Xu Chen would generally not touch the monster's lair. Compared to spiritual beasts, monsters would be more ferocious and cruel. He would either be stupid or show off when he stood up to the monsters.
Therefore, Xu Chen usually wanders around the territory of a few spiritual beasts to hunt wild animals.
There are no high-level spiritual beasts within a thousand miles around the mountain gate.
The canyon Xu Chen chose was not far from the mountain gate. There was a nest of spirit foxes living here, all gathered in a grotto in the valley.
The grotto is very deep. It is said that it used to be a mine, and there are branch roads inside. The situation is relatively complicated. Xu Chen has been here several times before, but he usually doesn't go too deep. He just wanders around the entrance of the cave and pulls a few pieces of feces, and he will leave quickly. According to
Several senior brothers and sisters said that one of the spirit foxes here is about to break through the second level, and it is best not to mess with it.
The reason why spirit beasts are spirit beasts is because they have developed their intelligence and generally do not provoke the immortals. They live in harmony with each other and sometimes even help humans who are in danger. Therefore, they are worshiped and enshrined by mortals. They are generally called among the people.
For demons.
In addition, if there is a range of spiritual beasts, generally there will be no monsters, and all animals have a strong sense of territory.
Xu Chen staggered into the canyon and landed quietly a hundred feet away from Linghu Cave. Then he calmed down, carefully observed and slowly approached the cave.
Soon, he touched near the entrance of the cave.
There are ancient pines and trees entwined with ancient vines everywhere, covering the entire canyon to the point where the ceiling is almost invisible. It is very quiet, and apart from the chirping of birds, there is almost no trace of wild animals.
After waiting and observing for about half a stick of incense, Xu Chen confirmed that all the foxes had left home to look for food. Then he boldly walked to the entrance of the cave. Just in case, he deliberately threw a stone inside, but found that there was no movement.
After that, he held the flying sword and crept inside slowly.
After walking about seven or eight feet, Xu Chen smelled a familiar smell and felt happy. After walking a few more steps, he found a few piles of excrement in a corner of the stone wall, so he quickly took out a excrement shovel from his backpack and quickly
He pulled it into the backpack, hesitated for a moment, and then slowly walked inside.
Normally, he would stop there.
But today the third elder seems to be in a bad mood because of the poor medicinal materials. He still feels a little stressed, and of course, a little guilty. After all, he has made too little contribution to the sect. He can go from a lonely orphan to a high-ranking immortal in the eyes of mortals.
Master, he is still very grateful to Taiyuan Sect and has a strong sense of belonging.
If I had been more courageous and diligent in fertilizing before, maybe I wouldn't have made the elders so anxious and worried.
So Xu Chen plucked up the courage and continued walking inside.
After another two or three feet, two forked roads appeared in front of him. He had been here twice secretly. The left side led to the lair of a group of foxes. According to the Ninth Brother who entrusted him with the task of picking up dung, it was unfathomable inside and the forked roads were even more complicated.
Duo had warned him not to go in. There was a dead end on the right, and fox droppings could sometimes be found inside.
So Xu Chen slowly walked into the fork on the right. There was almost no light here. If he were an ordinary mortal, he would be like a blind man without a torch. But for Xu Chen, who had already started practicing Qi, although it was dim in the cave, he could still see.
It's clear because there is also the help of spiritual consciousness.
In addition to the cold moisture accumulated over the years, there was a familiar smell of fox excrement in the cave. Xu Chen was a little surprised and nervous. It seemed that he should have gained a lot today.
Sure enough, not far ahead, he began to see scattered excrement in piles on the ground, so he put down his backpack, picked up the excrement shovel and began to quickly clean it up.
The hole does not need to be deep, as long as there is dung. It does not need to be abundant, as long as there is spirit.
For him, an old dung collector, a basket full of spirit animal dung can be applied to half an acre of medicinal fields, which is enough for the medicinal materials to be absorbed for a while.
Just when Xu Chen was happily picking up dung here and there, he suddenly heard a wailing sound coming from outside.
"Oops!"
Xu Chen was so excited that he quickly put away his consciousness and hid in a crack in the rocks. He didn't even have time to take away the basket on his back.
Sure enough, as soon as he hid it, he saw a two-foot-sized fox running in with a gust of wind. He didn't seem to notice that there was an extra backpack in the cave. Just like Xu Chen usually was in a hurry, he squatted down on his hind legs and started to poop.
And at the same time, he kept making humming sounds.
Instantly, a stronger stench filled the entire cave.
Xu Chen's face turned black and his heart was beating wildly. He stared at the fox and the basket, covering his mouth and nose and not daring to make any sound.
This is just a half-grown fox, and it looks small in size, but it must not be underestimated. Once the ferocity breaks out, he may not be able to escape unscathed.
Right now, he is in the fox's den, and his purpose of coming is unknown. Once he is discovered and fights, attracting a whole den of foxes, it will be a question of whether he can go back alive today.
But fortunately, this fox was not alert at all and did not notice Xu Chen, not even the backpack beside him. After squirting, he seemed to be a little exhausted, and then took small steps.
