Chapter 450: Medicine King Valley, Bulletin Board!
mentioned anything about Zhao Yanzi to his grandmother, how could he let them meetIf an unruly granddaughter like Zhao Yanzi suddenly appeared, who knew if his grandma would be surprised or delighted....Chapter 450: The Medicine King Valley, Bulletin Board!
Arriving at the fifth layer of heaven was now second nature to them, and it only took a moment for them to open the barrier and enter the ethereal peak.
Hao Ren hadn't come to the ethereal peak since preparing for the Dragon God Temple examination, so he felt nostalgic upon returning.
The valley was pitch black with no birds or beasts in sight, making it even quieter.
Xiao Bai was a妖獸, and there were virtually no妖獸in this area of the fifth layer. How dared ordinary creatures offend the territory of妖獸 Not even insects would approach soil that exuded the aura of妖獸.
Hao Ren landed in the valley and used the cover of night to carefully observe the situation on Ethereal Peak.
The medicinal herbs planted in the central plain of the valley were lush and thriving, growing more vigorously than before. Xie Yujia had divided the soil with partitions, making it easier for cultivation.
In a long greenhouse, some unidentified spiritual flowers had already borne fruit, hanging heavily from the branches.
Streams brought down from the mountain slowly irrigated a small paddy field where medicinal herbs resembling water lilies flourished vividly green.
Xie Yujia was very capable at managing household affairs and could handle everything efficiently. Even these unfamiliar spiritual flowers, grasses, and fruits required only some effort to care for well.
Hao Ren held Xie Yujia in high regard.
"Black Coiling Vine, Resurrection Incense, Hundred Petals Flower, Silver Waist Grass, Water Beauty..." Lu L琳琳and Lu 莉莉 looked at the spiritual fields with delight. "So many have been planted!"
Any girl would appreciate beautiful flowers and plants, even if they didn't know how to tend them, as these medicinal herbs were often fragrant and lovely.
"Yujia did it all by herself." Hao Ren said.
"The Great Mistress is so capable!" the Lu sisters sincerely praised.
"What are you saying…" Xie Yujia blushed. This "Great Mistress" title seemed odd to her.
Actually, the Lu sisters had seen a super nursery growing myriad types of herbs that stretched as far as the eye could see, but this one belonged solely to Hao Ren and held a different significance altogether.
"If you have time, help Yujia tend the place," Hao Ren said.
"Of course we will when Lord asks us to," Lu L琳琳teased before turning her head. "But it looks like there's no cave for my sister and me here."
"Alright, I'll make one for you two."
Around Hao Ren appeared hundreds of sword beams that shot toward the cliff wall, slicing through like a knife through tofu to create a large opening. His cultivation had improved since last time, combined with previous experience in cave construction, making it effortless to build another cave for the Lu sisters.
A brand new cave dwelling suddenly appeared before the sisters from the Lu family.
Xiao Bai jumped excitedly, looking at Hao Ren with an extremely eager expression.
Hao Ren ignored it and said, "Let's rest for a bit, then we'll go to the Sixth Heavens."
Wuff… Wuff… Xiao Bai bit onto Hao Ren’s pant leg and rolled around on the ground.
"Xiao Bai also wants a cave dwelling," Zhao Yanzi said.
Choo Choo Choo Choo
Xiao Bai hugged Hao Ren's ankle with pleading eyes.
"Alright, here you go."
Hao Ren was somewhat helpless. He released several sword beams and carved out a small "dog house" beside his own cave dwelling. He also carved out a passage against the rock wall outside so that Xiao Bai could directly run into Hao Ren’s cave dwelling.
Xiao Bai excitedly flew towards its very own dedicated cave dwelling, bumping into it with such force that half of its butt was sticking out from the entrance.
It struggled with its hind legs and bumped again. Instantly changing to a dog form, it finally managed to crawl in.
"Zhen Cunming, Zhen Cunming, come take a look for me," Zhao Yanzi suddenly remembered her plundered war trophies from the past and called out to Zhen Cunming.
Zhen Cunming walked proudly on his black circular disk and floated slowly towards Zhao Yanzi’s cave dwelling.
Soon, the voice of Zhen Cunming identifying items was heard inside Zhao Yanzi's cave dwelling: "Junk. Junk. Junk. Junk…"
Half a minute later, Zhao Yanzi emerged from her cave dwelling with a large pile of items in her arms, looking ashen.
She had been so hardworking to claim all these things and yet they were all junk according to Zhen Cunming's appraisal. There wasn't even one item that she liked.
"Don’t throw them away. If you’ve gone through so much trouble to collect them, just keep them," Xie Yujia saw Zhao Yanzi was going to discard the items outside her cave dwelling and shouted loudly.
There were hundreds of these things in total. Zhao Yanzi's cave dwelling wasn't very big; it was nearly filled with all this stuff.
She still thought there might be treasures among them but, after Zhen Cunming appraised each one, not a single usable item was found, severely dampening her enthusiasm.
"Put them away," Hao Ren agreed with Xie Yujia's suggestion. He waved his arm and dozens of sword beams pierced into the mountain rock beside Zhao Yanzi, carving out another cave dwelling for her to store these things in.
Palace of Treasures
Hao Ren's sword light carved three uneven characters outside the cave residence.
Immediately afterward, dozens of sword lights moved inside the cave residence, creating hundreds of small compartments for storage in just a blink of an eye.
Zhao Yanzǐ stepped onto her Purple-Green Treasure Sword and threw all these items into this new cave residence.
Xie Yujia shook her head and gave Hao Ren a look.
