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“Hmm.” Ziyangcai frowned, his beard trembling, and said in a deep voice, “Although Banzhi did not kill me, his golden mace struck my heart when we were fighting.”
"After that, he sealed my cultivation, and I was unable to heal myself in time, nor could I condense a spiritual heart to replace it, so the injury continued to worsen..."
Her body trembled, and her voice grew weaker and weaker, as if she were on the verge of death. Yun Chu'an used his Qi Observation Technique to scan the area, his expression complex. Among the many rat demons present, apart from her being at the seventh level of Qi Refining, there wasn't even a fourth-level Qi Refining among the rest.
In other words, among the rat demons here, she is probably the only one who is truly useful.
Moreover, she was the only one who had dealt with that Foundation Establishment stage snake demon. If he came again, she would be needed to shield him in front of him to handle everything smoothly.
If she dies, then the rat demons here will be of no use to me, and I won't be able to continue using this place as my refuge.
He was so worried, but then Liu Mengshen's voice came from behind: "Well, I happen to have some medicine here for practice. Some of it can treat heart injuries."
He turned his head and saw that the girl had arrived at some point. At this moment, she timidly raised her hand and whispered, "I don't know if it will work or not. Anyway, it was prepared according to the book. It should work in theory. Why don't we let her try it?"
Yun Chu'an's face lit up with joy: "Then hurry up and bring it over. Having medicine is better than having none, quick!"
He urged her on, and Liu Mengshen stepped forward, taking out a large cloth bag from her small pocket. The bag was full of medicine that had been decocted and sealed tightly.
As the girl took out the medicine, a rich medicinal aroma immediately filled the entire cell.
Yun Chu'an went out to avoid them, while the willow tree spirit supported the rat demon in front of him and whispered, "This is for external use. Its medicinal power can directly penetrate the body and repair the heart."
"This dose is for internal use, as an auxiliary effect. Even if the heart has stopped beating, it can stimulate blood circulation and eventually restart the heart..."
She explained everything one by one, and Yun Chu'an listened for a while and felt that it was quite reliable and there shouldn't be any major problems.
He breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and went outside. At this moment, the wolf demons and bear demons had already cleaned up the battlefield, buried the corpses that needed to be disposed of, and wiped away all traces.
It was getting late, so they didn't linger any longer and each found a cave to spend the night and rest there.
He rested quickly; the activities of the whole night had left him physically and mentally exhausted, and even though the resting environment wasn't ideal, he soon fell into a deep sleep.
The next day, early in the morning.
As the sun shone brightly on the earth, he awoke from his sleep. The moment he opened his eyes, he heard the bear demons outside loudly discussing, "Heavens! She's been having this diarrhea for three hours now, and she still hasn't stopped?"
"Her stamina is amazing. I think even Boss Aaron can't compare to her."
"Is she a rat or a bull?"
……
Similar sounds kept coming, arousing Yun Chu'an's curiosity. He had truly slept fully clothed last night, so when he got up, there was no need to change. He only needed to remove a few weeds from his collar to be properly dressed, and then he quickly left his cave and went outside.
Then, the scene before him immediately shocked him.
What is this doing?
Last night, Ziyangcai was extremely weak and on the verge of death, but now her face is flushed and she is panting heavily as she pulls a long plow and plows the field!
She strode forward, exerting tremendous force, plowing from one side of the ravine to the other, then back again. With each trip, she nearly doubled the size of the barren land, exposing the moist soil beneath!
Overnight, this mountain valley has been completely transformed!
A mouse, working so diligently and tirelessly on farm work, was a sight that astonished Yun Chu'an at first glance!
Several dark-skinned bear demons stood nearby, whispering among themselves. Even though their tribe was known for its brute strength, they were quite frightened by this sight.
Around them, several other rat demons looked at their eldest sister with worry, unable to understand what she was doing, suddenly acting like a madwoman.
