The disciples held small round pieces in their hands.

Seeing that everyone was ready, Qi Zhiheng said, "Your activity area is within the Thousand Water Mountains. You can move around in the outer and middle areas, but the inner area may be dangerous. However, I will not stop you if you want to go in. Now you can move out. Whoever achieves the best results in this training will be rewarded. The training will last for half a month, and you can come back a little earlier."

"Yes, Master!" The disciples were quite excited. Many of them were young cultivators who had never even been to such a mountain range before.

Before everyone left, Qi Zhiheng added, "By the way, don't forget that you are alchemists. Don't fight among your fellow disciples. The purpose this time is not to compare who is stronger, but to test your ability to identify spiritual herbs."

He didn't want his disciples to suffer internal discord because of this trial.

After giving instructions on the meeting point, Qi Zhiheng waved his hand, and his disciples dashed into the mountains and forests!

Watching his disciples walk away, Yang Yitian asked, "What should we do next?"

Qi Zhiheng thought for a moment and said, "After Da Bao and the others go in first, we'll go check out the inner perimeter."

At this moment, the group of children not far away also lined up on their own.

Because these children are still quite young, it's a bit difficult for them to calm down quickly, so their departure time is rather long.

The team leader said, "Next, we'll form teams. You can form your own teams, with ten to fifteen people per team. Now, find your friends and form teams together."

As soon as the man finished speaking, there was another uproar below.

Erbao pulled Dabao, Sanbao, and Xi Zhuoyu together, and then found four of their best friends.

Erbao counted the number of people, and there were eight! They only needed two more to form a team.

Just then, someone came over to talk to Sanbao: "Boxing, why don't you join our group? I'm the strongest in the class, and I can definitely keep you safe in the mountains."

Before Sanbao could even voice his opinion, Erbao retorted, "Who said you're the strongest?!" Where did this guy put him? He's clearly the strongest in the class.

Unfortunately, the other party ignored him and continued talking to Sanbao. Before long, Sanbao was surrounded by a group of people.

Erbao was pushed out of the crowd. Xi Zhuoyu stepped forward and said somewhat teasingly, "You're really not well-liked, aren't you?"

Erbao quickly figured out the key point and said to Xi Zhuoyu, "You don't understand. Powerful cultivators always encounter some fools who come looking for trouble at the beginning!"

Xi Zhuoyu glanced at Erbao but didn't say anything.

Erbao looked at the crowd and said indignantly, "What's wrong with these people? Sanbao and I look exactly alike, so why are they surrounding Sanbao and not me?"

Xi Zhuoyu pouted and said, "Come on, even though you look like Erbao, you two have different tastes."

Erbao looked serious and stroked his non-existent beard: "That's right, I think I have better taste than Sanbao. The reason why those people surround Sanbao and not me is because his taste is bad."

Xi Zhuoyu almost threw up and said with a look of refusal, "Give me a break." Sanbao usually loves to dress up more than Dabao and Erbao. The clothes he wears are not the styles that Yang Yitian prepared. Instead, they are clothes that Sanbao has modified from his own. Although Yang Yitian prepares clothes for the children, he doesn't pay much attention to the style or anything like that.

Sanbao is particularly particular about some details. He also has spirit stones. Whenever Erbao borrows spirit stones from him, he always returns double the amount. Even if he does nothing, he can still have a lot of pocket money.

No matter how jealous Erbao is, it can't change the fact that she's not as popular as Sanbao.

In the end, Erbao was not kidnapped by anyone. Instead, more people joined the group, making a total of fifteen.

Erbao fought hard and won the title of team leader. By this time, other teams had also been organized one after another. Erbao did not want Sanbao to go to someone else's team. Others may not know, but he knew that Sanbao possessed the power of a divine ox and was the fastest cultivator among the three brothers. With Sanbao around, there were some things that Erbao could not do, but Sanbao could do.

The master distributed the prepared maps and spiritual plant encyclopedias, with each team receiving one map and one spiritual plant encyclopedia.

The encyclopedia marks the spiritual herbs and creatures that may be encountered on the outskirts of the Thousand Water Mountains, and is prepared for children who cannot distinguish spiritual creatures.

At the master's command, the nine teams entered the mountains from different directions. As for the starting direction, it was naturally chosen by drawing lots. Whether or not a good route could be selected depended on the luck of the person who drew the lots.

Their goal was to encircle the mountain range from the outside to an exit on the other side, which was already marked on the map.

Erbao's group was traveling along the road. Some of the children were looking at the map to make sure the route was correct, while others were looking at the encyclopedia of spirit creatures. Once they recognized the creatures, they could start picking them.

