Deities: Starting From Goblins

Chapter 718: Chapter 434: No No No, This is My Nation_2

Holy Daoist sighed deeply, feeling very frustrated. He was running out of time, and today had been wasted without any clues found.

Logan had also been searching for a day, pondering over the location of the Leaf Dao Flower. Previously, when searching for the Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus, he easily found it atop the snowy mountain. Just like the Snow Lotus, the Leaf Dao Flower must be in a place unreachable by ordinary people. But what other special places could there be in the Extreme Cold Lands?

Suddenly, Logan had a thought, “What if it’s beneath the ice field? We can start digging tomorrow morning; perhaps we’ll find the Leaf Dao Flower.”

“Impossible, how could a flower grow underground? That’s too unbelievable. We’ll just be more careful tomorrow; maybe we were too careless today.”

The Holy Daoist shook his head continuously; it wasn’t that he didn’t recognize Logan’s intelligence, but this idea completely defied logic.

Even if a Leaf Dao Flower was buried under snow, it would be hard to grow, let alone in the soil beneath the ice field? It wouldn’t just be hidden from the sunlight, there’d even be no space for it to grow.

“Perhaps the Leaf Dao Flower, like ginseng, has adapted to survive in these Extreme Cold Lands. There’s nothing impossible. Think about how many plants can withstand blizzards? Both of us can hardly stay in the Extreme Cold Lands for long, let alone the Leaf Dao Flower. We must at least give it a try.”

Logan remained stubborn in his opinion. If the Leaf Dao Flower had been hidden for a hundred years, why had no one found it if it was somewhere in the Extreme Cold Lands? It was very likely underground, causing many cultivators to wander in vain without ever exploring below.

“Tomorrow we’ll split up in our search, that should increase the odds.” The Holy Daoist still wasn’t convinced, but since Logan was so determined, he didn’t want to outright reject the idea. Therefore, he decided to let Logan dig downwards while he would continue searching in the Extreme Cold Lands by himself.

Logan didn’t continue to argue. Where exactly the Leaf Dao Flower was, all would be clear after tomorrow. He didn’t care if he was proven wrong, as long as he could find the Leaf Dao Flower. After all, the ultimate goal was to refine the Holy Life Elixir, not to argue about who was right or wrong.

The two of them rested for a few hours. The next day, just as the Extreme Cold Lands began to brighten, the weather was at its coldest, and snowstorms severely hindered visibility.

The Holy Daoist had already left the tent, embarking alone on the path to search for the Leaf Dao Flower. Logan, unhurried, ate something light and then started his own actions.

Logan had thought about the Leaf Dao Flower being underground yesterday, but where exactly would it be in the vast millions of miles of the Extreme Cold Lands? This was yet another tough problem to solve.

For this reason, Logan took out a million Spirit Stones and set up arrays in over a hundred places in the Extreme Cold Lands. These arrays weren’t meant for attacking; their only function was to detect the surrounding Spiritual Energy. The place where the Leaf Dao Flower grew must at least be rich in Spiritual Energy.

If the Spiritual Energy wasn’t rich, then how could the Leaf Dao Flower possibly grow there? Its medicinal value was immense, and thus the cost of a mistaken attempt was high, but he believed this to be the most useful approach.

After setting up all the arrays, Logan quietly waited. Soon, one of the arrays began absorbing Spiritual Energy, an occurrence detected by Logan, who promptly rushed over.

He then began to dig down at that spot, creating many large holes. After a long time passed, Logan still found nothing.

But he didn’t give up. Logan went to each place where the arrays detected rich Spiritual Energy and dug, even traveling to more than a dozen arrays.

Several hours later, Logan started to feel a hint of despair. Had he been wrong in his thinking? If the Leaf Dao Flower didn’t grow underground and he had roughly searched all over the Extreme Cold Lands, why was there still no trace of it? It was all too bizarre.

Could it be like the Ancient Secret Realm that the Leaf Dao Flower was growing in a secret place within the Extreme Cold Lands? With that in mind, this possibility didn’t seem improbable. However, finding such a small space in the Extreme Cold Lands would be incredibly difficult, no easier than visiting the Ancient Secret Realm.

At that moment, another array began rapidly gathering Spiritual Energy. Unlike before, this one contained even purer Spiritual Energy and had traces of the Law’s Force, causing the array set up by Logan to almost explode.

Logan rushed over immediately and continued to dig downwards, just as before. After dozens of holes, he found nothing, which made Logan roll his eyes. Another wasted effort? Was there nothing on this ice field but Spiritual Energy?

