Bai Ze looked up and saw that the first one on the list of spirit beasts was the task of "capturing the nine-color spirit deer".
Bai Ze didn't think much about it. Most of these spiritual beasts were already enlightened. Not only was it difficult to capture, but the wealthy families in Heyang City were keeping an eye on him, and they must have already sent people to arrest the important figures in the family, or the young master of the family.
It’s difficult to catch the Nine-Colored Spirit Deer! It would be better to target the Earth Spirit Root and Lingyuan Fruit directly in Dushan, with a bounty of a hundred taels of silver. Presumably even if there are strange beasts that guard the elixir, their level is not high and easy to collect.
The sheepskin scroll given by Xie Xuan clearly marked the growth environment of these two elixirs, so it wouldn't be too difficult to find them.
"Hmph, I am bound to get this Nine-Colored Spiritual Deer!" A girl's cold snort suddenly came from behind her, her voice was arrogant, but because it sounded so nice, it was hard to dislike.
Bai Ze turned around and saw that it was Mu Qingling. She was dressed in soft armor and red clothes, with lively eyebrows. She was twenty-seven years old. If she had been older, she would have been the object of admiration for countless young masters from aristocratic families.
"Hey, Princess, let's all rely on our own abilities!" Lao Jin gathered a group of people and shouted away.
"We'll see!" Mu Qingling stamped her feet and hurriedly left with the guards of the City Lord's Mansion, preparing to go to Dushan.
There was a tense atmosphere about to come.
Bai Ze is fearless. Anyway, he will not get involved in the Nine-Colored Spiritual Deer matter. No matter how fiercely they fight, it has nothing to do with him.
But once the Nine-Colored Spiritual Deer appeared, the bounty of other elixirs was too miserable compared to that. No one cared about the Earth Spirit Root and Lingyuan Fruit, so Bai Ze had no choice but to put aside his previous idea of forming a team. He left the Chamber of Commerce and went to a nearby store to buy some items needed to enter the mountain. He also planned to enter the mountain.
Heyang City is adjacent to the Yan River in the south and Dushan Mountain in the north. Dushan is said to be a mountain, but in fact it is a mountain range. The Dushan Mountain Range spans most of the southern region of the Yan Kingdom. There are five big cities around this mountain alone, except Heyang.
The Black Snake Heart that Bai Ze is looking for may be in Zangling Mountain, which is one of the many mountains in the Dushan Mountain System. It is just a little far away from Heyang City. It has to climb almost half of Dushan Mountain and walk more than 300 years. You can reach it via Lishan Road.
"Xuan Snake's heart is not in a hurry." Bai Ze prepared his luggage and left the city, heading straight for Dushan. "The most urgent task is to go to Dushan to experience it first and find the Earth Spirit Root and Spirit Essence Fruit before going to hide it." It’s not too late for Lingshan.”
Improving one's own strength is the first priority.
His cultivation is now at the third level of the Sea of Bitterness. To put it harshly, any capable monk from the other side could kill him.
And on the other side, they are still ants among the monks in Kyushu. Those extraordinary bosses can fight thousands of them by themselves, but they can still destroy them all alone without any damage!
The towering Dushan Mountain stretches for thousands of miles as far as the eye can see. During this period, the forest is like the sea, and after the rain, the clouds are steaming and the clouds are shining. From a distance, it looks like a tiger sitting on a dragon's plate, and it is majestic.
The highest peak of Dushan Mountain is more than a thousand feet above sea level. The top of the mountain is covered with snow all year round and is shrouded in clouds and mist. Ordinary people dare not approach it. It is said that on that mountain, there lives the king of the entire mountain range, a great demon who has reached the sky, the Snow-Winged Wolf King, known as the Dushan King.
In the old lake in the mountains, turbid air has accumulated over the years, and poisonous substances are rampant, forming a miasma. Unfortunately, the monks in Zhiwei Realm will die if they fall into it.
It is said that Wangshan can run to death, and this sentence is absolutely true. Bai Ze looked at Dushan Mountain as if it was right in front of him, but as soon as he left, he was stunned to have to travel through the starry night for five days before he could only reach the edge of Dushan's eastern vein and could not enter the mountain.
"No wonder almost all of those martial arts masters who seem to be floating in the world have tamed a spiritual beast." Bai Ze was dusty and embarrassed. After a few days of traveling, he was so tired that he was sticking out his tongue. "Good boy, two of them." The legs are really incomparable to four legs! It seems that if I have the chance, I will have to consider capturing a spiritual beast to use as a mount."
At the foot of Dushan Dongmai Mountain, there is Lefeng Town. This town was originally a poor village. In recent years, monks who ventured into the mountains in search of opportunities have been passing by this place, which has promoted the development of this place. The small village in the wilderness has transformed into a small village in less than ten years. Become a town where everyone is prosperous.
Along the way, there was an endless stream of people heading straight to Lefeng Town. It was already evening when Bai Ze entered the town. The town is full of smoke, inns are everywhere, and the streets and alleys are full of the aroma of wine and food.
The embarrassing moment arrived. Bai Ze asked three inns in a row. They were all full, and even the cheapest room was worth three taels of silver!
"Why don't you grab it!?" Bai Ze was dumbfounded.
But there was no reason to go into the mountains at night. Bai Ze saw many rangers who were poor dogs like him just using the ground as their bed and the sky as their quilt on the streets of the small town. He was considering whether he should do the same for one night and enter the next day. While climbing the mountain, he saw a person he never expected to meet here.
