In early autumn, the entire Jiuhua Mountain seemed a little depressed. A breeze blew by, bringing a bit of coolness.
Mu Jingyu tightened his thin clothes and followed Qin Yunchuan. I saw him walking with ease, along the bluestone path in the mountains, towards the depths of the dense forest.
Along the way, he went into the woods from time to time, squatting on the ground and carefully distinguishing the herbs. When I encounter an unknown herbal medicine, I will take out the book and compare it carefully.
However, after wandering around Shaoyang Peak for less than half an hour, he only picked a few very common herbs. Not even a single herb used to refine a first-grade elixir was found, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
"Jingyu, I think the herbs in Shaoyang Peak have been picked long ago. Why don't we go to the other peaks to have a look."
After being busy for an hour, Qin Yunchuan looked at the few herbs in the medicine basket and became a little anxious. He stopped now, pointed at several other peaks not far away, and asked aloud.
Mu Jingyu nodded helplessly and said, "Brother Qin, this is all we can do. However, as outer disciples, we are not allowed to leave Shaoyang Peak and go to other peaks at will. If When someone cross-examines us, how should we respond?"
"It doesn't matter. As long as we insist on just wandering around the mountains and not wandering around in other places, no one will be in too much trouble."
Today is a day for Jiuhua disciples to rest and relax. Therefore, many disciples will walk around in the mountains to take the opportunity to relax and entertain themselves. Therefore, if people saw them wandering around in the mountains, most of them would not care too much.
Qin Yunchuan poured out all the medicinal materials in the medicine basket, stuffed it into his arms randomly, and found a secret place in the grass to hide the medicine basket. Then he clapped his hands, figured out the direction, and led Mu Jingyu towards Tianluo Peak behind Shaoyang Peak.
If Shaoyang Peak and Feilu Peak are the mountain gates of Jiuhua, then Tianluo Peak and Songxiao Peak are the main entrance to Jiuhua Mountain. Only when you enter these two peaks can you truly enter the Jiuhua Sect.
Along the way, the two tried to find some remote and difficult roads to avoid meeting other Jiuhua Sect members. It took less than half an hour to leave the boundary of Shaoyang Peak and follow the valley between the two mountains to Tianluo Peak.
As soon as we entered Tianluo Peak, we saw that there were abundant herbs here. Some common herbs such as Baiyao, Rehmannia glutinosa, and Clove can be found everywhere. Even some medicinal materials required for first-grade elixirs such as condensation, burnt fairy grass, and bitter lotus are extremely common.
When Qin Yunchuan saw these herbs, he naturally beamed with joy. He took out the book of Qihuang's Technique, compared it with some first-grade elixirs, and collected all the two or three types of medicinal materials needed.
However, although these first-grade elixirs are of the lowest grade, they require as many as five or six kinds of medicinal materials. The two of them spent a whole morning searching in the two peaks of Tianluo and Songxiao, and could only find five of them. Moreover, the number of each type is only seven or eight, and it is impossible to refine a few elixirs even if you think about it.
It was past noon, and the scorching early autumn sun was shining directly in the sky. Even if they are new to Taoism, after all, they are still young, their cultivation level is low, and their bodies are a little overwhelmed.
After finding a place to sit in the shade of a tree, Mu Jingyu took a few pieces of dry food from his arms, gave some to Qin Yunchuan, and kept some for himself. Let’s start by offering sacrifices to the Five Zang Temple in a stream not far away.
Qin Yunchuan held dry food in one hand and looked at Qihuang's Technique with the other. With his mouth full of things, he muttered incoherently, "The low-level first-grade elixir Tiger Bone Strengthening Pills can make the user increase their physical strength. After ordinary people take it, they can improve their own strength and bone strength. Required The medicinal materials include bitter lotus, dragon grass root, stephanotis..."
