After transmigrating, I made a name for myself through my culinary skills.
Chapter 98 Extreme Immortal Herb
"Where is this?"
Jiang Nan asked in a low voice. It was too quiet around him, and he didn't dare to make a loud noise. When no one answered him, Jiang Nan looked around and found a number of strangely shaped plants.
He wasn't the only one looking around; the other three were also checking where they were, which is why they didn't answer him.
Ye Lan looked up and saw a barrier above them. This barrier blocked the water above, preventing sunlight from penetrating the surface. The only reason they could see this place was because of the light emitted by the white coral.
Yes, those strange "plants" that Jiang Nan saw were corals. Jiang Nan had never seen them before, but Ye Lan must have some knowledge of them.
The underwater area seemed to be just as wide as the area above, stretching as far as the eye could see. It was covered with sand and gravel, and some very tall stone pillars pierced through the barrier and emerged above the water's surface, yet no water seemed to seep down.
The white corals grew all around. Ye Lan released her divine sense to probe, but found nothing strange. At the same time, they also felt that their spiritual power was greatly restricted here, and their divine sense could not probe very far.
Little White didn't come out of the space, but it also focused its attention, searching for the whereabouts of the Immortal Grass.
"there!"
Suddenly, Xiao Bai spoke to Ye Lan through its divine sense that it had detected a different place. The place was somewhat subtle, and it had a premonition that the Extreme Immortal Grass was there.
After learning of the place where the rare immortal herb might be found, Xiaobai came out of her spatial dimension and led the way for them.
The surrounding stones were frozen solid. Ye Lan and Xiao Bai walked in front, with the others following behind. The further they walked, the colder the place became, and even the spiritual energy protecting them was no longer effective.
Jiang Nan rubbed his arms together a couple of times, but he couldn't stand it anymore, so he took out a cloak from his spatial storage. Only after putting on the cloak did he feel a little warmer.
He thought Jiang Ning and Ye Lan were a level higher than him, so he didn't feel cold. But after walking only a dozen meters, Ye Lan also took out the fox fur coat that Doctor Shen had given him and put it on.
Jiang Ning and Sang Yu didn't make a move. Jiang Ning, being a fire spirit root, felt the temperature was acceptable, while Sang Yu, likely due to her high cultivation level, was unaffected.
The group continued walking for nearly a hundred meters, and Ye Lan and the others finally saw what they were looking for. They could hardly believe it; the crystal-clear and translucent Immortal Grass had appeared right in front of them.
The Immortal Herb grew on a white boulder, just as in the legends. Its leaves were extremely slender and transparent like ice crystals. A small flower grew from its center, and the flower and its stamen were also transparent like ice crystals. Both its flower and leaves emitted a soft light, making it as beautiful as a fairy, and it looked like a dream.
An ice snake guarded the Immortal Herb. The ice snake had grown small dragon horns and coiled around the boulder, entangling the small Immortal Herb. The ice snake seemed to be asleep, or perhaps it was lifeless, so no one dared to make any rash moves.
Sang Yu stood behind them, and no one noticed that when he saw the immortal herb, a glint seemed to flash in his eyes.
Ye Lan suppressed her excitement and asked Xiao Bai through her divine sense, "What should we do? Should we just go and pick them?"
Xiao Bai wasn't too sure either: "Perhaps we can test whether this snake is still alive."
"What does Xiaobai say?" Jiang Ning asked using his divine sense from the side. Xiaobai knew more about these kinds of beasts and plants.
Ye Lan told them what Xiao Bai had said: "It told us to first test whether the ice snake was alive."
"But it doesn't look that big, is it necessary?" Jiang Nan felt that there was no need to be so cautious, as the thousand-year-old black snakes they had encountered before were much larger than this one.
“Yes, look at this place, it’s too strange.” Jiang Ning and Ye Lan both felt that they needed to be cautious.
Jiang Nan: "Then how do we try it? Throw a stone?"
But before they could even throw their stones, the ice serpent opened its eyes. Both of its eyes were ice-jade colored, without even pupils.
It let out a loud screech and flew towards Ye Lan and the others.
"Watch out!" Jiang Ning quickly pulled Ye Lan and Jiang Nan away from him. Jiang Nan almost lost her balance and fell to the side.
Without Ye Lan in front, the ice serpent went straight to Sang Yu behind it. Sang Yu blocked it with her spiritual power. The huge force it generated made Sang Yu take a step back, but the ice serpent was unable to continue advancing.
While Senior Sang Yu was fighting the Ice Serpent, Ye Lan tried to run over and pick the Immortal Herb, but the Ice Serpent noticed and immediately transformed into its true form.
Looking at the ice serpent that had grown to a gigantic size, Jiang Nan felt apologetic for his earlier misunderstanding, but the ice serpent did not give him that chance.
