There's a problem!

After being untied, Lin Zhen completely ignored the dejected Wang Luchuan and Liu Yingying not far away and walked straight to Qi Yuan's side, his eyes brimming with tears of gratitude.

"Brother Qi, this is already the third time you've helped me. I am endlessly grateful for this great kindness!"

Qi Yuan waved his hand with a gentle expression. "We are brothers, why the need for thanks?"

Lin Zhen nodded heavily. Then, as if remembering something, he hesitated slightly before finally making up his mind and speaking with a solemn expression:

"Brother Qi, you have shown me boundless kindness, and there is something I must tell you."

"Oh?"

Seeing this, Qi Yuan's expression turned serious as well, and he said in a deep voice:

"There are too many eyes and ears here; let's go to my place to talk."

If it were anyone else, Qi Yuan truly wouldn't believe that they could provide information of interest to him, the Dao Child of Tai Xuan. But Lin Zhen was different; who knew what Heaven-Defying discovery this Child of Destiny had made this time?

Even if Lin Zhen were to say right now that he was going to experience Ascension and reach Immortal Ascension in two days, Qi Yuan would choose to believe him first...

Soon, the two arrived together at Qi Yuan's residence.

After entering the wooden house, the two sat down. Qi Yuan leaned forward, assuming a posture of listening attentively, and asked:

"Brother Lin, feel free to speak."

Lin Zhen nodded, seemingly having made up his mind. He first looked vigilantly at the doorway, and after confirming no one was around, he whispered:

"Brother Qi, that Spiritual Plant field you are guarding, where the green leaf grass is planted, has a problem!"

"What kind of problem?"

Qi Yuan was stunned upon hearing this. He had been there for five or six days and hadn't noticed anything unusual.

If there was truly a problem with the Spiritual Plant field that he hadn't discovered, it proved... this matter was of an extremely high level!

Lin Zhen took a deep breath and continued:

"I once read in an ancient book that wherever a Spirit of Grass and Wood appears, there must be Innate Wood Qi. Today, I discovered a trace of barely perceptible Wood Qi on those dozen or so green leaf grass plants."

"This means that there is very likely a fully developed Spirit of Grass and Wood hiding in that Spiritual Plant field, one that is at least seven or eight thousand years old, or even... ten thousand years!"

After saying this, Lin Zhen gazed at Qi Yuan with burning eyes, clearly observing his reaction.

A ten-thousand-year-old Spirit of Grass and Wood?

Qi Yuan's expression changed slightly upon hearing this, and he couldn't help but gasp.

He hadn't expected that a seemingly ordinary Spiritual Plant field in Falling Cloud Valley would actually hide such a divine object!

If this were true, even some Mahayana Cultivators might disregard their dignity and come to seize it.

With a ten-thousand-year age, even just a single ten-thousand-year green leaf grass could allow one to undergo Body Tempering with spiritual energy and greatly advance one's cultivation.

Thinking of this, the way Qi Yuan looked at Lin Zhen changed instantly.

As expected of a Child of Destiny; he had only helped him a few times, yet he had already reaped such a huge reward.

Of course, Qi Yuan didn't believe the excuse Lin Zhen had fabricated for a single second.

Lin Zhen came from a common background and had only just barely managed to guide Qi into his body not long ago. How could he be so sensitive to Innate Wood Qi and associate so many things just from a dozen green leaf grass plants picked from the Spiritual Plant field?

It was likely that this Child of Destiny had experienced an Awakening of some special ability and, finding it difficult to explain, had just casually found an excuse to gloss over it.

Qi Yuan expressed his full understanding of this and certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to expose him.

It had to be said that this guy was willing to risk exposing his ability to reveal such information to him; he was truly loyal enough, at least not the type of ungrateful wretch who couldn't be tamed.

As these thoughts flashed through his mind, Qi Yuan chuckled and patted Lin Zhen on the shoulder, saying kindly:

"Thank you for the reminder, Brother Lin. I will find a way to investigate this matter. If there really is a ten-thousand-year Spiritual Plant in the field, Brother Lin will definitely be rewarded."

"Brother Qi, you've misunderstood me." Lin Zhen's expression changed slightly, and he said solemnly, "If this is true, you must absolutely not offend that Senior."

"Although Spirits of Grass and Wood are often timid and have low combat power, rarely taking the initiative to harm lives, they are not beings that we, mere Qi Refining Realm Cultivators, can afford to provoke."

"You must be cautious when in the medicine garden, and never act recklessly!"

Hearing Lin Zhen's earnest words, Qi Yuan raised an eyebrow and then chuckled:

"Mm, I will be careful."

After sending Lin Zhen off, Qi Yuan sat back in his chair, lost in thought.

Perhaps he really should place a shadow recording talisman around the Spiritual Plant field...

But before that, he still needed to complete that ridiculous mission.

Thinking of the mission, Qi Yuan's anger flared up.

Weren't they supposed to return to a normal style? Why was it getting more and more twisted?

That night.

Qi Yuan, with a pained expression on his face, donned a night-walking suit, then covered his face completely with a black cloth, transforming into a shadow that disappeared into the night...