Transmigration: A person in a martial arts world, cultivating to ascend to immortality

Another day has passed in the midst of searching.

At this point, the dry rations and insect repellent powder that the three of them were carrying were about to run out.

Yuan Xiang no longer planned to continue the search. In any case, the herbs they had collected in the past few days were enough to exchange for a Nine-Bearded Wild Ginseng.

But Ji Hao and Xiang Yunshu wanted to try again. If they could find the Nine-Bearded Wild Ginseng in the last period of time, the silver they could get from exchanging the remaining medicinal herbs would be enough for them and their godfather to live a better and more comfortable life.

Yuan Xiang couldn't persuade the two of them, so he had no choice but to compromise.

The three of them decided to stay for another day.

A few days later, regardless of whether they found the wild ginseng with nine whiskers, the three of them had to return immediately.

On the last day at noon, the three of them arrived at a valley.

As they slowly ventured deeper into the valley, the three soon heard the babbling of a stream not far away.

"Is there water?"

Xiang Yunshu exclaimed with delight, "I remember Doctor Xu once said that one of the growing conditions for Nine-Bearded Wild Ginseng is its proximity to a water source. This Nine-Bearded Wild Ginseng is a specialty of the Ten Thousand Mountains, and now that we've found another water source, perhaps the Nine-Bearded Wild Ginseng is right here!"

"Little sister is right!"

Ji Hao echoed excitedly, "Hard work pays off! It looks like we're going to have a great haul this time!"

Yuan Xiang's expression was completely different from the two men's. His gaze as he looked around was filled with vigilance and seriousness. "Don't forget where we are. Even if the Nine-Bearded Wild Ginseng is right in front of us, we must not be careless! Where there is water, there are bound to be wild beasts!"

"Don't worry, brother, we'll be extra careful."

Ji Hao and Xiang Yunshu nodded in unison.

The three followed the sound of water and slowly moved forward. After passing through a grove of trees, they indeed saw a stream about ten feet wide, which extended from the depths of the canyon and lay across their path.

The stream flows gently and slowly, its water crystal clear, allowing you to clearly see the pebbles on the bottom and the fish and shrimp swimming among them.

The three of them were a little thirsty, so they squatted down by the water and drank heartily.

"What refreshingly sweet water! It's just as good as those mountain springs!"

After praising it, Ji Hao took another big gulp, then poured out half a pot of water from his kettle and refilled it with stream water.

After resting and making preparations, the three of them began to move along the stream into the depths of the canyon.

After walking about half a mile, Xiang Yunshu, with her sharp eyes, suddenly stopped, widened her eyes, and pointed excitedly to the opposite bank.

"Big brother, second brother, look! Isn't that the nine-bearded wild ginseng growing under that big rock?"

"where?!"

Ji Hao and Yuan Xiang immediately looked in the direction Xiang Yunshu pointed.

Sure enough, they saw the plant growing under the large rock, about several feet tall, with serrated leaves and small orange flowers at the top.

"There's absolutely no mistake! That's the Nine-Bearded Wild Ginseng!"

Ji Hao's face was full of excitement, and his tone was firm.

Yuan Xiang nodded with a smile, "Not bad! We finally found it!"

Without further hesitation, the three immediately leaped across to the other side.

Digging for ginseng roots requires great care; if the roots break during the digging process, the medicinal properties will be greatly reduced.

Therefore, this kind of work, which requires great care and caution, was taken on by the only girl, Xiang Yunshu.

When Xiang Yunshu took out tools to dig for ginseng, Yuan Xiang and Ji Hao acted as guards, standing on either side of her.

As the ginseng buried under the soil gradually emerged, Xiang Yunshu, who had been cautious, exclaimed in surprise:

"Big brother, second brother, this nine-bearded wild ginseng is of exceptionally good quality! Judging from its size, it must be at least three hundred years old!"

"That's great!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Hao immediately squatted down and looked at the ginseng. "Doctor Xu said that the older the ginseng is, the more effective it will be for my godfather's condition! If we take this ginseng back, my godfather might recover in a month or so!"

Yuan Xiang looked at the half-dug ginseng with a happy expression and relaxed his guard for a moment.

Just then, a wild beast roared from a cliff nearby.

The roar was rough and loud, startling all the birds in the forest into flapping their wings and taking flight.

"—Oh no! Get out of here!"

Before Ji Hao and Xiang Yunshu could react, Yuan Xiang grabbed their arms and pulled them aside.

Just as the three of them dodged, a huge black shadow descended from the sky with a loud thud, landing right where the three of them had just been standing.

"Wow, what a huge bear!"

Ji Hao was so shocked by the huge black bear that had fallen from the sky that he stammered.

He had seen many bears, but this was the first time he had ever encountered a behemoth like the one in front of him, which was nearly three zhang tall just by supporting itself on its four paws.

