Tian Jihong, who made up his mind, immediately got up and carefully stepped on a short section of the stone road on the left, even if he was injured by the sharp stone wall next to him several times in this short road, but fortunately, the injury was not serious, and Tian Jihong's current physical fitness would not affect his state, but this also strengthened his belief that he had just made the right choice at the fork in the road. After about ten minutes, a piece of turquoise appeared in Tian Jihong's eyes again, and this time what he didn't expect was that what he was looking at was a vast grassland spread among the rolling ridges without a single tree in sight; With no human activity around them, these weeds, which had never been stepped on, grew to the height of the heavens, and only a head could leak out from a distance when he walked among the tall grasses. I had not been able to observe the existence of such a large grassland in the distance, firstly, because it was blocked by rocks, and secondly, because the altitude of this place was very low, and at the end of the distant horizon, the terrain of the grassland had dropped again, and it seemed to lead straight to the valley at the junction of two mountain peaks in the distance.

In his heart, he secretly sighed at the endless changeable landforms between the Dongyun Mountains, and Tianjihong seemed to hear the sound of spring water flowing after listening carefully. Sure enough, a hundred meters away, a sparkling stream in the sunlight meandered in the direction of the valley in the distance, surrounded by tall reeds, clearly recognizable among the flat grasslands. At this time, he suddenly remembered that the spirit snake grass that Master had just mentioned was that it often grew in such an environment where the grass and trees were lush and near the water, and suddenly the spirit came to his head. It just so happens that I don't know much about this unfamiliar area, so in order to avoid getting lost and not finding a way back, I might as well follow this stream as a reference, and I can also find the whereabouts of the elixir on the way.

Of course, at this time, Tian Jihong naturally did not forget what the master explained about the danger, and the dense grassland in front of him would definitely be a favorite habitat for wild beasts, and waist-deep weeds could perfectly help many wild beasts lurking on the ground to cover their tracks. If you are not careful to be targeted by these guys at this time, you may bring yourself a lot of trouble. However, fortunately, although this place is sparsely populated and beautiful, it is far from being a cultivation place with spiritual power, and I am afraid that it is only enough to nourish a yellow-level elixir like Spirit Snake Grass, and it is not expected that there will be such an existence as a spirit beast.

Cautiously, Tian Jihong slowly walked through the reeds around him, and advanced along the stream for a distance of about half a mile. During this period, except for the occasional pause to look for the spirit snake grass, Tian Jihong's attention along the way was also highly concentrated, always paying attention to even the slightest movement around him, and he did not dare to slack off in the slightest. It's just that it's not quite as expected, under the scorching sun at noon, the grassland can be described as silent, and there are only two timid hares that alarm Tianjihong along the way; Not to mention any wild beasts, there was nothing alive in the clear waters. Of course, this was not an excuse for Tian Jihong to relax his vigilance, and at this time, a small snake suddenly sprang out of a mud hole next to the stream and startled the former; Fortunately, under a closer look, this non-venomous water snake is obviously not threatening, but its appearance makes Tian Jihong a little excited, Master has mentioned that this spirit snake grass can be said to have a natural attraction to snakes, since snakes began to appear at this time, it means that the probability of growing spirit snake grass in this nearby area has increased a lot.

About half an hour later, Tian Jihong came to a wide swamp, and by this time he could already faintly see the green valley not far ahead. Not far ahead, several streams flowing down the mountain converged into a crooked river, clattering towards the valley at the end of the sight. However, what really caught Tianjihong's attention at this time was that a natural medicinal field appeared on the left front edge of the quagmire in front of him, and the spiritual power fluctuations that flowed out of it made Tianjihong, who was far away, immediately determine that this was the growth place of the spiritual grass. At this time, the excitement in his heart was self-evident, and he didn't care to look closely at the quagmire in front of him, and hurriedly took a step deep and shallow towards the edge of the mire in his left hand.

However, at this moment, the keen perception honed by years of training made Tianjihong's heart tighten, and he immediately sensed that something was wrong around him. A small whirlpool appeared in the mire not far from it, and its size gradually increased over time, as if there was a mysterious force in the ground stirring the viscous mire with force. At this time, Tian Jihong had not yet given birth to a soul sense to detect what was hiding in the quagmire, but he saw that the whirlpool was gradually expanding to his feet under the naked eye, forming a huge funnel with a radius of one and a half meters in the center of the quagmire. When facing the unknown, you don't dare to take it lightly, no matter what is in it, the safest way is to hide your body from a distance, and then slowly observe the situation from the side.

