MM Racing Chapter 84 Winning Favor and Acquiring Treasures, Lei Ling is Overjoyed
Chapter 84 Winning Favor and Acquiring Treasures, Lei Ling is Overjoyed
Chapter 84 Winning Favor and Acquiring Treasures, Lei Ling is Overjoyed
Outside the Medicine Valley Thunder Array,
Qi Yunshan stood with his hands behind his back, his magical artifacts radiating a dazzling aura that drew envy from those around him.
"Young Master Qi, I truly envy you for having such a fine spirit pet. I don't even need to go myself; I can bring back the most valuable treasures for you."
"Yes, Young Master Qi came here for a vacation, unlike us, who came here to fight."
Many people said nice things about Qi Yunshan.
Qi Yunshan stood with his hands behind his back, his powerful magical energy radiating brightly, making the cultivator both excited and apprehensive.
"Not at all, you flatter me. It's just an ordinary treasure-hunting rat. I spent a little money, a mere 20,000 spirit stones, to cultivate it into a Grade Earth bloodline with treasure-hunting abilities."
He'd only just learned how to find resources, and hadn't even earned back the two thousand spirit stones yet. This trip into the secret realm was the first time his abilities had been put to use.
I just hope it doesn't leave me with a loss.
As he spoke, Qi Yunshan couldn't suppress a smug smile.
Although it may seem insignificant, it is actually taken very seriously.
"Wow! Twenty thousand spirit stones! Young Master Qi is incredibly wealthy!"
"To pay such a high price! Young Master is truly a person who loves his pets dearly."
"A Grade Earth Bloodline! My goodness! Young Master is sure to make a fortune this time, earning back 20,000 spirit stones in one go!"
The people around him showered him with praise.
Young Master Qi smiled; he thought so too. This little mouse was of average fighting ability, but its intelligence was not low, especially its unique ability to perceive high-value spiritual resources.
The urgent message sent out today must contain something of great value; hopefully it will bring him a pleasant surprise.
However, in the next instant, Qi Yunshan's expression changed, and he could no longer laugh.
Just then, from several miles away in the Medicine Valley, his treasure-hunting rat sent him a very brief but even more urgent signal.
This was a signal he and the rat agreed to send only in the event of a major crisis.
Young Master Qi's face darkened, and he looked at the old servant beside him: "Fifth Uncle, Little Mouse is in trouble."
"Young master, please calm down. With that rat's ability to avoid danger, it shouldn't face any life-or-death crises. Besides, it has that thing you left behind at the crucial moment."
I could easily slip in and take a look, but I'm a little worried about leaving you out alone, young master."
Fifth Uncle's mission is to protect Young Master Qi's safety. He cannot enter the Medicine Valley for the sake of a spirit pet unless it is absolutely necessary.
Inside, the rat's urgent message never came again.
Young Master Qi was relieved: "Fifth Uncle is right, I was too nervous. The mouse should be out of danger."
Besides, with that thing there, the lightning array inside can't harm it, and the other puppets and strongmen have no chance of defeating it.
As soon as Young Master Qi thought of something, his expression immediately calmed down.
Inside the valley, the squirrel, in the instant it feigned weakness to curry favor with Chen Yi, simultaneously sent an urgent alarm through its soul towards Young Master Qi outside the valley.
The two are connected by a soul contract, which allows them to transmit simple spiritual information at a fixed distance.
Chen Yi's divine sense was extremely sharp. The moment the demonic power in the throat of the squirrel under his command that was begging for mercy showed any unusual fluctuation, he caught the abnormal fluctuation of his divine sense.
A cold smile appeared on his lips, and his divine sense surged suddenly from his three divine apertures. The second-tier mid-grade Lesser Five Elements divine sense poured out like a tide, weaving into an impenetrable spiritual net in mid-air, and descending upon the squirrel's ancestral aperture!
The treasure-hunting rat's fur stood on end as it was horrified to discover that its desperate plea for help had vanished without a trace, disappearing into the net as if it had been thrown into the sea.
Its wide, dark eyes reflected Chen Yi's cold, stern face, and the feigned obsequiousness it had just displayed completely crumbled—
Even as its physical body was restrained by this human strongman's single hand, it still clung to a sliver of hope.
