Chapter 661: The Snow God's Reward Defied Jiang Chen's Expectations

The Tianshan Great Deity spoke to Jiang Chen about his past.

The snowstorm fell again, and the cold wind, blowing on the Tianshan Great Deity's fiery emotions, turned warm.

While narrating, the Tianshan Great Deity occasionally glanced toward the back of the palace.

Jiang Chen thought that if he weren't still here, he would surely have gone in to accompany the God of Sacred Sound.

From the Tianshan Great Deity's every move and word, one can see that their bond is extremely deep.

Even after thousands of years, nothing has changed.

The Tianshan Great Deity spoke the story.

When the great war broke out that year, the Tianshan Great Deity and the God of Sacred Sound both fell, leaving behind two divine essences.

After testing, a human couple was found to perfectly qualify to inherit the divine essences, becoming the new Tianshan Great Deity and the God of Sacred Sound.

Thus, after a series of procedures, the two successfully inherited the divine essences, transforming from the Human Race into deities.

At that time, the Human Race and the deities were united, fully confronting the outside without distinction.

Failure meant extinction; it was a life‑or‑death war with no rational explanation.

This is the story about him.

Regarding the Tianshan God Palace, the Tianshan God Palace Dungeon already existed when his predecessor, the former Tianshan Great Deity, was still alive.

Jiang Chen did not expect the history of the Tianshan God Palace to be so ancient.

Following what the Tianshan Great Deity said, Jiang Chen clarified the timeline.

The Tianshan God Palace Dungeon can be traced back to the previous era.

These three dungeons turned out to be products of a single era.

In the previous era, the world's development was far more splendid than now, and its overall strength was much greater.

Combining that with the experiences in the Divine Stone Dungeon, Jiang Chen speculated whether behind the Tianshan God Palace Dungeon there might be a factory that continuously produces Quasi-Mythic-grade Equipment.

Or perhaps there is a warehouse so massive it is hard to imagine.

If there are other possibilities, they are of such a high tier that Jiang Chen's most divergent imagination cannot grasp them.

Regardless of the possibility, the Tianshan God Palace appears wondrous to Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen stopped lingering, and the Tianshan Great Deity extended a hand, summoning a Tianshan Snowgrass King that flew over.

There are two Tianshan Snowgrass Kings; they look similar, yet differ in size and height.

The one the Tianshan Great Deity gave Jiang Chen is the finest.

"Take a look; you should like it," the Tianshan Great Deity said.

The Tianshan Snowgrass King stands half a meter tall, far larger than the other Tianshan Snowgrass, which are only palm‑sized.

A Detection Technique launched, and shock flashed in Jiang Chen's eyes.

"Tianshan Snowgrass King (1200 years): Level 92 consumption raises one level; Level 90 consumption raises two levels; Level 88 consumption grants instant divinity."

He knows too well that after Divine Level, the improvement concerns the soul.

Soul advancement is very difficult, Jiang Chen knows this well.

After his soul reached Level 92, its progress became extremely slow.

Now the gap to Level 93 seems endless.

Even with a Nine-colored Dragon Soul Crystal, it still requires daily grinding.

The Dragon Race cares little about time; their items are good but rather inefficient.

Antares also said that the Dragon Race pursues stability, taking it slowly.

At the current soul‑enhancement rate, even with a Nine-colored Dragon Soul Crystal, it will take at least one to two years for the soul to reach Level 93.

Unless some unexpected opportunity arises, or he suddenly attains insight.

Like that old man's nameless tea—another few cups.

Jiang Chen feels he is being a bit presumptuous.

Looking at the Tianshan Snowgrass King before him, Jiang Chen feels a stirring.

Should he eat it, so that after consumption he can reach Level 93?

His combat power could surge by a large margin.

But for him, it merely saves a year or two.

Seeing Jiang Chen not immediately take it, the Tianshan Great Deity laughed and said, "These years I have had nothing else; I spend my days planting flowers and tending grass."

"I've discovered, this Tianshan Snowgrass King actually has other uses."

Jiang Chen looked at the Tianshan Great Deity, "What uses?"

"You can find a place to plant it, then harvest countless snowgrass, and perhaps even grow a second Snowgrass King."

The Tianshan Great Deity gestured, indicating that the snowgrass in his garden originated here.

Even the other Snowgrass King came from the same source.

Jiang Chen asked, "How to cultivate? How many years for new snowgrass to grow?"

The Tianshan Great Deity thought for a moment, "It depends on the abundance of elements; snowgrass absorbs elements to proliferate, and the richer the elements, the faster it multiplies."

