Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 8 Lingquan Stone

The river valley was dead silent, with only the sound of rushing water.

"Dragon snake skin, secret method of hawk training, it seems that the old hound really gave me a surprise."

Letting the soul light in his palm continue to dissipate, Jiang Chen obtained the information he wanted.

The old hunting dog's ancestors for three generations were all hunters. His original name was Jiang Bieshan. His great-grandfather had a fortuitous encounter and accidentally got a piece of dragon snake skin. This dragon snake skin contained a strange power. He used it to protect himself, roamed the mountains and forests, made a fortune, and became a well-known figure. The Jiang family has prospered since then.

However, as time passed, the magical power of the dragon snake skin gradually faded. By the time of Old Hound's generation, the Jiang family had completely declined and later suffered a disaster. It was because of this that Old Hound joined the Dangjiang bandits.

But even so, the defensive power of the dragon snake skin still makes it a rare soft armor in the world, and it has protected the old hound from many disasters until he met Jiang Chen.

"It's a pity. If it were in the past, this Jiao snake skin should have been a spiritual object of quite good quality, enough to be used to refine magical instruments. After all, although Jiao snake is not a Jiao, it still has the word Jiao in it."

Jiang Chen peeled off the dragon snake armor from the old hunting dog, looked at the dragon snake armor in his hand, which was as smooth as a snake's skin, and looked at it carefully, and couldn't help shaking his head.

Although he is just beginning to explore the path of immortality, he can see that due to the lack of proper preservation methods, the dragon snake skin has lost all its spiritual charm under the erosion of time.

"Keep it for now. It might have other uses. At least it's good for protection right now."

As soon as the thought came to his mind, Jiang Chen rolled up the dragon snake armor into a ball and stuffed it into his chest.

After doing all this, Jiang Chen took another look at the old hound's body and floated away. There was never a shortage of tigers, leopards, jackals and wolves in the depths of the forest. After he left, there would naturally be creatures to help him deal with the old hound's body. Born in the forest, die in the forest, this might be a good destination for a hunter like the old hound.

The next morning, Jiang Chen successfully found the white deer's nest with the help of the fragmentary memories left by it. It was a cave with a warm atmosphere and many flowers and plants growing inside. It looked quite beautiful.

"The vitality here is indeed much stronger than in ordinary places."

Calming his mind and spirit, Jiang Chen carefully felt the breath in the cave.

"The feeling I had through the white deer's memory wasn't very real before, but now I can basically confirm that there is indeed a spiritual object here."

After a moment, Jiang Chen made his own judgment.

"But where is this spiritual object?"

With his eyes as fast as lightning, Jiang Chen finally locked onto the spring deep in the cave, where a stream of spring water gushed out, nourishing the entire cave.

After a while, after some careful searching and identification, Jiang Chen finally took out a stone from the spring. It was shaped like a goose egg and had a texture like white jade, but it did not have the transparency of white jade. There were streamlined patterns of red or yellow on it. It did not look very magical, but with the strength of his own soul, Jiang Chen captured its restrained charm.

"Spirit Spring Stone, although the quality of this one is not high and it is not even of the first rank, it is still a good treasure for me at this stage."

Examining the Spiritual Spring Stone carefully, Jiang Chen confirmed its origins. This spiritual object was naturally endowed with spiritual energy, imbued with the wonders of water veins. Placing it in a spring would transform the water into a spiritual spring, making it quite precious.

"This is also considered a complete merit."

After putting the Lingquan Stone into his pocket, Jiang Chen carefully searched the cave again to make sure nothing was missed. Then he turned around and left the cave.

Another day passed, and Jiang Chen walked out of Jiming Mountain and returned to Muyu Island.

However, unlike his silent departure, his return did attract a lot of people's attention. After all, the frequent transfer of personnel on his hill and the Old Hound's hill in the past few days had made others vaguely aware of something.

Jiang Chen didn't care about this. After he came back, he immediately stayed in his own courtyard, rarely going out, and ignored external affairs. For him, the most important thing at the moment was to master the Blood Flame Technique as soon as possible, and everything else was nothing.

Seeing Jiang Chen's performance, many Dangjiang bandits became suspicious. A few days later, the old hound and the two brothers of the Feng family under his command completely lost contact. The news that they were suspected to have died in Jiming Mountain spread, and undercurrents suddenly surged within the Dangjiang bandits.

Many smart people immediately thought of the battle for the fourth position in the family and turned their attention to Jiang Chen.

There are many interests involved in the fourth position, and no one is not jealous. Jiang Chen and Old Hound happen to be the biggest competitors, and both of them entered Jiming Mountain. One came out alive, and the other lost contact. It is not difficult to guess what happened.

After realizing this, many people suddenly had some small ideas. Some began to inquire about the news and actively moved closer to the mountain where Jiang Chen was. Some people were unwilling to see Jiang Chen take the position like this. For a while, people's hearts became more and more restless.

However, no matter how turbulent the outside world was, Jiang Chen, who was at the center of the storm, still did not express anything. He was not fighting or competing, and just let things take their course. His behavior instead caused a lot of doubts in people. After all, according to the normal rhythm, he should have been winning people's hearts and building momentum for his own promotion.

"He's a clever one."

In a courtyard with two entrances, enjoying the massage from a maid and listening to the report from his confidant, the second in command, Sky Eagle Claw Zhou Quan, could not help but sneer.

When beating a dog, you have to look at the owner first. Jiang Wang killed his old hunting dog, so he was naturally unhappy. However, he had no intention of taking revenge for the old hunting dog.

It is normal for subordinates to fight with each other when the fourth in command appears. Anyone can die. This is also what they tacitly agree to. He even went through this in the past. In such a situation, as the boss, they can just watch and will not take any action at all. What's more, the old hound is just his subordinate, not his beloved relative.

"This Dangjiang bandit is the leader of the Dangjiang bandits. It's actually his decision who gets to sit in the fourth position. If he disagrees, no matter how much you argue, it's useless. I think Jiang Wang has already understood this, so he behaves so obediently."

"In this way, perhaps he can really be chosen by the eldest boss. I just don't know what the third brother thinks. After all, Jiang Wang is his man."

Shaking his head and giving a few instructions to his confidant, Zhou Quan no longer paid attention to these matters.

As he got older, he became indifferent to many things and now he just wanted to enjoy himself. In fact, many people had been urging him to deal with Jiang Wang these days, but he ignored them. As long as it did not threaten his fundamental interests, he did not care about what happened next.

The most important thing is that although the Dangjiang bandits seem to have three leaders, the real one who calls the shots is always the eldest leader. As long as the eldest leader is there, no matter what happens below, the Dangjiang bandits cannot turn the tables.

(End of this chapter)