The outer perimeter of the orchard was still relatively safe for now. Gu Zheng and the others had only encountered two Growling Pigs that posed no threat to them. However, if they continued on, the situation would definitely change!
As expected, a dangerous situation soon occurred. When Gu Zheng and the others reached the edge of the central area, they encountered three Growling Pigs at the same time. Moreover, all three of them were male.
In order to end the battle quickly, Gu Zheng and the others attacked together. The three Growling Pigs were killed before they could even cry for help. However, at that moment, an owl with blood-red eyes suddenly let out a cry from a huge old pine tree.
The 1.5 meter tall owl was not an ordinary animal. It was a mid-grade spirit beast called the Scarlet Eyed Eagle Owl. Its strength was equivalent to a fourth layer cultivator, and it was a difficult character to deal with.
The Scarlet Eyed Eagle Owl's cry immediately attracted the attention of its companions in the distance. The Scarlet Eyed Eagle Owl that had cried out first was very cunning. It did not immediately come down from the tree.
"Let's go over there!"
Gu Zheng immediately pointed in a direction. It was not an open area, but there were no Cinnabar Fruit Trees nearby. They did not have to worry about accidentally damaging the precious Cinnabar Fruit Trees in their fight with the Scarlet Eyed Eagle Owl. Spirit beasts could afford to be careless when fighting, but they could not.
"Why are we so unlucky? We haven't even entered the central area and we've already encountered flying beasts!" Liu Ying said with a frown.
"You and Gu An have to be especially careful later. When fighting, focus on self-preservation. Do not look directly into their eyes," Gu Zheng reminded her again.
Gu Zheng did not want to encounter flying beasts either, but encountering the Scarlet Eyed Eagle Owl was a blessing in disguise. This spirit beast looked like an owl, but it also had some of the characteristics of an owl. It had poor eyesight during the day, and its strength was also reduced because of this.
Three Scarlet Eyed Eagle Owls flew over from afar. The one that had cried out first dived toward Gu Zheng and the others.
The terrain was not open, and there were some trees in the surroundings. Unavoidably, there were also many branches and twigs. These branches and twigs were broken by the Scarlet Eyed Eagle Owl's dive and flew everywhere.
"Beasts are beasts after all. At first glance, they look quite smart, but in reality, they're still idiots. Can't they wait for the other three to come before attacking?"
Gu Zheng sneered in his heart. He signaled Zhang Tiancheng with his eyes, and the two of them attacked the Scarlet Eyed Eagle-owl together.
Zhang Tiancheng pushed both of his palms forward and released his inner force towards the Scarlet Eyed Eagle Owl's chest. On the other hand, Gu Zheng leaped high into the air and used Tang Mo to chop towards the Scarlet Eyed Eagle Owl's head.
The Scarlet Eyed Eagle Owl's eyesight wasn't good, but its hearing was still very sensitive. It instantly flew to the side and dodged Zhang Tiancheng's inner strength, but it couldn't dodge Gu Zheng's saber.
Although Gu Zheng didn't release his inner strength, his inner strength was wrapped around Tang Mo's body. This solid slash was much more ferocious than a simple release of inner strength.
"Gu gu …"
The Scarlet Eyed Eagle Owl let out a strange cry as Gu Zheng's saber slashed at its neck. Although this slash didn't manage to cut its neck, it had penetrated its flesh and almost damaged its blood vessels.
Originally, the Scarlet Eyed Eagle Owl wanted to attack with its claws and mouth, but it had suffered a great loss as soon as it came over. It immediately changed its strategy and wanted to fly into the air again. Moreover, when it changed its strategy, its eyes flashed red as it looked at Gu Zheng.
The Scarlet Eyed Eagle Owl was able to launch a spiritual attack through its eyes. This was the innate ability of the Scarlet Eyed Eagle Owl. It was similar to the fox that Gu Zheng encountered during his trip to Tianshan. However, the spiritual attack launched by the Scarlet Eyed Eagle Owl was much more powerful than the fox's.