Its enormous tail swung towards Ye Lan and the others. They couldn't care less about picking the Immortal Herbs anymore and hurriedly dodged. The stone pillars nearby that they couldn't avoid collapsed instantly. They couldn't believe how miserable their fate would be if it hit them.
The corals were even more fragile and were completely shattered when the ice serpent's tail swept across them.
Seeing that they hadn't been hurt, the ice snake stopped fighting Sang Yu. Perhaps fearing that Ye Lan and the others would "steal their home," it returned to the side of the Immortal Grass to protect it.
Its enormous body completely surrounded the Immortal Herb, indicating that to harvest it, one must first eliminate this ice snake.
This time, not only Sang Yu and Ye Lan joined the fight, but even Xiao Bai came along. Xiao Bai also revealed its true form and fought the ice snake in its real body.
Sang Yu was slightly surprised to see Xiao Bai's true form with dragon horns on its head.
The ice serpent wasn't stupid. Seeing that there were many of them, the ice serpent directly swept away the stone pillars below with its tail. After being swept by its tail, the broken stones shot towards them like cannonballs. The speed of its attack was so fierce that they could hear the explosions in the air.
This put Ye Lan and the others in a passive position. Their dodging movements were so fast that they left afterimages, because if they were even slightly slower, they would be hit by these stones.
When those bullets were fired, they hit the stone pillars a little further away, and the pillars cracked directly, which shows the extent of the damage.
But there are only so many stones falling around it, and they will eventually run out, so the ice serpent has to find another way to deal with them.
Meanwhile, the people above were waiting anxiously. Su Ye asked his brother, "What should we do? Should we call Grandfather over now?"
Ye Lan and the others had been down there for most of the day, and he had his jade pendant in his hand.
Su Bo looked at the lake, which remained as calm and still as ever. Hearing Su Ye's words, he replied, "Wait a little longer."
It was obvious that Su Bo also knew about Sang Yu's situation. Now that everyone here was one of their people, there was no problem with being direct. The Su family's mercenary group was as loyal as Deadpool.
Back to Ye Lan, the ice snake that hadn't managed to hit them was a bit annoyed, but it also knew who was the strongest, so it didn't provoke Sang Yu. Instead, it went after Ye Lan and the others, and under its skill, Ye Lan and the others were all frozen solid.
This skill consumes a lot of its spiritual power, so taking this opportunity, Sang Yu also made a move against it.
The ice snake had to freeze Ye Lan and the others while also protecting the Immortal Herb. With Sang Yu having Xiao Bai's help, the ice snake quickly fell into a disadvantageous position.
It could sense that Sang Yu clearly wanted to kill it, so it had no choice but to let Ye Lan and the others fight against Sang Yu with all its might, and the three of them regained their freedom.
The swordsmanship of the Green Mountain Sect is very fierce, and Jiang Ning's skills are even more powerful. However, the ice snake is as hard as iron, and after fighting for a long time, it only has some minor injuries.
Moreover, once Sang Yu saw that they were free to move around, she actually retreated, only taking the blows and not attacking the ice snake proactively.
"puff!"
"Ye Lan!"
Ye Lan was struck by the snake's tail and coughed up a mouthful of blood. Jiang Ning disregarded everything else and rushed over to catch him, preventing Ye Lan from falling directly to the ground.
"what?"
Perhaps due to severe injuries causing auditory hallucinations, Ye Lan seemed to hear the voice of the ice snake.
He wasn't hallucinating. When Ye Lan's blood splattered onto the ice snake, it hesitated and stopped attacking them, instead turning towards Sang Yu.
Taking the opportunity, Jiang Ning took out a pill and gave it to Ye Lan to eat. Then he channeled his spiritual energy into Ye Lan to heal him, while Jiang Nan stood guard nearby.
Although they were supposed to be guarding him, Jiang Nan himself wasn't much better off. It's just that his cultivation level was lower than theirs, and they protected him from being hit by the ice snake. He took the opportunity to eat a pill to replenish his spiritual energy.
Seeing that Ye Lan and the others were injured, Sang Yu no longer held back and fought the ice snake with wide-ranging attacks. The ice snake, which had consumed some of its spiritual power, was no match for Sang Yu, who was holding back.
During the ten-odd minutes of their exchange, spiritual energy fluctuated everywhere, shattering the surrounding corals and stone pillars. Sang Yu struck the ice serpent's vital spot with his final palm strike, which consumed all his remaining spiritual energy. The ice serpent remained motionless, whether it had fainted or died.
Sang Yu was panting heavily. His spiritual power and strength were almost exhausted. The ice snake was also very strong and its body was too hard. This palm strike made his hand bleed and go numb.