“I refuse to believe it!” Logan, undeterred, drilled for another several dozen meters when suddenly streams of Law’s Force surged out, nearly blasting him away.

Immediately after, Logan entered an underground space, unlike the frozen snowy land above, this place was quite mild and eternally spring-like.

In this space, a variety of spiritual herbs grew abundantly, but Logan’s focus was immediately drawn to a large patch of Blade Road Flowers, containing such an immense energy that he was one hundred percent certain these were the flowers he sought.

Logan walked over cautiously, picking three blossoms in sequence. He was prepared for other herbal medicines and took a bit of each, but faced with this vast expanse of spiritual herbs, not a hint of greed surfaced, and before leaving, he restored the large pit to its original state.

Having obtained the Blade Road Flowers, Logan felt elated, “It was indeed effortless. My guess yesterday wasn’t wrong; since they can’t be found in the Extreme Cold Lands, they must truly grow in an underground space.”

Logan sent a message, calling back the Holy Daoist, and when they regrouped, seeing the Holy Daoist’s crestfallen expression, Logan knew he had come back empty-handed.

Logan then presented the Blade Road Flowers for the Holy Daoist to appraise, and his spirit immediately lifted with joy, having seen Blade Road Flowers before, he was certain these were genuine.

The Holy Daoist bowed to Logan in gratitude, admitting his own foolishness. Had he believed Logan yesterday, he wouldn’t have wasted his time in vain.

The two left the Extreme Cold Lands and rushed back to the Central Region, while the dozens of Sanctuary Powerhouses they had sent out also gradually returned.

Ninety-nine out of the one hundred materials needed to refine the Holy Life Elixir had been collected, yet one person remained out of reach, silent and unresponsive to any attempt at communication.

“Where is Wexler Daoist?” the Holy Daoist asked everyone, as now they were only missing him. Usually, he was the most active; how could he vanish at such a critical moment?

“Wexler Daoist went to find the Fire Phoenix Feather; he said he had once seen it in the Demon Beast Mountain Range of the Western Wasteland. Two days have passed; by now, he should have returned!”

A Sanctuary Powerhouse replied that the Fire Phoenix was an Ancient Mythical Beast, but not very powerful, with most nowadays being Dominators or of the Half-step Saint Seat Realm. Even due to the degradation of their bloodline, many Fire Phoenixes, despite cultivating for decades, wouldn’t reach the Throne Realm. Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Given Wexler Daoist’s strength, it should have been easily done; a round trip in one day would suffice, and now, two days had passed, far exceeding expectations.

“Could something have happened?” someone exclaimed worryingly. It was reminiscent of Cloud Sky Taoist, who had been ambushed by the Orthodox Demonic Sect in the Cloud Sky Sect unexpectedly.

Logan was the first to deny, as the Demonic Sky Gate in the Western Wasteland had already been annihilated, and both the Beast King of the Demon Beast Mountain Range and the Heavenly Saint Daoist had long perished. Who else could possibly trouble Wexler Daoist? Logan himself had been to the Demon Beast Mountain Range several times, and no powerful Mythical Beast resided there.

“No matter what has happened to Wexler Daoist, we still lack the Fire Phoenix Feather and can’t keep waiting,” the Holy Daoist suggested to everyone. “Lets all head to the Western Wasteland together. Regardless, we must first find the Fire Phoenix Feather, and if we happen to encounter Wexler Daoist, we may as well directly refine the Holy Life Elixir there.”

The Holy Daoist proposed to the crowd, as waiting any longer was not an option; Cloud Sky Taoist simply couldn’t afford the delay. In the battle with the Orthodox Demonic Sect, his life force was nearly depleted, hanging on by a mere breath. Were it not for the hope of the Holy Life Elixir, he would have already fallen.

The several dozens of people had no objections; they too wished for the Holy Life Elixir to be ready sooner. So, they set off for the Western Wasteland, being Sanctuary Powerhouses themselves, it only took them four hours.

The Holy Daoist sent a few individuals to investigate the Demon Beast Mountain Range. As for the others, they went to Wexler Clan’s City to inquire about Wexler Daoist’s whereabouts from his clan.

The arrival of dozens of people at once caused quite the alarm for the guards at Wexler Clan’s City, who quickly went to notify the Lord. Sandy Wexler approached to greet them with an anxious heart.

Feeling the formidable presence of the dozens, Sandy Wexler became even more nervous; there was no doubt that they were Sanctuary Powerhouses. But he had never offended them.