Chapter 212: Herbs and Weapons
Yu Nianzhen looked at the walls, and a thought crossed his mind.
[Let’s go to the other rooms first. Maybe we will think of a way before we leave the treasure house.] He said.
[Alright.]
After that, the two no longer lingered and walked toward the second room.
The room was across the first, and like the first, it didn’t have any prohibitions on the door.
[The Lu family is really making things easy for us.] Jiang Yue said happily.
If there were prohibitions, he would have to open his illusion eyes to quickly break them.
In that way, his qi would be consumed, and he would need to replenish before they left the treasure house.
[We have to be faster.] Yu Nianzhen said and was a little worried.
Dawn was only a few hours away, and they still had to go to the medicinal pool.
If they dragged their feet, they would be trapped in the Lu family when someone inevitably discovered that the treasure house had been robbed.
[I got it.] Jiang Yue agreed.
He pushed the door, and both entered the second room.
The second room was full of shelves, and many boxes were placed on the shelves.
[Jade and wood boxes..., they should contain herbs.] Jiang Yue speculated.
He took a wooden box from one of the shelves and opened it.
As soon as the box was opened, spirit fragrance escaped from within and permeated the room.
[Scarlet rock herb.] Jiang Yue said happily.
The scarlet rock herb was a body-refining spirit-rank herb.
When they entered the inner region of the Thousand Herbs Garden, Xuan Ke was responsible for collecting scarlet rock herbs for their group.
Unfortunately, he never made their appointment. Because of this, Yu Nianzhen, Jiang Yue, and Li Futian didn’t get any scarlet rock herbs in the secret realm.
[The scarlet rock herb is just what we need.] Yu Nianzhen was also excited.
With the scarlet rock herb, they could improve their body refining realm.
Although their body refining was above most in the same realm, Yu Nianzhen and Jiang Yue were always conscious that they needed to cross a catastrophe.
It was not enough to be a little stronger than others; they needed enough strength to safely cross the catastrophe.
[Put the box away.] Yu Nianzhen urged.
Jiang Yue did not hesitate and put the box away.
They then checked a few more boxes and all contained herbs. Even more fortunate, most contained body-refining herbs.
[Is the Lu family too focused on body refining?] Jiang Yue was confused.
[It’s natural since the family has a gravity stones mine. The herbs should be for the medicinal pool.] Yu Nianzhen said.
After figuring it out, he was more looking forward to the medicinal pool.
If the herbs they found in the room were an indicator, he had high expectations for the Lu family’s medicinal pool.
[We must make sure to steal the pool.] Jiang Yue was also excited.
He had heard of medicinal pools but had never been in one. Now that he saw the herbs in the room, he had high expectations.
[I will put them away first. You can plant them in the jade box after we leave the Lu family.]
[Good.]
Without delay, Jiang Yue collected all the herbs in his storage ring and followed his husband out of the second room.
[What do you think is in the third room?] He asked as they made their way to the third room.
[We will know when we open the door.]
[What a dull gourd.] Jiang Yue complained and pushed the third door.
[Weapons...] He muttered when he entered the room.
This room also had shelves, but weapons were placed on them instead of herb boxes.
[There are swords over there.] Jiang Yue pointed at a long shelf.
During his fifth year in the Black Wind Abyss, Yu Nianzhen’s sword broke.
Although he still had his natal sword, he didn’t use it because he wanted to warm it in his dantian for a few more years.
For the remaining two years in the Black Wind Abyss, Yu Nianzhen used a tree branch as a sword.
[See if there is any you like.] Jiang Yue urged.
Without delay, Yu Nianzhen checked the swords, but he wasn’t satisfied with any.
Although tree branches could not exude the same power as swords, Yu Nianzhen liked using them.
This was because tree branches were fragile.
From using them, Yu Nianzhen became extraordinarily proficient in controlling his qi.
Initially, a tree branch would break as soon as he tried to execute a sword strike.
However, after more than one year of training, Yu Nianzhen could execute ten strikes before the branch broke.
He believed that this way of training was only beneficial and not harmful to his swordsmanship. If he trained to the extreme, he could substitute a sword with a branch without losing his attack power or breaking the stick.
’I need more training.’ He thought and once again looked at the swords.
Although he wanted to train, he knew that he needed a sword.
After all, no one could predict the future. He had to prepare what should be prepared.
[What do you think?] Jiang Yue asked.
[I don’t like any of them.] Yu Nianzhen said and sighed.
Finding a good weapon was also a matter of fate. Since he didn’t like any of the ones in front of him, there was no need to force it.
[It doesn’t matter if you don’t like them. We will find a way to sell them and buy a good sword for you.]
When Yu Nianzhen heard that, his eyes softened, and he couldn’t resist reaching out to his husband.
[XiaoYue.] He called.
[What’s the matter?]
[I love you.]
Jiang Yue was taken aback but then smiled.
[I love you too.] His eyes were filled with tenderness and his lips curled in a happy smile.
Yu Nianzhen pulled him over and hugged him for a long time.
[Alright, this is not the time.] Jiang Yue protested and pulled away from Yu Nianzhen.
[I always feel that our time together is too short.] Yu Nianzhen said, and his voice was filled with grievances.
He had just returned from the Black Wind Abyss, and they only had one short month together before they had to do other things.
After leaving the Lu family, they could only rest for a few days before they got busy again.
They had to prepare the resources they needed to enter the Nine Treasures secret realm.
When that was done, they would travel to the Ice Palace region, but even the travelling time wasn’t leisurely.
At that time, they would take part in the Cangxing ranking and break through to the origin tempering realm.
[There is more than one year after the Ice Palace meeting and before the opening of the Nine Treasures secret realm. Let’s spend that time together; we can do whatever we want.] Jiang Yue said.
He also felt that their life was too fast-paced, and they needed time to be together.
Although one year was less than they wanted, it was all they could get for the time being.
[Okay.] Yu Nianzhen agreed and squeezed his husband’s hand before letting go.
[We must check whether the weapons are marked before we take them.] Jiang Yue said.
After that, the two began checking the weapons.
Fortunately, none had the divine sense markings of the Lu family elders, and the two could safely take them away.
[This Lu family is too careless.] Jiang Yue stated as they left the room.
[It’s likely that the weapons are marked when someone takes them out of the treasure house. Whatever the case, they are cheap for us.]
Jiang Yue smiled and led the way to the bottom of the staircase.
Before they climbed up, he used his illusion eyes to check the stairs and was relieved to find no formations.
[We can go up.] He said.
[Good.]
With that, they went up the stairs and arrived inside a large room.
The room covered the entire floor and had shelves against all the walls.
However, the things contained in this room were few compared to any one room on the first floor.
[The treasure compass is reacting.] Jiang Yue said excitedly.
[Where is it pointing?]
[Wait a moment]
Jiang Yue pulled out the treasure compass and opened the lid.
He looked at the pointer and saw the needle pointing at the shelf on the south wall.
However, there were several items on the south shelf, and Jiang Yue couldn’t be sure which had attracted the treasure compass.
[It’s one of the items on the south shelf.] He said.
[Do you want to go right away or take other things first?] Yu Nianzhen asked.
[I want to take it now.] Jiang Yue answered without hesitation.
His decision was not only because he wanted to see the treasure but also because it was the smart thing to do.
If something happened and they had to escape before they took everything, he wanted to have the treasure in hand.
