Killing God - Chapter 364

Chapter 364 There Were Three People in the Middle of the Night
“Gift to me?”

Zhong Qinglu looked a little surprised. She raised her head and looked at Shen Shi. Shen Shi smiled and nodded, indicating for her to take a look at the Ruyi bag.

Zhong Qinglu hesitated for a moment, but she still reached out to pick up the Ruyi bag on the table. She first casually flipped through it, then split out a trace of spiritual energy and immersed herself in the Ruyi bag.

A moment later, her expression suddenly changed. It was as if she was shocked. Then, her surprise grew stronger and stronger. After a while, she suddenly raised her head. Her bright eyes were filled with astonishment. She looked at Shen Shi and said, “Stone, in here … why do you have so many spirit herbs?”

Shen Shi pondered for a moment, but he still felt that it was better not to talk about Hou Sheng. He smiled and said, “Didn’t I often go down the mountain to explore? I found some spirit herbs and brought them back for you.”

However, Zhong Qinglu was still unable to accept the sudden addition of so many spiritual herbs and ingredients in front of her. After a moment of shock, she couldn’t help but ask, “It’s impossible for you to harvest so much medicinal herbs by yourself, right? How did you find so many spiritual herbs?”

Shen Shi smiled without saying a word. However, at this moment, his heart suddenly moved. He thought of another matter that he had neglected. Just as Zhong Qinglu was asking, how did he find Hou Sheng in the Centipede Mountain with so many spiritual herbs?

In the past, Little Hei had obviously obtained quite a few spirit herbs in the Gaoling Mountain Range. Judging from the cause and effect, it should be because those pig demons with demonic beast bloodlines had helped Little Hei find a lot of spirit herbs with their innate sensitivity to spirit herbs. It was just that low-grade demonic beasts might have some intelligence, but Hou Sheng was half-human and half-ghost, and in Centipede Mountain, he had subdued all the ghosts and undead who were obsessed with living Yang Qi and devoured fresh flesh and blood by some unknown means.

Spiritual herbs were useless against such undead ghosts. They had never responded to spiritual herbs at all, so how could they look for spiritual herbs like wild boars and demonic beasts?

Or could it be that those ghosts in Centipede Mountain actually possess intelligence?

Shen Shi’s heart suddenly tightened for no reason, but he immediately felt that it was somewhat funny and shook his head.

There was a slight change in his expression, but Zhong Qinglu could see it in her eyes. She asked curiously, “Stone, what’s wrong?”

Shen Shi came to his senses and laughed. He waved his hand and smiled, “It’s fine. Anyway, I’m not here to steal and kidnap. Don’t worry.” I’ve seen these spirit herbs before, “Among them, Tier 3 spirit herbs should be enough to concoct quite a few Tier 3 spirit pills. The other Tier 1 and Tier 2 spirit herbs are also abundant. Not only can they be matched with the supplementary materials of those Tier 3 spirit pills, even if you concoct other spirit pills in the future, I think most of the supplementary spirit herbs and spirit materials here should be enough for you to use for a long time.”

Zhong Qinglu gently pressed her fair and tender palm against the Ruyi bag in front of her. She flicked her fingers slightly and stroked the soft cloth. She did not say anything else, but her pair of bright eyes shone like stars as she looked deeply at Shen Shi. After a long while, she lowered her eyes slightly, her face still maintaining some calm. However, between her snow-white cheeks, there seemed to be a faint flush of red and joy. She said softly,

“I see.”

Shen Shi smiled and nodded. Suddenly, he felt that Zhong Qinglu’s last few words sounded a little strange. It seemed that she should say “I know”. However, Zhong Qinglu did not give him time to think about it. After she finished her sentence, her expression became serious and she put her divine sense into the Ruyi bag again. This time, her expression looked a little more serious, as if she was carefully distinguishing something.

After a while, Zhong Qinglu raised her head and said seriously to Shen Shi, “Stone, there are indeed plenty of spirit herbs here. There are eight main ingredients of Tier 3 spirit herbs, thirty of which are enough to refine eight Tier 3 spirit pills.” “However, the trip to the Hundred Mountains Realm will be in a few days. It will most likely be too late. I will seize these few days to refine one or two of the spiritual pills that are urgently needed. After that, we will share them with each other so as to increase our chances of success in the Hundred Mountains Realm’s trial.”

Shen Shi smiled and nodded, “Alright, that’s what I thought. You keep the rest of the spirit herbs and keep them for future hand training.”

Zhong Qinglu smiled happily. A dazzling brilliance seemed to be emitted from her beautiful face. Then, he glared at Shen Shi with half a smile and half a hatred. He spat, “Don’t say it like I’m going to swallow it all. It’s just that we don’t have enough time now. When we’re really going to Wentian Secret Realm in half a year, I’ll definitely prepare all the spirit pills that we can refine, whether they’re needed or not, and I won’t forget you!”

Shen Shi laughed heartily. However, Zhong Qinglu suddenly noticed something. Her cheeks reddened slightly, and she felt that her last sentence just now seemed a little inappropriate. However, looking at Shen Shi’s expression, it seemed that he did not notice or pay attention to it. Only then did she let out a sigh of relief in her heart.

Perhaps in order to quickly forget the embarrassment in her heart, Zhong Qinglu hurriedly asked, “Oh right, Shitou, think about what kind of spirit pills you need most to go to the Hundred Mountain Realm. I’ll see if I can quickly refine some in the next few days.”