Erbao looked at the map, somewhat confused. Fortunately, Xi Zhuoyu knew how to read a map. He and the other two looked at the map together to prevent one of them from going the wrong way and the whole team from getting lost.

The gentlemen who were secretly protecting them exchanged smiles after seeing them work together, and all of them showed satisfied smiles.

"These kids are good, but I wonder how the other teams are doing."

"I think the other teams shouldn't be too bad either. It's just that the students in our team all have rather complicated backgrounds, so they're bound to be extraordinary in the future."

Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian watched the group advance for a while from a distance. After a long while, Yang Yitian asked again, "How about we go into the inner area and take a look?"

Seeing that his son had performed well, Qi Zhiheng nodded and said, "Let's go, let's go into the inner area and take a look. You can leave this to your sons." After making the decision, the two headed towards the inner area of ​​the mountain range.

After the small group had been traveling for several hours, it was almost sunset.

Erbao waved his little hand: "Let's set up camp and rest! It's getting dark, let's continue our journey tomorrow."

"Perfect timing! I just caught a rabbit in the bushes. Let's roast it!" The man who had invited Erbao to join his team but ultimately defected suggested, holding a large, fat rabbit in his hand.

Erbao harbored some resentment and, seeing his disdain, asked, "Can you roast a rabbit?"

The man, named Bei Xiao, was used to having his family prepare the food, so he naturally didn't know how to roast rabbit. He looked around and asked, "Does anyone know how to roast rabbit?"

Qin Xiaoman hesitated for a moment and said, "I do know how to grill it, but I don't know how to kill a rabbit." She knew she could put some seasoning on it, but she didn't know how to kill a rabbit.

"Killing a rabbit is easy! I'll do it!" Bei Xiao volunteered, took out a dagger from his storage ring, and planned to kill the rabbit.

Da Bao stopped them, saying, "Wait! Don't kill here. If you want to kill, go further away so the smell of blood doesn't attract wild animals." They were still resting here, and if they were disturbed by wild animals, they would have to move things again.

"Then I'll go a little further away." With that, he walked in one direction, stood there, and ended the rabbit's life with a dagger.

When Qin Xiaoman saw him return carrying a rabbit with its fur and internal organs still attached, her face turned black: "This rabbit still has fur on it! And internal organs too, how are we going to roast it!" She didn't really like Bei Xiao to begin with, a grown man who was always hanging around Sanbao, and now that she had the chance, she took the opportunity to ridicule him.

Bei Xiao was also not very happy: "You said you wanted to kill the rabbit, but you didn't say you wanted to skin it and gut it."

"Is that even a question? Everyone knows that," Qin Xiaoman retorted immediately, not to be outdone.

The other children, unaware of the situation, were left wondering: "...Am I really not human?"

Sanbao looked at Dabao, who was somewhat reluctant, but still stepped forward and took the rabbit from Beixiao's hands: "I'll take care of it, you guys start a fire."

Qin Xiaoman snorted and didn't press the matter further.

Bei Xiao was also a little frustrated. He had already caught the rabbit, but he was still being harassed by Qin Xiaoman, which made him unhappy.

Erbao, on the other hand, was somewhat gloating. He didn't need to eat any roasted rabbit at all; he had plenty of food with him, all brought by his father a couple of days ago!

It wasn't just the triplets who brought food; everyone else brought some as well.

Erbao opened the supplies given by the academy and found a portable house. Once the house was put out, it would function as a house that everyone could live in.

After the fire was lit, everyone gathered around it and ate some food.

At this moment, Da Bao brought back the rabbit that had been processed.

The rabbit's skin and internal organs had been removed, and he handed the rabbit to Qin Xiaoman. Qin Xiaoman then said that she hadn't brought any seasonings, and the two were talking.

Seeing that Da Bao was talking to Qin Xiaoman and hadn't noticed him, San Bao went to Bei Xiao, who was sulking, and took out some snacks, saying, "These were prepared by my father for me. Would you like some?"

When Bei Xiao saw Sanbao talking to him, he felt that he must have won. He picked up a pastry and smiled foolishly.

"Actually, Erbao didn't know that you have to skin and gut a rabbit before killing it, so don't worry about it too much." Sanbao didn't mention himself at all, only dragging Erbao into the mess.

Seeing Xi Zhuoyu boasting to the point of absurdity, Bei Xiao suddenly felt a sense of balance.

Seeing that Bei Xiao had coaxed him enough, Sanbao made another excuse and went to sit somewhere else.

Da Bao came back to eat his own food at this time. Qin Xiaoman asked for some sauce, and Qi Zhiheng had prepared it for her. He had just helped Sanbao restrain Qin Xiaoman, and it came in handy.

The two brothers, who had maintained peace within the group, sat back down.

