Xianxia: I Can Alter The Dates Of Herb Plants

Chapter 14: The Former Expert!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Wang Xun was questioning Su Chen, but Su Chen did not, and could not explain the situation.

At this moment, the outer sect elders arrived one after another.

Su Chen swept his gaze across these elders. Among them, the elder who had helped him enter the Pure Yang sect was not there. It seemed that he was afraid of the Wang clan’s strength and was unwilling to come to his rescue.

Su Chen’s guess was correct. After hearing from the Wang clan’s disciples that Su Chen had stolen a large number of herbs, that elder immediately blurted an excuse and did not want to get involved.

When he suddenly saw Elder Lee among the group of elders, he immediately thought of something. He deliberately raised his voice and said, “These herbs were given to me by Elder Lee!”

“Hahaha… is it possible that Lee Ming gave you these herbs? Don’t fool me, tell me the truth!”

When Wang Xun heard this, he immediately laughed loudly. This old fellow, Lee Ming, was famous for being strange and eccentric. Even his own disciple was unable to get an extra stalk of herb, so how could he give you so many herbs?

After Elder Lee arrived at the herb garden, his spiritual sense immediately discovered that many of the mature herbs behind the house, and he was also very surprised. He had clearly only given Su Chen the seeds of the herbs, how could he produce so many optimally-aged herbs?

However, when he heard Su Chen say that he was the one who gave Su Chen those herbs, he immediately understood what Su Chen meant.

Stinky brat, are you trying to throw the blame on me? If something happens to this brat, how am I going to cure this Three Elemental Powder issue? I originally prepared the Marrow Extraction Pill to force Su Chen to cure me, but now it seems that I have to do him a favor. It seems like the person behind this kid isn’t simple.

“Yes, I gave these herbs to him. I think this kid is fated, so I intend to take him in as a closed-door disciple,” Elder Lee said indifferently.

Wang Xun heard this, and his eyes turned sharp. “Senior Brother Lee, are you serious?”

Hearing the doubt, Elder Lee looked at Wang Xun with a meaningful look and said, “I want to take in a disciple and to give him some herbs. Do I need Junior Brother Wang or the Wang clan’s approval?”

Hearing this, Wang Xun cursed in his heart.

Old fart, if the clan didn’t need your garden’s herbs to refine pills and make medicine, would you be so arrogant?

Wang Xun smiled embarrassedly, “As long as Senior Brother Lee is happy.”

Then, his eyes turned cold and his tone changed. “Then this tier 3 Marrow Cleansing Grass, was it the one that was stolen from you? Did you also give this to Su Chen?”

Elder Lee glanced at Wang Xun and nodded without saying anything.

When Wang Xun saw this, he was about to flare up in anger. However, with so many elders present, if he were to expose that he had used a tier 3 herb to frame Su Chen, how would he be able to continue living in the sect?

His expression was extremely unsightly.

This was great. He had not been able to get rid of Su Chen, and now had to also throw away his tier 3 Marrow Cleansing Grass.

Then, he unwillingly threw the herb to Su Chen, his eyes flickered with killing intent. He made up his mind that he would find an opportunity to get rid of Su Chen.

The other elders saw this and probably knew what was going on. After all, they had lived for so long and were all smart people. How could they not see that Wang Xun was deliberately making things difficult for Su Chen?

On account of the Wang clan, they did not say anything. They all dispersed.

After the crowd dispersed, Elder Lee looked at Su Chen and felt that he could not see through him anymore.

He thought to himself, ‘I didn’t expect that after living in seclusion in the Pure Yang sect for a few decades, I would be reduced to such a sorry state by a junior. It’s really quite pitiful.’

“Shouldn’t you help me get rid of the medicinal properties of this Three Elemental Powder?” Elder Lee’s voice had a hint of desolation. However, a moment later, he changed his tone and looked at Su Chen. He said indifferently, “My real name is Lee Jingshan. Perhaps you have not heard of this name. However, I think you should have heard of my other name.”

“I am also known as the Medicine Sage!”

When the two words ‘Medicine Sage’ entered Su Chen’s ears, he was first stunned. Soon after, his expression changed. His gaze was complicated as he sized up this defeated old man in front of him.

Although Su Chen had always been an outer sect disciple, he was still familiar with this alchemist expert, whose name had once shaken the Tianluo Kingdom.

Alchemist Sage was one of the Ten Great Alchemist Masters of the previous generation of the Tianluo Kingdom. He was aloof and proud. He was extremely good at refining medicine and pills.

