Chapter 0961: The Scarlet Blood Divine Pearl

“I’ve been longing for this!” Huang Long said with clasped fists.
Yu Kuang was momentarily stunned before smiling and saying, “Good, haha! Then let’s go!” He then gestured for Huang Long to walk beside him.
“Our Scarlet Blood Demon Eye Ox Clan has many branches, and relations among them aren’t always harmonious. The You lineage and the Jiang lineage have always had a poor relationship, especially You Yuan and Jiang Chen hold deep grudges against each other. That’s why he’s been obstructing you all—sorry for the inconvenience!” Yu Kuang said along the way.
Sure enough!
Huang Long thought to himself.
“I see!” Huang Long said.
Throughout the journey, Yu Kuang was very talkative, chatting and joking with Huang Long.
“Please forgive my intrusion, Brother Huang Hai. Have you really come to our Scarlet Blood Demon Eye Ox Clan just to visit Elder Jiang Chen? Is there nothing else?” Yu Kuang suddenly asked.
Huang Long looked at him in surprise.
“That’s right. In a few days, it will be the time when the Scarlet Blood Lake, our clan’s forbidden area, erupts and produces the Scarlet Blood Divine Pearl. This pearl is formed from the essence of fire in heaven and earth; it’s extremely rare and highly beneficial for the cultivation of our clan’s strong warriors,” Yu Kuang explained.
The Scarlet Blood Divine Pearl?!
Huang Long understood what Yu Kuang meant—apparently, the other party thought he came for this pearl.
“I’m not here for the Scarlet Blood Divine Pearl!” Huang Long shook his head.
“Not here for it?” Yu Kuang looked at Huang Long and then smiled. “Actually, although the Scarlet Blood Lake is our clan’s forbidden area, outsiders are not prohibited from entering on the day the pearl erupts!”
“Not prohibited from entering?!” Huang Long was stunned, and Huang Yi and the others also showed surprised expressions.
“That’s right. It’s a rule set by our clan leader!” Yu Kuang said. “Because when the Scarlet Blood Divine Pearl erupts, it falls into the Scarlet Blood Sand around the lake. This sand blocks divine senses and auras, making it very difficult for us to find the pearl. Moreover, in that sand, the pearl turns to ashes within an hour. That’s why our clan leader allows outsiders to enter, but with one condition: half of any found Scarlet Blood Divine Pearl must be handed over to our Scarlet Blood Demon Eye Ox Clan without charge!”
“I see!” Huang Long realized.
The Scarlet Blood Demon Eye Ox Clan was doing this to use outsiders to help find more of these pearls.
“That’s why whenever the Scarlet Blood Lake erupts and produces the pearl, many semi-saint-level warriors come to our Scarlet Blood Realm!” Yu Kuang continued.
Huang Long pondered for a moment. “I indeed didn’t come for the Scarlet Blood Divine Pearl this time. But besides visiting Jiang Chen, I also have matters to discuss with your chief elder!”
“To discuss with our chief elder?” Yu Kuang looked at Huang Long.

