Jia Ren left his residence, just in ti to bump into Yang Shengwu stepping out.
Yang Shengwu said, "I just received news that the Five Elents Marketplace is organizing a trade eting, with at least a hundred Foundation Establishnt Cultivators participating. Besides exchanging goods, they also plan to discuss strategies against the Five Elents Sect. You must not miss it."
A trade eting?
A trade eting with over a hundred Foundation Establishnt Cultivators participating was indeed rare and would allow for the exchange of nurous treasures and Spiritual dicines.
With so luck, one could also get the desired Alchemy Recipes.
The trade eting... he had no intention of attending.
This was an after-effect of being "forcibly recruited" to the last exchange eting.
Jia Ren hadn’t forgotten the last ti he participated in an exchange eting. The female cultivator of the Cold Moon Palace had been tied to a war chariot, nearly falling into the hands of a Bizarre Alliance Golden Core Cultivator.
What if the hundred-plus Foundation Establishnt Cultivators decided to attack the Five Elents Sect on the spot?
Starting the battle prematurely, he would miss the best opportunity to go to the Five Spirits dicine Garden.
Although one could exchange for many Spiritual dicines at the trade eting, it also required spending Spirit Stones and Elixirs, which needed capital.
How could that compare to... stealing?
No cost, yet all profit.
Jia Ren said to Yang Shengwu, "Keep an eye out for an Alchemy Recipe that enhances the Cultivation Level of the Foundation Establishnt Late Stage, along with a few types of Spiritual dicines."
Not willing to take the risk of attending the trade eting didn’t an giving up.
Yang Shengwu could go to the trade eting on his behalf, not only to gather intelligence but also to obtain the desired Spiritual dicines and Alchemy Recipes.
Jia Ren took out a River Mountain Bag, filled with Spirit Stones and Elixirs from five Foundation Establishnt Cultivators, as well as so Condensing Spirit Pills he had set aside.
This item could be exchanged for many Spiritual dicines, but obtaining the Foundation Establishnt Late Stage Alchemy Recipe would depend on luck.
"Don’t worry, leave this matter to ," Yang Shengwu assured him.
Jia Ren had no deep hatred for the Five Elents Sect; his coming here was to help himself.
With the Five Elents Sect retreating and defending its Sect, it attracted many forces hostile to the Five Elents Sect.
He had done well enough, and Yang Shengwu couldn’t expect more.
Jia Ren followed the map, flying with his sword.
An hour or so later, he saw the Five Elents Sect surrounded by a five-colored light screen from a distance.
The Sect Protection Array was created at the pinnacle of the Five Elents Sect’s power. Golden Core Cultivators had improved it over a thousand years, making the Formation formidable even among Third Rank standards.
For a Golden Core Cultivator to break through the Five Elents Sect’s defense would require considerable ti.
Jia Ren’s purpose was not to break through the Sect Protection Array of the Five Elents Sect this ti.
Spending ti and energy attacking the Five Elents Sect was a thankless task, and in the end, it would likely benefit others.
Jia Ren’s gaze turned to the rear mountain; his eyes brightened.
The cloud-covered rear mountain presented a fairyland-like scenery, vast in area with everything within obscured by clouds, their details indecipherable.
This place was the Five Spirits dicine Garden.
Rich with Spiritual Energy, the Five Spirits dicine Garden covered a vast area with a large number of Spiritual dicines planted.
Though the Five Elents Sect wasn’t an Alchemy Sect, it had a specialized Pill Hall for making Elixirs, and the demand for Spiritual dicines was no small amount.
The Sect Protection Array’s coverage was limited and didn’t extend over the Five Spirits dicine Garden, which was guarded by a separate Formation.
If it were the past, safety would not be an issue.
The Five Spirits dicine Garden was right under the noses of the Five Elents Sect, and with the Five Elents Ancestor himself on guard, who would be so bold as to sneak into it?
But tis had changed. With the Five Elents Sect withdrawn and not erging from their Sect, the defense of the Five Spirits dicine Garden was inadequate.
This was the perfect opportunity to infiltrate.
Jia Ren stopped his Escape Light and concealed his aura to prevent the Five Elents Sect Cultivators from noticing.
Once the Five Elents Sect detected an invasion by outsiders, they would surely collect or destroy their Spiritual dicines early, not giving an advantage to their enemy.
