Chapter 66 The Monster Reappears
Although it went well, Su Ziyi did not continue to extract the liquid from other medicinal materials, nor did he try to refine it into a pill.
Because he knew very well how many kilograms he had, and he was very sure that he would not be able to successfully refine the elixir in a short period of time, so instead of wasting time and materials, it was better to wait patiently for Doctor Li to come back before continuing.
Besides, he was still thinking about going into the mountains.
Different from early spring, the mountains in early summer are already full of green. The leaf buds that were still curled up at the beginning of spring have all opened up, densely covering the entire mountain forest into a sea of green, and at the same time isolating the scorching sunlight, which makes people feel happy. Walking in the woods, you can feel a refreshing coolness.
Walking on the mountain road with ease, Su Ziyi used his stick to scratch on the ground from time to time, either to remove small branches blocking the road or to open the grass to see if there were any herbs that he wanted to use. After discovering the herbs he needed, he squatted down, took out a small hoe and carefully dug the other person out of the soil.
However, Su Ziyi did not take action on the herbs that were still too small, and even left a few mature herbs in order to allow them to continue to reproduce smoothly.
Because of this, in order to collect enough herbs, Su Ziyi had to continue walking into the mountains. By the time he sat down to rest and eat at noon, he had even crossed the boundary where he last explored the monsters. But he was not panicked at all. He sat on the big rock, gnawing dry food and looking into the distance along the gaps between the branches.
This mountainous area is really endless.
Looking far into the distance, there are still mountains behind the mountains, leaving only green as far as the eye can see. Su Ziyi once asked Dr. Li, but Dr. Li couldn't tell how extensive the mountain next to Luoshan Village was. He just said that this mountain has an end, and there is a relatively prosperous town at the end. Therefore, although this mountain area is dangerous, it is not terrifying.
Moreover, under the current conditions of lack of cultivation resources, such a large mountain forest is surprisingly quiet, which shows that the aristocratic families on Qingze Continent do not think that there will be anything good here. In other words, a few years ago, before they knew it, those aristocratic families had already sent people to clearly explore the situation in this mountain forest, and concluded that there was no need to develop it.
But no matter what it is, for Su Ziyi at this stage, this mountain forest is the most precious asset.
After waiting for lunch and resting for a while, Su Ziyi put the basket on his back and walked forward.
I don't know if it was because he had never been here before, but the further he walked, the more medicinal materials he found, and he even found a few five-year-old medicinal materials. This made him overjoyed and hurriedly picked them. Come down. But this was just the beginning. As he walked further into the forest, he found more and more good things waiting for him, which made him so happy that he hurriedly dug them out. At the end of the digging, there was no room for them in the bamboo basket, so he took off his coat and wrapped them up.
Slowly, he walked deeper and deeper into the forest, and the surroundings became quieter and quieter. The sun that was originally hanging in the sky also set towards the west little by little. By the time he realized something was wrong, there was dead silence all around.
There was no sound of birds chirping or the sound of small animals passing through the branches. He seemed to be the only living thing in the entire forest.
This situation felt familiar to him. He stopped trying any further and stayed where he was. He packed up the medicinal herbs and the few spiritual herbs he found and carried them behind his back. Then he took out the hatchet and held it. in hand. Looking up again, the sunlight falling through the gaps in the leaves was already golden.
It's getting late, it's time to go back.
Su Ziyi pursed her lips, turned around and prepared to walk back and forth. But the moment he turned around, a slender black shadow shot towards the back of his head at a very fast speed! The speed is so fast and the angle is so tricky that it is impossible for unprepared people to guard against it!
When he saw that the black shadow was about to stick to Su Ziyi's hair, Su Ziyi suddenly turned his head slightly and just avoided the black shadow! Then he lifted his feet and jumped about ten feet high. He stretched out one long leg and kicked the big tree next to him. His body turned again in the air, and then he used this trick again. In just a few moves, the person jumped onto the branch of the tree, which was completely covered by the new leaves, leaving only the "swish" sound of the herbs falling from the basket as they hit the ground.
