Killing God - Chapter 173
Chapter 173 Seeking Grass
The breeze blew past, and the bloody aura on the plains quickly dissipated. The two corpses that were submerged by the weeds gradually disappeared into the bushes behind them. After autumn and winter came, the traces left behind by the two of them in the human world would probably be worn away quietly, leaving nothing behind.
Shen Shi walked forward with Little Hei. His expressionless expression was somewhat cold. He did not have any fear because of this accident, nor did he have any intention of turning around. In fact, Shen Shi was somewhat surprised that his state of mind was so calm. This was far from the first time he had seen death. It was not even the first time his hands were stained with blood. He thought indifferently in his heart, could it be that three years in the Demon Realm had really numbed him?
Did he even look down on life and death?
He recalled the battle not too long ago. He was very calm during the entire process. Even when he personally killed the cultivator who was trying to kill him, his mood didn’t seem to waver in the slightest. This feeling was as if he was still in the endless battles and killings in the Demon Realm.
Shen Shi suddenly shook his head, his expression shocked, and he immediately threw away the somewhat inexplicable thought in his mind.
The little black pig seemed to have sensed something. He looked up at him and chewed on the spiritual herb. Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk.
Shen Shi took a deep breath and calmed down again. He lowered his head to look at the little pig and said, “It’s just a spiritual herb. Haven’t you eaten it for a long time?”
The Little Hei pig’s mouth twitched as if it was answering, but no one knew what it meant.
Shen Shi shook his head and continued walking forward.
In the Ruyi bag at his waist, the spirit crystals had now turned into fifteen. Apart from the ones that were left, the extra amount was found from the withered yellow cultivator who did not open his eyes and wanted to kill him, but was killed back. Shen Shi wasn’t that kind of noble, and he didn’t feel any psychological pressure to retrieve spirit crystals from that cultivator. Apart from the spirit crystals, he had also found three spirit herbs in the bag of the withered yellow cultivator. However, they were all of the most ordinary Tier 1 spirit herbs. Even if he obtained them, he wouldn’t be able to exchange them for many spirit crystals in Broken Moon City. One could imagine that this withered yellow cultivator didn’t seem to have much wealth.
Perhaps it was precisely because he was too embarrassed that he had to take it by force?
Shen Shi didn’t know the reason for this, because he hadn’t seen this person before today and didn’t want to know anything. To him, that withered yellow cultivator was just a dead man. However, when he left, he would occasionally wonder if there were still many cultivators like him on the path of cultivation, and what would happen to him in the future?
He thought that no matter what, he still couldn’t leave the High Firmament Sect.
Half an hour later, he and the Little Hei pig arrived at Silvermoon Lake.
Silvermoon Lake was a large lake that covered an area of a thousand acres. Its water quality was clear and lush. Along the lakeside, there were large patches of reeds as tall as a person. In addition, there were layers of mahogany plants in the shallow cement. It was like an endless forest on the water. Once a person entered, they might not be able to discover each other even if they were close to each other.
This is the place, Water vapor is abundant and the environment is good, It is most suitable for the growth of some spirit herbs, especially water-loving and tide-loving spirit herbs, For many years, it had been a geomantic treasure trove for loose cultivators to gather spiritual herbs, However, Silvermoon Lake was not only inhabited by rogue human cultivators. There were also quite a few wild demonic beasts in the reeds and aquatic forests. News of accidental deaths of cultivators who came here to collect herbs and hunt would spread from time to time over the years. However, it did not dampen the enthusiasm of the cultivators who came here to explore in the slightest.
Originally, how could there be a good thing in the world that would benefit without risk? Even if they did, it was something that only cultivators from noble families could enjoy. It had nothing to do with the vast majority of rogue cultivators. So the one who should pick the herbs would still come over and pick the herbs, When encountering a demonic beast, There were even some brave cultivators who came here to hunt the demonic beasts. After all, the parts of the demonic beasts that contained Spiritual Energy, including the demonic cores that only high-grade demonic beasts could condense, were all very precious spiritual materials. They could be sold for a good price in shops in Duanyue City and elsewhere.
