Hong Huang: I am the cowherd

Chapter 37 A Bountiful Harvest!

After plundering all of the Dragon Clan’s Chaos Spirit Crystals and Innate Spiritual Fruits, Su Chen realized that his spatial treasure could no longer contain anything else.

So, he directly utilized the Law of Strength he had comprehended, simulating the Law of Space, and created a vast storage space within his own Sea of Consciousness to hold more treasures!

With that settled Su Chen leisurely continued exploring the Dragon Clan’s treasure vault. Instead of sweeping up everything indiscriminately, he selectively picked out the most valuable items. After all, even if he wanted to take everything, it was impossible.

His spatial treasure was already packed full, and the newly created space in his Sea of Consciousness was also nearly at capacity. He had to leave room for even greater treasures—what if he came across something even better?

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Outside the Vault, Zhulong, monitoring the situation, was deeply shocked to sense that Su Chen’s storage capacity seemed boundless.

“As expected of the Upper Clarity Saint’s final disciple—already comprehending laws at the early Taiyi Golden Immortal stage and even managing to kill a Daluo Golden Immortal like Ao Feng… Such potential is terrifying!”

Zhulong had lived for countless eons, yet this was the first time he had encountered a genius of Su Chen’s caliber.

“With the Upper Clarity Saint’s protection, Su Chen will undoubtedly grow stronger. Given his potential, attaining sainthood may not be too difficult for him.”

At this thought Zhulong made a firm decision: the Dragon Clan must forge a strong bond with Su Chen. This could only bring them benefits, not harm!

Even aside from the fact that he was the disciple of a Saint, Su Chen’s talent alone was worth befriending. The Dragon Clan had managed to gradually rise again precisely because of Zhulong’s strategic foresight. During the Lich Calamity, he had ensured that the Dragon Clan did not become mere pawns of the Demon Clan. Instead, they had survived intact.

When the Human Clan became the destined rulers of the Great Desolation, Zhulong had sent his nine nephews (Qiuniu, Yazi, Chaofeng, Pulao, Suanni, Bixi, Bi’an, Fuxi, and Chiwen) to assist Great Yu in achieving enlightenment, offering the Nine Cauldrons to suppress the Nine Provinces.

From that moment, The Dragon Clan became the totem of the Human Clan, sharing their merit, destiny, and incense offerings, finally cleansing their accumulated karmic burden and setting the stage for their resurgence.

It could be said Zhulong was one of the most forward-thinking top-tier powerhouses in the Great Desolation!

So now seeing Su Chen plundering vast amounts of treasures from the Dragon Clan’s vault, Zhulong didn’t feel distressed at all. In fact, he hoped Su Chen would take even more!

This way, Su Chen would be indebted to the Dragon Clan!

Although Ao Feng and Ao Guang had previously offended Su Chen, Su Chen had already killed Ao Feng, and he himself had suffered no harm.

A mere compensation of a few Innate Spiritual Treasures should be enough to settle the karma, right?

If Su Chen took treasures exceeding the value of this compensation, wouldn’t that at least leave him with a sense of gratitude? Wouldn’t that make it easier to build a relationship with him in the future?

With this thought in mind—Zhulong took the initiative to speak.

“Young friend Su Chen, the core of my Dragon Clan’s treasure vault is at the easternmost end. Why not take a look? If anything catches your eye, do not hesitate to take it!”

Whoosh!

Hearing Zhulong’s words, Su Chen was briefly stunned.

Was he actually encouraging him to take even more?

When he first entered the vault, Zhulong had already said something similar. Now he was repeating it, and his sincerity was unmistakable.

‘Could it be that Zhulong foresees my future potential and wants to form a bond with me early?’

In an instant, Su Chen grasped the real reason behind Zhulong’s generosity.

In that case… I won’t hold back!

Without hesitation, Su Chen swept up everything that caught his eye into his Sea of Consciousness and then followed Zhulong’s instructions to the vault’s easternmost depths—its core section, where the most valuable treasures were stored.

Whoosh!

As soon as Su Chen arrived, he saw countless beams of Innate Treasure Light shooting skyward, along with newly dissipated restriction formations.

Clearly, this area had been sealed with powerful formations—just moments ago, Zhulong must have removed them to allow Su Chen to take whatever he wanted!

Upon entering, Su Chen was immediately greeted by a dazzling display of Innate Spirit Treasures, radiating divine brilliance. A quick sweep of his divine sense revealed exactly 128 of them!

“This Dragon Clan… is ridiculously rich! They actually have so many Innate Spirit Treasures?”

Even some Saints might not have this many treasures stored away!

“If I take all of them, will Zhulong cry himself to death?”

After a moment of amusement, Su Chen shook his head. He understood the principle of not owing too many favors. If he took everything, he would owe the Dragon Clan a massive karmic debt.

What would he do if they came to ask for a favor in the future?

If he refused, he would suffer karmic backlash, which would be detrimental to his cultivation. More importantly, he didn’t need that many treasures. There was no point in being greedy and burdening himself with unnecessary obligations.

So, Su Chen carefully selected two top-grade Innate Spirit Treasures and one high-grade Innate Spirit Treasure before shifting his attention to other items in the vault.

At that moment, his gaze fell on a piece of dark, unassuming wood, from which emanated dense Wood Law Dao Inscriptions. He picked it up and examined it closely.

“This is the legendary Chaos Spirit Root, Jianmu?”

Through divine sense exploration, Su Chen quickly confirmed the true nature of this dark piece of wood. Legend had it Jianmu was one of the most precious Chaos Spirit Roots in the Chaos World. If it matured, it would become a World Tree, capable of supporting an entire Chaos Realm.

However, after Pangu split the heavens, Jianmu was shattered. Su Chen never expected that a fragment of it had ended up in Zhulong’s possession and had been stored in the Dragon Clan’s vault ever since.

Clearly, Zhulong must have recognized this fragment as a piece of Jianmu but had no way to activate its true potential. Thus, he had simply stored it away.

Buzz!

The moment Su Chen’s Hongmeng Nine Revolutions Technique automatically activated, the Jianmu Fragment in his hand released a surge of Wood Law Power, which instantly flowed into his body.

“Looks like this Jianmu Fragment is destined to be mine! I won’t refuse this opportunity!”

Su Chen instinctively sensed that if he transformed his Law of Strength into the Law of Wood, he might actually be able to revive this Jianmu Fragment!