Chapter 241: Asking for Ambergris

Lao He had completed the third major species fusion, raising his core strength to the Golden Core stage. Moreover, he could enhance his spiritual power by devouring extraterrestrial demons. Unfortunately, his physical body couldn’t leave the Immortal Prison, and his spiritual power wasn’t very useful in intense battles.

Lao He said, “Master, my current Asura Demon Body is no longer useful. I need another stronger demon body to fight for you.”

The strength of the Asura Demon Body was only between the early and middle stages of Foundation Building, making it indeed inadequate.

“This requires finding the right opportunity. Powerful demon bodies aren’t easy to come by,” Su Che replied in his mind.

“Yes…”

Lao He scratched his head, mainly because he felt anxious and guilty for not being able to assist his master in battle.

Su Che understood his feelings and comforted him, “As a spirit vessel, your duty is to help me manage the Immortal Prison. If it weren’t necessary, I really wouldn’t want you to go out and risk fighting.”

Just then, they saw the Snake Woman floating over from afar, swaying her long snake tail.

“Lao He, call Su Che for me,” the Snake Woman’s voice carried a strange magic that made people’s minds wander.

“The master is here,” Lao He replied.

“Oh.”

The Snake Woman nodded lightly. She knew that at this moment, Su Che’s mental consciousness was talking to Lao He—she just couldn’t see it.

So, she habitually raised her head and spoke to the sky, “Su Che, I need a certain spiritual herb to advance to the third level of Fiend Core.”

“Is that so? What kind of spiritual herb?”

Su Che was immediately pleased. The Snake Woman had been stuck in the late stages of Foundation Building for countless years. Recently, after consuming many Fiend Cores, she had finally reached the threshold for advancement.

The Snake Woman replied, “That spiritual herb is called ‘Ambergris.’ It’s best if it’s a thousand years old; if not, five hundred years will do as a substitute.”

“How can five hundred years suffice?”

Su Che laughed, “It must be a thousand, or even two thousand years old. This isn’t difficult—I’ll find it for you soon!”

Ambergris was merely a top-tier spiritual herb. Although his spiritual treasure box’s herb garden didn’t have any, the herb gardens on the Ten Major Peaks of Tianxuan Sect surely had them. An Ambergris over a thousand years old was worth no more than 20,000 spiritual stones, so this task wasn’t hard at all.

Lao He, however, chuckled and said, “Snake Woman, if you advance to the third level, can you grow legs? Will you become more beautiful?”

“Mind your own business!”

The Snake Woman’s face blushed inexplicably, and she flew away.

Judging from her expression, such an ancient exotic being at the third level of the Fiend Pill stage should be able to take human form. This has little direct relation to the nobility of one’s bloodline. For example, the Dragon Tribe certainly has a noble bloodline, but they must reach the fourth level,that is the Human Yuan Ying stage, to take human form. “If the Snake Woman advances to the third level, along with the Fire Crow and the Nether Ghost Emperor, they’ll be three powerful allies at the Golden Pill stage,” Su Che thought to himself. Without delay, Su Che went to the third layer of the Spirit Herb Garden on Mysterious Peak and found the garden’s elder, Xuan Chong. After greeting him, Su Che asked, “Uncle Xuan Chong, I need a dragon’s breath fruit that is over a thousand years old. Do we have any in the garden?” “We do have dragon’s breath fruits, but those over a thousand years old have long been used up,” replied the garden elder. “As far as I know, Xuan Ce Peak, Tian Wu Peak, and Tian Lu Peak still have some. You can go check there.” “Thank you, Uncle Xuan Chong.” After bowing, Su Che prepared to leave when he heard the garden elder ask in a low voice, “Tian Yu, I heard you need the soul or essence of a pill-making master, right?” “Yes.” Su Che nodded, knowing that those he needed were known to some high-ranking members of the Tian Xuan Sect, as they would have to mobilize the entire sect’s resources to help him. “Are there any specific requirements?” the garden elder asked again. Su Che guessed that he would get some information from him, so he replied, “If I need to kill someone to obtain their soul, it would be best if that person deserves to die. That way, I’ll feel better about it.” After all, there’s a difference between cultivating virtue and cultivating evil. Unless it’s absolutely necessary, Su Che didn’t want to kill innocents. “Deserves to die?” The garden elder gave a sad smile before saying, “Very well, then I’ll provide you with a target. This person is extremely cruel, having harmed countless people. Moreover, Ling Long’s mother died indirectly at his hands. If you take his life, it will also be a way to avenge us.” With a sigh, he added, “It’s not that we want you to kill someone, but since he ranks third among the elders of the Spirit Medicine Mountain’s pill-making hall, Ling Long and I may have to wait forever to take revenge, or perhaps never succeed at all.” “Then it’s him!” Without hesitation, Su Che agreed. Given his relationship with Yu Qing and Ling Long, it was only right to help them kill their enemy. Besides, it would also satisfy his own needs.