Qin Yunchuan said normally while taking out the herbs in his arms and comparing them one by one. After a long while, he leaned weakly against the tree trunk and said dejectedly to Mu Jingyu, "Jingyu, the three kinds of elixirs I want to refine require a total of seventeen or eight kinds of medicinal materials. I originally thought , even if you can't collect them all, even if you can get one or two of them, you don't need to make this trip. Who knows... Hey!"
A few days ago, after Qin Yunchuan looked through this book of Qihuang's Art, he felt that he could refine three of the elixirs in it. I originally thought that if I could pull Mu Jingyu into the mountains this time and get one or two of them, I would have achieved my goal. Na Na knows that after working all morning, he has not even collected the pills needed for the simplest tiger bone strengthening pills. Suddenly, I felt a little discouraged.
Mu Jingyu comforted him and said, "Brother Qin, I think you don't have to be so arrogant. We came to these four peaks today to try our luck. Besides, didn't you also collect a lot of common medicinal materials?" As long as you refine some ordinary elixirs, you can sell them for a lot of money."
As he spoke, he pointed to the surrounding mountains and continued, "It's still early before dark. Let's walk around in the mountains more, and maybe we'll find it."
Qin Yunchuan shook his head and said, "You don't need to comfort me! In fact, I also know that most of the herbs in the four peaks outside Jiuhua have been picked by the inner disciples of Songxiao Peak. Where can we get our turn?" It's a leak. I came here this time just with the mentality of giving it a try."
Among the Jiuhua Sect, the first master of Songxiao Peak, Ling Yang Zhenren, is an alchemist of high rank. Therefore, most of his disciples also know how to make alchemy.
"Then, shall we continue searching?"
Qin Yunchuan remained silent. He raised his head and stared at the other five peaks shrouded in smoke in the distance. He didn't say a word for a long time.
Mu Jingyu couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart when he looked at Qin Yunchuan's expression at this moment. Secretly, he doesn’t really want to enter the five peaks of the inner mountain! Before he could say anything, I had better persuade him to go back.
I made up my mind and was about to speak. Qin Yunchuan suddenly turned around, stared at Mu Jingyu with his eyes, and said in a deep voice, "Jingyu, since we are all here, we are only a few miles away from the five peaks of the inner mountain. Why don't we... let's go in Take a look?"
Mu Jingyu stood up quickly, "No, no, no, no, when we came here, you promised me that you would never enter the five peaks of the inner mountain. How can you regret it!"
"Oh, my good brother. Don't I do this because I want to pick some low-level medicinal materials and refine a few first-grade elixirs! When I bring them to Huayang City, I can also sell a few more silver taels to let my brother Do you two want to have a good time?"
Mu Jingyu shook his head when he heard this, saying that he would not agree to enter the inner mountain with him.
Qin Yunchuan had all the good things to say, but Na Mu Jingyu showed no sign of relenting, and a burst of anger could not help but rise in his heart.
"Hmph, if you're afraid, just go back by yourself. I can enter the inner mountain alone without your help."
Before he finished speaking, he stood up angrily, put all the herbs in front of him into his arms, and raised his legs to walk towards the mountain.
Mu Jingyu grabbed him and urged him anxiously, "Brother Qin, Brother Qin, you can't enter the inner mountain!"
"Hmph! If you don't want to help me, why bother trying to stop me!" Qin Yunchuan pulled Mu Jingyu's arm away with a forceful pull.
Mu Jingyu was unsteady on his feet for a moment, tilted his body and fell into the bushes beside him, making a crashing sound.
Qin Yunchuan was startled when he heard the sound, stopped quickly, and hurried back to help Mu Jingyu up.
"Jingyu, are you okay?"
Although he was angry for a moment and pushed Mu Jingyu down due to lack of strength in his hand, he didn't resent him at all. Seeing him fall to the ground, I suddenly felt a little guilty.
"It's okay, I was just careless..."
Mu Jingyu patted the dirt on his body, and just as he replied, he heard several voices suddenly coming from the mountainside not far away.
