Dragon-Marked War God

Jiang Chen felt the endless medicinal power in his body slowly beginning to erupt. Once that incomparably surging medicinal power fully erupted, it could make a person’s body burst. Without the realm and strength of a Divine Emperor Realm expert, there was no way to consume such terrifying medicinal power.

“Looks like you can’t handle such good fortune. Little Fire is more honest after all.”

The cowherd said with a chuckle. At this moment, Fire Qilin was already lying on the ground and had fallen into a deep sleep, because he had devoured far, far too many immortal herbs and spirit medicines and could not possibly eat any more. Jiang Chen had also devoured a full half, but his body’s endurance was clearly not as terrifying as Fire Qilin’s.

“Hm? Can he actually absorb it this fast?”

The cowherd’s eyes lit up, and he stared blankly at Jiang Chen up close. How had this guy not been stuffed until his body burst? Even if his body had not burst, he should at least have fallen asleep for a few million years, right?

But the next second, he actually saw Jiang Chen frantically devouring the medicinal power of those immortal herbs and spirit medicines.

Jiang Chen had not expected it either, that he could endure such terrifying medicinal power. This was the herb garden left behind by the Lapis Lazuli Medicine Buddha. There were quite a few terrifying herbs among them, with astonishing medicinal power. Even a Divine Emperor Realm expert might not be able to digest them.

At this moment, the Myriad Qi Cauldron instantly covered the top of Jiang Chen’s head. In an instant, all that terrifying medicinal power began to merge into the Myriad Qi Cauldron. The Myriad Qi Cauldron purified and smelted all the medicinal effects before Jiang Chen finally absorbed them, which weakened all the medicinal properties. As one fell, the other rose. Jiang Chen began devouring all the medicinal effects nonstop, and the effect might even be better than Fire Qilin’s!

“Damn it… This guy is really abnormal. But this big cauldron, why can’t I remember what it’s called?”

The cowherd said in a deep voice, picking his nose with his finger, but no matter what, he could not remember where he had seen that big cauldron before.

Time passed minute by minute, and Jiang Chen’s strength kept rising. As the terrifying medicinal effects were continuously devoured by him, the Myriad Qi Cauldron played a crucial role. In a daze, without even knowing it himself, Jiang Chen had silently broken through the Mid Hierarch Realm!

The power of the Late Hierarch Realm was incomparably strong. Jiang Chen clenched his hand and felt that the power of nine dragons and ten elephants in his body was still surging without end. A single punch could shatter a mountain peak and make a Half-step Divine Emperor pale at the mere rumor of it.

The dragon marks in his body surged and his strength doubled, all silently. Jiang Chen’s Myriad Qi Cauldron had played a huge role. Even he had not expected that the Myriad Qi Cauldron would save his life at the critical moment and absorb all the medicinal effects perfectly. At this moment, Fire Qilin had fallen into a deep sleep, and no one knew when he would wake up.

When Jiang Chen had absorbed all the medicinal effects, the cowherd also looked at him blankly.

“Young man, you’re awesome.”

Jiang Chen was stunned. You little guy, still pretending to be all grown up.

“Fire Qilin has fallen into a deep sleep. When will he wake up?”

Jiang Chen knew that when Fire Qilin woke up again, it would be a qualitative transformation. Having absorbed half of the immortal herbs and spirit medicines of the Lapis Lazuli Medicine Buddha’s whole herb garden, it would be impossible for him not to become awesome. Fire Qilin did not have the Myriad Qi Cauldron to help him keep the essence and discard the dross, so it was impossible for him to wake up in a short time.

“Hard to say, but it probably won’t be too long. After all, this is the place he’s most familiar with.”

The cowherd said, rubbing his nose.

Jiang Chen frowned. The place he was most familiar with? He seemed to be hinting at something. Could it be that Fire Qilin had been here before?

“I know what you’re wondering. His ancestor was once the divine beast under the Lapis Lazuli Medicine Buddha. That’s why I like him. I like this little Qilin. Why don’t you let him be my mount? I happen to need one.”

The cowherd said with a grin.

“Be your mount? The cowherd of the boy attendant under the Lapis Lazuli Medicine Buddha has a mount too? Do you think Fire Qilin would be willing to submit to you?”

Jiang Chen laughed, but he did not say much more. That this cowherd could appear here meant he was not simple. Before this, Jiang Chen had never seen a living person who came out of the Great Thunderclap Temple in this illusory realm of the Great Thunderclap Temple. He was the first.

“When he wakes up, he’ll definitely be happy to let me ride him. Hehe.”

The cowherd said with a smile on his face, seeming to ignore Jiang Chen completely.

“Since you’re the cowherd of the boy attendant under the Lapis Lazuli Medicine Buddha, do you know where the Medicine Buddha’s Spirit Spring is?”

Jiang Chen asked.

“You’re looking for the Medicine Buddha’s Spirit Spring? Tch, even if you find it, you won’t be able to get it.”

The cowherd curled his lips and said dismissively.

“If you don’t tell me, how do you know I won’t be able to get it?”

Jiang Chen laughed.

“There, it’s right there.”

The cowherd pointed at the well in front of the thatched hut and said with a serious face.

“Do you think the Medicine Buddha’s Spirit Spring is that easy to get? The Medicine Buddha’s Spirit Spring is one hundred and eight thousand zhang underground. Only the water from the spring eye at the coldest place can be called the Medicine Buddha’s Spirit Spring. And beneath that well, there’s a spirit beast guarding it. Apart from the Medicine Buddha himself, no one can go underground and take the spirit spring.”

“Just this one well?”

Jiang Chen was a little puzzled. But only when he walked up to the well did he feel just how deep it was. Even his soul power could not reach deep enough to see inside. A thousand zhang down, it was like an incredibly dark underwater cave. He could not see anything clearly, and there was nothing there. Apart from water, there was nothing at all.

“The cold at the bottom of this water, with your strength, even if you’ve entered the Late Hierarch Realm, you might not be able to step into it. That terrifying extreme cold might freeze you to death alive. Even a Half-step Divine Emperor’s strength would surely be greatly reduced at the bottom of this well. If you go down, it’s no different from courting death.”

The cowherd glanced at Jiang Chen, advising him not to ruin himself.

“I have to get the Medicine Buddha’s Spirit Spring.”

Jiang Chen said firmly. Without the Medicine Buddha’s Spirit Spring, the monk would not have the slightest chance of survival. The Medicine Buddha’s Spirit Spring was his only hope.

“Your courage is commendable. Hehe. But you might die a very, very miserable death.”

The cowherd said with a cold laugh.

Right at this moment, the wind and clouds between heaven and earth changed. Dark clouds piled up, and the cowherd’s face turned extremely ugly. He murmured:

“He’s coming, he’s really coming…”

The cowherd’s words made Jiang Chen frown as well, and his heart sank. Who was he talking about? Who was coming?

Jiang Chen looked up. Clouds and mist swirled, dark clouds layered on top of each other. But at this moment, the instant he lowered his eyes, the cowherd had actually vanished without a trace. Jiang Chen’s heart turned cold. This guy, this little cowherd? How could he suddenly disappear? Where had he gone? And who was the person he had spoken of?