Chapter 1037 The Ancient Battlefield
Dong Cang, the God of War chosen by the Dao Sect, was indeed one of the geniuses of the Daoist lineage.
However, compared to this person, he was not even a little bit off.
The current senior disciple of the Dao Sect was a genius that the Celestial Master called "never seen in ten thousand years."
Hours later, Chen Yang looked at the ancient battlefield before him and immediately took a detoxification pill.
The mixed blood energy permeating the air would be absorbed into the body with the spiritual energy.
But unlike spiritual energy, the mixed blood energy, once absorbed, would not only affect one's thoughts but also hinder the operation of cultivation techniques.
Just a brief contact made Chen Yang aware of its terrifying nature.
Seeing a monster charging at him, Chen Yang did not hesitate and killed it with extreme speed.
However, unlike in the plains, monsters on the plains would leave behind corpses after being killed.
But in this ancient battlefield, the killed monsters simply vanished into thin air.
"No, the ancient battlefield is absorbing it!"
Chen Yang's mental power had been repeatedly strengthened. He discovered that after the monsters died, the power within their bodies was absorbed by the ground beneath his feet.
And the mixed blood energy in that area increased slightly.
While searching for the medicinal herbs mentioned by Zhou Zeyao, Chen Yang was simultaneously contemplating the workings of this ancient battlefield.
However, although Chen Yang had some thoughts, he had only just encountered it and dared not make any definitive judgments.
Just as he was about to ask Chen Shu beside him, he suddenly noticed that the bronze tree origin in Chen Shu's hand was madly absorbing the surrounding blood energy.
Chen Shu had indeed said he could absorb this blood energy, but... it shouldn't be to this extent!
At this moment, the bronze tree origin in Chen Shu's hand was like the eye of a storm.
And those swirling winds were the surrounding blood energy.
Upon noticing Chen Yang's gaze, Chen Shu smiled and said, "If you can't find the herbs, help me kill a few more monsters? I feel like the blood energy around here isn't enough for me to absorb."
Chen Yang almost spat out a mouthful of blood and rolled his eyes. "If this place isn't enough, we'll go somewhere else. I only glanced at the mountain range earlier, but at least as far as I could see, it was filled with blood energy."
Looking at the bronze tree's voracious absorption, Chen Yang was secretly shocked.
If this continued, the strength that the bronze tree had originally consumed would likely be fully restored before long.
Deep within the ancient battlefield, a monster that had already awakened suddenly sensed the dissipation of blood energy on the battlefield.
Unlike other monsters, it possessed its own sentience.
This ancient battlefield had nurtured it, and wherever there was blood energy, it was its territory.
Now that the blood energy was slowly dissipating, it naturally sensed it immediately.
However, in recent years, the blood energy had only ever increased, never decreased. Although it was angry, it was also very curious as to what was happening.
The monster then concealed itself within the blood energy and moved towards the location where the blood energy was dissipating.
Just as Chen Yang found a medicinal herb mentioned by Zhou Zeyao and plucked it out, placing it into his tree mound necklace, he felt a strong sense of danger in the next second.
Chen Yang quickly retreated, and three ancient coins appeared in his hand seemingly out of nowhere.
"Cast a hexagram!"
Chen Yang cast a hexagram at the fastest speed possible and found it to be extremely inauspicious.
This method was something Chen Yang had learned from Senior Qin Yi. Although he hadn't studied it for long, thanks to Senior Qin Yi's comprehensive notes, Chen Yang had mastered it quite well.
He couldn't discern the specific details, but he could tell the degree of fortune or misfortune.
"Chen Shu, stop absorbing, let's retreat first!"
Chen Shu did not hesitate, immediately retracting his bronze tree origin and fleeing with Chen Yang.
A few seconds later, the monster within the blood energy gradually took shape.
Looking at the missing corner of the ancient battlefield, it was filled with confusion.
Before it could ponder, a powerful fluctuation in the distance immediately caught its attention.
A martial artist had arrived!
After being awakened from its slumber, the monster had been waiting for martial artists to arrive.
The vital energy and blood of martial artists were extremely delicious, a taste it could never forget.
"Come quickly! Come quickly!"
Just as the monster was anxiously waiting for martial artists to enter the ancient battlefield, the frantically fleeing Chen Yang also stopped.
"Huh? That guy behind me didn't chase?"
When the monster took shape, Chen Yang had already sensed its powerful fluctuation.
He had expected it to chase after them directly, but it had stopped within the bounds of the ancient battlefield.
"This guy, can't he leave the ancient battlefield?"
After Chen Yang voiced his doubts, Chen Shu chuckled and said, "Why not try? Let's find another place to absorb blood energy!"
Chen Yang's brow furrowed. "It's not safe!"
The powerful monster on the ancient battlefield was likely the one that had roared earlier.
A being that was potentially above the peak of the Grandmaster realm!
In such a situation, provoking it rashly was clearly an irrational act.
But as soon as Chen Yang finished speaking, Chen Shu whispered in his ear, "Did you forget? The blood energy within the bronze tree can be absorbed by you!"
"The bronze tree is merely a medium. Although it can absorb a large amount, it's not an unlimited absorption. After a period of transformation, you and I will have to clear out the blood energy within it!"
"Are you sure you want to give up this opportunity?"
Chen Yang's eyes widened as he looked at Chen Shu. If Chen Shu hadn't reminded him, Chen Yang would have truly forgotten about this.
During Chen Shu's transformation, Chen Yang and several other demonic beasts had absorbed a considerable amount of blood energy.
More importantly, that blood energy was a form of pure power.
Spiritual energy was absorbed by the dantian, while blood energy was directly absorbed by the body.
Chen Yang, who was currently undergoing body tempering, was in great need of both types of energy.
"I have to admit, you've convinced me!"
"Let's go! We'll find another place and continue!"
With that, the two entered from another direction of the ancient battlefield and began to absorb blood energy.
The blood energy monster, which was anxiously waiting for the martial artists to enter, suddenly sensed the dissipation of blood energy from the ancient battlefield again.
And this location was not far away!
"What's going on?" The blood energy monster was stunned, but it immediately rushed over.
This time, Chen Yang held the three ancient coins in his hand. As soon as danger arose, the ancient coins would react.
"Damn it! It's here!"
"Run first!"
...
The blood energy monster looked at the ancient battlefield once again missing a corner and became somewhat enraged.
Although the amount of blood energy lost this time was not significant, it still hadn't figured out the reason.
Chen Yang, who had already escaped, sighed at being discovered after only absorbing for two or three minutes, "This won't do. All the time will be spent running away."