Chapter 322: Distress
Jian Mo's landing point was relatively safe. After contacting Jing Zhi, she started heading towards the meeting point.
No matter how careful she was, she still encountered monsters. Although she wasn't skilled in martial arts, she had a number of magical weapons to protect herself. Fortunately, the monsters were few in number and their cultivation wasn't high. Jian Mo pulled and killed the monsters, gradually deviating from her original route.
After passing a craggy rock formation, the scene suddenly changed. A vast expanse of rare and precious plants suddenly appeared before my eyes, like a dreamlike painting. The colorful leaves swayed gently in the breeze, like the fluttering wings of a butterfly or the twinkling stars.
Jian Mo was instantly attracted by the spiritual plant in front of her. Her eyes, which were usually cold and calm, lit up like twinkling stars, and she couldn't move her feet at all.
She suppressed the joy in her heart, checked the surroundings to make sure there was no hidden danger, sent a message to Jingzhi, and asked the second senior brother to come to her, and then she stopped moving.
After working hard for a long time, they finally dug out all the spiritual plants and stored them intact.
At this moment, something unexpected happened.
More than a dozen wandering cultivators gathered around and surrounded Jian Mo.
Jian Mo put the things away, holding the attack talisman in her hand, and looked at them vigilantly.
The leader was a middle-aged man with Nascent Soul cultivation.
"Don't be afraid, Miss Jane. I just want to make a deal with you."
Jian Mo still had a cold face and looked at them warily.
The middle-aged man continued, "Everything on the island is ownerless. Whoever sees it gets a share. These spiritual plants, which you just dug up, Miss Jian, should also be ours."
"Miss Jian put in a lot of effort, and we also helped. If we hadn't been nearby to help keep the monsters and strangers away, I'm afraid Miss Jian wouldn't have been able to dig up all the spiritual plants so smoothly."
"Miss Jian is a direct disciple of the Huanhai Sect. Disciples from a large sect shouldn't do something like embezzling money against their conscience. This... wouldn't sound good if it got out, don't you think?"
Jian Mo understood in her heart that this group of people had probably been secretly following her for a long time since the beginning of the morning. They wanted to make sure that there was no one around her and take the opportunity to gain some benefits from her.
"If I don't give it to you, what will you do?"
There was no reason for her to share what she dug.
Everyone knows that alchemy practitioners have basically no combat power. There are very few people like Zhang Shuyi who can practice both alchemy and sword. Most alchemy practitioners are fragile and can only rely on some magic weapons to save their lives. Once they are alone, they are in great danger.
These people recognized Jian Mo from the beginning and planned to follow her to gain some benefits.
The spiritual plants in front of me are really exciting, but it’s a pity that the spiritual plants are fragile. If there is something wrong during the digging process, the entire spiritual plant will be scrapped. That’s why it has been dormant in the dark for a long time.
Although they don't know how to make pills, such high-quality spiritual plants are good enough to sell.
As independent cultivators, they have no backing, so they will definitely not get any big benefits, nor can they compete with the disciples of the sects and families.
Now this is pretty good.
The spiritual plants that can make the descendants of Huanhai Sect excited must be good things, especially now that she is the only one here. After grabbing them, she can find a place to hide until the end of the secret realm. After getting out, the world is so vast that it will be difficult for the people of Huanhai Sect to find them.
"We'll talk to you nicely. If you don't give it to us, don't blame us for being rude."
"Brother, she's the only one here. Why waste time talking to her? Even if we kill her directly, no one will know it was us."
“…”
The middle-aged man gestured, and the others shut up instantly.
Stealing a spiritual plant would not really make the Huanhai Sect bear a grudge against you, but if you really killed their direct disciple, you would not be able to escape even to the ends of the earth.
He didn't show any emotion on his face, and said with a smile, "Miss Jian, you heard it too. I'm a reasonable and easy-going person, but my brothers are not so easy to talk to. Just hand over the things, and we won't make things difficult for you. How do you do it?"
Jian Mo's eyes were indifferent, her lips were pursed, and she exuded an aura of keeping strangers away, making it impossible to guess what she was thinking.
Although she was a pill cultivator who posed no threat, the wandering cultivators still felt a sense of oppression from her.
"If you want to fight, then fight."
Jian Mo was not afraid at all, holding the talisman and ready at any time.
"I'm sorry."
The middle-aged man's face also darkened, and the people behind him rushed forward.
Jian Mo used all kinds of magical weapons and talismans. Even if she couldn't win, defense was not a problem. It's just that these people were really dirty.
Jian Mo was forced to retreat step by step.
"Miss Jian, look at us, we don't have any bad intentions, why bother with this?"
The middle-aged man continued to speak hypocritical words and attacked her chest.
So disgusting.
This was the first time Jian Mo wanted to kill someone.
Think this way, and do this way.
She took out two bombs from the storage ring, pulled the ring, and threw them out.
At such a close distance, she couldn't run away and could only pile up defensive magic weapons on herself.
Although the middle-aged man didn't know what it was, his instinct told him that it was dangerous.
He yelled, "Scatter quickly."
It's a pity it's too late.
The heat wave swept everyone away in an instant.
Even though Jian Mo was wearing a defensive magic weapon, she could still feel the heat wave enveloping her, and the magic weapon was shattering into pieces.
Just when she thought she was doomed, the pattern of the formation appeared under her feet.
She was just stunned for a moment, and the scene in front of her eyes changed. There was no surging heat wave, but instead a warm and fragrant embrace.
"Qiao... Senior Sister Qiao."
Jian Mo saw who was coming and felt embarrassed as her whole body was still nestled in Senior Sister Qiao's arms.
"Is Junior Sister Jian injured?"
Qiao Yue let go of her and asked with concern.
When she heard the noise of fighting, she came over to check it out and just happened to see a thunder explosion.
This thing was made by my junior sister herself, and there are not many people who make it.
He immediately used the teleportation formation to rescue the people inside.
Jian Mo shook her head: "Thank you, Senior Sister Qiao, for your help."
"It's just a matter of convenience."
After the explosion, many of the wandering cultivators were killed, leaving only the middle-aged man at the beginning, who crawled out from inside in a bloody mess.
“Save…save…save…”
He struggled to support himself, but died before he could finish his words.
Jian Mo murmured: "Is it so powerful?"
If Senior Sister Qiao hadn't appeared in time, could she have protected herself with the magic weapon?
Qiao Yue explained, "Actually, the situation isn't too bad. The explosive bomb was made by Junior Sister. Although she added a lot of strengthening materials to it, her cultivation level is limited. This explosive bomb is okay against people of the same level, but if the opponent's cultivation level is higher than hers, it will be a bit difficult."
At the same stage, he is invincible in group damage. When the junior sister’s cultivation improves in the future, the power of the thunder will be extraordinary.
The two briefly talked about their respective situations, and huge dark clouds gathered in the sky attracted their attention.
Jian Mo: "I don't know which senior brother it is."
"Go and have a look?"
Jian Mo pondered, the eldest senior brother was a spirit, so it definitely couldn't be him. The second senior brother was on his way to find her, and it wasn't him either.
As for… Zhuo Hua? No need to think… the chances of it being him are slim.
At this time, Jingzhi sent a message to Jian Mo.
[Second Brother: Junior Sister, I'm nearby. Where are you?]
Jian Mo shook the Lingyu: "Senior Sister Qiao, I won't go. My second senior brother is here."
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