Starting as a spiritual plant master, may I eventually become the master of all lands.

In the valley, an old man surnamed Tian was seen fighting fiercely with a cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refining.

Although this cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refining had a slightly lower cultivation level, his methods were unpredictable.

He summoned six puppets to join him in attacking the old man surnamed Tian, ​​but they did not gain any advantage.

These puppets were probably at the second or third level of Qi cultivation, all dressed in theatrical costumes, and shaped like dough figurines.

The old man surnamed Tian's throwing knife was a top-tier magic weapon, and dealing with these dough puppets was as easy as killing chickens.

However, the puppets on the body of a cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refining seem to be endless. After one is destroyed, a new puppet is immediately released.

For a time, neither of them could gain the upper hand.

Meanwhile, Song Chuan had already taken advantage of the two's battle to escape to a corner of the valley.

He glanced at a large root system in the soil beside him, which spread out in all directions, almost covering the entire small valley.

Sparks occasionally emerge from the roots, which is the mother plant of the velvet tree!

With a flick of his wrist, he took out a small porcelain bottle containing a specially made spiritual water.

He sprinkled the spiritual water on himself, paying particular attention to his hands, and then grabbed the root system.

The sparks on the roots, upon touching the spiritual water in his hand, all went dark and extinguished.

He glanced at the two people still fighting on the ground, seized an opportunity, and instantly released his magic power, forcefully shaking the root system.

The root system trembled as his magic power was activated.

He continued to increase his magical power, shaking the roots several times until they finally loosened from the soil.

He quickly cast a "shrinking spell" by making a hand gesture, and the root system that covered the valley instantly shrank back.

Together with the exposed flower stem of the mother plant, it grew to about a foot long, which he put into a wooden box and then into his storage bag.

"Who's picking up bargains?"

"How dare you, you little thief!"

The two combatants suddenly stopped and shouted at each other.

The old man surnamed Tian made a hand seal and pointed at the throwing knife. The throwing knife aimed at a certain spot on the ground and slashed fiercely!

The ground was turned upside down, and a figure was shaken out.

"Hehe! Why don't you two spar again?" Song Chuan swayed slightly and laughed.

"It's you?" the cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refining asked in surprise.

"Clay figurine maker, you took advantage of my luck last time, so I'll take advantage of you this time. We're even now, how about it?" Song Chuan smiled leisurely.

It turned out that the man was the same dough figurine artist who had taken the straw hat and beehive from the man outside Caozhou City last time!

This person entered the Kongsang Mountains without wearing any theatrical makeup or costume, but Song Chuan could recognize him at a glance from his puppet.

Fortunately, he didn't clash with this person that day. At that time, Song Chuan was only at the sixth level of Qi Refining, while this person was at the seventh level.

Seeing that this person was now at the eighth level of Qi Refining and was fighting the old man surnamed Tian, ​​who was at the ninth level of Qi Refining, to a standstill, he knew that he himself could not have defeated this person back then.

However, now that Song Chuan has entered the late stage of Qi Refining and has some trump cards, he no longer needs to be too timid.

"Hmph! Fellow Daoist, you really know how to calculate. Can the beehive I took that day be compared to this third-tier fire-blowing velvet?"

Besides, you snatched this bargain from me, what about my reputation?

The dough figurine maker rolled his eyes and roared angrily. His voice then transformed into a long, drawn-out theatrical tone.

The old man surnamed Tian rolled his eyes a few times. It turned out that the two knew each other, but they didn't seem to get along.

"Fellow Daoist, I think we should deal with these petty thieves from Vine Flower Valley first, and then decide who owns this spiritual plant. What do you think?"

The old man surnamed Tian glanced at Song Chuan's clothes from the Teng Hua Valley and smiled at the man opposite him.

"Clay figurine man, this old bastard just killed his own companion. You were hiding in the shadows, did you see it? You'd better be careful when you team up with this kind of person."

I think we should deal with this old guy first.

Song Chuan smiled coldly.