Yun Chu'an glanced around and noticed that Liu Mengshen was also there. However, she looked embarrassed. When she saw him coming, she scratched the back of her head and gave a silly smile: "You're here."
He quickly went to the girl's side and took her arm: "What happened? Wasn't she sickly last night? Why is she suddenly doing such heavy physical work?"
"What exactly happened during the night I slept?"
Liu Mengshen glanced to the side, revealing an innocent expression: "Well, I don't know either. I gave her the medicine last night, and things went very smoothly. Her heart injury was quickly repaired, and everything is fine now."
"After that, uh, and then..." Her voice trailed off, "It seems I added a bit too much ginseng to my internal medicine... But it's not my fault, when I asked my fourth sister for practice materials, she gave me a lot of ginseng..."
"Of course! It's also possible that she accidentally took too much, or both... Anyway, after that she became very agitated and couldn't sit still at all. She kept walking around, looking for something to do."
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Chapter 144 Too Much Ginseng!
Liu Mengshen said softly, instinctively shifting the blame: "Well, I didn't have anything for her to do, so she suddenly found these farm tools and plowed the land all night long..."
Yun Chu'an was speechless: "This... there really is such a thing..."
The willow tree spirit was quite embarrassed, turning her delicate face to the side and whispering in defense of herself, "Perhaps, this is just a minor side effect, which should be acceptable... right?"
She was uncertain, and looking at the purple hydrangeas frantically tilling the land in front of her, she felt increasingly guilty as she spoke.
Yun Chu'an was somewhat speechless, then sighed, "Alright, alright, at least she's healthy now, as for these things..."
He glanced at the hydrangea, observed it closely, and found that it was not in pain, but rather seemed to be enjoying it.
Recalling what the rat demon had said before, Ziyangcai was a skilled farmer who had managed the cattle demon family's pastures very well, making the family increasingly wealthy.
Hmm, perhaps this is a good thing.
He sighed like this, then simply instructed a few people to remember to give Ziyang vegetable water to drink in time, and then ignored her and went about his own business.
The bear demons sprang into action, digging deeper into the caves where the rat demons had once lived, so that they too could rest inside.
The wolf demons patrolled and kept watch around the mountain valley. In fact, wolf demons with low cultivation levels like them were everywhere in these mountains. There were similar little demons roaming around in every place. As long as they did not do anything particularly conspicuous, they would not arouse any suspicion.
Liu Mengshen and Hua Caiyan patrolled the mountain valley with the wolf demons, but their purposes were different: the former wanted to find some wild medicinal herbs to practice her medicine-making skills.
The latter was for reconnaissance purposes. Her cultivation level was higher, and her concealment ability was stronger and more professional, so she could go deep into more dangerous places and discover more clues in advance.
Following Yun Chu'an's instructions, the rat demons went to cut down some wood in the surrounding area and made simple furniture for their use. Everyone was busy with their own tasks, but as for him, he did nothing. He simply placed a futon in the sun, sat there with his back to the sun, and began to study the talisman-making methods that the monk Huijing had given him.
According to Hui Jing's description, the talisman is incredibly powerful. Now that they have left the Huai Shan family and are far from home, unable to protect themselves, learning how to make this talisman as soon as possible and starting to print and manufacture it in batches will make them safer in the future.
After all, it was made by a famous sect. The production process of the "Indestructible Vajra Talisman" was extremely complicated. Even though he was a small-town exam taker in his previous life and had a foundation in making explosive talismans, he was still dizzy and even a little nauseous when he suddenly saw such a talisman.
He even wondered what the Buddhist monk who created this talisman was thinking. But there was no other way; no matter how difficult it was, he was currently in danger, and to gain a little more sense of security, he had to do his best to learn it.
He still had some basic materials left in his storage bag. He used these materials to conduct experiments. Although the "Indestructible Body" talisman he made was only of the lowest quality and had very poor efficacy, once he mastered it, he would have learned it. It would be much easier to learn more advanced techniques later on.
