Chapter 58 The Big Guy’s Treasure (Part 2)
"Okay, stop drooling and get to work." After Xie Yu's reminder, the three of them hurriedly took out the tools for mining ore and started chiseling, knocking and digging at the rock wall.
The rock walls of this tunnel weren't too hard, so they didn't need an energy drill, saving a lot of time. Yun Xiang and Xie Yu dug back while Chu Xu and Jin Jiamin continued forward, making sure not to leave any stone behind. Yun Xiang was careful enough to check again when he re-entered the tunnel.
After passing through the tunnel, everyone was sweating profusely and lying on the ground to rest without any image. The sky after the beast tide was exceptionally blue, with white clouds floating in the sky. The winter sun was gentle and restrained, shining on people, making them feel warm and drowsy.
"Come on, don't sleep anymore, get up and count." Money really does make people energetic, and the more they counted, the more energetic they became. There were a total of over four hundred yuan, and each of them got a little over a hundred. After passing the tunnel, the vegetation became relatively short and sparse.
"Everyone, be careful. There should be medicinal herbs and spiritual plants here." Finding things is what Yun Xiang is best at. Soon she saw a large patch of spiritual awakening grass. The spiritual awakening grass was about one foot tall and completely green. The leaves were slender and semi-arc-shaped, and there was light green liquid flowing inside.
At this moment, it was hidden in a bush with similarly long, narrow leaves, making it difficult to distinguish. Awakening Grass was the primary ingredient in refining the Awakening Pill, which could heal those whose power or superpowers had surged after leveling up or prolonged combat, leading to mental disorder.
"Oh, great! You can even figure this out."
"Hurry up and pick them. After we pick these we will have dinner. Time is running out."
The meridians of the awakening grass were very fragile, and the slightest force would break them, causing the medicinal properties to be immediately lost. They had practiced similar plant-picking methods at school, so they were quite adept at it. They finished over three acres of awakening grass in two hours. Seeing that it was already afternoon, the four of them quickly drank a nutritional supplement and rushed to their next destination.
"The cave is located in this area."
"Didn't they say there was a purple forest in front of the cave? Why isn't it here? Ajin, did we get to the wrong place?" Several people searched the area for half an hour but still couldn't find it. If there really was a purple forest, it should be very conspicuous.
"Impossible, let's go check ahead." Jin Jiaren, worried, pulled out the map again. This was definitely the spot. Another half hour passed, and they still hadn't found it. They sat down on a pile of rocks to discuss whether to move on to the next spot.
"The next place is nearly three hours away from here, and it's time to go back." Xie Yu disagreed with Chu Xu's suggestion.
"I can't find it right away even if I go." Yun didn't want to go either. "Is there a place that causes hallucinations?"
"That's impossible. We're not lost, and we're not going around in circles." Chu Xu felt that Yun was overthinking it.
"It's also possible that it's like the magical talisman that Bai Mingyang used, which can change the scenery in front of you."
"I think we can follow this line of thought," Jin Jiaren opened his notebook. "This is the place everyone provided. The possibility of people coming here is low, but it can't be completely ruled out. If someone really has been here, setting up a maze makes sense. If no one has been here, there are many magical substances in nature. Maybe we just happened to come across something hallucinogenic."
"Then let's look in these two directions. I've never returned empty-handed." Xie Yu was the first to jump off the stone, ready to work hard.
"Ah!" Yun Xiang's feet suddenly slipped before he left the pile of stones and he almost fell. He looked down and saw that the culprit was a palm-sized stone covered with moss.
Yun Xiang kicked the stone in anger, and it actually loosened. Something flickered in her vision, but she couldn't see clearly. She kicked it again, and the stone loosened again. A huge tree had appeared behind the pile of rocks where they had just rested. It was probably over a thousand years old, with lush branches and leaves.
The trunk of the giant tree tilted, lying horizontally, its posture remarkably graceful. It was a tree of great character. The tree was laden with thorny fruits, seemingly ready to fall at the slightest breeze. Yun Xiang couldn't help but feel fortunate that their stay was short. In fact, she'd overthinking it; she couldn't even get the fruits down with a knife, let alone with her bare hands.
Yun Xiang tried twice but still couldn't get it off, so she put it aside for now, waiting for Xie Yu and the others to come and study it together. She, on the other hand, continued to ponder the stone that caused her to sniff.
"Click!" Yun Xiang used more force this time, and suddenly the scenery centered on her changed rapidly, as if peeling off layers of fog to reveal its true appearance.
"Hey, why has it changed? What has it changed?" Chu Xu jumped in shock. The vine in his hand had actually transformed into a living snake, and he immediately threw it away in fear. Normally, he wouldn't be afraid of a snake head-on, but when it suddenly appeared in his hands, his fear was completely a physiological reaction, a conditioned reflex.
Xie Yu glanced at the throbbing Chu Xu and thought he'd done well. He feigned composure, clasping his hands behind his back and quietly wiping them. His was far more exaggerated than Chu Xu's; the nutritious fruit instantly turned into a bug. Fortunately, he wasn't a greedy person. If he'd eaten it in his mouth—Pah… Xie Yu felt nauseous, and putting aside the idea of eating half an apple and finding a bug, he went to find Yun Xiang.
"Is this guy responsible?" Yun wanted to squat down, dig out the stone, and study it in his hand.
As soon as the stone left the soil, the entire dense forest transformed. Not far away was the purple forest they had been searching for. Purple trees, purple flowers, purple fruit. It turns out that even plants have their own tendencies.
These purple trees are called purple heart trees, and the fruits they bear are called purple heart fruits. They can be eaten directly to increase strength or superpowers. They are very rare nutritious ingredients that can directly increase combat effectiveness. You can imagine how precious they are. To this day, the purple heart fruit still exists in legends.
Thinking that these fruits would immediately become theirs, several people didn't know how to describe their excitement.
"What's this in your hand?" Yun Xiang handed the stone to Jin Jiamin, "It should be a fantasy stone."
Yun wanted to use her knife to cut through a small patch of moss, but she didn't continue. Seeing Zi Lin suddenly appear, she gave up her original idea. It would be safer to leave it here. Although natural magic stones are rare, their functions are similar to magic talismans. Why should she insist on taking such a small stone? She was confident that she could make magic talismans herself.
Jin Jiaren took a closer look and asked Xie Yu to confirm it again. It was indeed a fantasy stone.
Chu Xu took the magic stone and tossed it up intermittently. "This thing is really good. It hides Zi Lin very well."
Yun Xiang retreated inconspicuously as the stone grew taller and taller. This was not the right way to use one's strength. "Don't smash it. The moss on it is hard to remove. We'll need it when we return."
"You're not taking it away?" Chu Xu looked surprised.
"If I leave it here, no one will be able to discover this place. I have the magic talisman given by Patriarch Lin, which is enough for me to study. Once I make it, I'll put another magic talisman here as a double insurance."
"You have ambition! Youyou, come on!"
(End of this chapter)
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