A life of leisure is worse than a life of flowers and splendour

Du Shuangshuang landed and immediately gathered up the grass spirits on the ground. Just as she put them into her storage bag, her feet suddenly felt empty. This feeling was so familiar. Du Shuangshuang quickly adjusted her posture to avoid falling flat on her butt.

It wasn't very deep, only a few dozen meters, so it wasn't impossible to get up there. All they had to do was use a shuttle. Du Shuangshuang pulled out the Night Pearl, and its light illuminated the surroundings.

Seeing the spiritual plant at her feet, Du Shuangshuang almost screamed out loud. She quickly moved her feet, fearing that she would step on it if she got too close.

Jade Crystal Ginseng! The taproot is 30-60 cm tall, cylindrical or spindle-shaped; the stem is erect, cylindrical, and unbranched; the leaves are palmately compound, with 2-3 leaflets; the petioles are heart-shaped; the inflorescence is umbeled, with a single terminal leaf cluster, and the pedicels are about 1 cm long; the berries are round, three in number, and when ripe are three different colors, mostly creamy white, yellow, red, or green.

A treasure for strengthening the body, it strengthens muscles and bones, and is also very useful for those injured or those with hidden injuries. Jade crystal ginseng has no rank; as long as you can draw Qi into your body, you can use it. However, if your cultivation level is low, you should be careful with the amount you use; too much will be wasted if your body can't absorb it. He surveyed his surroundings and realized it wasn't a big deal. There was a Jade Crystal ginseng just a few steps away. Had he fallen into a ginseng nest? There was no immediate danger, so Du Shuangshuang quickly and carefully dug out the entire Jade Crystal ginseng.

Jade Crystal Ginseng is actually the companion spiritual herb of the Earth Armor Beast. It's not often seen in the current world of immortal cultivation. This is primarily due to the Earth Armor Beast's rarity. The Earth Armor Beast is also incredibly famous, not for its armor, but for its meat. Its meat is incredibly delicious, arguably among the top delicacies. Beyond its deliciousness, its meat has the power to cleanse the meridians and marrow, purifying the body and eliminating erysipelas, a condition often intractable by humans. It also has a certain detoxifying effect, primarily by flushing out toxins. Perhaps because the Earth Armor Beast primarily feeds on Jade Crystal Ginseng, its flesh and blood also possess nourishing and healing properties. A single piece of Earth Armor Beast meat is sold at auction by the pound, demonstrating its rarity.

Earth-armored beasts live underground, making them rare to begin with. Their natural habitat makes them even harder to capture. Du Shuangshuang, currently in the early stages of foundation building, could easily handle a first-tier Earth-armored beast. With her equipment, she should be able to handle a second-tier one. However, a third-tier beast, equivalent to a Golden Core stage cultivator, would require her to stay away. If she encountered one, she would be a dish to its mouth.

But forget about the Earth Armor Beast for now; first, get all the Jade Crystal Ginseng you come across. Du Shuangshuang also picked out a large plant and two smaller ones and transplanted them into the bracelet's portable herb garden. She put the rest in the ring for now, to be used when she needs to leave. After arriving in the Immortal Cultivation Realm, the air was filled with spiritual energy, and the Duobao Bracelet would actively absorb it, making the environment much better than before. After arriving in the Secret Realm, the spiritual energy here was rich, and the spiritual energy in the air inside the Duobao Bracelet was even richer, even a few points richer than here.

Thinking about the Earth Armored Beasts, if there were a lot of them, could he catch them and raise them in his bracelet? That way, he wouldn't have to worry about running out of Jade Crystal Ginseng later. Or how about using that Spirit Beast space as a breeding farm? The more Du Shuangshuang thought about it, the better idea it seemed. Looking at the crisscrossing caves, there should be quite a few Earth Armored Beasts here. The earth spirit energy in these caves was incredibly rich. It was a shame he didn't have any Earth Spirit Roots, otherwise he could have used them.

Du Shuangshuang walked in one direction, digging ginseng here. Du Shuangshuang felt that this trip was worthwhile. Every three steps, there was a small ginseng, and every five steps, there was a large ginseng. Du Shuangshuang was as happy as a mouse that fell into a rice jar, but she did not forget to stay vigilant. After all, there was still the threat of the earth-armored beast. She could never tell when she would encounter one. So Du Shuangshuang let the night pearl hang above her head to illuminate her. Most of her energy was focused on digging ginseng, but she still kept a little attention on her surroundings, focusing her consciousness as far as possible to keep an eye on the situation nearby.

However, because it was in the mud, even though there were caves, the spiritual sense was still somewhat blocked, and the range of vision was much smaller. Normally, the spiritual sense of a foundation-building cultivator could see about a thousand meters, and Du Shuangshuang could see even further, about two thousand meters. Here, he could only see about four or five hundred meters, but it was enough for him to react and protect himself.

As expected, just as Du Shuangshuang was digging furiously, a terrapin appeared within her range of consciousness, sniffing around, perhaps sensing a human presence. Terrapins are specialized species with largely degenerate vision, but their sense of smell is exceptionally keen.

