When Li Qingyang beat the Nine-Horned Thunder Cloud Dragon until it howled, and Jun Changxiao casually collected it into the Heavenly Origin Prison-Suppressing Tower, the side quest was completed.
No special item reward was given—only 1000 reputation points.
Not much.
But Jun Changxiao was very satisfied. After all, it counted as a freebie question.
As for that Nine-Horned Thunder Cloud Dragon that could talk for five minutes but charge for two hours, its value was even higher now.
At present, not only could it be used to charge the lightning rod, but after squeezing out its usefulness, it could be thrown at the foot of Eternal Sect’s mountain as a sect-protecting great beast.
Possibly due to being too handsome, Jun Changxiao paid great attention to demonic beast aesthetics. Ugly ones went into the Ten Thousand Beasts Valley, while majestic-looking ones could be placed at the sect as decoration even if they looked impressive but weren’t practical.
Besides, the Nine-Horned Thunder Cloud Dragon’s strength wasn’t weak, and it was an extremely precious thunder-type dragon beast.
“Beautiful.”
Sitting in the cockpit, Jun Changxiao swayed the plain boiled water in his wine glass, fully demonstrating his simple and unadorned nature.
“…”
The accompanying old man remained silent throughout.
To be precise, he was still in shock and unable to extricate himself.
The Nine-Horned Thunder Cloud Dragon was an extremely rare thunder-type attribute, yet this guy’s disciple had dealt with it in just a few moves. He was truly a ruthless person!
“What other dangers are there?” Jun Changxiao asked.
“Within the Sacred Medicine Realm exist extremely powerful medicine beasts. The danger level isn’t inferior to the Nine-Layered Thunder Clouds.”
“Medicine beasts?”
Jun Changxiao was puzzled.
“The Sacred Medicine Realm is filled with precious heavenly materials and earthly treasures. They constantly release medicinal qi. Some of it gathers in the world to form various miasmas, while some condenses into medicine beasts!” the old man said solemnly.
“I see.”
Demonic beasts were very common, but this was the first time hearing of medicine beasts, so Jun Changxiao couldn’t help but sigh, “The world is vast, full of wonders.”
…
“Whoosh—”
The Eternal burst through the thunder clouds. Because Li Qingyang served as a lightning rod, it traveled smoothly all the way to the vicinity of the Sacred Medicine Realm.
The initial point of light had already transformed into a massive sphere. Though they hadn’t yet entered inside, they could already sense the rich medicinal fragrance. Even the surface had green light representing vitality swirling around it.
“Enter.”
“Whoosh!”
The Eternal tore through the spatial barrier and descended upon the Sacred Medicine Realm with kingly bearing.
“Wow!”
The disciples stood at the windows, looking at the colorful world outside, their mouths gradually opening.
The Sacred Medicine Realm.
A plane filled everywhere with medicinal herbs and heavenly materials and earthly treasures. Even the air contained visible green qi—not an attribute, but the medicinal qi the old man had mentioned.
“Boom!”
The Eternal gently landed on a flat area.
After the hatch opened, Jun Changxiao walked out. Feeling the refreshing medicinal fragrance that penetrated his heart and lungs, he immediately felt mentally invigorated.
The System said, “This medicinal fragrance poses no harm to the host, but because it’s too concentrated, ordinary martial artists find it difficult to endure.”
“Therefore.”
Jun Changxiao released his spiritual sense, pervading half the Sacred Medicine Realm, and said, “No living beings reside here.”
It wasn’t that no living beings lived here, but rather that it wasn’t suitable for living.
The stronger a plane, the stricter its requirements for living beings. If they couldn’t adapt, they could only be destroyed.
The Sacred Medicine Realm wasn’t a high-grade plane, but due to its special environment and the nurturing of various high-level heavenly materials and earthly treasures, it could only serve as a treasury, not as a home for habitation.
Plus, with the long-existing thunder clouds outside, even fairly strong martial artists had great difficulty breaking in, so it was more like an unopened primitive plane.
“Cough cough!”
Xiao Zuiji, Li Fei, and others also walked out from the warship. The fragrance drifting through the air was truly pungent and even had the potential to penetrate their bodies and damage their meridians.
Fortunately, having already stepped into the Peak Truth-Seeking Realm, they only needed to circulate their cultivation methods slightly to easily expel it. For a short time, it wouldn’t bring harm to their bodies.
