Chapter 526: Medicine Garden, Vitality Fruit Tree (Second update, requesting everything)

"What a pity it isn't a tail feather!"

Li Zhangsheng was a bit dissatisfied; in terms of value, a wing feather was naturally far inferior to a tail feather, as the tail feathers were, after all, the essence of a Azure Luan.

However, if used as an auxiliary material for a Semi-Artifact, the Azure Luan wing feather could be considered more than enough.

After tidying up the spoils of war, the sky began to grow dim.

Li Zhangsheng reached out and wiped his face; under the effect of the Hundred-Change Thousand-Illusion Mask, his appearance immediately changed, becoming that of the Xiao Clan Elder he had just killed.

At the same time, he hung the Xiao Clan Elder's Identity Token on his waist and suppressed his aura to the Fourth Rank level.

I am afraid that only someone very familiar with the Xiao Clan Elder could distinguish that Li Zhangsheng was a fake based on habits, tone, and demeanor.

Li Zhangsheng recalled all his Demon Pets except for the Venomous Wyvern; the Xiao Clan Elder's flying mount was a Leader-level Venomous Wyvern, though his own Venomous Wyvern was slightly larger in size than the Elder's.

There was nothing he could do about this; he would just have to quickly recall the Venomous Wyvern when the time came, and he figured no problems would arise.

Half an hour later, the sky had completely darkened, and Li Zhangsheng, riding the Venomous Wyvern, arrived at the Xiao Clan Manor.

As the Venomous Wyvern circled and landed, the two rows of guards at the entrance of the Xiao Clan Manor hurriedly lowered their heads respectfully, not daring to look directly at Li Zhangsheng.

Clearly, that Xiao Clan Elder held a very high status within the Xiao Clan; he was likely no ordinary Clan Elder.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Zhangsheng immediately recalled the Venomous Wyvern, then walked slowly toward the main gate.

As Li Zhangsheng approached, the two rows of guards hurriedly bowed respectfully and shouted, "Clan Elder!"

While they were bowing in salute, Li Zhangsheng lifted his feet and stepped into the Xiao Clan Manor.

Upon coming into contact with the warning Restriction, the Identity Token hanging at his waist emitted a flash of light, allowing Li Zhangsheng to pass through smoothly.

"It seems I must give the Bloodline Divine Prohibition to the family quickly!" Li Zhangsheng thought to himself; if the Xiao Clan Manor had a Bloodline Divine Prohibition, he would not have been able to enter so openly.

The Xiao Clan Manor was very large; Li Zhangsheng had been here once before and had a certain understanding of the place.

The Xiao Clan Manor remained heavily guarded, with patrols of guards visible everywhere, but whenever they saw Li Zhangsheng, they all bowed respectfully without the slightest intention of questioning him.

Li Zhangsheng identified the direction slightly and walked toward the central area, which was where Xiao Mu lived.

A quarter of an hour later, Li Zhangsheng stopped in his tracks; before him was a courtyard covering several hundred mu.

The courtyard faced south and was one of the largest buildings in the Xiao Clan Manor, with several smaller courtyards distributed inside.

There was no help for it; Xiao Mu was the only Sixth-Rank Expert of the Xiao Clan, so his treatment was naturally different from that of an ordinary Clan Leader.

This place was also heavily guarded, and there were Restrictions in many places.

This time, Li Zhangsheng snuck in and soon hid in a dark corner; not far away was the most imposing small courtyard, which was likely Xiao Mu's residence.

The Xiao Clan clearly did not yet know that their Clan Leader and half of their elite forces had all been killed, so the guards here were naturally patrolling as usual, and their vigilance could be imagined.

Li Zhangsheng waited quietly for an opportunity; the moment the patrol left, Li Zhangsheng's figure suddenly vanished, appearing instantly at the entrance of the small courtyard, holding the Patriarch Token obtained from Xiao Mu, which he pressed directly against the light film of the Restriction.

No accident occurred, and an entrance appeared on the Restriction.

Li Zhangsheng pushed the door open on tiptoe, closed it as quickly as possible, and then summoned Kailan.

Hypnosis Powder!

Under Li Zhangsheng's suggestion, Kailan quickly mobilized the energy within its body, and immediately a large amount of bright yellow powder was shaken out, drilling into the rooms through the gaps in the doors.

In just two or three breaths, the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground came from some of the rooms; due to the Restriction, even if the noise in the rooms was loud, the commotion here could not spread outside.

After opening the doors to each room, Li Zhangsheng ignored those in a deep sleep and directly released his Mental Power, beginning a carpet-style search.

In the backyard, Li Zhangsheng discovered a large amount of energy fluctuations; with this dense feeling, there were likely over a hundred of them.

Additionally, he discovered a room wrapped in a Restriction; that must be Xiao Mu's bedroom or study.

Li Zhangsheng arrived at the door of the room containing the Restriction, thought for a moment, and pressed both Xiao Mu's Patriarch Token and Identity Token against the Restriction.

This time, the Patriarch Token did not change, but the Identity Token reacted, successfully opening the Restriction.

This was a fairly spacious room, decorated elegantly, with many literary paintings hanging on the walls, a full set of brush, ink, paper, and inkstone on the table, a bookshelf filled with books standing quietly, and a Cold Jade Bed emitting a chill in the corner.

From the feedback of his Mental Power, only this Cold Jade Bed in the entire bedroom emitted energy fluctuations.

However, this did not mean that other things had no value.

Li Zhangsheng did not overthink it and proceeded to pack up the Cold Jade Bed and all the books on the shelf; these books that Xiao Mu could keep in his bedroom might hold surprises.

