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Chapter 228 The Spirit Herb Garden: Making a Fortune [Please Subscribe]

"Come with me, we're going over there!"

Within the Black Dragon branch altar, after the departure of the Supreme Elder Zhou Mingde, Zhou Chun automatically became the leader of the Zhou family's team.

He focused his eyes and scanned his surroundings, then quickly called out to the four elders of the Zhou family, and together they charged towards a certain direction.

The direction they chose was not the location of any particular base.

That kind of place is heavily guarded by the Black Dragon Hall, and there might even be Golden Core cultivators' methods left there. It's not a place that Foundation Establishment cultivators like them can touch.

The order conveyed by Daoist Mingjing was simply to rush into the Black Dragon branch altar, do everything possible to kill the enemy and destroy the formation base.

Therefore, Zhou Chun chose a path that would allow him to avoid conflicting with the orders of Daoist Mingjing while still gaining something.

The place he rushed towards was a spiritual peak inside the Black Dragon Branch Altar, a spiritual peak with medicinal fields!

Zhou Chun, who had once infiltrated the Hualong Sect for a period of time, knew that although the Hualong Sect had only been rooted in this desolate land for less than a thousand years, the medicinal fields in their various branches and strongholds contained many good products.

Thanks to the abundant medicinal resources of the wilderness, when the cultivators of the Dragon Transformation Sect discover medicinal herbs that are hundreds of years old, as long as they are not immediately usable or are difficult to transplant like the Purple-Veined Golden Peach, they will generally transplant them back to the medicinal fields of the branch altar.

So even though this Black Dragon branch altar may have been established for less than seven hundred years, its medicinal fields are definitely full of good stuff.

Originally, medicinal fields were important areas and should have been heavily guarded.

However, many Black Dragon Hall cultivators have been assigned to plug the gaps, and the first priority is to drive out the Jingguo cultivators who have rushed in. As a result, the medicinal fields and other places in the rear have become somewhat empty.

The Zhou family members were all in relatively good condition, and with Zhou Chun and Dao Quan, two powerful Foundation Establishment cultivators, as the vanguard, they quickly tore open a gap and rushed into the Black Dragon Branch Altar.

To be honest, this kind of solo expedition is actually very risky.

Because if something unexpected happens in the rear and an order to retreat is given, they might be abandoned inside.

But Zhou Chun knew that the high-ranking members of the three major sects had gone to great lengths to break through the protective array of the Black Dragon branch altar, and they would definitely not let the opportunity slip by easily. Even if such a sudden retreat order were given, it would definitely not happen at the beginning.

That's why he dared to take risks for wealth and fortune, and seize this opportunity to make a fortune!

As it turned out, he made the right choice.

When they rushed to the foot of that spiritual peak, there wasn't a single Foundation Establishment cultivator coming out to intercept them. Only a few Qi Refining cultivators were still trying to put up a last-ditch resistance using the array that came with the herb garden.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun immediately gave the order: "The Third Elder and I will stay behind to guard against the enemy. Second Elder, Eleventh Uncle, and Twenty-Seventh Uncle, the three of you hurry up and gather the spiritual herbs!"

After saying that, he and Zhou Daoquan stood guard outside the spirit peak, one on each side, with two second-tier spirit pets surrounding them on alert.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chongshan did not hesitate to take Zhou Jiarui and Zhou Jiapeng and fly up to Lingfeng.

The array formation that came with the herb garden was as good as useless in his eyes, and it was easily broken in a few moves. He killed all the Dragon Transformation Sect cultivators who were putting up a stubborn resistance inside.

Upon entering the herb garden, the sight of the numerous spiritual herbs brimming with spiritual energy immediately dazzled the three Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Zhou family.

"So many high-grade medicinal herbs!"

Zhou Jiarui stared wide-eyed at the various medicinal herbs in the herb garden.

Even though he wasn't a professional alchemist, he could still recognize many of the medicinal herbs that were at least five hundred years old by comparing them with the relevant books he had read.

Zhou Chongshan, having seen much of the world, quickly grasped the key point after his initial shock, and couldn't help but sigh softly, "It's a pity there are no thousand-year-old spiritual herbs!!"

Apart from special medicinal herbs like the "Thousand-Year Grass," most thousand-year-old medicinal herbs and those less than a thousand years old are on completely different levels.

For Golden Core cultivators, only pills made from thousand-year-old spiritual herbs can have an effect on them, whether it is a pill to enhance their magical power or a pill to heal injuries and detoxify.

Therefore, once a spiritual herb has been cultivated for a thousand years, even if it belongs to the common property of a sect or family, it will be transplanted to the private herb garden of a Golden Core cultivator, where it will be personally looked after and cared for by them.

The spiritual peak that Zhou Chun and his group are currently plundering is indeed a medicinal garden of the Black Dragon Branch, but it is not the most important medicinal garden, nor is it the cave dwelling of any Golden Core cultivator.

