The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 3080 It's all because of fast hands

Seeing that the wolf king had submitted, Chen Mo canceled the entire array's oppressive force; otherwise, the wolf king would still be suppressed on the ground, unable to move at all.

Animals are different from humans. Once they express submission, they will not change their ways. Humans, however, are different. Even after expressing submission, or even begging for submission, they will continue to betray you.

Although the Wolf King is a strange beast, it is still a wolf in disguise, having mutated by consuming too much stalactite. Therefore, since the Wolf King has submitted, Chen Mo no longer needs to use the array to continue exerting pressure.

Of course, even if the Wolf King were to betray Chen Mo under the pressure of the formation, it wouldn't matter. His strength far surpasses that of the Wolf King, and he could suppress him with a single hand.

This big dog is just very fast; there's nothing else special about it.

No, its injuries heal quickly, and its body has mutated to be quite powerful and resilient. Chen Mo just inflicted more than a dozen wounds on it, yet it's still lively and energetic; its stamina is truly remarkable.

If the wolf king heard Chen Mo praise him like that, he would definitely betray him. It's not human, it's a real dog! While escaping, it had over a dozen wounds on its body, including one on its leg so deep you could see the bone. If it weren't for the large amount of stalactite it usually consumes, it wouldn't have survived those injuries.

Now they're still whining that it's durable and has a good constitution; it's utterly ridiculous.

Of course, the wolf king couldn't hear Chen Mo's thoughts. It was feeling very comfortable being stroked; it seemed no one had ever stroked it like this since it was a cub, and it truly hadn't expected to feel this way after being stroked.

Slowly, she turned around and lay down on the ground, exposing her abdomen, allowing Chen Mo to continue.

The wolf king exposed its belly, naturally revealing its most vulnerable spot and expressing its submission.

"It seems you've truly submitted to me. What a good dog," Chen Mo praised as he petted the wolf king.

Upon hearing this, the wolf king responded with a soft whimper.

"Haha, but you're a very stubborn guy. If I hadn't beaten you into submission just now, you wouldn't have submitted to me. So how about I give you a name, 'Stubborn Donkey'?" Chen Mo said with a smile.

For a moment, the Wolf King was at a loss for words. After all, having a name was a good thing, but what did "Stubborn Donkey" mean? From birth until now, apart from seeing a human, Chen Mo, all the other creatures it had ever seen were animals that lived by the lake.

However, there is no donkey among them, so what does "stubborn donkey" mean?
"No objection means you agree?" Chen Mo continued with a smile, "Since you agree, then the name is settled, it will be Stubborn Donkey."

The Wolf King felt the name "Stubborn Donkey" was a bit strange, and didn't seem like a good name. However, due to his limited experience, even with his high intelligence, he couldn't grasp the reason. So, since Chen Mo had given himself this name, he might as well let him be happy with it.

But the wolf king, unaware of this, might only realize how malevolent his name was when he later encounters a donkey.

Chen Mo patted the wolf's head again and said, "Alright, now that you've submitted and are still injured, go eat some stalactite to recover."

He had originally intended to take out more healing pills to help the wolf recover from its wounds. After all, the pill it had taken earlier had only stopped the bleeding and repaired some of the wounds. However, the wolf had too many wounds to be healed by just one pill.

Since the stone pillar has already been gnawed on by these wolves, let the stubborn donkey continue to eat. As for the parts that the stubborn donkey hasn't licked, just take them.

Upon hearing Chen Mo's words, the Wolf King hesitated. After standing up, he did not step forward but looked at Chen Mo, then turned to look at the stone pillar, as if to tell him that the stone pillar could not be licked by itself.

Chen Mo smiled, then led the Wolf King forward. As they approached the stone pillar, the protective array and talismans were removed as he cast the restriction on it.

"Alright, you can eat now." Chen Mo gestured to the stubborn donkey.

Upon hearing this, the wolf king quickly stepped forward and opened its mouth to bite. However, this time, unlike before, it didn't forcefully bite down. Instead, it gently touched the stone pillar before slowly starting to gnaw. Several times before, it had failed to bite the pillar and almost bit its own teeth.

So I was a little cautious when I started eating. Fortunately, after I put my mouth on it, I could really feel the stalactite, so I immediately sped up my eating, bit off a big chunk of dry stalactite, and swallowed it, feeling completely satisfied.

Since it could get its hands on some food, the wolf king quickly ate several more bites, biting off a few pieces of dried stalactite. These were good things; they could not only replenish its strength but also repair its injuries.

Chen Mo ignored the stubborn donkey and instead climbed directly to the top of the stone pillar. Because of the restrictions in the valley, flying was not allowed, so he used his long sword to gain leverage on the pillar to reach the top.

