721: harvest

If Lin Yun remembered correctly, there was still a great danger within the Dan Sect at this moment.

That Demon in the late Nascent Soul stage, approaching completion, after stealing the Dan Sect's five years of pill reserves, had not left!

In his memory, this fellow who had been lurking in the Dan Sect and hadn't left yet, had always been coveting the Immortal Pill!

As for the Immortal Pill, even when Lin Yun was the Holy Son back then, his level was still too low to know whether it was real or fake.

He only remembered.

That Demon, for the sake of the Immortal Pill, later killed a few people in the Dan Sect before leaving, causing the Dan Sect a wave of impotent rage.

It only ended after they said a few harsh words to the Demon Path.

Lin Yun didn't think that Demon would have any ideas about him.

After all, he wasn't famous now and didn't attract as much attention as the Holy Son.

He was completely insignificant; if he could still encounter that Demon, his luck would be too good.

However.

With this threat present, Lin Yun ultimately felt more at ease if he could improve his strength further.

At this moment, outside.

Lake bottom.

Black Feather, whose robe was embroidered with dark feathers, arrived here, and the Lake bottom automatically parted to create a space.

His dark eyes scanned the Lake bottom, and Black Feather's eyes held a hint of doubt.

He clearly saw that kid throw a spherical object into the lake, so why didn't he see anything after coming down?

His Divine Sense spread throughout the entire Lake bottom.

Nowhere did he find the spherical object he knew of!

However, another discovery slightly caught Black Feather's attention.

They were the dried corpses of several fish Spirit Beasts.

He approached.

Looking at the massive fish Spirit Beast corpse at the Lake bottom, whose blood had been completely drained and had been lying there for at least three or four days, Black Feather frowned slightly: "Blood and soul devoured, a Demon?"

"Could it be that the Demon who stole the Dan Sect's pills hasn't left yet?"

"No, it's not that he hasn't left yet, but that he's nearby!" Black Feather's gaze sharpened as he saw several distorted patterns placed at the Lake bottom.

At this moment, his attention was completely diverted from the stone Lin Yun had thrown into the lake earlier.

These strange runes at the Lake bottom were the means of the Demon Path's Demon Talisman Hall!

A very profound concealment technique of the Demon Path!

This meant that there was a Demon in the vicinity, observing the surroundings from the shadows!

Black Feather and White Feather were extremely powerful, so the other party dared not use probing spells on them.

The target of the investigation could only be Lin Yun on the shore!

Their surveillance target was also being watched by a Demon lurking in the shadows!

...

The next day.

A new day arrived with a gentle breeze.

Lin Yun was woken by a faint aroma of porridge.

"Senior Brother Lin Yun, it's time to eat," Jiang Yurou's voice was very soft, but very clear.

Turning to look at this woman who had somehow found her way here, Lin Yun yawned lazily: "Why are you here? The Sect announced yesterday that male and female Disciples are not allowed to be alone together."

"I didn't come specifically to be alone with you," Jiang Yurou said, contradicting herself, then took out a pile of spices from her Storage Bags: "The Sect Leader said that every eligible male Disciple in the Sect must make a stick of incense, and I've brought you the Materials."

"Oh?" Looking at the various Materials for making incense spread out on a piece of cloth, Lin Yun yawned indifferently: "I don't want to have anything to do with that Empress, isn't giving me these Materials a waste?"

"But this is something you must do, otherwise the Sect Leader will punish you again," Jiang Yurou said gently.

Lin Yun was noncommittal.

"What if the incense I make with the Materials you provided is really favored by the Empress, and she wants me to become her Husband?"

"Nonsense! With so many Disciples in the Sect, how could the Empress possibly choose only you?" Jiang Yurou's tone also became anxious when she heard Lin Yun's words.

Seeing the woman's anxious look, Lin Yun felt a bit playful: "That's hard to say, I'm so outstanding, it's normal to stand out, right? Maybe then I'll have to enter the Imperial Palace and become the ruler."

"No!" Jiang Yurou grabbed Lin Yun's arm, her small face pale as if she had really imagined that situation.

"Or...or Senior Brother Lin, you could make the incense smell bad? That way the Empress definitely won't choose you," After saying this, Jiang Yurou lowered her head again: "Senior Brother, am I being selfish by saying this?"

"If Senior Brother really likes the Empress, you can actually pursue her, that's your choice and right..."

"There are indeed many Senior Brothers and Junior Brothers in the Sect who have cut off contact with their partners to pursue the position of ruler. If Senior Brother also thinks this way, I support you..."

As Jiang Yurou spoke, she clutched her clothes with her fair hand and turned to look at the lake, her words a bit insincere.

But the next moment, a warm hand landed on her head: "You're really silly, how can you push your man away?"

"Don't worry, the Empress won't possibly like the incense I make," Lin Yun smiled reassuringly.

