Chapter 193: Lin Mo, the Uninvited Guest
After leaving with the Crimson Phoenix Wings, Lin Mo was in no hurry to return.
He hovered above the waterfall valley, his gaze sweeping across the surrounding mountain ranges while thoughts turned rapidly in his mind.
Since he had already obtained the Spirit Bone and Ah Yin, he might as well finish what he had started.
If his memory was correct, there was still an eighty five thousand year Blue Silver King somewhere nearby.
Its cultivation was already impressive, but what mattered even more was that the Blue Silver King could help Tang San complete the awakening of his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline.
Meanwhile, Lin Mo's teacher, Ye Linyuan, was already on the verge of a breakthrough and urgently needed a high quality ninth spirit ring.
Ye Linyuan's Spirit was the Nine Heart Begonia, so the requirements for the attributes of his spirit ring were not particularly strict.
Even so, an eighty five thousand year life attribute plant type Spirit Beast would undoubtedly be an excellent choice for him.
Thinking of this, determination flashed through Lin Mo's eyes.
Regardless of whether he had come here for Ah Yin and the Blue Silver Emperor Spirit Bone, his relationship with Tang Hao and Tang San had already reached the point where the two sides were incompatible.
The source of their conflict was not limited to their previous encounter in the Star Dou Great Forest.
Dugu Bo had also once attempted to seize Tang San's Spirit Bone.
At present, both sides were merely restraining themselves because they were wary of each other's strength.
If either side found an opportunity to eliminate the hidden danger completely, neither would hesitate.
Since that was already the case, adding another grudge hardly mattered.
Find the Blue Silver King.
Kill it before Tang San could awaken his Spirit.
Cut off Tang San's path to awakening the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline.
Once Lin Mo made his decision, he no longer hesitated.
With a thought, he sent an instruction to Charizard.
Charizard let out a low roar in response, spread its wings, and dove toward the ground.
Lin Mo followed closely behind. He folded his Crimson Phoenix Wings and landed steadily in an open area near the edge of the valley.
The first thing he needed to do was determine the approximate location of the Blue Silver Forest.
According to his memories, Tang San, whose cultivation had been close to the Spirit King level at the time, had followed Tang Hao for roughly five days before reaching the Blue Silver Forest.
This meant that the Blue Silver Forest where the Blue Silver King lived should not be too far from the waterfall valley.
The distance a near Spirit King could cover in five days was certainly not small.
But for the current Lin Mo and Charizard, it was hardly a serious problem.
Charizard's flight speed was astonishingly fast.
More importantly, they did not need to locate the destination precisely from the start.
They only needed to use the waterfall valley as the center and conduct a systematic search of the surrounding region.
This was not the first time Lin Mo and Charizard had carried out this kind of wide area search.
Lin Mo took a map from his Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse and spread it across the ground.
He first marked the location of the waterfall valley.
Then, using that point as the center, he drew a wide circle based on the estimated distance Tang San and Tang Hao could have traveled in five days.
Everything within that area would become their search zone.
"Let's start from the east."
Lin Mo put away the map and looked at Charizard.
"We'll circle through this entire region. Pay attention to the concentration of life qi coming from the forests below."
"The Blue Silver Forest is the territory of the Blue Silver King. The life qi there should be much denser than in an ordinary forest."
Charizard nodded and let out a low roar to show that it understood.
Lin Mo leaped onto Charizard's back and retracted the Crimson Phoenix Wings into his body.
Charizard spread its wings and rose into the sky, heading east.
It maintained an altitude of roughly one thousand meters.
This height gave them a broad field of vision while still allowing them to sense the life qi rising from the forests below.
At the same time, Lin Mo concentrated his mind and quietly activated his Spirit Eye.
A faint golden light flashed through his eyes before disappearing.
His eyesight was already far beyond that of an ordinary person.
With the additional enhancement from the Spirit Eye, even subtle differences within the forests below could be clearly seen.
