Chapter 2258 - 2255: Medicine King Mansion’s Conditions

Chapter 2258: Chapter 2255: Medicine King Mansion’s Conditions

"No need, no need, acquiring the Medical Scripture is your fortune, an arrangement of destiny, there’s no reason for us to take it back." Elder Yan chuckled, speaking with great openness, yet there seemed to be something unsaid in his eyes.

Lin Tian felt slightly surprised, the Medicine King Mansion was surprisingly agreeable. In contrast, when the Ji Family saw Miss’s Hua Ying Sword, they adamantly demanded it back and even attempted to seize it; the difference was too great.

"I admire Elder Yan’s magnanimity," Lin Tian said seriously, bowing slightly. After thinking, he asked, "May I know what the second sacred artifact is?"

"This second sacred artifact is..." Elder Yan paused, keeping it in suspense, then smiled as he said, "It is the Shennong Ding."

"The Shennong Ding!" Lin Tian couldn’t help but exclaim. He had gone through so much to collect the blood of the lineage and was only left with the last item, the Shennong Ding.

Now, he finally heard definite news of the Shennong Ding. Unexpectedly, it was a sacred artifact of the Medicine King Mansion. Without coming into contact with the Ancient Hidden Stream, he might never have found any clues in his lifetime.

The two elders were not surprised by Lin Tian’s reaction, as every pharmacist would have the same one. The Shennong Ding was the foremost cauldron in the world, a divine artifact among cauldrons.

Of course, they didn’t know that Lin Tian’s large reaction was not just due to his identity as a pharmacist but also because the Shennong Ding could cure Xiao Manxuan.

"Emperor Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs, refined a hundred medicines, cured a hundred diseases, and strengthened his tribe’s people to withstand natural disasters and illnesses. He is the ancestor of medicine, and furthermore, the ancestor of pharmacists."

"Emperor Shennong recorded all his lifetime of experience in refining medicine in handbooks, which, with additions and amendments by the disciples and descendants, formed the Shennong Emperor’s Medical Scripture. The Medical Scripture and the Shennong Ding were handed down to future generations and regarded as divine sacred artifacts by all pharmacists."

"However, there were some problems in the process of inheritance, resulting in the loss of the two sacred artifacts. We have been diligently searching for them through the generations and finally determined that the Shennong Ding is in the Kunlun Mountains." Elder Yan spoke at length, but the last sentence was what Lin Tian most wanted to hear.

Regarding the might of the Medical Scripture, Lin Tian might know better than Elder Yan because he was familiar with the entire contents; the herb section, elixir recipe section, equipment section, encompassing almost all pharmacist content, while the Shennong Ding was what he urgently needed.

Lin Tian detected more questions, saying, "Kunlun Mountain Range is so large; how do you search for it?"

The Kunlun Mountain Range spans more than half of Huaxia, searching for a small medicine cauldron among it is no different than finding a needle in a haystack, even harder due to the high altitude and harsh conditions.

With the high elevation, glaciers, and uninhabited areas, ordinary people find it difficult to survive, and even Ancient Martial Artists face dangers like avalanches; Innate Experts rarely emerge unscathed.

"The strongest force in this world is nature itself."

Elder Yan’s face showed a hint of bitterness, slightly lamenting, "You’re correct, the Kunlun Mountain Range is exceptionally perilous, with some forces we even don’t understand, but our ancestors settled here, generation after generation searching, but unfortunately, it remains elusive."

"By coincidence, we encountered a descendant of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect. This descendant performed a divination for us, foreseeing that the Shennong Ding would soon emerge."

"A descendant of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect? A divination?" Lin Tian raised an eyebrow slightly, asking nonchalantly, "Elder Yan, do you know if this descendant of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect is male or female, old or young?"

Yan Lingling and the two elders looked at him strangely, but Elder Yan answered truthfully, "It’s a young woman, the Heavenly Mechanism Sect traces its lineage from Gui Guzi, so that woman is also a Ghost Valley Inheritor."

"No way, such a coincidence?" Lin Tian was stunned immediately; these traits coming together formed a clear image of a person, Senior Sister Zi Yan.

A beautiful and charming woman appeared in his mind, every time he thought of this senior sister, Lin Tian felt a stirring because she always teased him in their meetings.

Especially that one time in the bathroom, Senior Sister Zi Yan’s bath towel slipped, revealing her stunning body entirely. Every time he recalled it, Lin Tian felt an intense heat rising.

"Brother Lin Tian..." Yan Lingling called out, seeing Lin Tian deep in thought.

Lin Tian came back to his senses, secretly swallowing. In retrospect, could Zi Yan’s towel slip also have been deliberate?

"Xiao Tian, do you know that descendant?" The Great Elder asked curiously.

Lin Tian nodded, "I should know her."

In fact, Lin Tian was no longer sure if he really knew Zi Yan. Her identity was growing more enigmatic; first, she was the managing lady of a health club, then she pulled out the Nine Needle Technique and golden thread.

Then came the ’Imperial Pole Worldly Book’ prediction, and now, it’s something greater, tied to the Ancient Hidden Stream; which identity is real?

Zi Yan’s identity was a riddle, but Lin Tian sensed no malice from her—or had she hidden so deeply that even he couldn’t see it?

"Xiao Tian, it seems this really is destiny." Elder Yan’s words interrupted Lin Tian’s thoughts, "That descendant told us that the Shennong Ding would emerge, and a fated person would obtain it. This fated person is young and not necessarily from the Medicine King Mansion."

"However, the Kunlun Mountains are exceptionally dangerous; we can’t recklessly send a young person to risk their life. Any young person chosen must possess sufficient skill."

"So, we organized a martial arts competition through the Langya Pavilion to find outstanding fated individuals, waiting for the Shennong Ding to emerge and to see whom destiny favors." Elder Yan spoke with a serious face.

"I see, I fully understand now," Lin Tian finally realized the full circumstances surrounding the competition. It was all because the Medicine King Mansion was seeking a fated one, coincidentally aligning with Lin Tian’s goals.

However, he still had questions, so he asked, "If the fated person is among us, and they obtain the Shennong Ding, what will the Medicine King Mansion do?"

This was also very crucial; if the Shennong Ding fell into his hands, would the Medicine King Mansion seize it? Were they merely using the fated one to bring about the artifact’s emergence and then plan to take it by force?

Although the Medical Scripture is one of the holy artifacts, the Shennong Ding is evidently more significant.

"Hahaha..." Elder Yan laughed heartily, seemingly having anticipated Lin Tian would ask such a question, "Xiao Tian, probably not only you think this way, the other contestants, and their families probably think the same. Of course, that’s understandable, human nature. However, what I want to tell you is that whoever obtains the Shennong Ding, it is theirs—the Medicine King Mansion will never seize it!"

With Elder Yan’s firm words, Lin Tian was slightly surprised; with Elder Yan’s status, he wouldn’t make statements that contradict his character.

"However..." Elder Yan hesitated for a moment, appearing to have more to add.

Lin Tian furrowed his brows, realizing things were still not so simple.

"Old man, can’t you finish your sentence all at once? Stop being cryptic; Xiao Tian nearly misunderstood." The Great Elder glared at Elder Yan, expressing much dissatisfaction.

Both his wife and the Great Elder made it difficult for Elder Yan to argue back, so he could only smile awkwardly in silence.