Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 145 Heavenly Comet Qilin
“Ancient Dragon, Ancient Lansangs?” Li Yelai was somewhat taken aback.

He had never heard of Gransanx and was even more surprised by the conditions for taking this potion.

Is this a hidden condition for the variant potion?

Is it true that you have to be struck by lightning first? Are you really not trying to harm someone intentionally?
"You haven't been far from Border City Number Three, have you?"

Chu He let out a loud laugh: "The giant city has indeed protected humanity, but it has also limited people's horizons. After all, the area I'm in is the former Australia, separated by an ocean."

Li Yelai nodded silently. After the disaster fog, the ocean also became extremely dangerous.

Information about the third border city cannot be obtained.

However, it is said that the humans there were utterly defeated by the forbidden zone before they could even build a giant city. The entire continent fell and became part of the forbidden zone, and the surviving humans barely clung to life under the enslavement of the creatures of the forbidden zone.

Therefore, it is also known as the Lost Land.

As a human psionicist, Chu He actually came from there. To have grown to his current strength under those circumstances is truly terrifying.

Was it because of the appearance of the Ark, or was there some other reason?
Li Yelai pondered to himself.

“In fact, every extraordinary creature with high intelligence has its own name, just like our human names. And Gransanx is an ancient dragon that I am currently hunting. It is a very famous overlord-level ancient dragon in our area.”

Is it an Elder Dragon of the same caliber as the Overlord-level Black Emperor?
Li Yelai pondered to himself, recalling that the Black Emperor Dragon, killed by the insect swarm, seemed to have a similar name. Something like, Nid or something.

He originally intended to trade the heart of an ancient dragon, around level five.

I didn't expect Chuhe to go straight for the overlord-level ancient dragon.

That's equivalent to a seventh-level psionicist!

Although the transaction costs are high, it seems acceptable?
Then, Li Yelai asked, "But why did you have to be struck by lightning?"

“Gransanx is a powerful ancient dragon, and its appearance brings with it raging thunderstorms and gales. It is regarded as the god of thunder by the local native creatures. If you want to use its heart as an ingredient for a potion, you must be able to withstand the power of thunder,” Chu He said. “As for the source of this information, that is my secret. Whether you trust this information or not is your choice.”

Li Yelai nodded slightly, not probing how he obtained the information; everyone has secrets.

No one is an exception; Chu He has one, and Li Yelai, this secret agent, also has one.

Of course, if the identity of the undercover agent is discovered, Li Yelai will shout, "I'll fucking blow you all up!" and then turn on Facebook to see who's tougher!
cough.
“Lord Chuhe, I agree to this deal,” Li Yelai replied. “Seventy kilograms of pure biomass and two hundred kilograms of crimson sap in exchange for the heart of Gulansangs.”

“Alright, then in three days, make time to return to the Ark. I will bring you the Heart of Gransanx.” Chu He nodded: “Can I take some of the Crimson Sap with me first?”

He seems to need it urgently; that's something to keep in mind.

After a brief hesitation, Li Yelai nodded and said, "I am not worried about you breaking the contract inside the Ark. You can take half of the Crimson Sap."

"Very good. Our first deal is settled." Chu He laughed. "Then it's your second deal. You want a mount? I remember you just traded your Thunder-Treading Dragon Steed from Black Umbrella not long ago, right?"

“Yes, my Thunderstrike Dragon Steed was destroyed in the battle with the swarm. At the same time, our organization suffered heavy losses, making it difficult to quickly hunt a new Thunderstrike Dragon Steed,” Li Yelai replied. “Therefore, we plan to trade for the complete corpses of extraordinary creatures within the Ark, with a strength of around four or five awakenings and a movement speed similar to that of a dragon steed.”

“You’ve come to the right person. I am the most efficient hunter in the Ark. Would you like to order something?” Chu He smiled and then took out a notebook from his pocket.

The notebook appeared in front of Li Yelai in the next second.

This is what is called a 'menu'.

The notebook had a rough texture, seemingly made of some kind of animal hide. Each page was covered with photographs and contained extensive data on extraordinary creatures, recorded in both Chinese and English.

"This is..." Li Yelai was shocked after flipping through two pages. He knew all too well the value of this 'menu'.

“These are the extraordinary creatures that exist on my continent, and it should be quite complete. Of course, there are some higher-level beings that are not here, and I can't even photograph them,” Chu He explained.

Compared to the humans in other giant cities, hunting extraordinary creatures requires approaching or even entering restricted areas.

The lost land where Chuhe is located is teeming with extraordinary creatures.

