Simultaneous travel: City, infinite evolution

Chapter 136 Collecting Medicine
"Oh, by the way, the woman's ear is still in the little raccoon's mouth. I'd like to trouble Miss Hong to take it back and complete the body."

"Where justice lies."

The girl in red clasped her hands in a fist salute to Chen Hong, then took the cloth to remove the ear.

Chen Hong then took out several antidotes, one for each person, and used them to detoxify Qin Yumo and the others.

Although it's not a specific antidote, it's still somewhat effective.

At that moment, three figures hurried over.

He appeared to be dressed as a Taoist priest and was carrying luggage.

Seeing that there were many people here, I turned around and left.

"Please wait, three Taoist priests!"

Chen Yulou called out to them.

The three Taoist priests had no choice but to stop and turn to look at Chen Yulou.

The leading Taoist priest bowed to Chen Yulou.

"To pluck the stars, one must invite the God of Literature; to move mountains, one must not move Everlasting Mountain; what is burned is Dragon and Phoenix Auspicious Incense; what is drunk is the water from the Five Lakes and Four Seas."

Chen Yulou understood, and bowed to the Taoist priest in response:
"On Changsheng Mountain stands a tall building, where heroes from all directions come to gather. Dragons and phoenixes symbolize good fortune and friendships are formed, while the waters of the five lakes and four seas surge forth."

"So you are the leader of the Mountain Moving Sect. It's a pleasure to meet you."

The Taoist priest also cupped his hands to Chen Yulou, saying, "So you are the leader of the Unloading Ridge lineage and the chief of Changsheng Mountain. I have long admired you."

"We met by chance today, and it looks like it's about to rain. Why don't we go inside and take shelter from the rain together?" Chen Yulou extended an invitation.

The Taoist priest thought for a moment, looked at the large number of people, and decided it was difficult to refuse, so he agreed.

The Taoist priest nodded to Chen Hong, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "I am Partridge Whistle from the Mountain Moving lineage. I greet this gentleman."

Chen Hong nodded. "My name is Chen Hong."

“Oh, Mr. Chen.” Partridge Whistle pointed to a male Taoist priest with curly hair and introduced him, “This is my junior brother, Old Foreigner.”

Then, pointing to a pretty young Taoist nun, he introduced her, "This is my junior sister, Hua Ling."

Chen Hong nodded, acknowledging that they had met.

Seeing that Lu Ziqiao and the others were still having some difficulty moving around, Hua Ling took out the medicine.

“They’ve been poisoned by a raccoon spirit. These medicines of mine should be more effective. Take them and use them.”

Chen Hong gestured for Qin Yumo to take the medicine from Hua Ling's hand, and smiled.

"It's rare to find a girl named Hua Ling who is also proficient in pharmacology."

"Yes, yes, my junior sister is amazing, her medical skills are superb."

The old foreigner proudly loosened the basket, the same style as Ning Caichen's, that he was carrying on his shoulder.

After being glared at by Partridge Whistle, it lowered its head and became obedient.

After Qin Yumo gave everyone the medicine, they recovered much faster.

Chen Yulou felt a little uneasy when he saw that the three men he had recruited, Partridge Whistle, were actually getting along well with Chen Hong.

"Gentlemen, I think we should go back and wait out the rain."

Seeing that everyone had regained their mobility, Chen Hong did not object.

The group returned in a grand procession.

Qin Yumo quietly asked Chen Hong, "What exactly are these 'Moving Mountains' and 'Unloading Ridges'?"

Chen Hong explained in a low voice: "There are four major factions of tomb raiders, which are divided into Mojin, Faqiu, Banshan, and Xieling according to their motives, methods, and lineages."

The tomb raiders and the tomb raiders are collectively known as the Tomb Raiders, who are skilled in locating tombs and are well-versed in the I Ching and Feng Shui.

The Unloading Ridge sect relies on strength; tens of thousands of disciples working together can flatten a mountain to find treasures, hence the name Unloading Ridge.

