Chapter 29: A Single Sprout of First-Grade Spirit Medicine

  "Actually, there are so many low-grade elixirs!" Ye Chen never thought that this trip would bring such a harvest.

  I remember Ye Yan once said that the four major families and the city master's mansion can only purchase one every year, but this time there are so many, it's really an unexpected surprise, an unexpected harvest.

  "Hehe..." Ye Chen smiled faintly, perhaps every family only buys one low-grade top-quality spiritual herb per year, it's just that ordinary people don't know about it.

  Ye Chen separated the different grades of spiritual medicine in his storage bag and was about to tie up the opening when he suddenly caught a glimpse of something black in the corner of the space with the corner of his eye.

  "What is this?" Ye Chen was slightly surprised, hadn't noticed earlier, but now took a closer look and it seemed to be some kind of fungal plant. He reached out to pick it up, brought it to his nose for a sniff, and there was a faint medicinal fragrance.

  "A low-grade inferior spiritual medicine?" Feeling the faint scent, Ye Chen muttered to himself, but he always felt that this black fungus-like plant was not so simple. He couldn't help but stretch out his hand and make a small incision on its surface.

  A rich fragrance suddenly spread out, and a drop of spiritual liquid overflowed. Ye Chen's eyes suddenly narrowed, and he exclaimed: "Low-grade first-class spiritual medicine?"

  At this moment, Ye Chen's heartbeat accelerated, thumping loudly. He had seen the identification of some spiritual medicine grades on a pharmacopoeia brought by Ye Yan before.

  The spiritual energy contained in it is so dense that it has reached the point of condensing into a liquid, which means that at least one first-grade low-quality spiritual medicine can be extracted from it. And the amount of spiritual energy contained in one first-grade low-quality spiritual medicine is at least ten times or even dozens of times more than that of a low-grade top-quality spiritual medicine.

  A first-class spiritual medicine, which is usually only qualified to be taken by the cultivators of the Secret Realm of Life and Death, but now a strain has appeared in front of him, making Ye Chen extremely surprised. Can you buy first-class spiritual medicine at the City Master's Mansion? Ye Chen definitely doesn't believe it, so the origin of this first-class spiritual medicine is somewhat mysterious, but this has nothing to do with Ye Chen, he knows that if he takes this first-class spiritual medicine, he can break through the sixth stage of Refining Marrow and enter the seventh stage of Refining Pulse.

  This time the harvest was too great, so that Ye Chen had a kind of unreal feeling. For so many years, among the various forces in Lin City, it was absolutely the first time that a force got a first-class spiritual medicine, but it happened to be bumped into by Ye Chen.

  "Hmm, looks like my luck is still pretty good." Ye Chen rubbed his chin, a hint of a smile flashing across his face, and then put all the spiritual medicine into one storage bag. Another empty storage bag was used to hold that one first-class spiritual medicine as well as the things he carried with him.

  Ye Chen looked into the distance, his heart couldn't help but become even more expectant. Since the Zhao family and the City Master's Manor had purchased so many low-grade extreme-quality spiritual medicines and even a first-grade spiritual medicine, did the Gu family, Duanmu Jia, and the Ye family also have that many?

  As for his own family, Ye Chen was somewhat at a loss. If he were to rob the Lingyuan Dan, he would have to kill people, and not leave anyone alive. Really taking such actions against his own family members was something Ye Chen definitely could not do. After all, those people had always looked down on him over the years, but ultimately had not actually done anything substantial to harm him.

  If it's not the elixir of the Ye family, then this time the four major families and the city lord's mansion will be robbed, all other four families have been robbed, only the Ye family has not been robbed, then they will definitely be suspected, or even a joint attack by the three major families and the city lord's mansion.

  The rise and fall of the Ye family was not something that Ye Chen cared about, but he knew that his younger uncle Ye Xiao Tian and older cousin Ye Yan, as members of the main branch of the family, would definitely fight to the death to protect it when faced with life or death danger. Therefore, Ye Chen could not let the Ye family become a target for everyone's criticism, at least not give the other powers in Lin City enough excuses.

  At present, he and Nan'er are still in the Ye family. Under the same roof, there is no intact egg. So what Ye Chen is about to do can only be done secretly, without letting them see who did it. Although he wears a mask, there is still a possibility of being recognized.

  Ye Chen thought and thought, but couldn't come up with a good method. At this time, it was already dawn, the east was slightly brightening with a fish belly white color. If he wanted to take action against his own Ye family, he definitely couldn't do it in broad daylight, otherwise if someone recognized him, that would be troublesome.

  However, the Duanmu and Zhao families are another matter altogether. They are sworn enemies, and if they were to find out that Ye Chen's meridians had recovered and his strength had increased, they would definitely try to take him down. Therefore, for Ye Chen, whether it is the City Lord's Manor or the three major families, they are all mortal enemies with no room for mercy.

  Taking advantage of the fact that it was not yet fully light, Ye Chen put the Black Bow, arrow feathers, and large knife into his storage bag, leaving only the wrist guards and fist wraps on his hands. After putting away all his equipment in the storage bag, he surprisingly felt no weight at all, which shocked Ye Chen once again. This way, it further reduced his burden, allowing his speed to reach an astonishing level.

