The deflated cultivator refused to give up and vowed to turn the tables.

Could this be another jade pendant that is exactly the same? Otherwise, how could it have traveled from the sinkhole to Mount Ling, a distance of thousands of miles?

"Where did you get that jade pendant in the first place?" Qin Xiangxue asked curiously.

“I don’t know either, I’ve had this jade pendant since I was a child,” Su Zinong said.

He had worn this jade pendant on his body all the time and looked at it countless times. From the left and right, the jade pendant in this cave was exactly the same.

The two studied it for a while but couldn't figure it out, so they had to leave the cave.

However, the two continued searching for three more days but still could not find the Fire Spirit Mushroom and came up empty-handed.

"Have you noticed how much more beautiful you look lately than when you first went out? Your face is fair and rosy." Su Zinong suddenly asked with a smile, turning his head to the side.

"Hmm, it seems so. My skin looks better, and my complexion is better than usual! I guess it's because I've been in a good mood lately." Qin Xiangxue was puzzled by Su Zinong's sudden question.

"Being in a good mood is certainly one of the reasons, but the biggest reason is probably that we ate a hundred-year-old Ganoderma lucidum on Fairy Island before, and you have become even more beautiful, and I have become a little more handsome, hehe! Moreover, we found three decades-old Ganoderma lucidum a few days ago. If you eat them all, I estimate that you will have an even better effect. You are so beautiful, any more beautiful and you will be unbelievable..." Su Zinong praised incessantly.

"Are you trying to comfort me? Are we leaving Lingshan to go somewhere else?" Qin Xiangxue wasn't stupid.

"Haha, it seems you've not only become more beautiful, but also smarter! Finding elixirs is all about fate, and we've already found three small Ganoderma lucidum mushrooms and a jade pendant, so we're not exactly leaving empty-handed. We've wasted seven or eight days here, so why don't we go somewhere else? Maybe we'll find something else exciting." Su Zinong's words seemed to make a lot of sense.

Qin Xiangxue pouted and stomped her foot, saying, "Alright then..." Actually, she came with high hopes but left disappointed, and she disliked this feeling very much.

Back at the inn, Qin Xiangxue was still sullen and ate dinner early before going to bed.

Seeing that Qin Xiangxue was unhappy, Su Zinong felt annoyed as well.

The next morning, Su Zinong arrived early and knocked on the door.

Qin Xiangxue opened the door with a creak, rubbed her eyes and saw that Su Zinong looked haggard, with dark circles under his eyes, as if he hadn't slept all night.

“Let’s go for another day, I have a new idea!” Su Zinong said.

Qin Xiangxue didn't know why Su Zinong wasn't sleeping. She just didn't want to leave Lingshan immediately, so she quickly washed up and followed Su Zinong.

Su Zinong went straight to Maozi Mountain.

Upon reaching the foot of the mountain, he said, “We’ve passed this dilapidated temple twice. As the saying goes, ‘When you enter a house, you greet the people; when you enter a temple, you worship the gods.’ Let’s go into the temple and worship the gods to see if we can get anything good.”

Upon entering the temple, the two discovered an old man with white hair and a white beard, sitting cross-legged on the ground. He bore a striking resemblance to the old deity from the sinkhole. However, this man had a slightly rounder face and appeared to be auspicious.

Su Zinong and Qin Xiangxue were very curious, so they stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Greetings, old immortal."

"What a perfect couple, it's just a pity their fate was too short. Are you here to find the Fire Spirit Mushroom?" the old immortal asked.

"Yes, please enlighten me, sir," Su Zinong admitted.

"This Hat Mountain wasn't originally called Hat Mountain. Five hundred years ago, it was called Spirit Mountain. The slightly shorter one next to it was called Little Spirit Mountain, and this one was called Big Spirit Mountain. Later, this place was called Hat Mountain. The word 'hat' originally meant to cover or cover." The old immortal gazed into the distance, as if recalling something from a long time ago.

