Chapter 479: Space Crystal, Dark Elf (Combined Chapter, Seeking)

This unknown lake has clear water that sparkles under the sunlight, and it is covered with a large number of lotus leaves, while the lotus flowers that are still buds are just about to bloom.

By the lakeshore, weeping willows sway, and as a warm breeze blows, a vast expanse of lotus leaves layers over one another, swaying their forms.

Li Changsheng ignored the two people who were 'leaving' and asked the Clam Maiden directly: "In which place did you find that seed?"

"Follow me!"

After the Clam Maiden finished speaking, she dove straight into the lake water, and a black shadow could be seen rushing toward the depths of the lake.

Li Changsheng took out the Cangxuan Water-Stabilizing Pearl, and after it was activated by his Mental Power, the Cangxuan Water-Stabilizing Pearl formed a water-avoidance barrier, pushing away the surrounding lake water; it looked like a giant water bubble of several square meters.

After displacing the lake water, Li Changsheng used Flying Through the Void; his speed in the lake water remained extremely fast, only about thirty percent slower than in the air.

This lake is not deep, only about four or five meters, and one can occasionally see wild Water Attribute Spirit Beasts, though they are basically not aggressive types and are of very low rank.

Upon sensing the Mental Power Pressure emitted by Li Changsheng, these wild Spirit Beasts panicked and scattered like birds and beasts.

In the lake water, the Clam Maiden's speed was extremely fast, her giant clam shell spinning rapidly as she rushed forward.

After five minutes, Li Changsheng followed the Clam Maiden to a narrow area where two high mountains pinched together; the narrowest point was only about a meter wide, truly a sliver of sky.

After passing through, there was a small lake surrounded by high mountains, only slightly larger than a pool, with a depth of only about a meter, and there was even a small patch of mudflat.

"It's right here. That seed was taken from a corpse, and I buried that corpse here."

The Clam Maiden seemed to fall into memory, finally pointing to a small raised mound in the mudflat.

Li Changsheng subconsciously projected his Mental Power, but unfortunately, there were no energy fluctuations in the area of the small mound.

Surprisingly, in another part of the mudflat, he felt energy fluctuations, though the energy fluctuations were relatively weak, giving one the feeling that they would be subject to Annihilation at any moment.

As Li Changsheng walked toward that side, he asked: "By the way, what did that corpse look like?"

"She had black skin and pointed ears; she was a female, about 1.5 meters tall. It was my first time seeing such a race."

The Clam Maiden fell into memory again and described the corpse.

Pointed ears and black skin—these were undoubtedly two very conspicuous features, making Li Changsheng think of the Dark Elf of Tian Jingling, only the physique was larger.

Dark Elf!

Aside from a Dark Elf, Li Changsheng could not think of any other race that fit this description.

The Dark Elf is a member of the Elf race; the number of this race far exceeds that of the Moon Elf, and they can be said to be the most evil race among the Elves, living in the underground world year-round.

At this time, Li Changsheng arrived at the place emitting energy fluctuations; under the control of his Mental Power, the gravel and mud flew up one after another, revealing a piece of hard, flat white boulder.

On this boulder, a complex pattern was carved, though the pattern on it had clearly been destroyed.

At the same time, there was a small, colorless crystal the size of a fingernail, and the energy fluctuations were emanating from this colorless crystal.

Li Changsheng reached out and beckoned, and the colorless crystal flew into his palm automatically. From the feedback of his Mental Power, the energy inside the colorless crystal was already sparse, faintly emitting the same energy as Di Zhuo.

Space energy!

"Space Crystal!"

After pondering for a moment, Li Changsheng instantly recognized the name of the colorless crystal.

A Space Crystal is a rather rare special ore, and its most extensive application is in making Space Rings or Teleportation Arrays.

Judging from the pattern on this white boulder, this was very likely a space Teleportation Array, only it had already been destroyed.

At the thought of this possibility, Li Changsheng's heart began to thump; from the information about the Dark Elf, the Space Crystal, and the space Teleportation Array, the destination of this Teleportation Array could possibly be the Elf Plane.

Unfortunately, the Teleportation Array had been destroyed, and that Dark Elf also died for unknown reasons.

Li Changsheng began to hypothesize the scene at that time: before being teleported here, this Dark Elf likely suffered an incurable injury, and after passing through the Teleportation Array, she destroyed it to avoid pursuit by enemies, but unfortunately, the Dark Elf's injuries were too severe, and she ultimately died here.

There was another possibility, which was being killed by the wild Spirit Beasts here.

"I wonder if any coordinates were left behind?"

