Chapter 32 Exploring Wolu Mountain
“What just happened…” Li Chang’an blinked, “What happened?”
His gaze slowly moved upwards, and he saw the seemingly endless foothills of Wolu Mountain. Only then did he realize that the entire area of Wolu Mountain had receded considerably, and between the bamboo forest and Wolu Mountain, he had gained about a hundred acres of land.
Li Chang'an stared in shock!
He felt he couldn't manage cultivating the original thirty acres, so he only cultivated seven acres. Now he has an extra hundred acres... oh wait, and the foothills can also be developed into terraced fields.
How much land will he have by then!
“You were just pulled into the Mountain God’s domain. Your cultivation level is low, and your consciousness is easily lost in His domain,” the sword spirit explained in a deep voice.
Li Chang'an snapped out of his daze and nodded: "Oh, thank you..."
Just as he was about to politely clasp his hands in greeting, Li Chang'an noticed that he had something extra in his hand.
"Huh?"
Li Chang'an opened his palm and saw a small, palm-sized, blue deer antler lying there quietly, glowing with a faint light.
"What's this?"
"The sacred object bestowed upon you by the mountain god of Wolu Mountain, as for its purpose, you will need to explore it yourself. It is generally related to the blessing bestowed upon you by the mountain god."
Blessing from the mountain god?
Li Chang'an remembered the blessing the mountain god of Wolu Mountain had given him before he disappeared: a bountiful harvest and abundant produce.
It sounds like a blessing related to farming, so the function of these antlers should also be related to farming.
Li Chang'an touched the small deer antler in his hand, then carefully put it into his storage bag.
He looked up at Wolu Mountain again, feeling somewhat melancholy.
Unexpectedly, after the sacrifice to the mountain god, the first thing they encountered was the fall of the mountain god.
Are the other three immortal mountains the same?
Li Chang'an withdrew his gaze and sighed softly in his heart.
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All three pigs have been used for sacrificial offerings, so Li Chang'an no longer needs to cook pig feed for the pigs.
After delivering the goods today, he took the basic manual and the black sword and went up Mount Wolu.
The black sword carried him into the air, and it took several minutes to fly over the foothills.
There are no trees planted on the foot of the mountain, only weeds that are half a person tall or even a person tall.
Li Chang'an looked down, wondering if he would get lost and be swallowed up by the grass if he walked into it.
Upon reaching the summit, one enters the vast forest above the clouds.
Li Chang'an dismounted from the black sword and stepped inside.
This mountain forest may look steep, but it's actually not difficult to climb.
The surrounding area is filled with common pine, fir, and nanmu trees, only they are taller and thicker than those in the Cangxuan Realm outside.
After walking for only a few minutes, Li Chang'an saw a clear pool.
This pool is about the same size as the one at the entrance of Xuanling Immortal Mountain, but it is deeper, and at its deepest point, the bottom is not even visible.
Li Chang'an squatted down and touched the clear pool water; the icy chill immediately spread from his hands throughout his body.
Li Chang'an quickly withdrew his hand and used his spiritual power to protect himself.
A silvery-white fish leaped out of the pool.
It splashes up tiny water droplets, and after falling into the water, its silvery-white body, illuminated by the sunlight, looks like a wisp of smoke or a piece of gauze, ethereal and dreamlike.
"So beautiful," Li Chang'an exclaimed.
However, the next second the fish seemed to sense Li Chang'an's presence. Its head surfaced and it spat out a water jet at Li Chang'an.
Li Chang'an was startled and quickly dodged.
The water arrow flew to a cedar tree behind him and turned into a puddle of water, seemingly harmless.
But Li Chang'an dared not let his guard down.
If the water arrow were to land on a human body, it would be incredibly sharp and capable of piercing through the body, and then it would be all over.
He needs to test the waters carefully.
Several more fish gradually surfaced in the pool, and, using the same trick, spat out several water jets at Li Chang'an.
Li Chang'an activated his spiritual power to protect himself, and the water arrows that landed on him turned into water.
He confirmed that these water arrows were indeed harmless.
It was less like water arrows and more like the fish were spitting at him.
