Following the tracks on the ground, Chen tracked them for about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea.

At this moment, Chen's view suddenly opened up, no longer the dense forest and weeds, but a relatively flat and open area, as if someone had carefully cultivated it.

Before Chen could even take a closer look at his surroundings, he was immediately struck by a neatly maintained medicinal field not far away, filled with a variety of high-quality herbs.

As a rogue cultivator, Cong Chen had some knowledge of pharmacology. Therefore, even if he didn't recognize all the herbs planted in the medicinal field, he had seen about half of them in medical books.

This large patch of herbs contains at least a thousand plants, and none of them are less than a hundred years old!

Cong Chen was shocked and could hardly believe his eyes.

Once these medicinal herbs are available on the market, they will likely be enough to tempt those reclusive old monsters who have been hiding from the world for many years, and they will try to snatch them!

Although Cong Chen wished he could immediately rush into the herb field and start picking and plundering, in the end, reason prevailed over impulse, preventing him from acting rashly out of greed.

Cong Chen's ability to cultivate to the Grandmaster level as a rogue cultivator was not due to his own strength, but rather to his extraordinary caution and careful planning before taking any action.

The surrounding environment and the medicinal field in front of them clearly could not have been formed naturally; it was obviously deliberately created by someone.

After a closer look, Cong Chen quickly discovered a cave halfway up the mountain not far away.

Cong Chen did not approach the past.

If he is not mistaken, the person living in that cave should be the owner of this medicinal herb field.

To be able to live in seclusion in a cave deep within these Hundred Thousand Mountains and cultivate such a large area of ​​top-quality herbs speaks volumes about its strength.

It is absolutely impossible for someone to fall below the Grandmaster level!

In this situation, it would be unwise for him to do something outrageous out of greed.

"I definitely can't handle all of this medicinal herb field by myself. It seems I'll have to go back and recruit Qu Yangming!"

As a retainer recruited by Qu Yangming, Cong Chen had a fairly good understanding of Qu Yangming's character.

He was absolutely certain that once Qu Yangming learned of this, he would not let this medicinal herb field go.

Just as Cong Chen was about to quietly retreat, he suddenly sensed a disturbance coming from the woods on his left. He immediately leaped back and hid in a nearby tree.

A moment later, a large white snake suddenly appeared in Cong Chen's line of sight as it darted through the woods.

"Could this be the legendary White Snake Lady?"

Cong Chen, who was secretly observing, had a guess in his mind.

As he watched the white snake crawling towards the cave, Cong Chen couldn't help but recall some legends he had heard in Yucheng some time ago.

The legendary White Snake Lady was several times larger than the one he saw.

This shows that those rumors are not true; they are clearly exaggerated by someone with ulterior motives.

At this moment, Cong Chen no longer cared about the White Snake Lady; his only concern was the fertile and rich medicinal field and its owner.

To avoid alerting the owner of the place, Cong Chen left quietly after seeing the white snake disappear into the cave.

The moment Cong Chen left, Jiang Yuchuan, who was leisurely drinking tea in the cave, smiled slightly.

"He does seem to be quite cautious."

His medicinal herb field appeared to be undefended, as if anyone could pick the herbs, but in reality, every single herb harbored a deadly secret.

If Cong Chen had dared to pick even one plant, the formation would have been activated immediately, and the plant would have been dragged underground by the bloodthirsty vines surging from the ground, drained clean, and turned into nutrients.

As soon as Xiaoqing returned from her outing and entered the cave, she immediately reported to Jiang Yuchuan that she had discovered a suspicious human on her way back.

The person Xiaoqing was referring to was Cong Chen.

Jiang Yuchuan looked at Xiaoqing and smiled, "Don't worry, I naturally know what that person wants. The reason I let him go was simply to see how many surprises he could bring back for me. After living in seclusion in these deep mountains for so long, it's not uncommon to encounter some fun. Shouldn't we enjoy and appreciate it properly?"

Xiaoqing nodded as if she understood but not quite.

Since its owner knows what's good for it, it doesn't need to worry about it anymore.

After swallowing a few pills given to them by Jiang Yuchuan, Xiaoqing and Xiaogu were taken into the spirit pearl space by Jiang Yuchuan, where they began to cultivate while sleeping.

Meanwhile, traveling at full speed, Cong Chen returned to the Prime Minister's residence in Yonghe City in just over a month.

When Qu Yangming and Ding Wei saw Cong Chen rushing back in such a hurry, they assumed that something had happened.

But when Dao Congchen finished recounting everything he had witnessed in the forbidden area of ​​the Ten Thousand Mountains, both of their eyes lit up.

Although what Cong Chen said was indeed somewhat illogical, given Cong Chen's status and strength, it was clearly impossible for him to be lying.

As Cong Chen had predicted, Qu Yangming made no attempt to conceal his desire to seize that rare medicinal herb field.

Even his wife, Ding Wei, had a greedy look on her face.

However, after hearing Cong Chen's guess about the strength of the owner of the medicinal field, the couple quickly calmed down.

"This matter needs to be carefully considered."

Qu Yangming looked at Cong Chen with a serious expression and said, "We either don't make a move, or when we do, we must be absolutely certain of success!"

Cong Chen nodded in complete agreement: "Lord Qu thinks the same way I do. In order to ensure that this operation goes smoothly, we must gather enough manpower."

Qu Yangming naturally knew that the people Cong Chen mentioned were not those weak rabble, but genuine grandmaster-level experts!

After a moment's thought, Qu Yangming said solemnly, "As for manpower, I should be able to gather two or three more."

Cong Chen said, "I can also find one or two friends to help me."

"In this way, we can gather at least four Grandmaster-level experts!"

Ding Wei laughed excitedly and confidently, "With four Grandmasters working together, we can definitely take down the owner of that herb field!"

Without delay, Qu Yangming and Cong Chen immediately began sending messages via carrier pigeon after their discussion.

Grandmaster-level experts aren't easily persuaded; besides having the appropriate status and personal connections, the most important thing is to have sufficient benefits.

And that medicinal herb field was the best temptation.

Pills made from top-grade medicinal herbs are quite tempting, even for grandmasters. Unfortunately, while good alchemists are easy to find, top-grade medicinal herbs are truly rare and hard to come by.

Therefore, any grandmaster who still wants to make progress in martial arts would be tempted if they knew that there was such a top-quality medicinal herb field deep in the Ten Thousand Mountains!

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