Chapter 104 Lost

Yuan Ming closed the casting stone chamber mechanism again, and blocked the cave door with a big stone, and then looked around, with a trace of disappointment in his eyes, the ground monster never appeared.

The ground monster is different from the previous lion scale beast. It contains a piece of earth-changing stone in its body, which can be used to refine some underground treasures, which are very valuable.

He continued to swim upstream along the stream and soon arrived at the black pine forest.

Yuan Ming knew nothing about the black giant crow. He didn't know whether it had spiritual materials that could be collected. He didn't want to provoke it rashly. He used the wood hiding technique to hide his tracks and carefully crossed the pine forest.

He was lucky today. He didn't meet the black giant crow and successfully came to the area where the four-eyed golden ape was.

He met the red-core peach tree last time by chance. At this moment, he couldn't remember where the peach tree was, so he had to continue to maintain the wood hiding technique and try to look around.

"Quack..." Suddenly, the black toad lying on Yuan Ming's shoulder hummed a few times.

Yuan Ming was startled and stopped.

Because the black toad sent a somewhat vague message through the mind connection, which roughly meant that there was a bloody smell ahead.

The purple-black demon vine can suck blood and is extremely sensitive to the smell of blood.

Yuan Ming followed the direction pointed by the black toad and slowly approached. Soon he came to a lush bush in the distance. He stretched out his hand to push away the weeds, and his face changed slightly.

Two tall corpses were lying here, one of which was the four-eyed golden ape, and the other was the black giant crow.

There was a big hole in the chest of the four-eyed golden ape, which was obviously a fatal wound. It seemed that it was caused by a weapon such as a sword.

In addition to this chest wound, the four eyes of the golden ape were also gouged out, leaving only four bloody holes.

The black giant crow was also killed by a sharp blade in the chest. The crow's claws and head were cut off by someone, but there was no trace around, and it was obviously taken away by someone.

"No wonder I didn't meet the black giant crow just now. It turned out that it had been killed. Judging from the wounds, the four-eyed golden ape and the black giant crow were both killed by monks! Someone else has been here!" Yuan Ming muttered to himself.

He was not surprised that others found this place.

If he could find this island, others could find it too.

Judging from the wounds of the four-eyed golden ape, it was killed not long ago, only two or three days ago.

The four-eyed golden ape had no other wounds except for the chest and eyes. The four eyes were most likely dug out afterwards. The same was true for the black giant crow, which had only one fatal wound.

There were no signs of fighting around, which meant that the four-eyed golden ape and the black giant crow were both killed by one blow. A cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage would not be able to do that.

Yuan Ming felt a little scared. Most of the immortal cultivators had blood on their hands. This island was rich in resources, and with the cave of Master Heimu, it was not an exaggeration to say that it was a treasure house. If that person found his trace, he would probably be killed and silenced.

Yuan Ming suppressed his uneasiness and hurriedly called the black toad to head towards the lake.

Although he didn't know whether the man had left, he had to leave quickly.

Not far away, the bushes in front suddenly became sparse, and a peach tree stood quietly in the open space. It was the red-core spiritual peach.

Yuan Ming's heart jumped. He had planned to leave, but he found this tree by accident.

But when he took a closer look, the joy on his face disappeared.

Only peach leaves were left on the peach tree, and all the spiritual peaches were gone. Most likely, they were picked by the person who killed the four-eyed golden ape.

Yuan Ming sighed secretly, and without delay, he quickly arrived at the lake.

He used the previous method, first flying away with the incense burner, as far away from the island as possible, avoiding the monster in the water, and then leaving in a small boat.

Fortunately, the journey was calm and he did not encounter the black water monster.

After leaving the island, although the surroundings were still filled with white fog, Yuan Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

Arriving here, it is basically safe.

"Who is the person who got ahead of me? An elder of Biluo Cave, or someone from another sect?" He muttered to himself.

Qianlu Lake is the closest to the Biluo Cave Sect, and people from other sects are unlikely to come here.

If it is an elder of Biluo Cave, he should be careful and not come here again.

Although he covered the entrance of Master Heimu's cave, that level of disguise can be seen at a glance. Although he took away most of the things in the cave, the casting furnace is still there.

People who are familiar with Master Heimu may find clues from the casting furnace. It is too dangerous to come to this island again.

"Anyway, the spirit beast has been subdued, so if I don't want to come, I won't come." Yuan Ming made up his mind secretly.

He took out a compass, determined the direction, and arrived at the land by the lake half a day later.

Yuan Ming adjusted his breath in a hidden place by the lake, and his magic power soon recovered completely, and he got up and returned to the sect.

In the next two days, he did not go out, and worked honestly in the Fire Workshop and practiced step by step.

Everything in the sect was calm as usual, and there was nothing unusual in the Fire Workshop.

He deliberately paid attention to Fang Ge, Chen Wan and others, and they did not show any abnormal behavior.

Yuan Ming was quite surprised. If Master Heimu's cave was really revealed, the Fire House would not be so peaceful, not to mention other places.

"It seems that I guessed wrong. Maybe that person didn't find it, or he is not the elder of Biluo Cave at all?" Yuan Ming thought to himself, and he felt relieved.