If it was Zhang Tiancheng, he would have been hit by the red light flashing in the Scarlet Eyed Eagle Owl's eyes. Unfortunately, the Scarlet Eyed Eagle Owl was targeting Gu Zheng. It had chosen the wrong opponent. Gu Zheng's head only buzzed for a moment before the Mind Calming Technique automatically counterattacked and purified the spiritual turbulence from the Scarlet Eyed Eagle Owl.
Seeing that the Scarlet Eyed Eagle Owl wanted to fly away, how could Zhang Tiancheng let it do as it wished? He leapt up and grabbed one of the Scarlet Eyed Eagle Owl's legs. At the same time, he used the Thousand Kilogram Drop and forcefully pulled the Scarlet Eyed Eagle Owl down a little.
"Alright!"
Gu An yelled and grabbed the other leg of the Scarlet Eyed Eagle-owl in the same way. Liu Ying wasn't willing to fall behind and jumped up to grab the Scarlet Eyed Eagle Owl's tail.
The Scarlet Eyed Eagle Owl was very strong. Zhang Tiancheng and the others were unable to drag it to the ground. They could only assist Gu Zheng! Gu Zheng had already leapt up, Tang Mo in his hand drawing a streak of black light as it descended.
"Slash!"
Tang Mo accurately stabbed into the Scarlet Eyed Eagle Owl's original wound and slashed down.
The Scarlet Eyed Eagle Owl's neck was broken and its head fell to the ground. Fresh blood spurted out from the wound.
"Coo coo …"
Gu Zheng and the others didn't even have time to rest. The other three Scarlet Eyed Eagle Owls had already arrived in front of them. The two closest to them stretched out their claws from two different directions, aiming for Gu Zheng's neck and chest.
"Good timing!"
Gu Zheng was not shocked but happy. Tang Mo in her hand suddenly exploded with a black light.
The two aggressive Scarlet Eyed Eagle Owls seemed to have been hit in the head by a heavy hammer. They didn't even let out a cry and directly fell to the ground.
The sudden change not only shocked Gu An and the others, but also the fourth Scarlet Eyed Eagle Owl. It actually changed its direction and flew away.
"What's wrong?"
Gu Zheng landed and smiled at Gu An and the others.
"Nothing."
Their shock only lasted for a moment. When they remembered that the black light came from Gu Zheng's immortal tool and that Gu Zheng was their sect master, Gu An and the others felt relieved and said three words at the same time.
It was no wonder that Gu An and the others were shocked. Even Gu Zheng was shocked when he learned that he could use Tang Mo's immortal tool divine ability after interacting with it for a period of time.
Gu Zheng named Tang Mo's immortal tool divine ability "Dark Stain". This divine ability was a classic evil technique! Not to mention the effects it brought, just the cold and evil aura it emitted when it was used was enough to make the hearts of all Righteous Dao cultivators tremble.
Just as the artifact spirit had said, "Sabers can be used to kill people, but they can also be used to save people." Since Gu Zheng had recognized Tang Mo as his master, he quickly accepted its immortal tool divine ability. In any case, if used in the wrong place, good things could turn bad, and if used in the right place, bad things could also turn good. An immortal tool was just an artifact. The most important thing was the human heart.
Tang Mo used to be a very high-grade immortal tool. Otherwise, it would not have been able to support the ancestors of the Tai Chi Sect and maintain the state of the living dead until the present day. Even though Tang Mo's grade had been lowered because of this, its initial immortal tool divine ability was still very powerful. In fact, many mid-grade immortal tool divine abilities were inferior to it.
Dark Stain was also a mental attack. Once it was used, targets within a two-meter radius around Gu Zheng would be slightly affected if their cultivation was at the late stage of the fifth stage. Those below the late stage of the fifth stage would be directly knocked out by the mental turbulence. Even if they woke up, they would be no different from a lunatic.
Of course, there were pros and cons to everything. Dark Stain was an energy-storing divine ability. Once it was used, it would exhaust the power of the stars inside it. It would need an entire night to absorb the power of the stars from the Lunar Star before it could be used again. Secondly, Dark Stain consumed a lot of immortal power. With Gu Zheng's current reserves of immortal power, one use of Dark Stain would consume half of his immortal power.