And when he climbed up the tree, the place became calm again.
But Su Ziyi didn't take it lightly. You know, if he hadn't released his consciousness in advance just now, he wouldn't have been able to avoid the damage. So he squatted on the branch of the tree, hung the hatchet back on his waist, replaced it with a knife polished from the green horn, and smeared a layer of green horn venom on it, but because there was too little venom, the venom was too little. After finishing half the sword, the bottle was empty.
Throwing the porcelain bottle back into his arms, Su Ziyi tensed up and stared at the ground. At the same time, his consciousness did not slack off and directly released it to cover the area about a hundred feet around him to prevent the other party from coming back. Let's do a sneak attack.
But his consciousness scanned the places it could cover again and again, but he couldn't find a second living creature besides him. This made him frown. You must know that in such a mountainous forest with relatively dense vegetation, when launching a straight-line attack, the attacker must not be too far away from the target, otherwise it will be easily blocked by other obstacles.
of course there are exceptions.
Su Ziyi thought, either the opponent found a suitable angle to attack from a relatively far away place, or the opponent was faster than him and had already retreated to the point where he was in the few breaths he took while climbing the tree. beyond the reach of consciousness.
No matter which one it is, the other party is quite difficult!
Su Ziyi, who was squatting on the book, did not dare to relax at all. He concentrated all his attention on finding the other party, but after waiting for a long time, the other party did not show his face. This made Su Ziyi realize that the other party was more cunning than he thought, but he still didn't move. Even though the sunlight shining on him had turned golden, he still kept the same posture hibernating on the tree trunk.
And this squatting lasted for two quarters of an hour.
At this time, Su Ziyi had already squatted so much that his feet were numb, but he did not dare to make any noise. He just pressed his free hand on the tree trunk, then gently leaned over and loosened the straps on his feet. Numbness. Unexpectedly, when he turned it up just now, some herbs that had not fallen from the bamboo basket were hanging on the edge of the basket. When he moved like this, those herbs that had only one leaf hanging on them immediately fell down and fell on the basket. There was a "bang" sound on the ground.
And before the voice could finish, another black, slender shadow shot out quickly! Its target was not Su Ziyi, but it plunged directly into the herb, melting half of a five-year-old rhubarb in an instant.
What a domineering poison!
Standing on the branch of a tree, Su Ziyi could see everything clearly. In addition, he had already reached the sixth level of Qi Refining. Even if he stood dozens of feet above the ground, he could still clearly see the situation on the ground. of. He squinted and watched as the originally vibrant rhubarb became sluggish the moment it was covered by a black shadow. Then the leaves began to turn yellow and black until they turned into something like a piece of black coal. !
This made Su Ziyi's breathing become heavier, and his evaluation of the other party in his heart became higher again.
But for some unknown reason, after issuing this attack, the other party became silent again, as if he had completely disappeared. Su Ziyi raised his eyebrows and boldly formed a guess in his mind. Without hesitation, he directly took off the wooden hairpin from his hair, then clasped his index finger with his thumb and placed the wooden hairpin at the intersection. It suddenly bounced towards the opposite tree trunk!
But in the blink of an eye, the wooden hairpin, which was no thicker than a chopstick, hit the trunk of the tree, and due to Su Ziyi's strength, it was broken into two pieces, and made a "thump" sound, and with this sound, the hairpin The black shadow appeared again, and its speed was no less than the previous two times. It directly flicked the tree trunk to where the wooden hairpin was and poured out a black scorched hole as big as a palm!
Now, Su Ziyi completely understood and felt confident.
He locked his gaze behind a tree. The two attacks just came from that direction, so the opponent should be hiding on that side. Both times, the opponent only attacked after the sound was made, and each attack was at the same landing point. This had to make Su Ziyi wonder whether the opponent relied on the sound to identify the opponent's position.
But whether it is or not, you will know after giving it a try.
