Chapter 816: Reaping the Medicinal Fields
Chapter 816: Chapter 816: Reaping the Medicinal Fields
“What’s wrong?” Huang Yao, Sun Zhenghai, and Yang Songchi rushed over as well.
All three of them gasped in shock upon seeing Qin Yu’s condition, instinctively stepping back two paces.
Qin Yu lay on the ground, his complexion pitch-black, his whole body rotting away, shaking uncontrollably.
“How could this happen?” The three of them, including Huang Yao, were incredibly horrified; Qin Yu’s appearance was truly terrifying.
Fang Lin’s brows furrowed deeply as he looked at the several pitch-dark blossoms beside Qin Yu.
“These are Mystic Purple Heart Flowers, no wonder this happened.” Fang Lin spoke out and shook his head, indicating to the three that Qin Yu was beyond saving.
The moment the three heard it was Mystic Purple Heart Flowers, their expressions turned to one of terror; these were the deadly poisonous flowers of legend that one should not touch, for no matter how strong one’s body, direct physical contact meant certain death.
Fang Lin hadn’t noticed earlier that such dreadfully fearsome Mystic Purple Heart Flowers were planted within the medicine field. Had he known, such a tragedy could have been averted.
Qin Yu died, unable to hold on for long, perishing in agony, turning into a pile of bones, his flesh completely corroded away.
The poison of the Mystic Purple Heart Flower was extremely fierce; once poisoned, one could only cut off the affected part immediately to have a chance at preserving life.
Huang Yao and the others all looked somber, originally thinking this would be a great opportunity, only to find it had led to a tragic turn of events instead.
“Even the Life Talisman was ineffective; could it be that this medicine field completely isolates us from the outside?” Yang Songchi spoke.
Fang Lin pondered a moment, then said, “I fear that the Life Talisman cannot transport us out of here; this place no longer seems to be within the bounds of the Ancient Alchemy Prohibited Area.”
Upon hearing this, the expressions on Huang Yao and the others’ faces changed, realizing that if the Life Talisman didn’t work here and something were to happen, they might end up dead like Qin Yu.
“Qin Yu’s death was an accident. If we are more careful and avoid touching uncertain medicinal plants, there may be more than one type of poison here,” Fang Lin said.
All three of them, including Huang Yao, nodded earnestly. Having witnessed the sorrowful fate that befell Qin Yu, they grew more reverent towards the medicine field, collecting herbs with even greater caution to avoid meeting the same end.
Fang Lin looked at Qin Yu’s remains, sighed, and packed up his bones to be delivered to the Holy Palace Qin Yu belonged to once they left the Ancient Alchemy Prohibited Area.
With the precedent of Qin Yu’s death, Huang Yao and the others became extremely cautious when picking herbs, not daring to touch those they couldn’t identify.
After harvesting for several hours, Huang Yao and the others felt it was sufficient. Although the medicinal plants in the field didn’t seem much fewer, they had collected a lot, taking at least one of each herb they could identify. Those left unpicked were the uncertain ones.
Fang Lin also pretended to gather some herbs, and seeing that Huang Yao and the others had stopped, he said, “It seems we’ve got enough; let’s get ready to leave, then.”
Huang Yao and the others nodded, their faces showing satisfaction.
Even if they left the Ancient Alchemy Prohibited Area now and returned to their respective palaces, the trip would definitely have been worthwhile.
The array that connected to the outside world was still there. The four of them, including Fang Lin, stepped into the array together, which started to react, about to transport them all out.
In the instant the teleportation was about to occur, Fang Lin had a thought. Using the power of the Supreme Saint Hall, he forcefully collected everything in the medicine field into the Supreme Saint Hall.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye, and even Fang Lin wasn’t sure if he could use the Supreme Saint Hall to take away the entire medicine field.
In the next moment, the four of them appeared in the Ancient Alchemy Prohibited Area, the array at their feet vanished, and the stele with the image of the Medicine-seeking Raccoon did not reappear.
It was as if no ancient opportunities had ever existed here.
“We’re out, and fortunately we weren’t trapped in there. Otherwise, even with countless treasures, it would have all been in vain,” Sun Zhenghai said as he looked around at the sandy expanse, sounding relieved.
Fang Lin also showed a look of relief, but his heart was extremely excited because he had already moved that medicinal field into the Supreme Saint Hall.
“There are still about two months left before our journey in the Ancient Alchemy Prohibited Area ends. May I ask what your plans are next?” Fang Lin asked the other three.
Yang Songchi said, “I want to further explore within the Ancient Alchemy Prohibited Area and hope to find other fortunes.”
“I am already satisfied and will find a place to wait for our departure from the Ancient Alchemy Prohibited Area,” said Sun Zhenghai.
After some thought, Huang Yao turned to Fang Lin and asked, “Brother Fang, what are your plans?”
Fang Lin smiled and replied, “I am like Brother Sun, just wishing to find a place and wait for this journey to end.”
Sun Zhenghai said, “I do not share the same thoughts as Brother Fang; there are still many opportunities here. I want to seek them out, and if I gain something, that would be best. If not, I’ll still be satisfied.”
“If that’s the case, then let’s part ways here. Should we need assistance, we can contact each other,” Fang Lin stated, leaving behind a mark with the other two so they could directly contact each other through the Pill Refiner’s badge.
After separating from the others, Fang Lin entered the Supreme Saint Hall.
Within a side hall of the Supreme Saint Hall, there lay the medicinal field; this side hall was spacious enough to accommodate the entire field.
“Where did you get this medicinal field from?” Dugu Nian followed Fang Lin into the side hall and was totally shocked upon seeing the vast expanse of herbs.
Fang Lin smiled and said, “Seeing that the medicinal field was good, I moved it straight in here; these are all ancient medicinal herbs of ten thousand years.”
Upon hearing this, Dugu Nian was even more astounded. She looked carefully at the herbs in the field and found that each plant was indeed extraordinary, far surpassing the thousand-year-old ancient medicinal herbs.
“Are all of these ten-thousand-year-old ancient medicinal herbs?” asked Dugu Nian, stunned.
Fang Lin nodded, feeling very thrilled as well; the harvest this time was too great. With this medicinal field, Fang Lin could save a lot of trouble in the future.
“Wow, we’ve struck it rich, really rich!” Dugu Nian cheered, so excited she seemed ready to leap into the field of herbs.
If Fang Lin hadn’t grabbed her, the girl would probably have plunged headfirst into it.
“Why are you holding me back? I want to properly experience the ten-thousand-year-old ancient medicinal herbs; these are ten-thousand-year-old ancient medicinal herbs!” complained Dugu Nian discontentedly.