Chapter 321

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

He forced out a drop of crimson blood, then covered it with a Spirit Sense Imprint.

In an instant, Xu Zhangqing obtained control of this Fangcun Ring; his consciousness seeped inside and he discovered that this thing's internal space was actually even larger than imagined.

He had originally thought it was a few dozen cubic meters, but as it turned out, it actually had 100 cubic meters.

You have to understand, his own Lightly Vitality Gourd currently only has 20 cubic meters.

In other words, the Fangcun Ring's internal space is equivalent to 5 Lightly Vitality Gourds.

The key point is, this thing can not only store items, but can even house living creatures.

No matter how you look at it, it is far superior to storage artifacts like the Lightly Vitality Gourd.

Although Xu Zhangqing didn't understand this thing too well, he estimated that its market price would surely be at least several tens of thousands of Middle-grade Spirit Stones, or several thousand High-grade Spirit Stones.

But right now, whether it was the Nimai Longhua Worm Mother worth ten thousand Middle-grade Spirit Stones, or the equally valuable Fangcun Ring, he had obtained both for free, without spending a single Spirit Stone.

One has to admit, a big shot is a big shot; when they make a move, they are generous.

Even the wealthy young master Rong Yan, upon seeing this scene, revealed a look of envy in his eyes.

On the surface, this seems to be because Xu Zhangqing discovered the disaster in advance, saving the Spirit Field from greater losses, so he received a reward.

But in reality, the equivalent of the Spirit Field's second-in-command, the Grain Master, and the Earth Vein's number one, the Abyss Master, both appreciated him quite a lot, and even valued him exceptionally.

This is the key!

At this moment, Xu Zhangqing controlled the Fangcun Ring; with a thought, the Nimai Longhua Worm Mother that had shrunk into a sphere before him was instantly taken into the storage space.

In a flash, only a huge pit remained before the crowd; inside it was pitch black, without a single speck of light.

One could even sense strands of cold, gloomy aura, just like an abandoned "Burial Mound".

Zhu Fuxian glanced at Shi Yuan and said: "Now that the Worm Mother has been caught, only the Spirit-Eroding Fungus King remains, struggling alone.

Are you leaving, or going down?"

Shi Yuan looked at the Hualong Cave which now had no Spiritual Energy at all, a look of regret surfacing on his face: "Generally, beneath an Auspicious Lair some thing or other is nurtured; if there was a chance, I'd really like to go down and take a look, but unfortunately official business is pressing, so I can only temporarily seal this place for now."

After speaking, he waved his hand.

Dense Yellow Qi gathered into a cloud of smoke, directly enveloping this abandoned Auspicious Lair.

Feeling the heavy sensation rushing at his face, even with Xu Zhangqing's Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivation realm, and even possessing an Earth Spirit Root, he still felt boundless oppressive pressure.

Yellow Qi, Earth Qi — they seem to differ by only one character, seemingly not much difference.

But in reality, whether in quality or weight, Yellow Qi is higher.

Earth Qi only makes one breathless when it is dense to a certain degree.

But Yellow Qi is different; even if it is just a thread, a wisp, it is as heavy as a mountain peak.

With it sealed like this now, unless an existence stronger than Shi Yuan acts later, it is impossible to break open, let alone deeply enter this abandoned Auspicious Lair.

No, now it should be called a Dead Cave, after all it has already lost its value.

Subsequently, the group departed.

However this time, everyone's speed was very fast.

How fast?

In just a few breaths they returned from underground to the surface!

This time, the one acting was not Zhu Fuxian, but Shi Yuan.

If he wasn't carrying people, and three Wood Spirit Roots at that, which are somewhat mutually opposing in attribute, plus this is not his main body but merely an Avatar Projection, otherwise the speed would be even faster.

And this exploration of theirs had actually only taken about half an hour.

Feeling the "long-lost" warm sun, Xu Zhangqing couldn't help but stretch lazily.

