Primordial Star Scripture-Chapter 963 - 913 Monster Bug and Stealth

Hearing Luo Shan's words, Qiudi, standing by the side, was utterly frustrated.

Originally, in his eyes, that mid-grade Mystic Heavenly Level Divine Medicine should have been his. But he wasn't a match for that black toad and couldn't acquire the medicine.

Now, with Luo Shan offering the Divine Medicine to Ye Chen, his chance of obtaining it was utterly gone.

Compete with Ye Chen?

Just by witnessing Ye Chen effortlessly suppress the black toad moments ago, it was evident that Ye Chen's strength far surpassed his own.

Even if Qiudi had the courage of eight lions, he wouldn't dare to snatch something from Ye Chen's grasp!

Though Qiudi was infinitely unwilling, he didn't dare show the slightest hint of dissent. Instead, he forced a sycophantic smile and said, "Ye Chen, your Divine Might shakes the heavens. This mid-grade Mystic Heavenly Level Divine Medicine rightfully belongs to you!"

Seeing Luo Shan and Qiudi repeatedly casting longing glances at the mid-grade Mystic Heavenly Level Divine Medicine, Ye Chen understood its immense allure to the two.

After all, a mid-grade Mystic Heavenly Level Divine Medicine was worth as much as dozens of Purple Silver Pearls.

For Ye Chen, who possessed tens of billions of Purple Silver Pearls, this was insignificant.

But to Luo Shan and Qiudi, mere Heavenly Divine Venerables, this medicine likely represented a tenth of their total wealth!

Though the mid-grade Mystic Heavenly Level Divine Medicine was valuable, it wasn't a cultivation material Ye Chen sought, nor did he wish to fight these two over it.

"I won't be taking this Divine Medicine," Ye Chen said to Luo Shan and Qiudi. "Whoever discovered it first between the two of you, take it."

What?!

Hearing Ye Chen's words, both Luo Shan and Qiudi looked at him in utter disbelief.

This was a mid-grade Mystic Heavenly Level Divine Medicine!

A Divine Medicine worth as much as dozens of Purple Silver Pearls!

With the demon now vanquished, it could be taken without hindrance, yet Ye Chen didn't want it? He even intended to let them have it?

Ye Chen… didn't care at all for a Divine Medicine worth dozens of Purple Silver Pearls?

Luo Shan felt an overwhelming joy in his heart.

Ye Chen said whoever discovered it first should claim it. That meant the Divine Medicine would belong to him. This turn of events brought a feeling of lost fortunes rediscovered!

"Ye Chen, are you sure you don't want such a precious Divine Medicine?"

Even though thrilled, Luo Shan didn't dare to take it outright and cautiously asked Ye Chen once more.

Ye Chen smiled and nodded. "It looks like you were the first to find this Divine Medicine, Luo Shan. Go ahead and take it."

Only then did Luo Shan believe Ye Chen genuinely didn't care about the medicine.

He respectfully cupped his hands toward Ye Chen, then walked over to the Divine Medicine. Picking up the seven-leaf clover-shaped mid-grade Mystic Heavenly Level Divine Medicine, he stored it in his spatial storage device.

Seeing Luo Shan claim the Divine Medicine, Qiudi felt unparalleled frustration.

Just like that, he had missed out on dozens of Purple Silver Pearls.

With Ye Chen as a witness, Qiudi abandoned any thought of snatching the Divine Medicine from Luo Shan.

The Divine Medicine was effectively a gift from Ye Chen to Luo Shan. If Qiudi dared to steal it and anger Ye Chen, it would undoubtedly cost him his life—something he certainly wouldn't risk!

Qiudi forced a smile and said, "Now that this matter is settled, Ye Chen, what are your plans? Will you continue searching for medicines alone, or join us for the journey?"

Qiudi earnestly hoped to travel with someone as unfathomably strong as Ye Chen—it would significantly improve his safety.

At that moment, Luo Shan also looked expectantly at Ye Chen.

However, Ye Chen shook his head and said, "I'll continue on my own."

Ye Chen still needed to search for the material to craft the Eternal God Body, the "Water God Pattern." Naturally, he was unwilling to travel with others, as it would slow his search.

Nevertheless, Ye Chen didn't leave right away.

He had a strong intuition that this place wasn't ordinary.

Earlier, he clearly had the ability to completely destroy the black toad. The creature had sensed this too, yet it didn't flee. Instead, it seemed to be guarding something.

Ye Chen couldn't shake the feeling that it wasn't simply guarding a mid-grade Mystic Heavenly Level Divine Medicine.

Given the black toad's true strength, the mid-grade Mystic Heavenly Level Divine Medicine wouldn't have been something it cared much about.

While Ye Chen was pondering, Luo Shan remarked from the side, "That black toad was indeed strange earlier. Even with Ye Chen being so powerful, it didn't escape and ended up being subdued."

"Then again, even if it tried to flee, Ye Chen would never have let it get away!"

Luo Shan also sensed something amiss, further strengthening Ye Chen's resolve to investigate this place further.

Extending his Divine Sense toward the depths of the black swamp, Ye Chen soon realized that, as with other areas, his Divine Sense was entirely cut off upon entering the swamp below.

It was evident that the subterranean world beneath this black swamp couldn't be probed with Divine Sense.

"Xiaojiu, try exploring below," Ye Chen called out to the spirit residing within the Ice Snow Jade Pendant.

When Xiaojiu attempted to investigate, her Divine Soul Power was also completely blocked by the black swamp.

"It seems Divine Soul probing alone won't work," Ye Chen muttered. "In that case, I'll dig up this swamp mud to see what lies within!"

