Beishan Medicine Valley
Qiye followed the leader of Group 1, Lao Mingzishan, into the Medicine Valley, and followed the route on the map to a cave forest.
Along the way, Qiye could vaguely feel the spiritual power of other spiritual practitioners within a hundred meters through the soul spider threads.
According to Beiliang Moxiong, about 20,000 people enter Beishan Medicine Valley every year:
There are professional herb collectors, intern disciples from sects, and casual cultivators who come looking for opportunities...
Their identities vary widely, but they all come for the same purpose: elixir!
Therefore, in this place where dragons and snakes are mixed, there are no rules, and anyone will do whatever it takes to get the magic medicine.
This is also part of the apprenticeship experience of these Dantong disciples.
The leader of Group 1 this time:
Ming Zishan is a bit old at 78 years old. His strength is at the 'Early Level Three Battle Spirit Level' and he has 54,000 spiritual stars.
If this strength were placed in a 'first-class royal city' or a 'second-class hou city', it would obviously be a bit unsatisfactory.
But in this 'third-class noble city', he can be called a strong one, at least equivalent to the strength of a 'fifth-class common city' city lord.
Therefore, Elder Mingzishan led a team to protect the six or seven Dantong disciples who entered and exited the outer reaches of the Great Medicine Valley. As long as they did not go deep into the inner valley, it was considered safe enough.
Qiye quietly looked at Elder Mingzishan, who was walking at the front of the team. He was slim, dressed in robes, and had gray hair. He looked like he was only in his fifties or sixties.
Although he has never had any contact with Elder Ming, it can be seen from his every move, word and deed that he led the team in. This elder attaches great importance to this mission and takes great care of the safety of his disciples:
Always maintain a full body of spiritual power to deal with attacks from monsters that may suddenly rush out; be able to put yourself in the disciples' shoes and reduce the speed of travel...etc.
With such a responsible elder walking at the front of the team, Qiye felt relieved and focused on controlling the soul spider threads on the flanks and behind him to deal with potential sneak attacks by monsters.
while walking……
Unknowingly, I have been walking all morning. Before I entered the valley, the spiritual aura that could be sensed around me was getting less and less.
Now, Qiye sensed through the soul spider thread that only his small group was left within 200 meters.
After marching all morning, according to the map in my mind, my team should have reached the bottleneck at the mouth of Beishan Dabao Valley.
Going forward, the distance between the canyons on both sides will become farther and farther, and the vertical height of the Big Medicine Valley will become deeper and deeper.
"Okay, everyone, rest here for now. The medicine valley ahead will become deeper and deeper, and the fog will become thicker and thicker. Everyone must follow closely. Now, I will distribute another poison-proof pill to everyone."
Ming Zishan, who was traveling, suddenly stopped, turned around and said.
"Elder Ming, entering Beishan Great Medicine Valley for training this time is inherently dangerous for Dantong disciples. I don't understand why I need to bring such a 'oil bottle' with me?"
Among the disciples, a Dantong disciple of medium height and about 20 years old said bluntly. He did not forget to turn his head as he spoke and glanced at Qiye behind him who had an indifferent expression. The meaning behind his words was self-explanatory.
Along the way, Qiye followed at the end of the team, looking leisurely and slow, as if this experience was a jungle sightseeing trip for him.
These performances of his naturally aroused strong dissatisfaction from this disciple.
After listening to this disciple's subtle words, Qiye looked aside indifferently, as if to say that it had nothing to do with me.
"Oh, your name is 'Jiang Cai', right? It was also the Great Elder's decision to let Ah Qi participate in this experience. Ah Qi is not only able to dig out elixirs skillfully, but also knows many precious medicinal materials. This will be of great help for our medicinal collection trip.”
Ming Zishan explained in detail
While speaking, his eyes also glanced at Qiye who was behind the team as if nothing had happened, full of curiosity.
To be honest, he has been in the alchemy hall for so long and has never seen an outer disciple who is so young yet has the knowledge of elixirs equivalent to that of a junior alchemist.
"But, but his strength..."
Jiang Cai wanted to continue the argument.
"Okay! As for the question of Ah Qi's strength, you can rest assured that we will not go to the depths of the Medicine Valley, only on the outside. Besides, with this elder here, I believe there will not be much danger."
Ming Zishan stretched out his hand to stop and said very solemnly.
Seeing this, Jiang Cai had no choice but to shut up bitterly. But it seems that there are still a lot of complaints to vent.
Turning his head, he glanced at Qiye and said:
"Hmph! I hope you won't hold everyone back...".
After saying that, he took the poison-avoiding pill from the elder and walked aside.
"This guy is really nosy..."
Qiye glanced at Jiang Cai, who was quite dissatisfied, and gave a disdainful look.
Along the way, he followed the team well and didn't provoke him, so he couldn't bear to see him like this.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of Lu Zigao, who had always been hostile to him. It seemed that there were a few people in the alchemy hall who were all the same in the same pair of pants.
This person may be one of them...
Haha, a deep light flashed across Qiye's slightly smiling eyes.
On the other side, after Yan Wan swallowed the poison-avoiding pill, she found a clean place to sit down and relax.
