Chapter Eighty-One: The Swamp, Blood Orchid
A faint mist seemed to surround the entire swamp, making it appear even more eerie and abnormal.
Even inhaling a little mist, Wang Chen had a slight dizziness. Wang Chen's physique had become extremely abnormal, not to mention the rarest in the world, but also outstanding among most people!
But there is still a faint dizzy feeling, which can be seen from the strangeness of this swamp!
Fortunately, the sect had prepared an antidote earlier! It was specially prepared for disciples of the sect who would enter and encounter poisonous beasts or magic path cultivators.
With an antidote pill in his mouth, Wang Chen felt much better!
Walking slowly through the marsh, Wang Chen carefully observed his surroundings, always on guard against a sneak attack by a monster.
Chirp!
A sound pierced through the air, a foot-long black demon beast burst out of the water and bit towards Wang Chen's leg.
"Hmm!"
Wang Chen slightly lifted his right foot, and in an instant, a deafening explosion sound rang out. His right leg flashed with illusions, and with a "pu" sound, the black demon beast was actually kicked into minced meat by Wang Chen, scattering in all directions.
King Chen's pants were corroded by the toxic blood, with holes everywhere, looking very tattered.
At a glance, it can be seen that Wang Chen's clothes are already tattered and worn out, all of which were left behind by the fierce battle between Wang Chen and the demon beast.
The monsters in the swamp, whether they are water or earth attributes, all have severe toxicity. This seems to be a characteristic of the monsters here. Fortunately, the extremely toxic line is restrained by Wang Chen's blood, and with the antidote pill, it's not too much trouble!
The greatest enemy in the swamp is not a monster, but oneself.
It's up to you!
In the marsh there are many strange traps, once a person steps into this piece of land, the mud around will bind the person's feet and then pull them closer to the mud!
Ordinary swamps are ineffective against cultivators, but the swamps here are even more eerie and abnormal, as if there are demonic beasts controlling them, secretly staring at their prey above the swamp, and once they let their guard down, they will reveal their ferocity!
Wang Chen had once fallen into it, although only half a leg was in, but he felt endless biting and tearing from below, as if millions of mouths were biting him!
Although these bites couldn't tear through Wang Chen's skin and muscles, which were as tough as mid-grade treasure equipment, they still startled him into a cold sweat!
"If it sinks completely, it's definitely going to be fatal!"
After that, Wang Chen slowed down a lot and was almost walking in small steps, his speed was almost the same as an ordinary person. Even so, the demonic beasts that kept appearing around him were still distracting Wang Chen's attention!
A loud roar!
A black shadow burst out of the water, fortunately Wang Chen was always on guard, even though it happened suddenly he didn't panic, in an instant a small sword rose from under his feet, his body flashed with residual shadows, and in the blink of an eye he had already dodged one meter away!
Plop!
The dark shadow fell into the water, and Wang Chen saw it very clearly. It turned out to be a crocodile over one zhang long!
The black alligator wore scales, looking majestic and powerful, the teeth exposed at the corner of its mouth made people's hearts feel a chill! However, these were not the most unbearable things, the key was that the alligator did not show its face, surrounding Wang Chen to launch a sneak attack!
Bang!
The alligator's sneak attack failed again, and Wang Chen hid aside with a furious face: "At this rate, with our minds focused on the alligator, our speed will be greatly reduced. It's estimated that it'll take two days to get out of the swamp! It's better to kill the alligator first and then proceed, which would actually be faster!"
Wang Chen focused his attention and proceeded slowly, but secretly paid even more attention to his surroundings.
As expected, at the time of one incense stick, the alligator jumped out of the water again.
This time, Wang Chen did not dodge and charged straight at the alligator's massive head! Just as the alligator was about to swallow Wang Chen whole, a giant sword appeared in Wang Chen's hand and stood upright in the alligator's mouth.
The alligator wanted to bite, but couldn't do it, and instead the Thousand Jin Sword pressed down on the alligator's head, splashing a piece of fresh blood! Next, Wang Chen swung his arms, and the alligator followed Wang Chen's arm swing!
Bang!
The alligator crashed to the ground and wanted to roll around in all directions.
"Hmph! Remember this, die!"
