The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 366: Chapter 366: Return to Sinful Canyon Chapter 366: Chapter 366: Return to Sinful Canyon As Jing Yan spoke, everyone, including Jing Chengye, nodded their agreement.

Donglin City was indeed still in chaos and it would take some time before it could be completely controlled.

For instance, even though the Jing Family and the Lin Family had taken over the Four Major Markets, it would take time to resume business operations.

One month was neither too long nor too short—it seemed about right.

None of the people present had any objections, so the matter was settled.

After the meeting, Jing Yan left the Jing Family Mansion.

He first went to the Splendid Pill Tower to get it back in operation.

Then, he left Donglin City and headed towards Black Wind Town in the territory of Duyang City.

Jing Yan was planning to enter the Sinful Canyon of Moonlight Forest once again to find more Purple Incense Flowers!

Purple Incense Flowers were only produced in Sinful Canyon and were not seen on the market.

However, this was not to say that the quantity of Purple Incense Flowers was very scarce.

Within the Sinful Canyon, there should be a good number of them—otherwise, Jing Yan would not have been able to find nine Purple Incense Flowers so easily last time.

Jing Yan’s purpose in searching for Purple Incense Flowers was, of course, to concoct more Holy Spirit Potions.

Because time was of the essence, Jing Yan frequently used the Sky Wings Body Technique on his journey.

In just about a week, he arrived in Black Wind Town, located just outside the Moonlight Forest.

He first went to the Mayor Mansion, met Liu Daquan and his daughter Liu Xiaoyue, and stayed there for one night.

Liu Daquan and Liu Xiaoyue were naturally very pleased to see Jing Yan, and they hosted him well.

Especially Liu Xiaoyue, whose smile never faded from her face since Jing Yan’s arrival.

Liu Xiaoyue’s strength had also improved significantly since the last time Jing Yan saw her; she had become a High-Level Martial Artist, having reached the Cultivation of Martial Arts Seventh Layer Heaven.

The next day, Jing Yan entered the Sinful Canyon of Moonlight Forest.

Before leaving, he left Liu Xiaoyue some rather valuable resources.

With Jing Yan’s current strength, entering the Sinful Canyon no longer required the same cautious approach as last time.

The ordinary spiritual beasts at the front of the canyon posed almost no threat to Jing Yan.

Even for Level 8 or Level 9 spiritual beasts, Jing Yan could easily slay them with a single stroke of his sword.

Quickly, Jing Yan arrived at the place where he had found the nine Purple Incense Flowers last time.

Recalling the previous encounter with the City Lord Bai Xue here, Jing Yan felt somewhat sentimental.

By his estimation, it had been about two years since that time.

Two years ago, Jing Yan was a Postnatal Realm Martial Artist.

Now, he was a Martial Artist at the Innate Peak Realm with the combat power of a Mid Dao Spirit Realm.

Time flows like water!

But Jing Yan’s strength had undergone earth-shaking changes.

After pausing for a moment in that place, Jing Yan continued deeper into the canyon, paying attention to the situation within the valley.

“Purple Incense Flowers!”

Jing Yan spotted traces of the Purple Incense Flowers, smiled faintly, and began to harvest them.

“Keep looking!”

This time, Jing Yan intended to gather a large quantity of Purple Incense Flowers to concoct a large number of Holy Spirit Potions.

Having only harvested one, he certainly couldn’t just leave like that.

After discovering the first Purple Incense Flower, Jing Yan would find more every time he ventured further.

Sometimes there would be one, and sometimes several grew together.

Of course, if Jing Yan encountered other valuable Spirit Grasses, he would also pick them along the way.

As a Pill Master, theoretically, he needed every Spirit Grass.

However, if the Spirit Grass was too common, Jing Yan didn’t bother to waste time picking it.

The Spirit Grass he harvested was of relatively high value and grade.

“Boom!”

On the second day as Jing Yan delved deeper into Sinful Canyon, he heard the sounds of fighting.

“People?” Jing Yan’s eyes narrowed.

He then flickered and rapidly approached the source of the noise.

Indeed, there were people fighting.

Jing Yan saw a female Martial Artist dressed in a purple skirt battling a Level 4 Golden Pattern Spirit Beast.

The combat power of a Level 4 Golden Pattern Spirit Beast was roughly equivalent to that of a Human Dao Spirit Realm Early Stage Martial Artist.

At the same time Jing Yan appeared, the female Martial Artist also noticed him.

Her gaze swept quickly over Jing Yan.

Jing Yan smiled.

He could see that the female Martial Artist became clearly more guarded after noticing him.

Her attacks on the Golden Pattern Spirit Beast were no longer as sharp as before.

Previously, she had clearly been getting the upper hand in her battle with the spirit beast.

Had Jing Yan not arrived, she might have been able to kill the Level 4 Golden Pattern Spirit Beast in another third of an incense stick’s time.

But now that Jing Yan had appeared, her actions became more measured, deliberately controlling her Primordial Energy, probably because she was worried that Jing Yan might suddenly attack her.

“I’m just passing through,” Jing Yan said.

The woman, upon hearing his words, frowned slightly but gave no response.

