Chapter 9: Return with a full load
The weather was not good in the following days, the monkeys did not come again, and the wolves did not appear again.
Qingshi spends most of his time near the pond during the day, and returns to the tree house at night. Monkeys are accustomed to being out and about at night, so he doesn't have to worry about a group of monkeys attacking him at night.
Qingshi practiced the exercises diligently during the day and refined elixirs at night. After more than ten days, except for leaving a few for other uses, he actually refined all the remaining dozens of mahuang berries into elixirs. Nearly two hundred three-star Qi Pills and two-three-star Qi Restoration Pills were also refined.
The three-star zhenqi pill is extremely effective. The zhenqi refined from one pill is no less than three hundred low-grade spiritual stones. The first time the bluestone was taken, it actually took a whole day and night to refine it.
It's just that not a trace of the true energy gained through hard work was left, and it all flowed into the bottomless pit that never seemed to be filled. However, although the true energy was not left behind, the meridians were nourished by the medicine and became stronger and stronger. tough.
The strength of the meridians also means that Qingshi does not have to worry about being unable to withstand the stimulation of the drug. After practicing, he can rest for six hours before taking the elixir to refine it. For ordinary monks, this is simply unimaginable.
Under normal circumstances, with Qingshi's current cultivation level in the seventh stage of Qi training realm, he can only take two-star Qi pills at most. One pill every five days is considered good.
After practicing diligently every day like this, about two months have passed in the blink of an eye.
During this period, the monkeys came several times, but they did not bother Qingshi. One day, the weather was very good. In addition to the usual seven or eight large male monkeys, there were also a dozen smaller female monkeys that came into the basin. With a dozen little monkeys.
A few little monkeys were very curious about the bluestone. They came up to look around and looked around. After a while, they became daring and came to pull and tug at the bluestone. They couldn't cultivate the bluestone. When they saw the little monkeys were innocent and cute or naughty and naughty, they would tease them. Have fun.
The other big monkeys were more wary at first, but after a while they relaxed after seeing that Qingshi was not hostile, and let them play and play without paying attention.
Qingshi didn't know what kind of monkeys they were, but Qingshi could basically tell that they were second-level spiritual beasts.
Spirit monkeys are different from ordinary monkeys. Not only are they powerful in force, but they are also highly intelligent. There is no enmity between Qingshi and the monkeys. Ever since the monkeys last saw that Qingshi could enter the poisonous pool unharmed, they were a little in awe of Qingshi and did not dare to come. Provoked.
This was fine. After a few more contacts, Qingshi gradually learned some of the gestures and sounds used by monkeys to communicate, and was able to communicate with each other in simple ways. Only then did he realize that the old woman was not good at taming animals. , mainly because monkeys are smart enough to communicate easily.
During this period, Qingshi discovered that the wolves had also come once, and they all secretly hid outside the basin to peek, but Qingshi didn't care. He collected some stones from everywhere, built a small platform to the west of the pool, and spread it with thick hay as a resting place.
Due to the poisonous fog, there are very few insects and ants in this basin, and there are none near the waterhole. It is midsummer, and there are not a single mosquito. In addition, the climate in the valley is mild and cool, making it a summer paradise.
The weather was fine that day, and the monkeys came to play in the basin again at noon. Several female monkeys brought their little monkeys to play with bluestones by the pool. They actually used the bluestones as temporary nannies and playmates for the little monkeys.
Qingshi played with the monkey for a while and felt it was too noisy, so he left the monkey and walked away to get some peace and quiet.
He now gets along well with the monkeys and no longer dares to stray too far from the waterhole as before.
Qingshi walked for a while and found something that seemed to be reflecting the sun in the grass. When he got closer, he saw that it was a dagger. He immediately remembered that day when the old woman was hiding on the outer edge of the basin and throwing the dagger at herself.
The old woman fired two daggers. It was getting late at that time, so the old woman did not dare to come into the basin to pick them up. Then she was killed by Qingshi, and the daggers remained in the basin.
Qingshi picked it up and took a look. The dagger was less than a foot in length. It was ordinary in shape but extremely exquisite in workmanship. The blade shone coldly and was extremely sharp. There seemed to be faint blue water patterns flowing on the dagger's body in the sunlight. Qingshi was shocked. It was obviously a knife. Use water-attributed spiritual weapons.
Qingshi quickly started looking for another one, and found it after a while. It was exactly the same as this one, and it was indeed a pair. It looks like it should be considered a top-grade yellow-level product.
It's a pity that the bluestone does not have the water attribute Qi, so it cannot stimulate its spirituality when used. Otherwise, it would be a pair of handy weapons.
Putting away the dagger, Qingshi strolled to the peach grove to the north of the pool. He saw that the fruit on the female peach tree had grown to the size of a fist, and the skin was faintly pink. It seemed that it would be mature in a few days.
Qingshi was so happy that he couldn't help but rub his hands and take a few steps. When he turned around, he found that two big monkeys were also checking the fruit, chattering. One of them was the largest monkey king who had attacked him. .
