"With you here, what's the difference between night and day?" Qian Duoduo, imitating Zhu Anshun, spoke a sentence that warmed Liu Boli's heart.
"Hmph hmph..." Liu Boli enjoyed it for a moment, then sobered up. "You little brat, you're learning to flatter. We're not father and son, so you can't rely on me."
Qian Duoduo was overjoyed. "Absolutely."
After searching around, he found a rock crevice. This crevice, with giant rocks on three sides, was a good place to set up camp.
With a rub of his fingers, Qian Duoduo took out a tent and placed it in the crevice.
This tent was not the straw shed he had built himself. It was a Magic Treasure for outdoor use, crafted by Liu Boli with Spiritual Locust Wood for the frame, Ghost Grass for the skin, and Spiritual Sandalwood for the base.
In ten directions around the tent, Wang Dahei, Lei Jiashu, and their eight Senior Brothers also helped Qian Duoduo engrave Formations: a Concealment Formation, a Golden Armor Formation, a Fireproof Formation, a Water-Repelling Formation… They thought of all the dangers one could encounter in the mountains and forests, and then engraved all the Formations they could. If the material had been thick enough, they probably would have wanted to engrave them several more times. After finishing, the Senior Brothers wanted to give the tent a resounding name. Qian Duoduo jokingly suggested calling it a turtle shell directly.
The Senior Brothers readily agreed—a Turtle Shell Tent ensures safety, and returning early and safely brings the most peace of mind.
They were most worried about Qian Duoduo going out to do missions. After engraving the Formations, led by Wang Dahei, the eight Senior Brothers very seriously lectured him, repeatedly reminding him of precautions.
Wang Dahei finally summarized, "You must remember, when you're out and about, don't trust anyone, including yourself. The more comfortable you feel, the more vigilant you must be. Those things that make you feel comfortable might be sent by the enemy to lull you into a false sense of security..."
And Qian Duoduo couldn't tell them he had Liu Boli, so he could only obediently listen to their nagging.
If they knew now how good he thought the Zhu Family was, they would definitely re-educate him for an entire day.
After setting up the tent, Qian Duoduo stood outside and observed the effect—as long as a Cultivator was not above the Golden Core level, they wouldn't be able to discover this tent. The tent also lived up to its name; even if some blind Spirit Beast crashed into it, it wouldn't be a big deal.
Sitting cross-legged in the tent, he circulated the Eternal Wealth and Nobility Cultivation Technique. After the Outer Sect Minor Competition, he had seen the power of the Eternal Wealth and Nobility Cultivation Technique. The key to Qian Duoduo's ability to win against Sixth Level and even Seventh Level Qi Condensation Cultivators while at the Fifth Level lay in this money-burning Cultivation Technique. The more the Spiritual Qi was compressed, the greater the power.
Qian Duoduo even thought that if his Eternal Wealth and Nobility Cultivation Technique reached Minor Achievement, with all fifteen main meridians turning green, defeating a Ninth Level of Qi Condensation Cultivator would not be a dream!
In the wilderness, there was no Spiritual Platform to use; besides eating Spiritual Food, he could only use Spirit Increasing Pills to replenish Spiritual Qi. Qian Duoduo gritted his teeth and bought Spirit Increasing Pills with the 200,000 prize money from being first in the Outer Sect Minor Competition. Holding a Spirit Increasing Pill in his mouth, circulating the Eternal Wealth and Nobility Cultivation Technique, Qian Duoduo pushed Spiritual Qi to compress towards his Spiritual Veins. The Spiritual Qi in the mountains and forests gathered around Qian Duoduo, slowly pouring in from his Heavenly Court...
The night passed peacefully, and he felt a little disappointed. With the Turtle Shell Tent and Liu Boli as Protector, why didn't some blind beast or bird come by?
Following a mountain valley, he continued towards the first exploration point. Along the way, Qian Duoduo felt like he was moving through an encyclopedia.
spiritual plants, Spirit Beasts, Spirit Birds, and Spiritual Ores, from ahead, from behind, from the side, from underground, one after another, with colors, with temperatures, with sounds, with traces, burst into his eyes.
Qian Duoduo unleashed his Spiritual Awareness, fully experiencing all of it.
"Hmm?" To his left, behind a large patch of dense Spiritual Reed Grass, he sensed a different space.
"There's something there, let's go take a look." Liu Boli also discovered it from within the Golden Toad.
