"Notify everyone. Hurry to the Five Spirits Medicine Garden to harvest the Spiritual Medicine; don't let outsiders reap the benefits."

The Five Elements Sect had planted spies among the Foundation Establishment Loose Cultivators and received the intelligence immediately.

Relying on their Sect Protection Array, resisting the Foundation Establishment Alliance wouldn't be a problem.

The defenses of the Five Spirits Medicine Garden's Formation weren't very strong, unable to withstand the combined attack of numerous Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

There was another, most critical issue…

Once the mysterious Golden Core Cultivators joined the battle, the Five Spirits Medicine Garden absolutely couldn't be held.

It was necessary to make worst-case preparations in advance.

Golden Core Main Medicines, Thousand-Year Spiritual Medicines, and the Spiritual Medicines used for refining Foundation Establishment Pills couldn't afford to be lost. They had to be harvested in advance, with no risks taken.

The safest method was to harvest the precious Spiritual Medicines ahead of time. Even if the Five Spirits Medicine Garden was lost, the loss would still be within an acceptable range.

To cope with a disaster that could wipe them out, the Sect decided to use its strategic reserves, refining a large number of Foundation Establishment Pills to increase the number of Foundation Establishment Cultivators within the Sect and deal with the crisis.

This Spiritual Medicine harvest was extremely crucial. The faster, the better.

"Eh, something's not right. Why isn't there any response?"

Three Foundation Establishment Cultivators entered the Five Spirits Medicine Garden, coordinating with the cultivators stationed there to harvest Spiritual Medicines.

The sound transmissions they sent out were met with no response, and the cultivators realized something was amiss.

They were on high alert, as if facing a great enemy.

The Formation is intact; no external enemies have invaded...

Cultivators have many methods. It wasn't inconceivable for someone to enter the Five Spirits Medicine Garden without being affected by the Formation.

A bad feeling arose in their hearts, and they couldn't help but hasten their steps.

They hadn't run far when they felt their heads grow heavy and their feet light.

No good, there's a problem...

One of them realized something was wrong and wanted to warn his companions, only to suddenly hear the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground behind him. All the companions who had come with him fell.

He clutched a Sound Transmission Talisman, but before he could send it, he fainted.

The Colorless Soul-Confusing Smoke displayed its formidable power.

The Five Spirits Medicine Garden was deadly quiet, with only Jia Ren and his Insect External Incarnation still busy harvesting Spiritual Medicines.

"I've finally finished harvesting the Thousand-Year Spiritual Medicines!"

Jia Ren stored away the Thousand-Year Spiritual Medicines, a smile he couldn't suppress spreading across his face.

The most essence-filled part of the Five Spirits Medicine Garden is now in my hands. Next up are the Spiritual Medicines over five hundred years old, not to be missed.

He couldn't help but speed up his actions, harvesting as many Spiritual Medicines as possible.

While Jia Ren was spreading poison, he had secretly placed Spirit Insects throughout the Spirit Medicine Garden to act as eyes. If there was any disturbance, he would be the first to receive intelligence.

This also prevented him from being ambushed or schemed against while harvesting Spiritual Medicines.

Harvested Spiritual Medicines benefiting others? That's not something I'm willing to accept.

The three cultivators from the Five Elements Sect had come intending to cooperate with the cultivators of the Five Spirits Medicine Garden to quickly harvest the Spiritual Medicines.

As a result, they met their end before achieving their goal.

Jia Ren headed straight for the area with Spiritual Medicines older than five hundred years. His Insect External Incarnation's Ban-breaking Finger was much slower than his true self, so far having harvested only twenty-odd seven-hundred-year-old Spiritual Medicines.

Too slow!

Just then, a great roar echoed from the sky above, and the Five Spirits Medicine Garden's guardian Formation vibrated continuously.

The Foundation Establishment Alliance had arrived, launching an attack on the Formation of the Five Spirits Medicine Garden.

So soon? It's earlier than I expected.

Outside the Five Spirits Medicine Garden, over one hundred and eighty Foundation Establishment Cultivators had gathered, each striking at the guardian Formation.

They weren't fools; they had made preparations well in advance.

To prevent information leaks, they had specially set up Formations that cut off communications.

They waited until all the Foundation Establishment Cultivators had arrived at the Five Spirits Medicine Garden before lifting the restrictions.

