Volume 1 Chapter 9 Carefree in the Mountain Valley

  "Whoosh!" With a soft cry, Feng Ruo lightly leaped down from a cliff several meters high. After stumbling for two steps, he quickly steadied himself and vigilantly scanned his surroundings. Currently, the position he was in had already left the range of his previous exploration, so he had to be careful at all times.

  If he had a choice, Feng Ruo would rather not take such risks, but this was indeed the fastest way for him to obtain the Five Elements Stones at present.

  After gazing around for a while, Feng Ru couldn't help but furrow his brow. This place might be close to the belly of Dongfeng, where the tall trees were no longer sparse. The entire sky was shrouded by the massive tree canopy, and occasionally a ray of sunlight would penetrate, only to be quickly swallowed up by the boundless shadows. As a result, he couldn't determine his direction at all, and could only rely on memory and experience to determine his position.

  But even so, Feng Ruo didn't dare to be certain that she wouldn't get lost, and with the unpredictable terrain here, she still felt a bit struggling with her current abilities.

  "What a pity! If only I had a flying steed!" Feng Ru couldn't help but sigh, if he had a white crane, not only would it shorten his travel time, in situations like this, he wouldn't have to worry about getting lost, and once he encountered some unknown danger, he could also escape into the sky.

  She forced a wry smile and immediately shook off this unrealistic idea. In this treacherous environment, being distracted was not a good thing.

  Perhaps because the trees were too prosperous, the weeds on the ground looked a bit pitiful, but at the same time, those unknown vines grew wildly and luxuriantly, filling every corner of the eye, to the point where Fang Ruo had to force his way through and clear a path.

  Fortunately, the short sword was indeed sharp and didn't require much effort to achieve this. If it were the long sword from before, I reckon by now it would have been knocked out of shape with dozens of notches.

  Of course, while being vigilant, Feng Ruo did not forget to search for spiritual herbs everywhere. The Ling Cao and Gan Lu branches were not considered, as they had no chance of growing in this environment.

  But in that elementary spiritual grass identification record, there is a record of a spiritual grass called Zi Qing Teng, which grows in dark environments. To be specific, this spiritual grass has far surpassed the level of Ning Xue Cao and Gan Lu Zhi, and can be considered extremely precious. What's more important is that it can be used as the main medicine for refining the Stop Bleeding Pill.

  The Blood-Stopping Pill is not like the crude and inferior Blood-Stopping Powder, this is a truly divine pill, with the effect of bringing people back to life from the brink of death, even if it's a severe injury on the verge of death, as long as you take this Blood-Stopping Pill, you can recover within a few hours, absolutely the best choice for going out hunting.

  Unfortunately, one pill of hemostatic medicine requires thirty pieces of low-grade five-element stones. Even for a hunting team like Qu Yun's, they could only afford to buy two or three pills as backup.

  Feng Ruof course also hoped that he could collect a Zi Qing Teng, in which case he would at least be able to earn four or five low-grade Five Elements Stones, which was more cost-effective than hunting a first-class spiritual beast.

  But this Zi Qing Teng is not as common as Ning Xue Cao, it's very rare, and in an environment like this, many of the third generation disciples of Qing Yun Zong who came to collect Zi Qing Teng ended up retreating with their tails between their legs.

  Holding her breath, Feng Ru lightly used the Moon Reflection Short Sword to cut open the vines blocking their path while carefully searching around. As for the spiritual beast, she wasn't too worried because in this dense thicket of vines, even if a spiritual beast appeared, it would definitely make a loud noise beforehand.

  They continued forward for about an hour, and the scene in front of Feng Ruo became increasingly dim. It was clear that no one had come here for a long time, and the vines covering the sky were densely packed, blocking out all light.

  "How detestable!" Seeing such a situation, Feng Ruo had no choice but to give up continuing forward. It wasn't that he was afraid, but rather that it was time to head back on the original road. Otherwise, they would have had to spend the night at Dongfeng Peak, which wasn't what he wanted.

  He shook his slightly sore neck, and Fang Ruo turned around to head back along the road. But unexpectedly, one foot stepped on an extremely slippery object, and in a moment of unpreparedness, he almost fell backwards. Fortunately, his reaction was very quick, and he borrowed momentum to jump to the side.

  Who would have thought that the place he landed was a steep slope? This time, he didn't even have time to react, and his whole body involuntarily fell down!

  This sudden situation scared Feng Ru lightly at once, but fortunately he didn't shout loudly, otherwise it would be bad if some spiritual beast was attracted at this time.

