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Chapter 048 Immortal Herb
Chapter 048 Immortal Herb
Previously, Minglan's face was covered in charcoal ash, and her Taoist robe was also covered in dust, so nothing could be seen. After she changed her clothes and washed herself clean, she was indeed as beautiful as a lotus emerging from clear water, a fairy-like beauty.
However, her round trip took up a lot of time. By the time the two of them entered the deep valley, it was already afternoon.
"Senior sister, why don't we come back tomorrow?" Lin Fei suggested. "By the time we find the white snake, it will be quite late. The deep valley is very dangerous at night."
Within the deep valley of the Jade Emperor Sect, there were no formidable demons—those great monsters had long been captured and imprisoned in the Demon-Subduing Tower. However, this valley, serving as a training ground for the sect's disciples, was home to quite a few demon soldiers. There were also some scattered demon generals residing within.
With Lin Fei's current cultivation level, he's confident he can escape unscathed even if he encounters a demon general, let alone a demon soldier. However, carrying such a burden, Lin Fei has to be careful. If something unexpected happens, he won't be able to explain it to Yuan Yi.
Lin Fei meant well, but Ming Lan acted as if she were fearless: "No way! We finally have a chance to get that immortal herb, I can't wait a moment longer! Let's gather the herb today, and I'll refine the pill tonight!"
"This girl is really impatient!" Lin Fei couldn't help but mutter to himself.
"Don't worry, nothing will happen. I've already scouted the area around that cold pool. Apart from that white snake, which is at the level of a high-ranking demon soldier, there aren't any other formidable demons around." Ming Lan took Lin Fei's hand and quickened her pace: "Let's hurry and try to get the Immortal Spirit Grass and get back before nightfall!"
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The two hurried along and finally arrived at the edge of the cold pool that Minglan had mentioned before nightfall.
That icy pool exuded a bone-chilling cold, and a faint green mist rose from it—that was poisonous miasma. Contact with ordinary people would instantly corrode their skin and flesh, turning them into a pile of bones and death. Even inhaling just a half-mouthful wouldn't be enough to withstand the toxins in the miasma.
Fortunately, Lin Fei and his companion had their true qi protecting them, so the miasma couldn't get close. If they weren't staying here for a long time, they wouldn't have to worry about the poisonous miasma.
However, just to be on the safe side, Minglan took out two pills, swallowed one herself, and tossed the other to Lin Fei: "This is a poison-avoiding pill. Just in case, it's best to take it."
In that icy pool, the water was filled with poison. In the center of the pool, there was a small, island-like clearing. Because of the poison in the pool, nothing grew on the clearing except for a small, purple herb about the length of a forearm.
The surface of the herbs was covered with a layer of cold air, and even a thin layer of frost had formed on the surface of the herbs.
"That herb, is it the Immortal Spirit Herb that Senior Sister mentioned?" Lin Fei squinted, examining the herb in the center of the icy pool. "It seems that the bone-chilling cold in this pool is emanating from that herb?"
"Junior Brother, you have excellent eyesight!" Ming Lan praised, giving a thumbs up. "That's right. The Immortal Spirit Grass is an extremely cold substance, which is why it has a remarkable effect when condensing the elixir into pills. The pill I'm refining this time is an extremely hot-attribute pill, which requires this Immortal Spirit Grass to be formed. It's because I couldn't obtain this herb that the explosion occurred during the refining process."
"Let's hurry up while that damned white snake is nowhere to be found!" Minglan said, stepping aside. "Junior brother, it's time for your performance! Good luck!"
Lin Fei rubbed his nose helplessly: "Why is this girl acting like a cheerleader?"
However, since he had come with Minglan, he was already prepared to be a laborer. He immediately channeled all his inner energy, leaped, and tapped his feet twice on the surface of the icy pool, already almost reaching the center.
Just then, the surface of the icy pool beneath Lin Fei suddenly churned, as if something was about to burst forth from the pool.
"Junior brother, be careful!" Minglan, who was standing some distance away, shouted worriedly, "It's that damned white snake! It hasn't gone far; it's right at the bottom of the cold pool!"
Lin Fei knew, of course, that the white snake hadn't gone far. It was clearly there for the immortal herb. Why would it abandon it and vanish without a trace?
"Perfect timing!" Lin Fei flicked his wrist, and the Stealing Heaven Sword was already in his hand.
"You brat! I spared your life last time because you're a disciple of the Jade Emperor Sect, and yet you dare to covet my immortal herb!" A white snake, as thick as a tree trunk and over ten meters long, emerged from the icy pool. It had two slightly raised bumps on its head and lunged at Lin Fei, roaring furiously, "You brat, today I'll make sure you and this brat both die here!"
"Good heavens, this white snake is probably about to transform into a dragon!" Sensing the abundant demonic power of the white snake, Lin Fei's expression also became solemn. He raised his hand and thrust his sword straight at the snake's head.
The white snake ignored the longsword in Lin Fei's hand, opening its blood-red maw as if it wanted to swallow Lin Fei and the sword together.
"Overestimating yourself!" Lin Fei saw the white snake's movements, smiled coldly, and stabbed the white snake in the mouth with his sword, causing it to spit out a large amount of blood.
The white snake writhed in pain, and Lin Fei took the opportunity to kick it on the head, sending it flying back into the icy pool. He then used the force of the impact to land steadily in the open space in the center of the pool.
"Junior brother, you're amazing! Keep it up, junior brother!" Seeing that Lin Fei had already gained the upper hand in just one exchange, Ming Lan was so happy she almost jumped up from the ground. For the first time, she felt that her master hadn't taken on such a disciple for nothing. At least the white snake that had almost killed her couldn't gain any advantage over Lin Fei.
"Impossible, this is impossible!" The white snake, enduring the pain of the long sword piercing her upper jaw, roared hoarsely, "My snake scales cannot be damaged even by the finest weapons, how could this happen?"
Looking at the Heaven-Stealing Sword, as thin as a cicada's wing, in Lin Fei's hand, a look of astonishment appeared in its copper bell-like snake eyes: "Could it be a Thousand-Hammer Treasure? The sword in your hand is a Thousand-Hammer Treasure? That's impossible. How could a mere Body Tempering Realm disciple like you possess a Thousand-Hammer Treasure?"
"I advise you to obediently return to the bottom of the icy pool." As Lin Fei spoke, he had already walked to the side of the immortal herb: "You are not the kind of evil demons who do evil deeds, I don't want to harm you."