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Lisa frowned. It sounded like a hazardous plant, so why was it mixed in with the other medicinal ingredients? When she looked into the drawer, she could see some ordinary Baize in it too.
“Wouldn’t that make this a dangerous plant?” Ouyang Huanyu had tasked Ye Qing and the other Great Herbalists to work on the Blood Banquet Potion for Yun Qi, and one of the ingredients needed for that potion was Baize. If the herbalists used the Moling plant instead of the Baize plant in the Blood banquet Potion, would that not harm Yun Qi?
Lisa wondered if she should destroy that plant. If Jungkook was right, then the Moling plant could very well hurt both Ye Qing and Yun Qi.
Yun Qi was her mentor, and she owed him a debt of gratitude, while Ye Qing had also extended much help to her. She did not want to see either of them hurt.
Even though Lisa was a heartless person, she respected the elders who cared for her with sincerity.
That was a value she acquired from when she learned her thieving skills in her previous life. She had been a small figure in the organization, bound to be a sacrificial pawn at some point in her life. Fortunately, the number one thief god in the organization favored her and had imparted his skills onto her. If he had not done that, she would not have become a world-renowned number one thief-goddess.
Lisa had great respect for the teacher who had taught her everything she had known.
The teacher had told her that people like them lived in the darkness. They could afford to abandon everything in their lives, except for the gratitude between a mentor and a student.
Lisa had kept his words in her heart.
‘Once a mentor, always a mentor.’ That was the principle that she firmly believed in.
“If it is used in potions, it would become a horrible poison. There is no cure for humans in terms of herbalism. However, it is the perfect plant to breed demonic beasts.”
Lisa thought hard about what Jungkook had said as she felt that he was trying to give her a hint.
“You said that this thing could produce dark elements. If I remember correctly, you also said that you require demonic cores and dark elements to help you to recover your strength. If this Moling plant can produce dark elements on its own, does that mean you can extract it directly from the plant?”
Jungkook required a large number of demonic cores, but if she were to obtain all the cores in the Longxuan Empire, it was still not enough.
If the Moling plant was that powerful, would it not be great if she could use it?
Jungkook pondered about that for a moment before he said, “Even though that is feasible, I’m afraid that my present strength would render it hard to use, especially if I am to solely rely on the Moling plant. If you can find some Skeleton Flowers and Flame Grass, and use them for cultivation, then it can indeed replace the effects of those demonic cores. By then, I will only need a month to help you to break the fourth seal.”
He required only one month to do that? Lisa’s eyes lit up immediately.
Based on the speed of her efforts in gathering the demonic cores, it would probably take at least a year before she could break the fourth seal. Furthermore, that could only happen if she had enough demonic cores. Since she had bought large quantities of those cores, the number of cores in the entire Longxuan Empire continued to decrease.
There might even be a day when she could no longer find any demonic cores.
If she could find all the plants required for the cultivation, then she would no longer have to worry about finding more demonic cores. The ones that she had could also be used on Clemance.
At the moment, due to the insufficiency of the demonic cores, she had to feed everything to Jungkook. She had not used any of the cores on Clemance, which she had in her hands.
“Where can I find Skeleton Flower and Flame Grass?” Lisa was tempted. She prayed that those two plants were not from the Demon Clan. Otherwise, she would never get them, even if she were to sacrifice her life.
Jungkook thought about it for a moment before he said, “I’m not sure where you can find them in the human realm. I do know that the Skeleton Flower will usually grow at places where demonic beasts converge. The flowers also require corpses as nutrients for it to grow. As for the Flame Grass, you can find them in a Phoenix’s nest.”
“A Phoenix?” Lisa blinked. The Phoenixes in that world were different from the ones in her memories. They were also a type of demonic beasts. Based on records found in books, they were as rare as the Phoenixes that she knew.
“A Phoenix doesn’t seem to be very powerful. We’ll give it a go if we find one.” Lisa touched her chin. Based on records, Phoenixes were usually eighth or ninth-ranked, and they were classified as high-level beasts. Since she already had a twelfth-ranked Vermillion Bird, would it not be an easy task to capture a Phoenix?
Yet, Jungkook decided to rain on her parade.
“Eighth to ninth-ranked? Are you referring to a newborn phoenix? A Phoenix has the strength of an eighth-ranked demonic beast when they are born, and it would rise to the tenth-rank when they reach adulthood, which is similar to the Vermilion Bird. Furthermore, all Phoenixes have a special trait, and that is resurrection. If they perish at a place with a strong fire element, they will be resurrected and also break through to the twelfth-rank directly. Some will also advance straight to the thirteenth-rank to become a legendary sage beast.”
