At that moment, Chen Yang merged into the formation. His expression shifted slightly, and he soon arrived at a special place.
"Th-this is the place of opportunity? It's so beautiful." Bixiao was astonished.
Chen Yang's expression was solemn. Regardless of the island's beauty, he stared only at its medicinal fields. "With so many spirit herbs, this might be a place for refining pills."
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. Yet it was flat as a plain, without much variation. Many rivers ran across it, all of them filled with spiritual energy, flowing through the land and watering the medicinal fields.
That was right—medicinal fields. Nearly eighty percent of the island was covered in them, planted with countless spirit herbs.
Looking at the endless medicinal fields and the spirit herbs growing within them, Bixiao could not help saying, "With so many spirit herbs, could the opportunity here be related to pill refinement again?"
"I'm not sure. But looking across the entire island, only the mountain at its center seems to be hiding something," Chen Yang said.
Yunxiao was somewhat cautious. "No matter what this place is, we must be careful." With that, Chen Yang's group flew toward the heart of the island.
The island's core was also the only mountain on the entire island.
A mountain standing in the middle of a plain was far too conspicuous.
Chen Yang's group soon reached the mountain and saw a place shrouded in dense fog, where a formation had taken shape.
"Another formation? Little Martial Nephew, can you break this one?" Qiongxiao asked.
Chen Yang observed it briefly and said, "This formation is very simple—a basic fog formation. It can be broken with a wave of my hand."
As he spoke, Chen Yang flicked his sleeve. The force swept into the fog formation before them and dispersed the mist.
As the fog cleared, a garden appeared, along with a stone tablet inscribed with the words: Penglai Medicinal Garden.
Just those few words were enough to make 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 truly is related to the Penglai Immortal Mansion."
"It is related, but this is only a medicinal garden of the Penglai Immortal Mansion. There probably aren't many treasures here," Bixiao said with some regret.
Yunxiao smiled faintly, then said, "That may not be so. It is said that the Penglai Immortal Mansion collected countless spirit roots. Perhaps this medicinal garden contains many of them."
"Let's go in and take a look. Also, keep your guard up. There may be danger inside," Chen Yang said gravely.
Everyone nodded, made their preparations, and entered the medicinal garden.
The moment they stepped inside, spiritual energy laden with the aura of creation rushed toward them. Precious spirit herbs could be seen everywhere in the garden, many of which had long gone extinct in the outside world.
Not only that, but as they ventured deeper into the garden, the spirit herbs they encountered became increasingly precious.
There were many spirit herbs that even Chen Yang and the others did not recognize.
Before long, Chen Yang's group stopped and looked toward a small tree.
"A spirit 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 truly had not expected that this opportunity would contain the legendary Supreme-Grade Spiritual Root, the Enlightenment Tea Tree.
The Enlightenment Tea Tree was not tall. Its bark resembled dragon scales, and its supreme Dao charm drew in the Dao charm of heaven and earth, giving rise to miraculous tea leaves. Almost every leaf had a different shape—some resembled the Eight Trigrams, some resembled pill furnaces, while others resembled swords...
Delight also appeared on Chen Yang's face. "No matter what else we obtain from this opportunity, this Supreme-Grade Spiritual Root, the Enlightenment Tea Tree, alone has made this trip worthwhile."
Yunxiao nodded as well. "That's right. With an Enlightenment Tea Tree like this, even if we gain nothing else on this trip, we will have profited greatly. Martial Nephew Chen Yang... you have the Skyland Landscape Painting. Quickly put away the Enlightenment Tea Tree."
Chen Yang nodded, understanding Yunxiao's meaning. "All right, I'll put it away now, lest some accident catch us unprepared later."
As he spoke, Chen Yang took out the Supreme Spiritual Treasure, the Skyland Landscape Painting, and stored the Supreme-Grade Spiritual Root, the Enlightenment Tea Tree, along with the medicinal field in which it had been planted, within the Firmament Diagram.
After putting it away, Chen Yang did not stand on ceremony. He controlled the spiritual treasure and collected all the spirit herbs they had seen earlier.
If the spirit herbs planted in the fields outside the medicinal garden were ordinary, then the spirit herbs within the garden were all exceptionally precious. It was best to gather them first, lest some danger arise later and destroy them.
