Chapter 109: Ammonite

Time passed slowly.

Today's red glow was more vivid than usual, and even after looking at it for a long time, there would be an indescribable strangeness, as if someone was painting with blood, smearing the firmament.

Inside, vaguely, there seemed to be wisps of golden threads lingering. This scene even attracted the attention of the seven peaks of the Seven Blood Children. Many cultivators living on the mountain walked out of their caves, looking at the horizon, their eyes revealing strange light.

Disciples in various ports in the bay also noticed all this.

And Xu Qing in the Dharma boat at the Seventy-Ninth Port also noticed the abnormality of the red glow in the sky. After checking many times, he accelerated his explanation of the questions raised by Ding Shijie, put the spirit ticket of one hundred spirit stones into his pocket, and looked up at the horizon again.

"This scene, it seems I have seen the description somewhere." Xu Qing recalled the Sea Records he had read in his mind, looking for the source of that familiarity.

And the red glow did not last long, slowly dissipating, as if it wanted to keep the sunset with its beauty, but the sun on the horizon still set. Ding Shijie noticed that it was getting late and could only say goodbye.

But before leaving, Ding Shijie looked at Xu Qing carefully for a few times, and suddenly her eyes condensed. She hadn't paid much attention to Xu Qing's cultivation before, but at this moment, after observing, her expression changed, and she spoke immediately.

"Junior Brother Xu, your cultivation... have you reached Great Perfection?" Ding Shijie's face revealed disbelief.

Although Xu Qing had some concealment, it was obvious that the cultivation technique Ding Xue practiced was a bit different, and it seemed that she could perceive other people's spiritual energy more clearly. So at this moment, after feeling Xu Qing's cultivation fluctuation, her heart and mind surged with big waves.

She knew Xu Qing was very strong, but the current perception exceeded her estimation, so the light in her eyes became brighter.

"Junior Brother Xu, since you are about to reach Foundation Establishment, do you have any understanding of Foundation Establishment?"

Xu Qing swept a glance at Ding Shijie. He was a bit guarded about his cultivation being seen through. After shaking his head, he instinctively operated the Dharma boat's protection, making it add a touch of spiritual rhyme silently.

"I understand, ah." Ding Shijie smiled, her expression carrying joy.

"My aunt has popularized these things to me countless times." Saying this, Ding Xue searched in her storage bag and took out three jade slips, handing them to Xu Qing.

Xu Qing was startled. He knew that things about Foundation Establishment were extremely expensive in the sect. Looking at the three jade slips in front of him at this moment, although he was extremely tempted, he understood that everything in this world had no reason, and in essence, it was an exchange.

"How many spirit stones?" Xu Qing asked.

Ding Xue smiled when she heard this.

"Junior Brother Xu, you are being distant. If it weren't for you back then at sea, it would have been very difficult for me to reach the Xishan Islands so smoothly. With our shared experience at sea, what does this little thing count for."

"Besides, you also taught me a lot of vegetation knowledge. In addition, other core disciples would also make friends with your cultivation. I just occupied the first place. If you feel uneasy after taking it, then if one day I encounter danger, you can help me once." Saying this, Ding Shijie placed the jade slips on the side.

Without continuing to disturb, she smiled slightly at Xu Qing.

"This is actually me taking advantage. Junior Brother Xu, I'll say goodbye first."

After speaking, Ding Shijie's body flashed. After Xu Qing opened the protection, she left the Dharma boat.

When stepping on the shore, she was in a very happy mood. At this moment, eager to share, she took out the sound transmission jade slip while walking and chatted happily with several close friends in the sect.

Unlike men, women's desire to share is mostly very strong, especially when they meet a member of the opposite sex who makes their eyes shine, they will be like this.

This point, for those struggling in the suffering of the world, is difficult to possess, but for core disciples who have been well protected since childhood, it belongs to the norm.

Just like the winter at the port is different from the winter at the Red Plain, the world is also different for people.

In fact, after she came back, she had long told her close friends about meeting Xu Qing outside, and this arrival was also encouraged by several close friends, so she had the courage.

"You guys watch, this little Xu, this girl will definitely take him down."

When Ding Shijie transmitted proudly, Zhao Zhongheng's figure finally appeared in the Seventy-Ninth Port in the distance, running wildly towards her.

"Ding Shijie... that guy named Xu didn't do anything to you, right? I'm here to help you!"

Before the person arrived, the voice had already reached Ding Xue's ears.

"Inexplicable!"

Ding Xue frowned, swept a glance at Zhao Zhongheng, her face was a bit impatient, and she walked towards the distance.

Zhao Zhongheng hurriedly chased after her. Although Ding Xue ignored him, he still followed behind, his heart incomparably firm.

"Ding Xue, sooner or later, you will know that many people in your life are passing guests like flying birds."