Carefully pushing aside the Spiritual Reed Grass—this grass was recorded in the spiritual plant Scroll; sand lizards, which are highly venomous, often lived beneath it. Two sand lizards, each the size of a palm, flicked their tails and burrowed into the earth, disappearing. Behind the Spiritual Reed Grass was a deep cave, with several Spiritual Vines hanging at its entrance. The Spiritual Vines' branches and leaves were layered so thickly that one couldn't see the entrance unless they got close.
As he breathed, Qian Duoduo smelled a pleasant scent emanating from the cave entrance, but when he tried to discern it carefully, he couldn't make out anything specific.
"Enter the cave." Liu Boli's figure floated out, his voice slightly hoarse.
"The old man's a bit excited!" Qian Duoduo followed behind Liu Boli, extending his Spiritual Awareness into the cave, wanting to see what was ahead.
After walking two steps into the cave, it turned a corner, revealing a surprisingly large interior.
Whoosh! Several Spirit Cats suddenly fled from under their feet. These wild Spirit Cats were natural predators of sand lizards. They were smaller than the ones Qian Duoduo raised in his estate, but full of vitality, possessing the cultivation of a Third or Fourth Level of Qi Condensation. If they hadn't sensed Liu Boli's overwhelming Aura, they would have dared to show their sharp claws to Qian Duoduo.
"spiritual ephedra!" Liu Boli stopped, muttering to himself. Twenty feet ahead, Qian Duoduo saw over a dozen yellowish-brown spiritual plants growing at the bottom of the cave. Their stems resembled bamboo joints, and their tops bore several black flowers, looking very much like a cluster of venomous snakes intertwined, flicking their tongues.
"spiritual ephedra, bitter in taste, grows in dark places. Its flowers are odorless, possessing the miraculous effect of calming the soul and regenerating the spirit..."
Qian Duoduo recalled the records in the spiritual plant Scroll. This spiritual ephedra was a species not found in Buhuan Estate.
"I'm going to get rich..." Qian Duoduo rubbed his hands together, unable to help but exclaim happily.
spiritual ephedra is extremely rare, and its flowering period is not fixed. Its flowers are naturally very scarce, with one costing two thousand gold coins. This small cluster probably had twenty or thirty flowers. The Artificer Hall and the spiritual plant Research Institute didn't have the roots of spiritual ephedra yet, so Qian Duoduo could sell them a few roots and earn a large sum.
"With the spiritual ephedra flowers, if I can also find the roots of Cold Flower Blood Crown Grass and the silk of Black Velvet Soft Purple Artemisia, I can make the Five Yin Soul Returning Pill. With the Five Yin Soul Returning Pill, my cultivation can recover significantly." Liu Boli's eyes gleamed.
"That's great!" If Liu Boli's cultivation advanced further, wouldn't he no longer have to fear even the Sect Leader of the Refining Spirit Sect?
Liu Boli stopped Qian Duoduo, who was eager to go forward and pick the flowers. "The flowers of spiritual ephedra need to be stored in jade."
"Jade? Where is there any?" He had picked up fifty or sixty types of Spiritual Ore on this journey, but there were no jade ore deposits.
Liu Boli placed his hand on the stone wall. "Right here." He took out Qian Duoduo's Golden Rooster Sword and drew it across the stone wall.
The Golden Rooster Sword cut through the stone wall as if it were tofu, creating a large hole. Liu Boli then took out several stones the size of buckets, and finally, from within, he pulled out a smooth agate stone.
This was the difference. Qian Duoduo's Spiritual Awareness couldn't penetrate that deeply.
With a few simple cuts, the agate stone transformed into a jade box in Liu Boli's hands. Receiving the jade box, Qian Duoduo slowly approached the spiritual ephedra. The fragrance of the spiritual ephedra flowers became even more intense, and the scent was truly pleasant. The feeling was one of deep-seated safety and comfort, perhaps like a child lying in its mother's arms.
Gently picking all the flowers and placing them into the jade box, Qian Duoduo did not get up. "Master, another jade box."
"This spiritual ephedra is not easy to cultivate; your estate probably can't sustain it."
"I'll take a few roots and sell them to the spiritual plant Research Institute."
In a moment, Liu Boli made another jade box. Qian Duoduo took three complete spiritual ephedra roots and placed them inside. With the two jade boxes stored side by side in the Golden Toad, Qian Duoduo stood up, feeling content.
Just as Qian Duoduo was about to speak, Liu Boli's expression suddenly changed. Qian Duoduo was then swept up like a spiritual ephedra, carried out of the cave entrance by him, and they sped away into the distance.