Seizing the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng

Three days after leaving Spirit Hall's Scripture Repository, Lingyuan Douluo brought Wang Chen to a village.

Most of the village's houses were made of mud bricks, with only a few important areas in the center built from stone.

This was precisely the place Wang Chen had to come to in order to obtain the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng—the territory of the Agility Clan.

The Agility Clan's martial soul was the Sharp-tailed Swift, the fastest flying bird-type martial soul on the Douluo Continent.

During their time under the Clear Sky Sect, they had served as its scouts, gathering intelligence for the sect.

After the Clear Sky Sect went into seclusion, the Agility Clan also returned to their ancestral land.

At that moment, many Agility Clan disciples were leaping and darting about the village, spreading their wings as they trained.

Wang Chen knew the Agility Clan's details. Their clan leader, Bai He, was an eightieth-rank Soul Douluo, known as the fastest Soul Douluo on the continent.

Bai He's elder sister had been the wife of the previous Clear Sky Sect Master and Tang Hao's mother.

After the Clear Sky Sect withdrew into seclusion, it had directly abandoned its four affiliated clans.

The Strength Clan's leader was Titan. His martial soul was the Titan Giant Ape, and he was one of the top blacksmiths on the Douluo Continent.

Its clan members could work as blacksmiths and forgers.

The Break Clan's leader was Yang Wudi. His martial soul was the Soulbreaking Spear, one of the most offensively powerful weapon martial souls on the Douluo Continent.

Its clan members excelled at refining medicine and making poisons, and could deal in medicinal herbs.

The Defense Clan's leader was Niu Gao, a Soul Douluo whose martial soul was the Plate-Armored Giant Rhinoceros.

Its clan members excelled at constructing buildings and city defenses, and could work as builders.

Although the Agility Clan possessed the Sharp-tailed Swift, the fastest martial soul on the Douluo Continent, and were incredibly swift and skilled in tracking and reconnaissance, their combat power was extremely weak.

After losing the Clear Sky Sect's protection, the Agility Clan even lost their scouting work, becoming the worst-off of the four major clans: Strength, Break, Agility, and Defense.

For now, the Agility Clan could still survive on the wealth they had accumulated in the past. But without a new source of income, the day would eventually come when they exhausted everything they had.

Wang Chen was actually quite puzzled. The Agility Clan's martial soul was not weak. Logically, even if they could not prosper greatly, they should not have fallen so low that they could barely afford food and needed support from other clans.

If even a clan with a Soul Douluo expert and one of the continent's top speed-type martial souls could end up living like beggars, did ordinary people who had not awakened martial souls even have a way to survive?

Wang Chen simply found it impossible to understand.

Bai He was worrying about the Agility Clan's future.

Just then, Bai He saw a woman in a fiery red dress descend from the sky with an eight- or nine-year-old child.

For this red-clad woman to bring a seven- or eight-year-old child silently into the Agility Clan, which excelled most at reconnaissance, her strength was certainly not ordinary.

Bai He did not dare let down his guard and hurriedly stepped before Lingyuan.

Before Bai He could speak, Lingyuan Douluo's martial soul, the Spirit Kite, appeared behind her.

Immediately afterward, nine soul rings emerged: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red.

Then Bai He felt a terrifying pressure descend upon him.

Bai He did not dare be careless and hurriedly bowed. "Greetings, Your Excellency. May I ask why Your Excellency has come to our Agility Clan? If it is within our Agility Clan's power, we will not refuse."

Wang Chen stepped beside Lu Lingyuan and got straight to the point. "Hand over the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng of your Agility Clan. The Agility Clan will survive today if you do. Otherwise, your clan will be exterminated today."

Wang Chen had little goodwill toward relatives by marriage of the Clear Sky Sect like these, who constantly thought of returning to the Clear Sky Sect and would support Tang San in the future.

If Wang Chen were not still too weak, having Lu Lingyuan help him seize the Agility Clan's Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng would be manageable.

But asking Lu Lingyuan to help him exterminate the Agility Clan was unrealistic.

Leaving aside whether Lu Lingyuan would agree, even if she did, she might not be able to kill every last member of the Agility Clan during the massacre.

Wang Chen did not believe that the Agility Clan, having once been abandoned by the Clear Sky Sect and once driven out and hunted by Spirit Hall, would not have relocated some of their members elsewhere.

If he wiped out their clan but failed to kill everyone, would he not be leaving behind remnants—just like his own situation?

Wang Chen could think about revenge every day, but he did not want others thinking about taking revenge on him every day.

Still, even if he could not destroy the Agility Clan, he had to make them part ways with the Clear Sky Sect.

The moment Bai He heard this, fury surged within him, only for him to forcibly suppress it.

The Agility Clan members beside him angrily wanted to step forward and argue, but Lingyuan Douluo's aura pressed them to their knees, leaving them unable to move at all.

