Chapter 2221: God King Grass

Gripping the rock wall, Zhang Xuan slowly climbed down. The dark, deep pit felt as if a tremendous force could engulf anyone at any moment.

The further he descended, the hotter the pendant on his chest became, creating the illusion that it was about to melt. Simultaneously, the Path to Heaven true qi circulating within his body became increasingly difficult to control. It was as if the deep pit itself was the bane of his cultivation technique.

"The True Qi of If Heaven Had Feelings..."

As the purified True Qi of If Heaven Had Feelings began to circulate, the pressure vanished, and Zhang Xuan continued his descent.

After progressing for a while, streaks of dark-grey air currents began surging into his body through his acupoints.

"As expected..."

He had already anticipated this and felt no tension. His Path to Heaven true qi swiftly met the incoming currents, and the two forces neutralized each other, emitting streaks of blue light. Within the pitch-black deep pit, the shimmering blue light made Zhang Xuan appear like a deity suspended in mid-air.

The deeper he went, the more abundant the dark-grey air currents became, consuming his Path to Heaven true qi more intensely. The surrounding space also began to grow unstable, swaying continuously.

"Continuing further will be very dangerous..."

After descending for a while longer, Zhang Xuan stopped. Although he was capable of flight, the space here had already become unstable. If he proceeded further, he was highly likely to be caught in turbulence and whirlpools. Judging by the power of these whirlpools, it would be very difficult for him to resist them with his current cultivation.

"I'll stop here first," he decided, "and purify all the Path to Heaven true qi in my body into the True Qi of If Heaven Had Feelings..."

After a moment of hesitation, Zhang Xuan took out the God King Sword, dug a small pit on the spot, and sat down cross-legged. Having come all this way, he was truly unwilling to turn back. Since these dark-grey air currents could neutralize Path to Heaven true qi, it was an opportune moment to eliminate all of it, leaving only pure True Qi of If Heaven Had Feelings in his body.

Rapidly absorbing the dark-grey air currents and neutralizing them with his Path to Heaven true qi, it took him nearly an hour. The only true qi remaining in his body was the True Qi of If Heaven Had Feelings; the Path to Heaven true qi had been completely consumed.

"My true qi reserves are less than one percent remaining..."

Before, when the two types of true qi intermingled, his dantian was like an immeasurable ocean. Now that the Path to Heaven true qi was neutralized, even though the True Qi of If Heaven Had Feelings was purified, its reserves had drastically diminished. Upon careful calculation, it amounted to only one percent of his previous total. He wasn't sure if such a drastic reduction in true qi in a short amount of time was a good thing or a bad thing.

Without the Path to Heaven true qi, the oppressive force of the dark-grey air currents vanished. Zhang Xuan stepped out of the pit and continued climbing downwards. It wasn't long before he reached the turbulent whirlpools he had seen earlier.

The space here flowed like a liquid, preventing even a God King's flight technique from entering normally. With a flick of his wrist, Zhang Xuan took out a high-grade Celestial God-tier weapon and extended it. The longsword twisted into a peculiar curve, as if it had fallen into a funhouse mirror. Pulling his hand back, he found that the twisted section could no longer revert to its original state, and its spiritual essence had been erased.

"The space is flowing and twisting," he mused. "Entering it would mean adapting to it, ultimately leading to a change in one's very life form..."

Knowing that his current strength was too low and that entering the space would likely mean he'd be unable to recover, just like the sword, Zhang Xuan sighed. Just as he was about to leave and return when his cultivation was higher, he saw something continuously swaying within the twisted space before him, like ripples in water.

His eyebrows shot up. He activated his Eye of Insight and carefully examined it. Within the flowing space, he saw several peculiar plants rooted in the rock wall, swaying continuously with the currents.

"Life can actually grow here?" His heart jolted, and Zhang Xuan was filled with disbelief.

The flowing space before him was like turbulent rapids, constantly changing direction. Under normal circumstances, if one entered it, even he would be transformed and unable to recover, just like the longsword earlier... He himself, lacking such strength and physique, couldn't withstand it, so how could plants possibly survive?

"Could it be... the God King Grass that Feng Jiuge mentioned really exists? Is this it?" A thought suddenly struck him. Earlier, when his student mentioned this item, he had scoffed at the idea, thinking it impossible. But seeing the plants before him, he was no longer so certain. God Kings possessed a certain comprehension of the world's space, and these grasses before him could survive in flowing space... clearly demonstrating an extremely deep adaptation to spatial laws. If they could be refined into pills and consumed, he might indeed be able to achieve his wish of breaking through to God King.

"But... how can I get them?" His brows furrowed. These herbs seemed to be not too deep within the flowing space, yet even a high-grade peak Celestial God artifact couldn't withstand the forces here. How could he retrieve them? If he couldn't get his hands on them, no matter how precious they were, they would be useless!

"Little Yellow Chick, I have something for you to do!" With a thought, he communicated with the yellow chick lying in his dantian. This fellow had already reached the God King realm, stronger than himself, and was immortal. If it acted, perhaps it could retrieve these items.

"I was sleeping..."

With a resentful expression, the Little Yellow Chick flew out, looked down, and a look of doubt appeared in its eyes: "This place... I seem to have been here before..."

"Been here before?" Zhang Xuan frowned. "Have you remembered something?"

This chicken had always claimed to be a divine beast that roamed the God World, but it had never remembered what it truly was. Even after breaking through to God King, its racial origins remained a blank. Could it be remembering something now?

"No, it just feels a bit familiar..." The Little Yellow Chick tilted its head, hesitating for a moment. "Never mind, if I can't remember, I won't dwell on it. As long as my strength continues to improve, I'm sure I'll remember. Oh, right, why did you call me out?" It had been sleeping in his dantian, and its master certainly wouldn't call it out for no reason.

"I suspect those plants in the flowing space are God King Grass, which can help people break through to the God King realm. With my current strength, I can't retrieve them. Go get a few to examine!" Zhang Xuan said.

"Those grasses?" The Little Yellow Chick was startled for a moment, then nodded. "It's quite possible. These grasses are indeed a bit strange..."

"So, can you get them?" Zhang Xuan instructed. "Just pick them; don't eat them!"

This fellow was a glutton; what if it rushed over and ate them all? He couldn't exactly dig them out of its mouth and eat them himself! He'd rather not break through to God King than do something so disgusting...

The Little Yellow Chick looked disgruntled. "I'm already a God King expert; these things are useless to me, don't worry... I won't eat them... Well, alright, I'll just eat one to taste. If it's not good, I won't eat any more... Anyway, there are several here!"

Seeing that it actually wanted to eat them, Zhang Xuan's scalp tingled. He had only said it casually, not expecting his guess to be accurate. With a helpless expression, he finally nodded. "Go ahead, but this flowing space is a bit strange. If there's any danger, don't go near it. Wait until I understand it better!" Compared to the Little Yellow Chick, these God King Grasses were insignificant. If retrieving them meant putting it in danger, he would rather not have them.