Mountains and giant beasts, cabins in the woods

Liu Xingmo quickly flew to Dazhuang's side.

Dazhuang squeaked excitedly, "Squeak, squeak!"

Liu Xingmo slapped the guy across the face to shut him up.

Up in the tree, the squad leader was still on guard against predators. Around them, the other squirrels found their own places to play.

No exposure!

Liu Xingmo scooped up a large number of withered leaves and covered the bright red wood ear mushrooms completely.

Dazhuang, not understanding what was going on, wagged its fluffy tail and softly called to its companion.

Liu Xingmo ignored it.

"Thud!" A figure carrying a scorching aura suddenly plummeted to the ground—it was the captain!

Oh no, we're about to be discovered!

Liu Xingmo pounced onto the withered leaves, covering the wood ear mushrooms beneath him. Then, he released a faint aura of blood energy from his body to mask the fluctuations of his fiery aura.

"Squeak!" The captain was so startled that his hair stood on end, and he arched his back, baring his two front teeth.

"Squeak..." Liu Xingmo obediently chirped twice, lying on the rotten wood and withered leaves, pretending to be harmless.

Two pairs of eyes, one lively, the other lifeless, stared at each other.

"Squeak!" Another mournful cry came from afar.

It turned out that a viper had crawled out from under the dead leaves and almost bit the squirrel team member.

Captain Squirrel immediately turned around and rushed over, his body bursting with crimson light, which flowed down his tail, buttocks, belly, and neck, layer by layer, into his mouth.

"Boom!" A blazing fireball shot out, hitting the viper's head and continuing to burn.

The large, black and yellow striped snake writhed on the ground, even igniting the withered grass. The serpent struggled in the fire for a while before gradually ceasing its convulsions.

Captain Squirrel ran in circles around the burning viper, absorbing the flames that spread outwards.

In the end, only charred, black bones remained in the arena.

"Squeak!" "Squeak!" the other squirrels cheered loudly.

The captain walked across the fiery battlefield, the hot wind blowing sparks that brushed against his soft fur. The crimson flames seemed alive, thread by thread, entering the rats' mouths.

Liu Xingmo couldn't help but take another look at the proud and self-satisfied red squirrel.

The explosive power of elemental energy is truly formidable, a completely different approach from the bloodline. To put it bluntly, it's the difference between a mage and a warrior.

The captain possesses at least two secret techniques: a fireball incendiary bomb and a flame-devouring technique, giving it relatively outstanding combat power at the first tier.

It is estimated that the two secret techniques are derived from the innate supernatural powers of rare beasts, just like Bao Hei's divination and Fu Hei's overdraft.

This squirrel colony is quite powerful.

"Squeak!" The captain extinguished the flames, ignored his other subordinates, and hopped over to Liu Xingmo, scrutinizing him closely.

This place is far from the wood ear mushrooms, so there's no need to worry about being exposed. Liu Xingmo used his concealment and hiding techniques to suppress his cultivation aura and disguise himself as an ordinary roadside squirrel.

"Squeak?" The captain shook his head, looking left and right, his long tail curled up in confusion.

"Squeak!" A squirrel squeaked nervously in the distance, drawing the captain's attention away.

The team left their encampment, engaging in playful banter and constant disturbances as they carried out their patrol mission.

The valiant squirrel captain burned two snakes and a bird to death. The remaining squirrel team members dug out dozens of longhorn beetles that were gnawing at the trees.

This squad gloriously defended the territory's borders.

As darkness fell, all the teams returned in triumph.

Squads of soldiers ran along the thick branches of the oak trees, passing through the tree hollows of the residents. They met the envious and awe-inspiring gazes of the villagers, and then merged into a large force, surging overwhelmingly towards the assembly site.

Five large trees were covered with squirrels, their branches bent low. In the central tree, the third-tier leader listened to a report amidst a chorus of squirming, confirming that the clan had enjoyed another day of peace.

The meeting was adjourned.

"Squeak!" The squad leader gave the order, preparing to take the little ones out for a big meal.

"Squeak!" Liu Xingmo refused at an inopportune moment and left on his own.

With no other squirrels to bother him, these little animals mostly act willfully and recklessly in their own time.

Half of the sun had sunk below the horizon, and the entire oak forest was shrouded in shadow.

All the squirrels returned to their warm, secluded tree holes, and would not venture out at night in danger.

Liu Xingmo, this oddball, ran fearlessly up the tree, following the path he had memorized during the day, straight towards the withered and fallen pine tree.

The bluish-black beetle has emerged, indicating that everything is normal.

Liu Xingmo brushed aside the fallen leaves that had been piled up with wood ear mushrooms during the day. The faint red glow flickered in the silent, dark forest, like a will-o'-the-wisp.

Liu Xingmo was so happy that he wanted to look up to the sky and howl.

No, why is it squeaking? It's trying too hard to imitate a squirrel.

Liu Xingmo carefully peeled away the ordinary black fungus around the red fungus, easily crushed the rotten wood with his claws, and held this treasure, which looked like flowing fire and molten gold, in his arms.

A rare and extraordinary talent in the Fire Path!

Let's name it "Fire Cloud".

It hasn't been around for very long, otherwise the squirrel team would have discovered it. It's a real boon for the outsider.

Liu Xingmo took out a cloth bag from his storage bag, carefully packed the wood ear mushrooms inside, and then tied it to his back.

Continuing their run, they first returned to the squirrel's territory, then found a paradise in the oak forest, and finally returned to the forward base via a mountain crevice.

Once inside the cave, I carefully checked to make sure no one was following me, then ripped off my stuffy squirrel-print jacket.

Liu Xingmo grabbed his backpack and eagerly climbed onto the wriggling soft flesh.

"Open the door!"

The chunk of flesh opened like a monster's gaping maw, and the stranger jumped in. Holding his breath, he moved forward, passing through a narrow, sticky passage, and crawled out of the chunk of flesh on the other side of the world.

Just as Liu Xingmo stood on the ankylosaur's head, someone pounced on him.

"Xingmo! What happened? Why are you only coming back now?" Su Mali asked anxiously.

"Don't worry, didn't I tell you? If unexpected situations arise and we're delayed by half a day, it's fine," Liu Xingmo comforted his wife. "Besides, my trip wasn't in vain. Look at this! A rare innate talent!"

The backpack was placed on the ground, and through a layer of cotton cloth, tiny red lights flickered.

"A prodigy with innate talent?" Su Mali was taken aback at first, then rushed towards the entrance of the greenhouse. "Wait a minute, I'll call Third Sister back. She's outside the Elders' Court, preparing to ask someone for help."

"Then hurry up and go! Don't alert the important person."

"it is good."

Sumari opened the iron gate.

The bright sunlight slanted down, illuminating only a small patch of ground in front of the door, and it was already very dazzling.

It's noon here, but midnight in Aba Mountain. The reversed time zone is both funny and frustrating.

Liu Xingmo sighed, then carried Huoyun to the third floor of the mushroom cultivation shed.

This thing might be carrying a lot of bad luck. If you don't handle it properly and it dies, you'll lose a lot of money.

Liu Xingmo found a large porcelain basin and put the wood ear fungus that was growing on the rotten wood into it.

The soul imprint is manipulated and incorporated into the wood ear mushroom.

Scorching! A scorching heat that seemed to burn away one's very soul!

Liu Xingmo felt as if he were surrounded by a sea of ​​fire, with everything burning red before his eyes.

Suppressing the discomfort, he searched for the faint soul within the wood ear mushroom, then let the soul imprint approach and forcefully merge with it.

By the time everything was finished, Liu Xingmo was already covered in sweat.