Xu Chen was so frightened that he shook the snake head plant away.
But in an instant, he was even more stunned. Like a frightened animal, the snake-headed plant suddenly shrank into the soil. In the end, only three head-like leaves were left exposed. They even turned to look at him nervously.
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What frightened Xu Chen the most was that there were two golden round spots on the snake-head-like leaves, like a pair of strange golden eyes.
Fortunately, Xu Chen did not feel any danger from the snake head plant, which made him feel that it was a false alarm.
"Senior sister, how did this thing become like this?" Xu Chen asked with a strange face.
Zhao Xuan also shook her head with a weird face and said: "I don't know either, but this situation has only appeared in the past few days. However, it is obviously not malicious and seems to be just out of curiosity. Xiaobai was the first to discover it. They have been doing it every day these days.
It’s quite fun to have fun in the medicine garden.”
"It's fun?" Xu Chen felt a little stupid for a moment.
"Yes, this thing looks quite smart. It usually hides itself in the soil. It only comes out when people come, and it can also run around in the medicine garden by itself." Zhao Xuan explained.
"Can this thing still run?" Xu Chen looked confused.
Zhao Xuan nodded and said, "Didn't you realize that its current location is not its original location?"
Xu Chen looked around a few times and realized that it was indeed the case. The snake-head plant was originally not far from the entrance to the medicine garden, but now it was almost near the Resurrection Tree.
As expected, each of these plants is weird. Even if they look like monsters, they are actually like dogs. Not only can they run on their own, but they can also snatch food. Could this be the rhythm of becoming a spirit?
Xu Chen opened his mouth wide for a long time and couldn't close it.
Zhao Xuan urged: "Okay, hurry up and find a place to arrange the Seven-Star Golden Toad first. The medicine garden has become more and more spiritual recently, and it is also relatively clean and quiet. I think it is most suitable to place it here.
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Xu Chen came back to his senses, put his consciousness into the spirit beast bag, and then shook it slightly, and saw seven large and small toads popping out.
"Gugua...Gugua..."
As soon as these toads, which had been suppressed in the spirit beast bag for seven or eight days, came out, they were stunned for a while, and then they jumped in all directions and burrowed into the plants. Two of them were especially conspicuous, with golden colors all over their bodies.
The emerald green spots all over the body look extremely eye-catching.
Xu Chen was not worried that these toads had disappeared. He followed closely with his spiritual consciousness. He was mainly worried that these toads would fight each other, especially the two seven-star golden toads.
Fortunately, after a while of jumping around, these toads quickly found a hidden place and lay still. Some even started digging holes directly, seemingly preparing to build nests on the spot.
Xu Chen didn't pay much attention to the other toads he picked up to make up the numbers. Instead, he kept observing the two seven-star golden toads and found that they had been staying together and did not run too far. They were all squatting under the resurrecting tree.
They were squeezed together and didn't seem to want to move.
Xiaobai was very surprised by these big toads that suddenly appeared, and ran around behind them very excitedly. However, he seemed to feel that the aura of the two golden toads was very strong, so he did not dare to get very close, but kept surrounding them.
Turning around, a pair of ruby eyes looked full of curiosity.
"Junior brother, why do these golden toads look so different?" Zhao Xuan asked with surprise on her face.
Xu Chen explained the reason with a smile, pointed to a pair of real golden toads and said: "Only this pair are real golden toads, the others are degraded wild toads, you only need to keep an eye on this pair.
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Zhao Xuan suddenly nodded and said: "I see, these two do look different, and their aura is obvious, but if they are left here like this, will they be eaten by Xiaobai?"
Xu Chen squatted down and summoned Xiaobai over, pointed at the golden toad and said: "Xiaobai, these golden toads are useful. You have to help take care of them on weekdays. Don't let them run out of the medicine garden, let alone eat them as food.
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Xiaobai actually nodded as if he understood, rubbed his head against Xu Chen's hand and moaned.
Xu Chengang stood up and said to Zhao Xuan: "Okay, senior sister, Xiaobai has promised not to eat these golden toads!"
Zhao Xuan:......
She couldn't laugh or cry, but she also knew that Xiaobai was indeed very smart, and perhaps he had really understood Xu Chen's words.
However, although the golden toad has temporarily settled down, food is still a big problem.
According to Xu Chen's breeding experience learned in the Golden Toad Palace of Yuqing Palace, these golden toads' daily food is also very delicate. They need to eat food rich in spiritual energy and elixirs, especially some spiritual insects that need to be fed frequently.
In order to breed these seven-star golden toads, Yuqing Temple has dedicated people to breed spiritual insects and refine special animal elixirs.
But Xu Chen didn't have the time or effort, let alone the energy.
So this food is also a big problem for him.
Although these golden toads will be in a semi-dormant state in the spirit beast bag and can go without eating or drinking for a long time, they have been hungry for seven or eight days after all, so they must be fed quickly when they are released.
He thought about it over and over again, and suddenly thought that the third-level spirit sparrow seemed to be addicted to the soul-entering pill. With an idea, he turned over his hand and took out a bottle of Taiyuan soul-entering pill. He walked to the resurrecting tree and squatted next to two seven-star golden toads. He poured out two
The elixir was thrown on the ground.
