"Ouch——" The wolves were still howling over there, but she ignored them and treated them as background noise like the kingfishers singing in the early morning. The girl went down a landslide and continued walking along the route she remembered. This place was still far away from the location of Ganoderma lucidum. In her first life, she didn’t know how long she walked before she found the cliff and saw the Ganoderma lucidum. Perhaps it was precisely because of its hidden location that the Ganoderma lucidum was not found during the major raids decades ago. The sun gradually rises from the east, staying in the sky, casting clear and warm light. As the steps moved forward, the shadow moved, and the sun floated from the east to the south, sometimes covered by clouds in the sky and sometimes revealed again. The sky was changing, and Xi Heng gradually felt a little tired as he walked. "I've been walking for the whole morning." She muttered to herself as she looked at the position of the sun. "How did I, a weak and sick person like me, manage to walk for so long?" Xi Heng could no longer recall the hardships he had experienced back then.
After another hour, Xi Heng still hadn't found the cliff where the Ganoderma lucidum was hidden. The clouds were blown from the north to the south by the long wind, and then gradually moved away. She walked through a thicket of scrub and heard the chirping of kingfishers gradually fade away, replaced by the gurgling of a stream. Xi Heng drank all the water in the water bag, then squatted down by the stream and filled it with clean spring water. Small fish, tadpoles and shrimps are running back and forth in the stream, and the clear spring water is covered with pebbles of various colors. After eating some dry food, we continued walking. Until the sun moved towards the west and Xi Heng felt that he was about to circle the entire mountainside, a cliff with a constant breeze blowing finally appeared before his eyes. There stood a dead tree on the edge of the cliff. Its trunk was dry and yellow, without any leaves. There were only a few twisted large branches that pointed toward the other side of the cliff like outstretched hands. She walked to the dead tree, reached out and touched it, then walked to the edge of the cliff and looked into the bottomless abyss below. The bottom of the abyss was shrouded in mist, and its specific shape could not be seen clearly. "This is it." She had seen this dead tree before, and the Ganoderma lucidum was growing next to a rotten tree on the cliff. Xi Heng continued to walk slowly along the edge of the cliff, looking down from time to time. After walking only fifty meters, I saw the tree and also saw a hint of purple-red growing at the bottom of the tree. Looking at it from a different angle, it was indeed the Ganoderma lucidum. Xi Heng put down the woven wooden basket in his hand, took out a thick hemp rope of enough length from it, and then found a relatively sturdy broken wooden stake nearby, tied the hemp rope tightly, and then wrapped it around his waist and tied a knot. Then he took the medicine shovel, went to the edge of the cliff, looked at the terrain, found a place where he could barely stand, and then carefully fell down the cliff. With the help of this thick rope, Xi Heng's movements gradually became smoother and more skillful. With her back pressed against the cliff, it took her almost two or three minutes to walk the short distance of ten meters.
