Purple Mist Grass (Seeking Recommendations!!)

Sacred Nether Grass is exclusive to the Sacred Nether Family and has the effect of enhancing Soul Power. The older the grass, the stronger its effect. A five-year-old Sacred Nether Grass is worth fifty thousand Spirit Coins, while ten or twenty-year-old grass is several to even dozens of times more expensive.

"We'll listen to Young Master Chen!"

"Yeah, we'll listen to you!"

Chen Linjian surveyed the surroundings and counted the people. "There are twenty in total. We need to find more people!"

Recently, a town ruin was discovered not far from the City of Brilliance, likely from before the Dark Era. Many people have formed groups to explore it. Thus, Chen Linjian also wanted to find people to go with him and was currently gathering his team.

Du Ze, Lu Piao, and the others glanced into the distance.

"If only they had Sacred Nether Grass, Du Ze could definitely break through to Bronze 1-star!" Lu Piao murmured, but Sacred Nether Grass was something they couldn't afford.

If they had money, they could buy large quantities of precious herbs or elixirs to aid their cultivation!

Nie Li wasn't concerned about money. His mind was on something else. In his previous life, many powerful individuals had explored the ruins outside the City of Brilliance, but they found nothing. Unexpectedly, Chen Linjian and others later discovered a secret passage, ultimately unearthing a massive treasure.

He heard that Ye Ziyun also participated in that event. Nie Li had heard the details of the entire incident from Ye Ziyun. Shen Yue had found a spirit lamp during that event, which was auctioned for a million Demon Spirit Coins.

A mere million Demon Spirit Coins wasn't enough to warrant Nie Li's intervention. However, Nie Li knew the miraculous uses of that spirit lamp. If he could obtain it, it would be extremely beneficial for his future cultivation.

That spirit lamp, he had to get his hands on it!

Nie Li stood up and walked towards Chen Linjian.

"I'd like to join your team. Would you be willing, Young Master Chen?" Nie Li looked directly at Chen Linjian, a flicker of memory surfacing. Among the many scions of noble families, Chen Linjian was outstanding. In his previous life, he was only one step away from reaching the Black Gold Demon Spirit Master realm. His character wasn't definitively good or bad; Nie Li didn't understand him well. During the final battle of the City of Brilliance, when Chen Linjian learned that the Sacred Family had retreated and the west gate was breached, he flew into a rage and killed six disciples of the Sacred Family.

He was a person who clearly distinguished between kindness and enmity!

Chen Linjian looked up, sizing up Nie Li, and said noncommittally, "Who are you? Do you know what we're doing?"

The people around Chen Linjian looked at Nie Li, a hint of mockery in their eyes.

"Kid, have you reached Bronze level yet? If not, don't cause trouble here."

Nie Li ignored the taunts from the people beside him and said, "Of course, I know what you're doing. You're planning to explore the Ancient Orchid City Ruins, right?"

Chen Linjian showed a slight hint of surprise. How did Nie Li know he was going to explore the Ancient Orchid City Ruins? This matter had always been kept secret; they hadn't told anyone. If their families found out, they would definitely be stopped.

"Who are you?" Chen Linjian narrowed his eyes slightly, a dangerous glint flashing within them.

"Nie Li."

"Nie Li?" Chen Linjian suddenly remembered. Nie Li had been making waves recently, reportedly even offending the Sacred Family. Chen Linjian also disdained the Sacred Family's act of stealing inscription patterns and claiming them as their own creation. "I heard you've read various ancient texts?"

"That's right. Anything I could find in this library, I've read," Nie Li nodded slightly, exuding a powerful confidence.

"Haha, what a big mouth!"

"You haven't even grown all your hair, yet you claim to have read all the texts in the library. How laughable. Even if you started from the womb, you couldn't read this many books."

The people around him mocked Nie Li relentlessly.

Nie Li was indeed quite interesting. Chen Linjian didn't doubt Nie Li and tapped his fingers lightly on the table. "Since you've read so many books, do you know what era the Ancient Orchid City Ruins belong to?"

"Based on the current clues, the architecture of Ancient Orchid City is predominantly dome-shaped, while the entire city is square. This type of architecture fits two eras: the Snowy Wind Empire period and the Sacred Empire period. However, in terms of mural evolution styles, I've heard that someone discovered huge lotus murals in Ancient Orchid City. Lotus murals only became popular in the later Sacred Empire period. Therefore, it's basically confirmed that the era of the Ancient Orchid City Ruins should be between the late Sacred Empire and the Dark Era..." Nie Li spoke unhurriedly, analyzing the origin of Ancient Orchid City.

Listening to Nie Li's words, Chen Linjian's subordinates looked at each other. They understood only half of it, but they were impressed.

"Good!" Chen Linjian suddenly stood up. He hadn't expected Nie Li to so easily determine the era of Ancient Orchid City. This knowledge seemed simple, but even some scholars who studied ancient history in the City of Brilliance might not have such meticulous research. He looked at Nie Li, a hint of admiration in his eyes. "Follow me from now on. I'll provide you with resources for cultivation and study. How about it?"

