Chapter 185: The Bizarre Disappearance of the Divine Elixir!

Sss~

Seeing the blood rain pouring down in a flurry, the Jade King Snake and the Seven‑Color Butterfly trailing closely behind Chen Mo felt an immense sense of relief.

Watching the other Catastrophe Beasts struggling to move through the red mist, they inexplicably felt a sense of gratitude and superiority.

It felt just like pedestrians outside a building hurrying to avoid a downpour.

While they themselves were comfortably inside, playing on a phone and enjoying the warm air.

Roar!

As they pressed on, less than ten minutes after entering Poison Insect Valley, a terrifying beast roar suddenly echoed ahead.

Immediately after, Chen Mo saw a Shadow Leopard burst out of the red fog ahead, sprinting in the opposite direction.

The Shadow Leopard's spiritual shield had almost been devoured by the deadly flying insects, and it did not rebuild a new shield, clearly because its internal spiritual energy was exhausted and there was no time to replenish! Under the insects' bites, its Qi consumption rate was astonishingly rapid!

Spirits with shallow foundations find it hard to resist.

At this moment, the Shadow Leopard desperately ran back, trying to leave Poison Insect Valley.

In truth, it was utterly hopeless inside.

Running back also required ten minutes, and it could not endure that long.

Then, the Shadow Leopard saw the "Dust‑Free Land" surrounding Chen Mo.

Neither the poisonous insects nor the red mist could approach the Ice Lion in the slightest!

Roar (Help me.)

The Shadow Leopard looked at Chen Mo with a pleading gaze, yet it did not rush toward him.

It still vividly recalled the scene where the Ice Lion King instantly killed the Peak Ghost‑Face Fish King of the Catastrophe.

That Ice Lion was ferocious and terrifying! Rushing close would only hasten its own death.

However, contrary to its expectations—

The mighty Ice Lion King gave a slight nod, apparently willing to lend a hand! Chen Mo's current mindset was completely carefree.

The Shadow Leopard is a Catastrophe Beast from another sector of the Venomous Domain, not belonging to any major faction, considered a "free cultivator" with mid‑tier Catastrophe strength.

If tamed as a subordinate, it would be quite good! Mid‑tier Catastrophe power can stride across Blue Star with ease! Even in the Snow Realm, it would be deemed strong.

Only because Chen Mo's transcendence level was rising so fast did he regard mid‑tier Catastrophe power as trivial.

Seeing the Ice Lion nod, hope instantly ignited in the Shadow Leopard's heart.

It had previously sought help from other Catastrophe Beasts; many of them were its friends, but their responses were only indifference or neglect.

Unexpectedly, the Ice Lion, with whom it had no prior connection, was willing to rescue it! The Shadow Leopard surged into its fastest speed.

Finally, at the moment its spiritual shield shattered, it rushed to Chen Mo's side.

The next second, the Shadow Leopard found itself unharmed, the lethal poisonous insects sealed off beyond an invisible barrier.

The white Ice Lion on its back moved leisurely, evidently mysterious and immensely powerful.

Awo~ (Lord Ice Lion, thank you for stepping in to save me!)

The Shadow Leopard expressed sincere gratitude.

Chen Mo nodded in response, noticing that its faith value had already reached 82 points.

That is already a high figure.

It's not surprising.

Rescues at the brink of life and death often more readily inspire gratitude.

Beasts are the same.

The upcoming journey.

From time to time, Catastrophe Beasts choose to turn back because they cannot endure.

They don't wait until their Qi is fully depleted; many Catastrophe Beasts, sensing a high probability of being unable to exit Poison Insect Valley, opt to return.

However, their return path is not smooth sailing.

Besides poisonous insects and toxic plants, traversing the extremely low‑visibility red mist is also exceedingly difficult.

It's easy to lose one's way! Once lost, one becomes trapped in Poison Insect Valley, unable to find an exit!

Compared with Blood Sea Lake, this Poison Insect Valley is clearly far more dangerous! Blood Sea Lake's danger level is actually low.

As long as one stays above the lake's surface, hardly any danger is encountered.

Yet this Poison Insect Valley was previously fraught with peril!

Another ten minutes passed.

"At this pace, when will we get out of Poison Insect Valley?"

Chen Mo found the "large group" moving too slowly, feeling a bit annoyed.

Because of the "Zhen Xie Domain", he was unaffected by the red mist!

The other Catastrophe beings' speed seemed to him as slow as a turtle's.

"Stay close! We'll go ahead!"

After a moment's thought, Chen Mo decided to leave the large group and head alone toward the core area of the secret realm, Huang Quan Forest.

Since the Venomous Frog King managed to find the path to Huang Quan Forest on its first visit, there was no reason Chen Mo couldn't find it himself! The next second, the Ice Lion's limbs twitched, unleashing astonishing speed.

