Chapter 68: Soul Trauma

The hunt had to continue; it had just begun. Soon Chuyi and the others discovered new demon beasts, but the demon beasts encountered later were relatively ordinary and couldn't be compared with the Three-Colored Deer at all.

And one could clearly feel that the frequency of encountering demon beasts was gradually increasing. When they returned to the gathering point in the evening, they confirmed this discovery after communicating with other demon hunting squads.

Experienced clansmen were already worried that if the number of demon beasts increased by more than double, they might have to end the hunt early and return to Red Maple Fortress for defense.

Lin Zhangqing's squad had also discussed this issue, which was not to get too close to the inner circle. Now the periphery was enough for them to hunt, so there was no need to rush too far forward.

Safety was the most important thing. Father had also mentioned this idea to the Clan Leader, and the few Foundation Establishment cultivators also felt this was more reliable and would convey it to each hunting squad as soon as possible.

When resting at night, Lin Zhangqing observed the Three-Colored Deer family in the spirit beast bag and found that the stag's situation was completely normal, and even quite good.

After all, it had eaten half a hundred-year Vermilion Fruit. Although it couldn't reach the level of advancement, it was still full of energy.

But the doe and the fawn were both a bit listless and dispirited.

Lin Zhangqing thought for a moment and felt it should still be the reason for the Purple Crystal Scorpion. After all, it was a dual attack of physical and soul. Although there was the treatment of the Spring Return Technique and the Jade Healing Pill on the body, there was no therapeutic effect on the soul injury at all.

This gave Lin Zhangqing a deeper understanding of the Purple Crystal Scorpion. But now he still had to find a way to treat the soul injuries of the doe and the fawn.

The first thing Lin Zhangqing thought of was the Earth Soul Fruit, but the problem was that it hadn't matured yet, and it would take at least half a year to a year at the earliest.

Because Lin Zhangqing was outside, he couldn't frequently enter the space to cast the Growth Technique, so this time was a bit uncertain!

The second thing he thought of was the Hundred Flowers Drunken Soul Wine. After all, after consuming it, he felt relaxed from body to soul. Lin Zhangqing believed this spirit wine must be of some help to their injuries.

The problem now was how to feed it to them. If he took it out now, everyone would smell the floral fragrance emitted by the spirit wine.

On the Wind-Running Boat, the Clan Leader had already announced that Lin Zhangqing's spirit wine had been completely consumed, the purpose of which was to protect Lin Zhangqing, which made him even more unable to let down the Clan Leader's good intentions.

So the best method was still to get the Three-Colored Deer family into the space, so they wouldn't have to be squeezed into the small space of the spirit beast bag, and the doe and fawn could also get treatment.

Tomorrow, he would still find an opportunity to leave for a distance, and then secretly make a trip into the space.

Having made up his mind, Lin Zhangqing began to rest. After all, in the wilds, it was already very rare to have a safe environment to have a good rest.

And if he didn't rest well and couldn't concentrate, it would have a great impact on the hunt, and might even cause fatal mistakes, ultimately harming others and himself.

The next day, the squad set off to hunt demons, moving toward the position marked yesterday. Chuyi and the others had already begun searching for demon beasts high in the sky.

Today went quite smoothly. After hunting several batches of demon beasts like this, Lin Zhangqing saw that the surrounding environment was very suitable, so he told the four elders that he wanted to let the Three-Colored Deer family out to catch their breath.

He asked them to help keep watch in the surroundings, pay attention not to let people outside the squad get close, and if they discovered the Three-Colored Deer, it would take about half an hour.

The four elders were very cooperative and readily agreed to Lin Zhangqing's request, expanding the warning range in four directions, leaving Lin Zhangqing in the center.

After waiting for a while, Lin Zhangqing used his divine sense to scan a radius of 240 meters around him. Having advanced to the seventh layer of Qi Refining, his divine sense detection range had increased by about ten zhang.

After confirming there were no cultivators or demon beasts within this range, and that the surroundings were blocked by trees so others couldn't see the specific situation here, Lin Zhangqing entered the space with peace of mind.

Not daring to delay, he released the Three-Colored Deer family of three. Suddenly arriving in a strange environment, they were still a bit unaccustomed and all leaned against Lin Zhangqing.

