Occasionally, some practitioners come here to try their luck. This area is inhabited by peak martial arts monsters, and the only valuable thing is the crystal orchid. The other party appeared here, obviously for the crystal orchid.
"Six-star martial arts master!"
Although the cultivator in the water plants was well hidden, Yang Qi could still easily sense his cultivation level, which was only at the early stage of six-star martial arts.
“A six-star martial sect leader is so bold to take risks here.” Yang Qi shook his head slightly. Hongze seemed calm, but after reading the information about Hongze, he knew that the small Hongze was as dangerous as the vast mountains like the Rock Mountains.
In a dangerous place like that, even a Martial Master would have to be careful when going deep into it, let alone a mid-level Martial Master.
Although the cultivator boldly entered Hongze, he was very careful at this time, hiding among the water plants and observing his surroundings. It was obvious that he was not a reckless person.
The cultivator was observing, and so was Yang Qi. Although he was much stronger than the six-star martial master, there were peak martial master monsters nearby. Even Yang Qi at the moment was no match for them. Of course, relying on his flying skills, he was not afraid of peak martial master monsters, but if he alarmed them, he would not be able to complete his mission.
Yang Qi restrained his breath and walked carefully among the water plants, looking for the crystal orchid. Crystals are born in wetlands or on exposed rocks, like ice crystals, emitting bursts of strange fragrance. The medicinal fragrance of the crystal orchid can only radiate a few feet, which also means that the search for the crystal orchid can only be based on smell at a close distance.
"Um?"
Suddenly, Yang Qi, who was looking for the crystal orchid, stopped. A faint strange fragrance came from him. He immediately rushed in the direction of the fragrance. After a moment, he found a translucent crystal orchid among a pile of rotten water plants. This was the crystal orchid.
"I got a crystal orchid!"
After picking the crystal orchid, a smile appeared on Yang Qi's face. Although the value of the crystal orchid was not great, it could be used to complete the sect's tasks and obtain sect contributions. Yang Qi was in great need of sect contributions now.
After putting the crystal orchid into the storage ring, Yang Qi continued to look for it. This time, the sect mission he accepted required him to hand in three crystal orchids, and they must be from Hongze.
The medicinal properties of crystal orchids from different origins are not exactly the same. Only true alchemists know how to distinguish them. Yang Qi has some exposure to alchemy, so he naturally understands this.
Maybe his luck had run out, but Yang Qi searched for more than half an hour but still couldn’t find the second crystal orchid.
“Although the crystal orchid is not very valuable to high-level martial masters, it is a good harvest for low-level and even mid-level martial masters. The outer area has been swept by countless practitioners. It is considered lucky to find a crystal orchid.” Yang Qi shook his head slightly.
The crystal orchids on the periphery had disappeared, so Yang Qi could only go deeper. In front of him was the lair of the peak martial arts beast. Even if he carefully concealed his aura, he might be discovered by the peak martial arts beast. Therefore, practitioners who came to look for the crystal orchids often only searched the periphery of the peak martial arts beast's lair and did not dare to get too close.
"Huh?"
Suddenly, Yang Qi let out a light exclamation and looked towards a swamp in the front right. He saw an object moving slowly in the swamp. If you didn't sense it carefully, you wouldn't be able to detect it.
"He actually ran in?"
Yang Qi raised his eyebrows. The cultivator who used the swamp to hide his movements was exactly the six-star martial master he had sensed outside the monster's lair before.
After all, the water grass where the cultivator was hiding was outside the nest. If the peak martial arts beast did not sense it carefully or left the nest, it would not be discovered. It can directly enter the nest of the peak martial arts beast. As long as the monster feels like investigating, it will be discovered. Once discovered, it is impossible for a six-star martial arts master to survive the peak martial arts beast.
Such a bold move could result in death if one is not careful. In Yang Qi's opinion, it is not worth it just to find the crystal orchid.
"Um?"
Yang Qi shook his head slightly and was about to leave, but his eyes suddenly focused on the figure in the swamp. He saw that the figure actually took out a crystal orchid from the swamp!
"No wonder he jumped into the swamp, it turns out he discovered the crystal orchid." At this time Yang Qi also understood why the cultivator jumped into the swamp. He had no human form at all. It turned out that he wanted to get the crystal orchid in the swamp.
Yang Qi felt a little envious. Although he didn't think highly of the value of the crystal orchid, it could be used to complete sect missions and gain sect contributions, but sect contributions were not something that could be measured with Yuanjing. A martial art at the Martial King level required hundreds of thousands of sect contributions, which seemed very expensive. But if it was placed in the outside world, even if you spent two or three million Yuanjing, no one would be willing to pass on a martial art at the Martial King level to you.
This is the value of the sect’s contribution!
“Roar~”
Just as Yang Qiyao was retreating, a deafening roar of a beast suddenly came from the swamp in front of him. Then, the quagmire hundreds of feet away suddenly exploded, and a figure a hundred feet in size jumped out of the quagmire. It turned out to be a giant snake a hundred feet in size.
"It's not a snake monster, it's a lizard, a crocodile lizard!"
Yang Qi's pupils shrank. This monster that looked somewhat like a snake was not a snake. Instead, it was a lizard-like monster with a special bloodline. It was said that it contained the bloodline of an ancient blood crocodile.
The crocodile lizard looked very similar to a snake monster because it had no legs, but in fact, most of its body was its tail, which was the opposite of a snake. Snake monsters had a long body and a short tail, while lizard monsters had a long tail and a short body!
Whoosh~
The mud-yellow monster suddenly jumped out and rushed towards Yang Qi.
"Oh no, we've been discovered."
Yang Qi's face darkened, and he immediately used his flying martial arts skills. With a flash of his body, he leaped into the air.
Whoosh~
The next moment, the huge monster that was a hundred feet long had already arrived at the position where Yang Qi was just now.
"Human cultivator." The crocodile lizard stared at Yang Qi in mid-air and roared, "If you dare to come to my territory to steal the crystal orchid, you will stay and become my food!"
Wow~
The crocodile lizard opened its mouth wide, and the next moment, a blue-black mist spurted out of its mouth. The mist was everywhere, and any water plants that were touched withered immediately.
"What a terrible poison!"
Looking at the oncoming fog, Yang Qi's face changed, and his sword shook, turning into a huge green lotus. Then the sword spun, and the green lotus spun, and a fierce storm hit the oncoming blue-black fog.
In the blink of an eye, the mist was blown away. This move was a sword move that Yang Qi learned from Chu Yunlong's attack after he was defeated by Chu Yunlong. It originally had a strong penetrating power, but he didn't expect that it would be used to blow away the mist at this moment. (To be continued)