Little Squirrel felt the condition of its body at this moment.
It was completely dumbfounded.
Not only had the poisoned state disappeared, but all the Impurities in its body had also vanished.
In their place was power.
A surging, immense power continuously emerging from its tiny Physical Body!
Looking up at the hateful Human Race, Little Squirrel's voice trembled: "Th-this was all your doing?"
Li Zhuo smiled: "Yes, I did it. How about we make a deal?"
"A d-deal?" Little Squirrel was very confused.
"Although your strength is great, your weaknesses are very obvious," Li Zhuo's voice held a strong allure, "I can help you overcome your weaknesses~"
"Th-then what do you want?" Little Squirrel crossed its paws over its chest, completely disbelieving that this nut-stealing Human Race could be so kind.
Li Zhuo chuckled: "I want you to help me scout a path down the mountain~"
Compared to Little Red, this Squirrel was stronger and had a better chance of crossing the mountain range.
Moreover.
The Squirrel itself had no spiritual power, making it very inconspicuous.
Even if discovered by the Human Race, it would only be regarded as an ordinary Squirrel.
Those arrogant Cultivators would not notice it at all.
Based on these two reasons.
This Little Squirrel became the best guide.
After hearing Li Zhuo's words, Little Squirrel actually let out a long sigh of relief.
It patted its chest with its small paw and mumbled: "Is that all? I thought it was something serious. You want to go down the mountain? I know a Safe Zone path."
"What?!"
Li Zhuo was stunned.
It came so easily?
However, he was still not at ease and asked: "When you say 'safe', do you mean you won't encounter any enemies along the way?"
"Of course, you'll encounter enemies!" Little Squirrel showed a look of disdain, "You're so powerful, how can you be so cowardly?"
As Little Squirrel spoke, its eyes suddenly lit up.
It quickly ran a few steps and picked up a seemingly dried berry from the ground.
A look of joy appeared on its small face.
Little Squirrel spoke as it tossed the dried berry into its mouth.
"If we encounter them, we encounter them. Just fight them..."
Li Zhuo looked at Little Squirrel's berry and was greatly startled.
That berry was clearly the highly poisonous berry he had plucked from the hundred-poison bramble ball during his Physical Body Tempering!
He quickly tried to stop it: "Don't eat it..."
Before he finished speaking.
Little Squirrel's body stiffened, and it fell straight down again.
Its eyes rolled back, and it foamed at the mouth.
Its tiny body occasionally twitched.
Clearly, it was deeply poisoned.
"So reckless, you won't live long!"
Li Zhuo cursed, then quickly picked up the Squirrel to check its attributes.
【Special Attributes】
Toxicity: 21 (Poisoned state, though not fatal, it is quite painful.)
Because its Rank, star Rank, and various attributes had been improved.
Little Squirrel's tolerance for toxins had greatly increased.
Originally, it entered a dying state after only enduring 15 points of toxicity.
Now, enduring 21 points of toxicity only caused its other attributes to decrease accordingly.
There was no danger to its life.
However, this Squirrel's reckless state still made Li Zhuo very angry.
In the cultivation world.
Being too reckless was not a good thing.
Holding Little Squirrel by its long tail, watching its body twitch.
Li Zhuo cursed:
"Serves you right!"
Today's cheat opportunities were used up.
Li Zhuo had no other means to treat poisoning.
Therefore...
"You can just twitch for a while; you won't die anyway."
With that.
Li Zhuo looked at the surrounding environment and muttered: "Little Squirrel to lead the way, a whip for self-defense, nuts for sustenance, try to stay low-key along the way..."
"But this Little Squirrel is too reckless and needs to be restrained!"
"These two days, I'll try to improve Little Squirrel's various resistances as much as possible, and I also need to make some 'treasures' so I can exchange them with other Human Race Cultivators for Qi Refining Realm Cultivation Techniques."
"The 'treasures' can't be too precious, nor too ordinary."
After muttering a few words.
Li Zhuo's first thought was the five spirit fruit in his hand.
Although this fruit looked ordinary, it contained the Five Elements elements.
Even.
With the addition of points from the 【All Things Modifier】, this fruit could even be transformed into a spiritual fruit of pure attributes.
It could be considered an extremely precious treasure in the cultivation world.
However.
Li Zhuo only glanced at it and then abandoned the idea of the five spirit fruit.
Not just the five spirit fruit.
The petals of the calming spirit rose, the berries of the hundred-poison bramble ball, the leaves of the Daosheng Qingwen Banyan...
None of them would work!
If he brought out such treasures.
That would be explicitly telling the Human Race Cultivators that there were spiritual plants and spiritual trees in Wanshou Mountain!
It would definitely arouse the greed of the Human Race Cultivators.
If they swarmed into Wanshou Mountain, wouldn't that be asking for trouble?
Therefore.
Aside from the whip for self-defense.
Li Zhuo completely gave up on carrying any plant-based treasures.
"I'll bring some 'refined iron'. Artifact Refiners should really need this kind of thing."
"Moreover, Artifact Refiners and Alchemists are all very generous."
"Selling one or two pieces of refined iron should be enough for me to buy a basic Qi Refining Cultivation Technique."
"And while I'm at it, I'll see if there are any spiritual plant seeds or anything..."
After roughly arranging what he was going to do next.
Li Zhuo picked up a five spirit fruit, paired it with a poisonous berry, and leisurely began to eat them.
He had achieved Perfection in Physical Body Tempering, and the warm Qi flow within his body was endless.
It could completely neutralize the various attributes in the five spirit fruit and the poisonous berry.
Without the influence of attributes, Li Zhuo found that the taste of these two fruits was quite good.
Far superior to the fruits produced by the three ordinary fruit trees in the Safe Zone.
"It's probably because they contain spiritual power~ Not only are they delicious, but they can also allow wisps of spiritual power to circulate in the Meridians in advance, killing multiple birds with one stone, hehe..."
Neither the five spirit fruit nor the poisonous berry contained enough spiritual power for Li Zhuo to draw Qi into his body.
However, it was enough to nourish his Meridians and strengthen his Physique.
While eating the fruits, Li Zhuo did not forget the Squirrel beside him.
He checked the Squirrel's attributes and found that its body was gradually recovering.
Li Zhuo chuckled: "Sleep a little longer~"
With that.
He picked up a poisonous berry and placed it near the Squirrel's mouth, gently squeezing it.
A drop of clear juice fell into the Squirrel's mouth.
The Squirrel's body, which had been gradually recovering, instantly stiffened.
Its two small legs stretched out straight, and it foamed at the mouth.
Li Zhuo checked its attributes.
【Poison】 31 (Deeply poisoned, body stiff. Though not fatal, it is extremely painful.)
"As long as you're alive, keep up the good work~"
Li Zhuo then picked up another five spirit fruit, squeezed out clear juice, and dripped it into the Squirrel's mouth.
"Smack, smack..."
Feeling the sweet juice, the Little Squirrel, with foam all over its mouth, actually smacked its lips.
Li Zhuo's mouth twitched as he watched: "You're really greedy..."
As he spoke, the juice entered its stomach.
Little Squirrel's face instantly turned pale, then suddenly turned bright red.
Its two small paws no longer flailed around but tightly clutched its own neck.
It seemed to be enduring immense pain.
Li Zhuo touched the Squirrel and checked its body's attributes.
"Indeed, in addition to poison, it now has Five Elements attributes, but it's still not fatal."
"Enjoy it. These two days, I need to make some 'treasures'."
"I'll treat you afterward."
"I've really gone to great lengths to help you improve your body's resistance~"
"What a great benefactor~"