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Chapter 102: The Beast of Fortune

"Take care, fellow Daoist. Welcome to come back next time to buy pills~"

Song Jie saw off the last customer of the day with great enthusiasm.

Then he let out a sigh.

"Huh~ I finally sold all the pills."

Looking at the empty stall, Song Jie couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

As the news spread that he could refine first-grade inferior rejuvenation pills and soul-restoring pills.

Many customers who are not looking for aphrodisiac pills also come to buy them from me.

After all, it is a pill made according to the recipe of Danding Sect, so many cultivators would want to buy a bottle to see the effect.

If the results satisfy them, they will buy again.

So recently Song Jie has also been slowly increasing the production of Rejuvenation Pills and Rejuvenating Pills.

He would refine two or three more bottles each time, so that when the shop opens, he can recruit two or three alchemy apprentices.

He could then devote himself completely to the refining of the first-grade elixir.

After packing up the stall, he touched the heavy spirit stones in his arms.

Today, these forty-two bottles of pills brought him a total income of eighty-eight spirit stones.

Including the spirit stones he originally had, he now has a total of nine hundred and ninety-three spirit stones.

It was about to break through one thousand spirit stones.

So Song Jie planned to go to Lingshan Pavilion to have a spiritual meal tomorrow to celebrate in advance.

"Sister-in-law, I have something important to do later, so I will go back first."

After saying goodbye to Li Caiwei, Song Jie went straight home without going to Lingyaozhai to buy medicinal herbs.

After all, I have to go out to eat spiritual food tomorrow. I can buy alchemy herbs on the way after I finish eating the spiritual food.

Familiar with the route, Song Jie returned home in no time.

“It’s only the middle of the afternoon now, so you can practice magic and body movements for half an hour, and then sit in meditation to restore your spiritual power.

"When my spiritual power is fully restored, I estimate that Fellow Daoist Huangfu will be here soon."

Song Jie nodded, immediately threw the three-piece set for setting up a stall into the kitchen, and then went to the yard to practice spells and body movements.

……

As night falls, a full moon quietly climbs up the sky, casting a soft silver glow.

After Song Jie finished practicing his magic skills and recovered his spiritual power, he also had dinner, but he did not see Huangfu Shen coming to see him.

"Is there any emergency situation, Fellow Daoist Huangfu?"

Song Jie muttered.

He was just about to take out the Lingyin Jade Ring and send a message to Huangfu Shen.

Suddenly, I heard knocks on the door outside the courtyard.

"Fellow Daoist Song, I'm here, let's go."

Upon hearing this, Song Jie immediately stepped forward and opened the gate.

Huangfu Shen just grinned at him with a playful look on his face.

"Fellow Daoist Huangfu, are we going to set off right away? Do we need to bring anything?"

This was the first time Song Jie was preparing to enter the Shiwanda Mountains, and he was somewhat nervous.

At this time, he was wearing the silver-scale soft armor that had been restored to its original state, and he also carried several bottles of elixirs.

There are the power-storing pills and barrier-breaking pills purchased from Baodan Building before.

He also had the Mi Shen Pills, Huichun Pills, and Fuling Pills that he had made himself.

He even took the Chongmai Pill and the Black Wind Order with him.

The main reason for bringing these two items is just in case.

If he accidentally gets separated from Huangfu Shen, the Black Wind Order can protect him from being robbed by the robbers.

If your luck is even worse, you might be attacked by a monster and get injured, causing your meridians to become blocked.

Chongmai Dan can also help him unblock blocked meridians.

In short, Song Jie brought almost all of his stock.

Huangfu Shen chuckled and shook his head, saying, "You don't need to bring anything, just set off directly."

As he spoke, Huangfu Shen grabbed Song Jie's shoulders and grinned.

"Fellow Daoist Song, get ready, we'll set off now..."

Song Jie was stunned, not quite understanding what Huangfu Shen wanted to do.

Let’s go, why are you grabbing my shoulders?

Before Song Jie could think about it, the next moment, he knew why Huangfu Shen grabbed his shoulders.

Because he flew.

In a twinkle, he found himself standing on a thin cloud of smoke, and below him was the familiar Crescent Market.

The Crescent Market, shrouded in the night, was twinkling with lights, and looking down from the sky, it was quite shocking.

Song Jie only felt the whistling of wind in his ears and the scenery below him was rapidly receding.

In a short while, it had flown out of the boundaries of Xinyue Market and was speeding off into the distance.

Song Jie couldn't help but ask: "Fellow Daoist Huangfu, this is..."

“This is a spell for riding clouds and mist, which allows the cultivator to fly in the air.

“Fellow Daoist Song, when your cultivation level reaches a higher level, you can also learn a spell like this.