"Gugua~"
The moment the elixir was thrown out, the two golden toads suddenly let out a deafening cry as if they had been greatly stimulated, and they fought to stick out their long tongues. In an instant, the two elixirs were already absorbed by the toads.
The golden toad swallowed it.
"Gugua~Gugua~"
It seemed that they felt the cries of their companions eating, or felt the breath of the Taiyuan Soul-Enhancing Pill. The five toads that had just jumped out and were dormant around them also jumped out of their hiding places at an extremely fast speed.
There were afterimages drawn out between the jumps.
Although these golden toads have degraded, they still have the blood and aura of some spiritual beasts. They are not useful for medicine, but their strength is comparable to some wild beasts, and they can even compete with some small beasts without falling behind.
He had already seen these situations in the Yuqingdian Canyon.
Ordinary snakes and rats turned out to be food in front of some powerful toads, and the fights between them were also very bloody and cruel.
Especially those toads that still have a lot of golden markings on their bodies are the strongest.
Five bowl-sized toads quickly gathered near the Resurrection Wood, and they were not afraid of humans at all. They were only a little nervous about Xiaobai, but they all stared at the two golden toads, seeming to want to take over the toads.
Food.
The two golden toads were obviously not good-natured ones. They made deafening calls in unison. At the same time, the fleshy bumps on their bodies were swollen, and they seemed to be spraying venom.
Xu Chen was startled, and quickly rolled up his energy and threw all five ordinary toads more than ten feet away.
Just kidding, the medicinal value of the Seven Star Golden Toad is all in this skin.
Or rather, it is above these poison glands.
Especially the poison glands where the seven green spots are located are the best materials for refining the Heqi Pill.
However, these two golden toads have begun to degenerate, and now only five of the seven green spots are left. Even two of them are lighter in color and continue to degenerate.
Without the threat of a group of toads, the two seven-star golden toads quickly became quiet again, and then closed their eyes and seemed to begin to digest the Taiyuan Soul-Enhancing Pill. Xu Chen felt happy, it seemed that the effect was very good.
Thinking of the strengthening effect of Taiyuan Soul-Enhancing Pill on the soul and body, Xu Chen even suddenly thought that if he continued to feed them like this, the two seven-star golden toads might actually recover all their blood and reach a state of being fully used as medicine.
If this is the case, will those degenerated golden toads also have this effect? After all, the bloodline is still there, but the degeneration is relatively thin.
Thinking of this, Xu Chen once again poured out five soul-entering pills and threw them in front of five ordinary golden toads. Only a few afterimages flashed past, and the spiritual pills on the ground disappeared in the blink of an eye.
But what shocked Xu Chen was that there was actually a toad among them who jumped in the air and failed to grab the elixir. Instead, a snake-headed plant that suddenly emerged from the soil snatched one away.
The toad turned around and looked around with a confused face. When he found out that his elixir had been robbed, he snarled angrily and pounced on the snake-head plant. The snake-head plant tightly wrapped the elixir with its snake-head-like leaves.
, the three vines also attacked the toad like three small snakes. In an instant, a big toad and a strange-shaped plant were rolling and fighting in the medicine house, and soon, the toad was entangled by three snake vines.
It screamed, and at the same time it kept spraying venom.
However, this venom seemed to have no effect on the snake plant at all. Instead, it tightened tighter and tighter. Xu Chen quickly released his vitality to shake the snake plant away and rescued the toad.
But it seemed that it was too late, as the toad was already dying.
While Xu Chen was observing this toad, the other toads who had grabbed the elixir suddenly became restless, and each of them seemed to have swallowed a piece of charcoal, and began to jump around in the medicine garden.
They rolled over, and soon after, they were all lying on the ground with foam at the mouth, twitching and struggling, and the dirt kicked up by their four legs flew up.
I'm going to choke you, now I'm all poisoned!
Xu Chen's face kept twitching, turning black and red, as exciting as opening a paint shop.
Zhao Xuan was also stunned. Finally, when she saw that the four toads were motionless, she whispered: "Junior brother, it seems that you have poisoned them all to death!"
Xu Chen:……
Well, the elixir is indeed not something that ordinary humans and beasts can digest.
Xu Chen could also understand. After all, the elixir was a great tonic for monks, but it was extremely poisonous for mortals.
It seems that these degraded toads that were finally found have lost much potential as spiritual beasts, and are simply unable to digest and absorb the medicinal properties of the elixir.
What's more, this elixir also contains white energy components. Although it can strengthen the soul, its powerful body-tempering effect also makes it impossible for them to bear it.
The other one was lucky and didn't get the elixir, but it didn't do much better. It was strangled by a snake-like plant and probably couldn't survive even if its bones were broken.
Xu Chen let out a long sigh.
This blow came too suddenly, completely unprepared, and it was all gone.
Although he was a little sad, Xu Chen could only accept the reality in front of him in the end. With a roll of energy, he threw the five toads far away into the bushes outside the medicine garden.
It's okay if they are dead, so you don't have to worry about them threatening and disturbing the two golden toads. Feed them well in the future. As long as the two golden toads mate and lay eggs, there will still be a lot of ordinary golden toads next year. Then the feeding experiment can be continued.
Maybe with good luck, more real golden toads will come out over time.