bookcurios Chapter 297 Sacred Dogwood
Chapter 297 Sacred Dogwood
Chapter 297 Sacred Dogwood
The huge bronze door slammed shut behind him, and Lu Yuguan felt dizzy.
After a while, his vision became clear again, and what he saw was a burning forest.
The branches of the towering ancient tree were wrapped in red flames, while the leaves glowed with an icy blue light. The vines growing under the tree were rustling their scarlet tentacles.
Lu Yuguan couldn't help but admire: "It's so beautiful."
[The red vine will automatically prey on surrounding living creatures, killing them in a second]
The system said indifferently.
“Ah…” Lu Yuguan retracted his hand and took two steps back, “Bad Teng Teng, I won’t play with it!”
【…】
“But speaking of it, this time is not as uncomfortable as the last time I entered the outer void.”
Lu Yuguan shook his arms and took a deep breath of air.
"what……"
“The taste of nature.”
【…】
After resting for a while, Lu Yuguan began to think about the purpose of collecting herbs.
According to the jade slip given by Qi Wei, the elixirs that won the first place in previous years were either of unique efficacy or of high quality.
Even the lowest grade has the quality of the fourth grade.
"Shen He and Hui are both third-grade alchemists."
“Although I don’t know if he can refine a fourth-grade elixir, but from what Zhuo Hua said, his strength should be quite good.”
"If I want to compete for first place, it seems I can only try the fourth level..."
"Even fifth-grade elixirs!"
[Host, you haven't even reached the fourth level, so don't even think about the fifth level.]
The system complained.
"Tong-chan..."
system:?
"Our journey is to the sea of stars—"
"Don't give up!"
Lu Yuguan shouted.
【…】
[Host, please be more normal. I’m scared.]
"whee."
In order to find the fifth-grade medicinal herbs, Lu Yuguan held his breath and concentrated his mind, spreading the fire of his thoughts in all directions like silk threads.
The Six Thoughts Divine Art circulated in the sea of consciousness, and the fluctuations of the surrounding spiritual energy were clearly visible.
Southeast...
Three feet...
The medicinal fragrance is warm and mellow - it is the fifth-grade Qingluan vine!
He tapped his toes lightly, and the icy blue fire turned into a thin blade that cut a hole in the red vine.
Just as I picked the Qingluan vine, a system prompt came to my mind:
[Host, there is a spiritual power fluctuation in the nearby cave! ]
Lu Yuguan understood and quickly slipped into the cave.
Deep in the rotten wood grew a white Snow Soul Ganoderma lucidum, with five circles of red patterns faintly visible on the cap.
"I'm a good boy!"
"The Medicine Realm is so rich! The fifth-grade medicinal herbs that are hard to come by outside...are everywhere here?"
Lu Yuguan couldn't help but be shocked.
Just as he was about to reach out his hand, a foul-smelling slime suddenly oozed out of the cave wall, and countless beetles swarmed in like a tide.
[Host, be careful! 】
"You've arrived just in time—"
"By the way, let's try out the power of the new weapon!"
Lu Yuguan grinned, and the shadow of a golden harp appeared behind him, and his feet turned into fish tails.
"Domain·Same Sound!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Yuguan plucked the strings of the zither with his fingertips.
The sound waves exploded, and countless beetles were instantly turned into powder.
"This... is such a powerful force!"
Lu Yuguan swallowed his saliva.
Shocked, he pondered in his heart.
The power of the golden harp is quite impressive, which is partly due to the spiritual power of the Return to Oneness Realm.
Seeing that there was nothing unusual around him, Lu Yuguan reached out and picked the Snow Soul Ganoderma.
However, the moment he withdrew his hand, the entire cave suddenly shook!
boom!
"The ground... was earthquake?"
Lu Yuguan frowned.
[It's possible, maybe the noise from collecting herbs has disturbed the foundation of this place!]
The system prompted.
"You blame me!?"
Lu Yuguan cursed inwardly and quickly turned around to flee towards the exit.
"Tong-chan!" Lu Yuguan quickly jumped out of the cave, "Don't let me go into caves anymore!"
