Chapter 170 – Deadly Wasteland

Yun Che casually found an inn to stay at, but instead of falling asleep, he sat on the bed and incorporated the last Dragon Blood Treasure Pill into his mouth.

On the way from Cangfeng Imperial City to here, he had already taken two Dragon Blood Treasure Pills. The refining and absorption of each Dragon Blood Baodan took a day or two, but with the Little Fairy protecting him in the shadows, he didn’t need to worry about anything.

The moment the Dragon Blood Baodan entered his body, it was like a ball of flame suddenly exploding within his body, Yun Che’s face flushed and his body trembled, but under the operation of the Great Dao Faust Technique, his uncomfortable reaction only lasted less than half a moment before his face completely returned to normal, and his calming down also became smooth.

The four drops of dragon blood from a King Xuan Inferno Dragon was of course by no means comparable to the blood of a Phoenix Divine Beast. However, the blood of an Inferno Dragon entering the body was much more dangerous than the blood of a phoenix. This was because the blood of the phoenix would only integrate into the human bloodline and become a part of the human bloodline, rather than being eliminated……. With Yun Che’s ability, it was also categorically impossible to completely destroy the blood of the phoenix. However, the Inferno Dragon’s Blood was different, it was to be refined, transforming the power contained within it into Yun Che’s own power, and after the refining was completed it would disappear forever, a process that was much more difficult and dangerous than fusing the Phoenix’s Blood. Therefore, Yun Che had to incorporate it into the medicinal elixir first and become gentle enough before he dared to refine it.

A burst of ice splendor floated, and the Little Fairy silently appeared in front of Yun Che, looking at his calm face with a mildly complicated gaze. She had personally explored the Dragon Blood Treasure Pill, and what was contained within it was pure King Dragon’s blood, and there were as many as four drops of it. Although the power in the dragon’s blood had become very mild by incorporating it into the elixir, in order to refine it, one should at least possess the Xuan power of the Spirit Xuan realm, and forcing one to take it at the True Xuan realm would be accompanied by great danger.

However, Yun Che had taken three Dragon Blood Treasure Pills in a row, and each time, the refining was incomparably smooth, in which there wasn’t even too much pain or struggle, and the entire process could be described as calm and smooth, which made it impossible for her not to be amazed in her heart.

It was already the morning of the third day after Yun Che finished his stabilization. After he opened his eyes, but he didn’t feel hungry at all, he only felt a surge of refreshment. With the refinement of the three Dragon’s Blood Treasure Pills, his Xuan Force had also been raised to the peak of True Xuan Level 4, and he was only half a step away from breaking through to True Xuan Level 5. And the benefits brought by the three Dragon’s Blood Treasure Pills were by no means limited to the increase in Xuan Force, but rather the substantial strengthening of his body and meridians.

With the help of one Golden Scale Dragon Transforming Pill and three Dragon Blood Treasure Pills, Yun Che’s Xuan Force had risen two levels in a row in half a month’s time. However, although ascending with the help of elixirs was the quickest, it also had a great drawback, and that was the instability of Xuan Force. After all, this sudden rise of two levels of Xuan Power did not come through normal cultivation. To stabilize it, one would need to go through a large number of battles.

Yun Che went out of the guest room and purchased enough dry food, and when the innkeeper saw the purple spatial ring he wore on his hand, he hesitated for a while, but still came up and whispered, “Young man, are you also a Xuanist who is going to the Deadly Wasteland to practice?”

“Yes,” from the eyes of this shopkeeper, Yun Che saw goodwill, “I don’t know what instruction the shopkeeper has?”

“Hehe,” the shopkeeper sized him up for a few moments and exclaimed in admiration, “At such a young age, yet you already have True Xuan Realm Xuan Power, it’s truly remarkable. I guess, you should be a genius disciple of some big family, or big clan, right? Moreover, judging from your dress, and the purple ring on your hand, you’re not someone who lacks money, and you definitely didn’t come here to hunt for treasures and sell them for money.”

Yun Che glanced at the purple ring on his hand and did not say anything. He had the Heavenly Poison Bead in his body, so he didn’t need any space ring at all. Instead, this purple space ring was the one that was stripped off from Feng Baiyi’s hand and worn on his hand to cover people’s ears.

“But ……” the shopkeeper glanced at the people around him and lowered his voice, “The people who come to this Deadly Wasteland are a mixed bag, partly for the sake of practicing, and partly for the sake of money. Not only do they hunt Xuan Beasts for profit, but they also hunt Xuan People who enter the Deadly Wasteland. The purple ring on your hand is too eye-catching, so it’s easy to be targeted, plus you’re young and alone, so it’s really dangerous. I suggest that you remove the ring, carry a shabby parcel, and wear something ordinary, so that, at least, you won’t be targeted by those greedy people.”

The shopkeeper’s words caused Yun Che to nod his head and say with a slight show of gratitude, “I see, thank you for the reminder.”

“Also, although your Xuan Force is not weak, the strength and number of Xuan Beasts in the Death Wasteland are far beyond your imagination. In the outer hundred miles, there are all Sub-Xuan Beasts and True Xuan Beasts, after a hundred miles there are Spirit Xuan Beasts, and the deeper you go, the higher the grade of the Xuan Beasts. Although the distribution of these Xuan Beasts was distinct, it was not absolute. Within a hundred miles, there are often Spirit Xuan Beasts as well. Therefore, I advise you to never go deeper than fifty miles. Practicing is to improve yourself, but don’t put your life on the line. Alas, how many Xuanists have overestimated their abilities and never walked out of the Death Wasteland again.”

“Don’t worry, I will live within my means.”

