The canyon's edge, a sheer drop, clouds and mist upon the peaks.
The towering peaks, deeply secluded, a clear stream plays a joyous tune through the valley.
Wind-blown hair and misty brows drift away, the sheer cliff face slices the blue sky.
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Standing high on the mountain peak, looking down, one can take in the breathtaking scenery at a glance.
Empowered by a spell similar to "Ming Dynasty's Thousand-Mile Eye," the six individuals could clearly see the scenery tens of miles away.
The deepest part of the canyon, where the spiritual energy was most dense.
Deep within the canyon, it was lush and green, covered with all sorts of spirit herbs and spirit medicines.
Gevour blue lotus, soul-condensing black grass, pill immortal water dew spirit herb, splendorous crape myrtle grass, blood-red sun-returning grass, celestial cloud divine-warding fruit, three-colored light spirit tree, thousands of precious spirit herbs and spirit medicines, large and small, were all available.
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Dense spiritual energy gathered in the sky, forming a faint mist of spiritual energy, faintly visible, as if the abode of immortals.
"So many spirit herbs and spirit medicines!"
Zhou Yuyan's eyes sparkled, her breathing quickening.
Individually, these spirit herbs and spirit medicines might not be worth many spirit stones, but in large quantities, their sale value was considerable.
If they could be collected entirely, they could be sold for tens of thousands of spirit stones without even refining them into pills.
If they were all refined into pills, the price would increase five to tenfold, easily fetching hundreds of thousands of spirit stones.
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However, before they could act, a sharp bat screech echoed from all directions.
Black blood bats, several meters in size, suddenly appeared in swarms, encircling the group of six.
The black blood bats exuded a faint demonic aura, clearly formidable demonic beasts with terrifying, blood-red eyes.
These black blood bats emitted continuous screeches that disturbed the mind, churned the blood, and numbed the ears.
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The condition of Pang Bo, Feng Li, Luo Dijie, Yue Lu, Wu Tao, and Zhou Yuyan, the group of six, was instantly affected to some degree.
In the cultivation world, there was a common understanding: heavenly treasures were always protected by ferocious beasts, forbidden formations, and other terrifying entities.
Therefore, Pang Bo, Feng Li, Luo Dijie, Yue Lu, Wu Tao, and Zhou Yuyan were not entirely unprepared. But to their surprise, these demonic beasts appeared so quickly, catching them off guard.
Amidst continuous sharp shrieks, over a thousand black blood bats descended upon the group like a dense storm.
"Attack!"
In Pang Bo's right hand, the Profound Yellow Earthen Cauldron, emitting a swirling earthy yellow light, unleashed waves of thick, earthy yellow radiance, instantly slaying dozens of black blood bats.
Most of these black blood bats were at the fifth or sixth level of Qi Condensation.
Among every dozens of black blood bats, there was a leader equivalent to the peak of Qi Condensation, directing the others to attack the group.
Luo Dijie muttered to himself, his hands forming a seal. The Fire Talisman Blazing Seal suspended in mid-air, ablaze with fiery light, unleashed torrents of fireballs, bombarding the black blood bats one by one.
Yue Lu relaxed his right hand. From the deep opening of the Whirlwind Qiankun Bag, gusts of wind blades emerged, forming a terrifying tearing storm that shredded the black blood bats.
Feng Li, through his divine sense, commanded the Flying Purple Gold Lightning Fork. The fork, flashing with purple light and exuding murderous intent, struck down the black blood bats at a speed faster than lightning.
Meanwhile, Wu Tao's sword energy pierced the nine heavens, and sword lights scattered from his blade.
The powerful sword qi, like a storm sweeping away clouds, spread outwards. With each successive sword strike more potent than the last, the black blood bats were annihilated.
Moments later, the combined efforts of Pang Bo, Feng Li, Luo Dijie, Yue Lu, and Wu Tao had almost completely eradicated the black blood bats, leaving not even the sole Bat King, who was at the Foundation Establishment realm, alive.
Seeing no further obstacles ahead, Zhou Yuyan's face lit up with joy.
However, she did not let excitement cloud her judgment. She instructed the others, "Now, one person can stay to protect me. The remaining four should split up and, if any dangerous situations arise, do not act on your own. Immediately gather here."
