dognovel Chapter 5 Demonic Land
Chapter 5 Demonic Land
After saying goodbye to his second senior sister, Lin Hang took Shen Yao to the Spirit Pill Hall to find the elders.
The Spirit Pill Hall was not far from the Spirit Medicine Hall; the two arrived in a quarter of an hour.
The walls of Lingdan Hall are more than twice the size of those of Lingcao Hall, but the walls are not high and the gate is very simple.
Upon entering the courtyard, Shen Yao noticed that although the courtyard wall was not high, it was very thick, at least a meter thick, and looked very sturdy.
After entering the courtyard, she looked curiously at the wall, and what she saw made her even more puzzled. The inside of the wall was pitted and full of holes of all sizes.
"Why are the inner walls like this? The aesthetics of the cultivation world are truly unique." He wondered to himself, but did not stop walking.
The outer courtyard of the Lingdan Hall is very large, but the building itself is not large. There is only one two-story building, which, like the medicine hall, has a side room on each side. One side room is used to store miscellaneous items, and the other side room is used for disciples on night duty to rest.
The first floor of the main building is the disciples' classroom. Today, the disciples who are practicing alchemy are sitting properly in the hall listening to the Grand Elder's instruction.
The second floor is where various pills are stored. Like the Spirit Herb Hall, the rare high-grade pills are kept in the residence of the Third Elder, who manages the Pill Hall. Only low-grade and mid-grade pills are available here.
The First Elder was giving a lecture, the Third Elder was organizing the basic pills that the disciples had refined and submitted earlier that day, and the Second Elder was sitting on a bamboo chair outside the classroom, fanning himself with a palm leaf fan.
Lin Hang stepped forward respectfully and bowed: "Second Elder."
Shen Yao quickly followed suit and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Second Elder."
"What's wrong with his face?" Second Elder Xun Chu looked at Bai Luo from afar. He was wearing a mask, and the exposed skin looked completely different from usual, reddish-black.
Shen Yao took off the mask made of her skirt lining and smiled awkwardly: "It's nothing, I just went up the back mountain to pick herbs this morning and got sunburned."
"The woods behind the mountain are lush, how did you get so tanned?" Xun Chu noticed that Bai Luo's lower face was exactly the same as his upper face, both red and black.
Xun Chu's face darkened further: "Your skin is peeling. Go find Elder Xu later and get some ointment to wipe your face."
The Second Elder looked quite fierce, and spoke in a very serious tone, but his words were full of concern for his disciples.
Shen Yao thought the Second Elder was a lovely old man with a serious appearance but a soft heart, and immediately bowed and accepted the order: "Disciple obeys."
"Well, you should still put on the mask, it looks bad," Xun Chu said, waving his hand.
Shen Yao put the mask back on, thinking to herself, "The cute old man is suddenly not cute anymore."
Xun Chu then asked Lin Hang, "At this hour, you should be in the thatched cottage leading your fellow disciples in processing medicinal herbs. Why are you here in the alchemy hall?"
Lin Hangdao said, "Second Elder, Junior Sister Bai discovered something belonging to the Demon Clan in the back mountain and has come to report it."
"An artifact of the demon race?" Xun Chu found this news unbelievable: "The back mountain of Lingcao Hall is our sect's territory. How could an artifact of the demon race appear there?"
After a moment's thought, Xun Chu stood up and said, "This matter is of great importance. You two, come with me."
Lin Hang and Shen Yao exchanged a glance and followed Xun Chu into the side room.
After Xun Chu entered the side room, he placed a restriction on it, isolating the side room from the energy and sound of the outside world.
"Bring out that demonic artifact so I can take a look," Xun Chu gestured.
Shen Yao took out the Crimson Cloud Flower, which Lin Hang had used as an isolation shield, from her storage ring.
Xun Chu used his inner energy to lift the flower into the air and observed it for a while: "It is indeed the Crimson Cloud Flower, a unique species of the Demon Clan."
Xun Chu then looked at the two of them and nodded approvingly: "You two are quite clever, knowing to separate the flowers. The stamens of the Crimson Cloud Flower are highly poisonous and must not be touched."
Shen Yao nodded and lowered her eyes, pretending to listen to a lecture, but in her heart she thought to herself, "Too late. Your disciple Bai Luo has already touched it. It's been cold for several hours. His soul has long been taken away by the Black and White Impermanence. Alas, curiosity killed the cat."
Xun Chu suddenly looked at Shen Yao with a serious expression and interrogated her, "Luo'er, how did you recognize that this item belongs to the Demon Clan?"
