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Chapter 17 Healing Beads, the Greed of the Third Prince of the Blood Barbarians
Over the next few days, Ying Chen focused on cultivation. With the presence of a top-grade spiritual vein beneath Shuoyang City, his cultivation speed increased significantly, and he was nearing the late Nascent Soul stage. Most importantly, he no longer needed to consume spirit stones...
Moreover, he fed Little Gold with his own spiritual energy every day. He discovered that the speed of improvement was faster when he cultivated after his spiritual energy was exhausted. Little Gold also grew a bit under his spiritual energy nourishment, and was already close to one meter tall...
Their growth rate is very fast, and their strength has also improved...
"Your Highness!"
At that moment, Lu Bing's voice came from outside.
"Come in!"
Ying Chen said calmly.
Lu Bing pushed open the door and entered, bowing respectfully. He said, "Your Highness, after receiving news of the Second Prince's death, the Dark Pavilion has withdrawn the bounty on you..."
Upon hearing this, Ying Chen smiled and said, "Well done! Thank you for your hard work!"
"It's no trouble at all to share Your Highness's burdens..."
Lu Bing knelt on one knee and said.
"Did you encounter any danger in the capital?"
Ying Chen nodded and said.
Lu Bing shook his head and said, "There are indeed a few Nascent Soul stage experts in the capital, but their strength is about the same as mine, and they cannot detect the barrier I set up..."
Ying Chen revealed a thoughtful expression. His strength was similar to Lu Bing's, that is, the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm. As for whether there were even stronger experts lurking in the shadows, that remained unknown...
That's right, the one who attacked the Second Prince's residence was Lu Bing and the Imperial Guards he led...
Before the operation, Lu Bing had set up a barrier outside the Second Prince's residence. Anyone whose cultivation level was higher than Lu Bing's would be unable to sense what was happening inside the residence. This is why no one noticed when Lu Bing and his men killed the Second Prince...
"Hmm! Well done, you may leave now! For the time being, have the Imperial Guards in the capital suspend all activities..."
Ying Chen nodded and said.
"Here!"
Lu Bing bowed and then left.
"Ow!"
After Lu Bing left, Xiao Jin appeared out of nowhere and happily circled around Ying Chen.
"Little Jin, where did you go to play again!"
Ying Chen gently stroked Little Gold, smiling as he spoke. Then, he gathered spiritual energy at his fingertips, and Little Gold excitedly opened its mouth and took it in...
Since Xiao Jin returned to Shuoyang City with him, he has only been able to find the dragon when he was hungry and needed to replenish his spiritual energy. Otherwise, the dragon seems to be running around somewhere...
Initially, Ying Chen wanted to keep it in the Liang Prince's Mansion, but then he thought that Xiao Jin's cultivation had already reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. Coupled with the formidable combat power of the Dragon Clan, even a Nascent Soul expert probably couldn't do anything to Xiao Jin. In Liangzhou, apart from Ying Chen and his subordinates, no one else could rival it...
After a while, Xiao Jin let go of Ying Chen's hand.
"I am full?"
Ying Chen looked at Xiao Jin, patted its head, and said.
Xiao Jin nodded, then followed his arm up to Ying Chen's head and affectionately nuzzled his face.
Then, it opened its mouth and spat out a round bead, which emitted a pure white light. Under that light, one felt comfortable and warm all over...
"This is... what you were looking for?"
This bead is clearly no ordinary object; it's highly likely to be a magical treasure...
Ying Chen immediately used his Eye of Insight to examine the function of the bead...
"Healing Bead: A spiritual object born of heaven and earth, of high-grade Earth rank. It possesses the power to heal diseases, repair injuries, and neutralize all poisons. Furthermore, it can calm the mind and spirit. Cultivators who wear it can slightly increase their cultivation speed..."
