Ashen God
Chapter 562 - 561 Sky Demon Green Crystal Grass

Chapter 562: Chapter 561 Sky Demon Green Crystal Grass

"Speaking of which, another batch of Sky Demon Green Crystal Grass has been found near Beiling Mountain? Is the environment around Beiling Mountain that conducive? Including the Sky Demon Crimson Crystal Grass and Sky Demon Blue Crystal Grass, this makes the third batch already."

But although there seem to be a lot of Sky Demon Crystal Grasses around Beiling Mountain at the moment, Zhang Yanhang figured this might be the limit, and it probably won’t be likely to continue finding the remaining Sky Demon Orange Crystal Grass and Sky Demon Blue Crystal Grass in that vicinity. He should explore other lesser hills more, to increase the odds of finding more Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

"So, I choose Option Three, sleep for two more hours and then go for a night run." After making his choice, Zhang Yanhang closed his eyes and immediately fell back into sleep, since a second snooze really is quite comfortable.

...

October 22, fourteenth day after the end of the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, and the second day since Zhang Yanhang left the Ashen World. At 12:20 AM, in the Xingfuli District, apartment 505, bedroom.

After a rejuvenating two-hour nap, Zhang Yanhang suddenly opened his eyes and could not help but lament, "Indeed, sleeping at home is the most comforting."

"I only planned to sleep for six hours, but Multiple Choice made me oversleep by one hour."

The two hours of subsequent napping were merely snoozes since his physical strength had essentially replenished completely by the fifth hour of sleep.

"I was thinking of fusing the +7 Thermo-baric Bomb upon returning home, but it seems there’s no time for that now. I must head to the vicinity of Beiling Mountain for a night run and obtain that Sky Demon Green Crystal Grass as soon as possible."

Although Zhang Yanhang was familiar with Beiling Mountain, he didn’t know much about the other hills nearby, especially Nameless Mountain. He had never paid attention to this area before, so, even though it wasn’t mentioned in the options, he indeed needed to check the map.

After scanning his mobile map for a while, Zhang Yanhang finally located a nameless hill situated between Beiling Mountain and Shuiqing Gully East Mountain, which was just a few hundred meters from Beiling Mountain, making it the nearest small hill. Other nearby hillocks were all more than two thousand meters away.

Therefore, if nothing unexpected happens, Zhang Yanhang thought this must be the Nameless Mountain mentioned in the options harboring the Sky Demon Green Crystal Grass.

Of course, if it turned out not to be the case, it really wouldn’t be a big issue. At worst, he’d just run around all the nearby hills with the help of Multiple Choice. Besides, he originally intended to run through those hillocks anyway, so essentially, it would just mean eliminating wrong targets earlier.

"Since I’ve already pinpointed the target, let’s head out now."

Zhang Yanhang sat up, switched his equipment back to normal, and then started heading towards the door. Since it was a night run, of course, he had to run there.

Although he could not take a direct route, Zhang Yanhang estimated that with his current speed, it should take him at most a minute or two to reach there, as the straight-line distance was actually only about five kilometers.

Primarily because last time it had taken him just about two minutes to run there, and with an increase in his movement speed, it shouldn’t possibly be slower than before, right?

...

Just as expected, after a little more than a minute, Zhang Yanhang had already reached the nameless hill situated between Beiling Mountain and Shuiqing Gully East Mountain.

Looking at this twenty-meter-tall hill, which was hardly noticeable on the map unless zoomed to the maximum and marked in green, Zhang Yanhang scanned it briefly with his Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil skill, and immediately found the Sky Demon Green Crystal Grass mentioned in the options.

Whether it was the affinity of this batch of Sky Demon Crystal Grasses to rocks, this particular Sky Demon Green Crystal Grass was growing directly on a rock or, to be precise, within a crevice.

After identifying the entirely green Sky Demon Green Crystal Grass, identical in appearance to the other varieties, Zhang Yanhang immediately ran over and plucked it.

This time, the root of the Sky Demon Green Crystal Grass didn’t have much soil but was hanging with some rocky fragments, so after giving it a quick shake, Zhang Yanhang went ahead and ate it directly.