The Mountain Moving Clan, on the other hand, uses magic; for centuries, they have been searching for the Muchen Pearl to break the curse upon their people.

"Chen Yulou, the leader of the Xieling gang, led the 'Changsheng Mountain,' which was the largest underworld force in the Republic of China. It controlled bandits and outlaws in thirteen provinces, including seven in the south and six in the north, with a number of over 100,000. Anyone with a name in the underworld was at his command."

He secretly supported multiple warlord factions throughout Hunan, including elite troops equipped with British and German weaponry, and amassed enormous wealth through monopolizing the opium and arms trade, demonstrating his immense ambition.

"This Partridge Whistle is a descendant of the Zaglama tribe, whose people suffered the 'Red Spot Curse' for peeping into the secrets of the Ghost Cave a thousand years ago, and they do not live past 50 years old."

As the last descendant of the Mountain Moving Taoist lineage, he shoulders the heavy responsibility of finding the "Muchen Pearl" to lift the curse.

He's probably here to search for the Muchen Pearl in the tomb.

"Oh, I see." Qin Yumo sorted out the relationships between these factions and figures.

the next day.

The group arrived at Ping Mountain and reached a cliff.

Chen Hong and his group, Chen Yulou and his group, the team that Luo Laowai brought along, and Partridge Whistle and his two companions—everyone was present.

This cliff is like a crack in the earth.

Chen Yulou was born with "night vision" and was skilled in the art of "observation, smelling, questioning, and palpation." He could observe mud marks and distinguish the color of grass, and could explore tombs without lighting a torch, demonstrating extraordinary perception.

He told Luo Laowai to fire the gun. Based solely on the echo and the sound of the wind, he could roughly determine that there was a palace below. Ping Mountain had a hollow structure, and there must be a large tomb inside.

"Legend has it that Ping Mountain was the place where the royal families refined elixirs throughout history."

Since the pre-Qin period, alchemists have traveled to this place to refine elixirs and burn mercury.

During the Song Dynasty, it flourished even more, with countless Taoist priests gathering here to refine elixirs.

Countless rare and precious materials were sent here for free, all for the sake of an emperor's dream of immortality.

It wasn't until the Yuan Dynasty that it was occupied by the uncouth Yuan people, who transformed it into a mausoleum, where a Yuan general was buried.

Over time, countless poisonous plants accumulated here, permeating every inch of the land, nurturing countless venomous creatures, and even giving rise to legends of the "Corpse King of Western Hunan."

Chen Yulou spoke eloquently, recounting the origins of Ping Mountain.

Luo Laowai quickly cupped his hands in a gesture of flattery, "The leader is indeed very knowledgeable, knowing all this. I, Luo Laowai, am just a rough man and don't understand these things, hahaha..."

"Alright, let's get ready to go down."

"Centipede-like ladder, go up!"

"Yes!"

The men of the Unloading Ridge faction sprang into action, taking out sections of ladder and piecing them together, connecting them with iron chains.

Large iron nails were driven into the ground, ladders were attached, and the ladders were hung on the cliff, extending indefinitely downwards.

We can make it as long as you want.

The terminal's design is ingenious and highly practical.

Chen Hong watched their scouts with great interest as they stepped onto the ladder. Unlike ordinary ladders, the ladder was open on both sides.

Section by section, staggered to the left and right, allowing people to step down one by one.

From a distance, it looks like an extremely long centipede's spine, hence the name "Centipede Hanging Mountain Ladder." The scout went down for a while but never came back up, leaving no trace.

Chen Yulou had no choice but to lead his men down personally, and Luo Laowai followed him down as well.

Meanwhile, the three members of the Mountain Moving Taoist, Partridge Whistle, tied the Sky-Piercing Rope to a solid boulder, and then descended the cliff face, suspended along the rope.

Wow, it's like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each displaying their unique abilities!

Zeng Xiaoxian raised an eyebrow. "Boss, how do we get down?"

Chen Hong chuckled and pointed his sword.

"Sword rises!"

Swords flew out, grew larger, and hovered in front of the people in Love Apartment.

