"Apricots are like flowers."
As Xu Chunniang spoke, she opened a jade box, revealing a small apricot-colored flower covered in mud.
The waiter was satisfied to see that Xing Ruhua was preserved so well.
"I am willing to buy this quality apricot flower for 280 spirit stones. Is your friend willing?"
"Although the Apricot Flower is inconspicuous among the second-level spiritual herbs, my Apricot Flower is not only well preserved, but also full of spiritual energy. It is a very good choice for refining pills."
The waiter shook his head and said, "You are only offering a single apricot tree. The price I am willing to pay you is already high. If you are not willing, you should look for it somewhere else."
This apricot tree is indeed good, but that’s all.
A chuckle came from under the curtain, "Who said I only have one?"
The waiter rolled his eyes and said, "In that case, please come in, and we will discuss the price."
A quarter of an hour later, a male cultivator wearing a veil walked out of the store. He had sixty fewer apricot flowers on his body, but eighteen thousand more spirit stones.
After the veiled male cultivator left the shop, he walked quickly across two streets, and only after making sure that no one was following him did he enter another herbal shop that he had previously taken a fancy to.
After doing this for several times and selling all the Xing Ruhua flowers he had, he returned to the Xiangyun Inn and asked for a new room numbered Xuan.
After the male cultivator with curtains entered the room, he also checked the formation in the room before he relaxed his tense mind.
Apricot flowers are not a valuable spiritual herb, but they are abundant in number.
If calculated based on the average price of three hundred spirit stones per plant, the total value of the Xing Ruhua in her hand is as high as more than two hundred thousand spirit stones.
If I rashly find a store to trade with, this huge amount of wealth will probably be targeted by other people.
Therefore, in order to be safe, Xu Chunniang did not hesitate to change her appearance and figure, and went to several shops to sell her things in small quantities.
In this way, the chance of being targeted will be greatly reduced. After all, taking risks for a few thousand spirit stones is not worth the loss.
Xu Chunniang breathed a sigh of relief and did not rush back to the yellow room.
It was not until the next day at Yinshi when there was no one in the inn that he found an opportunity to return to the Huangzi room and used the bone-shrinking and qigong to change his body and appearance back to its original appearance.
By the time it was Chenshi, the sky was already bright.
According to the previous agreement, Xu Chunniang, Huo Chunyan and others arrived at the hall on time.
Zhuge Yun glanced at a few people and said, "Let's go to Fengkui Mountain first."
Fengku Mountain is only a few hundred miles away from Hunyuan City, and the Yuan-devouring Beast is a unique monster there.
Naturally, the few of them had no objection. They followed Zhuge Yun out of the city and flew south on their swords.
Two hours later, Fengku Mountain was right in front of them, and faint sobbing sounds could be heard coming from the mountain.
Zhuge Yun bent his sword and jumped off the flying sword first.
"There are countless monsters in Fengkui Mountain. They make too much noise when flying in the air. Please follow me into the mountain on foot."
The closer we got to Fengkui Mountain, the quieter the whimpering of the wind became, almost inaudible.
Zhuge Yun's expression changed from his previous leisurely look to a slightly solemn one.
The area around Fengku Mountain is rich in spiritual energy, and foundation-building monsters can be seen almost everywhere.
If you are unlucky and encounter a powerful Jindan stage monster, it is possible that the entire army will be wiped out.
You have to be extra careful on this trip.
"In Fengkui Mountain, in addition to dealing with the monsters that may appear at any time, you must also be wary of the monks hiding in the dark. After entering the mountain, remember not to act on your own."
After finishing the explanation, Zhuge Yun released his spiritual consciousness and headed towards the north of Fengku Mountain.
The Yuan-devouring Beast prefers shade and tends to appear more frequently in the north.
As if to confirm what Zhuge Yun said, as soon as the group stepped into the north side of Fengku Mountain, they heard several loud monkey cries coming from the front.