The best course of action was to infiltrate silently, take the benefits, and flee.
Then he would decide based on the situation whether to fan the flas of the Five Elents Sect’s destruction.
He arrived stealthily at the location of the rear mountain and didn’t rush to act, using his limited knowledge of Formations to determine the composition of the Formation.
The Sect Array was of high rank, far beyond Jia Ren, a layman in this field. It was complex and not rely a single Formation but a compound one.
Composed of multiple Formations intertwined, the difficulty of breaking through it increased dramatically.
To dismantle the Formation in a conventional way was not an easy task, both ti-consuming and effort-demanding.
With the Ban-breaking Finger, as long as he could pinpoint the core, he could aim at a point to break the whole. This could montarily disable parts of the Formation, which wasn’t difficult and would be sufficient for him to infiltrate silently.
My true form must act.
The Insect External Incarnation could use all the skills of the true form, but the upper limit was only Grandmaster Level.
Such a level of Ban-breaking Finger might not et the requirents, so the true form had to take action.
It’s just breaking the prohibition; the danger isn’t great.
The long-unseen true form appeared, continually gauging the Formation, discerning its core.
Upon entering the compound Formation, it would trigger multiple Formations, combining to form a killing trap.
There were also warning Formations that would alert the Five Spirits dicine Garden and the Five Elents Sect at the first sign of trouble.
The latter had to be dealt with imdiately to prevent the leak of information and to avoid getting surrounded and attacked by Five Elents Sect Cultivators.
Even with two Third-Rank Monster Pets in hand, facing the might of an entire Sect still made him apprehensive.
Jia Ren continued to observe, identifying the most recognizable Formation.
Let’s try if the Xuan Shui Escape is feasible?
A drop of Six Xuan Yuan Heavy Water appeared in his palm, and from it, fine strands of water began to snake out toward the Formation like serpents.
HUM!
An invisible barrier ford, blocking the inflow of water from the outside, preventing entry.
Jia Ren’s eyes glowed white as he identified the location of this particular Formation.
It was of no high rank and could be broken!
He acted swiftly. The light of the Ban-breaking Finger flickered, the invisible barrier disappeared, and the water t no further obstacles, flowing unimpeded.
With the water passing through the Formation, things would be much easier.
The Xuan Guang Water Mirror ford, reflecting the dicinal Garden in its entirety, not missing a single detail.
Within the Formation, the Spiritual Energy was dense and misty.
Large amounts of dicinal herbs of the sa type were planted together in nurous patches, both in quantity and variety.
Through the Xuan Guang Water Mirror from afar, century-old Spiritual dicines were not rare.
Many young attendants and cultivators were busy tending to the dicinal fields, like diligent bees.
Good thing I didn’t rush in.
Without using the Xuan Guang Water Mirror for scouting, I would have run into Five Elents Sect Cultivators upon entry.
Jia Ren confird they wouldn’t leave and had to choose a different direction to proceed.
He found a new location, repeated the old trick, and used the Xuan Guang Water Mirror to assess the situation inside, ensuring he could infiltrate.
After changing positions three tis, he finally found a secluded area with no one around.
The plants here were high-end Spiritual dicines, and the Spiritual Energy was even richer.
Looking up, century-old Spiritual dicines were plentiful.
This place it is!
Break the communication Formation!
Jia Ren resolutely used the Xuan Shui Escape to infiltrate but was obstructed by an invisible force.
There was a Formation set up here that prohibited escape techniques.
What a hassle!
Jia Ren spent a lot of ti and finally found the source.
The Ban-breaking Finger briefly ’disabled’ the Formation, and the Xuan Shui Escape was unhindered, transforming into a stream of water that flowed through the Formation into the Five Spirits dicine Garden.
Joy nearly spilled from Jia Ren’s eyes; he had successfully infiltrated the Five Spirits dicine Garden!
He gazed at the century-old Spiritual dicines within arm’s reach and couldn’t help but feel ecstatic.
A casual glance revealed hundreds of century-old Spiritual dicines within sight, all ready for the taking if he so wished.
No, once a Spiritual dicine is picked, if the news leaks, I might not get the chance to find the Golden Elixir Spiritual dicine...
The century-old Spiritual dicines were good, and exchanging them with Spirit Stones and Elixirs wasn’t difficult.