The rabbit wasn't small, and the children busily helped set up a roasting rack. With the seasonings provided by Da Bao, it quickly started to smell delicious. The children who were eating their own food all gathered around; the smell was just too good.

Qin Xiaoman was quite pleased with herself; her roasted rabbit had attracted so many people. She said to Sanbao, who was not far away, "Qi Boxing, I'll give you a rabbit leg later."

Bei Xiao, not to be outdone, eagerly offered, "I caught this rabbit myself, Boxing, I'll give you a rabbit leg too."

Sanbao: "..." He had such delicious food cooked by his father, it didn't feel like eating roasted rabbit at all. Especially for him, because he had the biggest appetite among his brothers, his father prepared the most food for him, more than ten times that of Dabao and Erbao. He couldn't even finish eating it all.

Sanbao said with a slightly shy expression, "Thank you for your kindness, but there are still so many people here. If you give me rabbit legs, there definitely won't be enough for everyone. You don't need to give them to me; please let everyone have them."

When the children heard about Sanbao's generosity, they all exclaimed: Sanbao is so kind!

After refusing the roasted rabbit leg, Sanbao took the opportunity to leave for a while and enjoy a hearty meal.

"Bo Xing, what are you doing here? It's dangerous outside." Bei Xiao came looking for San Bao after he hadn't returned for so long!

Sanbao almost choked, and quickly put the food he hadn't finished eating into his spatial ring. He wiped his mouth and made up an excuse, saying, "I think I saw a dark figure just now, so I came to check it out."

"That would be even more dangerous. You should come back with me now." Upon hearing that Ken was in danger, Bei Xiao returned.

Sanbao patted his belly and felt that he was quite full, so he agreed to go back.

Not far from the Three Treasures, several dark figures were talking; these were the Foundation Establishment cultivators protecting the team.

Mr. A: "The child said he saw a dark shadow. Does that mean we've been exposed?"

Mr. B: "It must have been you who exposed me. I was well hidden and there was no way I could have been found."

Mr. C: "I think I've hidden it pretty well too. Maybe it's the two of you who gave it away."

Mr. A: "Alright, no need to argue anymore. He's so young to have discovered us; his future is undoubtedly limitless!"

Mr. C: "That seems to be Master Qi's third son, right?"

Mr. A: "That's right, that's Master Qi's third son. I had the honor of meeting him once before."

Mr. B: "Like father, like son! This child must have eaten a lot of food just now. I didn't expect him to be able to eat so much at such a young age. He must have quite a large appetite!"

Mr. A, Mr. B, and Mr. C: "Truly worthy of being Master Qi's son!"

Several men hidden in the shadows showered Sanbao with mindless praise! Unfortunately, Sanbao was completely unaware of this...

On the first day, Erbao's team didn't get anything, because they were still on the very outskirts of the outermost area, so naturally there wasn't anything good to be found.

On the second day, as we went forward, we saw some of the spiritual herbs that were listed in the encyclopedia. There were even large patches of them.

The children in the group were overjoyed and wanted to pick them all, but Da Bao stopped them: "Wait! There are still many of these amaranths that are not ripe yet, don't pick them all."

Fortunately, many people in the group knew that Da Bao was learning alchemy, so they listened to him.

Erbao first explained the characteristics of the mature Globe amaranth and how to pick it without damaging the roots before letting the children pick it.

He, on the other hand, went off to tinker with other ear-related things.

Someone saw what he was doing and went up to him and asked, "Qi Bo Ri, why aren't you picking the Thousand-Day Grass? You won't get any points if you don't pick it."

Da Bao remained unmoved. He carefully dug up a level-two spirit herb, not having time to pay attention to the spirit herb that the group of people were fighting over.

Seeing that Da Bao was also picking, the man started chattering again: "What are you picking? It doesn't seem to be written in the picture book."

"Although it's not in the encyclopedia, it's a level two spiritual herb. However, this spiritual herb shouldn't be counted as points." Da Bao carefully put away the spiritual herb before joining the others in digging for Thousand-Day Grass.

On the second day, in addition to encountering the Thousand-Day Grass, they also encountered a Level 1 Monster.

The children, who had never seen a level one monster before, were both curious and somewhat timid.

When Erbao saw the iron-headed sheep, he got a little carried away and rummaged through his storage ring to see if there was any weapon suitable for his current use. In the end, he chose a small sword, which Gu Qinglin had specially made for them, and it fit perfectly in his hand.

Seeing Erbao pull out his weapon, the team members cheered him on: "Erbao! Go for it!"

Erbao, filled with youthful passion, charged forward without a second thought upon hearing the shouts of the crowd. Unfortunately, before his sword could even touch Tiekou Yang, he was sent flying by Tietou Yang…

Everyone: "..."

