Chapter 267: The First Spiritual Root in the Wilderness
Chapter 267: The First Spiritual Root in the Wilderness
For several days, Ye Xiu was comprehending the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
Not long after, he remembered something and returned to the wilderness.
Yaodu is a very prestigious place with a long heritage. It has been very famous from ancient times to the present.
This is not a sect, but it has corresponding rules. It is an ancient city located in the territory of the Fire Country. Many pharmacists live there, so there are naturally many magical medicines.
Ye Xiu came to this place because he remembered two people, the girl with double pupils and the so-called number one spiritual root in the wilderness.
Arriving outside Yaodu City, Ye Xiu saw a mountain range covered in clouds and mist. The spiritual energy was very abundant. He could faintly hear the cries of monkeys and roars of tigers, and all kinds of birds of prey and exotic beasts roamed among them.
In this area, the ancient trees are sparse but extremely vigorous. It takes more than a dozen people to hug each tree. Their old bark is cracked, and they look like dragons.
The branches and leaves are not luxuriant, and the skylight can be seen.
The distance between the trees is very large, and the open spaces between them are wide and purple mist is floating, accompanied by the glow, mostly coming from the eastern area.
After flying out of the mountains, Ye Xiu came to a plain. After walking for more than a hundred miles, he saw an ancient city, which was Yaodu.
Outside this city, there are various medicinal fields. Not only are there fragrant scents, but there are also various spiritual auras lingering around, which looks quite extraordinary.
In addition, there are some very rare and precious spiritual insects that appear and drill in the old medicine.
"Hey, is that the golden medicine butterfly?" Ye Xiu said.
In the medicinal field, there was a golden butterfly fluttering gracefully. Its pair of wings were golden in color, more than three feet long, and cast brilliant light.
Wherever it passes, the herbs grow vibrantly, many buds bloom, and the medicinal fragrance is rich.
There are two most famous kinds of butterflies. One is the Sky-Splitting Demon Butterfly, which has terrifying combat power. The other is the Golden Medicine Butterfly, which can make spiritual medicines grow better and can also help pharmacists refine medicines.
Creatures like the golden medicine butterfly have long been extinct in the time and space he belongs to, but otherwise they would be excellent servants for cultivating medicine gardens.
There are also medicinal fields under the city, with many magic arrays carved on them to gather essence from all directions and introduce it into the medicinal soil to nourish the herbs.
“Except for those forbidden areas in the wilderness, it is said that this is the best place for plants to grow.” Ye Xiu said to himself. He had heard the legends here and knew the preciousness of the Medicine City.
The God of Medicine was born here and eventually died here. All his essence, including his medicinal properties, turned into spiritual rain and fell here.
"Alas, in the ancient times, the geniuses rose up, the saints fought for supremacy, and even the God of Medicine fell. This shows how glorious and terrifying that era was."
When Ye Xiu got closer to the ancient city, he heard someone speaking with regret.
The city wall was very low, and some places had even collapsed and were in ruins, and a pair of city gates had long been lost.
But the city was bustling and there was no sign of desolation.
From ancient times to the present, Yaodu has become a holy place. Although the city wall has collapsed, it does not affect everything in the city.
In fact, the people here are not incapable of repairing it, they just feel that it is unnecessary. Medicine does not need a city wall to protect it, and the ancient walls are just a record of the past.
As soon as they entered the city, a strong aroma of medicine hit their noses. The scent of the elixir made them feel comfortable all over.
"Ah, is this a magical medicine tree?" Suddenly, someone on the street spoke in surprise.
Beside the main road in the city, there is an ancient tree that is so large that several people cannot hug it together. It has a sense of vicissitudes of life and antiquity. The tree is full of green leaves that emit green light. In addition, there are several huge flower buds, which flow with crystal light and emit fragrance.
Ye Xiu had heard some legends that some ancient medicines in Medicine City had mutated and grew from magical herbs into trees, which lived for a very long time.
"This spiritual herb has lived for more than 5,000 years. In the end, it did not turn into a holy medicine. Instead, it gradually became spiritual and became a medicinal tree."
There are many old medicines that have been around for a very long time, and there are even ancient medicines that are thousands of years old, but it is rare to find one that can grow into a tree and break away from the past.
It is said that this spiritual herb was struck by lightning and accidentally baptized by a pool of lightning liquid, causing it to mutate inexplicably and become like this.
Ye Xiu naturally knew how precious the Thunder Tribulation Liquid was. It was an unparalleled sacred object for cultivating the body and only appeared during a heavenly tribulation.
The heavenly tribulations in the mythological era are very different from those in the chaotic ancient times. No matter what kind of tribulation one goes through, divine objects like the thunder tribulation liquid and the thunder pool will never appear in the heavenly tribulation.
It is truly a great fortune for this spiritual herb to be baptized by a pool of thunder liquid!
"It's not a holy medicine, but its effect is not much worse than that of a holy medicine. More importantly, it has powerful combat power." Someone nearby said.
The people nearby were naturally surprised, and after learning the origin of the tree, they all gathered around it to look at it.
