He had no time to clear away the traces of the battle. Instead, he eagerly turned his gaze toward the vast stretch of spirit fields at the center of the Spirit Herb Garden and the rare spirit herbs growing within them.
With the final obstacle removed, these spirit herbs were completely undefended, his to harvest at will.
"Origin-returning flower, origin-transforming grass, purple monkey flower, iceheart grass, Dragonblood Tree!"
A gleam of delight flashed through Liu Yu's eyes, filled with his love for spirit herbs, and he was about to put that love into action.
Small formations and restrictions surrounded the spirit fields as well, but their main purpose was warning and detection. If forcibly breached, they would release powerful fluctuations that the cultivators stationed here would sense.
The Blackwater Extreme Wind Formation was the greatest defense of the Bing-Character No. 6 Spirit Herb Garden. The restrictions around the fields might still have some effect on Qi Refining Period cultivators, but to Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators, they were practically nonexistent and required little effort to break.
With enemy cultivators potentially arriving at any moment, every breath was precious. Liu Yu wasted no time and swiftly approached the edge of the spirit fields.
With a thought, he summoned the Profound Departure Sword, a High-Grade Spirit Artifact, and employed Spirit Artifact Transformation, immediately unleashing his strongest attack under normal circumstances.
A lifelike Flame Heron manifested around the Profound Departure Sword, burning with deep crimson flames. It truly possessed something of the bearing of a second-tier, high-grade demonic beast Flame Heron as it swooped toward the invisible restriction, trailing a long tail of fire.
Bang!
Although the Profound Departure Sword struck empty air, a tremendous crash rang out as though it had hit something solid. An invisible layer of restriction was forced into view,