"The familiar bitter taste is still truly unbearable, it also has this weird invigorating effect. Last time after my night run, I couldn’t sleep at all, but that’s not a concern this time since I slept beforehand."

Compared to the Sky Demon Crimson Crystal Grass and Sky Demon Yellow Crystal Grass, Zhang Yanhang could distinctly feel a significant increase in the bitterness of the Sky Demon Green Crystal Grass, making it feel like drinking a 1000% concentrated bitter gourd juice. Luckily, it was still slightly less potent than the Sky Demon Blue Crystal Grass.

"It seems like the bitterness of these grasses increases with their color ranking. The mid-ranked Sky Demon Green Crystal Grass is already this bitter; I wonder how bitter the team leader’s Sky Demon Purple Crystal Grass will be? Hopefully, it’s not akin to the world’s bitterest denatonium benzoate."

Zhang Yanhang guessed that as a Fourth Tier Awakened, the team leader probably has some sort of ability to neutralize the taste, so he didn’t worry too much for her. Of course, she might also be as impetuous as Zhang Yanhang himself, consuming Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures without preparation. If that was the case, her expression at that time must have been quite a sight.

"I think I might ask her about this next time we chat... But the most important thing right now is the usage effect of the Sky Demon Green Crystal Grass."

Based on Zhang Yanhang’s extensive experience consuming Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, this batch of Sky Demon Green Crystal Grass had likely increased his defensive power by about 10%, which was quite substantial.

"I remember the last batch of Sky Demon Yellow Crystal Grass only increased my defensive power by about 6%, while the Sky Demon Green Crystal Grass added almost 4% more. It seems that along with the bitterness, color ranking indeed also determines the specific usage effects."

Zhang Yanhang’s defensive power, apart from normal enhancements from Constitution Attribute, didn’t really have any standard ways of improvement, but his far surpassing same tier Awakeners was mainly due to Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, or rather, these treasures were his second most important avenue of enhancement after Constitution Attribute.

If it weren’t for eating such a vast quantity of these materials on a regular basis, it would be impossible for scenarios where even a Second Order One Star Big Goblin’s attack couldn’t breach his defenses, and even a Second Tier Second Star Chief Shaman Goblin could only barely cause single-digit damage after applying all buffs.

Moreover, the fact that Zhang Yanhang only lost a few hundred shield points from a direct hit of a Lightning Five Strikes buffed by the Third Tier One-star Lord Monster Goblin Chief Nu Shan illustrates that his defensive power indeed far exceeded that of Awakeners of the same tier, who would typically perish on the spot in such a situation.

"Previously, after being hit by a Lightning Four-Strikes from a Second Tier Two Stars Goblin Shaman, my shield points would decrease by a single digit, but after increasing my defensive power by 10% this time, the Goblin Shaman should receive the same treatment as the Big Goblin, even a full-powered attack won’t break through my defense."

Zhang Yanhang felt that if he could consume a few more Sky Demon Green Crystal Grasses, not only would creatures like the Second Tier Two Stars Goblin Shaman be unable to breach his defenses, but even a Goblin Chief Shaman Maka Bagga, whom he had never met in life at Second Tier Three Stars power, would probably fail to break through; unfortunately, there was only one Sky Demon Green Crystal Grass.

"Moreover, these guys can only break through my defense in normal conditions. Once I activate the Indestructible Golden Body Skill and then stack it with High-level Mage Armor, Advanced Mage Armor, and Mage Leader Power Armor...

The Third Tier One Star Lord Monster Goblin Chief Nu Shan might not be able to break through my defenses, let alone a mere Second Tier Three Stars Goblin Chief Shaman Maka Bagga."

Although it might seem that his defenses are currently sufficient, Zhang Yanhang still felt that it would be best to enhance his defensive power as much as possible because the thicker the armor, the more hits it can withstand, which suits his preference for standing still and attacking; to him, one could never have too much defense.

"Unfortunately, when it comes to increasing defensive power, I really don’t have many good ways to improve it; I can only hope that I trigger more options involving Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that increase defensive power."

Speaking of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, Zhang Yanhang couldn’t help but rescan Beiling Mountain, Jiading Mountain, Shuangshan, and Shuiqing Gully East Mountain because he thought that since a day had passed, perhaps new Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures might have appeared.

