Chapter Sixteen: The Fragrance of Medicine

  Not good! Nie Kong silently cursed in his heart, quickly changing the push to a grab with his right hand, stabilizing his body. However, the cliff wall was pressed inward by Nie Kong's weight, caving in a large area. The thing he grabbed also revealed its true appearance, surprisingly being a thick vine as wide as a thumb.

  At this time, Nie Kong suddenly realized that the cliff wall in front of him was not composed of rocks, but a dense mass of vines. They were covered from top to bottom with that strange moss, which was no different from elsewhere, and if it weren't for that press earlier, even if he searched for another day, he would have found it hard to notice.

  Nie Kong's heart moved, and he thought of the crack a few meters deep in the cliff wall not far to his right. He quickly walked over and carefully squeezed into the crack. Sure enough, there was also that soft, sponge-like feeling. As Nie Kong continued to squeeze in, this soft and fluffy feeling became even stronger.

  Suddenly, the crack in front of him, which had been closed, split open to both sides.

  A piece of white light shone out from inside, Nie Kong's heart was slightly startled, and he couldn't help but circulate the "Five Stars Shift Technique", starting to mobilize his internal spiritual energy, tensing up his body, and slowly moving forward. Once he encountered a dangerous situation, he would be able to exit the crevice at the fastest speed.

  However, the danger Nie Kong had imagined never arrived.

  As he walked cautiously for several meters along the crack, what appeared before his eyes was a sudden opening, and behind this vine curtain was hidden a naturally formed stone cave.

  Inside the cave is elliptical, with a diameter of over 30 meters. The ground is full of pits and depressions. The walls and top of the cave are irregularly distributed with a large number of round white stones that keep flashing, casting a bright light throughout the cave, making it as bright as daylight.

  "Oh no!"

  The little guy cheered happily.

  Suddenly, Nie Kong caught a whiff of a faint, elusive fragrance that seemed to have vanished as soon as he sniffed twice.

  It wasn't easy to find this cave, and Nie Kong was not willing to give up easily. As he moved his feet, he sniffed the air around him like a hunting dog. After a moment, Nie Kong successfully caught that fragrance again, and his heart was greatly excited. It seemed that there were indeed medicinal herbs inside.

  After a few minutes, Nie Kong sniffed and sniffed all the way, arriving at the inner side of the stone cave.

  This place has many strange-shaped stones. As Nie Kong stepped in, he found that the faint fragrance had become thicker.

  "It seems that the medicine is near." Nie Kong took a deep breath, and the fragrance entered his heart and spleen, making him feel warm all over.

  "Oh no!"

  In the Jade Pool, the little guy floated in the dark green blood, letting out a comfortable moan. Nie Kong felt a slight sense of astonishment, and upon reacting slightly, he discovered that some of the fragrance he had absorbed into his body was directly absorbed by the Zi Luo Xian Xiang, while another part merged with the Mu Ling force in his meridians.

  The fragrance contains a small amount of medicinal power, which Nie Kong is aware of. However, the fragrance actually contains the element of Wood Spirit Power, which Nie Kong has discovered for the first time. Moreover, looking at the appearance of the fragrance, the medicinal power in this fragrance is probably not as simple as a small amount, it seems that he really picked up a treasure this time!

  Quickly stepping past the stone in front of him, the fragrance grew thicker and Nie Kong's smile also became more brilliant.

  Bang!

  Nie Kong's head smashed into the cave wall, causing him to feel dizzy and see stars.

  Gritting his teeth, Nie Kong made a few vigorous shakes of his head, and only then did he feel slightly more clear-headed. He didn't even have time to check if his forehead was injured, as his eyes were fixed intently on the wall, where a door-shaped stone slab sparkled with clarity, its pure white color like jade, faintly reflecting Nie Kong's figure.

  The fragrance seems to be drifting out from inside this piece of stone!

  Staring blankly at the white jade stone that blended seamlessly with the cave wall, Nie Kong couldn't believe it and sniffed around before bringing his nose closer to the stone: That's right! The source of the fragrance is this white jade stone! Nie Kong thumped his internal energy twice, but there seemed to be no empty space behind the white jade stone.