When his life was threatened, Tian Jihong's skills were obviously upgraded to a higher level, only to see his legs that were slowly sinking into the mire and struggling to jump to the side, but he jumped out about a foot or two away, and instantly landed only a few steps away from the reeds outside the quagmire. The soil here was quite solid, and Tian Jihong was no longer in danger of falling into the mire, so he immediately retreated and hid in the tall grass on the periphery. In order to avoid being discovered, he deliberately leaned down to suppress the violent panting as much as possible. At this time, he was not a short distance from the center of the whirlpool, as long as it was not for the presence of a powerful spirit beast that had cultivated soul consciousness, it should be impossible for other creatures to smell their own breath from such a long distance.

The whirlpool in the mire finally came to a standstill as it expanded to a size of about two feet in diameter. Tianjihong thought that in the end, there would be a shocking movement from inside, but he didn't expect that as the whirlpool slowly dissipated, a strange creature about eight feet long slowly crawled out of the center. The creature looked like a lizard, moved slowly on all fours, its dark scales dotted with dark yellow markings on its back, and as he crawled, a long tail dragged to the ground, swaying from side to side and curling up the mud around him.

Looking at this rather strange creature, Tian Jihong couldn't help but search for this guy's name in his mind. In his opinion, this lizard-like monster should be similar to the [earth salamander] mentioned by the villagers on weekdays; This creature is one of the most common amphibians on the continent and can be found on the ridges of the fields or near water sources. In addition to the general salamander's habit of preferring damp and shady, it also prefers to hide in the soil, and prey on earthworms in the damp soil on weekdays.

It's just that the monster in front of him is obviously quite different from the salamander. In terms of stature, Tian Jihong has never heard of a salamander whose head can grow to the height of an adult; In addition, ordinary salamanders often need to absorb the surrounding water through their own skin, and the thin scale armor born on the big guy in front of them is obviously not possessed by the earth salamander. Such a strange creature, Tian Jihong can only temporarily identify it as a variant of the earth salamander, most likely after absorbing some heaven and earth elixir, and it is only one step away from transforming into a spirit beast.

The mutant earth salamander didn't seem to pay attention to Tian Jihong's location, just crawling back and forth around the quagmire, Tian Jihong analyzed that this guy should have just been alarmed by his footsteps to rest, so he got up and declared sovereignty around the quagmire, not thinking of hiding in the mud to sneak attack himself. Thinking of this, Tian Jihong breathed a sigh of relief, at least if he didn't take the initiative to provoke the other party, his life should not be in danger. This earth salamander has already cultivated some spiritual powers at a glance, and I am afraid that it will soon transform into a spirit beast, and its strength will never be weaker than the four masters who fought with it yesterday, the only thing it lacks is the wisdom of human beings; If he rashly fought against such a big guy whose strength and speed were not below him, Tian Jihong really had no confidence that he would be able to win.

However, what gave Tian Jihong a bit of a headache now was that although this earth salamander was slow, the scope of its activities was obviously to encompass the large piece of elixir next to the quagmire in its territory. If you want to get close to that medicine field area, you will inevitably alarm this guy, and then a big battle will be inevitable. At this time, it is difficult to say whether he can win against this earth salamander, even if he can win by luck, Tian Jihong is not willing to waste too much energy on this clumsy guy. In the face of these beasts that have not yet given birth to intelligence, it has never been the best way to go head-on; At this moment, he recalled Master's advice to remind him to outwit as much as possible, and he began to plan in his heart.

After pondering for a while, Tian Jihong slowly focused on the big guy's way of moving, and he found that this salamander seemed to move more regularly except for crawling slowly, and it would stay away from the area of the medicine field that he needed to explore for a long time. In addition, its perception of the surrounding space is mostly through the sense of smell or touch of the skin, and it is not very proficient in vision, so if you grasp the gap in its travel cycle, hide your breath downwind, and take advantage of the salamander to stay away and then seize the time to find the trace of the spirit snake grass in the medicine field, there should be a good chance that you can successfully get out before the other party finds out.

In order to ensure that nothing went wrong, Tianjihong first made a large circle to the farthest point on the other side of the medicine field. With his usual cautious style, in the end, he decided to lay some other means on the other side of this quagmire to attract the attention of the salamander, so as to buy more time for his actions for a while.

However, at this time, the materials and time definitely did not allow him to do this, so while the salamander was wandering slowly in the medicine field, Tian Jihong hurried to make a lot of very obvious marks in the grass near the other end of the quagmire, and wiped a little blood stain on the leaf between the reeds with the right leg that had just been scratched on the rock. In this way, when the salamander moved to the other side of the quagmire for a while, it would definitely detect signs of an outsider intruding; Such a guy with a strong sense of territory will most likely waste a lot of time searching near those traces, and he will have more time to get down to business.