Thinking of this possibility, Li Changsheng immediately began to inspect this Teleportation Array and the Space Crystal.

Upon this inspection, he really did discover clues; in this Space Crystal whose energy was about to be exhausted, Li Changsheng detected a plane coordinate.

As long as the space Teleportation Array is repaired and this coordinate is locked, one can teleport to an unknown plane.

A plane containing intelligent life has immeasurable value; look at the Huizhou Tian Clan and the Yecheng Zu Clan, who jointly guard the gateway to the Elf Plane, gaining huge profits for the two great clans every year.

Li Changsheng solemnly put away the Space Crystal, then took out an Image Stone to record the damaged space Teleportation Array, preparing to find a way to repair it after returning.

At the same time, he also had to prepare a Space Crystal with abundant energy.

Before leaving, Li Changsheng asked the Clam Maiden: "Do you intend to stay here? Or go back?"

This time the Clam Maiden helped him a great deal; if the Clam Maiden chose to stay here, he would naturally help her 'deal with' those two fellows harboring evil intentions; anyway, those two fellows were not good people either, and even if he killed them, Li Changsheng would not feel guilty.

The Clam Maiden hesitated for a moment, but finally shook her head and replied: "I'd better go back."

There are no companions here; rather than staying here all alone, it is better to reside in the small courtyard of Li Wan and her daughter; although it is not very free, it is safer.

Li Changsheng respected the Clam Maiden's opinion and brought her back to the small courtyard of Li Wan and her daughter. When he was preparing to return to the Yuanling Academy, he saw Tian Jingling wandering uncertainly at the entrance of the Yuanling Academy.

As if sensing something, Tian Jingling immediately looked toward the sky, and upon discovering it was Li Changsheng, she immediately waved at him.

She had come to find Li Changsheng, only it was about half a month late compared to the one-month period the two had agreed upon.

Li Changsheng jumped down directly from the Light Blessing bird and landed steadily in front of Tian Jingling to speak.

Li Changsheng casually teased: "Miss Tian, you finally came!"

"Sorry, I was delayed for some time due to an urgent matter."

While speaking, Tian Jingling handed a Space Ring to Li Changsheng and continued: "Here, besides the 30 ordinary Moon Elf corpses lost last time, I also managed to get 2 Moon Elf Royal Family and 18 ordinary Moon Elf corpses, totaling 68,000 Soul Crystals. Subtracting the 20,000 deposit, you still owe me 48,000 Soul Crystals!"

Tian Jingling was afraid that Li Changsheng would regret it, so she couldn't help but stare at him tightly. For these Moon Elf corpses, not only was her small treasury empty, but she had also borrowed a lot of external debt; the situation was 'precarious'.

If Li Changsheng went back on his word halfway, even if she knew she couldn't beat Li Changsheng, she would definitely bite a piece of meat off him.

It was only Tian Jingling who could get so many Moon Elf corpses; this could be seen from Tian Jingling's status: her grandfather is a Tian Clan Supreme Clan Elder, her father is the Clan Leader, and in particular, her fiancé is the Sixth Prince Dou Yuanhua.

Such a status allowed Tian Jingling to have considerable say within the clan.

If this business was completed, Tian Jingling would inevitably make a huge profit, as she bought them at the internal clan price, which was much cheaper than the price she resold them to Li Changsheng for; a profit of fifty percent was expected.

When the profit reaches 10%, some people become restless; when the profit reaches 50%, some people dare to take risks; when the profit reaches 100%, they dare to Trample on all laws of the world; and when the profit reaches 300%, they are not even afraid of the gallows.

Tian Jingling was exactly like this; for the sake of these Moon Elf corpses, she could be said to have exhausted all her efforts. If not for insufficient funds, she absolutely could have obtained more.

Li Zhangsheng's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly checked the Space Ring.

This was a space with an area of nearly a thousand cubic meters; the value of this Space Ring alone was likely in the five figures.

Inside were piled a large number of Moon Elf corpses; some of these corpses were complete, some were incomplete, and they varied, but generally speaking, they were still considered intact.

Unlike the treatment of ordinary Moon Elf corpses, those two corpses of the Moon Elf Royal Family were packed in crystal coffins, which well preserved their vitality and prevented them from decaying easily.

After confirming their authenticity, Li Zhangsheng generously took out 48,000 Soul Crystals, then naturally prepared to put away the Space Ring.

After receiving the payment, Tian Jingling felt wonderful inside, but upon seeing Li Zhangsheng's subsequent actions, she felt anxious and hurriedly shouted: "Hey, hey, you cannot keep my Space Ring!"

"Ah, I thought this was included as a gift."

