Looking at Hsiao Chih-ching's expression, Yang Cheng immediately thought of something. "What did you find?"
Hsiao Chih-ching suppressed her excitement. "I'm not sure yet. Let's take a closer look."
Saying that, the woman took the lead and ran to the shallow riverbank.
A dense patch of aquatic plants blocked the riverbank, and Hsiao Chih-ching's target was an ordinary-looking eucalyptus tree by the riverbank.
Seeing that, Yang Cheng quickly grabbed the woman's hand and pulled Hsiao Chih-ching back. "Wait! I told you not to walk in front of me! "
Hsiao Chih-ching was taken aback, but she obediently retreated behind Yang Cheng.
Yang Cheng smiled evilly. "Stand behind and watch."
Saying that, he walked straight to the edge of the riverbank.
Just as Yang Cheng set foot on the riverbank, something happened!
"Roar!!!"
A rough roar intertwined with the sound of the aquatic plants and waves. Suddenly, a giant creature pounced out from the aquatic plants!
Like a bolt of lightning, the giant creature opened its bloody mouth and bit down on Yang Cheng's leg!
Hsiao Chih-ching and Liu Mingyu screamed at the same time, their beautiful faces pale!
A huge green and black estuarine crocodile was about to bite Yang Cheng, but Yang Cheng's right leg was the first to exert force!
"Bang!!"
With a muffled sound, the tip of Yang Cheng's foot hit the estuarine crocodile's jaw!
"Woo —"
After being hit by Yang Cheng's foot, the enormous body flew back a few meters like a kite with a broken string, and crashed into the water!
After a large splash, the estuarine crocodile frantically wagged its tail and fled. Its poor little brain could not imagine what kind of terrifying "prey" it had encountered!
Yang Cheng whistled. "This thing has thick skin and flesh, I thought I would kick it to death." Although he did not use too much force, to be able to withstand his kick, this estuarine crocodile's strength was evident.
This scene, however, scared Liu Mingyu and Hsiao Chih-ching half to death!
Liu Mingyu was on the verge of tearing up. She rushed forward and slapped Yang Chen's back. "You're still in the mood to whistle?! Do you think it's funny!? Do you know you almost scared me to death!? "
"Hehe." Yang Chen grinned and said, "Let me show you how dangerous this place is. I told you that there are more than a hundred thousand crocodiles here. Crocodiles are natural hunters, and their attack speed is so fast that humans can't even see it with their naked eyes. Every water source here has to be checked before approaching. Remember this."
Hsiao Chih-ching patted her chest, and looked at Yang Cheng gratefully. "But you didn't have to scare us like that."
Yang Cheng rubbed his nose, and asked, "It won't happen next time. Oh right, you want to check this tree?"
"Yes!" Hsiao Chih-ching walked to the side of the tree, and looked at it seriously.
Yang Cheng identified it, and frowned. "This looks like a eucalyptus tree, but the veins of the leaves are different, and the bark seems to be a little reddish-brown …"
Hsiao Chih-ching confirmed something, and said, "This should be a 'Red Sparrow Tree', a relatively common but rare medicinal herb. It is rarely seen in Hua Xia, and is used to refine some low-grade pills."
Yang Cheng was happy at first, and then said gloomily, "This … the whole tree? Doesn't that mean I have to make a trip to move it? "
Hsiao Chih-ching shook her head. "The Red Sparrow Tree doesn't need anything else. We only need the root hairs at the tip of its roots. They can't be too old, and we need those tender roots. The old ones won't have that special medicinal effect."
Yang Cheng was confused. There were so many things to do, but since they only needed the roots, it was easy. Wasn't it just digging the tree's roots? I'm the best at physical work!
However, in the process of digging, Yang Cheng also listened to Hsiao Chih-ching's suggestion, and left a few root hairs. This was to prevent the rare materials from being dug to death, and to keep the tree alive, it could be dug again if needed in the future.
The first day finally had some results, and this gave Yang Cheng some confidence. After all, it was just the beginning.
They walked for a while at night, and after realizing that they didn't have any results, the three of them found a dry cave, laid some tree bark as a mattress, and made do with it for the night.
The next morning, near the cave where they spent the night, Hsiao Chih-ching's sharp eyes discovered a medicinal ingredient called "Dragon Knot Seed", which absorbed dew in the morning. This made her extremely happy.
