An Unexpected Encounter!

"I wouldn't dare," Youquan said.

"That would be best," Song Wen said.

But from the outside world...

Song Wen and Jiang Wanyue have already left the lake.

"Gu Huang, shall we explore this underground cave further?"

The underground cave before them was far too vast for the two to explore completely.

"No need, come with me."

Song Wen took to the air and darted into the entrance of a cave in the cave's dome.

Subsequently, through a maze of interconnected caves, Song Wen wandered around until he finally arrived at a narrow cave that was only about four feet wide.

Jiang Wanyue was initially puzzled as to why Song Wen had come here, but she suddenly sensed that several dark green Ganoderma lucidum were growing deep inside the cave.

"This is... Yin Jade Zhi!"

"Gu Huang, how did you know there was Yin Jade Zhi here?"

"Could it be..."

Jiang Wanyue's eyes revealed doubt, clearly indicating that she suspected Song Wen had been possessed.

Song Wen smiled faintly.

"Madam Jiang, please rest assured, I am fine. That person's attempt to possess me failed, but I obtained some fragmented memories of his."

"I see." Jiang Wanyue breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, a long, thin tentacle emerged from Song Wen's hand and extended into the depths of the narrow cave.

A moment later, the tentacles retracted, still entwined with five eerie green Ganoderma lucidum mushrooms.

"Of these five Yin Jade Zhi, only three have reached the age of five thousand years and can be used to refine the Grand Clarity Soul-Nourishing Pill. How should we divide them?" Song Wen asked.

Jiang Wanyue shook her head.

"I found this spirit medicine outside. You may take it all."

Song Wen naturally did not refuse and put all five Yin Jade Zhi Fungus into his storage ring.

"Madam Jiang, this Absolute Yin Land should have no other heavenly materials and earthly treasures. We don't need to waste our time here."

"Then let's leave and go to other locations on the map where heavenly materials and earthly treasures have been found," Jiang Wanyue said.

The two then headed out of the maze.

Within Song Wen's Sea of Consciousness.

He spoke again.

"Youquan, do you know where the Huitian Grass and the Azure Spirit Vine can be found?"

These two are precisely the two auxiliary medicines that Song Wen is currently lacking.

"Out of this Absolute Yin Land, heading south for about a million miles, there is a long stretch of stone forest. I once found a few Huitian Grass there. As for the Azure Spirit Vine, I don't know where to find it. However, after each period when the miasma weakens, some private exchange meetings are held in Southern Tomb City. There, you can exchange what you need and obtain the spirit medicine you require," Youquan said.

Song Wen seemed dissatisfied with this answer; the clump of gilded liquid that had not yet dissipated moved a few inches closer to the Youquan.

"So, you're useless then?"

Youquan's eyes widened instantly, and she hurriedly spoke.

"I'm still useful! I... I even know some High Antiquity secrets."

"Oh? Tell me about it," Song Wen said.

"This... I..."

Youquan stammered.

"It seems you were lying to me."

As Song Wen finished speaking, the ball of golden liquid had already struck Youquan's chest.

"Ah--"

Youquan let out a shrill scream, and his body instantly collapsed, writhing violently.

Song Wen, however, had no interest in appreciating this scene.

The Youquan has lost its value and should be swallowed up.

However, since we haven't obtained the Huitian Grass yet, perhaps we should wait a little longer?

As Song Wen pondered, the golden liquid slowly dissipated.

Perhaps fearing further suffering, Youquan curled up, but still spoke.

"In my storage ring, there are some Ghost Dao Secret Method that you might be interested in. I can guide you in their cultivation... By the way, to the south of the Fengdu Poison Sea, there used to be a Teleportation Array leading to the High-Heaven Profound Domain, but it was lost due to the expansion of the Source-Qi Death Domain. I wonder if it's still usable now."

"Teleportation Array!"

Song Wen's eyes brightened instantly.

"Youquan, I'll spare you for today. But if I find even half a lie in your words, I'll make you suffer ten times, a hundred times more."

As soon as he finished speaking, Song Wen's figure disappeared.

Outside world.

Song Wen and Jiang Wanyue had already left the cave maze and reached the surface.

"Madam Jiang, where do you plan to go next?"

That being said, Song Wen was thinking about how to lead Jiang Wanyue to the Youquan forest that Youquan had mentioned.

Jiang Wanyue said, "Gu Huang, to be honest, I'm currently only lacking the Nine-Leaf Jadeblood Vine as my main ingredient. If possible, I'd like to try my luck at the place where the Nine-Leaf Jadeblood Vine was previously discovered. Of course, if you urgently need to find a certain spirit medicine, I'm willing to accompany you first."

Song Wen was surprised.

Somewhat surprisingly, Jiang Wanyue was so candid.

Although the two had worked well together before, one should always be wary of others. It is common in the Cultivation World for someone to turn against their own companion for the sake of treasure.

Jiang Wanyue truthfully told the truth that only the Nine-Leaf Jadeblood Vine was missing to complete the set of all the spirit medicine for the Grand Clarity Soul-Nourishing Pill. These words easily aroused covetousness in others.

Before Song Wen could reply, Jiang Wanyue flipped her hand, revealing a storage ring in her palm, and said again.

"The storage ring containing that divine soul is here. Why don't we take inventory of it first? Perhaps the spirit medicine we need are among them."

"Okay." Song Wen nodded.

However, he knew perfectly well that there were absolutely no spirit medicine needed to refine the Grand Clarity Soul-Nourishing Pill in his storage ring.

Subsequently, all the treasures inside the storage ring were taken out and floated in the air.

They possessed numerous Immortal Artifacts, elixirs, and Secret Method, but the two of them had very few that they could actually use.

Elixirs and similar items may have lost their spiritual essence due to being stored for too long, and are no longer suitable for consumption.

The Immortal Artifacts were still intact, but they were all items of the Ghost Dao, so the two of them had no use for them. The same was true for the secret techniques Cultivation Methods.

In the end, the two could only hastily divide the Immortal Spirit Stones and Immortal Artifacts among them.

But this is a considerable fortune.

Song Wen received 800 Mid-grade Immortal Spirit Stones, plus 100,000 Low-grade Immortal Spirit Stones and a mid-grade Ghost Dao Immortal Artifact.

Next, Jiang Wanyue took out a Jade Slip map slip and conjured a topographical map in mid-air.

Just as she was pondering where to find the Nine-Leaf Jadeblood Vine, three figures suddenly rushed towards her from afar.

Song Wen and Jiang Wanyue's expressions tightened, and they instantly became highly vigilant.

The visitors turned out to be Dao Lord Wuya, Yao Jun, and Shao Geng.

Back then, Song Wen and Jiang Wanyue traveled from Central Mu City to Southern Tomb City via Teleportation Array. There were ten people traveling together, and these three were among them.

Dao Lord Wuya claimed to be from the Clear Balance Sect and wanted to invite like-minded people to explore the Fengdu Poison Sea together. Everyone else refused for various reasons, and only Yao Jun and Shao Geng, two Rogue Cultivators, stayed.

However, Dao Lord Wuya once had a female cultivator at the Late Lingxu Dao Immortal Stage traveling with him, but now she has disappeared. It is unknown whether she has perished or parted ways halfway.

The three, Dao Lord Wuya, appeared extremely flustered, as if they were fleeing for their lives.

When they noticed Song Wen and his companion, they approached without hesitation.

"Fellow Daoists, it's you two. I never expected to meet you again." Dao Lord Wuya deliberately suppressed his panic and spoke in a calm tone.