Along the way, although she seemed calm on the outside, she was actually still nervous and uneasy inside.
Since entering the sect, he has been concentrating on staying in the alchemy room and studying alchemy.
This trip to the Great Medicine Valley in Beishan was also the practice and training for her to truly want to become an alchemist.
Only by practicing it yourself can you become a qualified alchemist. An alchemist must not only know how to make alchemy, but also know the properties and pharmacology of medicine.
If you want to know the medicinal properties and pharmacology of medicinal materials, you have to go and collect them in person, so that you can understand the growth environment, growth form, and growth background of the medicinal materials. Familiar with each action process of digging, whether the medicinal materials will cause loss of medicinal efficacy...etc.
Therefore, it is the pursuit of perfection in medicinal materials that provides the basic guarantee for the quality of elixirs.
On the premise that the efficacy of the elixir is not damaged, the alchemist has the foundation and the unremitting pursuit of alchemy technology.
After several disciples received poison-avoiding pills from the elder of Mingzi Mountain, they each found a place to rest and began to exercise their skills to adjust their physical condition.
After everyone else had finished collecting, Qiye was the last one to slowly step forward and take a pill from the elder's hand.
"Don't pay attention to Jiang Cai's words, follow the team closely, and pay more attention to the safety behind you."
Ming Zishan took into account Qiye's feelings and explained.
"Thank you for taking care of me, elder. Don't worry, Ah Qi will not drag everyone down."
Qiye smiled sincerely and confidently.
He was still grateful for Elder Ming's care. What's just a little embarrassing is that the elder has always treated himself as a weakling.
Although, despite his seemingly junior level of strength, he is indeed a 'weak'.
"Well, it's a good thing to have confidence. Take some time to rest, and then you'll really enter the Medicine Valley."
Elder Mingzishan gently patted Qiye on the shoulder and said.
…
Take a short break for half an hour
Ming Zishan led the group of Dantong disciples and set off towards the Medicine Valley.
When we actually stepped into the valley, the plants in the Medicine Valley were even denser, with bushes and thorns everywhere. Elder Mingzishan had to take out his long sword and open a passage through the jungle.
The further we walked, the white mist rose from the jungle, covering the trees like a veil, making it difficult to tell where we were.
Walking in the dense jungle, the surroundings are surprisingly quiet and empty. Occasionally, you can hear the sound of birds flapping their wings in the white mist forest, the crunching sound of broken dead branches under your feet, and the faint chirping of insects under the withered yellow grass. Voice……
"Everyone, follow closely! Stay safe!"
Elder Mingzishan, who was walking at the front, urged while clearing the way.
Hearing what the elder said, the disciples following behind him became a little uneasy and crowded together.
And the seven nights at the end of the team were no longer as leisurely and carefree as when they first entered the Medicine Valley.
With a serious look on his face, he sensed the detection information transmitted from the surrounding spider silk.
Although there are hundreds of soul spider threads for continuous detection, they cannot completely sweep through the surrounding woods in a carpet-like manner without missing an inch.
"Elder, please wait!"
Just as Ming Zishan swung his sword again, Qiye hurriedly stopped.
"What, are you scared?"
Jiang Cai paused and said sarcastically after hearing Qiye's call to stop.
But Qiye walked forward without any hesitation.
When Ming Zishan heard Qiye calling for a halt, he turned around slightly confused. Hearing what Jiang Cai said again, he thought Qiye needed to stop on his own because he was timid.
This is completely understandable, after all, it is really difficult for children of a few years old to live in such an environment.
"Elder, there may be monsters ambushing you on this road."
Qiye walked to Mingzishan and said seriously.
"How do you know?"
Ming Zishan was suddenly stunned and asked in confusion.
He has always been at the front of the team to clear the way. He didn't know that there was a monster ambush in front of him, but would Ah Qi, who was walking at the end of the team, know?
This is too unreasonable.
Is it just random speculation?
"Look there..."
Nanaya pointed to a bush a few meters away, covered in white mist.
Looking in the direction of his finger, Mingzishan didn't see anything wrong with the looming vegetation that was obscured by the white mist.
"Elder, please take a closer look..."
Seeing Qiye speaking so seriously
Ming Zishan simply waved his white robe, and a burst of spiritual power was released, directly dispersing the vague fog, wanting to take a closer look.
When the jungle was completely revealed, he finally saw clearly:
In the low shrubs, there is a spider web as big as a bed, like an iron trap set by a hunter in advance, open and waiting for the prey to be caught.
When this big net was clearly revealed in front of everyone, the Dantong disciples behind the elder couldn't help but look pale. Even Jiang Cai, who had just ridiculed Qiye for being timid, shut his mouth knowingly.
Yan Wan, who had been silent all the way, was very surprised to see Qiye being the first to discover the hunting net set by the monster:
In terms of strength, Ah Qi is the weakest among them.
Apart from the elders, she was the one who was most likely to discover the danger, but no one discovered it. Instead, a disciple with the lowest strength at the end of the team discovered it.
I have to say that this is a huge blow to people’s self-esteem, and it’s incredible.
