In front of the dilapidated cabin, the little fox lay motionless on the stone.
Xu Chen picked it up for inspection and found that he was still breathing, but he probably wouldn't survive, so he could only sigh and put it down, and then sat down on the grass next to him, looking at the rolling mountains and clear blue sky in front of him in a daze.
It is said that gods are good and the world is happy and carefree.
But who could have known that immortals are all so miserable, lonely and bored.
Although Xu Chen is used to this kind of life, there are always a few days every month when he feels decadent and confused, irritable and does not want to practice.
But today is a mixed bag.
Although the resurrected wood didn't know if it could survive, the jade bead found in this special poop made him feel that he had found a lot.
If the demon wolf hadn't suddenly appeared, he would have harvested a litter of dead foxes, and just peeling off the fur would have sold him at least ten spiritual stones.
That was a lot of wealth, wealth he had never had before.
It's a pity that everything has come to nothing now.
Of course, before he left, he still left a small trap for the demon wolf.
If the demon wolf eats the old fox's body, the excrement hidden in its mouth may kill it.
But this is only a small possibility. After all, the third-level demon wolf is already very intelligent and is unlikely to be fooled, but what if.
So Xu Chen decided to lie dormant and wait for a few days. If there was no movement, he would go and observe secretly.
The demon elixir of a third-level demon wolf is worth at least dozens of spirit stones.
Xu Chen poured out the jade beads again and placed them in a pottery bowl.
This time he did not dare to observe with his spiritual consciousness. He stared at it for a long time with his eyes wide open, and then tried to touch it with his hand. He found that except for a kind of ice and coolness, there was no discomfort at all.
So he became more courageous and simply picked up the jade beads with his hands. Still not feeling any danger, he let out a long breath.
It seems that although this jade bead is poisonous, it will not be poisoned through direct contact with the skin. It can only be poisoned when observed with spiritual consciousness or dissolved in water and enters the body.
But something so poisonous can actually be eaten and pulled out again, which shows how powerful this unknown monster is.
Xu Chen was sighing when he suddenly heard the sound of breaking through the air. He turned around and saw a green figure coming with a sword, and it was the thirteenth senior sister Zhao Xuan again.
"Sister, why are you here again?" Xu Chen quickly put away the jade beads and stood up to say hello.
Zhao Xuan landed in front of Xu Chen, put away her flying sword with a sad face and said: "Is the Resurrection Wood really dead?"
Xu Chen smiled bitterly: "The third elder just looked at it, it may be hopeless!"
Zhao Xuan sighed, but when she saw the little fox on the stone next to her, she was surprised and said: "White foxes are rare."
Xu Chen couldn't say anything about the spirit fox's lair. He could only vaguely say that he found it near the medicine garden.
Zhao Xuan gently grabbed the little fox, took a look at it, and then said with pity on her face: "It's a pity that he is also an orphan abandoned by his parents. He hasn't been weaned yet. I'm afraid he won't survive."
Xu Chen quickly said: "I'm still a little angry. If I have milk, I might still be able to live."
While speaking, Xu Chen's eyes fell on Zhao Xuan's chest, but he immediately sighed.
Zhao Xuan was immediately ashamed and angry. She kicked Xu Chen and said, "You are not a good guy. You look over there and dare to sigh."
Xu Chen laughed dryly: "Senior sister, why don't you take it back and keep it for a while? It would be a meritorious thing if it's alive."
Zhao Xuan seemed to be in no mood. She put down the little fox and said, "I don't have time. The third elder asked me and the ninth brother to go to the capital of Song Dynasty to wish the emperor a birthday. I'm afraid it will take a month to come and go."
Xu Chen said helplessly: "Then forget it!"
After saying that, he thought for a moment and took out a protective talisman from his pocket and handed it over, "Senior sister, you are traveling far away. This jade talisman is for you to protect yourself on the road. If you don't use it, come back and give it back to me."
Zhao Xuan's eyes lit up, she took the jade talisman and played with it while laughing: "It's rare that my junior brother is so willing. I've agreed, if you use it, I won't have any treasure to pay you back!"
Xu Chen waved his hand, "If you use it, you might save senior sister's life. Why should I pay it back? As long as everyone is safe."
Zhao Xuan looked at Xu Chen with a half-smile but said, "Did you also give the Seventh Senior Sister a spiritual talisman?"
Xu Chen could only nod.
Zhao Xuan then put the talismans into her pocket without hesitation, then took out a few colorful paper talismans and said: "These are some talismans that I got from going down the mountain before. Although they are ordinary small spells, they are of little use.
For the time being, this is a thank you gift to my junior brother."
Xu Chen was not polite, took the paper talisman and said: "That's fine, these ordinary paper talismans are of great use to me."
"How about..." Zhao Xuan was a little nervous and looked at Xu Chen with a red face, "Junior brother, lend me two more Dayuan Dan."
Xu Chen couldn't help but blush, but he still happily took out the jade bottle and poured out two emerald green pills.
I've already given away the magic talismans, so there's no need to skimp on two more pills.
Zhao Xuan happily collected the two Great Yuan Pills and left with her sword. Xu Chen sat down with a wry smile. It seemed that these brothers and sisters would not give up until they drained him of all the magic pills.
Of course, he can also understand. After all, he stays at the mountain gate to pick up dung all year round. There is no danger. But when he goes down the mountain to travel, there are too many unknown situations. It is not that they necessarily covet these things. The main reason is that Taiyuanmen is too poor.
Already.
