Chapter 25 Searching again.
Chapter 25
"It doesn't matter. Answer me when you understand."
The little turtle tried to save his dignity.
"Okay, senior."
Bu Xingjin agreed with a humble look on his face.
"What brings you here?"
The little turtle changed direction and continued asking.
"Searching for natural treasures."
Bu Xingjin gave a very popular answer, which was not a lie, but he just didn't explain it in such detail.
"Great!" The little turtle's eyes lit up. "I just happen to know where to find some rare treasures."
After saying that, he looked at Bu Xingjin with anticipation.
Bu Xingjin looked at the little turtle and asked tentatively, "Senior, do you want to take me to find natural treasures?"
"Since you said so, I will take you with me reluctantly."
The little turtle didn't look embarrassed at all and his tone was very excited.
"Then...thank you very much, senior."
What else could Bu Xingjin do? He could only smile and accept the fact that he had such a powerful senior by his side.
Could it be that his luck as a time-traveling protagonist has finally turned around, and the next secret realm has powerful seniors joining him?
Bu Xingjin couldn't help but think so, but he didn't dare to reveal his thoughts to the little turtle.
Bu Xingjin carried the little turtle on his left shoulder and followed the little turtle's guidance and walked out of the forest smoothly.
Although he didn't understand why the little turtle followed him, Bu Xingjin thought it was quite convenient. At least the little turtle was familiar with the place and he wouldn't get lost.
They were currently searching for a green Ganoderma. The little turtle explained that Ganoderma lucidum is divided into three types based on age: 100-year-old white Ganoderma lucidum, 1,000-year-old green Ganoderma lucidum, and 10,000-year-old purple Ganoderma lucidum. When it stumbled upon the Ganoderma lucidum before falling asleep, it was in the process of changing from white to green. If it hadn't been picked, Bu Xingjin would have obtained a 1,000-year-old green Ganoderma lucidum.
He was lucky enough, as the little turtle introduced the effects of the thousand-year-old green Ganoderma lucidum, which was good for strengthening the body and replenishing the vital energy. However, after obtaining it, he had to find a way to let the little tree absorb it.
After all, it has not yet transformed into a human form and cannot be eaten directly.
Next to the forest is a huge mountain with its peak towering into the clouds, and it is unknown how many kilometers high it is.
After careful examination, the little turtle pointed to the mountainside and said, "The terrain here doesn't change much. The thousand-year-old green Ganoderma lucidum must be somewhere there."
Bu Xingjin looked up and saw a very obvious cliff on the mountainside. After confirming the direction, he lowered his head and climbed up resignedly.
This climb is different from the previous trial for outer disciples. There, you have to climb stairs. It is tiring, but also very easy because you just have to climb up the stairs.
It’s different now. This mountain looks like no one has ever entered it. There are bushes and dense vegetation between the trees on the mountain, making it difficult to find a place to step up.
Bu Xingjin had never climbed a mountain like this before. He broke off a branch and made a stick with it in his hand, then walked up with difficulty, leaving behind a winding trail of human footprints.
There is no sun in the secret realm, and no one knows what provides light, so even though it is daytime, Bu Xingjin has no way of judging the time.
He didn't know how long he had been climbing. When he reached the cliff, the sky had not changed. It was still as bright as when he had just come out of the forest.
Bu Xingjin looked up. He was now at the bottom of the cliff. He took a rough look but did not find anything that looked like the thousand-year-old green Ganoderma lucidum that the little turtle had described to him.
He tilted his head to ask the little turtle that had been on his shoulder: "Senior, have you seen the thousand-year-old Jade Ganoderma?"
"It should be here. Look carefully." The little turtle compared the terrain in front of him with his memory. It was about 70% similar, so it should be correct.
Bu Xingjin had no choice but to continue searching while walking.
Almost every inch of land at the bottom of the cliff was turned over, but the thousand-year-old green Ganoderma lucidum that the little turtle mentioned was still not found.
Bu Xingjin was about to climb up the cliff to see if there was anything there, but he no longer held much hope.
He suddenly began to doubt his unwavering belief that the little turtle could easily lead him to find rare treasures. Perhaps the little turtle did know the location of some rare treasures in the past, but who knew how many years it had been sleeping in the lake, and there was a high probability that those treasures had disappeared.
I was too greedy, I only saw the huge benefits and didn't think much about it. The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
After climbing up the cliff, Bu Xingjin suddenly felt that the sky had become a little darker. He guessed that it was almost night in the secret realm.
