pertwk Chapter 82 Mountain Spirit, the Stomach of the Troll Toad
Chapter 82 Mountain Spirit, the Stomach of the Troll Toad
Three days later, at dawn.
A caravan of several dozen people, consisting of more than ten horse-drawn carriages, departed from the north gate of Linjiang Town.
The caravan was guarded by Ming Jin martial artists at both the front and back, each with a burly build and wearing light armor.
The leader, a middle-aged martial artist at the peak of the Ming Jin realm, had a longbow hanging on his back and sharp, eagle-like eyes fixed on the mountain path ahead.
at the same time.
Above their caravan, about a hundred meters in the air, was a two-foot-long black falcon, circling above and constantly observing them warily.
This falcon was also an aerial reconnaissance beast kept by the caravan. Without the falcon, if they wanted to travel through several towns and reach Qinghe County in one go, who knows what might have happened along the way.
Avoiding encounters with wild animals and bandits can save a lot of time.
On the carriage.
"Uncle, here's a biscuit for you."
"Could you give Xiaomei a piece of fruit?"
At this moment, a girl in purple, about ten years old, spoke to Lin Li, who was disguised as an old man, in the carriage. As she spoke, she tore off a piece of meat pie from her bosom and handed it to Lin Zhou.
"Xiaomei, don't bother others, just do your own thing."
At this moment, next to the girl in purple with a small ponytail, a woman wearing a bamboo hat and a simple blue dress grabbed Xiaomei's right hand and spoke to her in a rather stern tone.
"I'm sorry, the child doesn't go out much. Please continue to rest, sir."
The woman, Qin Xiuyu, dressed in a simple blue dress, spoke with an apologetic tone.
"It's nothing, it's just a wild fruit."
Lin Zhou took out a bright red wild fruit from his backpack and handed it to the rather cute girl in purple.
"Xiaomei, quickly thank your uncle."
Qin Xiuyu said.
"Thank you, Uncle."
Xiao Mei said crisply.
Lin Zhou nodded slowly and then closed his eyes to ponder.
He hadn't expected that there would be a caravan heading to Qinghe County from Linjiang Town, with Qinghe as its final destination, and that it would need to pass through three other towns along the way.
By the time we reach Qinghe County, it will probably be four or five days later.
However, hidden among this ordinary caravan, they traveled for nearly an hour after leaving Linjiang Town.
Lin Zhou was finally relieved.
In the past few days, the group of Core Formation warriors from the Wind and Thunder Sword Sect who were chasing him should have left.
After all, Qingzhou Prefecture was not exactly peaceful at this time.
after that.
After traveling for a day, they finally arrived at the caravan's lodging place at dusk, a small town called Black Mountain, built at the foot of a rolling mountain range.
Living off the mountains, the town has a good supply of wild game and medicinal herbs picked from the mountains.
Many hunters and herbalists hawked their wares along both sides of the street.
This is precisely why the small town is so lively.
The caravan therefore rested for one night in this town.
If this were in the wild, with the mountain mist swirling around, such a large gathering of people would exude a considerable sense of human presence.
Many strange beasts in the mountains may be attracted by this human activity.
It is highly likely that the caravan members will be eaten by that strange beast.
After leaving the caravan.
Lin Zhou also began searching the town.
"Replacement, breath absorption prolongs life."
After switching to the "breath-absorbing for longevity" entry, his perception of spiritual energy immediately increased by dozens of times.
Tracking…
"The treasure in the vicinity that contains the most spiritual energy."
In an instant, Lin Zhou's mind stirred slightly.
In the blink of an eye, a scarlet triangular arrow appeared in front of him, pointing him toward the street ahead.
Since he was on his way anyway, and within the Wind and Thunder Sword Sect, he was only a martial artist with the Ming Jin cultivation level on the register.
It is quite difficult to deal with ordinary demon soldiers.
The assassination order issued by the sect will not fall on him.
After crossing two streets, Lin Zhou walked up to a burly hunter on a street full of mountain goods.
The hunter was taking a nap in his chair, and only slightly opened his eyes after sensing Lin Zhou approaching.
"This inspiration should be at the Bone Forging Realm."
"The martial artist at this stall is incredibly intelligent; he's among the most skilled hunters on this street."
Lin Zhou sensed the faint spiritual energy emanating from the hunter and made a judgment in his mind.
but.
What Lin Zhou cared about most was the chicken blood grass on the hunter's stall, which was only a dozen inches long and looked like a baby's arm.
Chicken blood grass is pale red all over and has a faint aroma of boiled eggs.
Generally speaking, this kind of chicken blood grass grows in patches.