Upon seeing the top of the stone pillar, Chen Mo was overjoyed. He hadn't expected that there would be a recess at the top of the pillar, approximately one meter in diameter and fifty centimeters deep.

The cavity was filled with stalactite, its fragrance filling the air. The aroma alone invigorated them, leaving them feeling refreshed and invigorated.

However, after observing, Chen Mo discovered that the dent in the stone pillar was likely created by human excavation, not naturally formed. After all, a naturally formed dent wouldn't be so large or so deep. While water droplets can indeed create a dent in stone, the droplets fall very slowly and in small quantities. So, at most, over time, a small dent might form, but the liquid would then cushion the flow and prevent the water droplets from penetrating the stone any further.

Once the surface tension of the water and the impact force of the water droplets reach equilibrium, the crater will not grow larger or deeper.

Now, the stalactite in the cave has overflowed and is flowing down the stone pillar. However, because the stalactite is quite viscous, it has gradually formed a crust on the stone pillar. Over thousands of years, a thick layer of stalactite has formed on the outer layer of the stone pillar.

Naturally, these dried stalactites eventually became food and healing fodder for the wolves. However, despite the long time they spent there, they weren't completely devoured; they were merely licked and shrunk slightly. This demonstrates the wolves' appreciation for the stalactites and their understanding that overexploitation is unwise.

As for why the recess on the stone pillar is so large, Chen Mo guessed that it might be because the people of this valley, that is, the Supreme Sect, discovered the stalactites here, so they dug this recess to collect the stalactite liquid.

However, with the departure of the Supreme Sect, the stalactite here was left uncollected and gradually overflowed, resulting in the current situation.

Later, the cave was naturally occupied by the pack of wolves, and the stalactites became their prized possessions.

However, since Qingxuan Zhenren had no memory of stalactite, all of this was Chen Mo's guess. But he was certain that this guess was probably very close to the truth.

Sigh, thinking about that Qingxuan Zhenren, it's really enough. In order to survive, he slowly erased his memories over a thousand years. It's truly a pity. But if it were Chen Mo in Qingxuan Zhenren's position, he might have done the same thing, everything was just for survival.

After observing everything, Chen Mo took out some wine bottles from his Qiankun bag, poured out all the wine, and then used a cleansing spell to make the bottles spotless. Then, using his true essence, the stalactite in the cave seemed to defy the laws of physics, turning into a thin stream that flowed into the wine bottle in his hand.

This collection resulted in hundreds of bottles of stalactite liquid. Although it was a bit of a pity that the liquid wasn't used, for Chen Mo, the stalactite liquid was the most precious thing.

After collecting all the stalactite, he stored it all in his storage bag. Then, he took out the Ghost Pill and carefully cut off the thick layer of dried stalactite from the stone pillar. This dried stalactite was also very precious, and its effects might even be greater than the stalactite.

The scorching wind lasted for almost an hour. I figured Ouyang Ruoxi must be getting impatient. I should hurry and finish this so I could get back as soon as possible.

Although Chen Mo had scavenged the entire stone pillar, he hadn't finished. Not only was the top of the pillar still dripping with moisture, but the area below where the wolves had licked it, and even the top meter of the pillar, remained untouched.

Originally, he planned to take the entire stone pillar away, and what the stalactite would look like later was a matter for the future.

But for now, let's leave this stone pillar here. It will eventually form a stalactite depression, waiting for someone destined to find it.

Hehe, maybe this destined person is me, who knows?

He darted to the stubborn donkey's side and found that the donkey's body had almost fully recovered. Its previous wounds had all scabbed over. It seemed the stalactite's healing properties were truly powerful.

"Stubborn donkey, I'm leaving. Are you coming with me, or do you want to stay here?" Chen Mo asked, looking into the stubborn donkey's eyes.

Originally, he had tamed the wolf king intending to put it inside the Qiankun Pearl and take it away. But now that he's left this stone pillar, without a guardian, it might attract other species.

Small animals are fine; they won't damage the stalactites in the cavities of the stone pillars. However, if it's a reptile or insect, the stalactites in the cavities will become unusable.

Therefore, if you want to come back here again and be able to collect the stalactite liquid, you need to arrange guardians properly, otherwise no one can guarantee what it will be like when you come back in the future.

Since this place was always guarded by wolves, I might as well ask this stubborn mule whether he wants to come with me or stay here. It's all my fault for acting too quickly and wiping out the wolf pack. If I had left some wolves, I wouldn't have needed to ask; I could have just let them continue guarding this place.

Sigh, sometimes being too fast isn't a good thing.