At this moment, even their most proficient method of divine sense communication was completely blocked, and they truly fell into despair.
"squeak--!"
As a spirit pet that had only recently entered the second tier, it had never seen a human warrior possess such a level of spiritual consciousness.
This overturned its already short-lived view of life as a rat.
The treasure-hunting rat hissed sharply, its slender claws scratching wildly in Chen Yi's iron-like palm, but only leaving a few white marks on his bronze skin.
Its consciousness surged left and right in its sea of consciousness, each impact causing ripples in the five-colored spiritual net, yet it could never tear a gap in it.
Suddenly, it stopped struggling, its whole body trembling.
The demon sac hidden in his throat contracted violently, and his natal demonic power, accumulated over many years, surged like a flood bursting its banks towards a certain spot in his throat.
As a walnut-sized lump of flesh swelled up under the skin, a terrifying shockwave that distorted the air suddenly erupted—
An aura of destruction comparable to that of a pseudo-core cultivator erupted in that small area!
The treasure-hunting rat's eyes suddenly turned bloodshot; this was a desperate attack fueled by the burning of its bloodline.
The sharp incisors bit through the tip of the tongue, and the demonic power mixed with blood essence fully activated the talisman hidden in the throat.
It stared intently at Chen Yi, the muscles beneath its fur tearing and bleeding from excessive force.
Let's perish together, let's destroy everything!
Squirrels are creatures with an incredibly strong temper. When they feel they have no hope of survival, they will fight to the death with their enemies, resulting in mutual destruction.
however,
next moment,
A cold, blue-glowing needle of divine consciousness suddenly pierced its sea of consciousness, causing the treasure-hunting rat's fur to stand on end and its sharp screech to cease abruptly.
Its consciousness was instantly frozen, and its demonic power also stagnated.
In that split second,
Chen Yi's right hand bones suddenly contracted, shrinking to half the size of a normal person, and his fingers became slender, precisely probing into the squirrel's wide-open mouth.
It precisely probed into the squirrel's wide-open mouth.
His fingers plunged deep inside, pressing against the swollen sac in his throat and flicking it sharply—
"Pop!"
The storage pouch hidden under the mucous membrane opened with a snap, and a beast-hide talisman was pulled out by the bone fingers.
The surface of the talisman shimmered with spiritual patterns, and the faint phantom of a small bronze bell could be seen taking shape. The unique pressure of a third-tier magic weapon caused the surrounding air to freeze.
"It's a talisman treasure?"
Chen Yi's heart skipped a beat; no wonder he had sensed a great crisis earlier.
He then made a hand seal with his left hand, and his Lesser Five Elements Divine Sense enveloped the talisman like a tidal wave.
Zhong Ying trembled violently, and the spiritual power he had just gathered was forcibly dispersed, turning into specks of spiritual light that dissipated into the air.
"It's actually a talisman made from a third-tier magic weapon! Who would be willing to extract the power of such a powerful magic weapon to make a talisman? That young master Qi is far too extravagant!"
Chen Yi muttered to himself, carefully examining the talisman with his divine sense. After finding no trace of tracking left on it, he put it into his storage bag.
At this moment, after a brief period of being frozen by the spiritual needles, the squirrel's consciousness barely returned to normal.
Just then, they saw Chen Yi snatch its trump card, the talisman, into his hand and accept it.
Its eyes widened, its chest swelled with rage, and it couldn't even utter a chirp.
at the same time,
Because Chen Yi used his divine sense and magic power, a bolt of lightning, three times stronger than before, condensed in the air and struck Chen Yi.
Just as the disposable leather bomb array on Chen Yi's wrist was about to activate, he stopped it by controlling it.
Just after the lightning struck, Chen Yi heard a system notification in his mind.
He just didn't have time to observe carefully.
At this moment, even stronger thunderclouds were rolling overhead. Chen Yi looked up at the ball of bluish-purple lightning, his pupils reflecting the leaping lightning snakes—he wanted to verify that conjecture himself.
The next moment, a lightning spell, barely reaching the second-tier high-grade level, struck Chen Yi with a deafening roar.
