Chapter 1872: Divine Beast Vermilion Bird

Ye Liuyun seized the moment and charged; just as the spirit ginseng screamed and rolled about, he grabbed its roots in one hand, lifted it up, and began to examine it.

That spirit ginseng had not yet fully taken human form; its legs had just sprouted, still lacking toes, and the roots on its legs were very long.

Green leaves draped over its neck and body, presumably its leaves. Its flesh was white and plump, exuding a ginseng fragrance.

Its head was also unsightly, with a few sparse roots growing on it, and its nose, eyes, and mouth were crowded together, as if not fully developed.

"Little sparrow, if you don't come save me, I'll be taken away! After this, you'll have nothing good to eat!" the spirit ginseng suddenly cried out.

Ye Liuyun then took stock of his surroundings, at the same time tossing the spirit ginseng into his own Space World, imprisoning it in the medicine garden together with the other spirit ginseng.

Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense also detected a Vermilion Bird wreathed in flames flying toward him.

Ye Liuyun immediately put away the Barbarian Ox. That Vermilion Bird is at mid‑Sixth Layer; the Barbarian Ox would surely be an easy kill.

Ye Liuyun himself was now worried, unsure whether his Divine Soul Power could slay that Vermilion Bird.

The Vermilion Bird is one of the four ancient divine beasts; its power likely far surpasses that of other ferocious beasts.

But Ye Liuyun now had no other way to deal with the Vermilion Bird.

"Did you catch that spirit ginseng?" After the Vermilion Bird flew over, it circled above Ye Liuyun's head and spoke directly to him.

"What spirit ginseng? I haven't seen any!" Ye Liuyun said, feigning ignorance.

"There's no one else around here. If I don't show you some strength, you won't talk!" the Vermilion Bird said, spewing a mouthful of flame at Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun stood firm, resisting with his Physical Body, while beginning to absorb the Vermilion Bird's power.

The Vermilion Bird had originally restrained its power, fearing it would burn Ye Liuyun to death in one blow.

But then it suddenly noticed that its flame power was being absorbed by Ye Liuyun.

"Huh?" Curious, it spat another, stronger mouthful of flame, which Ye Liuyun still absorbed.

Ye Liuyun wore Sixth‑Rank Golden Armor inside and Fifth‑Rank Armor outside, still able to withstand its current attacks.

So he was not in a rush to launch a Spiritual Soul Attack; he hoped the Vermilion Bird would first invade its Sea of Consciousness.

But as the Vermilion Bird's flames grew stronger and stronger, Ye Liuyun also worried he couldn't hold out much longer, so he could only first test the Vermilion Bird.

Thus he released a thread of Divine Soul Power, entering the Vermilion Bird's Sea of Consciousness.

As soon as he probed, he found that the Vermilion Bird's Sea of Consciousness was also filled with flames.

"Oh my!" Ye Liuyun's soul feigned a cry and immediately retreated.

"Hahaha!"

The Vermilion Bird smiled, sent out a strand of soul that chased into Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness; its Divine Soul Power was not much different from Ye Liuyun's.

But immediately it let out a miserable scream, suffered a Divine Soul backlash, and fell straight down from the air.

At that moment Ye Liuyun sent two strands of soul together into the Vermilion Bird's Sea of Consciousness, implanting a Slave Seal.

Ye Liuyun also learned via Soul Search that the spirit ginseng is not only valuable in itself, but it can also secrete a kind of tear.

That tear is the essence of the spirit ginseng; it can not only raise one's cultivation realm, but also strengthen the Divine Soul, bloodline, and Physical Body.

This Vermilion Bird before him, too, had unintentionally caught the spirit ginseng when it was at the Fourth Realm, then formed a contract: the Vermilion Bird guards it, and in return it gives the Vermilion Bird a drop of tear each year.

In those four years the Vermilion Bird broke through to mid‑Sixth Layer.

The spirit ginseng's territory also continually shifted with the Vermilion Bird deeper into the mountain range; the deeper they went, the safer it became.

Unexpectedly, this time both of them ended up captured by Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun immediately stored the Vermilion Bird in his Space World, then promptly shifted position and headed back, lest others or ferocious beasts discover him.

After the Vermilion Bird entered Ye Liuyun's Space World, it saw the spirit ginseng living quite comfortably in the medicine garden.

At this moment it had already rearranged the other spirit ginseng, placing them around itself.

It also told the Vermilion Bird: "You needn't worry about me. I'm safer here! So I have no intention of leaving!"

Seeing that Ye Liuyun had not killed it and had merely tossed it into the medicine garden, it knew Ye Liuyun would not kill it again.

Moreover, the spiritual aura here is rich, medicinal materials abundant, and there are no ferocious beasts; naturally it does not want to leave.

"You've found a good spot! I've been screwed by you, turned into someone else's slave!" the Vermilion Bird complained to it.

"Cheer up; after all it's a lifetime. I see your new master is still quite capable!" the spirit ginseng then comforted the Vermilion Bird.

Seeing that Ye Liuyun's Space World is so vast, resources so plentiful, and he can even subdue a Vermilion Bird, it knew his strength is certainly not weak.

The Vermilion Bird glanced at the few Demon Beasts at the foot of Magic Crystal Mountain, sighed helplessly: "Even though I am a divine beast, I end up mingling with these things!"

"Then you should perform well, striving for your master to grant you freedom soon!" the spirit ginseng comforted it.

The spirit ginseng was quite resigned. Having found a good place, it decided to stay peacefully with Ye Liuyun.

In Ye Liuyun's Space World there were not only him as a plant‑turned‑demon spirit, but also Tree Demons and Flower Demons, which it sensed as soon as it entered.

Ye Liuyun now had no time to bother with them; he quickly returned to the Fifth‑Layer Ferocious Beast region, pretending to search for spirit ginseng there, soon ran into other mercenaries, and gradually gathered with everyone.

Finally, when the two groups met, naturally they had found nothing.

Lin Xiyao's face was full of disappointment.

"Can we go forward a bit more?" Lin Xiyao asked everyone directly.

But everyone shook their heads in unison. Not only did the mercenaries refuse, Lin Zhian also advised her: "If we go further, we'll all end up dead here! The ferocious beasts ahead are simply beyond our ability to handle!"

"Why don't we split the two teams and expand the search range?" Tang Kuan also proposed.

"All right! Then we'll go our separate ways to look!" Lin Xiyao had no choice but to agree.

Thus the two teams split again.

Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense, however, detected that the Spirit Medicine Hall team was heading exactly in the direction of that sneaky Martial Cultivator squad.

Meanwhile, behind them, that Martial Cultivator team that had been following them also began to approach this area.

Therefore Ye Liuyun did not stray far from Lin Xiyao this time, staying close by her side.

And those two sneaky Martial Cultivators also kept close to Lin Xiyao.

"They're about to attack!" Kui Sen suddenly sent a voice transmission to Ye Liuyun from afar.

He saw that these two Martial Cultivators no longer left marks, and deduced that their companions must be very close.

"Hmm, about thirty people, one Mid Fifth Layer Martial Cultivator, one Early Fifth Layer, and the rest are about equal in strength to us!" Ye Liuyun also told Kui Sen.

"We're outnumbered and they're stronger? Should we go find the other team?" Kui Sen asked, somewhat worried.

Ye Liuyun shook his head: "They've already engaged with the others, and the situation is not as good as ours!"