I, a cultivator, have ended up in the world of tomb raiding.

Li Yue stared intently and saw that the spiritual herbs had mixed energy, which made him think to himself.

These spiritual plants, which have long inhabited shady cliffs and are constantly nourished by the earth's yin energy, still retain a strong vitality.

Its interior contains both yin and turbid elements as well as the spiritual essence of heaven and earth, making its medicinal power far superior to that of ordinary artificially cultivated plants.

Previously, it was promised that spiritual plants would be found to nourish the Angry Sun Chicken's body, but so far it has only been fed a single rotten flesh fungus with a thick layer of turbid energy, which is far too perfunctory.

Now that there are so many rare and exotic flowers and herbs here, he can choose whatever he needs.

Like the Blood Heart Ginseng he obtained from the old herbalist, he could absorb its Yin energy and transform it into his own cultivation.

The panel devours and strips away all the evil and impurities, leaving behind pure spiritual energy, which is just right for the innate phoenix species to nourish its origin, achieving the best of both worlds.

With his mind made up, he clung to the steep cliff face, his posture as steady as a rock, and reached out to pluck the Nine Dragons Plate from the cliff.

For those growing in narrow cracks, he would gather a wisp of gentle magic power in his five fingers and probe deep into the cracks.

Spiritual plants should not be torn or damaged by force, as this will cause the medicinal properties to be lost quickly.

Therefore, the soil layer can only be peeled away slowly following the direction of the rootstock.

The spiritual energy at his fingertips enveloped the medicinal root, isolating it from the soil and rocks. His movements were steady and delicate, and even though it was deeply embedded in the stone veins, it did not damage the root in the slightest.

Apart from a very small amount of soil falling off, the dust around the cliff remained still, with minimal movement.

In a short while, he picked all ten or so of the best-growing Nine Dragons Pan plants and casually put them into his storage space.

After carefully storing the elixir, he continued his ascent deeper into the crevice.

The massive crack is flanked by towering cliffs, shrouded in emerald mist.

Ancient vines hung down from the bottom of the ravine, their tendrils intertwined and entwined, blooming with many unknown exotic flowers. Weeds grew rampant in the crevices of the rocks, and the humidity grew heavier and heavier.

Li Yue, with his keen eye, discovered two more rare and exquisite spiritual herbs.

"These two flowers and plants look somewhat similar to two kinds of spiritual plants from the cultivation world."

He reached out and grabbed a hard rock protruding from the mountain wall, hanging there in mid-air, looking at the two plants with a puzzled expression.

One of its names is Ningyou Grass, which is dark blue all over and has leaves as thin as cicada wings. It likes to live on shady and cold cliffs and can astringe and moisten the internal organs. It is a commonly used material for alchemy.

Cultivators can directly refine it to stabilize their state of mind and avoid the agitation of inner demons.

The second one is called the Red Fluff Orchid, whose petals are reddish and fluffy. It is not afraid of the invasion of Yin energy, and its medicinal power is hot and dry, which can neutralize cold poison. It can also be used to make elixirs or liquids.

It can temper the meridians and harmonize the internal imbalances of cold and heat. This thing is rare and hard to find even in ordinary blessed lands.

"I have neither the skill to refine pills nor the ability to use a pill furnace, so all I can do is refine the pills directly."

Li Yue sighed inwardly, lamenting that such a rare and precious material was lost in the mortal world, unrecognized by anyone.

Then he reached out and dug up all the dozen or so plants around him, including the Ningyou Grass and the Chixu Orchid.

As my fingertips traced the petals, stems, and leaves, I was struck by their subtle similarities and couldn't help but feel a sense of wonder.

"Aside from a slight difference in the petals and leaves, the spiritual energy contained within is exactly the same as that of spiritual herbs in the cultivation world."

Holding the Crimson Orchid gently in his hand, Li Yue examined it from all angles and couldn't help but show surprise.

"Keep it safe for now, and study it carefully later."

Thinking this, he continued to fly into the crevice.

Along the way, we saw some herbs, all of which were rare treasures in this world.

Considering that the Angry Sun Chicken has an unusual diet and needs to be nourished by spiritual creatures, it would be troublesome to simply spend money to find one.

Spiritual herbs abound within Ping Mountain, but they become difficult to obtain once one leaves the mountain. It's best to stockpile them for future use.

Therefore, he would like as many spiritual plants as possible from the cracks.

Looking at the exotic flowers and herbs scattered everywhere, Li Yue's face showed a faint joy. With gentle movements, he used his spiritual power to protect the roots and dug up the entire plant.

Completely undamaged, they were all stored away in the storage space.

The higher you go, the more shady the area becomes on the back side of Ping Mountain, where you never see the sunlight.

The strange plants that grow on the rock face are becoming increasingly abundant, almost growing everywhere.

