Longing to Enter the Hundred Herbs Garden

Zhou Yuan was naturally curious: besides Lu Qingshan, what other matters concerning the Hundred Herbs Garden did Elder Lu want to discuss with him?

"Could it be that Elder Lu came for the spirit medicine in the Hundred Herbs Garden?" Radiance flashed through Zhou Yuan's mind, and he asked.

"That's exactly right."

"I have heard that the Hundred Herbs Garden is full of spirit medicine, and even rare treasures like the Revival Fruit. I would like to ask the sect leader for a spot to go in and broaden my horizons."

Lu Qingfeng disliked beating around the bush and went straight to the point.

The Revival Fruit can extend lifespan, though only by ten years, but it may be useful in the future. Even disregarding the future, the Revival Fruit is a crucial spirit medicine in the Pill Formula for the Longevity Pill.

The Hundred Herbs Garden opens once every twelve years, Revival Fruit only ripens once every thirty-six years.

If we miss this opportunity, we'll have to wait another twelve years. We might as well strike decisively and secure it first to feel at ease.

"Elder Lu, rest assured, the spirit medicine— "

"Um?"

Upon hearing Lu Qingfeng's previous statement, Zhou Yuan assumed he had guessed correctly and was about to promise Lu Qingfeng that he would have priority in choosing spirit medicine collected from the Hundred Herbs Garden.

But upon hearing the rest, his expression turned serious. "Elder Lu, are you joking with me?"

"Of course not."

Lu Qingfeng said, "The Hundred Herbs Garden is mysterious and contains many spirit medicine. I really want to go in and take a look."

In truth, given his personality, if Revival Fruit that the Hundred Herbs Garden contained Rejuvenation Fruit and second- and third-tier spirit medicine for refining Foundation Establishment Pills, and that the people of the Sunset Glow Sect weren't entirely confident in collecting or seizing the spirit medicine and Revival Fruit that Lu Qingfeng needed from the Hundred Herbs Garden, he would rather stay in Silver Horn Mountain to cultivate and play than move around and explore any secret realms.

It wasn't that he wanted to, but rather that he had no choice.

According to his understanding, there are indeed many second- and third-tier spirit medicine in the Hundred Herbs Garden.

In previous years, the spirit medicine obtained by the Sunset Glow Sect were all randomly picked without any specific purpose. Even if Lu Qingfeng asked them to collect the few spirit medicine needed to refine the Foundation Establishment, they might not be able to collect them in the complex Hundred Herbs Garden.

As for the Revival Fruit...

The Sunset Glow Sect would certainly give priority to those cultivators whose lifespans are nearing their end. Lu Qingfeng is still young, and if he were to ask for it, it would be a sign of his lack of manners.

So Lu Qingfeng decided to go into the Hundred Herbs Garden himself.

He was unaware of the Revival Fruit before, only using it as spirit medicine for refining the Foundation Establishment. Now that he knows the Revival Fruit exists, he is even more determined to go inside.

"The Hundred Herbs Garden is heavily fortified and its formations are dangerous. Furthermore, some Foundation Establishment experts from the demon and monster factions have entered it, making it extremely dangerous."

Zhou Yuan sat up straight, his expression solemn, and said, "Elder Lu's expertise in alchemy and weapon crafting is profound, surpassing that of myself and all the cultivators of the Gathering Cloud Mountains. However, the Hundred Herbs Garden values expertise in formations and restrictions, and also emphasizes practical combat. Forgive my bluntness, but Elder Lu is probably lacking in these areas."

In the Hundred Herbs Garden, all the precious spirit medicine Guardian by array formations.

Therefore, only cultivators who are proficient in this path can enter.

In addition, every cultivator entering the Hundred Herbs Garden must carry a certain amount of Spirit Stone.

Especially for Foundation Establishment cultivators, they start with at least two hundred Spirit Stone. Even if they consume one spirit stone per day, they still have a considerable amount of Spirit Stone in the early stages. As for the later stages, they will have a considerable number of spirit medicine.

Wealth can be a powerful motivator!

The same applies to Spirit Stone and spirit medicine.

In the Hundred Herbs Garden, there are far too many conflicts arising from Spirit Stone and spirit medicine.

There have been instances of the Four Gathering Cloud Sects fighting each other, and when they encounter Demon Race or the Demon Sect, battles are inevitable.

More than forty years ago, Yue Miaoyin's father, Yue Changchun, was killed by a Foundation Establishment expert from the Sanyuan Demon Sect in the Hundred Herbs Garden.