Erbao was knocked into a tree trunk, but he had a lot of protective magical artifacts on him and was not seriously injured. So he charged forward again: "Don't try to take it from me! I'm going to kill him with my own hands!"

Erbao immediately got into a fight with Tie Tou Yang, while the others watched without intervening.

Xi Zhuoyu asked with some concern, "Will Erbao get into trouble?"

One student said, "Didn't he tell us not to go up and help?"

Bei Xiao thought to himself, if Erbao gets injured, he'll try to become the team leader later!

Erbao was a bit clumsy at first, but after a while, he gradually got used to fighting the Iron-Headed Sheep. After a battle that lasted for an hour, he finally killed the Iron-Headed Sheep.

Erbao was so tired that he sat down on the ground, but fortunately he was not injured.

"Erbao, are you alright?" Xi Zhuoyu stepped forward to ask about his condition.

Erbao was naturally unharmed and even explained in detail what he had discovered about the Iron-Headed Sheep's weakness: "That sheep's head is extremely hard. If you encounter it next time, you should start attacking its limbs..."

Erbao's explanation earned him envious glances from many students.

Erbao also felt a little smug under these gazes.

Mr. A, Mr. B, and Mr. C, hiding in the shadows, exclaimed: "Truly worthy of being Master Qi's son!"

In the days that followed, the group encountered several level-one demonic beasts. These beasts were too difficult for the students to fight alone, so they worked together to deal with them.

Level 2 monsters are unlikely to appear, as they will be dealt with by the gentlemen hiding in the shadows first.

Seven days passed in fits and starts, and the group had already traveled quite a distance. Although they were still on the outskirts, they had encountered more monsters.

It's true that young calves are not afraid of tigers! These children gained some courage from Erbao's fearless approach at the beginning, and realized that these monsters were not so scary after all.

After traveling for so many days, Erbao was a little disappointed.

Xi Zhuoyu asked, "What's wrong with you? Weren't you having a lot of fun fighting monsters just a couple of days ago?"

Erbao sighed, mimicking an adult: "I originally thought that I would come to the Thousand Water Mountains to find a spirit beast egg, or at least a cub! But I haven't seen a single spirit beast along the way, let alone a cub."

Upon hearing his words, Xi Zhuoyu couldn't resist taking out her spirit beast and petting it a few times.

Erbao looked over with a resentful gaze.

Xi Zhuoyu remained unmoved.

Another two days passed.

Erbao still hadn't found the spirit beast cub he wanted. At this moment, after walking around the inner perimeter, Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian remembered that their main purpose in coming here was to protect their sons. So, they went from the inner perimeter to the outer perimeter.

"Da Bao and the others are over here, let's go." Qi Zhiheng used the things he had placed on the triplets to find their location.

Erbao suddenly needed to urinate and found a place to relieve himself.

Seeing a few small mushrooms under the tree, I instinctively aimed my pee at the mushrooms.

As soon as the clear liquid was poured in, a sizzling sound was heard, and a puff of smoke rose up!

Erbao faintly heard a scream! It startled him so much that he quickly took two steps back.

However, he was also quite bold and suspected he had misjudged the situation. So he cautiously took two more steps forward, aimed at another small black mushroom, and urinated on it!

This time, even more thick smoke billowed out, and the screams that were initially thought to be a mishearing became even louder!

Erbao's eyes widened! He quickly backed away, shouting, "A ghost!"

"Help! There's a ghost!" Erbao hurriedly ran to his camp and accidentally peed on his pants!

When Qi Zhiheng arrived, he happened to hear Erbao's screams.

A group of children, confused, saw Erbao rushing over in a disheveled state and quickly asked, "What happened?"

Erbao ran so fast that he only then realized his disheveled state. He quickly pulled his pants back up and, once he was away from the black mushrooms, he wasn't so scared anymore. He said to the others, "Over there, there are some ghosts! They're disguised as mushrooms to fool people. I just peed on them, and they started screaming! Even the black smoke they were emitting was shaped like skulls!"

After hearing his description, the group of children were also a little scared. One of them said, "What should we do? Should we go and see?"

Another said, "What are you looking at? Let's run! I heard my father say that vengeful spirits can harm our spirits! Maybe that ghost is vengeful."

A group of kids started discussing whether or not to go check it out.

Erbao's face flushed slightly. His performance just now had been far too poor, and he naturally wanted to save face. So he said, "Where are we going! Of course we're going to find out!"

"But didn't you run back just now as fast?" one child pointed out.

Erbao argued, "I rushed back so quickly just to tell you the truth!"

"Then why did you wet your pants?"

Erbao's face turned bright red: "That was an accident! Hey! Don't worry about such details!"