"Wow, is this... flying on a sword?"

Lu Zhanbo and the others were pleasantly surprised.

"Come up."

Qin Yumo and the others tried to stand on the flying sword, their trembling appearance suggesting they might lose their balance and fall at any moment.

"Chen Hong, is this going to work? Will we fall?" Lin Wanyu asked, a little scared.

"Don't worry, stand up there. I'm here."

Everyone had no choice but to trust Chen Hong, and they stood up shakily.

"Magnetic cable, activate!"

With a flick of Chen Hong's sword, an invisible magnetic cord bound everyone firmly to the sword.

"Fly on your sword, take off!"

"go!"

As soon as Chen Hong had a thought, ten thousand swords followed, and a large group of people flew down the cliff on flying swords.

Chen Yulou, Luo Laowai, Partridge Whistle, and the others were dumbfounded.

"It flew...it flew away."

Luo Laowai pointed at Chen Hong and his group in the air, his fingers trembling.

"Could there really be immortals in this world?"

Chen Yulou was stunned, staring at Chen Hong and the others in disbelief, his lips trembling slightly.

"Could those legends be true?"

"Are there really cultivators in this world?"

"Are those legends of extraterrestrial demons also true?"

Partridge Whistle frowned. The Zaglama tribe has a long history and rich records.

Therefore, he knew that there were indeed cultivators in this world.

"I never expected to encounter a real cultivator in this era. It's truly unbelievable."

"Judging from this, could it be a sword immortal?"

Partridge Whistle's thoughts wandered.

Regardless of what they thought, Chen Hong continued walking leisurely and straight downwards.

The thrill of falling, the wind howling and blowing my hair.

Qin Yumo and the others were already incredibly excited.

"what!"

"very scary!"

"But what's with this exhilarating feeling?"

My heart is beating so fast.

"I feel like I'm jumping off a cliff, I'm going to die, I'm going to die."

"Haha." Seeing everyone's legs going weak, Chen Hong smiled. "How was it? Not a bad experience, right?"

"I was originally thinking about whether I should weld a flying sword guardrail for you, or add a protective shield."

But thinking about it, this method is still the safest and most exciting.

"How about that? The feeling of the wind howling, the feeling of being about to fall from a great height at any moment, isn't it exhilarating?"

"what!……"

Chen Meijia was trembling, but she couldn't help but feel excited, her adrenaline surging wildly.

This is the thrill of flying freely on a sword between heaven and earth.

A thrilling sensation that is difficult for ordinary people to experience.

"Slow down, slow down, I can't take it anymore!" Lin Wanyu shouted.

Chen Hong slowed down and flew leisurely.

The cliff face was covered with poisonous herbs, including some poisonous Ganoderma lucidum.

These are all medicinal herbs that grow on the cliffs. No one has picked them for thousands of years. They have grown wildly and have been soaked in the poisonous gas of Ping Mountain, turning them into poisonous medicinal herbs.

With a single thought, Chen Hong divided into thousands of sword lights, severing these poisonous herbs at the stem level, leaving the roots to grow.

With a single stroke, it drew in countless poisons and stored them in its sac.

In this way, Chen Hong actually harvested all the poisonous plants growing on this vast cliff face.

It was as if they had scraped the ground clean.

This left Chen Yulou and the others dumbfounded.

Soon, Chen Hong and the others reached the bottom.

Looking out, there is a huge roof with layers of tiles, as well as a ridge and eaves.

Chen Hong led everyone down from the flying sword and onto the roof tiles.

Even the boldest Hu Yifei couldn't help but pat her chest and breathe a sigh of relief.

The extreme sports they just experienced were still too thrilling for ordinary people like them.

"This is... the Dragon Tower Palace?"

Looking at this grand hall with its flying eaves, bracket sets, blue bricks, and black tiles, layer upon layer of inner and outer structures.

There are also well railings and corridors all around, as well as a series of artificial mountains made of lake stones.

It has the air of a royal palace.

(End of this chapter)