Enlightenment Tea Tree, Six-Eared Macaque

At this moment, Chen Yang merged into the formation. His expression shifted slightly as he quickly arrived at a special place.

"Th-this is the land of opportunity? It's so beautiful." Bixiao was stunned.

Chen Yang's expression turned grave. Ignoring the island's beauty, he stared only at its medicinal fields. "With so many spiritual herbs, this might be some kind of alchemy site."

The island before them lay amid a vast ocean formed from clouds.

The island was not large, only about the size of a small world. However, it was flat like a plain, without much variation. Numerous rivers ran across it, each brimming with spiritual energy as they flowed through the island and irrigated the medicinal fields.

That was right—medicinal fields. Nearly eighty percent of the island was covered in them, planted with countless spiritual herbs.

Looking at the endless medicinal fields and the herbs growing within them, Bixiao could not help but ask, "Could this opportunity be related to alchemy too, with so many spiritual herbs?"

"I'm not sure. But looking over the entire island, only the mountain in the center seems to be concealing something," Chen Yang said.

Yunxiao was somewhat cautious. "No matter what this place is, we must be careful." As she spoke, Chen Yang and the others flew toward the island's core.

At the island's center stood the only mountain on the entire island.

A mountain rising from the middle of a plain was far too conspicuous.

Chen Yang's group soon arrived at the mountain and saw a place within it enveloped in thick mist, forming a formation.

"Another formation? Junior Nephew, can you break this one?" Qiongxiao asked.

Chen Yang observed it briefly and said, "This formation is very simple, just an ordinary mist formation. I can break it with a wave of my hand."

As he spoke, Chen Yang swept his sleeve, sending a force into the mist formation before him and dispersing the fog.

As the mist faded, a garden appeared, along with a stone tablet inscribed with the words: Penglai Medicinal Garden.

Those words alone made it clear that this opportunity was connected to the Penglai Immortal Mansion.

A trace of joy appeared on Chen Yang's face. "I guessed right. This opportunity really is related to the Penglai Immortal Mansion."

"It is related, but it's only one medicinal garden of the Penglai Immortal Mansion. There probably won't be many treasures here," Bixiao said somewhat regretfully.

Yunxiao smiled faintly before saying, "That may not be so. It is said that the Penglai Immortal Mansion gathered countless spiritual roots. Perhaps this garden contains many of them."

"Let's go in and take a look. Also, stay on guard. There might be dangers inside," Chen Yang said solemnly.

Everyone nodded, made their preparations, and entered the medicinal garden.

The moment they stepped inside, spiritual energy rich with creation washed over them. Precious spiritual herbs could be seen everywhere, many of which had long gone extinct in the outside world.

What was more, the deeper they went into the medicinal garden, the more precious the herbs they found became.

There were many spiritual herbs that even Chen Yang and the others did not recognize.

Soon, Chen Yang's group stopped and looked toward a short tree.

"A spiritual root—the Enlightenment Tea Tree!" A hint of astonishment appeared on Chen Yang's face.

The Three Xiao also knew what the Enlightenment Tea Tree before them represented.

They had truly not expected to find the legendary Supreme-Grade Spiritual Root, the Enlightenment Tea Tree, within this opportunity.

The Enlightenment Tea Tree was not tall. Its bark resembled dragon scales, and its ultimate Dao charm drew in Dao charm, producing miraculous tea leaves. Nearly every leaf had a different shape. Some resembled trigrams, some resembled alchemy furnaces, and some resembled swords...

Joy also surfaced in Chen Yang's expression. "No matter what else we obtain from this opportunity, this Supreme-Grade Spiritual Root, the Enlightenment Tea Tree, alone makes this trip worthwhile."

Yunxiao nodded as well. "Exactly. With an Enlightenment Tea Tree like this, we would still have profited even if we gained nothing else. Junior Nephew Chen Yang... you have the Skyland Landscape Painting. Hurry and store the Enlightenment Tea Tree away."

Chen Yang nodded, understanding what Yunxiao meant. "All right, I'll put it away now, so that any unexpected incident later won't catch us unprepared."

As he spoke, Chen Yang took out the Supreme-Grade spirit treasure, the Skyland Landscape Painting, and stored the Supreme-Grade Spiritual Root, the Enlightenment Tea Tree, along with the medicinal field where it had been planted, inside the Firmament Diagram.

After putting it away, Chen Yang did not stand on ceremony. He controlled the spirit treasure and collected all the spiritual herbs they had seen before.

If the spiritual herbs planted in the medicinal fields outside the garden were ordinary, then the herbs within the garden were exceptionally precious. It was better to collect them first, lest some danger arise later and destroy them.

Before long, after collecting the many spiritual herbs, Chen Yang's group continued onward.

As they advanced, Chen Yang also saw many postcelestial spiritual roots, as well as several precelestial spiritual roots. Unfortunately, they were still far inferior to the Enlightenment Tea Tree.

