Chapter 170: Chapter 169 "Swift Sword" Yu Yue_1
Ling Chen utilized the Wind Shadow Step and rapidly arrived at the center of the medicine pool to pluck the Shadowless Grass.
After obtaining the Shadowless Grass, Ling Chen was relieved. He then leisurely observed the rest of the medicinal herbs in the pool. These herbs were of high quality; even the advanced Grade 2 herbs, which were generally expensive items, numbered more than ten. Furthermore, in the middle of the pool, an extremely rich medicinal scent still lingered. This indicates that someone else harvested a plant from there first, he thought.
Seeing that the best herb had been taken, Ling Chen could only shake his head helplessly. This was probably the work of those ranked highly on the Heavenly List. If they stopped to pick up Spiritual Medicine, it couldn’t have been ordinary. Fortunately, they left me a Shadowless Grass, he mused.
Comforting himself with this thought, Ling Chen and Xiao Muyu began working together to collect all the herbs in the pool, regardless of their quality. A few minutes later, the once lush medicine pool had been stripped bare, with only the light green pool water emitting faint medicinal scents.
"Aren’t we being too ruthless? Others at least saved some for those behind us," Xiao Muyu said, somewhat awkwardly. They had practically scoured the pool clean, leaving nothing for those who would come later.
However, Ling Chen did not respond. He stared at the light green medicine pool, seemingly deep in thought.
"Ling Chen?" Xiao Muyu noticed Ling Chen’s distraction, approached him, and waved her hand in front of his face.
Ling Chen snapped back to reality. "I was thinking, if I had enough containers, I would definitely collect this pool water and bring it back to the Wuchen Courtyard. It could be used to cultivate some rare medicinal herbs. What a pity."
Such medicine pools were specially used by major sects to cultivate medicinal herbs. The pool water contained a variety of specially formulated Spiritual Liquids, which ordinary people could not afford to build.
"You’re a bit too much," Xiao Muyu said, glaring at Ling Chen. They had already taken all the herbs from this place, yet he still wasn’t satisfied. He even wanted to take the medicine pool itself. That’s just too greedy, she thought.
"I was just saying," Ling Chen replied with a laugh, shaking his head. "There’s nothing valuable left here. Let’s go."
Just as he was preparing to leave, his gaze suddenly fell on a dragon head on the edge of the medicine pool, and he walked over to it.
"What’s wrong?" Xiao Muyu asked, looking at Ling Chen with some perplexity.
"Wait a moment. This dragon head seems a bit strange," Ling Chen replied. He carefully examined the dragon head, fiddling with various parts of it. Eventually, he managed to turn both dragon horns simultaneously.
BOOM!
The ground suddenly shook. A whirlpool appeared in the medicine pool and began to spin rapidly. A vacuum emerged in the center of the pool, revealing a milky-white lotus emanating an extremely pure, chilling aura.
"It’s the Heavenly Snow Lotus!" Ling Chen’s eyes lit up.
The Heavenly Snow Lotus was a rare plant capable of enhancing a warrior’s Mental Power. It was extremely rare and usually only grew in Extreme Cold Lands. Unexpectedly, one was hidden in this medicine pool.
"The Heavenly Snow Lotus is a rare Grade 3 Herb! It looks like even the Young Master of Myriad Dao and his group failed to notice its existence," Xiao Muyu said, her beautiful eyes glowing. A Grade 3 Herb was very useful even for Great Master Level Powerhouses. If anyone discovered it, they would certainly not remain indifferent.
Furthermore, the Heavenly Snow Lotus was hidden beneath the mechanism of this medicine pool. If Ling Chen hadn’t been so observant, it would have been difficult to find this lotus.
Moving swiftly, Ling Chen arrived in front of the Heavenly Snow Lotus and was about to pluck it.
"Hold it!" a furious voice suddenly yelled from behind.
Ling Chen’s eyebrows furrowed, but he ignored the shout. He bent down, picked the Heavenly Snow Lotus, and placed it into the jade box he had prepared.
At that moment, a figure landed beside the medicine pool. It was a young man clad in a green robe, his face somewhat grim. A slender Miao knife hung from his waist, and he was glaring at Ling Chen with a stern expression.
"Boy, I told you to stop!" the green-robed youth stared fixedly at Ling Chen. Then, his gaze fell on the jade box in Ling Chen’s hand, a fervent look appearing in his eyes.
The Heavenly Snow Lotus was an extremely rare herb. While many herbs could improve Cultivation, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that could enhance Mental Power were quite scarce.
Mental Power was extremely important for warriors, especially for gifted young cultivators like them. Its importance even surpassed that of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that could aid Cultivation.
"You told me to stop, so I have to stop?" Ling Chen scoffed, finding it preposterous. This man is incredibly overbearing, clearly showing us no respect, he thought.
"Absolutely! In the Martial World, the weak must obey the commands of the strong. Otherwise, they’re asking for death!" The green-robed youth spoke as if it were the most natural thing in the world. He then berated Ling Chen, "Foolish weakling, put the item down! Otherwise, this medicine pool will be your grave."
"Who’s weak and who’s strong isn’t necessarily decided yet." Ling Chen’s hand rested on his sword hilt, ready for action.
"You still want to fight? With your petty Martial Artist Fivefold Realm Cultivation, you dare to strut around in front of me, Yu Yue?" The green-robed youth’s face was filled with contempt. Suddenly, he circulated his True Qi, and a powerful blade aura emanated from him. This man was a Martial artist of the eight realms.
"Yu Yue?" Hearing this name, Xiao Muyu’s expression changed. She quickly said, "Ling Chen, this person is the expert ranked thirty-fifth on the Heavenly List, known in the Jianghu as ’Quick Blade Yu Yue’."
"’Quick Blade Yu Yue’?" Ling Chen was momentarily stunned. Upon hearing Xiao Muyu’s words, he also remembered the name. It’s said that this man’s Blade technique is exquisite, and he strikes with surprising speed, capable of defeating an enemy with a single blow. That’s how he earned his reputation as ’Quick Blade’ in the Martial World, he recalled.
"So you’re Ling Chen? The kid who defeated Yu Qingxuan and entered the Heavenly List recently?" Hearing Ling Chen’s name, Yu Yue sized him up, a smirk of contempt appearing in his eyes. "It seems Yu Qingxuan was just lucky to make it onto the Heavenly List. To think she’d lose to a brat like you, bringing shame upon us experts of the Heavenly List! Today, I, Quick Blade Yu Yue, will eliminate you, this piece of trash, from the Heavenly List."
After saying that, Yu Yue drew the Miao knife from his waist and charged into the medicine pool. Stepping on the light green water, he slashed towards Ling Chen’s face.