Druid Fairy

Chapter 76 Loot, Treasure-Fixing Technique

Chapter 76 Loot, Treasure-Fixing Technique
"Let's do it."

Li Rongzhou thrust his short spear, which flashed with a cold light. His White Crane style was known for its lightness and agility, allowing him to advance and retreat with ease.

Previously they had only engaged in hit-and-run tactics, but now they were attacking with incredible speed, as swift as the wind, blocking Tiger's escape route and forcing him to retreat step by step.

At the same time, Li Pingfu and Li Pingcan surrounded Tiger and rushed forward, landing two punches on the back of his neck and spine.

Under the combined attack of three martial artists with high blood energy, Tiger was completely unable to defend himself. Like a trembling young beast facing three large tigers, he fell to the ground in despair.

"Save him to live, we need to ask him why a demonic cultivator at the second level of Qi Refining is targeting our family. Is it a coincidence or..."

Li Rongzhou said in a deep voice, "This is a very serious issue."

The father and his two sons exchanged glances, all seeing the heaviness in each other's eyes.

The interrogation process was brutal, bloody, and Tiger's screams were horrific.

Li Pingfu was somewhat regretful. Eager for results, he lacked experience in torture and went too far, accidentally killing the person.

Fortunately, the crucial information has been obtained.

The Li family's current predicament was entirely orchestrated by Brother Tiger, who wanted the Li family to be his "scapegoats," and there was a lot of embellishment involved.

The Left Protector comes from a cult and is one of the "Eight Protectors." Cults have limited resources and are extremely competitive; to make progress, they have to resort to crooked and unorthodox methods. A combination of factors has led to the current situation.

In fact, the eyes of immortals are completely oblivious to a martial artist at the Divine Fiend Realm. Although low-level Qi Refining immortals and martial artists are evenly matched, immortals have stood proudly in the sky for a long time, and the prevailing attitude now is to look down on uncouth martial artists.

“Father.” Li Pingfu pulled off the fake goat beard from his chin and took out a wanted poster from his pocket. The portrait of the person in the poster looked about 80% like the Left Protector. “This demonic cultivator is indeed a wanted person by the government.”

Notices are posted in prominent places throughout the town, announcing important government orders and wanted notices. The Left Protector committed a serious crime in Yunshui County a year ago and has since disappeared.

When Li Pingcan observed Xiao Hei, the man looked familiar. He asked Li Pingfu to inquire with the martial arts school master and learned that the man was a cultivator at the second level of Qi Refining. This led to the "fishing" tactic he devised.

However, if someone at the second level of Qi Refining can become a "protector," then this cult that serves the "Three-Eyed Evil Image" doesn't seem so impressive.

Li Pingfu suddenly exclaimed, "Cultivators are truly amazing!"

The Earth Stabilization Technique prevents enemies from getting close, the Gale Technique provides ranged attacks, and there are also mechanical crossbow bolts that are difficult to defend against.

The fireball spell, which resulted in mutual destruction, was particularly memorable and nearly capsized the ship.

Although martial artists at the Divine Fiend Realm have physical strength far exceeding that of lower-level cultivators and are formidable in close combat, how to withstand spells and get close to a cultivator is a significant problem.

It was fortunate that the Tree Breath could contain its power and suppress the pressure of the Divine Fiend Realm, causing the Left Protector to be careless. Otherwise, the opponent would have fled without a fight, and they might not have been able to capture the immortal.

Li Pingcan was also still shaken.

He discovered that the cultivators' spells were more powerful than his own skills. It took five uses of the max-level [Dance of the Wind] to neutralize the Left Protector's "Gale Technique," and eight uses of [Shaping Earth] plus the moistening effect of [Manipulating Water] to break down the "Solid Earth Technique."

This shows that the power of a max-level, zero-ring spell is not as great as that of immortal cultivation techniques.

