Published: March 2, 2025
Chapter 171: Life and Death Decision
He didn't have time to clean up the traces of the duel and quickly shifted his gaze to the large area of spiritual farmland in the center of the spiritual herb garden, filled with rare spiritual herbs.
With the last obstacle removed, these spiritual herbs were completely defenseless, allowing him to pick them freely.
"Return to Origin Flower, Transformation Yuan Grass, Purple Monkey Flower, Ice Heart Herb, Dragon Blood Tree!"
A glimmer of joy flashed in Liu Yu's eyes, filled with a fondness for spiritual herbs, and he was about to take action immediately.
There were small formations and restrictions around the spiritual farmland, but their primary purpose was to serve as a warning and reconnaissance. If someone attempted to force their way in, a strong fluctuation would be triggered, alerting the cultivators stationed here.
The black water extreme wind formation was the greatest protection of the Bing Character No. 6 Spiritual Herb Garden, and the restrictions around the spiritual farmland had some effect on qi refinement stage cultivators, but they were virtually useless against foundation establishment cultivators, requiring little effort to bypass.
Now, with enemy cultivators potentially arriving at any moment, every second was precious. Liu Yu wasted no time and quickly approached the edge of the spiritual farmland.
With a thought, he summoned the Superior Spiritual Artifact Li Xuan Sword and activated the spiritual artifact transformation technique, directly unleashing the strongest attack method under normal circumstances.
Before his eyes, a vivid fire phoenix materialized from the Li Xuan Sword, burning with deep red flames, truly possessing the aura of a second-tier high-quality demonic beast. It soared towards the invisible restriction with a long tail flame.
"Bang!"
The Li Xuan Sword struck empty air but emitted a loud noise as if hitting a solid object, forcing the invisible restriction to materialize and crack.
If it had been a normal time, that massive noise would have already attracted Yan Hongyu and the other steward cultivators stationed at the herb garden, who would have come to investigate and intervene. But this time, Liu Yu exploited the opportunity to act recklessly.
"Boom!"
Liu Yu controlled the Li Xuan Sword to rise high and struck down from above.
"Hiss~"
The transformed fire phoenix let out a long cry and descended with its claws outstretched.
The invisible restriction was opened in two spots from above, and after this strike, it could no longer withstand the force and slowly collapsed and disappeared.
In the blink of an eye, all of this was completed in just two breaths of time. Liu Yu used the wind control technique to channel his magical power, rapidly dashing into the expansive spiritual farmland.
Like a giant rat falling into a grain warehouse, he was sure to fill his belly.
Liu Yu didn't pick and choose; due to the urgency, he didn't take everything but aimed to dig up one of each type of spiritual herb, preserving the root systems intact so that he could plant them in his Immortal Abode for more spiritual herbs.
He first dug out a "Return to Origin Flower," placing it in the jade box temporarily to store in his storage bag.
While he was quick in his movements, he wasn't overly rough since these spiritual herbs were quite delicate.
However, he wasn't gentle either, as retaining most of the root stem was sufficient for survival; minor damage to the small branches didn't matter. That was the domineering aspect of the Immortal Abode!
At this moment, he noticed that most of the mature spiritual herbs in the spiritual farmland had already been picked, especially the rare ones, leaving only seedlings behind, significantly diminishing the value of the herb garden.
"Perhaps measures were taken after the last attack," Liu Yu speculated.
Yan Hongyu might have anticipated today's situation, harvesting the most valuable mature spiritual herbs, which were likely quietly lying in her storage bag or already transported to Moonlit City.