The power of lightning surged wildly through Chen Yi's body, causing some burnt and painful skin.
Part of it was absorbed by Chen Yi's copper bones, preventing significant damage to his internal organs.
The other part was directly swallowed up by the system.
This time, Chen Yi sensed it clearly, and a smile appeared on his lips:
"This lightning has such benefits?!"
Chen Yi's eyes were clear and he was in a great mood, not feeling at all that his arm being charred black was a loss.
In his despair, he saw a glimmer of hope – after failing to kill the man before him with the second-tier high-grade lightning, he fainted from anger.
Chen Yi looked indifferently at the little squirrel in his hand. He wasn't in a hurry to cultivate his body.
Instead, we need to solve this little thing first.
His initial plan was to kill the creature and eat its flesh, to have a taste for himself and also to inflict some pain on Young Master Qi.
Let's take back a little interest, considering the matter of giving away the stolen high-quality Foundation Building Pills.
but,
After shrinking his bones, he inserted his fingers into the storage pouch in the little creature's throat and discovered some things.
Another thought occurred to him, "I wonder if it will work. I've never tried it on animals before. If it succeeds, it could open a new door for me."
If that doesn't work, eat it again; it's the same thing anyway.
This little squirrel has a soul master-pet contract with Qi Yunshan, and the contract is engraved in the squirrel's sea of consciousness.
Logically speaking, a spirit pet that has signed such a contract is almost impossible to be stolen by someone else.
Because once the owner has a thought, the spirit pet's soul can be destroyed.
But right now, several conditions are very suitable:
First, Qiyun Mountain is outside the valley, and we don't know what happened inside. Just now, Chen Yi used his divine sense network to seal the little thing's sea of consciousness, preventing it from sending messages out.
Second, the little thing fainted from anger, which was the perfect opportunity for Chen Yi to invade its sea of consciousness.
Third, Chen Yi had experience helping Qin Chengcheng break the soul restriction. He now had twenty-six divine sense needles, so he thought he could give it a try. If he failed, he would just eat meat.
Fourth, this little thing has just entered the second stage, and its soul is not very strong. The soul contract it signed with Qi Yunshan may not be too complicated. With Chen Yi's current second-stage high-grade array strength, there may really be a way to solve it.
Fifth, Chen Yi had previously tested this within Qin Chengcheng's soul; his system power could devour unclaimed soul restrictions.
Several factors combined present a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
At the crucial moment, Chen Yi did not hesitate; he directly pointed a finger at the little creature's brow.
More than twenty divine sense needles of three colors—ice blue, green, and gold—instantly pierced its sea of consciousness.
The squirrel, who had fainted from anger, was startled awake at this moment.
It was horrified to discover that its consciousness had been invaded. In despair, it was about to self-destruct, leaving no advantage for its enemy.
The next moment, Chen Yi's ice needle pierced its sea of consciousness once more.
The difference in the level of divine sense caused its sea of consciousness to be frozen in multiple places, slowing down its operation.
Unable to activate automatically.
Chen Yi's divine sense violently surged into the depths of its consciousness.
They discovered a mid-grade second-tier master-servant contract that was several times simpler than Qin Chengcheng's soul restriction.
For this kind of contract, Chen Yi wouldn't even need to use the system.
More than twenty spiritual needles, in shades of blue, green, and gold.
He stabbed it in an instant.
The master-servant contract restriction was broken in an instant.
Inside, a faint divine thought from Mount Qiyun was trying to flee in terror.
In Chen Yi's eyes now, such a faint divine thought would dissipate with a mere gust of wind.
He sealed it directly with ice needles, and then used several gold and green needles to separate it.
Finally, the squirrel expelled the chaotic fragments of the restriction from its sea of consciousness one by one.
Then, while the squirrel's consciousness was still not clear,
Chen Yi used the three-colored needles to begin inscribing a soul restriction several times more complex than the one in the creature's sea of consciousness.
The most basic function of this restriction is based on the master-pet contract of a beast tamer.
Of course, after years of experimentation, Chen Yi has added some other functions, which will be discussed in more detail later.
now,
Outside the Medicine Valley formation, Qi Yunshan suddenly felt a tearing pain in his soul.