"It's quite unexpected that something like this happened. However, the harvest is still not bad. There are at least three mid-grade spirit pills, and the spirit pill of the Scarlet Eyed Eagle Owl is one of the most precious ones among the mid-grade spirit pills. Secondly, the claws, beak, and tail feathers of the Scarlet Eyed Eagle Owl are all cultivation resources. This battle can be considered a great harvest. "
Looking at Gu An who was plundering the spoils of war, Gu Zheng smiled with gratification.
"Sect Master, what grade immortal tool is this saber of yours? The blade is shiny black, and the edge is dazzling white. It's very beautiful! Can I touch it? "
Liu Ying seemed to like Gu Zheng's Tang Mo very much. Desire flickered in her eyes.
"Low-grade immortal tool."
Gu Zheng stretched Tang Mo in front of Liu Ying, allowing her to lovingly touch it.
"Sect Master, since something like this has happened, do we need to change the plan?"
Zhang Tiancheng understood that Gu Zheng must have treated his saber as his trump card. There must be various restrictions when using a low-grade immortal tool, which was why he asked this question.
"We need to change it a little, but the change is not big."
Gu Zheng originally planned to leave the roasted meat to enter the central area, but now it seemed that he had underestimated the density and strength of the spirit beasts in the central area.
Although there was no Dark Stain to use, Gu Zheng did not plan to stop and rest. At most, he would be more cautious when moving forward. In addition, the roasted meat had to be used early. It was not good to soak it for too long.
Not long after, Gu Zheng and the others set off again.
The density of spirit beasts in the central area was really high. They did not walk too far at all. Gu Zheng and the others saw from afar that there was a mid-grade spirit beast and four low-grade spirit beasts lying near a spirit peach tree.
The five spirit beasts were divided into two types. The mid-grade spirit beast was called 'Lightning Leopard', and the other four were of the same type. From their appearance, they looked like skunks that had been enlarged by two times. Their name was' Masked Face '.
Gu Zheng made a gesture to Gu An and the others, and they stopped temporarily. Gu Zheng carefully approached a distance, found a suitable tree, and climbed up. He took out a piece of roasted meat from the bag and threw it at the spirit beasts lying on the ground.
Gu Zheng did not dare to get too close, so it was impossible for him to directly throw the roasted meat to the spirit beasts' mouths. However, the smell of meat and wine was very strong. Almost as soon as he threw the meat on the ground, the noses of the five spirit beasts quickly twitched at the same time.
The first to move was Masked Face. He stood up like a human and walked to the bushes where the roasted meat was under the watchful eyes of the other spirit beasts.
After sniffing hard a few times, Masked Face picked up the roasted meat with his mouth and swallowed it.
"Squeak squeak …"
Masked Face squeaked as he ate the roasted meat. From his squinted eyes, it was not hard to see that he was very satisfied with the taste of the roasted meat.
"Squeak squeak …"
Masked Face squeaked wildly after eating the roasted meat. His actions were exaggerated and strange, as if he was a drunkard.
When cultivators drank immortal wine, they had to dilute it with water. The reason for this was not only because the immortal power in the wine could not be diluted with water, but more importantly, they would get drunk if the immortal wine was not diluted!
Cultivators who did not have any immortal power in their bodies had extremely poor resistance to special immortal power products! Just like the rice milk Gu Zheng made for the first time. Because it contained immortal power, Fang Xuemei, who was in the late fifth stage, almost fell to the ground after taking a deep sniff! Spirit beasts also had very poor resistance to immortal power products.
"Plop …"
Not long after, the first Masked Face that ate the roasted meat fell to the ground and made a sound like a human snoring.
"Squeak squeak …"
The other few Masked Face squeaked strangely. Their companion's behavior made them too curious. Two of them also walked towards the bushes where Gu Zheng threw the second roasted meat when the first Masked Face was drunk.
Gu Zheng only threw two pieces of roasted meat the second time. The two Masked Face each chose one and ate it. What happened after that was very simple. They were drunk, drunk, and fell to the ground. During this time, Gu Zheng threw out two more pieces of roasted meat. The remaining Masked Face and Lightning Leopard also used their eyes to trace the source of the roasted meat. It was unknown if they had found Gu Zheng. In any case, they did not seem to be interested in the source of the roasted meat.
