Chương 147: Yin essence purity flower

After the death of this peak Yin level cultivator, some sanity instantly returned to the greed filled eyes of the others. They could all presume that a powerful beast was guarding this herb and it wouldn't be easy to snatch the spirit herb from the beast. More and more people arrived and when some particularly powerful or famous juniors arrived, the attention of the crowd would temporarily shift to that person.

A few hours later when over five hundred youths were gathered, some juniors at the forefront of the group glanced at each other and nodded. One of them then stepped forward and spoke loudly,"Brother Gu Yuan, there is no need to keep hiding in the crowd. At this point, only you can help us out."

"Gu Yuan? Which Gu yuan?" Someone inquired.

"How many Gu clans do you know?"

"Oh my god! The pill Gu clan's Gu Yuan! He's also here?" The crowd was momentarily stunned after which an uproar which soon calmed down ensued. The crowd followed the man's line of sight and saw a white robed youth with a scholarly face. His cultivation was not very impressive though. He was at the rank eight Yin level.

In any other place, his cultivation would be quite good and even exceptional but in a place like the blue sky province and the Yin ghost forest, only those at the Yang level had the strength to protect themselves. Nevertheless, no one dared to underestimate him. That was because of his backing; the Pill Gu clan. The Pill Gu clan's reputation wasn't based on its strength. It wasn't anything when compared to the other forces of the province.

The main reason it was popular was because the clan focused mainly on the dao of alchemy or pill refining. Almost all of the clan members neglected their martial cultivation and focused on their soul cultivation because pill refining was only possible using the soul power. No matter where one was, pills were undoubtedly a very important necessity to any cultivator. Therefore the alchemist who refines pills are respected and enjoys fame no matter where they may be. The Blue Sky province was no different.

And the pill Gu clan was a clan which refined and supplied pills to the various numerous forces within and around blue sky province. They were famous throughout the province and their members were respected by many. That was why Gu Yuan's presence was so exciting. No one present recognized this spirit herb and how to go about harvesting it. Gu yuan was also an alchemist who could refine Yang grade pills. He should know a thing or two about this herb. Gu Yuan was obviously displeased after being called out.

He cast a bitter glance at the person who spoke up first. Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on Royal Road. The person laughed and cupped his fist.

"Brother Gu shouldn't take my offence to heart. We only need you to help us identify which spirit herb is this and you can return to being silent." his words might have sounded polite, but it carried a deeper meaning. If he didn't speak up, he would not have a minute to rest and might even draw the crowd's ire to himself. Gu yuan grimaced and frowned slightly before relaxing his brows.

"Mid grade spirit herb, the Yin essence purity flower. It possess a minimum of three leaves and up to nine leaves maximum. Grows up only in places with dense Yin energy and can be used to refine the spirit grade pill, the Yin purifying pill. It can strengthen the dao concepts of Yin based dao cultivators and purifies the inner energy." he paused and looked around before smiling.

"It is almost always guarded by a matured ghost python which is normally at the rank one Spirit level." Listening to his words, many people's faces became grim. Who had the courage to steal something from a Spirit level beast? Many people immediately felt that this was a hopeless situation and instantly left. On the other hand, the man who first called Gu yuan out stared at him suspiciously.

"Is that all brother Gu knows? Nothing more?" Gu yuan's face instantly darkened.

"This young master is already being polite with you by answering your question without asking for anything in return. Don't push your luck. This Gu isn't so easy to bully!" He spat in a cold tone.

"Haha. Of course." The person could only swallow his words regardless of how suspicious he was. The Gu Clan was too huge. No one would want to offend a Pill clan.

"One more thing, this Yin essence purity flower is not fully mature. Or else the ghost python would have gobbled it up long ago." Gu Yuan suddenly added after a moment's thought. Many people were instantly even more disappointed.

"What do you mean?" some people asked. Gu Yuan nodded.

"It will fully mature in a day or two. Right now, it is still maturing. Removing it now will only make it wither away." Hearing that, some people sat down in wait. Not everyone was willing to give up on the temptation of a spirit herb even in the face of a Spirit level beast. There was no lack of brave and confident geniuses, especially when they gathered together. Long Feng was among these people. He also decided to sit down and wait.

Unless there was absolutely no chance of attaining the Spirit herb, then even if the beast was at the Imperial realm, he would still not give up easily and leave. Hua Liuli naturally also decided to stay. Even if things went awry, she certainly had some life saving tricks which she could use to protect both her and Long Feng. A few hours went by in this way. At a certain point when Long Feng was quietly cultivating, he suddenly heard a shout from behind.

"Brother Long Feng!" He didn't even need to turn around to know who it was. Yan Jian soon walked over to his side followed by like Yu'er.

"it seems like you got a lot of kills, no?" Seeing Yan Jian grinning from ear to ear, Long Feng couldn't help but guess.

"We were lucky and ran into several hordes of beasts. We are both in the top two hundred rankings right now!" Yan Jian laughed. Long Feng smiled and his next words made Yan Jian's face to turn as black as the bottom of a pot.

"And you also got a good beating it seems?" In reply, Yan Jian simply laughed mirthlessly.

"Ha! It doesn't matter much. I'm getting immune to beatings just like you." he replied.

"Anyways, what's the situation? That should be a spirit herb right?" Yan Jian hastily changed the topic as he turned to the Yin essence purity flower in the center of the pond, an unconcealable heat in his eyes.

"Hmm. Yin essence purity flower. A spirit level beast is guarding it though" Long Feng replied seriously and explained the situation to them, splashing cold water on Yan Jian's heat. After listening to him, both Yan Jian and Li Yu'er also decided to wait and try their luck. After they settled down, Yan Jian glanced at Hua Liuli whose head was resting on Long Feng's shoulder lazily.

"Who is she?" he asked. Hua Liuli flashed a cute smile at him while Long Feng rubbed his temples and sighed.

"Big brother Yan Jian has forgotten me so soon?" Hua Liuli giggled and pouted. Startled, Yan Jian raised his brows.

"Do I know you?" Beside him, Li Yu'er cast a doubtful look at Hua Liuli and surprise appeared on her face for a split second. Her expression hinted that she seemed to have realized something.

"It's only been days since we split up. Big brother Yan Jian's memory is really bad" Hua Liuli sighed.

"Split up? When did we…You...." Disbelieve was soon plastered on Yan Jian's face.

"Y... You... Young master Yu?" he asked in disbelief.

"Took you long enough." Hua Liuli grinned and giggled again. Yan Jian stared at her with his jaw dropping.

"Holy shit! You…Why did you change your appearance? I said you acted like a female but I never said you should look like one too. You look far better with your own looks than this one!" The first thing that came to Yan Jian's mind wasn't that this was Young master Yu's real appearance, but that this was his disguise.

"The hell?..." Hua Liuli's face blackened. Long Feng struggled to suppress a laugh in his stomach while Li Yu'er snorted coldly "Fool."

"What? Is something wron.... Wait, don't tell me...." Yan Jian found their reactions weird and he suddenly thought of a possibility which left him feeling drowsy.

"Y... You.... This is you? The real you?" he stood up and staggered backwards. Hua Liuli shrugged.

"Was there a fake me all along? I never said I was a male. And you never asked. Anyways, I'm Hua Liuli. Pleasure to meet you, again." Yan Jian's reaction was undoubtedly exaggerated. He placed his hand on his chest and stared at Hua Liuli blankly, looking like someone who got betrayed by a close ally. It was a good while later that he sat back down with a pained expression on his face.