A day later, Chen Mu's research finally yielded a major breakthrough.
"It worked! This Dispelling Rune finally worked! That's fantastic!"
Chen Mu took a talisman and placed it in the middle of the purple mist in the box. The purple mist naturally avoided the talisman, leaving a gap of more than ten centimeters around it.
"The core material for this Dispelling Rune is the Mysterious Spirit Grass."
It seems that as long as we have enough Mysterious Spirit Grass, Mingye and I can both leave this place.
Chen Mu was overjoyed. He quickly tidied up the things on the table and went out to find Nangong Ya.
Nangong Ya was still handling clan affairs in the clan hall when she heard that Chen Mu wanted to see her, so she immediately told him to come in.
"Miss Nangong, I need a lot of Mysterious Spirit Grass right now. Do you have any left?"
I can trade you more Spirit Stone.
Upon seeing Nangong Ya, Chen Mu went straight to the point and asked her questions.
He knew that the Mysterious Spirit Grass was of little use to the Ancient Desolate Remnant Clan; compared to it, Spirit Stone were clearly more important to them. He knew that Nangong Ya knew how to choose.
"Okay, wait a minute, I need to check the inventory."
Without hesitation, Nangong Ya searched the bookshelf for a while and took out a small booklet.
"There are still twelve Mysterious Spirit Grass plants left in the warehouse."
Chen Mu frowned when he heard the number.
"So little?"
Nangong Ya shrugged.
"Yes, this is the inventory we've painstakingly accumulated over the last two hundred years."
Ever since Wang Yu seized control of New Residents District more than two hundred years ago, our Ancient Desolate Remnant Clan has never had a good life.
We've been accumulating these spiritual materials in the hope that one day a peerless genius will emerge from our clan, whom we can train to fight against Wang Yu. Otherwise, we wouldn't be keeping so many spiritual materials.
For martial arts practitioners, while talent is important, external conditions are equally important.
The Ancient Desolate Remnant Clan possesses excellent cultivation techniques and their descendants have exceptional talents, yet they have not produced a single Core Formation Realm cultivator. Why is this?
It's because there aren't enough cultivation resources to nurture them.
As a cultivator in the Late Core Formation Realm, Wang Yu's lifespan is generally around eight hundred years. The members of the Ancient Desolate Remnant Clan don't know if they can live until he dies of old age, so they have to stockpile spiritual materials to leave themselves a way out.
"This is definitely not enough. Do you have any other ways to obtain the Mysterious Spirit Grass?"
Chen Mu had calculated that to protect one person through the purple mist, at least thirty Mysterious Spirit Grass would be needed to create Dispelling Rune. Fifty Grasses should be enough for two people. Now, with only a dozen or so, it was far from sufficient.
"Difficult! The Mysterious Spirit Grass grows very sparsely and hidden deep in the forest. Even if you are powerful, it would be good if you could find one a year."
One plant a year? No way! I can't wait that long.
Although Chen Mu wasn't in a hurry to return to Chen Village, he didn't want to stay in the Ancient Desolate Mining Area for decades.
"Currently, if you want to quickly obtain a large amount of Mysterious Spirit Grass, there is only one way: to steal it from Wang Yu."
The medicinal herb garden in New Residents District produces hundreds of Mysterious Spirit Grass every year, so there is definitely enough stock.
The problem is, none of us can beat Wang Yu. Once he finds us, even escaping will be difficult.
Nangong Ya put the booklet back on the bookshelf, looking helpless.
Chen Mu closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and thought of a solution.
"Miss Nangong, could you let me take a look at the weapon in your ancestral hall? Maybe I can come up with a way to help you kill Wang Yu."
If Wang Yu dies, it will surely be of great benefit to you.
Nangong Ya was stunned; she hadn't expected Chen Mu to make such a request.
"Observing a deadly weapon? Young Master Chen, are you perhaps also skilled in weapon crafting?"
"I have a little knowledge of this, and I hope Miss Nangong will grant my request."
Nangong Ya thought about it for a while, but ultimately refused.
"No, the ancestral hall's killing weapon is the foundation of our clan's existence. Even if I agree, the clan elders will never agree."
You should think of another way.
Seeing that Nangong Ya was so stubborn, Chen Mu gritted his teeth and had no choice but to reveal his research results.
"What if I had a way to get you out of here?"
"Leave here?"
Nangong Ya's eyes widened, her face filled with shock.
"You mean, leave the Ancient Desolate Mining Area?"
"That's right!"
"Impossible! Young Master Chen, this is no laughing matter unless you can produce evidence."
Nangong Ya simply didn't believe it.
You have to understand that the Ancient Desolate Remnant Clan has been searching for a way to leave this place for tens of thousands of years. Chen Mu has only been here for a few days and he says he has found a way to leave. How could she possibly believe that?
Chen Mu knew that words were not enough, so he took out the box containing the purple mist from his storage ring, put the dispelling talisman he had made inside, and demonstrated it to her on the spot.
"In folk tradition, places where venomous snakes are found are usually accompanied by herbs that can neutralize snake venom."
I found that it's the same here. The plants that survive here all have a certain resistance to the purple mist, and currently, the only one that can dispel the purple mist is this Mysterious Spirit Grass.
"If you give me enough Mysterious Spirit Grass to make more Dispelling Talismans, I can take you all through the Purple Mist Layer and leave this Ancient Desolate Mining Area."
Looking at the purple mist separated by talismans in the box, Nangong Ya felt as if a raging storm was brewing in her heart, which she could not calm down for a long time.
After a long while, she calmed down and looked at Chen Mu with a complicated expression.
"Leave these things here first, and I will now summon all the clan elders back for a meeting."
Don't worry! With these things, I'll definitely give you a satisfactory answer.
"Okay, then I'll go back to my place and wait. I'll be waiting for your good news."
Chen Mu had no objection. He was currently the only one who possessed this rune, and anyone else who wanted to leave the Ancient Desolate Mining Area would have to rely on him, so there was nothing to worry about.
In the afternoon, Nangong Ya brought the white-haired old man Lu Yuanzhen to Chen Mu's residence.
Lu Yuanzhen was the oldest elder among the Ancient Desolate Remnant Clan, and his reputation and influence in the village even surpassed that of Nangong Ya. His arrival represented the attitude of the other elders towards this matter.
"Young Master Chen, after the clan meeting just now, we have reached a consensus."
We have decided to do everything in our power to help you obtain the Mysterious Spirit Grass. We only hope that you will grant us ten slots for your clansmen so that they may accompany you when you leave.
Lu Yuanzhen cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, adopting a very humble posture.
"Ten spots?"
Chen Mu pondered for a moment. The number of dispelling talismans needed to cross the purple mist was calculated based on the contact area. Although the number of talismans needed did not increase with the number of people, with himself and Mingye, there were twelve people in total, and more than three hundred Mysterious Spirit Grass would be needed to be safe.
"As long as I can get enough Mysterious Spirit Grass, this isn't a problem."
However, the more people there are, the more Mysterious Spirit Grass I need. Our biggest challenge right now is dealing with Wang Yu.