With every step I take, I would recall the moment in my first life when I accidentally stepped on a rock and it was a suffocating feeling. So, we have to be careful. "It's more thrilling than riding the roller coaster before I traveled through time..." Xi Heng took a deep breath and saw the rotten tree getting closer and closer to him. The closer she got, the more careful she had to be. Take each step lightly to make sure it won't collapse before you actually step down. After a few minutes, her fingers finally touched the rotten tree trunk, which felt as sticky and soft as moss after rain. Finally, I found a place where I could leverage my strength. She held the tree trunk with her left hand and squatted gently. She pulled out a medicine shovel from her waist with her right hand, and the sharp end moved closer and closer to the purple Ganoderma lucidum at the root of the trunk. Xi Heng took a deep breath and subconsciously stimulated the circulation of Qi and blood in his Dantian, stabilizing his body which was trembling slightly due to tension. Only when she got really close did she realize that the purple Ganoderma lucidum was unexpectedly large. The cap of the Ganoderma lucidum was about the size of an ordinary plate, and the rhizome underneath was as thick as her arm. Xi Heng pressed the sharp end of the shovel on the root of the Ganoderma lucidum that was connected to the rotten wood, and tried to slowly dig it out. The medicine shovel squeezed out dark juice from the Ganoderma lucidum flesh. Xi Heng knew that this would destroy some of the medicinal properties, but there was no way to dig it out completely now. "I can only move one hand, so it's good as long as I can pick them..." She comforted herself, as the medicine shovel had been cut in half. When it was almost cut, Xi Heng threw away the spatula in his hand, grabbed the snow-white neck of the Ganoderma lucidum, and gently twisted and pulled it up. Just like pulling a mushroom, it comes off with a slight pull. After finally catching such a big object, Xi Heng turned around and looked back at the road he came from. The place where he could stand was pitifully small. She stuffed the Ganoderma lucidum into her clothes and slowly returned. A few minutes later, Xi Heng hooked a rock on the cliff with one hand, took a big step, and used the force to fly up the cliff and step back onto the intact ground. "Huh..." She wiped the non-existent cold sweat, took out the Ganoderma lucidum wrapped in her arms, looked at the patterns and colors on it for a few seconds, then put it into the basket and wrapped it tightly with a small sack. After doing all this, the girl patted her chest and sat on a rock to rest for a while. "A false alarm." Xi Heng untied the hemp rope tied around her waist. This time she picked Ganoderma lucidum and didn't even use the rope as a safety rope. "Come to think of it, my body is much stronger now than before." Only then did she clearly realize how much she had improved. Until now, although I was so nervous that I broke out in a cold sweat, my breathing and heartbeat were still quite stable. Even in extremely nervous situations, my body won’t tremble uncontrollably, and I won’t black out and pass out due to the intense fluctuations in my mind. I feel like a superhero… After resting for a while, Xi Heng stood up again, grabbed the basket, and returned along the same route. The way back is steeper than the mountain road we took when we came here, and some places where we could jump down directly when we came here need to be climbed up slowly.
The mountain road is long, dangerous and bumpy. It took half a day to get here, and on the way back I brought a large Ganoderma lucidum weighing nearly ten kilograms, so the journey back naturally took even longer. Gradually, the sun moved to the west, adding a touch of orange-red. The eastern sky was covered with a layer of dark blue, and a pale white moon could be vaguely seen. When the sun was setting, Xi Heng had only reached halfway. The sky was getting darker. "Awooo--" The wolf cry heard during the day sounded again, and it was more energetic and louder than in the early morning. The sound is getting closer... Xi Heng looked at the source of the sound, silently took out the sharp knife and dagger from the wooden sheath at his waist, and made full preparations to respond. The red light in the west gradually fades and the moon hangs high in the sky. Three or four wolves were shouting in different locations. Xi Heng had already seen a gray wolf standing on a high slope in the distance, moaning in the moonlight. Dark clouds obscured the moonlight, and the world suddenly became darker. The wolves stopped howling and disappeared into the darkness. Not long after, Xi Heng keenly heard the sound of animals running through the bushes beside him, and the branches and leaves rustled. The continuous sound of footsteps approached, and when it was less than twenty meters away from her, the sound suddenly disappeared. Xi Heng looked back and saw a faint green light flashing in the bushes. She held the sharp blade and listened carefully to the various sounds around her. The soil was loose, the breath was panting, and the leaves were rustling in the night breeze. Xi Heng suddenly turned around and looked back, and immediately saw a wild wolf more than half a person's height coming behind her. The wild wolf paused, then slowly took a half step back, staring at Xi Heng with its dark green fluorescent eyes without blinking. Its ferocious sharp teeth were slightly opened, and a low growl like human snoring came from its throat, and the loose facial flesh trembled. Seeing that there was only one wolf, Xi Heng felt no fear at all. He looked into the gray wolf's dark green eyes and clenched his right hand, which was holding the sharp knife, even tighter. Although this wolf has a large frame, it looks skinny. Gray fur covered the bones, and the four legs were pitifully thin, as if it had never been full since birth. Facing this wolf, Xi Heng thought that he could easily solve it with just one palm. Therefore, he confidently took a few steps closer to the skinny wolf. The gray wolf gnashed its teeth and drooled, making threatening growls. It was obvious that Xi Heng was not afraid at all. Instead, it took a few more steps back. At this moment, Xi Heng suddenly stepped forward with force, making a noise. The gray wolf immediately let out a sharp howl and dived into the bushes. "So weak." She clicked her tongue.
