Perfect World - Chapter 423

Mysterious Medicine

When he arrived at the foot of the mountain, he just happened to see Lin Kun, who looked as if he saw a ghost because Shi Hao was perfectly fine.

“You… are still alive?!” He said incoherently. He had a bad feeling and turned around to leave.

However, no matter how fast he was, could he be faster than the Kun Peng technique? A golden rainbow streaked across the sky, blocking his path. Then, a golden fist smashed down. With a boom, symbols erupted like lightning.

Lin Kun flew outward, and his chest shone. The character was like a shield, forming a barrier of light to block the strike.

Despite this being the case, Lin Kun still trembled. That impact made his blood go cold. If not for the character on his chest, he would have been killed by a single strike.

Shi Hao was just a teenager! How could a peak king like Lin Kun stand this? He was simply not capable enough!

“Young man, please don’t be mad.” Lin Kun shivered inwardly. He was waiting here to watch Shi Hao die, but he never expected this young fiend to calmly leave the mountain.

What he received in response was an even more ferocious streak of lightning. A purple-gold Suan Ni pounced over. Lightning radiance surged and submerged Lin Kun, making his blood curdle.

“Stop. I’m sorry, and I’ll pay for what I did.” He didn’t hesitate and admitted his defeat. He knew that even though there was a defensive symbol on his chest, it would disappear sooner or later.

Meanwhile, the teenager was still alive. With what Shi Hao was like, he wouldn’t stop until Lin Kun was killed.

Shi Hao stopped and said, “How are you going to pay the price?”

He didn’t think much of Lin Kun and didn’t view him as a threat. He was just too angry. He had let Lin Kun go, yet in the end, the latter wanted to ask the gray-clothed woman to kill him.

“I have a few stalks of spiritual herbs, as compensation…” Lin Kun was interrupted as soon as he spoke.

“I bought forty-eight spiritual medicines in one go. Do you think I care about a few more?!” Shi Hao prepared to extort the man because he needed spiritual medicines.

Shi Hao still had a few good things on him, for example, the Immortal Spring’s water and the Kun Peng nest’s cup of archaic wine. However, these things were too rare to be revealed. Meanwhile, he had used up the other magical artifacts and refined materials. He almost didn’t have a dime left.

Lin Kun grimaced. He was dealing with someone. Who would buy forty-eight stalks of spiritual medicine in one go? He knew he wouldn’t get away so easily.

“My spiritual medicines aren’t ordinary ones, and they’re rarely seen on the market. They are quite wondrous,” said Lin Kun. He knew that he had to pay the price this time.

He wanted to use the Divine Medicine Sect’s power, but after learning that the teenager was Shi Hao, he immediately gave up on that idea. The teenager had even killed supreme experts before, so who wouldn’t be intimidated?

If it was any other king-level figure, he would have long called out to the Medicine Capital’s experts and killed his opponent.

However, this supreme youth dared to oppose the Immortal Mountain and Heaven Mending Sect, which scared Lin Kun. He didn’t want to offend Shi Hao. Otherwise, once Shi Hao rose in the future, no one would be his match!

Many people understood that as long as Shi Hao survived, sooner or later, he would overlook the wasteland region. It would be difficult for anyone under the heavens to resist him!

“Wondrous? How rare can it be? Tell me about it.” Shi Hao asked with a poker face.

In the back, the big red bird chuckled. The Nine-Headed Lion and the others were speechless. Huo Ling’er and Yun Xi curled their lips. They knew that Shi Hao was only pretending that he didn’t care much about the medicine, but he was probably overjoyed. He was playing hard to get and wanted to extort a large sum.

“There is a stalk of Golden Grass.” Lin Kun clenched his teeth and said as if he was going to vomit blood. It wasn’t an ordinary spiritual object. Even if one searched all of the famous mountains and great rivers, they might not be able to find a stalk.

The grass was extremely difficult to grow. Even if it grew seeds, under normal circumstances, it would still be difficult to harvest anything. It needed to germinate naturally in special spiritual mud, so it was extremely precious.

