Chen Qi nodded repeatedly.
Shi Xuan was about to suggest that if their sect's disciples had the Dragon Stone Grass, they could take advantage of the newly opened passage between the outer realms and the Qian Yuan Continent to go out and retrieve it.
But Sun Shaoxing's next sentence negated this.
Elder Tian threw it away?! That Elder Tian never does anything good!
"Where did you throw it? Were you found later?" Shi Xuan asked.
Chen Qi shook his head and said, "There aren't many alchemists in our sect, and their skill level is generally average. At the time, no one recognized that herb, so it was just thrown down the mountain. Senior Brother Wen only brought it back because he thought it was fun, and once it was thrown away, he didn't bother to look for it."
What a waste!
I wonder if this disciple surnamed Wen would regret his actions if he knew the true value of this centipede-like plant.
After thinking for a moment, Shi Xuan grasped another key point in Chen Qi's words.
"You mean this Senior Brother Wen came back from the outer realms?"
Chen Qi nodded blankly and said, "I can't forget this. He was rewarded by the sect for completing a big task. The sect gave him a Qilin pendant, saying that it could grant him access to some extremely precious secret realm. We were all very envious at the time and have a deep impression of this."
"A Qilin pendant?" Shi Xuan suddenly remembered that she also had a Qilin pendant. It was given to her by Quan Xing after she helped Luo Yin Sect get out of its previous predicament.
Shi Xuan rummaged through her storage space and took out the Qilin pendant that Quan Xing had given her. Chen Qi recognized it at a glance: "Yes, yes, that's it! Senior Brother Wen obtained this jade pendant back then!"
"So, that Dragon Stone Grass was obtained from this secret realm?" Shi Xuan asked.
"I don't know, but he did take out this black grass after returning from this secret realm."
Shi Xuan nodded. In that case, there was a high probability that it was obtained in this Qilin Secret Realm, and since she happened to have this Qilin Pendant, going there was a must.
Shi Xuan weighed the Qilin pendant in his hand, took out a whole bottle of advanced, top-grade flawless morning sun pills, and said, "Keep an eye on my second senior brother at the camp. If he has another attack, give him one of these pills. I'm going to the Qilin Secret Realm. Wait for me to come back."
“You’re going alone?” Zhang Yingxin was the first to object. “There are many dangers in this outer realm. How can you act alone? We don’t need that many people to take care of Lu Wenxing. We will send a group of people to go with you!”
Shi Xuan shrugged and said, "But only one person can enter this Qilin Pendant. No matter how many people go, they can't get in."
Zhang Yingxin looked at Chen Qi and said calmly, "These belong to your sect. Go ask your elders for a few more, and we'll go together."
Chen Qi: "..."
If this thing were so easy to obtain, he and Sun Shaoxing would have had it long ago.
Seeing Chen Qi speechless, Sun Shaoxing stepped forward to explain, "This Qilin Secret Realm is different from the secret realms we have seen before. Our ancestors obtained it by chance. There is only one Qilin Pendant as the entry token. Only one person can enter each year. After entering, the token is taken back, and you can only enter again the following year. That's why it's so precious. I'm afraid even the elders themselves may not have entered it."
In such situations, there's really nothing anyone else can do to help.
Shi Xuan comforted him, "Don't worry, if Senior Brother Wen can go in by himself, why can't I? Don't worry, just wait for me at the camp."
Although the team members all looked worried, they couldn't think of a better solution and had no choice but to let her go alone.
Shi Xuan refined several more batches of pills for himself before bidding farewell to his teammates and flying alone towards the Qilin Secret Realm.
The entrance to this Qilin Secret Realm is said to be on the smallest floating island in the far northwest. Because that floating island is the smallest and has nothing of value on it, it has not received any attention from other major sects in the outer regions.
This is how the predecessors of the Hidden Sect discovered this secret realm.
They set up an array there as a cover, and only cultivators carrying the Qilin Pendant could enter smoothly.
That uninhabited island was too far away. Shi Xuan set off at dawn, riding the puppet sword at full speed, and finally arrived at the island before dusk.
The island was indeed desolate, with no green plants growing except for some large rocks. It looked like an abandoned pile of stones, no wonder it didn't attract anyone's interest.
Shi Xuan, carrying the Qilin Pendant, smoothly walked to the center of the island. Since the array and the secret realm were both activated by the Qilin Pendant, it recognized Shi Xuan as soon as he stepped in, and Shi Xuan naturally walked into the secret realm.
Even after entering the secret realm, Shi Xuan didn't know how she got in, but the Qilin pendant in her hand was gone, forcibly taken back by the secret realm.
Shi Xuan sighed, "This secret realm really seems to have come to life."
The scenery inside the secret realm was completely different from the outside world. Under the sky, which was a mix of deep and light purple, all the plants seemed to be dyed purple. Only when he saw this did Shi Xuan feel relieved.
This environment is more suitable for the growth of black Dragonstone Grass. This made Shi Xuan even more convinced that Senior Brother Wen had obtained the Dragonstone Grass here.
The secret realm was deserted, with three paths leading in different directions under a purple sky.
Shi Xuan directly chose the middle path.
The road wasn't long; after walking for about fifteen minutes, Shi Xuan arrived at a medicinal herb garden. The garden wasn't large; it was the kind where you could stand in the middle and walk around to see the entire area of the garden.
The spiritual plants inside are growing well, but most of them are of relatively low quality and have no valuable items, let alone Dragon Stone Grass.
Shi Xuan looked around but found nothing new, so she turned back and walked down another path.
Like the first path, this is also a small medicinal herb garden, and the same is true when you walk to the third path.
This is very strange. Normally, even if a secret realm doesn't have rare and precious materials, its spiritual energy should be more abundant than the outside world. However, the area where Shi Xuan is located feels completely different from the outside world.
Moreover, since the Luoyin Sect treats this place so preciously, it must be more than just these three small herb gardens to appease visitors.
"It seems to be an illusion array." With no one around, Lu Shenzhi appeared and said. Ever since Shi Xuan entered this Qilin Secret Realm, he had been keeping an eye on her surroundings.
Shi Xuan stopped, carefully examined the area, and asked, "Is there a way to break this?"
“The person who set up this formation is highly skilled; it should be beyond our ability to break.” Lu Shenzhi said.
Undeterred, Shi Xuan searched again but found no trace of the formation.
When faced with an array that leaves no trace, Shi Xuan's usual approach is to first test its spiritual power.
She sat down on the spot and began to practice the "All Things Grow and Break the Formation" technique.
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