Ziyue's interest in searching the mountain was piqued by the steady increase of his spiritual energy.
Furthermore, as the leader of the guards of the Green Mountain Herb Garden, he didn't have anything important to do. Thus, he spent most of his time walking in the continuous green mountain.
The spiritual herbs on the outskirts of the green mountain gradually became scarce. Ziyue was led by the small dog as he ventured deeper into the mountain.
This was also due to his skill and boldness. Otherwise, no ordinary person would dare to venture into the dense forest of the mountain.
Ziyue's saber slashed out like a dark cloud covering the sky, overbearing beyond compare.
Pu!
A lone wolf mutated beast was slain by him just like that.
"Spiritual Energy + 1237."
This was a mutated beast that wasn't any weaker than a late-stage Internal Refinement cultivator. It could be considered the strongest mutated beast he had encountered in the past few days.
However, in Ziyue's hands, it couldn't even withstand a single strike and was killed.
The small dog growled excitedly and quickly scurried to the side of the lone wolf's corpse. It hurriedly lowered its head and licked the blood on the ground.
The mutated beast's flesh contained a shocking amount of energy. It was also a great supplement for the small dog, so it naturally wouldn't let it go.
In the past few days, because of the mutated beast flesh Ziyue hunted and the Spiritual Stained Stones it had picked up to replenish its spiritual energy, its stomach was round and round. It looked like its body had become much stronger.
Moreover, Ziyue gradually discovered that its speed and strength were much stronger than ordinary hunting dogs.
Previously, an adult hunting dog had wanted to bully it because of its small size, but it had been sent flying with a few swatts. The fighting strength it displayed was almost comparable to some mutated beasts that had just evolved.
Sometimes, when it was searching for spiritual items, it would only encounter ordinary wild beasts. Gradually, it would become bolder and rush up to fight.
Of course, once it was at a disadvantage, it would cleverly run away and let Ziyue deal with it.
Then, when Ziyue killed the other party, it would flaunt its strength and crazily bite the other party's corpse like a dog relying on its master's power to take revenge.
It looked like it wouldn't speak until it tore the other party's corpse into pieces.
Ziyue didn't have much interest in the flesh of ordinary wild beasts. Otherwise, he wouldn't have let it be so wasteful.
"The Spirit Soaring Flower, no wonder this mutated beast is guarding it. This kind of spiritual item is one of the main spiritual ingredients for refining the Qi Accumulating Pill. The Qi Accumulating Pill is a spiritual pill that can increase the chances of an internal refinement martial artist breaking through to the Internal Strength realm. It is extremely precious.
However, it will take at least half a month before the Spirit Ascension Flower blossoms. "
Bai Ziyue looked at the three small buds growing on the spiritual vine with a trace of regret on his face.
Only when the flower Spirit Ascension Flower, it's effects would the flower bud..
Although the flower bud contained a certain amount of spirituality, its medicinal properties were greatly reduced, so it didn't have much of an effect.
However, although the Spirit Vine Flower had not fully bloomed, Bai Ziyue still quickly memorized its location and the time it needed to mature. If there was a chance, he would naturally come over to pick it at a suitable time.
In fact, he had dealt with the Spirit Ascension Flower that hadn't matured before.
Seeing that it was getting late, Bai Ziyue was about to leave with the lone wolf exotic beast's corpse when his eyes suddenly noticed a ray of light flashing in the distance. He was startled and hurriedly crouched down.
Sensing that something was amiss, the puppy quickly pricked up its ears and looked around vigilantly. However, it didn't see anything, so it glanced at Bai Ziyue with a puzzled look.
Seeing that Bai Ziyue didn't seem to be faking it, and that Bai Ziyue was still unable to find anything despite looking around, his face immediately fell. He looked at Bai Ziyue with a disdainful gaze, as though he was looking at a fool.
Ziyue wasn't in the mood to care about the little dog's antics. His eyes flashed and he used the Spirit Eye Technique.
In an instant, he could see it clearly even though it was thousands of meters away.
"It's that group of people, the Nine Seals Sect."
Ziyue's face changed and his breathing slowed down.
At this moment, he had also discovered that the ray of light from before was the reflection of sunlight when a member of the Nine Seals Sect was wiping his saber.
Under the magical instinct of the Spirit Eye Technique, Ziyue's eyes were strengthened to a certain extent and became extremely bright. He was very sensitive to all kinds of light. Even from thousands of meters away, the arc of light was weak, but he still noticed it.
"What are those people from the Nine Seals Sect doing guarding there?"
While he was puzzling, Ziyue soon saw that behind the burly man wiping his saber, there was an old man sitting under a small tree with his legs crossed. On the small tree, there were fruits.
The fruit was light gold in color. It was wrapped around the tree and glowed. Anyone could tell that it was extraordinary with just a glance.
"Metal Spirit Fruit!"
Ziyue almost cried out in surprise.
There was a spirit fruit like the Metal Spirit Fruit deep in the mountains?
It must be known that this was a spirit fruit that was recorded in the Encyclopedia of Spiritual Materials. Not only could it purify a person's body and make them more agile and transparent, but it also had the powerful effect of increasing a martial artist's strength in the Inner Energy Realm and increasing their Inner Energy.