These treasures in their eyes are not scarce in those large and medium-sized immortal sects. Whenever the disciples of the sect come down from the mountain, they can get some self-defense from the master sect.
But in Taiyuan Sect, the senior brothers and sisters can only find ways on their own, or rely on contributions to exchange, or rely on their own daily search for materials and ask the two elders to help, or exchange treasures with other sects.
But no matter which one, there are many difficulties.
A first-grade Dayuan Dan requires more than ten kinds of rare herbs and elixirs, some of which are not available in medicinal gardens and cannot be cultivated. They are all found in the wild.
Even Xiao Yuan Dan, which is not a high-grade product, still needs seven or eight kinds of medicinal materials. Although Taiyuanmen has it in the medicine garden, it grows slowly because of the lack of spiritual energy in the medicine garden, and it takes more than ten years of cultivation before it can be used as medicine, so it cannot be supplied in large quantities.
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And if you want to exchange elixirs with other sects, the price is even more outrageous.
A bottle of ten small Yuan Dan requires at least three spirit stones, and the amount of the Great Yuan Dan is more than five times that of the other.
Not to mention Xu Chen and the other bitter disciples couldn't afford it, even the three elders couldn't eat it every day.
As for the spiritual talismans made by monks in the Danyuan Realm, they are the self-defense magic weapons that everyone in the low-level disciples wants.
The Great Elder rewarded Xu Chen with three spiritual talismans at one time, which were worth at least a hundred spiritual stones. No matter which sect it was placed in, it was considered a huge amount of enviable wealth.
It can also be seen from this that the great elder is very excited and looking forward to the resurrection tree blooming again.
Unfortunately, the excitement disappeared within a few days.
Xu Chen is still worried about how the great elder will feel when he comes back and finds out that the Resurrection Tree is dead.
Therefore, he does not dare to occupy these elixirs and talismans on his own now. Giving them away can actually relieve him of some pressure.
Poor, lonely, worried!
Xu Chen muttered and released his flying sword, then rode up and staggered toward a forest not far away.
After a while, he flew back again with a few more eggs in his hand.
Putting the bird eggs in a pottery bowl, he went into the house and took out a hatchet, chopped a thin piece of bamboo, and quickly made a small water gun.
Since he had no milk, but he couldn't just watch the little fox starve to death, he decided to feed it with bird eggs to see if he could revive it.
After the water gun was made, he broke two bird eggs, stirred the egg whites and yolks together, then sucked it into the small water gun, and slowly poured it into the little fox's mouth. After he finished it, he found a piece of animal skin to wrap it up and placed it on the grass.
Continue to bask in the sun.
He popped the remaining eggs into his mouth, smacked his lips a few times, then sat down cross-legged and began to practice Qi.
The day passes quickly.
Early the next morning, Xu Chen observed the little fox and found that his aura was much stronger, and he could even open his eyes slightly. So he breathed a sigh of relief, rode out with his sword for half an hour, and got back a basket of bird eggs.
, fed two pills to the little fox in the same way, and then went to the medicine garden to inspect the situation.
But when I went to take a look, I was immediately frightened. Overnight, not only did the resurrected tree completely die, but the new branches and two flowers all withered and fell. Dozens of medicinal materials in the medicine garden also withered and turned yellow, obviously.
All dead.
"It's over, what...what should we do?"
Xu Chen stood at the entrance of the medicine garden, his face pale and sweat rolling down his forehead.
He could still accept the death of the Resurrection Tree. After all, he was already dying before, but the two or three acres of medicinal herbs were also dead. After the great elder fertilized them with spirit stones a few days ago, these medicinal herbs were still as strong as taking powerful pills.
The situation was so fierce that suddenly everyone died. Not only could he not accept it, but probably the entire Taiyuan Sect could not accept it.
Although these medicinal materials are not good, they are necessary materials for daily alchemy.
This time everyone suddenly died, it was like digging everyone's ancestral grave.
He expected the beginning, but not the ending.
Unexpectedly, the pile of excrement picked up inexplicably poisoned all the medicinal materials of Taiyuan Sect.
"How to do how to do?"
Xu Chen looked around anxiously, but in the end he still didn't dare to hide it, so he had no choice but to ride on the flying sword and go to Chaoyang Peak to report to the third elder.
The third elder is meditating and seems to be in a bad mood.
Xu Chen did not dare to tell anyone about his careless fertilization, but only talked about the current situation of the medicine garden.
After hearing this, the third elder's face kept twitching violently, but he did not blame him. In the end, he just sighed and waved his hands:
"I already know about this matter. It seems that something happened in the medicine garden. I will go to check the situation personally. Since the medicinal materials are all dead, you don't need to stay in the medicine garden every day. In two days, you will follow the two senior brothers and sisters to the capital.
The emperor wishes you a happy birthday, and by the way, I will go down the mountain to practice and see if there is any opportunity. We will wait until the great elder comes back, so you can go first!"
"Yes, disciple, please leave!" Xu Chen breathed a sigh of relief and exited the room.
Back at his residence, Xu Chen was a little excited, but also felt lost.
After five years of climbing up the mountain, I finally had the chance to go down.
But I'm afraid the days to come will be even more difficult.
Without the medicine garden, elixirs will be more scarce in the future, and it will be more difficult to practice. If there is danger, it will be even more dangerous if the elixirs are not replenished in time.
And if he wanted to obtain the elixir, he would have to rely on his own efforts like other senior brothers and sisters.
It seems that this time it was too reckless.
But the consequences had already occurred, and he had no other choice but to be upset.