Chapter 378

A few days ago, Ning Zhuo borrowed the Spirit-Hidden Willow to contemplate the Enlightenment Diagram, and the experience was even more profound.

Such a treasure must never be easily exposed. Otherwise, it would easily invite covetousness and even lead to a fatal disaster.

Human nature cannot withstand testing.

Although his relationship with Lin Shanshan is very good now, and his relationship with the entire Myriad Medicine Sect is also looking up, he would never take out the Spirit-Hidden Willow to test the human nature of the entire Myriad Medicine Sect.

There is no need to trigger this unnecessary risk.

After Ning Zhuo and Sun Lingtong's contemplation, six willow branches on the Spirit-Hidden Willow had completely withered, leaving it bare and looking heartbreaking.

Moreover, out of survival instinct, the Spirit-Hidden Willow had completely absorbed the clods of earth where its roots were coiled to compensate for its own consumption. The latter had exhausted its fertility and turned into a patch of sand.

Even so, the six willow branches on the Spirit-Hidden Willow remained withered, only having a slight luster; the degree of recovery was very slight.

Ning Zhuo was, of course, worried that this state would gradually drag the Spirit-Hidden Willow into an even more serious situation. Therefore, transplanting it as soon as possible became a top priority.

"Even if it cannot recover, the Spirit-Hidden Willow's state must be maintained."

The Spirit-Hidden Willow is a Jin Dan-level existence. The higher the level of life, the higher its requirements for the outside world.

The Spirit-Hidden Willow cannot be allowed to continue like this!

Forced by the situation, Ning Zhuo thought for a moment and could only ask Lin Shanshan for help first.

Lin Shanshan indeed did not refuse him.

After the young girl pondered for a moment, she said: "This matter is indeed very difficult to handle."

"Our Myriad Medicine Sect has collected many classics. I can take you to see them, just to look at the catalogs and so on, to search."

"We must first confirm what this spiritual plant is. This point must be determined by you, Young Master."

"After confirming it, we can then see how you can learn about it, based on the confidentiality level of the relevant content."

"If the level is very high, I am afraid I will be powerless on my own."

Ning Zhuo sighed: "In this regard, I have some ominous premonitions. When the Mountain God entrusted it to me, His expression was solemn, and He gave me such instructions; the spiritual plant probably has a significant background."

"Sigh, I am truly at my wit's end. I had no choice but to trouble you, Miss Lin. If it is too difficult, then forget it."

Hearing him say this, Lin Shanshan secretly made up her mind that no matter how difficult it was, she would try her best.

She encouraged him: "How can we give up easily without trying?"

"Why don't we try first? At least we must first confirm what it is."

"Therefore, the Small Contention Peak is truly suitable for you, Young Master Ning Zhuo."

Ning Zhuo hurriedly expressed his gratitude.

Thus, Lin Shanshan led Ning Zhuo to the library building again to search for classics on cultivating spiritual plants.

As expected of the Myriad Medicine Sect, such classics were as numerous as mountains and seas, with a wide variety.

But the Spirit-Hidden Willow was truly rare. Ning Zhuo looked through them for most of the day before selecting a few books. There were titles such as "Ancient Spiritual Rare Plants," "Rare Flowers of the Immortal Garden," "Strange Tales of Spiritual Extracts," and so on.

Ning Zhuo showed a very embarrassed expression to Lin Shanshan: "Miss Lin, I feel that it is among these few books. Looking at the catalogs, there are many similarities."

Lin Shanshan held her forehead and sighed: "My goodness, the levels of these secret manuals are almost all at the highest tier."

Ning Zhuo was a bit at a loss: "If it causes Miss Lin too much trouble, then forget it. I will think of another way, I will think of another way."

Lin Shanshan shook her head: "Young Master, you are new here and unfamiliar with the place. The only friend you have is me..."

Speaking of this, the young girl gritted her teeth and said: "I will do my best to fight for you, Young Master. Please go back first and wait for my news."

After Ning Zhuo thanked her, he parted ways with Lin Shanshan.

Lin Shanshan pursed her lips tightly. After pacing back and forth a few times, she felt that asking her father was basically not feasible. Even if her father agreed, it would break the sect's rules.

As the apple of the Sect Master's eye, she naturally had to take the lead in following the sect rules and did not want such a thing to happen.

"I'll go find the Senior Brother first; his authority is much higher than mine."

Lin Shanshan then headed to the back mountain of Great Struggle Peak, passed the deep pool and the waterfall mountain path, and arrived inside the Myriad Demon Cave.

"Junior Sister, why have you come to see me at this time?" Senior Brother Linghu Jiu was quite surprised to see Lin Shanshan.

Lin Shanshan said bluntly: "Senior Brother, I have something I need your help with."

"Whatever it is, just say it!" Linghu Jiu laughed, sitting on the edge of the stone bed, waving his arms, very straightforward.

Lin Shanshan smiled, walked closer, and said: "It's like this. Senior Brother, do you remember Young Master Ning Zhuo?"

Linghu Jiu's gaze flickered slightly, and he laughed loudly: "How could I not? These past few days, every time you brought me meals, you mentioned him. Your Senior Brother's ears are calloused from hearing it."

Lin Shanshan smiled and said: "Senior Brother, do you know? Young Master Ning Zhuo had a unique opportunity on Mount Wuyin and actually received a gift from the Mountain God. It is a marvelous spiritual plant, reaching the Jin Dan level..."

