When Yuan Ming thought of this, he dispersed the fire cloud in mid-air and landed near the flower branches to protect him.
However, as soon as Yuan Ming landed, his legs suddenly became weak, and his whole body tingled unbearably, as if there was a flame burning in his body. He wanted to tear open the flesh with his fingers, so that the scorching power could dissipate.
"Poisoned? Are there enemies lurking around?" He was frightened and angry. He endured the severe pain to gather his magic power and swept his consciousness around.
However, the surroundings were quiet and no enemies appeared.
Yuan Ming was startled for a moment, then thought of something, and suddenly looked at the spirit flower on the purple and black cocoon, with a delicate fragrance lingering in his nostrils, and finally understood where the poison came from.
He tried his best to mobilize the remaining strength in his body and move outside.
I don't know how long it took, but Yuan Ming finally couldn't smell the fragrance of the purple and black spirit flowers. He started to use the Nine Elements Art, and his limp body slowly recovered, and the burning pain in his body gradually subsided.
After a long time, Yuan Ming returned to normal.
"The spiritual flowers blooming from the flower branches are actually poisonous, and they are so powerful that even I almost got poisoned." He secretly said he was lucky.
Yuan Ming looked at those purple and black spirit flowers, his eyes sparkling, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Three days passed quickly.
The big purple-black cocoon suddenly shook, and the purple-black demonic vines seemed to wake up from their long sleep and dance slowly.
After a few breaths, all the demonic vines completely woke up, and the large purple-black cocoon slowly spread out, revealing Huazhi's body. It looked much older than before, and its facial features were more refined, and its aura had completely reached the second-level intermediate level.
Yuan Ming recalled that when he was in the underground palace of Snake King Valley, Hua Zhi tried to attack him after his strength improved, and he subconsciously became vigilant in his heart.
However, beyond his expectation, Hua Zhi immediately flew over and rubbed his body with a fawning look: "Master, your Fire Cloud Secret Technique is so powerful that even the scales of the Black Lizard Beast are...
If armor can be blown to pieces, then I can break through to the second-level intermediate level!"
Yuan Ming sensed the beast control rune in Huazhi's body and felt relieved when he learned that the demon's flattery was not false.
"You have recovered a lot of little monsters during this period. Are you planning to become a local bully in this Yuxu swamp?" He said lightly, and then looked into the distance.
Those little monsters looked here from a distance, but did not come close.
"Life in this Yuxu swamp is so happy, I can only have some fun like this! And I do this for you, the master." Huazhi said.
"Tell me, why are you catching these little monsters for me?" Yuan Ming looked at Huazhi and asked.
"Of course, I will expand my territory here and gather my men. Master, if you encounter strong enemies in the future, you can lure them here. At that time, I will give an order, and these monsters will besiege them together. With the help of you and me, that's it.
It may not be impossible to kill a monk in the pill-forming stage." Huazhi intertwined his arms and boasted brazenly.
"If little demons like you can deal with the monks at the core formation stage, then the monks at the core formation stage will be easy to deal with." Yuan Ming secretly cursed in his heart, but did not speak out.
After a change of thought, he said: "Your men should pay attention to collecting all kinds of spiritual materials in the swamp, especially flowers and plants, and give them to me when the time comes."
"Okay, no problem, just take care of this little thing." Huazhi patted her chest with one arm and agreed.
"That purple-black spirit flower on your body contains poison?" Yuan Ming asked again.
"I absorbed the life essence of that black toad, which can swallow all kinds of poisons. With my own characteristics, I can bloom spiritual flowers containing poisons." Huazhi replied.
"This flower is quite poisonous, and I want to use it to refine poisonous incense." Yuan Ming said.
"No problem, this flower is easy to get. Master, you can plant these seeds into the soil and water them with clean water every day. They will soon take root and sprout, and this poisonous flower will bloom." The flower branch stretched out its arm, and a burst of green light flashed above it.
Produces many purple seeds quickly.
Yuan Ming did not expect that the poisonous spirit flowers were so easy to obtain. He was so happy that he collected the seeds and planned to plant them in the garden of the courtyard when he returned.
It's just that this flower is poisonous, so you need to buy a set of restraints to block the poisonous scent.
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In the following days, Yuan Ming concentrated on practicing in his room in Xiaohu City. At the same time, he lit black incense every seven days, possessed the other foundation-building monks he saw at the throne transfer ceremony, and tried to secretly learn the secret techniques of various schools.
Of course, due to various reasons, the learning process was not very smooth, but Yuan Ming had the previous experience of possessing the old emperor, so he was mentally prepared for the expectations and did not intend to force it.
Another three months passed quickly.
Yuan Ming also gradually learned several spells from other sects of the Jin Dynasty, many of which were of high grade and very powerful.
During this time, the reputation of Xuanhua Lingxiang Shop gradually spread, and the number of customers increased, which made it difficult for Mu Yang to deal with them. Yuan Ming had to suspend his practice and receive them personally.
On this day, a person walked into Xuanhua Lingxiang Shop, and it was Hu Tu with a dark face.
"Excuse me, who is the boss here?" Hu Tu asked hesitantly.
Mu Yang stepped forward and was about to say hello.
"Mu Yang, this is an old acquaintance of mine. Hu Tu, please come into the back room." Yuan Ming, who was in the back room, said.
