Chapter 611: Are You the Qianshou Xian?

"There is something in the river below it." Wang Yu still felt lingering fear when mentioning this; just a moment ago, the instant he went down into the river, he was swept away by the thing below and nearly lost his life. Now, he dared not approach this place no matter what.

"Be careful. For now, I haven't sensed anything in the water." Chen Yu's Divine Sense went out, perceiving the water's surface, but he did not feel anything from it.

Chen Yu said, "Follow me."

Chen Yu walked in front, heading toward the direction where the Cranberry Meteor was located. When he was five or six meters away from it, Chen Yu stopped his steps.

To be honest, this was also his first time seeing this kind of Half-Spirit Grade medicine. Although it grew at the intersection of earth veins, its growth environment was extremely harsh.

The place where it grew rose to meet the Heavenly Crags and descended to connect with the Yellow Springs, and beneath its thick branches grew several Other Shore Flowers.

Although the fruit it produced was very beautiful, every single fruit carried a biting chill.

"Chen Yu, is it enough if we just take one of them?" Ye Qingning asked.

"All of its fruits are closely linked; if you take one, the others will also wither." Chen Yu said, "It grows at the intersection of earth veins, but it connects downward to the Yellow Springs. Strictly speaking, it is a highly poisonous thing."

"A highly poisonous thing?" Ye Qingning's expression changed. Isn't this thing a Spirit-Grade Medicine? How could it be a highly poisonous thing?

"It grows at the intersection of Yin Qi. If used as medicine directly without processing, it will definitely kill people. But if it is refined and its essence is used as a medicinal guide, it is a life-saving panacea." Chen Yu stared fixedly at the thing: "I will go pick the fruit; you stay where you are and do not move."

As Chen Yu spoke, he walked forward. While walking, his Divine Sense spread out, watching the surrounding situation, because he knew that generally, such Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were definitely guarded by something nearby.

He did not know what the thing that attacked Wang Yu earlier was. Although it had not appeared now, this did not mean it did not exist, so Chen Yu had to be extra careful.

Just as Chen Yu took a step, suddenly, a strange wind blew, and a huge shadow flashed by under the water to one side.

Chen Yu had no time to look back. He let out a loud shout, backhanded the Lichen Slash in his hand to strike behind him, and at the same time, used his other hand to block, pushing Ye Qingning and Wang Yu to the side.

A thing over thirty meters long suddenly lunged out of the water with a 'whoosh'. This creature's body was slightly flat, orange-yellow in color, and its body was densely covered with hundreds of feet.

Judging from its physique, it was a giant centipede, similar to a millipede, but it had two horns on its forehead, and these two horns looked just like dragon horns.

Although it was called a centipede, it could swim in the water and was covered in hard scales; these scales were incomparably tough.

*Clang... * The Lichen Slash in Chen Yu's hand struck its body. It let out a miserable shriek, a mass of green blood spurted from its body, and then it flopped onto the ground, raising its ugly head and glaring with a pair of blood-red eyes as it circled around Chen Yu.

"Th-this, what is this thing?" Wang Yu was almost scared to tears. He could feel that the aura on this guy was the same as the thing that had attacked him earlier.

It was just that the last time, this thing's movements were too fast, and he didn't even have a chance to get a look at the opponent. Now that he saw the true face of this thing, he was truly almost scared to tears.

Chen Yu stared at this behemoth. This guy was a full twenty-plus meters long, as thick as a water barrel, and there was even a faint trace of dragon might on the two horns on its head.

"A creature that has achieved cultivation and gained a bit of fortune; it now has a tendency to transform into a dragon." Chen Yu frowned; this guy was quite difficult to deal with.

However, fortunately, he had already broken through to the second level of the Taixuan Shengqing Realm, so dealing with it was not a problem.

Suddenly, this guy fiercely sprayed a cloud of green mist. Chen Yu shouted, "Watch out, it's poisonous!"

He hurriedly protected Ye Qingning and retreated, but it was a step too late. The poisonous mist struck; Ye Qingning and Wang Yu didn't even let out a groan before collapsing to the ground.

This creature's strength was very strong. Chen Yu had broken through to the second level of the Taixuan Shengqing Realm and possessed a body immune to all poisons, but he still felt a wave of dizziness. However, after circulating his Primordial Qi for one cycle, the poison gas was quickly expelled from his body.

Backhanding to grab Ye Qingning's wrist, Chen Yu suddenly felt a stir in his heart. The amorous feelings from the cave earlier—whether it was a dream or reality—appeared before his eyes again.

He was startled, only then discovering several fine claw marks on his arm; these claw marks matched Ye Qingning's fingernails perfectly.

Could it be... that wasn't a dream, it was real? And that woman was Ye Qingning? Chen Yu was a bit panicked.

But now was not the time to think about these things. He shook his head, casting the thought to the back of his mind. He checked Ye Qingning's wrist and, learning she was unharmed, finally felt relieved. He let go of Ye Qingning's hand, stood up straight, and looked at the monster.

"Heh heh." This thing actually emitted a cold, human-like laugh. It turned around, and as a puff of white smoke passed, an old woman wearing a white robe appeared before Chen Yu.

The old woman had disheveled hair and a face covered in wrinkles. Her eyes were mostly white, with pupils as thin as needle tips. Meeting her gaze made one feel a cold, sinister aura rushing toward them.

"Your cultivation has actually reached the stage of transformation. Impressive." Chen Yu stared at this old woman; this was what the centipede from just now had transformed into.

"My name is Qianshou Xian. I have been eyeing these Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures for nearly a hundred years. You want to pick them just after arriving? I'm afraid there's no such easy thing in this world." The old woman's voice was sharp and shrill, piercing the eardrums and feeling very uncomfortable.

"Oh, so you discovered this thing by accident too, and it isn't yours?" Chen Yu frowned and said, "Qianshou Xian, this name seems familiar."

"Haha, you've heard of me? I went out in my earlier years and recognized many godchildren. Did you learn of me from the mouths of my godchildren?" Qianshou Xian laughed triumphantly.

"Godchildren? I remember now, I encountered one of your godsons." After she mentioned it, Chen Yu suddenly realized.

Back when Zhou Nan was transferring her shop in Ning City, a big man named Niu Qing had taken her shop at the lowest price, and he was later taught a lesson by Chen Yu.

That guy claimed to worship a Great Immortal who was his godmother. As for that Great Immortal, it was precisely Qianshou Xian. He didn't expect this thing to actually appear at the location of the Cranberry Meteor.

"My son is still very filial." Qianshou Xian stared at Chen Yu with cold, sinister eyes: "Kid, I see your strength is not bad. If you are sensible, I will accept you as a godson. When the time comes, with me protecting you, you can walk sideways wherever you go."

"You don't need to give me too much, just give me more tribute. All you need to do is spread my name and let more people know my reputation," Qianshou Xian said leisurely.