"It's quite convenient when traveling..."

Huangfu Shen laughed, with a hint of indifference in his voice.

"The art of riding on clouds and mist?"

Song Jie couldn't help but feel infinite yearning in his heart.

He has always felt that people who practice Taoism should be like they are now, riding the wind and soaring above the nine heavens.

After traveling through time for so long, he finally had the first real feeling of cultivating immortals.

Compared with now, he felt that his previous self was like a quack who made a living by refining pills.

Although he was able to soar into the sky with the help of others, it did allow Song Jie to have a great time.

He couldn't help but wonder, what kind of cultivation level Huangfu Shen had?
What level of cultivation do I need to reach in order to be able to fly on the clouds like Huangfu Shen?

Also, why would a big shot like Huangfu Shen insist on asking me to make pills?
With the other party's cultivation level, he should be able to find an alchemist who is many times more powerful than himself.

Even finding a second-level alchemist is not a problem.

Why is it me?

Song Jie actually always had many questions in his mind about Huangfu Shen.

From the first time they met, when Huangfu Shen asked him to help keep the storage bag, Song Jie felt very puzzled.

Such a big shot-level figure should have many ways to keep the storage bag.

But the other party chose to let a rookie like me help keep it. Isn’t he afraid that I might accidentally lose the storage bag?
While Song Jie was enjoying the thrill of flying in the clouds, he was thinking about the questions in his mind.

There was a sudden feeling of weightlessness.

Before he could react, his feet were already on solid ground.

Song Jie's feet suddenly swayed a few times and he almost lost his balance.

Subconsciously, Song Jie looked around and saw a deep, dark forest in front of him.

The trees are densely packed with lush branches and leaves, almost covering the sky, giving people a feeling of oppression and crisis.

He took a deep breath, the air was filled with the fresh scent of earth and leaves.

Faintly, he seemed to hear the cry of a strange bird coming from the dense forest ahead.

"Fellow Daoist Huangfu, are the Hundred Thousand Mountains ahead?"

Huangfu Shen nodded and smiled, "That's right... Once you reach the Shiwan Mountains, you can no longer ride on the clouds.

"If we attract the attention of the big monsters deep in the mountains, it will be a bit troublesome." "Let's go in on foot."

Song Jie nodded to show his understanding.

Then, he followed Huangfu Shen and walked along the winding mountain road towards the Shiwan Mountains.

The fallen leaves under their feet made a rustling sound, accompanied by the cries of strange birds in the distance, creating a mysterious and eerie atmosphere.

The two men walked through the dense woods, with vines and branches blocking their way from time to time.

Song Jie carefully avoided these obstacles while keeping an eye on the surrounding environment.

From the moment he stepped into the Shiwan Mountains, he always felt that there seemed to be unknown dangers hidden everywhere.

Especially since it was night and the light in the forest was dim, even if Song Jie focused his spiritual power on his eyes, he could not see too far away.

A feeling of uneasiness suddenly came over me.

Faintly, Song Jie felt that in the dark forest around them, there seemed to be countless scarlet eyes staring at the two of them.

Song Jie couldn't help but rub his clothes with his hands to wipe away the sweat from his palms.

He looked around, trying to find the eyes hiding in the dark.

But he saw nothing but thick foliage and dim shadows.

Huangfu Shen seemed to notice Song Jie's nervousness, and immediately smiled and said:
“Fellow Daoist Song, there is no need to be nervous. This is just the outermost part of the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Even if you encounter a monster.

"Those are relatively weak monsters. They can't threaten us."

Song Jie laughed awkwardly, which slightly relieved his tense mood.

"It's my first time in Shiwandashan, so I'm inevitably a little nervous."

The last time he went out of the Crescent Moon Market, he and Li Caiwei went to the black market together.

At that time, he was just outside the edge of the Ten Thousand Mountains. He felt the atmosphere of the Ten Thousand Mountains and sensed the breath of danger.

But this time he directly entered the Ten Thousand Mountains, and the feeling was completely different.

He always felt like he was being targeted by a terrifying monster, and a dangerous aura surrounded him.

If Song Jie hadn't seen Huangfu Shen looking relaxed beside him, he might have just run out of the mountain.

The two of them kept going deeper and deeper.

while walking……

Suddenly, Song Jie felt that the surroundings seemed to have become much quieter.

The sounds of insects chirping and strange birds calling that originally filled my ears slowly began to weaken and became faintly audible.

“Fellow Daoist Huangfu, do you feel that it’s a little quiet around here?”

Song Jie's mood, which had calmed down a little, became nervous again.

Huangfu Shen smiled calmly and said, "Because we have entered the territory of a demon beast that is probably at the seventh level of Qi Refining.

