Chapter 201 Chapter 206, Ancient Relics
Following Ah Zi to a valley, I saw four strange mulberry trees with tiny snow-white hairs growing on the front of their leaves, which looked like they were covered with a thin layer of frost and snow.
Ah Zi said obediently:
"Brother God, these are the snow mulberry trees. I don't know if it's because the land is too barren, but when Ah Zi was a child, these four snow mulberry trees were this big, and they haven't grown much over the years, so they are still this size."
These four snow mulberry trees are indeed not big. The trunks are only about one person tall and as thick as a tea cup. The branches are not dense and the leaves are not lush.
Ouyang Feng used his spiritual sense to scan the four snow mulberry trees and found that there were only a dozen snow-white silkworms, about the length of a little finger, slowly and leisurely nibbling on the mulberry leaves.
"The difficulty of growing this tree is related to the poor soil quality, but it is not an absolute relationship."
Ouyang Feng raised his hand and gently stroked the rough tree trunk, thinking in his heart:
"It's mainly due to the lack of heaven and earth essence. In a few more years, the snow mulberry and snow silkworm may become completely extinct."
To be precise, it is not that the vital energy of heaven and earth is "insufficient", but that it is not active enough.
The essence of heaven and earth is indeed everywhere, but its "inertness" is gradually becoming stronger and stronger, making it increasingly difficult for plants and animals to absorb it, or even if it is absorbed, it will not participate in any reaction. This is why rare birds and animals become increasingly rare and eventually become extinct.
As a result, various martial arts gradually became ordinary.
There may be repetitions during this period, and perhaps in a certain period of time, the spirit of heaven and earth will become a little more active, causing a slight revival of martial arts and a little more rare birds and beasts, such as in the era of Yitian, but the overall trend is still towards ordinary evolution.
“I am saving an endangered species.”
Ouyang Feng was thinking happily, and as soon as he had a thought, an invisible force field surged out and enveloped the snow mulberry tree in front of him.
Afterwards, the essence of heaven and earth poured into the force field and turned into invisible sword energy, breaking the soil under the snow mulberry tree. In a moment, the snow mulberry tree and the soil near the roots were dug up. With another thought, the whole snow mulberry tree and the snow silkworms on the tree were sent into the blessed land.
Seeing the snow mulberry tree disappear out of thin air and only a huge earth pit left in its place, Ah Zi's eyes widened in shock, her mouth opened wide, her body trembled slightly, her knees went weak, and she couldn't help but want to kneel down and flatter the master again.
This kind of method is truly divine!
Ouyang Feng walked to the second snow mulberry tree and did the same thing, digging it up with its roots and mud, and sent it to the paradise. Then he went to the third and fourth trees.
In less than a moment, the four snow mulberry trees and a dozen snow silkworms were all collected into the paradise.
Then he glanced at the stunned Ah Zi and asked:
"Where are the other snow mulberry trees?"
Ah Zi was startled, and came back to her senses. With a look of awe on her face, she said respectfully:
"Brother Shenxian, please follow me. Ah Zi will take you to find other snow mulberries."
After saying that, he led the way obediently, taking Ouyang Feng and the other two to the next destination.
For the next half day, A Zi led the three of them to run around all the places where snow mulberry grew around Xingxiu Sea. In total, they only collected more than 40 snow mulberry trees and about a hundred snow silkworms.
Although there are not many trees and silkworms, Ouyang Feng believes that in this blessed land, the snow mulberry trees and snow silkworms should be able to thrive and reproduce rapidly, and the future is promising.
Watch as the last snow mulberry tree was taken away by Ouyang Feng.
Ah Zi couldn't help but become uneasy again. She looked at Ouyang Feng eagerly and said with a hint of pleading:
"Brother Immortal, I can also use the Divine Wood King Cauldron..."
"Yeah." Ouyang Feng responded calmly, and said, "Don't worry, I won't kill you for the time being."
Ah Zi felt relieved, but then she thought:
He won't kill me for now, but once he figures out how to use the Divine Wood King Cauldron, will he kill me to complete the achievement of exterminating the entire Xingxiu Sect?
Thinking of this, Ah Zi felt bitter in her heart. She lowered her head and bit her lips gently, tears welling up in her eyes again.
Ouyang Feng glanced at her and said:
"After a while, I will put a vicious ban on you. Once it breaks out, it will be a life worse than death."
