Lin Chen took the Heavenly Thunder Wood, but before he could express his thanks, the two figures had already disappeared into the distance.
Lin Chen did not recognize the Heavenly Thunder Wood, but he could feel a surging power of thunder and lightning from the wooden stick in his hand.
He did not understand why Xu Ma’an would give him the Heavenly Thunder Wood, but still, Lin Chen put it away carefully and then turned his gaze to Xu Lianyu.
"Senior Sister, what exactly is this Mire Longze, and what is this Dragon Whisker Polygonum? How come I’ve never heard of it? What can I do to help Master?"
After Xu Ma’an and Zhao Rushi left, Lin Chen couldn’t help but ask Xu Lianyu.
Based on what Xu Ma’an and Zhao Rushi had said, the Dragon Whisker Polygonum seemed to be a type of herbal material that could cure Yang Yuemin, but despite having learned so much literary knowledge in the Outer Sect, Lin Chen had never heard of it.
This situation could only mean one thing, that the Dragon Whisker Polygonum was extremely valuable and not something Outer Sect disciples could come into contact with.
As for Mire Longze, Lin Chen was even more confused, as he had never heard any of the Outer Sect disciples mention it either.
Hearing this, a fire burned in Xu Lianyu’s heart. She originally did not want to pay attention to Lin Chen, but when she heard Lin Chen asking what he could do for their Master, her eyes lit up.
Although Lin Chen’s cultivation was only at the Second Layer of the Spirit Gathering Realm, he was a True Disciple. For the trip to the Mire Dragon Marsh Secret Realm, he might have a role to play.
In previous years, when the Mire Dragon Marsh Secret Realm opened, the Jade Cauldron Sect only sent martial artists with cultivations at or above the Eighth Level of the Spirit Gathering Realm, basically Inner Sect Disciples, and the quota was not very large, only selecting the Heavenly Prides of the Sect because ordinary disciples going there would only be marching to their doom.
This year, because the Master and the Black Cloud Sect needed to gather Yin Sha Qi, the requirements might be lowered, and Lin Chen might also be asked to go, which was why his grandfather had given him a piece of Heavenly Thunder Wood for protection.
After realizing these things, Xu Lianyu carefully explained everything about Mire Longze to Lin Chen.
It turned out that Mire Longze was a super-large secret realm within the Great Flame Dynasty, said to be the remnants of an ancient battlefield. It contained countless cultivation resources and materials and had been in the hands of the Jade Cauldron Sect for nearly a thousand years. But ten years ago, disciples of the Jade Cauldron Sect had found traces of the Black Cloud Sect within it.
For some unknown reason, disciples of the Black Cloud Sect, who wielded demon cultivation techniques, were also able to enter the Mire Dragon Marsh, which had always been controlled by the Black Cloud Sect.
Ten years ago, the disciples of the Jade Cauldron Sect suffered heavy casualties, and the disciples who returned alive failed to explain how the people from the Black Cloud Sect had entered or knew what they had taken from the secret realm.
However, a year later, numerous Heavenly Pride demon cultivator disciples from the Black Cloud Sect suddenly appeared with cultivations far surpassing those of the Jade Cauldron Sect’s disciples at the same age.
You should know, with the Mire Dragon Marsh Secret Realm in its hands, the Jade Cauldron Sect was considered one of the leading sects in the Great Flame Dynasty, and its disciples’ cultivations were also exceptional among their peers.
In just a year, the Black Cloud Sect had far surpassed the Jade Cauldron Sect.
Through investigation, the Jade Cauldron Sect discovered that the Black Cloud Sect had also found an entrance to the Mire Marsh Secret Realm.
Ten years ago, it was from the Mire Dragon Marsh that the Black Cloud Sect had gathered countless amounts of Yin Qi, which just so happened to greatly advance the efficiency of the Black Cloud Sect’s demon cultivation techniques.
This seriously jeopardized the status of the Jade Cauldron Sect.
Fortunately, the Dragon Marsh Secret Realm had restrictions - only martial artists with cultivations beneath the Melding Earth Realm could enter it, otherwise, if the people from the Black Cloud Sect who entered the secret realm ten years ago had been highly advanced demon cultivators, the consequences would be unimaginable.
