Chapter 777: Chapter 776 Ancestral Dragon Grass

“This is the place.”

Lu Yang and his three companions arrived at a small tea house, where the environment was noisy, and people from all walks of life had gathered.

“Shop Assistant, a pot of high mountain jasmine tea, please.”

“Coming right up.”

According to Xiao Xinghai, this tea house was a secret location for issuing missions. Ordering a pot of the non-existent high mountain jasmine tea meant you weren’t just a customer, but a cultivator there for a mission.

Not all the time were members of the Long Clan waiting here for cultivators to take on missions. Sometimes one would have to wait half a day before a member of the Long Clan appeared, and at the worst of times, three days might pass without seeing any.

Lu Yang and his party were in luck. After drinking two pots of tea, they received a message from a member of the Long Clan.

“Four young friends, come to the room at the end of the west side for a chat.”

The four finished their tea in one gulp, and truth be told, whatever tea the Shop Assistant had served, it tasted surprisingly good.

They arrived at the room in the west section and saw it was empty except for one Long Clan member, wrapped tightly to conceal his identity. Only two exposed dragon horns proved his heritage.

In the minds of the Long Clan, dragon horns were a source of pride that should not be concealed.

“Are you here for Dragon’s Blood?”

“Yes, our friend is gravely injured and needs Dragon’s Blood for healing.”

The black-robed member of the Long Clan let out a cold snort, as if believing Lu Yang was just putting on a pitiful act. “We are but strangers meeting by chance; we each have our needs. There is no need to explain so much to me. What you want the Dragon’s Blood for is none of my concern.”

“I need you to help me find the Ancestral Dragon Grass.”

“Ancestral Dragon Grass? The grass that is said to be the Dragon Clan Ancestor’s favorite and is now on the brink of extinction?” Li Haoran recalled the origin of that grass from Qin Haoran’s memories.

The black-robed Long Clan member looked at Li Haoran with a bit of surprise, not expecting the young generation to know about Ancestral Dragon Grass, as not many of the older generation even knew of it anymore.

“My subordinate vanished without a trace while transporting Ancestral Dragon Grass. It might have been the doing of my arch-enemy, or some accident might have occurred. However, I have a premonition that the grass is in Sea City.”

“I have a unique status. Every move I make might draw the attention of potential adversaries, so it’s inconvenient for me to search for the grass personally.”

The black-robed Long Clan member flicked a drop of blood: “This is a drop of my Dragon Clan Essence Blood. If this drop of Dragon’s Blood comes near the Ancestral Dragon Grass, it will sense it. Take this Dragon’s Blood and search for the Ancestral Dragon Grass. If you find the grass, obtaining Dragon’s Blood will not be a problem.”

Lu Yang took out a porcelain bottle, poured the Dragon’s Blood into it, and attached the bottle to his waist.

He could feel a terrifying energy emanating from the drop of Dragon’s Blood, an energy not seen in the Divinity Transformation Stage, nor would the Void Refinement Stage have such stable fluctuations.

Could the other party be in the Body Integration Realm?

To Lu Yang’s knowledge, members of the Body Integration Realm were considered Elders within the Long Clan.

It seemed the internal affairs of the Long Clan were not completely united; the Elders were holding each other in check.

The Dragon’s Blood of a Body Integration Realm Long Clan member would be of great benefit if Xiao Xinghai could receive its nourishment.

The black-robed Long Clan member waved his hand: “This matter is of great importance. You must proceed in secret, making sure that no one, especially members of the Long Clan, detect your actions!”

“Also, take this box. It has the effect of blocking Spiritual Sense. If you find the Ancestral Dragon Grass, put it in this box. That way, no one else will discover what you’ve obtained.”

The black-robed Long Clan member tossed a small wooden box to Lu Yang.

“That’s all, go now. Report back to me on your progress in three days.”

After leaving the tea house, Li Haoran pondered. He had heard that the Old Dragon Emperor revered the Dragon Clan Ancestors and had a fondness for Ancestral Dragon Grass. Could it be that this black-robed member of the Long Clan intended to offer the Ancestral Dragon Grass as a birthday gift to the Old Dragon Emperor at his birthday banquet?

As the master of the Dragon Palace, the Old Dragon Emperor, who possessed the East Sea, had countless rare treasures. The birthday tributes that would please him had to be unique, like the Ancient Dragon Grass.

This would explain why they emphasized the need to act without the Long Clan’s notice; after all, who in the Long Clan wouldn’t want to offer the Ancient Dragon Grass as a birthday tribute to earn the Old Dragon Emperor’s favor?

Li Haoran’s guess was not wrong; the black-robed members of the Long Clan were indeed thinking along these lines.

He also considered that if there was no progress in three days and he couldn’t find any Ancient Dragon Grass, he would have to look for something else as a birthday tribute.

Lu Yang had never heard of Ancient Dragon Grass and when he asked Fairy Eternity, she said she hadn’t heard of it either.

“It’s probably just been renamed. We didn’t call it that back then. As for the grass that Xiao Ling likes, when did she start liking grass… Oh, I remember now, there was a time she pretended to be a gentle lady, gardening and planting flowers, all to catch the attention of Qilin Immortal. It made Qilin Immortal suspicious that Xiao Ling might have been possessed by someone.”

“Later, seeing that the plan didn’t work, Xiao Ling gave up gardening and gave all those things to me. I saw that Xiao Ling had done a good job, the plants were strong and healthy, and I loved them so much that I made them into dishes and prepared a huge banquet called the Hundred Grass Feast. I invited the Time Immortal, the four of them, and Little Ling Lianyi.”

“Then, somehow rumors spread claiming that Immortal Jiuchong had fainted on the way home after tasting the Hundred Grass Feast.”

“That’s nonsense. Clearly, I saw Immortal Jiuchong happily hopping and bouncing while eating at that time.”

Lu Yang suspected that Immortal Jiuchong might have had hallucinations after the meal.

Lu Yang remembered the second layer of the secret realm where Elder Lianyi was in slumber, which was planted with a multitude of ancient rare flowers and plants, among which there should be Ancient Dragon Grass.

However, the Dragon Palace was too far from the Demon Territory, and it was feared that Xiao Xinghai’s wounds would have already healed by the time he returned from there.

…

The inn.

This place that claimed to be an inn actually provided not rooms but Cave Heavens for cultivation.

The four thieves of Juxuan Island rented a Cave Heaven.

“We’ll hide here for a few days. Unless necessary, let’s not leave the Cave Heaven in the next few days,” the Boss said.

The Boss remembered something, “Right, Old Four, when we stole the treasure and a member of the Long Clan caught us, after we erased him without leaving a trace, we also took the box he was holding. What was inside the box?”

“In the rush, I only glanced inside the box quickly. It was a grass, but I don’t know what kind it was.”

The sly-looking Old Four took out a wooden box which contained a grass that resembled a dragon’s claw, lying peacefully inside.

The Boss looked it over from left to right but couldn’t figure out the origin of the grass, “What is this? Does anyone recognize it?”

“No.”

“Is it Dragon Paw Grass?”

“Old Three, you recognize it?”

“Uh, no. I just named it that because it looked like a dragon’s paw.”

“…If you don’t recognize it, then keep quiet!”

“Alright.”

“This thing must be of great value; the Long Clan member is dead to the last speck, but the box and this grass are still intact.”

…

The Elders seeking the Long Clan’s rare treasure let their subordinates take action while they gathered to analyze, “The Dragon Ball cannot be kept in a Storage Ring, so the thief who took the Dragon Ball must find another way to wrap it.”

“It also must be capable of shielding from Spiritual Sense, in case we use ours to search.”