“Just one stalk of Golden Grass?” Shi Hao laughed coldly.

“There is also the Fallen Moon Flower,” Lin Kun felt his heart was bleeding as he spoke.

In the back, the Nine-Headed Lion and the others were surprised. They had clearly heard of that spiritual medicine before. It could indeed be considered a wondrous medicine and was rarely seen in this world.

The so-called wondrous medicines were different from the rest and were extremely rare. One wouldn’t find many stalks even if they searched the whole world.

The Fallen Moon Flower was entirely snow-white. The most unique thing about it was that the flower was like a silver disk in the shape of a divine moon. This was especially the case when it was late at night. The flower was sparkling and shining, scattering down moonlight-like light waves. The fragrance could make one’s mind clear, and it would be easier to comprehend the Dao.

This time, Shi Hao didn’t say anything. “These two stalks definitely aren’t enough. Let’s go to your residence. I want to see everything.”

Lin Kun knew that he wouldn’t be able to keep his collection anymore. Several wondrous medicines were priceless. Today, they might change owners.

The Divine Medicine Sect occupied the center of the Medicine Capital because this city was established by their ancestral master. It was built around that low mountain, and Lin Kun had a courtyard at the foot of the back mountain.

As a supreme elder, his status was venerable. The place he resided in was extremely large, and spiritual essence surged. There was a medicinal field protected by a formation that surged with waves of dense multicolored mist.

After undoing the formation, as soon as they entered this small medicinal field, Shi Hao and the others’ eyes widened.

There was a stalk of golden grass that had six leaves as if it was carved from gold. It was brilliant and less than a foot tall. Golden mists undulated, releasing a wave of rich fragrance.

“Good stuff!”

Beside it was a completely snow-white plant. The flower was like a moon disk, flowing with holy radiance. The fragrance made one’s mind calm and clear.

“It really is the wondrous medicine Falling Moon Flower!” Shi Hao was all smiles as he began to drool. The big red bird did the same thing as him, truly wishing to swallow that flower in one gulp.

“Hey, is this a Purple Star Orchid?” Yun Xi was astonished. Even the Heavenly Divine Mountain’s medicinal field didn’t have many stalks. These things were extremely rare.

Orchid fragrance wafted through the air. This was a sparkling purple plant that was only the size of a palm. Its leaves were extremely small, and every single one of them was a hexagonal star. It was quite strange.

Rather than calling it an orchid, it was more like a palm-sized small tree. It was covered in purple little stars that flowed with hazy purple mist, and its fragrance was different from the others.

A single leaf from this stalk of medicine could be exchanged for several stalks of ordinary spiritual medicines. This was enough to prove the astonishing value of the Purple Star Orchid.

Other than the Divine Medicine Sect’s supreme elder, no one could have such wondrous medicines. It would be extremely difficult to find even a single stalk.

There was another stalk in the medicinal field. which was the last stalk of medicine. It made Yun Xi cry out in alarm. “It’s the Flowing Gold Age!”

There were only two stalks in the sect. Normally, when they were needed, they would only pick a few flowers and leaves, never harming the roots.

The Flowing Gold Age was a foot tall like a small tree. The leaves were dim, but when the wind blew over, all of the leaves flipped, and the back had a brilliant radiance.

From this perspective, the leaves seemed to be flowing with broken gold as if a period of time was passing. It gave off an indescribable aura.

“I heard that even among wondrous medicines, the Flowing Gold Age is one of the best rare treasures,” Huo Ling’er said with a sigh. The Nine-Headed Lion and the others all nodded.

When refining medicines, as long as one added a portion of the Flowing Gold Age, it would allow the medicinal pill to have a bit more aura. This was a terrifying transformation, greatly increasing the quality of the medicinal pill.

“Any more?” Shi Hao was dissatisfied.