The Black Cloud Sect had long harbored intentions to annex the other sects within the Great Flame Dynasty, and if the old geezers of the Black Cloud Sect also experienced a significant increase in their cultivation, they would likely target the Jade Cauldron Sect first.
With the opening of the Mire Dragon Marsh Secret Realm drawing near, Yang Yuemin was precisely investigating the activities of the Black Cloud Sect, which is why she had engaged in battle with the sect’s strong practitioners.
Unexpectedly, the Black Cloud Sect, in pursuit of gathering the Yin Sha Qi, had mobilized their entire sect, and among those who battled Yang Yuemin were three of the Black Cloud Sect’s elders.
Furthermore, they had mastered the use of a Highly Poisonous Puppet, and it was precisely an attack from one of these puppets that had injured Yang Yuemin.
The Peak Masters of the Jade Cauldron Sect speculated that it was the Yin Sha Qi gathered by the Black Cloud Sect ten years ago that had been used to refine this puppet.
Everyone searched through the ancient texts left by their ancestors and found the method to counteract the virulent poison of Yin Sha Qi, which was to use Dragon Whisker Polygonum as an ingredient in the refinement of an elixir.
However, Dragon Whisker Polygonum is a Fourth-grade Herbal Material guarded by powerful magical beasts, which makes it far from easy for disciples at the Spirit Gathering Realm to collect it.
After Xu Lianyu informed Lin Chen about the Dragon Whisker Polygonum and the affairs of Mire Dragon Marsh, she looked at him with a mix of hope and hesitation.
Because Lin Chen’s strength was too low, she did not want to burden him with the responsibility of rescuing Yang Yuemin.
Upon returning to his own room, Lin Chen could understand Xu Lianyu’s thoughts despite her not expressing them verbally.
And as a disciple of Yang Yuemin, Lin Chen naturally felt the need to contribute in some way.
Although Lin Chen only possessed the cultivation of the Second Layer of the Spirit Gathering Realm, he believed that with the power of the Ancient Divine Body combined with the Primordial Transformation Art and the effectiveness of Talisman Inscriptions, he could stand his ground even against a Ninth Layer Martial Artist of the Spirit Gathering Realm.
Based on the descriptions given by Xu Lianyu and the rest, the Mire Dragon Marsh Secret Realm was teeming with Second and Third Tier Monster Beasts. A moment of carelessness could mean death, so Lin Chen had to be fully prepared. Newest update provıded by NovelHub(.)net
He took out all the materials he had purchased from Wanyuan Town, and throughout the night, Lin Chen focused meticulously and crafted a large variety of Talisman Inscriptions.
While crafting Talisman Inscriptions, Lin Chen also added various herbal materials into the Pill Spirit Array to refine the elixirs he was capable of creating, all of which were Second-grade Elixirs.
The next morning, Lin Chen headed to the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion of the Jade Cauldron Sect. He spent all the Spirit Stones he had in exchange for the book "One Hundred Solutions to Alchemy". Lin Chen had long been interested in it but lacked the Contribution Value to purchase it. Having made some money on his recent trip to Wanyuan Town, he bought the book at the earliest opportunity as part of his preparations for entering the Mire Dragon Marsh in a few days.
While other disciples were buying elixirs and Talismans, seeing Lin Chen buying a book at this time, and a book related to Alchemy at that, drew mockery from many.
Lin Chen, however, was unfazed. "One Hundred Solutions to Alchemy" was indeed only modestly useful for those who had just become Alchemist apprentices. A real Alchemist learned from their own master’s teachings and didn’t need such a book.
But Lin Chen, with the Primordial Spirit Formation and Pill Spirit Array within the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron, found it highly useful.
Over the remaining days, Lin Chen used "One Hundred Solutions to Alchemy" to refine several types of Second-grade Elixirs.
During the same period, in addition to crafting Talisman Inscriptions, Lin Chen also trained in the High Mountain Flowing Water Swordsmanship.
It must be said that Lin Chen’s talent was exceptional; in just five short days, he managed to achieve Minor Accomplishment in swordsmanship. It’s worth noting that even with Xu Lianyu’s significant talent, it had taken her three months to reach the same level.