90: Chapter 90 Inheritance of Spiritual Arts

After a moment, Clan Leader Li Huaming slowly withdrew his Divine Sense, the corners of his mouth involuntarily curling into an undisguised smile.

Recorded within an ancient scroll was a Yellow Rank Spirit Technique named the "Nine Palaces Sword Formation," which possessed peerless power.

To execute this sword Formation, one must use nine long swords of the same Rank—either Magical Artifacts or Spiritual Artifacts—as the foundation, stationed respectively at the nine positions: Qian, Kan, Gen, Zhen, Xun, Li, Kun, Dui, and the Center Palace.

The nine long swords are connected to each other by Spiritual Rhinoceros marks, forming an endless cycle of heaven and earth that integrates both offense and defense.

The power of this sword Formation lies in the "Nine Palaces Evolution, Endless Cycle."

Upon initial activation, only nine sword shadows appear to patrol and guard; as the Formation flows, the sword light increases exponentially according to the principle of evolution, instantly transforming into twenty-seven, eighty-one, or even thousands of sharp Sword Qi weaving into an inescapable net.

Within the sword Formation, it secretly corresponds to the changes of the Eight Trigrams positions, where the Kun position becomes the Gate of Death and the Gen position hides the Gate of Life; however, the Gate of Life and the Gate of Death are not fixed, but change unpredictably with the flow of the sword momentum, trapping enemies in a hopeless situation.

If anyone attempts to break the Formation by force or steal the Formation eye's sword, the nine sword Spiritual Seals will immediately resonate, and the remaining eight swords will automatically trigger a master-protecting killing Formation, strangling the invading enemy with the force of a thunderbolt.

Another classic recorded a Yellow Rank Spirit Technique named the "Cloud Shadow Sword Technique," which is a Sword Dao Spirit Technique that combines agility, trickery, and a profound Concept.

Besides these four core treasures, scattered sporadically on several rosewood shelves in the corner of the pavilion were some precious auxiliary Materials: a few stalks of Hidden Spirit Grass that had fully matured over five hundred years, their leaves dripping with emerald green, emitting a faint, lingering fragrance, which were precisely one of the main ingredients for refining the foundation establishment pill.

In addition, there were several pieces of Red Flame Iron of excellent quality, their entire bodies presenting a dark red luster, with surface textures resembling leaping flames; upon close observation, one could feel the scorching heat rushing towards one's face and the active fire Spiritual Qi fluctuations.

Red Flame Iron is an excellent material for refining fire-type Spiritual Artifacts, which can significantly enhance the quality and power of fire-attribute Spiritual Artifacts.

Li Xuanji and the other two moved swiftly yet cautiously, coordinating in tacit understanding to collect every valuable item one by one; the entire process took no more than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, yet it was orderly, with no omissions or errors.

When the last item was put into the Storage Pouch with a slight clinking sound, Li Xuanji turned around, looked around with a serious expression, and then led Clan Leader Li Huaming and Li Changqing in a flash, heading towards the Spirit Medicine garden deep in the back mountain of the Lu Family.

The bloody scent of the Lu Family territory had not yet completely dissipated, drifting in the air with the wind, making one feel nauseated.

But as the three gradually approached the boundary of the medicine garden, a rich and crisp herbal fragrance quietly permeated the air, diluting that uncomfortable smell.

Under Clan Leader Li Huaming's skillful hands, the Formation Restriction was quickly broken, and the three filed into a quiet valley shrouded in thick fog.

Looking out, it was an orderly and large-scale Spirit Medicine garden.

The scene in the garden came into view; the whole garden of Spirit Medicine was growing gratifyingly, with lush branches and leaves, evidently taken care of by the Lu Family with great dedication, even sparing no expense in manpower and material resources.

The air was filled with a medicinal fragrance so rich it was almost tangible, mixed with a faint smell of blood, forming a strange and alluring aura.

Every inch of land exuded intoxicating Spiritual Qi fluctuations, making the eyes of the three brighten, their cheeks flushed with excitement and greed.

