A faint fragrance still lingered in the air, the rich, pure scent of Spirit Medicine. Clearly, many rare Spirit Medicines grew on this planet. Lin Feng headed toward the strongest concentration of Spiritual Energy and fragrance, walking over verdant grass amid all kinds of exotic flowers and plants. The scenery was breathtaking.
After walking for about two hours, he came upon a secluded valley surrounded by mountains on three sides. Rare Spirit Medicines filled the valley: millennium spirit mushrooms, ten-thousand-year ginseng, dragon blood grass, phoenix tail flowers... everything one could wish for. Some had even grown for tens of thousands of years, radiating dense Spiritual Energy. Even ancient texts contained only scattered references to them, and he had never seen them in the Heavenly Profound Realm.
Joy surged through Lin Feng. Without the slightest hesitation, he began gathering the Spirit Medicines, carefully digging up each plant with its roots intact, packing it into a specially made jade box, and storing it in the Chaos Pearl, afraid of damaging its spiritual potency.
He spent an entire day and night gathering them, harvesting more than half the valley's Spirit Medicines. By his estimate, they were worth at least several hundred million God Crystals. This eased his heart somewhat; he felt he had taken another small step toward his goal of five hundred billion God Crystals.
After gathering the Spirit Medicines, Lin Feng pressed on without stopping, continuing to explore the planet in hopes of finding more opportunities. After flying for about two hours, he saw an enormous city. Its pure-white walls rose hundreds of feet high, their surfaces densely covered in runes. The runes constantly flickered with faint golden light, radiating powerful defensive energy that enveloped the entire city.
Two guards in black armor stood at the city gate, their auras revealing