Chapter 513: The Three Sacred Beasts of Thunder Continent
When the old man was sighing with emotion, suddenly, the young man in the middle stage of the Void Refining Realm who was standing next to him and had been observing Ye Changsheng carefully was startled, as if he had thought of something, and stared at Ye Changsheng again and again.
After a moment, he laughed bitterly, shook his head and said, "Old Huang, I'm afraid you and I are blind. The person we want to visit is right in front of us!"
"What?" The white-haired old man was surprised when he heard this and looked at Ye Changsheng with some disbelief.
"Impossible?" He looked embarrassed for a moment. If the young man of the ninth level of the upper clan in front of him was really the owner of the cave here, then wouldn't it be embarrassing for him to talk for so long?
The young man smiled and said, "This fellow Daoist seems to have just entered the ninth level of the upper clan not long ago, but the pressure he exerted on me far exceeds that of any ninth level of the upper clan I have seen before. I even almost suspected that the fellow Daoist was a cultivator of the Saint Clan!"
"There are not many cultivators from the upper clan who can do this. Thinking about the commotion you made when you broke through before, I am at least 70% sure that you are not here to visit the owner of this place like us, but you are the owner of this place!" The young man said, staring at Ye Changsheng.
Ye Changsheng laughed when he heard this. He had no intention of hiding it from the two people. He nodded and said, "I am indeed staying in this cave temporarily. Since you two fellow Taoists are here to visit me, please come in!"
As he spoke, Ye Changsheng waved his hand, and a token flew out from his sleeve and entered the restriction on the stone wall at the gate of the cave.
The next moment, the restriction rippled like water waves, and then there was a flash of light, and the stone door opened, revealing the cave inside.
Only at this moment did the white-haired old man truly confirm Ye Changsheng's identity. For a moment, he felt mixed emotions and didn't know what to say.
After the two followed Ye Changsheng into his cave, they glanced around casually, and then looked at each other, with all kinds of thoughts surging in their minds.
The two of them had similar thoughts in their minds at this moment, secretly thinking that it was no wonder that this Taoist friend was so powerful. Seeing that there was no decoration in his cave, it was obvious that he was an ascetic monk.
After walking a few steps inside, the two of them became more and more amazed. Looking at the appearance of Ye Changsheng's cave, it really could be described as simple.
This is relatively rare among monks of their level. There are ascetic monks, but it is rare to find those who practice asceticism to this extent.
Not only is there not even a pretty concubine to serve tea and water in this cave, but there are no spirit beasts or puppets to be seen.
Observing Ye Changsheng's cave, the white-haired old man suddenly smiled bitterly and said, "I now understand why you are so powerful. Although I also want to be an immortal, I can't be so determined."
"I am really ashamed. I want to go back and dismiss all the dozens of concubines in the cave!" said the white-haired old man, shaking his head.
Hearing this, the young man next to him sneered and said, "Old Huang, don't act on impulse. I don't believe you can really let go of so many charming concubines. Don't make such a decision today, or you will regret it in a few days!"
Hearing this, the old man surnamed Huang smiled awkwardly. He had just said it casually, how could he really dismiss all those people?
Even if he really has that will, the technique he practices won't allow it!
"Everyone has his own way, so you don't have to learn mine!" After hearing the conversation between the two, Ye Changsheng turned around and said with a smile.
"Please come in!" He brought the two to the reception room of the cave, stretched out his hand and pointed, and then several cushions appeared on the ground.
"My humble abode is simple, I hope you won't mind!" As he said this, he sat upright on one of the cushions.
"No, it is our blessing to be able to visit your cave for a while, so how could we have any thoughts of disdain?"
As they talked, they each sat down on one of the cushions.
As Ye Changsheng sat down, he was secretly looking at the two of them, wondering how much information he could get from them.
He was also a newcomer to the Thunder Continent. Although he had already stayed in this cave for a hundred years, he had basically been in seclusion during this period, not leaving the house.
It is precisely for this reason that, even though he has been in Thunder Continent for quite some time, his understanding of this continent and the Thirteen Tianyun Clans where he lives is still very limited and inadequate.
It just so happened that these two people came to visit today, so he could also learn some information related to the Thunder Continent from them.
"What are your names, fellow Taoists?" Ye Changsheng asked as he looked at the two men.
