Chapter 778 - 410: Struggle for Fortune_3
Wang Pengzu was also helpless, looking at the chaotic sword-swept ground, resembling a pit like a dog’s den.
"What on earth is this..."
Tie Dan’s face darkened,
"I just dug a pit here, and you all rushed over looking for a fight! And you tell me you don’t know anything!
If you don’t come clean, I’ll dig out your Nascent Soul and search your soul!"
Wang Pengzu’s expression changed,
"Fellow Daoist Xuantian, aren’t you being too aggressive?
We are from the same sect, the word ’Xuan’ can’t be written with two strokes, five thousand years ago we were one family..."
Tie Dan remained silent, his eyes radiated a faint green light, eerie as if a wolf had opened its eyes.
Wang Pengzu quickly confessed,
"There’s ginseng underground."
Tie Dan, "...Ginseng?"
Wang Pengzu also laid his cards on the table, shaking his head and said,
"Yellow Ginseng Divine Grass, Taiwei Jade Essence, it can calm the mind, stabilize the soul, prevent panic, dispel evil, brighten the eyes, enlighten wisdom, and prolong life.
This ginseng essence is the largest and oldest in the Sizhou region. No one knows when it attained the Dao. There are records of it from the time of the Immortal Palace, and it was even titled the Ginseng King, serving as the City God for a thousand years. Calculating from then, it must have at least ten thousand years of Taoist practice. If it could be captured for alchemy, it could extend life by at least one thousand two hundred years and avert a Lifespan Tribulation.
However, the ginseng is most skilled in earth escape skills, able to flee for hundreds of miles underground in a single breath, evading Divine Sense detection. Moreover, having lived for so long, the Ginseng King is incredibly cautious in its escape tactics. Without proficient escape skills and sufficient opportunity, it’s difficult even to catch a glimpse of its track. Over the years, many have sought it, yet failed. In the end, it was Master Xuan Du who intervened, using Supreme Dao Power to create an inescapable trap, confining this creature within this secret realm.
As people of the Mystic Sect, Refining Qi and Transforming God, severing karma and crossing the tribulation, who doesn’t fear the Lifespan Tribulation and the Three Calamities? Naturally, each desires to seize this Immortal Fate. Cloud Platform Peak, also worried about these contests leading to discord, set three rules.
Trials were established here, only disciples of the sect’s True Inheritance, who have crossed the Heavenly Thunder Three Calamities, and avoided the Lifespan Tribulation, can attempt to seize this Ginseng King, possessing thousand years of Daoist power. Moreover, access to the secret realm is limited, with only three individuals allowed every sixty years, an opportunity not to be missed.
It was now our turn, Zhong Nanzi and I, yet without even entering the scene, we got beaten up and wounded by you, Fellow Daoist. If the seal were broken, allowing the Ginseng King to escape, everyone would be displeased."
Tie Dan looked skeptical,
"Is it really ginseng? What does ginseng look like? How big is it?"
Wang Pengzu laughed,
"How would I know, but if I truly saw it, I wouldn’t let it escape."
Tie Dan looked at him dubiously,
"I don’t think you’re that capable, how would you catch it?"
"I... I have my ways."
Wang Pengzu endured.
Tie Dan thought for a moment, pointed to the sword in his hand,
"I am also a True Inheritance of the Mystic Sect, have withstood three thunders, crossed the Lifespan Tribulation, and passed the first death barrier, possessing more than a thousand years of Dao Power.
Moreover, I gave you a sword, so let me have this trial as recompense for this cause."
"What? You’ve even passed the death barrier? Really... fine..."
Ultimately, the situation was beyond him, Wang Pengzu realized he couldn’t even inflict harm or escape, so he conceded neatly and handed over a bronze axe from his bosom,
"That lake is the entrance to the secret realm, where the ginseng is imprisoned. Carrying the axe allows you to enter the secret realm..."
"Carry it in? Not throw it into the lake?"
Tie Dan’s eyes sharpened instantly.
Wang Pengzu shivered as he was glared at,
"Why would I deceive you? This axe must be returned to Cloud Platform Peak. How can it be lost?"
Tie Dan stared at him,
"Is the ginseng really imprisoned in the Langxuan Secret Realm?"
Wang Pengzu scratched his head,
"Of course, it’s true. The Ginseng King is the essence of the mountains, capable of fleeing a thousand miles in an instant. Ordinary means can’t confine it.
But what is the Langxuan Secret Realm? Inside lies the Dongxuan Taixu realm, previously the Daoist field of the Carefree Demon Sect.
So let me say it again, under no circumstances should you lose the axe, or you’ll be in trouble."