My ancestors were spiritual plant growers, so it's not surprising that I hunt demons every day,

"Alright, since you can't stay idle, go and take a look."

"Remember, you are not allowed to enter the Phoenix Mountain Range. It is full of traps and monsters. You are only allowed to go to the nearby mountainside to take a look."

Hearing her mother's stern admonitions, Cui Ying didn't take them to heart, but she spoke honestly and sincerely:

"Ok, I know."

In her previous life, she also went into the mountains to hunt demons in her spare time and had dealings with the rogue cultivators from all around. Later, she often went into the mountains alone to hunt demons.

She has been to almost every part of Phoenix Mountain, except for the deepest part.

It wasn't until later, when the Lei family sealed off the entire mountain range, that she began to cultivate spiritual herbs and medicines.

Meanwhile, Cui Zhengming, thinking about his daughter's decision to risk her life in the mountains for him, also straightened his expression:

"If I can't find the medicinal herb, I'll come back. My injury will be fine after a few days of rest and recuperation; it's an old problem."

After saying that, Cui Zhengming seemed to remember something and asked in confusion:

"Can you recognize which herbs are considered miraculous? Don't mistake Imperata cylindrica for a divine herb!"

“I once bought a book called ‘Miscellaneous Records of Immortal Herbs’ at the market, which recorded hundreds of kinds of spiritual herbs and medicines.”

Cui Ying pulled out a blue book with a torn cover from her bosom and waved it in front of the two elders.

Cui Zhengming knew she had a habit of recklessly spending spirit stones, so he simply nodded, remained silent for a moment, then raised his pipe to his mouth, took a deep drag, and said:

"When you leave, take the blue sickle blade from the inner room with you."

At this time, Shuangling Village could not be called wealthy, but every household had some spare money to purchase some low-level magical tools for plowing.

The green sickle of the Li family was passed down from the ancestor of the Cui family.

In earlier years, Shuangling Village wasn't called Shuangling Village. It was a poor, remote place, a gathering place for all sorts of rogue cultivators.

At that time, the Cui family patriarch exchanged all his possessions for this green sickle blade, both to prevent the spirit rice from being stolen and to prevent him from being robbed and murdered on his way home.

The spirit stones earned by digging in the soil are all hard-earned money, and if they are robbed on the way back, one would almost want to die.

Although the Azure Scythe Blade is only a low-grade first-rank magic weapon, it is exceptionally sharp and has been nurtured by the Cui family for generations, making it comparable to a mid-grade first-rank magic weapon.

Before Cui Ying could get up, Wang Rong immediately put down her chopsticks and went into the inner room to get the ritual implements.

"I'm giving you these magical artifacts for self-defense, not for you to show off!"

Listening to her mother's instructions, Cui Ying nodded again in response:

"I'll just wander around near Songcui Cliff."

I glanced at the time outside; it was probably around 7 AM.

The fiery sun climbed to the horizon, the morning glow dyed half the sky red, and the air carried a hint of early summer heat.

Cui Cong and Yang Shi have already gone to the spirit field to work. After Cui Lin sends Cui Yan to the village's Qi Refining Hall, she will go to the village entrance to learn the art of talisman making.

As usual, Cui Yue prepared to release the spirit ox, but before leaving, the little girl leaned close to Cui Ying, tilted her head up, and whispered:

"Third sister, could you bring me some Earth Spirit Fruit when you come back from the mountains?"

Just as Cui Ying was about to speak, Wang Rong, who had reached the door, overheard her with her sharp ears:

"It's only the end of May, where would I get earth spirit fruits for you to eat!"

"Even if your third sister digs it up, she'll still exchange it for Shattered Spirit!"

"Get out there and herd the cattle! If you're too late, the grass by the river won't be fresh anymore!"

"Oh!"

Following the departing figures of Cui Lin and Cui Yan, Cui Yue left the house dejectedly.

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After changing into a suitable set of coarse linen clothes, Cui Ying carried a bamboo basket on her back, a green sickle at her waist, and a bow and arrow in her hand, heading towards Songcui Cliff.

Before leaving, Wang Rong took a small cloth bag from the kitchen, chased after Cui Ying, and stuffed it into her arms:

"must be careful!"

"I remember all three rules for entering the mountains!"

After leaving home, Cui Ying headed straight for the mountains.

At this time, every household was busy in the spirit fields, and there were few wandering cultivators on the road.

After entering the mountains, she didn't linger at Qingya Mountain, but instead went straight into the Phoenix Mountain Range.

Songcui Cliff is just an ordinary mountain peak; apart from being close to the Phoenix Mountain Range, there is nothing inside.

Everything that could be eaten, dug up, or hunted had long been divided up by the village's independent cultivators.

To find valuable medicinal herbs and elixirs, one must venture into places rarely visited by humans.

The only truly remote place nearby is the Phoenix Mountain Range behind it.