It belongs to a common type of precious medicine.
However, this chicken blood grass seemed to have mutated; half of it was covered with black mold spots, and it also had a slightly rotten smell.
However, the spiritual energy contained within this chicken blood grass is quite remarkable.
In the other half of the chicken blood grass, besides the spiritual energy of the chicken blood grass itself, there seems to be a very subtle spiritual energy, faintly visible within the spiritual grass.
There seem to be two types.
There's something fishy going on here.
A thoughtful look appeared in Lin Zhou's eyes.
"What are the prices of these medicinal herbs?"
"What are the price ranges for this, this, and this?"
Lin Zhou asked calmly, pointing to the items on the stall, including the chicken blood grass that contained an astonishing spiritual energy.
Immediately as he spoke, a faint fluctuation of energy emanated from his body.
"This senior has a truly discerning eye."
"These were all picked in the last two days."
"Since you want them, senior, they're all at a fair price. You can take them all for just forty taels."
The burly hunter, sensing the astonishing aura emanating from the elderly martial artist before him, stood up without hesitation, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.
He bowed respectfully and said this.
"Twenty taels."
Lin Zhou calculated the price of these herbs, and twenty taels was just right, allowing the other party to make a few taels profit.
He's a pharmacist.
In these mountain towns, herbs are cheaper than in other places.
"make a deal."
The hunter heard Lin Zhou's offer and saw the way Lin Zhou was looking at him.
As the saying goes, might makes right.
The opponent was a martial artist with the Ming Jin skill level; his reasoning was far superior to his.
Now that he could offer some money to buy these herbs, he certainly didn't dare to haggle.
then.
Lin Zhou took a cloth bag given to him by the hunter, along with some herbs, and left the area, returning to the inn where he had been resting.
inside the house.
Lin Zhou took out the herb that contained two streams of spiritual energy and placed it on the table.
At the same time, one of the entry slots was filled with the transformation entry, Silverwing Flying Leopard.
The hidden spiritual potential within that chicken blood grass is comparable to that of a fully-fledged Transformation Realm expert, so it cannot be taken lightly.
Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit.
immediately.
White leopard fur began to grow all over Lin Zhou's body, his body began to swell, and powerful demonic energy was generated within him.
"ban!"
The next moment, Lin Zhou raised his hand and pointed. His right hand, which had transformed into a huge leopard claw, emitted a wisp of black smoke from his fingertip.
The black smoke and mist fell onto the chicken blood grass, forming a black cage around it.
"Get out here."
Lin Zhou spoke calmly.
In the blink of an eye.
From within the chicken blood grass, a green halo emerged and formed a green silkworm only ten inches long.
On the plump silkworm's body, there are also two slender little hands.
A pair of large eyes were filled with fear as she curled up.
"Is this a mountain spirit?"
Lin Zhou saw the silkworm formed from the green light and sensed an astonishing spiritual energy emanating from it, his eyes thoughtful.
There seems to be a record of such mountain spirits in an ancient book that records mountain spirits and monsters within the Wind and Thunder Sword Sect.
This mountain spirit is one of the main ingredients for refining the Wind and Thunder Elixir.
The Wind and Thunder Pill is one of the three top-tier pills within the Sword Sect.
It can be used to assist cultivators in the Core Formation stage when they attempt to break through to the Gang Jin stage.
However, this mountain spirit is still very weak.
If it's nurtured, it can be refined into the Wind and Thunder Pill in the future.
Then, Lin Zhou had a sudden thought. He controlled a few strands of demonic power within the Silver-Winged Flying Leopard, along with a significant amount of his own energy, and sent them into the mountain spirit's body.
The spiritual energy within this mountain spirit is now comparable to that of a fully realized Transformation Realm expert.
According to the records in the book, such mountain spirits are at least three hundred years old, and only those mountain spirits that are close to four hundred years old have a chance to advance to the Core Formation stage.
There are many such mountain spirits.
Even those who advance to the Core Formation stage are not particularly strong in combat, and may not even be as powerful as some human cultivators at the Transformation stage.
However, the spirituality and intelligence within the body have doubled.
However, if this mountain spirit manages to survive for more than a thousand years, it may be able to advance to the Gang Jin level.
A powerful mountain spirit, whose intelligence has been awakened.
They can even cultivate some secret techniques of the demon race, which has significantly improved their combat power. Human cultivators in the Core Formation stage can only try to escape as quickly as possible in front of the thousand-year-old mountain spirit in order to save their lives.
"come over."
Now that he had the mountain spirit in the Transformation Realm under control, Lin Zhou slowly deactivated his Silver-Winged Flying Leopard illusion and spoke to the mountain spirit on the table in front of him.
