Killing God - Chapter 202

Chapter 202 Shi Luo
When he left Guanhai platform, Shen Shi subconsciously touched the Ruyi Bag on his waist. Although he did not flip through it, he was still very clear about the extant geometry of his possessions. Perhaps this was also a kind of talent that he had obtained from growing up in a merchant’s family back then.

Apart from those scattered and messy items, the only thing he still had left was the two second-grade spirit herbs. After cultivating for these past few days, Little Hei would occasionally pester him with one spirit crystal, so there were only nineteen spirit crystals left.

Although this possession seemed to be acceptable, it was actually no different from a wandering cultivator who was living in a difficult situation outside the mountain gate. Earning spirit crystals was really an urgent matter. Shen Shi secretly sighed. Naturally, he recalled what Zhong Qinglu had just talked to him about. The pressure in his heart couldn’t help but increase. However, he also laughed in his heart and mocked himself. He thought that he had only agreed to do his best anyway. If he really couldn’t find the six ingredients to refine the third-grade spirit pills, then there was no way.

Before descending the mountain, he went to the white wall of the Heart Returning Hall to take a closer look and memorize the few simplest quest requests. Then, he went down the mountain to the dock where the Sea Crossing Immortal Ark was stationed at the foot of Golden Rainbow Mountain.

Thinking about it, Shen Shi finally felt that aside from other things, the most important thing right now was to earn some spirit crystals for himself. As for the various ways of earning money, everyone was different. However, after Shen Shi thought about it, he still felt that in his current situation, it seemed that collecting spirit herbs was the most appropriate and quick method.

Although picking herbs was a way to earn spirit crystals, that all cultivators in the world know and most of them have done, But if you want to do well, However, it was not simple, Not only should he be knowledgeable and keen-sighted, Remember the appearance, characteristics, and medicinal effects of many spirit herbs of different grades, In fact, although countless cultivators had worked part-time as herb gatherers while exploring the wilderness, for most people, this kind of thing was akin to a lucky chance. If they were lucky enough, they would dig up a herb. If they couldn’t, then that would be it.

After all, all living things were born. Spiritual herbs were still rare and precious. In addition, they were often mixed with ordinary plants and vegetation. It was really difficult to find them, let alone some demonic beasts that likewise drooled over Spiritual Herbs and guarded them. That was another kind of danger.

However, it wasn’t a big problem for Shen Shi to remember the spirit herbs clearly. As for finding the location of the spirit herbs, when he boarded the Sea Crossing Immortal Ark, he patted Little Hei’s head, who was following him along the way, and said with a smile,

“It’s all up to you, Little Hei.”

Pig Little Hei raised his head and looked at him. Although he didn’t know where he was going, he still snorted happily a few times.

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The Ling Xiao Sect’s Sea Crossing Immortal Ark was a large ship that could hold at least a few hundred people. It sailed out from Golden Rainbow Mountain every morning and returned at dusk. It was the only way for the disciples of the Ling Xiao Sect whose cultivation level was not high enough to fly through the skies to and from the Haizhou Continent.

But before boarding, On the dock below the ship, There were also a few disciples stationed here who registered the names of the people who boarded the ship one by one. Shen Shi was naturally no exception. He also knew from the Lingxiao Sect Disciple Rules that this was a sect rule in Lingxiao Sect. Although the sect no longer specifically restricted disciples from going out after reaching the Origin Condensation Realm, it was basically limited to 20 days for ordinary disciples to go out and could not be delayed at will. As for those who needed to travel around the world for a long time, they needed to report to the sect elders.

After registering and paying the fee for another spirit crystal, Shen Shi brought Little Hei onto the Sea Crossing Immortal Boat. After practicing the sea breeze and the cries of the sea birds flying on the sea surface, the Sea Crossing Immortal Boat slowly left the dock and sailed towards the continent of Haizhou.

Along the way, the ship rode through the wind and waves. It was extremely stable and its speed was quite fast. I wonder if there were any powerful craftsmen from the High Firmament Sect who had cast spells and divine abilities on this ship to have such miraculous effects. It took about half an hour for this large ship to reach the shore of Haizhou.