Even Bai He, a Soul Douluo, could only barely resist and remain standing without kneeling.

But that was all he could do—barely resist and stay on his feet. He was incapable of fighting back.

As for fleeing... Bai He glanced at the clan members kneeling behind him, unable to move, as cold sweat continuously seeped from his forehead.

Bai He turned toward Lingyuan and Wang Chen, forcing out a smile uglier than crying. "Senior, young friend. What is this Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng? Our Agility Clan has never even heard of it. Has young friend perhaps misunderstood something?"

Wang Chen said, "Since we have already come here, do you really think we do not know whether the Agility Clan possesses the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng?"

He then warned, "Patriarch Bai, if you remain this uncooperative next time, I won't mind starting a massacre."

Bai He did not immediately respond to Wang Chen.

From Wang Chen's tone, he could tell that if they did not hand over the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, the Agility Clan might truly be doomed.

Yet Bai He still believed that Wang Chen's threat to wipe out the Agility Clan was merely a bluff.

He had no intention of handing over the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, much less joining Spirit Hall.

In Bai He's view, if Spirit Hall could spare the Clear Sky Sect, it could spare the Agility Clan as well.

"Patriarch, we can't agree to this."

"Spirit Hall scum, if you've got the guts, kill me."

Behind Bai He, two elderly Soul Emperors endured Spirit Kite Douluo's pressure and spoke up in warning.

"Too noisy!"

Lu Lingyuan waved her hand, sending a streak of flames hurtling toward the two men.

In the blink of an eye, the flames landed on them.

"Ah—"

The two Soul Sages tried to summon their martial souls to extinguish the flames on their bodies. However, they were at least thirty levels below Lu Lingyuan. They could not even break free from the pressure of a level ninety-five Titled Douluo like her, much less summon their martial souls to put out the fire.

Bai He could still use his martial soul, but just as he summoned it, the third soul ring behind Lu Lingyuan flashed, and she waved her right hand.

A stream of soul power shot toward Bai He.

The rain swift martial soul of the Agility Clan had never been suited for combat.

At level eighty, Bai He could not even defeat an ordinary Soul Douluo, let alone Spirit Kite Douluo, who was level ninety-five.

Facing this attack from Spirit Kite Douluo, Bai He could not even dodge. He could only watch helplessly as the powerful soul power strike hit him.

With a bang, Bai He flew backward, and even the rain swift martial soul that had just begun to manifest was scattered.

In an instant, Bai He was seriously injured.

Bai He's face turned green, then white, then green again. He could only watch helplessly as the two elders of the Agility Clan were burned alive by the flames.

"Uncle Ling!"

"Uncle Feng!"

"Patriarch!"

"Grandpa Ling!"

"Grandpa Feng!"

The members of the Agility Clan cried out loudly, weeping and shouting.

They wanted to summon their martial souls to help the two men extinguish the flames. They wanted to catch Bai He as he flew back.

But all of them were suppressed by Lu Lingyuan's pressure as a level ninety-five Titled Douluo, unable to move at all.

They could not extinguish the fire, nor could they save Bai He.

They could only watch helplessly as the two clan elders of the Agility Clan were burned to death and reduced to ashes.

Some who had originally wanted to argue, who had wanted Bai He not to hand over the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, shut their mouths after Bai Ling and Bai Feng were burned to death.

Tears streamed continuously from their eyes. They were terrified, not knowing whether the Agility Clan would be exterminated.

Their faces pale, they stared at the pile of ashes on the ground, then at Bai He, who lay on the ground coughing blood and unable to rise under Lu Lingyuan's pressure. In their hearts, they prayed that Bai He would not die.

Lu Lingyuan lessened the pressure on Bai He, allowing him to stop coughing blood and rise to his feet.

"Cough, cough—"

Bai He spat out the congealed blood in his mouth and pushed himself up from the ground. His face was pale, and his eyes were filled with despair.

Bai He looked at the children of the Agility Clan who were only three or four years old, then at those who had just awakened their martial souls. Two streams of clear tears fell from his eyes.

With trembling hands, he took a jade box from his storage space and handed it to Lu Lingyuan. "I hope that you, Senior, and this young friend will keep your promise and spare my Agility Clan."

Lu Lingyuan handed the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng to Wang Chen. "See if this is the one."

Wang Chen accepted the jade box and carefully opened it. A rich medicinal fragrance wafted out, refreshing his mind and spirit.

Inside the jade box lay a ginseng root about a foot long.

The ginseng was crystal clear throughout and blood-red in color.

"So this is a five-thousand-year Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng. Its medicinal potency truly is immense," Wang Chen praised.

According to the original novel, this five-thousand-year Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng is only half a grade inferior in potency to the Ten Thousand Year Nine-Petal Ginseng King.

