Chapter 93: Straw, Random Fists

Early the next morning, Lin Zhangqing finished his cultivation, recalled the Purple Crystal Scorpion swarm, and after tidying up, prepared to set off for the Wanzhu Forest. He should be able to arrive there at noon today.

Of course, before setting off, he looked at the Double Fish Pendant and found that the distance to Chen Zi Ya had shortened a lot. She should also be able to arrive at the W

The First had already flown a large circle in the high altitude around them and discovered a group of Qingyun Sect cultivators and several demonic beasts. Lin Changqing did not want to invite trouble, so he avoided them and continued toward the Wanzhu Forest.

Lin Zhangqing already possessed seven of the nine main medicinal ingredients for the Foundation Establishment Pill and the Purple Mansion Tongxuan Pill. Only the Purple Monkey Flower and the Three-Leaf Green Ganoderma remained, both of which could be found within the Wanzhu Forest.

Therefore, Lin Zhangqing decided not to enter any other places producing various spirit herbs along the way and resolved to head straight for the Wanzhu Forest.

Furthermore, Lin Zhangqing had his own plans for rushing to the Bamboo Garden of Ten Thousand so urgently; he wanted to find some Purple Monkey Flowers and Three-Leaf Green Ganoderma first to transplant into his space. Otherwise, it would be inconvenient once he reunited with Chen Zi Ya.

With The First watching from above, Lin Changqing was not afraid of anyone ambushing him, so his pace remained quite fast.

After traveling for two or three hours, he finally reached his destination smoothly. It was now the fourth day since the Secret Realm had opened.

Lin Zhangqing believed that the Purple Monkey Flowers and Three-Leaf Green Ganoderma on the outskirts of the Wanzhu Forest had certainly been searched several times already. They were definitely scarce now, so he decided not to waste time and headed directly into the depths of the Wanzhu Forest to search.

After penetrating to a certain depth, Lin Zhangqing felt it was sufficient and stopped to search carefully with his divine sense. After searching for over half an hour, he finally made a discovery.

Amidst several withered bamboo stalks, he found a small patch of Three-Leaf Green Ganoderma. Among them, one was already mature, and there were four seedlings. Lin Zhangqing hurriedly transplanted them and placed them into his spirit plant bag.

Then he continued searching downward; time was very tight now, and not a moment could be wasted.

He searched carefully with his divine sense along the way, while The First kept watch from above, allowing Lin Changqing to search for spirit herbs with peace of mind.

Three hours passed, and he had found a total of twenty-three spirit herbs, including two mature Monkey Flowers and nine seedlings, as well as one mature Three-Leaf Green Ganoderma and eleven seedlings.

In fact, many had been found by others first who had picked the mature spirit herbs, leaving the seedlings behind. When they encountered Lin Zhangqing, they were all swept up.

Lin Zhangqing was already very satisfied with these gains. He found a hidden spot, confirmed that there was no one around, and left the Purple Crystal Scorpion to keep watch before entering his space with peace of mind.

The Lu Youqiang family all gathered around, but Lin Zhangqing did not have much time to play with them. He could only stroke each of their fur, feed them each a Spirit Nurturing Pill, and deal with them hastily before letting them go off to play on their own.

Then he planted these spirit herbs and seedlings in their respective areas, cast two Spirit Rain Techniques, and left the rest to the Lu Youqiang family to take care of.

He hurried out of the space; he now had to rush toward the direction Chen Zi Ya was coming from, as she should be arriving soon.

As for Chen Zi Ya, she had also risen early, retrieved her two array disks, and after checking that nothing had been left behind, she also set off for the Wanzhu Forest.

However, she did not have a spirit beast like The First to provide early warnings, and after flying for two or three hours, she still encountered trouble.

Three cultivators from the Pill Cauldron Sect were besieging two disciples from the Qingyun Sect. If they were Qingyun Sect disciples she didn't know, she could have completely ignored them, but among these two people, there was one she recognized.

Her name was Hu Yunna, and she had an elder who was also a Golden Core cultivator who often visited her Great-Grandmother. Chen Zi Ya had met her a few times at her Great-Grandmother's place, so they were at least nodding acquaintances.