Immediately, the mountain spirit, resembling a miniature green dog, moved onto Lin Zhou's outstretched right hand. After rubbing against him a few times, it curled up into a green ball of flesh, not daring to move an inch.
The next day.
The caravan set off.
Lin Zhou now had a cloth bag around his waist, inside which was a bulging, green, fleshy little ball.
This can be considered quite a fruitful outcome.
Before we knew it, it was noon.
The sun was high in the sky.
A sign-in prompt appeared before Lin Zhou's eyes.
"Check-in."
[Check-in successful]
[Obtained Level 1 entry: Troll Toad's Stomach]
[Troll Toad's Stomach: Equipping this attribute transforms the stomach into that of a troll toad. The troll toad has two stomachs: one contains strong acid capable of melting poisons, rocks, and iron blocks, while the other can store living creatures.]
now,
After the giant toad's stomach appeared in the dictionary, it immediately began to glow faintly in another level 1 entry's miniature personal space within the dictionary.
The two were attracted to each other and came together.
The combination of [Level 1 Troll Toad's Stomach] and [Level 1 Miniature Portable Space] is a way to synthesize two Level 2 attributes.
Synthesis Method 1: [Level 2 Attribute: Giant Toad's Large Stomach] The strong acid stomach can melt all the poisons and swords in Baodan territory, converting them into the required blood and qi. The second stomach, which can hold both living and dead objects, can open up a space about ten feet in diameter.
Synthesis Method 2: [Level 2 Troll Zipper], which can obtain a zipper that is bound to the user. When the zipper is opened, there is a space about 1 meter in size inside that can hold living creatures.
Choose synthesis route one.
Lin Zhou made his choice without much hesitation.
The giant toad's stomach contains strong acid, capable of digesting even highly poisonous treasures of the Core Formation grade.
After the selection was completed, the two Level 1 entries disappeared abruptly, and a new Level 2 entry was added to the entry library.
Another day passed.
On this day, because Lin Zhou had been equipped with the Qi Absorption and Life Extension skill, he was able to sense several flying beasts at or above the Core Formation Realm through his powerful perception of spiritual energy.
Among them were the white eagles of the Wind and Thunder Sword Sect, as well as top-tier exotic beasts raised by several other top sects.
Caravans also dared to operate before nightfall.
We arrived at the ancient city of Jia.
This city is a county town built on the banks of the Longjiang River. It is several times larger than Qinghe County because of its superior geographical location.
Inside the Longjiang River, there were even quite a few boats that came from Longzhou Prefecture.
Lin Zhou was able to sense a lot of spiritual energy moving around in the water on the bottom of some of the ships. The spiritual energy on several strange beasts and fish was also above the Transformation Realm.
This is quite remarkable within the county.
Most of the ships that traveled upstream from Longzhou Prefecture were pulled into Gujia City by these strange aquatic beasts.
As usual.
After entering the city, Lin Zhou conducted a thorough investigation using the tracking entries.
Surprisingly, they discovered that a demon warrior in the early stage of the Core Formation realm had infiltrated the city.
There are also human warriors in the early stages of the Core Formation realm.
The two seemed unaware of each other's location, but Lin Zhou filtered them out by following the keywords.
Lin Zhou, a demon warrior in the early stages of the Core Formation realm, was quite interested.
If it is a vicious person comparable to a demonic sect, then simply deal with the matter of plundering spiritual energy.
"Are there any members of the Spirit Gate within Ancient Armor City?"
"Within the ancient city of Jia..."
At this moment, Lin Zhou took out the Spirit Gate token, infused it with demonic power, and called out several times, but no one responded.
It seems this early-stage Core Formation demon warrior is very cautious!
That's right. Right now, in Qingzhou Prefecture, demon warriors are just like demons, and they are being hunted down by various sects.
Special times call for caution; otherwise, a little recklessness could lead to your demise.
However, since we can't call them, we might as well just go to their door.
Following the tracking entry, Lin Zhou arrived directly at a secluded alleyway within the outer city.
There is also a winery in this street.
This caused the entire street to be filled with the aroma of alcohol.
Lin Zhou directly climbed over the wall and entered the gate, immediately activating the Silver-Winged Flying Leopard's ability with the Transformation attribute, transforming into a white-furred leopard demon with a leopard's head and a human body, nearly ten feet tall.
Having used the Transformation skill many times, Lin Zhou has become increasingly adept at controlling the Silver-Winged Flying Leopard.
This half-demon form can also unleash 70-80% of its power.
They are also at the late stage of the Core Formation realm, and their movements are much faster and more convenient.