Currently, Su Zhaohe was regarded as the Soaring Sky Pavilion's genius of a thousand years, and Shangguan Tianhua was about to take him in as a disciple, whereas she, Huang Xiaotao, was just a mere Clear Cloud Pavilion disciple without strength or influence. What did she have to contend against the other side?
Lin Yi looked at her deeply and said meaningfully, "Captain Xiaotao, if you don't untie this knot in your heart, even if you become a Rogue Cultivator, you won't be able to live freely."
"Perhaps, but what else can I do?" Huang Xiaotao shook her head helplessly and changed the topic. She forced herself to raise her spirits and said to everyone, "Okay, let's stop chatting and get back to business. According to past experience, it will take us three days to reach the Hucai Tian Wu Mountain. Everyone should rest well. I will be in charge of commanding the Spirit Bird. If we encounter any danger, I will inform you."
Chen Muzhun and Cong Zhima were already used to this. After looking at each other, they didn't say anything and closed their eyes to cultivate.
"Okay, then I will have to trouble Captain Xiaotao." Lin Yi nodded and didn't ask about the grudge between Huang Xiaotao and Su Zhaohe. He immediately sat down to cultivate. He had just broken through to the peak of the late Foundation Establishment Stage. These three days were just the right time to stabilize his cultivation.
The journey was smooth. After three days, the four of them smoothly entered the boundary of the Hucai Tian Wu Mountain.
As far as the eye could see, it was lush like a primeval forest. The mountains towered into the sky and stretched endlessly. Even compared to the mountains behind the Three Great Pavilions, it was not small. There was a mysterious and powerful aura faintly emitting from it.
Huang Xiaotao controlled the Spirit Bird and landed on the edge of the open space. After instructing the Spirit Bird to rise into the air again, she reminded Lin Yi and the others, "Everyone, be careful. Although we are only in the periphery, we can't rule out the possibility of encountering powerful spirit beasts. If we are careless, we may pay with our lives. Do you understand?"
"Understood!" Lin Yi and the others replied in unison.
"Alright, then I'll start assigning tasks now. Junior Brother Chen Muzhun will be in charge of being on guard and keeping watch, and I'll be in charge of restraining the nearby Spirit Beasts. As for Brother Ling Yi, you'll follow Junior Brother Cong Zhima to gather Spirit Herbs!" Huang Xiaotao instructed.
Division of labor and cooperation was the essence of a trial team. The more spiritual herbs a place had, the more spiritual beasts there would be. If there was no one specifically responsible for guarding and restraining the beasts, in such a dangerous place, rashly gathering spiritual herbs would simply be courting death. Only when a few people worked together with sincerity would they be able to gather the spiritual herbs and retreat safely.
As the team leader, Huang Xiaotao's words carried enormous weight. The three of them had no objections and immediately began to busy themselves. In order not to arouse suspicion, Lin Yi did not leave immediately. Instead, he followed them to complete the quest seriously.
Hu Cai Tian Wu Mountain was surrounded by the sea on two sides and was surrounded by mountains on two sides. Adding on the fact that there were few people here, it created an abundance of spiritual herbs. Wealth came from danger. This was why even though it was extremely dangerous, many trial takers were still willing to come here.
By working together, they had already avoided the dangerous areas where the spiritual beasts gathered. The four of them passed their first day without any danger. Lin Yi's role was to carry the spiritual herbs and dig them up. There was no skill to speak of.
However, he had no complaints. Huang Xiaotao and the others had come to Hu Cai Tian Wu Mountain a few times before, so they had a good understanding of the place. If Lin Yi followed them, he would be able to quickly familiarize himself with the surroundings.
The next day, when the sky was bright, the four of them continued their division of labor. Based on their previous tacit understanding, Lin Yi thought that it would continue to be peaceful. However, he didn't expect Chen Muzhun, who was responsible for guarding the top of the tree, to bring them an unexpected piece of news.
After Chen Muzhun gathered everyone, he reported, "Ten kilometers ahead, there is a spiritual herb thicket. From a rough estimate, there should be at least a hundred spiritual herbs there!"
Everyone was immediately happy. A spiritual herb thicket with more than a hundred spiritual herbs was a rare treasure. As long as they could successfully collect it, they would have completed half of the quest ahead of time.
"Then … Are there any powerful spiritual beasts nearby?" Although Huang Xiaotao was happy, she didn't let it get to her head.
Chen Muzhun shook his head and said, "Not yet. According to previous experience, there should be spiritual beasts nearby, but there shouldn't be many. At most, there should be one or two spiritual beasts. Perhaps they are patrolling the territory right now."
Cong Zhima, who was at the side, nodded in agreement. "Right, right, there shouldn't be too many spiritual beasts. Otherwise, Senior Apprentice Brother Chen would definitely be able to find some clues. If there are only one or two spiritual beasts, then it would be like sending spiritual herbs to your doorstep. Captain Xiaotao?"
Seeing everyone looking at her eagerly, Huang Xiaotao didn't hesitate for too long. She immediately said, "Okay, we can't miss this opportunity. Since we found it, let's gamble. Junior Apprentice Brother Chen Muzhun, you go from the top and carefully monitor the surroundings. Junior Apprentice Brother Cong Zhima and Brother Ling Yi, you two go collect spiritual herbs. I'll be on the side to keep watch for you and restrain any spiritual beasts that might appear."
"Okay!" Everyone responded in unison and began to move without saying anything else.
Without saying anything, Lin Yi and Cong Zhima quickly approached the location that Chen Muzhun had pointed out. What made Lin Yi secretly surprised was that along the way, not to mention powerful spiritual beasts, they didn't even see a small wild beast. This situation was a bit strange.
If it was just Lin Yi moving alone, with his cautious style, he would first find a place with a wide field of view and observe for a while.
However, this was a team operation and Lin Yi was only a temporary outsider. He didn't have the right to say anything, so he could only increase his vigilance and continue to follow them.
Soon, Cong Zhima and Lin Yi arrived at the spiritual herb thicket. Looking around, there were all kinds of high quality spiritual herbs in front of them. It was as if they were cabbages that didn't cost anything.
"Brother Ling Yi, we've struck it rich this time!" Cong Zhima couldn't help but swallow his saliva. As long as they collected all of these spiritual herbs, even if they couldn't complete the mission, they would still be able to sell these spiritual herbs for at least a thousand spiritual jades. If they split it evenly, they would have at least two to three hundred spiritual jades. This was a huge sum of money!
With that, Cong Zhima hurried to start harvesting. Lin Yi, on the other hand, wasn't as impatient as Cong Zhima. He looked around calmly.
Suddenly, under the shade of a tree not far from the spiritual herb thicket, a strangely shaped fruit tree attracted Lin Yi's attention.
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