If she hadn't encountered them, she wouldn't have known, but now that she saw them, she couldn't bear to stand idly by.

Moreover, the five people within the battlefield had already seen her, and they didn't give her much time to consider. As soon as Hu Yunna saw it was her, she was overjoyed, as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw, and loudly hailed her: "Senior Sister Chen, that's great! Come and help this little sister!"

Seeing that the newcomer was also from the Qingyun Sect, the three Pill Cauldron Sect cultivators exchanged glances, and one of them said, "Junior Brother Cai, leave the one who just arrived to you."

The other cultivator nodded and immediately charged toward Chen Zi Ya. Chen Zi Ya was not at all skilled in combat, and she wasn't prepared at all.

Seeing someone charging toward her, her heart pounded, and in her panic, she could only turn around and run back.

Fortunately, she still remembered her most important reliance; her hand subconsciously reached for her spirit beast bag and released all twenty-four Purple Crystal Scorpions.

Only then did she fumble to take out a defensive artifact from her storage bag and activate it to protect herself. She didn't even take out an offensive artifact, clearly placing all her hopes on the Purple Crystal Scorpions.

That Junior Brother Cai who charged over also saw the newcomer release some scorpion-type spirit insects from her spirit beast bag, and in the blink of an eye, they disappeared.

Now he didn't dare to get close anymore and only attacked Chen Zi Ya with his artifact from a slightly further distance, seeking only to stall the newcomer first. Once his two senior brothers succeeded, they would come over to help deal with this female cultivator who released scorpions.

Moreover, he didn't dare to stay in one place and was constantly moving and changing positions.

This was to prevent attacks from those spirit insects. Of course, his hands were not idle either, as he was rapidly forming hand seals for the Exploding Flame Technique.

From these countermeasures, it was not difficult to see that this person was a combat-type cultivator with rich experience in Dharma battles, and his handling was quite appropriate, but unfortunately, he still underestimated the ability of the Purple Crystal Scorpions.

Lin Zhangqing had trained them to hunt cooperatively and they would not swarm all at once, so all his measures were useless.

Furthermore, the two layers of Diamond Talismans he had pasted on his body didn't play much of a role; they were pierced as soon as they were pricked by the Great Sun Purple Light Needle, which was specialized in breaking shields and covers.

Subsequently, he let out a scream that was shrill to the extreme, and his whole body began to twitch violently; clearly, he was in extreme pain! Chen Zi Ya finally saw with her own eyes what the reaction was to being pricked by these little guys; it was too terrifying, and goosebumps rose all over her body.

And after that Junior Brother Cai screamed two or three more times, there was no movement. The events here happened too quickly, and the four people in the battle were also startled by this scream.

Chen Zi Ya had a little experience and reacted a bit faster than them, immediately taking out a First-Grade defensive array disk and rapidly setting up the Thick Earth Mountain Guarding Array.

Human potential is indeed infinite; the speed at which this array was set up was much faster than usual.

She immediately activated the array, forming a semi-transparent light shield, and after hesitating for a moment, she prepared to go over to meet them.

She pasted two more Diamond Talismans on her body and approached the battlefield slowly, not daring to walk too fast for fear that the little guys wouldn't keep up; mainly, it was these little guys that gave her courage.

The other two Pill Cauldron cultivators looked at each other and tacitly withdrew and left at high speed without any hesitation; they soon disappeared without a trace! The three of them breathed a sigh of relief in unison, and Hu Yunna and the other female cultivator hurriedly thanked Chen Zi Ya: "Many thanks to Senior Sister Chen for your life-saving grace. If we hadn't met Senior Sister, the two of us would have perished here."

The other female cultivator also spoke up: "Little sister Zhao Mingxia, residing in Xiao Cang Mountain, greets Senior Sister Chen. Many thanks to Senior Sister for your life-saving grace."

"If Senior Sister has any need for alchemy in the future, you can come to Xiao Cang Mountain to find this little sister; I guarantee to make Senior Sister satisfied."

(End of chapter)