She had wanted to use the wolf's flesh and blood to try out the weak spells in the Blood Sea Magic, but she never expected that this gray wolf did not have the courage to confront her. "Why is there only one?" She looked at the place where the gray wolf disappeared and wondered, "Aren't wolves supposed to be social creatures?" "That's all." Xi Heng didn't think much about it and continued walking down the mountain. As we walked across streams and along forest roads, we often heard rustling sounds. We had to stop after walking only a few dozen steps and look around with a knife in hand. We walked and walked like this and arrived at the foot of the mountain. The dark clouds dispersed and the moonlight reappeared. The howling of the wild wolves sounded again, and this time the sound was no longer scattered, but came from all directions. The sound of the branches and leaves swaying in the surrounding bushes became more and more obvious, and could no longer cover it up. Xi Heng felt a little threatened and silently put down the basket in his left hand to avoid affecting his movements. Five wild wolves of different sizes but all quite thin emerged from the bushes and surrounded Xi Heng. The wolf in front stopped and showed its sharp teeth with blood in its mouth. Xi Heng held the blade backwards and held it horizontally in front of him. He took a deep breath and was about to break through the encirclement when he suddenly heard a gust of wind behind his ears. Without hesitation, she turned her waist and stabbed behind her with her right hand and the sharp knife. "Woo——" A shrill cry of grief was heard, and the sharp blade pierced into the neck of a wild wolf that was pouncing on it, leaving a line of blood as Xi Heng's arm slid down with force. The wolf's abdomen was torn open, and its moist and fishy internal organs squeezed out. A drop of wolf blood splashed on Xi Heng's face, with a slight warmth. The wolf exhaled a few times, then fell to the ground on its side and began to twitch, with blood pooling everywhere. The other gray wolves became beastly when they saw the blood. Instead of retreating, they pounced on the enemy one after another. Xi Heng glanced over instantly, and his movements came as he wished. The qi and blood in his dantian flowed through his arms and turned into a force. When he saw his right hand swiping across the gray wolf's neck, his left hand swung to the side and slapped it. There was a loud bang of a drum, followed by two whimpering cries. One of the wolves fell to the ground, bleeding, while the other fell to the far side and struggled to get up. Seeing this, the other gray wolves suddenly stopped, hesitated for only two or three seconds, then suddenly turned around and fled. Xi Heng stayed where he was, listening to the continuous screams of pain around him. He walked over and killed the gray wolves one by one, and gathered the bodies together. The blood has seeped into the soil, giving the land an even darker color. She stretched out her fingers to touch the blood-stained soil and slowly drew a bottle-shaped pattern on the ground. The wolf's body was in the bottle, with its limbs stretched out in all directions, and several rotating patterns were made at the ends of its limbs... and some distorted words that didn't look like words were written on them. After finishing, Xi Heng took out the evil magic book from the inventory and compared it. After confirming that there was no problem, he nodded.
She pinched her fingers and stepped according to the description in the book. She then took some fresh wolf blood and drew a sharp arrow-shaped pattern on the back of her hand with her fingertips. "Fuck!" Xi Heng pinched his fingers and slapped the back of his hand. A blood arrow appeared before his eyes, emitting a faint light that pierced towards the distant trees. He lowered his eyes to look at the back of his hand; the bloody pattern on it had disappeared. Looking up at the formation again, the flesh and blood of an entire wolf had withered, like a dried corpse that had been exposed to the sun for two or three days. The other two wolf corpses were also obviously flatter. Xi Heng continued to squeeze the blood to draw a new arrow on the back of his hand, then slowly stepped forward and pinched his fingers. The two wolf corpses withered quickly as if they had been sucked of blood, and a strange sense of fluidity appeared on the back of her hand.