Soon, after collecting the many spirit herbs, Chen Yang's group continued onward.
As they proceeded, Chen Yang saw many acquired spirit roots, as well as several Innate Spirit Roots. Unfortunately, compared to the Enlightenment Tea Tree, they still fell far short.
But soon, Chen Yang's group stopped once more and saw another spirit root. "A Supreme-Grade Spiritual Root—the Astral Divine Tree!"
"It truly is so. Just as the legends describe, the Star Fruit Tree draws down astral divine light and nurtures three hundred and sixty-five Star Fruits. Every Star Fruit looks like a tiny star. Furthermore, the stars interweave and draw upon the stars of the firmament, forming faint connections," Yunxiao said.
That was right. The spirit root before them was also a Supreme-Grade Spiritual Root.
The Astral Divine Tree could draw down the starlight of the firmament and nurture Star Fruits. Each Star Fruit looked like a tiny star and was exceedingly profound. Consuming one would also allow a person to 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? A single medicinal garden actually hid two Supreme-Grade Spiritual Roots."
"Hehe... who cares how wealthy the Penglai Immortal Mansion was? This time, we've hit the jackpot. Two Supreme-Grade Spiritual Roots, both of which can be used again and again—it's 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. It had to be said that obtaining such a spirit 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 struck it rich.
Chen Yang's group suppressed the joy in their hearts and continued exploring the medicinal garden.
However, they did not encounter any more Supreme-Grade Spiritual Roots afterward. There were only precious spirit herbs, all of which Chen Yang collected.
In the end, Chen Yang's group arrived at the heart of the medicinal garden.
There stood a medicinal furnace and a palace.
Chen Yang did not know what was hidden inside the palace. However, the medicinal furnace outside it was definitely a pill furnace, and definitely an Innate Spiritual Treasure.
Looking at the pill furnace, Bixiao could not help saying, "Another pill furnace. It seems we truly have an affinity with pill furnaces."
Chen Yang nodded as well. "We do seem to have quite a bit of affinity."
During the Three Sects Tournament, Chen Yang had encountered a fortunate opportunity and obtained a high-grade pill furnace, the Four Symbols Furnace.
Who would have thought that after encountering this opportunity, he would gain another pill furnace? Moreover, judging by its appearance, this pill furnace was of extraordinary quality.
After pondering briefly, Chen Yang stepped forward, intending to take away the pill furnace. But the moment he touched it, a heavy aura spread forth, and murderous intent flooded the air.
In that instant, the medicinal garden, which should have been filled with the aura of creation and abundant vitality, transformed into boundless slaughter.
Under that murderous aura, Chen Yang's eyes turned grave. Within his mind, he felt someone 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 as he slashed toward one direction.
A metal staff suddenly came hurtling from that direction, carrying a tyrannical murderous aura.
Wielding the Slaying Immortals Sword, Chen Yang slashed directly at the metal staff.
With a bang, Chen Yang felt a terrifying impact. The Slaying Immortals Sword in his grasp hummed violently, as if it were about to fly from his palm.
Chen Yang forcibly held onto the Slaying Immortals Sword as his entire body was blasted backward.
Chen Yang retreated again and again, destroying many medicinal fields before he finally came to a stop! The instant he stopped, both his arms were numb, his tiger's mouths had split open, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. "Hiss... what terrifying strength..."
Chen Yang knew full well that he had cultivated the fifth turn of the Nine-Turn Profound Art. In terms of physical strength, he was absolutely formidable.
Yet who could have imagined that the force carried by this single metal staff would be more than even his physical body could withstand?
The Three Xiao flew over and supported Chen Yang, then looked toward the metal staff.
The metal staff spun, its interweaving light transforming into a figure.
That figure wore dark golden armor and was covered in golden fur. His sharp eyes brimmed with battle intent, his ears were divided into six lobes, and he gripped the metal staff as though he wished to battle the firmament in fury.
Seeing this appearance, Chen Yang was stunned. "The Six-Eared Macaque, one of the Four Chaos Monkeys... why is he here? This..."
There was no mistake. 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.
Yet from the way the Six-Eared Macaque looked at him, it seemed as though he bore some deep and irreconcilable hatred toward Chen Yang.
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