The reason why the final fireball spell failed to cause significant damage to the eldest brother was partly due to the [increased resistance], but also because cultivators are physically weak, which is why the left protector looked so miserable, and this spell was not his forte.

Li Pingcan made ample preparations for this battle, and his mana reserves were plentiful.

Quality is not enough, quantity is required!
'If we push ourselves to the limit, with my elder brother and father around, we might be able to handle a Qi Refining Level 3 cultivator.'

Of course, this is a life-or-death struggle, and the outcome is uncertain.

……

"Although being targeted by evil cultivators this time was an accident, our family still needs to be vigilant."

"If we can survive, we will; if we can't, the three of us, father and sons, will join forces and fight!"

Li Rongzhou set the future strategy for the Li family.

Life is inherently a series of exchanges and changes in interpersonal relationships. No matter how low-key and harmless you appear, once you infringe on the interests of others, you will always attract attention from those who try to win you over or those who covet your interests.

Unless the Li family stays in Peach Blossom Village their whole lives.

Li Pingcan agreed that the previous "demonic disaster" in Fenghuang County was terrifying, and even with the intervention of celestial officials, Fenghuang County had become a dead end.

No one knows whether an accident or tomorrow will come first.

Otherwise, why would he seek opportunities, stay in a remote corner, and honestly raise children and plant trees? Wouldn't that be better?

When natural disaster strikes, even if he can escape by transforming into a bird as a druid, what will happen to his mother who has no martial arts skills?
The thought of being powerless to do anything about it is heartbreaking.

Instead of regretting it, cherish every moment of your development and take control of your life.

……

Li Pingfu groped Tiger's corpse, then searched the Left Protector's body, stuffing the items into his pocket, and said:

"Father, let's burn the body."

Whether you dispose of a body or bury it, there is a risk of it being discovered.

The safest way is to burn everything completely, then throw the remaining bones into the water.

There are too many protectors in the cult, and internal strife is rampant. The disappearance of the left protector might lead people to believe that it was done by his own accomplices. And since Brother Tiger disappeared for eight years, no one cares anymore.

After disposing of the two bodies and their blood-stained clothes from the battle, the father and his two sons returned home.

"Brother, let me help you fix your brass knuckles."

Li Pingcan noticed that his elder brother's knuckle duster had been scorched by the high temperature of the fireball spell, leaving it pitted and dented. He used the "Repair Spell" to restore the knuckle duster's luster.

He didn't use the "Factory New" feature. The knuckle duster is the weapon that the eldest brother uses every day, and it has many small marks. If he "restores it to factory settings", it will be easy for others to notice something is wrong.

Li Pingfu looked at the brass knuckles with delight. Because the explosive heat could easily make the ironware brittle, he thought he would have to give up his "old friend". He didn't expect that it could be restored.

Upon seeing this, Li Rongzhou immediately picked up the pistol and said with great interest, "I'll get one for your dad too."

"okay."

After repairing the weapons, the three closed the courtyard gate, room doors, and windows to examine their spoils of war.

They stripped the Left Protector of ten taels of gold, a crossbow bolt, two talismans, a few glittering pebbles, a red pill in a porcelain bottle, and a book called "Basic Qi Refining Techniques".

Tiger's inventory was pitifully small, consisting of only a few taels of silver, negligible.

This crossbow is small and exquisite, hidden on the arm and inside the robe, making it completely invisible. Yet it is incredibly powerful, capable of harming even a martial artist at the Divine Fiend Realm.

"Possessing crossbows in secret is a serious crime. If you want to use crossbows with mechanical bolts, you have to do it in secret," Li Rongzhou said to his eldest son.

When Li Pingfu is out and about, he is prone to encountering unexpected situations, and the crossbow can be used as a trump card.

Li Pingcan then picked up two talismans, one a "protective talisman" and the other a "golden arrow talisman".

The Golden Arrow Talisman is quite powerful, but it requires a certain distance and time to use. The Left Protector was careless at first and did not have time to use this talisman.