Lin Shanshan narrated the whole story in detail.

Linghu Jiu listened carefully, and the smile on the corners of his mouth gradually faded a lot.

"So that's how it is." Linghu Jiu rubbed his chin.

Lin Shanshan said: "With my authority, I cannot exchange for those secret manuals from the library building. I have no choice but to ask for your identity token, Senior Brother."

"As for the corresponding sect merit consumption, I will slowly pay you back in the future."

Linghu Jiu pondered: "So many secret manuals, the sect merit consumed will not be small. Junior Sister, have you thought it through? Do you really want to help him like this?"

"For so many days, you have already helped him a lot."

"If you want to pay back these sect merits, it will take a long time."

"If you ask me, just exchange for one of them for him. It won't be much of a burden on you."

Lin Shanshan shook her head: "That won't do. We only looked at the catalogs and introductions; if there is no relevant record in the exchanged classics, we will have to exchange again."

"It's better to do it all at once and exchange for all of them."

"As for the sect merits, although there are many, if I pay them back slowly, I will eventually be able to pay them off."

"I remember that you have the most sect merits, Senior Brother, and you can't use them up anyway, so just lend them to me first!"

Linghu Jiu sighed: "Since Junior Sister has asked, what else can I say?"

He touched the head of the bed and took out his identity token.

He stood up, walked to Lin Shanshan, and handed the token to her.

Being close, Linghu Jiu suddenly sniffed: "Wait, what is this smell?"

"Wine!"

"What a good wine aroma!"

"It seems, it seems to be Warm Autumn Wine?"

"Junior Sister, you got Warm Autumn Wine, but you didn't offer it to your Senior Brother?"

Lin Shanshan smelled herself: "Why can't I smell it? I clearly wash up every day."

She rolled her eyes at Linghu Jiu: "Wine, wine, wine, all you know is drinking all day. Warm Autumn Wine is at the Jin Dan level; it is a medicinal wine used to treat Ning Zhuo's injuries. Yet you want to use it to satisfy your appetite!"

"Maybe it's because I've been training Young Master Ning Zhuo recently, teaching him martial arts, so I got some on me."

Li Jingqing brought heavy gifts to apologize.

"Senior Brother, you've helped me a lot this time, thank you very much."

She waved at Linghu Jiu playfully and turned to leave.

"Sigh!" Linghu Jiu's heart suddenly felt empty, and he reached out and called.

Lin Shanshan walked a few steps away, turned to look at her Senior Brother, and showed a look of confusion.

Linghu Jiu's lips parted slightly, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Be careful..."

Without waiting for him to finish, Lin Shanshan interrupted: "I know, of course!"

"Senior Brother, just rest assured."

"If Young Master Ning Zhuo were asking for cultivation methods for common herbs, it would likely be to inquire and then hand them over to the Ning family for cultivation, competing with my Myriad Medicine Sect for business."

"But he is asking for cultivation classics for rare and exotic herbs, which cannot harm our sect."

"I know what I'm doing!"

"See you tomorrow."

After Lin Shanshan finished speaking, she left the cave in a hurry.

Linghu Jiu stood where he was, feeling melancholy in his heart: "I was telling you to be careful of yourself."

After a long while, he sighed, turned around, and lay back on the stone bed.

He closed his eyes, preparing to sleep.

As a result, his mind was troubled, and he could not fall asleep no matter what.

He felt something was wrong, and after careful investigation, he suddenly thought of one point!

"The medicinal wine that kid Ning Zhuo drinks. How did Junior Sister get the smell of wine on her?"

"Teaching martial arts..."

"How did she teach it?!"

Thinking of this, Linghu Jiu sat up abruptly, his face no longer having the previous leisure and ease, but instead showing a lot of urgency and anxiety.

All along, he had been content and happy to be punished to guard the Myriad Demon Cave.

But now, he became restless and wanted to leave the cave.

He calculated the time.

"Why is it still several months before I can go out?!"

Elsewhere, Lin Shanshan was in a rush, using Linghu Jiu's identity token to exchange for several secret manuals.

She disguised herself, entered Small Struggle Peak, and met Ning Zhuo.

"I have fulfilled the mission!" She handed all the classics to Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo was overjoyed: "Miss Lin, you have truly helped me a lot!"

"If it weren't for your all-out help, Miss, I fear I would not have been able to obtain these precious classics; my immense gratitude is beyond words."

"What virtue or ability do I have to be able to make such a good friend as you, Miss! Your action, Miss, is like rain falling from the sky, solving my urgent need; it is truly fortunate. With such talent and beauty, for me to be helped by you, it is truly a heaven-sent friend!"

"I will keep today's kindness in my heart, and if there is an opportunity in the future, I will certainly do my best to repay it."

Lin Shanshan was praised until a faint blush appeared on her cheeks: "Young Master Ning Zhuo, you are too kind; there is no need for this."

Seeing Ning Zhuo so excited and sincere, the heavy price she had paid in secret also seemed light and insignificant at this moment.

All along, in the sect, Lin Shanshan had always been the one being helped and being yielded to.

She had never helped others like this!

Even if she had, it was just acquaintances in daily life, and only small favors.

For a friend like Ning Zhuo, whom she had known for only a few days, with so much unfamiliar novelty, and the degree of help being so huge, this was an unprecedented life experience for Lin Shanshan.

Although the time spent with Ning Zhuo was short, Lin Shanshan believed in Ning Zhuo's character and believed that such all-out help would have a beautiful response.