Chapter 1: When the father suffers humiliation, the son will surely avenge him

  After the infusion of spiritual energy, this spiritual sword became extremely sharp. With a slight movement, it could be inserted into the stone wall. With a slight force from both hands, a piece of stone about half the size of a person was cut off.

  Xiao Chen put the stone aside, looking at the dark cave in front of him, his face showing a few moments of hesitation, then his eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a determined look. He stepped forward into the cave.

  The light inside the cave was extremely dim, and Xiao Chen had to circulate his weak spiritual power to his eyes just to see a short distance in front of him, and he could only grope forward slowly.

  Deep into the tens of feet, Xiao Chen's footsteps suddenly stopped, and he took his hand off the mountain body, pinched it, and felt a hint of moisture. His face couldn't help but reveal a few points of surprise, and he muttered: "Could there be an underground waterway here?"

  He went forward again, and after advancing dozens of feet further, the humid air grew thicker. When he turned a corner, his ears indeed picked up the sound of gentle water flowing.

  At the same time, a very faint scent of medicine also came with it.

  "Huh? The taste of the Blue Lotus?" Xiao Chen's face suddenly showed a look of surprise. He had been in the Spiritual Medicine Valley for several days, and although he hadn't learned any alchemy skills, while helping the outer sect disciples gather spiritual herbs, he had also remembered a few precious ones, and the Blue Lotus was one of them.

  "No, the fragrance of the lotus flower is slightly sweet and has a hint of acidity, it seems to be some kind of wild grass. " Xiao Chen smiled and shook his head, this lotus flower was extremely precious and could be used to refine over ten kinds of rare spiritual medicine, how could it be found just anywhere."

  But at this moment, Xiao Chen's heart couldn't help but feel a few points of curiosity, stretching his neck to look forward, the dark and murky view was unclear, so he continued to step forward, heading towards the source of the water flow.

  "Whoosh" "Whoosh" "Whoosh"

  The sound of the water grew louder, and the fragrance of medicine in the air also intensified. The scent of Bi Lian Hua was unmistakable, and even the aroma of Tie Qing Teng, Jin Zhi Cao, and He Shou Wu, those top-grade spiritual herbs, were mixed in. Taking a deep breath, one could feel their entire body tremble with comfort.

  Xiao Chen's footsteps quickened unknowingly as he walked to the end of the stone cave, only to find that it was a dead end. However, the clear water flowed from behind the stone wall, and Xiao Chen knocked on the wall with his hand, producing a "hong" "hong" sound.

  "It's okay, this stone wall shouldn't be too thick." Xiao Chen let out a slight sigh of relief, reached into his storage bag and took out the Ling Sword again. With a surge of magical power, he slashed at the stone wall in front of him with great force. Like a knife cutting through tofu, a hole large enough for an average person to pass through was carved out.

  As the stone fell, a bright light suddenly shot out from the cave, Xiao Chen raised his hand to shield his eyes and squinted towards the inside. But before he could poke his head into the cave, a thick fragrance of medicine wafted out from the empty cave in an instant.

  "Cough! Cough!" With a sniff, Xiao Chen's face suddenly turned bright red as he violently coughed up. The fragrance of the medicine was incredibly rich and beyond ordinary people's imagination. It seemed to be a mixture of dozens or even hundreds of spiritual herbs that had been sealed and left to grow for decades or even centuries, accumulating over time to reach this level.

  Xiao Chen's face turned bright red from severe coughing, but his dark eyes were instantly filled with a crazy joyful color! This time the strong medicinal fragrance entered his nose, although it made him suffer a bit, it also made him instantly certain that there were absolutely dozens or hundreds of spiritual herbs growing in front of the stone cave, and their growth years were absolutely not low! Because when he inhaled the fragrance earlier, although the fragrance was mottled, that one stock of pungent flavor could not be hidden at all!

  "Duāng cháng cǎo!" Xiao Chen's mouth curled up, revealing a delighted expression. This flavor was absolutely the toxic Lingcao that could kill people in an instant, and it was so pungent that it far exceeded the hundred-year-old Duāng cháng cǎo he had seen in the Spiritual Medicine Valley, indicating that its growth period was extremely long!

  After a brief wait, Xiao Chen suppressed the burning fire in his heart and waited for the medicinal fragrance to dissipate slightly before covering his mouth and nose with his sleeve and stepping into it.

  The faint phosphorescence emanating from the stone walls around him caused a brief discomfort, and when his vision recovered to see the scene in front of him clearly, Xiao Chen's mouth was slightly open, his eyes filled with a shocked expression.