The Jade King Snake, the Seven‑Color Butterfly and the Shadow Leopard, seeing this, immediately surged into their fastest speed, desperately following.

If they failed to keep up, they would truly die!

Swish! Like a white lightning bolt, Chen Mo sliced straight through the middle of the large group.

Seeing the Ice Lion sprinting forward, the Venomous Frog King, the Poison Algae Crocodile Prince and other beasts were startled.

Before they could react, Chen Mo's figure had completely vanished.

"It seemed something just ran past just now?"

"Damn, these red mists can't affect it at all!?"

The Catastrophe Beasts were filled with countless thoughts, watching the figure that had already vanished, they couldn't help but feel how huge the gap between beasts could be.

Under the 【Subdue Evil】 domain, Chen Mo pushed his speed to the limit.

At the same time, his golden eyes emitted a dim blue light, observing the situation ahead.

【Ice Gaze】

It possesses the power to pierce through mist! Chen Mo discovered that the Poison Insect Valley's path is actually not winding, with few forks; just go straight ahead.

Only the presence of red mist easily causes beasts to lose their way.

It only took about twenty minutes.

Chen Mo burst out of the red‑mist‑shrouded Poison Insect Valley, and before his eyes lay a vast primeval forest.

Layer upon layer of trees blocked the sky and sun, with only a few shafts of light slipping through the gaps. The trunks were as massive as ancient giants.

Ancient trees towered, and a wild, untamed aura rushed onto his face.

"Is this the core area of the secret realm?"

"Sss!"

The Jade King Snake let out a delighted sound; the air here was thick with extremely potent toxin‑originating spiritual energy, making it feel very comfortable.

The Shadow Leopard panted heavily; to keep up with Chen Mo, it felt it had exhausted all its stamina.

Nevertheless, at this moment it still felt somewhat incredulous.

It actually burst out of the Poison Insect Valley so quickly?

Simply unbelievable!

It roughly estimated the distance in its mind.

"The main force" would need at least half a day to reach here!

"You can go find the treasure yourself now."

Through telepathy, Chen Mo spoke.

"Roar!" (Lord Lion King, I wish to follow you!) the Shadow Leopard said respectfully.

The Ice Lion before him was literally a super "big thigh", and it also owed him a life‑saving favor.

The Shadow Leopard naturally wanted to become Chen Mo's companion. "Fine."

Chen Mo gave a slight nod, then closed his eyes and activated the 【Treasure Seeking】 ability.

This ability comes from Little White Mouse.

One effect of 【Totem Lion+】 is to acquire the talents and abilities of one's own companions, with a certain degree of amplification.

Little White has now grown into a King Realm being, and its talent 【Treasure Seeking】 has also been upgraded.

After releasing "Treasure Seeking," Chen Mo felt he had become a radar.

In his perception, several "small red dots" appeared within a thousand‑li radius.

These "small red dots" were the coordinates of the treasure.

"Follow me!"

Through telepathy, Chen Mo calmly said to the Jade King Snake.

Having finished, he immediately swung his ice crystal and rushed to the location of the first "small red dot" at lightning speed.

Before him was a purple plant bearing spherical fruit.

【Nightshade Fruit】

【Quality: Catastrophe‑level】

【It contains toxin‑originating spiritual energy, possesses extremely strong poison; ordinary beings who consume it will become moderately poisoned, toxin‑type beings who eat it can raise their transcendent level, and it also has the effect of healing injuries.】

"Take it!"

Chen Mo plucked the Nightshade Fruit and immediately tossed it to the Jade King Snake that had just arrived behind him.

"Sss?"

The Jade King Snake froze for a moment, instinctively caught the Nightshade Fruit, and upon realizing it was a Catastrophe‑level divine medicine, immediately flattered:

"Sss!" (Truly worthy of His Majesty, finding a Catastrophe‑level divine medicine so quickly!) "Keep up!"

The Jade King Snake hadn't fully recovered when it noticed the Suanni ahead had already vanished, and it hurried after it.

It took less than two minutes.

The Suanni tossed another Catastrophe‑level spirit plant over.

【Hallucinogenic Mushroom】

【Quality: Catastrophe‑level】

【It harbors a certain neurotoxin; after consumption, one will experience vivid yet absurd hallucinations. Effective on beings of Legend Realm and below.】

This Hallucinogenic Mushroom is quite excellent—a Catastrophe‑level spirit plant that can affect Legend beings; if cultivated on a large scale, it could become a trump weapon for the Ice Lion Legion in the future!

"Sss?" (Huh?)

Finding one or two Catastrophe‑level divine medicines could be called luck, but the Suanni can precisely harvest Catastrophe‑level divine medicines or minerals every two minutes.

