Five days passed like this.
Nothing happened.
This allowed Li Zhuo to relax slightly.
Moreover,
Little Squirrel's behavior was quite good.
It neither spoke nor moved.
Every day, besides pointing the way with its little paws, it would puff out its cheeks and sulk.
It looked like an angry pufferfish.
After another half-day of travel,
Li Zhuo found a secluded spot to rest.
While eating nuts, he checked the attributes of the rocks, plants, and trees around him.
Unfortunately,
most of them were mundane, lacking any Spiritual essence.
Little Squirrel was gnawing on a hazelnut, its eyes filled with confusion, its cheeks flushed red from holding its breath.
Li Zhuo looked at Little Squirrel, then at the surrounding environment.
Finally, he spoke, "What do you want to say?"
He was afraid of Little Squirrel getting sick from holding it in.
What if it went insane, and when encountering a powerful creature, it suddenly let out a cry and charged into battle?
Wouldn't that be extremely dangerous?
Therefore,
as long as safety was ensured, he didn't mind chatting with the Squirrel.
Hearing Li Zhuo's words,
Little Squirrel let out a long breath and finally spoke, "Every time we stop, you touch this and that, and you touch things while we're traveling too. I didn't realize you were so curious!"
Spitting out the hazelnut shell with a 'peh', Little Squirrel smacked its lips, then picked up a few pine nuts: "Your behavior doesn't quite align with your so-called 'Gou Dao', does it?"
"What the hell do you know?" Li Zhuo rolled his eyes, "I'm preparing to expand the Safe Zone."
"I don't understand."
"It's good that you don't understand." Li Zhuo grabbed a handful of nuts and continued to observe the surroundings.
Along the way,
he had been using his All Things Modifier.
He had indeed discovered two or three types of Spiritual Plants and flowers.
Although their grade wasn't high, they possessed very peculiar effects.
Extremely useful!
Li Zhuo secretly noted down the locations.
When he returned, he would transplant those plants and flowers into the Safe Zone.
Besides that,
Li Zhuo also hoped to find a few more powerful and loyal treasures.
To establish other small safe points.
As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows.
Li Zhuo naturally wouldn't be satisfied with just one Safe Zone.
He planned to diversify.
Using the absolute Safe Zone of the Daosheng Qingwen Banyan as the center,
he would establish some small safe points around the absolute Safe Zone.
Defensive plants would be transplanted into these safe points, and at the same time, his Spirit Beasts—such as Little Red—would be stationed there.
They would normally act as his eyes and ears for controlling Wanshou Mountain.
In times of danger, they could also protect the absolute Safe Zone!
Then,
he could wholeheartedly cultivate and transform the rocks, plants, and trees within the Safe Zone.
Expanding the Safe Zone through this method.
Ultimately,
he would transform the entire Wanshou Mountain into a hidden immortal mountain.
Li Zhuo would naturally gain an absolute sense of security.
Moreover,
with his All Things Modifier, he could even glimpse the Dao of longevity.
Thinking of this,
Li Zhuo ate his nuts, giggling foolishly without stop.
Seeing this, Little Squirrel felt a chill.
It shifted its bottom, putting a little distance between itself and Li Zhuo.
After eating and drinking its fill,
the man and the Squirrel continued on their journey.
Little Squirrel no longer spoke, acting as an emotionless guiding machine.
Only this time,
Little Squirrel seemed a bit hesitant.
Li Zhuo looked at Little Squirrel: "What's wrong?"
"There are two paths ahead. One is very hidden, but I haven't taken it before.
If we take the other path, we will pass by the lair of a powerful creature, albeit from a distance.
Which path do we choose?"
Li Zhuo naturally didn't hesitate: "Choose the hidden path!"
"But..." Little Squirrel looked at Li Zhuo's body, "Taking that path requires clearing the way through thorns and thickets, which will create a lot of noise. And I don't know what's on that hidden path."
"Uh..."
Li Zhuo was stunned.
Indeed, as Little Squirrel said, Li Zhuo's body was too large.
Where Little Squirrel could pass silently, Li Zhuo would have to make a lot of noise.
Moreover,
Little Squirrel didn't know what they would encounter on the hidden path.
The unknown was the greatest threat.