On this day, there were about a dozen Lingxiao Sect disciples on the ship, Shen Shi looked around, only to see that all of them were unfamiliar faces. After arriving at the shore, these Lingxiao Sect disciples also disembarked one after another. Some of them traveled in twos and threes. There were also quite a few lone travellers who walked in different directions. Seeing this, their hearts were already set, and they quickly dispersed in all directions.

Shen Shi naturally walked alone. After walking northward for a while, he could vaguely see the tall and majestic city of Liuyun City. However, he did not continue to walk towards the big city. Instead, he took out a small book from his Ruyi bag with the words “Geographical History of Haizhou” written on the cover. After flipping through it, he raised his head to look in the direction, and then walked towards the west of Liuyun City.

Haizhou was the number one continent in the southern part of the Primordial Chaos Continent. Its vast territory was fertile in resources. Since ancient times, it had abundant spiritual materials and many treasure lands. It was the fertile soil that cultivators yearned for the most in the world. At the same time, it also supported countless cultivators and cultivation sects, including famous sects like the Soaring Firmament Sect.

The Geography of Haizhou in Shen Shi’s hand was a book that Lingxiao Sect had bestowed on his disciples. It detailed the geography of Haizhou, and even more importantly, it introduced the treasured lands that were rich in spirit materials. After all, most of the Dao of Cultivation depended on one’s own strength. It was the only way for every cultivator to go out to explore and find all sorts of opportunities.

Treasure land was just a common term. It usually referred to places with abundant Spiritual Qi. There were often more and more concentrated Spiritual Materials produced than other places. At the same time, it would attract many ferocious demonic beasts to gather here. Therefore, the treasure land was also a dangerous place. However, demonic beasts themselves were often a type of spirit materials that cultivators sought. Therefore, many cultivators were flocking to treasure lands. The difference was that different treasure lands had different risks. Generally speaking, the higher the grade of spirit materials produced, the more powerful the demonic beasts were. It was easy for death to occur.

However, how could the path of cultivation be smooth?

After some consideration, Shen Shi chose to head to a treasure land called the Gale Cliff. It was located about 180 miles west of Floating Cloud City. According to the records in the Haizhou Geographic Chronicles, this place had quite a lot of spirit herbs. Most of them were first and second grade spirit herbs. There were occasional third grade spirit herbs, as well as demonic beasts.

Considering his own situation, Shen Shi chose Gale Cliff in the end. Actually, spiritual herbs were secondary. The key was that the demonic beasts here weren’t too ferocious. With his current cultivation, if he really had to face a Third Grade demonic beast that had already condensed a demonic core, it would probably be extremely unlucky.

Perhaps after earning some spirit crystals, he should go to the hall to learn a Tier 2 spell, right?

Shen Shi thought in his heart. Along the way, cultivators’ physical bodies far surpassed mortals. Especially after reaching the Origin Condensation Realm, they had reached another level compared to the Qi Condensation Realm in the past. Therefore, around noon, Shen Shi brought Little Hei to the Gale Cliff.

The name of the place was Gale Cliff. In fact, this place should be considered a small mountain range that covered an area of tens of kilometers. The highest mountain peak was abrupt, and a cliff was particularly eye-catching. It was said that when they reached the cliff on the peak of the mountain, the wind was extremely strong, and even ordinary people would find it difficult to establish a foothold. Thus, the name of Gale Cliff was passed down.

Standing at the foot of the mountain, Shen Shi looked at the surrounding terrain. He saw a mountain road winding upwards. The mountain terrain was gentle, and several mountains rose and fell in succession. There were many verdant trees on the mountain. Obviously, it was a place with abundant vegetation and was also the most suitable place for spiritual herbs to grow.

He nodded and looked at Xiao Hei, who was standing beside him, who seemed to be looking at the mountain range. He gently kicked its butt with his foot. When Xiao Hei looked over, he stretched out five fingers and said with a smile, “Five spirit herbs, exchange for a spirit crystal.”

