sinovels Chapter 428 Searching for Medicine! The Zhang Family!
Chapter 428 Searching for Medicine! The Zhang Family!
Gu Daozi and Old Man Long exchanged a glance and both gave a wry smile.
"Difficult." Old Man Long shook his head. "Soul-nourishing wood is rare to begin with, and thousand-year-old wood is even rarer. As for life-giving elixir, it goes without saying that ten-thousand-year-old spirit wood... I'm afraid you won't find a single one in this sealed land."
Chen Fan frowned: "What about outside the sealed land?"
"Then we'll have to go to the Southern Region," Gu Daozi said slowly. "To be honest, our Caogu branch was originally exiled from the main Caogu lineage in the Southern Region."
"Exile?" Chen Fan was taken aback.
"That was three hundred years ago." A look of reminiscence flashed in Gu Daozi's eyes. "At that time, the main branch of Grass Valley was fighting among themselves. Our branch chose the wrong side, and the new Valley Master found a pretext to exile us to this sealed land. In name, it was to expand our branch, but in reality, we were never to return."
He paused, then looked at Chen Fan: "Xiang'er possesses the spirit of plants and trees, and should have been a disciple that the main branch would focus on cultivating. However, because she comes from an exiled branch, her talent has become a burden. Furthermore, the main branch will not allow a spirit of plants and trees to be exiled. If possible, the main branch will come to welcome our branch back!"
Chen Fan remained silent!
He thought that Tianxiangzi had excellent aptitude and a limitless future, but he never expected that he would almost perish because of him, a eunuch!
"Now..." Chen Fan, lost in thought, looked at the unconscious Tian Xiangzi.
"We have no choice but to find a way." Gu Daozi smiled bitterly. "The backlash from the Soul Burning Technique only damages the source of a plant spirit inheritor. To save her, we must awaken the plant spirit and use the life force of the spirit tree to heal the wound. But once the plant spirit awakens, its aura will leak out, and the main lineage... will probably notice."
Silence fell once again in the hall.
After a long silence, Chen Fan slowly spoke: "Senior, I will go and find the Soul-Nourishing Wood and the Vitality Elixir. Whether it's the Southern Region or the Sealed Land, even if I have to travel across mountains and rivers, I will bring these two things back."
He looked at Gu Daozi with a determined gaze!
Gu Daozi stared blankly at the old eunuch in front of him, then suddenly smiled, a smile tinged with relief.
"Good, good." He said "good" twice. "Xiang'er has good taste. Although you are a eunuch, you are a kind and righteous person!"
Old Man Long patted Chen Fan on the shoulder: "Old eunuch, just for that one sentence, I'll accept you as my nephew-in-law! But let me make this clear: if you dare to betray Xiang'er, I'll risk my old life to settle accounts with you!"
Chen Fan solemnly cupped his hands in a respectful gesture: "In this life, I will never let her down."
"Alright, enough with the pleasantries." Gu Daozi's smile faded, and he said seriously, "The most urgent matter is to stabilize Xiang'er's injuries. I have a 'Soul-Stabilizing Pill' here, which can temporarily seal her plant spirit and slow the deterioration of her injuries. But it can only last for three months at most."
He took out a jade box from his bosom. Inside the box was a pure white pill with patterns on it like chains.
"Within three months, you must find the roots of the Soul-Nourishing Wood and the Vitality Elixir, or some similar rare and precious materials." Gu Daozi fed the pill to Tian Xiangzi and then used his spiritual power to catalyze it. "Otherwise, once the seal is broken, the injuries will rebound, and even a powerful expert will be unable to save you."
After the elixir entered her body, Tianxiangzi's body emitted a faint white light, her breathing gradually became steady, and her complexion regained some rosiness, but she remained unconscious.
"That's enough." Old Man Long breathed a sigh of relief. "With the Soul-Stabilizing Pill suppressing the injury, it won't worsen within three months. Old eunuch, these three months will depend on your abilities."
