"Puff …"
A burnt smell came out of the small hole in the lid of the alchemy furnace. Zheng Shiqi knew that the success rate of an alchemist refining an unfamiliar pill was not high, but his face still darkened. He stood guard beside Zhang Guang, who was stung like a pig by the Green Bamboo Wasp. His heart was in his throat.
Lu Xiaotian's expression remained unchanged. He cast a water ball spell to clean the impurities in the cauldron. The Serum Pill was a Level Two Detoxification Spirit Pill. He had never refined a pill that could only be refined by an Intermediate Alchemist.
However, his success rate of refining the Qi Amassing Pill was close to 50%. In terms of ability, he was already an Intermediate Alchemist. Usually, pills that could improve one's cultivation and speed were more difficult to refine than other pills. The difficulty of refining the Serum Pill was not high, and the time it took to form the pill was also short, only about an hour.
After the first furnace was ruined, Lu Xiaotian had an idea. He cleaned the small cauldron with ease and continued to refine the second furnace.
An hour passed in the blink of an eye. A fragrance rose from the alchemy furnace, making one's blood Qi stagnate.
He opened the furnace and inspected the pills!
There were two blood-colored, crystalline pills. One of them was obviously more plump and had two more pill veins.
"Middle-grade Serum Pill!" Fan Qing stood closer and exclaimed first. He looked at Lu Xiaotian in shock. "Little Friend Lu's attainments in alchemy are really shocking."
Not only Fan Qing, but the others were also shocked. The first furnace was a waste pill. Under such circumstances, to be able to refine a middle-grade pill in the second furnace was not something an ordinary alchemist could do.
"I told you that Brother Lu is a very powerful alchemist, but you didn't believe me," Luo Qing said happily as if she was the one who refined the pill.
"It's just luck." Lu Xiaotian smiled faintly and handed the middle-grade Serum Pill to Zheng Shiqi.
Zheng Shiqi was pleasantly surprised. He thought that Lu Xiaotian being able to refine a pill was already good enough. He did not expect it to be a middle-grade Serum Pill. After expressing his gratitude, Zheng Shiqi quickly mixed some water and stuffed the pill into Zhang Guang's mouth.
"Now that Fellow Daoist Zhang has taken the pill, we've already wasted a lot of time. We have to hurry. Otherwise, once the sky turns dark and we can't reach the gathering point of the rogue cultivators, we'll be in trouble later. We will take turns to carry Fellow Daoist Zhang along the way. "Seeing Zhang Guang swallow the pill, Fan Qing said.
Due to the need to hurry, their speed was much faster than before. Lu Xiaotian finally understood why it was said that in the Full Moon Mountain Range, the threat from other cultivators was greater than the threat from demonic beasts. After avoiding the attacks of the Green Bamboo Wasps with great difficulty, they encountered several man-made traps. However, according to Fan Qing and Luo Yuan, who had entered the Full Moon Mountain Range several times, there weren't many people walking on this path. Therefore, the number of traps encountered was relatively low compared to other places.
For example, a few spirit stones and storage pouches were scattered beside a fallen corpse. There were also a few spirit herbs that were easy to see, but the terrain was dangerous and easy to ambush. However, when Lu Xiaotian looked carefully, he could faintly see traces of blood that hadn't dried up yet in the grass. It was clear that someone had been ambushed before them and had already lost their lives.
With the lesson of the Green Bamboo Wasps, no one in the group rashly rushed over. Instead, they directly rushed forward. They no longer took risks for these scattered spirit herbs.
"Scarlet Ice Mulberry!" After passing through a valley, Lu Xiaotian discovered a small spirit tree that was only a foot tall between several large rocks. Its leaves were scarlet red like a human palm and emitted spirit qi.
"What? Is Little Friend Lu interested in the Scarlet Ice Mulberry? The Scarlet Ice Mulberry needs to grow for more than a hundred years before it has any value. Qi Condensation rogue cultivators like us only have a lifespan of about a hundred years. We simply can't afford to wait. Moreover, it is extremely difficult to successfully transplant the Scarlet Ice Mulberry. Otherwise, it would have been taken away long ago. "
Fan Qing was in the middle of the group. When he saw Lu Xiaotian stop, he couldn't help but smile.
"Maybe it can succeed. If it can't reach the Foundation Establishment realm, it's also not bad to leave it to your nephew."
Lu Xiaotian carefully dug out the Scarlet Ice Mulberry from the ground to avoid damaging its roots. When no one was paying attention, he sent it into the barrier.
Usually, only hundred-year-old Scarlet Ice Mulberry was valuable. After the ice silkworm ate the leaves of the hundred-year-old Scarlet Ice Mulberry, it would spit out ice threads that were extremely tough and could be woven into soft armor. Its defensive power was extremely rare among spirit artifacts. Ordinary spirit artifacts couldn't cut it. Moreover, it could also resist a certain degree of magic damage, especially against fire attribute magic.
Even compared to some low-grade magic artifacts, it wasn't inferior. For other cultivators, the Scarlet Ice Mulberry was a bit useless. Ordinary Qi Condensation cultivators only had a lifespan of about a hundred years. They simply couldn't afford to wait. If they could hold on until the Scarlet Ice Mulberry was old enough, they would probably reach the Foundation Establishment realm.
And the defensive power of an intermediate-grade spell cast by a Foundation Establishment cultivator wasn't inferior to the ice silkworm armor. Therefore, the people in the group didn't care about this Scarlet Ice Mulberry that was only a few years old. Only the cultivation families in Full Moon City or the families in the cultivation sects with orderly inheritances might have this kind of spirit item. After all, only after a few generations could it be used by the Qi Condensation cultivators of the future generations.
