Chapter 53 Elder Han
Green light flashed, and the twelve wooden swords seemed to gain a life of their own as they started to absorb the blood essence of the snake. They became brighter and brighter, losing a bit of their simplicity and gained an extra sleekness, now appearing like green jade swords. But the light within them seemed to have gained a trace of demonic air, and some ghost-like fires floated around they. Finishing, they quickly flew back, vanishing into Elder Han’s withered body.
With the green wood ferule in his hand, we walked forward on the blood-soaked ground and gently ripped the jade horn off. He then rummaged around in the snake’s body, taking out a huge gallbladder that was soaked in blood. His claw-like hand ripped it apart, letting the bile spill into his mouth, before even placing the gallbladder within and swallowing it all.
“(sigh), Although it’s very bitter, it’s a good tonic for my dying body. Gallbladders from Awakened snakes are not very common.” His words possessed an eerie demonic air, even causing Li Lin and Li Yun to feel somewhat scared.
Following that, he also started to extract the snake’s blood, venom, etc, in the end collecting all of the materials into a green light which disappeared in the blink of an eye.
“You guys are too reckless to actually end up here.” Elder Han’s disheveled hair covered his face, but they could still imagine how gloomy he must appear based on his cold words. “Even experts whose Divine Energy Spring has bubbled forth wouldn’t dare to enter this deep into the ruins, let alone you.”
“Great uncle is right.” Han Feiyu lowered his head, not daring to try and explain himself, as if he were very afraid of Elder Han. Li Lin and Li Yun also lowered their heads, not daring to get closer.
“Although you can be considered smart to take this opportunity while the ferocious beasts have left the area, you’ve forgotten that this world depends on strength. Without reaching a certain level, even if you have some schemes and calculations, they won’t be the slightest bit useful. Great changes are happening within the depths of the ruins. Even I have to be careful, otherwise my life would be in danger. You guys should leave here for now in case anything unexpected happens.”
“Yes!”
Although the three of them responded with their agreement, they didn’t immediately leave. They gaze turned towards Ye Fan and Pang Bo, and their killing intent soared without being concealed in the slightest.
“Why haven’t you left yet!” Elder Han might have messy hair that blocked his face, but two strict rays came out that immediately caused the three of them to feel cold and unwell. They didn’t dare to stay any longer, so they quickly ran out of the mountain.
Elder Han walked over to Ye Fan and Pang Bo. His body was withered, and the black clothes he wore were draped loosely over his extremely thin body. Adding on his disheveled white hair, he appeared extremely sinister and frightening. He was like a spectre, not making any noise as he floated over with a deathly aura.
Ye Fan and Pang Bo immediately became very nervous. This emaciated old man was too eerie, causing their scalps to turn numb. Right now, they weren’t within the Spirit Ruins Paradise, and if he were to grab them to refine into medicine, no one would notice.
Elder Han floated over, and a cold laugh like an owl’s cry sounded, causing all their hair to immediately stand on end. The sound was not at all like what a living person’s voice should sound like.
“To be able to run from the Jade Horned Serpent and pluck the Jade Serpent Orchid, not bad!” He repeatedly nodded as he stared at Ye Fan and Pang Bo. Two tyrannical rays came from behind the white hair and appraised Ye Fan and Pang Bo.
Being praised like this, the two of them felt extremely uncomfortable. Especially when the two words ‘not bad’ came from his mouth, they felt that it wasn’t that he was praising their ability, but examining their bodies. The ghost-like Elder Han’s lifespan was nearing its end, and he was doing everything he could to refine the Yang Recovery Pill. Being stared at like this, the two of them felt their blood run cold.
“Well met, Elder Han.”
Ye Fan and Pang Bo both bowed. They currently had no way of running away from an opponent who could use divine rainbows to fly. He would be able to catch up in the blink of an eye.
“You guys seem to be slightly afraid of me. There’s no need for that. I actually like youthful people, especially youthful people full of vitality and energy.” Elder Han’s low and rough voice sounded out as he walked forward to them. He looked at Pang Bo for a bit before his gaze roved around Ye Fan’s body with a passionate expression as if he were looking at his own treasure.
Ye Fan wanted to punch this old man, and Pang Bo also couldn’t hold back. Just as he was about to attack, Elder Han suddenly lightly patted Ye Fan’s shoulder before leaving like a ghost.
“Look after yourselves. Properly cultivate in the future.” With a final deathly voice, he left them, flying towards the depths of the ruins.
“What did that old geezer mean?” Pang Bo suspiciously asked. Just now, he had been about to attack Elder Han, not expecting that he would just leave like this.
“That old bastard…” Ye Fan’s expression was extremely unsightly. He quietly cursed, “That undisguised and unrestrained gaze like he considered me his own private treasure, what a fucking bastard. Hopefully, he’ll get trapped and die in the depths of the ruins!”
Pang Bo proposed, “We should quickly leave here. Take advantage of the fact that the old geezer didn’t attack us right now. The further he gets the better.”
“It doesn’t matter if we leave or not. The reason he didn’t just kill us then was probably just because of Elder Wu Qingfeng. But his attitude that assumes everything is in the palm of his hand makes me wonder just what he’s thinking…”
In a distant forest, Han Feiyu was standing there in confusion. Originally, he had thought that his great uncle would just directly capture Ye Fan and refine him into medicine. He didn’t think that he would just stay for a short period of time before leaving like he wasn’t even there. Li Lin and Li Yun were both gnashing their teeth in anger. When they saw Elder Han leave, they both quietly discussed whether or not they should just go and kill Ye Fan and Pang Bo.
“Pang Bo is an immortal sprout. His body most likely possesses a trace from Elder Wu Qingfeng, so he would be able to tell immediately who killed him.” In the end, the three of them could only hold back their killing intent and unwillingly leave.
Just at this moment, a divine rainbow streaked across the sky, charging towards the depths of the ruins.
“It’s Elder Wu Qingfeng.” Ye Fan and Pang Bo exchanged glances, revealing happy expressions.
The depths of the ruins were definitely very dangerous, but Ye Fan and Pang Bo didn’t decide to retreat, instead choosing to advance deeper.
“As long as we don’t enter the very depths of the ruins and we just continue searching around where we are, we’ll probably find many more spiritual medicines like the Jade Serpent Orchid.” Both of them felt that the danger outside the core depths of the ruins was probably comparatively safe.
The forest was completely silent. After walking another ten kilometers, they saw quite a few pieces of foundational stones and rubble. The plants couldn’t completely hide the traces of the ruins.
They also found that not all the beasts had left. Many strong creatures which weren’t inferior to the Jade Horned Serpent were hiding within their lairs, anxious and restless.
Dong!
Just at this moment, the muffled sound once more came from the depths of the ruins. Ye Fan and Pang Bo both felt their hearts tremble. It was like something had grabbed their hearts, giving them intense pain. Both of them had exceptional physiques, but they still felt extremely unwell, stumbling back several steps before stabilizing their bodies. Their complexions became pale, both of them feeling somewhat alarmed.
“What is that…?”
“Do you feel like that the space between each sound is becoming shorter and shorter?”
Not only was it getting shorter, but the two of them felt a boundless Life Qi come from the depths of the ruins.
“Do you have any ideas?” Pang Bo asked.
Ye Fan shook his head, saying, “I have a kind of absurd thought…I feel like it seems that some tyrannical creature that has been dormant for countless years is now slowly awakening…”
Pang Bo started, saying, “Then do you mean that that muffled sound is its heartbeat?”
Just at that moment, a deafening sound ripped through the air, and over a dozen divine rainbows streaked across the sky, all charging towards the depths of the ruins.