The man and dragon began their search.
Time passed quietly.
In the blink of an eye, it was already the afternoon of the third day.
As Charizard flew above a forest filled with towering ancient trees, Lin Mo's eyes suddenly narrowed.
The forest itself was not particularly large.
Compared with the Star Dou Great Forest, it was naturally insignificant, and it was not even as vast as the Sunset Forest.
However, the vegetation within it was extraordinarily ancient.
Towering trees could be seen everywhere, many of them stretching high into the sky.
Their trunks were thick, their bark rough and mottled, clearly bearing the marks of countless years.
The light beneath the canopy was extremely dim.
Layers of dense branches and leaves overlapped above the forest floor, making it difficult for even sunlight to penetrate.
Although the afternoon sun was currently at its strongest, the forest below still appeared deep, quiet, and almost shadowed.
More importantly, Lin Mo could clearly sense that the life qi radiating from this forest was far denser than that of any surrounding woodland.
"This is the place."
Lin Mo spoke softly, a smile appearing on his face.
He was almost certain that this was the destination he had been searching for.
The Blue Silver Forest.
And somewhere within it lived the eighty five thousand year Blue Silver King.
Charizard had naturally noticed the unusual nature of the forest as well.
It released a low roar, vigilance flashing through its dragon eyes.
Lin Mo patted Charizard's neck, signaling it to descend.
Charizard understood.
It folded its wings slightly and descended toward an open space near the edge of the forest.
Lin Mo leaped from its back and landed steadily on the ground.
He looked around and carefully examined his surroundings.
Almost immediately, he sensed something unusual.
The plants throughout this forest seemed to possess faint traces of spirituality.
They were not like ordinary vegetation that lacked awareness.
Instead, they clearly rejected Lin Mo and Charizard, these two unexpected intruders.
The surrounding vines silently shifted across the ground, attempting to block the path deeper into the forest.
Even the Blue Silver Grass and other weeds beneath their feet began growing at a slow but persistent pace, trying to obstruct their movements.
Seeing this, Lin Mo merely smiled.
He paid no attention to their insignificant resistance.
The moment Charizard released even a faint trace of its scorching flame aura, the vines and weeds that had been approaching immediately retreated like a receding tide.
None dared move closer again.
After the purification brought by its sixth spirit ring and the enhancement from Sacred Fire, the quality of Charizard's flames had already reached an extraordinary level.
Even without Sunny Day or any other enhancement, the flames themselves could already be described as deadly upon contact.
These plants were naturally vulnerable to fire in the first place.
How could they possibly dare approach?
Thinking of this, a bright smile appeared on Lin Mo's face.
"Let's go. We'll head inside and take a look."
He stepped toward the depths of the forest.
Charizard followed behind him, the flame on its tail burning quietly and pushing back the surrounding darkness.
The man and dragon leisurely entered the Blue Silver Forest.
The deeper they traveled, the stronger the rejection from the surrounding plants became.
The ancient trees seemed to awaken from their long slumber.
Branches and leaves moved despite the absence of wind, producing continuous rustling sounds as though the plants were whispering among themselves.
Lin Mo ignored all of it and continued forward.
His gaze shifted toward the depths of the forest.
There, an enormous concentration of life qi was slowly awakening.
The ruler of the Blue Silver Forest, the Blue Silver King with eighty five thousand years of cultivation, had already sensed their arrival.
Deep within the forest stood a strange plant seemingly formed from countless intertwined vines.
Its entire body was a clear blue, and its surface carried a peculiar translucent sheen.
Most unusual of all was the extraordinary density of Blue Silver Grass growing around it.
At this moment, the enormous plant was slowly awakening.
Its vines swayed gently.
At the center of those vines was a mark resembling a human face.
The face was covered in wrinkles, its gaze deep and aged as it stared toward the direction from which Lin Mo and Charizard were approaching.
At this moment, that humanlike face was filled with sorrow.