Imperial Flame Spirit Stone

By human standards, a male and a female were surely husband and wife. Even if they had conflicts, the chance of them killing each other was not high—but he could absolutely make them put on an action movie not suitable for young tigers!

When the two big fellows were lost in passion, he could take the chance to steal the Life-Reviving Flower without being discovered!

Mm, that was the plan!

The moment the idea surfaced, it took root in his heart, and Nie Yun nearly jumped up in excitement.

"Luckily, when I taught Nie Liu a lesson last time, I kept some Thousand Desire Flower. Otherwise, even if I wanted to carry out this plan, I probably couldn't!"

With a chuckle, Nie Yun took a small packet of medicine from his clothes.

When he had taught Nie Liu a lesson that day and discovered that the Thousand Desire Flower had such an effect, he had casually taken some. Who would have thought that instead of using it on a person, he would use it on a demonic beast!

Sigh, half a stalk of this Thousand Desire Flower cost over a thousand taels of silver. It was incomparably precious. Letting you enjoy it could be considered a bargain for you... Nie Yun muttered inwardly.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

After drinking the spring water, the two Tiger-head Beasts ran off like gusts of wind again. Soon afterward, earth-shaking roars rang out in the distance. They had probably gone hunting.

"Judging by how familiar these two Tiger-head Beasts are with the place, they must come here often to drink. As long as I put the Thousand Desire Flower in here, there shouldn't be much of a problem!"

Looking at the spring water, Nie Yun began calculating in his heart, but before long, he hesitated again.

These two Tiger-head Beasts were both enormous. He only had this small amount of Thousand Desire Flower; if he threw it into the spring, it might have no effect at all and be wasted for nothing!

"I have to move the spring water somewhere else before they come back to drink a second time..."

First of all, the spring was flowing water. Furthermore, though this spring opening was small, who knew how deep it was? If he wanted the Thousand Desire Flower to work, there was only one way: cover up the true spring opening, then dig a shallow one nearby himself!

In any case, the water was yellowish, and its depth could not be seen. As long as he could fool the two Tiger-head Beasts into drinking it, the Life-Reviving Flower would practically already be in his hands!

"That's what I'll do! First, let's see what is so strange about this spring water!"

After drinking once, creatures as large as Tiger-head Beasts would need at least two hours before returning for more water. Nie Yun had plenty of time, so he could first study what exactly was going on with this spring.

Ordinary spring water was clear, but this water was yellow. Could it contain some special mineral?

With that thought, Nie Yun plunged his hand into it, scooped up a handful, brought it to his mouth, and tasted it with his tongue.

After just one taste, Nie Yun's eyes lit up, and he nearly leaped straight into the pool in excitement.

"It's the aura of an Imperial Flame Spirit Stone! There must be an Imperial Flame Spirit Stone beneath this spring!"

The Imperial Flame Spirit Stone was an exceedingly rare ore containing a special kind of energy. Absorbing that energy could alter one's physical structure and make one stronger!

In his previous life, he had obtained one in an Ancient Ruins. It was with the help of that item that his Spirit Rhinoceros Body Refining Technique had made a single breakthrough, leaping from first-layer mastery straight to second-layer mastery!

His Spirit Rhinoceros Body Refining Technique had just reached first-layer mastery, and he had been worrying over how to advance to the second layer. He never expected to make such a discovery. His luck was simply incredible!

At first-layer mastery of the Spirit Rhinoceros Body Refining Technique, even a peak fifth-layer Body Egress Realm expert would find it difficult to break through his defenses. At second-layer mastery, even if he stood still and let the enemy attack him, a peak seventh-layer Weapon Armor Realm expert would not be able to kill him!

It could be said that once the second layer of the Spirit Rhinoceros Body Refining Technique reached mastery, he would no longer fear anyone in Luoshui City!

No wonder these two Tiger-head Beasts were much stronger than ordinary Tiger-head Beasts. It was because they had been drinking spring water containing an Imperial Flame Spirit Stone!

