Chapter 2349: The Garden
At this moment, Zhou Yu’s face was somewhat pale.
Just now, in order to break the Barrier in front of him, Zhou Yu had unleashed several high-powered techniques in an extremely short span of time.
As a result, his Primordial Power was overdrawn.
However, the instant the Barrier was broken and that rich medicinal fragrance surged out from within the garden to assault his senses, Zhou Yu’s mood suddenly became excited.
He no longer cared about the excessive depletion of Primordial Power in his body.
He directly swallowed two Pill Medicines, then strode quickly inside.
He couldn’t wait to see just what surprises this garden held.
This courtyard was encircled by a large bamboo grove.
In the middle of the bamboo grove was an open space.
The open space was divided into many sections.
At the center of each section, there was actually a pool of Spiritual Spring.
Leaving everything else aside for the moment, just these Spiritual Springs alone were an extravagant setup.
Even Zhou Yu was left dumbfounded by the sight.
But unfortunately, many of these Spiritual Springs had already dried up.
Only a very few were still producing some spring water.
Of course, dried up along with the Spiritual Springs were large patches of Spiritual Flowers and Spiritual Grass.
This was also within Zhou Yu’s expectations.
After all, this place had existed for far too long.
The growth of spirit grass and medicine follows cycles of Reincarnation.
At this time, after roughly sweeping a glance around, Zhou Yu still discovered quite a few Spiritual Medicines that remained alive.
Moreover, even with just a cursory look, he could tell that these Spiritual Medicines, across the entire Heavenly Origin World, were extremely rare—some had even vanished without a trace for who knew how many tens of thousands of years.
Zhou Yu’s figure flickered and he first arrived in front of a Spirit Tree just over half a foot tall.
This Spirit Tree’s branches were all bare, not even a single leaf remained.
Only seven or eight vermilion fruits hung from it.
These fruits were only about the size of a child’s fist.
Their entire bodies exuded a faint cinnabar hue, appearing exceptionally exquisite and adorable.
And once one drew near, one could smell a delicate fragrance that penetrated straight to the heart.
Zhou Yu fixed his gaze tightly on these fruits, while searching his mind for records regarding them.
He vaguely remembered having seen similar-looking fruits in some ancient text before.
But he had read far too many ancient books; for the moment, he truly couldn’t recall it.
He pondered for nearly a quarter-hour.
Suddenly, a flash of light passed through Zhou Yu’s eyes.
"That’s it."
"They’re Eight Immortals Stone Plum Fruit!"
"Yes, absolutely no mistake."
At this moment, Zhou Yu was extremely excited.
The so-called Eight Immortals Stone Plum Fruit was something he had once read about in a fragmented ancient text concerning the Immortal Realm.
It was said that Immortals in the Immortal Realm especially loved Eight Immortals Stone Plum Fruit and frequently used this item for brewing wine.
Rumor had it that Spiritual Wine brewed from Eight Immortals Stone Plum Fruit could even cause Immortals to lose themselves in drunken dreams.
Those below Immortal rank, with just one sip, could cut down a hundred years of arduous cultivation.
Of course, all of this was merely hearsay and could not be verified.
However, Eight Immortals Stone Plum Fruit could indeed be used to brew wine.
On this point, Zhou Yu did know a bit.
In addition, they could be used to refine Pill Medicine that increased one’s Cultivation.
And specifically Pill Medicine to raise Mahayana Realm Cultivation.
If a Mahayana Realm expert were to encounter them, they would definitely pay any price to obtain such a treasure.
As for the few Eight Immortals Stone Plum Fruits before him, Zhou Yu preliminarily judged that their age had long surpassed a hundred thousand years.
One could say they were absolutely unique across the entire Heavenly Origin World.
Truly priceless treasures.
Of course, for Zhou Yu, the most important thing was not the age of these Eight Immortals Stone Plum Fruits, but this complete Eight Immortals Stone Plum Fruit tree.
If he transplanted it into his Four Directions Realm, in the future he could have as many as he wanted.
