NABC Chapter 262 The Mission of a Spirit Herb (Part 1)
Chapter 262 The Mission of a Spirit Herb (Part 1)
"I am an unknown spiritual herb. I was casually picked by the ancestor and fortunate enough to find a place to live in the ancestor's secret realm."
Many, many years later, the ancestor went on a long journey and never returned.
"A mysterious male cultivator broke into the Taihe Secret Realm and forcibly formed a contract with the creatures. The flowers, plants, and small spirit beasts were divided up by the female cultivators around him, and even the land was dug up... The enraged great spirit beast was dismembered."
"In the eyes of the female cultivators, I was just a tiny weed, ignored and thus escaped disaster."
"For some unknown reason, the mysterious male cultivator ripped me off and threw me into the alchemy furnace. I could only accumulate spiritual energy and self-destruct to my death."
"I hope... the mission takers find the mysterious male cultivator and seek revenge."
"Torture the cultivators who dismantle spirit beasts and plunder the earth."
"There's that unlucky girl in the secret realm who was just watching the show but ended up getting double-crossed. Let's just leave her be."
"Don't let the ancestor go too far!"
"I also want to become the most dazzling spiritual herb."
Jiang Ping forcefully pulled out his own roots.
Take a leisurely stroll in this secluded paradise of Taihe.
The original owner was a broad-leaved weed.
The grass grows to three meters tall, has a fragrant aroma, green and tough leaves, a bitter taste, and is dry when chewed. Everyone who has tried it says it's delicious. Often, naive little spirit beasts are tricked into coming over mountains and valleys to line up and gnaw on the original owner, as well as the strange-smelling fruits that the original owner grew and fell off.
Fortunately, the original owner did not feel pain and the fruits were plentiful.
He simply assumed that the group of spirit beast cubs were scratching his itch.
"Big Leaf, what are you doing?"
The Thousand-Year-Old Spirit-Washing Grass ran away after seeing the spirit beast cubs' buffet.
My heart tightened.
Jiang Ping, the big leaf, stopped in his tracks.
"I'm no longer called Big Leaf. Senior Xiling, please call me Broad Leaf from now on."
"Okay, whatever you say, Broadleaf, don't go!"
"Huh? I'm not leaving, I'm just wandering around."
The leaves of the spirit plant swayed, blocking its path.
"Where to go? Let's bring our seniors along."
The other spiritual plants ignored these two silly plants and made way for the five-hundred-year-old leaf to carry the thousand-year-old cleansing spirit as it moved.
Moving is great!
Otherwise, those little spirit beasts would come over every day to fertilize the place.
You can give them a few slaps.
They're thick-skinned and don't care at all; they might even come looking for you again next time. I wonder if the old ancestor will be able to control them when he wakes up...
The deepest part of Taihe Secret Realm.
Yao Buteng, the ancestor mentioned by all the spiritual plants—a descendant of the ancient spiritual plants—did not sleep soundly.
Her Demon Vine Clan doesn't need to cultivate deliberately; they hone themselves in every aspect of their lives, whether walking, standing, sitting, or lying down. This Taihe Secret Realm is a family division gift given to her by the Demon Vine Clan Chief.
The spiritual plants and beasts in the secret realm were all casually picked by her from the cultivation world over the years.
There are no special spiritual plants or beasts.
It all comes down to first impressions.
They are all ordinary species that exist in the cultivation world.
What's unusual is that everyone has been in the secret realm for a long time, so they're all very experienced and almost all have developed intelligence...
Why isn't he a senior member?
The original owner's weeds were five hundred years old, and the spirit was a thousand years old. Compared to other spiritual plants, they were all lively but unsteady juniors.
However, Jiang Ping didn't think the original owner was a weed. Look at its complex flavor, it could clearly be used as a seasoning!
Voila.
It can be used for grilling fish.
It's just a little bitter.
Xi Ling found it interesting. Before entering the secret realm, it had been living under the cliffs near the cultivators' market and had seen quite a few young men and women fall down, leaving behind grilled fish, grilled meat, and grilled birds.
I never expected that broadleaf shrubs would also have this.
"Broadleaf, have you been possessed by a mortal?"
