Chapter 551 - 550: Sweeping

Chapter 551: Chapter 550: Sweeping

"Old Shi Ren! Hmph. You bullied me with your power back then, so today I, Kun Shan, will kill your great-grandson!" Kun Shan’s gaze was savage.

Kun Shan had been bullied by Old Shi Ren’s superior power, and he had been nursing his anger and holding a grudge ever since. That was why he had advocated for killing Little Shi Tou to get his revenge.

In fact, the Kunpeng Race’s Third Elder also wanted to use this as an opportunity to vent his frustrations.

’Huh? Where did those guys go?’ Kun Shan unleashed his Heart Spirit, but after searching for a long time, he still couldn’t find any trace of Ling Fei.

This left him utterly astonished.

"Have any of you detected any fluctuations?" Kun Shan asked the seven Daoist Palace Realm experts beside him.

"We have not," the seven Daoist Palace Realm Cultivators replied, their faces filled with embarrassment.

"How is that possible? In such a short amount of time, they must still be nearby. Keep a close watch!" Kun Shan snorted coldly.

At the same time, he unleashed his Heart Spirit, sensing for any aura fluctuations within a ten-thousand-li radius.

The seven Daoist Palace Realm experts hurriedly sent out messages, telling everyone in the clan to unleash their Heart Spirits and monitor the situation.

...

Meanwhile, inside a certain Medicine Garden within the Kunpeng Race’s territory.

The Medicine Garden was sealed by a Restriction, making it impossible for ordinary people to probe the situation inside with their Divine Sense.

"Ya!" Inside the Medicine Garden, Yiyi was gnawing on a Spiritual Essence that looked like a Kun fish.

It was a Spiritual Essence that grew in a small pond, nurtured into existence by Kunpeng Essence Qi.

This item was called Kun Ginseng, an extremely rare type of Spiritual Essence for the Kunpeng Race.

"Little Yiyi, eat slowly. There’s still plenty more. Don’t choke, we’re not in a hurry," Little Shi Tou said to Yiyi in a soft, childish voice, blinking his gem-like eyes. Seeing his calm demeanor, one would think he was in his own family’s Medicine Garden.

Looking closely, one could see him clutching a Spiritual Essence shaped like a Peng bird in his chubby little hand. This was also an extremely rare Spiritual Essence, cultivated in soil that had been dyed with Kunpeng Essence Blood. Even within the Kunpeng Race, only the most talented disciples were allowed to consume it.

Ya!

Yiyi gnawed on the Spiritual Essence, its eyes narrowing with delight and a blissful smile appearing on its cheeks.

It glanced at Little Shi Tou, seeming very happy, before quickly resuming its feast.

’I’m starting to wonder if I was out of my mind, coming here with these two little ones to pull off this heist.’ Seeing the gluttonous Yiyi and the completely innocent Little Shi Tou, Ling Fei was speechless. The fact that he’d actually trusted a little brat like this and joined him on a raid... he was at a complete loss.

After shaking his head, his gaze shifted to the side.

This was a massive Medicine Garden.

The garden was like an island, enveloped by a Restriction. Spiritual Springs gurgled within, and the Spiritual Qi was extremely dense. The area was divided into various sections for different medicinal herbs.

’Since I’m already here, I have to make the Kunpeng Race bleed a little.’ With that thought, Ling Fei began to scan his surroundings.

’This Spiritual Essence isn’t bad. It must be over a thousand years old!’

’The Essence Qi has taken form! This is a Soul Dao Essence!’

’This Spiritual Essence actually contains Kunpeng Blood Qi!’

...

After spotting one precious Spiritual Essence after another, Ling Fei couldn’t help but start plundering.

These Spiritual Essences were too rare.

This was especially true for the few stalks of Soul Dao Essence. They were incredibly old, and their Essence Qi had taken form, as if the very soul of the plant had condensed on its exterior.

For Ling Fei, consuming them would enhance both his Divine Soul and Nascent Soul, allowing him to better control the Power of the Eye of Destruction.

And so, Ling Fei began his grand sweep, collecting one medicinal herb after another into his Dragon Bone Space.