Fortunately, although this skill is extremely difficult to learn, he possesses a special physique that grants him virtually unlimited spiritual energy as long as he is under the sun. This means that compared to ordinary beginners, he has several times, or even dozens of times, more opportunities to practice. Even if this skill is tedious, complex, and difficult to learn, he can master it through sheer hard work!
You absolutely must master it!
With this determination, he practiced relentlessly.
Meanwhile, outside, a storm was brewing.
"Everyone, everyone! I've emphasized this so many times: the most important thing in learning this method is patience. You must learn it step by step from the basics."
In a corner of the snake demon family's cave, the Dragon Prince of the Wei River straightened his back and spoke to the several yellow python snake demons in front of him who had barely transformed into human form.
He had dragon horns on his head and long black hair, but his face was deathly pale, clearly not yet fully recovered. The Yellow Python Clan didn't believe he was genuinely cooperating, so they didn't lift the restrictions on him, keeping his magic power trapped and preventing him from exerting much strength.
However, it must be said that their precautions were justified. The Dragon Prince of the Wei River was merely stalling for time; he simply did not believe that if he taught these snake demons their secret techniques, they would spare his life.
He believed that the day they truly mastered this secret technique would be the day of his death.
Ahead of him, several students who had transformed into human form, dressed as yellow pythons, looked restless and had little patience: "We've been studying for so many days, and we still haven't learned a single method to summon real heavenly lightning. We only learned a little bit of casting spells at the very beginning, and then it's just defense, defense, defense every day. What exactly are you teaching us?!"
Weihe Longzi raised an eyebrow and defended himself, saying, "Don't ignore what I'm saying. After all, you don't want to summon down heavenly lightning only to end up killing yourselves before your swords even reach the enemy, do you?"
His words silenced the arrogance of the snake demons. The snake demon who had spoken earlier could only grumble in dissatisfaction, "How much longer do we have to learn?"
Weihe Longzi's lips curled slightly, but he quickly concealed it: "Judging from your comprehension, it will take at least a month, and at most three to five years. Everyone, please don't be impatient."
"This secret technique is so powerful that it allowed the Yellow River Dragon Prince, who was in the early stage of the Golden Core realm, to defeat the Black Fish Demon, who was in the late stage of the Golden Core realm, despite the suppression of his cultivation level. Just think about it, can such a powerful secret technique be learned so easily?"
"Be patient, because once you learn it, you'll be invincible!"
His words of persuasion finally calmed the snake demons down. As he spoke, however, his eyes darted around the rest of the cave. Seeing the snake demon clan, which was usually bustling with people, now somewhat empty, a sense of unease crept into his heart.
What happened?
Something had indeed happened in this snake demon family. He even noticed that some of the snake demons who were supposed to be his students hadn't been coming to class for the past few days, seemingly busy with something else.
Hmm, although I'm not quite sure, but since the snake demons' lair is so empty right now, could this be a good opportunity for me to escape?
The thought involuntarily arose in his mind, but he also knew that this matter could not be accomplished overnight and required long-term planning.
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Chapter 145 Hua Caiyan's Concern (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)
The Dragon Prince of the Wei River lowered his eyelids, concealing the sharp light in his pupils. He looked back at the young snake demons in front of him with a smile on his face and continued, "Alright, did everyone understand just now? If not, then I'll explain it again."
"Since the elders have entrusted me with such a sacred mission, I must take it on and make sure that every one of you students can keep up and not fall behind..."
He spoke eloquently, but the pace of the course slowed down more and more...
As the sun rose in the east and set in the west, time passed day by day. Yun Chu'an and the others seemed to have settled into a peaceful life, as if the whole world had forgotten them, and for many days in a row, there was no disturbance.
Ziyangcai also recovered her health. Although she was somewhat speechless about the side effects of the drug, she recovered completely after a couple of days of recuperation and began to organize various tasks within her own family.
