Deduct 1 for merit. I am really not a child of luck.

Chapter 153: The Orange Spirit Key at the Bottom of the Pool! Water Spiritual Roots Break Through the Bottleneck!

"In that case, let's get started!"

Lin Mo's eyes lit up, and then he bowed and said, "Senior, please ask your paper man to cut more trees nearby and pile them near the pool."

Senior: “…Okay.”

Afterwards, the paper figures who had been squatting by the pool and yawning out of boredom finally had something to do.

Encouraged by their predecessors, they picked up spears, daggers and hammers and began to "build large-scale projects" nearby.

For the paper man who possesses physical strength, it is not difficult to cut down these trees.

Basically, with one blow, a tree tens of meters high fell down.

"Fellow paper figurines, please chop down these leaves as well and pile them on the tree trunks. We will use them to start a fire later..."

Lin Mo stood by and supervised and gave instructions.

A baritone voice said, "You seem to be particularly good at setting fires."

Lin Mo smiled and said modestly: "I just have some experience of setting fire to the forest a few times."

senior:"……"

"Dong dong dong..."

As the trees fell one by one, they also attracted the attention of nearby ferocious beasts.

However, these ferocious beasts all had a strong sense of territory. After sensing the breath of the Cold Water Buffalo Monster, they did not rashly approach this side.

Occasionally, there were a few brave ones that crossed the line, but they were also taken care of by the paper man.

About two or three hours later, the area around the not-so-big pool was filled with piles of trees several meters high.

Only towards the east, there was a small area without any trees.

Moreover, when the trees were piled in front of the pool, Lin Mo had "heated and dehumidified" them in advance, making them drier and more flammable.

"Perfect!"

Lin Mo stood on a pile of tall trees, looking at the bull monsters in the pool who were still innocently soaking in the water, with a slight smile on his face:
"Haha, now we can start lighting the fire!"

After he finished speaking, he used his Fire Power and flicked his finger.

A fire bomb accurately hit the pile of dry grass and leaves on the trees beside the pool. Soon the pile of tinder was ignited and quickly spread around.

Lin Mo was not idle either, and he kept releasing the Fire Divine Ability in his hand.

"Fireball!"

"Fire bomb!"

“Flame Arrow!”

"..."

As flames were cast one after another, the fire beside the cold water pool gradually grew bigger and more fierce.

Thick smoke spread, and the temperature nearby rose rapidly.

The high temperature of the flame spread along the edge of the pool into the pool.

The senior asked curiously, "Does your fire have a tendency to be hotter?"

Lin Mo nodded and said, "It's about the same. It doesn't have any other special features, but the temperature is very high, which makes it more suitable for burning forests."

[True Flame] can greatly improve the purity of Dao Fire. For Dao Fire, purity is almost equivalent to temperature.

In addition to extracting medicinal materials, burning things is also very effective.

Looking at the fire that had already spread, Lin Mo said to the other party: "Senior, please let the paper man squat at the gap in the pool. When the cold water bull monster comes ashore, we will catch it all in one fell swoop!"

The senior seemed to be getting impatient waiting for these bull monsters. After hearing this, there was a hint of excitement in his tone:
"it is good!"

As expected, the subsequent developments basically followed Lin Mo's ideas.

The temperature of the cold water pool quickly rose due to the surrounding fire. Although it did not boil directly, the increase in temperature made the bull demon feel uncomfortable.

They began to dive deeper and deeper, but eventually even the temperature below the pool began to rise.

These bull monsters could only float to the surface, but were choked by the thick smoke, so they had to swing their limbs and swim towards the shore.

Lin Mo narrowed his eyes, watched this scene in the jungle, and secretly counted the number in his heart.

One cow, two cows, three cows...

Finally, nearly forty cold water buffalo monsters came to the shore.

Lin Mo took a rough look and found that more than 90% of the bull monsters were here.

Then, he said to the senior: "Senior, you can start now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the paper figures rushed out from the bushes where they were hiding, holding swords, spears, swords and sticks.

"Clang, clang, clang..."

The swords and guns chopped fiercely on these bull monsters, as if they were venting their emotions.

The senior was not idle either, he shot out several talismans out of thin air.

"Qi-breaking Talisman!"

Several talismans flew out and instantly exploded in the bull monster.

The bull monsters who had wanted to fight back against the paper figures suddenly lost the energy they had just gathered. They seemed to have lost all their means and strength. Their limbs went limp and they knelt down in front of them.

Good trick!
Lin Mo's eyes lit up, and then he seized the opportunity and continuously used the Lihuo magical power in his hand to increase the firepower output.

He and the paper man worked in perfect harmony and quickly harvested the group of bull monsters.

The speed must be fast, otherwise once the surrounding trees are burned out, these bull monsters will dive back into the pool for healing.

If this treatment continues, I don’t know when it will be cured.

Lin Mo continued to increase his firepower, but after a while, he found that he could not keep up with the rhythm.

It’s not that his output is not good, but his true energy, which is at the first level of foundation building, is not as strong as the aura of these paper figures at the middle level of foundation building.

He had no choice but to slow down the pace a little and stuffed a few Qi-boosting pills prepared by Senior Sister Zhuang into his mouth.

At this moment, the senior slapped a talisman on him.

The talisman suddenly disintegrated and turned into specks of light that sank into his body.

Lin Mo suddenly felt that the flow rate of his true energy had increased several times, and the speed of both the Qi-boosting Pill and the refining of spiritual energy were accelerating.

