Chapter 328
Chapter 328: 328
Ling Yun knew that Dugu Mo was talking about Cao Shanshan as he teased Dugu Mo. “Oh, you’re talking about Cao Shanshan? She told me about this before. She told me that she saw someone throwing you over to that side.”
Dugu Mo jumped and replied in an extravagant manner, “What? Someone threw me in? Could it be that I was ambushed unknowingly? It can’t be! Otherwise, why didn’t they kill me? How could they be so nice to even help me improve my realm?”
Dugu Mo was at a total loss, while Ling Yun was rejoicing in his heart. He casually replied, “If you’re asking me, who do I ask? Maybe some Xiantian expert saw your potential and wanted to take you as a disciple?”
Dugu Mo pondered upon Ling Yun’s words for half a day and thought that it made perfect sense. He nodded in a serious manner. “It is without a doubt that I’m extremely talented, but why did that expert help me but not show himself?”
Dong Fangting laughed as he replied, “So it turns out that Brother Du has such incredible luck, which makes me feel slightly better about myself. Otherwise, the fact that I am five years older than you and in a lower realm is truly shameful…”
As he said this, Dong Fangting stood up and smiled at Ling Yun and Dugu Mo. “During this trip, even though I had no fate to see the Earth Emperor’s Book, I did obtain the dragon saliva, which elevated my realm. I’ve even managed to find myself two good brothers like you guys, so I will consider this as an extremely fruitful and worthwhile trip.”
Dugu Mo raised his head and replied, “Why? Where are you going now?” He pointed at the dragon saliva in the rocky pool and said, “There is so much dragon saliva there, you don’t want anymore?”
Dong Fangting smiled before answering, “Extreme treasures belong to those with fate. This dragon saliva was found by Brother Ling Yun, so he should be the one handling it. I’ve taken two bottles earlier on, and those are enough to last me for a long time.”
Ling Yun nodded after hearing this, and he complimented Dong Fangting for being a truly straightforward and upright man. With that much dragon saliva in front of him, he wasn’t the least bit reluctant to give it up.
Ling Yun hurriedly replied, “Big Brother Dong Fangting, the dragon saliva has spiritual energy, so you shouldn’t keep it in mineral bottles. Once you return, it is best that you seal it up with a good quality jade artifact.”
Dong Fangting smiled to express his gratitude towards Ling Yun.
“Brother Ling Yun, I can basically confirm that the black blade in your hand is a Devil’s Blade. If you are using it in the outside world, the prestigious sects from all around the world might not let you off. Moreover, if the members of the Devil Sect found out about this, they would risk everything to take it back from you. You have to be extra careful when using…”
Ling Yun spoke with extreme spirit as he smiled, “Many thanks to Big Brother Dong Fangting for your warning, but it is no bother to me. Whether it’s the prestigious sects or the Devil Sect, if they dare to do anything to me, I will guarantee that they will face the consequences!”
In a split second, Ling Yun’s loftiness and aggressiveness were released, and both Dong Fangting and Dugu Mo couldn’t control the cheer in their hearts!
Dong Fangting nodded and smiled. “Since Brother Ling Yun is full of confidence, there is nothing more for me to say as a brother. I’ve been here for some time now, and now that I’ve obtained the dragon saliva, I have to hurry back to my family to break into the Xiantian Realm. I shall bid goodbye first!”
Dong Fangting knew that Ling Yun and Dugu Mo wouldn’t ask him to leave, so he took the initiative to bid goodbye without wasting any time.
All of them were smart people, so there was no need for extra words. Ling Yun and Dugu Mo simply clasped their fists. “Big Brother Dong Fangting, please take extra care!”
After sending Dong Fangting off, Ling Yun arrived at the front of the giant “dragon” and observed it closely before nodding. “I don’t think it will die…”
“This jade box is rather decent. Hey, Ling Yun! Where did you get this jade box? Are you planning to use this to keep the dragon saliva? Aren’t we keeping too little with this box?”
Ling Yun took out the Psychic Jade Box for it to absorb the Dragon Spiritual Energy there. It had been a few hours now, so the Psychic Jade Box would have reached its full capacity. However, Ling Yun didn’t put it away and simply left it out to use as a lamp.
Dugu Mo and Dong Fangting were both experienced men. They knew that this piece of jade was worth cities, yet they didn’t seem too bothered by that.
Since they couldn’t find the Earth Emperor’s Book, Dugu Mo didn’t wish to stay there any longer. There was way too much dragon saliva, but he didn’t have enough equipment to bring it away. He was truly unwilling to part with it as it was a real pity.
