Chapter 5: Twilight Forest
"This is the crystal nucleus condensed in the body of the spirit beast demon beast, which generally appears in the brain, and only the spirit beast demon beast with a relatively high spiritual intelligence will have it, and it contains their origin energy. Only the demon beasts and spirit beasts themselves can absorb the energy inside, for us cultivators, the energy inside is too violent and mixed, and cultivators close to Jin Ling can absorb such a first-order crystal nucleus, but the energy in this is too little for people of our level, so this thing is generally only used for decoration. Qingyu patiently explained, Xiaoshi couldn't eat it when he heard it, and lowered his head in some frustration, "Oh, but I really want to eat one, every time I see it, I want to drool." As he spoke, he wiped the non-existent saliva with his hand. Qingyu looked at Xiao Shi's hopeful face, and said with a smile, "You can eat and try, I'll watch here that nothing will happen, see if your body can withstand this violent energy." "Qingyu naturally knows how strong Xiao Shi's body is, almost comparable to the body of a demon beast, maybe it can really digest the energy in the crystal nucleus, so maybe you don't have to eat so much spirit beast demon beast flesh and blood in the future, and there will definitely be no problem when you look at it here.
Hearing her sister's permission, Xiaoshi's eyes lit up, and he threw a crystal nucleus into his mouth, squeaking and chewing, not afraid of breaking his teeth at all. A cool breath poured into the body along Xiao Shi's throat, and he began to run around uncontrollably, but Xiao Shi was not worried at all, "It's so cool! Qingyu put one hand on Xiaoshi's arm and felt his body, and was relieved to find that there was nothing wrong, and said to himself, "It seems that there is no problem, it will be easier in the future." Looking at Xiao Shi's somewhat flushed face, Qing Yu pinched it lightly and said with a smile, "It's okay, you can also eat these first-order crystal nuclei in the future, but you can't eat higher-order ones, you can't digest them." Little Stone grinned, very excited, "Okay, okay, hehe." ”
Just after lunchtime, Joshier led Ling'er and the captain of the guard back, and set off back to the base camp two days later, just in time to take a escort mission along the way, which is said to be some medicinal herbs. The next day, almost all the members of the regiment who were out of the group returned, packed their things and prepared to go. And Johill also announced the mission requirements to several captains, escorting this medicinal caravan through the Twilight Forest and arriving at Diming City, even if the task is completed, the reward is ten low-grade spirit stones. Everyone was a little surprised, generally such a task is that ordinary people use gold coins as a reward, and this caravan boss actually uses spirit stones as a reward, and it seems that he is not an ordinary businessman. A spirit stone is probably worth hundreds of gold coins, and ten spirit stones are thousands of gold coins, is there any difference between these medicinal materials? You must know that an ordinary person in a family of four only spends less than two hundred gold coins a year, although it is a little dangerous to pass through the edge of the twilight forest, but it is not such a high reward! Johill looked at the puzzled crowd and explained, "Because it is an escorted medicinal material, it may attract some spirit beasts and demon beasts, so it is a lot of money." Everyone suddenly realized, but just passing through the edge of the Twilight Forest would not attract too powerful spirit beasts, and it was still safe with the strength of their own team. And they said no more, but went back to their own preparations. By the time the sun rose on the third day, all the men were lined up and prepared, nearly four hundred men, all dressed in armor and black and oppressive, with only the shiny tips of their spears like the cold stars of the night. Under Johill's order, the whole regiment set off, and the two Ba brothers rode horses and led a team of 200 spearmen to follow, and Rook, who was still a little bruised, also set off with his team of 100 archers. Joe Hill took Ling'er to turn over and get on the horse, and the snow-white horses followed the front and back of the team, and the white horse that originally belonged to Qiao Ling'er was ridden parallel to Johill by Qingyu with a small stone, and the captain of the personal guard followed closely with the escort team, leaving only some traces of the camp stationed, and a large group of figures gradually moving away.
