Chapter 164: Is an Old Ox Even Considered a Person?

Secret Realm, Immortal Ruins, Lingyao Fu.

"Cough, cough, cough."

"Old friend, are you alright?"

Upon landing, Weisheng Yucheng immediately went to check on the old ox's condition.

They had just landed in the Immortal Ruins and hadn't even taken two steps before they encountered a Teleportation Array again.

Therefore.

Weisheng Yucheng had been teleported over suddenly; the teleportation was somewhat urgent, and the old ox had borne the brunt of the weight.

Furthermore.

He clearly sensed the smell of blood.

Weisheng Yucheng checked in a flustered hurry, while the old ox flicked its tail gently, breathing heavily through its nose.

That Teleportation Array was on the verge of collapse; if not for his innate talent, he and Weisheng Yucheng would likely have been mangled into flesh and blood while caught inside it.

"I'm fine, Yucheng," the old ox replied while patiently accepting Weisheng Yucheng's inspection, then raised its ox eyes to scan the surroundings and discovered with astonishment, "Stop worrying about me, look quickly."

"What?"

Weisheng Yucheng stopped his movements in response.

When he raised his head to look around, the same astonishment appeared in his eyes.

"Such a rich medicinal scent!" Weisheng Yucheng blurted out.

He did not hide his exclamation and quickly took two more steps forward.

Currently.

The place where they were was extremely strange.

For instance, the spot where he and the old ox stood was pitch black, and the air was damp and cold.

But as he walked two steps further forward, he felt extreme heat, and the sky turned dim; although dimness and darkness were not much different, the obvious change in light was something one could notice immediately.

"There's more," the old ox said.

It lifted its hoof to stomp forward, retreated back when it reached the boundary line, and stared with eyes like copper bells.

It was as if it had seen something extremely shocking.

The old ox said in a deep voice: "We have all been teleported into the Immortal Ruins, and if I am not mistaken, this place is likely... the Yaoyuan within the Immortal Ruins!"

"I just don't know how big this garden actually is."

"But just looking at it now, Yucheng, you are likely going to strike it rich!"

Even without the old ox saying it, Weisheng Yucheng was already so excited he didn't know what to do.

He naturally had the eye for it and could see that in this vast expanse of medicine, there was no second person besides him.

As long as he wanted to harvest them, it was just a matter of reaching out!

However!

Weisheng Yucheng did not rush to harvest, but instead suppressed his excited heart, feeling somewhat hesitant and anxious.

He said vigilantly: "I always feel like something is not quite right; is my luck really this good?"

"This isn't right, is it?!"

Hearing him say this, even the old ox fell silent.

Weisheng Yucheng... was truly not wrong at all.

If one were to talk about bad luck.

Weisheng Yucheng could be considered the unluckiest one of all.

The old ox had once been so angry that it felt as a dignified Divine Beast, it had been blind to contract such a poor, stingy, and unlucky fellow.

If not for that, it wouldn't have wasted so many years and remained at its current realm.

Look at Lu Ren.

Although that guy didn't walk the righteous path... how well were the Fierce Beasts by his side fed, and how fast did they grow?

Even the Qiongqi was fed until it grew big! What a pity.

A Divine Beast like the old ox could ultimately not tolerate the Fierce Beasts by Lu Ren's side; otherwise, it would have rebelled long ago.

Hearing Weisheng Yucheng doubt his own luck, the old ox also suddenly remembered that Weisheng Yucheng's luck had never been good; was their falling here really a stroke of good luck?

But before the old ox could speak, Weisheng Yucheng had already said impatiently: "Forget it! Even if it is bad luck, it has already happened; since we are here, we must make the best of it."

"I cannot just watch so many resources in front of me and not dare to touch them!"

A cultivator.

Is always fighting for their life against heaven and earth.

If he were to shrink back at this moment.

Then he could forget about Ascension! Weisheng Yucheng could not suppress the greed in his heart and carefully probed a bit before taking a jade box from his Storage Bag.

His technique for harvesting Spirit Medicine was very particular; a stalk of Huanhun Cao was harvested by him in pristine condition and placed into the jade box.

As the Huanhun Cao was secured, Weisheng Yucheng suddenly let out a breath.

He was slightly joyful.

Weisheng Yucheng muttered to himself: "Could it be that I have finally reached a turning point? Could it be that my luck has changed here! Nothing actually went wrong!"

The old ox, however, did not share his optimism.

It said in a deep voice: "Regardless, we must still act with caution to avoid inviting disaster and causing an even greater mishap."

Although he had greed for these medicinal materials, Weisheng Yucheng was not a fool and naturally knew he could not act recklessly and do as he pleased here.

This was, after all, the Immortal Ruins, not his own backyard.

He nodded in agreement and continued to reach out to harvest the medicinal materials here; however, when he harvested the third stalk, a sudden change occurred.

The old ox, who had been guarding him from the side, suddenly widened its eyes and let out a roar, "Quick, get out of the way!"

Even if the old ox hadn't said anything, Weisheng Yucheng would absolutely have dodged.

He dodged to the side in a somewhat disheveled manner, looking at the vine firmly rooted in the spot where he had just been crouching, his expression turning inscrutable and ugly.

"What is this thing?"

The old ox was more knowledgeable and experienced.

Its tone carried a hint of something ominous: "Weisheng Yucheng, I fear we have encountered trouble; this should be the guardian of this Yaoyuan we are harvesting from."

"It is just that I do not know where its true form is located; it seems each person can only harvest three stalks at most!"

After hearing the old ox's explanation, Weisheng Yucheng's hands trembled with heartache.

He stared with wide eyes, unable to believe it.

"What did you say?"

The old ox told him again with heavy heart: "You heard correctly, each person can only harvest three stalks at most."

Weisheng Yucheng almost coughed up blood from anger.

He should have said so earlier! If he had known earlier that each person could only harvest three medicinal herbs, he absolutely would not have only harvested cheap medicinal herbs like Huanhun Cao and Ice Soul Grass! Although these Ling Grass were extremely expensive in the outside world, compared to other things in this garden, they were much cheaper! This garden still contained Ling Grass that had long been extinct in the outside world! Weisheng Yucheng's heart ached instantly.

With eyes brimming with tears, he looked at the vine that had slowly retracted and tentatively asked the old ox: "Tell me... do you and I count as one person?"

The meaning was simply self-evident.

Weisheng Yucheng was not reconciled!

That was three whole stalks! If he had harvested ancient divine medicine just now, once he brought it out, his entire sect could have ascended to the heavens!

The old ox was stunned for a moment.

Then, realizing what was meant, the old ox looked at Weisheng Yucheng in disbelief, raising its ox hoof to point at itself in astonishment.

"What did you say?"

"You intend to have me use these ox hooves to dig for grass?"

"You are truly insane!"

(End of this chapter)