Chapter Forty-Four: The Supreme Medicinal Field District

  The next day, Su Che walked alone up the mountain path stairs.

  The correct method for the illusionary formation in the middle of the mountain path was detailedly recorded on the patrol token given by Linglong, and with Laohei's detection ability, they passed through it very easily.

  As they reached the end of the mountain path, the guardian disciple walked out of the thatched cottage and shouted at Su Che, "Who dares to trespass on forbidden land?"

  Actually, this guardian disciple recognized Su Che, after all, he had seen him twice yesterday. Su Che had also shown him the Linglong patrol token, and he wasn't someone with poor memory, it was impossible for him to forget Su Che's appearance so quickly. This questioning was just a routine procedure.

  Apart from this reason, Su Che was also able to guess that this guy would still have a certain degree of imbalance in his heart, for example, he himself was only a small Qi Refining first layer cultivator, yet he could become the disciple in charge of the Medicine Garden, and even obtain Ling Long's token to freely enter the second layer of the Medicine Garden... It was even possible that Ling Long, such an excellent girl, was his dream lover.

  "Don't underestimate such a small character, they might just cause trouble behind your back. Moreover, he is an inner disciple with strength far surpassing his own."

  Su Che was always cautious and at the same time he showed his patrol token again, he quietly handed over a small bag containing ten spirit stones.

  "What do you mean by this?" The guardian disciple's face turned stern, and he asked in a pretentious tone.

  "Senior brother, it's like this..." Su Che explained with a hint of a smile: "Linglong Shizhi called me to do something, and for the past few dozen days, I've been going back and forth on this mountain path, troubling senior brother time and again. It's really embarrassing. Look, as a new disciple, I couldn't bring out anything too good to thank you with... This is just my monthly allowance that I just received..."

  "You're quite understanding." The guardian's disciple smiled faintly and took over the small bag.

  "Also, I'd like to ask Brother, what's Linglong Shijie's temper like? I'm afraid if I'm not careful and make a mistake that angers her, it'll be disastrous."

  Next, Su Che approached him and chatted with him for a moment, discreetly inquiring about Ling Long and some information about the Medicine Garden's elder. Especially the reputation of the Medicine Garden's elder among his many disciples was most important, because Su Che had already guessed that once he fully recovered from the Flowing Cloud Golden Basin, the Medicine Garden's elder would certainly meet with him out of curiosity.

  Having inquired about all the information he could gather, Su Che finally arrived at Ling Long's residence to administer a second treatment. Of course, Lao Hei had said before that this spiritual grass was already ineffective and could only be treated once every three to five days, so today's so-called treatment was just a pretence.

  When leaving, Su Che's waist bag had an extra 1,000 pieces of Ling Shi as a reward. Ling Long also said that on the day when Liu Yun Jin Pen was completely cured, she would give another 2,000 pieces of Ling Shi as a thank you.

  Su Che did not decline and accepted it with a calm expression.

  A total of three thousand spirit stones, for himself, was undoubtedly a huge sum. It is believed that most of the inner door disciples did not have such wealth, and just thinking about it made Su Che feel like he was floating on air, so how could he bear to decline?

  In the following ten-plus days, Su Che went back and forth between the lower and middle layers of the Medicine Garden every day, performing several real treatments on Liu Yun Jin Pan. The state of that spiritual grass had clearly improved, with its light golden leaves regaining their luster and being able to slightly flutter about, no longer looking lifeless and dull.

  Linglong was overjoyed and thanked Su Che again and again, but during this time, Su Che did not hastily explore the secret medicine garden. Instead, every day he expanded his walking range on the second floor of the medicine garden.

  Let's get familiar with each other first, and let the management disciples on the second floor of the Medicine Garden gradually get used to one's existence. This requires a 'boiling frog in warm water' numbing process.

  More than twenty days later, on a morning, Su Che once again arrived at the second floor of Yao Garden. He passed by Ling Long's residence without entering and headed straight to the depths of Yao Garden.

  The location of the top-grade medicine field had been inquired about long ago, today, I can try to infiltrate there.

  All the way, some of the disciples in charge of the second-level Medicine Garden would greet Su Che enthusiastically and call out: "Su Shidi!"

  Because the news that Su Che could cure Liu Yun's Golden Basin had already spread throughout the second layer of the Medicine Garden, such a talented person would inevitably be reused by the elder of the Medicine Garden in the future. Although he is only at the Qi Refining stage now, it can basically be confirmed that his prospects are very promising!

