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A stink came out of the small hole in the lid of the alchemy furnace. Zheng Shiqi's face darkened even though he knew that the alchemist's success rate in refining unfamiliar elixirs was not high. Standing next to Zhang Guang, who was stung like a pig's head by the green bamboo bee, his heart was in his throat.
Lu Xiaotian's expression was calm, and he casually used a water ball technique to clean the impurities in the cauldron. The Serum Pill is a second-level detoxification elixir. He has never refined elixirs that can only be refined by intermediate alchemists.
However, his success rate in refining Qi Gathering Pills is close to 50%. In terms of strength, he is already an intermediate alchemist. Usually, elixirs that can improve one's cultivation and improve one's cultivation speed are more difficult to refine than other elixirs. The difficulty of the serum elixir is not high, and the time it takes to form the elixir is also short, only about half an hour.
After the first furnace was exhausted, Lu Xiaotian felt confident. After cleaning the small cauldron with ease, he continued to fire up the second furnace to refine it.
Half an hour passed by in a flash, and a fragrance rose from the alchemy furnace, making people's blood boil.
Open the furnace and test the elixir!
There were two blood-colored crystal clear elixirs, one of which was obviously fuller and had two more elixir lines.
"Mid-grade serum pill!" Fan Qing stood closer and exclaimed first, looking at Lu Xiaotian with a surprised look on his face, "Little friend Lu's accomplishments in alchemy are really amazing."
Not only Fan Qing, but others were also shocked. The first furnace was still a waste elixir. Under such circumstances, being able to refine a middle-grade elixir in the second furnace was not something that ordinary alchemists could do.
"I have already said that Brother Lu is a very powerful alchemist, but you still don't believe it." Luo Qing said happily, as if she had refined the elixir.
"It's just luck." Lu Xiaotian smiled lightly and handed the middle-grade serum pill to Zheng Shiqi.
Zheng Shiqi was pleasantly surprised. He originally thought that it would be good for Lu Xiaotian to refine it into a pill, but he didn't expect that it was a mid-grade serum pill. After thanking him, Zheng Shiqi quickly mixed the water and stuffed the elixir into Zhang Guang's mouth.
"Now that Fellow Daoist Zhang has taken the elixir, we have already lost a lot of time. We must rush on our way as soon as possible, otherwise once it gets dark and we cannot reach the gathering point of the loose cultivators, we will be in trouble later. We will take turns carrying Fellow Daoist Zhang on our backs on the way." Fan Qing said after Zhang Guang took the elixir.
Out of the need to hurry, the group of people moved much faster than before. Lu Xiaotian finally understood why it was said that in the Wangyue Mountains, the threat from other monks was greater than that of monsters. After finally avoiding the attack of the Green Bamboo Bee, we encountered several man-made traps. However, according to Fan Qing and Luo Yuan, who have entered the Wangyue Mountains several times, there are not many people walking this trail, and there are fewer traps than other places.
For example, there were several spiritual stones and storage bags scattered next to a lying corpse. A few plants are obvious, but the terrain is difficult and easy to ambush, and no one has ever harvested the magical herbs. But when Lu Xiaotian looked carefully, he could vaguely find some blood stains in the grass that had not yet been dried, and traces of battles that had not been cleaned up. It was obvious that someone had been ambushed before them, and someone had died.
With the lesson learned from the Green Bamboo Bee, everyone in the team no longer pounced on them rashly, but went straight on their way. No more risks for such scattered spiritual things.
"Red Ice Mulberry!" When passing a mountain col, Lu Xiaotian found a young spiritual tree between several large rocks that was no more than a foot tall. Its leaves were as red as human palms and exuded aura.
"Why, little friend Lu is interested in red ice mulberry? This red ice mulberry needs to grow for more than a hundred years to be valuable. We casual cultivators in the Qi refining stage only have a life span of about a hundred years. We simply can't afford to wait. And red ice mulberry is extremely difficult to transplant. Success, otherwise it would have been taken away long ago.”
Fan Qing was in the middle of the team and couldn't help but smile when he saw Lu Xiaotian stopping.
"Maybe it will succeed. If it fails to build the foundation, it would be good to leave it to my nephew."
Lu Xiaotian carefully dug out the red ice mulberry from the ground to avoid damaging its roots, and sent it into the barrier while others were not paying attention.
Usually, century-old red ice mulberry is valuable. After ice silkworms eat the leaves of century-old red ice mulberry, they will spit out ice silk, which is extremely tough and can be woven into soft armor. Its protective power is extremely rare among spiritual weapons. Ordinary spiritual weapons It cannot be cut off, and it can also resist certain spell damage, especially the fire attribute spells, the effect is more significant.
Even compared to some low-level magic weapons, it is not much more. For other monks, the Red Ice Mulberry is a bit useless. The lifespan of ordinary Qi Refining monks is only about a hundred years, so they can't afford to wait. If they can survive until the Red Ice Mulberry is old enough, they will probably reach the foundation building period.
The protective power of mid-level spells cast during the foundation building stage is not inferior to that of ice silk silkworm armor. Therefore, the people in the team looked down upon Chi Bingsang, who was only a few years old. Only the Immortal Cultivation Families of Wangyue City, or the families with orderly inheritance in the Immortal Cultivation Sect, may have such spiritual objects. After all, only after it has been passed down for several generations can it be used by future generations of monks in the Qi refining period.
Chi Bingsang's requirements are extremely demanding, but in Lu Xiaotian's opinion, it is easy for him. As long as it is transplanted into the barrier, and then enough spiritual stones are applied as fertilizer, the red ice mulberry will be born.
