Douluo: Wuhun Seven Killing Sword, Sword Opens the Gate of Heaven

Chapter 287: The Ten Thousand Years Ninth Grade Ginseng King's Ginseng Legs and Tian Chao's Hundred Thousand Years Soul Bone
Without waiting for Ning Tianchen to speak, Tian Guozhen insisted, "No, we must go. We were the first to discover this ruins, so we have the priority to explore it. After we return to the sect, other elders will explore it. We have no share of the treasures in the ruins."

"We are still only Soul Kings and Soul Emperors now. The legacy of a powerful Titled Douluo will be of great help to our cultivation."

Ning Tianchen chimed in, "Third Elder, if you don't want to put your shoes on, you can't put them on the wolf. In order to improve your strength, you must explore deeper."

Tian Qihua sighed and said, "Hey~ I'll tell you the truth. There are countless powerful soul beasts in the depths of the Far North, and there are more than one hundred thousand year old soul beasts. There are even soul beasts that are beyond a hundred thousand years old."

"Not to mention my strength, even the sect master cannot guarantee absolute safety. Guo Zhen, have you forgotten that you and Tian Qing ran into the Snow Girl?"

"How can we easily provoke such a terrifying existence?"

The Snow Girl would not easily attack a human spirit master, but no one knew her temper. If she angered the other party, they would not be able to bear the consequences.

For a moment, everyone began to back out.

After a long silence, Ning Rongrong suggested, "Why don't we follow the path we have explored first and decide whether to go deeper or not, then what do you think?"

The Snow Mountain Sect did not set a time limit for this exploration, so it is possible to stay on the snowfield for a longer period of time.

After thinking about it, everyone decided to keep going and explore some unknown areas along the way.

……

On the other side, Oscar and Chen Huayu followed the soul hunting team and arrived at a soul beast town on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

"I don't know how the boss and the others are doing. Now, winter has come in the Far North. If they haven't found the people from the Snow Mountain Sect, they will probably be trapped in the ice town until next spring." Chen Huayu said slowly.

Oscar smiled and said, "Don't worry about them. With Rongrong here, Tianchen won't take risks casually. I guess they have already made contact with the Snow Mountain Sect by now."

Hao Te clapped his hands and said to everyone: "Everyone come here, we have a new task."

Oscar and Chen Huayu smiled at each other.

Neither of them expected that they would receive a soul hunting mission just after arriving at the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

After so many days of traveling, they were extremely restless, and only by dealing with soul beasts could they ease their mood.

The team formed a circle with Hao Te as the center.

"This mission is not a soul hunting mission," said Hao Te.

"If it's not soul hunting, then are they looking for us to escort their caravan? Who is so generous to hire us to escort their caravan?" A Soul Emperor in the team said with some dissatisfaction.

For the soul hunting team, there are only a limited number of things they can do, mainly helping with soul hunting and escorting. Among them, the most profitable thing is to help with soul hunting. If you ask them to escort, the total value of the goods may not be as high as the cost of hiring them. If the owner of the goods runs away after a trip, who can they ask for money?

Oscar and Chen Huayu were also somewhat disappointed.

Hao Te waved his hand and said, "Everyone, listen to me. The boss who hired us this time is a noble lady in Tiandou City. The reward of 5,000 gold soul coins has been paid to us in advance. In addition, the boss will reimburse all the expenses along the way."

"We need to go to the Barak Kingdom and set out with their food team to deliver the food to the designated location."

Oscar asked in confusion: "Can the cost of transporting grain reach 5,000 gold soul coins?"

Five thousand gold soul coins can buy dozens of carts of food. What kind of person would ask their team to transport the food? How much food would they have to transport?
Hao Te doesn't care about that.

They were an outside soul hunting team. When they entered the town to take orders, they would inevitably be excluded by other soul hunting teams. They were unlucky and could only accept commissions to hunt soul beasts of low age.

For them, the escort mission worth 5,000 gold soul coins is no worse than a soul hunt.

"We are only responsible for execution. Since the cargo owner is willing to pay, why should we be picky? The grain transportation period is just a little longer, but the advantage is that there is no risk. This trip is just like traveling."

"Except for Oscar, none of you have yet gone to the Kingdom of Barak."