Su Ziyi held a knife in one hand and gathered spiritual energy in the other. Then he waved his hand without the knife, and instantly several spiritual energy blades were shot in the direction where the opponent was hiding! It directly scraped out a long ditch about an inch deep on the tree, splashed up a bunch of sawdust, and neatly cut down the shrubs behind the tree!
Su Ziyi's move obviously worked. A white dumpling the size of a human head suddenly appeared behind the tree. This white dumpling was extremely round and looked like a living meat ball from a distance. It seemed to be shocked by Su Ziyi's attack, and immediately ran away behind it at a loss. But for some reason, it stumbled while running, always hitting a tree or a tree root.
How could Su Ziyi let the other party escape so easily?
Without thinking, he kicked his feet and immediately floated in the direction the other party fled, and caught up with him in a few breaths. But just when Su Ziyi stretched out his hand to catch the opponent, the white dumpling suddenly stopped, turned its fleshy head, its eyes were full of cunning, and opened its mouth to shoot a stream of venom at Su Ziyi!
Su Ziyi was stunned, but he didn't dare to catch the opponent's venom attack just like that. He quickly twisted his body forcefully in mid-air and narrowly avoided it. When the opponent saw that the attack failed, he was not too frustrated. Taking advantage of the buffer time of Su Ziyi's landing, his four calves immediately became flexible and ran forward one after another.
But how could Su Ziyi let it go after being played by it like this?
Before his feet could reach the ground, Su Ziyi saw that the opponent was about to run away, and he threw the green-horned knife in his hand directly. In order to prevent the knife from falling firmly, he also instantly added three spiritual energy blades. , and immediately pierced the white dumpling that had just dodged the Qingjiao knife attack.
"Ji--"
A shrill scream rang out, but it was like a whistle on a playground. It reached the highest pitch in one sound, and then became mute in an instant when it should slow down. Following the sound, his round body suddenly fell to the ground, and then became silent again.
At this time, Su Ziyi's feet were also standing on the ground. He took a big breath and looked at the opponent's motionless body. However, he did not go up immediately, but fired a few more spiritual blades towards the opponent. It's not because he was cautious, it was because he had been in Qingze Continent for more than a year, and he had never seen such a smart monster before.
Thinking about how the car almost overturned just now, Su Ziyi couldn't help but feel a little angry.
He picked up the cane that had fallen on the ground and poked at the other party's body. After confirming that the other party was indeed dead, he used the tip of the cane to turn the other party's body over, and then when he saw the other party When he saw that dog-like face, he knew clearly in his heart and completely confirmed the identity of the other party.
This white dumpling is a not-so-powerful first-order monster—Inu Ao.
Quan Ao's strength is not high, and he has no other means of attack except the venom. However, because of its tender meat and low strength, it is quite popular among cultivators and low-level monsters in Qingze Continent. Su Ziyi has seen in the data that there are at least four kinds of monsters that specifically feed on the dog.
In addition, their eyesight is very poor, but their hearing is frighteningly good. Their long pointed ears allow them to catch any disturbance around them, which is very useful whether they are hunting or escaping. However, what makes the monks talk more is that Quanran's intelligence far exceeds that of ordinary first-order monsters, and it is quite cunning. Every year, many cultivators appear on the Qingze Continent and are accidentally injured by the opponent's design while hunting Quanbi.
Thinking about it, Su Ziyi almost believed the bad behavior the other party performed just now. It really made people admire the intelligence of this little thing.
But no matter what, if it falls into Su Ziyi's hands, the other party will only end up becoming food.
Seeing that it was getting late, Su Ziyi stopped fussing and immediately picked up all the herbs scattered on the ground. When he saw the herbs damaged by the poison, he felt heartbroken, and the look he looked at Quan Nong changed again. Gotta be fierce. After packing everything up, Su Ziyi no longer delayed or worried about wasting spiritual energy. He directly attached the spiritual energy under his feet and ran down the mountain quickly.
But at this moment, he didn't feel the excitement of hunting to the point of embarrassment. Instead, a faint cloud formed in his heart.
