Chapter Five: The Warehouse of Relics

  As he came out of Lieyang Shengnu's small palace, Lin He felt that the gaze of the Wu Lei Sect disciples towards him had changed. There was a hint of surprise and fear.

  The loud roar of Lieyang Holy Girl was heard by many people. Everyone instinctively thought that Lin Xi went to seek trouble, but unexpectedly, in the end, he not only came out unscathed, but it seemed that the one who suffered a loss was actually the Holy Girl of Lieyang Palace.

  "What on earth happened? That last scream sounded like it was from Lieyang Shengnu!"

  "When did he develop such skills? He provoked the wrath of Lieyang Holy Maiden and still managed to come out unscathed?"

  "Don't think too much about it. It's just nonsense, how could that be possible? You must have misheard."

  …………

  Lin Xi listened to these rumors and simply smiled calmly, and didn't bother to pay attention. Compared to these rumors, he had more important things to do.

  Just as he was fighting with Long Dani, he had already felt it. This body is not bad at the bottom, but after so many years of poisoning, the muscles, bones, and blood are all problematic. Many movements are full of flaws and cannot be made smoothly.

  Otherwise, relying on the combat experience, consciousness, and reaction ability he brought from his previous life. Even if Long Dani's martial arts were far superior to his, she wouldn't be able to hurt him with a hasty counterattack.

  In terms of hand-to-hand combat experience, Lin Xi is far superior to Long Dani, who has been pampered and has had others do things for her. The so-called Liuyang Fist may look impressive, but in Lin Xi's eyes, it is full of flaws. It's just that due to his physical condition, he can't exert himself.

  "First go to Zong Ku and get some medicinal herbs to detoxify the poison from your body."

  Lin Xi's eyes flashed with a bright light, and he immediately shifted his attention, heading towards the back mountain.

  The elder meeting is held tomorrow, and Lin Xi doesn't have much time left. Lin Xi must prove that he has enough qualifications to inherit the position of the gatekeeper, otherwise, his situation will be precarious.

  Arriving at the back mountain, I saw a huge stone cave carved into the mountain. The entrance had two heavy iron doors, studded with copper nails, and it looked like a grand hall.

  At the entrance of the grand hall, two disciples of the Wu Lei Sect were guarding.

  This is the ancestral temple of the Five Thunder Sect. Many medicinal herbs, elixirs and treasures are stored here. This is a forbidden place, ordinary disciples are not allowed to enter. Only the elders and the young master can enter.

  Looking through the memories in his mind, Lin Xi suddenly realized that although he had been known as the Young Master of the Five Thunder Sect before, he had never thought of using this identity to improve his martial arts and consolidate his position as the Young Master.

  His mediocre martial arts skills are one aspect, but another aspect is that his simplicity and humility have led to the people of the Five Thunder Sect looking down on him.

  "A good man is easily deceived, a good horse is easily ridden. What belongs to me, no one can take away."

  Lin Xi took a step forward and walked straight towards the entrance of Zong Ku.

  "Halt! Sacred ground, severe trespassing!"

  A broadsword flashed horizontally, and one of the Zong Ku guards immediately blocked Lin Xi's path. His gaze was sharp, not giving an inch.

  "Scram! As long as I'm still the Young Master of the Five Thunder Sect, no one can stop me. This ancestral hall is off-limits to others, but not to me. Are you going to try and block my way?"

  Lin Xi coldly shouted.

  His identity was known throughout the Five Thunder Sect. The rules of the Zong Ku, these two guards would not be unaware of, but they still blocked him, clearly intentionally making things difficult for him.

  "Hmph, what Young Master. We only know there's an Elder, don't know what..."

  Guarding a face of ridicule, just about to make things difficult for him, suddenly, a hand from behind reached out and pulled him back.

  "You're the young master, I've offended you. This kid is joking around. Who are you to be treated like everyone else? The ancestral hall is off-limits to others, but not to you. Please come in."

  On the left side of the gate, another guard who had been silent all along bowed his waist and forced a smile.

