Chapter 10: Star Concealing Grass

The three things Xiao Che spoke of caused Summer Qingyue's closed phoenix eyes to suddenly open: "What do you intend to do?"

"Surely you truly have a way to obtain them?" Upon finding that Summer Qingyue had not directly rejected him, Xiao Che immediately asked with hopeful fervor.

Summer Qingyue furrowed her brows slightly and slowly said: "I've never heard of the Seven Mystic Linglong Grass. The earth mystical beast's mystic pills require hunting the earth beast to obtain. How many people in the entire Azure Wind Empire can hunt earth beasts? Even if the Frost Cloud Immortal Palace has some, they would certainly be fewer than a single unicorn horn. As for the Purple Vein Heaven Crystal, no amount of money can buy it—it is a treasure that would drive all major sects to madness! To obtain even one, it would be enough to offset ten years of bitter cultivation. These three items, not to mention me, even the palace master would almost be impossible to acquire simultaneously."

Xiao Che's chest heaved heavily, then he closed his eyes and remained silent for a long time.

"What do you intend to do to repair your meridian?" Summer Qingyue asked of her own accord.

"I wish to repair my meridian." Xiao Che answered honestly.

"...I cannot help you." Summer Qingyue said, and at the same time, she did not believe that these three items could repair his meridian. Otherwise, his master would certainly have known.

Xiao Che shook his head, as if saying it was nothing: "These three items indeed are not things ordinary people can obtain. I was only asking offhand." After a pause, he spoke in a slightly smaller voice: "Wife, after you return to the Frost Cloud Immortal Palace, will we see each other again?"

"You mustn't call me wife! My name is Summer Qingyue!" Summer Qingyue could bear it no longer, her voice dropping at least eight degrees in temperature.

Xiao Che seemed not to care, casually said: "I have married you, you have married me. We have taken vows before Heaven and Earth, witnessed by a thousand people. All the proper procedures have been completed. Now I am your husband, you are my wife. If I don't call you wife, what should I call you?"

"..." Summer Qingyue was at a loss for words, after a long while, she coldly said: "Fine, whatever."

Xiao Che immediately smiled broadly... This wife of his could not be touched nor caressed, but he still wanted to grab a small advantage from her mouth!

"You haven't answered my question yet... after you return to the Frost Cloud Immortal Palace, will we see each other again?" Xiao Che asked again.

"No." Summer Qingyue answered.

"Good!" Xiao Che nodded, then leaned his head against the wall behind him, closing his eyes: "Actually, you should have returned to the Frost Cloud Immortal Palace long ago, without needing to worry about me. With your talent, you should not have remained in this small Flow Cloud City, and should not have been held back by me. When you leave, with your identity public and the patronage of Frost Cloud Immortal Palace disciples, at least in this Flow Cloud City, no one should dare to directly harm me, and I would live more comfortably because of it... Oh right, about me taking you as a concubine, you wouldn't have any objections, right?"

"...Whatever." Summer Qingyue said expressionlessly.

"Yes, that's about right. Otherwise, you would never see me again in this lifetime. If I don't get to take you as a concubine, I was actually thinking of divorcing you then."

Even though Summer Qingyue's heart was as calm as still water, at this moment, she too felt the strong impulse to kick him out the door.

At that moment, she suddenly saw Xiao Che stand up and walk toward the door, and immediately asked: "Where are you going?"

"Can't sleep, going out to look at the stars." Xiao Che answered, and at the same time, sighed in his heart... This woman, staying here all night, I wonder if she can sleep at all!

Summer Qingyue didn't speak any more. Xiao Che opened the door and went outside.

At midnight, all sounds had ceased. Standing in the center of the courtyard, Xiao Che looked up at the countless stars. Though his gaze remained resolute, deep within, a haze of confusion that could not be dispelled settled.

Today was his first day back from rebirth. Though his mind and heart had undergone a revolutionary change compared to before, his body, with its ruined meridian, prevented him from finding a way out of his current situation, no matter how strong his mental state.

If he could obtain the Seven Mystic Linglong Grass, the Purple Vein Heaven Crystal, and a mystic pill from the earth beast, he would have more than fifty percent chance of repairing his meridian. But with his current abilities, obtaining even one of these three items would be harder than reaching the heavens.

After all, this world ultimately respects strength. Without sufficient strength, one can only speak empty words when trying to achieve what one desires.

How should I do this...

At that moment, a faint pulse came from Xiao Che's left palm. He instinctively lifted his left hand, and to his surprise, the faint light emitted from the pattern of the Poison Jewel in his palm was flickering at a rather rapid frequency. Xiao Che's pupils suddenly constricted, and he turned around, looking toward the north.

"Could it be..."

Besides its terrifying poison and powerful refinement capabilities, the Poison Jewel also has a special ability: the ability to sense high-level poison materials or medicinal herbs! When high-level poison materials and medicinal herbs are present within a certain range, it will perceive them, flash with light, and point toward the direction where the target is located... but the prerequisite is that it must be the highest-level material! At the level of the Poison Jewel, the "high-level" in its eyes is not the same concept as that in human eyes. On the Cangyun Continent, he had only seen the Poison Jewel flash six times, each time finding a world-rare treasure!

On his first day back on the Tianxuan Continent, the Poison Jewel had already shown such a reaction! There were indeed some world-rare treasures hidden nearby!

The direction pointed to by the Poison Jewel was north... that is, the direction of Xiao Che's backyard.