Ling Yun chuckled. “Use this to store the dragon saliva? To think that you can even think of that! Don’t we have the mineral bottles?”
Dugu Mo was so anxious that he started jumping around. “That isn’t viable either! How can we store so much of it? Unless we’re going to stay here until we finish using all of it? With this much dragon saliva, I think it might take at least a month…”
Ling Yun laughed. “Drink one month worth of dragon saliva? Your body might not be able to take it, and your meridians might just rupture and explode within your body!”
Naturally, Dugu Mo understood this logic, but he grew even more anxious after hearing this. “So what do you say we do? Whatever we do, we must not leave such good treasure here…”
Ling Yun was happy as he replied, “We shall try our best to bring as much as we can. You should learn from Big Brother Dong Fangting! Look at him, he only took what he needed and didn’t even look at the rest…”
Dugu Mo heard Ling Yun’s words, but his face was full of frowns. He was so anxious that he didn’t know what to say.
“Alright, don’t think too much about the dragon saliva for now. Follow me for one last look around this place to see if there are any other tricks…”
The three stone doors were even more attractive to Ling Yun than the dragon saliva. He really didn’t wish to leave just like that, which was why he dragged Dugu Mo to search through this place one last time.
This time, the two of them split up and searched slowly, not letting a single detail escape them.
Two hours later, Dugu Mo sat on the ground, dejected. “I’m not searching anymore… There is basically nothing here. Maybe the legends were fake, and the Emperor Brush never appeared, let alone the Earth Emperor’s Book…”
After such long hours of detailed searching with no payoff, it was natural that Ling Yun had given up too. He arrived in front of Dugu Mo and asked, “What exactly are the Emperor Brush and Earth Emperor’s Book? What do they look like? What are they used for? Tell me!”
After being interrogated by Ling Yun, Dugu Mo replied promptly, “Emperor Brush and Earth Emperor’s Book are rumored to be a brush and a book. Those are objects used by the Human Emperor and Earth Emperor. After attaining recognition, it is rumored that one could be the descendants of the Human Emperor and Earth Emperor. I don’t know anything else, and I haven’t seen them before…”
After pausing for a while, Dugu Mo added, “But I’ve heard from my grandfather that the Emperor Brush is a stony brush. When ordinary people hold it in their hands, it isn’t any different from a normal brush. But once it recognizes its owner, it will become the sharpest spear and unbreakable front. Of course, this is only the basic…”
Ling Yun frowned and asked, “If all of this is based either on legends or rumors, how are we supposed to look for it? What about the Earth Emperor’s Book?”
Dugu Mo shook his head. “I don’t know anything about the Earth Emperor’s Book, but I’m sure if we find a book here, it has to be the Earth Emperor’s Book, right? Ha!”
“Gu lulu…” Dugu Mo’s stomach started growling.
“Ling Yun, do you have any food with you? I haven’t had food for a long time, I’m famished…”
Dugu Mo held his stomach as he looked longingly at Ling Yun.
“Famished? You can go drink the dragon saliva. We have one whole pond full of it…” Ling Yun joked with Dug Gumo.
“F*ck you! That thing is even more supplementary than the traditional Chinese chicken herbal soup. Is it something I can drink so casually? You really think I’m an idiot?” Dugu Mo rolled his eyes at Ling Yun.
The last meal Ling Yun had was around eight or nine hours ago. Now that Dugu Mo mentioned it, Ling Yun did feel a little hungry too. He chuckled and said, “Alright, let’s have a meal here before leaving this place.”
The moment Dugu Mo heard that Ling Yun really brought some food, his eyes lit up before he jumped towards Ling Yun. “What are you waiting for? Bring it out then!”
Ling Yun raised his right hand as he extended his forefinger and middle finger. He laughed and said, “One meal, two months!”
“Two months of what?” Dugu Mo was so famished that he couldn’t take it anymore.
Ling Yun smirked as his usual scheming self came back to life. “Eat one meal of mine, and you shall work as a bodyguard for me for two months. Worth it right?”
“Ah? You… Aren’t you a little too ridiculous? It’s just a meal, and you want me to fight for you for two months? No way, I’m still a top expert of Houtian Realm Level Nine. You are clearly undervaluing me!”
Ling Yun turned his head and left as he appeared in front of Little White. He sat down before caressing Little White’s head as he took out his food from the spatial ring.
The first thing Ling Yun did was place the big plastic bags on the ground. Next were the steamed buns, twisted bread rolls, ham sausage, fermented beef, chicken wings, shelled peanuts, mineral water, coca-cola, and two pairs of chopsticks…
“What? This… Did you bring the entire supermarket here?” Dugu Mo’s jaw was wide open; he was in complete disbelief.
