Chapter 71 New Road

  "What's inside the Pearl of Inheritance?" Su Mei Yao asked hastily upon seeing Shen Xiang's delight.

  "Haha, it's the Alchemy Compendium, and some alchemy insights!" Shen Xiang laughed, saying that there were many more alchemists than pill refiners. Lower-level alchemists were a dime a dozen, but top-notch alchemists were extremely rare, just like pill refiners who could refine powerful pills.

  But Shen Xiang saw that "Alchemist's Bible" and suddenly had the confidence to become a powerful alchemist, of course, he would focus on refining elixirs.

  Su Mei Yao took the inheritance bead and looked at it, a charming smile also appeared on her face: "It's indeed a good thing, it actually has a tutorial on refining treasure equipment, and there are many design plans, you must grasp them well."

  "That's natural." Shen Xiang smiled and said: "What is painted on that animal skin?"

  "It's a map." Su Mei Yao said, while handing the inheritance pearl to Bai Yu Yu, also letting her take a look.

  "What map?" Shen Xiang hastily asked.

  "A map of a medicine garden, but to open that medicine garden, a key is needed. The method for refining this key is inside the inheritance bead." Su Mei Yao said.

  Shen Xiang quickly flipped through the things that had just surged into his mind, and soon found the refining method of the key. The materials were all very easy to find, the difficult point was to engrave the complex spiritual pattern on the key.

  "The key is here, it fell down when I opened the map." Bai Youyou spread out her pale palm, and all she saw was a small black key the size of a finger, covered in golden patterns - that was the spiritual pattern that could produce strange powers, which countless alchemists had spent countless years researching to create.

  Spirit patterns are a must on the instrument, otherwise it's just an ordinary object. The Flame Dragon Furnace that Shen Xiang obtained has many complex spirit patterns inside and out, which is also where the strange power of the Flame Dragon Furnace lies.

  Most Lingwu can be passed down, as long as they are accurately carved onto the instrument during the refining process, it will be successful, and the difficulty is not too great, so there are many refiners.

  "These things look like they've been around for some years. If that medicine garden is still there, it's possible that there are many mature spiritual medicines inside." Su Meiyao said with a smile.

  Shen Xiang nodded and asked, "Where is the medicine garden?"

  "It's on the way to Taiwu Gate, it seems you have to go to Taiwu Gate ahead of time now. If there are a lot of spiritual herbs in the medicine garden, you should be able to enter the ninth level of Mortal Martial Realm." Su Meiyao said.

  I'm finally going to Tai Wumen!

  Shen Xiang's heart was slightly stirred: "I'll go back now and pack up, and say goodbye to Dad and the others."

  Back at the Shen family home, Shen Tianhu came to find Shen Xiang as soon as possible. He saw that Shen Xiang had returned safely and let out a huge sigh of relief.

  "It's good that you can come back!" Shen Tianhu said with a loving expression.

  "Old man, you're looking much better now. This is an antidote pill, eating it will help you recover quickly." Shen Xiang said with a smile, tossing a small bottle to Shen Tianhu, which was obtained from Jiu Duzi and could neutralize most of the poison.

  Shen Tianhu didn't ask Shen Xiang how he had dealt with the Jiu Du Bang, he knew that as long as Shen Xiang could bring back the antidote, it meant that the Jiu Du Bang no longer existed. He was deeply familiar with Shen Xiang's way of doing things.

  "Dad, I'm almost ready to leave." Shen Xiang said with a smile on his face, but he was very reluctant in his heart.

  Shen Tianhu let out a soft sigh and smiled, "Yes, it's time for you to go to the place where you can fully utilize your skills. You've made great contributions to the Shen family and helped us establish ourselves in Wang City."

  "Dad, I'm leaving!" Shen Xiang stood up and walked over to hug Shen Tianhu.

  "Uh, you've grown up, I'm relieved! Take care of yourself!" Shen Tianhu also reluctantly patted Shen Xiang's back, knowing that he would be going to those martial arts sects and might not return for many years.

