Chapter 219: The Geng Gold Grass That Can Scold

The next morning.

When the first ray of sunlight shone into the canyon, Bai Chuan was already driving the carriage with Li Xuan and Bang Chui, arriving at the small gate by the city wall, ready to leave Ladi Canyon.

"Bro, can we just go out without saying goodbye to anyone? Will Ladi Canyon fall into chaos?" Bang Chui whispered to Li Xuan, his tone full of worry.

"Don't worry, it's fine; if any trouble arises they'll come to me. I've left them the Kongming Eye. The affairs in the domain are too troublesome; I really don't want to deal with them." Li Xuan shook his head helplessly; thinking of the tangled, petty matters in his domain made his head feel like two brains.

There's no choice; Li Xuan's energy is limited, and he can't cultivate while managing the camp. Otherwise both sides would fall into disorder, so Li Xuan delegated all his authority, allowing him to escape from Ladi Canyon.

Standing beneath the massive high wall, Bai Chuan's face showed a troubled expression.

"Young master, is it too risky for us to cross the Star Dou Great Forest directly?" Bai Chuan's voice suddenly came from outside. "Don't worry, I have two guides, and with Bang Chui there, there shouldn't be major problems." Li Xuan also saw Bai Chuan's concern, smiled and waved his hand.

Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's overall control and Vanguard's danger alerts made Li Xuan's stroll through the Star Dou Great Forest feel almost the same as wandering his own backyard.

"Don't worry, Bai Shu, I'll guide the way properly." Bang Chui also nodded seriously, patting his chest and assuring Bai Chuan.

"Alright, two young masters, let's dismount. Crossing the Star Dou Great Forest will take at least a month; we need to be ready for a protracted campaign." Bai Chuan stopped the carriage and said this to Li Xuan and Bang Chui.

By now they had reached beneath the city wall; the Star Dou Great Forest doesn't allow carriage travel, so they could only go on foot.

Li Xuan and Bang Chui nodded, then got off the carriage.

Bai Chuan skillfully operated the mechanism, opened the iron gate, and the three of them left Ladi Canyon together.

Just after leaving Ladi Canyon, Li Xuan connected to Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's Spiritual World.

"Heavenly Dream Elder, long time no see," Li Xuan said with a smile, greeting Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.

"Brother Xuan, we've already located the Geng Golden Grass, but this fellow's cultivation is quite high—thirty thousand years—so persuading him is tricky. I've been talking to him for half a month, and he still hasn't agreed to give you the Seed," Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm set down his book and said to Li Xuan.

"No problem, I brought a high-end combat force this time; if he refuses, I'll subdue him! Besides, we just need the Seed, not to kill him—easy enough," Li Xuan chuckled confidently.

Bai Chuan is now at the Soul Douluo realm, so dealing with a thirty‑thousand‑year-old plant shouldn't be a big issue.

"Fine, go ahead. The Soul Douluo Realm expert you brought can easily handle that Geng Golden Grass, hmm, I can rest easy too," Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm said a line to Li Xuan, then fell silent, apparently returning to his reading.

The next second, a pinpoint of light appeared in Li Xuan's mind—the location of the Geng Golden Grass; Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's control over spiritual power is now very strong.

Li Xuan exited Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's Spiritual World, then took out a map of the Star Dou Great Forest. Guided by the mental pinpoint, he found the Geng Golden Grass's location, which turned out to be deep within the forest, surrounded by powerful ten‑thousand‑year soul beasts.

"Looks like this Geng Gold Grass has considerable combat power, surviving in such a place," Li Xuan muttered to himself, then produced a simple map of the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Bai Shu, before we cross the Star Dou Great Forest we need to go to this spot to fetch something," Li Xuan pointed to the Geng Gold Grass location on the map and said to Bai Chuan.

"This... this spot is way too deep, could it be too dangerous?" Bai Chuan widened his eyes, incredulously telling Li Xuan, his tone full of worry.

The area is populated with top‑tier soul beasts of eighty to ninety thousand years.

"Bang Chui?" Li Xuan turned his head and glanced at Bang Chui, asking.

"It should be doable, bro, though there is some risk. The problem isn't big; I can avoid it," Bang Chui glanced at the map, hesitated briefly, then nodded in agreement.

Bai Chuan stared at Bang Chui in disbelief; in his impression, Bang Chui was a soft, cute little dough ball, and he hadn't expected such an ability—its value is immense.