"Only I, Zhao Zhongheng, will accompany you like the sea, never leaving. Once you get used to my company, you will understand my importance. What's the matter with passing guests, even if there are more, so what? I am different from those passing guests!"

Zhao Zhongheng's expression was firm. He turned his head to look at the Dharma boat where Xu Qing was, his jealousy was strong, but thinking of the opponent's strong cultivation and the terrible Sixth Team Captain, he did not dare to expose this expression completely, and could only grit his teeth in his heart.

"Isn't it just having such a face? Compared to my persistence and company, what does it count for? Time can prove everything!"

Amidst the various emotional fluctuations in Zhao Zhongheng's heart, following the dissipation of the red glow in the firmament and the setting of the sun, the sea surface that lost its light and became pitch black appeared a strange change at this moment.

Countless gorgeous lights flashed suddenly on the sea outside the bay, as if illuminating the sky, and the gorgeousness was even more obvious, attracting the attention of all ports of the Seven Blood Children.

Gradually, uproar sounds came out one after another, and figures walked out of the Dharma boats in various ports, and even many people on the shore found this scene and looked over quickly.

Outside the Seven Blood Children port, at this moment, following the appearance of gorgeous light, the light soon turned into silk, flowing rapidly in bundles on the sea surface, constantly wandering, gradually forming groups and patches, densely packed.

Looking at it, it seemed that the sea surface outside the entire bay was filled with these light beams, as if it were about to turn into a starry sky with meteors passing by.

And amidst the shining of this light, this countless number of light beams drifted past the gate of the bay and permeated all the ports.

This scene made the Seven Blood Children cultivators even more surprised. Xu Qing's eyes revealed strange light, and he stood on the Dharma boat and looked over.

He noticed that those emitting light beams were some palm-sized snail-like creatures.

Their bodies spreading out seemed to possess the nerves that could form light sources themselves, flashing with each other, forming this beautiful scene.

"Ammonite..."

Xu Qing remembered the description in the Sea Records, and his eyes brightened a bit.

The description of ammonite in the Sea Records was not much, just pointing out that if the red glow has gold, then after the glow dissipates, this phenomenon will occasionally appear in the sea. There was no detailed mention, just informing that it was harmless.

But Xu Qing knew from the thick vegetation classic left by Master Bai that ammonite is also a precious medicinal material in the sea, especially in terms of reconciling and reducing the violence of medicinal effects, it has miraculous effects.

At the same time, Ding Shijie and Zhao Zhongheng, who had not yet left in the Seventy-Ninth Port, also noticed this scene. Ding Shijie looked at the gorgeous sea surface and was a bit lost.

Zhao Zhongheng on the side spoke hurriedly.

"Shijie, I know what this is. This is ammonite, also known as star snail. It occasionally floats on the sea after the red glow. It has no use at all from head to toe. It only glows. Except for being beautiful, it is useless."

Zhao Zhongheng swept a glance at Xu Qing in the distance and spoke loudly.

Xu Qing's expression was as usual. He had no time to pay attention to Zhao Zhongheng's insinuations, and he didn't even listen carefully. At this moment, he stood at the bow of the boat, and all his attention was placed on the sea surface.

As the seawater rose and fell, the ammonites emitting brilliant light beams entangled and separated from each other. The light emitted by each other formed synchronization during entanglement, and some appeared chaotic.

The synchronized ones often entangled together and no longer separated, while the chaotic ones often touched slightly and then left each other, as if they were all looking for each other.

And what Xu Qing was concerned about was the latter.

He recalled the knowledge once taught by Master Bai in his mind, looking at those chaotic and separated ammonites wandering continuously, waiting silently for the opportunity.

Not all ammonites can become medicinal materials. What he needs to wait for is the male ammonite that has not found a synchronized partner for a long time. Only this type will eventually turn into medicinal stone that is helpful for cultivation due to some deformities in the body!

And Xu Qing's silence made Zhao Zhongheng even more proud, his chin raised high, and his expression was arrogant.

"This thing is recorded in the sect, it has no big use, and it won't last long before it dissipates."

Ding Shijie looked at those ammonites, heard Zhao Zhongheng's words, and some disgust appeared in her expression, and she spoke lightly.

"It's good to be able to glow. The gorgeousness formed can not only illuminate oneself but also illuminate those who watch. It's better than those that are pitch black and have no light at all."

Zhao Zhongheng raised his eyebrows, just about to speak.

But just at this time, at the bow of the Dharma boat, Xu Qing, who had not paid attention to the words of the two, suddenly condensed his eyes at this moment, his right hand raised instantly, and grabbed towards the sea surface.

Suddenly, the water vapor around turned into water droplets, forming one by one in an instant and gathering together. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a big hand composed of seawater, carrying astonishing momentum, and grabbed fiercely towards the countless ammonites on the sea surface.