Good heavens! I was shocked when I saw it. The bead that Xiao Jin brought back was actually a high-grade Earth-rank spiritual object, and it had all sorts of miraculous effects. Just the fact that it could neutralize all poisons in the world would make many people fight tooth and nail for it, since no one could guarantee that they wouldn't be poisoned at some point...
Not to mention it can also increase cultivation speed; once this treasure gets out, it will surely cause a bloodbath...
Xiao Jin watched Ying Chen from the side, its dragon tail swaying back and forth unconsciously, as if waiting for Ying Chen's praise...
"well done!"
Ying Chen said with a smile, and then put the healing bead away.
"Ow!"
Little Gold excitedly tumbled around, then flew off towards the outside, clearly intending to go out again...
Ying Chen shook his head helplessly, but didn't stop it. He let it be, since it would be nice if it brought back some treasures from time to time...
In his past life, Ying Chen had often heard that dragons loved to collect treasures, and now it seemed that it was all true. Little Jin was only so young, yet he was already out searching for treasures to support the family. Ying Chen was very pleased...
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Outside Shuoyang City.
Two people appeared outside the city; one was a young man, and the other was an elderly man with white hair...
These two were none other than the third prince of the Blood Barbarian Dynasty and a retainer of the Imperial Household Department. They couldn't possibly travel through Zhenman Pass from the Blood Barbarian Dynasty to Liangzhou; they had to take a detour. That's why it took them several days to arrive in Liangzhou...
"Is this the capital of Liangzhou? It's not all that great! It's worse than any other capital of my Blood Barbarian Dynasty..."
The young man said in a disdainful tone.
"Third Prince, something's not right about Shuoyang City!"
At this moment, the old man transmitted his voice to the young man.
"Oh? Is something wrong?"
The young man echoed back.
"As we've traveled, the spiritual energy in other parts of Liangzhou has been extremely thin, which aligns with our understanding of Liangzhou. However, since entering the area around Shuoyang City, the concentration of spiritual energy has increased dramatically, which is highly unusual..."
The old man replied.
Upon hearing the old man's reply, the young man also sensed something amiss. Previously, he had held Liangzhou in contempt and hadn't paid any attention to these matters, but now, having calmed down, he realized something was wrong with Shuoyang City...
First, the spiritual energy in Shuoyang City is different from other places in Liangzhou; it's incredibly dense, even denser than most places in the Blood Barbarian Dynasty. Secondly, the guards at the city gate—at a glance, all ten-odd guards are at the Foundation Establishment stage; not a single one is at the Qi Refining stage. In the Blood Barbarian Dynasty, only the capital city has this level of protection…
"Mr. Qian, can you tell why this is?"
The Third Prince of the Blood Barbarians spoke with a somewhat solemn expression.
"If I'm not mistaken, there is very likely a spiritual vein beneath Shuoyang City. It is precisely because of the existence of this spiritual vein that the spiritual energy of Shuoyang City is so abundant..."
Mr. Qian shared his opinion.
"Spiritual pulse!"
The Third Prince of the Blood Barbarians was breathing rapidly. Spirit veins were extremely scarce strategic resources. Not only could they be used to mine spirit stones, but they could also continuously generate spiritual energy. Possessing a spirit vein was equivalent to possessing endless wealth...
Although the level of the spiritual vein beneath Shuoyang City is unknown, judging from the density of spiritual energy in Shuoyang City, its level is at least no lower than intermediate...
No, after conquering Liangzhou, I must ask my father to bestow Shuoyang City upon me. At that time, this spiritual vein will also be his...
Once I possess this spiritual vein, I can recruit soldiers and powerful warriors to serve me. At that time, how could my brothers possibly compete with me? The position of the next Blood Barbarian Emperor will definitely be mine...
Thinking of this, the Third Prince of the Blood Barbarians' breathing became rapid, his eyes filled with greed, wishing he could take over Shuoyang City immediately...
Fortunately, he still retained some rationality and knew why he was there. He forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart, figuring it wouldn't be too late to decide after taking over the entire Liangzhou. After all, the spiritual vein wasn't going to run away...