Shen Yao's heart tightened, and she stole a glance at the Crimson Golden Beetle in her sleeve. That's right, Bai Luo entered the Spirit Herb Sect at the age of eight, which is less than nine years.
Nine years of compulsory education on Earth is enough, but for the world of cultivation, nine years is not enough to lay a foundation. One has not even finished learning the spiritual herbs and elixirs of one's own race, so one is not qualified to learn to recognize the things of other races.
A lightbulb went off in my head! That's right, I have an older brother!
Suddenly calmed down, she replied confidently, "It was my brother from the Qingfeng Sect. He saw this flower when he was on a mission with the sect. He told me about it during his vacation and repeatedly warned me that the flower's stamens were extremely poisonous and should not be touched. I saw that the red flower my brother painted was very beautiful, so I remembered it well."
Xun Chu's expression softened slightly: "Bai Song is a good child. Bai Luo, you must work hard in your cultivation and learn from your brother."
"Disciple understands." Shen Yao has now filled this huge hole. She was almost treated as a traitor. Being exposed is a small matter, but losing her life is a big deal.
"But this Crimson Cloud Flower only grows in the land of the Demon Clan. It cannot survive when transplanted to the land of my Immortal Clan. Why can this Crimson Cloud Flower still bloom?" Xun Chu asked himself.
Xun Chu lowered his gaze and saw the black soil clinging to the roots of the Crimson Cloud Flower. Upon closer inspection, his expression changed, and he instructed Lin Hang, "Go quickly to the Pill Storage Room and find your Third Elder. Tell him to come here immediately!"
Lin Hang accepted the order and immediately went to the pill storage room. A short while later, the Third Elder Xu Pei followed Lin Hang to the side room.
"Quick!" Xun Chu strode forward and pulled Xu Pei to the Crimson Cloud Flower: "Quickly use your earth elemental power to examine the soil around the flower's roots. Is there anything unusual?"
Xu Pei formed a hand seal and probed, his expression changing drastically: "This is Demon Spirit Soil?"
Xun Chuyi's expression changed drastically: "As expected! Lin Hang, go to the thatched hall immediately to issue an order that from today onwards, no disciple of this sect may go to the back mountain. Also, call Zhao Cheng and Zhao Xuan together to set up a forbidden area at the entrance of the back mountain."
Senior Brother Zhao Cheng and Senior Sister Zhao Xuan are the eldest son and second daughter of Sect Master Zhao Zhen.
The forbidden zone, as the name suggests, is a place where objects are prohibited from entering or leaving. This involves setting up a barrier on the back mountain, preventing things from entering from the outside and things from leaving from the inside.
Lin Hang was always quiet, honest, obedient, and disciplined. He accepted the order and went without asking any questions.
Shen Yao looked at the soil on the flower roots. When she dug it up, she thought that if she took the flower back and the elders thought it was nothing serious, she could keep it and ask the Golden Beetle for a recipe to make poison from the flower's stamens for self-defense.
Fearing that the vibration would cause the flower stamens to spray out poisonous spores, they did not shake off the soil.
I never expected this soil to be something extraordinary? Demonic Spirit Soil—it sounds quite fantastical. My transmigration into this world of cultivation is pretty fantastical too.
“I have already informed the sect leader that Senior Brother Zhao Chen is still teaching. Once the course is finished, the sect leader should be back. At that time, the four of us will discuss how to deal with this Demon Spirit Soil.” Xun Chu said to Xu Pei, and then said to Shen Yao, “Bai Luo, go with your Third Elder to the Pill Storage Room and get a face cream.”
Xu Pei then noticed the reddish-black skin exposed on Shen Yao's face.
Shen Yao gave an awkward laugh again: "Hehe, I went to the back mountain to gather herbs half a day ago, and I got sunburned."
Xu Pei asked, "With the sun so strong, why didn't you use your wood elemental root to shade yourself? Or your water elemental root to protect yourself from the heat? Have you not been paying attention to your daily studies? You don't even know how to use these basic techniques?"
Shen Yao's heart skipped a beat; another trap! She quickly smiled apologetically and said, "This disciple was so engrossed in gathering herbs that I didn't notice. This disciple will definitely pay attention next time."
Xu Pei continued his admonition: "We doctors study medicine, refine remedies, and save lives, but we should also take good care of ourselves. Doctors must protect themselves in order to save lives. Do you understand?"
"I've got it, I've got it." Shen Yao felt that what the Third Elder said made a lot of sense, so she put away her playful smile and became more serious.
"Let's go, come with me to get the medicine." Teachers like students who listen to advice, and Xu Pei was satisfied to see that his student had a proper attitude.
"Disciple, obey."