Xi Bo already knew that what he wanted was here—medicinal herbs brimming with spiritual energy. And the glowing things in this cave were those medicinal herbs.
When Xi Bo was young, he came here to cultivate with his master and accidentally discovered this place. At that time, most of the medicinal herbs that originally had some spiritual energy on this mountain had been picked clean. After discovering this place, his master set up a barrier for them, which saved these immature medicinal herbs.
Judging by the timing, now is the perfect time for them to mature, which is why Xi Bo brought Lu Qingyan here. Those herbs should be able to cure the poison in Lu Qingyan's body.
When Xi Bo got closer, he saw that the herbs were shining brightly and were indeed ripe.
Overjoyed, he bent down to pick it, but just as he took a step, a two-headed cobra darted out of the darkness like lightning, its body upright and its scarlet tongue flicking at Xi Bo.
Startled by the sudden appearance, Xi Bo reacted quickly, taking a step back and standing firmly five paces away from the snake. The snake coiled itself up, guarding the herbs, its cold, vertical pupils staring intently at her.
Xi Bo frowned: "Where there are miraculous herbs, there must be poisonous creatures guarding them. But in this place, although these herbs are magical, they don't meet the requirements of those legendary miraculous herbs. How could there be such an unusual-looking snake?"
There is an unwritten rule among the cultivators on Phoenix Mountain. If someone takes a fancy to a place on the mountain, they can set up their own barrier, and no one else can enter that place afterward; it becomes their private domain.
When Xi Bo and his master set up the barrier here, they did not encounter this strange snake. Now that this is their territory, there should be no such creature here.
Xi Bo could tell that although the snake guarding the herbs was not sentient, it was extremely venomous, and an ordinary person would not dare to attack it rashly. But with Xi Bo's skills, he didn't take this two-headed snake seriously.
Xi Bo moved quickly, but the snake was not slow either. He reached out and was about to touch the medicinal herb when a rustling sound came from afar, carrying a faint fishy smell. Xi Bo did a somersault, grabbed the herb, and jumped far away.
The snake didn't follow. When Xi Bo looked up, he saw a black snake, two or three times thicker than the snake guarding the medicinal herbs, swimming over and staring at him menacingly.
Xi Bo narrowed his eyes; this snake looked even more difficult to deal with. Both snakes were somewhat sinister and extremely venomous, but he didn't take them seriously.
Just as he was about to make a move, he heard a "heh heh" laugh from the sky, and a bald old Taoist priest appeared. He looked at Xi Bo and threatened, "You brat, I've got my eye on this place. You'd better get out of here right now!"
I've seen people fight over territory before, but I've never seen anyone fight over it so arrogantly. And this is Fenglin Mountain; this is the first time I've encountered someone who dares to break the rules here.
"Get out? You're really disregarding the rules of Fenglin Mountain." Xi Bo calmly put away the herbs, flicked his long sleeves, and warned, "I think you'd better leave. This isn't a place for someone like you."
"Rules? What rules? Those things can only restrain you self-proclaimed righteous people. Brat, stop spouting nonsense." The bald, strange Taoist priest chuckled as he said this.
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