Human Ruins at the Bottom of the Lake
Just as the two scarlet tentacles were about to pierce the two heavily wounded Flood Dragon Yin Soul, an unexpected scene unfolded:
The three-headed Flood Dragon above, unharmed, suddenly swooped down and crashed into the two tentacles.
"Bang, bang!"
With two loud bangs, the two scarlet tentacles were forced back.
The three-headed Flood Dragon Yin Soul was also sent flying backward, and their heads were all injured to varying degrees, with huge cracks appearing, and their Yin Qi quickly dissipated.
"These beasts are actually quite loyal; they're willing to risk their lives to save each other. But all five of them are seriously injured; where can they possibly escape to?"
Five streaks of silver-white lightning erupted from Song Wen's body, striking towards the five-headed Flood Dragon Yin Soul.
Struck by the lightning, the five-headed Flood Dragon Yin Soul were engulfed in a raging storm of lightning, as if they were frozen in place, unable to move at all, with only their Yin Qi continuously pouring out.
Five scarlet tentacles, like venomous snakes hunting their prey, silently slithered over and tightly bound the five-headed Flood Dragon Yin Soul.
Pulling the five-headed Flood Dragon Yin Soul to his front, Song Wen turned to look at the Ape Yin Soul, which was also bound by tentacles.
"Besides these five beasts, are there other powerful Yin Soul in this lake?"
"No," the monkey said.
Song Wen pondered for a moment, then asked again.
"Can they Human Race languages?"
"I understand," said the monkey.
A cold glint flashed in Song Wen's eyes.
Since the five Flood Dragon Yin Soul can also speak human language, we can extract information from them and then verify it with what the monkey said—by comparing the two, we can ensure that the information is accurate.
After all, the ape had previously mentioned that it had a past grudge against the five-headed Flood Dragon, making it highly unlikely that they would collude. Moreover, the arrival of Song Wen and Jiang Wanyue was completely unexpected by the six-headed Yin Soul, so there was no possibility of them conspiring beforehand.
However, before Song Wen could question him, one of the Flood Dragon Yin Soul spoke first.
"Human Race... spare me!"
The Flood Dragon's words were also halting and extremely disjointed.
"If you answer a few questions honestly, I might spare your lives," Song Wen said.
The eyes of the five-headed Flood Dragon Yin Soul brightened slightly in an instant.
An Immortal Essence emanated from Song Wen Wenze's fingertips, once again outlining the shape of the Biluoqingxin Leaf in mid-air.
Have any of you seen this magical herb before?
"I've seen it, on an island in the lake."
The information provided by the Flood Dragon matched what the ape had said earlier.
"Could there be Yin Soul stronger than you in this lake?" Song Wen asked again.
"That's all," the Flood Dragon said.
Song Wen's heart skipped a beat, sensing that what the Flood Dragon said was probably true.
If there were even stronger Yin Soul in the lake, capable of threatening him and Jiang Wanyue, they must be at the Profound Immortal Yuxiao realm. If they truly possessed such strength, they wouldn't need to hide anything; they would have already revealed themselves and attacked.
"Madam Jiang, shall we go and take a look at the island in the lake?"
"That's exactly what I was thinking," Jiang Wanyue replied.
Immediately, the two took off and flew towards the center of the lake.
However, neither of them let their guard down. While their Divine Senses explored the surroundings, Jiang Wanyue urged her Jade-White Flying Sword to constantly move and circle around; Song Wen, on the other hand, controlled the six tentacles that were each wrapped around a Yin Soul, blocking them from all directions.
But Song Wen and Jiang Wanyue were unnecessary. They flew dozens of miles without incident and saw the island mentioned by the Yin Soul.
The island is small, yet it stands majestically, like a solitary peak rising from the Yin Qi black water.
"That kind of grass grows near the mountainside," said a Flood Dragon Yin Soul.
Actually, even before it spoke, Song Wen and Jiang Wanyue had already noticed it.
Although there are scattered glowing weeds on the island, seven 'Biluoqingxin Leaf on a gentle slope halfway up the mountain are particularly eye-catching.
The Biluoqingxin Leaf is entirely emerald green, radiating a cool, spiritual light, standing out like a crane among chickens, making it hard to miss.
Jiang Wanyue moved swiftly, rushing to Biluoqingxin Leaf's side, her expression excited.
"The Gu Huang truly is the Biluoqingxin Leaf, and four of them are already ten thousand years old, enough to be used in the refining of the Grand Clarity Soul-Nourishing Pill. It's just a pity that the other three are only eight or nine thousand years old, and their medicinal power is slightly weaker. If they are forcibly used in the Alchemy, it may endanger the entire batch of spirit medicine and ruin them."
Originally worried about the hidden dangers on the island, Song Wen was relieved to see that Jiang Wanyue An Ran, and he also floated to the gentle slope on the mountainside.
"In that case, how about we each take two spirit medicine that are over ten thousand years old?"
"That's exactly right."
Jiang Wanyue took out two jade boxes and put two Wannian Biluoqingxin Leaves inside.
Song Wen, on the other hand, took out five jade boxes and put away the remaining five Biluoqingxin Leaves.
"The Gu Huang Biluoqingxin Leaf has very demanding growing conditions. It can only survive in extremely yin places, and there are also some factors that the entire Immortal Realm has yet to figure out. Otherwise, this spirit medicine would have been artificially cultivated long ago. Even if you take them out, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to transplant them successfully," Jiang Wanyue said.
"Even if the transplant fails, it shouldn't benefit future generations." Song Wen said in a matter-of-fact tone.
"That's true." Jiang Wanyue changed the subject and asked, "Now that we've obtained the Biluoqingxin Leaf, what do you plan to do with these six Yin Souls?"
Song Wen narrowed his eyes.
How to handle this?
It naturally swallowed it.
The six tentacles suddenly swelled and melted, turning into Blood Tide, threatening to engulf the six Yin Soul.
Song Wen did this solely to isolate Jiang Wanyue's Divine Sense. Even if she saw the six Yin Soul disappear, she wouldn't know how Song Wen dealt with them.
But one of the Flood Dragons suddenly shouted.
"Spare me! I have important information that you will be interested in. If you release me and my four brothers, I will tell you the truth." Perhaps because his life was hanging by a thread, the Flood Dragon Yin Soul spoke much more fluently.
"Oh?"
Song Wen raised an eyebrow, Blood Tide stopped swelling.
Tell me about it.
The Flood Dragon said, "In a cave at the bottom of the lake, there are relics left by your Human Race."
"Remains left behind by Human Race?"
Song Wen looked on in astonishment, then turned to look at Jiang Wanyue and found that she was in the same state.
"Tell me honestly what kind of ruins they are," Jiang Wanyue said.
"I can't explain it clearly either, you'll understand once you go and see for yourselves," said the Flood Dragon.
"Then how can you be sure that the ruins were left by Human Race?" Jiang Wanyue pressed.
"There is a coffin in the cave, less than ten feet long. Apart from your Human Race, there are few races that would put their bodies in a coffin after death, especially such a small one," the Flood Dragon said.
While the Flood Dragon's words were reasonable, Song Wen felt a sense of unease upon hearing them.
These Flood Dragon Yin Soul, trapped in the Fengdu Poison Sea their entire lives, have probably never even seen a living person, so how could they know about Human Race customs?
Furthermore, the five-headed Flood Dragon Yin Soul and the Ape Yin Soul both understand Human Race language; where did they learn that from?