Yun Che thanked the shopkeeper and left the inn, heading in the direction of the Death Wasteland, being watched by quite a few people along the way – because of the huge sword behind him. The sword being the king of all weapons, there were the most Xuanists who used swords, and there were also quite a few people who carried swords, but it was really uncommon to see one who carried such a large sword on his back.

Two quarters of an hour later, Yun Che officially stepped into the realm of the Death Wasteland.

The Wasteland, the Plain of Desolation. The wind here was eerie in its sound, and the roars of Xuan Beasts that constantly came from afar were heart palpitating. From afar, the entire barren plain was littered with withered grass and jagged rocks, yet one could not see the edge at a glance. Faintly, one could see the figures of groups of Xuanists, very few came alone like Yun Che, at least he was the only one in the area within sight.

A burst of ice splendor fluttered in front of him, and the Little Fairy’s immortal body floated down from the sky above and landed in front of Yun Che, coldly saying, “You’re going to be here for the next half a year?”

“Yes!” Yun Che nodded, “There is no better place to train than here. I also want to know where the limit distance I can go deeper into this land of death that everyone talks about is.”

He looked at the Little Fairy and suddenly said, “Little Fairy, are you unwilling to follow me in?”

“It is true that I am unwilling to set foot in such a place. But since I promised to protect you for three months, I will definitely do it. I’m not so bad as to break my promise to you, a junior.”

As the cool and soft voice fell, the little fairy had already floated in the air and had already risen, and in the twinkling of an eye, she disappeared within Yun Che’s line of sight.

“Posterity ……” Yun Che drew the corners of his mouth, speechless.

“This little brother, are you alone?”

Behind Yun Che, a somewhat apprehensive voice came, and Yun Che turned around to see that there was a squad of a dozen people looking at him. The one who spoke was the one leading the group. These dozen or so people were all very young, the oldest was only twenty-four or twenty-five years old, and their Xuan Power was all at the late Entry Xuan Realm and early True Xuan Realm, most of these people had nervousness and excitement on their faces at the same time, and it was obvious that they were all entering the Death Wasteland for the first time.

Seeing Yun Che turn around, the one who had shouted hurriedly said, ”If you are alone, how about joining us? If there are more people, no matter if we encounter Xuan Beasts or evil people, we can take care of each other and be much safer. If any prey treasures are obtained, they will also be distributed evenly, and there will be absolutely no favoritism.”

The reason why they invited Yun Che so graciously was obviously because of Yun Che’s True Xuan Realm Level 4 Xuan Power. Yun Che turned back around and faintly said, “No need.”

After saying that, he went forward alone and stepped into the depths of the wasteland.

“Che, one person actually dares to enter the Death Wasteland, no wonder so many people die in there every year.” In the group, a teenager carrying a long sword said in a low voice.

“He looks 17 or 18 years old at most, and he actually has a True Xuan Realm Level 4. It should be someone from one of the big clans, right?”

“So what if it’s a big clan! In this Deadly Wasteland, Xuan Beasts and Evil Men will kill him and still care about where he comes from? And the more he comes from a big clan’s big family, it means that the more likely he is carrying a large amount of Xuan Coins and pills and treasures and so on, the more likely he will be targeted by those evil people …… I bet he won’t be able to live until the sun sets today.”

“Alright, we don’t need to bother about outsiders. All make enough preparations, and when we gather twenty people, we’ll set off.”

Yun Che traveled forward and successively encountered three waves of adventuring teams that wanted to invite him to join them, including a small mercenary group, all of which he refused.

Three miles ahead, the wind and waves were calm. After three miles, Yun Che, who was in between his walks, suddenly had a footstep and his gaze sidled to the right. Right at this moment, behind the two-man high black stone on his right, a gray shadow accompanied by a ferocious roar rushed out and pounced at him, its sharp claws and teeth emitting a cold, blatant light.

It was clearly a low-grade Sub Xuan Beast – Evil Wolf.

“Seek death!”

Yun Che stood still, and when the Evil Wolf lunged over, his right arm swung out violently, sweeping his palm over the Evil Wolf’s head, and with only a “click”, the Evil Wolf’s collar bone was directly broken, and was flapped far away from him amidst screams of misery, and after his entire body had a burst of violent convulsions, he was no longer able to move.

After the black stone, another wolf that was about to pounce seemed to be shocked by this scene, and took a step backward in fear, with its entire body’s hair standing up like steel needles. Immediately, it suddenly raised its head high, and cited its neck to let out an incomparably long howl, and at once, the surrounding wolves howled in all directions, and within a short period of time, more than a dozen of wolves darted from every direction, and pounced directly on Yun Che.

Yun Che’s expression remained unchanged, allowing these vicious wolves to pounce over, then his hands and feet came out in unison, phoenix flames flew, and these vicious wolves, no matter if they touched his fists and feet or phoenix flames, they all perished instantly, for a time, the wolf corpses flew about in a mess, and there was a succession of miserable roars, and a dozen or so vicious wolves collapsed sideways in less than a few breaths of time around Yun Che, transforming into all sorts of twisted and mutilated wolf corpses.

“Too weak, it’s impossible to get any experience in this kind of place, it’s only a waste of time.”

Yun Che slapped the back of his hand and glanced at the gloomy aura in front of him, then accelerated his steps and quickly rushed deeper into the Death Wasteland.

[Purchasing a floor cabinet online, it finally arrived today. With the strength of the milk to move to the bedroom …… floor cabinet countertops are marble, sinking, moving almost exhausted half life, successfully arrived in the bedroom after a long breath of relief, and then hand a loose …… snap ~~~~ alas, do not say, this is life ah.]