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Chapter 646 The Black Tide is Coming
Yan knew Jiang Wen, this outsider.

The elders of the clan had spoken of him before, mentioning his ability to wade into the Black Waters to gather Celestial Herbs. The elders of the Azure Sky Tower greatly hoped that this man could enter the Holy Land to seek a treasure.

Although Yan didn't know the name of the treasure, the fact that it was valued by all the elders of the Azure Sky Tower showed how precious it was.

This outsider should be in the sacred land, so why is he appearing in the fairy cave?

Despite her doubts, Yan still bowed respectfully to Jiang Wen.

"We were unaware of your arrival, and have failed to greet you properly."

"It's alright, I only came here on a whim." Jiang Wen looked around Yan's house, which was quite simple. He couldn't tell the man's status in the camp, but considering the scene just now, he must be someone important.

"Shouldn't our distinguished guest be in the sacred land? Why have you come to this immortal cave?" Yan suppressed her emotions and asked Jiang Wen with a calm demeanor.

"I just encountered some accidents and ended up here by accident. But you said this place is called the Immortal Cave?" Jiang Wen was quite curious when he heard the term "Immortal Cave." The Land of Fallen Immortals often has names related to gods and immortals, such as the Black Water being called the Fallen Immortal Water, and the large lake it forms being called the Fallen Immortal Lake. And this place, within the bloodline of the gods, is actually called the Immortal Cave.

"How interesting, how interesting," Jiang Wen thought to himself.

"Honored guest, you may not know, but this is considered a forbidden area of ​​the tribe." Yan looked at Jiang Wen with a wry smile, unsure how to deal with this distinguished guest. The Azure Sky Tower needed his trust; it was said he could even offer him the position of elder. This distinguished guest had come to the tribe's forbidden area; outsiders were absolutely forbidden from knowing about this place.

Now that the two have come together, he is in a dilemma.

"The Forbidden Land of Hundred Streams? May I hear about it? If it's offensive, please pretend I didn't ask." Jiang Wen smiled and didn't make things difficult for the man. From their earlier interaction, he had discerned the man's character; he was a kind and gentle person.

"There's no need for such offensive remarks," Yan said, shaking her head. "As a distinguished guest of the Azure Sky Tower, you naturally know about this Immortal Cave."

"Perhaps our Baixi tribe is different from yours, Baiyi tribe. The bloodline cultivation method of Baixi requires the assistance of the flesh fungus in the Immortal Cave to succeed. The Immortal Cave is a treasure land found by our tribe's ancestors. The flesh fungus dug out from it is enough to transform ordinary tribesmen, activate the bloodline of their ancestors, and make them tribal bloodline warriors."

"Oh? I didn't expect the things unearthed here to be so precious?" Jiang Wen's expression turned solemn. He hadn't anticipated that Bai Xi's bloodline technique would require the flesh and blood of a fallen immortal as an aid. Didn't these people know that the flesh and blood of fallen immortals shouldn't be consumed casually?

No, the Baixi tribe must know about this, but they probably can't do anything about it.

Since one cannot cultivate the battle technique, one must find another method. Perhaps this bloodline method was discovered by someone who mistakenly consumed the flesh and blood of a fallen immortal ten thousand years ago.

However, Jiang Wending was utterly skeptical that there were no negative effects.

The flesh and blood of a deity are not so easily consumed. Besides, this deity has been dead for countless years. Its flesh and blood must have undergone some kind of mutation, and the people of Baixi must be aware of these consequences.

The fact that they never stopped it can only mean one thing: the consequences of the God of Food's flesh and blood are far less than the benefits.

The elders of the Azure Sky Tower knew these things, and the great heroes of the Hundred Streams tribe should have known them too. But they could only go all the way; there was no turning back.

Jiang Wen made a guess in his mind, but his expression remained unchanged.

Looking at Yan, he asked again, "Why do you call this place the Fairy Cave?"

Yan was taken aback by this question. He had thought that the distinguished guest before him would inquire about the whereabouts of the Meat Fungus, or perhaps even request a few pieces. After all, which of the Baixi tribes wouldn't want such a precious thing as the Meat Fungus? Even for their Rakshasa tribe, each piece of Meat Fungus was extremely rare.