Hu Tu heard this and came to the back room.
"Hu Tu, long time no see." Yuan Ming turned around and showed his face.
"Master Immortal, it's really you! This must be the Immortal City." Hu Tu said in surprise.
"Call me boss from now on. You don't need to call me Immortal Master here. Everyone here is an Immortal Master." Yuan Ming said.
"I see, the shop mentioned in the letter is this store?" Hu Tu nodded suddenly and looked around.
"That's right, if you are willing, you can help me take care of the shop here. If you have any questions, ask shopkeeper Mu Yang." Yuan Ming blinked and said.
After he decided to open this spiritual incense shop that day, he had no intention of taking care of it himself. It would be a waste of time. Hiring Mu Yang alone was only a temporary measure. He had to have someone he knew well to help with the management and supervise each other.
It was not appropriate for the family to send someone over. Yuan Ming thought about it and thought of Hu Tu, so the store was originally rented in his name.
So after he used black incense to find out his whereabouts, he then hired a small alliance in Fang City and asked them to go to Zhuozhou in the south of the Jin Dynasty to bring Hu Tu to Xiaohu City.
"Of course, I was living a mediocre life in Zhuozhou. I thought I could live a good life in Jin Dynasty, but Jin people didn't say it with their mouths, but they were all discriminating in their eyes. No one in this small lake city used discrimination.
If you look at me, I'm naturally willing. As for the reward, I don't need it. I only have one request, and I hope the boss will agree to it," Hu Tu said.
"Hu Tu, it's okay for you to say it directly." Yuan Ming roughly guessed Hu Tu's thoughts and said with a smile.
"Hu is very envious after seeing the methods of the Immortal family these days. He wants to practice the Immortal Way. He also asked the boss to accept me as his disciple. Hu Tu will definitely be determined to repay the great kindness!" Hu Tu took a deep breath, bent down, and said,
I gave a big gift according to the etiquette of southern Xinjiang.
"Please get up, it is normal to admire the immortal way. However, cultivating immortals requires certain qualifications, and not everyone can do it." Yuan Ming helped Hu Tu up and said slowly.
"I know something about this, boss, please check it out. If you don't have the qualifications, I will accept my fate and I will take over the job of looking at the store." Hu Tu said.
Yuan Ming nodded, held Hu Tu's wrist, and injected a trace of magic power into his body. After advancing to the foundation building stage, he can test other people's spiritual roots with magic power alone, without having to borrow a magic weapon.
Hu Tu seemed a little nervous at this time, holding his breath and not even daring to take a breath, as if he was afraid that he would lose his spiritual root if he was not careful.
"Hey, you really have spiritual roots. You're not bad luck. You have the four spiritual roots of water, fire, wood, and earth." After a while, Yuan Ming said with a slightly surprised expression.
"Seriously?" Hu Tu was overjoyed, already kneeling on the ground and covering his face in tears.
"Of course it's true. Since you have spiritual roots, you can practice immortal techniques. I have a technique here. You can take it and understand it first. If you have any questions, ask me again." Yuan Ming took out a piece of white paper and swiped.
Shua wrote down the formula of "Bi Luo Gong" and handed it over.
"Thank you, master, for giving me the immortal power!" Hu Tu took the white paper with trembling hands, bent down and knelt down.
"No! I have no intention of accepting a disciple. You still call me boss, I call you Hu Tu." Yuan Ming grabbed Hu Tu and said seriously.
Seeing Yuan Ming's serious expression, Hu Tu did not dare to disobey, but only agreed, feeling more and more grateful to Yuan Ming in his heart.
"Hu Tu, you will take good care of my shop in the future. If you do well, I still have some elixirs and magic tools for the Qi refining period, which can be rewarded to you." Yuan Ming encouraged you.
Hu Tu had previously followed Fu Qing and others to Dajin, and this time he came to Xiaohu City with the members of the scattered alliance. He already had some understanding of the world of immortality, and knew the meaning of elixirs and magic weapons, so he happily agreed.
"Don't worry, boss. I've done business in both southern Xinjiang and Zhuozhou. I will definitely live up to the trust and take good care of this store." He promised, patting his chest.
Yuan Ming understood Hu Tu's personality and personality. He was somewhat tactful in nature and specialized in speculation. He was indeed suitable for business, otherwise he would not have invited this person over.
Yuan Ming then took Hu Tu around the store, introduced Mu Yang to him, asked them to discuss something, and told him some common sense about the world of immortality and the key points of selling spiritual incense.
Hands off the shopkeeper.
He did not return to the residence next door but instead sat in meditation in the backyard to practice while supervising Hu Tu's management of the store.
Hu Tu is very smart in business. He completely understood the art of selling spiritual incense in just half a day. He is also very good at recruiting customers. No matter how many questions they have, he can patiently explain them to them. The store is always in order and there is no feeling of hectic.
If he didn't understand something, he would ask Mu Yang. The two of them seemed to be harmonious, so Yuan Ming simply let Mu Yang stay in the hotel.
Yuan Ming watched it for three days and felt that there was no problem. He explained Bi Luo Gong to Hu Tu twice and gave some pointers before returning to residence No. 86 to practice peacefully.
Of course, he would also call out a soul crow from time to time to stand guard in a nearby tree to check on the situation of the two people in the shop.