CHAPTER 502: CHAPTER 512: COMMITTING CRIMES AGAINST THE WIND

Even the most precious medicinal herb, if not old enough, might not fetch a high price even if stolen by thieves.

A Medicine Mountain is indeed very large.

Even though Chu Feng only visited those places with precious herbs, it still took him a good eight hours. He now had a clear understanding of all the valuable herbs on the entire Medicine Mountain.

Along the way, he meticulously inspected the locations from which herbs had been stolen.

Looking for any clues or traces.

Upon careful analysis, Chu Feng was startled to find that these stolen herbs left almost no trace.

For example, a herb might be missing from the east side today, and tomorrow it could be the west side.

And the types of herbs that were lost varied greatly, with a wide array.

However, Chu Feng, who had a deep understanding of medicinal herbs, still discovered the mystery behind it.

The first to be stolen was a yin attribute, highly poisonous ’One Look Seal Throat’, also known as ’Snow Frost Sword’. Even Pill Masters must handle this herb with great care.

Since its whole body is highly poisonous, the slightest carelessness could lead to poisoning.

Just like Niu Baotian of the Alchemy Academy, who had been infected by the herb’s poison—it is likely he would have perished if he hadn’t encountered Chu Feng.

Why would the thief ignore the abundant safe herbs around the mountain and choose to steal a highly poisonous one instead?

Moreover, after stealing that herb, nothing seemed to happen to him.

The next day, another precious and highly poisonous herb was stolen.

This was truly inconceivable.

After careful summation, Chu Feng realized that it had been eleven days since this thief first appeared, and a total of eleven precious medicinal herbs had been stolen, eight of which were highly toxic.

Moreover, this thief’s actions were unpredictable, leaving no traces to follow.

One day the theft would be in the eastern mountain area, the next day it might move to the west, or it could still be in the eastern mountain area.

It was precisely this unpredictability that allowed the thief to succeed again and again.

After patrolling the Medicine Mountain, the sky darkened. Chu Feng was surprised to find that several precious medicinal herbs were guarded overnight by dedicated people.

Mountain Master Liang Yun, along with a group of trusted subordinates, patrolled continuously.

Yet even with such stringent precautions, a medicinal herb would still be lost every night.

"This thief is quite principled, stealing only one herb each time, never more, never less. He specifically targets precious herbs, deeming those of insufficient age or ordinary herbs as beneath him."

As darkness fell, Chu Feng, through forecasting, eliminating, and prioritizing, locked onto five specific herbs as targets.

But as he was alone, he couldn’t possibly guard all five herbs at the same time. What to do?

Asking others to keep watch was futile. Since each precious herb was already under surveillance, if the thief were so easy to spot, he would have been caught long ago.

Others might be helpless, but Chu Feng was not.

Taking advantage of the early darkness, before the thief had begun to move, he quickly marked the five selected precious herbs.

This mark was different from ordinary marks; it was colorless and odorless, undetectable by others.

Only Chu Feng had the means to see it.

When marking, he did not touch the herbs but circled around them, sprinkling a ring of invisible and tasteless medicine powder.

To do all this, it took him an hour.

Because the five herbs were distant from each other.

Wang Mountain is exhausted by a running horse.

Currently, he is only a Middle Stage Great Sword Master, possessing a Heavenly Divine Weapon, yet unable to practice Sword Flight with such a precious treasure. It must be said, this is a great regret. Although the Wind Rune Flying Elixirs he refined can enable flight,

The speed of flight is extremely slow.

It is clearly unsuitable for long journeys.

"After I complete this mission and practice the Taoist Demon Soul Splitting Skill, I can completely resolve the effects of the Heart-devouring Demon Planting Technique. Then, with nothing to fear, I can focus all my effort on refining Elixirs and aim for the Late Stage Great Sword Master realm."

Chu Feng had won a whole 500,000 silver taels from Young Master Jia.

Not to mention advancing to the Late Stage Great Sword Master realm, even aiming for the Sword Saint Realm would be sufficient.

Of course, he had better plans for this money.

Firstly, to ensure his successful advancement to the Late Stage Great Sword Master realm. The rest of the silver, he planned to give it all to Master Li Shishi to establish an Elixir Medicine Shop.

After all, without considerable economic strength, it’s absolutely impossible to set up an Elixir Medicine Shop in Vermilion Bird Imperial City.

According to Chu Feng’s thoughts, he wanted to find a way to procure a property with a storefront in Vermilion Bird Imperial City. The bigger the better.

Because it’s necessary to set up storage, Alchemy Rooms, and accommodations for subordinates, and so on.

So, the property must be large.

In a place like Vermilion Bird Imperial City, where land is worth its weight in gold, property prices are bound to be frighteningly expensive. Moreover, Chu Feng is looking for a property with a storefront, which would be even costlier.

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After making marks on five carefully selected precious Medicinal Herbs, Chu Feng was so exhausted that he was drenched in sweat.

To rescue Elder Hei, no matter how bitter or tiring, he had to grit his teeth and endure.

"This Purple Fragrant Flower has a lifespan of ten thousand years! And it exactly matches the characteristics of the stolen Medicinal Herbs, possessing very strong toxicity. It will be the key object of my surveillance tonight."

Chu Feng found a large tree, lightly leaped up like a nimble monkey, and swiftly climbed it.

This position was chosen very well, allowing a clear view of the Purple Fragrant Flower.

As long as the thief dares to come, Chu Feng was certain to notice.

Time slowly passed, and the Purple Fragrant Flower remained undisturbed. But late into the night, just after midnight, a sudden scream broke the silence on Medicine Mountain. Another precious Medicinal Herb was stolen right under the noses of the guards.

By the time Chu Feng arrived, many people had already gathered here.

Mountain Master Liang Yun’s eyes were bloodshot, his expression ferociously grim. His entire body was emanating a powerful Killing Aura.

"Who is it? Who is the damned thief that repeatedly steals from my Medicine Mountain No. 108?"

"You motherfucker. Stealing from my Medicine Mountain once or twice is bad enough. But to single out my Medicine Mountain every day; do we have a feud? Your mother, why not go steal from someone else’s Medicine Mountain!"

If Mountain Master Liang Yun could find the thief, he would surely skin them alive.

A staff member responsible for the Medicinal Herbs knelt on the ground, trembling with fear, worried that Mountain Master Liang Yun would punish him for not guarding the herbs effectively.

"Damn, it’s not one of the five Medicinal Herbs I marked!" Chu Feng cursed under his breath after inspecting the stolen Medicinal Herb.

The stolen Medicinal Herb was indeed ten thousand years old, yet it was non-toxic.

However, it had a Yin Attribute.

After inspecting the scene, Chu Feng came up empty-handed. The entire Medicinal Herb was dug out cleanly, leaving only a small pit. It might also have been pulled out.

In any case, the thief’s method of stealing the herb was extremely skillful.

"Eh, the Medicinal Herbs around here seem to have suffered from severe cold damage!" After a close examination, Chu Feng discovered that the surrounding Medicinal Herbs and the ground all had a thin layer of frost covering them.