The Imperial Flame Spirit Stone could alter one's physical structure. Though the energy contained in the spring water was extremely sparse, over time it had still caused these two big fellows to mutate, making them surpass ordinary Tiger-head Beasts!

"Let's go in and take a look!"

At that thought, Nie Yun could no longer restrain the excitement in his heart. With a leap, he jumped into the pool before him.

Unlike ordinary spring water, which was icy cold, this pool was somewhat warm, like a hot spring. Once he dove in, he discovered that while the spring opening was small, it was extremely deep.

With cultivation at Nie Yun's level, the true energy in his sea of qi was abundant. Even holding his breath underwater for half an hour would not be a problem. He paid it no mind and swam straight down.

After swimming for a while, he saw the bottom of the pool. It was roughly ten-odd meters deep, and all kinds of aquatic plants grew below. Perhaps because of the Imperial Flame Spirit Stone, every plant was plump and robust, far larger than ordinary aquatic plants.

"Hmm? What is this? A skeleton?"

At the spot where the pool's pale yellow color was most concentrated lay a pile of dry bones. Judging by its shape, it was the skeleton of a man, and it had likely been submerged for a long time.

Beside the skeleton was a small backpack. Strangely, the man's clothes had long since rotted away without a trace, yet the backpack was completely intact, as if it were brand new.

"Cloud Sable Fur? The finest beast hide used for clothing in the Shenfeng Empire, usually made into weapon sheaths—and it was used to make a backpack? This man was really extravagant..."

Nie Yun tore at the backpack with his hand and recognized it.

The Cloud Sable Beast was a demonic beast renowned for its defense. It was not large, about the size of a squirrel, but its fur was hard and supple. Even Noble Grade weapons could not pierce it. For that reason, many people hunted it for its hide to make sword sheaths, saber sheaths, and the like. It was extremely precious and rare. He had never expected the owner of these bones to make a backpack out of it. That was truly luxurious!

The Cloud Sable Beast was not only small, but also came and went like the wind. Its speed was so great that even Gang Formation Realm experts could hardly hope to catch up to it. Combined with its powerful defense, which made it impervious to arrows, even obtaining a palm-sized piece of its hide would bring one great prestige among nobles. Since this was enough to make a backpack, the owner of these bones must have had an extraordinary identity!

Opening the backpack, he found some miscellaneous items inside. The most eye-catching was a golden crystal.

The crystal was the size of a fist and octagonal. Every face reflected a mesmerizing radiance. As his hand approached it, he could feel the energy within, an energy that made every muscle in his body seem to leap.

An Imperial Flame Spirit Stone!

A precious treasure said to rank within the Top Fifty of the world's rare spirit stone rankings!

"A piece this large is enough to let Father, my younger brother, and me bring our Spirit Rhinoceros Body Refining Techniques to the peak of the second layer! I've truly struck it rich this time!"

With an excited roar in his heart, Nie Yun did not bother to look at what else was in the backpack. With a flick of his wrist, he sent it into his Storage Dantian, then kicked upward and swam toward the surface.

"Hmm? Why have these two big fellows come back again?"

Before he surfaced, he saw through the water that the two enormous Tiger-head Beasts were squatting by the pool, tearing a wild deer to bloody shreds and eating with great relish.

With these two big fellows standing by the pool, forget drugging them—he would probably be killed the moment he showed his head!

"Damn it, couldn't you eat anywhere else? Why did it have to be here! Bastards!"

After watching for a while, Nie Yun saw the two Tiger-head Beasts glance at each other, their affection as sweet as honey, as they ate with evident enjoyment. At this rate, they would not finish in three to five hours!

His true energy could only sustain him for half an hour. If he held his breath for three or four hours, he would surely suffocate to death!

What was he supposed to do now?

Nie Yun fell into a predicament.

P.S. A tiger gives rise to wind... Cough, cough, it will be giving rise to wind soon. Why does this phrase feel so lewd to me? Forget it, everyone, cast some recommendation votes. We may not have recommendations on the main site, but we must stand on our own two feet. We need lots of recommendation votes—lots!