Seeing the blue stone, the two monkeys were stunned for a moment. Then the monkey king took a few steps closer and chirped at the blue stone, and made gestures with his hands.
Qingshi listened and understood for a while. The Monkey King said that he wanted half of these peaches.
Qingshi didn't know how they were distributed with the old woman before, but it was probably half and half at most. The last time the fruit ripened was at least three years ago. At that time, the old woman had not been injured by Fu Yunhao. With her Qi Condensation Realm cultivation and habit of using poison, these monkeys could not defeat her, so she must not have gained much soul. fruit.
Qingshi thought about it for a while, and compared to the monkey king, and kept mumbling, but he told the monkey king that he only wanted one-tenth of the fruit, and the rest would belong to the monkey group, but the peach cores of all the peaches They are all kept here and are not allowed to be taken away.
The two monkeys looked at each other, as if they didn't believe it. The other one came forward to communicate with Qingshi, and Qingshi confirmed again.
The two monkeys scratched their ears and cheeks and couldn't help but feel happy. The monkey king stepped forward and chirped and gestured at the bluestone. He hugged the bluestone and patted his shoulders to express friendship.
There are no fewer than 150 female trees bearing fruit in this peach forest, and the bluestone only costs one-tenth. The monkeys are naturally overjoyed. As for the peach cores, the monkeys eat the pulp and throw it directly to the ground, never taking it away. pass.
After allocating the peaches, Qingshi went to see the mahuang fruits again. The two mahuang fruits had gradually turned yellow and were about to mature.
Qingshi is not worried about the monkeys sharing this fruit. The mahuang fruit is only about the size of a finger, and the yellow and orange ones are nice to look at, but it tastes dry, hard, not sour, not sweet, and the monkeys will never eat it.
These monkeys are very intelligent and will not waste any inedible flowers, plants, fruits and trees.
Another half month passed, and the mahuang fruits were naturally ripe and picked, but they were not refined into elixirs. The reason was that all kinds of auxiliary materials were exhausted. However, Qingshi was not in a hurry, and he still had enough elixirs. It was too troublesome to make these auxiliary materials. , it is better to buy it at the drug store after going down the mountain.
The peaches are ripening one after another, and the weather is getting fine every day. The monkeys come here to feast every day. When they are full, they chase and jump around the basin, rolling and having fun, and the noise is endless.
Qingshi also devoured these peaches every day. These peaches were crisp, sweet, delicious and rich in spiritual energy. Qingshi could only eat up to four or five of them every day. No matter how much, he couldn't absorb the spiritual energy and wasted it, so he kept them in his bracelet.
There are hundreds of peaches from more than a dozen trees, occupying two grids of the storage bracelet.
It wasn't until the last crop of peaches were ripe and picked that the basin became quiet. The monkeys stopped coming for several days. Qingshi collected all the peach stones and began to prepare to return to Moso Bamboo Town.
It will take at least three years for the peach to mature next time, and at least six years for the mahuang fruit. As for other medicinal materials, they are not as precious as these two.
Qingshi climbed the hillside to the west of the pool and went through the dense forest to explore deeper into the canyon. He went straight west for about ten miles. He was not afraid of the poisonous insects in the canyon. It was not too dangerous, but there were not many rare medicinal materials.
In fact, if you think about it, Poison Pond has the miraculous ability to breed spiritual flowers and spiritual grass, but it only cultivates Mahuangguo, a fifth-level spiritual fruit. Most of the others are third- and fourth-level flowers and plants. It is naturally difficult to find rare ones in other places. The spirit is planted.
The sun was shining brightly that day, and towards noon, the bluestone walked out of the basin and walked eastward along the valley.
Even though it was daytime, he was still a little afraid of the group of moon-howling wolves, but he was not unprepared.
Qingshi found a bamboo forest in the valley, cut down the largest one, took several bamboo tubes to make water containers, and filled the bamboo tubes with poisonous water from the poisonous water pool.
Qingshi thought, if he encounters a pack of wolves or other ferocious beasts, and he cannot defeat them, he will pour this water on himself from head to toe. When the time comes, hey, let's see who dares to bite me.
At this time, Qingshi's cultivation level has not increased compared to a few months ago, but his foundation is stronger, his martial arts are more proficient, and his overall strength has improved a lot. Liuyunbu can be performed a little faster, and his endurance is longer. .
This area is the territory of the group of moon-howling wolves and monkeys. There are no other more powerful beasts. One of the wolves and monkeys eats meat and the other eats vegetarian food. One runs on the ground and the other jumps on the love tree, so they can coexist.
Qingshi came out of the valley and ran along the trail out of the mountain. He didn't encounter any wolves along the way. Going down the mountain was fast. In addition, Qingshi was fast and had long endurance. After another two hours, Qingshi walked out of the wilderness mountain.
It was not yet dusk, so Qingshi kept walking, taking two Qi-rejuvenating pills to replenish his strength along the way, and finally returned home to Maozhu Town in the middle of the night.
