Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 397 245: Leaving the Pass

Li Yuanba was considering matters while using his Divine Thought to clean Spiritual Objects, and he hesitated slightly as he opened a medicine box.

Meanwhile, his original body, Li Shiming, was searching through the IBMz15 data for information about the Spiritual Medicine inside the medicine box, which was a thirty-six-petaled red flower that he seemed to remember seeing in a Jade Scroll record at Elder Maʼs place.

”Itʼs a Youth Flower!” Li Shiming said to himself with a smile.

The Youth Flower is a Second Grade Spiritual Medicine, but in some ways, it is even more precious than Third and Fourth Grade Spiritual Medicines.

Firstly, the Youth Flower is extremely rare, with particularly harsh growth conditions, and it is impossible for anyone to cultivate it artificially, making it rarer than Third and Fourth Grade Spiritual Medicines.

Secondly, the Youth Flower can restore a cultivatorʼs youthful appearance, an effect which might not be significant for male cultivators, but is considered an invaluable treasure for female cultivators.

Looking at the preservation state of the Youth Flower, it appeared that this True Disciple had no idea of its value and had preserved it merely as a Second Grade Spiritual Medicine.

Fortunately, the medicinal strength of the Youth Flower was abundant, so it wasnʼt affected much.

Due to the rarity of the Youth Flower, it was normal for an ordinary cultivator to not recognize it even upon seeing it.

A cultivatorʼs appearance is essentially ageless, but being ageless and being youthful are two different things.

Male cultivators donʼt care about their appearance, so they usually let their appearance change naturally over time with cultivation.

Female cultivators, on the other hand, use various nourishing Spiritual Objects to keep their skin in a youthful state, not just satisfied with being ageless, but aiming to preserve their beauty at its peak.

When cultivators reach the end of their lifespan, their appearance ages rapidly, but by consuming an elixir made from the Youth Flower, they can maintain their youthful appearance permanently.

Li Yuanba replaced the Youth Flower into a new Jade Dishware for preservation and did not pay much attention to the rest of the items, planning to deal with them when he had time.

Li Yuanba then propelled his Sword Escape towards Jieshan Mountain Pass.

This time, his journey was smooth without any intercepting Devil Cultivators.

He landed outside Jieshan City and walked into the city.

Last time he went to Jieshan Mountain Pass, he didnʼt stay in Jieshan City, but his original body, Li Shiming, had been there, so he was fairly familiar with the city.

Ju Chang Shop, a shop belonging to the Thousand Illusion Sect, was where he planned to get his pass this time.

Entering the shop, the shop was bustling with the sound of abacus beads and the clerksʼ callouts, giving it a market-like atmosphere.

Li Yuanba, wearing a bronze mask to cover his face, naturally attracted the attention of the clerk.

Before the clerk could greet him, an elderly cultivator at the early stage of Foundation Establishment came out and waved to the clerk, signaling him to go back to his work.

”Fellow cultivator, may I know your business?” the Elder asked with a cultivatorʼs salute.

”Iʼm passing through!” Li Yuanba said gravely, taking out his Identity Jade Disc.

Upon seeing the Senluo Sectʼs Identity Jade Disc, the Elder didnʼt say anything further, took out a Jade Scroll and contacted it with the Identity Jade Disc, then nodded slightly.

He gestured for Li Yuanba to follow him inside.

”According to the agreement, you can use this pass to travel back and forth through the gate once, with a stay not exceeding three months. You must not practice any Devil Cultivator deeds in Righteous territories, must not kill anyone on your own accord, and if you do not return within three months, the pass will become invalid!” the Elder said, handing over a wooden pass.

Li Yuanba took the wooden pass, which bore the mark of Ju Chang Shop, along with his simplified information and relevant notices.

”The pass has a backup at the Thousand Illusion Sectʼs gate. Donʼt think about forging it!” the Elder warned again.

Li Yuanba nodded. The territory of Senluo Sectʼs Jieshan Mountain Pass was very close to that of the Thousand Illusion Sect, and Senluo Sect had some agreements with the three Righteous Sects.

These agreements were made for the benefit of both sides. Only through such agreements could the Righteous and the Devil factions restrain themselves for mutual benefits and engage in some transactions.

For instance, Li Yuanba, being a Golden Core Elder of Senluo Sect with permission to pass through Jieshan Mountain Pass, could find any one of the three sectsʼ affiliated shops and have a representative from one of the Righteous sects issue him a travel pass.

With the pass, Li Yuanba could exit Jieshan Mountain Pass and stay out for up to three months before returning to the Ten Thousand Great Mountains.

This was a controlled exchange of personnel by both sides, which is easier to manage compared to uncontrolled infiltration.

Infiltration carried risks, and with such opportunities for peaceful exchange available, cultivators would naturally prefer to apply for a pass.

Having the pass, Li Yuanba didnʼt need to endure the feeling of traveling in a cargo truck.

At the gate on the Senluo Sect side, he passed easily using the command from Elder Jian embedded in his Identity Jade Disc.

Then, there was a four-hundred li border area, which was normally safe unless there was a conflict between the two sides seeking a resolution in the border area.

Four hundred li was a short distance for a cultivator, and soon Li Yuanba crossed the border area using Sword Escape and landed on the ground upon seeing the Righteous Gate.

Whether it was the gate on the Senluo Sect side or this side, cultivators were not allowed to fly through; they had to honestly undergo inspection.

Li Yuanba took out his pass, and as he passed through the gate, he sensed a Divine Thought sweep over his pass. The Divine Thought did not scan his body, just lingered on the pass for a moment before withdrawing.