The group was in terrible condition. After Sang Yu recovered, she looked at the Immortal Grass.
But Jiang Ning was one step ahead of him. He had just been healing Ye Lan next to the Immortal Herb. While Sang Yu was knocking out the Ice Serpent, Jiang Ning walked up to the Immortal Herb and dug it up.
Sang Yu straightened up and said to Jiang Ning, "Give me this supreme immortal herb."
Ye Lan and the others felt their hearts sink when they heard this. Before coming here, they had never mentioned the information about the Immortal Grass.
Seeing that they didn't speak, Sang Yu wanted to go over and forcibly take it, but Jiang Ning cut his own hand and brought the bleeding hand close to the Immortal Herb, saying, "If you dare to come any closer, I'll cripple this Immortal Herb."
Before coming here, he had heard about the characteristics of the Extreme Immortal Grass. This Extreme Immortal Grass is extremely divine, but it has a drawback: it cannot come into contact with blood, otherwise it will lose its effect.
Sang Yu indeed did not continue forward. He tempted Jiang Ning, saying, "I will not kill you. If you give me this Immortal Herb, I can take you away from this Iceland."
"How did you know this was an extremely rare herb, senior?" Jiang Ning didn't answer his question, but instead asked Sang Yu other questions.
He was stalling for time, hoping that Jiang Nan and Ye Lan's spiritual power would recover better so that they could activate the teleportation talisman to leave.
Sang Yu revealed a strange smile: "Heh, of course I know. I've been looking for it for a long time. I also know that this Immortal Herb needs to be used in conjunction with the demon core of your spirit pet."
He had come to Iceland before, which is why he was so familiar with the island. This is why he knew that the lake was connected to the sea, because he had also come down to look for it, but had not found the place.
When he heard that Jiang Ning and his group were coming here to look for something, he thought they were probably looking for the Immortal Herb, just like him. He never expected that these young people would be so lucky and actually find it.
Jiang Ning's pupils twitched slightly as he asked, "You knew Xiao Bai's identity all along?"
"I know, I was just wondering how to find the demon core of the Demon-Devouring Lion. I didn't expect you to come. Alright, if you don't give me this Supreme Immortal Herb, don't blame me for not showing any mercy."
They just didn't know that Xiaobai had mutated, but taking its demon core would definitely make them enemies with Ye Lan. That's why Sang Yu gave them a discount; he never intended for Jiang Ning and the others to return alive.
Ye Lan's spiritual power is recovering, and so is Sang Yu's. Once it has recovered to a certain extent, he will be able to control these people directly, so he doesn't mind wasting a few more words with them.
Just then, the ice snake behind them woke up again and looked towards Sang Yu's location.
Once Sang Yu and the others had recovered their spiritual power, they stopped wasting words with Jiang Ning. He directly controlled Jiang Ning and charged forward. At the same time, the ice snake behind them also launched an attack on Sang Yu. Its movements were as fast as lightning. Of course, Sang Yu would not obediently be ambushed. He felt a strong wind behind him and dodged to the side. Then the ice snake flew towards Jiang Ning and the others.
The moment Jiang Ning was subdued, Ye Lan used all his spiritual power to activate the teleportation talisman. Xiao Bai jumped back into his space, and he and Jiang Nan each grabbed one of Jiang Ning's arms, instantly disappearing from the spot. The ice snake had just touched them when it also vanished from the spot.
Sang Yu was left alone down there. She was furious that her prey had slipped away so easily.
He clearly hadn't expected Jiang Ning and the others to have a backup plan, nor did he anticipate that the ice snake, which he had knocked out with most of his spiritual power, would wake up in less than a few minutes.
However, now that he knew the whereabouts of the Immortal Herb, he was determined to find it no matter what.
Sang Yu also left.
When Su Ye saw that only Sang Yu had emerged from the bottom of the lake, he immediately crushed the teleportation jade pendant to summon their grandfather. The moment the pendant shattered, a portal to another dimension appeared in mid-air.
Grandpa Su, who was still playing chess with his old friend, sensed that his grandson was in danger, so he quickly dropped the chess pieces and came through the portal of time and space.
The other group of people who left using the teleportation talisman were teleported away from Iceland. They fell from the sky and landed directly in the hot spring. Before falling, Ye Lan put the Extreme Immortal Grass in Jiang Ning's hand into his space.
"Ah ah ah ah ah!"
They heard a scream underwater, followed by a jumble of noises.
"Guards! There's an assassin! Protect the princess!"
After a cry of alarm, countless guards arrived at the hot spring. As soon as Ye Lan and the others emerged from the water, they were met with a barrage of long swords.
Good grief, they just escaped from one place and found themselves in another dangerous situation. That's why they don't like using teleportation talismans.
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