Chapter 1281: Chapter 1281: Damn, You Dare Ambush Me? (First Update)
A snow-white Snow Velvet Rabbit dashed past Ye Haochuan’s feet, diving into a nearby burrow. A Ghostly Disc gracefully fluttered by the hole, its wings shaking, scattering tiny fragments of pollen in all directions.
"I never expected that there would be a whole different world here."
Ye Haochuan quietly observed this small world. Mount Obis was already rich in spiritual energy, and the higher you went, the more dense the spiritual energy became. This was also the root cause of stronger demon beasts as one ascended.
Originally, he was prepared for a bloody battle in the canyon.
However, what Ye Haochuan didn’t expect was that upon reaching the canyon floor, the concentration of spiritual energy didn’t decrease but instead had a fresh and elegant quality.
What shocked him even more was that the bottom of the canyon was filled with gentle-natured demon beasts.
A Moonlight Dark Bee flew past Ye Haochuan’s nose, carrying a familiar scent.
"Hmm, there are those herbs here too?"
Ye Haochuan’s eyes lit up. Then, he turned to look to his left, which was the direction from which the Moonlight Dark Bee had flown. There was a crevice in the rock from which a trickling stream flowed.
With a quick move, Ye Haochuan found himself beside the crevice.
It was approximately five meters thick.
He looked at the small half-meter-high hole and smelled the familiar fragrance, frowning as he activated his Perspective Ability to gauge the thickness of the mountain wall.
"Great, while others dig holes to find eggs, I dig holes to find herbs. It really is exasperating to compare oneself to others!"
Ye Haochuan mocked himself a bit, then, with the help of his Perspective Ability, he carved out a tunnel about two meters wide based on the crevice.
"Tunnel engineering, it’s truly an excellent subject, hehe!"
Ye Haochuan strode in. The tunnel he had dug led directly to a cave.
The cave was pitch black, with not a trace of light, but in Ye Haochuan’s bright eyes, nothing in the cave was hidden from view.
"Moonlight Dark Bee!"
Seeing a small hole on the left side of the cave, Ye Haochuan laughed triumphantly. With the Moonlight Dark Bee leading the way, how could he worry about not finding the Holy Land Snow Lotus?
Just like that, Ye Haochuan followed the Moonlight Dark Bee and, after piercing through five or six cave walls, arrived at an enormous cave space.
Looking around, the ceiling of this cave space had a five-meter-square hole from which a trickling stream flowed down.
Below the large hole, there was a hundred-meter-square lake. The water trickling from the ceiling dropped into this small lake, creating a tinkling sound, as if someone were playing a musical instrument.
And in the center of the lake, sparsely grew nine lotus flowers. Among them, six were still buds, while only three blooms had opened.
The Moonlight Dark Bees danced gracefully around these lotus flowers.
In the lake, besides these nine lotus flowers, was a stretch of shimmering phosphorescence. These lights floated on the lake’s surface, drifting with the waves, beautiful and mesmerizing.
"Indeed, it is the Holy Land Snow Lotus! Haha, hard work indeed pays off!"
Ye Haochuan had just entered when he spotted those few lotus flowers, which made him extremely happy.
"Big brother, over here!"
Just at that moment, a rough voice vaguely came down the path Ye Haochuan had taken.
"Uh-oh, someone is coming!"
Hearing this, Ye Haochuan sensed trouble, and immediately, he bolted towards the three blooming Holy Land Snow Lotuses.
"Poisonous?"
Just as he reached the lake’s edge, his head started to spin, and even his spiritual energy was suffering from lack of flow. Ye Haochuan was shocked and quickly gathered his inner Qi to retreat rapidly.
It turns out the lake was filled with poison gas, preventing any close approach. Yet, for some reason, this poison gas didn’t spread out a bit.
How did the people from the Evil Sect manage to collect them?
Listening to the approaching footsteps behind him, Ye Haochuan calmly thought, suddenly noticing a Moonlight Dark Bee flying close to the ceiling, and a swarm of Moonlight Dark Bees hovering near the Holy Land Snow Lotus. He suddenly had a bright idea.
"Hehe, so that’s how it is."
Thinking and doing, Ye Haochuan once again dashed upward, sticking himself to the ceiling.
Sure enough, the higher he went, the thinner the poison gas became.
Following the cave roof, Ye Haochuan reached directly above the Holy Land Snow Lotus. As he had guessed, here the poison gas was dispersed by a delicate fragrance.
"Haha! I was right after all!"
Ye Haochuan dropped straight down from the ceiling, gently landing on a lotus leaf, and stashed one Holy Land Snow Lotus into his Storage Ring, leaving only one petal in his hand.
With the removal of the Holy Land Snow Lotus, the surrounding poison gas gradually closed in.
"Well then, let’s give it a try!"
As the poison gas surrounded him, Ye Haochuan merely toyed with the petal in his hand and made no move to jump back to the ceiling.
Quickly, the poison gas enveloped Ye Haochuan, but it couldn’t advance an inch further.
This small petal blocked the poison gas a meter away from Ye Haochuan.
"Hahaha, it works!"
Ye Haochuan laughed, then looked at the second Holy Land Snow Lotus. With a twist of his body, he leapt to the second lotus.
He reached out and secured the second one, then turned again, moving to the third Holy Land Snow Lotus.
In this lake, there were only three blooming Holy Land Snow Lotuses, and those that hadn’t bloomed had no medicinal effect.
Therefore, once Ye Haochuan picked this last one, he planned to fly out through the hole in the ceiling to avoid facing those who were coming behind.
Whoosh—
But alas, plans never seem to catch up with changes. Just as Ye Haochuan was moving to the third Holy Land Snow Lotus, a hidden weapon flew through the air, hurtling rapidly towards Ye Haochuan.
"Damn, how dare you launch a sneak attack?"
Feeling a sudden surge of murderous intent piercing his back, Ye Haochuan was taken aback. He quickly gathered his spiritual energy, performed a mid-air spin, evading the hidden weapon, and landed steadily on a lotus leaf, cursing aloud.
"Core Formation Early Stage?"
A sinister voice echoed from the hole Ye Haochuan had made, followed by a chubby young man in green walking out.
Behind him, two more figures in green filed in, one skinny and one robust.
"Kid, bring that lotus to me!" The chubby youth, seeing that Ye Haochuan was only at the Core Formation Early Stage, immediately became arrogant.
"Haha, boss, looks like your grand event can be even more high-end and upscale now." The skinny one, after carefully sensing Ye Haochuan’s cultivation and confirming he was at the Core Formation Early Stage, laughed joyfully.
"Brat, didn’t you hear what our boss said? Hurry up and bring that lotus under your feet."
The robust man, seeing Ye Haochuan remain motionless, immediately raised his eyebrows and shouted loudly.
"Hehe, launching a sneak attack on me, insulting me; fine, I won’t be polite if I don’t deal with you!"
Ye Haochuan smirked, squatted down, picked the last Holy Land Snow Lotus, and then coldly looked at the people on the shore.
However, seeing them shocked him. These three individuals were all at the Core Formation Late Stage, and from their formation, Ye Haochuan knew they had practiced a Joint Attack Technique.
Damn, considering this, these three guys could be close to Nascent Soul Level output! Fighting them head-on would surely result in injury, and getting injured here would make it hard to navigate Mount Obis.
Ye Haochuan pondered for a moment, looking at the small lake beneath his feet, he smiled ominously. If he couldn’t deal with them head-on, then he would handle it indirectly; as long as they were "thrilled," it was a successful maneuver, hehe.