Chapter 97

Three figures quickly burst in, their spiritual energy fluctuations extremely chaotic.

Lin Xuan and the others stood up, cautiously looking at the newcomers.

The one in front was a girl in a green long skirt, followed by two young men in white shirts. The three of them were covered in dust, their hair somewhat disheveled, looking rather disarrayed.

"It's you!" The girl in the green long skirt was the first to exclaim.

The two young men behind her also stared at Lin Xuan and the others, their eyes full of confusion.

Apart from Zhang Hao and Liu Lan, who looked pale, Feng Bofan and Lin Xuan were in high spirits, with no trace of injury on any of the four.

"Didn't you encounter the beast horde?" The three of them were full of doubt.

"How could we not? There were over a hundred Earth Armor Beasts!" Feng Bofan said with lingering fear, "But fortunately, we had Junior Brother Lin, which allowed us to escape."

"Junior Brother Lin?" The three of them looked at Lin Xuan, their eyes widening even more when they saw his Eighth Stage Condensation Pulse cultivation.

"How is that possible? A disciple at the Eighth Stage Condensation Pulse actually led Feng Bofan and the others to safely pass through the beast horde?" The three of them found it hard to accept, as they had lost a disciple and barely escaped.

This was only because the girl in the green long skirt had peak Ninth Stage Condensation Pulse cultivation and possessed a mid-grade human-grade treasure.

"Senior Sister Hu Man, you should quickly recover. We'll open the stone door together later."

Although the three of them had many questions, they sighed and quickly sat down to recover their strength.

A short while later, more people entered.

This time it was Fan Chong and others, but there were only two of them, and they were heavily injured.

Fan Chong's face was ashen, his clothes torn, and the other disciple was in even worse condition, with wounds on his chest and arms.

"Damn Flame Wolf horde!" Fan Chong gritted his teeth and cursed.

"Fan Chong, quickly recover your strength," Hu Man said.

Fan Chong nodded. He noticed that Hu Man's group had also lost a member and looked disarrayed, which somewhat balanced his mood, as Hu Man's cultivation was much higher than his.

However, when he saw Lin Xuan and the others, his body froze like a statue, as if he had seen a ghost.

Lin Xuan and the others were unscathed, not even their clothes were damaged, as if they hadn't encountered the beast horde at all.

"How is that possible? They must not have encountered the beasts!" Fan Chong kept reassuring himself, as he couldn't believe that Lin Xuan and the others could pass through the beast horde unharmed!

Lin Xuan naturally didn't explain. He didn't pay much attention to Fan Chong and was instead learning how to use soul power from Old Master Jiu.

Fan Chong was unwilling. He couldn't fathom how Lin Xuan and the others could have such incredible luck. He sneered and said, "Feng Bofan, you guys must have had incredible luck to not encounter the beasts!"

"Incredible luck?" Feng Bofan smiled bitterly. If he hadn't experienced it himself, he wouldn't have believed that Lin Xuan could have such abilities. He said calmly, "We did encounter the beast horde, but Junior Brother Lin is powerful. Under his leadership, we managed to survive."

Zhang Hao and Liu Lan nodded rapidly, like chickens pecking at rice.

"Lin Xuan?" Fan Chong was stunned. How could an Eighth Stage Condensation Pulse disciple have such great ability? Feng Bofan must be hiding something!

Fan Chong sneered and ignored them, focusing on recovering his strength.

"Only one team is missing. I wonder if they will appear?" Lin Xuan and the others were almost fully recovered and started considering their next move.

"Let's wait a bit longer. If they don't appear in half an hour, we'll start acting," Hu Man said.

The group took the time to recover, while Lin Xuan used his soul power to probe the surroundings.

"Hmm?" Soon, his eyebrows furrowed, and he darted out like lightning, stopping in front of a row of cabinets.

Opening the drawers, Lin Xuan found several medicinal herbs.

"Wow, it's actually Fu Luo Flower and Thousand Needle Grass, both about a hundred years old. Little Xuan, you have great luck!" Old Master Jiu laughed.

Lin Xuan's expression was strange. He put the herbs away and continued to use his soul power.

After a few attempts, Lin Xuan obtained several more herbs, but his actions were noticed by the others.

"Medicinal herbs!" Hu Man exclaimed, then slapped her forehead. This is the Hall of Hundred Herbs; there must be some leftover herbs.

So, she started searching as well.

Feng Bofan and the others joined the search and also found some herbs.

Fan Chong watched enviously. He wanted to join, but he was injured and his spiritual energy was depleted. If he didn't recover in time, he might be in danger.

"You, go find some herbs!" Fan Chong shouted at the disciple beside him.

I, I'm injured... The disciple looked miserable, but seeing Fan Chong's fierce gaze, he gritted his teeth and started searching, cursing in his heart.

The group continued searching and found some herbs, but they all looked at Lin Xuan strangely. They had to search several places to find one herb, while Lin Xuan found one every time he searched, as if he knew the exact locations of all the herbs.

Inevitably, Lin Xuan's image became even more mysterious in their eyes.

Among them, Lin Xuan's harvest was the largest. He found dozens of herbs, each over a hundred years old.

"Once we return, we can brew spirit wine!" Old Master Jiu smacked his lips, looking eager.

After half an hour, the last team still hadn't appeared. Lin Xuan and the others decided to break the boulder.

"We will work together to shatter the boulder so we can contact the Hall of Hundred Herbs members behind the stone door," Hu Man said. She had the highest cultivation here, so she temporarily led the group.

No one objected, and they all started attacking the boulder together...

Outside the Hall of Hundred Herbs in Lingshan City.

General Zeng brought a group of soldiers, attracting most of the beasts.

Among them, a silver eagle over two zhang long was fighting with General Zeng. The beast aura was like a mountain, and the spiritual energy was surging.

The two forces continuously collided, each collision creating a deep pit in the ground.

These two had the strongest cultivation and were fighting alone. Beside them were other beasts and human soldiers.

The most special were two beasts: one was a giant wolf with fiery red fur, over three zhang long, with surging beast aura, constantly spitting out huge fireballs.

Fighting it was a soldier with a long spear, his spear like a dragon, creating a sky full of spear shadows, extremely fierce.

On the other side, a man with a giant mountain-splitting axe was battling a Earth Armor Beast. Each strike could split mountains and rocks, with sparks flying.

Suddenly, a loud noise came from the center of Lingshan City, and the entire building shook.

"Bad, something is happening at the Hall of Hundred Herbs!" The silver eagle spoke in human language, "Damn humans, too cunning!"

"Quickly go to the Hall of Hundred Herbs; we can't let the humans succeed!" The voice was like rolling thunder, spreading far.

Immediately, many beasts rushed towards the Hall of Hundred Herbs, roaring continuously.