Chapter 522 Alchemy Palace

A few days passed quickly. Xiao Ling and his companions traveled back and forth tirelessly in this ancient forest, almost collecting all kinds of medicinal herbs in the forest.

The primeval forest that originally exuded endless richness now seemed to have been plundered.

Although it is still filled with the atmosphere of ancient vicissitudes, when you take a closer look, you always feel that it lacks some of the prosperity and vitality of the past.

All that is left is a slightly empty and lonely scene, as if the traces left by the years here have become a little thinner.

"Xiao Ling, Xiao Ling, where are we going next?"

Zi Yan sat playfully on a blue stone, her two little feet shaking up and down happily, her face full of excitement. It was obvious that she was in a particularly good mood at the moment.

As Zi Yan spoke, she reached out and took out a spiritual fruit, stuffed it directly into her mouth, and then swallowed it in one gulp. An expression of satisfaction and enjoyment instantly appeared on her face.

During the past few days of extensive searching, she gained a lot by relying on her special ability to sense all kinds of rare medicinal materials.

Originally, the medicinal herbs that Xiao Ling prepared for her were only enough for her to eat for half a year. Now with this expansion, the family's financial resources have suddenly become abundant. Even if she can eat for another one or two years, it will not be a problem. Naturally, she is in a very good mood.

The other three women couldn't help but smile at each other when they saw this scene, and their faces showed a relaxed and happy expression. The harvest this time, just the various medicinal herbs collected in this ancient forest, was enough to make everyone sigh that the trip was worthwhile.

This time in this ancient forest, everyone's harvest was quite rich.

Not only did they collect various rare medicinal materials that were rarely seen in the outside world, but they also collected a lot of highly poisonous substances.

This ancient forest has gone through countless years of growth and change. In addition to producing rare natural treasures, it has also naturally produced many highly poisonous plants.

Moreover, many of the magical beasts living in the forest have deadly poisons in their bodies.

Naturally, these highly poisonous substances were collected one by one by Xiao Ling and others. They also provided a solid resource guarantee for Xiao Yixian's subsequent practice.

According to Xiao Yixiang herself, if Jingshu could absorb all of the harvest, with the unique effects of the Evil Poison Body, it would be very likely that her cultivation would break through to the fifth or even sixth level of the Dou Zun peak.

“Now that we have almost finished searching for the medicinal herbs here, it is time to continue exploring other parts of the ruins.

Xiao Ling smiled gently, raised his hand and rubbed Zi Yan's hair, and said with a smile:

"Don't we have a treasure hunter like you by our side? Where we go next will naturally depend on where you can sense the most treasures."

After hearing what Xiao Ling said, Zi Yan couldn't help but raise her chin with pride, and said with a rather smug look on her face, "Of course, with my super strong perception ability, it would be easy for me to find out where the most treasures are in this ruins."

After Zi Yan finished speaking, she slightly closed her eyes, held her breath and concentrated, as if she was releasing all her perception. Even the hair behind her fluttered slightly.

After a moment, the corners of her mouth slowly rose, and she suddenly opened her eyes, with excitement flashing in her eyes. She pointed her finger in one direction and shouted crisply:

"Xiao Ling, I sensed that the aura of treasure in that direction is very strong. We must go that way!"

After Zi Yan finished speaking, she stood up lightly from the bluestone, tapped her toes, and leaped up like a nimble flying swallow. She then flew quickly in that direction. In the blink of an eye, she had covered a long distance and took the lead in launching an exploration operation. Her impatient look was clearly visible.

When Xiao Ling and the others behind him saw this, they first smiled at each other, and then they all used their methods to chase in the direction Zi Yan left.

In just a few blinks of an eye, Xiao Ling and his companions disappeared without a trace. The place returned to silence, with only the slightly swaying grass and trees remaining, as if telling of their presence.

When the surviving indigenous monsters in this ancient forest realized that Xiao Ling and his companions had left, they all breathed a sigh of relief, their hearts finally settling down.

