Surprising, and a pleasant surprise.
I truly never expected that the purple wisteria I brought back from my trip to the Yellow Weasel's Free and Easy Tower.
Turned out to be the best treasure for gathering Yin life essence, the Purple Bone Vine.
It's just a shame I didn't recognize its value back then and just left it lying around in the warehouse.
"That's great, with this, it saves so much trouble."
Uncle-Master clapped his hands in delight.
Cousin Yunxia also nodded with a smile and handed me her phone:
"This whole plant of Purple Bone Vine, its market value alone starts at seven figures.
It has remarkable efficacy in bone generation.
An inch of the vine can be used as medicine, taken with other medicinal herbs.
The recovery speed for fractured bones will be at least three times faster than the original."
I looked at the Purple Bone Vine in the phone's picture.
Damn it, no wonder it has "bone" in its name, so this vine is a treasure medicine for generating bone!
It's a pity that I was holding such a precious medicine without knowing it.
If I casually sold half a piece, we'd have enough for a down payment on a house in our city...
Despite the surprise, having the material is not enough.
We still need life essence.
Master said that snatching from plants and trees is of little use when the amount is small.
Snatching from people, birds, or beasts has great karma, which I cannot bear.
So I can only snatch from ghosts.
And among ghosts, I can only snatch from malevolent ghosts.
In other words, after preparing the life-extending artifact, I still need to find a malevolent or fierce ghost to snatch life essence from.
But finding a malevolent ghost in such a short time is actually a bit difficult.
However, with this kind of thing, we'll just have to take it one step at a time.
Things will work out when the time comes.
We chatted as we made our way.
Xiao Mei, being a beast, could still discern our direction in the Misty Forest.
She led us as we kept moving.
One hour, two hours, three hours, five hours...
In a blink, ten hours had passed.
Fortunately, we didn't encounter any more dangers.
If our path was correct, we should have reached the outskirts of the Misty Forest.
But everyone was already extremely fatigued.
After fighting for so long, our bodies were completely drained.
Now, after traveling continuously for nearly twelve hours, our legs were trembling with exhaustion.
If it weren't for the pills we took and our cultivation, we would have collapsed long ago.
Uncle-Master saw that everyone was too tired and said:
"Everyone sit down and rest for a while!"
Hearing this, everyone found a place to sit down.
As soon as I sat down, my wounds began to ache.
But this pain was nothing compared to the agony when the life curse acted up, so I could grit my teeth and endure it.
"Old Qin, I have a piece of chocolate left, you eat it."
Old Mo's stomach was growling with hunger, but he offered his last piece of chocolate to me.
I waved my hand:
"You eat it!"
Unexpectedly, Old Mo rolled his eyes and threw it to me:
"Just eat it when I tell you to. I'm just hungry, but you're practically dying.
Your face is as white as a ghost's, and you're almost out of vitality.
Eat something to replenish yourself..."
I gave a wry smile, speechless.
I used my phone screen to illuminate my face.
It was indeed very pale, without a trace of blood.
My eyes had dark circles, looking like someone who was about to die.
Old Mo was right, he was just hungry, while I was on the verge of death.
"I owe you one. I'll treat you to drinks later."
After saying that, I ate it directly.
Old Mo, that scoundrel, upon hearing that I would treat him to drinks,
Gave me a "flower hand" gesture:
"A broken piece of chocolate for a meal, what a steal!"
Looking at Old Mo's smarmy expression and his flower hand gesture towards me,
I really wanted to rush up and kick him...
Xia Qiuxi, seeing our interaction, couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.
After a brief rest, we prepared to set off.
But just as we were about to move, Xiao Mei, who was on sentry duty ahead, became alert.
Her two fox ears appeared and twitched.
She suddenly raised her hand towards us.
Seeing Xiao Mei's reaction, we knew something was up.
We all stopped moving and became vigilant.
At the same time, we reached for our weapons.
This was the Misty Forest, and it was highly possible that remnants of the Black Demon Cult were present.
Soon, we heard the sound of footsteps approaching from not far away.
"Thump, thump, thump..."
It sounded like several people were rapidly approaching us.
At the same time, someone was speaking:
"This way, quickly..."
"..."
Hearing the voices, we all went into hiding.
Everyone was injured and not in a condition to fight.
If we could avoid them, we would.
Gradually, figures appeared in the mist.
We all lowered ourselves, our eyes wide open, observing carefully.
As these figures drew closer, we could gradually see them clearly.
The one leading them, we recognized.
It was Daoist Qingshi, whom we had parted ways with earlier.
He and the others had returned to Blackwater Temple.
We, on the other hand, went to Black Demon Palace.
He was a bit plump, so he was quite recognizable.
"Isn't that Daoist Qingshi?"
I exclaimed in surprise.
"Yes! I don't recognize the people behind him,"
Old Mo also said in a low voice.
However, Uncle-Master on the other side was startled:
"Whoa, it's Qingshi and my senior brother, the sissy!"
Upon hearing the word "sissy," Old Mo and I both turned to look at Uncle-Master.
Because Uncle-Master had said that the current head of Dragon Tiger Mountain was "the sissy."
Then, Cousin Yunxia also nodded in agreement:
"That's right, it's indeed Senior Brother Qingshi and Senior Brother Qingshan..."
As soon as Cousin Yunxia finished speaking,
Someone among the group approaching us suddenly spoke:
"Careful, there are people hiding ahead!"
As soon as the words were out, they all stopped in their tracks.
"Swish, swish, swish" In an instant, their long swords were drawn, forming an attacking formation towards us...