Hao Ren also smiled helplessly, with two sword qi rising beneath his feet, dragging Xie Yujia into the cave residence.
"I'm going to cultivate. We collected so much, but it turns out they're not worth anything," Zhao Yanzǐ pouted and flew back to her own cave residence.
These items used to pile up in her cave residence, making her need to clean up again.
How could she have thought that these items would still be of some value for cultivators at the Fifth Firmament Realm Only, with Zhen Cōngming's perspective, how could he look upon these things
Xie Yujia, entering the cave residence, bent down to sort out these items. Lǔ Lín琳 and Lǔ Lǐ莉 followed in, helping her organize them.
"This is a Blood Clot Dissolving Pill for treating wounds… This is a Low-Grade Flying Sword… This is a low-grade spirit stone…" The Lǔ sisters handed Xie Yujia items one by one while explaining their quality and utility.
Xie Yujia took out labels, affixing them in order, then handing everything to Hao Ren for placement into different compartments of the cave residence.
Pills were divided into a section, cultivation methods into another, treasures or magical weapons into yet another, spirit stones into one more, and miscellaneous items like tokens, maps, and decorations were separately classified as well.
From this assortment of goods, it was clear Zhao Yanzǐ had looted thoroughly, from storage bags to flying swords, even down to some accessories and identity tokens; none were overlooked.
In essence, whoever was robbed by Zhao Yanzǐ only left with their clothes and pants.
Soon, various items were sorted according to type into different regions and compartments, each tagged with labels. The place looked quite impressive and well-stocked.
"These things might not be of much use to us, but they'd be pretty nice for the small sects around here," Xie Yujia sighed in relief, "During these days, three small sects have frequently been sending spiritual herbs to our valley entrance. But I had nothing to give them before; it was all Dianyan Pills to Qingyin Sect previously. From now on, we can gradually distribute these."
"Mm-hmm, you thought this through," Hao Ren nodded, finding Xie Yujia's idea a good one.
He looked at the gentle Xie Yujia in the night and suddenly felt she was not only an excellent housewife but also an outstanding山寨夫人 (shan zhai fu ren - bandit wife).
Seeing Hao Ren staring at her, Xie Yujia couldn't help touching her face, thinking something must have stuck to it.
However, her cheeks were as smooth as paper; how could there be anything on them
"Let's do this going forward," Hao Ren thought for a moment and said, "Put up an announcement outside the valley. Those who need spiritual herbs or medicines write their requests on it, along with corresponding rewards.
Xie Yujia pondered for a few seconds, "Hmm, this is not a bad idea. Anyway, no one dares to forcefully intrude on the Mysterious Peak within the Five Heavens’ territory."
She had once accompanied her grandma to Qingyin Sect and the cultivators there thought that her grandma who showed no signs of spiritual energy was an expert in the Core Formation stage. The formation around Medicine King Valley was indeed not something a Core Formation expert could set up, so she reckoned that the cultivators within the Five Heavens would also dare not rashly intrude upon this Mysterious Peak.
The elixir that she intended to refine recently to improve her constitution was still missing several types of medicinal herbs. If she managed to gather them all, she could start refining it then.
As soon as the thought occurred to her, she recalled that Hao Ren would be leading Zhen Cunming and others on a nighttime infiltration mission at Sky Mountain Sect tonight. She was about to mention those types of medicinal herbs to him but suddenly swallowed her words back in.
Hao Ren would be searching for cultivation secrets related to lotus flowers, so why should she complicate things for him Compared to her own training, Hao Ren’s safety was more important.
"The time is about right. Let's go," Hao Ren said as he glanced at the Lu sisters beside him.
“Hm.” The Lu sisters nodded vigorously.
"Be very careful." Xie Yujia gave a somewhat hesitant caution.
Six Heavens was where she had some knowledge of. There were far fewer sects in Six Heavens compared to Five Heavens, but the number of cultivators at the Core Formation stage would exceed those in Five Heavens.
Given that Hao Ren would be going to Sky Mountain Sect, there was likely a few Core Formation experts overseeing it. With Hao Ren’s current cultivation level equivalent to the Nurturing Qi stage, he might encounter some danger.
Especially for those major sects which deployed array formations in their key locations; getting hold of one secret manual would not be an easy feat.
"Alright, no need to worry," Hao Ren replied with a turn as he gave Xie Yujia’s palm a squeeze before flying out of the residence. "Azure Purple, Cunming, let's go."
Since she had already tidied up her residence and was waiting for the departure, Zhao Yanzi immediately flew out of her cave abode on the Purple-Qing Sword.
Zhen Cunming’s flying tool - a black round disc – flashed with darkness as it appeared in the middle of the valley.
"Xiaobai," Hao Ren shouted again.
Bang!
Xiaobai collided against the cave entrance. In haste, he shrank his body and crawled out of the dog den before transforming into a snow lion to rush over by Hao Ren’s side.
"Let's go." Hao Ren sat astride on Xiaobai’s back and shouted loudly.
He had never liked Sky Mountain Sect in the first place. Moreover, he felt no remorse when it came to seeking cultivation secrets from sects above Five Heavens where only the strong thrived.
The White Sand Sect which was a bully in Five Heavens seemed to be an affiliate of Sky Mountain Sect…
Several streaks of darkness shot out of the valley, breaking through its barrier..Hao Ren felt a bit awkward and stepped back two steps. "Alright, I'll give it a try.""Class President! I want to run 1500 meters too!""Me too!""I want to join the race as well!"The envious and admiri...