After the secondary occupation reached the maximum level, I wore it

In the next four days, Xie Cheng led the team and advanced more than 200 miles southward.

The further in he went, the more frequent the traces of spirit beasts appeared, and Xie Cheng became more cautious. However, in a mountain range full of spirit beasts, it was impossible to avoid them completely.

They encountered several waves of attacks from spirit beasts along the way, but fortunately they were outnumbered and fought back together, and they were all resolved without any danger. A few people were slightly injured, but they recovered quickly after taking the rejuvenation pill.

Shi Yu calmly felt the fire spirit in the air, and that strange feeling of restlessness became more and more obvious.

"We're getting closer to the volcano."

She thought to herself that at this rate, she would have to find a way to leave the team and go to the volcano alone in two days.

At this time, the market was no longer visible behind him. He only saw the vastness of the world, no one was around, and everything was lush and green. There were overlapping peaks, endless forests, and in the deeper parts of the mountains, the roars of spirit beasts could be heard one after another.

After getting rid of two attacking spirit beasts in succession, the group no longer had the good luck they had before, and four or five monks in the team were seriously injured.

Later, Shi Yu wanted to find an opportunity to leave the team. He had no intention of attracting attention at this time, so when there was no big problem, he mostly just did the job and seldom took action.

But after all, she was taking advantage of the team's convenience. Even if she was just slacking off, she was also concerned about the safety of her employer Xie Zhixun.

When everyone was passing through a dense forest, Xie Cheng was leading the three brothers Wu Hao, who had the highest cultivation level, to clear the way in front. Suddenly, they heard a sharp cry above their heads. Looking up, they saw a huge bird-like spirit beast spread its wings and swooped down towards them.

The feathers of the spirit beast were metallic in color, and its beak was as sharp as a steel knife.

"It's coming this way." Shi Yu was startled and quickly pulled Xie Zhixun beside him to jump to the side to avoid the attack. The spirit beast was relentless and seemed to have identified them, opening its beak to bite them.

Seeing that the spirit beast had red eyes and a strange expression, as if it was in heat, Shi Yu curled the corners of his mouth and looked at Xie Zhixun.

He held tightly in his arms a freshly unearthed spiritual plant. Shi Yu was powerless to hold his forehead. This was the love flower, and its pollen had a fatal attraction to spiritual beasts.

Xie Zhixun was rushing around recklessly, not knowing what the situation was, and was covered in pollen.

Seeing there was no way to avoid it, Shi Yu had to use the Little Swallow Step and take Xie Zhixun to hide behind the spirit beast at the critical moment.

Then she took the scimitar in her palm, infused it with spiritual energy, and the blade reflected a sharp light. Before the spirit beast could react, she turned around and cut its throat cleanly with a knife.

Blood gushed out, staining the surrounding grass and trees red. The spirit beast screamed, fell to the ground with a plop, and never moved again.

Xie Cheng rushed over, but he didn't expect that he would encounter an accident just after leaving Xie Zhixun for a short while. If Shi Yu hadn't reacted quickly, the consequences would have been disastrous.

"Thank you, little Taoist friend, for your protection." Xie Chengchaoshi Yu bowed and thanked him with a look of shame on his face.

The decisiveness and quick reaction shown by Shi Yucai impressed the surrounding cultivators.

"At such a young age, he is so quick, ruthless and accurate in his moves, without any hesitation. Wow."

"Amazing!"

"How strange! It's the same Little Swallow Steps and basic sword techniques, but this little Taoist fellow performs them so smoothly and naturally."

Among cultivators, strength has always been respected. Although Shi Yu only attacked for a few brief moments, it was enough to attract attention.

She just smiled casually in response to the praises from all around her, a smile that was neither pretentious nor proud. She only asked Xie Zhixun to dust off the pollen of the love flower on his body.

The scimitar was sharp and not stained with blood. After instructing Xie Zhixun, Shi Yu lowered his hands, and his sleeves naturally slid down to cover the scimitar, and he put it into the Zanghen Flute in his sleeves.