The Little Hei pig rushed out with a whoosh and ran forward on the mountain path like it was enjoying itself. It looked very excited.

Shen Shi laughed and followed it forward.

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Two hours later, Shen Shi walked to the top of the first small mountain. In the Ruyi bag on his waist, there were already seven more spiritual herbs and one less spirit stone.

The seven spirit herbs were all of the first grade, so they weren’t particularly pleasantly surprised. However, the speed of harvesting and gathering spirit herbs was pretty good. However, what gave Shen Shi a headache was that after finding the five spirit herbs and exchanging them for a spirit crystal, the little black pig immediately had an old problem and started to lazy. It had to deal with it perfunctorily along the way. It carelessly found two more spirit herbs and found nothing else.

“If I had known this, I should have told it about ten spiritual herbs. No, twenty spiritual herbs for one spiritual crystal.” Shen Shi was speechless as he looked at the lazy little pig with the spirit crystal in his mouth. He shook his head and smiled bitterly.

However, Little Hei was lazy and Shen Shi didn’t have any good methods to use it. However, it was obviously too early to turn around. He took the little pig and walked around the Gale Cliff casually. At the same time, he opened his eyes wide to look around, wanting to try looking for it himself.

However, without Little Black Pig’s exceptionally keen senses, it suddenly became extremely difficult to find spiritual herbs. Shen Shi searched for a long time on the mountain top, and even deliberately stepped into a luxuriant bush to search for it for a long time. It could be said that he had worked tirelessly, but he still found nothing.

Unknowingly, Shen Shi realized that the loose cultivators in this world were not easy. Without a sect master or backer, he could only earn every single bit of spirit crystal by himself if he wanted to cultivate.

Two hours later, when he walked down from the first mountain peak to a canyon in the middle, the number of spiritual herbs in Shen Shi’s Ruyi bag was still only seven.

“I can’t live this day anymore!” Shen Shi spat out a bit of depressed air from his chest and sat down with his back against the trunk of a large tree. He said to Little Hei, who was following him.

Pig Little Hei glanced at him and snorted twice. From the looks of it, he was in a good mood. He didn’t seem to agree with Shen Shi’s cutting. At the same time, the spirit crystal in his mouth spat out and rolled back. It could vaguely be seen that the light on it had dimmed a lot.

Shen Shi snorted and angrily patted its head behind him. “If I can’t find any spiritual herbs, I’ll kill you later and sell meat in Floating Cloud City!” He said.

The Little Hei pig cried out twice, looking extremely dissatisfied. Even its little tail stood up and wagged twice.

Shen Shi laughed and pushed it. Unexpectedly, the little black pig did not retreat. Instead, it moved closer to him and began to arch its head at him, as if it wanted to push Shen Shi away.

Shen Shi said, “Don’t make trouble.” As he spoke, he pushed Little Hei away with his hand. Who knew that Little Hei Pig would persevere and continue to arch his body. Shen Shi could not endure its entanglement and could only stand up.

“Alright, alright, I’m just joking. Who can really kill you to sell meat?”

Pig Little Hei snorted twice, but he stood where Shen Shi had just sat, and then used a pig’s hoof to knock twice on the open space under the tree.

Shen Shi frowned slightly and squatted down. He looked at the ground and saw that there was nothing unusual. He was stunned and said, “What do you mean?”

The little black pig snorted twice, then shook its head and walked to the side.

Shen Shi glared at the black pig that pretended to be petty and stingy. After thinking for a moment, he still tried to dig the ground. As the soil layer was gradually dug open, a gray-brown tuber appeared in the soil. It looked ordinary and inconspicuous, but Shen Shi’s eyes suddenly lit up and a smile appeared on his lips.

However, at this moment, a surprised voice suddenly sounded from the side, “Eh, this is a second-grade spirit herb, Shiluo!”

Along with this voice, two men and a woman turned out from behind a large tree about three meters away. Their gazes fell on the strange tuber beside Shen Shi’s hand.