Ouyang Mu!
The young swordsman in his early twenties has become richer. He has changed from his previous poor appearance. He is dressed in blue and has long hair tied up. Although his face is not handsome, it is more ordinary and attractive.
"Ouyang!" Bai Ze called out in greeting.
Ouyang Mu was startled, looked nervous, and almost drew his sword. When he saw Bai Ze, he was startled, hesitated for a long time, and asked: "This... little brother, do we know each other?"
Bai Ze had forgotten that his appearance had changed after his disguise, but he was also surprised that Ouyang Mu was so nervous for just saying hello? Feeling doubtful at the moment, he pointed to his nose: "I, Xiao Bai! Bai Ze!"
"Bai Ze?" Ouyang Mu clicked his tongue and said, "I haven't seen you for a few months, how come you have grown so big?"
"It's time to change your appearance." Bai Ze whispered.
"Is your master here too?" Ouyang Mu's voice became louder, as if he was speaking to someone, and at the same time he winked at Bai Ze without leaving any trace.
"Um, yes, what's wrong?" Bai Ze's doubts became more intense, wondering, could this kid have gotten into some trouble?
"That's great." Ouyang Mu said, "Just in time, it's dinner time, do you want to go have a meal together?"
"Well, Master went to talk to his former friends about something and prepare to go into the mountains." Bai Ze said, "Don't worry about him. I haven't eaten yet. How about we come together?"
"Okay! Let's go have something to eat first, and then you go to my place to rest for a while. After your master has finished handling the matter, we will go into the mountains together!" Ouyang Mu said without any explanation, and pulled Bai Ze into a tavern.
"Waiter, two pounds of beef, one pound of fried foie gras, a pot of hot wine, and a vegetarian dish!" Ouyang Mu pulled Bai Ze to sit down and said loudly.
"Okay! Please wait a moment, sir!" the waiter shouted.
The two of them had their own thoughts on the meal. After finishing the meal in a hurry, Ouyang Mu took Bai Ze to his residence.
The place where he stayed was a barely medium-sized inn in Lefeng Town. The guest room was small and pitiful, with only a bed, a table, and four benches, and only four walls left.
"Ouyang, are you in any trouble?" Bai Ze went straight to the point.
"Shh!" Ouyang Mu looked nervous, lit the oil lamp, and whispered: "Let me ask you first, is your master really in Lefeng Town?"
"Not there." Bai Ze shook his head.
"I was being followed." Ouyang Mu didn't hide anything and said, "A few days ago, by chance, I found a treasure map in Dushan. The end of the map may be a spiritual vein."
"Spiritual veins?" Bai Ze was dumbfounded, "It's... the spiritual stone veins?"
"Yes." Ouyang nodded and said, "If your master is here and his old man supports us, we can go directly to find the spiritual vein. There will be no problem and it will save a lot of trouble."
"Good boy." Bai Ze gasped, "If this news is released, I'm afraid Mu Suifeng will be jealous!"
You must know that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is divided into yin, yang and five elements, including ice, wind, thunder and cloud. But the essence of heaven and earth, the spiritual stone formed from jade mines that have been nurtured by spiritual energy for thousands of years, is a rare collection of attributeless spiritual energy in the world of Kyushu!
A small spiritual stone as big as a fingernail, the spiritual energy contained in it is astonishing, it can directly make a monk who has just entered the path of cultivation break into the sea of suffering!
The most important point is that because this thing has no attributes, whenever it is absorbed into the body, it can be immediately transformed into a certain attribute of Qi possessed by the monk itself.
"That's true." Ouyang Mu said, "I heard that there are many spiritual veins underground in the Cave Heaven Paradise where many cultivating sects in the north are located. But they will never mine it easily, because it will undoubtedly be a waste of water."
"Lingmai can gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth around it. As long as the leaders of those sects are not stupid, they will certainly not mine it." Bai Ze said, "So, spiritual stones can be said to be the most precious treasure in the world of cultivation!"
"If I find my spiritual veins, my true energy will definitely become more pure and my cultivation level will reach a higher level. Maybe I can even touch the threshold of Zhiwei with half a foot!" Ouyang Mu said, "It will also be of great benefit to you. , you must have been practicing not long ago, and you are still in a state of suffering, right?"
"Yeah." Bai Ze nodded, "If you have enough spirit stones, it won't be a problem to break through the levels continuously in one day. It is indeed of great help to me now! But, Ouyang, are you sure you want to do this? Share this opportunity with me?"
"What's the relationship between us?" Ouyang Mu glared, smiled, and said, "But you have to think about it carefully. I have noticed that someone is following me, but I don't know if the news of the treasure map has been leaked. . If you come with me, you may encounter a great crisis after entering the mountain. You have just started practicing and this trip is dangerous, so you must think carefully about it."
"Wealth can be found in danger." Bai Ze didn't care. He had the sunspot given to him by Xie Xuan. At worst, he would throw it away at the critical moment of life and death.
The Kyushu Sword Emperor said that this chess piece can prevent a disaster. His strength is at least the pinnacle of the North and it is difficult to find an opponent. How can his words be false?
"Okay!" Ouyang Mu said, "Let's rest first and recharge our batteries. In the middle of the night, we will quietly enter the mountain!"
"Okay!" Bai Ze nodded.
The two of them stopped talking, blew out the oil lamp, and slept in the same bed.