Li Chang'an smiled and casually unleashed a burst of spiritual energy, intending to scatter the fish. Unexpectedly, the fish all fainted one by one, floating belly up on the surface of the pool.
Li Chang'an was stunned.
Before the mountain god of Wolu Mountain fell, he entrusted him with the care of the creatures in the mountains, but these fish... could they just die like this?
Fortunately, just as his question arose, golden particles from the basic manual floated out and formed a text on the surface of the pool.
【Lingxu Fish】: Gentle in nature, ethereal and otherworldly, easily stimulated, has high requirements for the waters it inhabits, and will play dead to avoid danger.
As soon as Li Chang'an saw the fish feigning death, he saw them sink straight down.
After sinking a meter, the fish suddenly flipped over and swam away like wisps of smoke.
He wouldn't have seen this if his eyesight hadn't improved.
Li Chang'an chuckled and immediately felt relieved.
A golden light flickered in Li Chang'an's eyes, and he noticed something beneath the surface of the pool.
He was puzzled, so he channeled his spiritual energy and gently probed the area.
Only after trying it did they discover that the pool was unfathomably deep.
The spiritual energy flowed downstream into the pool and eventually found a bead emitting a faint blue glow.
Li Chang'an used his spiritual power to retrieve the bead, and the basic manual immediately provided the answer in front of him.
【Water Essence】: Created by the entire Lingxu Fish clan using spiritual power, it can increase the spiritual energy of water and purify the water. Once the surrounding spiritual energy is abundant, the Lingxu Fish will stop creating Water Essence.
Increase the spiritual energy of the water...
After a moment's thought, Li Chang'an placed the water essence into his storage bag.
Consider it an apology from the fish for spitting at him.
Thinking this, Li Chang'an guiltily touched his temple and turned to leave.
After bypassing the pool where the spirit fish was, Li Chang'an continued upwards, gently probing with his spiritual power as he went.
Occasionally, you might find some spiritual herbs that aren't in good condition, or a few small animals or birds, all of which are not yet sentient.
Li Chang'an went to take a look at those spiritual herbs.
They are all mid-grade spiritual herbs, similar to Jade Glory Grass, but somewhat weak and scarce.
Li Chang'an transferred some spiritual energy to them.
The spiritual energy that was originally sufficient was somewhat depleted after being channeled to these spiritual herbs.
Li Chang'an felt the pain in his dantian once again.
He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and continued walking forward.
The trees ahead thinned out, replaced by spiritual herbs with large, fluffy leaves.
The basic manual moved with Li Chang'an's wishes, answering his questions beside these spiritual herbs.
【Broad Shadow Fern】: A low-level spiritual herb that can be used to feed spirit beasts...
【Wind-Reversing Grass】: Low-level spiritual herb...
[Spirit Pasture Grass]: Low-grade spirit grass...
Low-grade spiritual herbs have little medicinal value and are mainly used to feed spiritual beasts.
However, low-grade spiritual herbs can be planted even on poor spiritual soil, and they are very resilient, growing into large patches.
We can collect them to feed pigs and chickens later.
Li Chang'an noted down the location and continued walking forward.
He parted a large blade of grass and suddenly found that fog had rolled in.
At this hour, will it still be foggy in the mountains?
Li Chang'an was somewhat puzzled.
However, he could still see normally in the fog, so he only hesitated for a moment before continuing to walk forward.
Multicolored light gradually appeared in the fog, twisting and turning like a vortex, mesmerizing and dangerous, obscuring the surrounding scenery.
If you stare closely at the center of a colorful vortex, you might feel disoriented, nauseous, or want to vomit.
Li Chang'an, however, did not feel the same way and calmly withdrew his gaze.
He had realized that the fog couldn't have been generated naturally; it was probably created by some spiritual plants or beasts to defend against outsiders.
He looked back and saw that the path he had come from had been swallowed up by the colorful vortex.
The only option is to move forward.
Li Chang'an tried his best to project a benevolent aura, making him less wary and aggressive.
After walking through these colorful vortexes for a while, Li Chang'an was finally able to see the surrounding scenery again.
In front of him stood a towering tree.