She even began to follow Liu Mengshen, a low-level cultivator who had healed her and whose transformation technique was far superior to hers, to learn a more complete transformation technique in an attempt to truly transform into human form.
In addition, this female rat was indeed a reliable local strongman. She found several secluded places in the nearby mountains and caves for the bear demons and wolf demons to live in, ensuring that they would not be found out of suspicion unless they were thoroughly searched.
In this way, everyone performs their duties, and each day they move forward along a predetermined path like a wound-up machine. Everything is normal, but there is nothing interesting about it.
Some of the lesser demons didn't think there was anything wrong with this kind of life. They didn't have much ambition to begin with, and now that Yun Chu'an had come, they would be given spirit stones every day if they worked diligently and attentively so that they could cultivate. They found this quite peaceful and happy.
That night, deep within the rat tribe's cave.
Yun Chu'an set up a small room for himself. He sat there, reading the materials left to him by Monk Huijing, and personally drawing talismans bit by bit.
He held his breath and concentrated, the results of his days of study and training were finally about to be seen. Even though he was excited, he tried his best to suppress his emotions and patiently held the wolf-hair brush in his hand to finish the last stroke.
When he finished the talisman in his hand, a faint golden light suddenly appeared on it. Looking at the warm light, he finally breathed a long sigh of relief.
finished.
At the same time, the system notification sounded, reminding him that he had mastered a brand new skill.
“It’s really not easy…”
He sighed, picked up the talisman, and examined it closely. Although its effectiveness was indeed limited—after all, it was his first creation, and could even be described as crudely made—even when activated, it could probably only offset the damage of a single explosive talisman.
However, this was, after all, his first work.
Now that we've got the first one, how far away can the second and third be?
Is the printing shop for mass production of it far away?
He could almost see himself covered in talismans, standing there letting people hit him, and no one could hurt him.
But before that, he still needs to work harder.
"Boom boom boom——"
A soft knock sounded from outside the wooden door. Judging from the rhythm, he immediately recognized who it was and looked up, saying, "Fifth Sister? Is there something you need?"
crunch--
The door was pushed open, and Hua Caiyan's head, styled in pigtails, poked in. Her big eyes blinked as she stared at him: "Are you done with your work?"
Yun Chu'an stood up, showed the talisman in his hand, and said in a deep voice, "Well, the first talisman for the Vajra Indestructible Body is complete. Fifth Sister, please take a look."
He gestured for her to come over, and Hua Caiyan entered the room, closed the door, and skipped over to his side.
She couldn't actually understand the mysterious and complex patterns on it; just looking at them made her dizzy. But that didn't stop her from being happy for him. She raised her little fist and gently punched his shoulder, laughing, "Congratulations! That means we'll be much safer participating in any battles in the future."
As she said this, she blinked her beautiful big eyes, tilted her head and looked at him: "So, what are you planning to do next?"
She was overjoyed, eagerly awaiting the answer she wanted. However, Yun Chu'an did not smile. He frowned, looking at the talisman in his hand: "No, successfully drawing the first talisman is just a small step on the road ahead."
"Next, I need to improve my proficiency and enhance its quality. At the same time, I need to figure out how to make even better talismans, how to create the most top-grade talismans that can withstand a full-force attack from a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and..."
He was filled with worry about his current situation and had already made a long-term plan. However, this answer greatly displeased Hua Caiyan.
She tilted her head and looked at him, a little annoyed: "You've already succeeded, so why are you still looking so gloomy? Relax a little. Sigh, let me tell you a joke?"
She suggested, trying to cheer him up, but Yun Chu'an frowned and gently shook his head: "Fifth Sister, don't be silly, I have other things to do..."
He hadn't expected that these words would ignite the vixen's anger. Hua Caiyan raised an eyebrow, then suddenly lifted her small foot and stomped on his foot.
A sharp pain suddenly shot through him, making Yun Chu'an wince in pain: "What are you doing? Ouch..."
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