Xiang Yunshu and Yuan Xiang, who were standing to the side, were also shocked.

But the huge black bear didn't give the three much time to be surprised. As soon as it landed, it opened its bloody mouth, bared its fangs, and roared as it pounced on the three of them.

The black bear was extremely fast, and its massive size did not affect its speed at all.

The three dared not be careless at all, and immediately drew their weapons, split up, and charged towards the black bear.

The moment they clashed, something shocking happened to the three of them.

When Ji Hao and Xiang Yunshu slashed at the black bear with their swords, they both made a loud "bang".

Aside from having a few strands of hair cut off, Black Star was unharmed. On the contrary, Ji Hao and Xiang Yunshu felt as if they had been struck on a hard rock, their arms going numb from the shock.

"How can this be!!"

Ji Hao was instantly dumbfounded.

No matter how big or fierce a black bear is, it is still a mortal being with flesh and blood. How could it remain unharmed under the slashing of swords and blades!

It should be noted that even if he and Xiang Yunshu were not as strong as Yuan Xiang, they were still martial artists at the peak of the second tier.

The force of that strike was enough to cut a tree that was as thick as a person's embrace in half!

While the two were shocked by the black bear's super strong defense, Yuan Xiang's sword strike, which used his internal force, also did not achieve much, only leaving a bloody gash on the black bear's left foreleg.

Although Yuan Xiang's strike did not cause the black bear much damage, it did enrage it, driving it into a complete frenzy.

Faced with the increasingly ferocious and relentless attacks of the black bear, Ji Yuan and Xiang Yunshu were quickly struck by the bear's swings, spitting blood and flying away, their fighting strength greatly diminished.

If they hadn't used their internal energy to block the attack with their swords beforehand, the two would probably have been seriously injured and unconscious, if not dead.

Their weapons shattered on the spot after blocking most of the attacks for them.

With their weapons missing and injuries, the two were unable to get any closer to the black bear, so they could only wait for an opportunity to throw a few darts at it from a distance.

However, the darts were not much more effective at hitting the black bear than the two men's weapons, and could not cause any damage at all.

At this moment, only Yuan Xiang is facing the black bear alone.

Although Yuan Xiang possessed the strength of a first-rate early stage cultivator, his actual combat power was not particularly outstanding. In addition, the cultivation technique he practiced was quite ordinary. Therefore, even when he exerted his full strength, he was completely helpless against this giant black bear that seemed to have mutated.

"Second brother and little sister, hurry up and go! I can't hold on much longer!"

With a death wish, Yuan Xiang roared at Ji Hao and Xiang Yunshu.

"No! How can we just abandon you, brother!"

Xiang Yunshu rejected the idea without even thinking.

“That’s right!” Ji Hao echoed resolutely, “My two siblings and I have long ago sworn to live and die together. How could my younger sister and I abandon our elder brother in this critical moment!”

"stupid!"

Yuan Xiang continued his attacks relentlessly, shouting anxiously, "If the three of us die here, what will happen to our godfather? Don't forget, our godfather raised us! You two hurry and escape while I still have the strength to hold him off! If we drag this out any longer, none of us will be able to leave!"

Upon hearing Yuan Xiang mention his godfather, Ji Hao and Xiang Yunshu immediately fell silent.

While the two remained silent, the black bear, whose eye had already been blinded by Yuan Xiang, tore off Yuan Xiang's arm in a desperate act of self-sacrifice.

"--ah!!"

After a scream, Yuan Xiang, whose arm was severely injured, was sent flying by a single slap from the black bear.

"Big Brother!!"

Ji Hao and Xiang Yunshu were shocked and immediately ran towards Yuan Xiang.

"It seems that the three of us siblings are doomed to fail today and will become food for this bear."

As the two men helped him up, Yuan Xiang watched the black bear slowly approaching, a bitter smile appearing on his pale face.

Just as the black bear was only two zhang away from the three of them, and all of them thought they were going to die today, the black bear suddenly stopped, stood up with its feet on the ground, and looked into the distance while twitching its nose.

The next instant, a loud booming sound rang out, followed by a huge white figure leaping out of the forest and instantly knocking the giant black bear far away.

The surrounding trees were all snapped in the violent impact.

After being stunned by the sudden turn of events, the three people looked up at the white figure, which was even larger than a black bear, in the distance.

Upon seeing this, the three of them froze again, their expressions filled with fear and shock.

What did they see? !

A huge white python, several tens of feet long!

The black bear, which they had just seen as invincible, was now utterly vulnerable in front of the white python and was killed in a single exchange.

The three men were not happy at all about the death of the black bear, because what they were about to face was a terrifying creature that was ten or even dozens of times more terrifying than the black bear!

They still had the determination to fight back against the black bear, but against this white python, even if they were unharmed, they couldn't muster any courage to resist.

Only now did the three of them truly understand why the depths of the Hundred Thousand Mountains were designated as a restricted area.