Ah Zi grew up in the Xingxiu Sect, surrounded by vicious people who took doing evil as their livelihood. Influenced by them, her nature had long been corrupted. She had no sense of right and wrong, good and evil, and almost no empathy.
To her, no matter how miserable she made others suffer, even if she killed them, it was just an ordinary prank and she did not think she was doing anything bad in her heart.
Even if Ouyang Feng himself is not afraid of this kind of innocent, cruel, clean and pure "evil", he has to guard against her harming innocent people, so he has to put some restrictions on her, such as the Three Corpses Brain Pill, the Life and Death Talisman and the like.
After hearing what he said, Ah Zi felt relieved. She quickly wiped away her tears and smiled sweetly at him:
"Brother Shenxian, please place the ban on me. Ah Zi will obey me."
That’s great, now that the ban has been imposed, Brother God won’t kill me!
There is finally a hope of saving my life!
Then, with her big, sparkling eyes flashing, she said in a sweet voice:
"Brother Shenxian, where are you going next? Ah Zi is very familiar with the Xingxiu Sea area and knows everything about it."
"Oh? Are there any other rare and exotic treasures like snow mulberry and snow silkworm in the Xingxiu Sea area?"
"This..." Ah Zi said embarrassedly: "This is no longer available."
"So, do you know anything about the Kunlun Ice Silkworm?"
"Kunlun Snow Silkworm? Ah Zi knows!"
Ah Zi was refreshed and said:
"It is said that the ice silkworm only grows in Kunlun Mountain, on the top of the coldest snowy mountain. It is an extremely rare ancient species and the coldest spiritual creature in the world. It is extremely beneficial for practicing cold and yin kung fu."
"Oh?" Seeing that she actually knew about ice silkworms, Ouyang Feng could not help but nod happily: "You know a lot."
Ah Zi smiled shyly, "Ah Zi's kung fu is not good, but she is well-informed."
Ouyang Feng said calmly: "In this case, take us to find the ice silkworms."
In fact, A Zi had only heard of the legend of the ice silkworm.
But Kunlun is so big and there are so many snow-capped peaks. How would she know which snow-capped mountain the ice silkworm would be on?
But she did not dare to refuse, fearing that the immortal brother would change his mind and no longer restrict her, but would kill her for the sake of convenience. She patted her chest and said:
"Leave it to me. I promise to help Brother God catch the ice silkworm!"
Ouyang Feng nodded slightly and asked the Liu Sheng sisters to take A Zi, who had little martial arts skills, and use their lightness skills to fly towards Kunlun.
Now that we have reached the Xingxiu Sea, Kunlun is naturally not far away.
Even with the burden of A Zi, Ouyang Feng and his party arrived at the foot of Kunlun Yuzhu Peak before noon the next day.
"If it's not on Yuzhu Peak, then it's on Yuxu Peak!"
Ah Zi said solemnly:
"If I'm lucky, maybe I can catch an ice silkworm today."
Ouyang Feng said:
"Kunlun is not far from Xingxiu Sea. If the ice silkworms are not on Yuzhu Peak, then they are on Yuxu Peak. Why doesn't Old Monster Ding come here to catch them?"
"Uh..." Ah Zi stumbled and frowned as she said, "Maybe it's because Old Monster Ding's 'Energy Transformation Method' is not a cold and cold skill, so it doesn't require ice silkworms?" "Maybe."
Ouyang Feng said this calmly, not holding out much hope for finding ice silkworms on the Yuzhu and Yuxu peaks.
Ah Zi tried hard to look confident, and kept praying to God that the ice silkworms were in this mountain.
The four of them climbed up Yuzhu Peak along the gentle slope of the mountain. When they reached the snow-covered area, Ah Zi unconsciously clasped her hands tightly to her chest, curled up her body and began to shiver. It was obvious that her skills were too shallow and she couldn't withstand the coldness of the snowy peak.
Seeing this, Ouyang Feng took out a snow-white fox fur and threw it to her, "Put it on to keep warm."
Ah Zi took the soft, snow-white fox fur that felt warm to the touch, and was stunned for a moment. Her eyes suddenly turned red and tears flowed down.
"Why are you crying?" Ouyang Feng frowned.
"No, nothing." Ah Zi put on the fox fur quickly and smiled at Ouyang Feng, "Don't worry, Brother Shenxian, Ah Zi will definitely help you catch the ice silkworm!"
