This is...
Gu Chen pushed aside the surrounding branches and leaves, walked closer, and his face showed even greater surprise!
Yellow Rock Grass!
It's a huge field of Yellow Rock Grass!
Generally speaking, both herbs and materials have grades. Grade four and above are considered rare!
Yellow Rock Grass is a medicinal herb that is as famous as Shennong Grass!
Even for cultivators like Gu Chen at the Revolving Illumination Realm, it is extremely beneficial! And if an alchemist were to refine it into the Yellow Rock Pill, the effect would be even stronger! It could fetch a good price even in the markets of the cultivation world.
It can directly improve one's cultivation level!
"Nice one!"
After a moment of distraction, Gu Chen's eyes lit up, his pupils filled with fiery passion!
The flowerbed wasn't very big, only a dozen square meters, but it contained about thirty Yellow Rock Grass, each one displaying a beautiful color. Gu Chen checked them and found that they weren't fully mature yet, and would probably need a few more days.
Why is there Yellow Rock Grass here?
Gu Chen was incredibly curious. He could understand why such a thing existed in the Land of Heaven and Earth, but where in the outside world could it find the spiritual energy and essence of heaven and earth to absorb and cultivate?
"An array?" Gu Chen was surprised, sensing the fluctuations of an array around the flowerbed.
To be honest, after experiencing so much, Gu Chen no longer dared to underestimate the ancient martial arts families in the Land of Heaven and Earth. At least those martial artists ranked at the top of the Dragon Ranking should be quite powerful.
Beneath the Starfall Cliff lies a large-scale formation, so Gu Chen wasn't surprised to see formation fluctuations here again. As long as it wasn't like that old madman Wang Gui setting up a White Bone Grand Formation, he wasn't afraid.
Looking up, Gu Chen noticed a spot that led straight up to the top of the Leisurely Mountain suspension bridge, and a thought suddenly struck him.
"Could these Yellow Rock Grass have been deliberately planted here? Hmm, it's possible. Yellow Rock Grass are of the stone element, which resonates with the earth element. The deep mountains are rich in spiritual energy, so it's not impossible for them to grow using the array." Gu Chen pondered, "I've heard Sun Jiangman mention that previous Aristocratic Family Assembly were held in the Land of Heaven and Earth. This time, they chose to hold it outside, specifically on Leisurely Mountain. Could it be because they discovered this place and are just waiting for it to mature? And these Yellow Rock Grass are the reward resources that the aristocratic families receive for competing for the Tiger Ranking? Or rather, they're not for the younger generation, but for their own people?"
Gu Chen thought it over and over and it seemed more and more likely. Although he was puzzled as to why no one was guarding this place, he was determined to take all the rewards allocated by the six great families, since they were within reach.
Martial artists have no way to deal with immature herbs, but Gu Chen is a cultivator, and he does!
After making the decision, Gu Chen immediately pulled up the Yellow Rock Grass along with the soil, then cast several incantations to seal them all before throwing them into the Emperor's Vein.
The whole process took less than a minute; the garden, which was just moments ago bursting with flowers, was now completely empty.
Looking at the garden he had looted, a satisfied smile unconsciously appeared on Gu Chen's lips. He seemed to be thinking of how Zhuge Wangyue and the others found the place deserted and empty, and he was overjoyed!
"Zhuge Wangyue, I will avenge this humiliation. Now, I'll collect some interest!" Gu Chen raised his head and looked at the Leisurely Mountain shrouded in clouds, coldly saying, "I will come to the Land of Heaven and Earth sooner or later."
Having amassed such a large "treasure trove," Gu Chen immediately left the Leisurely Mountain area. To avoid being intercepted by the aristocratic families, Gu Chen did not choose to take a plane but instead bought a train ticket.
After several transfers and detours, with frequent stops and starts, Gu Chen decided to transfer in Cangzhou after several days. Cangzhou is not far from Tianjin, so he planned to go to Shangjing after arriving in Tianjin.
On the train to Cangzhou, Gu Chen wore a hat and pondered his future plans.
He couldn't possibly defeat any of the top twenty warriors on the Dragon Ranking. Therefore, improving his strength was the key to self-preservation.
Moreover, he still has Yellow Rock Grass on hand, which will mature within a day at the latest and is a key item for him to improve his cultivation. However, Gu Chen does not plan to take it raw. The medicinal effects of Yellow Rock Grass need to be refined into Yellow Rock Pill to be effective. At that time, he will need to find a pill furnace, some auxiliary medicines, and refine it.
If these thirty-odd plants can successfully produce three sets of pills, twelve pills per set, for a total of thirty-six pills, Gu Chen would be absolutely satisfied.
"The train is about to arrive at Longhu Station. Passengers who wish to disembark, please prepare in advance and take your belongings with you..."
Gu Chen chose a hard seat by the window. Hearing the train's announcement, he checked the train route and realized that there were still four or five stops to go before reaching Cangzhou, which would probably take another two hours.
He thought for a moment and decided to rest first. Although he was a cultivator, he had just gone through a great battle on Leisurely Mountain, and in the past few days he had been highly focused on avoiding pursuit, so he was quite exhausted.
The train stopped at Longhu Station for a while. There was no one sitting next to Gu Chen before, but someone got on and sat next to Gu Chen.
The moment this person sat down, he brought with him a strange smell, which made Gu Chen turn his head to look at him. He found that the man was an ordinary-looking, unremarkable middle-aged man with somewhat dark skin.
After the middle-aged man sat down, he ignored Gu Chen and stared intently at the front, seemingly looking at something.
The train started moving again, and after about fifteen minutes, it entered a tunnel. As the train moved through the tunnel, the interior of the carriages was dimly lit.
At that moment, the middle-aged man next to Gu Chen suddenly stood up.
"Sit down!"
But before he could get out of his seat, someone grabbed his arm and pulled him down.
The middle-aged man glanced at Gu Chen, his eyes bloodshot and somewhat frightening. He muttered, "Kid, mind your own business!"
As he spoke, he mustered all his strength and prepared to break free.
But then, to his astonishment, Gu Chen's arm gripped his wrist like a vise, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move it an inch.
"Who are you?" The middle-aged man's face darkened.
In the darkness of the tunnel, Gu Chen's eyes gleamed as he said, "Who I am is unimportant, but I sense a deathly aura emanating from you. If I'm not mistaken, you're probably going to commit suicide. Or rather, you want to take everyone in this car with you to your death."