Ye Han had not forgotten the black-gold dragonwhisker grass. This heavenly treasure could be absorbed into the Purple Cauldron Space, increasing the Heaven and Earth spiritual energy the Purple Cauldron generated on its own.
There was another very important reason: black-gold dragonwhisker grass was one of the main medicinal herbs used to refine pills for advancing to the Golden Core Stage.
Ye Han had already tasted the benefits of golden thread grass. If he prepared the black-gold dragonwhisker grass in advance, he might be able to break through to the Golden Core Stage faster.
For ordinary cultivators, even reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm was exceedingly difficult. Foundation Establishment was considered the first step toward becoming a true cultivator, while those at the Golden Core Stage were already figures akin to the immortals spoken of by mortals.
Among the many cultivators' travel journals and autobiographies Ye Han had read, the authors were almost all below the Golden Core Stage. They had spent their entire lives, hundreds of years, without managing to advance to Golden Core. At the end of their journals and autobiographies, they all described how much effort they had made and how many risks they had taken to break through, only to fail in the end...
After hearing Ye Han's words, Teacher Lan Qing said, "Ye Han, your cultivation is still far from the Golden Core Stage. Why take such a risk? The fellow in that Medicine Garden isn't easy to deal with! We should go to the Heavenly Secret Hall first and see if there's a way to get my physical body out. With my help then, wouldn't things be much easier?"
Ye Han shook his head at this. "Teacher Lan Qing, don't try to fool me. Even with your cultivation, you can't get out. How could a