Chapter 181: 4th level treasure? 2nd level flying snake!
Chapter 181: Fourth-tier treasure? Second-tier flying snake!
Hundreds of meters away, looking at the ancient soul-containing tree at the bottom of the canyon.
Li Yuan's heart was pounding with excitement. "All three fruits have already shown silver light, which shows that they have entered the maturity stage and are not far from being truly mature... And the database states that normal ancient soul-containing trees are only three to six meters tall, but this one is ten meters tall?"
The 'fruit' produced by the three to six meter tall ancient soul-containing wood is a third-level treasure with incredible value.
What level of treasure would a 10-meter-high object be? According to common sense, it would only be more precious.
Could it be the fourth level?
"From the appearance, the fruits are already initially ripe and can be picked, but the quality will be slightly worse." Li Yuan stared at the three fruits.
According to historical records, an ancient soul-containing tree will only produce fruit two or three times in its lifetime, and each time can only produce 2-4 fruits. How it grows has always been a mystery.
This is a natural treasure that cannot be mass-produced.
How much is the Soul-Enriching Ancient Spirit Fruit worth? Li Yuan didn't know, because treasures of this level were too rare in the Seven Stars human civilization.
Most of them are traded and taken privately.
Even if they are put up for sale, they often only appear at some high-end auctions, and the price is different each time.
A third-level treasure of the same level, such as the Soul-Nourishing Nine-Leaf Grass, according to the information Li Yuan found, the price of a single plant in a recent auction organized by the Xia Kingdom was more than 20 billion Blue Star Coins.
How much are three soul-enriching ancient spirit fruits worth? At least billions of Blue Star coins.
It is definitely a huge fortune!!
"We must get it."
"Definitely." Li Yuan's heart was pounding and many thoughts emerged in his mind.
"Whatever it takes to save my uncle."
"My future normal cultivation will require huge resources." Li Yuan thought to himself, "I can only rely on myself to a large extent."
The resources of the entire Seven Star human civilization are limited.
Even for extraordinary talents, there is a limit to the intensity of training.
Things like the 'Star Earth Marrow Crystal' provided by Kunlun Martial Arts University, the S-level contract provided by the Martial Hall, plus some rare treasures, basically represent top-level training efforts.
Adding everything together, until Li Yuan graduated from university, the total value would hardly exceed 10 billion Blue Star coins.
There's a fuzzy line here.
After the Fish Spirit Tide in Jiangcheng City, Li Yuan had communicated with Wan Qinghe, Fei Qian and others, and knew this roughly.
Some more precious treasure?
Except for a few special renewable resources.
The top powers of the Seven Star Human Civilization don’t have enough of most of the rare treasures for themselves, so how could they easily give them to young geniuses?
Want more? Just go for it if you have enough strength.
What the Seven Star Human Civilization wants is a powerful warrior and genius who can gradually contribute to the entire civilization after becoming a source warrior.
Instead of becoming a high-level source warrior or even a flying warrior, you are just a piece of trash who only wants to take from civilization.
Of course, if a super powerful person is willing to spend the wealth he has gained through his own adventures, even if he spends tens of billions or hundreds of billions of treasures on his children, no one can object.
But resources directly bestowed by the entire civilization?
No matter how talented you are, what you can achieve is limited.
... "The Soul-containing Ancient Spiritual Tree is very good, but there are two second-level flying snakes. How can we get them?" Li Yuan's eyes fell on the ground about a hundred meters away from the Soul-containing Ancient Spiritual Tree.
One left and one right.
There were two huge flying snakes lying there, each over thirty meters long.
Their claws, wings, and body scales are all significantly different from those of ordinary flying snakes.
Just from their appearance, one can tell that they are much stronger than other flying snakes.
The most important thing is that they all have slightly raised pointed corners on their foreheads.
This is the symbol of the second-level flying snake.
"[Target creature, life level is about 21.3, second-order life, kill it to obtain spiritual nutrients]"
"【The target creature, life level is about 21.8..." Li Yuan used the Divine Palace to investigate and basically confirmed the strength of the two second-order flying snakes.
They are all at level two, and none of them have just broken through.
“Maybe they have already taken the Ancient Soul Fruit before, and their souls have transformed, allowing them to achieve a breakthrough in the unity of body and mind.” Li Yuan thought secretly.