Regrettably, the growth rate of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures wasn’t that fast. It had only been a day, and these previously scanned mountains showed no signs of any Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

Even though he didn’t find any Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, Zhang Yanhang discovered something else: Zhou Muxi had again buried herself in the graveyard, which seemed to be her regular cultivation spot, possibly because the Yin Qi there from a hundred-year-old grave was purer.

However, even though he found Zhou Muxi in the middle of cultivation on Beiling Mountain, Zhang Yanhang didn’t plan to say hello. They had talked enough during the day, and seeing her so diligently cultivating, he felt there was no need to disturb her; he let her rest peacefully in her graveyard.

Although they had only known each other for two days, perhaps because they had chatted a lot, Zhang Yanhang inexplicably felt that he was already very familiar with Zhou Muxi.

"Right, that mischievous fierce ghost on Dexing Road in Licang District, I haven’t reported it to the authorities yet. It seems like it will be more convenient to just mention it to an Awakener from the relevant department like Zhou Muxi and avoid the operator asking all kinds of questions."

While speaking, Zhang Yanhang opened his phone and began looking for the small mountain near Dexing Road in the Licang District. This time it was very easy to find, as there was only one mountain west of Dexing Road, right next to a mechanical factory.

After pinpointing the location, Zhang Yanhang, who just mentioned not wanting to disturb Zhou Muxi’s cultivation, immediately sent the map marker to Zhou Muxi and briefly explained.

Heavenly Destiny Master: "There’s a wild grave on the mountain west of Dexing Road in Licang District with a mischievous fierce ghost living inside; your department should perform an exorcism as soon as possible."

Zhou Muxi, who was cultivating in the graveyard, bewilderingly opened her eyes to look at her phone, which suddenly had a new message alert at midnight. Who would message her at this hour?

Upon checking her phone, it was Zhang Yanhang, and unexpectedly, instead of asking about important matters like the permanent opening of a teleportation channel, he was asking her to help with exorcising a fierce ghost. She was a bit flabbergasted.

Zhou Muxi tentatively replied with a question mark.

Chaotic Eye: "?"

Heavenly Destiny Master: "Is there a problem?"

Chaotic Eye: "Was your account hacked?"

Heavenly Destiny Master: "How could that be?"

Chaotic Eye: "It’s just a mere fierce ghost, can’t you just deal with it yourself? With your strength, it should be an easy task, right?"

Heavenly Destiny Master: "I’m lazy."

Chaotic Eye: "..."

Chaotic Eye: "Alright then, I’ll see if I have time after my cultivation. If I’m busy with work tomorrow, I might have to hand it over to another colleague."

Heavenly Destiny Master: "Either way is fine."

Zhou Muxi was slightly speechless; since Zhang Yanhang had detected that fierce ghost, it meant he must be nearby. He was physically close but refused to take a few extra steps to directly resolve the issue with the fierce ghost, instead reporting it to her, an Awakener from the relevant department. How lazy could he be?

Fortunately, dealing with a normal fierce ghost was an easy task for her. If it had been something like a Thousand-year-old Ghost King, it might have been troublesome, likely requiring assistance from other colleagues, but a normal fierce ghost should be easy to handle. She planned to take a detour to Licang District to deal with the fierce ghost on her way to work tomorrow.

Sadly, her main responsibilities involved managing Awakeners, not clearing out fierce ghosts or specters, so this time, it was purely a voluntary task; otherwise, she might have been able to earn a commission based on performance metrics.

After ending the chat with Zhang Yanhang, Zhou Muxi immediately turned off her phone and refocused on absorbing the Yin Qi from the graveyard. If she wanted to advance further in her realm, she needed to absorb sufficient amounts of Yin Qi and Yang Qi.

Fortunately, thanks to the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures obtained from Zhang Yanhang, coupled with the employee benefits issued during her induction yesterday, Zhou Muxi’s cultivation progress was very good. Perhaps in just two to three weeks, she might be able to advance to the Fourth Tier.

Although many exceptionally talented Awakeners might have already advanced to the Fourth Tier a month or two ago, Zhou Muxi was quite satisfied that she had a great chance of reaching the Fourth Tier within only seven months, especially considering that would elevate her to the Immortal Land Realm.

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