Although dangerous, it also gave Chuhe a great deal of opportunity to acquire supplies.

Through a continuous stream of hunting, he can easily fulfill the trade requests of the Ark's chosen people, obtaining resources that are unavailable in the Lost Lands.

It's hard to imagine what he went through.

"Can I take pictures of this intelligence?" Li Yelai asked tentatively.

"Of course, take them back and look at them at your leisure. Tell me what catches your eye, and these are all targets I can hunt down," Chu He said with a smile. "As long as there is enough reward, I'll kill them on the spot."

So, Li Yelai quickly took out the camera that the authorities had prepared in advance and carefully photographed each page.

In this way, the authorities will obtain this valuable biological intelligence.

After taking the photos, Li Yelai began to look through the 'menu'.

Most of these extraordinary creatures are either never seen by the authorities or are variants of some kind of extraordinary creature that are already documented.

There are over seventy types of senses, ranging from the second to the fifth.

This means that Chuhe has hunted at least seventy extraordinary creatures; of course, the actual number would be several times higher.

Li Yelai was shocked and continued reading.

Unfortunately, no extraordinary creatures similar to the Thunder-Treading Dragon Steed were seen.

However, he did find a kind of extraordinary creature that greatly interested Li Yelai.

The photograph depicts a noble and majestic creature with astonishing physical features.

Its body is as tall and strong as a lion or tiger, covered with silvery-white scales, radiating a mysterious and noble light.

Its limbs have sharp claws, and its head is that of a dragon, yet it doesn't seem out of place.

Its wings were enormous and powerful, a deep red color, as if burning with flames. The edges of the wings were sharp as knives, gleaming with a cold light.

Heavenly Comet Qilin!

The intensity is roughly equivalent to the fifth sense, with some individuals possessing the intensity of the sixth sense.

It is 2.1 meters tall at the shoulder, 4 meters long, and weighs 3 tons.

A dangerous predator in the lost lands. It possesses extremely high defense and unmatched speed.

Its capability is to strike comets.

When its ability is activated, it will unleash crimson psionic flames from its razor-sharp wings.

This allows it to reach an extremely terrifying speed.

It will fly into the sky and transform into a crimson comet!

It crashes into the sea at an unstoppable speed, hunting its prey beneath the surface.

Therefore, it was named Tianhui Qilin by Chuhe.

After glancing at its ability description, Li Ye became even more intrigued and asked, "What about the Heavenly Comet Qilin?"

Chu He pondered for a moment and said, "The Heavenly Comet Qilin's maximum speed is very fast, even surpassing the Thunder-Treading Dragon Steed, which does meet your requirements. However, once it uses its ability, it becomes difficult to turn nimbly. It is not as agile as the Thunder-Treading Dragon Steed. However, it is superior to the Thunder-Treading Dragon Steed in strength and defense. Are you sure you want it?" "It's the one," Li Yelai replied. "As for the trade items, I'll also offer 100 kilograms of Crimson Tree Sap, how about that?"

Li Yelai discovered that Chuhe desperately needed scarlet sap.

Sure enough, Chu He hesitated for a moment before saying, "The Heavenly Comet Qilin is very fast and difficult to hunt. So, once I encounter it, I won't care whether it's a fifth-level or sixth-level Qilin, and I'll hunt it immediately. If it's a fifth-level Qilin, that's fine, but if it's a sixth-level Qilin, I need three portions of the Hunting Insect's Stealth Material and two portions of the War Insect's Carapace Material."

Li Yelai breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the government was generous and provided Li Yelai with a considerable amount of equipment as compensation for his mount.

“Okay!” Li Yelai didn’t haggle and immediately finalized the deal.

“Great! But as you know, the Heavenly Comet Qilin is very fast, and I’m not sure when I’ll be able to successfully hunt it down. I can only guarantee that I can bring the Heavenly Comet Qilin to you before the next gathering,” Chu He said.

“Sure. Contact me through the Ark when the time comes. If all goes well, I’ll bring the supplies in,” Li Yelai replied.

"I sincerely hope you can kill Jin Jia!" Chu He laughed.

Both parties, seemingly afraid that the other might change their minds, quickly withdrew from the private space.

Thus, Li Yelai has achieved both of his goals.

These traded goods, converted into performance points, would probably be worth more than two thousand points.

