Mythical Cultivation

Wu Ming took in every movement and expression of the female cultivator. He witnessed with his own eyes the amazing transformation of the female cultivator from being on the verge of death to instantly reversing the situation and killing three people. This sudden dramatic reversal shocked Wu Ming. He stared with wide eyes at everything happening before his eyes in disbelief.

Wu Ming had originally planned to step forward and rescue this seemingly desperate woman, but then he suddenly realized that this female cultivator had been pretending to be weak, deliberately setting a trap, waiting for sect members like him to fall into it. Her true purpose was to exploit others' sympathy and sense of justice, lure them to come to her rescue, and then defraud them of their precious resources.

Wu Ming secretly congratulated himself that the Wuxiang Jue he practiced was indeed worthy of its reputation, and its hidden effect successfully protected him, otherwise he might have fallen into the other party's carefully woven trap.

After this incident, Wu Ming deeply realized that when venturing out in the underworld, he must always remain vigilant and cautious. Otherwise, even if he could save his life, he might still get into trouble if he accidentally fell into a trap.

After seeing the female cultivator leave, Wu Ming originally planned to reveal himself and continue on his journey. However, after careful consideration, he decided to remain invisible. After all, this mysterious place was full of unknowns and dangers, so it was always better to be cautious.

Time passed quickly. In just a cup of tea, the nun had returned. She cautiously searched the area, as if searching for something. Only after she was sure there was no one hiding did she leave again with peace of mind.

It turned out that the female cultivator suspected someone was secretly spying on her. Therefore, she pretended to escape, but in reality, she was making a surprise attack, hoping to find the person hiding in the shadows. Unfortunately, her plan did not succeed. It was all just her oversensitivity and paranoia.

However, she didn't know that her perception was correct. There really was someone observing her secretly. It was just that Wu Ming had just been taught a lesson by her, so he became a little cautious. When he saw her leave, he didn't come out, so she didn't notice him.

However, Wu Ming observed the three eighth-level Qi Refining male cultivators, whose true essence was weak and whose magical weapons were of inferior quality. They were likely independent cultivators. If he were to face them, he could easily defeat them in a few moves. Therefore, even if he were to face the female cultivator, Wu Ming was confident of victory. If he used his full strength and a top-grade magical weapon, defeating the female cultivator would be a piece of cake.

Wu Ming continued to approach his companions, with a thousand thoughts in his mind: "After all, I have too little experience! Facing these endless conspiracies and intrigues, as well as the cruel and fierce competition for resources among the monks, I still seem too immature and naive..." He sighed secretly, and couldn't help but recall the things he had experienced.

At that time, he had just entered the world of immortal cultivation, embarking on this mysterious path full of longing and expectation. However, the reality was far more complicated and cruel than he had imagined - intrigue and deception were everywhere; and those precious and rare cultivation resources became the objects of everyone's covetousness and competition.

My mentality has not completely changed. It seems that I have to try to guess other people's thoughts with the greatest malice in the future, so that I can put myself in a safe position.

As Wu Ming was walking, he suddenly smelled a strange, familiar scent. He stopped and carefully identified it. He soon determined that it was the unique aroma of the Earth Spirit Flower.

As a rare medicinal herb, the Earth Spirit Flower is an essential ingredient in refining the Qi-Harmonizing Pill. This pill is crucial for cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage, effectively boosting their true essence and helping them break through bottlenecks. This pill has similar effects to the Qi-Invigorating Pill Wu Ming currently takes, but is more valuable and more potent.

However, the He Qi Dan wasn't something that ordinary alchemists could easily create. It was a second-grade elixir, and only masters with second-grade or higher alchemy skills could attempt to refine it. Furthermore, most He Qi Dan available on the market were of high quality, while lower-quality ones were rarely sought after.

The reason for this is that cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage have extremely high requirements for the purity of their medicinal elixirs. While low-grade Qi-integrating elixirs laden with impurities can accelerate cultivation, they are only slightly faster than without the aid of elixirs. More seriously, long-term use of these elixirs can lead to a weakening of one's true essence and an unstable foundation, thus compromising combat capabilities. Therefore, most cultivators would rather forgo the use of low-grade Qi-integrating elixirs than risk compromising their own cultivation.

The path of cultivation for Foundation Establishment cultivators is not so simple. They not only need to fill their Dantian with their true essence, but also focus on improving the quality of their true essence. If they cannot do this, it will be difficult to reach a higher realm.

For this reason, most Foundation Establishment cultivators choose to use high-quality Qi-integrating pills to aid their cultivation. However, only a very small number of Foundation Establishment cultivators will settle for lower-quality Qi-integrating pills. After all, Qi-integrating pills are expensive, with low-quality Qi-integrating pills costing around 100 spirit stones per bottle, while high-quality ones can cost at least 300 spirit stones.

However, the difficulty of refining high-quality He Qi Dan has led to its high price. Therefore, as one of the main ingredients of He Qi Dan, the Earth Spirit Flower is naturally also very valuable.

In addition, under normal circumstances, earth spirit flowers grow in clusters. If there are no special changes, then it can be said that Wu Ming is about to have good luck.

However, Wu Ming knew full well that obtaining such a rare opportunity would be no easy task. After all, wherever a spiritual being appeared, there would inevitably be powerful spiritual beasts guarding it, not to mention the numerous cultivators gathered around, eagerly awaiting their arrival. It was foreseeable that a grueling battle would ensue.

He didn't dare to take it lightly. He first summoned the Black Tortoise Shield and the Golden Light Sword, two magical instruments, and let them float at his sides. Then he carefully hid the Mountain and River Inkstone in a safe corner, waiting for the critical moment to surprise and suppress the enemy.

After everything was ready, Wu Ming took a deep breath and, with determined steps, rushed towards the direction of the alluring aroma. Along the way, he remained highly alert, his nerves tense, fearing any unexpected situation.

As expected, after walking only a few hundred meters forward, Wu Ming could already see from afar several bright and juicy red earth spirit flowers, as dazzling as flames, swaying gently in the breeze and emitting bursts of strange and charming fragrance.

However, the thorny and vexing problem was that these Earth Spirit Flowers were currently surrounded by two powerful and ferocious monsters—Purple Lightning Martens! They flanked the Earth Spirit Flowers, one on each side, like loyal guards, firmly guarding this precious and rare medicinal resource, their sharp, fierce eyes glaring at any creature that might approach.