The Earth Armor Beast has rock armor all over its body. The rock armor on its body and back has extremely high defensive power. The rock armor on a first-level Earth Armor Beast requires at least treasure-level equipment to break through. A second-level one requires a spiritual weapon, and a third-level one is a fairy-level treasure armor, which is the best material for refining equipment.

Its limbs are short and thick, its tail is long and flat, and its back is slightly raised. Its body is similar to a turtle, narrower and longer than a turtle, yet shorter and thicker than a crocodile. The weight and length of individuals of different ranks vary greatly. A newly born earthbeast is only the size of a palm. A fully grown first-rank earthbeast is half a meter to a meter long and weighs over 200 kilograms. However, most of this weight is concentrated in its armor, with a small amount of internal organs, bones, and head and tail. The remaining flesh is only about 500 to kilograms. A second-rank earthbeast is one to two meters long and weighs over kilograms, but its flesh is only about to kilograms. A third-rank earthbeast is two to three meters long and weighs over kilograms. Its flesh can reach over kilograms, and the weight increases exponentially from there.

The head is conical, with small eyes and a pointed snout. The tongue is long and filled with sharp teeth. The ears are underdeveloped. The feet have five toes with strong claws. The claws are extremely sharp, making digging holes as easy as cutting tofu, and they are also excellent weapons for fighting. The claws on the front feet are long, especially the third claw in the middle, while the claws on the hind feet are shorter. The entire body is covered with armor, from the top of the forehead to the back, the outside of the limbs, and the dorsal and ventral surface of the tail. The rock armor is arranged in vertical rows from the center of the back to the sides, and the armor plates are dark brown. The cheeks, eyes, ears, neck and abdomen, the outside of the limbs, and the base of the tail are covered with white and brown soft armor. The weak points of the body are mainly in the eyes, ears, and abdomen.

This earth-armored beast was still far away from him, so Du Shuangshuang was not in a hurry to deal with it. Moreover, what he saw in his spiritual sense should be just a first-level earth-armored beast. Du Shuangshuang didn't care much about it, but he would definitely not let it go.

Du Shuangshuang was collecting jade crystal ginseng while approaching the earth-armored beast he had discovered. The earth-armored beast was also approaching him, and the two of them were running towards each other in two directions.

Since discovering the earth-armored beast, Du Shuangshuang has noticed its behavior is somewhat furtive. Following the scent, it cautiously approaches her, taking every step with care. Fearing a fight might damage the nearby jade crystal ginseng, Du Shuangshuang dug up all the nearby jade crystal ginseng before approaching the earth-armored beast to finish it off.

Du Shuangshuang gripped the sword tightly in her hand and approached the Earth Armor Beast step by step. The Earth Armor Beast seemed to sense the danger, trembled, turned around and tried to escape.

However, Du Shuangshuang had already anticipated its move, and with a flash of her body, she blocked its path like a ghost.

Seeing this, the Earth Armor Beast suddenly opened its mouth and spewed out a thorn of earth. Du Shuangshuang nimbly dodged sideways and swung his sword at the Earth Armor Beast's eyes.

With a flash of sword light, the Earth Armor Beast swiftly and nimbly dodged. The two exchanged blows, neither yielding. Du Shuangshuang employed only ordinary sword techniques, avoiding elaborate swordplay. Her goal was to hone her skills and reflexes through swordplay. At the same time, she skillfully maneuvered her body to avoid being easily harmed. Furthermore, Du Shuangshuang periodically cast spells to disrupt the Earth Armor Beast, making it more elusive. She even targeted its eyes. Ultimately, the Earth Armor Beast was defeated, suffering a deep wound on its head, from which blood gushed forth.

The Earth Armor Beast howled in pain and struggled to escape, but Du Shuangshuang didn't give it a chance and stabbed it with several more swords, quickly and completely ending its life.

Seeing the Earth Armor Beast fall to the ground, Du Shuangshuang finally breathed a sigh of relief. This Earth Armor Beast wasn't difficult to deal with, but to avoid getting hurt, she had to be extremely careful. She had expected it to be clumsy, but it was surprisingly agile and slippery. She was worried that if she wasn't careful, it would get away again, and the duck in her mouth would fly away again.

She quickly stepped forward, picked up the Earth Armor Beast's corpse, and quickly processed it. She expertly peeled off the Earth Armor Beast's armor with her dagger and put it into her storage bag. While first-level armor wasn't worth much, even a tiny mosquito leg was still meat, and could at least be exchanged for a few spirit stones.

Next, she began to process the earth-armored beast's flesh. Its texture was delicate, white, and translucent, imbued with an extremely pure spiritual energy. Even raw, it exuded a subtle, exotic fragrance that made one's mouth water. Du Shuangshuang carefully cut the meat into small pieces, placed it in a jade box, and then stored it in her ring. This meat could be used in delicious dishes, as an auxiliary ingredient for cultivation, detoxification, healing, and nourishment, making it an extremely precious resource for practitioners.

Just as she turned to leave, she suddenly felt the ground shake. Startled, she quickly looked back, only to find that the ground behind her had begun to collapse...