The matter of the spirit beast came to an end. Next, we have to start searching for the other three spirit materials besides the black scale fruit.

...

Three days later, Toad Valley.

Yuan Ming, who had not been here for a long time, looked at the desolate scene in the valley and was a little dazed for a while.

Speaking of which, it wasn't too long since he left his furry beast slave status, but now recalling those days, he actually felt as if they were a lifetime ago.

He walked to the door of a stone house with ease, and saw Zhao Tong, who was sitting on a recliner with his legs crossed.

He held a rather large thread-bound book in his hand. On the blue-gray cover, a beautiful line drawing was drawn with dark gold lines, and next to it was written "Warm Jade in the Warm Pavilion" in Central Plains characters.

"Yours is a hardcover illustrated edition, and it cost a lot of contribution points, right?" Yuan Ming asked.

The book slowly descended, and a smiling face appeared behind it: "Hehe, what's wrong? You've also become enlightened, so knowledgeable?"

"It's just that the Law and Regulations Hall has no rules prohibiting the reading and dissemination of erotic books, otherwise you, a disciple of the Law and Regulations Hall, would be the first to be punished." Yuan Ming teased.

"You wouldn't come here if you had nothing to do. Tell me, why are you looking for me?" Zhao Tong sat up and asked.

"I'm looking for you to buy something." Yuan Ming said.

"What?" Zhao Tong frowned.

"Ghost Face Grass, Purple Core Pollen and Yin Marrow Fluid." Yuan Ming said.

"You want to make pills?" Zhao Tong asked in confusion.

"Just tell me if you have any?" Yuan Ming did not explain.

"Ghost Face Grass is plentiful, Purple Core Pollen... I seem to have some stock from the previous collection, and Yin Marrow Fluid, I don't have any here, but maybe I can buy it at the Refining Furnace Hall." Zhao Tong thought for a while and said.

"Make an offer." Yuan Ming said simply.

"Ghost Face Grass and Purple Core Pollen are not too rare things, two contribution points can be exchanged for one each." Zhao Tong said.

"I just knew..." Yuan Ming said with a twitch of his mouth.

"Know what?" Zhao Tong asked in confusion.

"I went to the Refining Furnace Hall before, guess how much these two things are sold for?" Yuan Ming said.

"According to the behavior of those guys, at least double the price." Zhao Tong smiled.

"If I have to pay five contribution points, it means that the season for collecting purple core pollen has passed. Otherwise, I can find these two things in the mountains by myself." Yuan Ming said indignantly.

"According to the time, the purple core pollen they sell may contain the ones you collected earlier." Zhao Tong laughed even happier.

"There is no Yin Cerebral Fluid in the Refining Furnace Hall... Do you have any way to get it?" Yuan Ming put away his smile and said seriously.

Zhao Tong rubbed his chin, pondered for a moment, and said: "Elder Wu Meng of our Law Hall asked me to run errands to buy Yin Cerebral Fluid for him before. He may still have stock there. I can ask for you."

"Really?" Yuan Ming was overjoyed.

"Don't be too happy too early. That was half a year ago. It's hard to say whether it's available. Even if it is, I'm afraid the price will not be low." Zhao Tong smiled.

"Please help ask first." Yuan Ming said.

"We will meet again in three days and we will know whether it is available." Zhao Tong said.

"It takes three days?" Yuan Ming frowned.

"Why do you need it so urgently?" Zhao Tong's curiosity was aroused again.

"To prepare the body-refining liquid." Yuan Ming made up an excuse.

"No wonder." Zhao Tong sighed, not doubting him.

After the two separated, Yuan Ming just returned to the Fire Refining Hall and saw Chen Wan rushing towards him.

As soon as he arrived, he heard her frowning and asked, "Where did you go?"

"What's wrong? Is there anything?" Yuan Ming heard the words, surprised.

"Where is Huo Chan'er? Is he with you?" Chen Wan stared at the spirit beast bag on his waist and asked.

"That guy ran away again?" Yuan Ming frowned.

"Isn't it with you? Master had something urgent today, so she asked me to take care of it for a long time. As a result, Huo Chan'er ran away not long after she left." Chen Wan looked disappointed and said anxiously.

"Don't worry, I'll go back to see if it's with me?" Yuan Ming said.

"I'll go with you." Chen Wan said hurriedly.

"Okay."

The two quickly returned to Yuan Ming's residence.

As soon as she opened the door, Chen Wan saw a thick stack of white paper on the table and a pile of paper balls next to the table.

She had long known that Yuan Ming had completed the embryo refining and was learning to draw runes with Senior Brother Amuhe, but she didn't expect that Yuan Ming had practiced so much.

In addition to the white paper on the table, there were many runes that had been drawn, and they looked quite charming at first glance.

She didn't expect that the inconspicuous furry beast slave at the beginning was now almost catching up with her.

Yuan Ming naturally didn't know what she was thinking. He searched the house for a while and turned over the pile of paper balls like a small mountain, but he didn't find any trace of Huo Chan'er inside.

At this moment, his eyes noticed that there were a few messy little footprints on a piece of white paper on the table by the window, which were Huo Chan'er's.