Why did the monster appear again?
Chapter 67 Twilight of Death
The dusk was getting darker, but Su Ziyi had not yet completed half of the journey.
Seeing that the forest a little further away had melted into a mass of black, Su Ziyi felt a rare sense of anxiety in his heart. Taking advantage of the afterglow of the setting sun, he accelerated his steps, but he had gone too far today. I can't get out of the mountain either.
And just when he was still worried that he wouldn't be able to get home before sunset, a chill suddenly rose from behind and went straight to his heart.
His whole body stiffened subconsciously, but in the next second, under the command of reason, he suddenly jumped forward two feet away, leaving two holes in the ground. But it wasn't over yet. He kicked off his feet and climbed up. He climbed up to the height of the tree trunk by "rubbing" with the branches, and finally looked down while holding on to the trunk.
But it was still quiet down below, as if everything he had done just now was a ridiculous performance caused by his too tight nerves. But he didn't relax at all because of this. Instead, his whole mind tightened even more, and he directly spread out his consciousness, staring fiercely at the open space under the tree.
But nothing.
The setting sun dyed the tree crown into gold, but underneath the gold, there was darkness. And as the sun went away, the darkness crept towards the top of the tree like maggots attached to bones, trying to kill everything. Devour them all. The light shining on Su Ziyi's face became less and less, and layers of black shadows made his facial features blurred.
And when the sun officially sank behind the mountains in the west, the entire mountain turned completely dark.
Such darkness made Su Ziyi feel uneasy. He felt a slight chill rushing from the bottom of his feet to the top of his head. His heart was pounding and his whole brain became extremely excited. He took off the bamboo basket from behind and hung it carefully on a broken branch nearby. Then he held the green-horned knife in his hand, lowered his body, and lay dormant like a leopard waiting for prey. As soon as I inhaled, my breath actually became calmer, and even resonated with the surrounding environment a little bit. In the end, there was no breath at all!
At this time, night has officially fallen, and the weak moonlight can only cast a few dim spots on the ground through the gaps between the branches, making the entire forest dark and unable to see anything.
But in this curtain-like darkness, two green light spots suddenly appeared. These two light spots flashed and flickered up and down. They were like a signal, instantly igniting the surrounding area. A circle of green light. These green lights were filled with coldness. They floated out from behind the tree and slowly moved towards the tree where Su Ziyi was hiding without making any sound.
Just when they were only about three feet away from the tree where Su Ziyi was, they stood firm. They seemed to have lost their orders and began to flutter around in disorder. Some of them were heading towards Su Ziyi. Some of them went in the same direction, and the only thing that was synchronized was that they made a "woo-woo" sound.
Listening to this voice, Su Ziyi's heart sank completely as he was hiding in the tree.
This amount...
made him feel very heavy, and he did not dare to be careless. Especially now that he could only vaguely see the outlines of things in the forest, he had to be even more cautious, because such an environment was not conducive to his fighting. He could only hope that these monster beasts that suddenly appeared would leave on their own after finding nothing.
But obviously the other party let him down.
These monsters have extraordinary patience. They firmly believe that their prey is still here and is just hiding. In order to find traces of each other, they used their poorly developed sense of smell to sniff here and there. In the end, after spending a lot of time, a considerable number of monsters gathered under Su Ziyi's tree.
And hearing the sound of fallen leaves and branches being trampled to pieces, the last trace of luck in Su Ziyi's heart completely disappeared. And this was just the beginning. For some reason, the other party firmly believed that he had found Su Ziyi's location, and said softly "Woo--" to the sky. In an instant, all the monsters that had been scattered around surrounded him and raised a pair of Green eyes looked straight at Su Ziyi's position.
"Hiss—"
Being looked at by so many pairs of green eyes, Su Ziyi couldn't bear it no matter how good his mental quality was. He realized that the other party must have smelled his own scent. After all, there were only a few scents in the mountains, and the smell of living people must be prominent among them. When he thought of this, he stopped hiding and shot a fireball directly towards the tree.
