Zi Ling gradually relaxed and, with Rong Jiaojiao by her side, soon fell asleep.
After tidying everything up outside, Qing Xuanzi returned to his tent.
He laid out a cushion, sat down, and began studying the formation.
The next day, Qing Xuanzi dug Rong Jiaojiao up before dawn again, and this scene unfolded: Qing Xuanzi was holding Rong Jiaojiao, and Rong Jiaojiao was holding onto the sable by the neck.
Rong Jiaojiao happily waved her other little hand and said good morning to Zixiao: "Ziling, good morning!"
Zi Ling let out a weak, soft cry, protesting its master's disrespect towards its companion.
Rong Jiaojiao ignored it and went to the open space outside.
There, the meat porridge that Qing Xuanzi had prepared earlier was already laid out. After giving the person and pet a wake-up spell and a cleansing spell, he said, "Hurry up and eat. After you finish eating, cultivate for two hours and then we'll set off."
Today, it wasn't just two people eating; Qingxuanzi also served a bowl to the little sable.
He placed the bowl in front of Ziling. Ziling smelled the aroma of the meat porridge and looked at Rong Jiaojiao with bright eyes, as if waiting for her permission.
Rong Jiaojiao smiled and nodded, saying, "Ziling, eat up, this is what your master prepared for you."
Zi Ling then lowered her head, took a small bite as if trying it out, and then very cleverly showed a satisfied expression, immediately speeding up her eating.
Qing Xuanzi picked up a piece of pickled vegetable shreds from Rong Jiaojiao's plate and said, "Eat quickly, don't waste time."
Rong Jiaojiao then withdrew her gaze from Zi Ling and quickly finished her meal to cultivate.
When they finished packing and were about to set off, Qing Xuanzi said, "Today we are going to cross this valley. This valley is very deep and there should be a lot of good medicinal herbs. Jiaojiao, please be careful."
Rong Jiaojiao nodded: "Master, Jiaojiao knows. I'll put the medicinal herbs away for you first."
Qing Xuanzi nodded: "Master, please put it away first, and I'll give it to you tonight."
"good!"
The two people and one beast entered the valley. Qing Xuanzi walked in front, his eyes scanning the surroundings warily.
In the valley, tall trees block out the sun, forming a natural barrier that cuts the sunlight into dappled patterns that fall to the ground.
Rong Jiaojiao looked up at the towering trees and exclaimed, "Master, these trees are so tall!"
Qing Xuanzi explained, "This is a deep mountain forest, and ordinary people dare not set foot here. But those who come here do not cut down trees. These trees are hundreds of years old, which is why they are so tall."
Rong Jiaojiao didn't understand what a hundred years or several hundred years meant, but she could tell it sounded very impressive.
Nodding with admiration, he said, "Amazing!"
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The valley was filled with the scent of damp earth, mixed with a faint fragrance of grass and trees.
The air was still slightly cool, which was refreshing.
Upon entering the valley, Qing Xuanzi saw many commonly used medicinal herbs that were quite old.
They hadn't walked far when Rong Jiaojiao pointed to the left and said, "There's something delicious there."
Judging from her lack of eagerness, Qing Xuanzi guessed that it was probably something that wasn't very old.
When he followed Rong Jiaojiao's guidance to the medicinal herbs and his divine sense penetrated into the soil, he no longer thought so. This was at least a ginseng that was over a hundred years old.
I remember the first ginseng I discovered, it was about the same age as this one, but Rong Jiaojiao seemed so anxious back then.
Qing Xuanzi muttered to himself, "Could it be that the treasure has grown stronger and now looks down on this grade of medicinal material?"
Rong Jiaojiao asked, "Master, what did you say?"
"Jiaobao found such good ginseng, Master praised Jiaobao for being amazing!"
"Hehe, Master has excellent taste!"
Well, I wonder where he learned that phrase from.
He rubbed her head, then used magic to completely turn the ginseng out, separated the two remaining seeds on top, and buried them in the ground before continuing on his way.
They walked and dug along the way, and two hours had passed in just halfway through. Rong Jiaojiao had already found several rare medicinal herbs.
They were now in the middle of the valley when Rong Jiaojiao suddenly pointed eagerly ahead and said, "Master, there's something delicious there."
Seeing her eagerness, Qing Xuanzi knew that there was an even better treasure waiting for her.
Not only Rong Jiaojiao, but Zi Diao also seemed somewhat anxious.
Qing Xuanzi already felt that the spiritual energy in this valley was quite rich, and now it felt even stronger.
"Master, hurry up!" Rong Jiaojiao tugged at Qing Xuanzi's sleeve, her eyes fixed on the distance as if an endless treasure lay hidden there.
Zi Ling also squatted at Rong Jiaojiao's feet, scratching the ground with her claws and squeaking, urging them to hurry up and come over.
Qing Xuanzi's divine sense swept towards the direction Rong Jiaojiao was pointing, and he couldn't help but show a surprised expression.
I didn't expect there to be a naturally formed small spirit-gathering array here. No wonder the spiritual energy here is denser than in other places after entering the valley.
He picked up Rong Jiaojiao, used his lightness technique to quickly arrive at the front of the formation, and then quickly passed through the formation nodes to enter the formation. The clever sable followed closely behind Qing Xuanzi.
Upon entering the formation, it felt as if one had entered another space. The formation space, spanning over a hundred square meters, was filled with rich spiritual energy and primordial energy.
Perhaps the gathered spiritual energy didn't dissipate, as it's almost forming a spiritual mist here.
The trees and flowers emitted a soft glow, as if each plant was greedily absorbing the rich spiritual energy, appearing exceptionally vibrant. Qing Xuanzi put Rong Jiaojiao down, his gaze sweeping around, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
"Master, there are so many delicious things here!"
Rong Jiaojiao looked around excitedly, pointing everywhere and swallowing hard, her eyes full of surprise.
Qing Xuanzi's divine sense had already enveloped the entire array space, and he discovered that there were not only various rare spiritual herbs here, but also some strange plants that he had never seen before.
The fallen leaves, flowers, and trees on the ground were covered with dewdrops, which emitted a faint spiritual light, clearly indicating that they were spiritual water containing spiritual energy.
In the center of the formation, there was a bare area of more than 20 square meters, which was obviously inhabited by something for a long time.
There were tracks on the ground left by animals, but no wild beasts or spirit beasts were found.
Judging from the marks, Qing Xuanzi guessed that it must be some kind of snake.
"Master, are we going to dig all of this up?" Rong Jiaojiao excitedly tugged at Qing Xuanzi's sleeve, her eyes full of anticipation.
Qing Xuanzi patiently said, "Jiaojiao, we can't dig up everything here. These spiritual herbs are gifts from nature, and it's our good fortune to have encountered them. We can pick some of the mature ones, but we can't dig up all of them. We should leave some that haven't grown yet for those who are destined to find them later."
Rong Jiaojiao listened, and although she didn't quite understand, she still nodded: "Master is right, we can't dig everything up here."
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