"This is a thirty‑thousand‑year-old Geng Gold Grass," Li Xuan said with a smile to Bai Chuan.

"Geng Gold Grass?" Bai Chuan widened his eyes again; he hadn't expected that venturing so deep into the Star Dou Great Forest was for the purpose of hunting soul beasts.

Bai Chuan didn't know what to say; the surprises kept coming one after another.

"Young master, I can absorb other soul rings; this place is too dangerous," Bai Chuan frowned and said seriously to Li Xuan.

"I need its Seed; I'm quite interested in that. As for your soul ring, a thirty‑thousand‑year Geng Gold Grass isn't enough," Li Xuan said, smiling and waving his hand at Bai Chuan.

"Bai Shu, don't try to persuade me. What my brother decided can't be swayed; I'll be careful later, it shouldn't be dangerous," Bang Chui nodded and said to Bai Chuan.

"Then... alright then," Bai Chuan hesitated briefly, then nodded. He didn't know why he trusted these two ten‑year‑old kids so much.

Next, Bang Chui led the way, Bai Chuan took the front, Li Xuan followed at the rear, and the three kept walking deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest.

Because Bang Chui was very familiar with the Soul Beast Forest and its various beasts, the three walked for a week without encountering a single powerful soul beast.

At night, in a den, the three sat together eating the delicacies Li Xuan brought, chatting.

"Young master, you're amazing! After a day's walk we haven't even met a soul beast older than three thousand years!" Bai Chuan couldn't help but give Bang Chui a thumbs‑up.

After a day's trek, Bai Chuan also realized Bang Chui's terrifying skill; Bang Chui is intimately familiar with each soul beast's attributes, temperament, and habits. This ability is truly extraordinary, a beacon in the Star Dou Great Forest! Bang Chui chuckled innocently, offering no further explanation.

"In that case, we can get out of the Star Dou Great Forest in less than a month; even with a detour, two weeks will suffice," Bai Chuan recalculated and said to Li Xuan.

"Half a month is about right; in five or six days we should reach the Geng Gold Grass's territory. We must first appeal to reason and emotion, since we only want the Seed, not to hunt soul beasts. Understand?" Li Xuan unfolded the map, looked at it, and said to Bang Chui and Bai Chuan.

"Yes, young master," Bai Chuan nodded.

"Alright, bro!" Bang Chui also nodded.

"Alright, we'll take turns keeping watch; I'm going to sleep first," Li Xuan waved his hand and returned to the den to sleep.

The two also finished their food in sync; Bang Chui slept while Bai Chuan kept watch.

To keep Bai Chuan combat‑ready, Li Xuan let him take the first watch.

…

Early on the sixth day, the three packed up and continued traveling, finally arriving within the Geng Gold Grass's territory before noon.

The Geng Gold Grass's domain was relatively open, surrounded by rocks, but Li Xuan recognized that they weren't rocks—they were ore.

The surroundings were barren, all bare stone, looking extremely... ugly.

More importantly, Li Xuan sensed the sharp Geng Gold aura in the air. "Bro, this is the Geng Gold Grass's domain; the air is filled with a disgusting iron smell," Bang Chui snorted, his tone full of disgust.

As a purely wood‑type soul beast, Bang Chui indeed detests the Geng Gold aura.

"As long as this is the right spot, let's go see what the Geng Gold Grass actually looks like," Li Xuan said with a smile to Bang Chui.

"That plant is on that hillside," Bang Chui pointed, indicating a brown grass on the opposite slope that emitted a faint metallic sheen.

Because its color resembled the surrounding ore, without Bang Chui's guidance Li Xuan would never have spotted the Geng Gold Grass.

The Geng Gold Grass stood three meters tall, entirely a brown similar to the ore, with a thin metallic luster on the leaf surfaces.

In shape, it resembled a banana tree.

"Swoosh!"

"Clang!"

The Geng Gold energy struck Bai Chuan's broken sword, producing a crisp sound.

A stream of Geng Gold energy rushed straight at Bang Chui, while Bai Chuan summoned his martial soul to block.

Bai Chuan's martial soul remained a broken sword, but now the broken sword exuded overwhelming aura, its blade qi sharp.

"Buzz… buzz…"

A series of buzzing sounds came.

It must be a need among soul beasts, I suppose.

