Chapter 91
Seeing that Xiao Zhan didn't take any action, the old man became obviously irritable.
Xiao Zhan's guess was not wrong, he also had a backup plan, but as long as Xiao Zhan didn't get close, he had no way to hurt Xiao Zhan.
But if he continues to consume it, he will definitely die of exhaustion!
The old man immediately understood that the combat experience of the boy in front of him was horrifying, and he was definitely not someone he could look down upon!
The old man made a quick decision and turned around to escape.
Xiao Zhan immediately chased after him, but did not get too close. Instead, he kept shooting darts to prevent the old man from escaping.
Soon, the two of them were chasing each other, running for dozens of miles.
In order to prevent traps on the road, Xiao Zhan has always maintained a high degree of vigilance.
The old man from the Yamata Kingdom once again had a few bloody wounds on his body.
Seeing Xiao Zhan chasing after him, the old man roared angrily:
"You are a newcomer who just entered the Lost Land, and you attacked me out of nowhere. What are you planning to do?!"
Xiao Zhan sneered while running wildly:
"I don't want anything, I just want to kill you! You warriors from the Yamata Kingdom are notorious, and everyone calls for beatings. Shouldn't I kill you?"
The old man ran away and snorted coldly:
"Stop saying these high-sounding words."
"What do you want from me? Just tell me!"
Xiao Zhan's eyes became colder and sterner, "I won't negotiate terms with you, because you warriors from the Baqi Kingdom never keep your word!"
With that said, Xiao Zhan fired several flying knives again, blocking the old man's escape route.
Seeing that he couldn't escape, the old man suddenly stopped and rushed towards Xiao Zhan.
After he got twenty meters closer to Xiao Zhan, a sinister flash appeared in the old man's eyes. He suddenly broke off the little finger of his right hand and used it as a dart to shoot at Xiao Zhan.
His hands were made with poison, which is extremely poisonous. If he touches it, he will die if he touches it. Even if he is in the Qi Gathering Realm, he will lose most of his combat power instantly.
Xiao Zhan had long been on guard against the old man's backhand. The moment he saw him turning around and charging towards him, Xiao Zhan stepped back, his whole body turning and jumping at extremely irregular steps.
The little finger, which the old man used as a dart, flew past Xiao Zhan and was split into two pieces by Xiao Zhan's sharp swing of his knife.
The poisonous blood splashed from his fingers fell on the ground, instantly corroding the ground into darkness. The surrounding plants withered immediately and turned into a pool of smelly water.
Xiao Zhan stared at the old man closely and said slowly:
"If you have the ability, break off all nine of your remaining fingers."
The old man's face was extremely cold. He didn't expect that his backhand had no effect!
Seeing that he was losing more and more real energy and blood, the old man finally became a little scared.
He escaped not only to survive, but also to lure Xiao Zhan away from the lake.
Because he was afraid that Xiao Zhan would discover the secrets in the lake.
I have been waiting there for decades, and I am about to gain something. I absolutely cannot fall short at this time.
Seeing Xiao Zhan's unyielding look, the old man said coldly:
"Make a deal."
Xiao Zhan slowly shook his head:
"I won't do business with you people from the Yaqi Kingdom."
The old man turned pale with anger, suddenly pulled a cloth bag from his waist, and said in a deep voice:
"There are five true essence stones in here."
Xiao Zhan raised his eyebrows, "It's quite attractive, but after I finish you off, the True Essence Stone will still be mine."
The old man was immediately speechless.
Feeling the weakness coming from his body, the old man roared angrily:
"Five True Essence Stones, plus the address of a True Essence Stone mine!"
Xiao Zhan's eyes narrowed when he heard the true essence stone vein.
Just listen to the old man continue:
"Decades ago, I discovered a true essence stone vein, and there were at least hundreds of true essence stones in it."
Xiao Zhan asked expressionlessly:
"Then why don't you take the True Essence Stone from there?"
The old man from the Baqi Kingdom looked at Xiao Zhan with disdain:
"You know nothing!"
"The mining of True Essence Stone is not a simple matter."
Xiao Zhan chuckled:
"After I beat you half to death, are you still afraid that you won't reveal the location of those hundreds of True Essence Stones?"
"Do you really think I have no blood?!" The old man from the Baqi Kingdom suddenly roared: "You are really determined to kill me. I promise you won't get half of the True Essence Stone!"