Yang Zhenyue beside him stepped forward to ask: "The Nimai Worm Mother was easy to find, but what about the Spirit-Eroding Fungus King?

I heard this thing hides even better than the Nimai Worm Mother!"

Xu Zhangqing finished stretching and introduced: "Generally speaking, the Spirit-Eroding Fungus King likes to stay in dark, damp places rich in Spiritual Power."

Rong Yan guessed thoughtfully: "Then would it also be hiding in an abandoned underground Spiritual Vein?"

Zhu Fuxian gave a negative: "They are not a parasitic or Symbiotic Relationship, so it's impossible for them to gather together."

Xu Zhangqing chimed in agreement: "Exactly. The Nimai Worm likes Earth Qi, while the Spirit-Eroding Fungus King only absorbs Wood Spirit Qi.

Their only commonality is a unique fondness for mutated Spirit Plants."

Yang Zhenyue frowned slightly: "Then what do we do?"

Everyone has their specialty; he couldn't be said to be completely ignorant about Spirit Plants, but he definitely didn't have the professional expertise of Wood Spirit Roots like Zhu Fuxian and Xu Zhangqing.

Zhu Fuxian glanced at Rong Yan, making the latter's heart go numb with fear, only then saying: "The best method is to make a trap, a trap it cannot refuse."

"A trap?"

Shi Yuan, Yang Zhenyue looked thoughtful.

Xu Zhangqing reacted fastest, likewise glancing at Rong Yan, leaving the latter baffled, then guessed: "Grain Master, you wouldn't be thinking of using mutated Spirit Plants to lure the Spirit-Eroding Fungus King, would you?"

Zhu Fuxian smiled faintly: "Correct."

Only now did Rong Yan finally react, finally understanding why the two were staring at him, and then asked rather nervously: "Then... how many mutated Spirit Plants are needed?"

Zhu Fuxian thought for a moment: "Three plants would do, five would be best!"

Rong Yan was startled, hurriedly saying aggrievedly: "Grain Master, our Rong Family are Victims too."

Seeing this, Zhu Fuxian instead revealed a look of envy: "Your Rong Family, as the Spirit Field's First Family, with an inheritance of over a thousand years, the good things in your hands are even more than mine; a mere few mutated Spirit Plants amount to what?"

What's more, it's only meant to attract the Spirit-Eroding Fungus King, not destroy it.

Rong Yan dared not promise, hesitating slightly as he said: "Better safe than sorry!"

Zhu Fuxian didn't want to waste time, waving his hand: "If there's the slightest loss, the Immortal Sect will compensate."

Rong Yan knew he couldn't refuse, so his bottom line was not to lose out; hearing this, he immediately smiled and asked: "Then, Master He, what kind of mutant Lingti do you need?"

Zhu Fuxian pointed to the cave beside them and asked back: "The mutant Lingti planted here is Qiansui Jinmang Rice?"

Rong Yan nodded like pounding garlic: "Yes, yes, yes."

Zhu Fuxian instructed: "Then plant the same mutant Lingti in the same position as before."

This trap might not work elsewhere.

Looking at this place instead, not only is there Shi Ling Fungus, but Nimai Worms also exist.

This shows that Qiansui Jinmang Rice is deeply favored by them.

Since that's the case, let's give them a big wave.

"Good."

Rong Yan nodded, then turned and left.

Although he could make the decision on this matter, he had to report to the elders of the clan.

Xu Zhangqing suddenly remembered something and hurriedly said: "Master He, Master Yuan, Steward Yang, the Ling Tian Periphery is to be harvested today; as one of this year's Assessment Personnel, I must make a trip."

Shi Yuan and Yang Zhenyue didn't mind; neither of them was a member of the Spirit Field.

Whether they went to the Outer Perimeter or not actually had nothing to do with them.

They were just asking for instructions together out of politeness.

A hint of appreciation appeared in Zhu Fuxian's eyes: "You still remember your responsibility; that's very good."

Anyway, the Spirit-Eroding Fungus King won't appear until evening, so go busy yourself first!