Looking at the sky, Cui Ying still chose the small path she took into the mountains yesterday, using the fastest method to enter Chiyang Valley.

After such a long and arduous journey, the sun was already high in the sky.

The little bit of spirit rice porridge she drank in the morning had long been absorbed. Cui Ying touched her shrunken belly before opening the cloth bag given to her by Wang Shi, revealing its contents.

Two handfuls of finely broken spirit rice, one spirit egg, and a bamboo tube filled with water.

After a slight smile, Cui Ying got up, gathered some dry branches and fallen leaves, flicked a flame to start a fire, and then threw the bamboo tube containing spirit rice and spirit eggs into the fire to simmer.

In a short while, a rich aroma filled the air.

After finishing their meal, Cui Ying extinguished the fire and prepared to enter the Phoenix Cry Mountain Range.

A legend has been passed down in the village since the previous life that the Phoenix Mountain Range was transformed from the body of a phoenix.

Phoenix: That's a legendary top-tier divine beast. Not to mention the small Phoenix Cry Mountain Range, even the vast Immortal Origin Continent hasn't seen such a legendary divine beast for tens of thousands of years.

If it were the Cui Ying of her past life, she would naturally scoff at it.

But Cui Ying, who had died once before, thought for a moment, then bowed deeply and said:

"By the Phoenix God, I hope you will bless my daughter Cui Ying so that she may return with a full harvest."

After a pause, she continued:

"If I return with a full load, I will offer you some good things."

After saying that, Cui Ying bent down at the entrance of the valley, found a strange-looking spiritual herb, put it in her mouth, and strode into Chiyang Valley.

As the saying goes, even the most poisonous substance has an antidote within three steps.

This method to dispel the poisonous miasma of Chiyang Valley was something a rogue cultivator in her previous life had specifically told her to repay his life-saving grace.

Even in May, there was no heat in the mountains.

The bow and arrows that Cui Ying carried were just ordinary bows and arrows. She first condensed several golden light spells and attached them to the arrowheads, and only stopped when she reached her limit.

After resting and adjusting his breathing for a while until his dantian was full again, he carefully walked into the mountains.

When going into the mountains, there are two things you should be most afraid of encountering.

One is a high-level demonic beast, and the other is a trap set by other rogue cultivators.

When it comes to high-level demonic beasts, the rogue cultivators of Shuangling Village have a love-hate relationship with them.

In the eyes of these rogue cultivators who hunt demons, high-level demon beasts are treasures from head to toe, equivalent to moving spirit stones.

But opportunities are often accompanied by dangers. They were all low-level rogue cultivators, and encountering high-level demonic beasts was not a story of "the brave prevail when paths cross," but a bloody tragedy.

Fortunately, these high-level demonic beasts mostly reside deep within the Phoenix Cry Mountain Range and rarely reveal themselves.

However, in her previous life, Cui Ying had heard that some rogue cultivators would specialize in finding out the whereabouts of high-level demonic beasts and then sell them to attract high-level cultivators from outside to hunt them.

As for the net, it is not an ordinary trap set by ordinary hunters in the secular world.

Rather, it refers to using talisman arrays and mechanical techniques to create a vast and inescapable trap in the mountains.

Some were nets with attached trapping spells, some were deep pits dug to bury attack spells, and some were heavy and sharp black iron demon-catching traps.

If you accidentally step into a trap deep in the mountains and forests, that's a truly miserable situation where you're left with no one to turn to.

However, the rogue cultivators who set up the traps usually mark the hour nearby to prevent accidentally harming those who ventured into the mountains.

But human nature is unpredictable, and there are also vicious rogue cultivators in the Phoenix Mountains who don't care about the lives of others.

"Coo coo~ Coo coo"

Not far from Chiyang Valley, Cui Ying heard a familiar call.

She ignored the golden-feathered pheasant foraging in the nearby grass. Her main purpose in going into the mountains this time was to find spiritual herbs and medicines, not to hunt demons.

Hunting a Golden Feathered Chicken might fetch a few dozen spirit stones in the market, but finding a high-grade spirit herb could sell for hundreds of spirit stones.

After all, at this time, Shuangling Village had not yet officially started planting spiritual herbs and medicines, and not many independent cultivators knew about spiritual herbs and medicines, let alone ventured into the Phoenix Mountain Range to dig up spiritual herbs and medicines to make spiritual seeds.

Moreover, Cui Ying is all alone, with low cultivation level and no helpers by her side, so it's most cost-effective for her to honestly gather herbs.

However, if a demon were to come knocking on her door, she wouldn't be the kind of merciful fairy sister.

"Squeak~ Squeak!"

"Squeak~ Squeak!"

After walking for about ten miles, Cui Ying saw several dark figures suddenly darting out from the treetops overhead.

She quickly raised her bow and arrow, keeping a close eye on the approaching shadows.