The Rise of the Fallen Prodigy

When he came down, it was quite a shock. Liam Smith almost threw up at the sight before him.

The ground was covered with blood, blood-stained feathers, some Blood Raven bones and minced meat, and even broken intestines. He didn't know whether they were from the Blood Ravens themselves or from the undigested remains of their companions that had been eaten by other companions...

Just thinking about it made one's scalp tingle.

The overwhelming smell of blood couldn't be resisted by Tianlan Incense at all. Liam Smith even felt that the strong smell of blood was a bit stinging to his eyes.

He took a step forward, intending to go out. Liam Smith didn't want to stay in this Blood Raven's lair for a single moment longer.

"Wait a minute." Alistair's voice suddenly sounded.

Liam Smith stopped in his tracks, covering his nose and mouth with his hand, and said, "Master, can we talk about it outside?"

Alistair's tone became serious. "Something's strange."

"What's so strange about it? You're just overthinking it, Master." Liam Smith felt that it was difficult to breathe.

Alistair was slightly angry. "What do you know? Blood Ravens are monsters that hide during the day and come out at night. They usually don't stay in their lair at night."

"Well, that just proves that these Blood Ravens are too lazy, or they ate too much the night before." Liam Smith said perfunctorily.

Alistair obviously ignored Liam Smith and said solemnly, "Even so, Blood Ravens usually go out in a group. How could there be some arranged at the entrance of the cave on the outer rock wall and some staying inside?"

"So, what do you think is going on, Master?"

Alistair pondered for a moment and then said heavily, "There must be something important here that we haven't discovered, and their abnormality is related to this matter."

Hearing Alistair's reasoning, which seemed so reasonable and well-founded, Liam Smith also thought it made sense. His spirit immediately tensed up, and he stared around, saying, "Master, you don't think there's some big guy here, do you?"

Alistair shook his head. "That's not very likely. Blood Ravens won't allow other monsters to appear in their lair."

Liam Smith continued to guess, "Could it be another Blood Raven King?"

Alistair denied it again. "That's also impossible. No matter what kind of monster group it is, there is always only one king. It's absolutely impossible to have two."

"I'm relieved to hear that." Liam Smith let out a sigh of relief.

If there were some other big guy in this dark lair, Liam Smith would be in danger if he encountered it. In the end, he was injured now. If he really met something, he would inevitably have to fight, and in that case, the odds of survival would be very slim.

Alistair didn't say anything. It seemed that he continued to use his Soul Power to detect the situation. In this place where one couldn't see their hand in front of their face, the function of Soul Power was perfectly demonstrated. Especially for a peerless powerhouse like Alistair, his Soul Power spread out overwhelmingly. Presumably, the entire lair, both inside and out, was under the coverage of his Soul Power.

"Master, have you found anything?" Liam Smith couldn't help asking after waiting for a while.

Alistair looked a bit incredulous and muttered to himself, "This doesn't make sense."

"What have you found, Master?"

"That's exactly the problem. I haven't found anything, and that's what doesn't make sense."

Liam Smith pursed his lips and whispered to himself, "If you can't find it, just admit it. Why make excuses for yourself?"

"Little guy, are you speaking ill of your master again?" Alistair said sternly.

Liam Smith quickly forced a smile and said, "Master, how dare I?"

Alistair snorted. "There's nothing you wouldn't dare to do, you brat."

Liam Smith didn't say anything, just dryly laughed and scratched his head.

"Forget it, let's go." Alistair said somewhat dejectedly.

Liam Smith was overjoyed to hear this and quickly nodded in agreement. "Yes."

After saying that, he trotted towards the outside of the lair.

Before Liam Smith could take three steps, Alistair seemed to have discovered something and quickly said, "Stop."

"What is it this time?" Liam Smith was extremely reluctant.

"I've found something." Alistair said excitedly. "Come on, go behind that stone platform."

Liam Smith didn't dare to say more. According to Alistair's instructions, he found the stone platform, which was the same one he had seen when he first encountered the Blood Raven King.

The stone platform was about three chi high. He looked at it from left to right but didn't find anything unusual. It was just an ordinary stone.

Alistair reminded him, "Under the stone platform."

"Under the stone platform?" Liam Smith crouched down. Although there was no light in the lair, with his exceptional eyesight as a warrior, Liam Smith still noticed something strange.

Half of the area under the stone platform was empty, and the ground there was pitch black.

This pitch-black area was different from the other parts of the ground. It was even darker.

Liam Smith tentatively reached out and touched it. It felt soft, and it should be something like dried leaves.

Liam Smith became interested at once and said, "Master, there really is something here."

Alistair smiled wryly. "These guys are quite clever. They actually hid the thing underneath and covered it with dried leaves. They almost fooled me."

"Did the Blood Ravens hide this?" Liam Smith was slightly surprised. At the same time, a sense of curiosity welled up in his heart. He wondered what the Blood Ravens could have hidden under there.

