The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 3062 Second Honey Harvest

Late at night, the strange beasts in the canyon were still dutifully performing their act of climbing up the canyon and then running endlessly.

On the other side of the canyon, all the martial artists were watching the various performances of the strange beasts. Of course, only Chen Mo knew about these performances; the others were unaware, so they were simply enjoying the spectacle from across the canyon.

Today, everyone was extremely busy. Some were collecting shrub branches, some were making defensive structures, some were melting snow to fetch water from the hills across the canyon, and others were making honey separators, and so on. Every martial artist was mobilized and extremely busy.

Even Chen Mo and Ouyang Nan joined in, working tirelessly all day. This included Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing, two innate masters. However, these two old men didn't do the physical labor; instead, they personally supervised and watched everyone create their defensive structures.

The main reason is that the defensive structures are related to the interests of all of them, and they can protect them as they pass through the Hive Zone, so how can they not supervise them personally?

Everyone had been busy all day and was exhausted; otherwise, they wouldn't be sitting on the other side of the canyon watching the strange beasts run around, but should be cultivating. However, firstly, they were too tired from the day's work and wanted to rest. Secondly, they were so enthusiastic because Qian Ying promised that if they successfully collected honey tonight, everyone would receive a share of the profits based on their efforts.

The honey collected by the red bees is simply...

Thinking about the benefits of honey made my hands move much faster while I was working.

Anyone who uses honey has seen a significant increase in strength. Therefore, all martial artists greatly desire to continue obtaining honey, hoping to further enhance their abilities.

So, while some martial artists were watching the strange beasts on the other side of the canyon, Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing set off with their men.

The three-person rotation plan is still being used.

The first group was led by Qian Ying, who personally directed the team to collect honey.

The second group, led by Zhou Zixing, was responsible for providing support. As soon as a signal was given, they would immediately set off from the bush passage to meet Qian Ying's first group.

The third group, led by Ouyang Nan, is responsible for the final support. If Zhou Zixing encounters an accident during the support mission, she will be needed to lead the team to support the first and second groups.

All the actions and personnel were largely the same as the first time, except for the differences in the first group of personnel.

Originally, the first group included Ouyang Min and Han Chengye, but since both of them have been buried for several days, two other martial artists were naturally chosen to replace them.

Whether it was because the two old men had finally gotten their wish or because their luck had turned around, the honey-gathering task tonight went very smoothly. There were no unexpected incidents during the honey-gathering process, and everything went very well.

Of course, Chen Mo also played a part in this. In fact, when Qian Ying and her team were collecting honey, they had already disturbed the red bees. However, Chen Mo had been watching closely and thus intervened to prevent the red bees from waking up and to notify the queen bee.

In fact, the queen bees of the red horned bees have been extremely nervous these past few days. Several hives have had their honey harvested, so the queens have been carefully guarding against it through communication. To protect their hives and honey from being stolen, the queens have even arranged for some red horned bees to stand guard at night, ready to immediately sound the alarm if they detect an intrusion or honey theft.

Once an alarm is triggered, all the queen bees in the hives will contact each other and mobilize all the red bees in the hives to attack the enemies who are stealing honey.

However, the queen bee did not expect to encounter such an unethical person as Chen Mo, who directly used his divine sense to scan the hive and immediately extinguished the red bees on guard just as they were about to sound an alarm.

Therefore, when Qian Ying was collecting honey that night, she was not surprised at all and only suffered some attacks from the first line of red. However, due to the larger, thicker, and safer defensive body she had made during the day, all the warriors were protected.

Upon their return, everyone was overjoyed with their newly rebuilt defenses. They were all quietly discussing how much honey they could obtain and how to use it to quickly improve their cultivation.

Thinking about how my strength will increase, and how I'll be able to get whatever I want in the mortal world after leaving this valley, I can't help but smile. The future is truly promising and infinitely bright.

After everyone returned to the canyon, Qian Ying, as promised before departure, distributed the honey according to the contributions of each martial artist.

This time, thanks to Chen Mo's secret intervention, a large quantity of honey was retrieved. Each person involved in the operation received five bottles of honey, while those who stayed behind received two bottles, making it a significant haul.

After the honey was distributed, it was still dark, so all the martial artists seized the time to begin their cultivation. With the aid of the honey, they found their cultivation somewhat addictive, as their strength was improving every second, making it impossible for them to stop.

As dawn broke, the same thing happened; there was still no sign of it stopping. The martial artists ate a simple meal and then immersed themselves in cultivation again. Chen Mo, on the other hand, kept one bottle of honey for himself and gave the remaining four bottles to Ouyang Ruoxi, telling her to use them and make the most of her time to cultivate and improve her strength.

