Chapter 1155: Entering the Mission Phase
Finally, although Hao Shuai has some personal grudges with me, he definitely wouldn’t start a fight the moment we meet. The key point is, his skills aren’t that bad.
So thinking back on everything, Chen Tianlong now believes it was truly an illusion. Therefore, Chen Tianlong asked probing, "Wushuang, did you come to find me just now?"
"No, why? What’s up, Chen Tianlong?"
Lin Wushuang was a bit puzzled to hear Chen Tianlong ask him this.
"Oh, nothing."
After confirming, Chen Tianlong was even more certain it was indeed an illusion earlier. However, to be sure, he asked Du Nong beside him, "Brother Du, did you come to find me just now?"
"Haha, you’re joking, Brother Chen Tianlong. I just saw you now." Du Nong answered honestly.
Chen Tianlong was now sure and positive that the scenes earlier were illusions. He suddenly found this array very intriguing as it could make someone experience illusions.
At the same time, Chen Tianlong felt fortunate. If it weren’t for his strong determination, it would have been difficult finding this place.
"Okay, no problem then."
Chen Tianlong smiled at Du Nong and Lin Wushuang behind him.
"Crazy!"
Hao Shuai rolled his eyes in exasperation at Chen Tianlong’s mysterious questioning.
Chen Tianlong didn’t respond but instead walked over to Lin Wushuang and the three beauties, grabbed Lin Wushuang’s delicate hand, and strode forward.
"Ah?"
Lin Wushuang blushed, feeling a bit shy, especially with Liu Ting and Bing Ruxue standing beside her. She felt uneasy holding hands so openly with Chen Tianlong in front of them.
But seeing Chen Tianlong didn’t look back, Lin Wushuang braced herself and followed him, feeling overwhelmingly happy.
Before long, they reached the core area of this realm, which actually had a name: Dayless Heaven.
As the name implies, there’s no night, only day.
So when they walked from the desert night, they found it was daytime here.
The six stood in the middle of the road, shocked by the scenery of mountains, waters, rivers, a blue sky, and clouds floating.
However, they didn’t have the heart to continue admiring as everyone had their own tasks to complete.
"Alright, Wushuang, Liu Ting, Ruxue, let’s hurry and complete our tasks. Time is running out," said Chen Tianlong.
The three beauties nodded and started looking for their task items with Chen Tianlong. Chen Tianlong walked along the river, thinking the Life-extending Licorice, no matter how precious, is still a herb, so its likelihood of growing by the riverside was higher.
A moment later, Lin Wushuang knew her thousand-year Reishi was rare in this area, so she apologized to Chen Tianlong, "Chen Tianlong, I’m heading over there first."
"Oh? Are you saying your task isn’t here?" Chen Tianlong asked, not considering it a problem.
"Yes, that’s right."
Lin Wushuang nodded knowingly.
"Alright then."
Chen Tianlong felt a bit worried but knew he couldn’t waste all his time on one person, so he smiled and said, "Wushuang, go ahead. If you encounter danger, call me immediately."
"Mm, got it. Don’t worry, Chen Tianlong. Besides, Wushuang isn’t that weak," Lin Wushuang teased.
After speaking, Lin Wushuang ran into the woods on the other side.
"Chen Tianlong, I’m going to find my stuff too."
Liu Ting didn’t hesitate and left after speaking.
Bing Ruxue gave a slight smile at Chen Tianlong, then said, "Chen Tianlong, then... I’m going too."
"Haha, you two be careful. If you really can’t find it, it’s alright, you’re not here specifically to complete tasks," Chen Tianlong brought Bing Ruxue over here mainly for Evil Qi Body Refinement, not concerned about rewards.
"Mm, I know, but... I think I can find it," Bing Ruxue felt driven, not wanting Chen Tianlong to think she’s useless.
Chen Tianlong sighed; these tasks must be completed by oneself. He felt powerless and could only hope for fate. He nodded, watching Bing Ruxue leave, then focused on searching for the Life-extending Licorice.
"Life-extending Licorice, this herb grows in extremely dangerous places, its leaves are serrated, and the stem is yellow."
Chen Tianlong repeated the characteristics of the task tip. Upon reading ’dangerous places,’ he realized he was searching in the wrong area, as it didn’t look dangerous at all.
On the other hand, Hao Shuai and Du Nong’s tasks also involved heavenly treasures.
However, the task distribution was clever, as the growth environments of those items varied greatly, naturally splitting the six into different paths to find their task items.
Chen Tianlong walked along the river and soon reached a waterfall, where below was a hundred-meter-high waterfall. The water of the small river was slow but became turbulent as it approached the waterfall.
Chen Tianlong stood at the cliff edge, looking down at the large pool below. If there’s danger, this should be the most dangerous place in the Dayless Heaven.
Because in such beautiful surroundings, nowhere seemed more dangerous.
After observing at the edge for a while, Chen Tianlong thought, "Where can this Life-extending Licorice be growing? While the waterfall is dangerous, it’s unlikely the herb grows inside the deep pool."
Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind, and Chen Tianlong’s eyes lit up, thinking it was plausible.
Deciding to test it, he surveyed the surroundings and noticed many vines not far away. He smiled slightly and immediately ran over.
Chen Tianlong pulled some vines down, tied them together, measured the length, then walked to a large tree at the cliff edge and tied one end of the vine to the tree.
Chen Tianlong threw the vine down, then leaped off, sliding down the vine gradually.
While descending, Chen Tianlong observed the mountain wall’s situation and saw a small indentation about twenty meters from the mountain top. The indentation was around two meters deep, not very regular in width but about two to three meters.
Then, Chen Tianlong released his grip on the vine and leaped into the indentation.
The indentation seemed a bit damp. Since Chen Tianlong jumped in from the side of the waterfall, his clothes remained dry, but the continuous waterfall flow made the indentation very humid.
Chen Tianlong examined inside and found many weeds growing, yet he was sure the Life-extending Licorice would differ from these weeds as it’s a Divine Medicine, likely unique.
Thus, Chen Tianlong ventured deeper, taking a couple of steps before seeing the cave wall, where he crouched to search among the weeds.
Chen Tianlong, being a little Divine Doctor, had some knowledge of these mountain herbs. He studied the pharmacology book Tan Tian gave him every night before sleep, improving his medical skill greatly.
Leaves are serrated, stem is yellow.
Chen Tianlong searched for a while according to the characteristics, almost flipping through all the weeds inside, yet the described herb hadn’t appeared. Just as Chen Tianlong seemed about to lose hope, his gaze suddenly settled on an inconspicuous little herb.