Chapter 17

The Spirit Medicine Mountain is a forbidden area, with the entire mountain sealed off layer by layer.

Unless someone has the ability to fly, the only way to enter the Spirit Medicine Mountain is through the entrance.

There are eight entrances to the Spirit Medicine Mountain, each guarded by an elder, and they are only opened during the Spirit Medicine Hunt.

At this moment, all eight entrances are open, and any inner disciples holding a token can enter. Nearly a hundred thousand disciples have already surged in from all directions.

"This Spirit Medicine Mountain is truly a wondrous place,"

Chu Feng strolled through the Spirit Medicine Mountain, his gaze drawn to the towering trees and dense shrubs.

It was his first time seeing such beautiful plants, even the fragrance of the flowers was much more intense, like a paradise that intoxicates one.

"Spirit Grass?" Suddenly, Chu Feng saw a peculiar plant.

It was five inches tall, with four leaves, entirely emerald green, and covered in a faint glow, clearly a low-grade Spirit Medicine, the Spirit Grass.

"Puff" But before he could get close, the Spirit Grass shrank and tried to escape.

"Whoosh"

Seeing this, Chu Feng leaped up, but he was still a step too slow. By the time he arrived, the Spirit Grass had already burrowed into the ground.

"This thing truly has spirit." Chu Feng chuckled, but he was not anxious. Instead, he scanned his surroundings.

He knew that the Spirit Grass could burrow underground to escape, but it had to surface after a certain distance, and its escape route was usually a straight line.

So Chu Feng felt that as long as he could determine the escape trajectory of the Spirit Grass, capturing it would not be difficult with his speed.

"Whoosh"

At this moment, a flash of light appeared not far away, and a Spirit Grass shot out from the ground, clearly the one that had just escaped.

However, as soon as the Spirit Grass appeared, it quickly burrowed back underground and continued to flee.

Chu Feng was overjoyed, leaped forward several steps, and then jumped into the air like a cunning rabbit, his hand forming an eagle's claw, grabbing at the empty ground ahead.

"Whoosh" Indeed, as Chu Feng had expected, just as he was about to land, the Spirit Grass shot out of the ground again.

This time, Chu Feng was faster. Before it could escape, his large hand tightly grabbed its stem and pulled it out of the ground.

"Jiji"

Once the Spirit Grass was out of the ground, it began to emit a shrill sound, and a strong sense of struggle continued to come from it.

However, this struggle only lasted for a moment, gradually weakening. In the end, the Spirit Grass flashed and began to shrink, finally becoming finger-length.

"This thing is truly peculiar."

Spirit Medicine loses its spirit once it leaves the soil, and without its spirit, its size becomes very small.

But this was just hearsay. When a five-inch-long Spirit Grass really shrunk to less than half an inch right before his eyes, anyone would be amazed.

"Hum"

After subduing the Spirit Grass, Chu Feng placed his palms together, formed a hand seal, and a powerful suction force surged from his dantian. In the blink of an eye, the Spirit Grass in his palm was completely refined.

"Tsk tsk, this thing isn't even enough to fill your teeth."

Chu Feng smiled bitterly. The Spirit Grass was just a low-grade Spirit Medicine, containing far less spirit energy than the Immortal Spirit Grass. If he wanted to feed the divine thunder with it, he would need a terrifying amount.

With no choice, Chu Feng continued on his way, heading deep into the mountain forest.

The Spirit Medicine Mountain is divided into the inner, middle, and outer zones.

The outer zone grows low-grade Spirit Medicine, the middle zone grows mid-grade Spirit Medicine, and the inner zone grows high-grade Spirit Medicine.

The high-grade Spirit Medicine, the Immortal Spirit Grass, was the one Chu Feng was most familiar with. However, he also knew that before the Immortal Spirit Grass gained its spirit, it was not a gentle being.

It would not run away at the sight of people; instead, it had extremely strong offensive power. It was said that one Immortal Spirit Grass could match a sixth-stage fierce beast, meaning that without the strength of the sixth level of the Spirit Martial realm, one would be no match for it.

Therefore, the inner zone was considered a restricted area, and few dared to enter. Chu Feng had no intention of hunting those terrifying creatures, so his target was the middle zone.

The mid-grade Spirit Medicine, the Heavenly Spirit Grass, was said to be able to run rapidly along the ground and had the ability to become invisible, making it very difficult to capture. However, it had no offensive power.

Although the spirit energy it contained was far less than that of the Immortal Spirit Grass, it was still far superior to the Spirit Grass, making it the best target for Chu Feng this time.

As he moved forward, all the Spirit Grass he encountered could not escape his grasp and were refined on the spot.

By noon, he finally reached the middle zone and quickly discovered a Heavenly Spirit Grass.

However, this Heavenly Spirit Grass was truly formidable. Not only was its escape route unpredictable, but it also had the ability to become invisible.

Although the invisibility only lasted for a moment, this intermittent appearance and disappearance made it very difficult for Chu Feng.

By the time the sun set, Chu Feng had encountered at least a dozen Heavenly Spirit Grasses but had not managed to catch a single one.

"I don't believe I will be defeated by a mid-grade Spirit Medicine."

After a day of hard work, although Chu Feng was energetic, his stomach was rumbling, so he had to stop to eat.

While eating, he could not forget the tricks of the Heavenly Spirit Grass, vowing to catch it and refine it.

"I told you not to come to the middle zone. The Heavenly Spirit Grass is not something we can catch."

"Miss, don't worry. I am gradually grasping the escape pattern of the Heavenly Spirit Grass. Give me one more day, and I guarantee we can catch it."

"One day? In one day, we could catch many Spirit Grasses in the outer zone. You are wasting our time."

At this moment, whispers came from the forest, and Chu Feng could sense at least ten people approaching.

"Heh, it seems I'm not the only one who has suffered."

Chu Feng chuckled, not lifting his head, and continued to eat the dry rations in his hand.

"Miss, look, that seems to be Chu Feng." But when a somewhat surprised yet sarcastic voice sounded, Chu Feng knew he had encountered someone he knew again.

Looking up, he saw ten figures standing not far away, all familiar faces.

The leader was a girl named Chu Xue, one year younger than Chu Feng, and his cousin.

Although Chu Xue was not as sweet as Chu Yue, she still had some charm, especially with her skin as white as snow, living up to her name.

However, she, like Chu Cheng and Chu Zhen, had disliked Chu Feng since childhood and was part of the opposing faction.

Behind Chu Xue stood nine others, all surnamed Chu, but strictly speaking, they were not part of the Chu family.

They were servants of the Chu family, sent to the Azure Dragon Sect because their parents had some status in the Chu family. Ironically, even these servants looked down on Chu Feng.

"Hey, it really is you, Chu Feng."

The disgusting voice sounded again. The speaker was a tall, thin youth standing beside Chu Xue.

Chu Feng recognized him; his name was Chu Gao, who had always liked to stick around Chu Xue, acting as her lackey.

Notably, although Chu Gao was a servant by birth, he had good potential and was admitted to the Azure Dragon Sect along with Chu Yue, now at the fourth level of martial cultivation.

Among Chu Xue's group, only Chu Gao's strength was noteworthy, clearly the main force of their team.

However, this guy was unreliable. From the fact that he led Chu Xue and the others into the middle zone, it was clear he was overambitious.