Even the pure-blooded creatures from the ancient sacred mountain, who had seen many kinds of miraculous medicines, showed surprise here and looked up and down at the tree.
It is lush and leafy, hundreds of meters tall, with old bark on the trunk cracked like dragon scales, and the leaves drooping in strands of green light.
When everyone smelled the fragrance, they were stunned and stood there in a daze.
In addition, this magical medicine tree also dropped down several crystal branches, which touched their bodies and emitted a rosy glow.
Many people were shocked. The Medicinal Tree had revived, but it did not sense any killing intent and did not put up any resistance.
Soon, everyone who had been in a daze came to their senses and was amazed. The fighting power of this ancient tree must be very strong!
Someone explained, "Anyone who enters Medicine City will be checked by the Spiritual Medicine Tree. It can detect those who harbor evil intentions towards this place."
A living being nearby nodded and said, "I have heard of it, too. I have also heard that the flowers produced by this spiritual medicine tree are treasures second only to holy medicine."
"You know a lot." Someone nearby laughed. We had already entered the city and there were many people on the streets.
"It's a pity that the old medicinal tree only produces a few flowers every year, and they are always auctioned at sky-high prices. Ordinary people can't afford to buy them." Another person sighed.
On this tree, there are only a few flower buds, all of different colors, sparkling and radiant.
After entering the city, Ye Xiu felt that his eyes were not enough. There were all kinds of herbs, and the various medicinal smells mixed together could vaguely cleanse the hidden diseases of the human body.
"Medicine City is such a great place." Ye Xiu sighed. It was difficult for these herbs to evolve further due to the rules of the lower world. But if they were brought into the upper world, or the fairyland, these herbs would continue to transform, and it would not be impossible for them to become magical medicines.
"Magic herbs for sale. You can exchange them for a saint's magic weapon." There was a man selling them at a stall not far away.
Many who heard it were stunned. Is there a magical herb?
"Well, you need to have good eyesight when you come here. Be careful to distinguish them yourself." Someone reminded.
Several young monks immediately understood that even in the Medicine City, there were all kinds of herbs and plants that were not worthy of their names being put on sale, and of course it was possible that a unique and miraculous medicine would appear.
"The golden medicinal butterfly is unique in the world. There is only one pair. If you want to buy it, please bid quickly." On the other side, an old man was holding a jade jar and selling it.
Ye Xiu took a look and saw two caterpillars in the jade jar, which attracted two young men to ask. "Young man, haven't you heard of the cocoon turning into a butterfly? This is the juvenile form of the golden medicine butterfly, and it hasn't transformed yet." The old man smiled.
"Who are you trying to fool? You dare to deceive people by just getting two bugs!" One of them was indignant.
The old man looked calm and not embarrassed at all, and said: "I am not talking nonsense. If there is a real golden medicine butterfly in the world, it must be in the medicine capital. Maybe it is a caterpillar that has been sleeping for endless years."
They did not stop and continued to move forward. Soon they were shocked again and looked at a strange medicinal vine.
There is a small medicinal field here, and many people are queuing up here to make medicine in an orderly manner. What is surprising is that the person making the medicine is an ancient vine.
There was a flower on the ancient vine, shaped like a medicine cauldron, shining bronze, and glowing with flames. After the people in line threw in the herbs, the bronze flower cauldron began to refine the medicine, which was quite amazing.
An old woman explained to them, "This is a sacred medicinal vine in the Medicine City. The flowers it bears look like bronze tripods. It has also absorbed a ball of divine fire that fell from the sky, causing it to transform and eventually become spiritual, so it can help people refine medicine."
"Is there such a thing?" Many people who come here for the first time are shocked. They feel that medicine is mysterious and want to stay for a while to find out more about it.
"You came at the right time. In a while, a sacred ancient medicine might appear here. That grand spectacle is definitely worth seeing!"
The bronze tripod was more than a foot tall and was attached to an ancient vine. Even after hearing the introduction from others, Ye Xiu was still somewhat surprised.
Because they saw that when someone put medicinal herbs in and asked the cauldron to refine them, some hard animal bones hit the cauldron and made a clanging sound, which was clearly a metallic vibration.
The vines bloomed with bronze flowers, which was quite shocking and incredible. It not only looked like a bronze tripod, but it clearly existed in reality.
"It's nothing. This ancient vine and the magical medicine tree are both rare creatures in the Medicine City, guarding this place." Someone explained.
A ball of divine fire descended from the sky and landed on the spiritual vine. Not only did it not burn it to ashes, but it nourished it, making it grow stronger and achieve nirvana overnight.
After that, the ancient vine was completely different. It had its own will and spirituality. It absorbed the metallic energy and turned it into a part of itself. The flowers it produced turned into a bronze tripod.
Hearing these rumors, the big red bird's eyes lit up and asked, "Is there no one exploring and coveting this spiritual vine?"
Someone nearby showed a strange look and whispered, "Don't talk nonsense, otherwise Lord Huo Jin Teng will be unhappy."
Fire Gold Vine is the name of this spiritual vine, which vividly reflects its characteristics. It contains divine fire, devours metal, and blooms bronze flowers.