Chen Huayu said, "Brother Hao Te, I still don't understand. Even if a convoy of hundreds of carriages encounters bandits who block the road to rob, how much food can these bandits take away? The bandits in the Tiandou Empire are basically small villages with dozens of people. How can they transport hundreds of carts of food with just these few people?"

"Even if the bandits robbed more than a dozen carts of food along the way, the value is far less than 5,000 gold soul coins."

Oscar guessed what he was thinking, "You mean, the grain transportation is just a cover, and the boss may have mixed some high-value treasures into the grain?"

Without waiting for the two to come to a conclusion, Hao Te picked them up and said unhappily, "Who cares? We are only responsible for escorting the goods. What does it have to do with us? Anyway, the freight has been paid. If the boss is not telling the truth and encounters a powerful spirit master who comes to rob us, we will just withdraw."

Anyway, this is their first time in this soul beast town. At worst, they can just move to another place in the future. Who knows who they are!
More than half a month later, Hot and his party arrived at the capital of the Barak Kingdom - Barak City.

The person who met them here was a middle-aged man in fancy clothes.

"You've worked hard. Have some tea to moisten your throat first." The man took the initiative to pour tea for them.

Hao Te asked: "Where is the cargo? We can leave directly without wasting time."

The man smiled and did not answer directly. Instead, he took out a bag of gold soul coins from his soul guide and said, "My wife said that you have worked hard on the journey. These 500 gold soul coins are your travel expenses."

"Stop talking nonsense. We are here to escort the goods. We don't have time to waste wherever the goods are." The Soul Emperor in the team asked urgently.

The middle-aged man ignored his words and continued, "These 500 gold soul coins are your travel expenses. When the goods are delivered, you can ask the person who delivers the goods for the remaining travel expenses."

Hot frowned.

The other party is acting mysterious, and I always feel like something is being hidden from them.

After their repeated questioning, the middle-aged man finally told the truth: "Barak City is not rich in grain. You will go to the imperial granary - Soto City later. Our freight team is there. When the time comes, you will hand this token to the person in charge, and they will know your identity."

As he spoke, he handed a featureless iron token to Hao Te.

After doing all this, the man left the teahouse.

Hao Te asked in confusion: "They could have let us go directly to Soto City, why did we have to transfer in Barak City?"

The Soul Emperor in the team said, "Five hundred gold soul coins allow us to travel a little further, which is worth it. I guess the host didn't buy food in Barak City, or the price of food made her dissatisfied, so she temporarily changed to buying food in Soto City."

Having said that, Hao Te always felt that what the middle-aged man said to them was a little too deliberate. This made him think of Oscar and Chen Huayu's speculation.

Perhaps, the risk of escorting the goods was very high, but they had already accepted the commission, so there was no reason to give up halfway.

The other people in the team were also puzzled by this, but in order not to waste time, they set off again without even drinking a sip of tea or resting.

……

Inside the Arctic Ice Field.

Ning Tianchen and the others slowed down their pace, and during the exploration, they set aside about five hours every day to practice their soul power.

It is worth mentioning that when cultivating soul power, the inner elixir of the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Snake can easily resist the storm on the ice field and bring a slight warmth to everyone.

One day, when everyone was walking on the ice field, they came across a plant exposed in the ice and snow.

Ning Rongrong rubbed her eyes to make sure she had seen it correctly, then asked in confusion: "What kind of plant can survive in such a harsh environment? Moreover, such a strong storm didn't blow it away?"

Plants cannot spontaneously change their habitats when they grow. The low temperatures and storms on the ice are enough to destroy any plant.

This seemingly ordinary plant is indeed unusual in that it can live here.

Tian Guozhen said: "Generally speaking, most of the plants found on the Arctic ice sheet grow in caves, and only a few grow in ice cracks. This plant is indeed somewhat contrary to common sense."

Tian Chao smiled and said, "Don't worry about it, just pick it first."

"Wait." Ning Tianchen stopped him, "I always feel something is wrong. Maybe this plant is just a cover. Its real body is buried under the ice and snow."

Tian Qihua agreed with his guess. After a moment's hesitation, he thought of a natural treasure. "There is a very special plant in the far north, called the Ten Thousand Years Ninth Grade Ginseng King."

Ning Tianchen raised his eyebrows.