"My surname is Huang, and I'm a member of the Wan Gu clan!" the white-haired old man spoke first.
After he finished speaking, the young man cupped his hands and said, "I am Bai Yuan, from the Crystal Clan!"
After hearing the two people introduce themselves, Ye Changsheng smiled and said, "So you two are from the Thirteen Tianyun Clans. My last name is Ye, but I am not from the Thirteen Tianyun Clans!"
"Oh, Brother Ye is a foreigner? Haha, there are quite a few foreigners living in Yuncheng. I didn't expect that there is a person like Brother Ye among them!" The old man surnamed Huang immediately said enthusiastically.
Although these two people are from the Thirteen Tribes of Tianyun, they do not show any discrimination towards outsiders. This shows that the atmosphere of the Thirteen Tribes of Tianyun is indeed good.
Ye Changsheng smiled and said, "I came to Yuncheng from an island overseas. To be honest, this is my first time to the Thunder Continent and the Thirteen Clans of Tianyun. I am very unfamiliar with many things here!"
As soon as he said this, the two Void-Refining Monks from the Thirteen Clans of Tianyun sitting opposite him immediately understood the hidden meaning of his words. They looked at each other and chuckled softly.
"I didn't expect Brother Ye to have such a background. It's really rare. As landlords, although we can't compare with Brother Ye in terms of cultivation, our understanding of Thunder Continent is definitely not bad!"
"If Brother Ye doesn't mind, the three of us can discuss and exchange our findings!" said the young man from the Crystal Clan.
Ye Changsheng had this in mind. When he heard what the two said, he immediately showed joy on his face and laughed loudly, saying, "Haha, Ye couldn't ask for more!"
As he spoke, he waved his hand, and a white jade table appeared in front of the three people.
Ye Changsheng took out a wine pot from his storage bracelet, and then took out three lush green jade wine glasses and placed them on the table.
He smiled at the two and said, "Please taste Ye's Qianlingbi wine!"
As he spoke, he personally picked up the wine jug, poured a glass for each of the two men, and then filled his own glass as well.
The two cultivators from the Tianyun clan looked at each other upon seeing this, then took the wine glass that Ye Changsheng handed over without any hesitation and took a sip.
"Good wine!" As soon as the green wine entered their mouths, their eyes lit up and they exclaimed in admiration.
The wine that Ye Changsheng took out had a mellow taste. After taking a sip, it gave people a feeling of being in high spirits.
As soon as the wine entered their stomachs, the two men immediately showed surprise on their faces, as if it was a little unbelievable.
"This... My magic power has actually fluctuated a little bit. This Thousand Spirits Green Wine..." The white-haired old man showed a look of deep surprise on his face.
"Brother Ye's wine is incredible. It can actually produce an effect on upper-class cultivators of our level. Just taking a sip makes me feel my magic power is stronger. If I drink it often..." the young man from the Crystal Clan said with a look of surprise on his face.
Ye Changsheng smiled when he heard this. He got this wine from a trade fair among the ancient Li people. It was said to be a spiritual wine made from thousands of spiritual herbs, and it would be of great benefit to the cultivators of the Void Refining Stage.
Just taking a sip can slightly increase your magic power. This is indeed a rare spiritual item for these Void-Refining Monks.
Of course, Ye Changsheng was not very optimistic about the increase in mana brought by the Qianling Bi Wine. After all, he was a person who could take pills at any time, and the increase in mana brought by a pill was much more than that of this wine.
But for the two Tianyun cultivators in front of them, they were not so lucky and it was impossible for them to increase their cultivation by taking pills, so they were surprised when they discovered the miraculous effects of the Qianling Bi Wine.
"This Qianlingbi wine is a specialty of the archipelago where Ye is located. Ye spent hundreds of years collecting materials and finally refined such a pot. Today, seeing that the two fellow Taoists get along so well, I just took it out!" Ye Changsheng said with a smile on his face.
He was going to find out all kinds of things about Thunder Continent from these two people, so naturally he had to give them some benefits.
The two of them were quite tactful. They knew that Ye Changsheng was not giving them things for free, so they started talking about the topic.
So, in the process of talking with these two people, Ye Changsheng quickly learned about the various rumors and anecdotes, customs and people of the Thunder Continent, and learned a lot about the secrets circulating among the major super clans and clans.
