CHAPTER 251: HARVEST

While Zhen Yuan was looking around, Shen Xu took a mind-clearing pill and pasted an illusion-dispelling talisman on himself.

Before taking the pill, he saw a field of precious spirit grasses.

However, after dispelling the illusion, he saw ten plots and dozens of herbs in each plot.

"How can a natural formation be so meticulous?" He subconsciously muttered.

"We are not the first to find this place. Someone should have come here before us." Zhen Yuan said and the others nodded in agreement.

After all, without cultivator intervention, the place wouldn’t be so meticulously plotted.

"Ayuan, what should we do?" Shen Xu asked, looking at Zhen Yuan with eager eyes.

"Let’s decide after I study the formation." The man said.

"Good."

After that, Zhen Yuan began examining the natural formation while Shen Xu, Yang Shi, and Feng Xue followed behind him to protect him.

Eight months later, Zhen Yuan smiled and turned to the three.

"I have figured it out." He said and the three immediately perked up.

"Finally." Shen Xu exclaimed, looking at his lover with aggrieved eyes.

In the early days, he didn’t dare to look away from Zhen Yuan.

However, they soon realised there was no danger in the herb garden, so Shen Xu and the others took turns to guard Zhen Yuan.

When it was not his turn, Shen Xu refined pills and weapons, brewed wines, and cooked a lot of food.

That said, his time was relatively leisurely and boring, which made him a little restless.

"Although I am a peak level seven formation master, there are many formations I don’t know. Most importantly, this is a peak level seven natural formation. Its difficulty level is not the same as a man-made formation of the same level." Zhen Yuan explained in a helpless voice.

When he first encountered the formation, he thought he would be able to figure it out in less than a week.

Unexpectedly, one week turned to eight months.

Even then, Zhen Yuan couldn’t break the formation.

However, this was not because he didn’t fully comprehend the formation but because his soul power was not enough.

Without level eight soul power, he could only open a temporary gap in the formation.

Hearing Zhen Yuan’s explanation, Shen Xu rolled his eyes and kissed his lover’s cheek.

"I know. You are amazing." He said but soon frowned.

"What about the spirit grasses?" He asked and Zhen Yuan unconsciously smiled.

"The natural formation is just an isolating trap formation. However, at some point, a formation master skillfully integrated an illusion formation into the natural array. It’s a brilliant arrangement." Zhen Yuan praised.

"He is not as good as you since you easily solved his arrangement." Shen Xu said in a proud voice.

Hearing this, Yang Shi and Feng Xue looked at each other and almost rolled their eyes.

However, they didn’t argue.

Although Zhen Yuan took eight months to study the formation, Yang Shi and Feng Xue didn’t believe other formation masters would be faster.

If Zhen Yuan needed eight months, then other formation masters would only need more and never less time.

"Are the spirit grasses fake?" The double recalled the pressing matter.

"There are ten plots but only one is real." Zhen Yuan said.

"Which one?" Shen Xu asked, eagerly looking around.

"Follow me closely. Don’t take a wrong step."

After that, Zhen Yuan led the way to the edge of the third plot.

Soon after, he took three steps forward, one step to the right, and four steps diagonally backwards.

Following that, he entered the fifth plot and conducted a series of movements before heading to the first plot.

In this way, Zhen Yuan moved from plot to plot and finally returned to the third.

However, at some point, the plot had changed.

Originally, the four saw a patch of land and dozens of spirit grasses but the herbs were illusory and couldn’t be touched.

However, after Zhen Yuan’s strange manoeuvres, the spirit grasses revealed themselves and Shen Xu gasped in excitement.

"Six-pattern pearl grass, enlightenment grass, star-shaped origin flower, purple hair ginseng, ..." He excitedly called out twelve herb names.

"They are all more than ten thousand years old." Feng Xue observed in an excited voice.

"Xiaoxu, do you want to transplant or collect them?" Zhen Yuan asked.

"Transplant." Shen Xu immediately answered.

After that, the four worked to transplant the spirit grasses to the space.

When that was done, they scattered some seeds to ensure the next generation would find good things if they ever stumbled into the formation.

"With the six-pattern pearl grass, it won’t be difficult to advance to the void refining realm. Also, the star-shaped origin flower can help me advance a small realm after I break through to the void refining realm." Shen Xu said and quickly continued.

"Unfortunately, I am only in the late stage of the spirit transformation realm and these resources can’t be used for the time being. I don’t even have the resources to advance to the peak stage of the spirit transformation realm, let alone the void refining realm."

"What’s the hurry?" Zhen Yuan asked, rubbing his wife’s hair.

After all, Shen Xu had just advanced and his cultivation was not stable.

Before thinking about the void refining realm, he needed to refine his body and consolidate his foundation.

"I know." Shen Xu nodded.

"We have transplanted the spirit grasses and scattered seeds. It’s time for us to leave." Zhen Yuan said.

Soon after, he opened a gap in the natural formation and the group walked out.

Before they entered the herb garden, they were in an ordinary grassland.

However, after coming out, they realised they were no longer in the grassland but at the edge of a forest.

At a glance, the forest stretched on all sides, as far as the eyes could see.

Most importantly, the forest only had one kind of tree and the four couldn’t help but be excited when they saw the trees.

"It’s a cloud seeking trees’ forest. Master, lord Zhen, we are in luck." Yang Shi said, excitedly looking at the forest.