The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 3106 Waiting for the Arrival of the Strange Beast

Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing crossed the road and headed quickly towards the lake area.

Of course, the two were also paying attention to their surroundings. After all, it was nighttime, so dark that they could hardly see their own hands. So, with the help of the dim light, they were able to see their surroundings.

However, due to the danger of the valley and the presence of many poisonous creatures in the surrounding bushes, the two, despite being innate masters, avoided some of the bushes along their path. After all, no one wants to be attacked by hidden poisonous creatures. Even if they weren't bitten, it was still quite a shock to see them suddenly emerge from the bushes.

In addition, both of them activated their innate domains to protect themselves. Of course, in order to conserve their innate power, they were as economical as possible, limiting the range of their innate domains to a one-meter radius around themselves.

In this way, not only can we guard against some sudden attacks, but we can also save our innate power.

After crossing the lake, the two of them hadn't rested much. It could be said that after using their innate power to activate the mechanism of the iron chain bridge across the lake, they rested for less than an hour before leading the team to the mountain gate.

I had originally planned to rest for a night in front of the mountain gate, so that I could use this time to recover the innate power in my dantian.

However, upon hearing the roars of strange beasts in the darkness, they had to interrupt their cultivation and arrange for many martial artists to retreat inside the mountain gate, while the two of them went to check whether those roaring beasts would give chase.

Before crossing the lake, he had taken a pill to restore his innate power, but the impact of the waves negated the effects of the pill.

Therefore, after arriving at the mountain gate, he wanted to cultivate and recover properly, so he drank a bottle of red bee honey in hopes of restoring his strength. However, although honey is precious and has excellent effects, it is very slow in restoring the innate power in his dantian.

Therefore, in emergency situations, the two of them had no choice but to take out another pill and consume it to accelerate the recovery of their innate intelligence in their dantian.

The two old men were also feeling extremely helpless. From yesterday until this time, their innate energy in their dantian had never been sufficient, constantly being depleted. Thinking about the number of pills they carried, their expressions turned grim.

Not only did I use up a bottle of honey, but now I also need to use up a pill. It's truly a case of misfortunes never coming singly, and I'm utterly miserable!

In the outside world, they wouldn't be so stingy. Given their status, they wouldn't hesitate to take any pills to replenish their innate power, though not freely. Their current predicament is due to the lack of supplies, and they don't know how much longer they'll have to stay here, so they must use everything sparingly.

Alas! The two innate elders also began to have the idea of ​​leaving this valley as soon as possible.

Although the valley is full of good things, including many rare treasures, unfortunately, it is impossible to enjoy them safely.

"Elder Zhou, let's not go any further. Let's find a place to hide here and see if the strange beasts on the other side of the lake will come after us." After stopping, Qian Ying called Zhou Zixing to a halt and used the flashlight in her hand to observe the surrounding situation.

“It’s nighttime now, and the poor visibility is a huge disadvantage for us. If we go any further, those strange beasts might attack from hiding and catch us off guard.” Qian Ying looked around for a hiding place.

They had to be careful with the strange beasts in the lake. Although he and Zhou Zixing had defeated two beasts, the roars they had just heard were not something that just two could produce. Therefore, caution was paramount. They had defeated beasts equivalent to the first level of the Innate Realm, and while it had been easy and time-consuming, there were only two. What if there were dozens or even hundreds?
Then these strange beasts would ambush them from hidden places, and once they reached a certain position, they would be surrounded. They wouldn't even have a chance to cry.

Therefore, Qian Ying stopped Zhou Zixing, wanting to hide here.

“Okay, this place is not bad either.” Zhou Zixing used the light to observe the surroundings and found that the valley was a little narrow. Near the center of the valley, there were some large rocks that could provide cover, which would make it convenient for the two of them to hide behind the rocks.

"Let's do it here!" Qian Ying looked around and saw a pile of rocks made up of several stones, so she gestured to Zhou Zixing.

"Good! This place is nice." Zhou Zixing nodded and was about to step forward.

Qian Ying called him back again, saying, "Elder Zhou, be careful. There are many poisonous creatures hiding here. You need to search carefully and either drive them away or eliminate them. I'll put some glow sticks ahead so that if any strange beasts chase after us, we can spot them by the light. If things go wrong, we can retreat in time."

Zhou Zixing hadn't expected Qian Ying to be so thoughtful, so he naturally had no objections. He nodded to her and said, "Okay, let's arrange it this way. You go and place the glow sticks, and I'll go check the pile of rocks. If there are any poisonous substances or anything like that, I'll remove them while I'm at it."

The two had a clear division of labor and immediately began to act separately.

Qian Ying hadn't walked far ahead, only about two hundred meters, when she took out two emergency glow sticks, folded them, lit them, and threw them into the middle of the road.

The road leading to the mountain gate is located in the center of the valley, winding its way towards the gate; it's a gravel path. Perhaps due to its long neglect, many areas are damaged by shrubs and other vegetation, so to ensure he could spot the strange beast, he threw a glow stick to each side of the road.

The valley here is quite wide, probably several kilometers across, but it's impractical to throw glow sticks all over it. We can only use the existing gravel path as the center line and expand it slightly.

When the beast pursued them, it truly followed the sides of the valley, not along the gravel path. That was simply fate, and there was nothing he could do about it. As for the consequences, that was a matter for later.

After turning around and retreating about a hundred meters, they threw a few more glow sticks to illuminate the surrounding area.

These glow sticks aren't actually very bright, illuminating a range of about six meters, and that's the enhanced version. Although the illumination range isn't far, the illumination time is very long, reaching up to 48 hours, making them a very good type of emergency glow stick.

These were chosen before departure; they are smaller, have more energy, and are easier to carry as emergency glow sticks. Each one is only about the length of a palm and the thickness of two fingers, but that's enough for a martial artist.

After all, compared to ordinary people, martial artists have much better eyesight and can see a larger and wider range even with the help of dim light.

(End of this chapter)