At this time, she finally had the leisure to check the small wooden box that Su had given her. This wooden box was also a small storage artifact. Inside, there was probably about ten square feet of space, mainly storing spirit stones, some spiritual herbs, and several jade bottles containing refined spiritual elixirs. Mo Zi Chen opened one and smelled it, the spiritual energy was rich and thick, it should be the foundation elixir used by cultivators at the beginning of their cultivation to solidify their foundation and nourish their origin.
The Ling stones were numerous, roughly over a hundred pieces, which could be considered a small fortune. As for the spiritual medicines and the rows of black or shiny metal objects on the shelves, they should all be materials used for refining equipment. Mo Zi Chen didn't recognize any of them, so he just left them there as is. It seems that Jing Tan Sect wasn't extremely wealthy either, at least he hadn't received anything good.
Mo Zi Chen suddenly found it quite amusing, this should probably be considered as seeing is believing, taking things and keeping secrets tight, not spreading them around. Su Huan's way of doing things also has a bit of the Jianghu people's style to it.
Suddenly remembered that he had obtained a booklet depicting spiritual grass in the relics of Luosuo's tour, and took it out to look at it. Sure enough, there were two kinds on it that were in the wooden box, looking at the description, they were all used for refining basic dan medicine spiritual grass, not particularly rare. So he took out a few pieces of spiritual stone and put them in his pocket, leaving the rest as is.
She had just picked up the Ling Stone when a sudden sense of foreboding arose in her heart. She hastily put away the object and stood up alertly: "Who's there?"
She was now standing at the edge of the stream, behind a large rock. As she spoke, she suddenly jumped onto the rock and swiftly pulled out a dagger, stabbing it backwards with force.
A muffled sound came from the water, followed by a water arrow shooting up into the sky. A person emerged from the water with a splash, his body short and stout like a big winter melon, with a slightly hunched back and sloping shoulders. He looked at Mo Zi Chen and sneered coldly, "You little girl, where did you come from? How did you end up here? Don't you know this is the Hidden Dragon Marsh? If you go any further forward, it's all marshland. If you're not careful, you'll sink in and won't even know how you died!"
Mo Zi Chen took a few steps back cautiously, she could see that the person in front of her was a cultivator, and his cultivation level shouldn't be high, probably only at the Qi Refining stage. However, she still spoke carefully: "Is that so? I'm looking for a mountain called Ying Zhou, do you know it?"
That person slightly stunned, his face added a few points of vigilance, "Xu Zhou? What are you doing there?"
Mo Zi Chen said: "I heard that Yingzhou has many immortals, and I came here to seek the immortals and ask about the Tao."
He burst out laughing: "Is that so? But I think Yingzhou will soon be deserted, you don't have to go looking for it either, there won't be any more immortals there!"
Mo Zi Chen cupped his hands and said: "Thank you for your advice, but I still want to go take a look. Can you point the way for me?"
That person smiled and said, "Pointing the way is fine, but you can't let me do it for free. You have to give me some benefits." He looked at Mo Zi Chen, secretly speculating in his heart: This little girl should be a spiritual root person, but probably hasn't entered the door yet, completely unable to see her cultivation realm. However, those few pieces of spirit stones she took out earlier had pure spiritual energy and were really good stuff. I wonder where she picked them up from.
"You just need to show the way, and it's not difficult. Just give me the stone you took out to admire earlier. The stone is of no use to you, but for a fairy like me, it has great use." He stood there, proudly saying: "A fairy cannot be judged by appearance, I have been cultivating here for over a hundred years. Look!" He raised his hand, and a beam of treasure light flew out from his palm, instantly breaking a large tree on the opposite bank of the river.
If it were several months ago, Mo Zi Chen would have probably paid respects and admired someone like this, but now she had already seen Yuan Ying's devastating divine abilities, so a small magic trick like this wouldn't impress her. She also found it strange that this person seemed to not see through her cultivation level. Could the jade pendant really be at work?
Since being probed by Su Huan, Yu Pei had already taken off the jade pendant from her neck and hidden it close to her body. Outsiders wouldn't be able to detect it. However, she still subconsciously touched it. The person in front of her was already able to project his spiritual energy and strike objects from a distance, so he should have at least reached the fourth or fifth level of Qi refinement. She wondered if he was a rogue cultivator who practiced here or an enemy of the Jiu Hua Xian Sect. At this moment, she couldn't help but feel some regret for her earlier actions, which were somewhat rash. She had taken out the spiritual stone in public, and what if it attracted unwanted attention? That wouldn't be a trivial matter. She had thought that once she arrived at Ying Zhou, she could join the sect and become a disciple, so she had let her guard down, not expecting to bring trouble upon herself.
Mo Zi Chen thought for a moment, but still didn't take out the jade tablet to reveal his identity. Instead, he carefully said: "I was outside the mountain when I met someone who guided me to come here and pay respects to enter the sect. I don't know which immortal's door you are under, can I seek your guidance?"
The man's face suddenly turned cold and stern, his narrowed eyes gleaming with intensity. "Who told you to instruct me? Tell me what he looks like!"
Mo Zi Chen then described the appearance of that mysterious man. The person coldly smiled and said: "He is a demon from outside the mountain, not a cultivator from this place, he has never been kind-hearted, you have been deceived, hurry back home! Xuanzhou doesn't have any immortals right now!"
His eyes narrowed, sizing up Mo Zi Chen, making her feel a bit hairy all over. She forced a smile: "Thanks!" and turned to leave. For some reason, she suddenly felt a sense of danger. If only she had known, she would have traveled with Ji Youfei and the others, since they were also heading north anyway. Now that she was in Yingzhou, it felt even more dangerous than that ghostly place, Lingjingshan.
As she turned to leave, the man chuckled and said: "I've told you so many things, why don't you give me some reward? Give me these few pieces of spiritual stone and I'll let you go!" After finishing speaking, his body suddenly rose into the air, crossing over the river that was more than ten zhang wide in one leap, reaching out to grab at Mo Zi Chen's hand.
Mo Zi Chen let out a cry of "ah", seemingly flustered, and turned her head to see the short and chubby man flying towards her like a clumsy big bird. With his current cultivation level, he was clearly unable to fly in mid-air, but when using lightness skill, he was slightly more agile than ordinary people. She secretly grasped a piece of spiritual stone in her hand, silently operating the spell incantation, and as she saw him pounce over, suddenly both hands simultaneously popped outwards, and a white light shot out.
This fatty was caught off guard, thinking it was just a matter of capturing an ordinary person, but he didn't expect to encounter a tough cookie. He saw the cold light rushing towards him and only had time to turn his head before it brushed past his shoulder, and a burst of blood suddenly splattered out.