The requirements of the Scarlet Ice Mulberry were extremely harsh, but in Lu Xiaotian's opinion, it was easy for him. As long as he transplanted it into a barrier and applied enough spirit stones as fertilizer, he could accelerate the growth of the Scarlet Ice Mulberry.
"Brother Lu has put a lot of thought into this." Zheng Shiqi sighed with emotion.
The group moved forward for hundreds of miles and a river that was about 140 to 150 feet wide blocked their path. When the group appeared by the river, ripples appeared on the water surface. Layers of thin ripples appeared on the clear Los Angeles.
Lu Xiaotian stared at the clouds and saw a few green crocodiles faintly appear in the river. An adult green crocodile was more than 20 feet long. Although it was only a rank two demon beast, its physical strength was far superior to cultivators of the same rank. Even late-stage Qi Condensation cultivators couldn't compare to it. If they were unlucky enough to fall into the water, they would most likely be eaten by the green crocodiles.
The green crocodiles seemed to have smelled the scent of living people. Not long after, more than ten green crocodiles of different sizes gathered in the water.
"Hunchback He, you brought us to take a shortcut, but we're in such a dangerous situation. How do you think we should get through this?" Wang Ping waved his iron rod and looked at Hunchback He with annoyance. It seemed that if Hunchback He didn't give a reasonable explanation, he would start a fight.
"That's right. There are only nine of us. If we fall into the water, we won't even be enough to fill the gaps between the green crocodiles' teeth." Luo Qing fearfully took a step back. She stood between Luo Yuan and Lu Xiaotian, and only then did she feel a little safer.
"These evil creatures have good noses. Fellow Daoists, please calm down. Since I brought you to take a shortcut, I naturally have a solution." Hunchback He laughed and took out a yellow paper bag from his storage bag. He opened it and revealed a bag of black powder. The black powder emitted a strange smell that was very faint.
"Demon Repellent Powder!" The others didn't recognize the origin of the black powder, but Fan Qing cried out.
"I got this by chance. It's not very useful. However, it can be used to repel low level demon beasts. It's a far cry from real Demon Repellent Powder, but it's enough to deal with these rank two green crocodiles. "
Hunchback He took out a bit of the black powder from the yellow paper bag and threw it into the water. The black powder melted as soon as it entered the water, and at the same time, a few fist-sized bubbles rose up. A tyrannical and frightening aura spread out from the water. The dozen or so green crocodiles panicked and scattered like frightened birds.
"The aura can only last for the time it takes to burn a stick of incense. Now is the time."
Hunchback He carefully put away the yellow paper bag and pulled out a green vine from the bushes by the river. He threw it at a large tree across the river and wrapped it around the tree. He then used the Light Body Technique on himself and pulled hard on the green vine. He used the river water to jump a few times and successfully jumped to the other side of the river.
Normal Qi Condensation cultivators didn't have the ability to fly. Even if they used the Imperial Wind Technique, they would only be able to jump fifty to sixty feet. Only after entering the Foundation Realm would they be able to ride on the clouds and fly on the sword. However, without the threat of the green crocodiles in the river and with a point to jump off, this fifty to sixty foot river couldn't stop the small team.
Lu Xiaotian also followed suit. He pulled on a green vine and jumped on the river water once or twice to reach the other side.
The effects of the mid grade Blood Serum Pill were pretty good. After another two hours of traveling, Zhang Guang, who had fainted from the stings of the Green Bamboo Bees, woke up and vomited incessantly. A large amount of filth came out of his mouth and emitted a foul stench. This was the poison that had accumulated in his body. Although he had suffered, after vomiting out the filth, his dark complexion looked much better.
After another fifty or so miles, perhaps because they were deeper into the Full Moon Mountain Range, the surrounding spirit energy was much denser than when they had just left the city. At this time, the sky had begun to darken. In the valley, the howls of all kinds of strange demon beasts became more frequent.
Lu Xiaotian followed the small team to a valley. On both sides were towering cliffs and precipitous cliffs. The valley's entrances were extremely narrow while the middle area was wide enough to accommodate thousands of people. It was easy to defend and difficult to attack. In this advantageous terrain, once they were attacked by a group of demon beasts, the loose cultivators could react quickly and form a formation to resist.
A large number of cultivator teams were scattered in the valley, each occupying a small territory. Torches were lit all around the valley, illuminating it brightly.
"Cockscomb Blood Stone, selling Cockscomb Blood Stone. As long as it costs five low-grade spirit stones, or an equivalent amount of medicinal pills, even healing medicine will do! "
"Looking to buy Black Jade Bone Ointment, this one is willing to pay three low grade spirit stones to buy Black Jade Bone Ointment at a high price!"
"Second Rank Demon Beast, Black Horned Rhinoceros Yao Dan …"
Some of the loose cultivators in the valley had already been in the mountains for a few days and had gained quite a lot. Due to the exhaustion of healing medicines and elixirs, all sorts of requests for medicine, spiritual herbs, and monster cores were heard. Lu Xiaotian listened with great interest.
"After such a long journey, everyone has worked hard. Rest for a night and recuperate. There may be a fierce battle tomorrow." Fan Qing instructed.
The cultivators in the valley were roughly divided into three factions. One faction was the immortal soldiers sent by Full Moon City. Once the valley was attacked by demon beasts, the loose cultivators would not be united and would lack a unified command. These people were the backbone of the guards.
The other faction was the adventure team of the Full Moon City's cultivator family. These people were equipped with good spirit weapons. Whether it was the spirit saber in their hands, the spirit sword in their hands, or the armor on their bodies, they were obviously better.
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