Inside Wild Wolf Forest.
"You!" Xiqi Yangyang glared at Ji Dongfeng, his face filled with rage.
"What 'you'? You can talk later." Ji Dongfeng curled his lip and directly picked up the items dropped by Meili Yangyang.
"Frost Magic Sword (2-Star Mortal Grade): Is it a sword? Is it a snowball? After equipping, Attack Power increases by 10. Comes with the Ice Ball skill, which consumes 10 spiritual power to release an ice ball dealing 20 damage. Minimum equipment cultivation: Mortal (Water Spiritual Root)."
"spirit guiding stone (Spirit Grade): When placed in the backpack, it indicates the direction of special enemies in the Lianqi/Lianti Realm nearby."
Looking at the spirit guiding stone, which resembled a compass, Ji Dongfeng showed a look of realization.
"In the previous epoch, this couple, the Yangyangs, were quite famous in this Newbie Village. Their cultivation improved quickly, they had a lot of equipment, and they even once made it into the top 500 of the forum's expert rankings. It seems they relied on this spirit guiding stone. Later, Meili Yangyang abandoned Xiqi Yangyang and joined Annihilation with another person... I think his name was Deyangyang. Xiqi Yangyang also quickly quit the game..." Ji Dongfeng mused to himself.
"Hand over the items! Otherwise, I won't let you off!" Xiqi Yangyang swallowed a Blood Recovery Pill and prepared for a desperate fight.
Seeing this, Ji Dongfeng chuckled, "How about this, seeing as you two dared to level up here without breaking through, I'll make a deal with you. I'll take this item, and I'll give you a piece of advice."
"What advice?"
"Stay away from Meili Yangyang. She never intended to stay by your side forever, so don't put all your good things on her."
"Impossible!"
"The advice has been given. We'll meet again if fate allows!"
"Wait!"
As his voice fell, before Xiqi Yangyang could react, Ji Dongfeng directly rushed deeper into the forest.
Going deeper, Ji Dongfeng ignored the passing wild wolves and headed straight for the area where venomous snakes gathered.
"Hiss!"
Two or three minutes later, Ji Dongfeng arrived at a purple forest. Before he could observe carefully, he heard a hissing sound from beside him.
Following the sound, Ji Dongfeng was surprised to see three one-meter-long purple venomous snakes surrounding him.
Refining Qi 1st Layer! Qingfeng Venomous Snake!
"These venomous snakes almost always travel in groups, and their attacks come with various poisons. Their weaknesses are fear of fire, slow movement speed, and very poor defense. Their most threatening aspect is the sudden lunge and bite of their Poison Fang." Ji Dongfeng recalled the venomous snakes' information and switched his weapon from gauntlets to the Blazing Blade.
Looking at the long blade glowing red, the three venomous snakes slowed their movements, not daring to get too close.
Seeing this, Ji Dongfeng sneered and charged forward directly, sweeping his long blade and hitting all 3 venomous snakes!
"-122!"
"-110!"
"-122!"
...
Several numbers popped up consecutively, and the three venomous snakes' health bars were instantly depleted!
"Ding, killed Qingfeng Venomous Snake, spiritual energy increased by 30."
"Ding..."
"Ding, killed Qingfeng Venomous Snake, spiritual energy increased by 30, obtained 1 Snake Gallbladder."
Listening to the notifications, Ji Dongfeng's eyes lit up, and he quickly opened his backpack.
"Snake Gallbladder: A rare tonic. Young man, are you old enough to eat this? After use, permanently increases spiritual energy absorption efficiency by 1 and spiritual energy conversion efficiency by 1. Each person can use a maximum of 10. This item is only for use below Lianqi/Lianti 5th Layer. Using it at higher cultivation levels will have no effect."
Using the Snake Gallbladder was another purpose of Ji Dongfeng accepting the hidden quest for Snake Gallbladder Wine!
"In epoch, many demonic beasts drop materials that boost attributes. There are only two ways to obtain these materials: one is to learn gathering skills, and the other is to accept related quests. These materials will automatically appear in the backpack as quest items... Gathering skills can only be learned in towns, but by the time players reach towns, their cultivation level has already exceeded Refining Qi 5th Layer. So, for players, if they don't receive a hidden quest, it's impossible to enjoy the attribute bonus from these 10 Snake Gallbladders. They can only learn gathering skills and then come back to collect Snake Gallbladders, then sell them at a high price to some new players who have just entered the game, to earn some spirit stones or cash. In the previous epoch, Chuangmeng Guild seemed to have done this."