  After rolling down for a while, Feng Ruo finally stopped the downward momentum, but the already tattered clothes on her body could not withstand it and became strips.

  He didn't have time to deal with that now, so he quickly placed the Moonlight Short Sword across his chest and rapidly observed his surroundings until he confirmed there was no danger, only then did he slightly let out a breath.

  This is a narrow and long valley, about several hundred feet long, with a width of only over ten feet. The two sides are quite steep, but because the towering trees and vines on both sides block the view, even if you ride a flying mount from above, it's hard to notice the existence of this valley. As for being on the ground, it's even harder to discover. Just now, if not for Feng Wu accidentally stepping into thin air, I estimate that we wouldn't have discovered this valley right next to us either.

  After carefully observing the situation here, Feng Ruoxin's heart was actually excited, because with this valley's unique location, there is a great possibility that it will not be discovered.

  To know that the core area of Qingyun Mountain has always been the backyard of those three generations of disciples, where the most powerful spiritual beast is only a second-level spiritual beast. Those relatively rare spiritual herbs have long been searched and collected by them, but such a hidden valley may have many overlooked spiritual herbs. As long as he collects a few, he will make a fortune.

  However, Fang Ruo did not get excited and confused. He was very clear that his strength was still not enough to compare with the third-generation disciples of Qingyun Sect. This was not his backyard!

  Taking a deep breath, Feng Ru casually tidied up the scattered pieces of cloth on her body and carefully made her way forward with the Moonlight Short Knife in hand, while meticulously observing every blade of grass and tree around her.

  There aren't many trees in this valley, but the various flowers and grasses are extremely lush. From where Feng Ru is standing, it's actually very beautiful.

  These flowers and grasses are all as deep as a person's waist, but no one knows what is hidden inside.

  As he walked forward for more than ten steps, a rustling sound suddenly came from behind him. Before he could turn his head to look, he felt something wrap around his left leg and a huge force pulled him over, almost making him fall on his backside.

  Fortunately, Feng Ruo's reaction was also extremely fast, and he immediately sank his waist and exerted force to neutralize that power. It was only then that he discovered what had wrapped around him was a white silk thread about the same thickness as hair, and the source of this thread was a silver spider the size of a cow calf!

  "At first glance, seeing such a huge spider, even if one's heart is strong and determined, they couldn't help but take in a breath of cold air. What was even more deadly was that the primary-level spiritual beast identification record didn't have any information on this giant spider."

  "Could it be that this is a second-level spiritual beast?" The thought flashed through Feng Ruo's mind quickly. A second-level spiritual beast was not something he could handle at present, because that was almost equivalent to a mid-term cultivator in the Refining Qi stage. Even Kong Fei would have to expend a great deal of effort to hunt and kill it!

  His mind was racing, and he instinctively raised his hand to slash at the spider silk wrapped around his left leg. Now, all he wanted to do was escape as far as possible, and he didn't dare think about anything else.

  "Clang" Feng Ruo's Moonlight Short Sword was rebounded when it cut through the slender spider silk, almost making him lose his grip!

  "This is terrible! This spider silk is even more resilient than the Snow Silkworm's!" Fang Ruo exclaimed in her heart, and without thinking, she quickly poured her magical power into the Moon-Reflecting Short Sword. Almost simultaneously, the entire sword was enveloped by a half-foot-long red flame! This time, to be on the safe side, Fang Ruo deliberately increased the output of her magical power.

  "Cut!" Along with Feng Ruo's low shout, a flame of light flashed swiftly through the air and landed heavily on that spider silk. With a fierce tremor, the spider silk "cracked" and was cut off!

  However, Fang Ruo didn't have time to admire the results of his attack and turned around to run away. The giant spider had exceeded his imagination, and his magical powers could only support three Flame Slashes. If he added the five portions of Revitalizing Powder, he could at most cast eight slashes, but he didn't think those eight slashes could break through the silver spider's defenses.

  Under the sudden force of Feng Ru, he instantly rushed out of a distance of more than ten zhangs. However, the silver spider's speed was not slow either, and it closely followed behind. It seemed that as long as it got a little closer, it could spray its web silk.

  In this case, the seal was not able to escape from the steep sides of the valley and could only rush forward into the valley, where the terrain was relatively flat.

  But suddenly, Feng Ruo suddenly felt a void under his feet. He lowered his head to take a look and found that it was a dark cave! It's just that he didn't notice because of his hasty escape and the surrounding weeds covering it.

  "It's all over, I've fallen into that spider's lair!"