Chapter 158: Re‑entering the Mountain Cave, a Bountiful Harvest of Monster Blood

Third Uncle is very busy, his time on the mountain is short, he came in a hurry and left in a hurry.

In the blink of an eye, Elder Brother Chen Chusheng has been living on the mountain for quite a while, with no intention of coming down; he has become addicted to reclaiming the spirit fields, never stopping, except when he goes into the alchemy furnace to burn things, he doesn't need Chen Chuyang's orders—he voluntarily goes to reclaim the fields, and the results are naturally good, and not bad.

Shang Hongxue had stayed for a long time; today she also wants to go down the mountain.

"Brother Chuyang, I want to make a trip down the mountain."

She has lived on Longshe Shan for too long, the longest stay yet; this girl likes it here, each time she hates to leave, but she knows that if she doesn't go, her father might charge up Longshe Shan; for herself and for Brother Chuyang, she also needs to go down the mountain—worst case, she can come back up in a few days.

"Okay, take it slow."

"Mm."

Before leaving, the girl hugged Chen Chuyang, unwilling to part; Chen Chuyang saw her reluctance, patted her head, and saw her off down the mountain. As for who would be most saddened by Shang Hongxue's descent, naturally it was the little girl Zhang Nongqian; over this time they had become completely familiar, like sisters, their feelings quickly deepening—even Chen Chuyang had to yield.

Zhang Nongqian cried, secretly turning her back on Chen Chuyang, but her little movements could not escape his eyes; Chen Chuyang didn't expose her, pretending not to notice. Liu Yuer and her daughter's daily work is tending those Dragon Tooth Rice—weeding and checking for pests; in short, all big and small tasks are entrusted to them, and Chen Chuyang had given them prior training on what to watch for and what to do.

He told them all the details; meanwhile, he also began to let them tend some of the mountain's spirit herbs, gradually delegating authority.

As for him, he needs to leave again for a trip, and go down to the mountain's base once more.

Recently Longshe Shan has undergone some big changes; the spirit qi of the spring water has also shifted, which Chen Chuyang felt yesterday. The little carp was impacted, woke up, underwent another transformation, its bloodline concentration rose, yet it made no sound and did not disturb Chen Chuyang.

After giving instructions, Chen Chuyang again said to the elder brother: "Elder brother, I recently need to go into seclusion for a period; you watch over those two."

"Don't run around recklessly, and don't touch the formation below the mountain; without my permission, no one may go down the mountain—remember that?"

The formation is very dangerous; if anyone falls into it, the consequences are unimaginable.

Chen Chuyang had warned them in advance, also telling the elder brother to keep an eye on them, don't court death.

Especially the elder brother, don't cause trouble while he's in seclusion; this still needs reminding.

"I know, little brother, rest assured—I, the older brother, will watch over those two, guaranteeing no problems; you can go ahead and seclude yourself with peace of mind."

"Okay."

With the elder brother's guarantee, Chen Chuyang pretended to go into seclusion.

Actually, he brought the little carp to where the spirit spring is; the little carp became even cuter, its body size doubled, the two whiskers at its mouth grew much longer, gaining some dignity.

It invisibly emanated a faint pressure, very weak—if you don't get close, you can't feel it.

Those spirit fish with inferior bloodlines dare not approach it, precisely because of this pressure.

The Dragon Blood Pill's effect is strong, very suitable for the little carp.

"Master."

The little carp obediently called out "Master," different from before—a heartfelt address.

Chen Chuyang nodded: "We're going down now; are you ready?"

"Master, please rest assured; I'll show the way."

The little carp needs no orders; it swims ahead, leading Chen Chuyang.

All the way down, the little carp emitted a faint glow, a layer of water wrapped around it, moving against the current, utterly unaffected.

Water control technique—Chen Chuyang was somewhat surprised; after the little carp awoke, its water control ability had greatly improved.

Before, at most it was unintentional control; this time it was completely adept.

A very good divine ability; cultivating it to a profound realm is certainly not simple.

All the way down, upon reaching the spirit vein's location, Chen Chuyang paused briefly to inspect the spirit vein's condition.

The spirit vein's qi was rich, increased compared to last time; Chen Chuyang felt greatly relieved, his decision was correct.

Using the underground spirit qi to nourish the entire spirit vein, thereby enhancing it, reduced Xu Junbai's input.

Continuing to nourish it, this spirit vein will only get better; eventually, complete perfection may be possible.

After stroking and checking it, Chen Chuyang nodded in satisfaction and continued forward toward the mountain's base.

I don't know how long passed; they re‑entered the underground space.

The dark space remained unchanged; the little carp eagerly entered the water, swaying happily.

Chen Chuyang's palm rose a flame, lighting the surroundings.

Still the same; nothing special changed around.

The silver spirit fish in the water had grown a bit and increased in number; Chen Chuyang glanced, nodded in satisfaction.

"These silver spirit fish work very well; their number is still a little low—if we could artificially breed them, that would be ideal."

In this regard, Chen Chuyang also had an idea, unsure if it would work, and he also feared failure.

When the time comes, we'll give it a try; if it fails, we'll just keep raising them in the mountain's depths.

Mainly, this place isn't great; each descent is quite a hassle.

"The formation is fine, not damaged, and there's no problem."

"The spirit qi is compressed within the formation, strengthening the spirit spring water's qi concentration; the silver spirit fish can grow rapidly, which is closely related to the increase in spirit qi."

"The water flow is also gradually trending toward stability; basically there won't be problems."

Chen Chuyang didn't do much; for now he won't change the underground structure.

Just like that, let things take their natural course.

"Little carp, let's move forward."

The little carp led the way ahead, and Chen Chuyang followed it all the way forward.

Passing through one place after another, he inspected those formations, speeding up the inspection.

Without lingering too long, they finally arrived at the final spot.

Where the silver spirit fish were most numerous, these fish had been caught in a batch and taken away; the remaining ones, seeing Chen Chuyang approach, swiftly fled and hid in the deepest part of the water pool; Chen Chuyang had no interest in them this time, instead going to the fissure to inspect the monster blood.

Upon seeing this, Chen Chuyang was startled.

"So much monster blood? What's going on this time?"

It was more than double the previous amount; this monster blood was very rich, Chen Chuyang immediately took it, evaporated the moisture on the spot, and ended up with a large bottle of monster blood; the rich monster blood exuded a terrifying aura, to which Chen Chuyang was accustomed—he gave a drop to the little carp and tried a few drops himself.

A person and a fish sat down and began absorbing the demon beast's blood.

After two hours.

Chen Chuyang woke up, examined his body, his strength increased, and his soul also increased.

Overall, the effect is still quite good, just a bit inferior to the Dragon Blood Pill.

"Demon beast blood is still inferior to elixirs; these demon beast blood will all be refined into Dragon Blood Pill later, and with the Dragon Blood Pill, my cultivation speed will improve somewhat."

"Huh?"

Lowering his head to look, the little carp also woke up.

As he was looking at himself, those small eyes were full of spirituality, all shining with the light of wisdom.