Several days passed.
Li Zhuo and Zhao Xier both hadn't thought of a solution.
Li Zhuo had a few potentially viable methods in his mind, but he rejected all of them due to the excessive risk.
Zhao Xier, on the other hand, actually put her plans into action.
She successively proposed reasons like “sightseeing,” “investigating strange sounds,” “a Spirit Beast seemingly spying from afar”… and even “stomach ache,” intending to act alone.
Unfortunately, all were mercilessly rejected.
After all, Zhao Xier had just obtained a Legacy from a small Secret Realm.
Her most important task now was naturally to return to Bi Xiao Palace and thoroughly assimilate the method of Cultivating Divine Sense.
How could they allow her to act alone in the mountains?
Zhao Xier's reasons were rejected one after another, and her Senior Brothers, Senior Sisters, and even Master began to suspect something.
She knew that this time, she could only obediently return to the Sect.
Zhao Xier's mood was very downcast.
Her sole purpose for this trip was to explore the Cangmang Mountains and find Li Zhuo's Dao field.
But she couldn't find an opportunity.
Even though she had obtained the Legacy of a small Secret Realm, she couldn't bring herself to be happy.
Sigh.
She didn't even know if Fellow Daoist Li was truly in these Cangmang Mountains?
What did he feel about her?
Thinking about it now, she and Fellow Daoist Li had only met three times.
Although Fellow Daoist Li had been indifferent to her all three times, hadn't really looked at her much, and often showed signs of wanting her to leave…
But, but…
After a long “but,” Zhao Xier realized that she seemed to have become an annoying little bee. Every time she wanted to buzz towards Li Zhuo, she was only mercilessly brushed away.
Thinking of this.
Zhao Xier's already not-so-good mood became even more dejected.
Yu Fei's Divine Sense was strong, so she naturally sensed her Disciple's abnormality.
“Xier…”
She was about to open her mouth to ask when she suddenly felt Zhao Xier's emotions rapidly become cheerful at a visible speed.
Her mouth was slightly open, her face was flushed, and her eyes narrowed into slits, making her look exactly like a charming little fox.
What was going on?
Following Zhao Xier's gaze, Yu Fei unexpectedly saw a brown figure flash by in the distance.
Squirrel?
Lynx?
Or a roe deer?
That little animal was very fast, seeming to be a Spirit Beast.
But there were many Spirit Beasts in the Cangmang Mountains.
Was this one special?
Could it be, could it be…
Yu Fei suddenly froze for a moment, then turned to look at Zhao Xier, an expression of sudden realization on her face.
So she was attracted by a cute Spirit Beast, huh~
Girls really do like these fluffy and cute creatures~
After returning to the Sect, I'll find her a Spirit Pet~
Yu Fei, who felt she had discovered the truth, nodded and no longer dwelled on Zhao Xier's issue.
She led her Disciples directly out of the Cangmang Mountains.
Zhao Xier naturally also received the message conveyed by the Little Squirrel.
“The Little Squirrel specifically appeared before me, is it trying to give me some information?”
“Looking at the direction it left, it should be heading towards the Fire Luan's territory.”
“That is to say, if I just go to the Fire Luan's territory, I will be able to see Fellow Daoist Li?”
“Hehe~ It must be so~”
“After I go back, I must quickly think of some reasons to leave the mountain, I can't let Fellow Daoist Li wait too long~”
— — — —
The days of Cultivation were very peaceful, but not boring.
Every time Li Zhuo introspected, he could discover his own changes.
The few Spirit Beasts also did not slack off, maintaining the rhythm of striking the lianjing stone, slowly but steadily increasing their Bloodline Power.
As Bloodline strength increased, a certain amount of Impurities would naturally be produced.
According to Li Zhuo's estimation.
It wouldn't be long before he would need to re-modify the attribute points for these Spirit Beasts to clear the Impurities in their Bloodline.
In that case, perhaps it could even advance their star level further~
Time passed bit by bit.
Both Li Zhuo himself and the Spirit Beasts under him were gradually getting stronger.
On this day, more good news arrived.
The Song Ling Rat, panting heavily, hopped to the Daosheng Qingwen Banyan: “Huff, huff… that, that magical seed has grown, but it can't be eaten!”
Li Zhuo, maintaining his breathing and exhalation state, asked with a smile: “Oh, it can't be eaten… What kind of plant is it?”
“That is a…”
The Little Squirrel spoke halfway, then suddenly looked at Li Zhuo suspiciously, its tone full of doubt, “How come I don't feel like you're surprised at all? Did you know this seed couldn't be eaten and still tricked me into planting it?!”
Li Zhuo chuckled: “How could that be?”
“Then why aren't you surprised?”
“…Cultivation, Cultivation requires a peaceful state of mind. I am currently still in a state of Cultivation, so of course, of course, I won't act surprised.”
“… ”
Although the Squirrel still felt strange, it couldn't find any words to refute, so it could only continue: “A vine actually grew from that seed, a very powerful vine!”
“Uh, powerful?”
Li Zhuo finally stood up and came to the side of the field.
Sure enough, he saw a magical vine.
The vine, like an ordinary plant, lay prostrate in the furrows of the ground.
It was thicker, longer, and even greener than Li Zhuo's whip, and the vine was covered with sharp thorns that gleamed with a cold light!
It was indeed extraordinary.
Next to the Battle Spirit Holy Vine, there was also a battered land extension spirit grass.
“You just said this vine was very… powerful, what did you mean?”
“Watch this!”
The Little Squirrel mobilized its Qi and Blood Power, entering the 【Earth Suppressing Rat】 state.
Only then did it cautiously step into the field!
At first, it was very calm.
The Little Squirrel, however, swallowed and took another step forward.
It immediately entered the range of the Battle Spirit Holy Vine.
A sudden change occurred!
The vine, which had been prostrate on the ground, instantly sprang up, lashing directly towards the Little Squirrel.
Its speed was so fast that it almost created afterimages!
The Little Squirrel was well prepared, it crouched slightly and suddenly leaped backward.
Swoosh!
Slap!
The vine slapped the ground, directly creating a deep furrow and kicking up a cloud of dust.
After sensing that there were no other creatures within its range, the Battle Spirit Holy Vine became dormant again.
Motionless.
“It's indeed very powerful, and irritable!”
Looking at the Battle Spirit Holy Vine, Li Zhuo nodded in satisfaction.
“Besides the Plain Cloud Sword, I also have a whip… I can use this Battle Spirit Holy Vine to train my combat experience.”
“If I can obtain a method for setting up a killing formation in the future, I can also use the Battle Spirit Holy Vine as the core of the formation~”
“But before that, let's first look at the attributes of this plant. I wonder if the Innate Qi has evolved into anything useless~”
Li Zhuo returned to the Daosheng Qingwen Banyan.
Li Zhi, holding a whip, walked out of the treasure pavilion.
He stepped into the field!
Seeing this, the Little Squirrel also walked in!
Sensing the two creatures entering its territory, the Battle Spirit Holy Vine immediately became agitated, swinging its vines to attack the two!
Although the Battle Spirit Holy Vine's grade and attribute points were quite high, it had only recently grown.
It was quickly subdued.
Li Zhuo then smilingly came to the side of the Battle Spirit Holy Vine and placed his hand on it.