It is even more inconvenient to look for things at night, so he has to hurry.
Just as Bu Xingjin was searching around on the cliff, a loud voice sounded in his ears.
"Fellow Daoist, what are you looking for? Do you need my help?"
Bu Xingjin looked back and saw a young man in a white Taoist robe descending from the mountain. As he approached, he could clearly see that the robe was stained and torn, probably from being scratched by branches while descending the mountain.
Bu Xingjin, judging by his attire, guessed he was a disciple of Guiyi Zhenguan. While waiting in the square, Zhao Siwen had explained to him how to distinguish between members of other sects and those of his own.
"Were you transported to the top of the mountain by the secret realm?"
Bu Xingjin did not answer his question, but asked back.
"Yes!" The young man nodded and replied with a smile.
"My name is Duanmu Yuan. Fellow Daoist, would you like to travel with me?" The young man directly stated his purpose.
He was not very lucky. After entering the Yanshui Secret Realm, he appeared on a huge rock at the top of the mountain.
The mountain was incredibly tall, and he trudged down the mountain while searching for any natural treasures. When he was about to brush past a cliff, he stumbled upon Bu Xingjin climbing up the cliff.
Duanmu Yuan did not consider himself a good person, but he was not a bad person who killed people on sight. He followed the true meaning of "I will not offend others if they do not offend me" as he traveled around the world.
When there are no conflicts of interest involved, he is quite willing to make friends.
For example, now, Duanmu Yuan really wants to get to know the person who is carrying a turtle and a small tree.
Judging from his attire, he was neither wearing the Taoist robes of his own sect, nor carrying the swords that all disciples of the Huamai Sword Sect carried, nor was he dressed in shorts like the disciples of the Fumoxian Sect. Only disciples of the Amaterasu Sect were left. Although he was not wearing the disciple uniform of the Amaterasu Sect, Duanmu Yuan felt that he must be a disciple of the Amaterasu Sect.
That's why he deliberately took a detour to the cliff, greeted the other party, and invited him to join him.
“No need.”
Bu Xingjin rejected him coldly.
He already has a little turtle by his side, so it is not suitable for him to be with other people, otherwise there will be many things he cannot explain.
Even though there might not be anything, he still planned to go to the place pointed out by the little turtle. After all, it was a matter of luck, so why not find a place with a higher chance of finding something? However, he would not go there with the belief that he would definitely find something.
"Okay." Duanmu Yuan turned and left. He just acted on impulse. Since the other party was unwilling, then forget it.
After making sure there was nothing on the cliff, Bu Xingjin asked the little turtle to point out the next location.
"Maybe someone else picked it, so you can't find it."
The little turtle whispered in Bu Xingjin's ear: "Believe me, this time I will take you to a secret place where there are many good things."
The little turtle kept it a secret and didn't say what the good stuff was, but Bu Xingjin didn't hold out much hope. Even if that place was very secretive, under the rules of the Yanshui Secret Realm, anyone who came in might be teleported there directly, so it was unknown whether there was anything else there.
However, Bu Xingjin did not explain to the little turtle, but just continued to move forward along the route indicated by the little turtle.
Different from the direction Duanmu Yuan left, Bu Xingjin went down the mountain from another place.
When we reached the bottom of the mountain, it was completely dark and we couldn't see our hands in front of us.
This had no effect on the little turtle; it could still see clearly. However, when it asked Bu Xingjin to follow its instructions, Bu Xingjin refused to obey. The little turtle then realized that Bu Xingjin couldn't see ahead, and apologized, "Did I forget you can't see at night? Then why don't you rest first and set off again at daybreak?"
"Need not."
Bu Xingjin refused. The time in the Yanshui Secret Realm was limited. A day had passed and he had not found anything yet. He couldn't waste time resting.
He took out the flame stone from his backpack. Yes, he felt that this thing was quite useful, so he put it in his backpack after completing the last mission.
He injected a trace of spiritual power into the flame stone to ignite it, then placed one end of the wooden stick he had just used to go up and down the mountain on the flame stone. Soon, the stick was ignited.
Bu Xingjin stopped injecting spiritual energy, and the flame stone extinguished. The flame on the stick brought a small area of light. When it was almost burned out, he picked another one. After all, this secret realm was short of everything except trees, so there was no shortage of combustible materials.
"Keep going."
After finishing all this, Bu Xingjin looked at the little turtle and said.
"You're quite clever."