Yiyi, on the other hand, was eating frantically, as if someone was about to snatch the herbs away from it. It looked like it wished it could devour everything in one go.

Little Shi Tou, however, was happily trotting about, picking herbs for Yiyi. He couldn’t have been more diligent.

It was clear he was truly fond of Yiyi, treating the little creature like his best friend.

Meanwhile, outside, Kun Shan and his men had dispatched countless clan members to search for Ling Fei.

...

At this moment, the Stone Race was in an uproar.

"Little Shi Tou is missing?"

"He’s been gone for six days?"

Several Elders emerged from seclusion one after another, only to be greeted with the news that Little Shi Tou was missing.

"Young Master Ling Fei is gone too." Then, news of Ling Fei’s disappearance also spread.

This made the hearts of the Stone Race Elders skip a beat. ’Don’t tell me Ling Fei abducted Little Shi Tou?’

But upon further inquiry, they discovered that Lian Shuang and Shangguan Wan’Er were still there, and they breathed a sigh of relief.

This only made the people of the Stone Race even more confused.

"Where did they go?" The last few Elders gathered and went to find Old Shi Ren.

"Don’t worry. As long as he’s in the Sealed Demon Land, nothing can happen to Little Shi Tou." Old Shi Ren was very calm.

"Well... we know nothing will happen to Little Shi Tou, but... we’re afraid something might happen to Ling Fei!" the Grand Elder said with an embarrassed expression.

The five Elders beside him also looked at Old Shi Ren with faint smiles.

"Afraid something will happen to Ling Fei?" Old Shi Ren was taken aback.

"Ahem. That kid Ling Fei refined a Spirit Awakening Pill last time. I gave it to one of my descendants, and the effects were quite good. I think that with him around, all the geniuses of our Stone Race can improve their comprehension. In turn, the overall strength of our Stone Race will surely be enhanced. He is the future of our Stone Race!" the Grand Elder said without a single blush, his heart not skipping a beat.

"Eldest Brother, I haven’t heard of any of your descendants taking a Spirit Awakening Pill!" the Fourth Elder said from the side.

He rolled his eyes. ’It was obviously you who took it, wasn’t it!’

However, as soon as he said this, the Grand Elder shot him a vicious glare filled with killing intent, which made the Fourth Elder quickly shrink back and shut his mouth.

"Hehe, Clan Leader, please use your Celestial Secret Mirror to divine where Little Shi Tou and Young Master Ling Fei are!" the Sixth Elder said with a laugh.

"Indeed, nothing can happen to Ling Fei!" several Elders chimed in. In fact, they had all taken a Spirit Awakening Pill in the last few days and felt the effects were excellent. Many of their previous confusions regarding Martial Arts had been resolved, and their strength had increased slightly. This was especially true for the Grand Elder, who felt he was on the verge of breaking through to the Heaven-Reaching Realm.

The Grand Elder even felt that if Ling Fei’s pills were just a tiny bit more effective, he could immediately step into the Heaven-Reaching Realm.

This made him incredibly excited. He immediately came out of seclusion to look for Ling Fei, wanting to confirm if he could refine even better elixirs.

But upon searching, he discovered that Ling Fei was no longer in the Stone Race’s territory.

This nearly made him die of anxiety.

It was the same for the other five Elders.

It was safe to say they treated Ling Fei like a precious treasure, valuing him even more than their own grandsons.

’That kid Ling Fei gave them Spirit Awakening Pills, but not me?’ Seeing this, Old Shi Ren immediately understood. These six old geezers had all taken the pills and were now eagerly hoping Ling Fei could refine even better ones. This made Old Shi Ren incredibly vexed. He was the Clan Leader, after all.

How dare they forget about him?

’I have to find that kid and give him a good beating,’ Old Shi Ren thought to himself, though a smile appeared on his face.

Now that his old brothers had taken the pills and all felt good, it was clear just how extraordinary the Spirit Awakening Pills were.

Ling Fei’s elixirs had clearly become the hope of the Stone Race!

With a thought, Old Shi Ren flipped his palm, and a Stone Mirror appeared.