A fireball the size of a fist is very eye-catching. No matter how fast it is, when this red mass appears in the field of vision, the monsters surrounding it immediately disperse. Only a few slow-moving monsters are left behind, but there are no He was hit by the fireball, but when the fireball ignited the fallen leaves next to it, it was clearly illuminated by the fire.
——It's Quanran.
Su Ziyi's face suddenly turned ugly. He actually knew that monsters like Inu Ao like to live in groups, so after hunting that Inu Ao, he immediately chose to leave. However, he did not expect that the speed was too slow, and he was actually chased by the remaining Inu Ao. Up here, with a casual glance, there are probably no less than ten dogs down there.
Ten can only compete with the monster beasts at the third level of Qi refining -
can he defeat them?
The leaves ignited by the fireball technique burned, but because they were small in number, they were immediately extinguished and could only continue to spread outwards. This also made the fire-fearing dog tremble in his heart, so he ran farther away and stopped temporarily. Dare to get close.
Su Ziyi, who scanned the situation below at a glance, knew that his only chance was now!
With a wave of the green-horned knife in his hand, he easily cut off a tree trunk as thick as his wrist. The trunk "clicked" and scraped other small branches and fell to the ground, while Su Ziyi was doing it. The not-so-bright fire jumped down, cutting down all the tree trunks it touched in the same way, and piled a thick pile under the tree.
Then he jumped up, and before the ferocious dogs came around, he chopped down the tree trunks and piled them into piles. He fired two more fireballs, and instantly the flames were as tall as a man, and the entire forest was covered with fire. Take a clear picture. When Quan Nang, who was being chased by those small flames, saw Su Ziyi jump down, he immediately stopped escaping and wanted to surround him, but he didn't expect that Su Ziyi moved too fast. They just crossed the small circle of fire. He was immediately blinded by the huge bonfire.
In an instant, they stopped and made an unwilling sound of "Woo" from their mouths. They retreated back and hid behind the tree.
Looking at their movements, Su Ziyi knew that they were going to repeat their old tricks again. After all, he was standing here like a living target, and it was easier for them to sneak attack by hiding in the dark. Sure enough, the next second they all disappeared from Su Ziyi's field of vision, a black shadow shot towards Su Ziyi with a "whoosh" sound.
Su Ziyi, who had been prepared for a long time, turned aside to hide, and then the other dogs were not far behind, and the venom in their mouths flew towards Su Ziyi like black arrows one after another! Although Su Ziyi had always kept his consciousness outside, there were too many of them, so it was not easy to hide. When another wave of venom passed by on his sleeve, he knew that he could no longer sit still and wait for death, and he had to take the initiative!
He turned around, dodged two blasts of poison, and came to the campfire. Then he tipped his toes, and a burning log jumped into his free hand. He held a knife in one hand and firewood in the other. He made a prompt decision, put his foot down, and shot fiercely in one direction!
The movement was a bit loud this time. When Quan Nong, who was hiding in that direction, heard the sound, he immediately moved his four broken legs and ran towards a darker place.
In summer, most of the leaves on the forest floor are rotten, so the fire that was burning before has been completely extinguished. Looking forward, there is only darkness, which is the best hiding place. Even if the dog has white hair, it can hide well in any tree. So Su Ziyi didn't dare to delay. He used enough spiritual energy to rush forward and was in front of the opposite side in an instant.
Then, while the opponent was rushing forward due to inertia, he threw the knife in his hand and hit the opponent's neck just in time, piercing the opponent's neck. The opponent didn't even have time to make a sound before he fell down with a "bang".
One died, and there were about ten more.
Su Ziyi stepped over, pulled out his knife, then found another direction and shot it. The fire in his hand was completely extinguished due to the combination of the wet wood and the wind that had just rushed over, so he no longer kept it and threw it to the ground casually. And because of the darkening of his vision, Su Ziyi did not dare to walk in a straight line, so he could only quickly dodge by stepping on the tree.