Lin Kun’s face was covered in tears. There were four stalks of wondrous medicine, yet Shi Hao was still dissatisfied. Anyone else wouldn’t have a chance to see them at all. Normal medicine refinement masters would find it difficult to even obtain a stalk of wondrous medicine.

“I am Divine Medicine Sect’s supreme elder. I used everything I had in exchange for these four stalks of wondrous medicine,” he said in frustration.

To obtain these four stalks of medicine, he exhausted his entire collection.

In fact, Shi Hao was quite satisfied. If he wanted to quickly become a supreme expert and refine the Minor Nirvana Pill, he had to gather those wondrous medicines.

They were the key ingredients.

He found four stalks at once, and that was a great harvest.

“You’ve tried to take my life twice, yet you want to get away with just four stalks. That won’t do!” Shi Hao tried to scare him.

“I really don’t have anything else. I’ve already used up everything.” Lin Kun was dejected. If he had known this would happen, he definitely wouldn’t have looked for trouble. He had shot himself in the foot.

In the end, Lin Kun was forced into a corner. He then seemed to have thought of something and said, “I know the whereabouts of the Golden Medicine Butterfly.”

“What is the use of that thing?” Shi Hao didn’t seem to mind at all.

Apart from him, the others all wanted to scream. That was a divine insect of the medicine realm and was more precious than all other treasures in this world.

“Golden Medicine Butterflies can search for spiritual plants. Wherever it goes, all spiritual medicines will be discovered.”

For that alone, it could stand side by side with the Crack Demonic Butterfly.

There were always rumors that if there were pure-blooded Golden Medicine Butterflies, then they would definitely be dormant in the Medicine Capital, waiting to see the light of day again.

“Do you really know where it is?” Yun Xi asked. She came from the Archaic Divine Mountain, so she knew how precious this divine bug was.

Lin Kun clenched his teeth and nodded.

“Isn’t it just a medicine butterfly? It’s so delicate. I don’t think I can keep it alive,” Shi Hao said.

“The true Golden Medicine Butterfly’s fighting strength is extremely great. It’s an Archaic Deity Insect,” Lin Kun corrected him. In addition, he specifically pointed out, saying, “The one I am talking about is even more different.”

Shi Hao was interested. The divine insect alone was enough to prove its value. At the very least, it could be used as medicine. It was even more precious than the Demonic Spirit Lake’s golden spider.

“How is it different?” The big red bird asked curiously.

“It’s a larva found by the ancient Medicine Deity. Rumor has it that it might be a Golden Ancestral Butterfly, but it could also be considered above the golden level. It’s also known as the Emperor Butterfly,” Lin Kun replied.

“Emperor Butterfly is known as the only Golden Divine Butterfly. All Golden Medicine Butterflies are servant butterflies that accompany and protect it,” Lin Kun said.

“What?” Flame Crow was shocked and didn’t dare to believe it. Just now, this grand elder was still talking about how rare the Golden Medicine Butterfly was and how it was already extinct. How did it become a servant butterfly now? An even more precious one appeared.

“Emperor Butterfly is rarely seen and has only appeared once during the archaic era. Apart from being able to find all types of spiritual plants, its fighting strength is also known to be matchless,” Lin Kun said.

Yun Xi nodded and said, “I’ve heard that there was a golden Emperor Butterfly that appeared in the archaic era. With a light flap of its wings, three heavenly-deity-level Crack Demonic Butterflies were turned into ashes on the spot.”

“How is this possible?!” Everyone was shocked. How savage was the Crack Demonic Butterfly? It was unstoppable. It was enough to overlook the heavens above and the earth below.

“It’s true. The Divine Medicine Sect has such a record,” Lin Kun said. In addition, he explained that back then, when the ancient Medicine Deity went to look for the Golden Medicine Butterfly, he actually obtained an Emperor Butterfly larva.

In the end, the Medicine Deity fell, and it was rumored that the larva was sealed in a divine ice container, never appearing.

“Do you really know where it is?” Shi Hao’s eyes finally burned with passion.