Genius in the whole system: The useless young lady dominates the world

Led by Bai Xiaochen, the four figures swiftly traversed the misty night. The surrounding scenery gradually became hazy, with only the soft light emanating from the half-piece of ancient jade in Bai Xiaochen's hand guiding their way.

Lu Lingxi followed closely behind Bai Xiaochen, her mind filled with a myriad of thoughts. While remaining vigilant about any potential dangers around her, she tried her best to process what Bai Xiaochen had said.

The conspiracy of Immortal Doctor's Dock, the secret of Yellow Spring Root, the existence of Yellow Spring Tomb... all of this is like a huge net, enveloping her.

"Bai Xiaochen, you just said that the Immortal Doctor's Dock began secretly cultivating the Yellow Spring Root three hundred years ago. What exactly is going on?" Lu Lingxi Yao couldn't help but ask, breaking the silence.

Bai Xiaochen paused slightly, as if he was organizing his thoughts. After a moment, he slowly spoke: "Three hundred years ago, the spiritual energy of the Ancient Continent was abundant, far surpassing that of today. All kinds of rare and precious materials emerged in an endless stream, cultivation sects were numerous, and powerful figures were emerging in great numbers. At that time, the Immortal Doctor's Village was just a small sect called 'Hundred Herbs Hall'."

"Bai Cao Tang?" Zhu Que raised an eyebrow. She had heard a little about the history of the ancient continent, but she had no impression of this "Bai Cao Tang".

“That’s right, Baicaotang.” Bai Xiaochen nodded and continued, “At that time, although Baicaotang was famous for its medical skills, it was not very powerful. Among the many cultivation sects, it could only be considered second-rate. However, the founder of Baicaotang, also known as Baicao Zunzhu, was a very ambitious and wise person.”

"Did he discover the Root of the Underworld?" Lu Lingxi asked.

“No, to be precise, he ‘created’ the Yellow Spring Root.” Bai Xiaochen’s tone carried a complex emotion. “By chance, the Hundred Herbs Lord obtained a strange spiritual plant. That spiritual plant had the property of absorbing spiritual energy, but the effect was not significant. However, he saw great potential in it.”

"He used the secret techniques of Baicaotang to modify and cultivate that spiritual plant. After decades of continuous experimentation, he finally cultivated a brand new spiritual plant - Huangquangen".

“The original Yellow Spring Root, although it had the power to absorb spiritual energy, was not as powerful as it is now. Moreover, its growth conditions were extremely demanding, requiring a large amount of spiritual energy and special soil.” Bai Xiaochen paused and continued, “In order to cultivate the Yellow Spring Root, Baicaotang spent a lot of manpower and resources, and even did not hesitate to clash with other sects to seize resources.”

"As the Yellow Spring Root continued to grow, the strength of the Hundred Herbs Hall also gradually increased. They used the spiritual energy absorbed by the Yellow Spring Root to cultivate many outstanding disciples, gradually making a name for themselves on the Ancient Continent. In the end, the Hundred Herbs Hall was renamed Immortal Doctor's Dock, becoming the leading cultivation sect on the Ancient Continent."

"What about the Tomb of the Underworld? What's that all about?" Huan Yue couldn't help but ask, filled with curiosity about this mysterious "Tomb of the Underworld".

Bai Xiaochen's eyes deepened, and he slowly said, "The Yellow Spring Tomb is a special space secretly built by the Immortal Doctor's Dock to imprison and utilize the Yellow Spring Root. Its location is extremely secretive, and no one knows about it except for the Hundred Herbs Venerable and a few core disciples."

"As the Yellow Spring Root matured, its power grew stronger and stronger. Eventually, even the Immortal Doctor's Dock could not completely control it. In order to prevent the Yellow Spring Root from going out of control and causing irreversible consequences, the Immortal Doctor's Dock decided to transplant the Yellow Spring Root to a special place."

"They used the power of the ancient jade to create an independent space and named it 'Yellow Spring Tomb'. The Yellow Spring Tomb has a strange internal environment and is full of various dangers, but at the same time, it also has the function of isolating the power of the Yellow Spring Root and preventing the spiritual energy of the Yellow Spring Root from leaking out."

"After transplanting the Yellow Spring Root to the Yellow Spring Tomb, the Immortal Doctor's Village began to use its power to secretly control the spiritual energy lifeline of the Ancient Continent. By controlling the flow of spiritual energy, they influenced the rise and fall of various sects, thereby achieving their goal of controlling the entire Ancient Continent."

"What about those two ancient jade pieces? What are their uses?" Lu Lingxi asked, the ancient jade in her hand slightly warm, as if responding to Bai Xiaochen's question.

Bai Xiaochen glanced at the ancient jade in Lu Lingxi's hand and slowly said, "These two pieces of ancient jade are the key to opening and controlling the Yellow Spring Tomb. They were originally a single, complete jade pendant, but were later split in two."

