Within the Medicine Saint's legacy abode lay another world entirely.
The moment they stepped through the light gate, Spiritual Energy so rich it was almost tangible, mingled with the fragrance of ten-thousand-year-old medicines, surged into their limbs and bones, making their entire bodies feel wonderfully at ease.
Before them stretched a world of medicinal gardens without end. Above, there was neither sun nor moon, only countless roots of spiritual plants interwoven together, radiating a gentle glow. The earth was a magnificent seven-colored hue, shrouded in innate essence. Countless ancient Spiritual Medicines that had long vanished from the outside world flourished here, their ages measured in tens of thousands of years.
Even more astonishingly, the laws here were complete and active. Great Dao Resonant Chimes seemed to murmur beside their ears. Cultivating here for one day might equal a year of bitter effort outside!
"Wonderful place!" Thunder Roar Ravine took a deep breath. Even the lightning around his body became much gentler, cleansed by this place's peaceful Dao rhythm.
A flicker of surprise also passed through Mu Qingxue's eyes. The purity of the Spiritual Energy here far surpassed any blessed land or grotto-heaven she had ever seen, and it even nourished the embryonic Sword Heart she had just condensed.
Yun Mengyao lightly sensed the veins of this world and said, "This place was not naturally formed. It was opened by supreme power, with a space-time grand formation and a medicinal Dao divine formation capable of stealing the creation of heaven and earth laid within it. The growth path of every Spiritual Medicine secretly corresponds to the operation of the formation. The methods of the one who laid this formation were already nearly 'Dao.'"
Xuanyuan Che nodded. His feelings were the deepest. The Innate Chaos Dao Body resonated intensely with the innate wood spirit qi and Chaos Mother Qi contained here. The three thousand Chaos apertures throughout his body opened on their own, greedily inhaling and exhaling this incomparably pure energy. Though his cultivation had not visibly increased, his Dao foundation was being further tempered, advancing toward true flawless perfection.
He could even hear a steady, powerful throbbing from deep beneath the ground, like the heartbeat of a slumbering giant—that was the spiritual rhythm born from the fusion of the ancestral root of the earth vein and the supreme medicinal formation.
"As expected of Senior Medicine Saint. Your reputation is well deserved." Xuanyuan Che praised him, sweeping his gaze across the boundless medicinal gardens before finally fixing it upon the far distance. There stood three ancient halls, towering like mountains and arranged in a triangular formation, each emitting a vastly different yet equally boundless aura.
"It seems the core inheritance lies over there." He pointed toward the three grand halls.
However, to reach them, they had to cross this vast medicinal garden. The garden was no smooth road. It looked peaceful, but hidden mysteries lurked everywhere. Within the drifting spiritual mist above the ground, faint chains of runes condensed naturally from the essence of Spiritual Medicines could be seen intertwining into a net, sealing off the path ahead and giving off heart-palpitating fluctuations.
"It's a pill formation." Yun Mengyao narrowed her eyes as she observed it. "Using myriad medicines as its foundation and drawing upon the earth veins as its source, it forms a cycle of its own. Forcing one's way through will trigger the counterattack of all the medicines. Its power... may be no weaker than a single strike from a Holy Lord."
The moment her words fell, several shrill screams suddenly rang out from not far ahead to the side.
A five-person group that had somehow been teleported in attempted to forcibly fly over a patch of crimson Dragonblood Grass. The instant they stepped into it, the Dragonblood Grass on the ground went wild, transforming into countless blood-colored vines that lashed at them like divine chains of order. At the same time, dozens of crimson pill pellets condensed in the air and exploded with a roar, turning into a dragonflame sea capable of incinerating heaven and boiling the seas!
All five possessed Tai Xu Realm cultivation and resisted with all their strength, but their protective treasures were like paper before the dragonflame and vines, shattering in an instant. Two were burned to ash on the spot, one was drained into a desiccated corpse by the vines, and the remaining two crushed their Identity Tokens in panic. They vanished within pillars of light, barely saving their lives, but that also meant elimination.
Everyone turned solemn. The might of this pill formation far exceeded their imagination.
"Follow me." Xuanyuan Che spoke calmly. Chaos Runes flowed through his eyes, and the incomparably tangled paths of the pill formation instantly became crystal clear before him. The distribution of the myriad medicines, the direction of the earth veins... all of it entered his sight.