When we arrived at the intended location, a full ten wagons loaded with goods were already waiting on the road. The boss was a kind fat man, and he welcomed with a smile, "I have long heard of the name of the Maple Leaf Mercenary Group, but now that I see that it is indeed worthy of its reputation, such a powerful team can naturally ensure that there is no need to worry about the journey." Johill also responded with a smile, "Boss Qiu is polite, he is entrusted with loyalty, and he doesn't dare to accept Boss Qiu's errand without any strength." We're all ready, I wonder when Boss Qiu will be able to leave?" is not too modest about the compliments of the caravan boss, Johill is not too modest, sometimes too much humility can make the team lose some tasks. "Hehe, Captain Qiao, we're almost ready, and we are estimated to be ready to set off soon. The slightly fat Boss Qiu responded with a smile. "Good. A moment later, the caravan began to set off, and Johill, Ba Liming, and the others signaled and followed. The Ba brothers each led a hundred men to guard the flanks, and after Luke followed the convoy with his archers, Johill opened the way in front of the two Ba brothers in parallel to take the lead, and a group of people set off in such a majestic manner.
Until lunch, Xiao Shi was still immersed in excitement, this was the first time he went out, and he had never seen so many novel things, even if he was sitting in his sister's arms, he kept looking around, and what he saw was fresh and curious. When he saw the hill on the edge of the Twilight Forest, Johill ordered him to halt his progress and prepare to camp and rest. Looking at the twilight forest that is still more than ten miles away and the sun that is only in the west, Qingyu is puzzled, "Sister Qiao, it's still early, why don't we rush for a while?" "Haha, Sister Qingyu doesn't know, this time we are about one hundred and sixty or seventy miles away in the forest, and it will take almost two days to pass through, if we go inside now, we will have to spend two more nights inside, and when we set off tomorrow morning, it will only take one night, and it is estimated that we can get out of the twilight forest in the afternoon after tomorrow." Although we are just passing by and there are no powerful monsters on the edge, it is always right to be careful, and it would be best if we could have less trouble. Before Joshiel could speak, Ba Liming on the side smiled heartily. "Yes, exactly. Johill nodded in agreement. Qingyu suddenly realized, "Oh, I see. "Night is the time when most spirit beasts and monsters are infested, so it is best to stay in the forest at night. Seeing that Qingyu understood that Joshiel smiled and dismounted to take a rest, the Ba brothers on the side also arranged for men and horses to camp and guard, and Rook took dozens of people out to reconnoiter the surrounding situation.
Looking at the small stones playing on the side, Qingyu chuckled and walked to the open space not far away, I don't know what to think, the sight here is very good, and when I look up, I can see a lush forest and the green shade of the mountains on the edge of the forest, the treetops hurriedly sway with the wind, like water waves and waves, a wave of unevenness and a wave of endless. Suddenly, a hint of enlightenment flashed through his heart, maybe he didn't need as much energy as he imagined to rush into the realm of Jin Ling! The fingers gently drew an arc, deeply remembering this kind of artistic conception of wave after wave, which was one of the help for his future breakthrough. Feeling the taste of the imminent breakthrough, Qingyu was in a very good mood, and looked back at the little stone that was helping and walked over with a smile. Flick your finger on the forehead of the little stone, "Go, count your little stone, don't mess around here." Little Stone grinned and ran to the grass not far away to play alone.
Ten carts formed a circle, with the archers inside and the spearmen outside, and everything was in order. "Oh! don't!" was just about to breathe a sigh of relief when a scream made everyone's nerves tense again. This was obviously Qiao Ling'er's scream, and several people hurriedly rushed to the place where the sound started, only to see Qiao Ling'er stretching out his hand to Xiao Shi's mouth, but Xiao Shi was covering his mouth with both hands, his face was red, and his big eyes were blinking innocently looking at Qiao Linger and the people who were hurrying over. Johill and the others didn't find any enemy demon beasts, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, "What's wrong, what happened?" Qiao Ling'er swallowed her saliva and glared at a pair of beautiful eyes, "He, he's eaten a spirit beast crystal nucleus!" Slender Jade pointed at the small stone.
