But in the end, after Li Yi's persuasion, Zhou Yang agreed to Qingyun's request with a reluctant expression, but he still said to Qingyun:
"Fellow Daoist Qingyun, let me explain this clearly in advance. The elixir the sect asked us to search for is called Five Snake Grass. It is said that the mature Five Snake Grass will attract snake monsters, and if the snake monster swallows five snakes, The snake grass can even open up the world and give birth to spiritual wisdom. Therefore, some snake monsters that have not transformed or have not yet developed their spiritual wisdom will stay near the five snake grass all year round to protect them."
"It's okay, Senior Zhou, don't worry about me, I can handle it!"
Qingyun said innocently, but Zhou Yang didn't mean what he said, and said a little funny:
"I'm not worried about your safety, but if I find the Five Snake Grass, I can't give it to you. But if you help us kill the guardian snake demon together, I can give you a share of the snake demon's spiritual materials."
Hearing this, Qingyun was immediately overjoyed. He actually didn't expect to gain anything. He just wanted to gain experience. But when he heard that what they were looking for was the Five Snake Grass, he had to go and join in the fun!
Because according to the records in Lao Chuan's alchemy method, the reason why this grass is called Five Snake Grass is because it will only grow one more snake-shaped leaf every year. After five years, the Five Snake Grass will not bloom when it matures. , but it will produce a lot of snake fruits.
These snake fruits are shaped like snake eggs, but the shells are very smooth and hard, so ordinary small animals will not eat them, let alone the snake demons. What they want is the grass blades that can help them open their minds, not the They are those snake fruits that can only nourish Qi and blood.
However, although the shells of these snake fruits are hard, they are not the kind of exotic fruits that cannot be damaged by gold and iron. After being split, the flesh inside is sweet and rich in spiritual energy. It is an excellent food for replenishing energy for human monks, and Auxiliary medicines needed for alchemy.
"Although the medicinal properties are slightly inferior to the Five Snake Grass, the advantage lies in its large quantity. If Zhou Yang and Li Yi don't understand that these are just to find the Five Snake Grass, I will reluctantly help you accept it!"
While Qingyun was snickering, he was already secretly thinking about making a small fortune.
Whether it was intentional or not, Zhou Yang's voice when he said these words to Qingyun was not too quiet, and Zhang Tian and Lin De also heard them clearly.
They didn't know what the Five Snake Grass was, but they knew that if there was a senior in the Hundred Meridians Realm leading the team, as long as they contributed some effort or even just practiced Taipingquan, they might be able to get a share of the pie, right?
The materials on this spiritual beast and monster can be sold. To put it bluntly, these are all spiritual stones! The "pocket money" of low-level monks in these small sects and sects may be less than ten low-grade spiritual stones a year.
But a small piece of snake demon skin with a spiritual level cultivation level might be able to be sold for five pieces of low-grade spirit stones, which is enough to cover half a year's "salary"!
Therefore, the two people looked at each other and saw the passion and excitement in each other's eyes.
Zhang Tian started calling him senior earlier than Lin De, so he made a request to the senior Zhou Yang on behalf of the two of them, saying that they were also willing to help.
However, they also knew in their hearts that Zhou Yang's sect allowed him to lead the monks in the Spiritual Leading Realm out to search for medicine, which meant that the guardian monster of the Five Snake Grass should not be too strong, and the Hundred Meridians Realm could handle it.
However, the two of them obviously wanted to share a piece of the pie, and Zhou Yang promised that Qingyun already had one more person, so he might not share the easily available property.
But what made them overjoyed was that after Zhou Yang frowned and thought for a moment, he actually agreed to their request. He said that he had suffered serious internal injuries in a fight with others recently, so his current strength had declined, so he agreed to the two of them. request.
But the conditions are the same as before. If there is no guardian monster, then their escape will be in vain, but if there is, they will need to fight against the enemy together.
Looking at Zhang Tian and Lin De who were cheering for joy, Zhou Yang's eyes finally showed a trace of excitement that could be seen with the naked eye, but he could no longer hide it from Qingyun's eyes.
"Not to mention why Zhou Yang is so excited this time, just what he said just now is very unreasonable. If he was really injured internally, how could he walk with the likes of us so easily? Even if he has hundreds of meridians The cultivation level in the early stage of the realm, but many ants bite the elephant to death, how could the monks in the Hundred Meridians Realm not understand such a simple truth?"
The more Qingyun analyzed, the darker his face became.
"Li Yi's level is not as good as mine, and Zhang Tian and Lin De are both in the late stage of Lingyin and are very close to him. If the three of us join forces to make money, Zhou Yang will lose half of his life even if he survives internal injuries due to internal injuries. , how can he tell this matter openly and then agree to do such a stupid thing as going together to find medicine? What's more, judging from his stable breathing and no sign of exhaustion of qi and blood, the talk of internal injuries is probably to paralyze everyone."
Ever since Ma Wang and Qi Fei taught him the most important first lesson in his life, Qingyun has had a profound understanding of the cruelty and intrigues in the world of cultivation, and his vigilance has also increased a lot.
He was already very smart, and after some careful consideration he discovered the loopholes in Zhou Yang's words.
In addition, his spiritual sense, which is far superior to that of monks of the same realm, also made him keenly aware of Zhou Yang's emotional abnormalities. Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, Qingyun has vaguely felt that Zhou Yang may have other motives for leading them to search for medicine. .
