Divine War Pill Emperor

Chapter 319: Chapter 317: Water-Resistant Pill

When Zhan Yang and the others returned, feeling rather dejected, they were stunned by the scene before them.

Dense swarms of countless white insects were rushing toward Jiang Chen.

It was as if Jiang Chen’s body held an endless attraction for them.

"Jiang Chen! We have to save Jiang Chen!"

Seeing Jiang Chen surrounded by countless insects, a terrifying thought immediately struck JinLing: the insects were going to devour him.

She was about to dash over and rescue him.

But the "resurrected" Jiang Chen suddenly waved a hand. "I’m fine."

"I’m playing dead."

JinLing and the others were instantly dumbfounded.

The sight was enough to make their skin crawl.

So many Corpse Heart Insects were crawling all over Jiang Chen, burrowing into his body one by one. It was a terrifying sight.

Moreover, even more Corpse Heart Insects were crawling out from the riverbank and rushing toward him.

They had exhausted themselves trying to catch just one insect and failed, yet all Jiang Chen had to do was lie there playing dead to attract countless more.

When they saw Jiang Chen wink at them, they knew he was alive and well.

’So playing dead actually works.’

They were speechless.

Even with all their worldly experience, they were still a little dumbfounded.

They had never imagined that one could attract the insects by playing dead.

"Ahem, Jiang Chen is a genius."

"We worked ourselves to death for nothing, while all Jiang Chen had to do was play dead, and the insects came to him."

Standing near Jiang Chen, they saw him grinning from ear to ear.

He caught the insects one by one and stuffed them all into a Spatial Ring.

He was practically a harvester.

"Quick, you guys play dead too! Catch some Corpse Heart Insects. They can be used to heal injuries in the future, even soul damage."

"Hurry up and catch them! This opportunity won’t last long."

As an Alchemist, Jiang Chen knew very well that Corpse Heart Insects could be used to refine Elixirs.

Especially the Divinity Fusion Pill, which was specifically for restoring the soul.

It could even restore severely damaged souls.

The Divinity Fusion Pill was a Fifth-Grade Elixir, making it extremely precious.

Jiang Chen planned to catch a huge number of Corpse Heart Insects this time. That way, when he was able to refine Divinity Fusion Pills, he wouldn’t be short on materials.

Of course, he was also still interested in the Ghosts from the first level, wondering how he could catch some to refine Elixirs that enhance the soul.

Hearing Jiang Chen’s words,

Zhan Yang and the others were all shocked.

Their shock was then followed by elation.

They hadn’t expected the Corpse Heart Insects to have the ability to heal injuries and even the soul.

So they immediately copied Jiang Chen’s method of playing dead.

Zhan Yang, Niu Tuo, and Lu Beifeng all played dead to catch Corpse Heart Insects.

Fortunately, there seemed to be an endless supply of Corpse Heart Insects emerging from the riverbank.

"I can’t do it."

JinLing panicked just looking at the insects.

She couldn’t bring herself to play dead.

"It’s fine. The Corpse Heart Insects are afraid of living people."

After a bit of coaxing from Jiang Chen, JinLing threw caution to the wind and also played dead to catch the insects.

The five of them lay by the riverbank, emitting the scent of corpses, and were soon surrounded by countless Corpse Heart Insects.

Their harvest was bountiful.

They lay there for a full day. Jiang Chen himself had lost count of how many Corpse Heart Insects he’d caught.

Finally, he slowly got to his feet.

The moment the Corpse Heart Insects realized Jiang Chen was alive, they immediately scattered and fled.

"Wow, what a haul!"

"Hahaha, following Jiang Chen is always full of surprises."

Niu Tuo and Lu Beifeng roared with laughter, their earlier miserable state completely forgotten.

Each of them had harvested a good number of Corpse Heart Insects.

Even JinLing was happy now.

The five of them regrouped, but JinLing couldn’t help but blush whenever she looked at Jiang Chen.

’To think I cried my eyes out for him when he was perfectly alive all along.’

She didn’t even dare to get close to him.

"Jiang Chen, what do we do next?"

"We’re on the second level now."

Zhan Yang had also caught a lot of Corpse Heart Insects. He was thinking of selling them to earn a large amount of spirit crystals for his great task of restoring his nation.

Jiang Chen fell silent for a moment, looking around.

After a while, he finally spoke. "This is the second level, known as the Black Water World."

"To get to the third level, we must cross this Black Water."

"And the passage to the third level is inside the Black Water."

As he said this, his expression grew a little more serious.

The other four all looked at Jiang Chen.

JinLing said, "If we have to cross the Black Water, don’t worry. I can swim."

"You can all follow me."

As she spoke, she actually started walking toward the Black Water River.

Jiang Chen quickly grabbed her.

"Are you crazy? Let me finish."

JinLing sounded aggrieved. "I really can swim! I’m not lying. You can ask my brother."

Jiang Chen wanted to cry but had no tears.

He said sternly, "I wasn’t finished. If even a drop of the Black Water from this river touches you, it will dissolve the flesh and bones of a Martial Cultivator, turning them into a corpse."

"Do not touch the Black Water under any circumstances."

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After hearing Jiang Chen’s words, JinLing scrambled back several steps in fright.

She stared at the Black Water River in horror.

"It’s that sinister? I almost went right in."

Jiang Chen explained, "Those two strange figures controlled by Corpse Heart Insects you encountered earlier were Martial Cultivators who died after being corroded by the Black Water."

"If you’re touched by the Black Water, death is certain."

The four of them stared wide-eyed.

They looked at Jiang Chen with a hint of despair.

"Then what do we do? How are we supposed to cross this Black Water?"

If it were just them, they could rack their brains forever and still never figure out how to cross the Black Water.

Now, their only hope was to look to Jiang Chen, who seemed to be very experienced.

But right now, Jiang Chen didn’t know how to cross the Black Water either.

In his past life, with his Divine Emperor Cultivation, Jiang Chen could have forced his way through the Black Water using his Cultivation Power alone, completely unaffected.

But now, he no longer had his past life’s Cultivation, so he had to find another way.

That was why his expression was so grave.

He didn’t know if his method would work against the Black Water.

"I’ll try something first. If it doesn’t work, we might not be able to cross the Black Water River."

"We’ll be trapped here forever."

They hadn’t run into Wen Shixuan’s people or the Flame Dragon’s Demon Beast army here, which meant they must have had a way to get through the Black Water.

Jiang Chen knew that the Black Water here wasn’t as powerful as the kind he had seen in the Ghost Temple in his past life.

So, if he put his mind to it, there was still a chance.

Then, under the watchful eyes of Zhan Yang and the others, Jiang Chen flipped his hand over, and a golden-colored Elixir appeared.

"A Golden Quality Elixir?"

Seeing the Elixir Jiang Chen produced, they didn’t even care what kind of Elixir it was at first. Just looking at its quality—it was actually a Golden Quality Elixir! The four of them stared wide-eyed once again.

"You actually have another Golden Quality Elixir?"

They were all completely astonished by Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen felt helpless. Right now, this was the only quality of Elixir he could produce.

This was because he had very few Elixirs of any other quality on him.

He explained, "This is a Water-Resistant Pill."

"It can create a three-meter barrier that water cannot penetrate."

What he had taken out was, of course, a Water-Resistant Pill.

It was one he had refined in his spare time and usually kept on him for emergencies.

This time, to cross the Black Water, Jiang Chen couldn’t think of any other method besides the Water-Resistant Pill.

It was just that even his Water-Resistant Pills were of Gold Quality. He couldn’t help it; Jiang Chen only had Gold Quality and Purple Gold Quality Elixirs.