Fellow Daoist! That scoundrel has written a new book again.

Because the white amber stone is far from the moisture, they haven't walked this way of the river these past few days.

Today, descending the mountain from this direction, I indeed noticed something different.

Generally speaking, vegetation should be more lush in places close to rivers, but Jiguanshan is different.

"Looks like we've found the right place." Hua Yingting looked around; she was quite sensitive to plants.

The greenery here can't compare to that in the mountains.

The river is not particularly rapid.

It flowed steadily forward, occasionally bumping into rocks and creating small waves, but it didn't seem dangerous.

Zhu Wuyao threw stones into different spots. Judging from the dull and clear sounds, the river varied in depth. In the shallow places, the stones were no more than a person's height, while in the deep places, they were estimated to be several people tall or even deeper.

There should be no undercurrents.

"I'll go down and take a look."

Of the three, she was the most suitable to go into the river. The divination was performed by Zhu Wuyao, and if she saw something corresponding to the divination, she would be able to sense it.

Secondly, as darkness falls, mountain spirits emerge in groups, and those left on the shore to provide support need to be able to deal with them.

"Okay, if you encounter danger, don't push yourself too hard, get ashore in time."

May the fish leap from the water, protected by spiritual power.

Her divine sense couldn't reach very far; she could only sense things within two or three meters. The bottom of the water was flat with some water plants floating on it.

Occasionally, you can see fish that look delicious swimming by.

Slippery.

Zhu Wuyao didn't take it seriously.

Hmm? The underwater environment seems fine, the surroundings are great...

She swam towards the boundary line in the depths, estimating the distance from the starting point, wondering if she could explore further.

A faint glimmer of light suddenly appeared at the bottom of the dark water.

what is this?

Zhu Wuyao cautiously approached, only to find that he had worried too much. It was just a stone. He sensed it with his spiritual power and found that the material seemed to be of very good quality. He estimated that it could be used to refine weapons.

It was worth the trip!

Unfortunately, having only been in the cultivation world for a few months, he couldn't identify spiritual herbs or materials for refining artifacts.

I don't know what this thing is.

She put the stone into her storage bag.

Huh? What is this?

Zhu Wuyao swam forward and found another somewhat strange stone, which he also put into his pocket.

There was indeed another treasure trove underwater.

Especially at the bottom of Jiguanshan Mountain, there are so many things that look useful.

The further she swam, the more surprised she became.

What could Jiguanshan possibly be unhappy about?

She swam forward for less than a thousand meters, picking up four or five stones and encountering three or four spiritual herbs pulsating with spiritual energy. She was worried that if she picked them all up, it would make Jiguanshan even more unhappy.

The prophecy of the storage bag has come true here. This trip to Jiguanshan should have been a fruitful one!

After surfacing for some fresh air, Zhu Wuyao looked around at the completely unfamiliar surroundings with a sense of bewilderment.

wrong!

The river flows forward. I felt like I had only gone upstream for about a kilometer, but I was actually being propelled to swim a much farther distance. Fortunately, the river is gentle, so the error in perception is not too great.

She hesitated for a moment, then decided to go ashore.

This section of the river has already been swept away by Zhu Wuyao. If we want to meet up as soon as possible, we should go back upstream along the river.

As soon as she stepped ashore, she saw a flower stretching its branches and leaves in the moonlight under an ancient, verdant tree.

Its entire body is slightly blue, even the tips of its leaves have a blue glow, like a magical blue ball in a science museum that can generate electricity.

It seemed as if spiritual energy was slowly gathering around, and countless tiny specks of light converged and shimmered, like starlight. Its petals were slowly unfolding and blooming in front of Zhu Wuyao.

Seeing this breathtaking scene, she held her breath. Without even using her spiritual power to investigate, she knew that this flower was extraordinary.

I crouched quietly behind the big rock, keeping a watchful eye on my surroundings.

An unexpected opportunity!

It would be a waste not to take it. Looking around, there didn't seem to be any demonic beasts protecting him.

Could this be a rare flower with extremely demanding growing conditions but a short flowering period?

So they weren't discovered by the monsters?

She seemed to smell a faint fragrance; the spirit flower was about to fully bloom, at which point it might be noticed.

Hold your breath to avoid any unusual floral scent.

Zhu Wuyao muttered to himself, "Jiguanshan, these flowers are mine now."

"If you disagree, jump up and down; otherwise, I'll take that as a yes."

Jiguanshan made no move, presumably agreeing to let her take the flower.

Zhu Wuyao felt a little relieved and stared intently at the spiritual flower, waiting for it to fully bloom.

The petals fully unfolded, and the blue light gradually faded.

It's now!

Zhu Wuyao, holding a pickaxe, teleported to the front of the spirit flower and swung the pickaxe down, digging in the soil along with the roots.

Just as he grasped the spirit flower in his hand, a vine suddenly attacked, extending with a powerful spiritual pressure, seemingly intent on trapping Zhu Wuyao here and annihilating him.

"I go!"

Zhu Wuyao somersaulted over the vines, staggered to her feet, and then turned and ran.

Negligence! Negligence!

If mountains have spirits, how can trees not become spirits?

Zhu Wuyao used his teleportation technique to dodge the vines that were being flung at him, and heard a rumbling sound behind him.

Damn it, this tree has actually been uprooted and is chasing after us!

Can a tree survive if it is removed from the soil?

Even if it's become a spirit, it shouldn't be this ferocious!

Damn it, she'll never let Jiguanshan jump again. It's retribution, absolutely retribution!

The ancient tree behind them seemed to have been enraged, wildly lashing out its vines, which Zhu Wuyao scrambled up and down to avoid.

Just then, the ancient tree spirit suddenly hurled a leaf blade, aiming to sever its throat.

Zhu Wuyao narrowly avoided the attack, but his arm was cut deeply, and the next moment he was slapped to the ground by the vines.

She rolled over, drew her sword, and slashed fiercely, severing the vines that were heading straight for her vital point.

He rolled on the ground in a disheveled state and realized that the vines were already vaguely forming an encirclement, and the ancient tree spirit behind him was getting closer and closer. Zhu Wuyao knew that with his strength, he probably couldn't keep this spiritual flower.

Without hesitation, she channeled her inner energy and shouted:

"Huaying Station! Xu San'er! Help!!!"

The sound, accompanied by spiritual energy, traveled far and wide, startling the birds that were roosting along the way, causing them to flutter and take flight.

She swung her bladeless sword at the thickest vine, but couldn't even cut it!

"Hiss... There's not even a trace of Dao. The advantage is yours, but my luck isn't. I'd better run!"

Zhu Wuyao turned to flee, but was slammed to the ground by the tree vines carrying spiritual energy, and coughed up blood.

"roar--!"

Hearing the roar in her ears, she activated the Heavenly Observation Technique to refine her Qi, drawing upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to replenish her nearly depleted dantian, and then activated the Swift Movement Technique.

She looked at the vine in the farthest distance, and Ye Xiaozhou's words echoed in her ears—"Where the heart leads, the will reaches, and the body is fulfilled!"

The next moment, as swiftly as a gust of wind, I found myself there.

In the distance, I could see two figures, one ethereal and graceful, the other round and chubby, and behind them...

I go!

Why are there so many mountain spirits, and there's even a big one!