Chapter 55 Cultivating in the Sacred Land

  In the past, Li Wenjun would have been overjoyed to see so much gold and silver treasure, but now he only felt a sense of wonder at how many people Wang Yonggui had killed. However, if this box full of treasure was instead filled with the medicinal herbs he needed, he might have been ecstatic.

  Li Wenjun has come to realize that after becoming an immortal, getting money is really too easy, and the effect of gold and silver on this group of people is also negligible. Only things like medicinal herbs and magical instruments are what they need to cherish, but it's much harder to get these things than gold and silver.

  Of course, this money can't be said to be of no use at all. He can wait until the future when he finds his parents and let them live a life of abundance and worry-free. Or he can hand it over to Sun Baicao, letting him use this sum of money to purchase the medicinal herbs he needs.

  However, Li Wenjun had a faint feeling that he couldn't always use gold and silver to buy herbs. When the time came when the Moon Cliff Grass was of no use to him, the gold and silver might also lose their little effect on his cultivation.

  Putting down the gold and silver, Li Wenjun continued to examine other places in the cave. He was surprised to find that on one side of the cave, there was actually a pool of water.

  The pool was roughly the size of a water vat, and at the bottom of the pool there was an eye that connected to the outside. He tried using a bucket to scoop out some water, and the water level in the pool dropped slightly, but after a short while, the water level returned to its original position.

  Li Wenjun speculated that the pool should be connected to an underground river or a similar water source in the belly of the mountain, and as long as the water source is not dry, there will always be water in the pool.

  Li Wenjun stood up, looked at the pots and pans in the cave, as well as the grain, and then looked at the water pool. Suddenly, an uncontrollable idea emerged in his heart.

  This cave is far away from the village, located in the depths of the mountain, and it's rare to see people, so there won't be any disturbance. With food and drink available, it's simply an ideal place for cultivation.

  Wang Yonggui chose to hide here, he must have made sufficient preparations. Now that Wang Yonggui has let him kill, he can fully utilize it and not rush back to the county town of Sanshan County, but instead cultivate peacefully here.

  It just so happened that during these fifty or sixty days in the mountains, he had also collected enough medicinal herbs to configure over a hundred doses of bath soup. If he used two doses a day, it would be enough for nearly two months of cultivation. Even if he used three doses a day, it could last him more than a month.

  Li Wenjun carefully considered it and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that staying here to cultivate was a wise choice. If he returned to the county town, the possibility of being disturbed would be very great.

  Leaving aside Sun's father and son, his small courtyard had also received several waves of visitors, each time causing him considerable disturbance. Especially during Fan Yibao's visit, he was forced to kill Fan Yibao in order to maintain peace and quiet.

  Moreover, staying in the mountains to practice has another advantage, he can search for medicine nearby in the mountains without having to travel back and forth between Wufeng Mountain and the county town.

  Of course, staying in the mountains is not all good, there are also some disadvantages.

  It is impossible to replenish supplies in the mountains. After running out of food, you need to go out of the mountain to buy more. The same applies to oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar.

  Moreover, staying in the mountain means he cannot get news from his parents at the first time, which is not conducive to meeting with his parents in the shortest possible time.

  Fortunately, before entering the mountain this time, Li Wenjun had asked Sun Baicao to help him pay attention. If there was any news from his parents, he would arrange for someone to pick them up and bring them to the county seat of Sanshan County.

  For Sun's father and son, Li Wenjun is still trustworthy, he will definitely do a good job of entrusting him with things, so whether he comes out of the mountain or not does not affect finding his parents, nor does it affect letting them live a stable life.

  As for going out to replenish supplies, it's not something that needs to be considered for the time being. The cave had a rich stockpile of goods, and Li Wenjun estimated that even if he ate three meals a day, there was enough to last him a month. Moreover, once he started cultivating, who knows how long he could go without eating, so the stored supplies would likely last at least one or two months.

  After careful consideration of the pros and cons, Li Wenjun quickly made a decision - he would stay here to cultivate.

  However, if you want to cultivate here, you must make some necessary preparations. First, ensure that the cave is safe, second, ensure that the cave will not be discovered by outsiders or wild beasts, and even if it is discovered, prevent them from approaching or entering the cave.

  Li Wenjun first thought of utilizing the mechanisms and traps left behind by Wang Yonggui, and also to thoroughly search the cave, leaving no hidden dangers.

  He did it, Li Wenjun started to inspect everything in the cave, mainly to check if Wang Yonggui had poisoned the food and water source.

  Li Wenjun used the silver bar to detect food, salt, water source and other things, and the result was very good. There was no trace of poisoning anywhere. He still didn't feel at ease, so he went out of the cave and caught a few small animals on the nearby hill. After feeding them one by one, all the small animals were safe and sound, and Li Wenjun finally felt relieved.

  After that, Li Wenjun used his hunting spear to strike the entire cave again, ruling out the possibility of Wang Yonggui setting up a mechanism inside the cave. What surprised him was that at the bottom of the cave, he found a huge boulder weighing several thousand catties, which happened to be blocking the bottom of the cave. It was as if it had taken root and no matter how hard Li Wenjun tried, the boulder would not budge an inch.

  He couldn't figure out why this stone would appear here, whether Wang Yonggui put it here or if it was originally here. However, he estimated that Wang Yonggui didn't have the ability to move the stone from outside the cave to inside the cave.

  The boulder was larger than the cave's passageway, and by all logic it should have been impossible to push from outside the cave. Li Wenjun thought for half a day without any clue.

  The boulder can't be moved, and it doesn't pose a threat to his safety. Li Wenjun rolled over the three stone balls he used to break through the passage mechanism, surrounding the boulder, and found a few smaller stones to hold down the balls, making it even less likely for the boulder to move.

  After dealing with the things in the cave, Li Wenjun went out of the cave again. He picked up the animal clip, opened it, and put it back in a more hidden place. Then he flipped through the manuscript left by Wang Yonggui and restored all the mechanisms that he could restore to the best of his ability.

  After he finished all this, Li Wenjun was so tired that he lay on the ground panting, almost becoming a puddle of water.

  After resting for a while and recovering some strength, Li Wenjun forced himself to get up, returned to the cave, picked out some of the medicinal herbs he had collected, prepared two doses of medicine according to the Aggregating Qi Powder formula, then took out the piece of wild mountain essence, cut off a small piece, mixed it with the medicinal herbs, poured it into the sand pot, and started brewing the medicinal soup.

  When the medicine was almost ready, Li Wenjun found a piece of cloth and tightly blocked the hole that connected the water pool to the outside. Then he poured the well-cooked medicine into the water pool.

  Before blinking, a pool of water changed color. Li Wenjun took off his clothes and jumped into the pool. He sat cross-legged and began to cultivate.