It was a Supreme Treasure forged from Celestial Stone. The Dao Patterns on its surface were natural, and it was as smooth as a looking glass. With another thought, he formed a Dharma Seal.

BUZZ!

The Dharma Seal flashed and sank into the Stone Mirror.

Then, Old Shi’s Heart Spirit stirred, and he condensed the figures of Little Shi Tou and Ling Fei, sending them into the Stone Mirror.

This was the simplest method of divination. As long as one used a powerful technique to condense a target’s likeness and aura, their location could be deduced.

Of course, this required the target to be nearby.

It wouldn’t work if they were too far away.

For that, one would need the target’s bloodline or a Divine Soul Seal to perform the divination.

As the figures sank into the Stone Mirror, ripples spread across its surface. Hazy Dao Patterns began to squirm as the mirror communed with heaven and earth, performing a Divine Calculation.

’I wonder where that kid Ling Fei went.’ Seeing this, the Grand Elder and the others tensed up, wondering to themselves.

’If we find him, we have to watch him closely next time. Otherwise, there’ll be no one to perform Alchemy for us,’ the old men grumbled to themselves.

BUZZ!

Finally, Light Patterns flashed on the Stone Mirror. It burst forth with Space Power, and as ripples spread across its surface, a scene materialized before their eyes.

The first thing to appear before them was a cherubic, doll-like boy.

"Little Shi Tou!" the Elders in the hall cried out in unison upon seeing the boy.

Their gazes then shifted, and they saw Little Shi Tou picking herbs before happily trotting over to feed them to Yiyi.

"They’re in a Medicine Garden?" The Elders were already used to this sight.

After all, the Stone Race’s Medicine Garden had been ravaged by Little Shi Tou and Yiyi just like this for the better part of a month.

The only herbs left were those that weren’t old enough for Yiyi’s tastes, and thus they were allowed to continue growing in the Stone Race’s Medicine Garden.

"The aura in this Medicine Garden... it seems to belong to the Kunpeng Race!" With a brief look, the group noticed the Nether Qi that permeated the garden.

This was, without a doubt, the Kunpeng Race’s territory.

"The Kunpeng Race!" At these words, Old Shi Ren’s eyelid twitched. "What is that little rascal doing in the Kunpeng Race’s territory?"

"They couldn’t be there to rescue someone, could they?" the Grand Elder asked, looking at Old Shi Ren.

He couldn’t think of any other reason why Little Shi Tou and Ling Fei would go to the Kunpeng Race.

"It’s possible!" the crowd nodded.

"But I feel like they’re more likely there to steal herbs," the Fourth Elder said, staring at the scene displayed by the Stone Mirror.

This was because Little Shi Tou looked unbelievably relaxed and carefree.

After picking the herbs, the little guy trotted over to give them to Yiyi, telling it to eat slowly. He even said that after it was finished, he would figure out a way to find more Spiritual Essences for it from other Clans.

"Don’t tell me Little Shi Tou targeted the Kunpeng Race because all the Spiritual Essences in our Stone Race have been eaten?" Beads of sweat appeared on the Grand Elder’s forehead.

He had just seen Little Shi Tou blink his gem-like eyes and promise to go to other Divine Races to find Spiritual Essences for Yiyi to eat in the future.

"So, it turns out Little Shi Tou really did go to the Kunpeng Race to steal herbs?" In the end, everyone’s gazes shifted to fall upon Old Shi Ren.

This made Old Shi Ren’s cheeks burn with embarrassment.

This was the peerless genius of the Stone Race, a talent rarely seen in seventy thousand years, upon whom they had placed immense hope.

But, ever since Little Shi Tou’s consciousness had awakened, the things he did were... a bit...

"Ahem..." Old Shi Ren looked embarrassed, then said with a perfectly straight face, "It’s better for him to wreak havoc on other Clans than on our own family."

"That seems to be true," the Elders nodded. Yet, they couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off, even as they had no choice but to accept the reality of the situation.

Who could blame them? Little Shi Tou was the apple of their eye. What else could they do but accept it?