Tong Nuonuo knew it was not Master Li Xianshi as soon as he heard it, and immediately relaxed his shoulders. However, Xi Yunting asked carefully: "My fellow Taoist, why should we be careful with this practitioner?"

The man bowed and said, "My name is Shi Ming. I wonder what this Taoist friend's name is?"

Xi Yunting replied: "My name is Xi Yunting."

Shi Ming said, "So it was Fellow Daoist Xi who came to our rescue. I am not exaggerating. That barbarian is elusive, has advanced skills, is extremely fast, and moves in secret. He has a perverse personality and often appears unnoticed while traveling. If you are not careful, you will be followed. Although he has not done any harm, he has made people feel uneasy and panicked, and everyone is worried about their own safety."

Xi Yunting thought for a while before saying to Shi Ming, "Thank you, Daoist Fellow Shi, for telling me this."

After exchanging information, Shi Ming returned to his camp.

That night, because there were outsiders nearby, the three of them did not do anything extra and simply ate some rations. After dinner, Tong Nuonuo took out the powder to repel snakes and insects from the mechanism box, stood up and sprinkled it around the flat ground. Chen Xiao took advantage of the fact that it was not completely dark yet and picked up the small stones on the ground where he would sleep. Xi Yunting stood up and looked around, on the one hand to eliminate dangerous factors, and on the other hand to determine the place to go to the toilet. When using grains, it is inevitable that impurities must be discharged. As the leader among the three, Xi Yunting's greatest responsibility is to ensure the safety of the surrounding area in advance.

The sky was completely dark, the stars were dim, and it was even darker in the mountains. Fortunately, the five senses of the practitioners were outstanding, and Chen Xiao's night vision ability was greatly improved, so he was not like a blind man. After Xi Yunting came back, the three of them sat together and talked for a while. They took turns to speak and summarize their understanding of the day's experience. Apart from anything else, sitting together and communicating with fellow practitioners every day is a precious gain that can only be obtained from practicing.

Xi Yunting whispered, "That Daoist Fellow Shi said that there are unidentified practitioners lurking nearby, and their motives are unclear. So, Daoist Fellow Tong and I will take turns to keep watch from today, and Brother Xiao will not be included for the time being."

Tong Nuonuo nodded seriously and said, "I understand. In this case, Brother Xi will be on duty for the first half of the night, and I will be in charge of the second half."

Chen Xiao moved his lips, so the two of them would have to shorten their rest time. But he also knew that with his cultivation level, he might not be able to detect an unknown crisis in time. Not being able to help and being a hindrance made Chen Xiao feel a little depressed. He hung his head, feeling a little dejected.

Xi Yunting keenly noticed his emotional changes. He paused and said, "Brother Xiao, don't be discouraged. This is due to the limitation of your cultivation. As long as your cultivation is improved, you will definitely be the most alert one with your carefulness and vigilance."

Tong Nuonuo also smiled and said, "Yes, Feng Shui can detect such changes, which is beyond the reach of us."

Chen Xiao smiled and said, "We are still a long way from reaching that point. But now, you will have to work hard."

Xi Yunting said calmly: "Nothing, it doesn't have much impact."

Tong Nuonuo also nodded: "Yes, before I met you, I spent my time alone in the wilderness. Now that I have someone to share the burden with, it's much easier."

Xi Yunting then looked at Tong Nuonuo, thinking about how she was abandoned because she got lost, and had to start her training alone. In a way, she was very similar to him.

Just as he was about to go to bed, Shi Ming came over to talk again. Xi Yunting asked him to sit down, and Shi Ming sat down directly on the grass. Shi Ming said straight to the point: "I came here to invite the three of you to participate in the next action."

Tong Nuonuo asked, "What action?" His only experience of many practitioners acting together was when Master Li led a team to hunt Wuyanqing. Although he was tricked badly, it was also a rare experience that greatly increased his experience.

Shi Ming said: "We went into the mountains this time for the Bai Ling fruit. A day's journey from here, there is a field of Bai Ling fruit, which is ripe right now."

Xi Yunting said, "Friend Shi invited us to join because there are ferocious beasts nearby and we are short of manpower, right?"

Shi Ming smiled and said, "How many places in this mountain are there without ferocious beasts? But Daoist Xi is right, we don't have enough manpower. If Daoist Xi and the two of you could join us, we would have a better chance and gain more."

Xi Yunting didn't need to guess to know that Shi Ming was attracted by his Jindan stage. Among the practitioners led by the other party, he was the one with the highest cultivation. Although there were many foundation-building cultivators, and half of them were high-level cultivators, they were no match for Xi Yunting, a Jindan stage sword cultivator. However, Shi Ming didn't know that Xi Yunting was a sword cultivator at the moment. If he knew, he would probably be even more eager.

Xi Yunting glanced at Chen Xiao who was sitting quietly beside him. He thought that this trip into the mountains was just for Xiaodi to gain more knowledge, and this might be a good opportunity. If he just kept on traveling, Xiaodi might get bored, right?

The thought flashed through his mind, and Xi Yunting said, "Can you explain it in detail?"

Shi Ming said, "Of course. That piece of white spirit fruit is in the territory of a cat beast. If it was just one of them, there would be no need to invite you all to join. But that piece of white spirit fruit is regarded as a forbidden delicacy by a group of black-tailed bat monkeys. If you want to pick it, you must fight with them. I asked Master Xi to join because I thought that if the cat beast is alarmed, I can lead it away more safely."

Tong Nuonuo said softly: "So it's a cat beast, no wonder you dared to provoke it."

Chen Xiao leaned close to his ear and asked curiously, "Why do you say that? Is the cat beast easy to deal with?"