Xiao Che had his own courtyard, but its location was the most remote place within the entire Xiao sect, and could be said to be the most dangerous. For one could pass through this courtyard's wall and enter the back mountain. This back mountain was private land of the Xiao sect, where some low-level mystical beasts roamed, and occasionally mystical beasts would break through the courtyard wall and enter. However, with the Xiao sect's influence in Flow Cloud City, at least until today, no one had ever done so.

Xiao Che didn't hesitate at all, directly climbed over the wall. Though his strength at the initial mystical realm level was very weak, climbing over a wall less than three meters high was no problem.

The back mountain area was quiet and eerie. Xiao Che had never had the courage to come here at midnight before. However, with the moon high in the sky and countless stars, the light was not too dark. Xiao Che looked around, confirmed there was no one, and walked toward the direction pointed to by the Poison Jewel with light steps.

Under the moonlight, the mountains and valleys seemed to be covered in a thin layer of mist, appearing mysterious and dangerous. After a while, Xiao Che reached the foot of the mountain. At this place, the flickering frequency of the Poison Jewel reached its highest. Xiao Che stopped, puzzled... could it be right around here? But this place was clearly at the foot of the mountain. The medicine masters within the Xiao sect passed through here every day. If it were grown here, not to mention heavenly treasures, even slightly better medicinal herbs would have been discovered long ago, how could it wait until he came to harvest?

But the flickering frequency of the Poison Jewel reaching this level meant that the target was within ten paces of him.

Taking advantage of the bright moonlight, Xiao Che frowned and slowly moved his eyes, carefully searching every inch of the land.

Normally, the more precious the medicinal herb, the more likely it would grow in harsh or extreme places. Looking over this foot of the mountain area, it was all weeds. Xiao Che couldn't help but begin to doubt whether there was some problem with the Poison Jewel's sensing.

After scanning the area with his eyes, except for weeds, not a single ordinary medicinal herb was found. Just as he was about to give up, his eye noticed a place where a vague change appeared.

Xiao Che's spiritual perception was now extremely sharp. He quickly lifted his head and immediately looked toward the direction where the discordant feeling had appeared. That place was also a field of weeds. Because it grew along the edge of a rock, it had not been trampled. Xiao Che walked over, knelt by this rock, staring at the patch of weeds, and after a long while, he locked onto a spot in the middle of these weeds... the life force of the small grass is very strong. Without interference, they can be said to penetrate everywhere, spreading roots in all directions. But in the center of this patch of weeds that had clearly not been trampled, there appeared an empty space. This empty space was very small, only large enough to hold the growth of two small grasses, but appearing here it was particularly discordant.

A light breeze gently brushed through, the small grass nearby swayed slightly. At this moment, Xiao Che's eyes were firmly fixed on that "empty space," and suddenly a bizarre image of two small grasses appeared... a momentary flash, then it disappeared without a trace.

Xiao Che's eyes suddenly widened, and were filled with overwhelming joy. He quickly extended his left hand, bringing his palm close to that empty space. At once, under the faint green light, two small grasses slowly appeared. Two fingers high, the entire thing was dark green, looking no different from the surrounding weeds.

"Star-Hidden Grass! It's really Star-Hidden Grass! Two of them!" Xiao Che excitedly let out a low shout, his left hand directly grabbing the two Star-Hidden Grasses, and with a flash of the Poison Jewel's light, the two Star-Hidden Grasses were pulled out and entered his palm.

The more superior the medicinal herb, the harder it is to harvest. A slight mistake could cause the medicinal herb to be damaged, seriously reducing its effectiveness, or even rendering it completely useless. But with the Poison Jewel on his body, no matter what he harvested, he didn't need to worry about such concerns, because the Poison Jewel's aura would completely wrap around the target at the moment of harvesting, letting the spiritual energy in it leak out not even an inch.

"Rather than being a surprise, it feels like a miracle!" Looking at the two Star-Hidden Grasses that were faintly appearing in his palm, Xiao Che's trembling arms were filled with excitement. On the Cangyun Continent, over twenty-four years, he had almost toured the entire world, and had only found one Star-Hidden Grass. Yet on his first day back on the Tianxuan Continent, he happened to find two right in his own backyard!

The appearance of Star-Hidden Grass looks no different from ordinary weeds, almost impossible to notice. At the same time, it also has an extremely bizarre ability... that is, invisibility! In this way, it would be even harder to find it. However, his master had once told him that Star-Hidden Grass, though a heavenly treasure, the number of people who know of its existence is extremely few. Those who can identify it are no more than five people on the entire continent, and those who can completely refine it, only the Poison Jewel in the world.

"Truly heavenly assistance! With these two Star-Hidden Grasses, it's like having two infallible trump cards! After refining into Star-Hidden Dan, the protection spirit ghost robbery wealth robbery color kill people... it's just as if I could do whatever I want!" Holding the Star-Hidden Grass in his hand, and transmitting it into the Poison Jewel's space, Xiao Che silently smiled.

The Poison Jewel's flickering also completely stopped at this moment. Xiao Che, with his mood greatly improved, also had no reason to continue staying here, turned around to prepare to return, when suddenly, in his peripheral vision, a flicker of abnormal cold light appeared.

Xiao Che was about to take a step, but stopped, turned his head toward the direction where the cold light flashed. Taking advantage of the moonlight that was not too dark, he suddenly saw that less than fifty meters away to the north, there was a vaguely discernible white shadow.

What was that?

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[Next chapter, the female protagonist appears!]

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