I wonder just how vast the medicinal potency of that Ten Thousand Year Nine-Petal Ginseng King must be, Wang Chen thought.

This was Wang Chen's first time seeing a thousand-year spirit herb from Douluo Continent, so naturally, he inspected it carefully.

Only after he had looked his fill did Wang Chen nod and say, "That's right. This is the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng."

Wang Chen raised his head and looked at Bai He. "You handed over the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng. Very good."

He then continued, "There is one more matter the Agility Clan must agree to. Otherwise, the Agility Clan will still be exterminated."

Bai He stiffened at those words. "May I ask what it is? So long as our Agility Clan can accomplish it, we will certainly agree."

Wang Chen said, "It is no great matter. You are simply forbidden from helping the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Hao, or Tang Hao's children in any way.

"Otherwise, if I find out, Spirit Hall will wipe out the Agility Clan."

Bai He's eyes abruptly widened. "Spirit Hall's Pope was killed by Tang Hao of the Clear Sky Sect. If Spirit Hall wishes to take revenge, it should seek out the Clear Sky Sect. It has nothing to do with our Agility Clan.

"Senior, if you wish to avenge yourselves, you should go find Tang Hao.

"Why make things difficult for the Agility Clan?"

Wang Chen said, "With that questioning attitude of yours just now, you have already set yourself on the path to death. You should be grateful that we are not Tang Hao, nor are we members of the Clear Sky Sect. Otherwise, you would already be dead."

"You are not qualified to question our decision, much less Spirit Hall's decision.

"You need only answer: agree or refuse."

To the members of the Agility Clan, Wang Chen's demand this time was far simpler than asking for the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng.

The Agility Clan had already been abandoned by the Clear Sky Sect. No longer providing any assistance to the Clear Sky Sect was nothing much.

Given the Agility Clan's current circumstances, even if they wanted to help the Clear Sky Sect, they had little ability to do so.

"Quickly agree, Clan Head!"

"That's right! Clan Head, the Clear Sky Sect abandoned us long ago. Why should our Agility Clan still help them?

"Besides, in our Agility Clan's current condition, what can we even do to help the Clear Sky Sect?"

"If not for Tang Hao, if not for the Clear Sky Sect, how could our Agility Clan have ended up in such misery? Clan Head, you would not let our Agility Clan suffer grievous losses, or even be wiped out, for the sake of the Clear Sky Sect's interests, would you?"

The members of the Agility Clan behind Bai He all urged him to agree.

None of them wanted to die. Agreeing to Wang Chen's conditions would not cost them anything, so naturally they should accept.

Seeing the yearning in their eyes, and the hopeful gazes of children only three or four years old, Bai He finally made up his mind. He nodded and agreed, "I, Bai He, accept your conditions. We will no longer provide the Clear Sky Sect with any assistance."

Wang Chen nodded in satisfaction. "You made a wise decision. Remember what you said today. If I discover that you are only pretending to comply, then the next time we come, it will be to wipe out your entire clan."

After saying that, Wang Chen looked at Lu Lingyuan. "Aunt Lu, the matter has been settled. Let's go!"

Lu Lingyuan nodded and left White Family Fortress with Wang Chen.

Half a month later, Wang Chen and Lu Lingyuan returned to Spirit Hall's guesthouse in Heaven Dou City.

Inside the room, Lu Lingyuan asked, "Xiao Chen, what is the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng used for?"

She did not ask how Wang Chen knew that the Agility Clan possessed the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng. That was Wang Chen's secret.

Wang Chen said, "The Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng contains dense medicinal power. It can revive the dead and regrow flesh upon white bones.

"At the same time, it contains a large amount of dragon blood essence. It can raise the potential of dragon-type martial souls and allow martial souls to evolve.

"For soul beasts, it can greatly increase soul power and may even help them assume human form."

Lu Lingyuan exclaimed in shock, "I never expected it to be so useful."

Wang Chen had seized the Agility Clan's Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng not because he needed it to heal his injuries, nor because he wanted to use it to evolve his Alchemy Furnace Martial Soul or Meridian Martial Soul.

Wang Chen had only one purpose in seizing the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng: to snatch Tang San's opportunity in advance.

Aside from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye, the Agility Clan's Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng was also of great help to Tang San's protagonist group.

As for Slaughter City, the Sea God's Heart, and Sea God Island, Wang Chen could not easily make a move, because those places were all watched over by deities.

Although Wang Chen also possessed a Divine Spark Seed and could wield divine power, the gap between wielding divine power and being a true god was far from small.

Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi were both priests of gods and could borrow their gods' combat strength, yet when facing the gods they themselves served, they were not even qualified to resist.

Take Bo Saixi, for example. She did not want to sacrifice herself for Tang San, and she did not want to die. Yet as the Sea God's High Priest, under the influence of the Sea God's divine power, she had no choice at all.