However, he didn’t dare to casually transplant it.
After all, spirit grass and medicine that had survived for hundreds of thousands of years were generally exceptionally precious; if one didn’t understand the correct transplanting methods, it would be easy to completely destroy them.
Therefore, Zhou Yu planned to first get a clear understanding of the overall situation of this garden, and then deal with everything all at once.
After that, Zhou Yu arrived at another area where medicinal herbs were still alive.
He saw that a single Spirit Grass was growing here.
𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦
One particular plant was only around three inches tall, with leaves of a purple-black hue and a withered appearance, as if it could die at any moment.
If it were some layperson who didn’t understand such things, they would definitely have ignored it at a glance.
Who would be interested in a Spirit Grass so unimpressive in appearance and practically on the verge of withering?
But Zhou Yu couldn’t take his eyes off it at all.
And he revealed an extremely cautious expression.
Because Zhou Yu knew this Spirit Grass very well.
It was called Soul-breaking Grass.
As its name implied, this grass could sever a person’s soul.
Moreover, even Integration Realm cultivators, once poisoned by this grass, would find it hard to escape the fate of having their Primordial Spirit destroyed.
Of course, the most important part of this grass was not these drooping leaves, but its root system.
Don’t be fooled by its mere three-inch height above ground.
Its roots extended at least ten zhang deep, with no fewer than several hundred root filaments.
Those roots were where Soul-breaking Grass was truly terrifying.
Zhou Yu had always prided himself on not having weak Cultivation.
But faced with this Soul-breaking Grass, he did not dare to be careless in the slightest.
Zhou Yu thought for a moment, then suddenly raised his hand with a flick.
A strange creature with a human Daoist head and a ginseng body appeared before Zhou Yu.
This creature was precisely the Cannibal Immortal that Zhou Yu had previously collected in Black Gold Canyon.
Ever since being collected, the Cannibal Immortal had always remained inside the Four Directions Realm, helping Zhou Yu take care of his herbs.
When it came to how to transplant these herbs, the Cannibal Immortal was far more skilled than Zhou Yu.
"Why did you suddenly let me out?"
The Cannibal Immortal looked at Zhou Yu with a face full of puzzlement.
However, before it finished speaking, it suddenly sensed something.
The Cannibal Immortal jerked its head around and immediately discovered that it had appeared in a garden.
This courtyard was filled with a rich aroma of Spiritual Medicine.
The Cannibal Immortal’s expression instantly turned dumbstruck.
"This is... Soul-breaking Grass?"
"And Eight Immortals Stone Plum Fruit..."
"Nine Yang Xuan Ding Flower!"
"My heavens, there’s even Daluo Golden Body Vine!"
"What is this place, how can there be so many heaven-defying Spiritual Medicines?"
Just from the Cannibal Immortal’s expression, one could tell how outrageous the Spiritual Medicines in this garden were.
Moreover, there were many Spiritual Medicines that Zhou Yu didn’t recognize at all, but the Cannibal Immortal directly called out their names.
This was undoubtedly a pleasant surprise for Zhou Yu.
He hadn’t expected the Cannibal Immortal to have such a formidable side.
It seemed he would have to consult it properly in the future.
Zhou Yu said to the Cannibal Immortal:
"This is the Ancient Realm."
"I brought you out because I want you to help me move all of these into the Four Directions Realm."
"Ancient Realm?"
"No wonder!"
The Cannibal Immortal suddenly understood.
"Alright, no problem."
"However, some of the Spiritual Medicines here cannot be transplanted. I’ll tell you that in advance."
"That’s fine. Move everything that can be transplanted, and for those that can’t, leave their seeds."
"Okay."
The Cannibal Immortal’s speed was far greater than Zhou Yu’s.
In less than a day, it had properly handled every Spiritual Medicine in the garden.
And just then, a violent tremor suddenly came from the distance.
Hearing this sound, Zhou Yu’s brows lifted slightly, then he immediately put away the Cannibal Immortal and flew out...