Once, in a fit of anger, he used medicine and pills to destroy an entire clan. Among the Ten Great Alchemist Masters back then, he was one of the few late-stage Nascent Soul realm experts.

Later on, he had single-handedly fought against two experts, who were at the late-stage Nascent Soul realm and an early-stage Nascent Soul realm. It was the Divine Wind Kingdom’s gathering of experts session. In the end, the Medicine Sage emerged victorious, and his skills had shocked everyone.

After that gathering of experts, the Medicine Sage had gradually disappeared from public view. Until now, the name of the Medicine Sage had already become a mainstay in the memories of the older generation of the Tianluo Kingdom.

Now, with the next generation of the Ten Great Alchemist Masters, his legacy and glory belonged to the past.

Su Chen had never thought that this unremarkable-looking old man in front of him would actually be the Medicine Sage, who had once given the experts of the Divine Wind Nation a great headache. This really caused him to be somewhat stunned.

“Fortunately, this old man’s reputation has not been completely obliterated with time. You have actually heard of it…” Lee Jingshan said somewhat smugly when he saw Su Chen’s stunned expression.

Su Chen slowly inhaled a breath of air and sighed. “It has indeed caused me to be very surprised. I did not expect that the Medicine Sage, who had shaken the Tianluo Kingdom, would actually live in seclusion in the Pure Yang Sect’s external medicine garden to become an external elder.”

“Then… how did you end up like this?” Su Chen asked in puzzlement.

Hearing this, Lee Jingshan sighed bitterly. “That year, after I participated in the gathering of experts of the Empire, on my way back to the Pill Star Pavilion, I accidentally obtained a tier 7 spiritual herb. However, because of this, it attracted the pursuit of the old man in the pavilion. You must know that the old man’s strength is among the top cultivators of the Nascent Soul stage. If it weren’t for the fact that the Pill Star Pavilion only has one such powerhouse, they might have already annexed the other immortal cultivation sects of the Tianluo Kingdom.”

“In that battle, I was not the slightest bit surprised to be defeated by him. Although I took the opportunity to escape afterward, I was hit by his Spirit-sealing Technique. Not only was my body rapidly aging, but even my strength was also sealed at the Golden Core realm.”

Lee Jingshan sighed and continued, “For so many years, I have been hiding here to research things that can remove the Spirit-sealing Technique.”

“Don’t tell me you want me to help you break the Spirit-sealing Technique?” Su Chen suddenly raised his eyebrows and asked.

“Yes.”

“Uh… you think too highly of me. I don’t have that ability.” Su Chen shook his head and laughed dryly. He could not shoulder such a heavy burden.

“During these ten years, I obtained a medicinal formula that can break the seal. Only by gathering the medicinal herbs of the year mentioned on it can I recover my strength.” Lee Jingshan said in a deep voice.

“Originally, I would not have revealed my identity and told you so much. However… after seeing the best-aged medicinal herbs behind your house, I changed my mind.”

“As long as you can obtain the medicinal herbs that I need, at the year that I need, I can protect you for five years. At the same time, I, Medicine Sage Lee Jingshan, will owe you a favor. You should know the value of a favor from a Nascent Soul stage cultivator…” Lee Jingshan said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Su Chen’s heart was slightly moved. He asked softly, “What tier of herbs do you need, and how old do you need them to be?”

“Tier six herbs, 5,000 years old.” Lee Jingshan licked his lips and smiled.

Rolling his eyes, Su Chen helplessly spread his hands. “Tier 6, 5,000 years… Do you think I can produce herbs of this level?”

“I believe that your foundation is not as simple as it appears on the surface…” Facing Su Chen’s helplessness, Lee Jingshan smiled slyly and said.

Sighing, Su Chen was silent as he weighed the pros and cons in his heart. No matter what, this crisis had been resolved by Elder Lee.

Elder Lee could protect him for five years, coupled with a Nascent Soul realm expert owing him a favor as a was indeed tempting.

Su Chen rolled his eyes and was pondering carefully. If this old fellow were to recover his strength, what would happen…

Before giving the old man the antidote for the Three Elemental Powder, he would also give the old man some Spirit Control Powder just in case. He got this formula from the system when he had advanced to the seventh stage of the body refinement realm.

At that time, Su Chen did not pay much attention to this formula. It was only then that he remembered that if someone consumed the Spirit Control Powder, his spiritual qi flow can be controlled by others.

When he thought of this, Su Chen heaved a sigh of relief. He lifted his head to look at Lee Jingshan, who was filled with anticipation.

He nodded slightly and smiled.. “Alright, I promise to help you!”