He stepped forward, placing his foot beside a cluster of little earth-yellow flowers. As his foot landed, the flowers trembled slightly, and the spiritual mist and runes within several yards quietly settled.
Yun Mengyao and the other two followed without hesitation, stepping precisely where he had stepped.
Xuanyuan Che and the others strolled leisurely through the perilous pill formation.
Wherever they passed, myriad medicines bowed low. Ancient Spiritual Medicines brimming with spirituality even voluntarily reined in their violent medicinal power, their branches and leaves swaying in reverence and submission. This was the absolute suppression of the Innate Chaos Dao Body over all living things beneath heaven!
This sight made Yun Mengyao's beautiful eyes shine again and again. Though she could use the Heavenly Heart Dao Body to sense fortune and misfortune and avoid the gates of death, she could never make myriad medicines submit of their own accord. Every display of her junior brother's bloodline physique surpassed imagination.
They encountered no danger along the way, and their speed was extremely fast.
After roughly the time it took to burn an incense stick, the four had already reached the heart of the medicinal gardens. Vast swathes of saint medicines appeared here, casting ten thousand rays of rosy light and a thousand streams of auspicious radiance.
Suddenly, an area formed by nine jade-like sacred trees blazed with light. Nine pillars of medicinal spirit light, each a different color, shot into the sky and intertwined in midair, forming the phantom of an old man dressed in plain hemp robes and holding a medicinal hoe.
The old man's features were indistinct, yet he carried a vast will that bestowed grace upon all living beings.
"Those who come after..." An aged, peaceful voice echoed between heaven and earth. "To have arrived here safely proves that you are fated with the medicinal Dao, and that both your temperament and methods are extraordinary. Yet if you wish to obtain my core inheritance, you must pass three trials."
"The three halls ahead are Dan Heart Hall, Medicine Soul Hall, and Saint Dao Hall. Only by passing the trials of all three halls may you be qualified to inherit my mantle."
"Each hall contains opportunities, and each contains danger. Life and death... shall be left to fate."
As his voice faded, the old man's phantom slowly dispersed, transforming back into nine pillars of medicinal spirit light that returned to the sacred trees.
At the same time, the entire Medicine Saint's legacy abode trembled slightly, as though some restriction had been lifted. The space became even more stable, and the doors of the three grand halls burst open with a thunderous roar, releasing an ancient and tempting aura.
Almost at the instant the hall doors opened, sounds of tearing air and powerful aura fluctuations faintly came from every direction within the legacy abode. Clearly, others with special means or extraordinary luck had also finally crossed the outer pill formation and begun converging on the core region.
"Three trials?" Xuanyuan Che's lips curled slightly. "That saves us the trouble of searching through them one by one."
"Sister Mu has just obtained the Star God Fruit, and her Sword Soul has only begun to condense. The aura of this hall is most compatible with you, so your opportunity there may be the greatest," Xuanyuan Che said. "Second Senior Sister has the deepest understanding of formations and the pill Dao, so Dan Heart Hall will be easier for her. Third Senior Brother's lightning body is fierce and powerful. Saint Dao Hall should focus primarily on combat strength, making it quite suitable for him."
"We'll split up, pass the trials as quickly as possible, and meet in Saint Dao Hall afterward." Xuanyuan Che made the arrangements. He had absolute confidence in both himself and his senior sister and senior brother. Splitting up would be the most efficient course.
"Good!" Thunder Roar Ravine cracked his knuckles as he looked toward Saint Dao Hall, which radiated immense vitality and battle intent. His fighting spirit surged like boiling waves.
Mu Qingxue and Yun Mengyao also nodded in agreement. This would be better training for them.
"Little Junior Brother, which hall are you going to?" Yun Mengyao asked.
Xuanyuan Che smiled, his gaze passing beyond the three halls toward the deeper reaches of the medicinal garden world. There, Chaos Qi faintly coiled through the air, as though something were calling to his bloodline.
"I'm going to see where the greatest treasure of this legacy abode is hidden. Once you're done, use this to call me." He tossed each of them a delicate Chaos Jade Talisman. Then his figure flickered, melting into the earth like green smoke. Following that faint bloodline resonance, he directly tunneled toward the source of the medicinal gardens.
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