Without waiting for Tong Nuonuo to speak, Xi Yunting said to Chen Xiao: "The cat beast is a rare species among the fierce beasts. As long as it is full, the cat beast will not easily attack, even if it is discovered passing through its territory. However, the black-tailed bat monkey is a favorite prey on the cat beast's menu. If we fight with the black-tailed bat monkey, disturbing the cat beast may anger it."

As soon as Xi Yunting finished speaking, Tong Nuonuo followed up, "Yes. But the cat beast has an interesting personality. As long as you lead it away, once it finds that it can't catch up, it will not waste its energy in vain and will give up soon. Cat beasts also have a characteristic, which is that they are particularly caring for their cubs. The same is true for human cubs. It is rumored that there was once a child who was lost in a place of ferocious beasts when he was young, and was picked up and raised by a cat beast. This person later walked out of the mountains and wilds, became an apprentice to learn skills, and ascended to become an immortal. Because of this legend, there is a custom of worshiping cat beasts in the mortal kingdom, praying for the blessing of young sons and bringing children." Tong Nuonuo said here, and suddenly laughed, "Before in the City Lord's Mansion, I heard that City Lord Han also learned to worship cat beasts for a while in order for his younger brother and his wife to conceive successfully."

Chen Xiao's eyes widened. He never expected that City Lord Han not only learned folk remedies, but also superstitious legends. However, after listening to these introductions, Chen Xiao couldn't help but have a very clear image of the cat beast, and also had some good feelings about it. It was rare to see a creature that could take care of human cubs in the previous life.

Shi Ming coughed when he heard Tong Nuonuo suddenly talk about the gossip of the City Lord of Hanshan City. He didn't know that the other party had some friendship with City Lord Han, and at this time Han Yuanzhi and his wife successfully conceived offspring. He didn't have the courage to talk about the interesting stories of the immortal cultivators in the Out-of-Body Stage in such a direct and teasing way.

The three of them stopped talking and turned their eyes to his face. Shi Ming said, "As long as Fellow Daoist Xi can join, no matter whether the cat beast appears during the journey, I can promise to give you 30% of the harvest."

Tong Nuonuo was immediately tempted. Even a mechanical engineer like him knew that the white spirit fruit was one of the main ingredients for making Guben Dan, and the price was very good. If he could get 30% of it, the benefits of this training would be even more considerable. However, the only one who could make the decision during the training was the leader. Although Tong Nuonuo was very tempted, he did not speak out of his authority, but just looked at Xi Yunting.

Xi Yunting only said in a cold voice: "If you split into four later, I will agree to join your operation this time."

Shi Ming looked at Xi Yunting in surprise. He frowned and said, "Fellow Daoist Xi, I came here to invite you sincerely. Thirty percent of the profits is already very sincere." After all, he still had more than a dozen people to take care of. Thirty percent was already the limit. If he gave more, his subordinates would probably be dissatisfied.

Xi Yunting said calmly: "Although I am at the seventh level of the Golden Core, my main job is sword cultivation."

He turned out to be a sword cultivator! Sword cultivators are invincible in single combat among the same level. It can be said that Xi Yunting's current martial arts value is already the highest in the Jindan stage. Compared with magic cultivators and other martial arts cultivators, he makes people feel safer. Shi Ming was very surprised and immediately changed his mind. He immediately said: "Okay, it's a deal! 40%!"

Shi Ming left happily. Xi Yunting turned around and Chen Xiao and Tong Nuonuo looked at him in admiration. Just this one sentence increased their share by 10%. Sword cultivators are really amazing! Xi Yunting suppressed the corners of his mouth and said in a serious tone, "Why don't you go and rest quickly?"

Tong Nuonuo was given a stern look by him and quickly ran away. Chen Xiao smiled and approached him and asked, "Brother, since we have reached a cooperation agreement, why did you merge the camps?" This way, there would be more people on duty at night, and Xi Yunting and Tong Nuonuo wouldn't have to work so hard to be on duty separately in the middle of the night.

Xi Yunting slowed down his voice and said, "Although we have temporarily agreed to act together, people's minds are often far apart, and we don't know the specific situation of the other party. For safety reasons, we should camp separately and rest separately. We will meet again when we move tomorrow."

Nothing happened overnight. After breakfast the next morning, Shi Ming came over to invite the three of them to go together. Xi Yunting saw no point in this, so he took Chen Xiao and Tong Nuonuo to join the other group of more than a dozen people.

The other party led the way, Shi Ming and Xi Yunting walked to one side. Tong Nuonuo and Chen Xiao, one as a mechanical engineer and the other as a low-level cultivator, walked in the middle and back.

The place where the white spirit fruit grows that Shi Ming mentioned is different from the direction they are going. The cultivators who lead the way are scouts. They will explore the situation ahead in advance and report back to the rear. Once they find a fierce beast, they will issue a warning in time, so that there will be no tragedy of a team of people colliding head-on.

The feeling of teaming up with a large group of people was new, and Chen Xiao was experiencing it with great interest. Shi Ming's men beside him were also curious about the two of them, and looked at them from time to time. However, talking while walking wasted energy, so they did not come over to chat.

As they walked, Chen Xiao suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, as if someone was watching him from behind. He grabbed Tong Nuonuo's hand and squeezed it hard.

Tong Nuonuo walked beside him, intending to protect him. He immediately turned his head and asked softly, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

This has become an experience. Whenever Chen Xiao discovered something with Feng Shui, he would quietly tell them. After all, there might be ferocious beasts nearby, and no one could speak loudly for fear of alarming them.

Chen Xiao said with a heavy expression: "I feel like someone is following me."

In fact, with Xi Yunting nearby, the aura of other practitioners was too weak for Chen Xiao to detect. However, the aura of this mysterious alien was subtly different. When the other party approached and affected Xi Yunting's aura, it was like a stone thrown into a pond, causing ripples.