Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 43: Magical Tree
Inside the cave, the strange fragrance gradually dissipated.

Looking at the wolfsbane flower that had fully bloomed, Jiang Chen walked forward slowly. At this moment, as if sensing his approach, vines swept towards him.

Seeing this, his blood and energy burst out, and Jiang Chen destroyed these vines at will.

"The nature of wolfsbane is quite special. According to the experience of the fierce wolf clan, if you want to preserve its medicinal properties, it is best to store it in a wooden box."

A thought came to his mind, and Jiang Chen took out the wooden box he had prepared long ago, picked the wolfsbane flowers and put them in it.

As the wolfsbane flower was picked by Jiang Chen, the wolfsbane vine, which had been showing its fangs and claws, suddenly became much weaker.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Chen pinched the magic formula with his hands, communicated with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and activated the secret method. This secret method was left by the Qi-cultivating wolf king of the ferocious wolf clan, and it was for the purpose of facilitating the transfer of the wolf poison vine.

"Go!"

Spiritual energy gathered at his fingertips, and Jiang Chen pointed at the root of the wolfsbane vine.

The next moment, the wolfsbane vine seemed to be asleep, completely losing its vitality. Its leaves fell and the vines withered, leaving only dead branches and leaves on the ground.

"Life is really strange."

After taking in all these changes and completing the secret technique, Jiang Chen couldn't help but sigh.

He knew that the wolfsbane vine was not actually dead. This was just an outward manifestation of it entering dormancy. Whenever it encountered deadly danger, the wolfsbane vine would respond in this way, restraining all its vitality, avoiding all unnecessary consumption, and retaining its vitality as much as possible in order to survive the disaster.

At this time, after receiving Jiang Chen's order, Shu Tianjiao immediately ran forward and dug out a red stone from the corpse pit. It was the size of a fist, with a texture like jade, and was filled with rich vitality. It was the rhizome or seed of the wolfsbane vine.

"Transplanting spiritual plants is not a simple matter. Some spiritual plants may die if transplanted rashly. In comparison, this wolfsbane vine is relatively simple."

Jiang Chen took the wolfsbane vine seed from Shu Tianjiao, looked at it, and put it into his sleeve.

"Let's go."

After scanning around and confirming that nothing was left, Jiang Chen turned and left.

The Yangjiao Mountain is located deep in the dense forest and is rarely visited by people. It is not suitable for human survival, but it is also not a place to stay for a long time.

Not long after, under the command of Shu Tianjiao, the rat group began to head back with their spoils, a ferocious-horned wolf and more than twenty wolf cubs.

After three days, Jiang Chen finally returned to Jinsha Valley safely.

"Finally home."

Returning to his own courtyard, Jiang Chen breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was accustomed to the life of sleeping in the open air in the wild, if he had a choice, he would still prefer a more comfortable life.

After returning to Jinsha Valley, the first thing Jiang Chen did was to take a bath, burn incense, and then sort out his harvest.

"Tracking, Gale, and Small Wind Blade are the three inherited magics of the Fierce Wolf Clan. Besides these, the Wolf King also has a Wind Controlling Magic in his memory. It's not a magic, but a genuine spell."

"Once this spell is mastered, living beings can harness the demonic wind, either for attack or defense. It's a very comprehensive spell. The so-called Gale Spell and Small Wind Blade Spell are actually derived from this spell."

With divine power in his writing, Jiang Chen recorded a Taoist spell. These were all his foundation.

Of course, Jiang Chen also understood that although the Wind Control Technique seemed comprehensive, its attack power and defense power were actually not outstanding. It could only be considered average at the spell level. However, even so, it had value, especially since it formed a system with the Gale Technique and the Small Wind Blade Technique.

The more advanced the magical power, the harder it is to cultivate. Often, comprehending a single magical power would exhaust a cultivator's entire life. To address this problem, cultivators continuously break down advanced spells, deriving smaller spells from them, forming a magical power tree. This allows cultivators to progress step by step, from simple to complex, until they achieve a magical power. This is inheritance, and precisely because of this, in the world of cultivation, the value of a systematic magical power is often far greater than that of a single spell.

"This time the harvest is quite big. Even if I don't practice this Wind Control Technique myself, I can still trade it."

After putting down the last stroke and looking at the Taoist book in front of him, Jiang Chen nodded with satisfaction.

While Jiang Chen was immersed in his own gains, the Iron Man Butcher on Muyu Island welcomed a special guest. A middle-aged man in his forties, dressed in brocade, with a plump figure and looking somewhat wealthy, quietly climbed to the top of Muyu.

"Island Master, this is the letter that the Third Master asked me to bring to you."

Bowing, the middle-aged man handed a letter to Tie Ren Tu.

Hearing this, Tie Ren Tu raised his head and glanced at the other person. He was not unfamiliar with this person. The other person was the butler of the third branch of the Gao family and also Fu Quan, the confidant of the third master.

There was silence and the atmosphere was a little depressing for a while. Although Fuquan looked down on Tie Ren Tu, a member of the Gao family's side branch, he did not dare to show it at all. After all, the man in front of him was the real murderer.

Just when Fu Quan was feeling uneasy, Tie Ren Tu finally took the letter.

"The An family was destroyed?"

After reading the contents of the letter, Tie Ren Tu's originally calm heart was suddenly stirred up.

Hearing this, Fuquan bowed in response.

"Indeed, the An family's only Qi-cultivating cultivator, the An family ancestor, went to Wuxian Mountain to pick spiritual herbs. He was caught in a riot and unfortunately died in it. After the news spread, his enemies immediately came and wiped out the entire An family."

"However, the facts show that the An family had already made preparations. Their true family assets had been transferred out in advance. Although the An family's strong men were almost wiped out in the subsequent search and capture, those things have not yet been truly found."

"Also, according to our investigation, the An family is suspected of having made arrangements in Leshan County. Those remaining members of the An family are likely to choose to flee to Leshan County, and water transportation is the best option to reach Leshan County."

Bending forward, Fuquan told everyone what he knew.

Qingyuan County has three counties under its jurisdiction, namely Qingquan, Qingxi and Qinghe. However, unlike Qinghe County, which is a lower county, Qingquan and Qingxi are both upper counties. They not only have large populations, but also have their own spiritual resources, so cultivators have taken root there.

The An family is a large family in Qingxi County. They occupy a spiritual spring of high quality and have developed a hundred acres of spiritual fields from it. After several generations of management, their assets are quite substantial.

"Is this so..."

After receiving Fuquan's affirmative answer, Tie Ren Tu fell into deep thought, tapping the table again and again.

Looking at this iron-man killer, Fuquan didn't dare to disturb him.

In this way, time passed quietly, and after a cup of tea, Tie Ren Tu finally withdrew his thoughts.

"Go back and tell the Third Master that I will do whatever he tells me to do. I will immediately have people increase patrols on the waterways to search for any remnants of the An family."

With a serious expression, Iron Man gave his answer.

After hearing this, Fuquan didn't say anything more and left Muyu Island directly. He had to rush back to report. The An family had considerable assets, and seeing the opportunity, the third master became interested.

(End of this chapter)