  Ye Chen was running, and under the powerful physical strength, every step he took seemed to bounce several meters away like a kangaroo, quickly shuttling back and forth in the mountains on both sides of the official road, as if walking on flat ground.

  Several hundred miles ahead, there is a relatively prosperous town called "Nameless Town". The town was named after the fact that it produced no famous people. Legend has it that several thousand years ago, Nameless Town was originally called Lie Shan Town, which was just a small town at that time. Later, a genius named "Nameless" emerged, and Lie Shan Town was renamed after him, a name that has been passed down for six thousand years.

  That genius known as 'Nameless' was taken away by a mysterious force at the time, and eighty years later he returned to Lie Shan Town once. Eighty years have passed, and the former Ninth-Stage Martial Artist has actually gained god-like strength.

  This is the honor of Lie Shan Town, and from then on, Lie Shan Town was renamed 'Nameless Town'. And that genius named Nameless never came back again, so that his deeds were gradually mentioned by fewer people on the mainland.

  Hundreds of years later, the nameless name was no longer mentioned by the people in the cultivation world. Perhaps it was forgotten, or perhaps there were other reasons. And as for the genius Nameless, whether he was alive or dead, nobody knew. He seemed to have vanished just like that.

  Ye Chen had unintentionally heard Ye Yan mention the legend of Wuming Town and the legend of Wuming. At that time, Ye Chen was very interested in this matter. Wuming, as a person, was undoubtedly extremely powerful, but few people knew just how powerful he was. The legend did not mention Wuming's cultivation realm, but since he was called a god-like strong man, his realm was at least beyond what Ye Chen could currently imagine.

  God! Does this world have a god? Ye Chen thought at that time when he heard the nameless story, even if this world is considered to be as strong as a god-like existence by people, it is still something that people cultivate step by step. So gods are also human, just a very powerful kind of person.

  On the way to Wuming Town, Ye Chen ran in the mountains and forests. Everything on the official road was just some idle pedestrians or unfamiliar merchant teams. The caravans of Duanmu, Gou, and Ye families did not appear, which was enough to explain that they had not yet arrived at Wuming Town.

  Half a time later, an ancient town appeared in Ye Chen's line of sight. From afar, the unnamed town had an inexplicable ancient aura that Ye Chen could determine was absolutely not comparable to Lin City's history.

  The town of Wuming is smaller than Lincheng, only half its size, but it's still several kilometers in circumference, making it a large town. The town entrance often has horse-drawn carriages and teams coming and going, with merchants and traders passing through continuously.

  Ye Chen walked onto the official road, the bronze mask on his face had already been taken off. The sound of horseshoes and carriage wheels pressing against the ground, as well as the shouts of the coachmen, kept ringing out. About a hundred meters ahead, the high city wall was majestic and grand, although it was only a small town, but the city wall was exceptionally sturdy and tall, surpassing Lin City in every way. The ten-meter-wide city gate had two rows of guards wearing black iron armor standing at attention, they were as still as boulders, holding long spears that were over three meters long, with an ancient style that didn't quite fit in with the weapons of this era.

  According to Ye Yan, Wu Ming Town has a special status, or it can be said that it is a very special stronghold in the midst of Chu land. The town master and army here do not belong to King Chu's command, they do not belong to any power, they are independent existence, but there is no kingdom or power in the secular world that dares to stretch out its claws against them.

  The leaves seemed to reveal a hint of it, behind the unknown town, there appeared to be an extremely powerful force existing, very likely being the sect where the genius Unnamed lived thousands of years ago.

  Ye Chen glanced at the two rows of soldiers standing at the city gate, their faces cold and expressionless, like stones. Ye Chen entered the Nameless Town, which was bustling with activity, with a large number of traveling merchants and cultivators stopping here every day.

  Lincheng and Yingcheng are separated by 9,000 miles. There are no cities along the way, only a few small towns. Wuming Town is the largest and most prosperous of these, and many people choose to trade here.

  The town of Wuming is flanked by mountains, which are part of a vast mountain range stretching for thousands of miles. The mountains are home to many rare and ferocious beasts. Some people venture into the mountains to collect medicinal herbs and hunt wild animals, and later trade them in Wuming Town.

  Ye Chen found an inn in the town as a foothold, so that he could quietly wait for the arrival of the Duanmu family, the Gou family, and the Ye family's convoy. As for how to deal with the Ye family's convoy, Ye Chen still hadn't thought of a good way, which made him somewhat worried.

  The unnamed inn, the old name of the town's inn, occupies a vast area. The front building is a three-story wine house, and the back is a scattered separate courtyard for guests to stay. At this time, it was approaching noon, Ye Chen checked in a room, then went up to the second floor, sat down at a table by the window, and ordered some wine and dishes.

  From the day before yesterday until now, he has been rushing and fighting all the way, and has hardly eaten anything. Even with his body, it's a bit unbearable.

  Arriving at the Longevity Continent, Ye Chen had never drunk alcohol before. Today, he ordered a jug and was also somewhat curious - what would the taste of wine be like on this Longevity Continent? It must be better than the white wine, beer, and red wine on Earth.