The last Masked Face also moved. At the same time, the Lightning Leopard stood up and stared at the bushes. However, when the last Masked Face walked towards the bushes, a fierce light flashed in the Lightning Leopard's eyes. At the same time, it opened its huge mouth and directly struck the back of the Masked Face.
The seemingly defenseless Masked Face suddenly fell to the ground on all fours. When it successfully dodged the lightning, a strange sound was heard. Suddenly, a green smoke emerged from its buttocks.
The green smoke spread very quickly. As soon as it appeared, it flew in all directions like a living thing and disappeared without a trace in an instant.
The Lightning Leopard, which had already rushed towards the Masked Face after the lightning, had its face completely distorted. Its tongue seemed to be pierced with thorns, constantly swallowing and spitting.
"Ow …"
The Lightning Leopard was very fast. It caught up with the Masked Face and opened its mouth to bite its body. However, Masked Face wasn't slow either. He suddenly jumped up and circled around the Lightning Leopard's neck. Like a snake, he quickly circled around the Lightning Leopard's body and successfully landed on the ground behind it. He then escaped without looking back.
Bloodstains appeared on the Lightning Leopard's body. They were left behind by the Masked Face's sharp claws when he was circling it.
Looking in the direction where the Masked Face disappeared, the Lightning Leopard roared. Its body swayed like water, and the wounds that were still bleeding were healed.
"Ow …"
After biting the three Masked Face that had fainted on the ground to death, the Lightning Leopard returned to its original resting place. However, this time, its head was lowered, and its two front paws covered its face.
Not to mention the Lightning Leopard being poisoned, even Gu Zheng and the others who were far away were not spared. They all held their breath and instinctively covered their mouths and noses with their hands to resist the nauseating stench in the air.
"This is too amazing. This stench has actually suppressed the aroma of the roasted meat and immortal wine. The Lightning Leopard was originally a little interested, but after encountering such a thing, I wonder if it will still eat a piece of roasted meat later?"
"It will definitely eat it. I have to have confidence in my roasted meat!"
Gu Zheng thought to himself. After waiting for the stench in the air to completely disappear, he threw another piece of roasted meat.
When the roasted meat that Gu Zheng threw out was still in the air, the Lightning Leopard's eyes began to track it. This showed that it was very vigilant.
However, looking at the roasted meat, the Lightning Leopard slowly swallowed its saliva. In the end, it stood up and walked to the side of the roasted meat. After sniffing it again and again, its eyes looked in the direction where the roasted meat came from, and it swallowed the meat in one bite.
Soon, the Lightning Leopard went 'crazy'. It ran around the spiritual peach tree like a wild horse that had broken free of its reins.
"Plop …"
After running for three laps, the Lightning Leopard fell to the ground, lying on the ground and gasping for air.
Apart from the one that escaped, Gu Zheng had cleaned up the four Masked Face and the Lightning Leopard, so they did not suffer any injuries.
Three low-grade spirit pills, one mid-grade spirit pill, and the Leopard Bone and Leopard Tooth. Gu Zheng and the others had a good harvest this time.
While Zhang Tiancheng and the others were discussing their harvest, Gu Zheng climbed up the spiritual peach tree.
The spiritual peach tree was slightly shorter than the Vermillion Fruit Tree. Each tree was about six to seven meters tall. Among the lush foliage, there were a dozen or so spirit peaches that were white with a tinge of red. It was very tempting.
"Unripe spirit peaches. After ripening, they will be mid-grade. A single spirit peach can increase one's inner strength cultivation by the equivalent of four Vermillion Fruits. "The Artifact Spirit's voice sounded in Gu Zheng's mind.
"Gu An and Liu Ying's cultivations are already at the back of the middle stage of the third layer. They only need one ripe spirit peach to advance to the late stage of the third layer. Zhang Tiancheng just entered the mid-fourth layer not long ago. If he wants to advance to the mid-fourth layer, he will need eighteen spirit peaches. "
"There are things like the Chaos Space, Immortal Wine, and Immortal Spirit Pills. It's a bit of a waste for me to use these strange fruits to increase my cultivation. Therefore, when the time comes, I'll just try a few of these strange fruits to satisfy my appetite."