However, thinking back and forth, these painstaking efforts to gather spirit herbs, including taking risks to hunt demonic beasts, and then returning to exchange for spirit crystals, how could it be so much worse than directly killing and looting them …
When Shen Shi stepped into the tall reed forest, such a strange thought suddenly flashed through his mind. He thought that no wonder Withered Yellow Cultivators and the others would use these crooked thoughts to directly kill and plunder people. The speed at which spirit crystals came was indeed much simpler, rough, but much faster.
But then he shook his head. He would not go this way. Shen Shi didn’t have any psychological obstruction when others wanted to kill him and then kill him in self-defense to retrieve the human spirit crystal. However, he didn’t have the slightest thought of robbing and killing him. Moreover, Lingxiao Sect’s great sects had strict rules. If this kind of behavior spread to the sect, then his fate would never be recovered.
The Little Hei pig had already finished eating the spiritual herb in its mouth. At this time, it drilled into the reed forest. Not far away from Shen Shi, it was sniffing and sniffing everywhere. It looked very energetic. Shen Shi followed behind it and slowly walked forward. Occasionally, he would look around, but his brows gradually wrinkled, as if he was at a loss.
When he came to Silvermoon Lake, what Shen Shi thought in his heart was to casually come over and take a look and collect some spirit herbs to go back. It was only after arriving at Silvermoon Lake that Shen Shi realized that he was actually not very good at collecting spiritual herbs.
Yes, although Shen Shi grew up on the first floor of the Heavens and knew many ordinary or rare spiritual herbs, he had never really gone to the wilderness to collect herbs in exchange for spirit crystals like those rogue cultivators. Perhaps he knew about the Primordial Chaos Pharmacopoeia, or perhaps he knew about the appearance of many spirit herbs. Pharmacological effects were their unique characteristics, but these things might be helpful to herb harvesting, but they could not completely replace herb harvesting experience.
He walked for a long time, but he still hadn’t found a single spirit herb on the Silvermoon Lake, which was known to be rich in spirit herbs.
The book finally felt shallow. Shen Shi once again understood the truth of this sentence. However, just as he was secretly sighing, the Little Hei pig in front of him suddenly stopped. The little pig raised its head and sniffed in the air twice. Then, it suddenly let out an excited snort and drilled into the dense reed beside him.
Shen Shi was shocked. This reed forest was too dense. It was a bit hard to find if one really wanted to scatter. He hurriedly quickened his pace and followed. At the same time, he felt that the soil beneath his feet seemed to be much more wet and soft than when he first entered this reed forest. It seemed that he had unknowingly gotten closer to Silvermoon Lake.
The Little Hei pig in front of him rolled around and ran very fast. At the same time, its expression was filled with excitement. After running for about fifty to sixty feet through the reeds, it suddenly stopped at the shadow root of the reeds. Then, its two front hooves stretched out and began to desperately dig the earth.
Shen Shi walked over from behind. He watched as the two hooves of the pigs flipped and the black mud was sliced open. The ground quickly revealed a striking white color.
“Huh?” Shen Shi was a little surprised. He squatted down beside the Little Hei pig and did not help. He watched as the Little Hei pig excavated all the dirt and dug out a strange fruit the size of an orange and pure white.
It was inappropriate to say that it was a fruit. Logically speaking, this kind of thing that grew underground should be called a tuber. However, when the Little Hei pig was just about to open its mouth to bite down with a smile, Shen Shi grabbed it from its mouth and took it over. He took it in his hand and examined it carefully.
The little black pig immediately let out a wronged cry and rubbed against his side. It looked very anxious and half-opened its mouth, as if it was going to starve to death if it didn’t give it something to eat.
Shen Shi touched the strange white tuber with his fingers. His tentacles felt moist and delicate, and a faint sweet fragrance floated up, making people feel very comfortable. He thought about it carefully, and then his eyes lit up, as if he had thought of something.