"Yes! Yes! Yes!"
To collect these rare and precious spirit herbs and spirit medicines in the shortest time possible and maximize their profits, the leader, Zhou Yuyan, decided they would split their efforts.
After arranging their tasks, Zhou Yuyan herself joined the herb-gathering, her clear, bell-like voice occasionally exclaiming in surprise, clearly indicating that some spirit herbs and medicines were very valuable.
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Yue Lu smiled slightly and said to those around him, "The spiritual energy here is extremely dense. Besides spirit herbs and spirit medicines, there might be other heavenly treasures. Let's search around."
"After all, among the various conditions of the Blood Restriction Covenant Scroll, it doesn't state that we have to hand over any found heavenly treasures to the employer..."
As he spoke, Yue Lu glanced at Zhou Yuyan not far away and continued, "In other words, anything other than spirit herbs and spirit medicines, once obtained, is all ours!"
Taking payment for their lives, Pang Bo, Feng Li, Luo Dijie, Yue Lu, and Wu Tao each occupied a position, collecting spirit herbs and spirit medicines. Occasionally, they would also pick up some ores for refining.
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Feng Li and Wu Tao's positions were adjacent. Every few minutes, they would briefly encounter each other. After some time, Feng Li suddenly spoke, "Brother Wu, don't you find the elemental energy in this canyon to be too dense?"
"It is indeed strange. Although the elemental energy here is far less dense than in our Taiyi Immortal Sect, it is still more than ten times denser than in other places," Wu Tao replied, a glint of light flashing in his eyes as he spoke in a deep voice.
Feng Li nodded, "There's definitely something wrong here."
Wu Tao looked at him, "You mean, there's more to it?"
"Most likely! We'll know after a thorough investigation," Feng Li said.
Wu Tao nodded. If Feng Li was correct, a thorough investigation was necessary, and they might discover something more valuable than these spirit herbs and spirit medicines.
Time passed quickly. By the time the herbs were mostly collected, night was drawing near.
Pang Bo, Feng Li, Luo Dijie, Yue Lu, Wu Tao, and Zhou Yuyan, the six of them, gathered together once more.
Zhou Yuyan consolidated all the spirit herbs and spirit medicines from the five men's storage bags into a special storage bag, which she kept close.
Due to the restrictions of the Blood Restriction Covenant Scroll, Zhou Yuyan was not worried about Pang Bo, Feng Li, Luo Dijie, Yue Lu, or Wu Tao secretly hoarding any herbs or medicines.
"Miss Zhou, how was the harvest?" Yue Lu couldn't help but ask.
Zhou Yuyan was clearly in good spirits. She smiled and said, "Preliminarily estimated, this batch of herbs just obtained is worth over thirty thousand spirit stones. If refined into pills, it will increase tenfold, making thirty to forty thousand spirit stones is not a problem at all."
"Oh, that much?"
Upon hearing this, Yue Lu's heart stirred. A flicker of greed and malice flashed in the depths of his eyes.
However, Yue Lu recalled the restrictions imposed on him by the Blood Restriction Covenant Scroll. He immediately dismissed the thought that had crossed his mind, looking at the four men standing beside him.
Luo Dijie stood in place, hesitating for a long time. Finally, he made up his mind. He took out a bunch of extremely vibrant and beautiful flowers from his storage bag and offered them to Zhou Yuyan with both hands.
Seeing this, Zhou Yuyan's expression slightly darkened. She glanced at the other four men, then shook her head, indicating her thanks for Luo Dijie's kindness.
But she could not accept them and politely refused Luo Dijie.
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Luo Dijie appeared somewhat embarrassed. He was not as driven by the pursuit of immortality, and he had always wanted to find a cultivation partner who was not only very beautiful but also exceptionally talented.
For him, finding a cultivation partner was a very important matter.
In the vast cultivation world, the ratio of male to female cultivators was already skewed towards males.
Furthermore, Luo Dijie wanted to find someone who was not only exceptionally beautiful but also had high cultivation and could assist him in his daily cultivation.
In short, the cultivation partner Luo Dijie sought was someone from a prominent family, not lacking in spirit stones, beautiful, outstanding, and with a very high social standing.
He did not consider that such a perfect situation was virtually impossible.
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