Her petite body was wrapped in furry fox fur, with a fur hat on her head and a fox-tail scarf around her neck, leaving only her small face exposed. Her rosy cheeks were smiling with tears in them, and she looked really pretty and lovely. No wonder You Tanzhi would lick her to the point of wanting his life.
Unfortunately, not every dog has as good a fate as Duan Yu. Poor You Tanzhi, even though he was willing to accompany her to death, he couldn't even lick her toes.
The four of them continued to climb the mountain, and at Ouyang Feng's signal, the Yagyu sisters helped A Zi reach the summit.
When they reached the top of the snow-covered and bone-chilling Yuzhu Peak, Ouyang Feng took out the Divine Wood King Cauldron and gave it to A Zi:
"Try to lure the ice silkworm."
Ah Zi took over the Divine Wood King Cauldron and said:
"We also need a few of the spices from the package."
In her small package before, there were not only the Divine Wood King Cauldron, the Silken Rope, and the Poison Secret Book, but also several balls of various spices, which were the necessary baits for the Divine Wood King Cauldron to lure poisonous creatures.
Ouyang Feng handed the spices to her again. Ah Zi opened the lid of the Shenmu Wang Ding, plucked a small ball from the yellow, black and purple spices and threw it into the cauldron. She then took out a fire starter and wanted to blow it to light the spices.
But the wind was strong and the temperature was freezing on the top of the mountain, so the fire could not be lit no matter how hard we tried.
When Ah Zi was getting anxious, Ouyang Feng took a few small balls of spices from the small tripod into his palm and rubbed them gently. The spices began to burn and emitted a strange aroma.
"Brother God has unparalleled magical powers and is invincible in the world!"
Ah Zi habitually clapped her hands, and when Ouyang Feng threw the burning spices back into the small cauldron, she quickly closed the lid, placed the Shenmu King Cauldron in the snow, and said to Ouyang Feng:
"I heard that the ice silkworm is very timid. If it sees someone, it will not show up. We have to stay away from it and wait in secret."
Ouyang Feng nodded, and retreated several feet away with A Zi and the Liu Sheng sisters. Behind a large rock covered with snow, he only poked his head out slightly and looked at the Shenmu King Cauldron from afar.
As wisps of smoke rose from the Divine Wood King Cauldron, there was gradually movement on the top of the snow-capped peak, which seemed to be devoid of any life.
First, a snow-white four-legged small animal shaped like a salamander emerged from the snow and crawled cautiously towards the Shenmu Wangding.
But when it was still three feet away from the small tripod, the snow beneath it suddenly exploded, and as snowflakes flew everywhere, a strange centipede, crystal clear, as if carved from ice crystals, wrapped itself around the little animal and pierced its sharp fangs into the animal's neck. With just one bite, the salamander-like little animal died on the spot, and a layer of fine frost appeared on its body surface, as if it had been frozen to death.
The centipede bit the small animal to death and did not bother to eat its prey. It just moved its densely packed legs quickly and crawled towards the Divine Wood King Cauldron.
But just when it was close to the small tripod, a fat white worm like a silkworm suddenly appeared on the opposite side.
Its body size is twice as big as that of ordinary silkworms in the silk-spinning period. Its whole body is snow-white with a faint crystal luster like jade. When it first appeared, it was still several feet away from the Shenmu King Cauldron, but when its body moved, it glided on the snow like the wind. In a few breaths, it covered the distance of several feet and arrived in front of the Shenmu King Cauldron before the centipede.
The centipede smelled the scent of the silkworm, and as a carnivore, it was frightened and turned to run. But just as it turned its head, the strange silkworm had already pounced on it and sucked the ice-crystal centipede into an empty shell in an instant.
Behind the snow-covered rock, Ah Zi's eyes widened, she covered her mouth with her hands, her face flushed with excitement.
Because that silkworm is the king of cold and poisonous insects in the world, the ice silkworm, a relic of ancient species!
After the ice silkworm ate the centipede, it turned around and crawled towards the Shenmu King Cauldron, and entered the cauldron through the small hole at the bottom. Ah Zi then let out a long sigh, pulled Ouyang Feng's sleeve, and said excitedly:
"Brother Immortal, that is the ice silkworm! The ice silkworm has entered the cauldron! The Divine Wood King Cauldron has a great attraction to any poisonous creature. Once it gets into the cauldron, it will be reluctant to come out. Now is the time to capture the ice silkworm!"
"I saw."