Lin Zhangqing first took them to the side of the deep pit and told them not to approach here, as they would lose their lives if they fell in, and Lin Zhangqing wouldn't be able to save them. After confirming they understood, he took them to the important spirit plants like the Earth Soul Fruit Tree and the Vermilion Fruit Tree, telling them that these would be handed over to them to take care of in the future, but they must not steal and eat them.

As long as they didn't make ordinary spirit medicines extinct, they could eat a little, but the spirit medicines, spirit grasses, and spirit plants specified by Lin Zhangqing could not be eaten, especially the Earth Soul Fruit, the hundred-year Vermilion Fruit, and the Demon-Alluring Grass, etc...

After the spirit plants matured, they would be distributed to them, provided they didn't steal and eat them, otherwise there would be punishment, and as for what punishment, they could guess for themselves.

Seeing the Three-Colored Deer nod to indicate they understood, Lin Zhangqing stroked each of them, then took out the Xuan Yuan Heavy Water Bottle, and first cast a Spirit Light Shield on himself, to avoid the fragrance of the Hundred Flowers Drunken Soul Wine from staining his body.

In this Three-Colored Deer family, the stag's cultivation was the highest, already reaching the peak of the First-Stage late-stage. If there was an opportunity, it could soon break through to the Second Stage, but now Lin Zhangqing couldn't let it break through too quickly, worrying that the stag's cultivation would exceed his own too much, and there would be a danger of losing control.

Of course, high cultivation was also the important reason why the stag could discover the Purple Crystal Scorpion.

The doe's cultivation had just reached the First-Stage late-stage, and the fawn was in the First-Stage mid-stage, so he could safely use the Drunken Soul Wine for them.

He extracted a glob of spirit wine from the Xuan Yuan Heavy Water Bottle, about the same volume as what he had consumed at the time. As soon as this thing came out, the Three-Colored Deer family immediately smelled the fragrance and all squeezed to Lin Zhangqing's side.

Especially the stag, relying on being a bit more familiar with Lin Zhangqing, directly nudged Lin Zhangqing with its head, and the doe and fawn also squeezed over, making "yo-yo" sounds.

Smelling the fragrance of the spirit wine made them feel that their spirits were a bit more comfortable, and they hurriedly squeezed to Lin Zhangqing's side.

Lin Zhangqing stroked the stag's head, telling it that this time it was to treat the doe and the fawn, and he would let it consume it at a suitable time in the future.

The stag nodded, indicating it understood, and then nudged the doe and fawn lightly.

Lin Zhangqing then put the spirit wine into the doe's mouth. The doe nudged him lightly, and then began to fall into a deep sleep. Through the contract, he could sense that the doe was fine and there were no problems. Only then did Lin Zhangqing feel relieved.

Lin Zhangqing extracted another glob of spirit wine and put it into the fawn's mouth, watching it also enter a deep sleep.

Through the contract, he told the stag that they would wake up in a while, and the spirit plants in the space would be handed over to their family to take care of.

The stag nodded, indicating it understood. Lin Zhangqing fed it a Spirit Nurturing Pill and exited the space. He didn't dare to delay too long here, fearing that the elders would come over and not find him.

Fortunately, everything was normal outside. He scanned with his divine sense twice and didn't find any problems.

In fact, he had only been in the space for a while. Now there was still a while before the agreed half an hour, so he simply found a clean tree to rest for a while.

And since the Three-Colored Deer family had already surrendered to Lin Zhangqing, they were his deer from now on, so he should give them names.

The stag was spiritual and also had feelings and righteousness, so let's call it Lu Youqiang! The doe was elegant and beautiful, so let's call it Lu Xiaoya! The fawn was clever and cute, so let's call it Lu Xiaoling! Alright, it was happily decided.

After resting for a while, seeing that the time was almost up, Lin Zhangqing prepared to go and meet them, lest they come looking for him and not see the Three-Colored Deer, and then ask questions.

The squad continued to hunt, but they had to hurry. Once the real beast tide came, there wouldn't be such an opportunity.

Frequent hunting and fighting had already caused several clansmen to be injured, but fortunately, everyone's cultivation was a bit higher than before, and there had been no deaths or falls so far, but this also proved from the side that the beast tide was approaching.

This time it only took six days for everyone's storage bags to be full. The few Foundation Establishment cultivators consulted and decided to return to Red Maple Fortress first to exchange for contribution points, and incidentally let the clansmen rest. Whether they would go out hunting next time would depend on the situation in two days.

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