Therefore, apart from eating and drinking, Ouyang Ruoxi spent the rest of the day and night cultivating.

As the day passed and night fell again, everyone stopped cultivating, packed their bags, and prepared to head towards the lake.

After waking Ouyang Ruoxi and the other two, Chen Mo quickly moved to a secluded spot at the edge of the canyon and retrieved all the strange beasts that had transformed into black clouds. He did this mainly because he didn't know if he would return there, and there was a possibility he might need these beasts later, so he recalled them.

The mythical beast was retrieved and placed into a storage bag, so it could be taken out whenever needed.

I also want to thank Master Qingxuan for sending such wonderful things; it was truly a thoughtful gesture.

After Chen Mo retrieved his beast and returned, the other martial artists, who were preparing their luggage, were puzzled. What was going on tonight? Why weren't the beasts in the canyon climbing to the other side? Were they on holiday tonight?
Some curious martial artists actually ran to the edge of the canyon and used flashlights to try and see why the strange beasts in the canyon hadn't rushed out and climbed to the other side.

Fortunately, the entire valley was pitch black, with no light source, and the canyon was deep and dark; shining a flashlight down, one could see nothing. Perhaps by tomorrow during the day, the scene below the canyon would be clearly visible, but for now, nothing could be seen.

So, having neither encountered any strange beasts nor discovered anything unusual in the canyon, the curious warriors could only turn back. If they couldn't see anything, then there was no point in going back.

The entire team was ready by midnight and then began their journey toward the lake.

This time, a large number of defensive structures were made, with three to four martial artists pushing one structure. Furthermore, when matching strength, high-level martial artists were paired with low-level ones. In this way, if they encountered Yi Xian Hong's attack, they could handle it well.

Furthermore, everyone consumed Red Thread Fruit before setting off. Even if a Red Thread Fruit were to penetrate their defenses and they were bitten, there wouldn't be a significant problem. Having consumed Red Thread Fruit in advance, there was naturally no need to worry about the effects of snake venom.

In addition, everyone prepared red thread fruit, so that if they were bitten, they could take several red thread fruit in succession, which would help them detoxify more quickly.

In addition, the defensive structure is not only thicker, larger, and longer, but it also carries more thick wood. If a raft needs to be built after arriving at the lake, it can be made using the defensive structure and the wood it carries.

To ensure there is enough wood, each defensive structure also dragged some wood along, so that there will definitely be enough wood to build a raft.

This was a decision made by Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing as a precaution after they encountered the strange beast by the lake. It meant that the many martial artists would have to go through the trouble of carrying extra wood, so that they wouldn't have to return to cut down trees and collect vines later.

Because there were many defensive entities in the team, the team was quite long. Therefore, some experts at the tenth level of the Acquired Realm were assigned to lead the way and push the defensive entities forward, while Zhou Zixing stayed in the middle of the team to keep an eye on things. If any defensive entity in the team encountered a problem, he could come to its rescue in time.

Qian Ying stayed at the rear to ensure the safety of the team.

Of course, Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing also instructed that if they encountered attacks from the Red Bees and they were relentlessly pursuing them, they should not abandon their defensive formation but instead keep pushing it into the lake. Once hidden in the lake water, they could safely evade the Red Bees' pursuit.

Although they were passing through the hive area this time, he and Zhou Zixing couldn't guarantee that the red bees in the hive wouldn't regain consciousness and hunt them down. If such a problem arose, they would simply follow the agreed-upon plan.

A long line of defensive figures, pushed by numerous martial artists, began to enter the bush passage and quickly headed towards the lake.

Chen Mo and Ouyang Ruoxi pushed one defensive structure, while Ouyang Nan and Ouyang Nana pushed another, positioned at the rear of the group. If it weren't for the fact that the former didn't want to be a third wheel and the latter were two women, Qian Zhenghao would have had no choice but to return to the Qian family and team up with several martial artists from the Qian family to use a single defensive structure.

To ensure the safety of the two defensive entities, Chen Mo had Ouyang Nan push the defensive entities forward, so that he could take care of both of them if danger occurred.

Tonight, perhaps it was a lucky night, but the group that was rushing towards the lake didn't encounter any major dangers. However, halfway through, two martial artists were bitten by the Red Thread Fruit that had burrowed into their defensive structure, but since they had taken the Red Thread Fruit beforehand, they were unharmed.

As for the other martial artists, they arrived at the lake safely.

This surprised Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing a little; they hadn't expected to arrive at the lakeside so smoothly that evening.