Chapter 49

Hu Donghan smiled slightly, stretched out his hand, and gently waved, summoning the medicinal spirit ghost. He said, "If you ask about my method of cultivating spirit herbs, it's actually quite simple. It all relies on this medicinal fragrance ghost."

The reason Hu Donghan had sealed off the area around the small medicinal field was simply to prevent the secret of the medicinal spirit ghost from being discovered. When the medicinal spirit ghost was not cultivating spirit herbs, Hu Donghan did not mind letting it show itself—after all, according to the records of the sect, medicinal fragrance ghosts were extremely rare. Before Hu Donghan went to see the Crazy Old Ancestor, he had no idea that anyone else in the sect possessed a medicinal fragrance ghost. Now, the only person who had a medicinal fragrance ghost was already dead, so there was no need to worry about any lies being exposed.

Moreover, because medicinal fragrance ghosts were extremely rare, there was very little research on them. Even if the abnormality of the medicinal spirit ghost was discovered, Hu Donghan could claim ignorance.

"Medicinal fragrance ghost? You mean this is the effect of the medicinal fragrance ghost?"

When Wang Ruolong heard Hu Donghan's explanation, he was slightly disappointed.

The historical records about medicinal fragrance ghosts were too few. Apart from the possibility of accelerating the growth of spirit herbs by twenty percent, there were no other records about what they could do.

Hu Donghan said, "If Senior Brother Wang doesn't believe me, you can check the spirit herbs in this one-acre area. This one-acre area is the range where the medicinal fragrance ghost can take effect. The two land joint grasses also appeared in this state because of the medicinal fragrance ghost."

"I see." Wang Ruolong nodded, his expression somewhat disappointed. "I was just thinking that the one-acre area of spirit herbs here, with abundant spiritual energy and pleasant medicinal fragrance, would grow at least twice as fast as ordinary medicinal fields! I thought that Junior Brother Hu had some good methods for taking care of spirit herbs, but it turns out it's because of the medicinal fragrance ghost."

However, Wang Ruolong immediately became energetic again: "So, Junior Brother Hu, you are willing to join our Earth Fire Hall!"

"That's right, I do indeed intend to join the Earth Fire Hall." Hu Donghan nodded, not denying it.

Wang Ruolong immediately laughed happily, "Great! Great! Great! Since that's the case, please come with me to the Earth Fire Hall to meet the other alchemists. Also, to join the Earth Fire Hall, you must pay respects to the Hall Master! The Hall Master is a Nascent Soul Ancestor of the Yin Soul Sect, with the title of Heaven-Seizing. With the help of the Heaven-Seizing Ancestor, even if you leave the Law Enforcement Hall, you don't have to worry about anyone causing trouble!"

After all, both alchemists and weapon forgers need talent. In the entire Yin Soul Sect, there were only six hundred people in the Earth Fire Hall. Four hundred were weapon forgers, and two hundred were alchemists. Such rare talents would not be executed unless they committed a serious offense—

Of course, these two groups were almost all tech geeks. They rarely even left the Earth Fire Hall, and when they did, they rushed in and out like Wang Ruolong did earlier, and conflicts or disputes were almost like myths.

However, when Hu Donghan heard that he had to go to the Earth Fire Hall and pay respects to the Ancestor, he hesitated: "Now? And pay respects to the Heaven-Seizing Ancestor?"

Wang Ruolong immediately nodded, "Of course! There aren't many people in the Earth Fire Hall. Each additional person is a valuable asset. The Heaven-Seizing Ancestor has ordered that any new members must pay respects!"

Wang Ruolong then pouted and said, "Alright! Alright! Don't worry. The Heaven-Seizing Ancestor values whether someone can bring benefits to the Earth Fire Hall and the Yin Soul Sect! Even if you have something valuable, the Heaven-Seizing Ancestor won't even bother to look at it... Moreover, the Ancestor is very kind and approachable. Even we junior disciples can ask questions and joke around with him, so you don't need to worry!"

Wang Ruolong clearly understood what Hu Donghan was thinking and spoke with disdain—after all, the Earth Fire Hall was the wealthiest place in the entire Yin Soul Sect. The Heaven-Seizing Ancestor was obsessed with alchemy and weapon forging, and ordinary things would not catch his eye.

"I understand." With Wang Ruolong's explanation, Hu Donghan also realized that the only thing he could offer the Heaven-Seizing Ancestor was the "True Interpretation of Ghost Dao." However, Hu Donghan had never mentioned the "True Interpretation of Ghost Dao" to anyone, so there was no need to worry.

Seeing that Hu Donghan had agreed, Wang Ruolong was naturally very pleased. He directly controlled the medicinal cauldron, took Hu Donghan, and flew towards the main peak of the Yin Soul Sect.

This time, it was the second time Hu Donghan had flown in the air since coming to the Yin Soul Sect.

The flight was very fast, and in just five or six minutes, they had already entered the main peak.

There was a no-fly restriction in the main peak, so Wang Ruolong and Hu Donghan landed at the gate and then rushed to the location of the Earth Fire Hall.

The Earth Fire Hall had a high status in the Yin Soul Sect and occupied a large area, directly situated on one of the peaks of the main peak.

However, even though it was broad daylight, there was not a single person to be seen in the entire Earth Fire Hall, except for about twenty law enforcement disciples outside and two people inside who were holding alchemy furnaces and looked dazed!

Wang Ruolong and Hu Donghan just barged into the inner hall, and no one stopped them.

"The outer hall of the Earth Fire Hall is originally arranged by the sect to handle some miscellaneous affairs. However, since the people in the Earth Fire Hall are usually too lazy to come out, the outer hall is just for show," Wang Ruolong continued to drag Hu Donghan inside while quickly introducing him. "The inner hall of the Earth Fire Hall is where the true essence lies. Below the inner hall's secret chamber is the core Earth Fire Cave. The Earth Fire Cave is divided into three levels based on the distance from the Earth Fire. Our people, whenever they have time, are all inside the Earth Fire Cave, refining medicines and forging magical tools..."

While talking, Wang Ruolong had already taken Hu Donghan into the inner hall's secret chamber: "Inside the Earth Fire Cave, each level is also divided into areas. The weapon forgers' area is always noisy with clanging sounds, so they are in one area, while we alchemists are on the other side. Generally, we go left, and it's always right."

Wang Ruolong then led Hu Donghan into the left area and shouted loudly, "Fellow disciples, I have brought a new member to our Earth Fire Hall!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang..."

As Wang Ruolong's words fell, explosions were heard from the surrounding large and small caves.

Hearing these explosions, Wang Ruolong shrank his neck, pulled Hu Donghan, and whispered, "Quick! Let's go pay respects to the Ancestor."

Just as they descended to the second level, they heard several people shouting angrily from the passage behind them, "Wang Ruolong, I'll curse your eighteen generations of ancestors!"