Chu Tian heard his words and raised the iron rod as if to strike.
"Big brother... don't hit me, I don't have good things, but I have news of good things!"
The guy was so scared that he squatted on the ground, bracing himself for Chu Tian's blow.
*Pa pa...*
Two things hit him.
The guy flinched, startled.
When he saw clearly what had fallen to the ground.
His eyes immediately lit up, and he grabbed one in each hand.
His crouching posture turned directly into a cross-legged sitting position.
Chu Tian had thrown him a water pouch and a strip of dried meat.
The guy didn't bother to check for poison, opened the water pouch, and gulped it down greedily.
He also tore into the dried meat with large bites.
"Thank you, big brother... Actually, I just wanted to rob some food and drink. I haven't eaten anything for three days. When I saw you newcomers to the trial, I knew you would definitely have food and drink on you."
As he ate, the guy explained his reasons.
"Newcomers? Are you also here for the trial?" Chu Tian frowned.
With his mouth full of food, the guy mumbled indistinctly, "Yeah! I came in three days ago, and as soon as I entered, I lost my spatial pouch!"
Hearing this, Chu Tian knew that this trial seemed a bit different.
In the past...
He had never heard of anyone other than those from the Sea of Death entering this so-called Sacred Spirit Realm.
"How did you get in?" Chu Tian asked what he was thinking.
"The Sacred Spirit Realm trial, aren't you? The Sacred Spirit Realm only opens once every hundred thousand years!
Legend has it that any treasure obtained here can defy the heavens once you leave.
However, on the first level of the Sacred Spirit Realm, I lost everything and almost starved to death.
It seems the treasures and spiritual items in the higher levels are not for me.
I just want to survive until the trial ends and be teleported out!
Big brother, you are truly a good person..." As he spoke, he glanced at the iron rod in Chu Tian's hand and shrunk his neck.
Chu Tian was unmoved by his flattery, but he had obtained a useful piece of information.
This Sacred Spirit Realm was not just one level.
Moreover... it only opened once every hundred thousand years.
The Four City Grand Assembly of the Sea of Death, on the other hand, opened once every thousand years.
According to this logic, those who participated in the Four City Grand Assembly only entered the first level each time and had never entered the second level or higher.
Or perhaps, those who had entered never returned, which was why this information was not available.
At this moment, the guy had finished eating everything and drunk all the water.
He stood up and said to Chu Tian, "Big brother, my name is Miao Zuo. I discovered a ten-thousand-year-old Purple Feather Vine not far from here."
"Ten-thousand-year-old Purple Feather Vine?"
"Yes... the first level of the Sacred Spirit Realm is very poor. It's good enough to encounter a ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herb. How about we cooperate and get that Purple Feather Vine?"
Miao Zuo rubbed his hands, waiting for Chu Tian's reply.
Chu Tian really wanted to say that this place was scoured by people from the Sea of Death every thousand years, so it was naturally a bit barren.
Then he thought to himself: Who are you trying to fool, bringing out such a good thing to share with me?
Or... do you want to find a thug to help you?
Miao Zuo felt a little awkward under Chu Tian's gaze.
He knew that his words would make the other party suspicious, so he scratched his head apologetically and said,
"Big brother... don't look at me like that. The guardian beast of the Purple Feather Vine is too powerful for me to handle.
If I hadn't lost my spatial pouch, I wouldn't be afraid of a mere fourth-tier magical beast!
It's just that I don't have a suitable weapon on me.
This broken saber was picked up on the way!"
When Chu Tian decided to participate in the Grand Assembly, Old Yang had found him and educated him about spiritual herbs.
He asked Chu Tian to help him obtain these few spiritual herbs if he encountered them.
The Purple Feather Vine was one of them.
It was said to be a main ingredient for refining the [Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir].
It could instantly restore physical injuries, as well as stamina and vital energy.
It could give a person an extra life.
Old Yang had to undergo tribulation, and having a [Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir] would give him a slight edge.
Chu Tian knew that he couldn't stay here for much longer.
If Old Yang could successfully undergo tribulation and reach the Saint Body realm before he left, it would be enough to deter others and protect the safety of those around him.
"Let's go!" Since he had encountered it, he might as well take it.
Miao Zuo's eyes lit up when he heard Chu Tian's words, and he quickly led the way.
As they walked through the forest, Chu Tian's eyes suddenly lit up.
"It really is a ten-thousand-year-old Purple Feather Vine!"
On a rock face ahead, a not-very-thick vine plant, only about a meter tall.
The vine had feather-like thorns growing on it.
It was emitting a faint purple glow all over.
At the same time, he checked the system map.
The location of this Purple Feather Vine coincided with the red circle "9" marked on the map.
It seemed that participants of the previous Four City Grand Assembly trial had discovered this nine-thousand-year-old Purple Feather Vine, but had not harvested it, so they had marked it down.
...These people know how to protect resources better than those on Blue Star!
Although there was only a thousand-year difference between nine thousand years and ten thousand years, the medicinal effect and efficacy were vastly different. Da Feng Novel Network.
"The purple mist, the thorns like downy feathers, it is indeed the Purple Feather Vine. It grows one millimeter every ten years, and ten centimeters every thousand years. At ten thousand years, it is exactly one meter tall. It is indeed ten thousand years old!"
He confirmed again that he had not misread.
Chu Tian rushed forward a few steps, reaching the foot of the mountain, next to the Purple Feather Vine.
"Big brother, be careful!"
Miao Zuo shouted from a distance.
At the same time, Chu Tian suddenly felt a sense of danger and flashed backward.
*Whoosh...*
A purple snake less than a foot long flew past Chu Tian's body. If he hadn't reacted quickly, it would have bitten him.
"As expected, it's guarded by a magical beast!"
As soon as he arrived here, Chu Tian had scanned the surroundings with his divine sense, but he hadn't found it.
The moment it darted out, Chu Tian knew where it was hiding.
It was actually lying on the Purple Feather Vine as a whole.
After merging together, even with Chu Tian's divine sense, he couldn't detect anything unusual about this Purple Feather Vine.
If Miao Zuo hadn't mentioned earlier that there was a guardian magical beast.
Chu Tian might have actually fallen for it.
It was said that some rare medicinal materials were guarded by magical beasts.
He never expected to encounter one on his first attempt at gathering herbs.
This was enough to prove that the Purple Feather Vine was extraordinary.
Only such spiritual herbs, guarded by magical beasts, could grow to such an age.
He carefully looked at the little snake less than a foot long. After missing its attack, it landed and quickly grew larger.
It transformed into a size as thick as a water bucket, entirely purple, with scales that seemed to be forged from purple gold.
It coiled its body, flicking its tongue at Chu Tian, ready to attack at any moment.
"Big brother, this is a Purple Gold Feather Python. It's a companion beast of the Purple Feather Vine, not just an ordinary guardian magical beast.
Companion beasts will fiercely defend the spiritual item and fight to the death against anyone or any beast that tries to covet it.
Especially be careful, if it senses it's losing, it will do everything it can to destroy the Purple Feather Vine before it dies.
Its strength is that of a overlord-level existence among fourth-tier magical beasts, extremely rare. Big brother, you need to be careful!"
Chu Tian was slightly surprised by this.
It turned out to be a companion beast. It seemed he had underestimated the grade of the Purple Feather Vine.
Old Yang hadn't mentioned this situation back then. After all, the inheritance from the Sea of Death was already in ruins.
It was fortunate enough that he knew about such a spiritual item.