Chapter 35 Damn! So many spiritual herbs!

As if passing through a dark tunnel, his mind dazed for a moment before he suddenly landed in front of a mountain wall.

Light appeared in his eyes. Chen Li opened them and saw ten token indentations on the mountain wall. Holding his token, he began to look around.

What met his eyes was a vast, endless plain, a sea of green. At this moment, Chen Li was atop a high peak.

Chen Li looked down at the great plain, sensing the Spiritual Qi of this world, and exclaimed in wonder, "The concentration of Spiritual Qi in this world is much higher than outside!"

Chen Li did not act rashly. After all, the [Secret Realm Demon Beasts] were also a danger warning. He began to open the Secret Realm map in his Sea of Consciousness.

Within his Sea of Consciousness, a map of the Secret Realm unfolded. The realm wasn't too large or too small, spanning only a few hundred kilometers. Without obstacles, one could run across it in half a day using a swift travel talisman at full speed.

Chen Li looked at the map. Opportunities were located on nine mountains. He saw a place labeled [Thousand Grass Mountain], which was the closest location to him.

Chen Li began to travel swiftly at a slow pace again. Beyond the great plain lay [Thousand Grass Mountain]. Upon approaching, he discovered five Fourth-level Demonic Beasts lying in wait.

Chen Li bypassed the Yao Beasts, intending to enter the mountain from another direction. However, the moment he stepped onto the mountain, a teleportation force sent him right back out.

Eh? What's going on?

Before he could react, those five Fourth-level Demonic Beasts seemed to receive an order and charged directly toward his position.

Chen Li retreated quickly. Once he had pulled some distance away, he directly set up five sets of Third-rank Spirit Trapping Formations and laid down a Profound Bone Immortal Slaying Formation behind them.

Once those five Fourth-level Demonic Beasts entered the Spirit Trapping Formation, Chen Li immediately activated the Profound Bone Immortal Slaying Formation, skewering all five of them at once.

This time, when he entered the mountain, he wasn't teleported out. He now understood the rules for entering the mountain.

Upon entering the mountain, he smelled a rich fragrance of medicinal herbs. Following the scent, Chen Li saw a scene from his dreams: a mountainside was actually covered with Spiritual Plants.

By a rough count, there were over a thousand of them!

A single glance revealed the main Foundation Establishment herbs needed for Foundation Establishment, as well as herbs for refining qi overflowing pills, marrow cleansing pills, and vitality replenishing pills.

Beside a five-hundred-year-old herb, herbs of various ages were distributed.

There was qi overflowing grass for qi overflowing pills, marrow cleansing flowers for marrow cleansing pills, blood essence grass for vitality replenishing pills, purple monkey flowers for Foundation Establishment, and so on.

Chen Li's eyes widened and sparkled, his expression full of shock. "This... this... I'm rich!"

Chen Li composed himself, trying his best to remain rational, but how could anyone stay calm?

Before long, Chen Li took out over a thousand herb boxes and began harvesting the Spiritual Plants.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but Chen Li didn't feel the slightest bit tired. He harvested and sealed them one by one. Finally, by the 1,722nd box, he looked up and saw that the harvesting was complete.

Chen Li began to categorize them. Among them were 262 mature purple monkey flowers, the main herb for Foundation Establishment. 170 of those were at the three-hundred-year level. The rest were under three hundred years but could still be used to refine some Low Grade foundation establishment pills.

Then there were 434 qi overflowing grasses for qi overflowing pills, 234 blood essence grasses for vitality replenishing pills, 171 marrow cleansing flowers for marrow cleansing pills, and 411 auxiliary herbs of various ages.

There were also 250 other herbs of the three-hundred-year level or higher, such as realm-breaking herbs for the Foundation Establishment level, longevity herbs, and so on.

After finishing the inventory, Chen Li checked the mountain again and found nothing else for the time being. He left the mountain, and seeing how many Spiritual Plants it had yielded, he felt a bit of anticipation for the next one.