His face turned pale instantly, and a jade pendant around his neck emitted a soft green light, entering his sea of consciousness and quickly erasing his pain and compensating for his loss of consciousness.
After recovering,
Qi Yunshan's expression changed, and he looked anxiously at the old servant beside him:
"Fifth Uncle, something terrible has happened! I can no longer sense the soul contract between myself and the Treasure-Seeking Rat; it seems to be dead!"
The old servant also looked grave. "What happened? Could it have wandered into the black danger zone? Otherwise, with the talisman, even a fake core cultivator could have withstood the attack and had a chance to retreat!"
"I don't know either, Fifth Uncle. Would you like to go in and take a look?"
Upon hearing this, the old servant looked cautious: "Young master, Fifth Uncle only has a lifespan of a little over ten years, yet he is not afraid of death."
My most important task is to protect your safety. Although the treasure-hunting rat is valuable, it is far less important than you.
If it were an ordinary place, Uncle would have gone in. But what if Uncle went in and couldn't come out?
"If you insist on letting your uncle in, that's fine, but you should think it through."
Upon hearing this, Qi Yunshan quickly shook his head: "Then forget it. Let my sister handle this."
"Young master, shall we go back?"
"Wait a minute. If that bald strongman we sent in earlier is still alive, we can ask him about the situation when he comes out. Maybe he can find out the reason why the treasure-hunting rats died."
Besides, with you, Fifth Uncle, outside the Medicine Valley, I'm sure I'm safe.
In the medicine valley.
After a short while, like drinking a cup of tea.
The treasure-hunting mouse slowly awoke. After examining its own mental state and discovering that it had instantly changed masters, it...
Shocked.
But soon,
Its beady eyes darted around, and it immediately stood up, diligently using its front paws to straighten Chen Yi's trouser legs.
Its movements were meticulous, first smoothing out the wrinkles in the fabric, then carefully picking off the mud and grass stains, occasionally glancing at Chen Yi's expression and adjusting the intensity of its care as needed.
This time, it was truly doing everything it could to please Chen Yi.
The reason is that it discovered the restrictions its new master had placed on its soul were far more sophisticated than the old ones.
It was utterly powerless to resist.
This little squirrel has followed Qiyun Mountain for so many years, and has seen many treasures, both good and bad, as well as several Core Formation experts.
But someone like Chen Yi, who hasn't even reached the Foundation Establishment stage yet, can still break into someone else's soul, dissolve the master-servant contract of a spirit pet, and replace it with his own contract.
This is the only example.
Treasure-hunting rats are inherently weak in muscles but highly intelligent.
This time, how could it not know that it had latched onto a real benefactor?
Chen Yi has a much brighter future than that young master Qi.
Moreover, the handsome bald man in front of it is in control of its soul restriction, and can decide its life or death with a single thought.
It exerted all its strength to transmit a spiritual fluctuation to Chen Yi:
"Master? Is this pressure alright?"
"That brat surnamed Qi is blind and dared to offend Master. It was Master who displayed great power and rescued me from that villain's clutches."
"From now on, I will follow my master with all my might, even if it means going through fire and water!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Yi waved his hand, "Alright, stop with the talk, I prefer practicality."
"Did you dig this copper ore from underground? Are these the only five pieces? How many more are there?"
"There are about that many left!"
The treasure-hunting rat stretched out its paw and pointed to a stone the size of a carriage, conveying its divine sense to Chen Yi.
Chen Yi was surprised to find that there were still so many. If he took them all out, his copper bones should be almost complete.
He knew what was going on.
Then Chen Yi reached out and said, "Hand over all the spiritual herbs you've hidden in your storage pouch."
"Yes, Master!"
A hint of pity flashed in the squirrel's eyes, but it quickly turned resolute. If it didn't offer good food to please its new owner, it might not get any in the future.
It opened its mouth and spat out three streams of demonic energy, containing spiritual fruits and medicines.
Chen Yi scanned the three spiritual herbs with his divine sense, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
The first item is the "Mysterious Ice Jade Marrow Fruit," which is carved like ice crystals, with a faint mist appearing and disappearing. It is cool to the touch but does not frost over.
