, and a tail like a thick, giant python.

Its copper-bell-sized eyes stared at Su Yang and his group, emitting the terrifying pressure of the Soul Transformation Stage Late Stage!

This was an ancient tomb-guarding beast specifically protecting the herb garden, its whole body exuding a bloodthirsty, fierce light.