Chapter 23: The Spirit of Mountains and Swamps
Over the past month, Qiu Zhen has been very disciplined.
He worked and read books honestly, hunted for meat, practiced martial arts, and improved his strength step by step. He did not go into the mountains with Bai Shu to hunt for treasures.
Your strength has not yet been improved, and being rash and wandering around aimlessly is not what a wise person does.
He does have some skills in cultivating his energy.
These days, Bai Zhu has been wandering around the mountains by himself. It would be great if he could find some magical herbs or medicines, but if he can't, that's no big deal.
Go with the flow.
After a month, he was ready to practice hard for another two months.
I never expected that the good thing I had been waiting for would finally come.
The rice seedlings are rolling and the waves are green.
Qiu Zhen ran along the path in the field, took a shortcut back to Xiangyang Courtyard, picked up a hatchet and bow and arrow, and rushed to the "Qiuzhen Valley" without stopping.
"Hey~"
The little fox stood on a huge rock outside the valley and looked out. When he saw Qiu Zhen, he ran over excitedly.
"Baizhu, where is the precious medicine? Is it in the valley?"
After Qiu Zhen finished speaking, he looked towards the valley.
Bai Zhu followed Qiu Zhen in and out of the valley. Perhaps it had learned the trick and was able to enter and exit the valley on its own.
"Ow~"
Bai Zhu grabbed Qiu Zhen and shook his little head violently, with his fox claws flying.
"The precious medicine has not been obtained yet. It is covered by the energy of the mountain and the swamp. Can't find it?"
Qiu Zhen has read a lot of books in the past month, and his knowledge is now much greater than before.
Even though Bai Zhu's gestures and descriptions were very abstract, he understood what was going on.
Generally speaking, magical herbs and precious medicines are nurtured by the natural spiritual energy of heaven and earth. There is natural mist from mountains and swamps around them, which obscures the shape of the magical herbs and precious medicines and confuses the vision and perception of creatures from the outside world.
The "ghost wall" and "eye-catching tricks" outside his "Truth-Seeking Valley" are actually illusions created by the "energy of mountains and swamps", and it is an extremely powerful "energy of mountains and swamps", which has formed the level of a natural illusion array.
The "mountain and swamp energy" around ordinary spiritual herbs and precious medicines is not that strong, and there will be gaps occasionally. When the spiritual herbs and precious medicines happen to be absorbing and exhaling spiritual energy, precious light and spiritual light will bloom.
This is the reason why ordinary herbalists and wild beasts can occasionally collect magical herbs and precious medicines.
All by luck.
Bai Zhu was lucky today, as he happened to encounter the "Energy of Mountains and Lakes" being revealed, and saw the hazy light of precious medicine in the distance.
But as soon as it got closer, it couldn't be found.
"No problem, take me there."
Qiu Zhen was delighted and waved his hand, asking Bai Zhu to show the way.
In the past, Baizhu would probably have to wait for the precious medicine to reappear, or work hard, digging three feet deep in the ground around it, turning it upside down, and spending a lot of hard work, only then would he have a chance to pick this precious herb.
Given Baizhu's small claws, this would probably be a big project.
But Qiu is really different.
He has the supernatural power of "spiritual eyes". No matter what the "energy of the mountains and swamps" is, or whether the spiritual herbs and precious medicines are absorbing and exhaling "spiritual energy", he can see through it at a glance.
Bai Zhu knew the magical powers of his "great god" and happily led the way.
After walking along the mountain road for about half an hour, the man and the fox arrived at a slope covered with barren grass.
From afar, Qiu Zhen, who was squatting in the weeds, saw a faint light below the slope.
“There really are magical herbs and precious medicines!”
Qiu Zhen was delighted, but soon frowned slightly.
The reason was simple: a small group of wild boars appeared around the precious herbs, including a male and a female with five little wild boars.
The wild boar is three meters long, with a strong body, short limbs, dark brown hair, and bristles on its back that stand upright like steel needles. Its body is covered with thick mud, like armor, with exposed fangs, and it looks extremely ferocious.
The female wild boar is smaller and has no tusks, but is still two meters long.
