Chapter 120: Chapter 120 Do you know what you are talking about?

"Do you know what you are saying?"

The old herbalist trembled, turned around, and looked at Lu Chen with disbelief.

Unfortunately, within the Tianyuan Abyss, he could only see a bit of Lu Chen’s outline.

That was also because he had reached the pinnacle of the Soul Refinement Realm and was vaguely touching the threshold of the Qi Refinement Realm.

However, compared to Li Mingru, their focuses were different and their actual combat power was still quite lacking.

Therefore, the dean had only taken Li Mingru and asked the old herbalist to stay behind to watch over Xiao Huang.

But they could never have imagined that the old herbalist, for his own selfish desires, had actually betrayed them!

"Old Herbalist Tian Yao," Lu Chen continued walking and said, "whether you believe it or not, we have already made our choice to confront them head-on."

The old herbalist fell silent, as what Lu Chen said was indeed true. He took a deep breath and said, "I also hope that you can kill the dean! That way, perhaps I can also survive and break free from the bonds of Heavenly Book Academy!"

"Bonds?"

Lu Chen frowned; the word was fraught with deep meanings.

Remembering that the old herbalist had said he might die in the Heavenly Book Academy, Lu Chen could not help but think of his own parents.

Had they also fled into the Tianyuan Abyss to escape being bound by the Heavenly Book Academy?

But weren’t the people of Heavenly Book Academy free to leave whenever they wanted?

The old herbalist did not solve Lu Chen’s confusion, and the two of them continued walking silently, one after the other.

Based on his understanding of Mu Xiao, she would not walk directly towards the valley; she would likely take a detour around to the distance, trying her best to shake off the dean and his company by using her familiarity with the Tianyuan Abyss.

But the dean was a Qi Cultivator and would certainly have mysterious methods to pursue Mu Xiao.

So there was another possibility, that Mu Xiao had already been captured.

Yet the Tianyuan Abyss was quiet. Any commotion would have traveled a great distance.

As of now, Lu Chen had not heard any rustling of the wind or grass.

The only sounds were those of them stepping on dried leaves and the rustle produced by Xiao Hei as it moved about.

After walking some distance, the old herbalist suddenly spoke up, "Lu Chen, wait!"

Lu Chen was startled and gripped his spear tightly, saying, "What is it, have you discovered something?"

"Not quite," the old herbalist walked to a large ancient tree, crouched down, and carefully brushed aside the grass, "There’s some Spiritual Medicine here that should be able to help Xiao Hei!"

Lu Chen focused his attention to look.

He saw that the Spiritual Medicine was growing like a snake!

He slightly wielded Spiritual Power onto his eyes, and his vision became much clearer once more, revealing the full appearance of the Spiritual Medicine!

"This is Dragon Serpent Grass. After Xiao Hei consumes it, it can help him eliminate various impurities within the demon pills."

Xiao Hei, able to understand human speech, also slithered over. The last time it wanted to consume Spiritual Medicine, Lu Chen had beaten it to the punch, and since then, following Lu Chen had not encountered any Spiritual Medicine again.

Now encountering another useful piece of Spiritual Medicine, it was naturally extremely excited.

Having consumed demon pills for over half a year, it indeed felt a residual odd sensation in its body, a problem it was currently unable to resolve.

It wanted to inform Lu Chen but suffered from the inability to articulate human speech.

"Don’t consume it yet," Lu Chen’s words were like a cold bucket of water poured over Xiao Hei, which looked at Lu Chen with a puzzled face, its vertical pupils filled with confusion.

Lu Chen said with a smile, "We may encounter cultivators like the dean soon, and I will need your strength. Once we save Sister Mu Xiao, any Spiritual Medicine in these mountains that can help you, I will definitely help you obtain it!"

He had no intention of deceiving Xiao Hei; the Tianyuan Abyss was rich in resources, filled with magical beasts and Spiritual Medicine.

But speakers may be unintentional, and listeners may take to heart. The old herbalist seemed to be reminded, abruptly stood up, and said, "Lu Chen, if I can survive, may I... stay in your place of refuge?"

Lu Chen was taken aback, not sure how to respond.

Initially, the old herbalist came to notify Lu Chen, resigned to a fate of death.

Lu Chen had not given it much thought.

But hearing him mention it now, Lu Chen couldn’t help but be moved!

The old herbalist thought Lu Chen might be reluctant, and his tone became hurried, "Lu Chen, I am proficient in Spiritual Medicine. If I bring herbs, I can help you cultivate them better! Wouldn’t both Xiao Hei and you need Spiritual Medicine?"

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