Ling Yun didn’t say much as he started opening the food to feed Little White.
The fragrance was so strong that Dugu Mo’s saliva kept flowing out. He immediately sprinted right in front of Ling Yun and attempted to grab a chicken wing.
Ling Yun slapped Dugu Mo’s hand away as he chuckled. “There are no free lunches in the world. Do you agree or not?”
“Alright alright alright, I agree to your terms! It’s only two months anyway. At most, I’ll go back later on certain days…”
Dugu Mo couldn’t be bothered with it anymore as he agreed without hesitation. At the same time, two chicken wings and a few pieces of fermented beef all flew into his mouth.
To be honest, the two of them were just fooling around. Ling Yun gave Dugu Mo a stream of spiritual energy and even saved his life earlier on. Even without the meal, it wouldn’t be surprising if he got Dugu Mo to be his bodyguard for two months.
Since they planned to leave after finishing their meal, Ling Yun didn’t bother saving the rest of the food and brought out everything he prepared beforehand. The two of them and Little White finished the dishes in no time.
Dugu Mo couldn’t stop eating and drinking, and in fact, he ate more than Ling Yun and Little White combined. In the end, he was so full that he burped and claimed that this was the most splendid meal of his life.
“Burp… This meal is really… way too satisfying… Burp… Ling Yun, you are simply a genius. To think you actually brought so much food to a place like this… Ai, but you’re only lacking one item. If there was wine here, that would be perfect…”
Ling Yun berated him when he heard this. “Perfect your head! You almost choked while eating just now, and you didn’t even bother drinking water. You still want wine…”
After the two of them joked for a while, Dugu Mo said with a serious face, “Ling Yun, do you have any more treasures with you? Where did you even take these items out from? You’re way too god-like!”
Ling Yun smiled as he intentionally lowered his voice and said mysteriously, “This is a sect treasure of our Immortal Physician Sect. I’ve stolen it from my master, so you must not tell anyone…”
Dugu Mo replied with excitement, “Then can you use your treasure to store the dragon saliva? With that much dragon saliva, it is really a pity if we can’t bring it away…”
Ling Yun shook his head. “No, I can’t store it with this. Don’t we have seven or eight mineral bottles here? If we fill all of them up, it’s already quite a lot!”
The spatial ring was naturally able to store the dragon saliva, but the dragon saliva was liquid, so Ling Yun had no way to store it.
Dugu Mo sighed helplessly as he picked up the plastic bag on the ground with lifted spirits. “These bags can store quite a lot too…”
Ling Yun lifted his hand as he took out a gourd from his spatial ring. Ling Yun giggled as he said, “I have a large gourd here which can store quite a bit too…”
This was the gourd he got from the senior monk. Even though the gourd was lacking a cork and even had a hole at the mouth of the gourd, the bulk of it was still big enough to hold at least three liters of the dragon saliva.
Ling Yun could use his spiritual will to control the items in the spatial ring, so even without the cork, the gourd wouldn’t topple. The dragon saliva wouldn’t spill out of the gourd.
Dugu Mo’s spirits were once again lifted to yet another level when he saw Ling Yun taking this out. He said emotionally, “This is great! You can bring that gourd over first while I bring the bottles over.”
Ling Yun smiled and arrived at the stone pond. He took out five to six night pearls to place on his shirt’s pocket to light his front. This was when he put away the Psychic Jade Box.
The radiance of one night pearl was brighter than the light from the Psychic Jade Box. With five to six pearls together, over twenty square meters were illuminated. This was even more effective than a candle.
Ling Yun grabbed the gourd and pressed it on the pond to collect the dragon saliva.
“Gulu gulu gulu…” The amount of dragon saliva in the pond depleted drastically.
Ling Yun’s eyes, on the other hand, were getting brighter by the minute. This was because he realized that the volume drained was more than ten liters, but the gourd was still not fully filled up.
Is there a need to ask? The space in the gourd must have been more than its physical body. It must be a magic treasure!
Ling Yun was beyond pleased as he continued to press the gourd down. He pressed down it until the gourd touched the bottom of the pond before taking it out.
“With this many bottles and plastic bags, we can contain quite a bit…” Just then, Dugu Mo walked over.
Ling Yun chuckled and said, “There is no need for the bottles and plastic bags now. My gourd managed to fit everything!” As he said that, Ling Yun shook his gourd to hear the sound of the dragon saliva splashing against the gourd.
“Ah! This…”
This is too incredible! Dugu Mo was beyond dumbfounded!