  Isn't the herb I've been searching for all day just this piece of stone? Nie Kong's face turned gloomy, and the white jade in front of him looked like a small archway, but in reality, it was seamlessly connected to the surrounding cave walls, making it impossible to dig out.

  Nie Kong couldn't help but stir up the spiritual energy within his body, and with a single "Blossoming Explosion", he broke through.

  The green light flashed and disappeared, the surging spiritual power burst out in an instant when it came into contact with the stone surface. The white jade stone remained motionless, its surface still smooth and unblemished, without leaving any flaws behind. Instead, Nie Kong was forced to retreat repeatedly by his own rebounding force.

  "Whoa!"

  Nie exploded with a foul mouth.

  "Oh no!"

  The little guy jumped up in the Yaochi Cave, and the sound was a naked desire for that medicinal fragrance. Nie Kong's mind suddenly flashed with an inspiration, since this fragrance could be directly absorbed by Xiangxiang, it also contained the element of wood spirit power, why not cultivate here for a while to see.

  It's best to absorb all the medicinal fragrance!

  He muttered to himself, and Nie Kong immediately sat down with his back against the jade stone disc. The warm sensation spread from his spine to his entire body, calming his mind quickly.

  In an instant, the Five-Star Shifting Technique quietly operated.

  The void in the cave seemed to ripple with a faint wave, and the fragrance suddenly surged along with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to Nie Kong's side, pouring into his body from the center of his palms, soles, and top of his head. Now that Nie Kong's meridians were unblocked, it was almost instantaneous that the first wisp of medicinal fragrance reached the Three Spiritual Apertures.

  The little guy's roots stuck to the nostrils, absorbing the medicinal properties of the fragrance like a greedy child. However, his speed was clearly no match for Nie Kong, who was currently cultivating, and most of the fragrance was converted into spiritual energy. Before long, the fragrance in the cave was completely absorbed.

  Hiss...hiss...hiss...

  In the extremely faint sound, a small hole seemed to appear in the smooth and warm white jade stone, and more medicinal fragrance burst out from inside. As time gradually passed, Nie Kong's body was completely wrapped in the medicinal fragrance that had condensed into a fog-like state.

  At this time, Nie Kong's "Five Star Shift" had absorbed not the spiritual energy of heaven and earth with a hint of medicinal fragrance, but rather pure medicinal fragrance.

  Ya Xiang's body entered Nie Kong's at a speed visible to the naked eye, his cultivation efficiency had reached an astonishing level, the spiritual channels in his body were filled with spiritual energy, and the three spiritual orifices vibrated at an extremely rare frequency. In the Jade Spring, the small green shoots that had been tinged with purple had completely turned purple.

  It's like drinking. A person with a good capacity for alcohol, if they drink a few degrees of beer, may not get drunk even after ten bottles. But if you switch to white wine with an alcohol content of over 60 or even 70 degrees, maybe just a few small cups can make you drunk and confused.

  After a long time, the fragrant roots detached from the hole and stopped absorbing the fragrance of the medicine. "Ah" groaned, shrinking its stems and leaves into a round ball, and then fell into a deep sleep.

  Without the little guy's sharing, Nie Kong alone absorbed all the medicinal fragrance that gushed out of the White Jade Stone, his cultivation speed accelerated once again, and the majestic spiritual power was like a group of agile little mice, tirelessly shuttling back and forth between the Twelve Regular Meridians and the Eight Extraordinary Meridians.

  A subtle and mysterious feeling rose from the bottom of his heart, Nie Kong felt as if he had merged into one with the fragrance of the medicine that was entering or about to enter his body. In this instant, the lively and joyful emotions of the wood spirit elements within the fragrance were clearly transmitted to his heart.

  Communicate with the spiritual power element! Is this the feeling of being in tune? Faintly, Nie Kong seemed to see that invisible barrier again in the three spiritual orifices. It was like a high threshold, separating the gathering of spirits and the communication of spirits into two distinct worlds, blocking Nie Kong's path forward...

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