Chen Fan nodded, his gaze falling on Tian Xiangzi's face, and said softly, "Okay."
He turned to Gu Daozi and Old Man Long: "Seniors, I entrust Tianxiangzi to you to take back to Caogu and look after. I will set off now."
"Where are you going to look?" Gu Daozi asked.
"Let's go take a look at places like Old Dragon City, Qi State, and Qin State!" Chen Fan said calmly.
"Since we can't leave the sealed land, we'll have to thoroughly explore these areas first!"
"Very well..." Gu Daozi took out a jade tablet from his bosom and said:
"This is Xiang'er's natal amulet, containing the essence of plant spirits. If you encounter Soul-Nourishing Wood, Vitality Elixir, or similar rare and precious materials, it will give you a warning!"
"Okay!" Chen Fan nodded, took the jade token, glanced at it, and then went out.
Watching his departing figure, Old Man Long felt a pang of emotion.
He glanced at the unconscious Tian Xiangzi and said with a bitter smile:
"One just came out, the other just fainted—is this some kind of cruel twist of fate?"
"I only have this one daughter," Gu Daozi shook his head and said.
"Although he was a eunuch, he was still a man of loyalty and righteousness. Oh well!"
……
Leave the Qian Yuan Hall.
As soon as Chen Fan stepped out of the main gate, he saw that Emperor Jianwen was already waiting there.
It was faintly visible that this person possessed abundant aura and had already reached the threshold of the Nascent Soul stage.
However, this fortune is filled with killing and karma!
Having grasped the concept of cause and effect, Chen Fan couldn't help but softly remind him:
"Yan, Wei, Han, Chu, and Da Yuan have already destroyed four kingdoms. The karma of those four kingdoms rests on your shoulders. Can you withstand it?"
"Master, I can." Emperor Jianwen was taken aback, then chuckled:
"As long as the Great Abyss prospers for even a day, it will all be worthwhile..."
Chen Fan shook his head slightly after hearing this.
He glanced at the prematurely gray-haired Emperor Jianwen and a hint of emotion appeared in his eyes.
Everyone has their own path to walk, let alone cultivators!
He looked up at the Imperial Stables and said softly:
"Our family will leave in a day at most!"
"Yes..." Emperor Jianwen bowed slightly as he watched the departing figure.
He only straightened up after the figure disappeared from sight!
They walked out of the palace gates.
Chen Fan then arrived at the Imperial Stables.
Having not been home for a long time, he felt a deep sense of warmth and comfort.
"Godfather, you're back..."
As soon as he entered the room, a small stool with an unremarkable face, thin build, and a slender figure appeared:
"Godfather...the enemy has retreated?"
"They've all been refunded." Chen Fan nodded.
As he spoke, he entered the house, a hint of fatigue on his face.
Seeing this, Xiaodengzi didn't disturb him, but helped his godfather into the house, and then habitually massaged his shoulders and back.
After a moment of silence between the father and son, Chen Fan finally spoke slowly:
"Where is Chuntao?"
"Replying to Godfather," Little Stool nodded and said:
"As you instructed, after those people stormed into the capital, your son has been protecting his godmother..."
After hearing what Xiao Dengzi said, Chen Fan's lips curled up.
Thinking to himself, he realized that he hadn't returned to the palace for a long time since their last parting!
Now that I've finally managed to come back, of course I have to see this person!
Especially now that Tianxiangzi has arrived, Chen Fan has to make sure Xiaochuntao is settled in properly, otherwise, if the harem catches fire, it will be all over!
Thinking of this, he immediately took out some pills from his storage bag:
"The Foundation Establishment stage requires a steady and methodical approach. Here, take your time eating!"
Xiao Dengzi, whose cultivation was only at the first level of the Foundation Establishment stage, took the pill, looked at it, and then smiled and clasped his hands in greeting:
"Son thanks Godfather..."