Eternal Cultivation of Alchemy

Chapter 2231  Phenomenon

Just a few hours later, Alex had more or less gotten used to the fog in the Great Fog Valley. The Qi-infused droplets of suspended water could no longer hinder him the same way they had when he had first arrived.

They still did cause the same problem when he tried to view items far away from him, but that wasn't something he could solve even if he had a lot of time. After all, the number of things his mind could keep track of increased exponentially with every instance of increment in the radius of his spiritual sense.

Alex tried searching for more of the Golden Mind Chrysanthemum petals, but he couldn't find any more than the four he had previously found.

There was another issue with his searches in the valley. Most of the ingredients here had been deliberately taken away, just as it had been every other place.

There were fewer things taken from here for sure, but things were still taken away. And to add all the people that had come here before him, it was a miracle he even found that flower at all.

Alex believed that since he was in the starting mountains of the Great Fog Valley, it would take a while before he found the areas where the cultivators hadn't been to recently.

'There was definitely a reason why he mentioned that at the end,' Alex thought, remembering the Alchemy God's words regarding teleportation to the other continents. 'There is no doubt that we are supposed to go to the other continents if we actually want to make the pill.'

The best plan here was not to search for ingredients for his pill, but rather to find ingredients to make pills he could immediately.

Money was the name of the game here.

Alex gathered all the decent ingredients he could find as he moved on ahead, leaving behind only some so the others could get some too. He didn't want to hurt the chances of everyone that came behind him.

They deserved some of it after all.

He continued his journey for a few more hours, gathering all that he could. There had been a few people he met along the way, but none were very social at all. They didn't even give him a single nod before going the other way.

As he walked, something stirred in the air. It was the sign of something appearing out in the open. This wasn't a very common phenomenon among plants, and certainly one Alex had never personally seen before. But he had heard of its existence.

Immortal plants sometimes stayed hidden either in the ground or with other methods, hiding their energy until they were finally strong enough to grow.

The moment they understood they were strong enough, they revealed themselves to the world, causing a bit of a sensation. Alex had sensed that exact thing. He quickly spread his senses, trying to search for where the stir in the air was coming from. He frowned when he realized it was farther than his spiritual sense could naturally sense.

'I have to hurry,' Alex thought. If the plant was still revealing itself, it would take a few moments before it was ready to be taken away. Whatever this plant was, should he find a way to sell it, he could make a lot of money.

Alex ran on ahead, realizing that he wasn't the only one. There were other people who had noticed it, and some of them didn't even have any medallions on their chests.

Not everyone who came to this valley was participating in the tournament.

As Alex got closer, his senses finally caught up to the plant and he sensed what it was.

'A Devil Skull flower?' he thought in surprise. That was one of the more difficult ingredients to find in his list of ingredients. He was absolutely certain that he would have to go to the Threeflower Continent to find it. To think he would find one in the Great Fog Valley.

Alex rushed toward it, happy to see it. He was also unhappy to know that there were nearly 30 other people rushing toward it as well.

They all arrived next to the flower at the same time, growing in a place where it didn't see that much sun. Most of the plants naturally didn't see the sun in the valley, but this place, in particular, was one where even scattered light found it hard to make it through.

Alex stopped a mere 100 meters away from it, watching the other people who had come for it as well. He quickly analyzed the people he saw and couldn't help but frown at the strength that a few of them had.

There were at least 3 people with a cultivation base in the Immortal Spirit realm, and all 3 of them had the medallion over their chest.

Alex thought for a moment, wondering if this was their ingredient too. He hoped it was not and wanted to tell them that he needed it. But as he tried to speak, he felt the oath constricting him.

'That's right,' Alex thought with a sudden frown. 'I can't tell other people what ingredient I need for my pill.' Hence, there was no way to reveal to these people, even hint, that the flower growing before him was something that he needed for his pill. Conversely, no person here could reveal to him if they needed it for their pill or not either.

Alex looked around, wondering what would happen.

In the distance, the Demon Skull flower began blossoming. Its stark-gray petals were slowly unfurling, revealing a sunflower-like large patch at the center. Only, instead of being circular at the center, it looked like a skull instead.

A man walked on ahead, turning to look at all who had come there.

"Fellow Daoists. I, Hundredspirit, lay my claim on the flower here. Who wishes to fight me for it?" he asked in a loud voice.

The several people were stunned silent immediately as no one dared utter a word in opposition.

Alex frowned as well, realizing that the man was somewhere in the upper Immortal Spirit realm. He looked at the other two people who were there, wondering if they were going to accept the battle.

One of those two was a man who stared at Hundredspirit for a long moment before promptly turning around and walking away. The woman, however, stepped forward. "I, Violetswan, shall accept your offer, Daoist Hundredsprit," the woman said. "If you wish for a fight, I shall be happy to entertain you. But, if you want something simpler, I shall be happy to give you something in return for allowing me to take the flower as well."

"What is there that you can give me?" the man asked curiously. "I will consider if it is something good."

The two conversed about something using only their spiritual sense, so no one else was privy to it. After a bit of conversation, the man nodded.

"I shall take that," the man said.

The woman brought out a small wooden box and handed it over to the man. The man took a look at it and nodded before flying away.