  Shen Xiang gave Shen Tianhu some ordinary high-grade elixirs and left the Shen family, rushing to Dan Wang Ge. After bidding farewell to Meng Bo, Shen Lu Zong, he set foot on the road to Tai Wu Men.

  Although parting made Shen Xiang feel melancholy, the reunion later on made him look forward to it even more. He believed that by then, he himself, his father and the entire Shen family would have undergone earth-shaking changes!

  Shen Xiang gazed far away at Wang City, looking at one of the cities with the most strong people in this mundane world. He felt a deep sense of emotion in his heart. Although there were many strong people inside, compared to those martial arts sects, they were nothing!

  "Xian Xian, I'm here!" Shen Xiang clenched his fist and gazed at the distant mountains stretching endlessly before suddenly dashing off.

  To get to Taiwu Gate, you must cross a vast mountain forest where monsters often appear. The journey is long and fraught with danger. As long as you can safely reach the other side of the mountain, you will arrive at a place rich in spiritual energy, which is the location of the Wudao Gate Sect.

  A place where secular and martial arts strongmen gather, separated by a large mountain range. For those who are not strong enough, entering that mountain range means there is only one way to death.

  "Mei Yao sister, how's the study of Dragon Slayer God Martial Arts going? Are there any powerful moves?" Shen Xiang asked, he wanted to learn more powerful martial arts now.

  "Don't worry, wait until I and Shifu Jie have thoroughly studied this book, then we'll tell you how to learn the Dragon Dance on it, don't rush." Su Meiyao replied.

  Having these two mysterious beauties accompany him, Shen Xiang was overjoyed. They were equivalent to his masters, always patiently guiding him and helping him overcome the hardships of cultivation.

  The route to the medicine garden had been memorized by Shen Xiang, and as soon as he entered that vast mountain range, he easily found the starting point of the route, which was a mountain that looked like a gourd. That was one of the landmarks along the way.

  To speed up the search for the medicine garden, Shen Xiang used his Vermilion Bird Fire Wings to soar through the high skies. His fire-attributed Vermilion Bird true energy had condensed into a tangible form and after compressing it, his true energy became dense and rich, so he didn't have to worry about exhausting it all at once.

  To avoid being discovered flying in the air, Shen Xiang drilled into the clouds and hid himself.

  The speed of flight was extremely fast, and in an instant, it had entered the depths of this mountain forest. This way, he could also avoid some ferocious beasts, although he was not afraid of them.

  The place where the medicine garden was located was in a very dangerous and secret group of mountains, in a small mountain valley. Shen Xiang rushed for three days before seeing the valley, but there was nothing inside the valley.

  Shen Xiang dived down from high altitude and landed in the valley, where the scenery was very beautiful. However, outside the valley floated toxic miasma containing deadly poison, as well as various poisonous thorny weeds.

  In the valley, there was a cave marked on the map. Shen Xiang searched for it and found that the entrance of the cave was blocked by weeds. He took out his long knife and cut down the weeds, then carefully entered the cave with a torch to light up the darkness.

  "It's hidden in such a ghostly place, and without a map, it's really hard to find." Shen Xiang muttered to himself, unable to understand why the medicine garden would be inside a mountain cave.

  As Shen Xiang ventured deeper into the cave, he was blocked by an iron gate. He tried to push it open, but no matter how hard he used his strength, he couldn't budge the gate. No matter how much force he exerted on the gate, the mountain didn't even tremble slightly. If he had struck a normal mountain with such force, a large chunk would have already been blasted off.

  "This door should absorb your power or open it honestly with a key." Su Mei Yao said.

  Shen Xiang quickly found a place to insert the key on the gate, he inserted the key, turned it, and heard a "click" sound, the iron gate slowly opened, and dazzling light shone out from inside.

  The iron gate was completely open, and Shen Xiang was stunned when he saw the scene inside!