The Supreme Wild Young Master-Chapter 613: The Herb Garden of Spirit Mountain_1

In the formation, situated between the mountains and forests of Tongzhi County,

Mo Shaoyun was sitting on Xiao Huo’s back feeling rather bored after taking a tour around the Ling Mountain Sect.

She had previously heard Zhang Xian remark that the ancient civilization was not that extraordinary, only filled with mystery in their cultivation, and she didn’t quite believe him.

However, after her exploration of the Ling Mountain Sect, she was forced to believe.

She was not sure what the Ling Mountain used to be like, but now it was desolate, lacking any highlights. From the top of the mountain to its foot, other than the primitive and well-preserved buildings, she couldn’t find anything that piqued her interest. Even the items used by disciples of the past were scarcely left behind.

"It seems I had too high expectations for this place. There probably isn’t anything useful for us here." Looking at the barren Ling Mountain Sect, a bitter smile spread across Zhang Xian’s face.

Because the Mountain Protection Array was activated, the spiritual energy outside couldn’t sustain its operation. The spiritual energy inside the Ling Mountain Sect had been nearly drained, losing its former vitality.

Under such circumstances, even if the disciples of Ling Mountain left anything behind, it would be useless without the spiritual energy.

"I wonder..."

Mo Shaoyun frowned, "Why is there nothing here? Even if they moved out, they couldn’t have taken everything, right?"

"Do you think Cultivators move like us, carrying large and small bags?"

Zhang Xian said, "Cultivators have storage rings. They would naturally take away anything useful. Why would they leave useful items here and then spend time preparing them elsewhere?"

"Makes sense..."

Mo Shaoyun smiled bitterly, "After a whole tour, we seem to have gained nothing."

"Not necessarily, let’s go check the mountain top."

Zhang Xian said, "We only took a quick tour. There are still some places we haven’t visited. In those secluded areas, there may be valuable items."

Mo Shaoyun asked, "Didn’t you say even if something was left here, it’s almost useless? I don’t want to get disappointed again."

"I said ’almost’, not ’all’."

Zhang Xian said, "We just went to the mountain top and did not find the herb garden or the Alchemy place. Generally speaking, where Alchemy is practiced, there should be a Spirit Gathering Array. If there are pills inside, even the ones abandoned would be valuable to us. The most abundant thing in the sect should be pills, they might not have taken these worthless pills when they left, there were too many."

Mo Shaoyun smiled and asked, "Zhang Xian, are you comforting yourself?"

"How could that be? How would we know if we don’t check?"

Zhang Xian jumped onto Xiao Huo’s back, "Come on, let’s check the mountain top again. I refuse to believe that we won’t find anything in such a big sect."

Mo Shaoyun glanced at Zhang Xian, climbed onto Xiao Huo’s back and said, "Xiao Huo, let’s go up the mountain."

"Roar... Roar..."

Xiao Huo roared a few times and immediately started to move, rushing to the mountain top at a very fast speed.

There might be good stuff waiting for it on the mountain top, it must be active.

"This guy..."

Zhang Xian scorned Xiao Huo for its eagerness, "Can’t resist a good deal."

Soon, the Zixiao Palace on the mountain top was within sight. Covered in golden sunlight, the majestic palace exuded a brilliant glow, as if recounting its past glory.

"Roar..."

Xiao Huo raced to the Zixiao Palace and stopped.

"You guys wait here for me."

Zhang Xian gave a smile, jumped off Xiao Huo’s back, and dashed into the Zixiao Palace, swiftly moving up the stairs.

He was not sure of the purpose of the Zixiao Palace, but it was the tallest, centrally located, and the most grand of all the palaces in Ling Mountain. It had a total of six floors, and the top three floors used to be a library. The secret books of the Ling Mountain were kept in the upper three floors of the Zixiao Palace. However, it now stood empty, not even a single piece of paper was left behind.

On the second floor of the palace, information about Ling Mountain was destroyed, presumably by the people who didn’t want their past to be discovered.

"Such a pity," Zhang Xian muttered, lingering for a few seconds before continuing upward.

The second floor of Zixiao Palace should be a place to record historical events, and the past glory of Ling Mountain was carved on the stone wall. If it hadn’t been destroyed, he might have learnt more about the ancient civilization.

"All the items in the library have been moved."

Upon arriving on The Sixth floor, Zhang Xian scanned the empty room. He let out a bitter smile, jumped out of the window, caught the eaves with his right hand, and jumped onto the roof with a backflip.

It was troublesome having limited strength and limited range of spiritual sense; he had to climb to the rooftop to look for something.

"Ah... the buildings are quite far from each other." After climbing onto the roof, Zhang Xian groaned in annoyance.

Buildings from Ancient Times were not tall and the distance between two buildings was quite far. He stood on the top of the mountain and as the ground gradually got lower, some protruding buildings blocked his view.

"Over there, where there are fewer buildings, should be where the herb garden is located. Usually, the place for Alchemy is not too far from the herb garden."

Quickly, Zhang Xian’s gaze locked onto a direction.

After mumbling a few words to himself, he briskly descended like a nimble monkey, zigzagging down the eaves from one floor to the next, quickly landing on the ground.