The little turtle marveled at Bu Xingjin's actions. The flames would drive away some beasts, but they would also attract others that weren't afraid of the flames. Neither the grass nor the turtle took the beasts seriously. Bu Xingjin hadn't expected that, thanks to the little turtle, he wouldn't encounter any beasts or animals harassing him throughout his journey. The little turtle simply didn't care; there was no one in this secret realm who could stand up to it.
"Go left and follow the stream up."
Bu Xingjin followed the instructions and walked to the left. When he came to the stream, he confirmed the direction of the water flow before determining which way was up, and then walked up.
After a while, he met a group of people.
This time he met a disciple of Amaterasu sect.
The four disciples of Amaterasu were lucky enough to be teleported to a place not far away through the secret realm. They soon met each other, and since they all knew each other, they decided to travel together.
They searched the area for a long time but only killed a few monsters and found nothing else.
After it got dark, they found a place to rest temporarily. Taking the route drawn by their predecessors, they discussed what to do next and where to search.
At this moment, several people were sitting by the fire, watching the strange-looking Bu Xingjin walking towards them from downstream, all with a wary look on their faces.
It wasn't until one of them said that he had seen the other on the first floor of Yunzhou that everyone felt a little relieved.
Bu Xingjin originally wanted to go straight past them, but they all looked at him intently. He had no choice but to approach them and greet them with a wooden stick raised: "My fellow disciples, I am an outer disciple of the Amaterasu sect. My name is Bu Xingjin."
After several people exchanged greetings and introduced themselves, Duan Changyu, who was clearly the leader of the four, invited them, "Would you like to join us? It's safer to act together."
After he said this out of habit, he realized that something was wrong. He had gathered everyone together for this reason before, but Bu Xingjin dared to walk alone in the night with a torch, so he must not be afraid of those monsters.
He probably won't be able to attract the other party with this reason.
Sure enough, Bu Xingjin directly refused.
"No, thank you for your kindness. I'm used to being alone."
"Okay, since you dare to do this, you must have your own reasons. I wish you a fruitful trip!" Duan Changyu smiled carefreely when the invitation was not accepted and gave his blessings.
"Thank you! I wish you great success too."
Bu Xingjin waved and left.
The four people who stayed where they were looked at each other. Han Tianchuan from Huolian Peak hesitated and said, "Should we follow his example and walk at night with torches?"
"I think so."
"Otherwise, time is too tight. We will be teleported out of the secret realm in nine days."
Before closing the entrance, the Yanshui Secret Realm will guide the people who are teleported in out. At that time, as long as they follow the power guided by the secret realm, they can get out. If they do not use this power to get out, they will be left here and wait for the next entrance to open.
"I think so too. Since there are more of us, one person can choose the route, one can hold the torch, and two people can keep watch. As long as everyone is careful and cautious, there shouldn't be any problems. And this way, time won't be wasted at night."
After several people expressed their opinions, they all subconsciously looked at Duan Changyu, waiting for his decision.
Duan Changyu didn't say anything, but went to the side and got out a wooden stick that looked similar to the one Bu Xingjin was holding, then put one end of the stick into the fire and lit it.
Everyone laughed after watching Duan Changyu's actions and quickly took action.
Bu Xingjin had no idea that the Amaterasu sect disciple he met by chance was imitating him by carrying torches and moving at night.
He walked to the end of the stream and came to a deep pool.
The pool of water was calm and bottomless. If he hadn't been holding a torch and seeing his reflection on the water, he would probably have stepped in and slipped down.
The little turtle pointed at the water and shouted excitedly: "This is it."
"Swim under the pool. There's a valley on the other side. The good stuff is inside."
Bu Xingjin suspected that he was incompatible with the natural resources and treasures in the Yanshui Secret Realm. He was either going up the mountain or down into the water. Couldn't he just meet them casually on the roadside?
Bu Xingjin was speechless for a long time, but still chose to go into the water.
He had visited many places along the way but hadn't found a single hair. At least as the little turtle said, there was still some hope.
Of course, Bu Xingjin also thought of another possibility, that is, the little turtle was simply pointing at a random place. After all, the two of them were not related, and it might be that it was just bored and playing a trick on him.
However, this possibility is relatively low. As I said before, there is no hatred between the two of them, and the gap in cultivation is so huge. Wasting so much time just to play a trick on him? And waking him up from his slumber, it's too unworthy.
And at first, the little turtle followed him on the pretext of helping him find rare treasures.
He still didn't understand why the little turtle followed him, but he was sure that it was definitely not doing so to play a trick on him.
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