  Top-grade medicine field, located in a special area of the second-level medicine garden. The terrain is treacherous here, with cliffs and steep walls outside the medicine fields. Each medicine field is only about half an acre in size, with just a few scattered spiritual grasses planted inside.

  And the soil in the medicine field is also colorful, with countless nutrients and minerals added to the mud according to the special needs of different spiritual herbs. It can be said that the growth history of each top-grade spiritual herb is the accumulation of countless spiritual stones and hard work.

  Su Che had thought that this place should be heavily guarded, with several foundation-building stage general managers stationed here all year round. It was not surprising at all, but he didn't expect that there would not be a single person in sight, nor even a thatched hut.

  "It's impossible for there to be a loophole in the defense, there must be a reason behind this." Su Che thought to himself.

  "Yes, master." Old Black said with a heavy tone: "There are countless seals around the medicine field, my god, dense and layered, there is no gap at all! Let alone us who are in the Qi Refining stage, I feel that even if it were a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator who came here, once they triggered those seals, they would instantly turn to ashes, woe is them!"

  "Is it that treacherous?" Su Che furrowed his brow: "Then, how do the disciples in charge of taking care of the top-grade spiritual grass enter the medicine field?"

  Old Black said in a low voice: "There must be some kind of special instrument that can obtain the forbidden recognition, so as to enter and exit the medicine field safely. Without this kind of instrument, even I, Old Black, dare not approach it!"

  "This is troublesome, can't just secretly calculate a certain disciple in charge and get evidence from him? Besides, with our current strength, even if we cleverly set up an ambush to sneak attack, it's impossible to deal with those inner door disciples who have reached the later stage of Qi training."

  Su Che's heart sank at first, but then he had a flash of inspiration and his mind turned quickly. He shouted in his heart: "Old Black, are you fooling me? Whether the defense ban on the extreme medicine field is fearsome or not has nothing to do with us! We're not planning to enter the medicine field to steal those extreme spiritual grasses! Our goal is that secret medicine garden which doesn't belong to anyone and isn't dangerous!"

  "Haha!" In the immortal prison, Lao Hei jumped up and down with laughter, and the mouse tail behind his butt loosened again: "Master, you are really clever, reacting so quickly, your thinking is so agile!"

  "You stinky thing, how dare you play me!"

  Su Che was also secretly laughing, earlier, he had indeed been led astray by Lao Hei. The secret medicine garden discovered by Han Youming's father was a naturally formed cave in the mountain belly, and its location was indeed close to these top-grade medicine fields, but that didn't mean he needed to overcome the layer upon layer of restrictions on the top-grade medicine fields, he could completely bypass them!

  After chatting with Lao Hei for a few sentences, Su Che calmed down and said seriously: "Today's task is to carefully observe the environment of this area, and not to rush to find the cave. However, from what I can see now, there are only restrictions here, no human guards, which is extremely beneficial to ourselves... It's precisely because of this that Han Youming's father can enter and exit the cave countless times without being discovered for over a decade."

  "So, we just need to figure out the schedule of those responsible for taking care of the top-grade medicine field, and we can take action."

  "That's right, it is!" Su Che nodded in his heart.

  In the following days, Su Che chose different time periods to stroll around and observe the situation at the Extreme Quality Medicine Field. During this time, he also met several disciples in charge of this place, but fortunately, they all knew about 'Su Che' and didn't suspect anything. In their minds, a Qi Refining First Layer little guy simply didn't have the ability to steal spiritual grass.

  Only a few people curiously asked: "Why did Su Shidi run here?"

  Su Che's reply was very realistic: "I don't know why, but every time I see these top-grade spiritual herbs, my heart gets excited for no reason, and I always want to come and admire them every day. If I don't come, I'll feel uncomfortable!"

  "That shows that Su Shi-di is born to deal with spiritual grass, and when your cultivation is sufficient, you might even be assigned to take care of the top-grade spiritual grass!"

  After these few days of observation, Su Che had come to understand that the attendants indeed wore special entry and exit certificates on their bodies, which were actually a type of spiritual instrument-grade identity jade symbol.

  It is necessary to reach the late stage of Qi cultivation, in order to have the ability to control spiritual instruments and treasures. That's why he said that when his cultivation is sufficient, he can take care of top-grade or even supreme-grade spiritual herbs.

  "It doesn't matter, entering and exiting that secret cave doesn't require any proof, once you find it, you can go in." Su Che thought to himself: "It's almost time!"

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