Li Xuan turned his head to glance at Bang Chui, wanting to ask what Bang Chui said to Geng Gold Grass.

But when he turned, he saw Bang Chui in a heated state! "What's happening?" Li Xuan raised an eyebrow, stared at Bang Chui in surprise and asked, "Brother, this guy actually dared to insult me? Bai Shu, help me beat him!" Bang Chui, his face reddened and fuming, said to Bai Chuan.

"He said what?" Li Xuan blinked curiously, but still signaled Bai Chuan to go strike the grass.

After receiving Bang Chui's consent, Bai Chuan stepped forward, his soul power circulating, releasing the momentum of the Soul Douluo realm.

Geng Gold Grass also sensed the aura before Bai Chuan, yet still waved its leaves without fear.

In an instant, countless Geng Gold energies burst from the ground, near Geng Gold Grass coalescing into numerous Geng Gold sword qi, floating around the grass.

"Trivial trick, if you raise your cultivation by a few ten‑thousands of years, I won't be your opponent, but now you're still too raw," Bai Chuan snorted coldly, his mind shifting, a layer of sharp, overwhelming blade intent wrapped around him as he surged toward Geng Gold Grass.

"Buzz!"

As Geng Gold Grass buzzed again, the Geng Gold sword qi that had been floating nearby instantly shot out, charging at Bai Chuan with a withering force.

Bai Chuan let out an indifferent snort.

"th Soul Technique, White Tiger Vajra Kill!"

As he surged, Bai Chuan unleashed his th Soul Technique; the sharp blade intent formed a silver‑white ferocious tiger, which raised its claws and shattered the Geng Gold Grass's condensed sword intent.

And Bai Chuan, taking advantage of Geng Gold Grass not revealing a second attack, approached its vicinity.

The broken sword in his hand was placed directly on Geng Gold Grass's root.

"Well done, Bai Shu!" Bang Chui shouted excitedly, apparently the Geng Gold Grass had cursed quite crudely earlier.

Li Xuan and Bang Chui have known each other for several years, and this was Li Xuan's first time seeing Bang Chui red‑faced.

"Bang Chui, go up now and communicate, see if he still curses," Li Xuan said with a smile, patting Bang Chui's head, then handing the Three-Star Heavy Sword to him.

Bang Chui stared at the Three-Star Heavy Sword, nodded heavily, and, wielding the sword that weighed about as much as he did, approached Geng Gold Grass.

"Buzz… buzz…"

Bang Chui also emitted a sound like plant leaves rubbing, and Li Xuan had no idea how a human could make that noise.

Hearing Bang Chui, the Geng Gold Grass, which had calmed, trembled instantly, its whole body quivering, and the leaves clashed again, producing sound.

"Hmm?" Bang Chui snorted coldly, channeling his soul power into the Three-Star Heavy Sword, then swung it in a circle, slashing directly at Geng Gold Grass.

"Clang!"

The Three-Star Heavy Sword's contact with Geng Gold Grass produced a metallic sound.

Because Geng Gold Grass's body was tough, the sword only penetrated a few centimeters, not cutting it off.

The Geng Gold Grass felt pain, then quieted, daring not to provoke Bang Chui again.

Then Bang Chui sparred with it a while; after a few minutes, he satisfiedly returned the Three-Star Heavy Sword to Li Xuan.

"Brother, it has agreed to give us the Seed," Bang Chui said cheerfully to Li Xuan, then went to Geng Gold Grass, took a few golden, glittering little beans from beneath its leaves, and handed them to Li Xuan.

"All right, everything went smoothly, Bai Shu, retreat." Li Xuan gathered five Geng Gold Grass Seeds, then gestured to Bai Chuan, preparing to turn and leave.

"Young master, little young master, you two go first; I'll come shortly," Bai Chuan said with a yearning look, addressing Li Xuan.

"It only has a cultivation of just over forty thousand years, unable to manifest the advantage of the eighth soul ring. Let's go; I'll arrange something better for you," Li Xuan instantly understood Bai Chuan's intention and offered the advice.

"Yes, young master." Bai Chuan obeyed, leapt down from the hillside, and cautiously left the Geng Gold Grass territory together with Li Xuan.

Only after the sunset and fully exiting Geng Gold Grass's domain did the three of them set up a camp to rest.

"Buzz… buzz… buzz…" The Geng Gold Grass hummed in place, apparently having cursed quite crudely.

(End of Chapter)