He doesn't try to have everything; he only picks medicinal plants that are rich in spiritual energy and yin essence.

After collecting everything, he turned around and continued deeper into the crevice.

The inner passageway appears to be a large opening, but its depth is extremely wide.

Li Yue straightened his back and breathed a sigh of relief.

Here, traces of artificial polishing are faintly visible on the rock face, and the terrain gradually becomes smoother.

The stone surface is flat, with piles of rubble in the corners, showing signs of ancient craftsmen's chiseling and repair.

It was clearly a passage deliberately opened up by our ancestors to connect the underground and the mountaintop.

Stepping into the man-made passage, the ground beneath your feet is solid, no longer loose gravel.

Li Yue stopped and looked around.

The passage was long and dark, with a chill in the air. A faint, ethereal fragrance wafted through the air, mixed with a subtle, fishy smell, but it wasn't unpleasant.

This place must be close to the ancient tomb, as the lingering yin energy is becoming increasingly thick and heavy.

He took out a Nine Dragons Plate and summoned the control panel with his mind.

[Unknown yin-attribute plant detected...]

[Analyzing... Yin energy concentration 9%... Evil energy component 7%... Malevolent energy component 2%...]

[Source: Yinshan Spiritual Plants - Nine Dragons Coil (A mixture of spiritual energy and yin energy)]

[Quality: Medium-grade spiritual plant]

[Effect: Can be directly absorbed and converted into one's own cultivation level]

[Should we choose to devour it?]

Li Yue glanced at the amount of Yin energy in the Nine Dragons Plate, and after understanding its properties, he chose to devour it.

[Devouring in progress: 1%...99%...100%...]

The Nine Dragons Plate instantly shed its internal Yin energy, retaining only its pure medicinal power and spiritual energy.

[Panel Level: Tier 3 (116/300)]

At that moment, a flash of light appeared at Li Yue's fingertip, and a bird-like figure spread its wings and landed—it was the Angry-Eyed Chicken.

Li Yue handed over the Nine Dragons Plate, now devoid of its malevolent energy and imbued with pure spiritual essence, allowing the Angry Rooster to peck at it.

"Thank you for protecting me just now."

He was absorbing the surrounding Yin energy in the Medicine King Pavilion, focusing all his efforts on breaking through to the next level, which was precisely when he was defenseless.

If the Angry Sun Chicken hadn't pecked at the centipedes and suppressed the other poisonous insects that wanted to crawl in, he wouldn't have been able to break through so easily.

However, when the Angry Rooster saw the plump, shiny, and still frosty Nine Dragons Plate in his hand, its eyes lit up slightly, but it did not immediately lower its head to peck at it.

Li Yue thought for a moment and said, "This is not a reward. There will be more spiritual treasures like this in the future."

The Angry Rooster simply folded its wings, its pupils gleaming with a pale golden light as it gazed at him, its eyes filled with a hint of wariness and suspicion, and a subtle sense of conjecture.

Li Yue had previously separated a wisp of his divine consciousness and attached it to the spirit bird, which allowed him to perceive its emotional fluctuations.

Seeing this, he immediately had a guess.

The Angry Rooster is an ancient phoenix breed, with a pure yang nature, which can restrain all yin and evil in the world. It is born to be incompatible with the dark and turbid yin energy.

He absorbed Yin energy along the way, using evil and filth to improve his cultivation, and his body was often surrounded by Yin energy.

Today, having devoured the corpse puppet in front of the Angry Rooster, it's no wonder that the spirit bird harbors resentment and wonders if it is among the evil spirits.

Li Yue did not refute this, as his own path of cultivation was indeed not much different from this.

He bent down and crouched down, then began to explain in a slow voice:

"What we do, in the end, comes from the same source. You are of pure Yang nature, catching poisonous insects and evil spirits, and clearing away the gloom in the mountains and fields."

I absorbed the Yin energy from the earth, refined the evil and turbid power, and cleansed away the malevolent energy of the underworld.

They are all about eliminating evil and wickedness from the world; there is no difference between them.

"It's just that you have a natural diet and cannot eat anything contaminated with evil spirits, while I have no such taboos. I can refine and absorb any evil spirits and malevolent energy into my body."

The Angry Sun Chicken eats poisonous insects, so it's not that it can't eat venomous plants, but rather that it's naturally a bit picky.

However, in the art of beast taming, it is inappropriate to belittle demonic beasts and spirit pets.

Otherwise, even if cooperation is possible in the future, it will be a reluctant one.

Therefore, Li Yue's words were rather tactful.

Upon hearing this, the Angry Rooster was indeed slightly taken aback. Its round eyes blinked twice from top to bottom, as if it vaguely felt that there was some truth to what it said, but it couldn't quite put its finger on it.