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

About half an hour later, Qiu Yingsi finished picking the fully mature snow skirt mushrooms and put them into a small box.

She glanced at the remaining unripe ones; these could also be picked and used to get some rewards from the sect.

But she took out a small porcelain bottle from her storage bag, sprinkled some spiritual water onto them, and drops of it fell down.

When the spiritual water fell onto the snow skirt mushroom, something magical happened.

The brilliance of the snow skirt mushroom is completely obscured, making it look just like an ordinary mushroom.

At this moment, Qiu Yingsi stood up, preparing to put the small box into her storage bag.

"Senior Sister Qiu, wait a moment." Song Chuan rubbed his hands together and gave a kind smile.

"What? These immature oyster mushrooms might as well stay here. You'd better not try to take them in front of me."

Qiu Yingsi said coldly.

"Hehe, Senior Sister Qiu, you've misunderstood. I wanted the ones you picked," Song Chuan said.

"What did you say?" Qiu Yingsi laughed, somewhat exasperated.

"Let alone the fact that we're from the same sect, even if we weren't, do you think you could snatch it from me?"

The woman felt that this junior brother was not only shameless, but also incredibly audacious.

"Hey, hey! Senior sister, don't be in such a hurry, that's not what I meant. Look at this."

Song Chuan waved his hand, flipped his wrist, and grabbed a wooden box in each hand.

He used his magic to stimulate the wooden box, and the lid opened by itself, revealing two spiritual plants inside.

"Bidens pilosa and Jade Red! Both are second-tier spiritual plants. What do you mean by this, Junior Brother?"

Qiu Yingsi glanced at the spiritual plant in Song Chuan's hand, a hint of doubt in her eyes.

"I wonder if I could exchange these two spiritual plants for Senior Sister's Snow Skirt Mushroom?"

The woman looked at Song Chuan with some surprise, but shook her head:

"I already have Gan Yuhong, and although Bidens pilosa is also second-tier, I can't exchange it for this Snow Skirt Mushroom."

Song Chuan retrieved Gan Yuhong, then flipped his wrist and took out a silver spiritual plant with a small string of bead-like fruits hanging on it.

"Would it be enough to replace Gan Yuhong with this second-tier spiritual plant, Silver Pearl Grass?"

Qiu Yingsi frowned slightly:

"Junior Brother Song, you probably don't know that Snow Skirt Mushroom is considered a top-grade second-tier spiritual plant. Although the two you have are also quite good, they are still not as good as Snow Skirt Mushroom."

"This..." Song Chuan was furious!

What Duanmu Jingyi wanted, even if it was a second-tier spiritual plant, was indeed not an ordinary item.

He cursed the fat man under his breath, for not even taking anything of value when he was robbing someone.

However, there is one more thing, which should be enough, but I don't know if Qiu Yingsi got it in advance.

He put all the spiritual plants back, and then took out another object. This object was shaped like a palm, and each finger was shaped like a peach. It was the Finger Peach!

Qiu Yingsi's eyes lit up when she saw the fruit.

Song Chuan was secretly delighted, but his face turned ugly as he said:

"Senior Sister Qiu, this item should be able to be exchanged for Snow Skirt Mushrooms, right?"

Qiu Yingsi nodded and said, "This item, along with Silver Pearl Grass, can be exchanged for Snow Skirt Mushrooms."

"What? We need to add Silver Pearl Grass too?" Song Chuan said, slightly displeased.

"That's right. If it weren't for the fact that the spiritual items I obtained from bringing the peach back to the sect would be useful to me, even this fruit wouldn't be enough to exchange for the Snow Skirt Mushroom."

"Then let's do as Senior Sister says!"

Song Chuan neatly tossed the peach and silver pearl grass to the woman.

Qiu Yingsi then handed the snow skirt mushroom to Song Chuan.

"Junior brother, you've come here alone, heading straight for the Snow Skirt Mushroom. May I ask which elder you're here to serve? Could you please tell me?"

