Translator: Silavin
Qin Yichen rapidly swept through the passage, and what appeared before him was an enormous courtyard. Directly ahead, an incredibly massive stone hall stood in position.
The stone hall was ancient, worn by time. Clearly, its existence stretched back to an extremely distant era. At this moment, the hall’s great doors had already been opened, and moreover, there were some trodden footprints in the surrounding area. Obviously, someone must have already ventured inside.
Qin Yichen’s gaze swept across the area before the stone hall, and finally, he stepped inside.
Inside the stone hall, the space was incredibly vast. Corridors and passageways crisscrossed in complex patterns, their ultimate destinations unknown.
After entering, Qin Yichen did not wait. His Spiritual Energy spread outward, discovering that most of the passages contained traces of energy. Clearly, they must be from those had already entered before him.
Only among the three leftmost passages was there no lingering aura of a Martial Emperor. His gaze swept across them briefly before he finally clenched his teeth and darted towards the passage at the very edge.
After racing through the corridor for several minutes, what appeared to be an ordinary stone chamber materialised before him. From within, he detected an extremely rich medicinal fragrance!
[What luck!] Detecting this medicinal aroma, Qin Yichen’s eyes brightened. Only medicinal herbs of at least the Medicine King Grade could possess such a rich medicinal fragrance!
Immediately, his heart stirred. His feet moved swiftly as he rapidly approached that stone chamber.
*Bang!* However, the moment his palm touched that stone door, he was repelled by an obscure force.
[There’s still a seal here?] Qin Yichen’s brow furrowed. On the stone door before him, there existed a faint barrier. However, under the erosion of time, the obscure patterns on this barrier already showed damage.
Seeing this, Qin Yichen rejoiced in his heart. If he forced it open directly, it would probably require a ton of effort, but since the patterns of the seal were no longer fully intact, he only needed to erode them with Spiritual Energy!
*Ziii…* Qin Yichen’s mind stirred, and Spiritual Energy surged forth, then bit by bit entwined around the stone door, rapidly fusing through those several pattern gaps. In merely a moment, the tightly closed stone door shook violently, and then, under Qin Yichen’s burning gaze, slowly opened.
The instant the stone door opened, multicoloured, materialised medicinal fragrance surged forth from within. Simply breathing in this aroma, Qin Yichen felt his spirit get invigorated. At this moment, it was as though every pore of his body was releasing comfortable groans.
Then, Qin Yichen drew a deep breath and swiftly stepped into the stone chamber. Only then did he discover that this seemingly ordinary stone chamber was extremely vast. Within this stone chamber, there were quite a few spirit medicines. At a single glance, there were at least seven or eight types of the Medicine King Grade!
Qin Yichen’s gaze did not linger on them though as he stared fixedly at the centre of the stone chamber. Within that nearly materialised medicinal fragrance, there existed a plant approximately three metres in size!
This medicinal herb appeared entirely jade-green. At its apex, a jade-green flower of demonic beauty was slowly blossoming. As the flower unfurled, the space around it was suffused with green radiance, creating an incomparably magnificent sight.
“A Ten Thousand Year Old Medicine King Grade Jade Life Fruit!”
Qin Yichen gulped, his murmured voice trembling slightly.
The Jade Life Fruit, though still belonging to the Medicine King Grade, was nonetheless precious to a degree not inferior to the average Medicine Saint Grade!
Countless Human Grade Alchemy Masters would willingly bankrupt themselves for just a single Jade Life Fruit!
The reason was simple!
When Human Grade Alchemy Masters broke through to Earth Grade Alchemy Master, it was universally known that they would awaken a Spiritual Body. The Jade Life Fruit possessed a peculiar effect—as long as a Human Grade Alchemy Master consumed it before breaking through to become an Earth Grade Alchemy Master, it would guarantee that the Alchemy Master would awaken any single part of their Spiritual Body upon their breakthrough!
The awakening of the Spiritual Body did not necessarily activate every part. The most useful were the Divine Hands and Divine Eyes.
The former, for Alchemists, could provide godlike assistance during the Alchemy Pill Refining process, allowing more refined control over various details.
As for the Divine Eyes, they were an essential component for Divine Appraisers! Only by activating the Divine Eyes could the Dao of Crystal Appraisal be cultivated to the Partially Accomplished Stage!
Therefore, countless Human Grade Alchemy Masters exhausted every possible method, all wanting to obtain a Jade Life Fruit!
The reason Qin Yichen had not rushed to break through to Earth Grade Alchemy Master was precisely to try his luck. He wanted to see if he could obtain a Jade Life Fruit. He had not expected that within the Demon Subduing Great Saint’s inheritance site, there would actually be such a specimen, and moreover, a Ten Thousand Year Old Jade Life Fruit!
“*Heh heh!* Didn’t expect your luck to be so good. It wasn’t in vain that I followed you for so long!” But just as Qin Yichen hesitated, about to step forward to collect it, a sinister cold laugh suddenly resounded within this stone chamber.
“Who!?” Hearing this abrupt, extremely ill-intentioned voice, Qin Yichen inwardly cursed his own carelessness. Simultaneously, Yuan Energy surged throughout his body as he demanded in a deep voice.
*Swish!* Accompanied by a soft sound, a black-clad figure swept into the stone chamber like a phantom. Then, his gaze coldly fixed upon Qin Yichen, surging with frigid murderous intent. “Didn’t expect that before dying, you’d still be of some use.”
“Xia Lieyang!” Qin Yichen’s expression hardened, his eyes narrowing slightly. Throughout his journey, he had been extremely cautious, confirming no one was tracking him. Yet precisely during that instant of distraction upon entering the stone chamber, Xia Lieyang had caught up. Clearly, the latter must have been watching him from the moment he entered the stone hall!
Observing Qin Yichen’s expression growing grave, Xia Lieyang’s lips curled into a cruel, savage smile.
“Brat, I’ll give you a chance. Kill yourself on the spot, and I’ll leave you with an intact corpse!” Xia Lieyang’s gaze locked onto Qin Yichen like a venomous serpent, his voice saturated with killing intent reverberating throughout the stone chamber.
“Just relying on you?” However, facing Xia Lieyang, Qin Yichen displayed not the slightest trace of fear, responding with a cold laugh.
Hearing Qin Yichen’s tone, Xia Lieyang’s expression darkened to the extreme. His eyes glared viciously at Qin Yichen, the killing intent within them almost dense enough to materialise!
“Brat, it seems like just because you relied on that bizarre technique to force me back a step, you truly believe you have the capital to be arrogant before me?” Although previously, he had carelessly been made somewhat dishevelled by Qin Yichen, in his view, that was merely due to his own carelessness. With Qin Yichen’s pathetic strength, if he attacked with full force, the latter would not even withstand ten exchanges!
Qin Yichen laughed coldly, offering no reply. However, Yuan Energy had already manifested around his body. Simultaneously, mystical patterns flickered across his arms, and that black energy which numerous experts dreaded gradually emerged.