The Spiritual dicines used in refining Golden Core Formation Pills were precious and impossible to exchange.
Even if I wanted to join the Sect, they wouldn’t give such strategic-level Spiritual dicines to outsiders.
The chances of finding them in the outside world were next to none.
If I missed the Five Spirits dicine Garden, getting them again wouldn’t be easy.
I mustn’t let small gains blind and lose sight of greater opportunities.
Jia Ren waved his hand, and the newly arrived Insect External Incarnation turned into a Spirit Insect, landing neatly in his sleeve, as he kept his breath as faint as possible.
He proceeded carefully and cautiously to avoid accidental discovery.
Luck was with him; perhaps due to a shift change, as he didn’t see a single cultivator.
Following the map given to him by Yang Bingzhi, Jia Ren judged his location and delved deeper into the Five Spirits dicine Garden.
Cloud Spirit Flowers and Hundred Spirit Ginseng are all three hundred years old?!
There were many three-hundred-year-old Spiritual dicines, each growing robustly, yet not a whiff of dicinal fragrance could be slled.
Jia Ren scrutinized the three-hundred-year-old Spiritual dicines carefully.
They were different from ordinary Spiritual dicines, with prohibitions placed on each plant; any disturbance would attract the dicinal Garden Manager’s attention.
This couldn’t stump Jia Ren with his Ban-breaking Finger, which could easily break such restrictions.
After a mont’s hesitation, he still refrained and did not act.
He hadn’t gone far before he decisively stopped and swiftly hid among the dicinal plants.
A Foundation Establishnt Cultivator passed by with a few young attendants, his face cold as he ordered, "Take good care of the Spiritual dicines. If there’s a problem with even one plant, I’ll have your heads."
The attendants replied, "We will take great care of the Spiritual dicines."
The group ca quickly and left swiftly, without lingering.
Jia Ren watched the departing Foundation Establishnt Cultivator, his hidden form silently undergoing a transformation.
In no ti, he had changed into the likeness of that Cultivator.
His aura and appearance were exactly the sa, indistinguishable from the original.
Jia Ren ford a water mirror in his palm and examined it closely.
The changing ability of the Thousand Fantasies Face is really impressive!
Once the transformation was complete, Jia Ren felt a sense of ease and boldly proceeded deeper.
The deeper he went, the more stringent the Guards beca.
He occasionally saw Five Elents Sect Cultivators patrolling the garden, tallying the number of Spiritual dicines.
They counted and recorded the number of Spiritual dicines daily for comparison.
This was to prevent anyone within the garden from filling their own pockets and stealthily stealing the Spiritual dicines.
A Qi Refining Cultivator asked, "Elder Wu, why did you co back so quickly?"
With such tight patrolling, Jia Ren couldn’t avoid detection, so he continued forward with the newly assud identity.
Jia Ren (as Elder Wu) replied, "There were a few Spiritual dicines that I was worried about; I did not want any mistakes."
How could a Qi Refining Cultivator dare to defy a Foundation Establishnt Elder? Though surprised, he respectfully led the way.
The deeper into the Five Spirits dicine Garden they went, the denser the Spiritual Energy beca. Beyond the three-hundred-year-old Spiritual dicine area lay the five-hundred-year-old ones.
The number of five-hundred-year-old Spiritual dicines was markedly fewer, but there were still several hundred plants.
The foundation of the Five Elents Sect was truly astonishing.
Within the garden, Jia Ren also saw the main Spiritual dicines for refining Foundation Establishnt Pills, planted in abundance.
No wonder the Five Elents Sect could ensure a steady supply of Foundation Establishnt Pills every decade.
Just the Spiritual dicines for Foundation Establishnt Pills he’d seen, if all refined, could produce over a hundred pills with no problem.
The Five Elents Sect didn’t kill the goose that laid the golden eggs; they chose a slow and steady approach, ensuring an unending supply of Foundation Establishnt Cultivators.
Moreover, the current predicant of the Five Elents Sect was a shortage of Golden Core Cultivators, with the number of Foundation Establishnt Cultivators surpassing others in the Barren Extre Land.
Jia Ren arrived at the innermost part of the Spirit dicine Garden, froze on the spot, and stared at a jade-colored spiritual flower, his face lighting up with ecstasy.
The Golden Core Main dicine, the Jade Spirit Flower!
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