“Thirteenth-ranked… sage beast?” Lisa gulped as she could not even begin to imagine the strength of a sage beast.
The Vermillion Birth had only the strength of a twelfth-ranked beast, and it was already powerful enough to crush all magical beasts in the continent without any pressure.
A single mythical beast had been powerful enough to help the Shen Family to rise from an unknown clan into a powerful drive behind the monarch’s force in establishing the Longxuan Empire. As for a sage beast…
She could not imagine that scene, no matter how much she wondered about it.
Lisa turned toward the Vermilion Bird, who had his arms crossed, and asked with hesitation, “Vermilion Bird, how does your strength compare to a sage beast?”
The Vermillion Bird frowned and grumbled reluctantly, “Are you joking? You want me to compare a mythical beast like myself with a sage beast? Is that not the same as comparing those high-level magical beasts with me?”
High-level magical beast and a mythical beast…
When Shen Feng invited the sage from the God Realm to awaken the Vermilion Bird, he had gifted him with two eighth-ranked magical beasts. If they were not that difficult to capture, Shen Feng’s heart would not ache even if he had to give a dozen of those magical beasts.
That was the difference between a high-level magical beast and a mythical beast. She could also guess the gap between them.
Lisa’s lips twitched. A Phoenix was an eighth-ranked high-level magical beast the moment they were born, and they would only become as strong as a mythical beast once they reached adulthood. If they were to encounter one that had been resurrected, it would probably be a legendary sage beast. Therefore, if she wanted to get the Flame Grass from their nest, it would be a frightening journey indeed.
The Skeleton Flower was not a challenging item to obtain as long as she found the right location. The Flame Grass, however, was a different story. If she wanted to get it…
It was difficult… extremely difficult.
Lisa sighed and said, “I’ll just have to do what I can, and perhaps I’ll be able to get both of these plants. However, I’m still a little curious. If we could get all three plants, does that mean we can breed demonic beasts?”
Lisa was only interested in the competition between all the academies in the Longxuan Empire because of Jungkook.
Since the cultivation of all three plants would produce dark elements, did that mean that they no longer needed to capture demonic beasts?
However, Jungkook’s answer made Lisa even more depressed.
“You’ll still need demonic beasts. Even though cultivating these three plants can produce dark elements, it will still require a place where the demonic beasts converge so that the plants’ effects can be maximized. Demonic beasts rely on the dark elements from those plants, while the Moling plant needs the aura from the demonic beasts for growth. The Moling plant in your hand is only a young bud, so it can only produce a limited amount of dark elements. After it matures, it will be able to produce more dark elements.”
That meant that she would still have to participate in the competition in half a year.
Lisa sighed with helplessness. Her responsibilities had increased, and the journey to undo her seal was a bleak one.
She still had to work hard to advance her skills. At the same time, she also had to break through to a Grandmaster Herbalist so that she could concoct the Blood Banquet Potion for Yun Qi.
“I guess I can only take it slowly. But I think I’ll take the Moling today.” Lisa pondered for a brief moment before she made her decision.
Since the Moling had been put there accidentally, she thought it was best if she made use of a favorable situation and took it with her. Otherwise, someone might use it accidentally one day. When that happened, not only would it cause the concoction to fail, but they would have wasted such a rare ingredient as well.
After the war between the gods and devils had ended, and the Devil Clan returned to the underground, no one knew where they took up residence. If she wanted to find out where they lived, it would be harder than climbing up to the heavens. Therefore, it would be quite impossible to find another Moling plant.
After she made her decision, Lisa immediately grabbed the Moling plant, and then coaxed the reluctant and unwilling Vermillion Bird back into her body as she walked toward the entrance.
The teacher who waited outside the door was slightly shocked when he saw her.
She had only gone into the medicine storage room for three hours, and she still had half of the remaining time available. The teacher had not expected her to leave the room so early.
When Shangguan Xiao went to the medicine storage room, he only left the room at the very last minute. Why did that kid leave so quickly?
The teacher looked at Lisa with reservations and then gave her a friendly reminder. “Have you chosen your medicinal ingredient? There are tons of ingredients in the room, and no lack of valuable ones either. It is still early, so you can take your time before you make a decision. This opportunity only comes once a month.”
There were tens of thousands of medicinal ingredients in the medicine storage room, and it was not something that an ordinary person can thoroughly look through in such a short time.
Fortunately, Lisa was not an ordinary person. Even though she could not go through all of the cabinets personally in such a short period, she had a mythical beast to find the most valuable medicinal ingredients for her.
Lisa smiled at the teacher and said, “There is no need. I have made my decision.” As she spoke, Lisa raised the hand that held the Moling plant and waited for the teacher’s reaction.