However, he is already riding a tiger, because if he proposes to give up the search for the drug now, he is afraid that it will immediately arouse Zhou Yang's vigilance and suspicion. Not to mention taking action personally, he will encourage Zhang Tian and Lin De to talk about him. The news would be leaked, Qingyun thought to himself that it would be difficult to escape easily.
Qingyun was thinking about countermeasures rapidly in his mind, but there was nothing unusual on Qingyun's face. At this time, several of them, led by Zhou Yang, had already deviated from the official road and headed towards the nearby dense forest.
"What is Zhou Yang's purpose this time? To make money? Well, it is possible, but why would he agree to Zhang Tian and Lin De, two monks in the late stage of the Spiritual Enlightenment Realm, to join? After all, he wants to keep the three of us at once. I'm afraid it won't be easy. If the news leaks out, it may lead to the revenge of the two sects, which may lead to death?"
Although he was doubtful, Qingyun immediately figured out the key:
"Yes, this week Zhou Yang should be planning to use Zhang Tian and Lin De to deal with the guardian snake demon that may appear. If he really pretends to be defeated and uses the two of them, he will most likely seek wealth and death."
At this time, Qingyun glanced at Li Yi, who was walking behind Zhou Yang, intentionally or unintentionally, and said secretly:
"Looking at the situation, Zhou Yang's concern for his junior brother Li Yi doesn't seem to be fake. It would be better if he didn't have the intention to seek wealth and death. If he really did, then this would be the only solution. I just hope that Zhou Yang will arrive this week. I will always think about my fellow students, let alone those cold-blooded people who are only interested in profit."
These people were all highly skilled in cultivation, their feet were not slow, and they walked as fast as they could at speed. After about half an hour, they followed Zhou Yang to a mountain with unusually lush vegetation.
Although there are many tall trees in this mountain, the piles of rocks make it difficult for sunlight to penetrate, so many shade-loving grasses and trees grow.
According to Qingyun's understanding of the five-snake grass, most of it does grow in this environment. It seems that Zhou Yang's purpose of looking for the five-snake grass is not a lie.
At Zhou Yang's request, everyone did not disperse to search. The reason was that because their cultivation level was not high, if they encountered a difficult monster, their chances of surviving alone would be limited.
Including his junior brother, the three of them all cast grateful glances at Zhou Yang, and only Qingyun sneered in his heart, thinking to himself, you must be thinking of killing everyone in one go, right?
When Zhou Yang was not paying attention, Qingyun began to look for opportunities, getting closer and closer to Li Yi intentionally or unintentionally.
Li Yi must have walked in the world for the first time, so he didn't care about it. Although his cultivation was not as good as Qingyun's, he was slightly older than Qingyun by two years, so he just thought that Qingyun was young and fearful of trouble.
Finally, after walking about a mile into the mountains, Qingyun, who has extraordinary eyesight, was the first to discover the five snake grass. However, he was smart and did not warn him, but moved closer to Li Yi. .
Not long after, Zhou Yang, who had the highest level of cultivation, also discovered the five-snake grass growing beside the small pond ahead.
Suddenly, Zhou Yang, who was well-informed, raised his hand to stop several people from moving forward. Then, he was seen looking at the pool warily, as if he was observing something.
Unfortunately, because the distance was too far and the light in the dense forest was poor, he could not clearly see the situation at the bottom of the pool, but he said:
"Okay, the Five Snake Grass is right in front of you. It's daytime now. I think even if there is a snake demon entrenched nearby, it should be resting. You wait here later, and I will go to the front to find out what's going on."
As soon as he said this, Qingyun looked at Zhou Yang in surprise, who was walking towards the pool, and thought:
"Could it be that I judge a gentleman with a villain's heart? How could he take the lead?"
But before Qingyun could continue to think, he didn't know whether Zhou Yang's steps were too heavy or he was talking too loudly before. Suddenly, a triangular head the size of a watermelon stuck out from the pool!
Everyone's hearts suddenly trembled. Sure enough, there was a snake demon!
Among them, Qingyun had the strongest spiritual awareness. After experiencing it from a distance, he judged that this snake demon should only have a perfect spiritual cultivation level, so his spiritual intelligence should not be developed.
However, just by looking at his head, he could tell that he was probably quite big, and the power of Qi and blood around his body was also very majestic, even worse than his own. So after a brief analysis, Qingyun came to a rough conclusion.
"Although I have never seen a senior from the Hundred Meridians Realm take action, I feel that the overall combat power of this snake demon may be higher than Zhou Yang."
The other people didn't have the five senses as strong as Qingyun. As the snake demon straightened up its long snake body from the bottom of the pool, everyone realized the terror of the snake demon.
Although this long insect is the same as several people in the big realm, its terrifying momentum and the pungent fishy smell produced by the snake's breath still make them feel a little guilty.
Perhaps the snake demon felt that the person in charge seemed to surpass itself in cultivation, so it did not move rashly. Instead, it stood upright with a body four to five meters long, and kept posing towards Zhou Yang who was slowly approaching. Threatening and intimidating gestures.
Zhou Yang, who had his back to everyone, smiled coldly and remained unmoved at all, continuing to walk gradually towards the direction where the Five Snake Grass grew.
PS: Resolutely not follow the vulgar routine of killing monsters, upgrading and digging for treasures, ୧(﹒︠ᴗ﹒︡)୨
