Chapter 060: Strange Lotus

"Yun'er, did you encounter anything inside?" After a pause, Yang Tian glanced at Yun'er and casually asked.

"I... encountered..." A flush of crimson instantly surged onto her pretty face. Yun'er twisted her hands together, her voice faltering like a mosquito's buzz.

"Uh..." Gazing at Yun'er's blushing face and that charming manner, Yang Tian was momentarily stunned, a strange feeling rising in his heart.

"Ahem... ahem..." Having just gone through great ups and downs, Yang Tian's state of mind had improved considerably. He quickly came to his senses, coughed awkwardly, and then cast his gaze forward.

Before Yang Tian lay a vast forest, surrounded by towering ancient trees. The primordial aura drifting through the space was terrifyingly dense, also imbued with life force. This was a treasure trove for cultivation.

"Is this still the Array Sect?" The scene before him was too astonishing. Yang Tian found it incredible—how could a sect contain such an immense forest? The primordial aura drifting around made even Yang Tian's heart tremble.

"Yun'er, shall we head inside? I reckon people are already tackling the illusion arrays." Seeing Yun'er still with her head lowered, lost in thought, Yang Tian pursed his lips and couldn't help asking.

"Ah..." Her delicate body trembled violently. Yun'er was jolted awake, lifting her little head and instinctively saying, "Okay, let's go inside. Let's go inside."

Scratching his head, Yang Tian didn't ask what she had experienced inside. The two walked deeper into the forest.

About half an hour after they left, a youth as smooth as jade appeared here. When he sensed the primordial aura drifting in the space, his perpetually gloomy expression instantly dissipated, and he dashed inward.

After he left, the light gate became lively, with people continuously pouring in and rushing off in all directions.

About a quarter of an hour later, Yang Tian emerged from the forest and came to a spot near several intersecting paths. Gazing into the distance, he could faintly make out buildings.

"Ooowoo." Xiao Bai, who had been lying quietly in his arms, suddenly leaped out, staring at a fork in the road. After twitching its little nose, it showed a look of intense craving and let out a few low whines.

"Has the little guy sniffed out some spirit herbs?" Seeing Xiao Bai's behavior, joy surged onto Yang Tian's face. He rubbed Xiao Bai's head and quickly asked.

"Ooowoo." Wagging its tail, Xiao Bai bounced up and down on Yang Tian's shoulder, indicating agreement.

"Xiao Bai is so amazing." Yun'er rubbed Xiao Bai's head, her brows curving into crescent moons. After a few days together, Xiao Bai's resistance to Yun'er had lessened considerably.

"Let's go." Noticing Xiao Bai's gaze fixed on one path, Yang Tian touched his nose and said with a slight smile.

The two dashed along a path. After running just a few li, a rich medicinal fragrance surged into their nostrils. The accumulated medicinal power over the years was almost condensing into a viscous substance, startling Yang Tian and Yun'er.

"Slap." Their bodies came to an abrupt halt. They stared incredulously ahead. Spirit herbs stretched endlessly, like cabbages strewn across the ground. The sheer number made even Yang Tian gasp.

"So many spirit herbs." Even Yun'er, who had grown up in a major sect, couldn't help sticking out her tongue. The sea of spirit herbs seemed to have no end.

"There are many." Just as Yang Tian was rejoicing, he suddenly frowned. His gaze swept over each medicinal garden, where he could faintly detect energy fluctuations.

"Damn it, every garden is protected by an array, and the level isn't low." Slapping his forehead, Yang Tian's face was full of bitterness. Though the arrays had weakened over time, breaking them wouldn't be simple and would consume a lot of time.

"Wuwu." Xiao Bai's eyes gleamed as it stared at the garden, letting out low whines, as if ready to pounce.

"Stay put." Yang Tian held Xiao Bai down. Although the white light Xiao Bai spat could break arrays, it drained him greatly. The spirit herbs here, though astonishingly old, were of no use to them at this stage. There was no need to waste time.

"Yun'er, let's go." Shaking his head helplessly, Yang Tian walked deeper, hoping to find something rare.

This place was an empire of spirit herbs, enough to drive one mad. Countless gardens held herbs Yang Tian had never seen before. Even someone from an ancient aristocratic family would be tempted to plunder.

Later arrivals were like a band of robbers, swarming like locusts to gnaw at the garden arrays, frantically looting. With so many spirit herbs, bloodshed was constant.

"Ooowoo." Xiao Bai, which Yang Tian had been holding down, suddenly struggled. Its roar carried an indescribable excitement, and a few drops of crystalline liquid dripped from the corner of its mouth.

"This little guy." Yang Tian released Xiao Bai, letting it dash ahead. Yang Tian and Yun'er followed closely. In no time, they reached their destination.

Before Yang Tian lay a hundred-zhang-wide medicinal garden, surrounded by all kinds of strange spirit herbs. At the center of the garden was a lake, on which many purple lotus leaves could be seen.

"It seems what attracted Xiao Bai is in the lake." After observing for a while, Yang Tian noticed that while the surrounding herbs were rare, many gardens had them. The center was where the garden's medicinal power was most abundant.

"Sizzle, sizzle." Xiao Bai spat out white orbs one after another. The energy fluctuations of these white orbs were slightly stronger than a few days ago, showing that Xiao Bai had improved rapidly.

Compared to the illusion array they had broken earlier, this array was much stronger. It took a quarter of an hour just to tear a gap.

"Let's go." Pulling the dazed Yun'er, Yang Tian slipped into the array. The gap they had torn was reinforced by a white light from Xiao Bai and had not yet closed.

"Splash, splash..." Just as Yang Tian entered, Xiao Bai jumped straight into the lake. As the water splashed, it vanished from sight.

"Brother Yang, is Xiao Bai okay?" Yun'er's pretty face stiffened, then she exclaimed in alarm. Rare treasures often had guardian beasts nearby.

"It should be fine, right?" Yang Tian was also worried. Though Xiao Bai's origins were mysterious, the Array Sect was not lacking in high-blooded beasts.

"Plop." Just as Yang Tian was about to dive in, a wave rolled, and Xiao Bai leaped up, shaking off the water. In its mouth was a purple lotus, exceptionally dazzling.

"What is this?" Yang Tian was stunned. The energy contained within the purple lotus was terrifying. A wisp of strange fragrance entered his nostrils, causing a tremor deep in his heart.

"Ooowoo." With an excited roar, Xiao Bai extended its claw and peeled off a petal. A purple lotus seed appeared on its claw, and it swallowed it directly.

"Slap." Just after swallowing the seed, Xiao Bai stood swaying on the spot, as if drunk, stumbling and reeling. Its little head felt like the world was spinning.

"Ah—" Yun'er cried out, quickly running over and picking up Xiao Bai.

"Little guy, you're such a glutton." Patting Xiao Bai's head and seeing it sleeping, Yang Tian frowned. He knew Xiao Bai's ability to absorb medicinal power. Then he picked up the purple lotus from the ground.