This fruit takes three hundred years to ripen and can cleanse the meridians and suppress inner demons, making it especially precious for ice cultivators.
If refined into the "Mysterious Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill," it can help Foundation Establishment cultivators break through bottlenecks. This single fruit is worth at least eight hundred spirit stones.
The second item is "Crimson Blood Dragon Pattern Ginseng," with a dark red body like blood, a golden dragon pattern coiled around its skin, and a rusty, sweet medicinal aroma.
It grows by absorbing the essence and blood of demonic beasts, which can replenish blood and strengthen vital energy. It is a key material for breaking through realms in bone forging and body cultivation, and its auction price often reaches more than 700 spirit stones.
The third item is the "Nine-Aperture Exquisite Mushroom," with nine holes on its cap, from which seven-colored spiritual light constantly emerges. Legend has it that it can only be nurtured in places where spiritual energy transforms into rain.
This mushroom can enhance spiritual awareness and can also be used to refine "Spirit Concentration Pills" to improve spiritual awareness defense. Due to its rarity, it is extremely valuable, with prices starting at nine hundred spirit stones on the black market.
All three items are of mid-to-high grade second rank, with a total price far exceeding two thousand spirit stones.
With a light tap of his fingertip, Chen Yi sent several spiritual items into his sleeve like swallows returning to their nest.
A golden light flashed in his eyes, and his Heavenly Eye Divine Aperture quietly activated, allowing him to clearly detect every trace of aura on the treasure.
"Tell me, how did you get your hands on all this good stuff?"
His voice was neither hurried nor slow, yet it carried an undeniable air of authority.
The images in the Treasure-Seeking Rat's mind unfolded like a revolving lantern—its nimble figure darted across the cliff face through the gaps in the lightning, and its boneless body easily passed through the hair-thin crevices in the rocks.
The most brilliant part is its elaborate scheme of feigning injury to lure away the guardian beast and then stealing the spirit fruit – it's a natural-born hunter.
Chen Yi raised an eyebrow slightly.
This little thing is only the size of an arm, but its burst speed is comparable to that of a second-tier escape talisman, and its perception of rare and precious materials is terrifyingly accurate.
If it weren't for his mastery of the Concealing Breath Technique, which had reached a state of perfection, the little squirrel wouldn't have been able to discern Chen Yi's true strength. Furthermore, since Chen Yi was one of their own, relying on a sneak attack, it might not have been easy to catch it.
"Okay. Good. Your next task is to continue finding these things and bring them to me."
The little squirrel nodded repeatedly, earnestly agreeing.
"But on the condition that you never appear in this silver-backed, gray-haired form again."
Alright, from now on you will take this form and you are only allowed to move around in this herb garden. If you encounter outsiders, pretend to be a wild rat demon and do not let anyone see that you and I have a master-servant relationship!
By the way, the demonic power you displayed is currently at the late stage of the first tier. Do not reach the second tier, and always keep it one tier lower than your current demonic power level.
As Chen Yi spoke, he transmitted a very ordinary gray-black rat demon image to the treasure-hunting rat in his divine sense. Not only was it ugly, but its fur was also filthy black, making people feel disgusted at first glance.
"grumble?!"
The treasure-hunting mouse was struck dumb, its front paws clutching its head as it shook it frantically.
It was a magnificent silver-backed treasure-hunting rat, always surrounded by admirers when it accompanied Young Master Qi. It never imagined it would have to dress up in such a filthy manner.
"Any objections?"
Chen Yitian's eyes flashed slightly, and his metallic divine sense scraped across the soul of the treasure-hunting rat like a blade.
The little guy froze instantly, his bristling silver fur falling down in a flurry, while the gray shadow in his mind became clearer and clearer—even the dirt between his claws was clearly visible.
"Master, I'm not very good at concealing my presence or transforming!"
"I'll pass on a set of mental techniques to you. If you don't learn them within three days, I'll stew you!"
"Red Flamebird, you'll keep an eye on it!"
Chen Yi released the Crimson Flame Bird from the spirit pet pouch. The bird was now in the shape of a large gray sparrow.