"So it will be relatively quiet here, Brother Song, there is no need to panic."

Qi Refining Stage Seventh Level...

Song Jie pondered secretly in his heart.

Unknowingly, they had already gone so far into the territory of the seventh level Qi Refining Stage demon beast.

"Then if we just go straight into the monster's territory, won't we be attacked by it?
"As I recall, demon beasts have a strong sense of territory and will actively attack cultivators who enter their territory."

"It's okay, Brother Song, just rest assured.

"The premise for a monster to attack a cultivator is that it thinks it is a hunter.

"If it realized it was prey, how could it dare to attack us?"

"I see……"

Song Jie nodded thoughtfully.

When I was setting up the stall on weekdays, I never heard my customers say this.

Instead, those customers described the dangers of the Shiwandashan Mountains in various ways.

Especially at night, the danger level of the Ten Thousand Mountains is twice as high as during the day.

Many monsters like to sleep during the day and be active at night.

That's why Song Jie was so cautious. As soon as he noticed something was wrong, he would remind Huangfu Shen.

Huangfu Shen smiled and said, "Let's keep going. Not far ahead, we should be at the activity area of ​​the Fire-Bathed Pigs.

“A few days ago, I saw several fire-bathed dolphins there.

"At this hour, those fire-bathed dolphins must be out and about again."

Song Jie nodded.

According to the description in the colored book he was reading, the Fire-Bath Pig was a demonic beast that liked to move around at night.

They especially like to vent their accumulated lust under the moonlight.

Thinking of this, Song Jie suddenly asked, "Has Fellow Daoist Huangfu been in the Hundred Thousand Mountains these days?"

“Hahahaha… There have been rumors recently that a young beast of fortune appeared in the Shiwan Mountains.

"I just happened to have nothing to do, so I came to join in the fun."

"A beast of luck?"

When Song Jie heard Huangfu Shen's unusual statement, a hint of doubt immediately appeared in his eyes.

If he guessed correctly, the beast of fortune that Huangfu Shen mentioned should be the auspicious beast that Miao Tong mentioned to him last time.

But why do the two people call it differently?
Before Song Jie could ask, Huangfu Shen smiled and said, "It is the auspicious beast mentioned by the monks in your Xinyue Market."

"Is there a difference between a lucky beast and a beast of fortune? Why did Daoist Huangfu call it a beast of fortune instead of a lucky beast?"

Song Jie immediately raised his questions.

Huangfu Shen smiled and said, “Of course there is a difference, and the difference is huge.

“The appearance of auspicious animals often indicates prosperity and prosperity and is regarded as a good omen.

“The luck beast is more related to a person’s luck and destiny.

“They are closely connected to the monks’ luck and can influence the monks’ fate to a certain extent.

“To put it simply, auspicious beasts can affect the rise and fall of a force, but fortune beasts can only affect the fortune of a cultivator.

"That's the difference between the two..."

"I see." Song Jie asked thoughtfully, "Then how did Daoist Huangfu know for sure that it was a beast of fortune and not a beast of luck?

"Could it be that the beast of fortune was captured by Daoist Huangfu?"

Huangfu Shen shook his head.

“No, luck beasts usually have the innate ability to avoid danger and seek good fortune. It is not easy to catch a luck beast.

“Fellow Daoist Song may not know that the appearance of auspicious beasts is usually accompanied by strange phenomena in heaven and earth.

“Moreover, even a juvenile auspicious beast has a good cultivation strength, which is not something that those Qi Refining cultivators can covet.

“In the entire Yunmo Continent, according to my estimation, there are not many auspicious beasts.

“So, I dare to assert that the creature that roams in the Hundred Thousand Mountains must be a beast of fortune.

“Many Qi Refining cultivators, and even Foundation Establishment cultivators, who don’t understand these things, regard the Fortune Beast as an auspicious beast.

“It’s not their fault that they are ignorant, but some small forces want to show off their rich heritage.

“Everyone likes to brag about how many auspicious beasts they have, but in fact, those are beasts of luck.

“But the monks who don’t know the truth may just believe it.

"Over time, many cultivators developed a wrong understanding and mistakenly regarded the beast of luck as an auspicious beast."

After listening to Huangfu Shen's words, Song Jie suddenly felt that his knowledge had increased a lot.

He immediately exclaimed: "Daoyou Huangfu not only has a profound cultivation, but also has such a broad knowledge. I really admire you."

"I can't say that I have a high level of cultivation, but I have been to many places and have seen and heard a lot."

Huangfu Shen waved his hand nonchalantly, then changed the subject and smiled mysteriously:

"I wonder if Fellow Daoist Song is interested in the beast of destiny?"

(End of this chapter)