Of course, it was also effective for those who practiced the Way of Immortality.
Moreover, because it was full of spirit energy, its power was mild. It was a spirit fruit that was more suitable for martial artists to break through from the peak of Inner Refinement to the realm of Inner Energy.
Ziyue's eyes were burning. After all, he was at the critical moment of breaking through to the realm of Inner Energy. This spirit fruit was just right for him.
He quickly checked the situation in front of him carefully. There were seven Metal Spirit Fruits hanging on the small tree. They were all emitting a pale gold glow under the sunlight.
Under the small tree, there was an old man who looked to be in his seventies. Beside him were seven or eight burly men.
They were scattered around the small tree and seemed to be on high alert.
Ziyue quickly noticed that about ten meters away from the small tree, there was the body of a huge black bear lying there quietly. Even though he was looking at it from afar, his heart still skipped a beat.
Demon!
That was definitely a bear demon that had surpassed the level of a Mutated Beast and had awakened its own magic.
However, the bear demon had already died there. There was a lot of blood and flesh in its body that had even entered the stomachs of the Nine Seal Sect disciples.
"Obviously, this place was originally the territory of the bear demon. Naturally, the Metal Spirit Fruit was guarded by it.
In the end, he was discovered by these people from the Nine Seals Sect, which was why he was killed here.
Now, the Metal Spirit Fruit is not ripe yet. Otherwise, they wouldn't be guarding here day and night.
However, from the size of the Metal Spirit Fruit, it won't be long before it ripens. "
Ziyue looked at the seven Metal Spirit Fruits again and couldn't help but frown.
Regarding the strength of a demon, he naturally had his own judgment.
Back then, the snake demon had been dealt with by the Scorching Sun Gang and two third-rate masters, Liu Dong and Nie Yunhao. Among them, Nie Yunhao was at the peak of the third-rate level.
Now, the bear demon might not be as strong as the snake demon, but its strength was definitely not weak. At least, it had the fighting strength of a third-rate master.
Even if Ziyue was extremely confident in his own strength, when faced with a third-rate master, he dared not say that he could win, let alone kill one.
"That old man should be the strongest in their group. He is definitely a third-rate master.
In addition, the strength of the two middle-aged men should not be underestimated. They are very likely to be warriors of the Internal Force Realm.
In addition, there are five or six of them who look quite capable. They are at least warriors of the late stage of Internal Refining … "
Ziyue's heart sank.
Snatching food from the tiger's mouth was very easy to die in the tiger's mouth.
However, he was not willing to give up just like that.
Ziyue's eyes flickered. After thinking for a while, he decided to retreat first.
He knew that his strength was still not enough. Even with the help of magic, it would be difficult to snatch the Metal Spirit Fruits in front of so many disciples of the Nine Seal Sect. He might even be trapped.
Although the Metal Spirit Fruits were good, compared to his own life, it was far inferior.
Therefore, he decided to retreat.
However, this did not mean that he had given up.
Bai Ziyue called out to the puppy and carried the lone wolf mutated beast as he slowly retreated.
Almost an hour later, Ziyue's figure appeared in the Herb Garden of the Green Mountain.
"Leader Bai is back."
"Leader Bai has brought back prey again?
Looking at its size, is it another strange beast? "
"…"
As soon as Ziyue returned to the Herb Garden, a group of people immediately came over to greet him. Their eyes were full of respect and awe.
In the past few days, Ziyue had been carrying one or two strange beasts back almost every day. Naturally, it made people envious.
Strange beasts were not only powerful, but their flesh and blood were also very nutritious. Even a newly evolved strange beast was worth more than a hundred taels of silver.
In addition to the batch of spiritual herbs that Ziyue obtained, he had earned more than a thousand taels of silver in just a few days. Naturally, it made people envious.
"Zhou Wei, as usual, ten percent will be your share, and the rest will be converted into silver and given to me."
As Ziyue spoke, he threw the Lone Wolf into a yard.
"This wolf-like strange beast, looking at its size, its evolution process is not low. I guess it would take at least a warrior of initial internal training to kill it?"
Zhou Wei muttered and hurriedly replied, "No problem."
"I have to go back to the city tonight. Give me the silver tomorrow."
Ziyue naturally heard Zhou Wei's muttering, but he was not afraid that he would discover the secret of his strength.
This was because the strength of internal training warriors lay in their ability to penetrate and hit the weak points of the human heart and lungs.
His blade had almost directly chopped off the wolf's head, and its internal organs were not damaged in the slightest. Others would at most think that his blade technique was fierce and had extraordinary strength, but they would never guess that he was already an internal training warrior.
This was also the reason why he dared to bring the strange beast back.
"Leader Bai, are you going back?
Manager Zhang Yong might come over tomorrow. When he asks … "
Wang Erniu said hesitantly.
"I will hurry back as soon as possible."
Ziyue's heart skipped a beat. Ever since he entered the Herb Garden of the Green Mountain, he had not seen Manager Zhang Yong once. However, he still spoke and headed directly in the direction of Wujiang County.