"Brother Lu has good intentions." Zheng Shiqi sighed with emotion.
The team traveled hundreds of miles, and a river about fourteen to fifteen feet wide blocked the way. When the team appeared at the river, there was a ripple on the water, and layers of thin ripples appeared on the clear Los Angeles.
Lu Xiaotian looked at the clouds intently and saw a few giant blue crocodiles faintly appearing in the river. The adult green crocodile is more than two feet tall. Although it is only a second-level monster, its physical strength far exceeds that of monks of the same level. Even the monks in the late stage of Qi refining cannot compare. If it unfortunately falls into the water, it will most likely be killed by the green crocodile. Share food.
The green crocodiles seemed to have smelled the scent of strangers. After a while, more than ten green crocodiles of different sizes gathered in this water area.
"He Tuozi, you took us to take a small road, and we were in such a dangerous situation. What do you think we should do now?" Wang Ping waved his iron rod and looked at He Tuozi in annoyance. It seemed that He Tuozi was going to make a big move without giving a reasonable explanation. A fighting attitude.
"That's right, if the nine of us fall into the water, these green crocodiles won't be enough to fill the gap between our teeth." Luo Qing took a step back in fear, and stood between Luo Yuan and Lu Xiaotian, feeling a little safer.
"These evil beasts actually have a good nose. Fellow Taoists, please calm down. Since I'm taking you on a trail, I'll naturally have a solution." He Tuozi smiled and took out one from his storage bag. The yellow paper bag was opened, revealing a bag of black powder. The black powder gave off a strange smell, which was very fishy.
"Demon exorcism powder!" Others did not recognize the origin of the black powder, but Fan Qing cried out.
"I got this by chance, and it's not very useful. But it can be used to drive away low-level monsters. It's naturally far different from real demon-expelling powder, but it's enough to deal with these second-level green crocodiles."
He Tuozi took a little of the black powder from the yellow paper bag and put it into the water. The black powder melted when it entered the water, and at the same time several fist-sized bubbles rose up, and an overbearing and frightening aura melted from the water. More than a dozen green crocodiles suddenly scattered like frightened birds in panic.
"The breath can only last as long as a stick of incense, so take advantage now."
He Tuozi carefully put away the yellow paper bag, pulled up a piece of ivy from the bushes by the river, threw it towards a big tree as thick as an arm opposite the river, and wrapped it around the tree. He blessed himself with another light body technique, pulled the ivy with force, tapped it in the river a few times, and successfully jumped to the other side of the river.
Ordinary monks in the Qi Refining Stage do not have the ability to fly. Even with the help of wind control, they can only jump up to five or six feet away. Only when you enter the building stage can you have the magical power to soar into the clouds, ride on the mist, and wield a sword. However, without the threat of the green crocodile in the river, and with a leverage point, the fifteen to sixty-foot river could not stop the team.
Lu Xiaotian also followed suit, pulling a piece of ivy on the water surface to use force once or twice, and reached the other side.
The middle-grade serum pill was very effective. After another hour of traveling, Zhang Guang, who had been stung by a green bamboo bee and fainted, suddenly woke up and then vomited violently. A large amount of filth was spit out from his mouth, exuding a There is a foul smell, which is the toxins accumulated in the body. Although the person suffered a crime, after spitting out the filth, his blue and black face looked much better.
After driving for more than a hundred miles, perhaps because they went deeper into the Moon Mountains, the spiritual energy around them was obviously much richer than when they just left the city. At this time, the sky had begun to darken, and the howling sounds of various strange monsters in the valley became more and more dense.
Lu Xiaotian followed the team to a valley with towering cliffs on both sides. The entrances on both sides of the valley were extremely narrow, and the area in the middle was wide enough to accommodate thousands of people. It was easy to defend but difficult to attack. This kind of favorable terrain, once encountered The casual cultivators can respond quickly to the impact of the monster beast group and form formations to resist.
There are a large number of monk teams scattered in the valley, each occupying a small territory. Torches were lit everywhere, illuminating the valley.
"Cockscomb Blood Stone, Cockscomb Blood Stone is for sale. All you need is five low-grade spiritual stones, or equivalent elixirs and healing medicines!"
"I want to buy the Black Jade Bone Renewal Paste. I am willing to give you three low-grade spiritual stones. I want to buy the Black Jade Bone Renewal Paste at a high price!"
"Second-level monster, black-horned giant rhinoceros monster pill"
Some of the casual cultivators in the valley have been in the mountains for a few days and have gained quite a lot. Lu Xiaotian listened with interest as the healing medicine and elixirs were exhausted. There were various voices asking for medicines, selling spiritual herbs, and demon elixirs.
"We've been on the road for such a long time. Thank you all for your hard work. Let's rest for a night and recharge ourselves. There may be a fierce fight tomorrow." Fan Qing ordered.
The monks in the valley are roughly divided into three groups. One group is the immortal guards sent by Wangyue City. Once the valley is attacked by monsters, the scattered cultivators will be divided and lack unified command. These people are the backbone of the guards.
One group is the adventure team of the Immortal Cultivation Clan in Wangyue City. These people are equipped with the best spiritual weapons. Whether it is the spiritual knives in their hands, the spiritual swords in their hands, or the armor on their bodies, they are obviously better.
The last group is the casual cultivator team like Lu Xiaotian. They are large in number, but each has their own agenda. Loose cultivators are scattered here and there, but overall the three sects are clearly distinct. Each occupies a large area.
