Chapter 41: Extraneous Branches (Please collect! Please read!)
Zhou Qingshan glanced at Gao Feixue who was an eyesore beside him, thinking about how to get rid of her.

If it were just him and Mo Yanqiu, they would have already started uprooting this 'Red Jade Fruit Tree' and stuffing it into the Yunding chessboard world.

It would be great if Gao Feixue could be recruited as a chess piece, but unfortunately, Zhou Qingshan also tested it on the way and found that two essences were not enough to upgrade the chessboard.

"Yanqiu, will you come and get it next time?"

Zhou Qingshan looked at Mo Yanqiu with difficulty and said softly.

This 'red jade fruit tree' grew on the wall of the cave. Without the help of Mo Yanqiu, a strong warrior, he would not be able to uproot it.

And there will definitely be quite a commotion by then.

The three of them were in heavy fog and in a cave. Even if they could temporarily divert Gao Feixue, it would be impossible for him to get too far away from them.

Even the dumbest person can see some clues from it.

One lie requires countless lies to cover it up, and he never treats people as fools.

Mo Yanqiu saw that Zhou Qingshan looked embarrassed and knew that he did not want to expose the Cloud Top chessboard world in front of Gao Feixue.

Can you pick it up next time?
After the eternal day, I wonder how many exotic beasts will be nurtured. Will we come to Xipanling again then?

It's just asking for death.

If I miss this opportunity, I don’t know how long it will take me to come here and get this top-grade spiritual seed.

What's more, strange beasts will be rampant in the future, and the safety of the spiritual realm cannot be guaranteed by her alone.

This superior quality spiritual seed must be transformed into strength now!
It would be best if we could use this opportunity to train two or three more inbound warriors and seven or eight blood coagulation guards to help and support her.

Mo Yanqiu thought about it, since there was no perfect reason to hide this secret, he simply didn't hide it, and said openly:
"Feixue, go outside the cave and wait for us for a while."

Who doesn't have a few secrets?
As long as the secret of the Yunding chess world is not exposed in person, Feixue will not be able to guess it no matter how hard she tries.

After spending some time together, when the young man can trust Feixue, and with the "magic contract" it won't be too late to confess.

"what?"

Hearing this, Gao Feixue was stunned for a moment, looked at Zhou Qingshan and Mo Yanqiu in surprise, opened his mouth wide and pointed at himself.

Am I so redundant?

Mo Yanqiu frowned slightly. He disobeyed the lord's orders and followed them into Xipanling. Now he put the young master in a dilemma and had no discipline at all.

He immediately shouted, "Ah what? Hurry up!"

Gao Feixue then woke up from her trance. Knowing that the two had some secret that was not convenient for them to tell her, she could only respond quietly and turned to retreat out of the cave.

Wait until the footsteps fade away.

Mo Yanqiu climbed up the wall of the cave and observed the red jade fruit tree for a moment, then used the Zhenyue Spear to slowly open a three-meter-wide hole at the bottom. He then pulled up the entire stone where the tree was rooted and found that its roots were very short, only two meters long.

Mo Yanqiu came down from the cave wall and casually handed the one-meter-high red jade fruit tree to Zhou Qingshan.

Zhou Qingshan took the red jade fruits off one by one and put them away, then put the fruit tree into the Yunding chessboard world. He then looked around and searched nearby, but did not find any spring.

"There is no spring? Then can Zhongling Lotion also be considered spiritual spring water?" He said with a little regret.

Mo Yanqiu pondered and said, "Perhaps the stone wall here contains the 'spiritual' substance. This red jade fruit tree is naturally grown and can bloom and bear fruit on the cave wall. It must be very tenacious."

The 'inspiration' substance is not only found in the spiritual spring water, but the 'inspiration' substance in the spiritual spring water is the easiest to collect and the most common.

Penglai soil, Xitu, and Yugao can also enhance soil fertility and promote plant growth. However, those treasures are not as useless as Lingquan Water. They have other uses. It is not worthwhile to use them only to fertilize the fields.

Most of the 'spiritual seeds' currently planted in the spiritual realm were originally tamed and optimized in the wilderness fog.

The fruits of wild spiritual seeds are far inferior to those of carefully selected and cared for spiritual seeds, but their medicinal properties are far superior.

Zhou Qingshan nodded as he listened, and then he looked deeper into the cave. After he put away the red jade fruit tree, the strange warm wind in the cave did not weaken.

There may be other treasures deep in the cave...

But as soon as this idea came to his mind, Zhou Qingshan rejected it. His father only marked three stars for Zhong Ling Lotion on the map. Even with the support of his uncles and aunts, he chose not to continue exploring the cave.

Today's harvest is enough, with top-grade spiritual seeds and the Zhongling lotion. There is no need to create unnecessary trouble and let Mo Yanqiu take risks again.

It is better to wait until you are strong enough to investigate again.

"Let's go."

Zhou Qingshan turned around resolutely and walked out of the cave.

Soon, the two came to the outside of the cave. Gao Feixue was leaning against a rock, looking a little depressed.

Mo Yanqiu came out of the cave and shouted in the fog: "Feixue, bring the map. We are still short of a bone-growing grass."

"Na."

Hearing this, Gao Feixue took out the map and handed it to Mo Yanqiu, speaking sullenly.

Mo Yanqiu took the map and glanced at Gao Feixue. He guessed why she was like this, but now was not a good time to speak.

Mo Yanqiu checked the map, identified the direction, and set off without resting.

Mo Yanqiu led the way, followed by Zhou Qingshan and Gao Feixue. Half an hour later, the three of them followed the markings on the map and successfully arrived at the valley where the bone-growing grass was.

The three of them searched the area for a long time and finally found three remaining bone grass in a corner.

At this point, all the Zhongling lotion and Shenggucao needed to rescue the two tigers have been obtained.

"Come and have something to eat and rest for a quarter of an hour."

Zhou Qingshan found a big rock, swept the snow off with a spear, sat on it, took out some dry food and water, and a few blood-replenishing pills and handed them to Mo Yanqiu and Gao Feixue.

The three of them ate their food in silence to replenish their energy.

During this time, Zhou Qingshan felt his body becoming slightly heavy, and he checked the [Spirit] on the chess piece panels of himself and Mo Yanqiu.

After entering Xipanling for nearly four hours, his energy and spirit have almost dropped from 0.8 to below 0.6, while Mo Yanqiu's energy and spirit have only dropped by less than 0.1.

"The gap between me and the warriors entering the country is so huge. If I don't go into the Cloud Top Chessboard World to rest, I can only last six hours in the fog at most."

Zhou Qingshan pondered secretly.

He judged that if his spirit dropped to a certain level, he might lose his ability to move.

When the vitality returns to zero, it means death, then falling to 0.1 means being on the verge of death, and 0.2 means being seriously injured.

After a while, the three of them quickly rested and continued on their way. Since they had cleared the road along the way, they were much faster on the way back.

The three of them crossed another fork in the road.

At this moment, a series of harsh sounds of bones rubbing against each other and roars came from all directions in the foggy forest.

Then, human figures jumped out from the fog and attacked the three people. They were hideous ghosts with human skin and skeletons!

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(End of this chapter)