Five light brown little wild boars followed their parents, digging the ground everywhere, as if they were looking for something.
Qiu Zhen had amazing eyesight. From afar, he saw that when the wild boar was digging the soil, it occasionally encountered a large rock. Its round body suddenly flexed its muscles, and then it became extremely powerful, lifting the huge rock into the air, splashing mud and creating a spectacular scene. "It has become a ferocious beast."
Qiu Zhen was slightly surprised. This was a real wild boar king.
Ferocious beasts evolved from ordinary wild beasts. Their bodies mutated and they possessed powers beyond the boundaries of their race.
In nature, size and strength determine strength. Some small monsters and goblins, at the beginning of their cultivation, may not be able to defeat these thick-skinned and ferocious beasts.
If the ferocious beast continues to devour spiritual creatures, there is a certain chance that it will gain spiritual intelligence and become a demon beast.
"嘤嘤~"
Bai Zhu murmured softly, feeling a little anxious.
"You mean, wild boars are also looking for magical herbs and medicines?"
Qiu Zhen was not surprised.
To be able to become a ferocious beast, it must have some good fortune, and it must have known the benefits of spiritual herbs long ago.
This hillside is empty and has nothing to cover. When the precious medicine appeared just now, it was certain that not only Bai Zhu saw the spiritual light produced by the precious medicine absorbing and exhaling spiritual energy, but the passing wild boar might have also witnessed it.
"Wait a minute."
Qiu Zhen was not in a hurry to attack, as the "spiritual eye" of the third eye between his eyebrows could see clearly.
The wild boars are still a short distance away from the "magic herbs and precious medicines", so there is no need to rush.
The first principle of treasure hunting in the mountains is to avoid life-and-death fights as much as possible.
Maybe the wild boars couldn't find the precious medicine after searching for a long time, so they left on their own.
Unfortunately, it backfired.
About half an hour later, the wild boar still did not leave, and accidentally got closer and closer to the "magic herb medicine", less than five or six meters away.
Digging the ground is a unique skill of wild boars, especially the wild boar king, which is a walking tilling machine. It is very efficient in digging the soil and grass. The pig buries its head and digs, mud and grass fly all over the sky, getting closer and closer to the precious medicine.
"Can't wait any longer."
Seeing this situation, Qiu Zhen did not dare to take any chances. He pulled out an arrow from the quiver behind him, drew his bow, and aimed at the herd of wild boars.
The sow wild boar is just an ordinary wild beast and does not pose much threat. The real threat is the ferocious wild boar king.
His bow and arrow were not strong or sharp. If it shot at the wild boar king's thick skin and flesh, it would probably only break the skin and would not be fatal. Instead, it would completely enrage it.
The only hope is to attack the wild boar's weakness.
As long as you hit the eyes accurately and one arrow penetrates the brain, there is hope of killing it.
As the saying goes, strike first and strike hard.
He is in the dark, and the Wild Boar King is in the light.
If you take the enemy by surprise, you have the best chance of killing the Wild Boar King without any injury.
Once the wild boar king dies, the situation will be settled.
Ordinary hunters, who do not have the martial arts power of a "martial artist", would probably be nervous when facing the ferocious wild boar king and would have no confidence in their archery skills.
Qiu Zhen did not show any fear.
This month, his archery skills have improved by leaps and bounds, and he is definitely at the "sharpshooter" level.
Not to mention, he also has remote viewing, and the blessing of his soul and Dharma body helps him in calculations and deductions. Just talking about basic archery skills, it is no exaggeration to say that his archery skills are "superb".
Qiu Zhen drew his bow and put an arrow on it, but he was not in a hurry to shoot the arrow. His soul and Dharma body between his eyebrows deduced, analyzed, and predicted the wild boar king's movements, constantly adjusting the angle.
"Hmph~Hmph~"
The wild boar king who was digging the ground raised his head out of habit and was about to change to another piece of land to continue digging.
Just at this moment, there was a "whoosh" sound.
A sharp sound of breaking through the air exploded in the ears of the Wild Boar King.
"Pfft!"
A column of blood shot into the air.
(End of this chapter)