Because of their intelligence issues, beasts receive very little inheritance, and the intelligence of first-level beasts is generally not high.
Therefore, if the bloodline is not strong enough, it will be dozens or even hundreds of times more difficult for a first-level beast to break through to the second level than for humans.
"Two level 21+ second-order flying snakes, one against two. If a war really breaks out, I am sure I can win." Li Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly: "The key is that if a war breaks out, there will be tens of thousands of flying snakes here."
Li Yuan didn't care about a single first-level flying snake and could kill it with one shot.
But when the number reaches a certain level, plus two terrifyingly powerful second-order flying snakes, the situation will be different.
The probability of Li Yuan winning is almost zero.
Moreover, the area that Li Yuan has explored so far is only a small part of the Flying Snake Valley. It is difficult to predict whether there are more and stronger second-level flying snakes in the densely packed caves of the Flying Snake Valley.
"If I try to take it now, not only will I fail to get it, but I will also lose my life." Li Yuan thought silently: "Without the spear in my hand, I can only exert less than 50% of my strength."
"Go back first and think of a solution."
Li Yuan slowly moved upwards along the vines and rocks, not daring to make any noise.
A few hundred meters away are two second-level flying snakes.
Once exposed... the second-level flying snake can fly, and you won’t be able to escape.
……time flies.
Li Yuan did not return the same way, but continued to explore along the mountain wall to both sides, trying to confirm whether there were other second-level alien races in the flying snake tribe in the Flying Snake Valley.
This is very critical.
After more than six hours, Li Yuan finally avoided many dangers and returned safely to the starting point above the canyon... The sun was still high in the sky.
"Snakes like shade, whether it's on Blue Star or in the Star Realm. No wonder most flying snakes like to hide at the bottom of the valley." Li Yuan muttered to himself.
Return to the secret spot on the cliff where the backpack and rifle are.
Check the 'warning clues' left around to confirm that no humans or aliens passed by during this period.
Hide in a small cave.
"The Stars in the Sky, the source power is drawn." Li Yuan closed his eyes and silently circulated the star veins, drawing endless source power into his body.
Recovering from physical fatigue.
Such a long period of exploration and mental sensing was a huge drain even for Li Yuan. "First, I explored about 8 kilometers of the mountain wall on one side of the valley bottom. Except for the two second-order flying snakes in the center of the valley bottom, there are no other second-order flying snakes for the time being." Li Yuan thought and summarized the results of this exploration.
"Second, the blood-activating Ganoderma lucidum mainly grows in the center of the canyon, and the number decreases as you go to the sides of the canyon... The ancient soul-retaining wood also grows in the center... The high-level flying snakes and second-level flying snakes are also concentrated in the center of the canyon." Li Yuan thought for a moment: "Are they all coincidences?"
According to the existing information, Li Yuan felt that some special changes might have occurred in the central area of Feishe Valley.
"This kind of all-round diagnosis is not something I am good at. It requires experts to perform various data calculations." Li Yuan thought to himself, "My goal is to seize the Ancient Soul Fruit."
This is what Li Yuan pursues.
But, two second-order flying snakes, plus thousands of first-order flying snakes...how to take them away?
"At the latest in two days, Xue Shu of the Tianliang tribe will bring his men back." Li Yuan thought.
If one wants to stop Xue Shu and his men from returning, all they have to do is kill all the Tianliang warriors who are left behind. There is a hope that they will be frightened and won't dare to risk coming back again.
However, the key problem still cannot be solved - how to seize the treasure.
...Thinking for a long time.
"Three ways." Li Yuan had thought it through thoroughly: "First, I take it myself. If I rush in recklessly, the probability of success is close to 0, and the mortality rate is close to %."
"Second, wait for Xue Shu to bring back the Tianliang warriors and let them fight the Flying Snakes... There is a chance to be the winner, but there is also a possibility of getting nothing, and it is equally dangerous."
"Third, report the situation here to the outpost base and request reinforcements. This way, perhaps I will gain less, but it will be safer and more secure." Li Yuan said secretly.
No longer hesitate.
Li Yuan took out his smart ring meter and dialed the communication of the outpost base, but immediately found out... the call could not be connected.
The signal is too poor.
"Damn it." Li Yuan cursed inwardly, stood up, grasped the spear tightly and flew out of the cave.