Actually, Song Chuan did intend to run away, but these two were very skilled, and he knew he couldn't escape far using his earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique that allows one to escape through magic or magic).

The Wood Release Talisman is a miraculous life-saving talisman, but we don't know what dangers lie ahead, so it's best not to use it for now.

The old man surnamed Tian's expression changed slightly: "Hmph, you've already succeeded in getting the fire-blowing tinder. I don't believe he'll hand it over so easily now that you've joined forces. Fellow Daoist, you should think this through!"

The dough figurine maker's eyes flickered, and suddenly he made a hand seal, sending several dough figurines straight towards the old man surnamed Tian.

"madness!"

The old man surnamed Tian was furious.

Seeing that the dough figurine man had been persuaded by him, Song Chuan immediately took up his fire-wielding hoe and attacked the old man surnamed Tian.

"Very well! The top-tier Five Elements Hoe of Vine Flower Valley, the Puppet Technique of the Silk-Pulling Sect. Today, I admit defeat!"

The old man surnamed Tian said angrily, and then he disappeared in a flash.

Song Chuan and the dough figurine maker were left, looking at each other in bewilderment.

The reason why this masked man agreed to join forces with Song Chuan was because he knew that even if he and the old man surnamed Tian dealt with Song Chuan first, it would be difficult to snatch the tinder from the old man surnamed Tian.

He originally thought the old man was ordinary, but when they started fighting, he realized that this person was no ordinary Qi Refining Level 9 cultivator.

However, there was another reason why he joined forces with Song Chuan.

"It seems you're not planning to hand over the fire-blowing tinder, fellow Daoist," said the dough figurine man.

"This tinder is extremely useful to me; it's a task assigned by the sect. How about I take it and consider it a favor I owe you?"

Song Chuan smiled.

"Nonsense, who wouldn't use a third-tier spiritual plant? But speaking of favors, you can repay them immediately."

The dough figurine man stared at Song Chuan and suddenly smiled.

"Oh? How does Fellow Daoist wish me to repay this debt?"

"Since you were able to gather the fire velvet so quickly, it seems that the spirit plant masters of your Vine Flower Valley are not just for show."

My main purpose in coming to the Kongsang Mountains was not this Fire-blowing Floss, but another kind of spiritual plant.

Fellow Daoist, you must come with me to pick it and exchange it for that spiritual plant. Otherwise, I will not give up.

"I saw you manage to enter the earth's veins, but this masked man can still track you. Hehe!"

"What kind of spiritual plant is it? Where is it located? Fellow Daoist, please tell me first." Song Chuan asked after thinking for a moment.

"This thing is called Spirit-Piercing Grass, and it's not far from here. Otherwise, I wouldn't have passed by this place," said the dough figurine man.

After thinking about it carefully, Song Chuan realized that the "Spirit-Piercing Grass" was a strange spiritual plant that could pierce through living things.

Song Chuan glanced at the circle of dough puppets around his waist; it seemed the Spirit-Piercing Grass would be very useful to his puppets.

There's also the Silk-Pulling Sect, which I've never heard of before; there's no such sect in the State of Qi.

That old man surnamed Tian truly lived a long life and was very knowledgeable.

Song Chuan pondered for a moment, then his divine sense traveled through the bead, and he was suddenly startled.

On a tree more than thirty feet away, the old man surnamed Tian was hiding, spying on him and the dough figurine man.

As Song Chuan entered the late stage of Qi Refining, the distance he could see through the bead was about ten feet farther than the limit of thirty feet of a Qi Refining cultivator's divine sense. This was really useful at crucial moments!

This cunning old man not only pretended to escape, but also deliberately hid more than thirty feet away.

It seems that I can neither antagonize the dough figurine maker nor act alone at this time.

Song Chuan nodded: "As you say, since I was the one who benefited first, I should make it up to you."

"Alright, I knew I hadn't misjudged you. Come with me!" the dough figurine man said with a drawn-out laugh.