God knows how much suffering these indigenous people endured during the days when this ancient forest was "plundered". They lived in fear every day, fearing that they would suffer a disaster by accident.

Now that these people have finally left, the days of fear and anxiety are finally over, and I can finally live in peace from now on...

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Under Zi Yan's guidance, the group left the ancient forest and entered the palaces in the ruins.

Along the way, Xiao Ling and his companions were not idle either. They conducted a detailed exploration and search in these palaces. Unfortunately, there were no particularly eye-catching treasures among them.
However, simply by observing the layout of these buildings, it can be seen that these palaces are obviously not the important places of this ruins. In this case, it is more reasonable that not too many treasures were collected.

Of course, this was also due to the high standards of Xiao Ling and his group. After all, if other Dou Zun strongmen came here and collected those treasures, they would be overjoyed and delighted, but for Xiao Ling and his group, these were not worth their attention.

The few of them walked and stopped along the way, leisurely exploring the treasures left by the years in these ruins.

Soon, a palace with an ancient atmosphere appeared before everyone.

The palace stands majestically, surrounded by a mysterious charm that seems to have flowed from ancient times, as if quietly telling of the glory of the past.

Above the temple, two large characters are written in a vigorous and powerful style, as if there is a spiritual rhythm flowing through them.

And above the center of the palace gate, two large characters "Dan Palace!" suddenly caught everyone's eyes.

When they saw these two words, everyone's heart suddenly moved, as if an invisible force had instantly grabbed their hearts.

In this Douqi continent, elixirs have an irresistible charm. The round or exquisite elixirs carry many magical effects such as improving cultivation and curing injuries. They have always been the dream of countless practitioners. What's more, the elixirs in the elixir hall in front of us were once left by a Dousheng strongman!
When they thought of this, the temptation of the elixir instantly multiplied like a ignited flame, as if those elixirs were emitting brilliant light, calling out to everyone in the temple, making everyone eager to step in and find out.

Previously, everyone had reaped extremely rich rewards in the ancient medicinal forest of the medicine garden. And because of this, facing this mysterious Alchemy Palace at this moment, the eagerness they felt was simply beyond words.

"I wonder if the legendary ninth-grade elixir is hidden in this Alchemy Palace? If so, it would be truly shocking." Medusa raised her eyes slightly, her gaze lightly swept across the plaque of the Alchemy Palace, with a faint smile on her lips, and spoke softly, her words full of curiosity and expectation about the unknown.

"If we're talking about ninth-grade elixirs, then there's a high probability that they won't be available." Xiao Ling shook his head slightly and analyzed seriously.
“You know, elixirs of that grade are extremely rare even for Dou Sheng masters at the peak of their cultivation. How could they appear here so easily? Even if they did, they would have already been consumed by the owner of the ruins.”

Xiao Ling knew very well that there should be an eighth-grade nine-color pill-thunder-level pill beast in this pill palace. It was an extremely rare and unique existence, and could be called the most precious "pill" in this pill palace.

It was precisely because of the presence of this elixir beast that many high-level elixirs in the elixir hall were consumed, so that the number of high-level elixirs left in the elixir hall was actually not as considerable as everyone imagined.

If we talk about the richness of the final harvest, in Xiao Ling's opinion, it might not be as rich as what the few people had obtained before in the ancient forest.

Moreover, even the most precious pill beast in the Pill Palace, in terms of its quality, is not that outstanding. You know, with Xiao Ling's current superb alchemy skills, it is not difficult to refine an eighth-grade nine-color pill by hand. In this way, the value of this pill beast to Xiao Ling and his friends is naturally not that high.

After all, since he had come here, Xiao Ling would not miss the opportunity to collect all kinds of elixirs in the Alchemy Hall. Even if he could not use them for the time being, he could use them to enrich the collection of Xingyun Pavilion and add some background to Xingyun Pavilion.

