Chapter 338 - A Nice Person (1/2)

It only took Jing Yi and Yu Jin a few minutes to reach the pond. The trees around stood a little closer to each other at this spot, shrouding the edge of the pond in shadows. Without the sunlight trickling to the ground, the temperature was a little lower than in the rest of the grove although it still couldn't be described as a cool place. The chances of the Heart-Calming Buddha Flower growing here actually weren't that high.

Leng Jin Yu once again stood to the side although his gaze was roaming. The Heart-Calming Buddha Flower wasn't that hard to recognize. If it was there, he would probably spot it immediately but he wanted to give Jing Yi a chance to have a look for himself. He couldn't let the boy cultivate until ascension but there was nothing keeping him from learning alchemy. After all, he only had to pass a few trials. His life didn't have to be completely miserable. He should be able to enjoy at least a few things.

Jing Yi walked around the pond and looked at the places between the protruding roots of the trees. These were probably the places where a flower that favored cool spots would grow. Unfortunately, he couldn't find anything that was even close to the appearance of a meditating Buddha.

Jing Yi turned to Yu Jin with a nervous expression. ”Senior Martial Brother Yu, it seems … there isn't any Heart-Calming Buddha Flower growing around here.”

Leng Jin Yu nodded. He had feared as much. The Heart-Calming Buddha Flower might have been a low leveled spiritual herb that was still quite common but it still didn't grow as widespread as the Crystal Grass and similar herbs. The conditions it needed for its growth were stricter.

”If that's the case, then let's go and search somewhere else. Looking at this secret realm I'm sure there will be some places that meet the requirements for the Heart-Calming Buddha Flower to grow.” He turned around and made to leave the grove in the other direction.

Jing Yi hurriedly followed him. This time he stepped a little closer though. This senior martial brother of his seldom spoke if you didn't ask him a question. Now that he had responded it was probably the best opportunity to get him to talk a little more.

”Senior Martial Brother Yu, say … you're a cultivator, right?” Jing Yi's gaze flitted to the sword Yu Jin carried around and couldn't help but wonder if he had misunderstood maybe.

Yu Jin obviously knew some things about cultivation else he wouldn't know such things like the Flame Berries being good for somebody with fire spiritual veins. But it was also very rare for a cultivator to carry a sword around. Most people that did were practitioners instead. So could it be that he had gotten it wrong? Was Yu Jin actually a practitioner that just knew a bit about cultivation, too?

Leng Jin Yu noticed Jing Yi's gaze. ”I'm both.”

”Both?”