Chapter 53

Hu Donghan nodded and said, "Senior Brother Wang, please rest assured. Even if I forget everyone else, I will never forget your share."

Next, Wang Ruolong found a resting room in the inner hall and had Hu Donghan change into the attire of a Dihuo Hall alchemy disciple, hanging the identity jade token. As for the remaining items in the storage ring, Hu Donghan hadn't had time to check them yet, thinking he would do so once he settled down temporarily.

Then, following Wang Ruolong to the outer hall, he informed the two alchemy child attendants at the door, registered Hu Donghan's identity, and Wang Ruolong hurriedly bid farewell, rushing back to the Stacked Peaks to check on the spiritual herbs.

As for Hu Donghan, he asked the alchemy child attendants a few questions before heading out of the Dihuo Hall.

Upon reaching the outer area of the Dihuo Hall, Hu Donghan greeted the law enforcement disciples still on duty, explained his identity, and returned the law enforcement disciple's clothes and identity badge. He also asked them to send a message to Hu Meier, saying he had arrived at the Dihuo Hall and was doing well.

Upon hearing Hu Donghan's name, the law enforcement disciples' faces all turned somewhat strange, and they agreed.

Of course, the appointment and dismissal of law enforcement disciples couldn't be as simple as Hu Donghan's case.

For a disciple to become a law enforcement disciple, they must apply, pass an examination, and then be personally recognized by the Soul Devouring Elder of the Law Enforcement Hall to become an official law enforcement disciple. To resign from the position, although simpler, still required reporting to Niu Jinzhong and obtaining permission before returning the attire, identity jade token, and disciplinary whip.

However, for Hu Donghan, it was different.

Now, almost everyone in the Law Enforcement Hall knew that Hu Donghan's law enforcement disciple status was obtained by Hu Meier, who feared her younger brother would be bullied, and thus specially requested it from the Soul Devouring Elder. The attire was merely to protect Hu Donghan from being disturbed. Therefore, it was unnecessary for Hu Donghan to go through such a complicated process to return it.

Moreover, these law enforcement disciples also didn't believe that Hu Donghan's alchemy disciple status was earned through his own strength. In their view, this was undoubtedly another scheme by Hu Meier to secure benefits for Hu Donghan.

They were now inwardly marveling: The little brother-in-law is indeed awesome! He left the Law Enforcement Hall and immediately entered the Dihuo Hall. Having a good sister is truly different from us miserable people!

Leaving the Dihuo Hall's mountain, Hu Donghan followed the route the alchemy child attendant had described and arrived at a mountain near the back of the main peak. A stone tablet outside the mountain clearly read "Spiritual Herb Mountain."

As soon as he reached the outer area of Spiritual Herb Mountain, Hu Donghan was immediately stopped by two law enforcement disciples, both of whom had reached the peak of the Golden Core stage!

Spiritual Herb Mountain was the largest herb garden in the entire Yin Soul Sect. It contained over three thousand types of spiritual herbs, with a daily count exceeding sixty million! One-fifth of the alchemy materials used in the Dihuo Hall came from here. It could be said that any damage to Spiritual Herb Mountain would result in a significant loss to the overall strength of the Yin Soul Sect.

Such an important place for the entire sect naturally had strict management.

These two peak Golden Core law enforcement disciples were only the surface guards. The true guardians of Spiritual Herb Mountain were three Nascent Soul Elders.

The two law enforcement disciples stopped Hu Donghan but, upon seeing his Dihuo Hall attire, asked suspiciously, "This junior, I don't seem to have seen you before! May I ask if this is your first time coming to Spiritual Herb Mountain?"

Hu Donghan handed over his identity jade token and smiled, "I recently joined the Dihuo Hall. I have come to Spiritual Herb Mountain this time to take care of some spiritual herbs as ordered."

"Oh?" The two law enforcement disciples took Hu Donghan's identity jade token, confirmed it was correct, and then said, "Since you are here on orders, you may enter on your own! Once inside Spiritual Herb Mountain, someone will lead you to where you need to go."

The two law enforcement disciples let Hu Donghan pass.

Hu Donghan entered Spiritual Herb Mountain, and what met his eyes was a vast expanse of spiritual herbs.

The entire Spiritual Herb Mountain had over 800 hectares densely planted with spiritual herbs. As for the scattered growth areas, it was impossible to determine the exact area.

In these vast areas of spiritual herbs, there were miscellaneous servants and herb children working. In Spiritual Herb Mountain alone, there were a staggering 100,000 miscellaneous servants and herb children! On average, there was one miscellaneous servant or herb child per acre, demonstrating the vastness of Spiritual Herb Mountain.

As soon as Hu Donghan appeared, two Dihuo Hall alchemy child attendants immediately came forward and respectfully said, "May I ask if you are Senior Uncle Hu Donghan?"

In the Dihuo Hall, alchemy child attendants were not even considered formal members. However, in Spiritual Herb Mountain, they were like managers, basically deciding all matters within the mountain.

Hu Donghan nodded and asked curiously, "Yes, it's me. But how did you two know it was me?"

One of the alchemy child attendants smiled and said, "This junior is Liu Yiqing, and this is Lu Jianwen, both alchemy child attendants. Elder Bu Yun has already informed us via communication jade token to lead Senior Uncle Hu to the Lu Jiecao herb field. From today onwards, we two will be Senior Uncle Hu's alchemy child attendants, and we will follow all of Senior Uncle Hu's instructions."

Well, it seems Bu Yun had already arranged everything in the Dihuo Hall.

"Um... Since that's the case, could you two lead me to the Lu Jiecao herb field first?"

"Senior Uncle Hu, please follow us."

Liu Yiqing smiled and led the way, and all the miscellaneous servants and herb children they encountered along the way bowed to the three of them.

The three moved at a moderate pace and soon arrived at a herb field on the mountain peak.

This herb field seemed to have a spirit-gathering array set up nearby, with abundant spiritual energy. Breathing in, one could feel refreshed. The herb field was about four acres in size, and within it, a Lu Jiecao plant was planted every two meters. In this four-acre field, there were roughly 600 Lu Jiecao plants. The planting density of such spiritual herbs was extremely loose compared to other places.

However, although the area was large and the spiritual energy abundant, the growth of the Lu Jiecao plants was not satisfactory. Even within the range Hu Donghan could see, the Lu Jiecao plants were far inferior to those cultivated by the ghost spirit.

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