Then, there was a rustling sound of trees, and three tall monkeys with black bodies came swinging on the branches.
"Three black golden apes, two of them are at the second level of foundation building, and the one in the middle is at the third level of foundation building. Get ready to fight!"
Zhuge Yun swept his spiritual sense over the three black golden apes, found out their cultivation levels and gave them some advice, then retreated, looking as if he had no intention of taking action.
The few of them looked at each other, then stepped forward to confront the three black golden apes.
With four against three, and the ferocious beasts of the same level of cultivation being no match for the cultivators, the battle ended in less than half an incense stick of time.
However, the black golden ape was just the beginning. Not long after, a green-eyed mad lion in the middle stage of foundation building blocked their way.
Zhuge Yun was still cheating and watching, with no intention of taking any action, and only gave advice in a calm voice.
"The Jade Eyed Mad Lion, built up to the fourth floor, is good at soul attacks."
Among the four, except Xu Chunniang who was at the third level of foundation building, the other three were at the second level of foundation building.
So her eyes flashed slightly, she took a step forward, and attacked the green-eyed mad lion first.
"roar!"
The green-eyed mad lion leaped forward to avoid the three oncoming spiritual energy bombs and roared at the four people.
Xu Chunniang's spirit was powerful, and her consciousness was comparable to that of a Jindan cultivator. When she heard the voice, her body was only slightly shaken, and she quickly recovered to normal.
The other three felt worse. Their spiritual awareness was not as good as that of the Green-Eyed Mad Lion. When they heard the sound, they felt as if they were hit hard and stood there in a daze.
A fierce light flashed in the eyes of the green-eyed mad lion, and it flew towards Zhang Yu, who was closest to it.
Zhang Yu looked dazed and had not yet recovered from the blow.
Seeing that the green-eyed mad lion was about to fall on Zhang Yu, Zhuge Yun was about to take action, but he saw a large green tripod appear out of thin air in front of Zhang Yu.
The green-eyed mad lion flew over and swung its claws, which just happened to land on the large green cauldron, making a loud crashing sound.
The others finally came to their senses and quickly used various methods to kill the Green-Eyed Lion.
Zhang Yu was even more frightened. He activated his spiritual energy regardless of the consequences, wishing he could kill the ferocious beast that almost hurt him on the spot.
Under the attack of four foundation-building monks, the Green-Eyed Mad Lion quickly fell into a passive position, and finally let out a wail, falling to the ground with wounds all over its body.
Zhang Yu clasped his fist towards Xu Chunniang in gratitude, "Thank you, Senior Sister Xu. If you hadn't helped me just now, I wouldn't be able to stand here in peace."
Xu Chunniang took out the spirit wine and drank it, then shook her head when she heard this.
"It's just a simple task, but didn't Senior Brother Zhuge remind you that the Jade Eyed Mad Lion is good at attacking the soul? Why did you fall for it?"
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Zhang Yu's face. "Soul-type spiritual tools are too rare and expensive."
Hearing this, Huo Chunyan nodded in agreement.
Before leaving, she originally wanted to buy a spiritual weapon for self-defense, but the price was prohibitive.
But Zhao Xingsan smiled bitterly, "I have just taken a pill that can strengthen my soul in a short period of time, but the Jade Eyed Mad Lion's cultivation is two levels higher than mine, and I still couldn't resist it."
The few of them stopped talking, quickly collected the body of the Green-Eyed Mad Lion, and cleaned up the battlefield.
After the Green-Eyed Mad Lion, the group encountered several more waves of monsters, but they were all in the early stages of foundation building and were not difficult to deal with.
After many battles, the distance between them has shortened a lot, and their cooperation has become more and more tacit.
However, the continuous fighting consumed a lot of spiritual energy, and everyone's condition had declined compared to when they first entered the mountain.
Zhuge Yun noticed this and was about to let everyone rest where they were, but he frowned and looked behind him.