“Sect Master.”
He Wudi said solemnly, “This place is not suitable for prolonged stay.”
This environment of mixed countless medicinal qi was extremely unfriendly to Truth-Seeking Realm martial artists.
“Gather the needed medicinal herbs and leave this place.”
Jun Changxiao distributed an illustrated guide to each of them, saying, “Search for the medicinal herbs listed above. Whether seedlings or mature plants, dig them all up.”
A plane with no inhabitants—the heavenly materials and earthly treasures nurtured within were ownerless. He’d entered through his own ability, so of course he could take as much as possible without worrying about Xiao Duo’s criticism.
To put it bluntly.
I entered with my own skill, so I can take whatever’s inside at will.
You’re envious? Come yourselves then.
“Let’s go!”
“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”
Led by Sun Bukong, the Medical Hall members flew in all directions first.
They not only needed to gather medicinal herbs for refining the Six Flavors Earth Origin Pill, but also to collect others for various purposes—first for concocting medicines, second for landscaping.
The eight hall masters of the Pill Hall didn’t idle either. Since they’d come to a world dominated by medicinal herbs, they naturally had to gather more precious medicinal herbs for pill refinement.
It could be said.
The Sacred Medicine Realm was an open-air treasure vault.
Whether they could find what each hall needed depended entirely on their own searching.
“Roar—”
However, when everyone had just begun their activities, an angry roar came from the dense mountain forest in the distance. A… massive butterfly flew out. Its wings were covered with various medicinal herbs, and its body was surrounded by gorgeous radiance.
“This is a medicine beast?”
Jun Changxiao squinted at the wings, and after confirming one item, he said happily, “Rippling Water Flower Bloom!”
The massive butterfly’s wings also had quite a few other medicinal herbs, including two types needed for refining the Six Flavors Earth Origin Pill.
This wasn’t a beast.
This was a flying medicinal herb repository!
“Take it down!”
“Whoosh!”
“Whoosh!”
Li Qingyang and the others flew over one after another.
When Sect Master Jun Changxiao returned and discovered his daughter was actually living in a dog kennel, with one command, a hundred thousand retired disciples all came rushing to build him another dog kennel.
“Flap flap!”
“Flap flap!”
The massive butterfly sensed something was wrong and desperately flapped its two wings. Amid the howling wind came visible pollen.
“It’s poisonous!”
“Take antidote pills, put on gas masks!”
The disciples calmly took out antidote pills refined by Miao Saifeng, then donned their gas masks and continued charging forward.
Don’t ask where the gas masks came from—ask and you’ll be told the dog provided them.
Like the Nine-Horned Thunder Cloud Dragon, the massive butterfly relied on its special abilities to survive. But once it couldn’t harm its targets, the final result was…
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
Ye Xingchen rode Red Hare, the Fang Tian Painted Halberd in his hand rotating three hundred sixty degrees.
After a wild sweep, various medicinal herbs scattered all over the ground. Unfortunately, Uncle Da only recycled equipment, not medicinal herbs. Otherwise, gold ingots would have arrived instantly.
“Awoo!”
The massive butterfly lay on the ground, its eyes showing humanized pain.
“Boom!”
Just then, the Prison-Suppressing Tower descended from the sky, first striking it, quickly collecting it inside, then transforming into miniature form and landing in Jun Changxiao’s palm.
Dog Sheng smiled, “I hope your wings can continuously nurture heavenly materials and earthly treasures.”
“Roar!”
“Roar!”
At the same time, medicine beasts existing in various areas of the Sacred Medicine Realm were disturbed by the Eternal Sect disciples’ herb gathering.
There were tree beasts, flower beasts, insect beasts—though their forms were bizarre and varied, their commonality was living long-term in medicinal qi areas, with many precious medicinal herbs all over their bodies.
“All disciples heed my command!”
Jun Changxiao stood atop a mountain peak and said, “Capture them all!”
“Yes!”
The collective shout of the disciples echoed through heaven and earth, even drowning out the medicine beasts’ roars. Even space trembled three times from the震动.
As the only spectator, the guide old man stood before the Eternal, witnessing one powerful medicine beast after another that made his spirit tremble being captured. His expression grew increasingly spectacular, finally collapsing as he said, “What kind of people have I brought here?!”
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