Huang Long revealed the matter of the Heavenly Soul Stone. There was nothing to hide about it.
“Heavenly Soul Stone? As far as I know, that stone is very important to our Grand Elder. I’m afraid he won’t give it up!” Yu Kuang said, “Moreover, the Grand Elder has always favored the You clan, and his relations with the Jiang clan aren’t very good. Asking Elder Jiang Chen to introduce you might backfire!”
Huang Long frowned upon hearing this. If that was the case, it would indeed be troublesome.
“That’s the Jiang Clan’s mountain range!” At that moment, Yu Kuang pointed at a continuous range of mountains ahead and said, “Let’s go down!” Then he and Huang Long and the others landed halfway up a peak in the mountain range.
As soon as they landed, the descendants of the Jiang clan, who had been waiting there upon receiving the news, hurried forward to pay their respects, then led Huang Long and the others to the main hall.
Upon arriving at the hall, Yu Kuang said, “Brother Huang Hai, I have other matters to attend to here, so I won’t go with you to Elder Jiang Chen’s cave. We can discuss this in detail later!”
“Okay!” Huang Long nodded, exchanged a few polite words with him, then parted ways, with the Jiang clan’s descendants taking him to Jiang Chen’s cultivation cave.
Not long after sitting in the front hall of Jiang Chen’s cave, Huang Long heard a surprised shout from outside: “Brother Huang Long, it’s you!”
Huang Long and the others looked over and saw Jiang Chen walking quickly into the hall.
Jiang Chen had been in seclusion refining pills when he heard from his disciple that someone claiming to be his friend, named Huang Hai, had come to visit. He was initially puzzled, but upon seeing it was Huang Long, he was overjoyed.
Huang Long and Huang Yi and the others stood up.
“Brother Jiang Chen!” Huang Long smiled and introduced Huang Yi and the others to Jiang Chen. After exchanging polite greetings, everyone sat down.
“Brother Huang Long, it’s been a few years since we last met at the Doumu Immortal Mansion, right?!” After sitting down, Jiang Chen began talking with Huang Long about the events at the Doumu Immortal Mansion, filled with emotion.
If it hadn’t been for Huang Long back then, he might have died in the Abyss of Chaos long ago.
“That’s right, it has been a few years!” Huang Long said with a smile.
In fact, Huang Long had mostly spent those years in seclusion inside the Sacred Cauldron, for countless tens of thousands of years. So for him, it wasn’t a few years but millions of years.
The two began to chat heart to heart.
Huang Yi and the others sat aside without interrupting.
“To be honest with you, Brother Jiang Chen, besides coming to visit you, I have another purpose for my visit!” After a while, Huang Long brought up the matter of the Heavenly Soul Stone.

After hearing what Huang Long said, Jiang Chen remained silent for a while before saying, “Our Grand Elder’s son suffered severe soul damage during the War of All Races. Apart from the Heavenly Soul Pill, nothing else can heal those soul injuries. This Heavenly Soul Stone is used by our Grand Elder to craft the Heavenly Soul Pill for him to take, so as to recover from his soul injuries!”
“The Heavenly Soul Pill, ranked ninth on the Great Dao Divine Pill List?!” Huang Long looked at Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen nodded.
Huang Long fell silent.
“Is there no other way besides the Heavenly Soul Pill?” Huang Long suddenly asked after a while.
“No!” Jiang Chen shook his head.
“Is there really nothing that could interest your Grand Elder?!” Huang Long believed that with the treasures collected in his Sacred Cauldron, there must be something that could interest their clan’s Grand Elder, Ji Wushuang.
“Something that could interest him?” Jiang Chen was stunned for a moment before pondering, “Well, not entirely. I heard he’s collecting Blue Heart Devastation Iron. He’s been searching for it for a long time, and even Tianyi Mansion doesn’t have it!”
“Blue Heart Devastation Iron?” Upon hearing this, a glow appeared in Huang Long’s hand, and a heart-shaped divine iron appeared in his palm. This heart-shaped iron was blue, with blue lights scattered around it, exuding an icy aura.
As soon as this divine iron appeared, the entire hall seemed to be submerged in a blue ice sea.
“This… this is Blue Heart Devastation Iron!” Jiang Chen was astonished upon seeing it. “Brother Huang Long, how did you find it?!”
Blue Heart Devastation Iron was no less valuable than the Heavenly Soul Stone—it was also a rare treasure that could only be found once in hundreds of millions of years.
“I happened to find it on the Ruins Continent!” Huang Long smiled.
After obtaining the Spirit Communicating Jade, Huang Long had searched for treasures on the Ruins Continent for three years, acquiring many rare treasures. He found Blue Heart Devastation Iron in one of the caves.
The next day, following Jiang Chen’s directions, Huang Long went alone to Wushuang Peak, where Ji Wushuang’s cave was located.
Upon arriving at Wushuang Peak, Huang Long saw Ji Wushuang—a handsome young man with red hair that flowed like flames over his shoulders, radiating an astonishing aura of fire energy.
After meeting Ji Wushuang, Huang Long didn’t beat around the bush and directly stated his purpose.
“You want to exchange Blue Heart Devastation Iron for my Heavenly Soul Stone?” Ji Wushuang asked in a deep voice as he looked at Huang Long.