"How is that possible!"

Li Zhangsheng had no choice but to stop his actions, then took out all the Moon Elf corpses from the Space Ring and placed them into his own Space Ring.

"By the way, do you still want Moon Elf corpses?"

After obtaining his 'first pot of gold', Tian Jingling was full of motivation; even if it meant fleecing her family, she had to hold onto Li Zhangsheng, this wealthy patron.

"Still the same words: I will take as many as you have. How about this, we will trade once a month from now on!"

Ever since hosting the Quasi-God auction, Li Zhangsheng had a large number of Soul Crystals in his hands. As long as it could improve his strength, he would not care about these expenses at all; he only feared not having enough goods.

"That will do."

"By the way, take a look at this first!"

Li Zhangsheng took out that Dark Element Crystal.

The moment she saw the Dark Element Crystal, Tian Jingling recognized it. Her eyes revealed a fanatical look; if she absorbed this Dark Element Crystal, her Dark Elf had a certain possibility of evolving again, and at the very least, her Elemental Power could increase by a notch.

After a long while, Tian Jingling reluctantly withdrew her gaze and asked with feigned calmness: "Brother Li, name your price!"

Although it was a bit small, it was, after all, a Dark Element Crystal, especially something Tian Jingling urgently needed.

This was just like Dou Yuanhua and his Thunder Elf; the Dark Elf was Tian Jingling's trump card, so she naturally had to cultivate it at all costs and would naturally not miss the opportunity to obtain a Dark Element Crystal.

Of course, it could not be too outrageous.

"Miss Tian, I am not lacking Soul Crystals. Let us barter instead; this is a list of items I need."

Li Zhangsheng shook his head and took out the list he had modified.

Tian Jingling snatched the list, but when she saw the items listed on it, she could not help but widen her eyes.

Most of the items on the list she had not even seen before, yet every one of them was a precious and rare object.

After hesitating for a while, Tian Jingling finally made up her mind and took out a huge square Jade Box.

Inside the Jade Box was a fruit shaped like a mango; unlike an ordinary mango, it was as big as a human head, and the peel was white.

"I will exchange it with this Heavenly Mango, what do you think?"

The Heavenly Mango belongs to the Heavenly Essence Grade of Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, and it is also one of the main materials for the Moon Soul Star Snatching Pill.

"Deal!"

Without hesitation, Li Zhangsheng chose to agree. The value between the two was not much different, and both sides could be considered to have gotten what they needed.

With this Heavenly Mango, as long as he obtained the Nether Moon Lotus, Li Zhangsheng would be able to gather the materials for refining the Moon Soul Star Snatching Pill.

Of course, an excellent Alchemist was also indispensable. With Kailan's current alchemy ability, the success rate of refining a top-tier Alchemical Pill like the Moon Soul Star Snatching Pill was likely to be minimal.

Tian Jingling wore a smile on her face and impatiently put away the Dark Element Crystal.

"If you have things like this in the future, remember to come find me!"

Tian Jingling was not just being polite; with Li Zhangsheng's growth speed, the treasures he would come into contact with in the future would definitely be more numerous, and there would be opportunities to obtain Dark Element Crystals again.

"Alright, let us leave it at that for now; I have things to do, so I will head back."

After bidding farewell to Tian Jingling, Li Zhangsheng hurriedly returned to the Number One Courtyard and impatiently began the Breath Concealment Restriction, preparing to purify these Moon Elf corpses.

With so many corpses, plus his current purification efficiency, it was enough to advance the Sprite King Bloodline of Kailan.

Purifying one corpse versus purifying dozens of corpses, as long as the rhythm was mastered, the effort spent would not be much different; it was merely a matter of more frequent operations.

In addition to the Sprite King Bloodline, the blood of the Moon Elf Royal Family also contained high-level Bloodline; to purify the two Moon Elf Royal Family corpses, Li Zhangsheng spent three bottles of Advanced Dissolving Agent.

Fortunately, although the bloodline of ordinary Moon Elves was quite mixed, it did not contain extra high-level Bloodline, which made Li Zhangsheng heave a sigh of relief; otherwise, his stock of Advanced Dissolving Agent might not have been enough for the purification.

When the excess Bloodline Imprint completely disappeared, an unusually powerful aura began to emerge, accompanied by astonishing Pressure.

The next moment, countless silver radiances emerged, and a substantial phantom of the Sprite King appeared above the blood; it was exactly the same as last time, and her eyes were full of spirituality.

The difference was that the quantity of Sprite King Essence Blood purified this time far exceeded the past, and the accompanying Pressure could be imagined.

(End of this chapter)