Having made up his mind, Ye Chen wasted no time. With a flick of his finger, the Wine Gourd known as the "Gourd Sword" appeared, and dozens of flying swords shot out from it.

Invoking the "Mysterious Spirit Thousand Sword Skills," Ye Chen began commanding the flying swords to excavate the swamp mud across a ten-thousand-foot radius.

Luo Shan and Qiudi, who were initially about to leave after Ye Chen declined their offer, were taken aback by his sudden action.

They stared in surprise and asked, "Ye Chen, what are you doing?"

Ye Chen, however, ignored their questions, his gaze fixed on the ever-churning black mud as the flying swords tirelessly excavated.

Seeing this, Luo Shan and Qiudi didn't dare interfere, instead intently watching Ye Chen's every move.

"Could Ye Chen have discovered something hidden beneath the swamp mud?"

The same thought crossed both their minds.

At the same time, the two also noticed the swords Ye Chen wielded.

"Top-grade Mystic Heavenly Level flying swords!"

"And dozens of them, all top-grade Mystic Heavenly Level!"

"No wonder Ye Chen doesn't care about the mid-grade Mystic Heavenly Level Divine Medicine. Just judging by the quality of these swords, his wealth is undoubtedly astronomical!"

Luo Shan and Qiudi were awestruck.

What they didn't realize was that the dozens of flying swords were only a fraction of the thousand housed within Ye Chen's Gourd Sword.

If they knew Ye Chen possessed a thousand top-grade Mystic Heavenly Level flying swords, as well as countless treasures even more precious, they would likely faint from shock!

As Luo Shan and Qiudi watched, Ye Chen continued driving the flying swords to unearth more of the swamp mud.

The black swamp churned within the ten-thousand-foot radius.

Gradually, Ye Chen dug to a depth of hundreds of feet… thousands of feet.

Still, nothing was unearthed.

Just as Luo Shan and Qiudi began doubting whether Ye Chen's instincts had been off, Ye Chen persisted unwaveringly.

In fact, his expression grew increasingly grave.

While Luo Shan and Qiudi lacked the combat power and Divine Soul strength to detect anything amiss, Ye Chen's Divine Soul had already reached "Blue-Grade Divine Soul" strength—more than enough to sense the abnormalities in the buried mud below.

"The deeper the mud, the more it conceals a mysterious Divine Origin!"

"There's definitely something down there!"

Hundreds of feet…

Thousands of feet!

Ye Chen kept digging deeper.

Finally, at a depth of nearly three thousand feet, Ye Chen's eyes lit up.

At the same time, Luo Shan and Qiudi's expressions drastically changed—they suddenly heard an onslaught of incomprehensible Divine Soul Killing Force assailing their minds!

"There's something down there!"

"And it's terrifying—likely an Immortal Divine Venerable-level demon!"

An Immortal Divine Venerable-level being.

To Luo Shan and Qiudi, this was something entirely beyond their power to contend with.

As the two cried out in panic, they noticed Ye Chen glance back at them. With a motion of his hand, a black-and-white Divine Light surged forth, forming a protective barrier around them.

The instant the barrier enveloped their bodies, the horrifying Divine Soul Killing Force was entirely nullified.

"Ye Chen!"

"Does this mean he can take on not only the terrifying black toad but also an Immortal Divine Venerable-level being?"

"Unbelievable!"

"But he's just an Upper God King!"

As Luo Shan and Qiudi looked on in shock, hundreds of massive, basin-sized black monster bugs suddenly flew up from the underground depths.

Each of these black monster bugs radiated the Killing Force of an Upper Immortal Divine Venerable!

"Upper Immortal Divine Venerable-level black monster bugs!"

"So these were the source of the Divine Soul Killing Force earlier!"

"We're doomed! Completely doomed!"

Faced with hundreds of Upper Immortal Divine Venerable-level monster bugs, Luo Shan and Qiudi turned ashen.

Just one of these bugs would be far beyond their ability to resist, let alone hundreds!

"Ye Chen has gotten himself into huge trouble this time!"

"He's likely concealing power, and his combat strength might rival a Lower Immortal Divine Venerable, but he surely didn't anticipate confronting Upper Immortal Divine Venerable-level bugs!"

In despair, Luo Shan and Qiudi turned to Ye Chen.

And what they saw left them utterly stunned.

Instead of fleeing in fear at the sight of the hundreds of Upper Immortal Divine Venerable-level monster bugs, Ye Chen looked thrilled!

"Could it be that Ye Chen doesn't fear even Upper Immortal Divine Venerable-level monster bugs?"

Luo Shan and Qiudi were completely bewildered.

Ye Chen could hardly contain his excitement.

The presence of Upper Immortal Divine Venerable-level monster bugs underground clearly indicated the existence of something exceedingly valuable below.

"What could it be down there?"

"A top-grade Mystic Heavenly Level Divine Medicine, or perhaps a Polar Sky Level Divine Medicine?"

As for the hundreds of Upper Immortal Divine Venerable-level black monster bugs that terrified Luo Shan and Qiudi, Ye Chen paid them little mind.

His combat strength had long since surpassed that of ordinary Immortal Divine Venerables, so there was no need to worry about these bugs.

As the hundreds of black monster bugs emerged from the subterranean depths, Ye Chen extended his hand, summoning a treasure—the "Bronze Gong Hammer."

Channeling his Divine Power into the hammer, he struck the gong. Instantly, the hundreds of black monster bugs that Luo Shan and Qiudi couldn't hope to contend with were trapped within Void Heaven!