Chapter 35

The jade token was not large. One side was carved with grass, trees, bamboo, and stones, while the other side bore the three characters “Pass Token.”

"Pass Token? A pass token to where?"

Playing with the jade token, Su Shier thought for a moment and tried to infuse it with his true essence.

In the next second, the jade token suddenly trembled, and a beam of light shot out.

The light transformed into a map, marked with several locations. On the map, two light points were displayed, one near and one far.

One of the light points was flashing, indicating a cluster of boulders.

The other light point was marked with a simple building symbol, above which floated the character “Spirit.”

"Hmm? Spirit? Spirit Plant Garden? Could it be... this is a pass token to enter the Spirit Plant Garden?!"

"That's right. If the Spirit Plant Garden is truly filled with spirit herbs and even has a century-old Zhu fruit, how could there be no measures at all!"

Lowering his head to look at the jade token in his hand, Su Shier was overjoyed and immediately understood.

"If that's the case, even if others come, they might not be able to enter. I need to quickly recover from my injuries and then go to investigate!"

Thinking this, Su Shier quickly put everything away, sat on a mat, and began to heal his injuries while practicing the Small Circulation Breath Control Technique.

A technique that could conceal one's cultivation level was like a pillow being offered to someone who was sleepy. What he feared most was being recognized by familiar people for his cultivation level.

A young man with only mixed spiritual roots, cultivating so quickly, was hard to explain no matter how he tried.

Ten days later.

A figure emerged from the center of the boulder forest.

Su Shier, dressed in a blue disciple robe, first scanned the surroundings upon appearing. Seeing no danger, he identified the direction and quickly headed eastward through the boulder forest using the Shadowless Step technique.

At this moment, not only had his injuries fully healed, but his cultivation at the Fourth Level of the Qi Condensation stage was also more stable.

However, from the outside, others would only think he was a Third Level Qi Condensation disciple.

This, of course, was thanks to the Small Circulation Breath Control Technique.

Su Shier moved swiftly, his feet barely touching the ground. As he passed through a fragmented area of broken rocks, he saw two corpses lying on the ground.

They were the sword-carrying youth and the miscellaneous disciple he had killed.

"Hmm? The bodies are still here? Could it be... Zhao Yan has been killed in retaliation?"

In his heart, the danger posed by the female cultivator surnamed Chu was raised to a higher level.

Zhao Yan was not a weak opponent; he was strong and had a solid foundation.

Su Shier was secretly alarmed and used the Object Control Technique to take useful items from the two bodies, then threw two fireballs to incinerate their corpses before continuing on his way.

Running for nearly a hundred miles, he could vaguely see a blurry manor garden in front of him.

The manor was enormous, covering at least a hundred acres. The entire manor was shrouded in thick fog, only its outline visible.

Outside the manor, groups of cultivators were patrolling in twos and threes. There were at least a hundred of them in total.

These cultivators were all below the Sixth Level of the Qi Condensation stage, wearing the same clothes as Su Shier. However, their clothes bore the emblem of Tianhua Peak.

"Sure enough! The people of Tianhua Peak have already arrived first?"

Muttering to himself, Su Shier turned his gaze to the main entrance of the Spirit Plant Garden.

There, hundreds of Tianhua Peak disciples were gathered, working together to cast spells.

Spells filled the sky, weaving together in the air and continuously striking the main gate of the Spirit Plant Garden. The momentum was immense, with a shocking aura extending for several miles.

However, the attacks, upon entering the thick fog, only caused it to churn and roll, failing to cause any damage to the Spirit Plant Garden.

"So many people working together, if they were targeting me, they could turn me into dust in an instant."

"Yet, the Spirit Plant Garden remains undamaged, which is truly incredible!"

"It seems that to enter, I need to figure out how to use the pass token. But... I don't know how to use it, so I need to find a way to get closer and observe!"

Su Shier stood on a small hill several miles away, watching from a distance. He had a concealment talisman on his body, and his aura was completely hidden by the Small Circulation Breath Control Technique.

Feeling the astonishing aura in the air and hearing the continuous explosions, he was amazed that the Spirit Plant Garden remained undamaged for an entire day and night.

As he pondered, he planned to find a less crowded place to get closer to the Spirit Plant Garden and try.

At this moment, a slight sound of footsteps came from a distance.

Su Shier's ears twitched, and he quickly locked his gaze on a towering tree behind him, silently jumping up onto it.

The Small Circulation Breath Control Technique was pushed to its limit, completely concealing his aura.

A moment later, two figures appeared in his line of sight.

"Is it them?"

Seeing the figures, Su Shier's pupils constricted, very surprised.

One of them was the female cultivator surnamed Chu, and the other was the exceptionally beautiful woman he had seen at Tianyin Peak before the trial began.

The exceptionally beautiful woman had her hands behind her back, exuding a cold and noble aura. As soon as she arrived, her cold eyes focused on the distant manor, with a glint of light in her eyes.

A mysterious, ancient aura radiated from her, peculiar and indescribable.

At this moment, the female cultivator surnamed Chu was following behind the exceptionally beautiful woman, slightly bent, showing a respectful demeanor.

"Aunt, this is the Spirit Plant Garden as recorded on the map. The people of Tianhua Peak are too domineering!"

"They knew the location of the Spirit Plant Garden long ago and kept it a secret. Now, they are using their numerical advantage to occupy the Spirit Plant Garden, which is simply outrageous!"

"Aunt, why don't you show yourself and drive them all away?"

The female cultivator surnamed Chu pouted, speaking with dissatisfaction, then suggested with a smile.

"I must not let the other peak leaders know about my entry. As for the Spirit Plant Garden, it is guarded by multiple layers of formations, which are not easy to break."

"Even if Fu Boran is prepared, it will take them at least one to two months to break through!"

The exceptionally beautiful woman said with a cold tone, her expression unchanged.

Aunt?

Who is this exceptionally beautiful woman? For the female cultivator surnamed Chu to call her aunt, she must have a significant identity!

Su Shier's heart skipped a beat, and his mind raced with guesses.

In the next second, he held his breath and dared not move.

Regardless of the identity of the exceptionally beautiful woman, it meant that her true cultivation level was at least at the Foundation Establishment stage. For him, it was crucial not to be discovered by her.

"One to two months? Then we... have to wait here?"

The female cultivator surnamed Chu looked surprised, her expression becoming conflicted.

One month was manageable, but two months would almost be the end of the trial.

And the Spirit Plant Garden, while said to have many spirit herbs, was unknown in detail.

The exceptionally beautiful woman shook her head calmly and said indifferently, "No need. Breaking the formation is not easy, but entering a person is not difficult. I need some time to prepare. You go to Leigǔ Peak and wait for me. Once I have obtained the herbs inside, I will find you."

"Leigǔ Peak?" The female cultivator surnamed Chu asked in a low voice.

"That place is... Hmm? Someone is coming, let's withdraw."

The exceptionally beautiful woman, about to speak, suddenly raised her eyebrows and turned to leave.

The female cultivator surnamed Chu's face changed instantly, and she hurriedly followed.