Mortals lack spiritual energy and cannot use these talismans. Li Pingcan wanted to give it a try, since he had the means to intercept spiritual energy.

Those few "pebbles," no bigger than a little fingernail, actually contained stable spiritual energy. If I'm not mistaken, they would be the common currency of cultivators: spirit stones!

'It's called a spirit stone, but it's so small; it looks more like spirit sand.' He secretly compared them in his mind.

Despite the complaints, with these nine spirit sands, even exploring the bottom of the Qingjiang River, there's no need to worry about running out of steam.

As for the pills in the porcelain bottle, the Li family members all showed disgust.

They had tortured Tiger and knew that this was a "human pill" refined by martial artists with qi and blood, and that one pill could raise one's cultivation level.

Depending on the materials used in its preparation, for example, a martial artist who has reached the third stage of Qi and Blood Transformation can break through to the Divine Fiend Realm by consuming this pill.

This is also one of the methods used by the Left Protector to win over his subordinates.

Of course, the pill that the Left Protector possessed was only at the second stage of Qi and Blood Transformation. If Li Pingcan took it, he would immediately rise to the third stage of Qi and Blood Transformation.

"I won't eat it." Li Pingcan waved his hands repeatedly. People should have a basic bottom line. Taking this pill is equivalent to cannibalism. He couldn't do something so morally depraved.

Besides, who knows if there are any side effects?

Selling it on the black market is also not allowed, as Ren Dan is a cult practice and would easily attract attention.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "I can take it first and use it as 'bait'." He really loved using entrapment to enforce the law!

Li Rongzhou and Li Pingfu had no objections and handed the porcelain bottle to Li Pingcan.

The three looked at their final spoils.

"This 'Basic Qi Refining Manual' should not be a fake. We don't have any cultivators in our family for the time being, so let's keep it safe for now." Li Rongzhou lowered his voice, his expression somewhat excited.

There's no need for the Left Protector to carry a fake Qi Refining Manual with him.

There are no cultivators in the family now, but that doesn't mean there won't be in the future. We should think about our descendants; maybe one of them will be able to find someone with spiritual roots in the future.

"it is good."

Li Pingfu and Li Pingcan both listen to their father.

Li Rongzhou added, "Don't tell your mother about today's events for now, and as for Ping An, the fewer people who know about it, the better."

Of course, Li Pingcan wouldn't tell his mother. In her eyes, his family were just martial arts practitioners who had silently killed a high-ranking immortal. If Qin Shi knew, she would surely have sleepless nights.

My second brother has the potential to become a celestial official and serve under the immortals in the future. Although I believe my second brother's stubbornness, the immortals' methods cannot be ignored by mere words; once discovered, it will lead to the extermination of the entire clan.

The matter was kept secret, and even after marriage and children, the family could not easily tell their descendants about the Qi Refining Technique.

…………

More than a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Calm and peaceful, nothing happened.

The three members of the Li family, father and sons, finally relaxed.

In his spare time, Li Pingcan observed the two talismans. The red runes were intricate and mysterious, and the paper was so soft and pliable that it didn't seem like paper at all, but rather like the hide of some kind of animal. After looking at them for a long time without figuring them out, his idea of comprehending the secrets of talismans by looking at the runes was completely shattered. How could it be so simple?

'If only I could learn a cultivation technique someday.'

Talismans, formations, alchemy... these are all very valuable items. As for the raw materials for refining, with druids around, there shouldn't be a shortage.

The wealthy couple is in a legal place.

Whether you practice martial arts or cultivate immortality, "wealth" is essentially the most important thing!
……

Several more days passed.

On an auspicious day, Li Pingfu accompanied Li Pingcan and the real old sheep to the deep mountains to search for treasure.

Three people walked through the deep mountains and forests, with the old sheep leading the way.