"Only by collecting both ancient jade pieces can we truly master the power of the Yellow Spring Tomb. Only in this way can we stop the Immortal Doctor's Dock's conspiracy, remove the Yellow Spring Root from the Yellow Spring Tomb, and completely eliminate the hidden danger."

"Why would the Immortal Healer's Dock do this? What benefit would they gain from controlling the spiritual energy lifeline?" Zhuque asked, puzzled.

Bai Xiaochen sneered: "Benefits? The benefits are huge! Controlling the lifeline of spiritual energy is equivalent to controlling the entire cultivation world of the Ancient Continent. Immortal Doctor's Village can use the distribution of spiritual energy to control the development of various sects. They can allow sects that support them to obtain more spiritual energy, thus growing rapidly; or they can make sects that oppose them lack spiritual energy and gradually decline."

"If this continues, the entire cultivation world of the Ancient Continent will become puppets of the Immortal Doctor's Pavilion, and they will become the true rulers of the Ancient Continent, standing above all other sects!"

"This is simply... insane!" Huan Yue exclaimed, unable to comprehend that the Immortal Healer's Dock could harbor such enormous ambitions.

“Crazy? Perhaps.” Bai Xiaochen’s tone was tinged with sarcasm. “But that’s the cruelty of the cultivation world. It’s a dog-eat-dog world where only the fittest survive. In pursuit of greater power and higher status, some people will stop at nothing.”

Lu Lingxi remained silent, her mind churning. The conspiracy of the Immortal Doctor's Dock was far more complex and terrifying than she had imagined. She had originally thought that the Immortal Doctor's Dock was only for cultivating the Yellow Spring Root to refine some kind of special pill. But now it seemed that things were far more complicated than that.

"Bai Xiaochen, you said... the Yellow Spring Root cultivated in Immortal Doctor's Dock has subtle magical patterns?" Lu Lingxi Yao suddenly asked, recalling the abnormal reaction of the Flying Snow Sword in the Misty Valley.

Bai Xiaochen's expression changed slightly, and he nodded: "That's right, there are indeed demonic patterns on the Yellow Spring Root, which is one of the reasons why I suspect that the Immortal Doctor's Dock is colluding with the Demon Realm."

"Demon runes?" Both Suzaku and Huan Yue showed expressions of surprise.

"Demonic runes are a unique type of rune in the Demon Realm. They contain powerful magic that can enhance the strength of spiritual plants or beasts. However, at the same time, demonic runes can also affect the minds of spiritual plants or beasts, making them bloodthirsty, violent, or even irrational," Bai Xiaochen explained.

"In the process of cultivating the Yellow Spring Root, in order to enhance its power, the Immortal Doctor's Dock may have used some kind of secret method from the Demon Realm to integrate demonic runes into the Yellow Spring Root. This is why the Yellow Spring Root is so powerful that even the Immortal Doctor's Dock cannot completely control it."

"Then... isn't the Yellow Spring Root very dangerous?" Huan Yue asked with some concern.

"Yes, it's extremely dangerous." Bai Xiaochen's tone was grave. "If the Yellow Spring Root completely gets out of control, the demonic energy it contains will erupt, polluting the entire Ancient Continent. At that time, the Ancient Continent will become a demonic realm, causing immense suffering and annihilation!"

Lu Lingxi's heart sank. She finally understood why the Flying Snow Sword reacted so strongly to the Yellow Spring Root. The Flying Snow Sword was an ancient magical artifact with spirituality. It could sense the demonic energy contained in the Yellow Spring Root, which was why it issued a warning.

"We must stop Immortal Healer's Den!" Lu Lingxi's voice was firm and powerful. "We must not let them succeed!"

“That’s what I think too.” Bai Xiaochen nodded. “That’s why I chose to cooperate with you. Only by joining forces can we stop the Immortal Doctor’s Mansion’s conspiracy and save the Ancient Continent!”

"But what should we do now?" Zhuque asked. "The Immortal Doctor's Dock is powerful; we are no match for them at all."

“I know.” A sly glint flashed in Bai Xiaochen’s eyes. “Therefore, we need to outsmart them, not fight them head-on. Our target is the Yellow Spring Root in the Yellow Spring Tomb. As long as we can reclaim the Yellow Spring Root, the Immortal Doctor’s Dock’s conspiracy will naturally fall apart.”

"Do you have a plan?" Lu Lingxi asked.

“Of course.” Bai Xiaochen smiled slightly. “I have already found out the location of the Yellow Spring Tomb and how to enter it. As long as we can find a suitable opportunity, we can infiltrate the Yellow Spring Tomb and reclaim the Yellow Spring Root.”

“However, the Yellow Springs Tomb is fraught with danger. We must be fully prepared, otherwise, the consequences of failure would be unimaginable.” Bai Xiaochen’s tone became serious.

"Don't worry, we're not pushovers either," Suzaku said confidently.