"Nowadays, people only know about Little Spirit Mountain, but they don't know that Hat Mountain is actually Great Spirit Mountain. So those people only go to Little Spirit Mountain to look for elixirs every day, but never come to Great Spirit Mountain next to it. What a pity." The old immortal spoke slowly and deliberately, as if telling a story.

"You mean this is the Great Spirit Mountain? No wonder we searched all over the western part of the Spirit Mountain without finding anything," Su Zinong said with emotion.

"Everything is predestined. Little Spirit Mountain is still a Spirit Mountain. People who come here usually don't leave empty-handed; they always gain something. It just depends on whether you can understand what you gain. Legend has it that this thousand-year-old Fire Spirit Mushroom is on this Great Spirit Mountain, guarded by a very dangerous spirit beast. That spirit beast is called Fire Auspicious Qilin, resembling both a snake and a dragon. Young man, do you have a way to subdue this spirit beast?" The old immortal nodded and asked.

“No.” Su Zinong shook his head. “But I know that dragons and snakes are like those that strike at the vital point.”

"Completely wrong! This spirit beast has a unique characteristic: it looks like a snake and a dragon, but if anyone strikes its vital spot, it will spew out poisonous mist, and anyone within two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters) will never return. And the most inconspicuous part is its tail. As long as you can cut off its tail, even just an inch, it will faint. Go!" After the old man finished speaking, he waved his hand dismissively and slowly closed his eyes.

"Thank you for your guidance, old immortal!" Su Zinong quickly knelt down and bowed three times before pulling Qin Xiangxue out of the dilapidated temple.

Looking back, the plaque of the dilapidated temple had changed from "Maozishan Temple" to "Dalingshan Temple".

"Why is this happening?" Qin Xiangxue was extremely surprised.

“Let’s hurry up the mountain. Last time I was halfway up the mountain, I saw clouds and mist coming out, and I also heard the sounds of animals. Maybe that’s the place we’re looking for,” Su Zinong said.

"Did you see that spirit beast? Is it like the old immortal described, both a dragon and a snake? Can we kill that spirit beast and obtain the Fire Spirit Mushroom?" Qin Xiangxue, who was fearless, was actually afraid of wild beasts.

“I didn’t see what it looked like, I only know that there was mist coming out and a sound. But that place felt warmer than other places, so it might be where the Fire Spirit Mushroom is. We must be careful when we see the spirit beast. You stand behind me,” Su Zinong said.

"Yes, I will stand obediently behind you," Qin Xiangxue said firmly.

Su Zinong sighed silently. Qin Xiangxue didn't seem like a well-behaved girl.

The two walked slowly, looking around as they went.

After walking for an hour, Su Zinong finally found the place where he had seen the clouds and mist erupting last time.

The mist here is quite peculiar, even more so than the place where the jade pendant was found in the eastern part of Ling Mountain.

"It's a bit stuffy here," Qin Xiangxue said, tugging at her collar as she walked straight ahead.

Su Zinong grabbed Qin Xiangxue's small hand and pulled her behind him, saying, "Didn't you say you'd follow me obediently?"

"I got so excited I forgot, hehe!" Qin Xiangxue laughed brightly.

Who would have the heart to scold a woman whose smile is as radiant as a spring flower?

Su Zinong led Qin Xiangxue by the hand and walked forward for more than ten feet. They saw that the place was full of flowers, all kinds of colors were in bloom, just like entering a sea of ​​flowers.

"So beautiful, so fragrant." Qin Xiangxue squatted down, closed her eyes, and smelled the flowers. "Even if we don't find anything in the end, it's already worth it to come here to see the flowers. It's a worthwhile trip."

"The people are beautiful, and the flowers are beautiful too!" Su Zinong exclaimed.

Qin Xiangxue felt a surge of joy and shyly lowered her head, her beauty captivating.

Suddenly, a low roar was heard, and a huge spirit beast slowly emerged...