Jiang Liu opened the courtyard gate, walked out, and closed the gate behind him.
Feng Yi looked at Jiang Liu's back with some curiosity and asked, "Brother Jiang, why do you always carry this package?"
Jiang Liu looked at Feng Yi with annoyance and said, "Why are you asking so many questions? Didn't you say you were going to have tea? Let's go!"
Jiang Liu Feng Yi chatted as they arrived at "Leisurely Abode), sat down, ordered tea and snacks, and began to eat and drink.
"Speak! What do you want? Don't think that you, the eldest son of the Feng Family, have so much free time that you come to see me every day. You may have free time, but I don't have that much time to play with you."
"Brother Jiang, I'm actually a bit bored, so I thought I'd chat with you."
"If you keep talking nonsense to me, believe me, I'll beat you up."
"Alright! Actually, I have a small favor to ask of you, Brother Jiang."
"Speak!"
"Yeah, could you help me teach Bai Feiyu from Yujun a lesson? I won't let you help me for nothing!"
"Is that all? It's a small matter. I ran into him, so I'll just dump him in front of you and let you do whatever you want with him, how about that?"
"Haha! That's great! Then I thank you very much, Brother Jiang. After we finish our drinks here, let's go have some more fun. Today's expenses are on me!" Feng Yi waved his hand happily, revealing his true colors as a nouveau riche.
"Goodbye, I have something to do later! I won't keep you company, you go by yourself!" Jiang Liu said helplessly to Feng Yi.
After Leisurely Abode, Jiang Liu Feng Yi parted ways.
Jiang Liu walked all the way to Tang Street and entered Ascension Tower. A waitress greeted him, and Jiang Liu showed her Ascension Token.
Jiang Liu asked the waitress, "Do you have any treasures here that can assist in cultivating spiritual power?"
The waitress shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, sir, we don't have any in Wind City right now!"
Upon hearing that Wind City didn't have them, Jiang Liu assumed other places did. He then asked, "Do you have any information or illustrations about spiritual cultivation treasures?"
The waitress thought for a moment and replied, "We do have illustrated guides on this subject! Would you like some, sir?"
Jiang Liu nodded, and the waitress turned and went to the back. After a while, she came out holding a thin book.
Jiang Liu took the book handed to him by the waitress, flipped through it casually, and quickly found his target. He then calmly closed the book and asked, "I'll take this. How much?"
The waitress said, "At our Ascension Tower, some miscellaneous books are free for customers with Ascension Token, so this is also free. Is there anything else you need, sir?"
Jiang Liu shook his head, took the book, left the Ascension Tower, returned to his residence, went back to his room, opened the book he had just received, and turned to the information he had just seen.
Celestial Star Grass, of the Spiritual attribute, absorbs the essence of water year-round, and under the scorching sun for extended periods, it absorbs the essence of the moon at night, growing in swampy areas. Its leaves develop a star-like pattern. After harvesting, it is dried and can be used in medicine, boiled, or carried close to the body to slowly enhance spiritual power.
The Jade Anomaly Tree, possessing spiritual attributes, grows by absorbing the essence of the sun, moon, and earth under constant exposure to scorching sun and moonlight. It is extremely difficult to cultivate, and its branches and leaves, after being dried, can be boiled and used in medicine. Its trunk, hard yet fragile like jade, can be worn as an ornament year-round, and is believed to slowly increase spiritual power.
Jiang Liu really didn't expect that the Celestial Star Grass would have such an effect. It's no wonder, the Physician Pavilion must have heard the news that there was Celestial Star Grass in this mountain range near Wind City, which is why they issued a reward to buy it.
Jiang Liu immediately took out the Celestial Star Grass and the Jade Anomaly Tree, cleaned them, and began to dry them. Then he sat down in the house to meditate and cultivate, mainly keeping an eye on these two treasures.
He flipped his hand and took out the Frigid Yin Fruit. It wasn't convenient to cook the Jade Bamboo Shoots here. He had obtained the Frigid Yin Fruit some time ago, but he had been using beast cores for cultivation, so he hadn't used the Frigid Yin Fruit before.
He had used up all the eighth-grade beast cores last night. Jiang Liu held the Frigid Yin Fruit in his hand, circulating his inner energy to absorb the water inside and cultivate with Ice Attribute Qi.
Immediately, Jiang Liu felt a rich surge of primordial energy being slowly drawn out of the Frigid Yin Fruit, flowing through his meridians and entering his dantian.
Half an hour later, Jiang Liu looked at the shriveled Frigid Yin Fruit with a speechless expression. Others could use this Frigid Yin Fruit for at least ten days to half a month to cultivate, but it was gone in half an hour for him. He could only continue meditating and cultivating.
As darkness fell, Jiang Liu got up and gathered up the half-dried Celestial Star Grass and Jade Anomaly Tree branches and leaves, wrapping them in black cloth and hiding them away.
Jiang Liu planned to make a sachet from the Celestial Star Grass, and Jiang Liu divided the Jade Anomaly Tree into four sections for easy carrying; it wouldn't be a problem to put it directly into his pocket.
Jiang Liu the courtyard and headed straight for the West City gate. He arrived at a secluded spot, changed into his night clothes, and then headed towards the entrance of the Ten Thousand Mountains.
Soon, they arrived at the gathering point, where tents were scattered everywhere. These were set up by the people who had set up stalls here. The Jiang Liu flowed by in a flash, and soon they reached a fork in the road. This time, they chose the first road on the left, using their Wind Walk to move forward quickly.
Jiang Liu quickly flew ten miles, but when he arrived at the place the Man in Black had mentioned, he searched everywhere but couldn't find the entrance to the Deity Summoning Valley. Jiang Liu was somewhat speechless. He'd been told there was a special marker, but where was it?
If Jiang Liu hadn't already turned the Man in Black to dust, Jiang Liu really would have liked to beat him up again to vent his anger.
Jiang Liu dispersed his consciousness and carefully investigated. Finally, he discovered something unusual. There was indeed a special mark: in the forest, there was a tree with a branch that was a different color, and that part of the branch was where the mechanism was located.
If there hadn't been a prior warning, this would have been really hard to find. After all, who would have thought to hide the mechanism in this way? It's easy to overlook.
Following the instructions of the Man in Black Jiang Liu opened the mechanism, creating a gaping hole in the tree, just large enough for one person to pass through. Jiang Liu darted inside and casually closed the tree door behind him.
When Jiang Liu opened the tree door, people were already rushing here from the secret passage, but Jiang Liu was too fast and didn't have time to react.
Jiang Liu dispersed his consciousness and waited quietly in the darkness. Sure enough, after a while, he sensed someone flying over from a distance, but they were blocked by the winding underground passage and could not be seen.
Soon, the firelight came into Jiang Liu's view. He saw three Rank 6 Martial Practitioner from the Deity Summoning Society. One of them was holding a torch, and the other two were each holding a large sword. As soon as they saw Jiang Liu, the three of them immediately attacked him.
Jiang Liu used his Wind Walk to move swiftly, and in a flash, he struck one of them with a palm, knocking them all unconscious. Then he picked up a torch and stuck it in the wall. The torch couldn't go out; there was no light at all in the tunnel.
Jiang Liu continued to wait in the same spot, his consciousness spreading out. After waiting for a while, seeing that no one had come over, he guessed that the Deity Summoning Society thought that one of their own had returned, so they didn't pay any attention.
The Man in Black hadn't revealed any details about the secret passage. Jiang Liu decided to interrogate the three men thoroughly, and then woke one of the martial artists.