Chapter 632: Chapter 414: Seventh Layer

The bright moon hung high, draping the earth in a veil of silver. The chirping of insects echoed through the mountains, occasionally accompanied by the distant roars of beasts.

Wang Heng, however, had no mood to appreciate the beautiful scenery. Dragging his heavily injured body, he stumbled and sprinted wildly through the mountains. The image of Yu Hong’s arm being severed played on repeat in his mind.

He thought he was going to strike it rich today by snatching a stalk of Starlight Grass over twenty years old. Who would have expected that it wasn’t a stroke of fortune, but an utter disaster?

That lucky bastard wasn’t an ordinary Celestial Essence Third Layer Martial Artist, but a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride training in Jade Dragon Mountain. After a fierce battle of hundreds of exchanges, the youth unleashed an unfathomably profound saber Realm, slicing off a Celestial Essence Fourth Level Martial Artist’s arm with a single strike.

He thought, "I have to flee. I must escape and survive."

His desire to live was intensely strong. Even as his wounds tore open and blood gushed out, leaving a crimson trail in his wake, he seemed completely oblivious to the pain.

He thought, "He fought above his realm and killed Yu Hong."

The sounds of combat behind him had completely vanished. He knew that Yu Hong, with his Celestial Essence Fourth Level Cultivation, was already dead.

He couldn’t stop. Stopping meant certain death. That Spirit Bone Celestial Pride would definitely not let him off.

He wanted to fly, to gamble everything on his escape. Unfortunately, his injuries were too severe. His internal organs were fractured, and his meridians were shattered. Even if he threw caution to the wind, he couldn’t take to the skies—his Gang Yuan was completely unresponsive.

The agonizing pain, like being sliced by a thousand knives, nearly made him pass out, but he gritted his teeth and held on. He had to live.

BOOM!

A muffled boom of air being torn apart echoed from behind. The sound approached rapidly. He knew the Spirit Bone Celestial Pride was coming for the kill.

"Brother, let’s talk this out! I was wrong. I’ll give you everything I have if you spare my life. I also have a stalk of Starlight Grass here!"

He yelled as he ran, tossing his belongings onto the ground. Several Spirit Iron Boxes struck the mountain rocks, making loud CLANGS.

SWISH!

Through the darkness, a Sword Aura flashed across the night sky like lightning, severing his legs. His sprinting frame came to an abrupt halt as his body pitched forward.

"Ahhh..."

A heart-wrenching scream tore from his throat. Wang Heng crashed heavily into the dirt, kicking up a cloud of dust. His blood dyed the surrounding weeds a dark red.

The pain made Wang Heng’s vision go black. He almost fainted, but ignoring the agony, he continued screaming, "We belong to the Yu Family! Our Young Master, Yu Chonglou, is friends with Huo Xiaochen and Kong Cheng. Don’t hurt one of your own!

"Spare me, and I’ll send compensation to you in the future."

Xu Yang stepped through the air, moving like a swimming dragon, and landed beside him. Without a word, he drove his blade down, pinning Wang Heng to the ground.

"Huo Xiaochen? I’ll slaughter him sooner or later!"

Wang Heng’s eyes widened in disbelief. The person before him wasn’t Duan Ming or Xiao Yun! If it were those two, they would definitely give face to Young Master Yu Chonglou. Furthermore, those two would never speak of killing Huo Xiaochen.

Then who was the person in front of him?

There didn’t seem to be a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride in the Celestial Strategy Academy who matched this description.

Xu Yang bent down, gripping the hilt of his blade, and gave it a vicious twist. A fountain of blood sprayed out, and Wang Heng gradually lost all signs of life.

After vibrating the blood off his blade and sheathing it, Xu Yang bent over to loot the corpse. He found a pouch containing over twenty Spirit Coins, but nothing else.

Standing up, he backtracked along Wang Heng’s path and picked up the Spirit Boxes the man had discarded. Two were empty, but one actually contained a stalk of Starlight Grass.

However, this stalk of Starlight Grass was noticeably smaller than the one he had previously obtained. Its radiant glow was also much dimmer. A conservative estimate placed its age at no more than ten years.

"My luck is pretty good tonight," Xu Yang muttered.

Beaming with joy, Xu Yang stored the two stalks of Starlight Grass together before returning to the spot where he had killed Yu Hong.

Yu Hong was already dead beyond saving. His body was cleaved in half, and his eyes were wide open in death.

Xu Yang searched his body but similarly found few Spirit Coins—only twenty or so. After all, they were deep in the remote mountains; bringing money out here was useless.

Aside from the Spirit Coins, Yu Hong also carried some Elixirs, though they were purely for healing and detoxification.

Since Xu Yang happened to lack these preparations, he pocketed them immediately.

It was a pity that Yu Hong had no Starlight Grass on him; the only stalk had been with Wang Heng.

Gazing at the distant Moon Peak, Xu Yang turned and left without looking back. Surviving in that place relied too much on luck. Now that he had obtained two stalks of Starlight Grass, there was no need to linger and waste any more time.

Moreover, the danger level there was incredibly high. If the ones who spotted him harvesting the Starlight Grass had been two Celestial Essence Fourth Layers, he would have had no choice but to obediently hand over the treasure to save his own life tonight.

An hour later, having traveled dozens of miles away from the battleground, he sat cross-legged in a mountain cave.

"Two stalks of Starlight Grass," Xu Yang thought. "I’ll use one to submit the mission, and I’ll save the one that’s over twenty years old for Xu Qing."

Without the slightest hesitation, he decided to leave the best Starlight Grass for Xu Qing. The herb could cleanse a person’s Root Bone and enhance their Comprehension. Its effects were far superior to the Eight Treasure Lotus Seeds he had given her in the past.

Although he lacked academy credits, Starlight Grass of this age was exceptionally rare; it couldn’t be bought just because one had money.

In the future, even if he wielded tens of thousands of Spirit Coins, he might not be able to purchase a twenty-year-old Starlight Grass for Xu Qing.

In truth, he could consume the Starlight Grass himself, but it was unknown how much it would improve his innate talent. Given his current aptitude, however, the enhancement definitely wouldn’t be significant.

[Obtained a twenty-three-year-old Starlight Grass. Points +150]

[Obtained a ten-year-old Starlight Grass. Points +50]

[Martial Arts Longevity Points: 3802]

After spending the night in the cave, Xu Yang continued to roam Jade Dragon Mountain the next day. He simultaneously searched for Spirit Medicines, Exotic Beasts forming Essence Blood, and the remaining two targets for his missions.

He had accepted a total of three missions. The Starlight Grass had a fixed location, but the Fire Bear gallbladders and the Dragon-Horned Deer Antlers did not.

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