The moment Xuan Shan and Sha Yi ran forward, behind them, several large creatures suddenly emerged from the dense forest and chased after them.
In less than ten seconds, several more figures emerged from the dense forest and quickly joined the chasing team.
"Ten... at least a dozen monsters, right?"
Sha Yi, who was running at the front, didn't dare to look back, and asked Xuan Shan behind him while running quickly.
"How did I know!" Xuanshan couldn't run away from Sha Yi, and he couldn't help but feel bitter. When he heard the other party asking about the number of monsters behind him, he cried out in agony.
However, although Xuanshan did not look back to see the number of monsters behind him, when he scanned the forest before, he had already seen many pairs of blue eyes, so in his estimate, the number of monsters behind him was conservatively estimated, and it was indeed
More than ten.
"They... they don't seem to be too strong. Master... let's go back and fight them?"
While running, Sha Yi noticed that the group of monsters behind him had never caught up with them, so he shouted loudly to Xuan Shan.
Xuan Shan kept gritting his teeth and running forward, refusing without thinking: "Fight? How to fight? Even if the monsters are not strong, there are too many of them. This place is too empty for us to do it. The advantage is all in the group.
In the hands of monsters, there is Hidden Dragon Temple not far ahead. It is enough to enter Hidden Dragon Temple and introduce them to kill them one by one."
"That...that's okay!" Sha Yi gave up his plan to turn back and force himself now, gritted his teeth and continued running forward.
'rustle......'
Just as the two of them were running desperately, several familiar strange sounds suddenly came from both sides of the dense forest ahead.
Sha Yi, who was running in front, finally changed his expression and said with a panicked expression: "No, there are monsters ahead too!"
"Ah... Amitabha, it's over, little monk, I have not been able to go through the ninety-nine and eighty-one tribulations and I will be eaten by the monster..."
Xuan Shan's face turned pale, an inexplicable coldness arose in his heart, and the movements of his feet could not help but slow down.
There was no problem with the hearing of the two of them. The next moment, several figures flashed out from the dense forest ahead, blocking the path of the two of them.
Less than a hundred meters ahead was the gate of Hidden Dragon Temple. Unfortunately, the two of them were trapped just before the finish line.
...
Is that a intact spiritual plant in front?
After coming out of the back door of Canglong Temple, Xu Xian walked less than a hundred meters away when he suddenly found a slightly conspicuous 'grass' in front of him.
Without him, there are three or five withered spiritual plants in the grass here, but among them, there is a spiritual plant that does not show the withered yellow color of decay. Although it is not verdant, the greenery is still there.
.
After seeing this, Xu Xian couldn't help but quicken his pace and quickly walked towards the spiritual plant area.
When he came closer, Xu Xian found that there was indeed a spiritual plant that had not withered yet. The leaves of this spiritual plant were already a little wilted, and it looked like it would wither soon, but for now it seemed to still have some vitality.
After carefully examining the characteristics of this spiritual plant, Xu Xian determined that it was a tempered fruit spiritual plant.
Immediately afterwards, without saying a word, he took out the shovel from the golden bead space and quickly dug out the spiritual plant with its roots intact.
As for the planting work in the Golden Pearl Space, Xu Xian didn't have to worry about it. Before going out, he told Hu Hu that once new spiritual plants were sent into the Golden Pearl Space, they must be planted as soon as possible.
With this harvest, Xu Xian felt much better, and at the same time he searched around more actively, expecting to find more living spiritual plants.
Seeing the spiritual plant disappear from Xu Xian's hand, Xiaofeng guessed that he had put it into the storage space, so she wondered: "Brother Xian, you don't want to try to grow spiritual plants, do you?"
Xu Xian didn't hide it: "What else do you think?"
"Then your efforts may be in vain." Xiaofeng muttered, then tilted his head and glanced at the dense forest on the right side of the mountain road and said: "Even if you want to find spiritual plants, you should look for them in the woods, right? There will probably be more there.
"
Xu Xian naturally understood this, but looking at the slightly dark forest, he glanced at Xiaofeng and said, "How about you go over and help me take a look?"
Xiaofeng immediately shook her head: "I treat you as my brother, but you want to harm me? You have to go to yourself... Let's go together, there is no way I can be your big scapegoat."
"Why am I harming you?" Xu Xian explained seriously: "I trust your ability. This is called trusting you and recognizing you. And I am here. If you really encounter danger, I will definitely be there on the first day.
I’ll go over and save you as soon as possible.”
These words were of no use to Xiaofeng's ears. She blinked, tilted her head and said, "Are you talking about the CPU?"
"Hey, forget it." Xu Xian sighed and shook his head, carrying a long stick and walking towards the dense forest: "My trust in you is in vain, I'd better go find it myself."
He thought for a while, with Xiaofeng by his side, he would not encounter any danger even if he entered the depths of the jungle. At least he would be able to react in advance before danger came. After all, Xiaofeng's perception range was more than ten meters.
And since we can find a spiritual plant that has not withered yet, or a body tempering fruit spiritual plant, by the mountain road, then I think there might be surviving spiritual plants in the dense forest.
'Click, click...'
There are dry leaves and branches everywhere in the dense forest, and every time you step on them, you will make a clear sound.