"Speaking of the eight strange beasts in the spirit world, there are actually five of them on our Thunder Continent. It is even said that the human-faced dragon and the red-feathered crow have appeared near our Tianyun Thirteen Clans!"
"Hehe, it is said that these two kinds of strange beasts can become Mahayana cultivators comparable to half-true immortals when they grow up. Even the top beings in our thirteen clans have to be extremely cautious when seeing them!"
"But then again, in our Thunder Continent, the most famous ones are the three sacred beasts rather than the eight strange beasts."
“Yes, although the strength of the three sacred beasts and the eight strange beasts is said to be almost the same, and they are all the strongest creatures under the true spirit, there is still a reason why the three sacred beasts are called sacred beasts!”
Ye Changsheng listened to the two people talking about the various powerful creatures in the Thunder Continent with a smile on his face.
The topic among the three of them changed quickly. They first talked about the various powerful clans on the Thunder Continent, from super clans, Xuantian treasures, the top ten strongest people and the like, to the Thirteen Clans of Tianyun and some of the surrounding clans, and later turned to the True Spirits and strange beasts.
After talking about some powerful true spirits on the Thunder Continent, the two of them talked about the strange beasts below the true spirits, which naturally led the topic to the eight strange beasts and the three sacred beasts.
Hearing this, Ye Changsheng showed curiosity and asked, "Why are the three sacred beasts more respected than the eight strange beasts?"
Upon hearing this, the old man surnamed Huang stroked his beard, chuckled, and said, "This is naturally because the eight strange beasts cannot help us resist the heavenly calamity, and each of the three sacred beasts is useful in resisting the heavenly calamity, so they became the three sacred beasts!"
"Resist the calamity?"
"Yes, these three holy beasts have the ability to resist heavenly calamities. This is very important to cultivators like us. I'm afraid I don't need to say more, Brother Ye also understands it!" The old man surnamed Huang said with a smile.
The young man surnamed Bai from the Crystal Clan also chuckled and said, "Among them, the bone marrow of the Golden Lightning Lion can be refined into elixirs to reduce the damage of the heavenly tribulation to cultivators, and the shell of the Sky-covering Spiritual Turtle can be refined into a defensive spiritual treasure. This spiritual treasure is much more resistant to the heavenly tribulation than other defensive spiritual treasures!"
“As for the inner elixir of the last nine-tailed divine crocodile, it can be used to refine a divine crocodile pill. This kind of pill can effectively delay the arrival of the heavenly calamity!” The young man from the Crystal Clan introduced the miraculous effects of the three sacred beasts one by one.
Ye Changsheng listened, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he said calmly: "I think the effect of these defenses against the heavenly tribulation is limited, right? Otherwise, wouldn't these three sacred beasts have been killed by the cultivators of your Thunder Continent long ago?"
"Haha, Brother Ye is right. The effect of these three spirit beasts in resisting the heavenly tribulation becomes worse and worse in the later stages. For those strong ones, the ability of the three ordinary sacred beasts to resist the heavenly tribulation is really a drop in the bucket and not worth mentioning."
"For example, for Mahayana-level beings, the help that the three sacred beasts of the combined level can provide to their heavenly tribulation is completely better than nothing. If they want to rely on the power of the three sacred beasts, they can only hunt down the three sacred beasts of the Mahayana level."
"But I don't need to say much about the difficulty of this matter. I believe Brother Ye understands it, right?" The old man surnamed Huang said with a smile.
Ye Changsheng nodded upon hearing this. Any Mahayana-level existence should not be underestimated, not to mention that these three sacred beasts are said to be the strongest beings second only to the true spirits.
I'm afraid that for most Mahayana practitioners, the power of the three sacred beasts is more terrifying than the heavenly tribulation.
The three sacred beasts at the combined level are of no use to them, so naturally they rarely hunt the three sacred beasts.
And going further down, if the cultivators at the fusion level want to hunt the three sacred beasts, they can only look for those at the fusion level. The refining level probably won't have much effect on them.
However, creatures like the three sacred beasts are already extremely powerful when they are at the fusion stage, and there are almost no fusions that can defeat them at the same level.
It is precisely for this reason that the three sacred beasts have been able to survive in the Thunder Continent until now.