What made Xiao Ling even more interested were the alchemy recipes from ancient times left in this alchemy palace.

These recipes bear the traces of time, and many of them have been lost in this era.

For an alchemist like Xiao Ling who is obsessed with alchemy, they are like treasures that contain countless mysteries and have an irresistible attraction.

Maybe if he studied it carefully, he could gain some inspiration from it and take his alchemy skills to a higher level. Just thinking about it made Xiao Ling eager to explore it in depth.

"Let's go and see what kind of elixirs are hidden in this Alchemy Palace."

After the few of them chatted casually for a few words, Xiao Ling took the lead and walked forward. As he spoke, he reached out and steadily pushed open the bronze door that exuded an ancient and heavy atmosphere.

Accompanied by a slightly dull "creaky" sound, the door slowly opened, and Xiao Ling stepped in without hesitation. His figure soon disappeared into the Alchemy Palace. Seeing this, the others hurriedly followed and stepped into this Alchemy Palace that had been sealed for who knows how many years.

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The space inside the Dan Palace is extremely spacious, with a length and width of no less than a hundred feet.

When you step in, the first thing that catches your eye is the rows of neatly arranged wooden shelves, which exude a strong ancient charm.

On the neatly arranged wooden shelves, exquisite jade boxes and jade bottles are displayed in an orderly manner. Under the soft light, they exude a mysterious luster, making people curious about what kind of elixir is inside.

On both sides, there are independent alchemy rooms. They stand there quietly, as if waiting for the alchemists to light the fire again and perform their exquisite alchemy skills.

Judging from this large-scale layout, this Fighting Saint of Creation must have recruited many alchemists to work for him. Perhaps this Fighting Saint himself is an alchemist with great attainments, otherwise how could he have built such a large-scale and fully functional alchemy palace.

Zi Yan stared at the medicinal herbs, her eyes full of anticipation. Unable to contain her excitement, she hurried forward to pick up a jade box and opened it impatiently.

"Ah! It's only a fifth-grade pill!" Zi Yan's voice was filled with disappointment. She put the jade box down and quickly picked up another one, muttering, "Fourth-grade!"

Then he picked up another one, took a look, and sighed helplessly: "Another fifth-grade one!"

Then he opened another one, only to find: "This one is empty!"

Zi Yan frowned, her face full of confusion and annoyance, and she couldn't help complaining: "Just now when I was outside, I clearly sensed that there were some precious treasures, why are there... only some worthless 'junk' now?"

Having said that, she let go of his hand somewhat discouragedly and stood there with a look of self-doubt on her face. She looked a little listless.

"This is only the first level. The level of the elixir is naturally not that high."

Seeing this, Medusa hurried forward, gently patted Zi Yan's shoulder, with a gentle smile on her face, and whispered a few words of comfort.

Zi Yan heard Medusa's comfort, and her drooping head slightly raised. The annoyance on her face faded a little, and a flash of enlightenment flashed in her eyes. She nodded gently and said:
"That's right, how could I forget about this? I was so focused on the treasure that I forgot this is only the first level."

As she spoke, her originally gloomy expression glowed again, as if she had regained her confidence. She looked eagerly at the passage leading to the upper level and said eagerly:

"Then let's go up there and take a look. There must be good stuff up there!"

"Don't be anxious, take all these pills away first." Xiao Ling quickly reached out and held down Zi Yan, who was eager to try, and said.

Although the elixirs here are not very valuable to Xiao Ling, there are so many of them after all. He could collect them and take them back to Xingyun Pavilion to increase his foundation, or keep some for himself and occasionally use them as small gifts when dealing with people.

Moreover, after Xiao Ling took a quick look around the alchemy room here, he also found several precious ancient alchemy recipes. From this, he thought that there should be a lot of good things hidden in those places that have not been carefully examined.

Since this is the case, these are all treasures, so of course they must be packed up and taken away, nothing can be left behind. Xiao Ling thought as he started to pack up. (End of this chapter)