"Also, the other strong men of our Baqi Kingdom will definitely hunt you to the ends of the earth!"
Xiao Zhan said 'hehe': "You are hiding here alone, either to avoid enemies or because there is some treasure here."
"No matter what the reason is, you will never let others know your whereabouts. Therefore, if I kill you, no one will know about it, and you don't need to scare me."
"Besides, even if your people from the Yamata Kingdom don't come to me, I will still find a way to eradicate you from the Yamata Kingdom!"
The old man was so angry that he was shaking all over, and the blood and true energy from the wound were draining away faster.
"What are you going to do! What's wrong with me being from the Yamata Kingdom? I provoke you to provoke you?!"
Xiao Zhan's expression became extremely cold: "In this lost land, we are either friends or enemies!"
"You don't need me to teach you this truth! Do you dare to say that you don't have the blood of my compatriots from the Yanlong Kingdom on your hands?"
The old man suddenly laughed ferociously: "You are really right, I have killed several people from Yanlong City."
"So, you will definitely die today!" Xiao Zhan shouted loudly and suddenly raised the Red Dragon Sword.
The dark red lines on the blade actually began to flow. With the blessing of the true essence, the black blade light shot straight into the sky. For a moment, lightning flashed and thundered in the sky!
The rolling thunder suddenly fell, and as Xiao Zhan struck out with his sword, the light of the sword and the thunder and lightning intertwined and struck the old man violently.
Not only that, nine darts flew out together, shooting at the old man from nine different directions.
The old man from the Yaqi Kingdom had his eyes cracked. He gritted his teeth and the remaining nine fingers were all broken, instantly turning into black blood mist.
The old man used his remaining true energy to blow the poisonous black blood mist towards Xiao Zhan.
Xiao Zhan struck out with a knife and quickly stepped back.
But his right hand still touched the black blood mist.
For a moment, Xiao Zhan's right hand turned purple-black. The meridians of his right arm were seriously injured and he could no longer hold the Red Dragon Sword.
Xiao Zhan's expression remained unchanged, and he caught the Red Dragon Sword with his left hand extremely calmly.
At this time, the old man's body was pierced by nine darts again!
He fell on his back, but still roared:
"If you've been poisoned by me, just wait for death!"
Xiao Zhan's face was cold and stern, and he stepped forward suddenly, placing the Red Dragon Sword directly on the old man's neck.
Glancing at his right hand, which was already completely dark, Xiao Zhan looked down at the old man indifferently and asked:
"Tell me, where is the location of the True Essence Stone vein? Also, why are you hiding here?"
A flash of madness flashed in the old man's eyes.
"Don't even think about it, just die with me!"
After shouting these words, the old man's body swelled up instantly, and blood and true energy surged out from the wound.
Xiao Zhan quickly pulled back.
The next moment, the old man's body suddenly exploded and turned into a black mist of blood.
The old man actually committed suicide.
It's a pity that he couldn't take Xiao Zhan away.
At this time, Xiao Zhan's entire right arm had lost all feeling and he could not move at all.
Xiao Zhan was not at all panicked.
He found the five blown-up True Essence Stones not far away and ran all the way back to the lake.
Then Xiao Zhan found a patch of grass that was more than three meters high, sat cross-legged in the grass, and tried to use his true energy to force the toxin out of his right arm.
After several attempts, nothing worked.
But Xiao Zhan knew that since the old man was able to turn himself into a poisonous body, it meant that there must be a way to protect himself from the harm of this poison.
Unable to find a solution for the time being, Xiao Zhan adjusted his mentality and soon returned to the ruins of the destroyed hut.
After rummaging inside for a while, Xiao Zhan took out the Buddha statue.
The height of the Buddha statue is about thirty centimeters, and the material should be some kind of stone.
According to Xiao Zhan's speculation, the lost land was too large. If the old man from the Baqi Kingdom had really discovered the True Essence Stone vein, he would most likely have left a map.
Sure enough, Xiao Zhan soon discovered the mechanism at the bottom of the Buddha statue.
After opening it, the Buddha statue split into two halves instantly.
A piece of yellowed cloth was held in Xiao Zhan's hand.
There was a map painted on it with some sort of green juice.
Xiao Zhan took out the old beggar senior's map and compared it, and found that the place where the old man from the Baqi Kingdom discovered the true essence stone vein was completely in the opposite direction to Yanlong City!