The tree was as thick as eight people could hug, its massive canopy capable of blocking out the sun, yet it exuded a gentle aura and posed no danger. Beneath the tree, a large cluster of mushrooms grew.
The mushrooms varied in shape, height, thickness, and color.
It looks poisonous and shouldn't be eaten.
Li Chang'an regretfully withdrew his gaze.
"Gurgle..."
A faint sound came from the mushroom burrows under the tree.
Li Chang'an, who was about to leave, stopped in his tracks and turned his head to look in confusion.
"Coo coo..."
The voice came faintly from behind a bright red mushroom.
Li Chang'an hesitated, unsure whether to step forward.
At that moment, an identical mushroom sprouted from behind the bright red mushroom.
However, this fungus has two small tentacles on its white stem and two thick white roots underneath.
It's like having tiny hands and feet.
"Gurgle..." The mushroom cap tilted to one side.
Li Chang'an had a gut feeling that it was watching him.
Or perhaps it was looking at the water bottle in his waist pouch.
The water bottle contained boiled water from the Ningjing River, and he had already drunk half of it.
Li Chang'an subconsciously touched the water bottle. "Do you want some water?"
"Hehehe." At this moment, an old voice came from the giant tree: "These little guys are fungus spirits, which are spiritual beings. They love to drink water. If it is convenient, please give them some."
Ling is intelligent and, like a demon, can cultivate into human form. It is pure and kind-hearted.
After listening to the giant tree's words, Li Chang'an nodded and said, "Okay."
He took out his water bottle and poured the remaining half-bottle of water under the mushroom clump.
Gradually, other mushrooms with tiny hands and feet also emerged from behind them, making "coo-coo" sounds.
Li Chang'an looked surprised and counted them; there were about one hundred and twenty mushroom spirits.
"This water..." the giant tree's voice was tinged with doubt, "is so magical, it has a strange smell."
Its roots grow in the ground, so when the water is poured down, it tastes it.
Li Chang'an scratched his head. "Does it smell?"
When he drank it, he only thought it tasted like plain water.
"Haha, what I mean is, it has a different kind of spiritual energy. It's even purer than the surrounding spiritual energy, hmm—good water, good water."
Li Chang'an couldn't help but laugh: "If you like, I'll bring you some of these mushroom essences every day."
The giant tree shook its crown and chuckled a few times: "Then thank you very much, this is for you."
As soon as it finished speaking, a branch with tender leaves fell down.
The branch was twenty centimeters long, dark brown, with only two bends, and felt very smooth to the touch.
The golden particles in the basic manual formed a sentence:
【Mysterious Wood】: Hard and unbreakable, a top-grade material for refining weapons.
Li Chang'an quickly clasped his hands in a gesture of respect and said, "Thank you."
The giant tree chuckled twice: "You're welcome, I should thank you too."
Li Chang'an smiled and bid farewell to it and the mushroom spirit.
Further up, you reach a platform at the summit.
There is a cave at the top of the mountain, sealed with a seal.
Li Chang'an sensed a familiar aura on the seal. When he saw the spirit kite tree at the highest point of the mountain peak, he suddenly realized that this was the entrance to the cave of the mountain god of Wolu Mountain.
Outside the entrance, there are several purple bamboos.
The bamboo is like jade, and feels cool to the touch.
【Purple Jade Bamboo】: A high-grade spiritual plant, a top-tier material for alchemy, medicine making, and weapon crafting. The dew collected from its bamboo leaves can heal inflammation.
Higher-level spiritual plants require far more spiritual energy to grow than Jade Glory Grass.
If the spiritual energy is not replenished soon, these purple jade bamboos will all perish.
Li Chang'an withdrew his hand and walked towards the edge of the platform in front.
He stood on a large, protruding rock and saw four floating islands not far away.
Those floating islands rose up along with the main body of Mount Wolu after the mountain god was worshipped. Their bottoms are made of dark blue, rugged rocks, while their tops are flat and covered with various trees.
However, each island is not very big, at most two or three acres.
At this moment, the sky was filled with the glow of sunset, and the sea of clouds turned golden-red, with a faint hint of purple.
Li Chang'an stood on the black sword and flew towards the floating island to the north.
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Author's Note: Red umbrella ~ White pole ~
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