Chen Li looked at the Secret Realm map. The next mountain was [Crimson Flame Mountain], but as he approached, he discovered a Fifth-level Demonic Beast.

He only had one set of the Profound Bone Immortal Slaying Formation left that was just enough. Chen Li lured it out again. A Third-rank Spirit Trapping Formation couldn't hold a Fifth-level Demonic Beast, so he went straight for a direct confrontation.

Watching the Fifth-level Demonic Beast charging straight at him, Chen Li fired a strike from the Profound Bone Immortal Slaying Formation. It was sent flying but wasn't dead yet. Chen Li fired another strike, and it was completely dead.

Entering this mountain, it lived up to its name; there was earth vein fire everywhere.

This earth vein fire was a good thing. This pill fire was also used for refining foundation establishment pills or even the higher-level golden core formation.

Chen Li took out the fifth-Rank Profound Azure Cauldron, then used Spiritual Qi to store the fire within it. He also performed an Alchemy Fire Control Secret Technique to compress the earth vein fire so it wouldn't easily dissipate.

The earth vein fire in this mountain was continuous. Even after Chen Li had taken a portion, it would still bubble up from underground.

There were still seven mountains in the Secret Realm. Chen Li hurried to the next one, called [Ten Thousand Bamboo Sea], but when he approached, he was dumbfounded!

He discovered thirty Fifth-level Demonic Beasts!

If these thirty charged at him, and he only had one set of the [Profound Bone Immortal Slaying Formation], he would be dead if they all swarmed him.

Without a word, Chen Li immediately moved away and switched to [Listening Spring Mountain] deeper in. From afar, he discovered three Sixth-level Demon Beast standing guard!

Oh my god, run fast!

Chen Li retreated back to [Crimson Flame Mountain]. After pondering for a while, he didn't dare to go any deeper.

The appearance of Sixth-level Demon Beast meant that the deeper he went, the higher the Rank and number of Yao Beasts. As someone in the Qi Refining stage, he could only take the opportunities he could get. He would come back later when he reached the Golden Core or Nascent Soul stage!

After finishing his thoughts, Chen Li didn't hesitate for a moment and returned directly to that teleportation peak.

Then he pressed the token into the indentation. After a moment, a pulling force teleported Chen Li back to that cave. The token was also brought out, floating above the Spiritual Qi Vortex.

Chen Li repeated the same operations he had performed when he arrived, blowing out a safe zone from the middle. He passed through, and after the Nine Poisons Qi recovered, he applied a swift travel talisman and a Divine Concealment Talisman to himself and began his return journey.

...

A month later, Chen Li appeared at the edge of the Boundless Forest. On the way, he deliberately didn't avoid Yao Beasts and slaughtered about twenty Third-level Demon Beasts.

Then he traveled back swiftly at a slow pace. It had been exactly one month!

This trip had taken nearly two months. The harvest was plentiful; he would be able to do great things next.

A day later, Chen Li returned to Black Magpie Mountain.

Inside the mountain, everything was as usual.

The eldest and the others were either comprehending Formations, cultivating techniques, or improving their cultivation. Those two newly recruited kids were still on the first floor learning the Qi Guiding Art.

Inside Concentric Heart Hall, Zhu Lingyue saw Chen Li return looking travel-worn. Her first words were: "Husband, you've worked hard!"

Although Chen Li used the excuse of going out for supplies, Zhu Lingyue vaguely felt that wasn't the case, but she didn't expose him. Zhu Lingyue understood in her heart that her husband must have been busy with other matters!

"Madam has also worked hard these two months. Nothing happened, right?"

"Nothing major, everything is stable. However, several family heads from Liangxi County said they had matters to discuss and that you could look for them once you return!"

Chen Li nodded. The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and he also checked on Old Five. Having not seen him for two months, the little fellow had grown a bit more, and the strength in his tiny hand as he grabbed Chen Li's hand had increased.