Therefore, while there are many medicinal herbs that are over 500 years old, there are not a single medicinal herb that is over 1,000 years old.

However, Zhou Chongshan only expressed his feelings in a moment of reflection.

The absence of miraculous medicines may not necessarily be a bad thing.

If something of that caliber were to exist, even if the Zhou family were to acquire it, it would be extremely difficult to handle.

On the contrary, these medicinal herbs that are hundreds of years old are very useful to the Zhou family, and are suitable for refining pills for Foundation Establishment cultivators and Purple Mansion cultivators.

The three of them quickly took out a large number of jade boxes from their storage bags and began to harvest the high-quality medicinal herbs in the herb garden.

It was thanks to Zhou Chun's foresight that he knew the wilderness was rich in medicinal herbs, which might come in handy.

Therefore, when they went out this time, in addition to the pills, talismans, and magical artifacts they used, the most common thing in the storage bags of each Zhou family cultivator was this kind of jade box.

In order to save time, they didn't even care about the loss of medicinal power when picking some medicinal herbs. They simply dug them out of the ground and stuffed them into the jade box along with the soil.

At the same time, the Black Dragon Hall cultivators who were pursuing the Zhou family's group also reached the foot of the mountain.

They were fewer in number than the Zhou family, with only four Foundation Establishment cultivators.

However, among them were one late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator and two mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The four of them simultaneously unleashed the "Dragon Transformation Secret Technique" and charged forward. Zhou Chun and Zhou Daoquan, along with their four pets, hurriedly intercepted them and engaged in a fierce battle outside the Spirit Peak.

With a wave of his hand, Zhou Chun caused the [Sun-Shining Golden Wheel] to spin rapidly like a gear, unleashing its unparalleled sharpness as it hurtled towards the Dragon Transformation Sect cultivator at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

He felt a little heartache when he spent so many spirit coins to buy this magic artifact.

However, as he gradually became familiar with it and used the magical artifact in battle against enemies on several occasions, he became increasingly satisfied with his initial decision.

When he used all his Golden Soup Magic Power to activate this magical artifact, the blade light emanating from the outer edge of the Golden Wheel was no less powerful than that of the flying swords, and even stronger.

It can be said that, apart from not being able to use those sword techniques and secret arts like a flying sword, this golden wheel magic weapon is definitely superior to ordinary second-grade high-quality flying swords in terms of sharpness and lethality.

Upon seeing the power of the Golden Wheel, the mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Dragon Transformation Sect dared not rely on his enhanced physical defenses from the "Dragon Transformation Secret Technique" to directly confront its sharp edge. He hurriedly summoned a black iron staff radiating a dark spiritual light to meet the Golden Wheel.

After several clashes in the air, the dark spiritual light emanating from the black iron staff was shattered by the golden wheel, leaving several marks on the artifact's body.

This scene caused the Dragon Transformation Sect cultivator's expression to change slightly, and he hurriedly summoned another blue-black magic bottle artifact.

He made a hand seal, and a burst of white, icy energy shot out from the magic bottle, instantly transforming into three arrows of icy energy that shot towards Zhou Chun and the Silver Lightning Python Bai Bai.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun dared not be careless and immediately activated the [Mysterious Spirit Golden Bell] to protect himself.

But then the two arrows of icy energy landed on the golden bell, instantly freezing the bell and Zhou Chun inside.

The other arrow, aimed at the silver lightning python's white, icy energy, was blasted apart mid-air by one of its lightning balls.

Its overflowing power landed on the ground, instantly freezing the surrounding vegetation and rocks, which was extremely powerful.

At the same time, taking advantage of the fact that Zhou Chun and his magical artifact were frozen in ice, the cultivator from the Dragon Transformation Sect immediately flew close to him.

He knew very well that Zhou Chun couldn't be frozen for too long, so he planned to get close to Zhou Chun before he broke free and then use his powerful close combat ability after using the "Dragon Transformation Secret Technique" to finish him off.

In reality, Zhou Chun escaped the predicament faster than he had anticipated.

As soon as he approached within a hundred feet of Zhou Chun, the solid ice that had been sealing Zhou Chun cracked open with a "crack," instantly shattering into countless ice shards that flew to the ground.

A streak of crimson-gold light shot out instantly, heading straight for the Dragon Transformation Sect cultivator who was rushing towards them.

This scene was completely unexpected. There was no time to dodge, so he could only activate his protective spell, opening his mouth to spit out a ball of black spiritual light that turned into a cloud of mist to protect himself. Then, he instinctively swung his dragon claw forward.

clang!

With a crisp metallic clang, the crimson-gold light was swatted away by the Dragon Transformation Sect cultivator's claw, revealing a crimson-gold flying claw magic weapon.

The Dragon Transformation Sect cultivator's hand was ripped open, and drops of blood dripped down, indicating he had suffered a serious external injury.

"I want you dead!"

The pain emanating from his right claw caused the Dragon Transformation Sect cultivator's pupils to shrink, his eyes filled with violent killing intent.