“Lu Changqing!” The Elder of the Medicine Garden pronounced this name with great emphasis. “Within three years, this man must die.” Su Che left behind these words, bowed in farewell, and departed. Tianwu Peak! Just now, the Elder of the Medicine Garden mentioned that Xuance Peak, Tianwu Peak, and Tianlu Peak might all possess dragon’s blood fruits that were over a thousand years old. Therefore, Su Che would surely choose Tianwu Peak—there’s no need to explain further. He descended directly to the residence area of the true disciples of Tianwu Peak, where he encountered a true disciple in the middle stage of the Foundation Establishment phase coming towards him. The disciple hurriedly stepped forward and greeted, “I see Senior Brother Tianyu.” Su Che nodded and said, “I’m looking for Wu Ze. Could you please take me to his cave?” “Please, follow me, senior brother.” The disciple stepped aside in respect and led the way. Inside the cave of the eldest true disciple of Tianwu Peak, Wu Ze also respectfully invited Su Che to sit down, arranging fresh fruits and tea on the table before asking, “Did Senior Brother Tianyu need something from me?” “I have a designated task for you,” Su Che said with a smile. A designated task meant that upon completion, he would be rewarded with sufficient contribution points—this was the first time Su Che was exercising such authority. “Please give your instructions, senior brother,” Wu Ze replied immediately. “I need a dragon’s blood fruit—one that’s over a thousand years old. I heard Tianwu Peak has one,” Su Che said with a smile. “How about ten thousand contribution points after this is done?” For Su Che, contribution points were just virtual numbers; keeping them was useless, so it was much more cost-effective to spend spirit stones to buy them. As for what price Wu Ze would have to pay to obtain that dragon’s blood fruit, it was none of Su Che’s concern. After all, as the eldest true disciple of Tianwu Peak, this task shouldn’t be too difficult for him. After thinking for a moment, Wu Ze replied, “I should be able to complete this task. If Senior Brother Tianyu needs it urgently, can I go now?” “Please do,” Su Che nodded. “Please wait here, Senior Brother Tianyu.” Wu Ze immediately left the cave but didn’t head to the spiritual herb garden of Tianwu Peak. Instead, he went up the mountain path to the peak to meet his master, Venerable Tianwu. “He’s here to ask for a dragon’s blood fruit?” In a graceful and unique garden, Venerable Tianwu was playing chess with a middle-aged beautiful woman. As he held the chess pieces in his hand, he began to ponder. “Just a dragon’s blood fruit—why did he come all the way to Tianwu Peak in person? What’s his intention?”

Lord Tianwu was far too cunning; he couldn’t guess what Su Che wanted the ambergris for, so he overcomplicated this minor matter. After much contemplation, he concluded that it must be Tianyu trying to test his attitude…

The middle-aged beautiful woman sitting across from him had reached the middle stage of the Golden Core cultivation level and was Lord Tianwu’s partner. She said, “It’s just ambergris—just give it to him. Husband, don’t fight with him.”

Implied meaning: You can’t beat him.

A woman’s vision isn’t necessarily shorter than a man’s. A few days ago, she had specifically gone to the library on Tianfeng Peak to research the history of the chief disciples, confirming that all twelve chief disciples in history had eventually become leaders, without exception.

Moreover, these were only surface-level details; there were many secrets even she, as a Golden Core elder, didn’t have permission to access. What kind of outcome could arise from fighting such a person?

In fact, Lord Tianwu wasn’t foolish either, but due to his excessive fixation on certain matters, he could be wise for a lifetime yet foolish for a moment…

“Enough!”

With a low sigh, Lord Tianwu waved his hand and said to Wu Ze, “Choose the oldest ambergris and give it to Tianyu. Remember, say it’s me who gave it—don’t accept any rewards from him.”

“Yes, Master.”

Wu Ze bowed and hurried back to the spiritual herb garden…

Not long after, Su Che received an ambergris plant in a jade box, over two thousand years old. Such an ancient spiritual herb must have accompanied at least ten generations of Lord Tianwu on Tianfeng Peak.

Just as he was about to use his identity jade card to allocate contribution points to Wu Ze, he saw Wu Ze waving his hands repeatedly and saying, “Senior Tianyu, this spiritual herb was given to you by Master. I dare not accept any rewards.”

“Then fine.”

Su Che knew Wu Ze was straightforward and honest, far better than his hypocritical master, so he didn’t want to trouble him further. After thanking him, he put away the herb and left.

“Tianyu giving me a spiritual herb is undoubtedly a compromise in terms of attitude,” Su Che thought. “Even so, I still need to be extra cautious of that scoundrel…”

The spiritual herb was given to the Immortal Prison, where the Snake Woman swallowed it immediately, saying only, “I want to sleep for a month. If I never wake up, bury me in the orchard—no need for a large grave.”

Su Che and Lao He laughed. Although they knew the progression for demons was extremely dangerous with a low success rate, it wasn’t necessary to let her die!

Within the Immortal Prison, Lao Hei’s medical skills could be enhanced a hundredfold, and his inexhaustible vitality allowed him to sustain life—so long as someone wasn’t already dead, they could be saved in some way. In the Immortal Prison space, death only came from the exhaustion of one’s natural lifespan, with no room for accidental deaths, which was actually a benefit for those sentenced to indefinite imprisonment. Of course, those who committed the most heinous crimes didn’t deserve such treatment; those who deserved death would be executed, and their souls would go to the Netherworld to face another form of permanent imprisonment—or, in the most extreme cases, the ultimate punishment: being devoured! At present, there aren’t many prisoners in the Immortal Prison, so Su Che hasn’t had the time to establish these rules one by one. We’ll discuss it again when the prison grows larger in the future…