Urban God-level Youth
Chapter 1026 - 1025: The Background of Millennium Blood Ginseng

Zhou Wanqing looked at Qin Hao with an extremely shocked expression, unable to believe the power he was displaying now.

Qin Hao looked at the siblings and said, "Next time, I'll send both of you out of the secret realm."

Zhou Liuxing's face turned a bit awkward. As a prince of the Nan Zhou Dynasty, when had anyone ever spoken to him like this?

This made him feel utterly humiliated!

Qin Hao snorted coldly, flying off into the distance at incredible speed, disappearing from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye.

At this time, Ye Lingyi, Xian Yin, and the others had already flown hundreds of miles away. During the fight earlier, Qin Hao had already told them to stay away and that he would find them once he acquired the millennium blood ginseng.

While searching for Ye Lingyi and the others, Qin Hao didn't display excessive speed.

He knew he was in a secret realm, and there might be many people outside watching him. He couldn't expose the existence of the spatial mecha.

As for the speed while chasing the millennium blood ginseng earlier, it could be completely attributed to the effects of a talisman. He had a talisman that could boost speed, but it could only last for a minute.

Qin Hao's assumption was correct; indeed, outside influences were focusing on him, orchestrated by Zhou Wantong.

He wanted to know what would eventually happen to his millennium blood ginseng. Such a precious treasure he had painstakingly cultivated for thousands of years was no less valuable than the finest spiritual artifacts.

In less than ten minutes, Qin Hao found Ye Lingyi, Xian Yin, and the others.

Seeing Qin Hao, their faces lit up with delight: "Are you okay, Mr. Qin?"

"I'm fine. Let's go and find a safe place to talk." Qin Hao said, fearing that someone might catch up.

Ye Lingyi and the others nodded slightly, following Qin Hao as they flew deeper into the secret realm.

Outside, people watching the images saw Ye Lingyi and the others.

They showed puzzled expressions: "Who are these people? Are they with him?"

Many began to check Ye Lingyi and the others' rankings, eventually finding their names among the three to four thousand range.

The strongest among them was only at the half-step Heavenly Human Realm, and there was even a Grandmaster Realm cultivator among them, making it impossible to rank in the top ten thousand.

It's very likely that Qin Hao had helped them earlier; otherwise, they certainly couldn't have ranked in the top ten thousand.

Of course, if their combat power was on par with Qin Hao's, they wouldn't have said this.

But Qin Hao was a rare prodigy, hardly seen in a thousand years, and they didn't believe all of them were so abnormal.

Qin Hao and the group flew several thousand miles, and then Qin Hao carved out a cave on a mountain peak.

They entered the cave and set up a formation at the entrance, making it difficult for others to notice them.

Inside the cave, Qin Hao took out the millennium blood ginseng, over half a meter long. This caused Ye Lingyi and the others to breathe heavily, their hearts racing.

Qin Hao looked at Xian Yin and asked, "Do we eat this raw?"

Xian Yin shook her head; such a world-renowned rarity wasn't even mentioned in her alchemy books.

Because those who could use millennium blood ginseng in alchemy were undoubtedly top-notch alchemy masters, her level was too low to have encountered such a rare medicinal material.

Qin Hao looked at Ye Lingyi and the others: "Princess Lingyi, do you know how to consume this?"

Ye Lingyi, Wu Yutong, Dong Mengqi, and Gao Linglong all shook their heads, unsure how to consume the millennium blood ginseng.

Qin Hao looked at the half-meter-long millennium blood ginseng, considering, "Perhaps we should eat it raw. Surely there's a lot of essence contained in this ginseng."

Those outside were flabbergasted by Qin Hao's words.

Especially Zhou Wantong, whose beard almost stood on end with anger—this was sheer wastefulness. Was the millennium blood ginseng meant to be eaten raw like that?

If not for his pride, he would have wanted to intervene and reclaim his millennium blood ginseng.

...

The millennium blood ginseng, hearing Qin Hao's words, suddenly opened its eyes: "Spare me, brother, spare me."

Xian Yin, Ye Lingyi, and the others were shocked to hear the ginseng speak: "It... it can talk?"

"It has lived for thousands of years; even a pig should become sentient by now." Qin Hao shrugged, unfazed.

Qin Hao looked at it and asked, "Is it better to eat you raw or make soup?"

The millennium blood ginseng, hearing this, showed an expression of helplessness, while a voice entered Qin Hao's mind: "I belong to the Vice Dean. If you dare eat me, you're dead meat."

Qin Hao, hearing its message, showed no change in expression. The Vice Dean had nothing to do with him. Who asked him to release this millennium blood ginseng?

Could he even kill me?

With that thought, Qin Hao directly tore off one of its roots. Even though it was just one root, it was as thick as a finger, and rich world essence overflowed as soon as it was plucked.

The fragrance, accompanied by a concentrated essence of heaven, earth, sun, and moon, invigorated their spirits.

Qin Hao stuffed the root into his mouth, chewing it, as the dense heavenly essence overflowed from his mouth and nostrils.

The millennium blood ginseng cried out miserably, while Ye Lingyi, Xian Yin, and the others stared blankly, swallowing hard.

Those outside were petrified. Damn, was the millennium blood ginseng meant to be eaten like that?

Many instructors and elders at the Heaven and Earth Academy cautiously glanced at Zhou Wantong nearby.

Zhou Wantong's eyebrows and beard quivered with rage. He wished he could enter the secret realm and slay Qin Hao right now. Damn it, this bastard dared to waste my millennium blood ginseng like this.

Do you know how long it takes to grow a single root? A hundred years, at least a hundred years!!

...

Within the secret realm, after eating that root raw, Qin Hao meditated for a while before completely refining the pure, dense world essence.

He clearly felt a small advancement in his power, bringing joy to his face.

If I eat more, can I break through to the Heavenly Human Realm?

Thinking of this, Qin Hao looked down at the millennium blood ginseng in his hand, his eyes glowing.

The millennium blood ginseng noticed his gaze, its body trembling: "What... what are you going to do??"

Qin Hao smiled and said, "The essence in your roots is quite abundant. If I eat more, I should be able to break through to the Heavenly Human Realm. Don't worry, I'll spare your life."

"No, no! Brother, I know I was wrong; I'll tell you how to consume it properly, okay? You're wasting what could be invaluable, not getting the most out of it." The millennium blood ginseng could see that Qin Hao really would do such a thing; Zhou Wantong held no respect in his eyes.

Qin Hao looked at it and said, "You better not lie to me, or I'll cook you."

Millennium Blood Ginseng: "Brother, my life is in your hands. How dare I lie? I am a heavenly treasure, and for sustainable use, most cultivators consume my juice essence. This juice takes a hundred and fifty years to produce a single drop, and it must be in a place rich in spiritual energy and suitable terrain."