Chapter 48

Draw a circle in the corner of the wall, where are the tickets...

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"Alright, you guys go ahead," Bu Zheng replied. He had no intention of going to the underground palace; he just planned to look around the area for a few days, searching for that kind of herb. If he couldn't find it, it would be fine. After all, it was just a hypothetical ingredient for a potion, and whether it would succeed was uncertain.

"If not, I'll just refine other potions. The herbs collected this time have already given me some ideas for new potions."

"Bu Zheng, I'll miss you," Zhao Zhiyin said, looking at Bu Zheng with a somewhat reluctant expression.

"Me too!" Qi Tian said, looking at Bu Zheng.

"Don't look at me like that, it's making me feel a bit nauseous," Bu Zheng said, a bit speechless. "By the way, I have two interesting potions here. Do you want them? They might come in handy."

"Yes, yes, of course! Give them all to me," Zhao Zhiyin said immediately.

"Why should you get them all? I should get some too."

"One each, here you go. Be careful, don't squeeze them, and don't throw them forcefully," Bu Zheng said, taking out two potions. These potions were about the size of a yolk, which was relatively large for potions.

"What are these?" Zhao Zhiyin asked.

"Thunderbolt Pills," Bu Zheng said.

"Ah..." Zhao Zhiyin and the others were momentarily stunned, then they carefully held the Thunderbolt Pills.

"Thunderbolt Pills? That means... Little Junior Brother, you can even refine such potions?" Qiu Yue suddenly thought of a special-purpose potion. The method and materials for refining this potion were simple, but the process was very dangerous, with a high risk of explosion, so the success rate was very low.

Generally, few people would refine such Thunderbolt Pills, but that didn't mean they were rare. Because these Thunderbolt Pills had a special use, there were still many buyers, and with many buyers, there was a market.

However, due to the low success rate and the accompanying danger, the price of Thunderbolt Pills was not low.

"I've refined some, but the materials are scarce, so I don't have many," Bu Zheng nodded. For others, the materials might be simple, but Bu Zheng relied on himself, and he had collected only a small amount. Besides, having too many of these didn't have much use; a few for backup was enough.

"Then we'll be off. You two, it's just a few less delicious meals, is it really necessary to be like this?" Qiu Yue said, grabbing Qi Tian's ear and leaving.

She didn't have much interest in the Thunderbolt Pills. First, they were quite valuable, and Bu Zheng had already given two, so she didn't feel right asking for more. Second, they were relatively common, and as long as you had money, you could buy them.

"Take care..." Bu Zheng waved, watching everyone leave. He also planned to walk around the area. Although there might be beastmen nearby, if it wasn't too far, it shouldn't be a problem.

Apart from this building, there were no other intact structures nearby. The surrounding area was mountainous and cliffy, and although it was called an underground palace, it was more like a mountain palace, located within the mountain.

The underground palace seemed to have been buried under the mountain, not originally built within it. This was evident from the building tops that protruded from the mountain, which might have been covered by mud and sand in the past, and over the years, the mud and sand had turned into rock.

This indicated the great age of the place, and this might be the largest area of ancient ruins that had been buried, more so than any other place.

After Bu Zheng observed the surroundings and was about to return, a blue light flashed on the mountain above the underground palace. This was the reflection of sunlight on an object, which happened to reflect onto Bu Zheng.

This might be a coincidence, or perhaps it was a clue from heaven.

Could this blue light be the thing he was looking for? Blue objects were rare here. Should he go and check?

Bu Zheng was a bit hesitant because that place might be dangerous.

"Since there are beastmen in the underground palace, there shouldn't be any on the mountain above," Bu Zheng looked at the blue light, comforting himself and giving himself a reason to go there.

"Even if I encounter a beastman, I can run away..." Bu Zheng gave himself another reason.

"It's not too far from here. I think I can manage this distance," Bu Zheng looked at the distance between the blue light and the safe area, giving himself another reason.

"That should be the mountaintop. The view is clear from the top, and any approaching beastman would be noticed in advance."

"..."

With all these reasons, Bu Zheng decided to take the risk. In fact, the most important reason was that he wanted to go, and the other reasons were just excuses. The more excuses he had, the braver he felt.

So, Bu Zheng started running up the mountain, choosing paths that could hide him. Without any danger, he reached the place and found the source of the blue light.

"It's this, a kind of amber," Bu Zheng picked up the blue object. From the color, it was indeed what he was looking for, and he even tasted it to confirm its medicinal properties.

The blue substance others had found was already in fragments, so it was hard to recognize it as amber. Amber, due to its different formation environments, had varying compositions and, with the absorption of spiritual energy, had different uses.

This blue amber might be unique among ambers, and finding another identical one might be impossible. Now that there was one here, it indicated that there might be more blue amber nearby. However, he didn't need much, so he only collected what he could see, leaving the rest.

After finishing, he sat on a tree on the mountaintop and looked around, checking for any blue reflections and also keeping an eye out for nearby beastmen. There were no beastmen in his line of sight.

From the mountaintop, the view was very wide, and Bu Zheng didn't have to worry about beastmen for now.

As Bu Zheng continued to observe, although he didn't find any new blue amber, he noticed the shape of the mountain, which was conical, though a bit irregular.

This shape reminded Bu Zheng of a building, something like a fortress, but it was too large to be a fortress. It was more like a giant fortress-like structure, possibly a defensive building from the past, a defensive point of the Southern Chrysanthemum Sect.

Bu Zheng's guess was almost correct. This place was indeed a fortress, but not a defensive point. It was the dormitory for the Southern Chrysanthemum Sect's disciples in the past, where everyone lived, like a beehive-like structure.