Could it be the body of some monster, or blood or something like that? Liam Smith thought that apart from these things, the Blood Ravens wouldn't care about anything else.

Alistair snapped, "What are you standing around for? Hurry up and clear these things away."

Liam Smith swallowed hard. He couldn't disobey Alistair's orders. Although he was reluctant, he had to act.

He rubbed his hands, took a deep breath, and began to pull out the dried leaves.

After a while, Liam Smith suddenly saw a trace of fiery red light under the dried leaves. Although it was only a little bit, it was so dazzling in this dark lair.

Liam Smith couldn't help but speed up his actions. As the dried leaves covering it were gradually cleared away, a hole about one chi deep appeared in front of Liam Smith.

Inside the hole, a Ganoderma Lucidum about the size of a palm was perfectly presented before Liam Smith.

This Ganoderma Lucidum was different from the ordinary ones. It was much more peculiar. It was all fiery red, and from the top to the roots, it was like living flesh and blood. It was even somewhat transparent, and one could vaguely see the inside from the outside.

He took a light sniff, and a refreshing and exotic fragrance invigorated his spirit, making him want to take a bite.

When Liam Smith was at his peak five years ago in the Smith family, he had seen many strange medicinal herbs. But this was the first time he had seen such a Ganoderma Lucidum, and it was even more strange that it grew in this darkness.

"Master, what is this?" Liam Smith sent a mental message to Alistair.

Liam Smith believed that with Alistair's knowledge, he must know the origin of this Ganoderma Lucidum.

Alistair naturally wouldn't let Liam Smith down. He said indifferently, "This is a mature Fire Ganoderma Lucidum."

"Fire Ganoderma Lucidum?" Liam Smith murmured a few times and beamed with joy. "It looks really good."

Looking at its fiery red appearance, it was indeed worthy of the name Fire Ganoderma Lucidum.

"It's nothing special. It's just a Third-level Spiritual Herb." Alistair seemed not to care much.

But when Liam Smith heard this, his heart was in turmoil like the surging sea.

Although he didn't know the specific information about the Fire Ganoderma Lucidum, just the phrase "Third-level Spiritual Herb" was enough to represent its value.

In the Liberty Divine Land, elixirs were the most popular cultivation resources. In addition to the most important pharmacist, the refining of elixirs also required various medicinal herbs and magic cores.

Without medicinal herbs, even a pharmacist couldn't make something out of nothing.

Therefore, the spiritual flowers and exotic herbs between heaven and earth were of great value and were often in short supply. After all, pharmacists couldn't succeed in refining elixirs every time, and the failure rate was not low.

Generally speaking, for a pharmacist of the same level refining the same level of elixir, the success rate was basically around 50%. Only when a high-level pharmacist refined a low-level elixir could the success rate be guaranteed.

And the so-called Third-level Spiritual Herb meant that this Fire Ganoderma Lucidum could be used to refine a Third-level elixir, and a Third-level elixir was a rare thing in Silvermoon Valley.

Although there were third-class pharmacists in Silvermoon Valley, they had all just broken through not long ago. They had a relatively high success rate in refining first-level and second-level elixirs, but the success rate of refining third-level elixirs was probably less than 20%.

Pharmacists were supported by resources and Soul crystals. Behind the success of a pharmacist, the number of elixirs and magic cores that were wasted was almost countless.

Therefore, not every force could casually have a pharmacist. Although the Smith family was one of the three major families in Silvermoon Valley, the family could only afford to support one second-class pharmacist and several first-class pharmacists.

The number of times a third-level elixir appeared in Silvermoon Valley could be counted on one hand, and basically, all third-level elixirs came from other towns in the Sunshine Federation.

The price was also sky-high.

Therefore, few people in Silvermoon Valley could afford a Third-level elixir.

Relatively speaking, as a spiritual herb for refining third-level elixirs, the price was naturally extremely high.

Although it wasn't as valuable as a Third-level elixir, it was estimated that there would be no problem exchanging it for some Second-level elixirs.

Liam Smith couldn't contain his excitement. He was so excited that he stuttered a bit when he spoke. "Master, you... What do you think? How much is it worth?"

"Look at your spineless look," Alistair sneered. "It's just a third-level elixir. Is it really necessary to be this happy?"

Liam Smith said somewhat unhappily, "For a peerless expert like you, Master, who has seen so much, this mere Third-level Elixir is naturally nothing. But for us poor people at the bottom of Silvermoon Valley, this is a considerable fortune."

"I really can't stand you." Alistair said helplessly.

"Master, please tell me how much it's worth." Liam Smith said impatiently.

Alistair thought for a moment and then said, "Although I don't know the market in Silvermoon Valley very well, I think it should be no problem to exchange it for at least a thousand Soul crystals."

"A thousand Soul crystals?" Liam Smith couldn't believe his ears. He swallowed hard, and his eyes became even more eager as he looked at the Fire Ganoderma Lucidum.