As soon as he jumped out, Li Yuan stopped suddenly.
Because, more than a hundred meters away, two powerful flying snakes with a body length of more than twenty meters were raising their huge heads and looking around, and one of the flying snakes happened to see Li Yuan.
"Ang~~" This flying snake, which was over level 18, immediately let out a terrifying and piercing roar. The sound had extremely amazing penetrating power and instantly echoed throughout the area of several kilometers.
All of a sudden.
"Ang~"
"Awoo!" The roars of flying snakes quickly rang out one after another in the dense forest.
The sound even reached the fog in the canyon, causing bursts of roars to be heard in the fog.
"Damn." Li Yuan gritted his teeth. He didn't expect that the position of the two flying snakes was beyond his sensing range.
It just so happened that he had just come out of the cave, and the other party was staring at this cave.
Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
The wings of several flying snakes vibrated, and their speed suddenly soared. They rushed towards Li Yuan with a roar, as if filled with endless anger.
boom!
Li Yuan did not bother to hide. He exerted force with his legs and his speed instantly soared to a terrifying level, quickly exceeding 70 meters per second, and breaking through 100 per second two seconds later.
"Boom~" Under the terrifying speed, the air vibrated violently, forming bursts of noise, and some small trees along the way fell to the ground with a loud bang.
Countless pieces of debris were flying everywhere.
...Li Yuan burst out at full speed and got rid of the pursuit of several flying snakes with a few flashes.
But soon after, the way forward was blocked by more flying snakes, which danced with their huge bodies and pounced towards them.
"die."
Li Yuan launched an attack without hesitation, with continuous gun shadows and wisps of gun light bursting out suddenly.
Puff~ Puff~
Although the tip of Li Yuan's gun was small, the tip of the gun hit the flying snakes at a speed several times the speed of sound... just like a bullet hitting an ordinary human body.
If a bullet pierces the flying snake's head, the head will explode.
If a bullet pierces their body, it will leave a huge wound, or even break them in half.
No flying snake could stop Li Yuan from escaping.
……
After killing dozens of flying snakes, some strong and some weak, along the way.
Li Yuan fled frantically until he had run more than ten kilometers through the mountains and forests. Only then did he feel that there were no flying snakes chasing him, and his speed slowed down.
He ran for another five or six kilometers before finally stopping completely. He came to a huge rock and sat cross-legged silently to adjust his body breath.
"Fortunately, no second-level flying snake came out, otherwise it would be really troublesome." Li Yuan muttered.
He raised his arm, got a signal, and dialed the communication on the smart ring watch again.
This time, after waiting for nearly twenty seconds.
"Ding~" Li Yuan finally answered the call.
Not video, just communication.
"Li Yuan, what's the matter?" Liu Jing's voice came over the communication, his voice was not loud and rather low.
"Senior, I have basically figured out the situation in Feishe Valley, and now I hope to get support from the base." Li Yuan said solemnly.
This is the choice Li Yuan made.
If we wait for the Xueshu and Tianliang warriors to fight the Flying Snake tribe, it might succeed, but the greater probability is that it will fail and it will be extremely dangerous.
“Wealth and honor are sought in danger, and also lost in danger.” Li Yuan muttered to himself.
It is better to be safe than to take a risky approach.
Even if the harvest will be much less, it is safe and stable, and being alive means you have everything.
"Oh? What's going on?" There seemed to be a hint of surprise in Liu Jing's voice.
"After I arrived at the Flying Snake Valley..." Li Yuan quickly reported all the intelligence he had obtained.
And intercepted some of the exploration video transmission.
There's nothing to hide.
Now that you have decided to request support, the best option is to report everything you know so that the higher-ups at the outpost base don't make misjudgments.
"Two second-level flying snakes? Ancient soul-containing spiritual fruits that are about to mature?" Liu Jing's voice was filled with a hint of surprise, and he seemed quite shocked: "There are such treasures in the Flying Snake Valley?"
"Yes, it's absolutely true." Li Yuan affirmed.
There was a long silence on the other end of the line.
"Li Yuan, I will come as soon as possible." Liu Jing's voice sounded again: "Don't alert the enemy before I arrive."
"Don't go against the people of the Tianliang tribe, understand?"
"clear."
(End of this chapter)