214 Sacrificing a thousand for his own benefi (1/2)

By now, Bai Long who had already scaled three fourth of the mountain from the bottom up had not just obtained all the herbs he needed but even more.

Still, Bai Long who had made up his mind that this one trip would be his only trip for the day wasn't willing to leave so quickly.

Not after he saw that at least.

A Yin Lotus.

Floating at the centre of the small pond, the lotus which was pitch black in colour all over looked like a forbidden flower which would curse anyone that plucked it.

But, that mysterious and soul-stirring aura the black flower had around it made everyone want to pluck it even if that was the last thing they would do.

For Bai Long, it wasn't the mysterious and intoxicating feeling which was making him want to try and possess it at all cost, rather it was the fact that the Yin Lotus was one of the items which could be used to make the flood dragon bone wine he makes taste even better.

Using both the petals and seeds would make the wine taste so much better as well as increase the benefits it given everyone that consumes it.

This was why Bai Long was lost in thoughts over whether he should try and take that Yin Lotus or not.

He could clearly sense that the terrifying beast resting on this mountain was placing a lot of attention on this particular flower, and the second he picked it would be when it attacked him.

And given his strength, Bai Long had zero confidence in even pushing a beast which was in the Qi Celestial Realm back much less defeat it and come out as a victor.

Also, he didn't forget the fact that the area he could run around wasn't that huge and therefore it wouldn't be too hard for that beast to catch him.

After all, he couldn't give up on the three years he could still spend here just in exchange for something like the Yin Lotus which he wanted to use to add flavour to the flood dragon bone wine.

But at the same time, Bai Long's greed wasn't allowing him to just let the flower go and walk away.

Thus, in the end Bai Long decided that he'd just risk it and take the flower away.

As for what happened next, he would either try and lose it or lure it into another one of the mountains and make it fight against another one of the beasts which were just as strong as it and use the opportunity to escape.

Either way, Bai Long had made up his mind to take that Yin Lotus away with him at all costs.

To do this however Bai Long needed to be very quick because by even going close to the ice-cold pond the Yin Lotus was floating inside of would cause the beast to turn alert and appeared near him immediately.