Mountains and giant beasts, cabins in the woods

Liu Xingmo followed the main force and spent three and a half days returning to Heilongzhai.

Late at night, the Skunk Instructor helped deliver the items to Mushroom Castle, then happily left with a small dose of the "Cure All Diseases" as a thank you gift.

Liu Xingmo carried bunches of birch berries into his home.

Two women, who were alone in their room, heard a noise and came down to investigate.

Su Mali carefully examined her husband, making sure he wasn't injured, then relaxed and asked, "Xingmo, how's the wild boar's habitat?"

Liu Xingmo smiled and said, "It's very nice, but I feel we went at the wrong time. If we had visited in spring, we could have seen a sea of ​​flowers covering the mountains and fields."

Liu San Niang noticed the pile of birch berries: "What are these? They feel so cold to the touch!"

Liu Xingmo replied, "Silver Frost Birch Fruit, an Ice Dao Spiritual Medicine, a top-grade Heavenly Item."

"How could something so precious be from the Ice Path? We can't eat it, and it's difficult to use it for medicine. Are we supposed to feed it to wolves?" Liu San Niang sighed. "What should we do with it?"

"That's easy. Sell it to the Ice Crystal Palace in the northern part of the Xing'an Mountains. Those people specialize in ice cultivation. We can exchange it for some talismans, which will be perfect for developing the Aba Mountains."

"Wait a minute!" Sumali interrupted. "I know about that Ice Crystal Palace. A witch who studied black magic in the Ice and Snow Forest was expelled by the Holy See, ran to the East, and together with a group of evil cultivators, established this organization."

"Is that so?" Liu Xingmo suddenly realized. "No wonder, the rumor is that the Ice Crystal Palace only accepts female disciples, and those women have snow-white hair and bewitching looks. Turns out they're a bunch of Russian girls, their youth must be so short-lived. That's why some old folks say, never mess with the women of the Ice Crystal Palace, or you'll regret it for the rest of your life. Is that what they mean..."

"Xingmo, did you understand what I said?" Sumali pursed her lips and said seriously, "Don't use their spells, stay away from black magic! There's a reason why the Church drove away witches and even burned them alive."

"This fruit is really troublesome. Selling it to distant places through caravans will probably result in a significant price drop," Liu Xingmo said, looking at Liu Sanniang. "And that second-tier gray wolf, Xuegao, how about we raise it to the third tier?"

"Isn't this too wasteful?" Liu San Niang asked in a trembling voice. "This fruit is worth hundreds of thousands, isn't it?"

Liu Xingmo explained, "With Xuegao's physique, after advancing to the third rank, coupled with his dual cultivation of the Snow and Blood paths and his custom-made alchemical equipment, his strength is almost approaching the peak of the third rank. Our family is currently lacking such a powerful guard."

"Good! That wolf cub got off easy."

the next day.

In the morning, Liu San Niang didn't set up her stall; instead, she led her wolf cub to Mushroom Castle. The wolf's name was Ice Cream.

The wolf plucked a birch seed, its eyes widened, it stuck out its tongue and panted, and its furry tail swished back and forth.

When the ice cream was popped into its mouth like a tree seed, it jumped up and down excitedly, then rolled around on the ground.

The side effect of the Jade Dew Peaches lies here: forcibly reducing the intelligence of living beings to that of infants.

Liu San Niang exerted all her strength to control Xue Gao, putting it into a state of cultivation to absorb the medicinal power within her body.

A moment later, an icy blue light flashed in the wolf's eyes. After years of accumulation, it had broken through to the seventh level of the second tier with the help of a top-grade spiritual medicine.

Liu San Niang rode the wolf up the birch-lined avenue and headed towards Nan Village.

She needs to find a practitioner of ice magic from Black Dragon Village so that Xuegao can receive guidance and learn secret techniques.

As for the work of selling medicines and cold drinks, Liu Xingmo was in charge.

Two wolf pups, one in front and one behind, pulled the cargo truck along the crowded avenue. They were already familiar with their job and wouldn't step on pedestrians.

Liu Xingmo, however, was a novice and struggled to attract customers. But he had his own unique tricks.

A record player, its black, disc-shaped film slowly rotating, its pointer reading sound wave data, which was then played through petal-shaped brass speakers to the streets and alleys. It was one of the rewards that came with the camera.

The trendy songs attracted countless pedestrians. A group of children even ran alongside the shopping mall, humming the tunes.

Liu Xingmo stood at the window, dispensing medicine and collecting money, handling miscellaneous tasks methodically. He had helped her before, so there were no problems.

"Hey! What are you doing here?" The rude voice was very familiar; it was Zhao Zhilong.

"My car, my wolf, my cargo!" Liu Xingmo retorted mercilessly. "If I'm not here, where should I be?"

"What do you mean 'your family'? It clearly belongs to Liu San Niang's family!"

"Third Sister is my person, and her things are mine."

"This is impossible! Impossible, impossible... You're all lying to me." Zhao Zhilong muttered to himself in despair.

"How much time has passed? Are you still going to play dead?" Liu Xingmo said helplessly. "Stop standing there, hurry up and pay for the goods. You're getting in my way."

Zhao Zhilong didn't react, standing there listlessly.

Some of the onlookers recognized him and were horrified.

Liu Xingmo didn't care about this at all.

The day's trading yielded a substantial income.

The exclusive cold drinks and potions made the mobile shop famous, and people lined up on the roadside every day to buy their favorite products.

Liu Xingmo is covering for them today.

Back to Mushroom Castle.

Sumali also finished her day's work.

She took two apprentices, Su Dabao and Du Xiaomei, and they ran the factory every day to produce medicine and make money steadily.

This family has a really high income. Looking to the future, becoming a third-tier expert, a fourth-tier strongman, or even a fifth-tier grandmaster is no longer a dream.

Liu Xingmo had more ideas.

Above the fifth rank.

Tai Sui, as the remains of a dead deity, contains a terrifying power.

What kind of immense power does a true god-level expert possess?

The long years of ordinary life had robbed Liu Xingmo of any illusions about the future. Now, re-examining himself, he can proudly proclaim his ideals.

The next day, at nightfall.

After getting ready, Liu Xingmo entered the mushroom cultivation greenhouse.

"Human, you have arrived." Tentacles emerged from the large vat, shimmering with ever-changing light.

"Who exactly are you?" Liu Xingmo asked, as if questioning someone, but also as if talking to himself.

"I am Mingye, I am Tai Sui, I am a power forgotten by time, reborn in a new era."

"No, you are my contracted beast. It's that simple," Liu Xingmo said confidently.

"A contracted beast?" The tentacles froze.

"Don't just stand there, open the door for me."

The soft flesh in the several water tanks came to their senses and stretched out their tentacles, burrowing into the ankylosaurus's skull.

Liu Xingmo, dressed in green and black, jumped directly into the flesh-colored passage.

In the darkness, everything spun around, making it impossible to distinguish up from down from left from right.

Find the exit and struggle to crawl out.

Before me lay a familiar cave, and beneath me a large, slimy, strange piece of flesh, soaking in a babbling puddles.

Liu Xingmo quickly took off his wet clothes, dried himself with water, and changed into another set.

He gathered his equipment, stepped onto the staircase between the rocks, and walked step by step toward the vast, sunlit forest.