They held their breath, lightened their steps, and cautiously shuttled between the medicine fields, like kings patrolling their territory, their eyes like torches, carefully identifying the species, age, and quantity of every Spiritual Plant.

As far as their eyes could see, large areas were planted with Spiritual Plants such as Golden Flower Grass, Fire Origin Grass, and Water Cloud Grass, their leaves spread out, exuding compelling Spiritual Qi.

After careful counting, the three discovered that these were all essential main ingredients for refining the first-Rank Medicinal Pill, the Marrow Cleansing Pill; the five main Materials were almost all collected, and the quantity was so large that it was piled up like a mountain, sufficient to support the refining of a large batch of Medicinal Pill for the young disciples of the Family to cleanse their marrow, and could even cultivate a batch of reserve forces with better talent for the Family.

Not only that, in the central area of the spiritual fields, a large amount of low-Rank Spiritual Plants were densely planted, such as Materials for refining Spirit Origin Pill and Return Origin Pill; these Spiritual Plants grew lushly, occupying most of the space in the Spirit Medicine garden.

Just these low-Rank Materials alone, if taken to the market to be sold, would be a considerable fortune, enough to support the Family's daily expenses for a long time.

In the shaded corner of the spiritual field, they also discovered two tall Jade Spirit Yellow Fruit Trees.

The canopy was like a cover, with lush branches and leaves, and more than ten green fruits hanging between the branches, faintly glowing with halos, exuding compelling Spiritual Qi.

Li Changqing reached out to touch the tree trunk, perceiving the pure Spiritual Qi contained within the fruits, but he did not rush to pick them, nor did he have any thoughts of transplanting—after all, the Jade Spirit Fruit had not yet matured, and forcibly picking it would only be a waste of heavenly treasures, which would be more trouble than it was worth.

Subsequently, Li Xuanji gave an order, summoning all the accompanying Family members of the Qi Refinement Stage, and began to methodically collect the mature Spirit Medicine that met the age requirements.

For those seedlings that were too young and lacked sufficient medicinal power, they moved all that they could; for those that were of low value or had too short an age and could not survive if moved, they chose to leave them for the time being, leaving them for those destined to find them.

In the current situation, the Li Family's current strength was not yet sufficient to directly occupy all of the Lu Family's territory.

It took a full hour for everyone to finish collecting the first-Rank Spirit Medicine on the periphery, and their Storage Pouches were packed to the brim.

Li Xuanji patted the dirt off his hands, a flash of satisfaction in his eyes, and then led everyone to continue walking deeper into the Spirit Medicine garden.

The further they went, the more viscous the Spiritual Qi in the air became, as if walking in Spirit Liquid; with every breath, they felt refreshed, and the spiritual power in their bodies was restless.

Soon, they arrived at the second layer area. Although the medicine field here was small in area, the soil was obviously more fertile, presenting a dark purple color and emitting a faint fluorescence, clearly having been watered with special Spirit Liquid.

Between the ridges were neatly planted dozens of second-Rank Spirit Medicine, with Dragon Origin Grass stems standing tall and Cloud Rain Flowers looking tender and beautiful; they were growing extremely well, and the medicinal fragrance was pungent. It could be seen that the owner of this place—the Lu Family—indeed had considerable attainments in Spirit Medicine cultivation and managed it in an orderly manner.

The Li Family members were not polite at all, their eyes shining with excitement, and they gathered all these mature second-Rank Spirit Medicine into their possession.

After a bountiful harvest, they did not stop, continuing to advance to the deepest part, their hearts anticipating even more precious treasures.

Before long, everyone arrived at the core area of the valley, which was also the place where the Spiritual Qi was the most concentrated.

The medicine field in the deepest part was only half a mu in size, but its soil was completely different from the outside, presenting a deep ink-black color, as if containing endless vitality; every inch of soil exuded weak but pure Spiritual Qi fluctuations, clearly having been cultivated by special means, and possibly even having a branch of a Spiritual Vein buried within it.