Shen Shi nodded and frowned. After thinking for a while, he said, “In the end, the Hundred Mountain Realm Trial is to let us disciples adapt to the situation in the Heaven Seeking Secret Realm. Although the Heaven Seeking Secret Realm has always been unfathomable and changeable, it has been the four main disciples who have been searching for opportunities in the dangerous trials for many years.” This time, the Hundred Mountain Realm is almost the same. It is said that a large area of dangerous demonic beasts has been circled there, allowing us to explore on our own. The time limit is the same as the Heaven Seeking Secret Realm. It’s only one month. “In my opinion, in such a situation, if you want to prepare pills, you should use recovery pills, healing pills, and Qi recovery pills as the most important ones.”

Zhong Qinglu nodded slowly. After pondering for a moment, she said, “What you said makes sense. Since there are some spirit materials in this Ruyi bag, why don’t I refine two third-grade spirit pills first? One is the Heqi Pill that can nourish the spirit energy and recover the spirit energy quickly, and the other is the Golden Tiger Pill that can activate blood and heal injuries. What do you think?”

Shen Shi thought for a moment and nodded, “Alright, these two kinds of spirit pills are not bad.” However, he then glanced at Zhong Qinglu, feeling a little surprised. “It seems that you haven’t been under Elder Yunni for a long time. Have you actually cultivated so many methods of refining spirit pills?” He asked.

Zhong Qinglu smiled faintly. She looked at Shen Shi. There seemed to be a trace of gentleness in the depths of her eyes that was hard to detect. She smiled and said, “Because I like to study hard. Of course, it’s all thanks to you that you’ve always helped me.”

Shen Shi laughed heartily.

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The two sat and talked for a while, They talked about the trivial matters in the mountains these past few days. However, they were mostly talking about the upcoming Hundred Mountain Realm Trials and the most important trip to Wentian Secret Realm in half a year. No matter who it was, it was a great event that could completely change the fate of their cultivation. It was filled with boundless hope and longing.

Shen Shi and Zhong Qinglu were naturally the same.

As she spoke, time flew by. Zhong Qinglu suddenly woke up. It was already dark for her to come. Wasn’t it already late at night after staying here for so long?

After hearing her words, Shen Shi came to his senses. The two of them opened the cave and walked out of the stone door. Looking up, they saw that the forest in the valley was already pitch black. The towering mountain peak cast a huge black shadow. Only a small patch of night sky above their heads could be seen. A few stars were shining with starlight, casting only a small amount of light into the valley.

A sweet snoring sound came from the side of the stone door. Shen Shi and Zhong Qinglu were shocked at first. Turning around, they saw a Little Hei pig curled up in a haystack beside the stone door at some unknown time. There was not the slightest fear of cold or humidity on the face of the heavens and the earth. They fell asleep carelessly.

Shen Shi shook his head and smiled, ignoring it. In any case, Little Hei’s physique was so rough and thick that it was impossible for anything to happen to him anywhere he slept. Zhong Qinglu shook her head slightly as she looked at the night. However, the corner of her mouth smiled softly. A moment later, she turned around and said to Shen Shi,

“It’s getting late. I’ll go back first. Before I go to the Hundred Mountain Realm to train, I’ll come over and give you the spirit pills I’ve refined.” After pausing for a moment, she seemed to be worried. She chased after him and said, “Uh … However, you know about the matter of refining spirit pills. After all, there is a high chance of making mistakes. If I don’t give you enough pills, you can’t scold me.”

Shen Shi laughed and said, “Why would I scold you? Ever since I was on Bluefish Island, when have you ever seen me say anything about you for the sake of making a mistake in refining spirit pills?”

Zhong Qinglu’s eyes were like a pair of beautiful gemstones in the darkness, with a faint and gentle luster. She pursed her lips and smiled.

“I’m leaving.” She whispered to Shen Shi, sounding as if she was afraid of breaking the silence in the middle of the night.

Shen Shi glanced at the darkness in the valley and hesitated for a moment before saying, “It’s too dark. Let me send you back.”

Zhong Qinglu’s eyes lit up. After a moment of silence, she shook her head and said, “We are all cultivators, and we are on Golden Rainbow Mountain. What are you afraid of? I can walk alone.”

Shen Shi scratched his head, his mind spinning. In the end, he still felt that it was wrong to let her daughter’s family walk alone in this darkness. He insisted, “It’s not far anyway. Let’s go together.”

As she spoke, she casually closed the stone door with the Cloud Talisman and signaled for Zhong Qinglu to walk along the mountain path. Zhong Qinglu stood behind him and silently looked at his back. She smiled slightly, but her hands were behind her back. She lightly intertwined, and her footsteps inexplicably became light as she followed him.

The night was cold, the forest was silent, and the shadows cast by the old trees and ancient vines seemed to have some sinister coldness. However, none of this seemed to have much effect on the two of them. They walked one after the other, sometimes saying a few words, sometimes calm and speechless.

The night breeze blew by, and the branches and leaves on the treetops shook gently. This jump in the darkness was somewhat gentle.

In the blink of an eye, they walked out of the secluded valley and along the mountain path until they reached the front of the mountain. When they arrived here, their field of vision was completely open. The entire brilliant night sky suddenly became bright, and stars shone all over the sky, illuminating the world. Even the mountain path became much brighter.

Zhong Qinglu hesitated in her heart. She wondered if she should call Shen Shi back. After all, the darkest part of the road had already passed when she returned to her immortal cave from here. It should be much easier for her to walk further.

However, at this moment, the two of them suddenly heard footsteps coming from below the mountain path. That was the direction to the dock at the foot of the Jinhong Mountain Mountain. Under the starlight, a figure suddenly walked out of the mountain path in the shadows of the night. It was surprisingly Zhong Qingzhu.

In this cold night, for some reason, she did not return to the sect until now. At this moment, she also saw the two people in front of her. She was stunned for a moment and stopped in her tracks.

The night breeze was cold. Under the starlight, on this mountain path late at night, the three of them were somewhat surprised and seemed to have a strange awkward atmosphere. They stood there and looked at each other silently for a long time.