Fortunately, his eyes had already adapted to the current dark environment. Even if the burning bonfire was getting smaller and smaller because the firewood was too wet, his eyes always had a rough outline of the surrounding environment.
His figure was like a ghost, and he frequently shot small spiritual energy blades in his hand, making various noises and disrupting Quan Ao's hearing, allowing him to successfully find the other four Inu Ao hiding in the dark. The strength of each of these dogs was not high, so after being caught by Su Ziyi one by one, they lost their lives one by one in less than a few breaths.
The strong smell of blood spread into the air, making other dogs realize that their companions had lost their lives. Suddenly, a high-pitched "chirp" sound exploded in the forest, and then all the dogs that were originally hiding behind the trees ran out. They didn't stay still, they found Su Ziyi's position and rushed over!
And Su Ziyi, who still had the corpse of a dog lying at his feet, was surrounded by them!
Su Ziyi, who had killed several Quan Ao in a row, was no longer so panicked. He knew that he would definitely not be able to win against so many Quan Ao, but he could kill one by one. He waved his hand and scattered several spiritual energy blades. Although they did not hit their vital points, they did injure several dogs. Some of them whined, fell to the ground with broken legs, or their movements were affected. I fell behind and stumbled while running.
Su Ziyi didn't expect that he would inflict serious injuries on the other party. After he spread the spiritual energy blade, he immediately stepped forward and used the surrounding trees to dodge. He also just managed to avoid one or two venom shot from the dark place.
Su Ziyi also saw it clearly at this time. He knew that he could not fight the opponent at close range. The only way was to fight longer.
He followed the dog's method and relied on the shadows of the trees to hide his figure. The light from the bonfire, which had become bright and dim, continued to shift between the trees. But because of the light, he didn't dare to go too far away, and could only circle repeatedly within a limited range. This method was very tiring, requiring him to tense up with all his heart, and it was also easy for him to be embarrassed by the group of dogs. Seize the loopholes and surround them.
Therefore, due to the light problem, Su Ziyi's vision was dazzled, and he accidentally stepped on the tree trunk. His foot slipped, and his body went sideways. Then, the dog that was chasing from behind seized the opportunity and pounced on him. When Su Ziyi fell to the ground and staggered, one of them jumped up and opened his big mouth to bite. The other dogs also came from around, and those who still had venom in their bodies took the opportunity to shoot venom. Those without venom also learned this. Like a dog, it pounces on someone and is ready to bite.
This is completely troublesome!
Su Ziyi's heart trembled. He knew that he couldn't resist those venoms. After all, he had seen the venom's domineering power, and there was no place around him that could use his strength to jump up and dodge all the attacks. . So after weighing the balance, he chose to roll on the spot to avoid those dangerous venoms. However, because he was in such a hurry, even if he reacted very promptly, the clothes on his shoulders were still wiped by the venom, and they melted instantly. A black lump was removed, causing Su Ziyi to feel a burning pain in his shoulder.
"Hiss——" This kind of pain made Su Ziyi take a breath, but fortunately it did not make Su Ziyi feel dizzy. The dog that had failed to bite him immediately turned his head. Before Su Ziyi could get up from the ground, he opened his white teeth and bit down on Su Ziyi's calf. Su Ziyi was instantly pained. Subconsciously kicking with the other leg, he kicked the opponent far away, motionless on the ground!
The injuries on his shoulders and legs made it difficult for Su Ziyi to get up for a while. Looking at the dogs getting closer and closer, Su Ziyi could only hold himself up and throw away a few auras with his other hand. blade. When his eyes touched the tree trunk next to him, his eyes flashed, and another spiritual energy blade shot directly to the tree trunk in front, knocking the tree trunk down, just in front of the two dogs.
You can use this!
Su Ziyi's eyes lit up, and several more spiritual blades struck down several thick branches in several directions. This effectively acted as a buffer, preventing the ferocious dogs from getting close. Su Ziyi took this opportunity to sit up and lit the tree trunks with fireball, temporarily forcing the ferocious dogs back.