Qiu Yingsi asked.

"Senior Sister Qiu, I'm afraid I can't tell you that." Song Chuan shrugged.

It seems that the other disciples were not unaware of this matter; at least the cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining should know something about it.

Moreover, there must be cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining who, like himself, have come alone on orders.

This woman, though knowing she was working for the elders, refused to give herself any special treatment. It seems the sect's rules still take precedence over the elders' private affairs.

Qiu Yingsi said softly, "Junior Brother Song is able to travel here alone, and he has quite a lot of things on him, so he must have some extraordinary abilities."

However, I still advise you to act with caution. The disciples who work for the elders face extremely high risks. You'd better think carefully before you do so.

Song Chuan remained silent for a few moments, then bowed to Senior Sister Qiu: "Thank you for reminding me, Senior Sister."

Just as he was about to turn and leave, he suddenly remembered something and said to Qiu Yingsi:

"Senior sister, a few days ago I found a large number of cicada larvae underground. I don't know if they will emerge from the ground this time. Senior sister, you should take precautions."

"What? You're telling the truth?" Qiu Yingsi asked in disbelief, her face filled with shock.

Song Chuan nodded: "I saw it with my own eyes, there were tens of thousands of them. Some of them have even woken up and are playing freely in the soil."

Then, before Qiu Yingsi could say anything, Song Chuan revealed another shocking piece of news:

"I also saw scavenging ants building a bridge across a cliff in a ravine."

"Junior brother, if I didn't think you were a cunning and deceitful person, I would have thought you were talking nonsense."

Qiu Yingsi was utterly shocked and blurted out.

"Hehe, alright, junior brother, I'll take my leave now. I hope we can all leave this Kongsang Mountain Range alive."

"Junior brother, in that case, I think you should give up on completing the elder's mission. Our Vine Flower Valley is actually divided into several groups, all led by cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining, and some of them have powerful trump cards bestowed by the sect."

"Come with me. There are about ten fellow disciples a few miles away."

Qiu Yingsi earnestly advised Song Chuandao.

Song Chuan shook his head: "I need to act alone for now. If we have the chance to meet again later, I'll consider it."

After saying that, he decisively turned and left.

Qiu Yingsi watched Song Chuan's retreating figure and sighed softly.

These two pieces of news are more important than any spiritual plant! If they are both true, then this person is the biggest contributor to the adventure in Kongsang in Vine Flower Valley.

Hunting ants are relatively easy to find; they move on the ground, and since they've shown up to hunt, their tracks will eventually be discovered.

But that Jiazi cicada was buried deep underground; who would bother going to such a deep place to search for a spirit?

Moreover, the Jiazi Cicada has both advantages and disadvantages for cultivators.

The benefit is that after they emerge from the ground and transform into demons, the shells they shed after climbing up trees are called "cicada shells." If you can collect a lot of them, the rewards are very generous!

However, this is contingent on knowing the timing in advance and being well-prepared. Otherwise, forget about any benefits; you might very well be overwhelmed by the swarms of insects they create.

I must contact my fellow disciples as soon as possible and inform them all of this so that they are all aware of it in advance.

Qiu Yingsi arrived at the bamboo forest with a heavy heart and saw Ge Yaoqing standing there listlessly.

"Senior Sister Qiu, have you finished picking the Snow Skirt Mushrooms? Did you see Senior Brother Song?"

Qiu Yingsi ignored her and spoke directly:

"Go and meet up with your junior brothers and sisters immediately. I have something important to announce. When the time comes, everyone use the Heaven-Pointing Vine to find all the other fellow disciples."

"Huh? Senior Sister Qiu, what happened?" Ge Yaoqing asked, puzzled.

Qiu Yingsi, however, couldn't wait to use his Wind Control Technique and head towards a place several miles away.

Ge Yaoqing glanced in the direction Song Chuan had left. Could it be that this guy told her senior sister something?

She pondered for a few moments, then followed Qiu Yingsi away.