Yang Cheng was a little puzzled. He had seen this plant before, but he didn't know that this "weed" was actually a medicinal ingredient in the eyes of cultivators.
However, what he was sure of was that the primitive land outside of Hua Xia did have a lot of medicinal ingredients that hadn't been used up.
The three of them ate and slept in the open for four consecutive days, and the medicinal ingredients in their bags were almost 80% full.
In the three bags, there were at least twenty kinds of medicinal ingredients. According to Hsiao Chih-ching, if all the medicinal pills that could be refined were refined successfully, there would be about ten kinds of medicinal pills, and as many as a hundred pills. Of course, the premise was that Yang Cheng could comprehend the Samadhi True Fire and successfully refine the pills.
What troubled Yang Cheng was that he was still one step away from breaking through the Samadhi True Fire. He had vaguely touched the threshold, and was just one step away.
It would take at least a week's journey to reach the northern coast from Arnhem. Yang Cheng was not in a hurry, and he would pack as much as he could. After all, he still had the Sumeru Ring with the mustard seed. He was just worried that the medicinal ingredients might go bad, so he didn't dare to put them in recklessly.
In these four days, the two women's skin had obviously become tanned, but their physical strength had also improved a lot under Yang Cheng's guidance.
Liu Mingyu, in particular, had been practicing the skill, and had the vital energy to nourish her meridians. With proper guidance, her physical fitness improved rapidly, and her physical strength had obviously more than doubled compared to when they first arrived.
On the fifth night, the two women were already very familiar with spending the night in the wild. They found a place under a cliff and followed the method Yang Cheng taught them. They peeled off some tree bark and took some dry grass to make a bed, and then they planned to sleep.
Yang Chen didn't need those. Looking at the three bags that were almost full of medicinal ingredients, he pondered and said, "We don't lack water, but we're out of food. I'm considering if I should make a trip to a nearby city tomorrow to get some food before continuing to search for medicinal ingredients."
Liu Mingyu stretched and mumbled, "Why don't you call the plane too? We'll go back to the city first. Do we really have to walk for another week?"
Yang Cheng was also thinking about his family in Zhonghai. This time, without the threat of Yan Buwen, he wasn't too worried that someone would take advantage of the situation. However, he felt that something was wrong because he didn't have any communication devices.
Also, he didn't know if Lanlan's grandfather had returned to Zhonghai. He promised Lin Ruoxi that he would do his best to make Lanlan stay, so it was time to go back and confirm it.
"You're right. Once the sun rises, I'll call the plane over," Yang Cheng said decisively.
The starry sky above the grassland was exceptionally vast and dazzling.
Yang Cheng raised his head to take a look, then laid down on his back. Just as he was about to close his eyes, he suddenly felt a strong sense of danger!!
"Who's there!?"
Yang Cheng suddenly got up, and in a flash, he was already standing on the grassland tens of meters away.
Liu Mingyu and Hsiao Chih-ching were also startled. They also got up and ran out, not knowing what was going on.
Yang Cheng's face was solemn as he looked at the sky hundreds of meters away.
He saw a mysterious man with long black hair standing in the air. He was wearing a black outfit, a black belt, and a Peking Opera mask, but it was a metal mask.
Yang Cheng clenched his fists tightly, not because he was angry, but because … He was nervous!
Yang Cheng couldn't help but be nervous! Because the mysterious man in front of him gave him a sense of threat that he had never felt before!
Yang Cheng vaguely felt that this wasn't the first time he had interacted with this mysterious man at such a close distance, but he definitely hadn't displayed his true strength before!
I … I can't see through the other party's cultivation at all!?
"Who are you?" Yang Cheng could feel that the other party didn't come with good intentions!
The mysterious man's voice was obviously deliberately modified, and it sounded rather hoarse and deep.
"Who I am isn't important. What's important is that you know very well that you're not my opponent …"
Yang Cheng narrowed his eyes and did not answer.
Liu Mingyu and Hsiao Chih-ching were confused, but they looked at Yang Cheng worriedly. How could they not know that this person was here to cause trouble for Yang Cheng!
"I've been looking for you for a few days, and I've finally found you." The masked man chuckled darkly. "I don't have much time, so I'll give you two options. The first option is to hand over the Endless Resolve Restoration Scripture. The second option is for me to control you and personally take the scripture from you …"
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