Just when Xu Chen stopped exercising and looking at the meridians and Dantian, a faint sound suddenly sounded in his chest, and there was also a slight squirming. Xu Chen suddenly remembered that he had brought back a little fox, and quickly took it out of his arms.
Took it out.
The little fox's breath was very weak, and it looked as if it was dead. It couldn't even open its eyes, and its screams were almost inaudible.
Xu Chen couldn't help but frown. Immortal cultivators all like to raise spirit beasts, but few raise spirit foxes. This is because spirit foxes are very intelligent and live in family groups. They are also very vigilant. Firstly, they are not easy to capture, and secondly, they are useful.
Not big.
This little guy who was picked up casually seemed to be less than a month old. Even if he wanted to raise it, he seemed to be unable to do so, mainly because he had no milk.
But Xu Chen couldn't bear to see it starving to death.
It seems like I need to find someone with breasts to help.
The first thing that came to his mind was the proud and straight breasts of the Seventh Senior Sister Qu Mei, which seemed more suitable, but the Seventh Senior Sister went down the mountain.
The only other female on the mountain is Thirteenth Senior Sister Zhao Xuan.
But considering her flat body, I'm afraid it will be a problem for her to breastfeed children in the future.
Except for the two senior sisters, the rest is a group of unreliable senior brothers. Not to mention the little foxes, they themselves live hungry and full. Like Xu Chen, they are all very resistant to hunger.
what to do?
Xu Chen's claws were numb, so he thought for a moment and got up, went to scoop out half a bowl of spring water, opened the little fox's mouth and poured some indiscriminately, then threw it on the stone slab to bask in the sun.
All that's left is to deal with a strange new pile of poop.
This thing should be highly poisonous, otherwise it would not poison a whole nest of foxes to death. Therefore, Xu Chen did not dare to touch it with his spiritual consciousness, so he could only pour it to the ground and use a wooden stick to peel it apart.
Observe carefully.
There are many poisonous things in the treasures of heaven and earth. Even ordinary spiritual materials and elixirs are highly poisonous when used on ordinary people.
But this was the first time Xu Chen encountered poisonous feces.
This excrement should not be in its complete form. Instead, it seems to be a lump thrown out from somewhere. It just happened to land on the rocky cliff above the Linghu Cave, and then polluted the spring water that dripped into the Linghu Lair, eventually causing a nest of excrement.
The foxes were all poisoned to death, and it didn't take long.
However, the origin of such a terrifying piece of poop left him unable to figure out.
He knew all the spiritual beasts and demonic beasts within a thousand-mile radius around the Taiyuan Gate. The strongest one was the third-level demonic wolf in the southeast. In addition, there were other spiritual beasts such as this den of spiritual foxes.
There are threats to the second-level breeds, but the threats are not great. Each has a fixed survival territory and does not visit each other.
Therefore, this strange excrement is definitely not left by native beasts.
So...did it fall from the sky?
Xu Chen couldn't help but look up at the sky.
High and far away, deep blue, clear, clear sky, as clean as if it had been licked by a dog.
If such a terrifying demonic beast or spiritual beast really passed by Taiyuan Gate, it stands to reason that it is impossible for the two profound elders not to notice it.
The more he thought about it, the more confused he became. In the end, Xu Chen simply stopped thinking about it.
What he urgently needs to consider now is how to deal with the feces.
Should I bury it directly in the medicine garden, or what should I do?
The composition of the feces is very complex. It is mixed with undigested grass roots, broken bones, shells, fruit cores and even grain-like things. It is obviously an omnivorous food monster, and it seems to have some indigestion. The feces is sticky, and the intestines and stomach are not looking good at first glance.
healthy.
Suddenly, something as big as a finger and a blue jade bead was pulled out.
"Hey, what is this?"
Xu Chen was very curious, so he picked out the jade bead with a wooden stick, stepped on the grass with his feet and rubbed it back and forth a few times, then clamped it between two wooden sticks and observed it carefully.
The more he looked at it, the more surprised he became. This thing was crystal clear, with dark blue spots like stars inside, which released a dazzling blue halo in the sunlight.
He couldn't help but release his consciousness and touch it. Suddenly, a blue light appeared in the sea of consciousness like the sun, emitting blazing energy. There was a terrifying sting in his soul, and his soul seemed to be burned by a red-hot iron.
Suddenly, he groaned in pain and fell down, and the jade beads also fell to the grass.
This stuff is poisonous.
Xu Chen made an instant judgment, covered his forehead and sat up with lingering fear, staring at the jade beads for a long time, then carefully picked them up again with a wooden stick, went to the puddle and rinsed them with spring water.
This time it looks clearer. The blue spots inside are really like stars that are constantly emitting light. The whole jade bead is so dazzling that it makes people's soul throb.
This must be a treasure.
Xu Chen immediately made an accurate judgment.
In the world of cultivating immortals, there are all kinds of strange materials and treasures. Even a great cultivator in the spiritual realm who can destroy heaven and earth cannot know everything. Although he has only seen first- and second-level low-level spiritual materials, this
Something must be extraordinary.
Treasures must not be leaked.
Xu Chen quickly put it into his pocket, then squatted down excitedly and continued to pick up the feces, but he never found anything else.
Perhaps this was the source of the feces being contaminated. Xu Chen became more courageous, put the feces back into the basket on his back, and quickly carried it to the medicine garden.
The so-called dead horse is treated as a living horse doctor. The resurrecting wood is almost dead. He doesn't care much about whether it is poisonous or not. He decided to bury this special manure. If it is really saved, what will happen to the Taiyuan Sect?