Over the past three hundred years, far too many Foundation Establishment cultivators and True Qi Realm disciples from the Sunset Glow Sect and the Four Gathering Cloud Sects have died in the Hundred Herbs Garden. Each time the Hundred Herbs Garden opens, the Sunset Glow Sect sends a dozen or twenty cultivators. In extremely lucky cases, there are still some casualties; in unlucky cases, the entire army has been wiped out twice!

Lu Qingfeng's identities in the Sunset Glow Sect are Alchemist and weapon refiner.

Cultivators have limited energy, so it's truly remarkable to achieve success in alchemy and weapon crafting. Given Lu Qingfeng's young age, Zhou Yuan naturally assumed Lu Qingfeng was lacking in practical combat skills.

"If Elder Lu wishes to use the spirit medicine in the Hundred Herbs Garden for alchemy, he can ask the elders of the sect to keep an eye out. Elder Guqin and Elder Mo Han of my Sunset Glow Sect are only First-Order Alchemist. If there are any precious spirit medicine, we will certainly trouble Elder Lu to refine them."

"Why should Elder Lu go to the Hundred Herbs Garden in person?"

Zhou Yuan earnestly advised him.

"You, Lu Qingfeng, are just throwing your life away if you go in!"

The Sunset Glow Sect almost said those words aloud, and Lu Qingfeng understood Zhou Yuan's meaning.

However, Lu Qingfeng was confident in his abilities and had reasons why he had to go in.

The Revival Fruit is secondary; the spirit medicine needed to refine the Foundation Establishment are extremely rare in the Gathering Cloud Mountains. Even if they exist, they are scarce, insufficient for Lu Qingfeng to advance to the Foundation Establishment Realm, let alone Qingshan and Qingyu.

Only the Hundred Herbs Garden offers a turning point.

Rather than placing their hopes on the elders and disciples of the Sunset Glow Sect, who would have to wait another twelve years if they failed to find the spirit medicine he needed, or even go outside the Gathering Cloud Mountains to search for it.

Neither of these options was acceptable to Lu Qingfeng.

Ultimately, Lu Qingfeng's decision to enter the Hundred Herbs Garden, though seemingly troublesome, was actually just to avoid further trouble or wasting twelve years in vain.

"Sect Master, rest assured, I value my life more than anyone else. This trip to the Hundred Herbs Garden is merely to broaden my horizons; I will certainly not hold the sect elders back," Lu Qingfeng pleaded.

The strongest person in the Hundred Herbs Garden is only at the Foundation Establishment. With Lu Qingfeng's current strength, he poses no threat whatsoever. It would be a real shame not to go.

"Can--"

Zhou Yuan was about to persuade him again, but seeing Lu Qingfeng's insistence, he stopped talking and pondered.

A moment later, Zhou Yuan's eyes fell on Lu Qingfeng, and he asked in confusion, "I consider myself to have exceptional eyesight. Even without using the Heaven's Eye Technique, I can discern about 70-80% of Foundation Establishment level. However, Elder Lu's entire body is shrouded in mist, and his cultivation level is deeply hidden. I really can't see any clues at all."

"Excuse me for asking, Elder Lu, what is your cultivation level?"

It's no wonder Zhou Yuan was puzzled.

Lu Qingfeng cultivated the Qi-Concealing Technique, which was originally a low-level auxiliary Technique Method that could counter the Heaven's Eye Technique. It could conceal the fluctuations of Internal Breath, True Qi, and True Essence in order to hide one's cultivation level.

Even a low-level Qi-Concealing Technique can counter the Heaven's Eye Technique of a cultivator of the same level.

Lu Qingfeng went mad and enhanced it to Transcendent Grade.

Even without using his abilities, his cultivation level remains shrouded in mist, impenetrable even to Spirit Void Cultivator. Even against Core Formation True Person, Lu Qingfeng could easily conceal his cultivation by employing a concealment Qi-Concealing Technique.

It even carries a hint of concealing heavenly secrets, capable of shielding others from prying into its calculations, mysterious and unpredictable.

Zhou Yuan was only at the Spirit Void Stage, so of course he couldn't see through Lu Qingfeng's cultivation level.

"It's just the Foundation Liquid Condensation Realm."

"Hiding my cultivation level is simply because my cultivation Cultivation Method is special; my True Essence sometimes manifests as a misty substance, making my cultivation level unclear. Furthermore, during the process of circulating it—"