She continued to hold back in her attack on the Golden Pattern Spirit Beast, clearly not believing Jing Yan.

The woman in the purple dress didn’t look very old, around thirty years old.

Her cultivation should be at the early stage of the Dao Spirit Realm.

“I truly am just passing by, so would you please quickly slay this Level 4 Golden Pattern Spirit Beast and let me through?” Seeing that the purple-skirted female martial artist was still on guard, Jing Yan added another sentence.

The terrain nearby was quite peculiar; the fight between the woman and the Golden Pattern Spirit Beast completely blocked the path.

Until the battle ended, Jing Yan could not pass.

“Roar!”

The response to Jing Yan’s words was only the angry roar of the Golden Pattern Spirit Beast.

Seeing this, Jing Yan helplessly shook his head.

It seemed that this woman was not the type to trust others easily.

Since that was the case, Jing Yan simply sat down cross-legged and waited right there—he wanted to see if this woman would continue to fight the Golden Pattern Spirit Beast with such caution if he didn’t leave.

When the female martial artist saw Jing Yan sitting down, she seemed somewhat surprised.

However, her movements became smoother, and her attacks grew increasingly fierce and aggressive.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, she finally slew the Golden Pattern Spirit Beast.

Only then did Jing Yan stand up, smiling at the purple-skirted female martial artist as she quickly collected the carcass of the Golden Pattern Spirit Beast.

The purple-skirted warrior took a serious look at Jing Yan, seeming somewhat surprised, probably because of Jing Yan’s young age.

However, any martial artist capable of delving this deep into Sinful Canyon would definitely possess sufficient strength.

Reaching this depth was not something that could be explained away by mere luck.

Thus, she did not lower her guard against Jing Yan just because of his youth.

The female martial artist looked at Jing Yan for a moment and then prepared to leave, showing no interest in communicating with Jing Yan.

Seeing that the female martial artist was about to go, Jing Yan’s heart stirred slightly.

“Wait a moment!” Jing Yan said without thinking.

“What for?” The female martial artist asked with a blunt tone, her eyes highly cautious.

At the same time, she held her weapon across her front as if ready for combat at any moment.

Seeing her demeanor, Jing Yan shook his head.

This woman was likely a member of some major family and had little experience fending for herself outside; otherwise, she wouldn’t show such a clear defensive stance just because of Jing Yan’s presence.

“Don’t get me wrong, I mean no harm,” Jing Yan explained, “I just wanted to ask if you have any Purple Incense Flowers.”

Jing Yan’s question was an impulse—the Purple Incense Flower was worthless to an ordinary martial artist.

The reason it didn’t appear on the market was not that it was rare but because it was valueless.

Those who could venture this deep into Sinful Canyon were at least at the Late Innate Realm, and for such martial artists, picking Purple Incense Flowers would be a complete waste of time.

Jing Yan asked but did not get his hopes up.

“Purple Incense Flower?” The purple-skirted warrior hesitated.

“Yes!

If you have any Purple Incense Flowers, I would be willing to trade other resources with you,” Jing Yan said with a nod.

“Take a look for yourself,” the purple-skirted warrior did something that surprised Jing Yan immensely.

With a flick of her arm, a large pile of various Spirit Grasses appeared before her.

Disorganized and haphazard, at least a hundred different kinds of Spirit Grass piled together.

One could imagine all these Spirit Grasses were carelessly stored in a Sumeru Ring after being picked.

So, when they were taken out, they piled up like a small mountain.

What made Jing Yan almost cry with laughter was that amongst these Spirit Grasses, there were even many worthless weeds.

Yes, entirely worthless weeds with not a smidgeon of value.

Jing Yan couldn’t help but give a bitter smile and shake his head.

This purple-skirted warrior was quite an oddity indeed.

It was hard to imagine that a martial artist of the Dao Spirit Realm would even bother to pick weeds and store them in her Sumeru Ring.

However, Jing Yan was very relieved to see that there were, indeed, quite a few Purple Incense Flowers among this pile of Spirit Grass.

Probably because this purple-skirted warrior did not overlook even weeds, she had managed to pick a good amount of the not-so-valuable Purple Incense Flowers.

Any other martial artist at the Dao Spirit Realm would likely have disregarded the Purple Incense Flowers, not to mention spending time to pick such low-value Spirit Grass.

“I will take all these Purple Incense Flowers,” Jing Yan said after sorting through the pile of Spirit Grass, finding all the Purple Incense Flowers and speaking to the purple-skirted warrior.

“You want all of these?” The purple-skirted warrior pointed at the Purple Incense Flowers picked out by Jing Yan and asked for confirmation.

“Yes!”

“How many Spirit Stones would you like to trade for these Purple Incense Flowers?” Jing Yan asked with a nod.

“I don’t know, just give whatever you think is fair,” the purple-skirted warrior replied briskly.

Her eyes remained fixed on Jing Yan, and she showed no sign of putting away the weapon in her hands, as if she was ready to fight at any moment.

Jing Yan thought it over.

Purple Incense Flowers might not hold value for others, but for him, they were very valuable.

What to offer in exchange was a dilemma for Jing Yan.

If she wasn’t satisfied, what if she simply called off the trade?