Ancestral Master Hall

Chapter 30: Ancestral Master Hall

"Think it through. Right now, only you know how to cure the Blackening Disease. Let me tell you, the Palm Heaven Space has been upgraded. Its time flow is twenty times faster than the outside world. This means if you spend twenty days inside, only one day will have passed outside. As long as you stay inside for twenty days, you'll definitely be able to collect enough urine. If you're really afraid of me Body Seizing you, just stay away from me."

"Palm Heaven Space?" Shi Yue's brow furrowed upon hearing this. After a moment of indecision, he greeted Murong Xiaoxiao and left on his imperial artifact.

Returning to Uncle-Master Zhou's Cave Mansion, Shi Yue buried the green bead in the Spirit Field, then took his imperial artifact to the Deacon Hall.

He used over fifty Contribution Points to exchange for two Lightning Spear Talismans and two low-grade gourd Magic Tools. Lightning Spells were widely recognized as the most destructive spells, especially effective against Ghostly creatures and Souls. With these two Lightning Spear Talismans, Shi Yue felt a bit more confident.

As for the two gourd Magic Tools, they were for storing Clear Water and collecting urine.

There was no other choice. If he didn't enter the Palm Heaven Space and the Water Moon Flowers withered on a large scale, he wouldn't be able to explain it to Uncle-Master Zhou. Moreover, with many Sect disciples' Spirit Herbs and Spirit Grain suffering from the Blackening Disease, knowing the cure would allow him to make a fortune.

Not entering the Palm Heaven Space meant Shi Yue couldn't bear the consequences. Entering the Palm Heaven Space would also allow him to make a fortune. After careful consideration, Shi Yue chose to enter the Palm Heaven Space.

Upon entering the Mysterious Space, Shi Yue was slightly stunned.

Following his gaze, the Spirit Grain in the Spirit Field had grown to be half a person tall. Each stalk of Spirit Grain was laden with seven or eight egg-sized grains of rice. It looked like they would mature soon.

All ten fruit trees were bearing fruit. Some fruits were only the size of a fingernail, while others were the size of an egg.

Shi Yue remembered clearly that he hadn't entered the Palm Heaven Space for over ten days. Based on the original ten-fold time flow, this was impossible. It seemed Xiaoyaozi hadn't lied; the Palm Heaven Space's time flow was indeed twenty times faster than the outside world after its upgrade.

"How is it, kid? I didn't lie to you, did I? Now, if you plant Spirit Grain that normally ripens once a year, it'll mature in less than twenty days. This is all Spirit Stones!" Xiaoyaozi said in a tempting tone.

Shi Yue's expression showed some emotion, but he didn't reply to Xiaoyaozi. Instead, he walked towards the Spirit Field.

Shi Yue walked around the Spirit Field and discovered that some Spirit Herbs and Spirit Grain had withered.

The time flow in the Palm Heaven Space was twenty times faster than the outside world. This meant that during these ten-plus days, over two hundred days had passed in the Palm Heaven Space.

Without watering for such a long time, the soil in the Spirit Field had become extremely dry.

Blazing Sun Grass didn't require much water, and only a dozen or so plants had withered. Condensing Smoke Grass, however, had a high demand for water, and a third of the Condensing Smoke Grass had withered. Dozens of Spirit Grain stalks had also withered. The fruit trees, on the other hand, seemed fine, as their root systems were developed enough to draw moisture from underground.

Shi Yue dug out the withered Spirit Grain and Spirit Herbs one by one, then watered them. Of course, he didn't forget the Spirit Fruit.

By the time he finished, it had already been half an hour. Without taking a break, he took out the gourd Magic Tool filled with Clear Water, removed the stopper, and brought the gourd's opening to his mouth, drinking the Clear Water in large gulps.

When he could no longer drink, he began to walk slowly around the Spirit Field.

The Blackening Disease spread extremely quickly. He had to collect enough urine in the shortest possible time.

The continuous ringing of the Dragon Alarm Bell echoed through the heavens, each chime louder than the last. Five consecutive, melodious chimes reverberated throughout the Great Void Sect.

Before long, streams of Escape Light shot out from several distant mountain peaks, flying rapidly towards the peak where the Great Void Sect's Ancestral Master Hall was located.

Half an hour later, a blue rainbow broke through the air from afar and landed on the bluestone platform of the Ancestral Master Hall peak.

As the Escape Light dissipated, it revealed a middle-aged man with a fair complexion, no beard, and wearing a blue Daoist robe.

As the middle-aged man landed, a male voice called out from behind him:

"Senior Brother Lan, wait for me, junior brother."

The middle-aged man looked back and saw a middle-aged Daoist in a blue Daoist robe walking slowly towards him from about a hundred meters away.

The middle-aged Daoist was portly, his eyes squeezed into narrow slits by the flesh of his face, and his chin drooped with layers of skin. Despite his seemingly slow gait, each step covered several feet, and he reached the middle-aged man in just a few breaths.

"It's been decades, Junior Brother Zhou. Your Spirit Fox Steps are even more impressive than before," the middle-aged man said with a slight smile, complimenting the middle-aged Daoist.

"Heh heh, how could I dare to show off in front of Senior Brother Lan? By the way, Senior Brother Lan, do you know why Sect Leader Senior Brother has summoned us to the Ancestral Master Hall? He even struck the Dragon Alarm Bell five times." The middle-aged Daoist replied humbly before changing the subject.

"I don't know. I came here upon hearing the five strikes of the Dragon Alarm Bell. However, for Sect Leader Senior Brother to strike the Dragon Alarm Bell five times, this matter must be extraordinary," the middle-aged man said with a solemn expression, shaking his head.

"Indeed. I suppose Sect Leader Senior Brother will explain it to us shortly!" the middle-aged Daoist nodded.

As they spoke, they passed through a long flight of stone steps and entered a black palace over ten zhang high. A silver plaque hung above the entrance, inscribed with the three golden characters "Ancestral Master Hall," which glittered brilliantly under the sunlight, drawing the eye.

Inside the Ancestral Master Hall stood an elder in a yellow robe, with a jade belt around his waist. The elder's face was full of worry.

The yellow-robed elder was none other than Zhou Tongtian, the twenty-seventh generation Sect Master of the Great Void Sect.

On the chairs to Zhou Tongtian's left and right sat a middle-aged scholar and a white-haired old woman, both with worried expressions.

The middle-aged man and the middle-aged Daoist exchanged glances and chose two adjacent seats, closing their eyes to rest.

Before long, a red-robed elder with a ruddy complexion and a gaunt gray-clothed elder walked in and took seats on the sides.

"Sect Leader Senior Brother, since everyone is here, you can speak now!" the gray-clothed elder urged, looking impatient.

"Have any of you junior brothers and sisters planted Spirit Herbs?" Zhou Tongtian nodded and asked.

"Our Great Void Sect is renowned for its Alchemy throughout the Great Tang. Which of us junior brothers and sisters here doesn't know Alchemy? Which of us doesn't plant Spirit Herbs? I have three medicinal gardens! However, for some reason, the Spirit Herbs in one of my medicinal gardens have contracted a strange illness I've never seen before. This illness spreads extremely quickly. The Spirit Herbs gradually turn black and then wither. Within a few days, most of the Spirit Herbs in the medicinal garden are dead," the gray-clothed elder said with a peculiar expression.