"Teacher!"
"This is a fragmented map I found in the library archives. It seems to depict the immortal-grade herbs Teacher Yue Guan told me about!"
"Teacher, I want to search for them!"
Half a month later, Gu Ziyi found Qian Xunji and took out an ancient-looking fragmented map.
"What immortal-grade herbs?"
Qian Xunji was slightly surprised. He then took the fragmented map from Gu Ziyi and examined it.
Faintly visible at the center of the map was a pool of intermingled red and blue, with several plants growing around it that seemed to emit a soft glow.
On the back of the fragmented map was a setting sun.
"They're the immortal herbs Teacher Yue Guan told me about—treasures that may be able to improve my talent!"
"Teacher, I must go and search for them!"
Gu Ziyi looked at Qian Xunji and spoke again, his tone resolute.
That was right. After realizing he could not travel to Sunset Forest alone, Gu Ziyi had directly decided to borrow Spirit Hall's strength.
After all, he was the disciple of Spirit Hall's Pope. It would be a waste not to make use of such backing.
He only needed to figure out how to explain his knowledge of the immortal herbs.
In the end, Gu Ziyi thought of forging a map—creating a fake treasure map, then claiming that he had found the fragmented map in Spirit Hall's library archives.
It did not matter whether others believed it. As long as he believed it, that was enough.
"You found this in the library archives?"
Seeing how determined Gu Ziyi was, Qian Xunji picked up the fragmented map again for another look before asking.
"Yes, Teacher!"
Gu Ziyi answered firmly.
He had deliberately aged the fragmented map, making it look extremely ancient.
"And how do you plan