He puffed on a pipe, grinned, revealing a missing front tooth, and moved with the speed and ease of the wind, constantly boasting:

"Back in the day, when I was searching for ginseng in the snowy mountains, I encountered a snow python as thick as a bowl. That beast was coiled around a crystal ginseng, and its eyes were like two green lanterns. I fought that snow python for eighty-one rounds, a battle that shook the heavens and the earth..."

If we use a 10-point scale, it sounds like 9.9 is fake and 0.01 is real.

Compared to treasure hunting, it's more like a day trip to the deep mountains, and Lao Yang is a good tour guide with great eloquence, so it won't be boring.

This is also the secret to Old Sheep's money-making. What if he accidentally gets injured while taking a rich young master to a dangerous place? It's better to tell a story, discover some common medicinal herbs, satisfy their curiosity, and make a fortune while staying safe.

"Uncle Yang, are you just bragging?"

"At your age, you can still run faster than a snow python?"

Unfortunately, Li Pingcan was not an easy rich young master to appease. He relentlessly pressed for answers, which made Lao Yang secretly quite annoyed. He decided to show this brat what he was capable of.

"We treasure hunters believe in the principle of 'the three elements of Heaven, Earth, and Man for determining the burial site'!"

He suddenly lowered his voice and read in a hoarse tone:

"The moon shines on the mountain ridge, the dragon raises its head; the water flows over the rocky beach, the tiger turns its head. The golden sun sets in the west, dotting the dragon's eyes; the winding path hides purple aura. Within three zhang, yin and yang converge; within five steps, spiritual light shines through."

As he spoke, Old Yang pulled a compass from his leather pouch. "The incantation must be paired with the skill of 'observing qi.' For martial artists like you with such vigorous qi and blood, stand in the Xun position..."

Li Pingcan followed his gaze and saw the compass needle trembling and changing as he moved, the crimson cinnabar at the end of the needle flickering.

There was actually a reaction?

His eyes narrowed slightly, and within the compass and incantations, a faint aura emanated. In the direction the pointer pointed, several beams of spiritual light flickered faintly.

Li Pingcan realized that the aura of rare and precious materials is obscured by the heavens and earth, and the old sheep's treasure-fixing technique is to enhance "inspiration" and more clearly perceive the blessed land where spiritual energy gathers.

Looking at the compass, Old Sheep's eyes widened in surprise. "How did the treasure-finding go so smoothly today?"

In the past, one had to locate twelve directions to seek a glimmer of inspiration.

The first calculation today gave such a clear indication; it's simply unbelievable!

"Let's go, let's go take a look." Old Yang was excited and walked with great speed. What treasure hunter doesn't like treasures?

Even if it's not yours, it's good to take a look.

After walking in the deep mountains for the time it takes to burn two incense sticks, I indeed found a medicinal herb that nourishes qi and blood.

"There really is some!" Old Yang excitedly and carefully shoveled out the entire medicinal herb plant, soil and all.

Li Pingfu raised an eyebrow and took it. It was a Xuan Yuan Grass, which could strengthen the body and nourish the vital energy. Its market price was sixteen taels of silver.

The game of "Holding Treasure" inherently involves a gambler's mentality. Originally, I planned to lose thirty taels to satisfy my younger brother's interest, but unexpectedly, I made back half of my initial investment.

If we're lucky enough to find a precious herb, wouldn't we be able to take off on the spot?
Even if you fail five or six times, finding the right opportunity once is enough to turn things around.

As long as most people hold this view, treasure hunting is an extremely profitable business!
……

The three continued their treasure hunt.

Old Yang was beaming with excitement, his usual work-related grime completely gone, and he was now enthusiastically making purchases.

We were about to follow the compass's directions.

"Uncle Yang, wait a minute."

Li Pingcan suddenly stopped the old sheep, then picked up a long stick and flicked away a green snake from a bamboo stalk.

Old Yang's expression stiffened slightly. It was a bamboo viper, its color almost blending into the green bamboo leaves, making it virtually undetectable without close inspection. He had almost stepped right into it.

