Chapter 94
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Chapter 94: A Bountiful Harvest
Bai Chen stepped into the miasma and took out the Zhagang Grass he had gathered earlier.
To everyone’s surprise, the miasma that was originally meant to corrode him began to recede!
This scene left the onlookers wide-eyed.
“How did he do that? Why is he not affected by the miasma?”
“Is it the thing in his hand?”
“Wow! This kid doesn’t even seem that strong! What a lucky break!”
Huang Longfei and Sun Zichu exchanged glances, just about to approach Bai Chen when they saw him quicken his pace, heading straight to the edge of the lake!
“Oh no! This kid is going for the treasure!”
Seeing this, Huang Longfei and Sun Zichu hurried toward the center.
Others quickly followed suit.
However, they noticed that the closer they got to the center, the less effective the medicinal pills became.
They had to slow down, relying on luck to resist the miasma.
Yet Bai Chen walked as if nothing was wrong and reached the lakeside.
Upon seeing this, those who followed Bai Chen widened their eyes in anger.
Originally, they were the ones competing for the divine object, but now a kid suddenly emerged in their path.
“Hey! Stop right there!”
Huang Longfei couldn’t help but shout at Bai Chen from a distance.
Bai Chen ignored the noisy voices and stepped lightly on the ground, landing beside the thatched cottage in the center of the lake.
This scene shocked everyone around him.
But thinking of the divine object that could help them break through to the master realm right in front of them, they couldn’t care about anything else and quickened their pace.
Bai Chen approached the thatched cottage and found it devoid of miasma, filled instead with rich spiritual energy.
This abundant spiritual energy even made him feel as if he had returned ten thousand years ago.
“Ah, but soon it will all vanish; time indeed flies by like a galloping horse.”
Bai Chen couldn’t help but sigh internally as he reached the door of the thatched cottage and pushed it open.
This scene made the martial artists outside green with envy.
“He actually went straight inside! That’s a miracle! This must be a secluded spot for immortal cultivators! We can’t let him escape!”
“Exactly! As they say, those who see it have a share! Everyone, we should unite now! This is the path to immortality!”
Quickly, the surrounding martial artists reached a consensus.
They planned to force Bai Chen to hand over the treasure once he emerged!
Liu Jiaoxue watched the unfolding scene, feeling a bit anxious.
If Bai Chen faced so many martial artists when he came out, would he be able to escape?
She no longer thought about whether Bai Chen could win but focused on whether he could escape.
Five or six peak innate martial artists, plus dozens of innate martial artists—this lineup could take down three or four masters!
…
Bai Chen did not understand how the people outside intended to deal with him.
The moment he entered the thatched cottage, he was greeted by the sight of a skeleton sitting cross-legged.
Bai Chen’s heart sank at this sight.
This was not a place for ascension but a secluded spot for a powerful being.
“Ah! It seems this friend was also preparing for a life-death seclusion but ultimately failed.”
After ten thousand years, the once mighty being had now turned into a skeleton.
As he stepped further into the room, Bai Chen’s gaze fell on a stone nearby that faintly emitted light.
“It’s actually a top-grade spirit stone, but now it’s no better than a low-grade one.”
Bai Chen approached the spirit stone and noticed some tiny words carved upon it.
“I am Yu Chengying. I cultivated for a thousand years and reached a bottleneck. I wanted to break through, but my lifespan fell short, so I entered a life-death seclusion.”
“Yet, in the end, I failed. Looking back, the past is over a thousand years old; no matter how mighty I once was, I have now turned into a skeleton in a grave. Life truly feels like a great dream, which evokes deep regret.”
“I leave a legacy; if a fated person comes, they may claim it.”
Bai Chen looked at the tiny words and shook his head slightly.
He then turned to tidy up the unremarkable skeleton.
Next, Bai Chen began to examine the belongings left by the cultivator named Yu Chengying.
First, he found a large pile of spirit stones on the ground—counting thousands of them, all top-grade spirit stones.
However, most of their spiritual energy had already been depleted, with only a dozen or so still containing some energy, and that feebly so.
He also discovered a yellowing manual, titled "Sun and Moon Qi Gathering Technique."
Bai Chen did not touch it with his hands.
Such things might look fine on the surface, but they could turn to dust with the slightest contact.
He did not need any energy channeling techniques, as countless methods were stored in his mind.
He had long prepared the most suitable techniques for Nan Yue Ran and Bai Nian Nian.
Additionally, there were some useless medicinal pills and magical artifacts hanging on the wall.
But the most valuable treasure was a small plot of medicinal garden outside the thatched cottage.
One plant emitted a sheen and exuded abundant spiritual energy.
Moreover, there were several top-grade medicinal herbs that were a thousand years old!
“Could that be divine medicine? But…”
Bai Chen looked at the medicinal herb for a long time before realizing it was just an ordinary spiritual herb.
“It seems this spiritual herb has become extraordinary after receiving ten thousand years of spiritual energy nurturing.”
Bai Chen collected all the herbs from the medicinal garden and then returned to the room to take the dozen spirit stones.
Although Bai Chen had been searching for herbs to heal Bai Nian Nian and Nan Yue Ran, the day their bodies healed would also be the day they stepped onto the path of martial artists.
They would eventually enter the world of cultivation like he did.
Thus, spirit stones were essential.
Before leaving, Bai Chen couldn’t help but shake his head at the skeleton.
All people have a lifespan; no matter how strong one is in life, there will eventually come a day when they die.
But he wouldn’t die; he was a Patriarch Zombie.
Bai Chen was somewhat confused about how he came into existence.
He had never truly figured out his lineage, so he chose not to dwell on it.
Yet, he would investigate it properly one day.
After leaving the thatched cottage, Bai Chen moved his hand slightly, causing the thatched cottage to collapse with a roar.
As this scene unfolded before the eyes of many martial artists, their eyes turned red with shock.
“He’s coming out! Everyone, get ready!”
Bai Chen looked up at the sky; it was already afternoon.
“If I wait any longer, I’ll miss the ride. I promised Nian Nian I would return in three days and cannot break that promise.”
Thinking of this, Bai Chen lightly touched the ground and leaped over the lake’s surface.
At this moment, Huang Longfei and Sun Zichu had just traveled halfway.
When they saw Bai Chen’s calm expression and the numerous items in his hands, their eyes couldn’t help but gleam with excitement.
Huang Longfei and Sun Zichu quickly retreated, and the other peak innate experts seemed to sense something and stood with the two.
As Bai Chen walked through the miasma area, preparing to leave the Shennong Great Forest, the surrounding martial artists surrounded him.
“This young friend, are you really just going to leave like this? That might not be right, you know?”
Sun Zichu squinted at Bai Chen while the other martial artists looked eagerly at the items Bai Chen brought out.
Those objects could lead to the path of cultivation!
The thought of cultivation ignited a fire in everyone’s eyes.
No matter what, Bai Chen absolutely could not be allowed to leave!