"After picking all the strange fruits in the orchard, I'll have to send some people to the mining area to dig for medicinal stones and find some herbs unique to the Shu Ruins. Strange fruits, medicinal stones, and unique herbs can be used to refine the three commonly seen strange fruits into 'Strange Fruit Pills' of different grades. This way, the effects of the original strange fruits can be multiplied."
"The Shu Ruins is a good place. One trip to the Shu Ruins can bring back many years' worth of cultivation resources. Fortunately, four people entered Emei this time. As the sect leader, I've not let down the ancestors of Emei! Otherwise, it would be completely impossible for Emei to make a comeback if there was always one person entering each time! "
Looking at the spirit peaches hidden between the branches, Gu Zheng sighed with emotion and felt somewhat gratified. He was like an old farmer who had worked hard to take care of the orchard for many years and saw that the fruit was about to ripen.
Although he was emotional, there were still things to do. Gu Zheng immediately got busy on the spirit peach tree.
"Sect Leader, what are you looking for?"
Looking at Gu Zheng carefully inspecting the spirit peach tree, Liu Ying's eyes were filled with curiosity.
"I'm looking for the 'Spirit Peach Bug'."
Gu Zheng didn't even raise his head as he replied. He was still carefully searching.
"Sect Leader, what is the 'Spirit Peach Bug'?" Gu An asked curiously.
The so-called 'Spirit Peach Bug' was a bug unique to the spirit peach tree. This bug would only appear when the spirit peaches were about to ripen.
Under normal circumstances, the 'Spirit Peach Bug' would hide in the wormhole during the day to avoid its natural enemies. It would only come out at night to harm the spirit peaches that were about to ripen.
The 'Spirit Peach Bug' was a pest. It was reasonable to say that when the sect cleaned the orchard, they would also help the spirit peach tree to get rid of the bug.
However, it had been many years since Emei had cleaned the orchard on a large scale. They had to worry about whether or not they would be chased away by spirit beasts. How could they have the strength and time to get rid of the bug on the spirit peach tree? This was also why juniors like Gu An and Liu Ying didn't know about the bug on the spirit peach tree.
The wormhole of the 'Spirit Peach Bug' was above the tree. The hole was sealed with peach glue. As long as one looked carefully, it wasn't hard to find it. In fact, if this matter was left to the artifact spirit, it would be solved in a matter of minutes. However, Gu Zheng wanted to go up the tree to observe the situation, so he did it himself.
Gu Zheng wasn't looking for the 'Spirit Peach Bug' to eat, but to use it as bait to catch its natural enemy! Although roasted meat and immortal wine were very powerful, Gu Zheng still felt that it wasn't enough to deal with the natural enemy of the 'Spirit Peach Bug'. After all, his natural enemy, the 'Earth Spirit Turtle', was too special.
The 'Earth Spirit Turtle' was a medium grade spirit beast. Apart from stealing strange fruits and spirit herbs, it didn't cause any direct harm to humans or other spirit beasts.
The defensive power of the 'Earth Spirit Turtle's' shell was extremely strong. Even high grade spirit beasts would have a headache when facing it. What was even more troublesome was that the 'Earth Spirit Turtle' had the ability to escape through the earth. It was almost impossible to catch it. The slightest movement would cause it to flee.
The shell of the 'Earth Spirit Turtle' was exactly what Gu Zheng needed. It could be used as the main ingredient for a type of food cultivation. Gu Zheng had never done this type of food cultivation before. It was one of the three food cultivation methods he'd obtained after completing the 'Find Three Unknown Delicacies' test.
"You guys, if you find a spirit beast that looks like a turtle, don't act rashly and alert it. Act according to my signal! As for the relationship between the spirit peach bug and the turtle, let Zhang Tiancheng tell you. He'll definitely know! "
As Gu Zheng spoke, he finally checked the entire tree. As expected, he didn't find the existence of the Spirit Peach Bug.
Standing at the top of the tree and looking into the distance, Gu Zheng discovered the tracks of several medium grade and low grade spirit beasts. With the approximate location of these spirit beasts, it was much easier to move. At least he didn't have to worry about accidentally bumping into them and alerting too many.
"Alright, let's get ready to move!"
