Chapter 265: He Is a Good Person

Shen Yi closed his eyes and felt for a moment.

After putting away the Long Yanyu Zhi, the most intense spiritual connection in his heart vanished.

He confirmed there were no other omissions.

This medicine hut was likely built specifically to nurture this Long Yanyu Zhi.

He then reached out, took out the spiritual root, and held it in his palm to examine it closely.

Truly a treasure nurtured by heaven and earth; even after being plucked, it still appeared full of vitality, like a wriggling living creature.

Its entire body was covered in magma-like sap.

However, with the Cold Jade Mysterious Silk Gloves protecting him, holding it directly in his hand was no problem.

"What a pity."

Such a supremely yang object had absolutely no connection to the evil qi.

It did not match him.

But Shen Yi was not too disappointed; earlier inside the Eight Directions Food Pavilion, he had seen a group of cultivators trading treasures.

Once they went out, he could inquire about related information.

Before a Hunyuan Realm cultivator, a spiritual root should count as hard currency.

"You just mentioned a mid-grade spiritual root; is there any specific explanation for that?" He turned to look at Xu Qing'er.

Xu Qing'er held paper and a brush, quickly recording the characteristics of the Long Yanyu Zhi in the youth's hand; although he had read much knowledge about treasures at home, the feeling of seeing it with his own eyes was different.

After he finished writing, he looked up in delight and said, "Of course there is; the number of heavenly treasures that can serve as spiritual roots is vast. According to the rarity of their types, they are divided into four quality grades. Among them, the most powerful supreme-grade spiritual roots can even give birth to self-awareness."

"However..."

Xu Qing'er helplessly pressed his lips: "After gaining consciousness, since no one guides them, most will be tainted with some evil and sinister flavor, making them useless to cultivators. This has also caused normal supreme-grade spiritual roots to be too rare; every time one appears, it triggers a storm of blood and killing."

"Evil and sinister?"

Shen Yi nodded and continued calmly, "Are there many of these things?"

What was a chicken rib to others was a delicacy for himself.

"Ah... there probably aren't many."

Xu Qing'er pondered for a moment: "No one would risk their life to provoke something that is of little use. As for normal supreme-grade spiritual roots, that goes without saying; once obtained, they would definitely be used immediately."

As he spoke, his eyes flickered slightly.

Actually, he knew there was a supreme-grade spiritual root tainted by evil qi in a certain place, one that had given many clan members a headache, but he absolutely could not let an outsider enter.

"I see."

Shen Yi took note of the boy's expression and smiled faintly: "Independent cultivator, Shen Yi."

Xu Qing'er was stunned for an instant before realizing the other party was introducing himself.

Immediately feeling at a loss, he panicked and said, "Xu Qing'er, ah!... No 'er'."

He had never thought that a Shen Zongshi of the Hunyuan Sect would actively show him goodwill.

Since leaving home, among the powerful experts he had met, even Xiang Tianxiong's attitude could be considered good.

Having said that, he secretly glanced at the silver pouch at the youth's waist.

A Shen Zongshi likely had some relation to Qingqiu, yet claimed to be an independent cultivator; so if he hadn't told the truth, it probably wouldn't count as an offense.

"Come with me."

Shen Yi withdrew his gaze and walked toward the outside.

Tsk, he only knew a few major powers, yet he had just left Great Qian and had already encountered all of them.

"Thank you, Shen Zongshi!"

Xu Qing'er's excited little face turned red; following such a powerful expert would surely add much knowledge.

He is truly a good person.

The two walked quickly out of the medicine hut; after losing the Long Yanyu Zhi, the entire wave of fire lost its spiritual nature.

Shen Yi grabbed Xu Qing'er and, without using any spiritual pressure, leaped straight across.

Under the support of his Treasure-Seeking Talent, countless spiritualities surged into his mind.

Yet precisely because there were too many, they appeared very mixed, and none were overly intense.

Shen Yi turned his gaze to the scholar beside him: "Do you know the way?"

"My father was very interested in the internal structure of the cave dwelling and studied it slightly, but my brain is too dull; I only followed along and listened to some of it."

Xu Qing'er looked around: "With such a large scale, this must be the cave dwelling of a Transformation of Spirit Realm cultivator. A mid-grade spiritual root like this is not precious to him and should be planted outside the true cave dwelling."

He closed his eyes, recalled everything he had seen before, then pointed east: "Entering from here, we might see the small pavilion where he usually rests. Such a place holds no treasures, but it can help grasp some of his habits, thereby inferring the location where he stores techniques and treasures."

Compared to wandering blindly like a headless fly.

Xu Qing'er clearly had a better approach, and he added a reminder: "When we entered, I took a look; that teleportation array has a major problem. It cannot support the one-month time others mentioned; it will close in at most ten-plus days."

"Even if we find the Hidden Technique Pavilion or the Artifact Refining Pavilion, there won't be enough time to break the formation; you had best decide for yourself."

If the goal was only to gain knowledge, then following the path would definitely be better.

But if coming here for treasure hunting, wandering blindly and relying on luck might be more efficient.

"..."

Shen Yi listened quietly, his heart beating slightly faster.

Information Xu Qing'er considered unimportant was, for others, simply fatal to the extreme!

If the teleportation array closes early, whether you are Hunyuan or Transformation of Spirit, you will all be trapped here.

Over hundreds or thousands of years, the lifespan of most cultivators would wither and be exhausted.

"Let's go, enter and take a look first."

Shen Yi directly summoned the Red Cloud and no longer cared about drawing others' attention.

Prudence is one thing, but one must not be too cowardly when it is time to take risks.

Deep within the cave dwelling, an elegant pavilion had lost the protection of its formation.

Even though it was built from precious spirit plants, it showed signs of decay after being weathered by time.

The man in a long robe radiating brilliance hovered in the air, now raging with fury, his eyes revealing pure killing intent.

The person he was shielding behind him had a shattered body, exposing most of his Nascent Soul; he had clearly suffered heavily.

"Zheng Zisheng! You have pushed your bullying too far!"

The two men shared the surname Yu and were biological brothers.

The one who was heavily injured was the elder brother, named Yu Yuelong, possessing Slain Hunyuan cultivation at the Upper Realm.

The younger brother, Yu Yuehu, was slightly inferior, still a Slain Hunyuan Shen Zongshi of the Middle Realm.

Standing opposite the two of them was precisely a disciple from the Profound Light Cave who had previously followed behind True Person Zhang.

Zheng Zisheng's situation looked equally dire, yet he wore a cold sneer, his gaze sweeping around: "Have you lost your minds? Dare to lay hands on me."

Around him, three other Slain Hunyuan Grandmasters stood apart, holding weapons and staring at him coldly.

The matter was not complicated to explain.

The Yu brothers were lucky enough to stumble directly upon a pavilion where the formation had failed.

By the time others discovered them, the two were just walking out with their spoils.

In such a situation, with both parties being long-acquainted experts,

aside from some jealousy in their hearts, they did not go too far, and each clasped their hands to offer congratulations.

Yu Yuelong was also a man who respected rules; he proposed they continue exploring together, and if there were further spoils, the two brothers promised to lend their aid and would not take a single fraction more.

(End of this chapter)