Chapter 25: The News of Ling Xian Cao

  But just on the second day, Han Yue brought news of the Ling Xian Cao.

  The Moon God Sect had already taken shape, but the land of the various countries was too vast. The current influence of the Moon God Sect was only in the northeastern part of Chu State, so Han Yue not only spread to the followers within the influence range of the Moon God Sect, but also divided the moon maidens under his command and sent them to other places where the Moon God Sect had no influence.

  The status of the Moon Maidens in the Moon God Cult was originally only lower than that of the Cult Master and the High Priestess, but now there are only two people higher than them: Luosi Qi as a Goddess Maiden and Tang Xiaoxia who appears on Mount Lin Yue for one day and then disappears.

  They were all highly skilled in martial arts, so Han Yue felt at ease sending the five of them to scout out a distant area. With only thirty Moon Maidens in total, Han Yue had dispatched a full five groups, leaving behind five people to maintain the defenses of Lin Yue Peak, and the group that brought back news of the Ling Xian Grass was the one that went to southern Chu State.

  Han Yue told Luo Siqi, "According to the message passed back by Yuexia, when they were investigating near Heiwu Mountain in the south of Chu State, they heard a legend that said in the misty Heiwu Mountain, there was a peak called Dusheng. Due to the obstruction of strange rocks on the peak, there was a place where sunlight could only be seen for three days a year, and the Lingxian grass they were looking for grew on that land."

  Although Luo Siqi felt that it would be extremely difficult to find, she couldn't wait to say: "As long as I know where it is, even if it's a sea of knives and fire, I must get it for Tang Xiaoxia!"

  Han Yue gave her a strange look. Although she had known from Luosi Qi's attitude that the Ling Xian Cao was definitely something important, or else she wouldn't have taken the risk of sending out five groups of Moon Maidens to search for it despite Lin Yue Peak being on high alert, but now seeing Luosi Qi suddenly become so urgent and anxious, she couldn't help but feel some suspicion. She asked Luosi Qi: "Goddess, are you hiding something from me?"

  Luosi quickly said no, Han Yue was suspicious in her heart, but she knew that even if she asked again, she wouldn't get an answer. She thought to herself that she would only talk about it after getting the Ling Xian Cao. Anyway, Luosi, as the goddess of the Moon God Sect, wouldn't do anything harmful to the sect. So she told Luosi not to rush and listened to her finish explaining things.

  Originally, Hei Wu Mountain looked mysterious and strange, but it wasn't a desolate place. Not far from the foot of Hei Wu Mountain was a small town called Yin Yu, which had very developed mining and smelting industries. The leader of the town knew about the gold mines hidden within Hei Wu Mountain and every year he would lead people to mine for gold ore and bring it back to refine. They would be gone for three months each time, and many people would go with him.

  Every year, several batches of merchants who purchase gold enter the underworld. Gold is already considered the most expensive currency, so they certainly cannot use gold coins to collect gold. What they bring are some clothes, cloth, grain, salt and other things that the underworld urgently needs.

  Such exchanges are undoubtedly lucrative for merchants, who can earn tens of times the profit almost every time they go, and of course, at the cost of possibly encountering bandits and thieves on the way to the underworld, and the roads leading to the underworld are also rugged and difficult to navigate.

  Of course, what Han Yue said was nothing special except that it made Luosi very interested, and she had to introduce the things after the dark domain.

  After the Yin Domain, there is a place connected to it called Hei Wu Mountain. Although Hei Wu Mountain is more mysterious than the Yin Domain, there is an organization on it that has almost the entire southern Chu under its control, and this organization is the Night God Sect.

  The Night God Sect and the Moon God Sect sound similar, with only one word difference on the surface. However, when the usually arrogant Cold Moon mentioned the Night God Sect, a look of reverence actually flashed across her face. The Night God Sect worships darkness, not the moon god like the Moon God Sect. For many years, it has been unknown how long the Night God Sect has existed in the southern part of Chu State. Each successive sect leader has been shrouded in mystery, making it almost impossible for outsiders to know anything about them. Their subordinates are skilled at operating in the dark, and those who oppose them often end up being killed unknowingly in the darkness. For many years, no one in the southern part of Chu State has dared to be an enemy of the Night God Sect, with people even saying that just mentioning the sect's name fills them with reverence. However, it is strange that despite being so fearsome, the sect's followers rarely leave the area within a hundred miles of Black Witch Mountain. Their assassins are only dispatched to take revenge when outside forces cause trouble in this region.

  Some people say that the successive leaders of the Night God Sect, except for the one who has just taken over and will come out of the Black Witch Mountain to do something earth-shattering, will never leave the mountain again, but instead cultivate in seclusion within the mountain. And the reason he came out to do this great thing was actually to announce the birth of a new leader of the Night God Sect!

  There are also people who say that the residents of the entire Yīnyuè City are actually members of the Night God Sect, but they are of a very low level. Except for the leader of the city, the rest are no different from ordinary people in their daily lives and are responsible for exchanging necessities with the outside world on behalf of the Night God Sect. Therefore, most merchants who go there conduct transactions honestly and do not dare to cheat the residents, as they have already made a lot of profit.

  Luosi heard Han Yue finish and felt that it was not easy to obtain the Lingxian grass, but at this time there was no turning back. Qingyuanzi did not pass through the Heart Stone Monument to find her, explaining that Tang Xiaoxia had not yet reached a life-threatening danger, but Tang Xiaoxia's failure to come and find her also indicated that his situation was still very pessimistic. Now that the arrow is on the string, there is somewhere to shoot, which is much better than being completely ignorant before.

  Han Yue said that as the leader of the sect, she couldn't leave Lin Yue Peak lightly. This trip to Hei Wu Mountain was not only far away, but also unknown what dangers would be encountered. So she and Da Ji Si had already discussed it, and Chen Xing would follow Luo Si Qi to go first. Chen Xing's magical powers were strong, and with him going together, he could save Luo Si Qi a lot of trouble, and also alleviate Han Yue's worries.

  Luosiqi couldn't refuse, and after leaving the house, she saw Chenxing waiting for her at the crossroads down the mountain. In order to leave the Moon God Sect's sphere of influence without drawing attention to themselves and causing trouble, Chenxing and the two moon maidens who were responsible for guiding them had all changed into luxurious clothing that wealthy families often wore. However, because the two moon maidens were born beautiful, they still wore hats with veils that hung down over their faces, standing silently behind Chenxing.

  Chen Xing saw Luo Siqi and Han Yue arrive, and he smiled slightly. Han Yue whispered to him, "Please take care of us!" He nodded, and the four of them set off towards Hei Wu Mountain.

  No one spoke on the way down the mountain, Luosiqi thought of what Hanshuang had just told her about the legends of Hei Wushan, glanced at Chenxing beside her, and felt a sense of relief that he was with her.

  After descending the mountain, there were already waiting carriages. Luosiqi and Chenxing each sat in one, with two moon maidens accompanying them inside the carriage. The drivers were also carefully selected from the Moon God Cult, and they set out at dawn and rested at dusk, heading straight south.