My excitement subsided instantly, and I said gratefully, "Thank you, you have a really sharp eye!"

"We all need to be careful."

Li Pingcan smiled. As a druid, he could easily sense the presence of various hidden small animals. With the [Animal Affinity] ability, even ordinary venomous snakes would not attack him.

"Hmm!" Old Sheep replied with lingering fear, his tone becoming more intimate. He thought to himself that while his inspiration was still good, he had to find more valuable herbs for his customer.

He diligently located the site, identified the mountain terrain, and determined the burial location. While locating the site, he shared some key techniques with Li Pingcan.

I'm grateful, and I'm confident that the other person won't learn it in just a few words. If it were that easy to find treasures, why don't the treasure hunters seek them out themselves? Are they unhappy making money?

I searched twice more, but unfortunately I was unlucky and only found common medicinal herbs, though they were of high quality among common medicinal herbs.

"Whew, it just felt like it was missing that little bit!"

Old Yang gripped the compass tightly, his eyes wide open. The more he calculated the directions, the more dizzy he felt, yet he still couldn't quite grasp that spark of insight.

But then Li Pingcan used the formula he had taught him to do mental calculations with his fingers, and then glanced at the compass. "Uncle Yang, try this direction."

"Here?" Old Sheep was a little skeptical. He couldn't see anything unusual about it. Could you be better than me, the treasure hunter?
"Try it, Uncle Yang. Go two hundred steps deeper from here, then thirty steps towards Tiannanxing. It's not far."

"Alright then." Seeing how determined Li Pingcan was, Old Yang didn't want to dampen his enthusiasm, so he just played along.

He took the lead, gripping a snake-catching stick in his hand. Perhaps having been bitten by a snake once, he was now extremely cautious, walking with great care. Following Li Pingcan's directions, he arrived at his destination and soon spotted a blood-red herb.

The Qi and Blood Herb, Red Jade Grass, is worth twenty taels of silver!
"There's a real treasure!" Old Sheep was both excited and bewildered. "You managed to guess this?"

He tried everything – locating the location and identifying the mountain – but he only found one Xuan Yuan Grass. How come Li Pingcan just pointed at it with his finger and easily found the right one?
He thought to himself, "It must be a coincidence!"

Li Pingcan did some calculations with his fingers and said, "Uncle Yang, come and take a look here."

The old sheep, still somewhat skeptical, discovered a wild ginseng plant hidden in a crevice in the cliff face.

Now I have to admit it. How could this youngest son of the Li family be better at collecting treasures than him at such a young age?

"Have you studied this before?"

"I've read some ancient books on this subject." Li Pingcan couldn't very well say that he had just learned it on the spot, could he? That would be too ostentatious.

"As expected, even so, you have quite a talent. Are you interested in learning how to treasure hunt with me? I can teach you the true skills of a treasure hunter. Our ancestor found a spirit mine using this technique!"

Old Yang's eyes gleamed, eyeing Li Pingcan with an air of shrewd anticipation. Not everyone can be a treasure hunter; luck and talent are both indispensable.

The former is even more important than the latter.

He values prodigies like Li Pingcan more than Li Pingfu, a martial artist at the Divine Fiend Realm!

Li Pingcan declined, not because he didn't believe in the power of the old sheep's treasure-hunting technique, but because he didn't need it.

Now that I've learned these two tricks, I can roughly determine the location of the treasure, and then use the mushrooms to pinpoint the location.

Finding spirit mines is certainly impressive, but even if you find them, you might not be able to hold onto them.

Old Yang looked regretful, but dared not insist.

Panel Information

[LV5 Druid (314/10000)]

[Max Level Skills]

[LV9 Spore Growth [Delicious][Spores]]

[LV9 Spore Sensing [Link][Spores]]

【LV9 Fluorescent Mushroom [Marked][Spores]】