Chapter 377: You Are My Ideal

The tree-lined path was lush.

Lin Shanshan had already canceled her disguise and was wearing a tender yellow dress.

She walked as lightly as a swallow, her skirt fluttering in the wind, revealing her happy mood.

At this moment, the sunlight penetrated the tree gaps, mottled light and shadow sprinkled on the ground, the breeze brushed her face, the fragrance of flowers overflowed, the soil was fresh, and the leaves rustled, as if adding a light beat to Lin Shanshan's heart.

"Young Master Ning Zhuo, you won so beautifully this time!" She was happy for Ning Zhuo from the bottom of her heart.

All along, she had been the Young Lady of the Myriad Medicine Sect's Sect Master. From birth, this status had allowed her to receive excellent treatment, being pampered, accommodated, and tolerated by those around her. She had never fought others with real swords and guns like Ning Zhuo.

Lin Shanshan had also achieved cultivation success, challenged fellow sect brothers, and made trouble many times. But as she gradually grew older and sensible, she never did this again.

Because she knew deeply that her status and the deep meaning of her every move could easily be misinterpreted by outsiders, thereby causing harm to the entire sect.

In this world, it is difficult to have the best of both worlds.

Since she enjoyed the treatment of a Young Lady, she had to have the responsibility of a Young Lady.

The Myriad Medicine Sect, the Myriad Medicine Valley, Lin Shanshan's youth was like a little bird, trapped here. This place achieved her and also locked her.

She needed to maintain the sect's interests at all times, remember her status, not cross the rules, and bring trouble and harm to everyone.

Therefore, when Ning Zhuo won, she felt happy from the bottom of her heart. She gained great satisfaction from Ning Zhuo's actions!

When she first met Ning Zhuo, her impression was very good.

After the initial exchange, Ning Zhuo's similar status to her made it easier for her to substitute.

Perhaps, she didn't even know her own deepest thoughts—she also longed to be like Ning Zhuo, young, traveling away from home, experiencing everywhere, acting, feeling, and experiencing.

Therefore, facing the "strong enemy," she felt worried for Ning Zhuo.

Therefore, Ning Zhuo's hard work and intelligence made her appreciate him.

Therefore, when she helped Ning Zhuo with all her heart and saw Ning Zhuo's visible growth, she understood that all her efforts were worth it.

Therefore, when Ning Zhuo defeated the strong enemy, she felt more joyful than winning herself.

Because she knew that there was a share of her credit in it.

Because she knew that she might never be able to be like Ning Zhuo, wantonly and directly fighting some people, and not receiving concessions.

To some extent, Ning Zhuo's appearance and actions satisfied the deep longing in Lin Shanshan's heart.

The young girl's bright eyes turned to Ning Zhuo, considering him sincerely, "Among all the external cultivators, the strongest are Lai Wuying and Zhao Xingchen. This is the first echelon."

"In the second echelon, there are Chang Yan, Luo Xiao, and so on."

"Young Master Ning Zhuo, this time you challenged successfully and defeated Chang Yan, you can already move into the top ten cave dwellings."

"You are only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, which is rare."

Ning Zhuo smiled and shook his head slightly, "I am still far behind."

"Being able to win quickly this time is mainly because the tactics were correct, adopting the way of snatching the first opportunity, and taking advantage of the Wood element restraining the Earth element."

"Speaking of magic power, the magic power reserve of demon cultivators often far exceeds that of human cultivators of the same level. My cultivation base is weaker than Chang Yan."

"After I snatched the first opportunity, those three Wood element spells were cast, and the advantage gradually expanded, eventually turning into a winning momentum. If it weren't for your help, Miss Lin, helping me exchange for the Enlightenment Method Diagrams of three Wood element spells, how could I win?"

"Therefore, you are the biggest hero behind the scenes."

Speaking of this, Ning Zhuo bowed to Lin Shanshan to thank her.

Lin Shanshan laughed twice and accepted it calmly, "Young Master Ning Zhuo, your background is similar to mine. How could I not know that even without my three diagrams, you have your own trump cards and can win."

"You missed one cause of victory." 【377

"That is because your cultivation technique is extremely excellent. Five-element magic power can not only be freely split and fused, but it can also generate and restrain itself, transforming into a unified type of magic power, causing the total volume of magic power to expand several times over."

Ning Zhuo smiled: "This Five-Element Qi Law, after all, is one of the three supreme techniques of the sect."

Lin Shanshan revealed a look of yearning: "The three sect masters, I have also heard of them. That person is a dignified Void Refinement powerhouse."