But soon, Chen Yang's group stopped once again when they saw another spiritual root. "A Supreme-Grade Spiritual Root—the Astral Divine Tree!"

"So it truly is. It matches the descriptions in the legends. The Astral Divine Tree draws down astral divine light and nurtures three hundred and sixty-five astral fruits. Every astral fruit looks like a tiny star. Furthermore, the stars interweave and connect to the stars of the heavens, forming faint links," Yunxiao said.

That was right. The spiritual root before them was also a Supreme-Grade Spiritual Root.

The Astral Divine Tree could draw down starlight from the heavens and nurture astral fruits. Every astral fruit looked like a tiny star and was extremely mysterious. After consuming one, a person could also comprehend the changes of the stars.

Chen Yang stared at the Astral Divine Tree and could not help saying, "Just how wealthy was the Penglai Immortal Mansion? There are actually two Supreme-Grade Spiritual Roots hidden in a single medicinal garden."

"Hehe... who cares how wealthy the Penglai Immortal Mansion was? We've struck it rich this time. Two Supreme-Grade Spiritual Roots, both of which can be reused endlessly—this is perfect!" Bixiao said with a smile.

Chen Yang nodded as well. "That's true. No matter what, only what is in our hands is guaranteed."

With that, he stored the Supreme-Grade Spiritual Root, the Astral Divine Tree, inside the Firmament Diagram. Acquiring such a spiritual root left Chen Yang both emotional and excited. After all, legend had it that the Astral Divine Tree contained the Astral Formation.

If he could obtain the Astral Formation, Chen Yang would truly have made an enormous profit.

Suppressing the joy in their hearts, Chen Yang's group continued exploring the medicinal garden.

However, they did not encounter any more Supreme-Grade Spiritual Roots afterward. There were only precious spiritual herbs, all of which Chen Yang collected.

At last, Chen Yang's group arrived at the core of the medicinal garden.

There was a medicinal furnace there, along with a palace.

Chen Yang did not know what was hidden within the palace. However, the medicinal furnace outside it was definitely an alchemy furnace, and it was certainly a precelestial spirit treasure.

Looking at the alchemy furnace, Bixiao could not help saying, "Another alchemy furnace. It seems we really are fated with alchemy furnaces."

Chen Yang nodded as well. "We do seem to have quite a bit of affinity with them."

During the Three Sects Tournament, Chen Yang had encountered a fortunate opportunity and obtained a high-grade alchemy furnace, the Four Symbols Furnace.

Who would have thought that, after encountering this opportunity, he would obtain another alchemy furnace? Moreover, this alchemy furnace appeared to be of extraordinary quality.

After thinking briefly, Chen Yang stepped forward, intending to collect the alchemy furnace. However, the moment he touched it, a heavy aura spread out and a murderous air began to permeate the surroundings.

In that instant, the medicinal garden, which should have been filled with the aura of creation and abundant vitality, transformed into boundless killing intent.

Under that killing intent, Chen Yang's eyes grew solemn. In his mind, he felt that someone was watching him.

"Danger..." Yunxiao suddenly said.

Chen Yang's expression changed. He too sensed danger approaching and immediately shouted, "Slaying Immortals Sword!"

In an instant, the Slaying Immortals Sword flew out from Chen Yang's body and landed in his hand. He slashed toward a certain direction.

A massive iron staff suddenly struck from that direction, carrying an overwhelming murderous aura.

Wielding the Slaying Immortals Sword, Chen Yang slashed at the iron staff.

With a bang, Chen Yang felt a terrifying impact. The Slaying Immortals Sword in his grip hummed violently, as though it were about to fly from his hand.

Chen Yang forcibly held onto the Slaying Immortals Sword as his entire body was sent flying backward.

Chen Yang retreated continuously, destroying numerous medicinal fields before finally coming to a stop. The moment he stopped, both his arms were numb, his tiger's mouths had split open, and blood flowed from the corner of his lips. "Hiss... what terrifying strength..."

Chen Yang knew very well that he had cultivated the fifth turn of the Nine-Turn Profound Art. In terms of physical strength, he was unquestionably powerful.

Yet a single iron staff had struck at him with such force that even his body could not withstand it.

The Three Xiao flew over and supported Chen Yang before turning toward the iron staff.

The iron staff spun, its form twisting and interweaving into a figure.

That figure wore dark golden armor and was covered in golden fur. His sharp eyes brimmed with fighting spirit, his ears were divided into six lobes, and he gripped the iron staff as though ready to battle the heavens in fury.

Seeing this appearance, Chen Yang was stunned. "The Six-Eared Macaque, one of the Four Chaos Monkeys... why is he here? This..."

That was right. The monkey before them had golden fur all over his body, wore dark golden armor, and possessed six-lobed ears. He was undoubtedly the Six-Eared Macaque.

However, judging by the Six-Eared Macaque's expression, it seemed as though he bore some deep-seated hatred toward them.