He ran out collapsed.
Xu Chen waited with bated breath for a moment, and found that there was no movement outside. He immediately packed up and prepared to leave. However, before leaving, he saw a pile of fresh feces that seemed to be steaming. His sense of professionalism suddenly overcame him. His strong emotions overcame his reason, and he still
He stopped to put the pile of fresh fox excrement into his backpack, and then carefully and quickly exited the fox den.
It wasn't until he ran half a mile away in one breath that Xu Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief, then threw the flying sword and flew away. At the same time, the vitality in his dantian was poured into the flying sword like it was free of charge. It was just a cup of tea.
By that time, he had already left the canyon and was ten miles away.
Every time he picked up excrement, it felt like robbery, which made him very depressed.
But in order to save his life and reduce trouble, he had to do this every time.
After landing on an open mountain top, Xu Chen felt that his Dantian was half empty again, and his anxiety broke out instantly, so he prepared to meditate to regain his breath.
To cultivate immortality, if you want to live forever, you must first not die. A dead immortal is no longer an immortal, but a dead ghost.
And if you die in this barren mountain, there won't even be anyone to collect the body, and it will soon turn into piles of animal excrement.
Therefore, Xu Chen has always been more concerned about his own life.
In addition, foxes are different from other spiritual beasts. They are not only smart, but also live in groups. There are more than ten in this family, and there is also an old fox who is about to break through to the second level. In a group fight, he is even a senior brother in the middle stage of the True Element Realm.
I'm afraid I'll get a bruise and a swollen face when I come here.
Therefore, Xu Chen usually would not come to the fox den to pick up dung.
But just when he sat down cross-legged, he suddenly heard a shrill scream from the direction of the canyon, and then high and low screams merged into one. Xu Chen's scalp went numb for an instant, and he took out a small jade from his pocket without hesitation.
bottle, pour out a gray-green pill the size of your finger, stuff it into your mouth and swallow it without looking at it, then run the magic formula for a week, wait for the energy of Xiao Yuan Dan to turn into a rolling tide and pour into the Dantian, quickly sacrifice the flying sword, and sit astride it
Go up and fly towards the mountain gate.
Half an hour later, Xu Chen landed beside the medicine field in a state of embarrassment, putting away his flying sword. Only then did he feel that his hands and feet were weak, and even his dantian had a faint tingling sensation.
At this time, one of the precious Xiaoyuan Dan has been exhausted. If the mountain gate is any further away, the Dantian tendons will be damaged.
Fortunately, although he was embarrassed, he still managed to escape without any danger.
Moreover, today's harvest was full of a large basket of spirit fox excrement, including a pile of freshly baked excrement. This was the most abundant harvest he had collected in the past few years, and it was also the most thrilling.
Of course, the loss was also the biggest. One Xiaoyuan Dan was wasted, which was almost a month's reserve.
After lying on the grass and resting for a moment, Xu Chen got up and began to process the feces. He first spread the dried feces and pounded it with a wooden hoe, then mixed it with some rotten soil and buried it in the soil around the herbs.
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As for the freshly baked one, he buried it entirely under the most precious resurrecting tree in the garden.
An hour later, he finally finished fertilizing, then took off his clothes and jumped into the small pool under the waterfall to wash himself off, then put his clothes back on and went back.
Although there are more than ten people in Taiyuan Sect, in fact, the elders and disciples do not meet each other very often. Everyone has their own business. They are either practicing, refining elixirs, refining weapons, drawing talismans, or searching for heavenly materials and earthly treasures.
Instead of just going out together to travel and experience, in fact, less than half of them are in Shanmen right now.
Xu Chen is undoubtedly one of the long-term stayers, and he is also a junior.
Ever since he went up the mountain, the Taiyuan Sect has not accepted a disciple for several years. He has no goal of finding someone to pick up dung for him, and the hope of bullying his junior brothers and sisters is even slimmer.
Xu Chen returned to his cabin halfway up the mountain, ate some random food and began to meditate.
With the elixir in such short supply, slowly accumulating it through self-cultivation is the only way.
Of course, this also has advantages, that is, it can solidify the foundation of cultivation, slowly improve step by step, and help you better appreciate the process of cultivation.
Every time he takes the elixir, it is a rare opportunity for him to practice. He can feel the changes in his body more intuitively and violently, as well as the movement of vitality in the meridians and Dantian.
Time flies by.
Early the next morning, Xu Chen did not go out to pick up excrement. He was going to go to the medicine garden to inspect and continue practicing. Unexpectedly, he was surprised when he went there. Nothing else had changed, but he saw that the half-dead Resurrection Tree in the center had suddenly changed overnight.
Two new branches grew, and even a flower bud the size of an egg sprouted from each one. From a distance, you can smell a strange fragrance that makes your soul intoxicated.
Darling, what's going on?
Xu Chen stood at the door of the medicine garden and stared blankly for dozens of seconds. Then he suddenly came back to his senses, jumped up and down and rushed to the resurrecting tree. He stared at the newly grown branches, leaves and two flower buds and began to drool.