After using the Snake Gallbladder, Ji Dongfeng directly rushed into the snake group with the Blazing Blade. According to his estimation, an average of 4-5 venomous snakes would drop one Snake Gallbladder. Besides the 10 he would consume himself, plus the 10 needed by the tavern owner, collecting 20 Snake Gallbladders would be enough to kill approximately 100 venomous snakes and complete Li Youwei's quest.
"I really am a genius! Quick battle! After returning, I can kill Master Bai 1 more time!"
Due to the Blazing Blade's fire buff, the venomous snake group barely dared to approach, let alone lunge and attack. Ji Dongfeng could easily harvest them, with each attack taking the lives of three or four venomous snakes. How to find more venomous snakes became his only problem to consider.
While Ji Dongfeng was frantically collecting Snake Gallbladders, a group of players outside Qingfeng Village also had their eyes red with greed.
"Brother, calm down. I'm Link, the captain of Chuangmeng Guild. I'm not trying to steal your item; I want to make a fair trade. A flat price of 100,000. How about you give me that item?"
"I didn't get anything." A young man named Mo Ran said nervously.
"You're just speaking nonsense with your eyes open. We all just saw a purple orb picked up by you! Your luck is good, you even got a Fairy Grade drop from killing a wild dog!" A member of Chuangmeng Guild shouted.
Link also smiled slightly and said, "Let me be more direct. Is it taking 100,000 to improve your life, or being killed once and offending our Dream Creation at the same time? I think that choice isn't difficult."
As his voice fell, the members of Chuangmeng Guild surrounded him in unison.
"You... you! Don't think I'm afraid of you! If only I wasn't the only one who reached this Newbie Village..." Mo Ran said while retreating.
Link, hearing this, waved his hand impatiently before Mo Ran could finish speaking.
The next moment, the members of Chuangmeng Guild roared and charged forward. The other players, seeing this, quickly moved far away. Some clever ones ran to tell Annihilation and other guilds what was happening here. Most players could only sigh, realizing that not everyone was Dongfeng Po.
"Ding, killed Qingfeng Venomous Snake, spiritual energy full, obtained 1 Snake Gallbladder."
"Snake Gallbladder Wine commission quest progress 10/10"
"Li Youwei's commission quest completion 100/100"
After killing the last few venomous snakes, Ji Dongfeng let out a long breath, switched back to his gauntlets, and turned to head towards the location of the White Wolf.
"Both conversion and absorption efficiency have increased by 10 points. After turning in the quest, I'll cultivate to Body Refinement Realm 3rd Layer, and then I can try to take on the Twin-Headed Boar Demon." Ji Dongfeng checked the gains from these 100 venomous snakes while planning his next moves.
Poisonous Boots (3-Star Mortal Grade): Purple boots that bring you a different feeling. After equipping, Defense increases by 10, Agility increases by 4. The first attack after using a movement technique has a 20% chance to apply a random poison. Minimum equipment cultivation: Mortal.
Snake Eye Helmet (5-Star Mortal Grade): Grants you insight like a venomous snake. After equipping, Defense increases by 20, Poison Resistance increases by 10. After equipping, automatically obtains basic information of hostile targets. Minimum equipment cultivation: Mortal.
Anti-Poison Pill (Mortal Grade): After use, grants immunity to poison effects for 5 minutes.
Passive Skill Manual (Poison Fang): After attacking and hitting an enemy, there is a 5% chance to apply a random poison. Poison lasts for 10 seconds. Poison effects can stack. Stacking the same type of poison refreshes the duration.
"The drop rate is really low." Ji Dongfeng glanced at his gains and couldn't help but complain.
The next moment, Ji Dongfeng used the manual and equipped the helmet.
"Ding, mastered passive skill Poison Fang. Talent Thunder Tyranny takes effect. Poison Fang effect becomes: After attacking and hitting an enemy, there is a 50% chance to apply a random poison. Poison lasts for 100 seconds. Poison effects can stack. Stacking the same type of poison refreshes the duration."
"Master Bai! I'm back again! Did you miss me!"