"Who is where!"
Qin Yunchuan and Qin Yunchuan were startled and quickly stopped talking. They both lay on the ground and looked up halfway up the mountain.
I saw a few figures hurriedly running down the winding path. Through the dense trees, the white robes worn by several people were revealed.
Qin Yunchuan carefully identified it for a moment, and then whispered in a panic, "No, we are disciples of the Tianluofeng Law Enforcement Hall! If they find us, we will definitely be handed over to the Law Enforcement Hall. By then, we will have to follow the rules." Punishment.”
Tian Luofeng was in charge of the Jiuhua Sect's criminal law. The first Master Songyang was unselfish and showed no mercy in punishing disciples who violated the sect's rules. There is no one among the thousands of disciples of Jiuhua Sect who is not afraid of him.
Although when the two of them went out, they had made up some excuses to deal with them. However, when I really met these disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall, I couldn't help but feel a little fear in my heart.
Before the others could see them clearly, Qin Yunchuan grabbed Mu Jingyu, walked down the grass on the side of the path, and hid in a piece of grass below.
"Hey! I heard someone talking here just now, but why did he disappear in the blink of an eye?"
The first person flew down from the mountainside and looked at the silent mountain path, unable to help but reveal a trace of doubt.
The two people following closely behind also stopped and looked around for a moment, but found nothing strange.
One of them said, "Senior Brother Sun, did you hear wrong just now?"
Senior Brother Sun frowned and replied, "No, I clearly heard someone talking just now. I must have heard it right. Let's search the area carefully to see if there is anything suspicious."
After hearing this, the other two people dispersed along the mountain road to look around. And Senior Brother Sun is staying here, constantly looking around for suspicious places.
Qin Yunchuan and the two lay tightly in the grass, not daring to make the slightest move, for fear that they would be discovered accidentally.
After a while, the other two people turned back one after another. Looking at Senior Brother Sun, they all shook their heads, indicating that they found nothing suspicious.
Senior Brother Sun said, "If there are no suspicious signs, then it would be the best. Maybe I really heard wrong just now. Let's look elsewhere."
With that said, he waved his hand to lead the other two people to patrol elsewhere.
Qin Yunchuan and his two men had been lying in the grass for a long time, and their hands and feet were a little sore and numb. Hearing that several people were about to go elsewhere, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Mu Jingyu was just about to move his sore and numb arm, but he accidentally touched a cracked rock. There was a crashing sound, and the piece of gravel that was about to break rolled down to the mountain stream with just a light touch from him.
Mu Jingyu was startled and hurriedly tried to grab the cracked rock, but it was already too late. At this moment, his body suddenly lost its balance and rolled down the thick grass.
Qin Yunchuan didn't have time to think about it, and hurriedly stretched out his arms, trying to catch Mu Jingyu who was sliding down at a rapid speed. However, because of his small stature, he watched him roll down.
Fortunately, this place is located at the foot of Tianluo Peak, not far from the mountain stream below. Coupled with the gentleness of the mountain and the dense growth of vegetation, Mu Jingyu's figure was blocked, causing him to slip more than ten feet before being stopped by a low tree.
Qin Yunchuan felt relieved when he saw that he was fine. Just as he was about to go down to check on his condition, he heard a startled shout coming from above his head.
"who!"
When Senior Brother Sun heard the noise, he ran to the stone road in a few steps and looked towards the place where the noise came from.
After Qin Yunchuan heard the sound, he didn't dare to make any move. He blinked at Mu Jingyu at his feet and signaled him to hide where he was, so as not to be discovered by them.
At this moment, a dark-skinned roe owl popped out from the grass. He tilted his head and looked at Qin Yunchuan, who was holding his breath, and then looked up at Senior Brother Sun, who was looking down. Only then did he jump away from the cracked rock that Mu Jingyu had knocked down, and headed elsewhere.
