The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron

Chapter 616: Chapter 616: Unfading Flower of Seven Spirits

Any martial artist from Xuan Country, unless they were extremely ignorant, would know who this woman with the plum blossom paper umbrella was.

Heavenly Fragrance Valley, Mei Yingxue!n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

One of the top talents in Xuan Country, also the most low-profile one, but whenever people talk about the great talents of Xuan Country, they would never forget Mei Yingxue.

Because this woman had once fought against Crown Prince Zhou Yishui without being at a disadvantage.

“Miss Mei, you came quite early.” The redhead boy glanced at Mei Yingxue and said casually, his tone was pretty calm, with no signs of hostility.

Mei Yingxue’s aura was tranquil, truly living up to her name, as aloof and pure as a plum blossom in the snow.

“Chi, long time no see.” Mei Yingxue said.

In Xuan Country, the only person Mei Yingxue would address as Chi was Chi Yunxiao from the Shenxiao Sect.

The arrival of two prominent talents from Xuan Country, Chi Yunxiao and Mei Yingxue, was quite significant in this ancient battlefield.

“I assume, Miss Mei is also here for the Sacred Medicine?” Chi Yunxiao asked.

Mei Yingxue glanced at Chi Yunxiao, “Isn’t Chi here for the same reason?”

A hint of a smile appeared on Chi Yunxiao’s lips, “Since you got here before me, why didn’t you take the Sacred Medicine?”

Mei Yingxue shook her head, “It’s not the right time yet.”

Chi Yunxiao furrowed his eyebrows in confusion, looking again at the depths of the ancient battlefield, he seemed to realize something and an enlightened look appeared on his face.

“Thank you for the hint, Miss Mei.” Chi Yunxiao thanked her.

Both Mei Yingxue and Chi Yunxiao had cultivated their Spirit Eye, using their Spirit Eye, they could see that there was a demon beast deep in the ancient battlefield.

This was a massive Three-tailed Scorpion that had reached the Four Transformations realm, and was even possibly nearing the level of Fifth Transformations.

In other words, this was a dangerous Demon Beast capable of becoming a Demon King. It was extremely powerful, and not something they, the human warriors, could resist.

If this Three-tailed Scorpion truly stepped into the realm of the Demon King, they would have all fled from this place long ago.

Demon King, a terrifying existence capable of bringing disaster to an entire country, transcending beyond the Spirit Vein realm. In the entire Hundred Beast Ferocious Mountain, there weren’t many Demon Kings.

One would think that neither Mei Yingxue nor Chi Yunxiao would dare to provoke a Four Transformations Demon Beast. However, the two chose to remain here silently and wait.

Because both of them could tell that this Three-tailed Scorpion was extremely old and was nearing its death. Even though its Demon Qi was still dense, it was on the brink of collapse.

The Three-tailed Scorpion was nearing the end of its life. To make a crucial breakthrough, it came to this ancient battlefield. It was here to guard the Sacred Medicine, waiting for the moment when the Sacred Medicine would truly bloom.

Behind this Three-tailed Scorpion, a giant rock was growing a seven-colored flower from one of its crevices.

This flower had seven different colored petals, which were not yet fully bloomed.

This flower was the Sacred Medicine that everyone coveted—the Unfading Flower of Seven Spirits.

The Unfading Flower of Seven Spirits could not be picked before it bloomed. Picking it prematurely would cause the flower to wither and lose all its medicinal properties.

Therefore, if one wishes to pick the Unfading Flower of Seven Spirits, they must wait until it fully blooms. Ideally, it should be picked the moment it starts to bloom.

Sacred Medicines are sentient. Once it reaches full maturity, it will gain a bit of spiritual awareness which helps it to detect risk and escape.

If the Unfading Flower of Seven Spirits escapes, finding it again would be incredibly difficult.

The Three-tailed Scorpion was here to make a breakthrough and prolong its life. It was guarding the Unfading Flower of Seven Spirits, waiting for the moment the flower blooms. As soon as it did, it could immediately pluck and consume it.

However, the Three-tailed Scorpion was still unsure if it could make it to the moment when the Unfading Flower of Seven Spirits bloomed.

The Three-tailed Scorpion naturally noticed the human warriors appearing outside the ancient battlefield, and there were quite a few of them.

Although it was furious and wanted to rush out to massacre them, the Three-tailed Scorpion could not act rashly now. If it did, it would accelerate the exhaustion of its remaining lifespan.

Of course, if the human warriors threatened it, or tried to snatch the Unfading Flower of Seven Spirits, the Three-tailed Scorpion would not tolerate it.

“This old scorpion is about to die. What if we join forces, kill it, then discuss how to distribute the Unfading Flower of Seven Spirits?” Chi Yunxiao suggested.

Mei Yingxue offered a gentle laugh, “Chi, you must be joking. The Three-tailed Scorpion is incredibly powerful. Even if both of us team up, we won’t be able to beat it.”

Chi Yunxiao laughed loudly, showing a bit of reckless excitement, “Miss Mei, you underestimate us. How will we know if we don’t try?”

Mei Yingxue continued to shake her head. As a person with excellent cognition and low profile, she believed that the Three-tailed Scorpion, despite being old and weak, was still a formidable force. Even if they teamed up, they couldn’t overthrow it. Furthermore, if they angered the old scorpion, it could lead to an unintentional disaster.

In Mei Yingxue’s opinion, the best course of action was to watch and wait before the Unfading Flower of Seven Spirits fully bloomed, while trying to preserve their strength as much as possible.

Right then, more people arrived.

It was undoubtedly a team from the royal family. The leader was a prince, with four royals in tow. They looked a little flustered. Obviously, they had run into quite a bit of trouble on their way here.

“Prince Yin Xinghe, it’s Mei Yingxue and Chi Yunxiao!” When the team got closer, a royal youth whispered to the leading prince upon seeing the people from Heavenly Fragrance Valley and the Shenxiao Sect.

Prince Yin Xinghe looked a bit embarrassed and glared at the youth who spoke, “I’m not blind. Of course I saw them!”

The young royal blushed and nodded sheepishly.

Following this, Prince Yin Xinghe stepped forward, seemingly uncomfortable, considering that either Mei Yingxue or Chi Yunxiao could wipe out his entire group with ease.

However, both Mei Yingxue and Chi Yunxiao didn’t seem to mind the presence of the royals at all. They didn’t even give them a glance.

After a while, more royal members arrived, another prince. However, this time, there were eight people in his group.

Seeing more members of the royal family, Prince Yin Xinghe was delighted. Once their group merged with the newly arrived ones, their numbers increased to more than ten, which greatly bolstered their morale.

Of course, they would still feel fear in front of Mei Yingxue and Chi Yunxiao. No matter how numerous they were, without an expert of the right level amongst them, they would still feel anxious.

“I wonder where Crown Prince is. Why hasn’t he arrived yet?”

“The Crown Prince will definitely come, we just need to wait patiently.”

“If only the Crown Prince comes, then we wouldn’t have to be on tenterhooks like this.”

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The royals whispered their hopes for Zhou Yishui, the Crown Prince to arrive soon.

An hour passed, another group arrived, led by none other than Dugu Ruoxu.