This was to prevent intelligence from leaking immediately, which would give the Five Elements Sect an early warning to prepare.

They attacked the Five Spirits Medicine Garden to obtain a large number of Spiritual Medicines, not to exert much effort only to be left with an empty shell.

Without sufficient benefit from this first alliance, mobilizing over one hundred and eighty Foundation Establishment Cultivators next time would be difficult.

Without the incentive of profit, no one was willing to take risks.

The Five Elements Sect and Jia Ren received the intelligence much later, which considerably slowed down the harvesting of Spiritual Medicines.

「Outside the Five Spirits Medicine Garden.」

"The Heavenly Sword Sect has sent people here too? How interesting!"

"The Black Soul Sect? Heh, you specialize in kicking others when they're down."

The attendees weren't just Loose Cultivators. Apart from sects like Vajra Gate and Thousand Beasts Mountain, the Heavenly Sword Sect and the Black Soul Sect had also sent people. The scene was bustling.

The Five Elements Sect had caused too much harm, and many sects and forces were willing to kick them while they were down and take a share of the spoils.

"The time has come for the Five Elements Sect to be annihilated!"

The Foundation Establishment Alliance acted together, breaking the Formation and dividing up the Five Spirits Medicine Garden.

The Five Elements Sect was one step late in receiving the news. They were still consolidating their forces when they suddenly heard a commotion above the Five Spirits Medicine Garden, their expressions turning grave.

They dispatched people for the rescue without delay.

The Five Elements Sect hadn't recovered from the chaos in the Great Wilderness. The total number of their Foundation Establishment Cultivators barely exceeded seventy, far from being comparable to the Foundation Establishment Alliance.

"How cunning!"

"Go rescue the Five Spirits Medicine Garden and strive to harvest more Spiritual Medicines!"

"They are just a motley crew, not united enough. As long as a few Foundation Establishment Cultivators are killed, the rest will naturally be frightened and hesitate to advance."

"Using the power of the Formations, teach them a lesson."

If this motley crew tastes success, they will believe that the Five Elements Sect's time is up and will become even greedier.

By then, the Sect's situation will become difficult.

All the other Five Elements Sect Cultivators were mobilized, resisting the united Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

We can use the power of the Formations to kill Foundation Establishment Cultivators. Even if the Five Spirits Medicine Garden's Formation is breached, retreating back to the Sect won't be too late.

The Foundation Establishment Alliance is not a solid bloc. As long as they are made to suffer greatly and begin to weigh benefits and losses, the alliance will naturally fall apart.

A large number of Five Elements Sect Cultivators entered the Five Spirits Medicine Garden through an internal entrance to resist the external enemies.

As they entered the Five Spirits Medicine Garden, they saw several fallen figures from afar.

What's going on? Has the enemy already invaded the Five Spirits Medicine Garden? This outcome is alarming.

"Be careful, something's off!"

Those who were vigilant raised their Spirit Shields and Defense Artifacts, while others, as if facing a formidable enemy, used secret techniques to search around cautiously.

"You few, go check it out."

The newly appointed Sect Master of the Five Elements Sect pointed to two Foundation Establishment Cultivators. They left the group first and headed straight for the downed cultivators.

THUD! THUD!

They hadn't run far before they both fell to the ground.

"It's poisonous…"

By the time they realized something was wrong, it was already too late.

Which normal cultivator would expect poison in the Five Spirits Medicine Garden? Caught off guard, they succumbed and fell unconscious.

Only a few cautious cultivators who had activated their Spirit Shields were still in good shape.

The other cultivators hadn't even had a chance to react before they were poisoned and collapsed.

"Someone poisoned the Five Spirits Medicine Garden?"

"Who did this?!"

The survivors looked around in shock and anger, a chill gripping their hearts.

The first ones to arrive were Foundation Establishment Cultivators from the Five Elements Sect, numbering fifty to sixty. Apart from a dozen who reacted quickly, the rest… all succumbed to the poison on the spot.

Half of our Foundation Establishment Cultivators poisoned! How can we even fight?!

"Quick, save them!"

They hurriedly went over to check on the fallen cultivators.

Though they had collapsed from the poison, they were fortunately only unconscious. The poison's toxicity wasn't too severe, and the Foundation Establishment Cultivators weren't seriously harmed.