In the original time and space, the Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Bull Python stated that the condition for resurrecting Xiao Wu required the use of a ten thousand year old ninth grade ginseng king.

The ten thousand year old ninth grade ginseng king is unique among the immortal herbs.

What is certain is that its medicinal effect is even better than that of Acacia Heartbreak Red.

However, the ten thousand year old ninth grade ginseng king has a certain spirituality, and it is difficult for non-powerful soul masters to catch it.

"If it is really a ten thousand year old ninth grade ginseng king, we can't approach it rashly." Ning Tianchen said in a deep voice: "Its body is underground, and its ability to escape is very strong. None of us has a martial spirit that can burrow into the ground, so it may be difficult to catch it."

Tian Qihua agreed with his words and immediately asked, "Friends from the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, I wonder how much increase you can provide for me. If you can provide an increase of more than 50%, I am confident that I can get it." Ning Rongrong shook her head.

The opponent was a Titled Douluo, while she was only a Soul King. The Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda Martial Spirit could provide a boost across levels, but only up to two major stages.

With her strength, she could only provide a full increase for Soul Saints. As for Soul Douluo or even Title Douluo, she was willing but unable to do so.

It's not that she can't increase the power, but the effect she can provide on a Titled Douluo is extremely weak. Even her soul power will be drained.

"That's troublesome." Tian Qihua was silent for a moment, then said, "The best way now is to go around it. After returning to the sect, the sect master will capture him."

"A ten thousand year old ninth-grade ginseng king will stay in one place for a long time, but we don't know how long it has been here. It is possible that it will leave after we leave."

A treasure like the Ten Thousand Year Old Ninth-grade Ginseng King, even a ginseng leg, can regenerate a broken limb and must not be missed.

Ning Tianchen also didn't want to miss it.

Half a leg of the ten thousand year old ninth grade ginseng king is enough to regenerate Baozhen's eyes. The opportunity is right in front of us and must not be missed.

He and Tian Guozhen looked at each other, and they said in unison: "Let's go together. Everyone spread out and guard the direction where it might escape, and take it down in one fell swoop."

Ning Rongrong said: "We are just guessing now, maybe it is just an ordinary grass that is resistant to cold."

Even if it is a cold-resistant medicinal herb, if it can grow in such an environment, it can at least be a good high-grade medicinal herb.

"Rongrong, follow me later. This time, the Third Elder will take the lead, and the rest of us will assist. At present, we don't know whether the Ten Thousand Year Ninth Grade Ginseng King is aggressive, and we can't even rule out the possibility that the noise of our next battle will attract the surrounding soul beasts. So, everyone, be careful."

No one knew how wide the perception range of the Ten Thousand Year Ninth Grade Ginseng King was, so everyone lined up in an area of ​​about three hundred meters around it.

As Tian Qihua took the lead, everyone immediately activated their martial spirits and became more alert.

"Show me what you are."

Tian Qihua's figure flew through the air, grabbed the herb with one hand, and at the same time, slammed the ground with the other hand.

The herb that was grabbed was a rootless grass. It was obvious that it was just a bait, and the real grass was still underground.

There are many kinds of natural treasures on the Arctic ice field. Tian Qihua was not sure of the species of this herb at first. Until the surrounding snowflakes fell away, revealing a thick ginseng leg.

"Everyone, pay attention! This is the Ten Thousand Year Old Ninth Grade Ginseng King!"

With a loud shout, the thousand-year-old ninth-grade ginseng king that had been hiding underground seemed to be awakened and fled frantically under the surface.

"The fourth soul skill, Mammoth Fang!" Tian Qihua used a group attack soul skill to block the escape route of the Ten Thousand Year Ninth Grade Ginseng King.

Ning Tianchen and his companions were also not idle, and they used their area attack spirit skills at the same time.

Under the snow, the ten thousand year old ninth-grade ginseng king seemed to feel threatened and ran around like crazy.

Seeing the endless offensive spirit skills, its body simply rushed out of the ground.

At this moment, everyone could see its appearance clearly.

Each of its legs is more than eight meters long, its body is even bigger, and each of its whiskers is twenty meters long.

With such a body size, this fellow must be at least 80,000 years old and must have considerable intelligence.

"Killing God Realm, open!"

Ning Tianchen stomped the ground lightly with his right foot, and Ning Rongrong's power increased quickly.