Xiao Zhan had no choice but to put away the maps and make plans later.
Just when Xiao Zhan was about to leave, he suddenly smelled a fragrance.
The fragrance comes from the direction of the lake.
Xiao Zhan immediately rushed to the lake and fixed his eyes on the pile of rocks at the bottom of the lake.
I glanced over and found nothing unusual.
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Zhan held the Red Dragon Sword in his hand and jumped into the lake.
After searching the bottom of the lake for half an hour, Xiao Zhan didn't find anything, and the strange fragrance disappeared.
But Xiao Zhan is sure that the fragrance is definitely coming from the bottom of the lake!
Based on the principle that he would rather wait than miss, Xiao Zhan found a hidden bush by the lake and waited quietly while trying to remove the toxins from his right arm.
Finally, the sky gradually darkened.
The huge full moon rose into the sky, and its bright moonlight shone on the lake, making it look particularly cold.
Suddenly, Xiao Zhan smelled the strange fragrance again. Without any hesitation, he dived into the bottom of the lake again to search.
But this time, Xiao Zhan still didn't find anything.
The strange fragrance only lasted a few seconds before disappearing again.
A few hours later, the strange fragrance appeared again, but it also lasted only a few seconds.
After figuring out the rules a little bit, Xiao Zhan had a plan in his mind.
Every time a scent appears, he zeroes in on an area of the lake.
After several passes, the area was reduced to less than five meters in the center of the lake.
This time, Xiao Zhan dived straight into the center of the lake and searched the bottom of the lake.
Strangely, after searching for half an hour, except for some black algae, there were only piles of strange-shaped rocks at the bottom of the lake.
Xiao Zhan stood at the bottom of the lake and waited patiently for a while.
Finally, the moment the strange fragrance appeared, Xiao Zhan locked his eyes on a dark green stone next to him!
The stone has an irregular shape and is only about the size of a football.
Xiao Zhan hugged the stone and planned to surface.
But when he pulled hard, he discovered that the stone was not moving at all!
No matter how hard Xiao Zhan tried, he couldn't pull the stone even one inch.
This is strange!
After thinking about it, Xiao Zhan raised the Red Dragon Sword, poked along the bottom of the stone, and inserted it in smoothly.
There was a crisp sound, as if something had been cut.
Xiao Zhan used force again, and the stone was finally moved by Xiao Zhan.
After emerging from the water, Xiao Zhan immediately looked into his arms.
Under the moonlight, this dark green stone exudes an oily luster.
Taking a closer look, there seemed to be thread-like things inside the stone.
Xiao Zhan turned the stone over and suddenly his eyes flashed.
Strips of golden, root-like things appeared in front of him.
After getting closer and smelling it, these exposed roots indeed exuded a faint fragrance.
According to Xiao Zhan's intuition, the thing growing in the stone should be some kind of precious medicinal material.
Perhaps, the old man from the Yaqi Kingdom is waiting here just for this medicinal plant!
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Zhan took off a willow leaf flying knife and began to cut the stone bit by bit.
After several hours, Xiao Zhan finally peeled the medicinal plant out of the stone.
This medicinal plant is completely golden, with no leaves or fruits, only golden roots.
Xiao Zhan used a willow leaf flying knife to gently cut off a very small bit and put it into his mouth.
It is sweet in the mouth, and the aroma instantly fills the entire mouth.
Not only that, Xiao Zhan could feel that the real energy he had consumed in the battle, as well as the real energy and blood corroded by the mist, immediately filled up.
Not only that!
Even Xiao Zhan's poisoned right arm gradually regained consciousness.
Xiao Zhan was overjoyed.
In the past few years, he has seen a large number of precious medicinal materials, including hundreds of years old wild ginseng and thousand-year-old Polygonum vulgaris. However, compared to this unknown medicinal material, they are thousands of times worse!
Xiao Zhan could even feel that his condition was better than in his prime, and he seemed to be closer to the middle stage of Qi Gathering Realm.
Xiao Zhan did not dare to waste such a treasure. After eating the fifth small piece, Xiao Zhan's arm returned to normal.
Xiao Zhan tore off a piece of cloth from his clothes, wrapped the remaining golden medicinal ingredients and put them in his arms, then quickly left the place.
And what he went to was not in the direction of Yanlong City, but according to the map left by the old man of Baqi Kingdom, to look for the vein containing hundreds of true essence stones.