Ice Spirit Sword brings a fierce sword intent, entering from the huge mouth supported by Thousand Jun Sword, and then rampaging inside the alligator's body!
Ahh! Ahhh!!
The alligator's mournful cry continued, and after a moment, the sound stopped quickly! It seemed to have closed its breath! However, at this time, the Ice Spirit Sword had become somewhat uneven.
"It's time to forge your own destined sword!"
Wang Chen secretly thought that after possessing the sword intent, cultivators could actually forge a personal sword similar to their innate treasure, but Wang Chen didn't have that kind of time, and his divine consciousness was relatively weaker.
The destined artifact of a sword cultivator can only be forged by oneself, and there are three methods to forge it: one is the Blood Refining Method, which uses one's own blood to draw a large array, then refine minerals to form the destined sword artifact. This method produces a destined sword artifact that is equivalent to one's own blood, with a sense of fluidity, making it easier for the sword cultivator to control.
Two is to create an embryo, and then cultivate it slowly like a normal cultivator cultivating their innate treasure, adding new materials. This method is the simplest, and after reaching a high level, the innate sword is easier to upgrade, as long as there are high-level materials available.
Three is the divine refining method, this divine refining method requires sword cultivators to use their own sword intent, will and divine consciousness to grind the ore into powder! This method can maximize the utilization of the essence in the ore, so the power of the congenital artifact refined by this method is the greatest and most tenacious.
Unfortunately, this method is very difficult to practice, not only requiring willpower and sword intent, but also a kind of self-inflicted torture on one's divine consciousness. Every time you refine your divine consciousness, it will be damaged once, and the damage will be permanent if there is no top-grade elixir to restore it!
Secondly, this method is also the most time-consuming one. Each piece of ore needs to be refined for several days, and a sword requires at least a dozen or so pieces of ore. The cost of the medicine needed to restore spiritual consciousness is simply unimaginable! Moreover, as you progress further, the materials become increasingly difficult to refine using the divine refining method, taking up more time and costing an even greater price!
Wang Chen still shook his head after a flash of information in his mind, "It's too early to discuss these things, let's talk about it when our divine sense reaches the Golden Dan stage!"
After collecting the materials from the alligator's body, Wang Chen was also shocked!
The scales on its body are extremely tough and can be used to make several top-notch defensive artifacts, and the teeth in different parts of its mouth are also worth varying amounts, not cheap at all!
After picking up the dust, Wang Chen continued to move forward. He didn't go far before stopping again and started operating the Five Elements Hidden Spirit Technique. The spiritual energy fluctuations on his body almost disappeared!
Wang Chen also hid quietly beside the withered tree, but he didn't use any unknown formations because that would be too obvious. Once discovered, his figure would be exposed!
"Brother, is it true this time? We've searched three places already and couldn't find the Blood Orchid. Is it real or fake?" a black-robed monk whispered.
The black-robed monk next to him immediately shouted, "Fool, I've told you before, the misty flower is a companion spirit medicine of the blood orchid, wherever there is a misty flower, there must be a blood orchid, it's just that unfortunately, it was taken away at some unknown time!"
"Brother said that, I am not uneasy in my heart? Walking such a long way and didn't encounter a single Blood Orchid, it's simply strange!"
The black-robed monk who had complained earlier spoke in a flattering tone, and the two of them began discussing the matter of the swamp once again.
The spiritual medicine of the swamp is not needed by Luo Yunzong, so it was given to Wang Chen's jade slip, which didn't introduce the swamp in the northwest.
The swampy land is generally referred to as the Misty Swamp, because it is filled with toxic mist that is extremely dangerous, and one careless step can lead to a fatal fall.
The foggy marsh is roughly elliptical in shape, and the direction of the royal carriage's journey is roughly from one end of the short side of the ellipse directly across, so the distance is not very far.
But the main producing areas of the Misty Swamp Spirit Medicine are in two regions on both sides of the ellipse, one part on each side, and these two places are where many spirit medicines are produced.
The two had a detection tool that could detect the location of the misty flower, and only then could they determine the location of the blood orchid. What kind of flower is the misty flower, and how much it's worth, Wang Chen didn't know, but the blood orchid was extremely precious!
The two of them chatted for a few sentences and slowly parted ways. Wang Chen thought for a moment behind, gritted his teeth, and quietly followed up!
