Chapter 1505 The Wild Herb Valley
"Don''t worry. I have made people send messages to all the sects in the East Maind.
If any of them dares to go against our disciples, we will send killers to hunt their disciples down and kill
everyone rted to them.
However, we will ignore the murders resulting from fights for benefits, when our disciples and theirs go
out for adventures.
I hope I have made my message quite clear to them.
Their great cultivators of advanced realms can''t target our disciples. As for the fighting between our
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disciples and theirs, we can''t stop it from happening. It will be an adventure for them.
To rise again in the East Maind, the me Holy Land has to train many disciples. We will need
disciples who have endured and survived all kinds of tests and adventures.
Thest thing we want is they live a protected life in the headquarters and their minds have never been
troubled by the outer world. We don''t want them to be ignorant of the sinister nature of human beings.
This would be bad for the development and rise of our me Holy Land.
As for the causalities and injuries, don''t let those trouble your mind any more. To grow up and be
strong, they have to deal with those things sooner orter,"
the old man said slowly but firmly. He seemed to have already made up his mind.
"Elder Brendan, you''re right!
I totally agree with every word you''ve just said,"
the middle-aged man replied as he nodded his head.
The other two men also nodded their heads in approval.
"In that case, issue a notice right now and call together all the disciples who haven''t reached the
Emperor Realm. They can volunteer to set off for the Wild Herb Valley and gather herbs,"
Elder Brendan announced loudly.
Before wasting any time, the message was sent out.
In the headquarters of the me Holy Land, all the disciples whose cultivation base was lesser than
the Emperor Realm received the message, via their Contact Jade Slips.
The message soon reached inside the uttermost vital energy refining hall in the valley.
Thick mist of spiritual energy whistled across the space inside the hall, and then engulfed Austin
Inside the thick mist of spiritual energy, Austin was sitting quietly. He took the cross-legged position
while his mind was concentrating on the cultivation.
The golden light turned into a ball above his head. Slowly it expanded and had a diameter of
approximately ten meters. Such bright golden light was pouring out from the ball that no human eyes
could look straight into it.
The violent torrents of vital energy were raging and rolling through his energy meridians. A rumbling
noise could be heard.
It was just what Austin had been waiting for. It was the sign of another breakthrough.
Surprised, Austin realized that his vital energy realm was on the verge of another breakthrough so
soon.
It surprised him more that he had reached the medium stage of Semi-holy Realm just some time ago.
Not much time had passed and he was experiencing another breakthrough.
He wondered if it was possible for him to reach the point of another breakthrough in just ten days.
This was something beyond his wildest imagination.
Austin was both, surprised and excited.
He decided to press on till the finish, without any dy or hesitation.
However, at exactly the same moment, he felt the vibration of his Contact Jade Slip.
He responded instantly and released his spiritual sense to sense what was going on.
He read the message and knew that the headquarters had convened a party of all disciples who were
beneath the Emperor Realm.
Helpless and disappointed, Austin had to quit his cultivation and leave the Vital Energy Refining
Pce.
In a few moments, he arrived in the square.
The moment he reached there, he saw a sober man in his forties. He was standing in the middle of the
spacious square, with two to three hundred disciples surrounding him. Austin pushed his way through
the crowd and stood in front.
That sober man turned out to be Steward Nn.
His golden robe seemed to have sucked all the rays of light which were around him. The pressure
emitting from his body was intimidating.
The disciples who were standing around him, felt the pressure and found it even hard for them to
breath.
Austin guessed that Steward Nn was a cultivator who was at least at the premium stage of Divine
Bridge Realm. He could make that conclusion since he had the same intensity of vital energy as that of
Waldron Xiao, the prime minister of the Smnia Kingdom, and Rodolfo the grand marshal.
Soon, all disciples beneath the Emperor Realm had gathered in the square.
Steward Nn''s eyes scanned the disciples, and a deadly silence fell upon the square. Nobody dared
to speak or make a sound.
"Good!"
Steward Nn nodded and smiled softly. "You were summoned here because I have got an important
message for you guys.
Of course, it''s a voluntary mission. You can sign up only if you want to do it," he said slowly.
All disciples stood there quiet, waiting to hear the announcement.
"You''re going to go and gather herbs in the Wild Herb Valley,"
Steward Nn added.
"The Wild Herb Valley is a forbidden zone from ancient times. The enshrouding mist of the spiritual
energy there nourishes all sorts of magical herbs. You can find so many precious and rare species
which probably don''t exist elsewhere.
Nine-grade, ten-grade and even superior herbs are growing and flourishing there.
It''s said that this valley had existed even in the ancient times and was open for all. But then some
glorious and great masters set a series ofplicated spells and traps outside the valley for protection.
Now, nobody has seeded in breaking those spells and traps.
However, the good news is that every thirty years, those spells and traps outside the valley be
weak, and a path provides the outsiders easy ess to the valley.
In spite of all this, I must warn you that the rules inside the valley are unique and mysterious. You will
feel restricted and depressed once you have gone inside.
The valley is inessible to those cultivators who are at high vital energy realm.
So, only those cultivators who are below the Emperor Realm can get there. If any cultivator of Bitter
Sea Realm or more advanced realms tries to break in, the spells and traps will be triggered and the
valley will shut down.
Every thirty years, when the valley opens, all sects in the East Maind, including the three holynds
will send their disciples to gather herbs from the valley.
On this mission, you get to gather rare and precious herbs and experience tough situations, which will
help you grow stronger,"
Steward Nn exined patiently and in detail.
All the disciples listened carefully to what he was saying with keen pleasure.
"Three dayster, we''ll see the Wild Herb Valley open.
This time, Elder Brendan has decided to send out our disciples to enter the Wild Herb Valley and
gather herbs.
The mission has its dangers and difficulties because you have topete with thepetent disciples
and cultivators from other sects. The fights will be bloody, and people may get hurt or even die.
Once inside the valley, you wille across disciples of all the sects from the East Maind, small or
big, including the three holynds. The situation will get chaotic because so many cultivators and
disciples are fighting for those limited resources.
Apart from that, some unknown dangers will be lurking in the valley. These may include but are not
limited to ferocious monsters and beasts as well as some terrifying arrays and spells.
Based on what happened in the past, we fear that whenever the Wild Herb Valley opens, dreadful
fighting will ur there.
Even today I remember the worst fighting I have ever witnessed. About ten thousand people entered
the valley, but only three thousand survived till thest. Most of them died.
So, this herb-gathering mission is a dangerous and serious test for all of you,"
Steward Nn said in a serious and concerned tone.
The prospect of bloody fights, casualties and the fear of the unknown enemy sent chills down the body
of those disciples.
Some of them took a deep breath and were worried about their safety.
It was a fact that the mission had a death rate of 70%. Such a high rate wasn''t something they could
ignore.
"Alright then! I''m done with the introduction and exnation regarding the mission. You have one day
to think over it. Then you can choose if you want to join this mission or not.
If you think you are too weak to get involved in bloody and gruesome fights andbats, I advise you
not to set foot in the Wild Herb Valley.
It will only mean suicide for you,"
Steward Nn added. As he had finished briefing them all about the mission, the crowd was
dismissed. There were whispers heard as the disciples started moving. They had to think and make a
decision if they wanted to take up the mission or not!