Li Zhuo praised Little Red.
Little Red was triumphant.
It bravely and proudly crawled out of the Safe Zone.
When passing the Little Squirrel, it even deliberately raised its head, as if showing off.
The Little Squirrel frowned: "What are you doing, looking for a beating?"
Feeling the Little Squirrel's burning Battle Intent, Little Red shivered in fright.
It no longer dared to show off and immediately scurried away.
It crawled all the way to the area where the White Bear had attacked.
The little snake raised its head, hissing and flicking its tongue, observing its surroundings.
At one point, it seemed a bit tired from observing and coiled on the ground to rest.
After a while, rustling sounds appeared in the nearby forest.
Soon, a huge White Bear poked its head out.
Looking at the giant snake coiled not far away, the White Bear's eyes revealed a greedy gaze.
Then it quietly crept over.
— — — —
Li Zhuo squatted on the ground, hammering and tapping.
Soon, the wooden planks turned into tables, chairs, and benches.
Li Zhuo set up these tables, chairs, and benches by the river, making them his outdoor restaurant.
Then, he began to build a new house.
This house was not for living in, but for storing the treasures Li Zhuo had collected.
Therefore, it wasn't as small and exquisite.
Li Zhuo, holding his tools, worked with broad, sweeping movements.
He quickly prepared a batch of suitable timber and then began construction.
This treasure pavilion was located behind the Daosheng Qingwen Banyan, at the junction of the arboreal and shrub areas.
Although Li Zhuo had never built a large house, he already had successful experience with the small wooden cabin.
Therefore, the process of building this treasure pavilion went quite smoothly.
Only one day passed, and the prototype of the treasure pavilion was established.
Li Zhuo designated a small Cultivation Technique area.
He placed the Divine Bull Body, Myriad Wood Evergreen Technique, and Qing Ying Kui Bing all in the deepest secret compartment.
These were all 0-difficulty Cultivation Techniques and absolutely could not be circulated in the world.
Otherwise, they would surely cause a huge stir in the cultivation world!
They must be well preserved.
Then, he also designated a treasure area, where various tools, whips, and the remaining dozens of Spirit Stones, originally piled under the Daosheng Qingwen Banyan, were placed.
On the outermost side, Li Zhuo also built a large box.
Inside were various nuts.
When the wheat matured, it could also be stored here.
"I heard that some Advanced Storage Magic Treasures also have a preservation effect, which is quite miraculous."
Li Zhuo greatly longed for such a magical Storage Magic Treasure.
Because the three fruit trees in the Safe Zone were not the evergreen type.
According to Li Zhuo's observations, those three fruit trees would drop their fruit within half a month.
As for the Five Elements Fruit Tree, it was fine.
As a two-star spirit tree, this fruit tree showed no signs of wilting and always maintained vibrant vitality.
Although there were quite a few fruits on the Five Elements Fruit Tree, Li Zhuo needed five spirit fruit to assist him in his daily Cultivation.
Naturally, they couldn't be used to fill his stomach.
"The snake meat is almost gone, the wheat hasn't matured yet, and currently, the stable food sources are only the fruit trees and the fish pond."
"But the number of large fish in the fish pond isn't too many either."
"I really can't let those three fruit trees drop their fruit in vain."
"Should I dry the fruits into preserves?"
"It's by the lake here, so the air is humid."
"And it's deep in the mountains, so the sunlight isn't scorching either."
"What should I do?"
"Do I have to go retrieve that spirit plant now?"
Not long ago, when descending the mountain, Li Zhuo had been investigating various spirit plants along the way.
One of these spirit plants had a special talent: the aura it emitted could keep surrounding plants vibrant and full of life.
This perfectly suited Li Zhuo's current needs.
"But it's a bit far."
Li Zhuo had just returned to the Safe Zone and didn't want to go down the mountain again.
He looked up at the Little Squirrel.
This Squirrel seemed even more eager for the spirit wheat to grow than Li Zhuo.
Every day, it would patrol the fields with its little paws behind its back, looking very pleased.
"This guy is too reckless…"
Li Zhuo shook his head, not daring to let the Little Squirrel retrieve the spirit plant.
Not only because the Little Squirrel was very reckless and might cause trouble for him, but also because this little fellow didn't even recognize spirit plants.
Little Red would be suitable, but unfortunately, it didn't know the way either.
Sighing softly, Li Zhuo looked at the treasure pavilion not far away.
He said softly: "I still need to hurry with my Cultivation and accumulate enough magical power as soon as possible."
"As long as I can create a Puppet Soldier, I can naturally lead Little Red to retrieve the spirit plant."
"The problem will be solved easily."
Introspecting his Dantian, Li Zhuo nodded:
"Once my Dantian is filled with magical power, I can try to Breakthrough."
"It will probably take about ten more days."
"As soon as I Breakthrough to Qi Refining Realm second stage, allowing my magical power to undergo its first qualitative change, I will start trying to create a Puppet Soldier."
Having decided on his plan, Li Zhuo was about to sit cross-legged to Cultivate.
Rustle, rustle, rustle.
Rustle, rustle, rustle.
He suddenly heard a faint rustling sound in the distance.
However, the Daosheng Qingwen Banyan did not give a warning, indicating that there should be no danger.
Li Zhuo looked back with some confusion.
He saw a rather robust white figure appear not far away.
It was a White Bear.
At this time, the White Bear's eyes were glazed over, and there was white foam around its mouth.
Even its chest was no longer rising and falling.
Clearly, it was dead.
And in front of the White Bear, Little Red was holding the White Bear's scruff, dragging it inch by inch towards the Safe Zone.
Moreover, Little Red was well aware of its master's cautious Dao.
Even while dragging the White Bear's robust body, it still only made faint rustling sounds.
Li Zhuo greatly praised Little Red's actions.
The Little Squirrel, however, pouted and frowned.
After a moment, it seemed unable to bear the rustling sound, and in a few jumps, it landed in front of the White Bear.
It extended its two small paws and gripped the bear's paw.
"Don't…"
Before Li Zhuo could finish his sentence, the Little Squirrel suddenly swung.
The White Bear's robust body was actually swung into the air by the Little Squirrel—and it took Little Red, who hadn't reacted to the situation, with it.
Thump!
The White Bear's body crashed in front of Li Zhuo, scattering countless withered branches and fallen leaves.
"Cough, cough, cough…"
Li Zhuo waved his hand, dispersing the dust in front of his nose.
Then he lifted the White Bear, grabbed Little Red's tail from under the bear's body, and gave a hard tug.
Little Red, who was pinned under the White Bear, was pulled out.
Little Red, who had been thoroughly disoriented, was not pleased.
It angrily crawled in front of the Little Squirrel, about to question it.
But the Little Squirrel was still staring at the wheat field, merely waving its little paw: "You're welcome~"
Looking at the Little Squirrel's demeanor, Little Red sighed and crawled back to Li Zhuo's side in a dejected manner.
Li Zhuo stroked Little Red's head and took out a Spirit Stone from the treasure house.
"This is your reward, go Cultivate~"
Little Red was stunned.
Tears actually flowed from its vertical pupils, and its red-patterned snake body trembled slightly.
"It's alright, no need for this. You did very well, and you deserve a reward."
He stroked Little Red's head again, and after listening to a long speech from it expressing reverence, praise, and loyalty, he finally sent off the sniffling snake.
Then, he looked at the huge White Bear in front of him and smiled.
Now, not only was the food supply for the near future guaranteed, but he also had a large, soft, and warm bear fur blanket.
What a great harvest!
Thinking of this, Li Zhuo smiled and picked out a dagger from his tools, then walked towards the large White Bear.