Looking at everyone's turned gaze, Xiao Shi innocently blinked his big beautiful eyes again, "Woo, what, woo, woo?" Xiao Shi made a strange sound, as if he had something in his mouth. Joshiel reached out and was about to pull away Xiao Shi's hand but was stopped by another jade hand, it was Qingyu, "It's okay, he's eaten it before, I know." Looking at Qingyu's calm appearance, Joe Hill and Ba Liming and the others on the side were stunned and didn't know what to say. Looking at everyone's puzzled looks, and then looking at the people around who were not in the caravan, only the Ba brothers, Luke who had just come over, and the captain of the personal guard, Qingyu said helplessly, "Okay, there is no one else, let me tell you the truth." In fact, Xiao Shi's body has the Nine Yang Absolute Pulse and cannot store a trace of aura in his body, but his body is much stronger than that of a normal person, this time he was brought out to see if he could find a solution?" Qingyu looked at a few people hopefully, although he knew that there was almost no chance, but he couldn't help but be a little disappointed when he saw everyone shaking their heads.
"Sister Qingyu, to be honest, according to the records in my family, there should be no way, although my family is now in decline, it has been passed down for thousands of years, and there have been many masters, but only a few words have been recorded about this situation, according to the records and legends I know, there seems to be no way to do it," Johill frowned. "Then he can still live," Qiao Ling'er opened her mouth and asked, but was stopped by Ba Liming with her eyes, but the meaning of the unfinished words was also obvious. Qingyu had already been mentally prepared, "As far as I know, if you can continue to strengthen your physical body, you may be able to break the legend!" Several people were shocked, they had never heard of the Jiuyang Absolute Vein that could survive since ancient times, although there may not be one in hundreds of years or nearly a thousand years, but there seems to be no one who is more than fifteen years old, and most of them are weak and sick and unable to cultivate. Listening to Qingyu's meaning, it seems that someone can really solve this problem?
Xiao Shi looked at the people who were standing in a daze, let go of their hands, and said very adultly, "Sister, don't worry, I'm fine." You said that everything would be fine, didn't you?" Qingyu couldn't help but have a sour nose, "Well, everything will be fine, you will definitely be fine." Such a cute child surrounded everyone 、、、 a trace of sadness, and even Rook, who had always looked at the little stone and gritted his teeth, sympathized. "Spirit Beast Crystal Nucleus is useful to him, can it strengthen his body?" Johill wondered. Qing Yu nodded, "I once had a senior's guidance, and the spirit beast flesh and blood spirit herbs and magic herbs were all good for his body. ”
Joshier took up Xiaoshi's hands, and after a little inspection, he knew that it was really Jiuyang Juemai, and said with a smile, "Sister still has a lot of beautiful little stones, do you want it?" Xiaoshi's eyes suddenly lit up, and he nodded again and again with drooling, "Yes! Yes!" Joshiel took out a bracelet, and the thin red thread was strung with more than ten stones the size of a fingernail, all of which were crystal clear and translucent, and the halo contained very beautiful. Among them, there are two slightly larger ones, and the aura emitted is also quite rich, Qingyu knows that it is a second-level spirit beast crystal nucleus, which is equivalent to a spirit beast of an innate master, which is not so easy to kill, not to mention that there is not necessarily a crystal nucleus. Qiao Linger also looked at her bracelet, although she was very reluctant, she still gritted her teeth and learned to put it in the hand of the little stone with her sister. Looking at the smile on Xiao Shi's face, he felt a little indignant but also a little sour and sympathetic. The Ba brothers took out ten first-level crystal nuclei and two second-level ones, only Luke looked embarrassed, he was blackmailed by Xiaoshi once, and most of the crystal nuclei he got on weekdays were given to women, so how could there be a first-level crystal nucleus at this time.
Seeing the little stone staring at him with drooling, Rook gritted his teeth fiercely and took out four second-level crystal nuclei from his arms, "This is my wife Ben, Nuo, all for you." "Brother Rook is so nice. Looking at the little stone smiling and blooming, Luke gritted his teeth again, this bear child obviously got cheap to sell well. "Thank you, thank you. Qingyu thanked him repeatedly, and was very moved in his heart, although he may not be able to really save his little brother, but he always has a little hope. "Hehe, you're welcome, getting together is fate. Let's go, little rock, Uncle Ba will take you to eat something delicious. As he spoke, he took the little stone by the hand and went to the fire. "Sister, I'm going to eat first, you hurry up. The little stone shouted, grabbed Ba Liming's big hand and ran away smelling the fragrance. Qingyu looked at Joshier's somewhat comforting and sympathetic gaze and said, "It's okay, I already knew, it's just 、、、 let's go, let's go eat too!"