It felt a bit smug when it saw the treasure-hunting rat threatened with being eaten if it didn't learn in three days, because it had gone through the same thing back then.
"What are you so smug about! If you can't teach it, you'll have to eat it too!"
The Crimson Flame Bird immediately wilted. It flapped its wings and swatted the Treasure-Hunting Mouse to a corner for special training.
Chen Yi then used his magic to expand the space in the cave dug by the treasure-hunting rat to a radius of about ten feet.
He carried the five pieces of thunder copper ore and three portions of second-grade high-quality spiritual herbs, preparing to begin his cultivation.
The items he possessed alone were worth three to four thousand spirit stones.
If it were taken out like this, the Jade Dragon Sect cultivators guarding it would surely take away eighty percent of it.
It's better to digest it locally.
Inside the cave, Chen Yi sat cross-legged, placing these items beside him.
Then I began my formal training.
Only now did he have time to study the changes in his body after being struck twice by the lightning in the Medicine Valley and absorbing a portion of the lightning spirit power.
Upon inspection, Chen Yi was overjoyed!
Previously, after the two bolts of lightning struck, Chen Yi used half of his body-refining cultivation to block them outside his body, and the other half absorbed them using the power of the system.
Because he was busy dealing with the squirrel, Chen Yi didn't pay much attention to the matter of the Thunder Spirit Power.
Upon inspection, it was discovered that after the lightning spirit power was absorbed, it had automatically transformed into golden radiance under the operation of the Vajra Skill.
And it is very obvious,
Because the several new golden radiances that appeared within Chen Yi's body were flashing with lightning.
The place where Jin Hui passed through Chen Yi's body caused him to feel a slight tingling sensation.
Chen Yi attempted to use these newly generated Thunder Spirit Golden Radiance to refine his bones.
He discovered that the progress of forging copper bones, which had been slow when using metal spirit stones and second-tier demon beast meat, was actually improving.
Under the new golden light of thunder forging their bones, their strength is now visibly increasing, like a surging river.
Moreover, when he previously devoured the Thunder Pattern Iron, the only small area of "Golden Bone" on his bones...
At this moment, it began to expand, and the lightning patterns spread like a spider web, causing the bone density to increase dramatically and even faintly revealing a metallic luster.
Chen Yi casually unleashed a golden beam of lightning to test the strength of the attack.
Compared to the usual golden glow,
This golden radiance of thunder not only increases sharpness by several times, but also contains the explosive destructive power of thunder.
Chen Yi guessed that if all the golden light of the Thunder Spirit were condensed into
Dark gold crystals, a single burst is enough to paralyze the mana circulation of a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, with an effect comparable to divine sense needles interfering with the spiritual energy hub!
Furthermore, the lightning patterns on the surface of the bones impart additional lightning shocks during attacks. Before the fist arrives, the power of lightning has already arrived, and the paralyzing effect is enough to slow down the opponent's movements.
After the experiment, Chen Yi left the cave and briefly performed the Golden Steps under the Thunder Spirit Golden Radiance in the mountains.
To Chen Yi's even greater surprise, after Jin Xingbu merged with Lei Ling, his speed increased dramatically, reaching the level of a second-tier high-grade escape technique!
When moving, the trail leaves behind afterimages of lightning, which can interfere with the enemy's mental lock-on, making its tactical value far exceed Zhao Jingwu's "double turn".
After being tempered by the Thunder Spirit, Chen Yi's bones became much more effective at defending against lightning magic of the same level. Even the aftershocks of a fake Core Formation cultivator's lightning magic weapon would be enough for him to withstand several blows without dying.
Chen Yi discovered that the power of lightning was far more effective in body tempering than the power contained in ordinary demon beast meat.
Even metal spirit ore of the same grade cannot compare to it.
At this moment, Chen Yi's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he gazed at the rolling thunderclouds deep within the Medicine Valley, his fighting spirit surging.
Since the power of thunder spirit is so effective, perhaps he could try staying in this herb garden for a while longer.
As long as he keeps things under control and doesn't cross the line with the herb garden, the minor injuries that ordinary lightning strikes inflict on Chen Yi are nothing.
Compared to the benefits these lightning bolts brought to his body, they were insignificant.
(End of this chapter)