One can only say His Majesty's Treasure‑Seeking ability is terrifying! In the following time, Chen Mo kept darting through the Yellow Springs Forest, gathering divine medicines or ores.

"Take it!"

"Sss"

"Rainbow Butterfly, take this Hallucinogenic Mushroom!"

"Eek!"

The Jade King Snake, Rainbow Butterfly, and Shadow Leopard have become Chen Mo's "tool beasts" for transporting Catastrophe divine medicines, minerals, and spirit plants.

During this, Chen Mo emitted his aura; ordinary beings, upon sensing this terrifying aura, dared not approach.

The Jade King Snake has been completely won over by Chen Mo.

If it hadn't followed the mythical lion to the secret realm of the Yellow Spring Mother Nest.

The Jade King Snake even began to suspect that the mythical lion is a "native" of this secret realm.

It felt just like returning home.

Four hours later.

Chen Mo discovered two blue‑purple gems that emitted a faint glow.

【Cat‑Eye Venomous Gem】

【Quality: Catastrophe‑Level】

【Venomous, containing the primal toxic spiritual energy; toxic beings that consume it can raise their transcendent level, extremely hard, usable for forging weapons.】

Within a hundred‑kilometer radius, all catastrophe‑level divine herbs and minerals were swept up! Some king‑grade divine herbs, Chen Mo even considered them a waste of time and didn't bother to harvest them.

"Take it!"

"Sss" (Your Majesty, I can't swallow any more.) The Jade King Snake's mouth was stuffed to the brim.

Its belly has a "storage compartment"; normally it swallows treasures and stores them inside.

But at this moment, its belly was completely packed! Moreover, the Jade King Snake's body was covered with all kinds of spirit plants and divine herbs, and the rainbow butterfly and shadow leopard were the same! The Yellow Spring Forest truly lives up to being a core area, almost "treasure everywhere."

In just four hours, they harvested over 200 catastrophe‑level divine herbs, more than 120 catastrophe‑level minerals, and two veins.

Unfortunately, the two veins were too massive to fit inside.

"When the self‑discipline challenge of the Time‑Space Traveling Lion is completed, we'll forge the spatial ring!"

Chen Mo's resolve to create the spatial ring grew stronger.

But these treasures are already enough!

A wave of loot!

These divine herbs and spirit plants can fully cultivate four to five beings at the peak of the catastrophe realm.

They even amount to several times the "wealth" that the Corrupt Dragon Mother amassed over a lifetime! And this is only a portion of the Yellow Spring Forest; the total treasure hidden in the whole forest is unimaginable! Although Chen Mo's transcendent level has already reached the peak of the catastrophe realm, these catastrophe‑level treasures have little effect on him.

But they can be taken out for large‑scale cultivation, used to make transcendent cuisine, or forged into weapons.

Once I complete the Great Chef Lion, these divine herbs will have great utility.

"Unfortunately, we can't locate the Yellow Spring Fruit Tree."

Chen Mo's primary goal on this trip was still the Yellow Spring Fruit Tree.

Unfortunately, after searching for so long, it saw no sign of the Yellow Spring Fruit Tree.

"The venomous King Frogs should be emerging now."

Chen Mo estimated the time and thought to himself.

After thinking, he decided to first return to the exit of Poison Insect Valley to take a look.

And just as Chen Mo was on his way back.

The venomous King Frog led a large force and finally succeeded in exiting Poison Insect Valley.

But the losses were heavy.

More than 300 catastrophe‑level giant beasts had entered the secret realm, yet now only a little over 100 remained.

Among them, a dozen or so died in the Blood Sea Lake, and the rest never made it through Poison Insect Valley.

Except for a few that ran back, the rest became food for the venomous flying insects.

"Roar!" (Is this the Yellow Spring Forest?)

Gazing at the deep primeval forest before him, the Poison Algae Crocodile Prince felt a bit emotional.

"Ribbit!" (The Yellow Spring Forest is littered with treasures; everyone can search around first. We'll gather here later and then head together to the Yellow Spring Fruit Tree.) the venomous King Frog said.

According to the Three‑Eyed Poison Scorpion's instructions, it should now immediately lead the beasts to the Yellow Spring Fruit Tree's location and sacrifice them all to the tree.

But the King Frog wants the beasts to do some work for him first.

After all, the Yellow Spring Forest is vast, and gathering divine herbs is difficult.

The resources collected by these catastrophe‑level giant beasts will ultimately fall into its hands.

Upon hearing, the catastrophe‑level giant beasts of the four major camps poured out, beginning to search the forest for divine herbs.

However, soon they discovered that although the forest's spiritual energy was extremely dense, strangely—

They couldn't even find a single catastrophe‑level divine herb! (End of chapter)