"How did it go?" Mo Shaoyun asked hurriedly as soon as Zhang Xian landed.

Zhang Xian gave a bitter smile and replied, "There wasn’t much to see up there. We’re going to have to guess. Let’s check over there first."

"What?" Mo Shaoyun said in frustration, "Are you saying we are wasting our time? We’ve been here for a long time, and I’ve completely lost track of time being inside this formation, and the mobile ran out of battery."

Zhang Xian replied, "I think we’re on the right track. That area over there doesn’t have any buildings, making it a very likely location for the herb garden."

Mo Shaoyun glanced at Zhang Xian, then said, "Hmm, let’s go take a look. If it’s not the herb garden, and we can’t find it, let’s just leave."

"Are you worried about me being ambushed again?"

Zhang Xian laughed, "Actually, there’s no need to worry about that. Whether I obtain anything or not, I’m bound to become the enemy of the ancient martial world. That’s a fact that can’t be changed."

Mo Shaoyun sighed, "I think we could potentially buy some time. After all, we have elixirs to sustain our physical stamina."

"Are you suggesting that we shouldn’t leave and just let those guys starve to death?"

Zhang Xian responded with a wry smile, "Even though I may not be capable of facing the entire ancient martial world now, you can’t expect me to wait forever, right? Time is precious to me! We’re short of money now, and once we get out of here, I need to find ways to earn money and fill up the gaps."

"Um..."

Mo Shaoyun slapped her forehead, hopped onto Xiao Huo’s back, and said, "Alright, let’s go! The sooner we find what we’re looking for, the sooner we can get out of here."

Zhang Xian gave a sly smile, then leaped onto Xiao Huo’s back as well.

"Roar..."

Xiao Huo let out a low growl and darted off in the direction that Zhang Xian pointed out.

"Well, well..."

After a while, Zhang Xian felt the flow of spiritual energy moving in one direction. His eyes immediately brightened, gleaming brightly like two shining gems.

Compared to the outside, the spiritual energy here was weak as silk. However, having spiritual energy suddenly appear within this formation that had been drained of it was no doubt a pleasant surprise after a long drought.

Presence of spiritual energy here meant the presence of a spirit gathering array; the presence of a herb garden meant there were many medicinal herbs awaiting him.

The formation may drain the spiritual energy, but it certainly wouldn’t drain from the spirit gathering array. The importance of a herb garden to a sect is self-evident, like the sect’s resource base.

Mo Shaoyun also started laughing. "Zhang Xian," she said, "I think I can feel the flow of spiritual energy over there."

"Mmm, it seems it hasn’t faded away just yet."

Zhang Xian nodded and urged, "Xiao Huo, run faster."

"Roar..."

Xiao Huo let out another growl, his speed increased yet again, resembling a flash of red light, shooting towards a vacant spot that was already in sight.

"It seems we’re quite lucky, this must be the location of Ling Mountain’s old herb garden."

Once they arrived at the spot, Zhang Xian dismounted Xiao Huo, scanned the area with his spiritual senses, and a smile crept on his handsome face.

Within moments of his scan, he’d already spotted several types of medicinal herbs. Even though the herbs in the garden were regarded as lower-tier in the array of various herbs, his current strength wasn’t that high either.

All herbs that appear in the garden are useful for cultivation. Among them, there are some of considerable age.

"So, this is the herb garden?"

When Mo Shaoyun walked to the open space, she queried, "Seems like, this is the only place in the entire mountain with green grass."

"All living things in this world can’t exist without spiritual energy, and without it, they lose their vitality."

Zhang Xian explained, "The earth’s spiritual energy is now insufficient to sustain the operation of the formation, so the formation can only absorb energy from within itself, turning the place barren."

"Then why is there grass here?" Mo Shaoyun asked puzzledly. "Is there something different here? I can feel the flow of spiritual energy."

Zhang Xian replied, "There’s a spirit gathering array here. Even if the formation is deficient in spiritual energy, it won’t absorb spiritual energy from the spirit gathering array. Within a certain range, the primary array won’t even try to take the spiritual energy."

Curious, Mo Shaoyun asked, "Why is that?"

"Herb gardens are very important to a sect. Medicinal herbs are one of the most important resources, and unless absolutely necessary, a sect wouldn’t choose to destroy their garden," Zhang Xian illustrated. "The herb garden is located within the Mountain Protection Array. If the garden isn’t protected, it would be greatly affected when the array is activated during battles."

"On regular days, the Mountain Protection Array operates based on the outside spiritual energy. However, during battles, not only is the outside spiritual energy insufficient, even the energy stored internally would be consumed massively. When facing strong enemies, the Mountain Protection Array might even run out of spiritual energy. If the garden isn’t protected, it would be utterly ruined once a battle commences."

"I see."

Mo Shaoyun nodded, then said, "Let’s go check out what kind of good medicinal herbs are inside."

"Heh heh..."

Zhang Xian rubbed his hands together and said, "I’ve already found several kinds, there may be even more further inside. All of these are resources! Moreover, there seems to be an alchemy tower over there."

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