Martial Master

Along the way, Qin Chen frantically collected herbs, storing a massive amount of them into his Qiankun Creation Jade Disc. The feeling was truly exhilarating.

"These royal-grade herbs must be several hundred years old," Qin Chen marveled, pondering how long it had been since the Piao Miao Palace had harvested these herbs, given their advanced age.

Some herbs even possessed a thousand-year-old age.

Of course, the so-called thousand-year-old age didn't mean the herbs had grown for a thousand years. Instead, under the influence of the formation and the medicinal garden, they possessed the medicinal properties of a thousand years.

These were treasures indeed.

Typically, within the same class of herbs, there's no distinction between high and low; it's just their refined effects that differ. Plus, the classification of herbs is based on age—the longer the age, the more potent and concentrated the medicinal properties, thus more valuable.

As Qin Chen progressed, he collected any mature herbs he saw into the Qiankun Creation Jade Disc, even taking some that were only partially mature.

Eventually, Qin Chen was somewhat dissatisfied.

Collecting herbs one by one was simply too slow. How long would it take by doing this? Plus, considering the Piao Miao Palace's numerous misdeeds, it was better to seize the entire sacred medicinal garden.

"Right, why not take the entire medicinal garden?"

Ordinary martial artists could only steal herbs one by one because once stored in a spatial ring, herbs would stop growing and lose their vitality.

But Qin Chen was different. The Qiankun Creation Jade Disc was a small world where even martial artists could survive, so the herbs could certainly do the same.

Thinking of this, Qin Chen acted immediately. His large hand reached out, and a massive True Essence palm seized entire plots of the medicinal fields.

Rumbling!

Large sections of the medicinal fields were reduced, all collected by Qin Chen into the Qiankun Creation Jade Disc.

Qin Chen not only took the herbs but also collected vast amounts of the medicinal soil.

It's important to know that this soil wasn't ordinary; it consisted of Seven Cloud Soil and Five Elements Soil, with extraordinary properties that accelerated herb growth, making it a rare resource.

But now, all of it was being collected into the Qiankun Creation Jade Disc by Qin Chen, leaving not a speck behind.

Yōu Qianxue and Ji Ruyue, watching from the side, were utterly bewildered.

Rumbling!

Qin Chen collected a large amount of herbs, the feeling was exhilarating.

Initially, it was only some eighth-tier royal-level herbs, but later, entire plots of Emperor-level herbs appeared, some of which excited Qin Chen because they were rare species on the continent, ones that even the Alchemy Pavilion might not possess.

Qin Chen was overjoyed, sweeping all the herbs away without leaving any behind.

Half a day later, the entire sacred medicinal garden was left bare.

However, even after the aroma of the herbs disappeared, the thick True Qi remained.

"How can this be? All the herbs have been taken, so why is there still such a dense earthly True Qi?" Yōu Qianxue wondered.

Qin Chen, on the other hand, wasn't surprised at all, instead showing delight. "The True Meridian in this sacred medicinal garden remains unchanged. It seems there's hope for escape."

"True Meridian?"

"Yes, in this sacred medicinal garden, the herbs are just herbs. Apart from the extraordinary herbs, there's a top-grade True Meridian below, specifically used to nourish the garden."

"What? There's a top-grade True Meridian below? That's a massive investment!" Yōu Qianxue was shocked, gasping. Using a top-grade True Meridian to nourish the garden might only be something the Piao Miao Palace could accomplish.

"A top-grade True Meridian isn't much for the Piao Miao Palace. Over the years, the resources they've plundered from the continent are unimaginably vast," Ji Ruyue sneered. Compared to Yōu Qianxue, she evidently knew more.

"Our chance to leave lies within this top-grade True Meridian," Qin Chen was excited.