"If you can find a place where elements are both abundant and pure, you could harvest a batch of new snowgrass in less than a year."

"The other Snowgrass King is also not the best one."

The Tianshan Great Deity told another story.

About two hundred years ago, he awoke from slumber and saw a Snowgrass King on the verge of divinity.

He actually did not want the Snowgrass King to become divine within the Tianshan God Palace, since it was already gravely wounded and might encounter mishaps after ascension.

But he also did not wish to destroy the Snowgrass King, after all it had struggled so hard to become a deity.

So he placed the Snowgrass King into the Initial Stage instance of the Tianshan God Palace.

Sure enough, the Snow Grass King later transformed into a deity and called itself the Tian Shan Snow God.

The result was that it died at Jiang Chen's hands.

Jiang Chen hadn't expected such a turn of events; indeed, coincidence makes a good story.

After hearing the Tian Shan Great Deity's words, Jiang Chen decided to take a steady approach, not consume it himself, but plant it.

As for where to plant it, he had already thought of that.

Since the Tian Shan Snow Grass King can Absorb various elements, and the higher the concentration the better.

What place could compare to the Ancient Lei Tower?

Now the outer core of the Ancient Lei Tower can be in his hand; that day he personally saw how it released Electric Element.

Jiang Chen knows he cannot, like outsiders, release such a powerful Electric Element.

Even if it's only a tenth, that's enough.

Jiang Chen immediately harvested the Tian Shan Snow Grass.

This transaction is now complete, and Jiang Chen is very satisfied with the result.

The Tian Shan Snow Grass is indeed a good thing; if it can be mass‑produced, it would be of great importance both to him and to the Human Race.

Jiang Chen also knows that if he stays any longer, the Tian Shan Great Deity will probably act to drive him away.

His gaze already shows impatience, eager to go accompany his wife.

Jiang Chen politely took his leave and slipped away.

Leaving the Tian Shan Divine Palace, Jiang Chen did not leave the Tianshan Mountains, but plunged straight into a high‑level Instance of the Tian Shan Divine Palace.

It was a rare trip; not checking the loot would be a waste.

Jiang Chen once again became an Instance killer, sweeping through the halls.

At Level 76, over 200,000 members of the Undead Legion swarmed the Instance like locusts.

Others tackle Instances with few against many, facing monster forces several times their own size.

Jiang Chen does the opposite; he fights few against many, exterminating the monsters inside the Instance.

Each monster is surrounded by hundreds of Undead Knights and Skeleton Berserkers, with even more Skeletons bombarding from outside.

If the monsters could curse, they'd surely make Jiang Chen spit blood.

That is truly excessive.

Especially when fighting the boss, Ku Lou Wang appears, swishes twice, and instantly kills.

The Tian Shan Giant Eagle, being at the World-Class Boss tier, really gets no respect from Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen says he's in a hurry; truly, he's more genuine than real gold.

This time, Jiang Chen's efficiency has improved compared to before.

It used to take 30 minutes per round; now it only needs 25 minutes per round.

After just half a day, his storage is full again.

Jiang Chen left the Tianshan Mountains with many bundles.

In the Hong Shen Courtyard, no one was present.

Jiang Chen found the empty courtyard a bit strange.

The people have left, but the water still bubbles.

Here Li Xueru has set up a formation that continuously burns water while constantly Absorbing Water Element, never drying out.

Jiang Chen threw all his haul onto the ground, emptying his storage.

Nearly a thousand varied pieces of equipment piled like a mountain, along with almost a hundred years' worth of Tian Shan sets.

Jiang Chen believes he can always assemble a Tian Shan set of the same attribute.

After clearing his storage, Jiang Chen turned his attention to the Tian Shan Snow Grass King.

The Tian Shan Snow Grass King needs massive elements to reproduce and grow.

And its advantage is that it can Absorb various elements, but they must be pure.

It can only Absorb one type at a time, not a chaotic mix.

When the Tian Shan Great Deity plants it, the element provided is Vitality.

Vitality can also be considered a kind of element.

However, Jiang Chen does not have that many Soul Marks for it.

He took out the Tian Shan Snow Grass, found an empty spot to plant it, and then retrieved the Ancient Lei Outer Tower.

Now the Ancient Lei Outer Tower already bears his Soul Mark and can Control a small portion.

Under Jiang Chen's Control, Electric Element from heaven and earth is drawn in, converted by the Ancient Lei Tower, and released.

The Tian Shan Snow Grass instantly revives, Absorbing the Electric Element into its body.