The Killing God's Domain spread rapidly around with his body as the center, enveloping the ten thousand year old ninth-grade ginseng king.

The fierce murderous aura, coupled with the surrounding cold air currents, formed a thick layer of ice crystals around the body of the Ten Thousand Year Old Ninth Grade Ginseng King, slowing down its escape speed.

Tian Qihua was delighted, and just when he decided to end the other party's life, the Ten Thousand Year Ninth Grade Ginseng King quickly broke free from his restraints, smashed a gap in the snow with his body, and escaped into it.

"They haven't run far yet, everyone watch your step." Tian Qihua reminded loudly.

The Ten Thousand Year Old Ninth Grade Ginseng King, which has eighty thousand years of cultivation, does not have many means of attack, but its strength is considerable.

A ginseng leg stretched out from the ground and hit Tian Qihua's back heavily.

The Snow Mountain Mammoth Martial Spirit is both offensive and defensive. Although the kick from the ginseng leg did not seriously injure Tian Qihua, the impact was not small. Tian Qihua felt a sweetness in his throat and a stream of blood spurted out of his mouth.

"Third Elder!" Tian Guozhen and others were shocked.

Tian Qihua waved his hand, "I'm fine, pay attention to its attack, if it doesn't work, just let it go."

Even Titled Douluo find it difficult to resist this attack. How can Ning Tianchen and others, who are only Soul Kings and Soul Emperors, resist it?
"Come towards me." Ning Tianchen grew wings behind him and flew into the air.

At the same time, he controlled the Seven Killing Swords to send Ning Rongrong away from the battlefield.

With a bang, a ginseng leg emerged from the ground, and the slender ginseng tendrils tried to wrap around Ning Tianchen.

"I'll catch her, and you focus on fighting her." Tian Guozhen shouted and rushed to Ning Rongrong's feet.

When Ning Tianchen drew away the Seven Killing Sword, Tian Guozhen reached out to catch the falling Ning Rongrong.

"Third soul skill, sword wings take off."

His right hand was like a sword finger, and the Seven Killing Sword and the thousands of feather blades on the sword wings simultaneously chopped towards the beard of the ten thousand year old ninth-grade ginseng king.

……

After putting Ning Rongrong down, Tian Guozhen went to Ning Tianchen's position to provide support without any hesitation.

At the same time, his torso was covered with a thick layer of bone armor.

"Friend, let's work together. I have a way to trap him for a moment, and you and the Third Elder will take the opportunity to kill him."

Ning Tianchen caught a glimpse of him from the corner of his eye, and a smile appeared on his lips, "You really didn't use your full strength at that time. Then let me see what kind of soul skills your torso soul bone has."

Tian Guozhen jumped up, and while in mid-air, he quickly activated his soul bone skill.

"Hundred Thousand Years Frost Mammoth Trunk Soul Bone Skill, Eternal Zero."

A cold current close to absolute zero spread rapidly with his body as the center.

The ginseng legs of the ten thousand year old ninth grade ginseng king that were exposed above the ground were instantly frozen and completely unable to move.

The cold air quickly spread along the ginseng's legs and spread throughout its entire body, completely freezing it in place.

"Good opportunity." Ning Tianchen and Tian Qihua attacked at the same time.

The targets of their attacks were different. Ning Tianchen activated his sixth soul skill - Flying Sword Without Trace, and aimed thousands of spirit swords and thousands of feather blades at the roots of the ginseng's legs.

Tian Qihua poured his soul skills into the ginseng body beneath the surface of the ground.

Ning Tianchen's attack landed first, continuously cutting the entire ginseng body.

The ten thousand year old ninth-grade ginseng king seemed to be aware of the danger to his life, and decisively gave up this ginseng leg, struggling to break free from the icy shackles and drilling into the ground.

"Damn it!"

Tian Qihua's attack ultimately failed, allowing him to escape.

When the snow dust settled, a large pit was revealed under the ground.

Looking down, there are crisscrossing underground ice caves, and the ten thousand year old ninth-grade ginseng king has long escaped.

Fortunately, the ginseng leg that Ning Tianchen had cut off was lying in the snow.

After all this effort, at least I didn't return empty-handed.

"If my soul skill is activated faster, it won't be able to escape!" Tian Qihua stomped his feet in anger.

(End of this chapter)