Chapter 55

Standing in the empty Wang Fu.

Dou Changsheng wandered for a long time, searching inch by inch.

There was not a single living person in the Wang Fu; it was very obvious that this Wang Chongguang had already made the worst preparations and had already arranged for his family members to be settled properly.

After a thorough search, Dou Changsheng was very disappointed.

Because although this Wang Fu covers a large area, there was not a drop of profit to be found; it was all real estate that could not be taken away. These things were useless to Dou Changsheng; without the title deed, he couldn't sell them at all. Besides, the impact would be too bad; Dou Changsheng knew Wang Chongguang harbored malice, but ordinary people would definitely think he killed people to seize property.

He searched the rooms, large and small, to see if there were any martial arts manuals, sharp weapons, or elixirs, but he was also searching for that secret chamber.

Other things were easy to take, but the thousand-year-old precious medicine located in the secret chamber was not.

This thousand-year-old precious medicine grew roughly in this place, and transplanting it would be very difficult.

If he had given Wang Chongguang time, he could naturally have done it, but as Dou Changsheng calculated, Wang Chongguang harbored evil intentions toward him also because of the Human Ranking, and because he knew the news and knew he had come to Beiyang.

Within such a short time, the thousand-year-old precious medicine could not be transplanted, unless Wang Chongguang harvested it directly.

Dou Changsheng did not have a hundred percent certainty that this thousand-year-old precious medicine still existed; he was just gambling on his luck.

After all, seeing this empty mansion, if he hadn't known about the thousand-year-old precious medicine beforehand, he wouldn't have spent such great effort to search for it.

After Dou Changsheng's arduous search, he finally found the secret chamber.

After opening the door to the secret chamber, the heat wave that rushed toward his face made Dou Changsheng dodge subconsciously; the burning sensation on his face was stinging.

This secret chamber built underground was actually extremely hot; fire basins were placed at the corners of the four walls, and inside them was some kind of wood that was burning fiercely.

Dou Changsheng observed carefully and could see that the firewood was very resistant to burning, as if it would never burn out, and could maintain the flames indefinitely; the scorching heat that permeated was also far beyond ordinary flames.

Precisely because of this, the temperature in the secret chamber was very high, roughly exceeding a hundred degrees.

His Primordial True Qi continuously permeated, turning into a one-foot-thick Qi wall that surrounded Dou Changsheng on all sides, protecting him without any blind spots like a turtle shell, and only then did Dou Changsheng attempt to take a step inside.

Advancing step by step, Dou Changsheng felt the pressure.

If it weren't for the Earth-Escaping Talisman as a fallback, Dou Changsheng wouldn't have dared to walk into this secret chamber, fearing that the secret chamber would self-destruct and trap him to death here.

The cost Wang Chongguang spent to build this secret chamber was not small, which was enough to show the harsh conditions for the growth of the thousand-year-old precious medicine.

Dou Changsheng walked step by step toward the precious medicine located in the center of the secret chamber.

This precious medicine growing in red silt was about one foot tall, with leaves that were bright red, and patterns that looked like burning flames, permeating with a terrifying heat wave.

Fire-Glow Grass.

At the first glance, Dou Changsheng had already identified it.

The hard study during this period had been very effective; Dou Changsheng could recognize some herbs that were not low in value.

The Fire-Glow Grass had harsh growth conditions and was generally located in fire domains; ordinary people could rarely see it because ordinary martial artists could not withstand this terrifying temperature, so it was worth a fortune.

The most precious thing about this kind of herb is that after reaching a thousand years, it can condense flame patterns from its leaves and gather the Dao of Fire.

That sounds fantastical; in plain terms, after eating it, one can enhance their talent for fire, increase the power of martial arts in this aspect, and lower the difficulty of learning fire-type martial arts.

This is a precious medicine that can change talent; any kind is extremely valuable.

For those from prominent backgrounds with poor talent, this thing is a divine medicine.

Compared to enhancing talent, it is a great tonic that can assist in condensing the Three Flowers, but this effect is actually weaker.

Any kind of precious medicine, once it reaches a thousand years, must possess miraculous effects.

Ordinary plants that reach a thousand years are called spiritual medicines, let alone precious medicines.

It is truly a rare treasure.

But immediately, Dou Changsheng cursed inwardly.

Damn it.

Dou Changsheng thought of the future Dou and that dismissive look.

Looking at his own ecstatic appearance again, as if he were a bumpkin who had never seen the world, the gap was truly too large.

Fortunately, there is a sister.

How should one take this Fire-Glow Grass?

Dou Changsheng thought carefully before remembering that it should be swallowed directly.

It wasn't that he needed to think, but that the temperature of this thing was too high, and Dou Changsheng was a little afraid and a little uncertain.

He took two steps forward, walked to the side of the thousand-year-old Fire-Glow Grass, and reached out to grab it, his hand covered with Primordial True Qi; if something was wrong and the temperature was too high, he would just give up.

But when his palm touched it, Dou Changsheng discovered that the leaves of the thousand-year-old Fire-Glow Grass did not transmit a scorching sensation, which constituted a completely different situation from the terrifying high temperature permeating the surroundings; if this were his previous life, a botanist would have jumped off a building.

After one leaf was picked, the root and stem of the thousand-year-old Fire-Glow Grass began to wither at a speed visible to the naked eye.

He couldn't help but show a look of disappointment; this made Dou Changsheng, who had intended to pick the whole root and stem and chew it all together, involuntarily grab the root and stem directly and bite down, chewing it together with the leaves of the thousand-year-old Fire-Glow Grass.

Eat it.

Definitely eat it.

Just because it withered doesn't mean it's no longer the root and stem of the thousand-year-old Fire-Glow Grass.

Dou's main principle is not to waste.

As the thousand-year-old Fire-Glow Grass was swallowed, Dou Changsheng could clearly feel a warm sensation spreading from his stomach, slowly permeating his flesh, bones, and internal organs.

His whole body felt warm, as if he were basking in warmth, making Dou Changsheng squint his eyes subconsciously.

The Primordial True Qi in his body surged, and the thousand-year-old Earth Pearl, which had been silent and motionless, suddenly began to revive, continuously breathing in and out Primordial True Qi.

At the same time, outside Dou Changsheng's body, a flower of nothingness appeared quietly.

Primordial True Qi continuously poured in, and finally, the flower of nothingness gradually began to solidify, pure and transparent, with nine petals blooming.

This is a flower of True Qi composed entirely of Primordial True Qi; one of the Three Flowers had already fully bloomed, and everything was easy and effortless, without any resistance in the middle.

This is the Heaven Flower, the most difficult one to condense, and now it has been completed.

The Primordial True Qi began to transform, already becoming viscous, like a liquid.

The blooming of the Three Flowers is the Primordial True Essence, and now it has begun to transform toward this.

Dou Changsheng walked outside the door, dispersed the one-foot-thick Qi wall, stood at the doorway, and carefully felt the scorching breath of the secret chamber; just now he couldn't bear it and was easily injured, but now it felt like a breeze brushing his face. Dou Changsheng's Primordial True Qi surged, protecting his body, and he walked into the secret chamber in front of the fire basin, stretched out his palm, and put it into the flames, feeling the scorching heat, scalding, and very painful.

But it was all within a tolerable range.

Game terminology!

Flame Resistance +20!

He took another step toward being non-human, becoming even more powerful.