"What?"
Chu Liang's words surprised everyone.
In such a forest full of demons, and with no true energy replenishment, they might encounter some dangerous situations. The more cultivation they saved, the greater their chances of escaping danger.
So, deep down, they certainly didn't want to waste their true energy on clearing the way. That's why Fang Ting proposed the fair plan for the three to take turns.
At the moment Chu Liang expressed his objection, they all thought he was trying to find a way to avoid responsibility, or maybe even to get Fang Ting and Xu Ziqing involved too.
I couldn't have imagined that... The smiling young man in front of me actually volunteered to take on the task of clearing the way.
He is only in the early stage of the god realm, so this commitment is truly unexpected.
"Brother Chu, this is no joke," Linbei was the first to advise, "And this road may take a couple of hours. If you exhaust your true qi, it will not be conducive to our subsequent actions to harvest the Man-Faced Jade Spirit Flower. Let's take turns to clear the way."
Chu Liang smiled, "It's okay, I'm confident. If my true qi is running low, I will naturally step down for a change. My cultivation level is low, and I can't help much, so let me make more effort here."
His words were sincere and his expression was genuine, which moved everyone.
"If you insist, then you can clear the way first. It will be late soon, and we need to enter the mountain as soon as possible," Fang Ting turned and added, "Remember, if your true qi is over half spent, switch in time. If you wait until it's all gone, it will be too late."
"I understand," Chu Liang nodded.
The little girl Xu Ziqing looked at Chu Liang and pouted.
In fact, Xu Ziqing's spiritual pet, the White Bird, was not given by her elder brother, but by her master. Wang Xuanling had always been very fond of her since she was young, so Xu Ziqing also had deep feelings for her master. Naturally, she had a very poor opinion of the Silver Sword Peak, which had enmity with Wang Xuanling.
When she heard that Chu Liang was the disciple of Emperor Phoenix of the Silver Sword Peak, she had secretly felt hostile. When she made him ride her White Bird, she felt a little annoyed and deliberately sat in front to isolate him.
But the little girl's feelings were so tender. At this moment, she suddenly saw Chu Liang taking the initiative to take responsibility for the team, which was clearly an effort to build closer relationships with everyone. She suddenly felt that her behavior of isolating him was really not good.
And this Senior Brother Chu Liang...
Quiet and handsome, with a very pleasant smile... He looked like a good person.
Xu Ziqing tugged at the hem of his robe, ran a few steps, and took out a small bottle, "Senior Brother Chu, here are three Gather Qi Pills, keep them."
Gather Qi Pills that can help replenish true qi quickly are certainly very useful at this time. However, the main role of the Gather Qi Pills is to increase cultivation after taking them. They couldn't continue with the subsequent cultivation here, and purely replenishing true qi would be a bit wasteful.
"Sister Xu, this..." Chu Liang was about to politely decline, but then he saw the little girl looking at him with watery eyes, full of guilt. It seemed that if he didn't accept, she would start crying right away.
This made him a little confused, so he had to accept, "Okay, thank you very much."
"Hehe, no worries, I have plenty more." Xu Ziqing smiled sweetly when she saw him accepting the pills.
Chu Liang went forward, transformed the flying sword, and held it in his hand. He didn't have time to think about the inner feelings of the disciples of the Jade Sword Peak. The reason he took the initiative to clear the way was very simple.
Because the person clearing the way can fight the monsters.
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"Ah--"
The vast Cangshan Mountains, with dense forests filled with ancient trees several yards high, the treetops and vines entwined, covering the sky and completely blocking out any trace of sunlight.
Fang Ting was holding a lantern-like magical tool, emitting a soft light to cover everyone and illuminate the way ahead. Chu Liang, who was walking at the front, had spread his divine consciousness several yards ahead, walking every step carefully and vigilantly.
Just as his divine consciousness had just detected a hint of demonic aura, a strange sound came from the front.
Entwined among the thick and ancient tree, suddenly, a vine violently sprung up, like a green-spotted python! And at the tip of the vine, there was a fist-sized red flower, extremely glamorous in color.
Flower demon!
At the moment the vine rushed over, the red flower instantly opened, with a hissing sound, revealing a sharp-mouthed, fang-filled gaping maw!
Inside this beautiful petal, there was actually a man-eating mouth!
"Be careful," Chu Liang lightly warned.
At the same time, he stepped forward, thrusting his long sword with a three-foot sword aura into the heart of the flower, splat—
Like a dragon piercing through the soft heart of the flower, and then immediately pulling it out, with each thrust and pull, splattering drops of pungent liquid. The red and tender petals opened with a gaping hole, then softened and wilted, unable to close for a long time.
In just half an hour, Chu Liang had already dealt with four flower demons like this. The Southern Domain is indeed teeming with demons; even the edge of a jungle is full of danger. These vine demons and flower demons were indistinguishable to the naked eye. Without the opened perception of a godly realm cultivator, it is likely that one could not take a few steps without ending up dead.
"Rest for a while," Fang Ting spoke from behind.
Although only Chu Liang had cleared the way, everyone else kept their perception constantly alert, even if internal energy and physical strength could be conserved, the extended perception of gods also made one feel exhausted.
For cultivators, all three—essence, energy, and spirit—are indispensable.
"You guys retract your perception and take a break, I'll be responsible for vigilance during this time." After everyone had sat down, Fang Ting, showing the demeanor of a Golden Core realm practitioner, single-handedly guarded the surroundings.
Lin Bei came forward, asking, "Brother Chu, are you okay?"
"My condition is still good," Chu Liang nodded.
He was telling the truth, because with the help of Xu Ziqing's Qi-Gathering Pill, his internal energy was still at full capacity. He had no intention of saving the Qi-Gathering Pills... after all, just defeating one monster would earn it back.
As long as there was the reward from the White Tower, hunting demons would always be a profitable business.
With these thoughts in mind, he closed his eyes again and inwardly looked forward to entering the White Tower.
In the iron prison of the White Tower, there were four rooms each containing a golden flower-shaped phantom. Chu Liang stepped forward and pressed the character "炼".
Boom—
A red light flashed, and Chu Liang caught the flying radiance. In his palm was a package wrapped in oiled paper, apparently some kind of medicinal powder.
Then, he had a thought.
【Hundred Flowers Scattered】:
A detoxifying medicine refined from the essence of a hundred flowers, half for internal consumption, half for external application, effective against a hundred poisons. Using Hundred Flowers Scattered will also leave a floral fragrance on the body, with top notes of jasmine, mid notes of rose, and base notes of pieris, with a rich and enduring fragrance that lingers.