Instead of retreating, he advanced, opened his mouth and spat out a ball of black true water that transformed into a water dragon that rushed towards Zhou Chun.

That was the "Black Fiend True Water" he cultivated using the Black Dragon Hall's secret techniques. It could corrode and dissolve everything, and even a second-tier magic weapon would suffer great damage to its spiritual essence if hit by it.

This technique is not easy to master and requires some special spiritual materials, which are always his most treasured methods that he rarely uses.

However, Zhou Chun had infiltrated the Hualong Sect and had a very good relationship with Lu Ran, the former protector of the Hualong Sect. He had inquired about and learned about some of the more well-known secret techniques of the various halls of the Hualong Sect.

As a unique secret technique of the Black Dragon Hall, the "Black Fiend True Water" technique is quite famous, so how could Zhou Chun not know about it?

As soon as he saw the black water dragon rushing towards him, he hurriedly patted his storage bag, took out a magic talisman, and activated it.

In a flash of light, a crimson fire dragon and the black water dragon met in mid-air and exploded with a deafening roar.

In this way, Zhou Chun used a second-tier mid-grade magic talisman, "Fire Dragon Talisman," to break the "Black Fiend True Water" secret technique of the opposing Dragon Transformation Sect cultivator, and then once again unleashed "Flying Dragon Steal" to attack him.

The cultivator from the Dragon Transformation Sect had already experienced the power of "Flying Dragon Snatch," so he dared not use his claws to catch it again. He could only summon a black dragon scale shield to block the attack of the crimson gold flying claws, while simultaneously launching several second-tier low-grade magic talismans to harass Zhou Chun.

While he was being held back by Zhou Chun, how could the remaining early Foundation Establishment cultivator be a match for the Silver Lightning Python Bai Bai and the Golden Armored Rock Turtle? He was struck by a silver-white lightning bolt before he could last ten moves and died instantly!

After annihilating their opponent, the two spirit pets rushed over to help their master.

Seeing that things were going badly, the mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Dragon Transformation Sect quickly turned around and rushed towards a small river below the mountain.

When the Black Dragon Branch Altar was first established, in order to enhance the power of the protective array and to facilitate the black dragon's play in the water, underground water veins were directly drawn out, and dozens of waterways were opened up inside the mountain gate.

These rivers flow through the foot of each sacred peak and eventually converge into Black Dragon Lake deep within the mountain gate.

For the cultivators of the Black Dragon Hall, these waterways are usually the perfect place to hone their water escape techniques.

Therefore, seeing that he was no match for Zhou Chun, the Dragon Transformation Sect cultivator wanted to escape by using the water.

But he seemed to have forgotten that lightning magic is effective against water magic!

The instant he entered the water, a silver-white ball of lightning fell into the water and exploded with a bang.

But then, lightning flashed across the dark water, and the Dragon Transformation Sect cultivator who had just entered the water suddenly leaped out of the water with smoke rising from his hair.

Before he could even regain his footing, the golden wheel slashed across him, easily cutting through the black dragon scales on his body and cleaving him in two at the waist.

"Why bother! If you hadn't run away, you might have been able to hold out for a few more moves!"

In the sky, Zhou Chun looked at the two pieces of corpse that had fallen into the water, shook his head and retrieved his magic weapon. He also used his magic to take the storage bag from the corpse.

However, the battle was not over yet, and he didn't have time to examine the contents of the storage bag. He immediately took his two spirit pets to help Zhou Daoquan.

Before he could even join the battle, two Dragon Transformation Sect cultivators, who had already witnessed the tragic end of their companion, turned and fled without looking back.

Zhou Daoquan and his two spirit pets tried desperately to keep the person, but they only managed to keep the mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, while the late-Foundation Establishment cultivator escaped.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator who was left behind was quite resolute. Seeing that he couldn't escape and didn't want to die, he immediately raised his hands and shouted, "Don't kill me! I surrender!"

Ok?

Upon hearing this, both Zhou Chun and Zhou Daoquan were slightly taken aback.

This was the first time they had ever encountered a Hualong Sect cultivator who had surrendered so voluntarily.

When the strongholds were destroyed, the captured Dragon Transformation Sect cultivators were directly captured by Purple Mansion stage cultivators, without giving them any chance to surrender.

"What should we do? Spare his life?"

Zhou Daoquan frowned and handed the decision over to Zhou Chun.

After scrutinizing the Dragon Transformation Sect cultivator who was shouting surrender for a while, Zhou Chun said in a deep voice, "Give me a reason not to kill you!"

The meaning is simple: the cultivators of the Dragon Transformation Sect are required to demonstrate their value.

Upon hearing this, the strong will to survive prompted the Dragon Transformation Sect cultivator's brain to work at lightning speed.

Then his eyes lit up, and he suddenly shouted, "A thousand-year-old spiritual herb! I know where there's a thousand-year-old spiritual herb around here!"

Second update today

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