Instantly grabbing one, and rolling back suddenly, this big hand returned to Xu Qing's front. Following its own dissipation, the ammonite he grabbed landed in Xu Qing's hand.

The palm-sized ammonite snail shell was filled with circles of patterns like chrysanthemums. The body extending from the shell mouth was now gradually dimming in light.

And just at the moment it was about to dim completely, Xu Qing's right hand suddenly emitted ice cold. This ice cold erupted violently, directly enveloping the ammonite, making it instantly frozen into an ice block.

It completely preserved its state before dimming inside.

Looking at the ice block in his hand, a happy smile appeared on Xu Qing's face. After carefully putting it away, he continued to observe the sea.

At the same time, in the Seventy-Ninth Port, seven or eight people made moves like Xu Qing. These seven or eight people obviously also knew the medicinal value of ammonite, so they attacked quickly to capture those that met the requirements.

Not only were they like this, but other ports also had some disciples making moves, and even some figures flew out from the mountain, rushing straight to this place, and began to capture.

Among them, there were mostly disciples of the Second Peak.

This scene was like an invisible slap on Zhao Zhongheng's face who had just said this thing was useless. He was stunned for a moment, feeling very puzzled about this matter in his heart.

Ding Shijie also saw all this, curious in her heart, and hurriedly approached Xu Qing. Until she reached the berth where Xu Qing's Dharma boat was, she spoke hurriedly.

"Junior Brother Xu, why would anyone capture this ammonite?" Saying this, she, who was used to Xu Qing's personality, directly took out a spirit ticket and sent it over.

"The male ammonite will transform into a rare medicinal material at the moment before death, which has no small help for cultivation."

Xu Qing did not want that spirit ticket, but still explained for Ding Xue.

Especially remembering the Foundation Establishment jade slip that the other party gave for free, he spoke in detail again.

"Ammonite, also known as star stone, snake stone, is a soft-bodied alien creature of the cephalopod class, belonging to the invertebrate biological category. It is named because of the chrysanthemum patterns on the snail shell. It is a perennial spiritual medicine guide, likes to live in the crevices of artificial mountains on the seabed, and only comes out to the sea to summon during the breeding season. Every time it goes out, it must trigger red glow and red blood with gold. It is distributed in the Forbidden Sea of the Southern Wilderness Continent. The time is uncertain, and the traces are hard to find, so it is rarely seen on the inland. Its function can transform alien creatures. With the method of five-dampness white turbidity, it can assist spiritual energy to produce tidal changes."

"Nature is sweet, cold, slightly poisonous, can calm the mind, cooperate with the method of yin and yang bipolar differentiation, cooperate with shell water, can refine Spirit-Raising Elixir."

"However, the newly promoted pharmacology technique mostly uses this chrysanthemum as a parasitic body, taking the specialty of its spirit, becoming a natural furnace itself, can feed good elixirs, and at the same time, the reconciliation method is more wonderful, can neutralize violent medicinal effects."

After Xu Qing finished speaking, he continued to gaze at the sea, looking for ammonites that could be captured.

Ding Shijie on the side didn't understand much, but vaguely felt that Xu Qing's words were very powerful. So looking at Xu Qing, her beautiful eyes revealed strong spirit, and she asked quickly.

"Then why do they glow?"

"That is because during the breeding season, male and female ammonites float to the sea surface, attracting the opposite sex by emitting different wave lights themselves."

"Their light is also emitted because of this. After touching each other, if the light of both sides is synchronized, they can mate. If the male ammonite's light cannot be synchronized, it will be disliked by the female ammonite. Eventually, if it cannot find a synchronized female, it will die with its light dissipated."

After Xu Qing finished speaking, his right hand grabbed, and he collected another ammonite that met the requirements.

Ding Shijie was full of worship. She knew that Xu Qing was busy now, so she stopped asking, but observed and learned.

Every time Xu Qing made a move, she would pay attention. Not long after, she also saw the way and began to help.

Xu Qing did not need help, but looking at the Foundation Establishment jade slip, although he felt it was a bit of a drag, he didn't say much and let Ding Shijie be busy.

Time passed, and as more and more disciples made moves, a night passed.

When the morning gradually brightened, all the ammonites entangled together on the sea surface of the Seven Blood Children port drifted away one after another, returning to the seabed, leaving only the male ammonite corpses that had not been collected and were dim and dead floating, rotting visibly to the naked eye, and turning into part of the Forbidden Sea.

After being busy all night, but obviously happier, Ding Shijie chose to say goodbye at this moment.

And behind her graceful figure, Zhao Zhongheng followed all the way with a bitter face.

He looked at Ding Shijie's back in front, and while desire appeared in his eyes, he also silently swore in his heart.

"Watch, Ding Xue, sooner or later, you will be moved by me." ===== CHAPTER 110 =====