People are in awe of it because this ancient vine is very powerful. There were masters who explored it in the past, but they all failed.
It never causes trouble and can help people make medicine on weekdays. The medicine refined in the bronze flower tripod has miraculous effects and is well-known in the medicine capital.
It is precisely because of this that it is placed on a par with the medicinal tree and is equally respected. In a sense, they are also the guardians of the Medicine City.
Everyone knew that this vine was extraordinary and that the divine fire contained within it might have a very important origin and could most likely allow a cultivator to transform, but no one dared to act rashly.
A fire crow went to line up, and when it was his turn, he put the herbs into the cauldron and paid the reward on the spot, which was a few pieces of rare metals. They were instantly transformed into metallic gas by the fire gold vine and absorbed into the body.
After the elixir came out of the furnace, it was full of spirituality and much better than those made by ordinary people.
Ye Xiu used his Heavenly Eye to observe, and saw clearly a little man made of fire sitting cross-legged inside the Fire-Gold Vine, with a solemn and majestic appearance. What kind of fire was this?
After walking for hundreds of miles, they came to the depths of a mountain range. From afar, they could see the immortal air gushing out there, and all kinds of symbols shining brightly, covering the valley.
You don't need to get close to it to feel the spiritual beauty. The spiritual energy that overflows through the formation is so thick that it cannot be dissolved. Even ordinary herbs in it can probably become spiritual after being nourished for such a long time.
What’s more, it is a rare medicine that has been specially guarded. It has now become an absolute treasure, or at least a holy medicine.
There are many living creatures here, of all races. They all live in Yaodu on weekdays and have strong cultivation bases. At this time, ordinary people cannot get close to the Divine Valley.
"If it weren't for the Venerable who sealed the mountain and was too busy to take care of himself, the outside of this valley would have been destroyed long ago, with no living creatures for tens of thousands of miles. Someone sighed, knowing how terrifying the fighting power of a strong man of that level was!
"These symbols are so mysterious, they are no less mysterious than the sacred mountain of our tribe."
"Let's give it a try and see if we can break into the depths of the valley." Sable said with an eager look.
Many people are eager to try it out.
Ye Xiu's face showed a solemn expression. He saw nearly a hundred magic arrays, which were too complicated. When connected together, they looked like an ancient array.
No wonder the masters of Yaodu are helpless and have been unable to conquer it these days.
Look, the mouth of the valley is all red, stained with blood. Many people died there, and the ground nearby has been dug dozens of feet deep. Apparently some broken magic tools and bones were unearthed from there.
Faintly, you can see a plant there, filled with divine light, as if covered by a galaxy of stars, and hazy, and you can faintly smell a hint of fragrance.
Ye Xiu naturally used his heavenly eye and watched carefully. He could see much more clearly than ordinary people. It was a small tree, only about one foot tall, and there was an amazing sight there.
In the hazy white fairy mist, a flower on the small tree turned into rain of light, gathered together, and transformed into a little man as big as a fist, jumping around there.
There were three flowers on the small tree, and one of them turned into rain of light, and then condensed into a magical instrument, which was extremely bright and wrapped in a ball of light.
Faintly visible, it looks like a tower, a furnace, and a tripod, with unpredictable changes.
As for the third flower, it remained motionless and grew on a small tree one foot high.
The small tree was only one foot tall, shrouded in white fairy mist, and was hazy. The leaves on the branches twinkled and sparkled in the mist like stars.
"when"
Suddenly, the magic weapon transformed from the second flower made a trembling sound like a Taoist bell, which penetrated out and could be faintly heard.
The little tree was silent and motionless, and the third flower on it was shrouded in mist, making it the most mysterious.
A fist-high little man sat cross-legged under a small tree about a foot high, as if he was gaining enlightenment.
The magical instrument transformed from the second flower was suspended above the little man's head, as if it had turned into a furnace, with streams of "magma" flowing out from the furnace mouth and falling on the figure below.
Is this to temper the body? The more I look at it, the more it looks like this. So mysterious. It's clearly just a tree, but it has such a scene.
Ye Xiu had a blank expression on his face, but his heart was restless. This little tree was too strange. There was no need to think about it too much. If he could get it, there must be a loud sound of a furnace, and the magic weapon would disperse and turn into a rain of light, and then condense into a flower again, fly back to the little tree, and grow on it.
At the same time, the same thing happened to the little man who was as tall as a fist. He disintegrated along with the sound of Tao, condensed into a flower, and regenerated on the small tree, gorgeous and tempting.
"The number one spiritual root in the Wilderness, no, it should be considered the number one spiritual root in the upper realm!" Ye Xiu said inwardly.
The fist-high little man looked cute, but Ye Xiu knew that he was an invincible figure in the legend. He divided his body into six parts and often used six elixirs to continuously sense the laws of the Dao and various runes in the heavens and all realms. Some people called him a fake medicine seller.
As for this valley, judging from the time and formation of its layout, it should have been arranged by a giant from the upper realm in order to cultivate the number one spiritual root in this desolate area.
(End of this chapter)