“I almost couldn’t get out!”
[There are ten lotus flowers in the pond, and now one is missing. What should the lotus picker do?]
The system suddenly asked.
Lu Yuguan:?
【Pick nine lotus flowers! 】
Lu Yuguan: “…”
Ah shit.
If the Dantian has not closed yet, it will come out directly with the help of the Beginning of Spring breeze at this short distance.
In the following time, Lu Yuguan shuttled through the medicine realm, searching for the remaining medicinal materials.
However, just when the fourth herb was obtained, a pillar of emerald green light suddenly burst out from the sky.
A mysterious fragrance swept across the entire medicine realm, and all the alchemists ran towards the light column like crazy.
Lu Yuguan stared at the figure flying in the sky and was stunned: "What happened?"
"Fellow Daoist Xia!"
Zhuohua flew from somewhere, her red skirt fluttering as she landed beside him.
"Fellow Daoist Zhuohua, are you okay?"
Lu Yuguan said in surprise.
Zhuohua raised his hand to signal, his palm stained with Hui's phosphorescent burn marks, "I ran into Hui from Nanzhou right after I came in. Luckily I ran fast."
Lu Yuguan was stunned: "I didn't expect that they could be so unscrupulous!"
"The Alchemy Alliance's steward also said that once you enter the Medicine Realm, life or death is a matter of life and death," Zhuo Hua said with a wry smile. "Fortunately, I've only wasted some mental energy, so my life isn't in danger."
Lu Yuguan had a flash of inspiration and took out a mind-concentrating pill from his pill bag.
Zhuohua was curious: "This is..."
"I'm not very talented, but this is the Mind-Concentrating Pill that Master made. I hope it can be of help."
Lu Yuguan smiled.
Zhuohua gently took the pill, a hint of gratitude flashing in his eyes.
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Xia. Zhuohua will remember this kindness."
After saying that, she swallowed the pill, and the fatigue on her face immediately faded a little.
Lu Yuguan looked up at the crowd, "What is that beam of light? Why are people rushing over to it?"
Zhuo Hua followed his gaze and said, "Such a strange phenomenon... I think a high-grade medicinal herb has appeared."
"Fellow Daoist Xia, would you like to go and take a look together?"
Lu Yuguan's heart moved.
"Let's go, let's go too."
The two of them rushed together towards the direction of the light column.
Along the way, Lu Yuguan constantly used his mental fire to sense the surroundings to prevent any missed medicinal herbs.
When the two approached the beam of light, they saw that quite a few people had gathered around it.
Some looked at each other warily, while others couldn't wait to rush into the light column.
Shen He stood not far away, staring at the beam of light with fiery eyes, obviously determined to win.
Zhuohua whispered, "It is indeed a sixth-grade medicinal herb, the sacred dogwood!"
Lu Yuguan was so shocked that he was speechless: "Sacred Dogwood? Fellow Daoist Zhuohua, have you heard of this?"
"I've seen it in the sect's ancient books," Zhuohua said seriously, "Sacred Dogwood, born with light, has the effect of sublimating spiritual power."
"If it is used to refine the Refining Pill, the user..."
"There is a chance of causing spiritual roots to mutate!"
Lu Yuguan's eyes lit up.
This kind of natural treasure is hard to come by!
Zhuo Hua clenched his fists: "Fellow Daoist Xia, I'm sure you're also aware of the speed of my Ji Luan Sect disciples..."
"You help me raid the battlefield, I'll go get the medicine, I should be able to take it away during the chaos!"
Lu Yuguan looked around and saw that no one was not eyeing him covetously.
"It's easier said than done."
"More than 30 alchemists were probably burned to ashes before they even got close to him."
Zhuohua gritted his teeth and held up a finger: "After this is done, I only want one leaf, the rest is yours."
Lu Yuguan glanced at her blood-stained cuffs, raised an eyebrow and said, "Deal."
Suddenly, a cry of surprise erupted from the crowd—
"Look at Shen He!"
"He wants to keep the sacred dogwood for himself!"