Soon, most of his true energy was restored.

"This is a Qi-strengthening talisman. It can speed up your recovery of true energy."

A sexy baritone voice sounded in my ears.

"Thank you, senior!" Lin Mo's expression lit up with joy. He was indeed the most powerful auxiliary profession: Talisman cultivator.

The speed at which he released his magical fire magic increased again, and bursts of flames blasted towards the group of cold water buffalo monsters as if they were free.

"Boom bang bang..."

The sound of explosions continued to ring out among the group of bull monsters.

"Moo moo~"

The bull monsters fell one after another with screams.

What surprised Lin Mo was that even though these bull monsters were facing death, they were unwilling to flee in all directions. They still stayed by the pool and refused to leave.

Of course, this would also make it easier for Lin Mo and the paper man to harvest.

[The cold water bull monster has been killed. ]

[The cold water bull monster has been killed. ]

【…】

As the kill notifications came one after another, about an hour later...

The charred bodies of nearly fifty bull monsters were lying by the pool.

"Now, you can perform the Dan Explosion Technique."

The baritone gradually calmed down from his excitement and said this to Lin Mo.

"Okay, senior."

Lin Mo rubbed his hands. After waiting for almost a whole day, it was finally time to harvest.

He made some Taoist gestures and corpses began to explode one after another.

[Obtained 1 Cold Ox Water Pill. 】

[Obtained 1 Cold Ox Water Pill. 】

【…】

A few minutes later, a number of inner elixirs shining with a light green luster were placed in front of Lin Mo.

He looked at the nearly fifty water pills with an expression of uncontrollable joy.

In any case, after completely refining these water pills, the water-type spiritual roots will be able to break through the 40% bottleneck.

At that time, it depends on how much you break through, as you can fill it with merit points anyway.

Lin Mo was thinking so and was about to refine it on the spot when suddenly the water level of the cold water pool beside him began to drop at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The water vapor evaporated?
He was a little surprised, and then found that it was not the case.

Because the water level dropped so quickly that it was beyond the capability of the remaining fires around it.

The water level dropped rapidly, and the bottom of the pool dried up completely, without a drop of water left.

At this time, the "culprit" who drained the cold water pool finally appeared -

A knot of rope that glows orange.

"Orange Spirit Key!"

At this moment, the sexy baritone actually exclaimed.

This is the Orange Spirit Key! ?
Lin Mo's eyes lit up and he quickly reached forward.

With a "whoosh", the knot was taken into his hand. He felt nothing else, except for some basic information on the interface:
[Purifying Water Spirit Key (Orange): After activating it, you can immediately open the hidden mirage. 】

It really is an orange spiritual key!
Lin Mo didn't expect such a pleasant surprise.

However, after thinking it over again and again, he spread the knot in his palm and said to the senior:

"Now that the Water Pill has been obtained, please return this Water Purification Key to the senior brother from the academy who opened the Cold Water Pond."

The senior was silent for a while and said:
"This is an orange spiritual key. Do you know what it means? It's possible that you'll get a heavenly treasure in the end. Are you willing to give it up?"

Lin Mo shook his head honestly: "I can't bear to do that."

senior:"……"

He continued, "But as a human being, you shouldn't be too greedy. If it weren't for the senior's tricks, I wouldn't even be able to enter the inner circle, let alone the water pill and the orange spirit key."

At this point, he smiled and said, "Senior, please quickly untie the knot and stop testing my bottom line. I don't have a high bottom line."

I can tell……

The senior pondered in his heart, thought about it, and asked the paper man to put away the knot, and said to Lin Mo:
"Well, then you refine these water pills, and I will protect you on the side."

Lin Mo nodded, then sat cross-legged on the bank, feeling relieved.

Normal reaction, safe!
He said to himself.

Things like killing people for treasure are actually not uncommon, even today when the laws on Diyuan Star are very complete.

Even though Lin Mo didn't know the rarity of the Heavenly Grade Secret Treasure before, he vaguely sensed it after entering the sect.

Possessing a heavenly grade strange fire, even though he only had the most useless five elements spiritual roots, he was still given special treatment by the senior brother of the Alchemy Academy, who even took time out of his busy schedule to receive him in person.

This is enough to show the importance of the heavenly-level secret treasure.

This senior's background is unknown, so who can guarantee that he won't suddenly attack and kill people?

Instead of waiting until that moment happens, it is better to hand over the knot early to avoid disaster.

Compared to any heavenly treasure, your own life is more important.

Seeing that the other party seemed to have begun to study the spiritual key, Lin Mo also felt relieved and began to swallow the water pill and practice the technique to refine it.

[Ding! You have swallowed 10 Water Pills (Yellow Level Spiritual Items), and are refining them...]

【…】

Having had these two experiences, he was no longer so "delicate" when swallowing the water pill, but rather simple and rough.

With the operation of the Five Spirits Immortal Technique, these water pills were quickly absorbed and refined.

Soon, the prompt came to my ears:

【Ding! Skill experience +1000. 】

[Ding! The water pill has been refined. The purity of the water element spirit root has been increased: 39.9%→41.9%]

[Ding! Kanshui magical power has been unlocked, please check the interface for details. ]

As several prompts sounded in succession, Lin Mo's water spiritual roots finally broke through the bottleneck and reached the requirements for unlocking the Kanshui magical power.

(End of this chapter)