Jiang Liu slowly moved forward, extending his Divine Sense. He discovered that his Divine Sense, which usually covered a radius of one thousand meters, was now only about one hundred meters. This white mist was strange, and Jiang Liu proceeded even more cautiously.
Not long after they left, Jiang Liu suddenly sensed a gust of energy coming towards him. He dodged to the side, then drew his broadsword and slashed forward. "Chirp!" A sharp sound rang out, and then he disappeared into the white mist without a sound.
Jiang Liu continued to proceed cautiously when he suddenly saw a faint light ahead. Jiang Liu flashed and flew rapidly toward the source of the light.
Upon reaching the area of the light, Jiang Liu's view immediately changed. The white mist disappeared, and Jiang Liu found himself standing at the entrance of the backyard of Ascension Tower, with Murong Yin running towards him with a joyful expression.
Just as Murong Yin was about to open his arms to embrace him, Jiang Liu slashed down with his broadsword.
"Screech!" A scream came from Murong Yin's mouth, and then the scene in front of him changed, returning to the previous white expanse.
Jiang Liu went up to take a look and saw a strange Exotic Beast on the ground in front of him. Blood was gushing from its wounds, and the blood was strange; it wasn't red, it was blue.
Jiang Liu looked at the strange Exotic Beast lying on the ground howling in pain, and a series of booming sounds still echoed in his mind. He quickly Heaven and Earth One Blade Chop, and a huge blade of light flashed past, cleaving the strange Exotic Beast in front of him in two.
The roar in his mind finally stopped. Jiang Liu stood there for a moment to catch his breath before bending down to examine the strange Exotic Beast.
The Exotic Beast looked somewhat like a monkey, but not quite. The most obvious feature was its pointed head, and its two forelimbs were longer than its two hind limbs.
Jiang Liu found a colorless Exotic Beast core in the head of the strange Exotic Beast. As soon as he touched it, he felt his mind clear and immediately realized that this was different from ordinary Exotic Beast. This was Exotic Beast that mainly cultivated mental power.
No wonder the illusion appeared before. Fortunately, his spiritual power had already reached the Minor Grandmaster level. Jiang Liu wondered what would have happened if someone else had encountered this Exotic Beast.
Jiang Liu continued to explore forward through the white fog, not knowing how vast it was, Jiang Liu felt he had walked at least several miles.
Suddenly, Jiang Liu sensed a faint, unusual fragrance coming from his nose. Jiang Liu immediately held his breath and flew forward in the direction of the fragrance.
After flying for a mile or two, Jiang Liu felt the coverage area of his Divine Sense expanding until it finally returned to normal. It seemed the white mist could no longer reach this point.
Jiang Liu finally saw normal light. Jiang Liu glanced at the fenced-off medicinal Medicine Garden, but it was now in a terrible state of disrepair.
Jiang Liu stepped forward and took a look. It turned out that the herbs had been ravaged by the Exotic Beast. They had forcibly and destructively pulled them up, leaving only some rotten branches and leaves on the ground. The strange fragrance was coming from these branches and leaves.
Undeterred, Jiang Liu continued to carefully inspect the Medicine Garden, leaving no corner unchecked. In the end, however, he still found no useful herbs and had no choice but to leave the Medicine Garden in frustration.
Jiang Liu looked up at the source of the light, then unleashed his Instant Thousand Miles and flew towards the light.
After flying forward for a short while, Jiang Liu came into view of a huge building, and it seemed that Jiang Liu was behind this building.
Jiang Liu saw that the building in front of him was surrounded by a wall, and there was a gate facing the direction of the Medicine Garden. Jiang Liu stepped forward and pushed it, but it wouldn't open.
Jiang Liu condensed his qi and activated the Frozen Heart Ice Soul Technique, turning the wooden door in front of him into a solid block of ice. With a Jiang Liu push, the wooden door shattered into ice blocks scattered on the ground.
Immediately, a putrid smell wafted out. Jiang Liu went inside and saw that it was a medicine shop for drying herbs. No wonder it faced the Medicine Garden.
Jiang Liu noticed a few herbs on the drying rack. Upon closer inspection, he found that they were common auxiliary herbs, including Hundred-Leaf Flower, Sky Velvet Grass, Holland Seed, and Sky Tower Flower, all of which had rotted. It seemed that the precious herbs had been taken away.
Jiang Liu looked at the wooden frame, stroked his chin, and fell into deep thought. There were such a large area of buildings here, and judging from the direction he came in, it was obviously the back. He hadn't encountered anyone else along the way. Could it be that after entering, everyone was not going in the same direction?
Or perhaps there are other Exotic Beast, just like the Exotic Beast from before, that are skilled at creating illusions and have lured the others away?
Jiang Liu then put those thoughts aside and left the pharmacy, only to find that it was a series of interconnected rooms, all used for drying herbs.
Jiang Liu checked the rest of the pharmacies but still couldn't find any useful medicinal herbs. Some common herbs turned into powder and scattered in the air when the door was opened and a breeze blew them away.
It seems this place has been deserted for a long time, and I don't know how long it has existed. Also, after looking through so many houses, I haven't seen any markings or writings to explain what this place is.
Jiang Liu the cluster of pharmacies, passed through the courtyard gate, and looked back. Sure enough, the words "Medicine Courtyard" were written on the gate.
Jiang Liu looked ahead and realized that the entire complex was divided into two large courtyards, labeled the Weapon Courtyard and the Pill Courtyard. There was also a gate leading to the outside.
Jiang Liu strolled towards the nearest Weapon Courtyard. As soon as he entered, Jiang Liu smelled a strong metallic rust.
Turning past the screen wall, a square of about three or four hundred square meters came into view. On the square, there were many wooden racks for storing weapons piled up haphazardly. These wooden racks had not rotted after being there for so long, so they must not be ordinary items.
The wooden shelves were now completely empty, not even a single ordinary weapon remained. There were, however, twelve workshops for forging weapons.
Jiang Liu, with the mindset that since he was already there, might as well take a look, entered the first equipment room.
As expected, there were no surprises. The first equipment room was completely empty, except for a extinguished forging furnace and some scrap iron.
Jiang Liu was still unwilling to give up and inspected one forging furnace after another. When he inspected the last forging furnace, he was pleasantly surprised.
Inside the extinguished forge lay a large, dark sword. It was called a sword, but its shape was only that of a sword. The hilt and other parts were not yet forged, but the blade was almost finished, and the edge was already taking shape.
Jiang Liu picked up the broadsword. It wasn't heavy, but he didn't know what metal it was made of. Jiang Liu swung it once and found it quite easy to handle. He wanted to test the sharpness of the blade.
Jiang Liu drew his broadsword with his left hand and clashed it with the dark, unremarkable broadsword. With a clang, the broadsword in his left hand broke.
Jiang Liu looked at the dark, unremarkable broadsword in his right hand and was speechless. It was already so sharp even before it was fully forged. With a little processing, it should be ready to use. Jiang Liu felt that the trip had been worthwhile.
Jiang Liu then checked the remaining equipment rooms, but still found nothing.
Jiang Liu had no choice but to leave the Weapon Courtyard and was about to head towards the Pill Courtyard when he suddenly heard footsteps coming from the gate leading to the outside. Not long after, a familiar Jiang Liu appeared before him: Ye Qiuzhen.