Ouyang Feng also looked pleased. He stood up and walked to the Divine Wood King Cauldron. He raised his hand and picked it up. As soon as he held the small cauldron, he felt extremely cold, as if he had picked up a piece of black ice.
Moreover, there were strands of strange cold air that looked like solid silk threads seeping out from the cauldron, trying to penetrate into the acupoints of his skin and freeze his blood and muscles.
With Ouyang Feng's skill, he would not be frozen by the coldness emitted instinctively by the ice silkworm.
Instead, he took the initiative to withdraw the true energy in his palm, allowing the strange cold air flow to penetrate into his meridians, and then practiced the Hunyuan Wuji Gong to refine it. It felt like in just a short while, when his Wuji true energy evolved into an icy attribute, the freezing power had actually increased a little bit.
"It is indeed a treasure of extreme coldness! It is very useful for cultivating Yin-Cold Qi!"
Ouyang Feng nodded with satisfaction, opened the lid of the cauldron, took a look at the ice silkworm that was enjoying itself in the cauldron, and with an idea, he put it into the Zhangshan Mountain in the paradise of Dongtian.
Among the three large islands in Dongtianfudi, only Fangzhang Mountain is a pure mountain island, full of strange peaks and ridges, primitive forests, and almost no flat land. Its highest peak is a vast snow peak, which is just right for the growth of ice silkworms.
Putting away the ice silkworm, Ouyang Feng looked at Ah Zi and said approvingly:
"I didn't expect much, but I didn't expect to win the first battle. This is also due to you."
Ah Zi was immediately delighted and smiled sweetly at Ouyang Feng:
"What credit did Ah Zi have? It was all Brother Shenxian's luck! Ah Zi just helped a little."
This girl is really good at talking, no wonder even Ding Chunqiu was fooled by her flattery skills, so that in the original world line, she easily stole treasures such as the Shenmu King Cauldron.
Ouyang Feng would not fall for her magic potion. He just smiled, put the Divine Wood King Cauldron back to its original place, and continued to hide behind the snow-covered rock, trying to see if he could catch the second ice silkworm.
Unfortunately, the ancient species of ice silkworm is extremely rare. We waited until dark but did not see the second ice silkworm appear. It can be seen that there is only this one ice silkworm on the huge Yuzhu Peak.
Ouyang Feng was not disappointed. He and the Liusheng sisters took A Zi down the mountain, camped at the foot of the mountain for one night, and went to the neighboring Yuxu Peak to try again the next day.
This time, my luck was not good. I spent a whole day on the top of Yuxu Peak, which was also covered with ice and snow and extremely cold, but I didn't attract out a single ice silkworm.
Ah Zi became uneasy again. She frequently stole glances at Ouyang Feng's face as she went down the mountain. Only when she saw that he looked calm and unconcerned did she feel a little relieved.
After that, Ouyang Feng and his party traveled westward along the Kunlun Mountains for several days. When they saw the majestic snow-capped peaks, they climbed to the top and placed the Divine Wood King Cauldron. After several days of hard work, they still found nothing.
Just when Ouyang Feng felt that his chance was over and was about to set off for Tianshan Mountain and make one last attempt before leaving, he caught another ice silkworm on the top of the snowy Kunlun Jiubie Peak, which is higher than the Yuzhu Peak and Yuxu Peak.
There are only two ice silkworms, and I don’t know whether they can mate.
However, Ouyang Feng was quite satisfied with this. After all, even if these two ice silkworms could not mate, didn’t we still have the snow silkworms?
Ice silkworms and snow silkworms, even if they are not of the same species, are somewhat similar. In an environment like that of a paradise on earth, they might be able to successfully mate and produce more ice silkworms and even fresh and interesting mutant species.
The harvest of the second ice silkworm finally put Ah Zi's mind at ease. When she went down the mountain, her steps were lighter and more cheerful. She laughed and spoke wittily all the way, praising Ouyang Feng as the best in the world. Even the Yagyu sisters fell for her flattery and had a great liking for this sweet-mouthed little girl.
Ouyang Feng, who knew Ah Zi's character well, treated it as a joke.
Anyway, no matter how well-behaved she behaves at the moment, once she reaches Piaomiao Peak of Tianshan Mountain and seeks the scriptures from Tonglao, Ouyang Feng will still plant the Life and Death Talisman in her.
One cannot be soft-hearted towards Ah Zi, a cute and adorable girl who is actually a wicked and innocent child at heart.
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