Xie Cheng was already regretting his rash and inexperienced actions. After hearing what Shi Yu said and brushing off the pollen on him, he was about to discuss the matter and said, "Sir, how about we just -"

Before he could finish his words, Xie Zhixun's eyes lit up, and he saw a new spiritual plant in front of him, and he staggered over to it.

The further they went in, the stronger the spiritual beasts became. Xie Cheng hurried to catch up, and this time he stayed by his side without leaving, leaving the task of clearing the way to the three brothers Wu Hao who had the highest cultivation levels.

The three of them looked unhappy, and only when they heard Xie Cheng say that he would give them more spirit stones did they relax a little.

Fearing that there would be more trouble if he went further in, Xie Cheng coaxed him in a gentle voice, "Sir, how about we stop here?"

Xie Zhixun was concentrating on writing and drawing on this new spiritual plant, and didn't hear what Xie Cheng said at all.

Just as Xie Cheng was about to persuade him again, he saw his young master's nose twitch, his eyes lit up, and he put away his paper and pen and quickly ran to the side.

He quickly called for everyone to follow, and the group followed Xie Zhixun and turned two corners, and the view in front of them suddenly opened up.

What appeared before my eyes was a swamp.

Shi Yu raised his eyebrows and glanced at Xie Zhixun in surprise. Although this man had no cultivation, his intuition and senses were somewhat different from ordinary people's sharpness.

All you can see is muddy juice and a terrible smell. This swamp is constantly bubbling and making sticky gurgling sounds, making you feel like some poisonous insects and snakes will jump out of it at any time.

This is not an illusion. One can indeed see masses of things wriggling beneath the ground, which makes one's scalp tingle and one's shudders.

Various rotten plants were growing on the soft and rotten ground, and there were a few dead trees scattered around. Their branches were dark and had a faint metallic luster. It was obvious at a glance that they were full of toxins.

Everyone's eyes involuntarily fell on a dead tree in the middle of the swamp, where they saw a large loose rock with a magical herb about one and a half feet tall growing on it.

The branches of this magical herb are similar to bamboo, and there are a bunch of fingernail-sized fruits on the branches. At a glance, there are about ten fruits. The color has changed from light red to dark red, and they are about to mature.

Even Xie Cheng, who was not familiar with spiritual plants, was surprised when he saw it: "Dragon Bamboo Grass!"

Dragon Bamboo Grass is a second-grade spiritual herb that only grows in poisonous swamps. Its fruit, the Dragon Bamboo Fruit, is very effective for cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage. It contains abundant spiritual energy, and if taken raw, one fruit can be equivalent to one month of hard training.

If one could consume and refine these ten fruits one by one, it would be equivalent to having one more year of hard practice than others.

When it comes to cultivation, one must be one step ahead at every step. The eyes of the more than 20 cultivators present were all burning with enthusiasm, and the atmosphere became subtle.

Shi Yu's fingers moved slightly, and he felt a little moved.

She thought to herself, "Many people here have higher cultivation than me. If they really take down the Dragon Bamboo Fruit, I'm afraid there won't be any room for me to share, but..."

"For me, instead of fighting for the dragon bamboo fruit that is about to mature, it is better to keep an eye on the dragon bamboo grass after the fruit is picked..."

This wave of dragon bamboo fruits has matured, and it is unknown when the dragon bamboo grass will produce fruits again. Others will not pay too much attention to the movements of the dragon bamboo grass.

But Shi Yu had the Yin-Yang Life-Knocking Bell in his hand. If he could transplant it into the medicinal field inside the Life-Knocking Bell, with the vitality of the spring water, the time it would take to bear fruit would be greatly reduced.

As his thoughts wandered, Shi Yu's gaze fell on the bubbling swamp.

Such spiritual herbs must be surrounded by powerful guardian spiritual beasts.