It was a great achievement, and if he died, he would die. It had nothing to do with him being a scumbag apprentice who was just starting to practice qi. At most, he would be punished, and at the worst, he would be kicked off the mountain.
In fact, after practicing for several years, he has already begun to lose his mentality.
Because his garbage spiritual root is destined to be his greatest achievement in this life, he will be in the Kaiyuan realm. If there is no great opportunity, his lifespan will only be a few hundred years, no different from ordinary mortals.
What's more, picking up dung in the mortal world is also picking up dung in the immortal sect. It seems that the meaning of life is no different.
Calculate, since I went up the mountain, I haven't even eaten a decent hot meal. It's better to be at the bottom of the mountain with a group of poor children and orphans who are also lonely and work as servants for rich families. I can still tease the maids, and if I'm lucky, I can start a family.
Give birth to a baby.
In this barren mountain, I can't even find a companion to talk to.
Being alone all day long is no different from the mountains full of vegetation.
If this is cultivating immortality, then what’s the point of dying alone?
Although his mind was in a mess, Xu Chen still carefully dug a hole and buried the excrement around the resurrecting tree. Finally, after checking that there was some left, he simply mixed a large amount of mulch and spread it evenly in the medicinal field.
Other magical herbs in the medicine garden are not growing as well as expected, and their quality is getting worse and worse.
If this spiritual animal excrement is really effective, it might also produce unexpected changes.
After finishing his work, he walked to the small pool under the waterfall and took off his clothes to take a bath. As soon as he took off his clothes, he saw a green light escaping from far to near, and soon fell on the edge of the pool, but it was the thirteenth senior sister Zhao Xuan.
Xu Chen hurriedly covered his lower body with his clothes, and said with embarrassment: "Why are senior sisters here?"
Zhao Xuan looked at Xu Chen's embarrassment, covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Why are you nervous? Senior sister will not eat you."
Xu Chen laughed dryly, "No one comes to this barren mountain. It's not impossible for senior sister to eat if she wants..."
"Hey, you have a beautiful idea!" Zhao Xuan spat, turned around and said, "I'm here to see how the resurrecting tree is growing, and at the same time, I'm here to see if you are lazy."
Xu Chen pointed to the medicine garden and said: "The Resurrection Tree is in the medicine garden. Senior sister, go and see it yourself. I have just weeded and fertilized and am about to take a bath."
"Then you wash it and I'll go take a look!"
Zhao Xuan turned around and went to the medicine garden. Xu Chen breathed a sigh of relief and jumped into the pool. He washed himself a few times and got dressed.
"Junior brother is in trouble, why does this Resurrection Wood look like it's about to die?"
Zhao Xuan's voice rang in the medicine garden. Xu Chen put on his clothes in a hurry, walked over and said with a grimace, "I don't know why this is happening. I noticed some signs of withering a few days ago."
"Then what should we do?" Zhao Xuan's face changed drastically. She turned around and grabbed Xu Chen's arm and said urgently: "The third elder asked me to observe carefully. I haven't been here for only a few days. How could it be like this?"
Xu Chen spread his hands and said: "Ask me and I will ask who will go. The flowering of the Resurrection Tree happened suddenly. I thought it felt like it was about to die, so I tried to struggle hard to see if it could bear fruit to continue the family lineage, but it failed.
."
Zhao Xuan stamped her feet anxiously, "When are you still in the mood to joke?"
Xu Chen said helplessly: "What should we do?"
"No, I have to report this matter to the third elder immediately, otherwise you and I will have to be punished if we really die." After Zhao Xuan said that, she threw the flying sword and flew towards Chaoyang Peak.
Xu Chen shrugged and sat down to rest. After a while, he saw a ray of light coming suddenly and landing in front of the Resurrection Tree in the blink of an eye. It was the third elder.
"Why did it suddenly become like this?"
The third elder looked at the flowers that had begun to wither and wither and the branches that had turned slightly yellow and wilted, his snow-white beard and eyebrows trembling violently.
Xu Chen stepped forward and whispered cautiously: "Disciple doesn't know that it started to wither a few days ago. I went to the alchemy room once, but you were at a critical moment of alchemy, so I didn't dare to bother reporting."
The third elder's complexion suddenly changed from green to white, and finally he sighed and said: "Well, time and destiny, it seems that the destiny of this resurrecting tree has been reached. Our Taiyuan Sect is not blessed to have this treasure, so be it!
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After the third elder finished speaking, Ren Youruo suddenly looked a lot older. He looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh, then waved his sleeves and walked away.
Seeing the thin and old figure go away, Xu Chen couldn't bear it, but there was nothing he could do.
The third elder has been building the foundation for more than fifty years, but he has stopped making any progress in the late stage of the True Yuan realm, so he puts all his thoughts on taking care of the mountain gate and cultivating the younger generations. It is a pity that fate has a way with people, and the flowering of the Resurrection Tree is the best thing for him.
It was the best news that he had been practicing Taoism in the mountains for hundreds of years, but unfortunately his happiness was completely extinguished by a bucket of ice water within a few days.
“If only this manure actually worked!”
Xu Chen muttered as he packed up his backpack and returned to his residence. At the same time, he was still thinking that it would be great if he could go to the fox cave and bring back some feces. Maybe it could save the situation.
It's a pity that the third-level demon wolf has occupied the spirit fox's territory. The danger is too great. Even the third elder does not dare to provoke him. It is better for a little scum like himself to hide in the mountains like a shrunken turtle.