The rewards were plentiful: a seventh-awakened Ancient Dragon Heart, and a fifth or sixth-awakened Celestial Comet Kirin. There was even an unexpected bonus: two extra potion recipes that the official developers hadn't yet mastered. A truly bountiful harvest. If all the success points were counted, it would amount to over five thousand!
Fortunately, Chuhe desperately needed scarlet sap.
"The Ark is really useful," Li Yelai thought to himself.

At this moment, the black umbrella spoke up: "Copper Mask, can you see the Night General in the fog of disaster?"

Li Yelai's heart skipped a beat; sure enough, the black umbrella was still watching him.

However, the book's owner is already suspecting that there are internal changes within the official ranks that could affect its fate. At this point, it's best not to reveal anything.

Therefore, Li Yelai abandoned his plan to betray his intelligence.

Instead, he shook his head and said, "No, I'm already struggling to survive. I don't even know if Night General survived the disaster fog."

"That's true. No matter how special his abilities are, he's just a second- or third-awakening psychic. The chances of him surviving aren't high." Black Umbrella chuckled. "It's a pity I couldn't kill him myself."

Li Yelai sneered inwardly, "You're regretting it too soon. When you try to enter the giant city and steal the Spirit Absolute, you'll be in for a world of hurt!"
"Lord Black Umbrella, I wish to make a deal with you. I wish to refine another batch of bone ash summoning artifacts." Li Yelai cursed inwardly, but respectfully replied, "I am willing to provide Zerg materials."

"Your mount was destroyed in the war? Oh well, here's some insect-hunting material." Black nodded and said, "Once you've prepared the corpse, come find me with the material and the bell."

"Yes, Lord Black Umbrella!" Li Yelai replied.

Black Umbrella chuckled, "By the way, Camellia is also trading Zerg materials. He's probably in Border City No. 3, so you'd better be careful. Beware of being double-crossed."

Li Ye glanced at Jing Lin in the distance, and Jing Lin, upon hearing his code name, turned around to look.

The two looked at each other, both seemingly wary.

After all, the identity of an Ark Voter is very valuable, and if the two sides were to meet, nothing good would happen.

But they were both faking it.
Afterwards, everyone traded supplies or intelligence, and occasionally shared some information, which Li Yelai carefully noted down.

Among these, some information is noteworthy.

The battle between Kunlun Giant City and the forbidden zone 'Tomb of Gods and Demons' is exceptionally fierce. A psychic supreme being has intervened.

Secondly, there is a forbidden zone called 'Wutian City' located in the Southern Hemisphere, where a Void Realm being has advanced to the Supreme Realm.

The nearest major city has been placed on high alert.

The rest of the intelligence was unremarkable.

After about ten minutes, all the transactions gradually stopped.

Once all the Ark voters were no longer in private, the book holder spoke.

"Gentlemen, two of the thirteen events have now unfolded, and the third is still in progress. When all thirteen events are revealed, a great calamity will befall us. I hope that you will all strive to accumulate your strength before then."

"What is the Great Calamity?" a member of the Ark asked.

The man holding the book slowly shook his head: "Fate has not yet presented itself to me, but it will eventually come. It is inevitable. I hope to see you all again in the new world."

Then, the person holding the book left first, his figure blurring and disappearing into the hall.

"They've got a high-class reputation, but they still made a wrong prediction," one Ark voter sneered.

“At least there are no major errors.” Some Ark voters also expressed concern, saying, “The situation is becoming increasingly difficult.”

“You can simply surrender to the restricted area,” a creature from the restricted area laughed. “It’s not like it hasn’t happened before.”

"Heh." The human voters sneered.

The rally then ended.

In a cave in a valley of the lost land.

Chu He opened his eyes.

"Are you back? What supplies did you get this time?" asked a voluptuous woman draped in animal skins beside him.

"Okay, take it." Chu He nodded and then took out two buckets filled with crimson tree sap.

"Such strong vitality? Someone inside the Ark is actually trading this?" The woman was overjoyed.

“The outside world doesn’t need this for survival,” Chu He said with a smile.

But the woman did not rush to absorb the sap; instead, she carried the bucket outside the cave.

Soon, cheers erupted outside the cave.

Chu He smiled upon hearing this, then stood up and picked up the greatsword.

As you step out of the cave, you are greeted by a series of expectant smiles.

The woman poured the crimson sap onto the ground, making a golden sapling in the valley shine even brighter.

As the golden saplings glowed, a thin golden curtain of light enveloped the valley, making the gray sky clearer.

"It should last a long time. After the next transaction, it should be able to last about a year," Chu He thought to himself.

He picked up his greatsword and stepped out of the golden barrier.

We walked toward the distant mountain peak where lightning flashed and thunder roared.

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