"No, Xiling, did you eat too much spirit beast poop?"
Xi Ling is unhappy.
"The spirit beast's poop stinks up the grass! It doesn't know how to care for spirit plants at all. Back when I was just washing spirit herbs, hmph!"
Kuoye realized that Xiling was a plant with a story.
What happened to you when you were a child?
"During those years I lived at the foot of the cliff, people would fall down to find me every few years. I was very popular, unlike that little spirit beast that disrespects the grass."
The broadleafed angelica pondered for a moment.
"They probably want to invite you back for a meal..."
"I know, they took my brother away. My poor brother, he was gone before he even grew a brain..."
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Kuoye felt that Xiling's voice was like a demonic sound.
With a few quick movements, its large leaves wove a small boat out of grass. Before Xi Ling could react, she was placed on it. With a gentle push from the broad leaves, the spirit-infused boat drifted downstream, and the demonic sound of the grass gradually faded away.
Yao Buteng curiously examined his dream.
No one from the quick transmigration team showed up.
I just visited her in a dream.
With a few kilograms of special sleeping potions and props, along with the illusion created by the banyan tree, they finally managed to get Yao Buteng to go through the entire story of his past life.
This can be considered an extra layer of insurance.
The mysterious male cultivator who forcibly entered the Taihe Secret Realm is named Lu Chen. He is the previous Chosen One of Destiny who was possessed by the old man with the ring.
Yao Buteng neglected his cultivation within the clan.
Old man Lu Chen somehow got wind of this and had been lurking around Yao Buteng for a long time, planning to trick her into going back to him and making her his personal cultivation vessel.
Yao Buteng, who had no interest in love but only in training dogs, saw through their scheme.
The old man, Lu Chen, is full of tricks.
Yao Buteng was no match for him and was seriously injured, so he fled.
Old man Lu Chen had no choice but to reluctantly accept Yao Buteng's secret realm for his own use.
Yao Buteng fled back to his clan and called for more people. The clan chief called for older elders, and the elders called for clansmen from another land outside the Dead Sea.
The old man Lu Chen was exposed and possessed by a righteous person entrusted with a large sum of money by the Demon Vine Clan.
After that, he had no choice but to hide, dismissing a large group of female cultivators around him, leaving only three childhood sweethearts to escape together, who died at the hands of Lu Chen's childhood sweethearts.
The soul is destroyed.
Whether the childhood sweetheart's actions were motivated by financial gain or by Lu Chen remains unknown.
...
The broad leaves smell of fish.
Only then did I realize that the original owner was also someone who neglected cultivation.
Who is without a mouth? It turns out to be the original owner of this body.
By this time, Xi Ling had already used her spiritual energy to push herself back.
It is different from broad-leaved ones.
Life outside the secret realm is exceptionally rich, with all sorts of opportunities. If you have the chance to stay in a secret realm brimming with spiritual energy, you'll improve yourself at lightning speed.
It's like having a jerk chasing after you.
Ok.
There are no scumbags, only a group of junior cultivators who want to cleanse their spirits.
Its initiative to communicate with the broadleaf leaf is also out of consideration for the broadleaf leaf's lack of worldly experience.
"The fish is ready? Kuoye, you're so kind!"
Xi Ling quickly swished away with the delicious grilled fish, not knowing if she heard what Kuo Ye said, "It might be a little bitter."
The little spirit beasts hurried along as fast as they could.
I didn't expect that Senior Xi Ling would beat me to the grilled fish?
"Aww, this is delicious! I didn't get to eat any!"
"You ran too slowly! It's all your fault!"
The larger ones have already started wrestling.
The smaller ones couldn't control their emotions, tears and saliva streaming down their faces, soaking the broad leaves.
That taste.
It was even more foul-smelling than the mouth of the once-small world of broadleaf grass, its stench reaching straight to the top of the grass's head.
The explanation of "broadleaf transmission" is not very useful.
No animal was willing to stop its tears and saliva.
These young spirit beast cubs aren't afraid of being beaten by their parents. The secret realm is their playground. The Spirit Cleansing skill is simply because their cultivation level is high enough to run fast.
Otherwise, it will also be turned into a rice bowl, just like the broad-leafed variety.