  "Huh?"

  Lin Xi raised an eyebrow, somewhat unexpectedly. He had thought he would have to make some effort, but didn't think it would be so easy. He glared at the two of them and didn't say anything more, then headed towards the ancestral hall.

  "Li Shixiong, what do you mean? The Second Elder has already given orders that except for the various Elders, no one is allowed to enter. Especially Lin Xi."

  Lin Xi's foot had just disappeared when the guard at the door suddenly freed his arm and scowled.

  "Junior brother, you're confused. The gods are fighting, what can we do by getting involved? Don't you know about Li Jie from the back mountain? He was beaten to a pulp for offending Young Master Sha. The elder meeting will be held in a few days and this kid will soon be abolished. Now he's also desperate and will stop at nothing. What's the point of us, just a few errand boys, risking our lives with him? Can't we just wait until he's abolished and then let Second Elder deal with him?"

  Li Shixiong said with profound meaning.

  "Got it, young master."

  Guarding the Great Enlightenment.

  …………

  The space inside the Zong Ku Stone Cave is extremely vast, covering several thousand square meters. Torches are inserted on the walls, illuminating piles of medicinal herbs. This most important place of the Wu Lei Sect is now fully open to Lin Xi.

  "At least thirty years ago, eight-petaled Ganoderma lucidum, over fifty years old Fuzhuan Dendrobium, twenty years old Radix Pseudostellariae..."

  Although he had expected it in his heart, Lin Xi was still shocked when he truly saw the spiritual energy-filled medicinal herbs of this world. This kind of fire marquis medicinal herb had almost become extinct in another world. The thin spiritual energy and the increasingly damaged natural environment made it impossible to find such naturally grown spiritual grasses.

  Lin Xi was still the successor of the national martial arts family when he found a 12-year-old Huang Jing, which had already shocked his elders at home. If they saw what was here, it's unknown how shocked they would be.

  "Tsk tsk, good stuff, all of it is good! Unfortunately, this spiritual medicine is simply being used to temper the body and absorb its energy. What a waste."

  Lin Xi was dazzled by the light of the torches, as if a poor devil had run into a treasure trove.

  "Elixirs aren't used like that. Refining them into pills is the way to fully utilize these medicinal materials. Unfortunately, this world doesn't seem to care about that."

  Lin Xi did know several ancient secret recipes passed down from his family, but unfortunately, he didn't have the necessary medicinal materials and was at a loss for what to do.

  Lin Xi has confidence that if these medicinal materials are utilized to refine elixirs, not only can they eliminate the toxins in his body, but also allow him to recover his past life's powers within a short period of time.

  "Ginseng, Ren Shen, Astragalus, He Shou Wu, and Moon Phase... all taken away. Leaving them here would be a waste of heaven's treasures."

  The medicinal materials in the warehouse, every time they are taken out, there are restrictions. Even if it is a sect elder, they cannot abuse their power and plunder the medicinal materials. However, this rule has no effect on Lin Xi.

  He's almost been overthrown, let alone still in charge of these things!

  Lin Xi directly found a few sacks, and packed the best medicinal materials that could be loaded. He also swept away a few bottles of wound-healing medicine, and finally took away a small purple crucible from the depths of the mountain, only then did he leave with satisfaction.

  If it weren't for the fact that he could only carry a limited amount on his body, Lin Xi would have liked to move the entire ancestral library.

  …………

  After returning from Zong Ku, Lin Xi had been staying in his room, quietly refining the elixir. By the second night, Lin Xi finally refined the first furnace of elixirs in this world.

  "Finally succeeded."

  Lin Xi grasped a detoxifying pill, feeling relieved. Although it was his first time refining one, Lin Xi was already familiar with the characteristics of a successfully refined pill. Without a doubt, this was indeed a detoxifying pill.

  Gulu!

  Lin Xi's mouth opened wide, and he swallowed it directly. Then, he started a set of "Little Heavenly Fist", using the blood flow during the fist fight to accelerate the decomposition of the medicine in his abdomen.

