Chapter 1049: Purple Calamity Heavenly Nether

The Eternal Medicine Garden was vast; tens of thousands of martial artists surged in, but soon they scattered sparsely.

The experts from the super holy lands had long vanished; they looked down on the nearby spirit herbs and headed straight for the depths in search of divine-grade spirit herbs.

Ye Yuan did not linger either; their group had to first find a ten-thousand-year Heartbreak Grass.

And a ten-thousand-year Heartbreak Grass could not be found in the outer regions.

"Boom! Boom!"

Ruan Shuangzhou and Ao Qian each took down a ninth-rank desolate beast. Ao Qian frowned and said, "We've only reached the thirty-thousand-year zone, yet these desolate beasts are already this strong! This opening of the Eternal Medicine Garden is truly unusual! Could it be... that a divine-grade spirit herb is really about to appear?"

"Indeed, I've been to the Eternal Medicine Garden before, but the desolate beasts in the thirty-thousand-year zone were never this powerful!" Ruan Shuangzhou added.

The zones of the Eternal Medicine Garden were divided by the age of the spirit herbs.

Below the hundred-thousand-year mark, each ten-thousand-year increment formed a level, and the strength of the desolate beasts increased with the age.

Some desolate beasts in the Eternal Medicine Garden existed in the Divine Realm, others did not, but one thing was certain: although these desolate beasts were extremely powerful, they never transformed into human form.

Moreover, desolate beasts were bloodthirsty; whenever they saw humans, they would attack without any trace of reason, completely different from the demon race outside, hence they were called desolate beasts.

Given the strength of Ye Yuan's group, the desolate beasts in these outer zones naturally did not catch their attention. But they could sense the increase in the desolate beasts' power.

Spirit herbs were divided into nine grades. However, as their age increased, their medicinal effects continued to strengthen.

Ninth-grade spirit herbs did not advance, but with age, their medicinal effects could grow to a terrifying degree.

Yet these spirit herbs were too rare, nearly extinct in the outside world. Only in the Eternal Medicine Garden was there a chance to find them.

Of course, it also came with great risk.

Ye Yuan frowned and said, "It seems finding a ten-thousand-year Heartbreak Grass will be much harder than we thought! Once we reach the hundred-thousand-year zone, everyone must be careful and avoid provoking those desolate beasts!"

A hundred thousand years was a watershed; in the hundred-thousand-year zone, the strength of desolate beasts nearly reached that of Void Profound experts!

Further in, the danger increased exponentially.

Now that the overall strength of the desolate beasts had risen a notch, encountering them in the hundred-thousand-year zone would lead to disastrous consequences.

Everyone nodded at this, their faces solemn.

The group advanced cautiously and, after three days, finally entered the hundred-thousand-year zone.

"Heartbreak Grass usually grows in rock crevices. Let's search in that valley over there." Ye Yuan pointed in a direction.

When it came to knowledge of spirit herbs, even these former big shots couldn't hold a candle to Ye Yuan, so they naturally had no objections.

The group followed closely into a valley and began searching.

Suddenly, Ye Yuan shuddered and said, "That... that's Purple Calamity Heavenly Nether! A hundred-thousand-year Purple Calamity Heavenly Nether! Haha, our luck is incredible!"

In the distance, a purple spirit herb stood out conspicuously, its fragrance wafting; it was clearly no ordinary thing.

This was the hundred-thousand-year zone, so without thinking, it was a good find.

Although it was called the hundred-thousand-year zone, it didn't mean spirit herbs were everywhere. On the contrary, the area was vast and herbs sparse; finding a hundred-thousand-year spirit herb was like hitting the jackpot.

One misstep could lead to endless pursuit by desolate beasts.

The others were puzzled and asked Ye Yuan, "Sir, what is Purple Calamity Heavenly Nether?"

Ninth-grade spirit herbs were extremely rare, and with different ages, their forms could even change.

Not to mention martial artists; even many Alchemy Emperor experts couldn't recognize some rare spirit herbs.

Ye Yuan said with some excitement, "Purple Calamity Heavenly Nether is an extremely rare ninth-grade spirit herb. It carries a part of the Heavenly Dao's laws and is extremely difficult to form! A hundred-thousand-year Purple Calamity Heavenly Nether can allow a Void Profound expert to take a step further!"

Hearing Ye Yuan's words, everyone was shaken!

Especially Ao Qian and Kuang Tianming; they were veteran Void Profound experts and knew well how difficult it was for a Void Profound expert to advance even a single step.

Yet this Purple Calamity Heavenly Nether, simply by swallowing it, could allow a Void Profound expert to break through their current strength—this was truly a heaven-defying treasure!

"S-sir, this... this Purple Calamity Heavenly Nether is really that powerful?" Ao Qian asked in disbelief.

Ye Yuan said with some excitement, "And that's just the effect of swallowing the herb raw! I once saw an ancient recipe in an ancient text; one of its main ingredients is Purple Calamity Heavenly Nether. If it were refined into a pill, just imagine how strong its effects would be!"

Kuang Tianming took a deep breath and said, "Brother, what are we waiting for? Let's go collect it!"

Ye Yuan nodded and stepped forward.

With some excitement, he walked toward the Purple Calamity Heavenly Nether.

"Roar!"

They had only gone halfway when a terrifying roar sounded, making everyone's faces change.

A huge ox-like desolate beast emerged from the depths of the valley. Its aura made even Void Profound experts like Jiang Taicang shiver.

The great ox was almost three men tall and over ten zhang long; each step seemed to make the earth tremble.

Ye Yuan's expression changed, and he said, "Not good, this is a Primordial Earth Ox, its strength is no less than that of a Void Profound realm expert!"

"Th-this... Sir, it's blocking the Purple Calamity Heavenly Nether. Should we... should we still go over?" Jiang Taicang said with a grim face.

Ye Yuan cursed, "If you want to go, go ahead! I don't want to die! Run, what are you standing there for?"

As he spoke, the Primordial Earth Ox had already charged over at full speed.

Before the ox arrived, its terrifying impact had already reached them!

Seeing such momentum, Jiang Taicang no longer dared to covet the Purple Calamity Heavenly Nether; he turned and ran.

Despite its enormous size, the Primordial Earth Ox moved with incredible speed, catching up to Ye Yuan's group in the blink of an eye.

Seeing that escape was impossible, Jiang Taicang shouted, "Wu Luo, fight it! Fight while retreating, cover the sir's escape from the valley!"

Wu Luo understood immediately. The two of them fully activated their Divine King domains and clashed directly with the Primordial Earth Ox.

"Boom!"

A massive collision sent Wu Luo and Jiang Taicang flying!

The strength of this Primordial Earth Ox was terrifying.

Wu Luo and Jiang Taicang fought while retreating, quickly covering Ye Yuan's escape from the valley. The Primordial Earth Ox, still unsatisfied, charged out after them.

When Ye Yuan's group and the Primordial Earth Ox had all disappeared, a figure slowly emerged, approached the Purple Calamity Heavenly Nether, and a smug smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

"A bunch of fools, after all that trouble, it's all for my benefit, Wu Yuanqiao."

This man was none other than the Thunderclap Divine King Wu Yuanqiao, who had been hiding in the shadows all along.