This was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

Otherwise, if forty to fifty Foundation Establishment Cultivators were poisoned to death before the battle even started, the Five Elements Sect might really be… facing extinction.

They hurriedly carried the people back to the Sect and used detoxifying Spirit Pills to save them.

The Five Spirits Medicine Garden… We really can't be bothered with it any longer.

"The Colorless Soul-Confusing Smoke is indeed powerful! My efforts weren't in vain."

Emitting Colorless Soul-Confusing Smoke during a Sect war could probably poison a large group.

Jia Ren, using his Spirit Insects, knew the situation firsthand and couldn't help but sigh.

Without a target for experimentation previously, it wasn't clear how strong the Grandmaster Level Bewildering Five-Colored Smoke is. The Five Elements Sect Cultivators were good test subjects.

If I were to give up gathering Spiritual Medicine and make a move against the Five Elements Sect's cultivators, there's a high probability I could severely weaken the Sect, burying dozens of Foundation Establishment Cultivators right here.

Jia Ren didn't hold a significant grudge against the Five Elements Sect.

It was far from reaching the point where he would destroy the Sect at all costs.

The reason for his visit to the Five Elements Sect was more about obtaining cultivation resources.

Would I forgo the abundant Spiritual Medicines in the Five Spirits Medicine Garden to hunt down the Five Elements Sect cultivators? Would the Spiritual Medicines in the Five Spirits Medicine Garden be left for the Foundation Establishment Alliance to take once they arrive?

Jia Ren would not make such a foolish mistake.

First, I'll harvest all the Spiritual Medicines in the Five Spirits Medicine Garden.

He and his Insect External Incarnation split up, using the Ban-breaking Finger to continuously break through Formations and restrictions.

There's no time to waste on the best harvesting methods for preserving maximum medicinal properties.

Jia Ren collected Spiritual Medicines as quickly as possible—the more, the better.

Once the Formations are broken, more competitors will appear. I fear others might try to act against me...

One after another, sticks of Colorless Soul-Confusing Smoke were lit, adding new poisonous miasma.

If I can poison more cultivators, that will also buy me more time to collect Spiritual Medicines.

Time passed, second by second. Loud rumbles persisted, and the guardian Formation of the Five Spirits Medicine Garden was on the verge of collapse, about to be breached at any moment.

"Eh, why hasn't the Five Elements Sect sent anyone to defend?"

"Could it be that the Spiritual Medicines inside have already been harvested, leaving nothing of value?"

"There's a problem! A big problem!"

Even if the Spiritual Medicines in the Five Spirits Medicine Garden were harvested entirely, the Five Elements Sect wouldn't give up so easily. They would definitely take the opportunity to strike, reducing the pressure they face. Rather than acting indifferently as they are now, allowing us to break the Formation of the Five Spirits Medicine Garden.

Despite their suspicions, the cultivators didn't hold back their attacks.

One Formation after another was breached. The destructive power of nearly two hundred Foundation Establishment Cultivators was terrifying.

The Five Elements Sect's main Sect Protection Array could still hold on, but the defensive Formation of the Five Spirits Medicine Garden was a notch weaker. In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the Formation was completely broken.

Nothing now stood between the Foundation Establishment Alliance cultivators and the Five Spirits Medicine Garden.

"Who is that?"

The Five Spirits Medicine Garden cultivated a multitude of Spiritual Medicines. Looking around, a sea of Spiritual Medicines swayed in the wind.

Strangely, the Five Spirits Medicine Garden was undefended; the Guards lay on the ground, their fate unknown.

Two figures clad in black robes moved swiftly, picking high-vintage Spiritual Medicines.

What's going on? Where are the Five Elements Sect's cultivators? Could it be that they've given up on the Five Spirits Medicine Garden?

Someone, it wasn't clear who, was the first to rush in, heading straight for the area with centuries-old Spiritual Medicine.

Seeing this, the others snapped out of their daze and rushed to collect the Spiritual Medicines.

How much Spiritual Medicine we can get is all up to our own abilities.

Many Foundation Establishment Cultivators turned their attention to Jia Ren and his Insect External Incarnation.

This person, who knows when he entered the Five Spirits Medicine Garden, has gathered a considerable number of high-vintage Spiritual Medicines.

Gather Spiritual Medicines? How could that be faster than seizing the fruits of others' labor?

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