Dragon Tamer - Chapter 1030

Chapter 1030: Chapter 1034: Guarding the Spiritual Root Chapter 1030: Chapter 1034: Guarding the Spiritual Root “Yes, typically, in the final stage of maturity, the experts of our entire White Dragon Divine Sect will gather here, staunchly guarding the flower to prevent it from being stolen. In fact, six months later, on the night of the full moon, will be the time for our White Dragon Divine Sect to harvest this Ten Thousand Years Condensing Immortal Thorn Flower,” Du Pan said.

Zhu Minglang stroked his chin, pondering his options.

Now, he had two choices.

The first was to pluck it directly, which would yield a Nine Thousand Year Refinement effect. Although it could also help Bai Qi ascend to the God principal rank, the chances of success were only about fifty percent.

The second was to find the four buds needed to ripen the Fairy Thorn Flower, letting it reach the Ten Thousand Year Refinement level. That way, there was a chance to further enhance Bai Qi’s cultivation, while also strengthening his Ice Attribute abilities. Consequently, his Dragon Breath, Dragon Flame, and Dragon Feathers might all see some improvement.

Of course, the second method was riskier. Once the flower was ripened, all sorts of gods and beings, big and small, from the Wasted Moon would swarm this place, leaving him to face a pack of wolves alone.

“Fortune favors the bold, and the timid starve. If I’m going to do it, I’ll aim for the best!”

Zhu Minglang steeled his heart. It was a gamble!

No matter how many came, he would cut them down. This was not a time for timidity!

“Let’s ripen it before I harvest,” Zhu Minglang decided and said to Du Pan.

Du Pan was momentarily stunned, clearly not expecting Zhu Minglang to truly dare to do this.

“Junior Master, there are no small number of gods making their way into the Wasted Moon this time, and that includes forces from other realms of the Yuheng Star Palace. Of course, the most ferocious are the Sword Gods of your Yuheng Star Palace. If they join forces, it will be quite difficult for you to handle on your own,” Du Pan warned.

“No worries, a Dragon Shepherd is never alone, I have many dragons!” Zhu Minglang replied, his voice steady.

After all, all the dragons’ strengths had been enhanced lately.

Moreover, the Nuwa Dragon had reached the God principal rank. Though her cultivation still fell short of the upper echelon’s peak, after absorbing the Earthfire God Pistil Divine Root, her Rock Hiding Divine Technique reached a higher realm, making her quite powerful.

Besides, with a Xuanlong that could wound those at the Divine Monarch Level, he feared no number of adversaries!

Action speaks louder than words; Zhu Minglang wasn’t in a hurry to harvest. First, he needed to gather the buds within the Wasted Moon.

To prevent any tricks from Du Pan, Zhu Minglang took him along wherever he went.

After all, lightning surged around the Fairy Thorn Flower’s habitat, with only the Sect Master of the White Dragon Divine Sect and the Xuanlong being able to step into it unscathed. Zhu Minglang didn’t need to worry about someone stealing it midway.

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After leaving the Moon Sand Desert, Zhu Minglang began to collect the buds.

These buds were truly rabbits’ favorites, and Zhu Minglang deeply realized the importance of the two expensive bottles of Guishen Perfume during the harvesting process.

The Wasted Moon was littered with Spiritual Objects. This Divine Treasures Land was truly unique, producing a vast amount of god-tier Spiritual Objects almost every year. In addition, there were many concealed locations harboring consummate Divine Roots like the nine-thousand-year-old Fairy Thorn Flower. However, due to the harsh environment and the omnipresent moon rabbits, harvesting them was extremely difficult.

“Clang clang clang!!”

Sounds of battle echoed from a nearby osmanthus forest. Zhu Minglang and Du Pan entered and saw a group of cultivators dressed in gold and black fighting alongside a team of Female Sword Gods from the Yuheng Star Palace against a pack of rabbits.

There were at least twenty to thirty rabbits, led by an Aberrant Beast with the face of a little girl.

While commanding her rabbit companions to attack the Female Sword Gods, the Aberrant Beast childishly taunted in a young girl’s voice, “Shameless humans, you shall not steal our treasures.”

“To think you dare come to our moon with such little instinct, I’ll rip off your ears!!”

“Roar at them, roar them to death, let them know our might.”

“In the name of the Moon, I shall annihilate you!”

This Aberrant Beast wasn’t very large, about the size of Nan Yuso’s little Chang’e, but it had a human face.

Zhu Minglang walked over, casually dripping a drop of Guishen Perfume onto himself, spreading the fragrance all over his body.

After waiting a bit, Zhu Minglang passed by the Aberrant Beast without incident.

The Aberrant Beast looked up at Zhu Minglang and sniffed.

“These humans are so cunning, always sneaking around to steal things, huh!” the Aberrant Beast said to Zhu Minglang.

“That’s true, I’ll take the item away to keep them from coveting it,” Zhu Minglang said.

“Okay, good… I’ll pick it for you,” the Aberrant Beast nodded.

The little Aberrant Beast was incredibly fast; in the blink of an eye, it had plucked a bud from the sweet osmanthus tree and handed it to Zhu Minglang.

Zhu Minglang gently stroked the little Aberrant Beast’s head–it was such an adorable creature. If all the fierce beasts guarding treasures in this world were like this, the world of cultivation would not be so perilous and filthy.

“Damn it, that guy has stolen our stuff!” Meanwhile, a woman Sword God dressed in black roared in anger.

“He has Guishen Perfume!”

“We have been fighting so hard, and he just brazenly took it!”

“You little thief, don’t you run!” The black-clothed female Sword God flew in pursuing him, unleashing waves of sharp purple Sword Waves, instantly ripping three long fissures in the ground.

Zhu Minglang dodged left and right.

“How outrageous, it’s too much! Attacking the kin of the Moon Laurel God, my children, attack, bite that ugly woman!” The little Aberrant Beast became furious, shouting at the surrounding rabbits.

A group of rabbit creatures surrounded and each rabbit let out a roar toward the black-clothed female Sword God.

The roars directly blasted the black-clothed Sword God away, her sword shattering in her hand.

“You guys enjoy yourselves, I’m taking off first,” Zhu Minglang said.

“Mhm, mhm, leave these despicable humans to us!” the little Aberrant Beast said.

“Unforgivable, unforgivable!!”

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After leaving the sweet osmanthus grove, the sounds of battle were still deafening.

With Guishen Perfume, one could practically walk sideways on the Wasted Moon, freely picking the Spiritual Roots guarded by the rabbits as if wandering into one’s own backyard.

However, the Guishen Perfume evaporated quickly; just a few uses, and a bottle was all gone.

The harvest wasn’t bad though; he had already gathered four Immortal Tree Buds.

Zhu Minglang looked up at the full moon. The moon had already tilted, meaning he only had the second half of the night left.

The Wasted Moon was usually far too cold, only becoming more temperate during the full moon. It wasn’t that one couldn’t enter at other times, but you wouldn’t get far without the need for expensive Divine Jade to keep warm and sustain life, similar to the Dragon Country of Cloud.

The full moon would still last a while, so Zhu Minglang needed to fight quickly and decisively. If he delayed, everyone would be eroded by the moon’s chill, unable to tap into their true strength, which would only be more unfavorable for him.

The Ten Thousand Year Condensing Immortal Thorn Flower would fully sublime in about two ‘Times,’ and who knows how many Jackals would come sniffing around by then; better be ready for battle!