Chen Linjian's subordinates were somewhat surprised. They hadn't expected Chen Linjian to value Nie Li so highly.

Be Chen Linjian's subordinate? Nie Li smiled faintly. "This time, we'll cooperate, and everyone will get what they need. I believe no one understands the architectural structure of Ancient Orchid City better than I do. If we find any treasures, I'll choose one first, and the rest will be yours. If not, then I'll have to go alone."

"Choose one first? Who do you think you are?"

"You haven't even reached the Bronze level, yet you dare to bargain with our Young Master Chen?"

Chen Linjian looked at Nie Li. The immense confidence emanating from Nie Li made him suspicious. Nie Li hadn't even reached Bronze yet; where did his confidence come from?

"I guarantee that if you bring me along, we will definitely have some gains this time!" Nie Li said proudly. He knew exactly where the treasure of Ancient Orchid City was located, which was why he was so certain.

Chen Linjian had a treasure map of Ancient Orchid City, but it was incomplete. He pondered for a moment. Could Nie Li possess a more complete treasure map?

"Alright, it's settled! I'll say it again, if you're willing to follow me, I definitely won't shortchange you. If not, I believe we'll still have opportunities to cooperate," Chen Linjian said with a proud smile.

Chen Linjian's subordinates were surprised. Young Master Chen actually agreed?

"I hope our cooperation will be pleasant," Nie Li said calmly and turned to leave.

"Three days later, at six in the morning, here again. Don't be late!" Chen Linjian watched Nie Li's retreating back, a hint of playful amusement in his eyes. Nie Li was indeed an interesting person.

"Going to explore the Ancient Orchid City Ruins? It seems there's a lot to prepare," Nie Li murmured to himself. He planned to go alone because it would still be quite dangerous to go to the Ancient Orchid City Ruins without reaching the Bronze level.

Time slowly passed, and it was afternoon.

Alchemist Association of the City of Brilliance.

The director of the Alchemist Association was a woman named Yang Xin. Although only twenty-five years old, she had already achieved remarkable success. Yang Xin was a Gold Demon Spirit Master. Her cultivation wasn't particularly outstanding, but her achievements in alchemy were beyond the reach of even some old veterans in the Alchemist Association.

Because Yang Xin was very beautiful, when she first became the director of the Alchemist Association, people in the association assumed she got the position through her looks. However, as Yang Xin gradually revealed her talent and abilities, those who gossiped gradually fell silent.

As usual, Yang Xin collected the letters from the Alchemist Association's mailbox. Many alchemists would write their alchemy insights in letters, and the Alchemist Association would compile these insights into books and distribute them to every alchemist.

Since most of the ancient alchemy texts had been lost, alchemists, though very important, had become an awkward profession in the City of Brilliance due to the limited effectiveness of the elixirs they produced.

Yang Xin's slender fingers opened these letters one by one. Some letters were even expressions of love, which she unceremoniously tossed aside. Soon, one article caught her attention.

"Application of Purple Mist Grass in Alchemy?" Yang Xin frowned slightly, a hint of confusion on her fair and delicate face.

Besides being used for fumigation to repel insects, what else could Purple Mist Grass be used for?

Yang Xin continued to read. The text was densely packed with the uses of Purple Mist Grass. When refining Soul Gathering Pills and Spirit Nurturing Pills, adding some Purple Mist Grass could increase their efficacy by thirty percent. Soaking in a bath with Purple Mist Grass mixed with five other common medicinal herbs could nourish Soul Power, and so on.

There were as many as sixty-plus uses, nearly half of which were extremely valuable. If they were all verified one by one, the price of Purple Mist Grass would likely skyrocket dozens of times!

Yang Xin sneered, "You want to use me to hype up the price of Purple Mist Grass? You'd better show some real substance! This person is definitely a fraud!"

Yang Xin tossed the article aside. She didn't believe that ordinary Purple Mist Grass could have so many uses!

While reading other articles, Yang Xin hesitated again. If Purple Mist Grass truly had so many uses, it would have a significant impact on the development of alchemists.

"Forget it, I'll try it first! Someone, bring me some Purple Mist Grass!" Yang Xin called out. The Alchemist Association had quite a stock of various herbs, so they should be able to find some Purple Mist Grass.

Soon, someone brought out some Purple Mist Grass.

"Director Yang, our stock of Purple Mist Grass isn't much, only three jin left."

Yang Xin frowned slightly. As a director of the Alchemist Association, how could she not know about the large-scale acquisition of Purple Mist Grass in the past few days?

"Mm, I know!" Yang Xin nodded and began to refine Soul Gathering Pills and Spirit Nurturing Pills using the Purple Mist Grass.

The recipes for Soul Gathering Pills and Spirit Nurturing Pills had been passed down from the City of Brilliance hundreds of years ago. No one had dared to alter them arbitrarily. After all, the ingredients for Soul Gathering Pills and Spirit Nurturing Pills were very expensive. One failed attempt would be heartbreaking for an ordinary alchemist, so who would dare to randomly add other things?