While walking side by side with Lin Shanshan, Ning Zhuo analyzed in a deep voice: "Although this victory was clean and swift, it has also left behind hidden dangers."

"If I had won after a bitter battle, allowing Chang Yan to fully display his combat power, I would definitely have gained wider recognition."

"In the current situation, my acquisition of a top-ten cave dwelling will inevitably invite covetousness, and it is very likely that others will challenge me."

"After all, I have already stated in public that once the Oil-Slick Talisman is used, it counts as conceding. This will only make others feel that there is an opportunity."

Upon hearing this, Lin Shanshan was slightly stunned, then nodded in agreement.

She could not help but size up the white-clad youth before her once more, sighing in admiration inwardly: Ning Zhuo is only sixteen years old, yet he acts with such composure! At this age, suddenly achieving victory, one would usually be a bit carried away. Unexpectedly, he is even more clear-headed and calm than she, an outsider, and has always had a clear view of the situation.

In terms of age, she is five years older than Ning Zhuo, yet she was the one whose head was turned by the victory.

Lin Shanshan felt slightly strange; at this moment, she felt a sense of reliability and stability from Ning Zhuo. It made her feel as if she saw the shadow of her own father.

Seeing that the atmosphere was just right, Ning Zhuo took the initiative to propose that there was a matter he needed Lin Shanshan's help with. But at the same time, this matter would also make Lin Shanshan feel troubled.

Lin Shanshan had already accumulated a lot of good feelings toward Ning Zhuo. Hearing this, her gaze flickered slightly, and without much hesitation, she said: "I cannot make decisions regarding sect matters, but for other things, Young Master, please speak freely; I will certainly do my best to help!"

Ning Zhuo hurriedly said: "Miss Lin, please rest assured, I would never make an overly presumptuous request."

Seeing Lin Shanshan listening, he continued: "I left home to travel, and on the way, I passed through Mount Wuyin."

Lin Shanshan nodded slightly: "You told me that before. Isn't that Fog-Show Orchid you gave me obtained from Mount Wuyin?"

Ning Zhuo smiled and continued: "I had a unique opportunity on that Mount Wuyin and gained the recognition of the Mount Wuyin Mountain God, and we got along well. Before parting, He took the initiative to give me a marvelous spiritual plant."

"The Mountain God instructed me to cultivate it privately, take good care of it, and not let outsiders know."

"Planting is one of the hundred arts of cultivation, broad and profound. I have rarely dabbled in it and only have a slight understanding; I am a complete layman."

"Getting started for the first time, and facing a Jin Dan-level spiritual plant, is truly difficult."

"Now, the spiritual plant shows signs of withering, which truly worries me."

"Mount Wuyin, a Mountain God, and He even gifted a Jin Dan-level spiritual plant?" Lin Shanshan listened with great curiosity, feeling an increasing yearning for the kind of free, traveling life Ning Zhuo led.

She suppressed her urge to probe further: "So, Young Master Ning Zhuo came to my Myriad Medicine Sect to seek advice for this matter."

Ning Zhuo nodded: "This is indeed one of my purposes. Your sect plants countless herbs on a huge scale, and the herb business is booming."

"If I cannot get help here, I am afraid there will be no other way in the entire Nandou Kingdom."

Ning Zhuo offered another compliment.

Lin Shanshan smiled, only saying that Ning Zhuo was too kind.

After thinking for a while, her brows furrowed slightly: "This is indeed a bit difficult."

"Since the Mountain God instructed you to cultivate it privately, there may be a deeper meaning. In that case, you will have to trouble yourself, Young Master, to learn some cultivation techniques for spiritual plants."

"The key is that the cultivation methods for each type of spiritual plant are different. Even for the same species, there are differences based on region and other factors."

"If you cultivate it rashly and use the wrong method, it will harm the spiritual plant instead of helping it survive and grow."

Ning Zhuo sighed deeply: "I have thought about it and have some guesses; this might be some kind of test from the Mountain God for me. Moreover, I signed a contract at the time and cannot reveal any information about the spiritual plant to the outside world."

"Otherwise, I would have just asked Miss Lin directly."

The Spirit-Hidden Willow needs to be kept hidden.

This kind of marvelous spiritual plant that can assist in enlightenment can greatly save a cultivator's time and energy; it is definitely a treasure of inheritance!

For an organization or force, such a Jin Dan-level spiritual plant is worth more than many Nascent Soul-level offensive magic treasures.

When Ning Zhuo first obtained it, he already knew the value of the Spirit-Hidden Willow, so only the Mount Wuyin Mountain God, Sun Lingtong, and he himself knew about this.

After obtaining it, Ning Zhuo had always kept it a secret.