Gu Zheng said as he was about to get down the tree. However, he noticed that the other three all widened their eyes and gestured behind him with their lips.
"No way!"
Gu Zheng looked back and saw half of a green turtle shell and a turtle head stretching its neck out of the soil next to the spiritual peach tree. What else could it be if it wasn't the 'Earthly Spirit Turtle' that Gu Zheng was looking for?!
While Gu Zheng was looking at the basin-sized Earth Spirit Turtle, the Earth Spirit Turtle was also looking at Gu Zheng with its small eyes.
Gu Zheng was holding the roast meat very slowly. The Earth Spirit Turtle didn't seem to feel threatened and turned its head away again.
"Hoo …"
Gazing at the spiritual peach tree, the Earth Spirit Tortoise suddenly opened its mouth and inhaled. A white worm hiding behind a leaf was directly sucked into the Earth Spirit Tortoise's mouth from a height of more than seven meters.
Gu Zheng had been fooled. What else could a white worm be if it wasn't the Spirit Peach Worm that appeared at night? It was no wonder that the Earth Spirit Turtle that rarely appeared in front of humans would show up in such an occasion.
Having no time to blame himself for being careless, Gu Zheng carefully took out a piece of roast meat and threw it not far away from the Earth Spirit Turtle.
The Earth Spirit Tortoise wasn't scared away by the barbecued meat that was suddenly thrown down. Although it was also attracted by the aroma of the barbecued meat, it didn't go over and eat the meat as Gu Zheng wished.
Gu Zheng wasn't too disappointed after the Earth Spirit Turtle left. It wasn't strange that such a suspicious and timid Earth Spirit Turtle could resist the temptation of roast meat. After all, all Spirit Turtles had the talent to seek luck and avoid misfortune. Otherwise, their lifespans wouldn't be so long.
However, Gu Zheng was still very happy to see the Earth Spirit Turtle in such an occasion. At least it confirmed Elder Wuyou's suggestion that the Spirit Peach Worms could be used to trap the Earth Spirit Turtle! The fact that the Earth Spirit Turtle dared to show up in such a dangerous occasion just to eat the Spirit Peach Worms was enough to show how tempting the worms were to it.
After leaving the Spirit Peach Tree and continuing forward, Gu Zheng used the roast meat to open a path and easily killed the spirit beasts that he had observed before. He also collected a batch of resources such as spirit pills.
Every time a small area was cleared of spirit beasts, Gu Zheng would climb up a big tree again. After scouting the situation, he continued to lead Gu An and the others forward.
Just like that, Gu Zheng cleared out two more groups of spirit beasts and encountered two high-level spirit beasts that were equivalent to fifth-level spirit beasts. Even so, while high-level spiritual beasts were powerful, they still could not resist the temptation of roasted meat and immortal wine. Gu Zheng could not even be considered to be in danger when he killed them. At most, he killed them like he was slaughtering chickens and dogs.
It was a bountiful harvest, but it was very simple. Gu An and the others always had satisfied smiles on their faces.
As they kept moving forward, Gu Zheng and the others were not too far away from the first Blood Crystal Grape.
After climbing up another big tree, Gu Zheng scanned the surroundings again.
"Eh?"
Gu Zheng's brows furrowed. He had discovered something different.
In the large space around the Blood Crystal Grape, Gu Zheng didn't see a single spirit beast!
Logically speaking, this was abnormal. No matter how powerful the spirit beasts occupying the Blood Crystal Grape were, the Blood Crystal Grapes weren't ripe yet. There was still the possibility of other high-level spirit beasts fighting for territory. Therefore, the high-level spirit beasts would choose to temporarily ignore the middle-level and low-level spirit beasts in the surroundings, just like the Lightning Leopard and the masked face. These neglected low-level and mid-level spirit beasts wouldn't be foolish enough to take the initiative to find trouble with the high-level spirit beasts. They would take advantage of their advantage in numbers and take a share of the fruit when it was ripe.
To be precise, all the fruits in the orchard would ripen in the morning three days after the first ray of sunlight appeared. The area around the Blood Crystal Grape, the highest-level fruit tree, shouldn't be empty at this time.