  Behind the stone wall is a cave of several hundred feet in size. On the surface of the stone wall, there is a kind of pale white crystal growing, and this faint light is emitted from within the crystal. Above the cave, there is a crack, and the clear water flows down from it. The water falls to the ground, and after an unknown period of impact, the mud and sand carried by the water form a triangular alluvial plain about 20 feet in size inside the cave. On top of the alluvial plain, countless spiritual grasses grow disorderly. And the water flows slowly over the alluvial plain, then flows into a small pool behind it. This pool should be connected to the underground waterway, so the water quality is extremely clear, but it's dark and can't see the bottom, unknown how deep it is.

  Xiao Chen's gaze slowly swept through the stone cave, and he quickly closed his eyes tightly, taking a dozen deep breaths in succession, barely suppressing the urge to shout loudly that was about to erupt from his heart!

  Two hundred years old He Shou Wu!

  Three hundred years of golden broom!

  Four hundred years of honeysuckle!

  Three hundred years old iron rattan!

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  Looking at the dense spiritual grass growing like weeds in this stone cave, Xiao Chen almost had a feeling of being in a dream!

  After a long while, he slowly calmed down, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, and he couldn't help but reveal a hint of hesitation.

  "Why are there so many spiritual herbs growing in the belly of this mountain? How can they survive in a place like this?" It's worth noting that spiritual herbs require meticulous care and attention from cultivators to grow, but it's clear that no one has been here for a long time. This matter is somewhat suspicious.

  But at this moment, Xiao Chen's gaze fell on the strange crystal on the stone wall, and his face suddenly changed slightly. He slowly closed his eyes, and the "Grass Wood Birth Chant" in his body slowly operated. The next moment, he opened his eyes wide with horror, and after a while, two words burst out of his mouth, "Spirit Pulse!"

  Inside this cave, the spiritual energy is far more abundant than outside, even surpassing the medicinal gardens where Daozong cultivates spiritual herbs. This can only mean one thing: beneath this cave lies a small section of spiritual vein! This vein must be extremely small, only a few meters in size, otherwise it would have been discovered by the sect's disciples long ago and wouldn't have remained hidden until Shao Chen stumbled upon it. The crystals on the stone wall emitting a soft glow also make sense now - they were transformed over time due to prolonged exposure to spiritual energy, and if left for hundreds or thousands of years, they might even become genuine spiritual stones.

  But even if we find the reason why these spiritual grasses survive, where do their seeds come from? Can they still be born out of thin air?

  Xiao Chen's gaze swept through the stone cave, and then he slightly condensed his eyes, quickly walking to the water flow above, his sharp eyes fell into the clear water, as if looking for something. After a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he reached out to grab something from the water, a green, slightly flat seed was instantly picked up in his hand. His eyes fell on this seed, Xiao Chen suddenly thought of it, it seemed that there was only one living water flowing down from the mountain in the entire Luoyun Valley, and it happened to flow out not far from his medicine garden. Thinking about it, all the medicine gardens in the sect used water, and there was only this one water source available! Looking at the seed in his hand, Xiao Chen's mouth slowly revealed a few smiles, which quickly spread across his entire face, and he muttered: "Good fortune, good fortune! This is my Xiao Chen's good fortune!"

  Inside the Luoyun Valley, countless medicinal gardens use water, which requires diverting spring water into the medicinal gardens. As a result, occasionally mature spiritual grasses drop their seeds into the water flow, carrying them away. The water flow happens to run along the mountain's fragmented cracks and flows into the stone cave, where there just so happens to be a small section of spiritual vein. Under this coincidence, a hidden medicinal garden was born inside the stone cave, unknown for who knows how long!

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  Half a day later, Xiao Chen reluctantly returned from the stone cave along the original path. Although this abandoned medicine garden was very remote and few people passed by, in case of any unexpected event, Xiao Chen still put the stone back in its original position. Afterwards, he casually arranged some weeds and rocks outside until he was certain that no one would notice anything unusual, only then did he nod his head in satisfaction.

  "I thought it was an abandoned place, but fate is playing tricks on me. Who would have thought that in this deserted medicine garden lies a great opportunity!"

  "That Tianhua originally intended to harm me, but unexpectedly ended up giving me a stroke of good fortune!"

  Xiao Chen looked up and smiled, the things of this world are indeed so wonderful, if at this time was known by that Tian Hua, would certainly be angry to vomit three liters of blood on the spot and die.

  After a while, Xiao Chen's mood returned to calmness, and he said thoughtfully: "Although the medicine garden is located in a very remote area, in order to prevent accidents, it should also be set up with some simple prohibitions outside the valley. Even if it can't stop people from entering, it can serve as an early warning system, which is already sufficient."

  Yao Daozi was quite generous to this named disciple, although he had never taught him personally, but all kinds of elementary jade slips were not stingy, and "The Foundation of Array Techniques" happened to be among them.

  Xiao Chen made up his mind and hastily returned to the stone house, took out the jade slip from the storage bag, placed it on his forehead and began to ponder deeply.