340: Dragon Blood Fruit

“Alright, let’s keep going!” Lu Xingchen nodded slightly.

Immediately, the three continued to fly deeper into the Immortal Cave.

After an hour of travel, the three arrived in front of a medicinal garden.

Lu Xingchen chuckled, “It seems our luck isn’t bad; we found a medicinal garden so quickly. There must be plenty of precious Spirit Medicine in here!”

Li Changbai chuckled, “I’m not an Alchemist, so these Spirit Medicine are useless to me. Xu Qing and Junior Brother, you two can take all of them. After all, gaining the Legacy of Senior Li Huan has already made me rich.”

Lu Xingchen shook his head slightly and said softly, “How can that be? Senior Brother was able to obtain Senior Li Huan’s Legacy through his own ability. But the Spirit Medicine in this garden must also have a share for Senior Brother. Although you can’t use them to refine Medicinal Pill, you can exchange them with other Martial Artist.”

Xu Qing also nodded slightly and said softly, “Junior Brother is right; you should have a share of this Spirit Medicine.”

Hearing this, Li Changbai laughed heartily, “Hahahaha! Junior Brother really is compassionate. Alright, how about this: you two take the Spirit Medicine you can use first, and I’ll take what’s left over. How does that sound?”

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly: “That works.”

Li Changbai laughed, “Then it’s settled. In that case, I’ll handle the protecting Spirit Formation outside this medicinal garden!”

Outside this medicinal garden was a Ninth-Grade Spirit Formation protecting it.

Logically, with Li Changbai’s strength as an Eighth-Grade Spirit Formation Master, he shouldn’t have been able to break it.

However, this Ninth-Grade Spirit Formation had been operating for many years without repair, and it was already greatly damaged, with less than one-tenth of its power remaining.

More importantly, this Ninth-Grade Spirit Formation was set up by Li Huan for the Cave Mansion Owner.

Phantom Spirit Saint Li Huan and the Cave Mansion Owner were old friends. He was invited to construct this Ninth-Grade Spirit Formation for him and left that sculpture in the Library Pavilion.

Within the Legacy Li Huan gave Li Changbai, there were several formation diagrams for Ninth-Grade Spirit Formation, and the Ninth-Grade Spirit Formation outside the medicinal garden was included among them.

This way, Li Changbai had the qualification to challenge a Ninth-Grade Spirit Formation.

Li Changbai stood outside the Spirit Formation, clasped his hands, and tens of thousands of Spiritual Seal flew out from his palms, merging into the Ninth-Grade Spirit Formation before him.

With the help of the formation diagrams given by Li Huan, he knew this Ninth-Grade Spirit Formation like the back of his hand, well aware of its weaknesses. Coupled with the Spirit Formation’s age and disrepair, he broke through it an hour later.

The Spirit Formation halo surrounding the medicinal garden slowly dissipated. Lu Xingchen patted Li Changbai’s shoulder and laughed, “Senior Brother is truly extraordinarily powerful; he can already break through a Ninth-Grade Spirit Formation!”

Li Changbai punched him and laughed, “You brat, are you teasing me? I’m still far from being a true Ninth-Rank Spiritual Formation Master. As fellow Spirit Array Master, you should be able to tell how I succeeded.”

Lu Xingchen grinned.

“No matter the reason, you finally did it. This is a great start.”

Li Changbai chuckled, “Alright, stop flattering me. Let’s go inside and take a look!”

“Alright!”

Immediately, the three flew into the medicinal garden.

As soon as they entered the medicinal garden, Xu Qing let out a cry of surprise.

“Holy cow, so many precious Spirit Medicine!”

“fire spirit spike, thousand year spirit ginseng, Xuanzhu Grass!”

“These will all be very helpful for our Cultivate!”

Lu Xingchen was also greatly astonished and said in a deep voice, “It’s true! Spirit Medicine that are almost impossible to find in the outside world are abundant in this medicinal garden!”

Xu Qing: “Then let’s act quickly! Let’s collect them all!”

So, the three began their sweeping operation, taking half a day to harvest most of the Spirit Medicine.

As for the rest, they left them in the medicinal garden.

They couldn't drain the pond to catch all the fish; leaving some unripe Spirit Medicine and seeds would also benefit those who entered this medicinal garden in the future.

After harvesting most of the available Spirit Medicine, the group arrived at the center of the medicinal garden.

This was a lake, with a small island in the center. On the island stood a lush green tree, entwined with a vine from which two golden fruits hung.

The three looked at each other.

“To be placed in such a core position by the Cave Mansion Owner, these two fruits must be extraordinarily valuable.”

“But such precious Spirit Medicine must be guarded by a Yao Beast. Should we go pick them?”

“Of course, we have to pick them! Why refuse something given for free? As for the guarding Spirit Beast, I’ll handle it. My Soul Realm has already achieved Breakthrough to the Celestial Realm. Combined with Word Spirit and the power of Spirit Formation, among those below the Saint Realm, few can defeat me!”

With that, Li Changbai spread his Dou Qi Wings and flew towards the small island in the lake.

Lu Xingchen stared blankly at Li Changbai, a slight sigh in his heart.

Indeed, being strong really makes a difference. Senior Brother’s words have become quite arrogant.

When would he also be able to achieve Breakthrough to the Celestial Realm?

Just as Li Changbai was halfway there, as expected, a huge column of water surged out from the lake, crashing towards Li Changbai.

“Word Spirit, Dustless Land!”

Li Changbai was mentally prepared and showed no trace of panic.

The water column struck the colorless barrier, stirring up ripples, but it could not break through the defense.

“Eh?”

A sound of surprise came from under the water.

Li Changbai, while setting up the “Black Tortoise Spirit Guarding Formation,” chuckled, “Fellow Daoist at the bottom of the lake, would you care to come out for a chat?”

In terms of defensive power alone, the “Black Tortoise Spirit Guarding Formation” was superior to the “Dustless Land,” but it couldn't be cast instantly and required some time to set up.

Li Changbai was confident that once his Spirit Formation was successfully deployed and combined with the “Dustless Land,” few below the Saint Realm could break through his defense.

The bottom of the lake churned, and a moment later, an Azure Flood Dragon flew out.

Lu Xingchen looked at its head.

“Eighth Order Five Stars (power level)!”

Comparable to a Five-Star Martial Venerable among humans, it was already quite powerful.

But Lu Xingchen had confidence in Li Changbai; he should be able to handle it.

The Azure Flood Dragon let out a roar, shouting angrily, “Outsider human, leave my territory!”

He could sense Li Changbai’s power from the colorless barrier, so he didn’t want to act rashly.

Li Changbai grinned and said loudly, “Fellow Daoist, Junior Li Changbai of Lingyun Sect, I mean no offense. It’s just that these golden fruits appear to be extraordinarily valuable. Would you be willing to part with them?”

Hearing this, the Azure Flood Dragon angrily said, “These dragon blood fruit were cultivated by the owner over several decades, and they have just matured. How could I possibly give them to an outsider?”

Hearing this, Lu Xingchen’s heart was filled with joy.

He had seen information about this dragon blood fruit in a Secret Manual. It could only grow when irrigated with the blood of purebred Dragon Clan, and after consumption, it could significantly boost Qi and blood, with an even better effect on the Dragon Clan.

The Dragon Clan in the Demon Domain also cultivated this dragon blood fruit, but the yield was extremely scarce; even Xiao You, as the Young Clan Leader of the Nether Dragon, had never seen it.