  In less than half an hour, Lin Xi's whole body was steaming hot, and a little bit of black, sticky, fishy-smelling ** oozed out from all the pores on his body.

  "The medicine's power is activated, and its toxicity begins to spread!"

  Lin Xi's mind had a plan, and he continued to speed up his fist practice. The entire room was filled with the sound of his joints cracking and popping. Gradually, a black substance began to seep out of Lin Xi's body, becoming more and more abundant, thicker and more viscous. The stench was so pungent that even Lin Xi himself felt nauseated.

  In just a short while, Lin Xi's brocade clothes had completely turned black. The smell emanating from him was like that of a dung pit. The toxicity of the six-year-old poison was not to be underestimated. However, Lin Xi seemed to mind it not at all, and instead grew more and more excited in his heart.

  "Great, just like that!"

  Lin Xi felt that as the toxins were eliminated, his whole body became more relaxed. His bones became stronger and his muscles more flexible, and when he threw punches, it was even smoother than before, without the previous feeling of stagnation.

  Later on, Lin Xi even felt that with his own breathing, his body had a urge to fly and soar.

  "Bang!"

  Lin Xi's entire body suddenly exploded with muscle, the toxic liquid attached to his body, even his clothes, instantly bursting open and splashing everywhere.

  This is "Little Heavenly's" "Collapse", used by Lin Xi to remove the toxic fluids from his body.

  "That's it. After taking a few more doses, all the toxins will be completely eliminated within two days."

  Lin Xi's arm grasped into a fist, freely extending and retracting, a series of crackling sounds immediately transmitted from his joints, extremely agile. His innate abilities were limited by his physical quality, many of his national art moves couldn't be used yet. But now it was different, some high-difficulty explosive power techniques, he could also use.

  "Bang! Bang!"

  Suddenly, a knock at the door rang out. A voice came from outside the door:

  "Shaomen, your hot water has arrived."

  "Come in."

  Lin Xidao. His eyes flashed, and he immediately picked up a long gown and put it on.

  The gate opened and two disciples of the Refining Body House pushed in a half-person-high wooden bucket, filled to the brim with steaming hot water.

  This kind of Nanmu wood barrel is called "Quen body barrel", which is used by the sect to soak and steam medicinal materials, Quen body exercises.

  With Li Jie's lesson learned, the disciples of the Refining Body House have become much wiser. They no longer dare to mock Lin Xi coldly, each and every one of them lowering their heads in utmost respect.

  "Force decides everything. It seems that not taking oneself as a young master is also not feasible."

  Lin Xi took in the expressions of these few people, then casually pointed to a place and said: "Just put it there."

  Put down the tempering body bucket, and two disciples of the refining house immediately hurried away, not daring to stay for a moment. Apparently, they were also afraid of Lin Xi's methods.

  Lin Xi picked some extremely potent medicinal herbs and put them into the hot water in the tempering body bucket. After soaking for a stick of incense, he immediately took off his clothes and stepped into the bucket to perform a medicinal bath tempering.

  What is meant by medicinal bath tempering the body, is through the action of medicine, to refine one's muscles, bones and skin, greatly enhancing the martial artist's abilities in all aspects, preparing for a higher level of martial arts.

  In the depths of the mountains in this world, many medicinal herbs grow. These medicinal herbs grow day by day and month by month, accumulating the essence of heaven and earth, gradually possessing rich and pure energy. What a martial artist needs to do is to use the method of transporting qi and blood during the medicinal bath, allowing the energy of these medicinal herbs to seep into the water and absorb it into the body.

  That's the purpose of medicinal bath immersion!

  This way of using medicine, in Lin Xi's view, was undoubtedly a waste of the spiritual properties of these medicines. However, Lin Xi would soon face the criticism of the Five Thunder Sect elders and didn't have time to refine powerful elixirs.

  Therefore, temporarily using medicinal baths to soak and strengthen one's body became the best option.