Thinking of the strange scream of the bewitching tree demon, Xu Chunniang was still frightened and her head seemed to start to hurt again.
She subconsciously sped up.
Fortunately, by the time she took Xiaobai out of the valley, the bewitching tree demon was still in the midst of a riot, and the man and the rat managed to save their lives.
But Xu Chunniang’s condition at this moment was not really good.
Her head was aching all the time, several ribs were broken, her body was covered in bruises and scrapes, and her spiritual power was almost exhausted.
After stopping, the burning pain from the chest was so severe that even breathing was painful.
Xu Chunniang couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Xiaobai, hiss... I've been implicated by you this time."
The other injuries were easy to deal with, but the strange scream of the bewitching tree demon directly affected the soul, and it would probably take some time to recover.
Moreover, in this battle, Xu Chunniang suffered huge losses.
Not only were all the mid-grade fireball talismans used up, but a lot of other mid-grade talismans were also lost, and the low-grade spiritual weapon soul-binding rope, the mid-grade spiritual weapon wind and cloud armor, and the mid-grade spiritual weapon flying sword were also damaged.
After the flying sword's blade was rolled up, it became entangled in the branches. Xu Chunniang was busy casting a spell and had no time to take care of it. It was soon destroyed by the rioting tree demon.
Xu Chunniang did not feel sorry about this. The value of a flying sword with a rolled blade was already greatly reduced, not to mention that the words and emblem of the Lingbei Gao family were engraved on the sword.
It would not be a bad idea to let it perish in the Hundred Demons Mountain Range.
This time, she fought on equal terms with the bewitching tree demon who was half a step away from building a foundation. Xu Chunniang was quite satisfied with the result.
She took out the pill and was about to heal her wounds, but Xiaobai opened his mouth and spat out a bright yellow bead.
“Squeak, squeak!”
Xiaobai kept calling out, looking very proud, with his little head held high.
"Gen Earth Pearl!"
Feeling the majestic earth-attribute spiritual energy in the bead in front of her, Xu Chunniang recognized its source and couldn't help but exclaimed.
She never expected that such a spiritual object was buried under the bewitching tree demon that was half a step away from building its foundation.
No wonder after Xiaobai took out the Gentu Pearl, the bewitching tree demon would rather give up attacking her and chase her to snatch the spiritual object.
This Gen Earth Bead is a second-grade top-grade spiritual object, and its five elements belong to earth.
Not to mention Xu Chunniang, a mere Qi-cultivating cultivator, even the foundation-building master in the sect would go crazy upon seeing this thing.
Level 2 spiritual objects are common, but level 2 top-grade spiritual objects are not that many and are something you can only come across by chance but not seek for.
This Gentu bead is worth at least 100,000 spirit stones, and it is in short supply.
Xu Chunniang's heart was pounding. All the gains she had made since entering the mountain combined would probably not be worth even one tenth of the value of this Gentu Bead.
Originally she thought Xiaobai was too reckless, but now she realized how amazing Xiaobai's talent was!
Xu Chunniang was almost 100% sure that Xiaobai was the legendary treasure-hunting rat. She really had found a treasure.
The reason why the bewitching tree demon could achieve the great perfection of Qi training and reach the level of half-step foundation building was definitely related to this Gen Tu Pearl.
Seeing Xiaobai's smug expression, Xu Chunniang was a little amused.
Xiaobai is the undisputed hero who made it possible for us to obtain treasures like the Gentu Pearl this time.
Just thinking about the danger just now, she still felt a little scared.
Previously, she had been hit by the strange scream of the bewitching tree demon, and was on the verge of life and death. If Xiaobai had not come out with the treasure, she would have been doomed.
Xiaobai's situation was not much better than hers.
When Xiaobai was about to be killed, Xu Chunniang was quick-witted and used the Spring Life Technique to inject the manic wood spirit energy into the body of the bewitching tree demon, causing it to go into a frenzy and unable to take care of other things, thus saving Xiaobai's life.
She had no other choice but to resort to this unusual tactic. Fortunately, the bewitching tree demon was a demonic plant, so this tactic worked.
If it were a monster, Xiaobai would have been eaten long ago.
I have to say that I was able to escape successfully from today's battle due to some luck.
Xu Chunniang put away her smile, frowned and spoke seriously.
"Xiaobai, no matter what spiritual creatures you encounter in the future, don't be so impulsive. You should know that we won't always be as lucky as today."
Xiaobai recalled several near-death experiences he had had before. His proud little head immediately drooped down and he nodded like a chick pecking at rice, which really scared the mouse to death.
Seeing that Xiaobai had taken her words seriously, Xu Chunniang's eyes flashed with a smile. She took out the jade box and carefully put away the Gentu Bead.
"You have done a great deed this time. This Gen Earth Pearl is a priceless treasure for spiritual plants. It can greatly improve the quality of spiritual plants, and even has a chance to improve the grade of spiritual plants. It is a rare treasure for cultivators. Refining it directly can greatly improve the purity of the earth spiritual root. It's a pity that I don't have a way to refine it, so I can only let it gather dust for now."
Xu Chunniang knew in her heart that this Gentu bead would be of great use to her.
As for the method of refining, I can only go to the library after returning to the sect to check if there are any relevant records.
Xiaobai was somewhat dissatisfied to see that the treasure he had risked his life to obtain was going to be reduced to dust. However, he only knew how to look for treasures and had no idea how to refine treasures.
Xu Chunniang ignored Xiaobai and put away the Gentu beads before she began to heal her wounds. She had broken several ribs in this battle, and without bone-repairing pills, she would probably need to recuperate for quite some time if she used ordinary pills to heal her wounds.
After four or five days of recuperation, her injuries had been almost under control, but her broken ribs had just begun to grow. She couldn't fight with others easily, otherwise it would be easy to break the newly grown bones.
The pain in my head has also eased a lot, and it only hurts occasionally when it occurs.
Calculating the time, it has been almost two months since I went into the mountains. It's time to go back.
Xu Chunniang stood up and put away the concealment formation. At the same time, her aura suddenly changed, and she instantly rose from the eighth level of Qi training to the ninth level!
Her expression remained unchanged as her aura continued to rise, and she soon went from the early ninth level of Qi training to the late ninth level of Qi training, and then to the great perfection of Qi training!
After feeling the pressure of the spiritual energy all around her, Xu Chunniang was still dissatisfied and continued to compress the spiritual energy.
Then she saw her momentum rising again on this basis, reaching the level of half-step foundation building!
After confirming that the spiritual energy pressure could no longer be compressed, Xu Chunniang nodded with satisfaction.
With this "half-step foundation building" cultivation, her journey out of the mountain will surely be much safer.
Xu Chunniang smiled slightly, took out the black bamboo hat she had gotten from the cultivator of the Gao family from her storage bag, and put it on.
She had already checked this hat and found it was not unique to the Gao family, and it was not even a spiritual weapon. It was just an ordinary item that could hide one's face.
Although those inner disciples had already chosen to leave the mountain, there was no guarantee that they would not encounter disciples from other sects, so it was better to hide a little.
Xu Chunniang put on her hat, took Xiaobai with her and walked back.
Because of her revealed half-step foundation-building cultivation, the ferocious beasts sensed it from afar and retreated, and not a single ferocious beast was seen along the way.
Even if she encountered a group of monks, the other party would be wary of her because of her displayed cultivation level and her attitude of keeping strangers away.
Most of the monks she met would avoid her, but a few who had other thoughts would come forward and their attitude could almost be considered flattering.
A casual cultivator at the seventh level of Qi training smiled and said, "Senior, we are preparing to go down the mountain. Would you like to go with us?"