"The reason for this must be that there's a powerful high-level spirit beast hiding near the Blood Crystal Grape. It's precisely because of its power that this scene is like this."
With an idea in mind, Gu Zheng gave Gu An and the others a few instructions and immediately approached the Blood Crystal Grape.
The closer they got to the Blood Crystal Grape, the more cautious Gu Zheng and the others became. The surroundings were especially quiet, and even the air felt a little oppressive.
"Sect Master, if you have to choose one of the two prerequisites for this unknown spirit beast, do you want it to have powerful magic or more spiritual intelligence?" Liu Ying asked softly.
They hadn't seen the unknown spirit beast yet, but the two prerequisites Liu Ying mentioned were the truth! Only one of the two prerequisites could explain the emptiness of the surroundings.
"Logically speaking, you definitely don't want it to have too much spiritual intelligence. Without enough spiritual intelligence to support it, no matter how powerful it is, its weakness will be discovered and defeated. Moreover, if it has enough spiritual intelligence, our roasted meat will be ineffective. However, my real opinion is to block soldiers with arms and water with an earth weir. If it's not difficult to deal with, it'll save us trouble. If it's difficult to deal with, it'll also be a kind of experience for us. "Gu Zheng replied softly.
Spirit beasts of the same level that formed inner cores were more powerful than those with spiritual cores. This was most obvious when the strength of a Level Five cultivator was equivalent to that of a Level Five cultivator.
At this stage, spiritual beasts with inner cores had almost fully developed spiritual intelligence. Some with special bloodlines could even transform, just like the White Fox King that they met on the Heavenly Mountain. Transforming wasn't as simple as transforming into a human. Having the ability to transform meant that they had more magic arts!
Due to the restriction of spiritual cores, these spirit beasts in the Shu Ruins couldn't fully develop spiritual intelligence, let alone transform. Therefore, even if they were equivalent to a Level Five cultivator, their magic arts were pitifully limited.
Along the way, Gu Zheng saw no less than seven types of mid-level spirit beasts. However, among these spirit beasts, only the Red-eyed Eagle-owl, Lightning Leopard, and Earth Spirit Turtle had simple magic arts. As for the two high-level spirit beasts that he killed, although their levels were higher and their strength was equivalent to that of a Level Five cultivator, they didn't even have simple magic arts.
The main reason for this was the disadvantage of the spiritual cores. The second reason was the different types of bloodlines. On the other hand, spirit beasts with spiritual cores of the same level had greater strength and defense than those with inner cores!
It created a large open area. Could it be that this unknown spirit beast not only had great strength and defense, but also possessed extraordinary spells and intelligence?
Just thinking about it made Gu Zheng's heart beat faster. Ever since he got Tang Mo, he hadn't used Tang Mo and the Mountain-splitting Saber Technique to fight to his heart's content.
Gu An and the others had stopped a while ago, and Gu Zheng was very close to the Blood Crystal Grapevine.
In terms of appearance, the Blood Crystal Grapevine didn't look much different from other grapevines. Its branches could also climb everywhere. However, the Blood Crystal Grapevine didn't need anyone to take care of it. It could use the surrounding trees to form a very beautiful grapevine rack.
Although it wasn't ripe yet, the Blood Crystal Grapevine already emitted a faint sweet and sour smell. If it wasn't for the stuffy air, this smell would have been refreshing.
There weren't that many Blood Crystal Grapevines in a bunch. There were only three of them, but each of them was as big as a pear. They didn't have pits and were juicy and delicious. There were about five to six bunches of Blood Crystal Grapevines in a grapevine rack.
"Unripe Blood Crystal Grapevines will become high-grade fruits after they ripen. The increase in inner strength from one Blood Crystal Grapevine is equivalent to that of twelve spirit peaches. "
The Artifact Spirit's voice rang in Gu Zheng's mind. At this moment, Tang Mo in Gu Zheng's hand started to tremble slightly. A strong sense of danger rose in Gu Zheng's heart.
Gu Zheng didn't dare to think too much. He instinctively activated the divine ability of the Emei Ring, and a layer of light shielded him.
"Bang …"
A loud sound came from the Emei Light Shield. Gu Zheng was sent flying by an invisible opponent.
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