Although this fleshy fungus was dug out from the Immortal Cave, it still had to undergo several rounds of selection before it could be taken out. Fleshy fungus containing black liquid was inedible, and fleshy fungus that was not snow-white and had blemishes was unusable.

These flesh-like fungi are then refined using a secret method to dispel their deathly aura. During the refining process, the color of the fungi must be kept unchanged. After all this trouble, it's considered good if one out of a hundred fungi is of good quality.

After all, this matter is of great importance; even the slightest flaw could drive someone to madness.

Therefore, in the capital city, a palm-sized piece of meat fungus is enough to be exchanged for a thousand immortal herbs. Moreover, it is priceless and rarely available, with very few people willing to trade for meat fungus.

Such a precious thing, yet the noble person before her seemed completely indifferent. Yan couldn't tell if the other person was putting on an act or genuinely possessed such a carefree attitude.

After pondering for a moment, he said to Jiang Wenjing, "Honorable guest, you may not know this, but the reason this place is called Immortal Cave is because it produces these precious flesh-like fungi. Legend has it that when the ancestors of Baixi found the blessed land, they were already at their wits' end, and all the tribes had suffered heavy casualties and were on the verge of collapse. One person accidentally wandered into this cave, dug up some flesh-like fungi and ate them. By chance, he gained the supernatural powers of the ancestors, so he named this place Immortal Cave. The treasures dug out of Immortal Cave are all called flesh-like fungi."

"What cultivation methods did your ancestors practice before consuming the flesh-eating mushroom?" After hearing this, Jiang Wen understood the origin of this immortal cave. However, he was still curious about some things, so he decided to ask one more question.

Yan paused for a moment, unsure what the distinguished guest wanted to know. Instinctively, however, he felt it wasn't a bad thing, and after some thought, replied, "I'm not very clear about what you're referring to. Although it's recorded in our clan's records, it's from a very long time ago. However, I once happened to see a scroll in the Azure Sky Tower that briefly described this matter. It's said that before coming to the Land of Divine Blessing, our ancestors cultivated the Battle Technique. But after experiencing calamities, the Battle Technique was lost and could no longer be practiced, so they turned to the Bloodline Method."

Hearing about the changes in the Baixi tribe from Yan's words, Jiang Wen felt somewhat emotional. After the dispersal of the myriad races of Taicang, he hadn't expected them to undergo such drastic changes. In the end, they were reduced to consuming the flesh and blood of deities to cultivate so-called bloodline techniques.

He had also learned about the bloodline method and felt that it was similar to the demon transformation technique of the Taicang royal family.

External things are ultimately fleeting.

Alas, the vicissitudes of time have brought the once mighty races of Tai Cang to such a state. In their heyday, with their golden armor and iron horses, they waged wars north and south, and even the most powerful alien races dared not daring to look upon them. Even the most powerful alien kings, with their unparalleled divine abilities and the power to overturn rivers and seas, have ultimately become spoils of war beneath the weapons of countless other races.

Now, having wasted time, I have reached the point where I must cultivate the improper methods of consuming the flesh and blood of fallen immortals.

It's lamentable, it's tragic.

Despite the myriad of flavors, Jiang Wen remained silent.

He glanced at Yan and said, "You should leave quickly. This is not a place to stay for long. If you don't leave now, disaster will strike."

"?!" Yan looked at Jiang Wen in astonishment, not understanding what the distinguished guest meant by that.

Seeing his expression, Jiang Wen remained calm and unhurried. He simply recounted the changes inside the fairy cave to Yan Ting.

“I just came from the end and saw that this fairy cave has changed abnormally. I fear that the black water will turn into a tide and flood this fairy cave. If you stay here any longer, you will probably turn into corpses along with the black water.”

Upon hearing this shocking news, Yan's expression changed drastically. He stared intently at Jiang Wen and asked, word by word, "Is what you say true, esteemed guest?"

"Believe it or not," Jiang Wen said with a smile. "I came from the Holy Land, so you should understand why I am here."

"Leave now, this is not a place for you to linger."

(End of this chapter)