197: Chapter 187 197: Chapter 187 The Hell Palace trembled as the two, master and disciple, continuously battled, the grey earth drifting towards the sky, and then massive waves surging over.
Huang Chen had a magical treasure in hand and had already refined a Soul Pill, equal in power to his master, who had kept some cultivation techniques from his disciple and was also using his abilities to control space.
With the Elder’s own abilities, striving for a combat advantage was impossible; against the demonic beasts in the space, he might have some odds of winning, but against Huang Chen, tucked away inside the Magnet Magic Treasure Soul Conqueror, there was not a single advantage to be had.
He also had to guard against the opponent’s spewing venom and the magical treasure’s flames.
The Golden Core Elder thought of the ghost cultivators and recited a curse to summon them for assistance.
These ghost cultivators, bound by the Tightening Spell incanted by the Golden Core Elder, had their spiritual power drained again and again for the past few days.
They did not wish to fight for their master in this self-sabotaging manner, not quite agreeing with his tactics but unable to disregard his commands, they could only feign strength and encircle from a distance.
Seeing so many ghost cultivators obey his master and use spells against him, Huang Chen also learned that his master could control the ghost cultivators.
Huang Chen chanted the curse his master had taught him, directing the ghost cultivators to confront his master.
The ghost cultivators rushed toward Huang Chen, but upon hearing the incantation, they surged toward the Golden Core Elder instead.
This battle between master and pupil wreaked havoc on the ghost cultivators, leading to pounding headaches, unable to disobey and constantly rushing back and forth as if they were like diligent little bees in mid-flight.
“Huang Chen, you little bastard, how dare you treat your master this way; aren’t you afraid of karma?” The Golden Core Elder was now so angry that his beard bristled.
“That’s because you acted maliciously first.
If anyone is to suffer karma, it would be you first.
Surely, these many ghost cultivators in the space weren’t killed by you, were they?”
“Bullshit, I only summoned them; stop talking nonsense.”
“Whether I’m talking nonsense or not, you know it best.
Actions are known to heaven and earth, no one is unaware.”
“Humph, how dare you lecture your master—I should never have let you survive.”
“Letting me survive was your intention, but you had even more malevolent motives, didn’t you?”
“Nonsense, it’s not your place to speak about your master’s affairs—disrespecting your master, you won’t have a good end.”
“Old man, who doesn’t know who?
Who are you trying to fool?
Taking my money without protecting me, you wish for my death that’ll never happen.”
While the two master and disciple bickered, they also recited curses to send ghost cultivators to kill each other.
Little did they know, this would anger the ghost cultivators, who paused mid-air and then flocked away en masse.
“Come back…” The Golden Core Elder saw the ghost cultivators disobey and escape beyond his control and shouted angrily, glaring.
“Hahaha, old man, what magical treasures do you have left?
You no longer have the ability to snatch mine, do you?” Huang Chen was quite pleased with himself.
He had been on guard since entering this space, heeding the implications of his grandfather’s words—to beware of this old man.
“You cur…” Fuming with anger, the elder unleashed another spell.
“Dog of an old man…” When his master dealt him a heavy blow, Huang Chen started to see his former teacher as an enemy.
Jiang Tang initially didn’t pay attention to the rebelliousness between the master and disciple pair within the Hell Palace; alchemy and growing herbs were his top priorities.
After planting the herbs, he cast a watering spell on the garden.
Starting by planting a single herb from afar, the roots would grow quickly, filling the garden in just a few breaths.
The lush herbs began to flower, and among them, a few bore fruit.
Jiang Tang went to examine those fruits, which were tiny, smelled very sweet, and were shaped like little carriers.
They were only 1/10% the size of a peach.
Out of curiosity, he picked one and popped it into his mouth.
The fruit melted as soon as it entered his mouth.
He felt only a ginger sweetness flowing across his tongue, the fruit traveling down his throat and turning into a dense spiritual energy.
Jiang Tang was already at the Nascent Soul Stage.
A person at this level could live for 1000 years, but after eating the fruit, he discovered that his lifespan could extend to 1500 years.
“Could this be a Longevity Fruit?”
No one answered him, but a line of text appeared in his space: Pseudo-Longevity Fruit, one fruit could add 500 years to one’s lifespan.
Overjoyed, Jiang Tang took out a jade bottle from his storage bag and filled it with the mature Pseudo-Longevity Fruits.
These were treasures; those Great Power Holders with wealth but shorter lifespans could have their lives prolonged by several hundred years and might even become Immortals in the future.
Not to mention others, in case he needed them later, he would save these fruits for his own use or for his parents.
As Eryao was cultivating the newly enlarged lands in the Primordial Treasure Lingtian Space by planting Spirit Grass, he found some unfamiliar Spirit Grasses appearing in this space.
Green Ox wanted to devour those wild Spirit Grasses but was stopped.
Anything that appeared in this space must have been useful.
The extra 100 acres, with the diligent farming of both pets, only took a day’s time to be entirely tilled over and over, completely sown with medicinal herbs.
The two pets did not plant crops or rice on this newly added land because during this time, a mountain of rice had accumulated in the space.
Without enough burlap bags, it had to stay in the space, wasting space.
Even so, a few acres of rice were planted on the other land because Green Ox favored eating rice straw.
Lately, it had become fond of the rice and vegetables cooked by the master, but even those were not enough for this ox; it would eat rice straw as a toothpick.
After the two pets watered and fertilized all the crops, and were about to rest, they noticed a floating box in the space.
The box was made of wood and appeared antique.
“Eh…” Eryao took the box into his hands and opened it to find women’s hairpins and bracelets inside, as well as two books.
When he opened one, he saw that it was written in Ancient Xia Country script.
Ghost Cultivation Method, Demon Beast Spell.
Eryao was more interested in the latter.
He flipped through it and quickly realized that the Cultivation Spells inside were inferior to his inheritance.
After a moment, he glared at Green Ox and tossed the book to it.
Being a Demonic Beast, Green Ox was originally illiterate, but when it opened the book, it could understand the text.
This was due to its contract with the master, which helped it comprehend the content.
“Moo…”
Green Ox jumped around happily.
With this book, its cultivation would be easier.
It ran over to hug Eryao.
“Let go, you disgraceful thing.
A cultivation method I disdain brings you such joy?” Eryao, since he could Transform Shape, always appeared as a young boy, preferring it over his large and majestic Dragon form.
Being embraced by Green Ox made him feel puny and a bit embarrassed, blushing.
Green Ox ignored Eryao’s scolding, being used to it already and not minding it in the least.
It joyfully ran off to the side to practice the Cultivation Method.