"Can you defeat that powerful creature?"
"Perhaps not before, but now I'm definitely confident enough to fight it."
You dared to fight it before too...
Muttering to himself, Li Zhuo lowered his head in thought.
Little Squirrel continued, "Although I don't know what you're looking for, there must be treasures near that powerful creature."
"Nonsense!" Li Zhuo glared at Little Squirrel.
While he was very interested in treasures, he absolutely didn't want to take risks for them.
Experiences like treasure hunting were for favored children of heaven, not for a novice like him.
"What kind of powerful creature is it?"
"It's a Fire Luan that can spew fire from its mouth. However, I hear Fire Luan are very gentle in nature."
"A big bird that can breathe fire?!" Li Zhuo was startled.
On his first day after Transmigration,
Li Zhuo had witnessed the power of that big bird.
According to Li Zhuo's estimation,
the Fire Luan should be on the same level as Little Red's Clan Chief, and the so-called Bear Mountain Lord and Pan Mountain Tiger.
And he desperately needed that strange plant near the Chi She Clan Leader...
As the saying goes, know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated.
Li Zhuo pondered for a moment and decided to take the Fire Luan's path.
It would be best not to encounter that big bird, of course.
If he did, Li Zhuo could at least get a general idea of the big bird's territory and strength.
This information would be of great help to him in establishing safe points in the future.
Thinking of this,
the man and the Squirrel no longer hesitated and quickly headed towards the chosen route.
Feeling the restless Little Squirrel on his shoulder, Li Zhuo once again wielded the stick of gratitude.
"As your savior, I emphasize again, you absolutely must not provoke the big bird!"
"I know, I know! You really are both strong and cowardly!"
Moving forward,
Li Zhuo no longer investigated the surrounding flowers, plants, and trees.
Instead, he held his breath and concentrated, trying to minimize the noise of his movement.
As they reached a certain mountain stream, Little Squirrel gently tugged at Li Zhuo, signaling him to look at the cliff ahead.
Li Zhuo looked up and saw a huge nest on the cliff face, which was carved like a knife.
The nest was built from various branches, emitting a faint, shimmering light.
Evidently,
these branches were not ordinary wood; they all possessed spiritual power.
Moreover,
Li Zhuo could clearly see three huge eggs placed in the nest.
The eggs were azure, covered with dense scarlet stripes.
The stripes on one of the eggs even emitted a scorching aura.
After a few glances,
Li Zhuo withdrew his gaze and sprinted forward,
wanting to leave the Fire Luan's territory as quickly as possible.
Just then,
a mournful cry suddenly came from afar.
A crimson red big bird, accompanied by rolling flames, soared into the sky.
"This, the Crimson Luan is injured?"
Li Zhuo clearly saw a hideous wound on the big bird's chest.
Half of its wing also had many missing feathers.
However, the big bird seemed oblivious, only quickly flying back to the cliff.
Landing in its nest.
Looking at the three eggs below, the Fire Luan's eyes clearly flickered with both affection and sorrow.
Gently shaking off the bloodstains on its body, the Fire Luan spat out a snow-white Ganoderma lucidum from its mouth.
Then,
it carefully crushed the Ganoderma lucidum and smeared it on the three eggs.
After completing all of this, the Fire Luan finally lay down in the nest to rest, content.
Li Zhuo also finally exited the Fire Luan's territory.
"What was that big bird doing?"
"It seems there's a problem with the eggs. The Ganoderma lucidum the Fire Luan just spat out was a Qi Condensation Ganoderma, which can heal wounds and replenish Innate Qi."
"Injured, huh..." Li Zhuo muttered, his gaze flickering.
His All Things Modifier could not only modify attributes but also act as an unparalleled divine medicine.
As long as one wasn't completely dead, one could be restored to the most perfect state by adding points.
If...
Thinking of this,
Li Zhuo shook his head, casting aside this temporarily impractical idea.
The most important thing now was to obtain a Qi Condensation Cultivation Technique.
With this thought,
Li Zhuo was single-minded.
He quickly made his way.
After a few more uneventful days, and crossing several small mountain peaks,
the man and the Squirrel finally emerged from the remote deep mountains.
And finally saw Human Race Cultivators!