If it were other topics, he would still need to suppress some of his abilities.

But when it came to incense, he didn't need to hide at all.

In his previous life.

He had spent so much time, researching and developing the incense himself in the Golden Dragon Palace, and that woman had only glanced at it before leaving.

This was enough to show that the other party was completely indifferent to his incense!

What if the Empress actually liked the smell of deliberately made bad incense?

Relatively speaking, copying the incense he made in his previous life was the safest option and would not attract the woman's slightest attention.

Hearing Lin Yun's words, a sweet smile appeared on Jiang Yurou's delicate face.

After breakfast, Lin Yun didn't stay idle.

He took some time to make a stick of incense using the spices Jiang Yurou had brought.

With familiar memories, Lin Yun didn't spend much time.

"Is this the incense Senior Brother made?" Jiang Yurou, who was beside him, looked at the incense burner in Lin Yun's hand, slightly surprised.

She could smell a faint fragrance from this incense even before it was lit.

Like a stunning flower or plant never seen before in the mountains, blooming freely in a deserted place.

Incense never had an absolute good or bad, only like and dislike.

But after smelling the incense Lin Yun had made, Jiang Yurou was full of praise: "It smells good!"

"Does it smell good?" Lin Yun looked at Jiang Yurou beside him and smiled faintly: "It's still Junior Sister who knows how to appreciate."

Saying this, Lin Yun placed the entire incense stick into Jiang Yurou's hand: "It's for you, the remaining bit is enough for me to deal with."

"This..." Jiang Yurou was slightly stunned looking at the small incense burner in her hand: "This won't do, right? After all, it's made for Her Majesty the Empress."

"Who says? This is specifically made for you. If I didn't have to give a stick of incense to the Empress, I wouldn't even bother making the rest."

"Hehehe," Jiang Yurou chuckled a few times, amused: "Then this is the second gift Senior Brother Lin has given me, I must keep it carefully."

"There will be more in the future."

After the woman left with a cheerful mood, Lin Yun looked at the rising Sun before him and slowly stood up.

It was only then that he somewhat unexpectedly discovered that the water level of the large lake before him, which connected several surrounding lakes, seemed to have dropped.

Not seemed, but had actually dropped!

At a glance, the water level was at least half a foot lower!

Did something happen last night?

Normally, this lake in the Fenggang Mountain Range, which connected to several other water sources, should have abundant water throughout the year, even for decades.

After all, it was supplemented by underground springs, mountain streams, and underwater rivers.

To drop by half a foot overnight was truly unbelievable.

Could it be...

Lin Yun didn't think for too long and immediately remembered the water collection sphere he had thrown into the lake yesterday.

He opened his System panel.

Accelerated Time: 365000 times

Timed Watering: 43000 times

Survival Quantity: 87 plants

Growth Years: 607 years

"So that's how it is," His gaze fixed on the Timed Watering option, and Lin Yun understood slightly.

Although only one day had passed for him here.

But in the Reverse World, over six hundred years had passed.

During such a long period of time, it needed to be watered every few days.

With such time consumption, it was no wonder the water level of this lake had dropped.

As his thoughts moved slightly, Brother Lin calmed his mind.

When he opened his eyes again, he was surprisingly in the field of the Reverse World!

Only one night had passed outside, but at this moment in the Reverse World, over six hundred years had passed.

The distant mountains and fields were dotted with green and dampness, and the air also carried a faint flow of spiritual energy.

In the field.

Many of the one hundred medicinal herbs Lin Yun had planted before were now gone.

But the growth space of these medicinal herbs occupied a larger area than when there were one hundred plants!

"Is this the six-hundred-year-old Welcoming Wind Grass?" Lin Yun looked at his feet. This was a plant the size of a palm, with filamentous leaves as ethereal as hair.

The age of Welcoming Wind Grass was easy to determine.

You only needed to count its filamentous branches and leaves.

However many roots there were, that was how many years old it was.

Generally, Welcoming Wind Grass with a dozen or so filamentous branches was the most popular on the market.

And hundred-year-old Welcoming Wind Grass was much rarer, belonging to the category of graded spiritual plants.

The plant in front of Lin Yun was equivalent to a Peak first-grade spiritual plant, worth a dozen Spirit Stones.

If it grew to a thousand years, it could be used as medicine to refine second-grade spiritual pills.

And second-grade spiritual pills were the mainstream pills consumed by Cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage.

He glanced at the other plants.

Each surviving plant had grown from its original inconspicuous weed state into a spiritual plant that people flocked to!

It still needed some more time.

Returning from the Reverse World, Lin Yun looked at the lake before him with some contemplation.

Although over six hundred years had passed in the Reverse World, it was only one night in the outside world.

Since the water collector had absorbed so much water in one night, he should consider how to find a place that could withstand such water consumption for a long time.