Wizard Xinghuo, the Life and Death Desolate Vine, and Arrogance
According to his observations, the distance between the two star fragments was extremely vast, almost comparable to the distance between planets in planetary systems in the universe.
After waiting for a while, he finally noticed a Void Whale rapidly approaching him.
Wang He didn't linger. He arrived at the edge of the fragment early and, while the other party was absorbing certain substances, used [Concealing Chaos and Nether] to hide himself. He then quickly boarded the other party's vehicle and left for other star fragments.
Only by observing Void Whale up close can one truly appreciate how enormous these creatures are—a full twenty kilometers in size, much larger than an interstellar warship.
Moreover, these Void Whale collect their food through filtering organs under their mouths, much like vacuum cleaners constantly collecting it.
Wang He, through the help of the Golden Nature element, finally saw that what they were collecting was a kind of void particle.
These particles are filtered and collected through their special large openings, condensing into void energy and matter that sustain their existence.
"Waaah!"
The Void Whale let out a long cry and arrived at a nearby fragment of a star.
Wang He quietly got off the bus, without disturbing these big guys.
Then we'll explore and collect things here.
Three minutes later, the sound of fighting immediately caught his attention.
He concealed himself and gradually approached.
But then they saw a sea of elemental Sea of Fire sweeping across the area, burning a Desolate Beast in the shape of a monkey.
The monkey -Desolate Beast was over fifty meters tall, and its body was covered with patterns of mineral and crystal-like armor.
It mobilized the earth Primordial Qi, quickly extinguishing most of the Sea of Fire.
Its opponent was an Elemental Wizard dressed in a fire elemental robe. He looked old, but his aura was extremely powerful, having reached the Initial Tier Perfection stage of the Dao Foundation.
Wang He didn't recognize the other party, but judging from his appearance, he was at least a veteran expert, and dealing with a Earth-Element Desolate Monkey should be no problem for him.
As expected, seeing that fire magic was ineffective, the wizard immediately switched to another spell.
With a few light taps of his wizard's staff, a vibrant, turquoise magical ring unfolded – this was life magic.
The next moment, thick vines immediately sprouted from near the Earth-Element Desolate Monkey, quickly wrapping around it and restricting its movement.
Furthermore, this magic is extremely strange; once it touches the body of Desolate Beast, it quickly takes root and invades its interior, gradually seizing control of its body and absorbing its life force.
Upon seeing this, Wang He concluded that the battle was over.
He didn't linger, but continued to explore the unknown territory, as he hadn't yet found anything satisfactory here.
Until one corner, a strange vine caught his attention.
The vines and roots were embedded in the rotting corpses of Desolate Beast, and the upper leaves and vines were lush and green, almost completely covering the roots.
Of course, there's nothing particularly special about these things; the most important thing is that a green, unripe fruit grows on its vine.
Its interior is a tapestry of life and death, yet they coexist harmoniously without conflict or explosion.
"Indeed, naturally occurring life is truly extraordinary; one can always find remarkable creatures among them."
He didn't get too close, but instead captured several Desolate Beast at the Qi Refining stage and sent them to the area near the strange vines.
At first, the strange vines were somewhat wary of the suddenly approaching Desolate Beast, but after testing them twice, its vines grew rapidly, and sharp thorns shrouded in death energy shot out, killing several Desolate Beast and pulling them into the area covered by its roots.
"It seems he still has a bit of naive wisdom."
Without further ado, he activated the [Two Aspects Star Wheel] and unleashed a burst of Supreme Yin, completely suppressing the wild vines and vegetation.
The cold energy rapidly increased, freezing and restricting the opponent's ability to move. Of course, he also carefully controlled it to avoid freezing the opponent to death all at once.
The power of Yin and Yang surged, and the [Two Aspects Star Wheel] uprooted the Life and Death Desolate Vine and Death, returning it to Wang He's hands.
Just as he was pondering how to make use of it, a Heavenly Fire towards him from within the range of his divine sense.
The newcomer was a veteran wizard with a European or American appearance, most of his body shrouded in a wizard's robe.
He didn't look at Wang He, but instead focused his gaze on the Life and Death Desolate Vine held by the spiritual weapon, his eyes burning with intensity.
He then looked at the star cluster-shaped high-grade spiritual artifact that had easily controlled the vines, his mind filled with conflicting thoughts.
"A spiritual artifact with Yin and Yang attributes, and this aura is also Yin and Yang. I've never heard of such a thing."
"I don't know what their background is."
This new type of cultivator with Dao Foundation is the most deceptive. Although their strength and cultivation are not high, they possess many treasures and often attract the attention of many powerful cultivators.
Thinking of this, he suppressed his greed, reverted to his kind demeanor, and gently inquired:
"Fellow Daoist, may I ask which master you have studied under? I am from the Elemental Wizard system, the fourth wizard, the Grand Wizard Xinghuo."
Seeing the other party's demeanor, Wang He immediately guessed what was going on and spoke calmly.
"Fellow Daoist Xinghuo, I am Tai Zheng Daoist, merely a nominal disciple of the Heavenly River Dao Lineage, without any formal master. What brings you here, Fellow Daoist?"
Upon hearing this, the Wizard Xinghuo's heart skipped a beat, realizing something was wrong.
"But he has an incredibly powerful background. Although he doesn't have Purple Mansion Perfected Person as his master, he's still a disciple of the Heavenly River Dao Lineage, so it's not easy to make things difficult for him."
"I'll only make a deal with him to see if I can obtain this rare and Life and Death Desolate Vine."
After carefully refining his words, he spoke in what he considered a rather amiable tone.
"Tai Zheng Taizheng, you must have just arrived at this star fragment."
"You don't know, but I deliberately left this Life and Death Desolate Vine and Death to feed on the corpses of Desolate Beast, intending to take it away before leaving. I never expected to encounter other cultivators so soon."
"Then I'll take the loss and buy it back from you for a thousand spirit crystals, how about that? After all, it's mine."
"Oh!"
Wang He was so angry at this guy's serious nonsense that he laughed.
"Fellow Daoist, are you joking? This place has neither protective formations nor clear markers. How can you say it's yours?"
"Could it be that every fragment of this star, every inch of land and every breath of air, belongs to you?"
"Let alone a thousand spirit crystals, people in the outside world would be willing to pay ten thousand for such rare plants with life-and-death attributes."
"If Wizard Xinghuo can't afford it, then there's no need for further discussion."
Having said that, Wang He ignored his expression, covered the Life and Death Desolate Vine with the [Two Aspects Star Wheel], and withdrew it into his body.
Its body merged into the air and disappeared without a trace.
Hearing Wang He's words, the Wizard Xinghuo was also quite angry.
As a Grand Wizard at the Perfected level, he was always the one who had the final say in the faction, and had never been retorted to like this by a junior at the Dao Foundation Middle Stage.
A flurry of thoughts flashed through his mind, but he finally recalled the extraordinary Yin and Yang artifact.
Based on his absolute control over the nature of fire, he judged that there must be a top-grade fire-elemental spiritual fire inside, and possibly even more.
"If only I could get it, my chances of breaking through to Legendary Wizard would increase by at least 20%."
"What a pity, why would the Heavenly River Dao Lineage give such a spiritual treasure to a junior?"
For a moment, Wizard Xinghuo was filled with a mixture of jealousy and fear, and he only dared to think this in his heart, never daring to say it out loud.
"Forget it, I can't afford to mess with this guy's background."
"This secret realm also has many spiritual items. The more I collect, the higher my success rate will be in breaking through to the legendary realm."