“This is’ White Root Root ‘. What about Tier 2 Spirit Herbs? It’s too wasteful for you to eat them like this.” Shen Shi said seriously to the Little Hei pig.
The Little Hei pig opened its mouth wide as if it was stunned. It was as if it had heard a sudden heavy blow. Its entire body was stiff and motionless. A moment later, the Little Hei pig suddenly let out a mournful cry and lay on the ground. The pig’s head was buried in the mud. It looked like it was in great pain.
Shen Shi rolled his eyes and scratched his head as he watched it. A newly dug second-grade spirit herb like this, White Rose Root, with a decent appearance, could be sold for at least five spirit crystals on the market. Of course, it couldn’t be eaten in vain by the Little Hei pig just like that. However, looking at Little Hei Pig’s dejected appearance, Shen Shi felt a little embarrassed. He thought to himself that this little fellow was actually able to find spiritual herbs like this. He really couldn’t tell …
Wait, look for spiritual herbs?
Shen Shi’s body suddenly trembled, as if he had thought of something. When he looked at the depressed Little Hei pig at his feet, his expression was somewhat different, while the Little Hei pig buried itself in the mud and didn’t notice anything.
Shen Shi looked at the little pig. His expression changed a few times, as if he was recalling something. After a while, he reached out and gently patted the little pig’s forehead.
The little black pig’s head moved, and its two small ears flickered. However, it still couldn’t get its head up and pretended to be dead.
Shen Shi coughed and thought for a moment. He reached out and touched the Ruyi bag. Then, he spread it out beside the little pig’s head. A faint light flashed and a beautiful spirit crystal lay in his palm.
The Little Hei pig’s body moved and suddenly jumped up. Its two front hooves grabbed Shen Shi’s palms and let out a hmph hmph hmph hmph hmph hmph hmph hmph hmph hmph hmph hmph hmph hmph hmph hmph hmph
Shen Shi chuckled and touched Little Hei Pig’s forehead. “Do you like this spirit crystal?”
Pig Little Hei nodded repeatedly.
Shen Shi added, “Which do you prefer, spirit crystals or those spirit herbs?”
This time, Pig Little Hei seemed to hesitate for a moment, but in the end, he still looked at the spirit crystal in his palm, revealing a look of drooling.
Shen Shi secretly shook his head in his heart. Could it be that the Spiritual Energy contained in the Spiritual Crystal was purer than the Spiritual Energy contained in those Spiritual Herbs? That was why this little pig liked it so much? However, since the little pig liked spirit crystals, it would be easy to deal with.
Shen Shi picked it up and placed it on his lap. He smiled and said, “How about this, in the future, you help me find three, no, four … hmm …” He rolled his eyes and stretched out his palm. “I’ll give you a spirit crystal if you find five spirit herbs every day, okay?”
The Little Hei Pig lowered its head and saw that the spirit crystal in Shen Shi’s palm emitted a dazzling and exceptionally beautiful light. It was reflected in its eyes, as if it had also turned into a sparkling star. It was truly incomparably attractive.
Under the radiance of the spirit crystal, Pig Little Hei grinned and nodded desperately, as if he was afraid that Shen Shi would go back on his word.
Shen Shi laughed loudly and put it down. He smiled and said, “Deal!”
The Little Black Pig was also extremely excited. It was as if the pig’s life also had a goal to strive for. Without hesitation, it turned around and ran forward. At the same time, it sniffed and sniffed, and began to search for herbs for the Spirit Crystal.
However, it had only taken a few steps when its body suddenly stopped. Shen Shi was shocked and said in shock, “Really? You found it again so quickly … huh?”
Halfway through his words, he also noticed that something was amiss. This time, the Little Hei pig did not show any excitement. Instead, its body slightly retreated, showing some vigilance. At the same time, its eyes were fixated on a certain spot in the reeds ahead.
Shen Shi’s expression slowly turned cold. He also focused his attention on that spot. A moment later, a deep roar sounded from behind the reeds. An ice-cold beast’s eye pierced through the dense reed rift and stared at them.