There was no time now, so Li Zhangsheng prepared to check them after returning.

The rest were some relatively ordinary items; Li Zhangsheng specifically searched through them and did not find any traps.

After leaving the bedroom, Li Zhangsheng went to several other rooms, but unfortunately, the harvest was minimal.

Li Zhangsheng came to the backyard, which was crisscrossed and was entirely a Medicine Garden, planted with quite a few Spirit Herbs, totaling over a hundred, every one of which was a rare Spirit Herb in this world.

Among them, three were Heavenly Essence Grade Spirit Herbs.

On a Spirit Tree grew the Vitality Fruit, which Li Zhangsheng was quite familiar with; it was one of the main ingredients for the Ancient Strength Enhancement Potion.

Unfortunately, this batch of Vitality Fruit had not yet matured.

The other two Heavenly Essence Grade Spirit Herbs were also main ingredients for Alchemical Pills, but they were of little use to Li Zhangsheng.

Li Zhangsheng grabbed a handful of soil and carefully identified it; this soil contained a trace of energy, barely reaching the level of Spirit Soil, and could satisfy the growth conditions of most Spirit Herbs.

Li Zhangsheng handed the work of picking the Spirit Herbs to Kailan and the Xi Mouse, preparing to take this batch of Spirit Herbs back to replant them.

The Xi Mouse dug and picked them underground, trying to avoid damaging the roots of the Spirit Herbs, while Kailan used Natural Energy to protect the Spirit Herbs, providing them with a temporary living environment.

Li Zhangsheng rummaged through the twenty-plus Space Rings he carried, barely managing to gather over a hundred empty Jade Boxes and wooden boxes, and according to the nature and taboos of the Spirit Herbs, he sorted and packed the Spirit Herbs that still had a bit of Spirit Soil on their roots, trying his best to preserve their vitality.

Next was digging three feet deep; with the help of the Xi Mouse, Li Zhangsheng packed up all this Spirit Soil.

This was also a matter of no choice; Li Zhangsheng only had so much Breathing Soil, and it was already full of Spirit Herbs, leaving no extra space.

After confirming there were no omissions, Li Zhangsheng left the small courtyard without nostalgia and walked swaggeringly toward the Library Pavilion.

He was disguised as a Xiao Clan Elder, so naturally, he did not need to be too cautious; taking a step back, even if he were accidentally discovered by an acquaintance, he could forcibly seize the treasures.

Having lost the protection of a Sixth-Rank Expert, the Xiao Clan could be said to be at Li Zhangsheng's mercy here.

Of course, if the source of Qiu City were to come, he would only be able to choose to leave.

He still had to hide his identity now and did not yet have the idea of confronting Dou Yuanbin head-on; after all, whether in strength or influence, Li Zhangsheng was at a disadvantage, and a head-on confrontation would be unwise; it would be better to destroy Dou Yuanbin's foundation from behind.

Since Dou Yuanbin wants to be Emperor, then he will weaken his influence step by step and destroy his hopes.

Forming alliances is also necessary; for instance, he could try to win over the Sixth Prince Dou Yuanhua, the Ninth Prince Dou Yuansheng, or even the First Prince.

By using their power to suppress Dou Yuanbin, if used well, he could achieve the effect of using a four-ounce weight to move a thousand-pound force.

Soon, Li Changsheng stood before a small four-story building; this was the Xiao Clan Library.

Regardless of the family, the Library Pavilion is always one of the most important places, as it often represents a family's heritage and its rise and fall.

Knowledge is the foundation; without sufficient knowledge to support it, it is nothing but a castle in the air.

Even Li Changsheng is no exception; without the Spirit Origin Inheritance of the third Principal and the partial memories of Di Zhiyi, it would have been impossible for him to progress so quickly.

As one of the family's most important locations, the Library Pavilion is wrapped in a thick layer of energy Restriction all year round.

This is a Defense Restriction, and judging by its strength, even a Sixth-tier Beastmaster would have to spend some effort to break through it.

After confirming that no one was around, Li Changsheng tried to open the Restriction using the Patriarch Token.

When it touched the Library Pavilion's Restriction, the Patriarch Token emitted a faint glow, and a portal appeared on the Restriction, just large enough for one person to pass through.

Li Changsheng strode into the Library Pavilion, and the portal behind him quickly vanished.

At first glance, he saw two Xiao Clan Elders playing a game of chess.

The two Xiao Clan Elders looked at Li Changsheng, and one of them asked casually, "Elder Yuanhua, what brings you here this time?"

While asking, this Clan Elder did not forget to continue his game with his old companion.

Li Changsheng did not answer, pretending to be familiar as he walked up to the two Xiao Clan Elders.

The two Xiao Clan Elders had no guard up, and most of their attention was still focused on their game.

Boom— Boom—

In an instant, Li Changsheng delivered two hand-chops, striking directly at the necks of the two unsuspecting Xiao Clan Elders, knocking them unconscious, and stuffed two pills made of concentrated Hypnosis Powder into their mouths.

It was not that Li Changsheng did not want to kill them outright, but he wanted to prevent the scent of blood from spreading; who knew if the Library Pavilion had Restrictions installed to prevent the spread of odors.

The Xiao Clan is a Famous Clan after all, and even if their foundation is not deep, the collection of books in their Library Pavilion still far exceeds that of the Cai Clan, and it is not much worse than that of Yuanling Academy.

The first floor alone contains hundreds of thousands of books!

Just as Li Changsheng was preparing to "pack up" these books, a figure suddenly walked down from the second floor of the Library Pavilion.

(End of this chapter)