In this quiet forest, the originally small voice seemed particularly abrupt, adding to the tense atmosphere.
‘Whoa—!’
Just as Xu Xian continued to move forward into the dense forest, a strange noise suddenly came from above his head.
Xiaofeng was immediately frightened. She pressed her body against Xu Xian's shoulder and shouted, "Monster! Monster!"
Xu Xian clenched the long stick in his hand and quickly looked upward.
The next moment, he breathed a sigh of relief and said angrily: "It's just a bird, can't you sense the monsters nearby? Look at your potential, don't scare yourself."
Hearing this, Xiaofeng also relaxed, but her little eyes rolled and she said, "I want to test your alertness, Brother Xian. Since you react so quickly, I feel relieved."
Xu Xian didn't want to talk to it anymore, and continued to walk forward while holding the long stick, while constantly scanning the surroundings.
"Brother Xian, it's getting dark soon. Let's go back. That monster may have gone somewhere else, and there probably aren't any spiritual plants left here."
"Go a little further and have a look. If it's not..."
Halfway through his words, Xu Xian's eyes lit up and he hurriedly quickened his pace and walked forward.
Four or five meters directly in front of him, a still crisp spiritual plant appeared in his field of vision.
"This is the Marrow Cleansing Fruit Spirit Plant!"
When he came closer, Xu Xian could tell the type of this spiritual plant just by glancing at it. Not only did this spiritual plant not wither, it was also more vigorous than the tempered fruit spiritual plant he had just found.
The tops of the leaves are just a little wilted, and the possibility of longevity is greater than the one I found earlier.
Without any explanation, Xu Xian hurriedly dug out the entire spiritual plant with a shovel. The value of a pith-washing fruit was far higher than that of a spiritual cultivation fruit and a body-tempering fruit, so he couldn't help but be careless.
After successfully placing the Marrow Cleansing Fruit Spirit Plant into the golden bead space, Xu Xian showed a satisfied smile.
Although he failed to find the target monster of the Cultivators Association's mission this time, the harvest so far has exceeded his expectations.
He raised his head and looked forward. There were few trees ten meters ahead, and the field of view was relatively open. It was obviously another mountain road that had been opened up.
Seeing this, Xu Xian walked forward: "It's really getting late. Let's go down the mountain in another way. If we can meet that monster, it doesn't matter if we don't."
On his shoulder, Xiaofeng muttered unhappily: "It's better to watch TV at home."
As he said that, he smacked his lips and said, "Brother, do you have a cigarette with you? I want to smoke a cigarette."
"We'll talk about it when we get back." Xu Xian refused decisively: "Smoking is prohibited in the mountains and forests, so don't do whatever you want."
"It's so boring..." Xiaofeng muttered again.
At this time, Xu Xian had already walked out of the dense forest and stepped on the mountain road.
Xiaofeng suddenly raised his head and said slightly nervously: "Brother Xian, it seems there is a monster nearby!"
Xu Xian didn't say anything, and Xiaofeng didn't need to tell him that he heard some vague noises, which seemed to come from above the mountain road.
"There seems to be a sound of someone talking?"
Xu Xian listened carefully and vaguely heard human voices.
Xiaofeng said quickly: "Let's go down the mountain quickly. I heard the sound of monsters. There are many of them. It's too dangerous!"
"There are living people, they should be fighting monsters."
Xu Xian hesitated for a moment, then made up his mind after two seconds, and walked towards the mountain: "Go over and see if the person is still alive. It would be best to save him. Maybe the monster we are looking for is also ahead."
"No, I'm still young and don't want to die..."
Xiaofeng protested in a low voice, but Xu Xian ignored it and walked faster towards the mountain.
"Master, what should I do? There are too many monsters and I can't hold on any longer!"
Sha Yi waved the long knife in his hand and complained to Xuan Shan while forcing the demon fox back.
At this time, his right arm was injured, and the bright red blood soaked the broken sleeve. As he waved his arm, blood was still flowing out of the wound.
Xuan Shan on the side was not in a good condition either. Although he was not injured, he looked extremely embarrassed and the monk's robe had been torn by the demon fox.
"You have to persevere if you can't hold on. It's definitely too late to go down the mountain. Let's go and rush to the temple entrance. If we can enter the Hidden Dragon Temple, we still have a chance of survival!"
The Zen staff waved in Xuan Shan's hand, making a roaring sound. Although the surrounding demon foxes could not match his strength, there were too many demon foxes, nearly twenty of them. For a while, he and Sha Yi could only passively defend.
"It's over, we are going to die here. The mission has not been completed, we have not caught anything, and now we are really going to the West!"
Sha Yi's tone was bitter, and his face was already ashen.
'boom!'
Xuan Shan seized the opportunity and hit a demon fox with his Zen staff, and gritted his teeth and said: "Don't say any depressing words. I have overcome eighty-one hardships in my previous life. What do you think the little demon fox is afraid of!"
Having said that, Xuan Shan clung to Sha Yi's back without leaving a trace. Only when the demon fox pounced on him would he wave his Zen staff.
Compared to Sha Yi, who had to fight his way forward, Xuanshan was much more relaxed. This was why Sha Yi, who was stronger than him, had been injured, but he was still intact.
As a disciple, you have to protect your master from wind and rain.
