Aside from Elder Wuhen occasionally paying attention to Jiang Chen, the others had their minds completely off the surrounding spiritual medicines.
For these elder-level powerhouses, these spiritual medicines could no longer satisfy their appetites.
Unless an Earth-grade Spiritual Medicine appeared, they couldn't be bothered to act at all.
And their ultimate goal was the Heaven-grade Spiritual Medicine!
Under the scramble of dozens of young geniuses, this patch of spiritual medicines was completely divided clean after two hours.
It could be seen that these fellows had all reaped bountiful rewards, each face written with excitement and joy. Clearly, they were all extremely satisfied with their haul.
Mu Gaoqi, relying on his advantage of an innate Wood Spirit Body, had obtained many good things.
"Brother Chen, how were your harvests?" Mu Gaoqi asked curiously.
Jiang Chen shook his head, offering a mysterious smile without any further explanation.
He hadn't joined the scramble for the spiritual medicines at all. Moreover, the things he had collected currently were hardly worth mentioning in terms of value. However, Jiang Chen had confidence that in a day or two, these items might produce value he couldn't even imagine.
After this patch of spiritual medicines was divided, the group continued forward.
This island was indeed not large. After walking a few li, through a hazy mist, the crowd saw a tall structure in the distance.
Jiang Chen's Heavenly Eye Divine Pupil gave him exceptional vision. At a glance, he saw that the structure was, in fact, a sacrificial altar.
Below this altar was a vast platform. Surrounding the platform were at least a thousand stone steps, ascending tier by tier like a heavenly staircase.
At the four corners of this platform were four plots of spiritual land, similar to medicinal fields, filled with spiritually rich medicines.
About three or four hundred stone steps up the platform, there was a second-tier platform. It also had four corners—east, south, west, and north—each with its own plot of spiritual land, though their area was much smaller than those on the first tier.
But despite their smaller size, the spiritual energy there appeared even more abundant and intense.
The third-tier platform was where the altar stood.
It also had four plots of spiritual land on its sides, but these plots were even smaller still.
However, these four plots were enveloped by layers of auspicious, treasured radiance. Beams of spiritual energy, like shimmering waves, emitted a stunning color above them, giving an extremely sacred sensation.
"Heaven-grade Spiritual Medicine!"
Though Jiang Chen couldn't see the third-tier platform directly, his Seven Apertures Spiritual Resonance Divine Ability granted him a spiritual consciousness coverage that was in no way inferior to these elder-level powerhouses.
He immediately discovered that on the third-tier platform where the altar stood, the four plots of spiritual land were planted with Heaven-grade Spiritual Medicine.
While he couldn't discern their exact numbers, the powerful spiritual energy and unique aura definitely belonged only to Heaven-grade Spiritual Medicine.
The spiritual land on the second tier, meanwhile, was planted with a considerable number of Earth-grade Spiritual Medicine.
The first tier likewise consisted of four plots of spiritual land, the largest in area, all planted with True Saint-grade Spiritual Medicine.
In other words, the platform was divided into three tiers. From bottom to top, each tier was of a different grade, and the opportunities they offered were vastly different, following a pattern of steady escalation.
These elders were all shrewd individuals. Under the scrutiny of their spiritual consciousness, they had already determined that the third tier—where the altar stood—should contain Heaven-grade Spiritual Medicine.
This discovery set every old fox's mind racing with calculations.
They could now confirm that the third tier definitely held Heaven-grade Spiritual Medicine. The only question left was how many plants each of them would be allotted when their turn came.
"Elders, I have a proposal!" Elder Chen of the Holy Sword Palace suddenly spoke up.
At this point, everyone's heart was burning with desire, each privately scheming over their own interests. When Elder Chen broke the silence, it cut through the awkward tension.
"What is it?"
Everyone looked at Elder Chen with varying degrees of curiosity.
Elder Chen was straightforward about it. "I'm sure everyone has already formed a suspicion by now. That third-tier platform definitely contains Heaven-grade Spiritual Medicine. I propose that these Heaven-grade Spiritual Medicine be distributed according to the lottery system we agreed upon earlier."
In the previous lottery draw, his Holy Sword Palace had come in third.
Therefore, Elder Chen was confident that when it came to the Heaven-grade Spiritual Medicine on the third tier, the Holy Sword Palace would receive at least one plant.
With a bit of luck, they might even get two or three.
When Elder Chen reiterated the allocation rules, no one raised any objections.
"Everyone's agreed on the distribution rules for Heaven-grade Spiritual Medicine. But what about the Earth-grade Spiritual Medicine? There needs to be a rule for those as well, right?"
Heaven-grade Spiritual Medicine were the stuff of legend in the Myriad Domain. People would risk their very lives for a chance at obtaining them.
But that didn't mean Earth-grade Spiritual Medicine weren't precious.
In truth, Earth-grade Spiritual Medicine were also a luxury for Saint realm powerhouses. After all, what Saint realm cultivators used in their daily practice was typically True Saint-grade Spiritual Medicine—and even that, they often couldn't afford to use freely.
So while everyone's attention had been fixated on the Heaven-grade Spiritual Medicine, the allocation of Earth-grade Spiritual Medicine had been completely overlooked.
When Elder Chen brought it up now, everyone suddenly came to their senses.