At this moment, Lin Chen took out the talisman inscriptions he had on him and slapped them onto his body one after another, as if they cost him nothing.
It wasn’t that harvesting the Dragon Whisker Polygonum was dangerous, but Lin Chen was preparing for what would come after harvesting the spiritual medicine.
Lin Chen laid down a total of ten talisman inscriptions on himself, all of which were second-grade defense talismans, enough to block three or four fatal attacks even from an Earth Melding Realm martial artist.
Having done all this, Lin Chen bent over and reached for the Dragon Whisker Polygonum.
Just as Lin Chen was about to harvest the medicine, a furious roar came from behind him. It was the Big Snake that had shattered the formation and was coming after him, with Leng Dong and others behind it, all of them looking at him with faces full of rage.
Lin Chen naturally knew that the formation wouldn’t trap the Big Snake for long, and he had guessed that these people wouldn’t help him block it.
All this talk about cooperation among sect members was just lip service; these people’s ultimate goal was to harvest the Dragon Whisker Polygonum.
But Lin Chen was no different. Wasn’t it a chance to exchange the Dragon Whisker Polygonum for a hundred thousand Sect Contribution Points? How could he possibly pass up such an opportunity?
Without any hesitation, Lin Chen plucked the Dragon Whisker Polygonum into his hand.
The herb felt cool to the touch, worthy of being a Fourth Grade Spiritual Medicine. The moment he touched the herb, Lin Chen could feel its potent medicinal power.
Although the Dragon Whisker Polygonum grew in a cold and damp place, it itself was an extreme yang entity, said to be named so because it had been tainted with the breath of a True Dragon.
Ordinary people might be harmed by the potent yin and yang energies when harvesting the Dragon Whisker Polygonum, but as an Ancient Divine Body, Lin Chen was unaffected.
After harvesting the Dragon Whisker Polygonum, Lin Chen hurriedly slapped another Space Compression Talisman onto his body and vanished from the spot in an instant.
"Damn it, he’s harvested it,"
Leng Dong said angrily. Xu Lianyu frowned upon hearing this; had her power not been suppressed, she would have slapped this fool to death.
What do you mean ’let him harvest it’? Isn’t that a good thing?
Seeing the Dragon Whisker Polygonum being plucked before its eyes, the Big Snake let out a frenzied roar and completely lost its sanity. The blood-red glow flared up once again, as it underwent demonification for another time.
Turning its head towards Leng Dong and the others who had retreated, the Big Snake didn’t care who had harvested the spiritual medicine; all it saw was fury and murderous intent.
"You ants, all of you shall die!"
The Big Snake bellowed, its eyes red with rage as it charged toward Leng Dong and the others, wanting them all dead at this moment.
"Not good, this creature has gone completely mad, everyone retreat quickly!"
Xu Lianyu alerted the others, and immediately fled toward the outside of Dragon Pond. Now that the Dragon Whisker Polygonum was in hand, she was no longer worried.
The other disciples also scrambled out frantically, not wanting to die there.
However, the Big Snake, now demonified and fully enraged, was not the same as before. Not all martial artists could escape unscathed; it caught up with them and began a killing spree.
The disciples died amidst screams of agony.
By the time they reached the outskirts, the original group of over thirty was now reduced to just ten.
After slaughtering the group, the Big Snake was about to catch up with Xu Lianyu and the others.
The remaining people were panic-stricken, they hadn’t anticipated the Big Snake would be so powerful. The strength it demonstrated now was clearly several times stronger than before.
This was because the Dragon Whisker Polygonum had been plucked, and it was the reason for its frenzy.
"Junior brother, what are you doing here?"
Just as Xu Lianyu and the others were about to be caught up by the Big Snake, Lin Chen’s figure suddenly appeared in front. However, the Dragon Whisker Polygonum was no longer in Lin Chen’s hands but had been put away by him into the Primordial Myriad Transformation Space.
Lin Chen hadn’t wanted to come back, but in the end, he couldn’t rest easy without checking on Xu Lianyu.
"Senior sister, you go first, I’ll cover our rear."
Lin Chen said to Xu Lianyu and Wang Yilin among others, then immediately started to condense his spells, taking out several valuable materials.
Lin Chen dared to return because he was prepared; he wouldn’t put his life in jeopardy.
Upon seeing Lin Chen’s arrival, Leng Dong and the others showed a look of bitterness, but with the Big Snake chasing them, he did not act out.
Lin Chen’s appearance enraged the Big Snake even more—it recognized Lin Chen’s scent and knew he was the one who had plucked the Dragon Whisker Polygonum. It immediately charged towards Lin Chen to kill him.
"Binding Spirit Array, activate!"
However, just as it reached Lin Chen, he smiled faintly, and the magic technique in his hand dispersed.
Instantly, a blue barrier enveloped the Big Snake, trapping it once again.
"This is... the Binding Spirit Array, it’s a second-grade formation!"
Xu Lianyu exclaimed upon seeing the formation Lin Chen had employed.
"You, this little lover, actually have some skill."
Wang Yilin looked at Lin Chen and genuinely complimented him.
The expressions of Leng Dong and his companions greatly changed, their hearts filled with shock. Anyone who could cast a second-grade spirit array was certainly a Second-Rank Spirit Array Master, and a Second-Rank Spirit Array Master’s influence and status were not inferior to a True Disciple of the Jade Cauldron Sect. Official source ıs novel-fire.ɴet
When they returned to the sect, if Lin Chen wished to seek revenge, they would have no place in the Jade Cauldron Sect.
A wicked idea quickly took root in Leng Dong’s mind.
His followers had suffered numerous casualties in this incident, and he naturally placed all the blame on Lin Chen’s head. Under no circumstances could he allow Lin Chen to safely return to the sect.
"Quickly retreat, this formation won’t hold it for long,"
Lin Chen said, and immediately took out a Space Compression Talisman and slapped it onto himself, then disappeared without a trace.
Previously, when setting up an ambush in this area, Lin Chen had not simply prepared one formation, but two.
One was to lure the Big Snake, while he himself went back into the depths of Dragon Pond to harvest the spiritual medicine.
The other was to cover the retreat, used at this moment to help Xu Lianyu and the others escape safely.
After doing all this, Lin Chen teleported to the outskirts and frantically fled.
An hour later, when everyone had escaped far enough, they stopped to find a hidden place to recover the spiritual power they had expended.
Even though the Dragon Whisker Polygonum had been harvested, since the Dragon Pond could produce such high-grade herbal materials, the spiritual energy was much denser there than in other parts of the secret domain. Seeing that it could not catch up to Lin Chen and the others, the Big Snake returned to prevent other magical beasts from taking over its precious domain.
At that moment, Xu Lianyu looked at Lin Chen with a smile on her face; they had actually managed to escape unscathed, and even obtained the Dragon Whisker Polygonum.
All of it was thanks to Lin Chen, this guy was indeed capable.
Xu Lianyu had always known that Lin Chen was very mysterious, but she had never imagined that Lin Chen was also a Second-Rank Spirit Array Master.