Surviving in the chaos of battle, I'm grinding for proficiency.

Li Chuan's thoughts raced.

If he hadn't already mastered the basics of the Mountain Exploration Manual, he would have truly been fooled.

The two insects look similar, the difference being that one has black stripes and the other has white stripes.

Why would these two people lie to me?

He searched his memory but found no way he had offended either of them, nor had he made any enemies.

They even seemed to be having a pleasant conversation along the way.

However, this behavior suddenly took on a sinister connotation.

Li Chuan slowly channeled the energy within his body, drawing his bow and preparing to release it.

"Smack!" Two thick fingers crushed the white-striped worm.

After emerging from the bushes, the bald senior sister Yu Jing bumped into the three of them.

"Junior Brother Li, what are you doing here? Who are these two?"

Wei Kai recognized Yu Jing's identity and immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

This is the chief disciple of the four peaks. If she finds out that he intends to harm Li Chuan, it will be no joke!

Li Chuan clasped his hands and said:

"Senior Sister Yu, I accepted a mission at the Mission Hall to come to the Northern Wilderness Mountain to pick Scrophularia Fruit. These two are Captain Wei and Senior Brother Gao from the Mountain Search Team."

"Greetings, Senior Sister Yu," Wei Kai and Gao Bo said in unison.

Even though they were not from the Four Peaks, they still had to address the Four Peaks' leaders respectfully.

Yu Jing's eyes showed a thoughtful expression:

"I saw a batch of Scrophularia fruit on my way back from the inner mountain, to the north. Why are you heading east?"

"Would you like me to take you there?"

Gao Bo maintained a calm expression, but inwardly he sighed.

It seems this plan is going to come to nothing.

With Yu Jing personally taking care of him, he wouldn't dare to have any ideas even if he had ten times the courage.

Yu Jing could crush him and Wei Kai with one hand.

Those explosive, massive muscles are terrifying to look at.

Unexpectedly, Li Chuan surprised everyone by smiling shyly:

"Thank you for your advice, Senior Sister Yu, but there's no need to trouble you with such a small matter. With Wei Tou and Senior Brother Gao leading the way, picking some Xuan Shen fruits is a piece of cake."

Yu Jing nodded:

"Then I'll head back first. Be careful, there are still quite a few monsters roaming around here, such as the Rock-Splitting Bear and the Green-Haired Ape, which are all quite powerful."

After saying goodbye to Li Chuan and the others, she quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.

Gao Bo didn't know how to describe his feelings.

Like something precious that you thought you were going to lose.

But in an unexpected way, it returned to his own hands.

This is the ecstasy of something lost and found again!

I thought that with Yu Jing by my side, there would be no chance for him to harm Li Chuan.

Unexpectedly, that idiot Li Chuan actually cut off his own path to survival.

If he didn't have to suppress his emotions and not let anyone see anything amiss, Gao Bo would have burst out laughing.

It was truly heaven's help!

Wei Kai said with frustration:

"Is the six-winged beetle blind? How could it make such a mistake? If it weren't for Senior Sister Yu's guidance, we would have gone in circles!"

As he spoke, he quietly observed Li Chuan's expression.

Actually, they already have two weaknesses.

One is that the six-winged beetle that searches for Scrophularia fruit does not have white stripes.

However, Li Chuan had only glanced at the Mountain Exploration Records a few times and could not possibly have noticed this anomaly.

Although this is not exactly sophisticated knowledge, how can anyone just glance at it and remember these details?

The second one, however, is quite obvious.

That was the mistake Yu Jing had made in pointing out their route earlier.

If Li Chuan were quick-witted or extremely suspicious, he would probably have already noticed something!

Under the watchful eyes of Wei Kai and Gao Bo, Li Chuan also expressed his relief:

"Luckily, I ran into Senior Sister Yu, otherwise this mission would have been very difficult. Without any silver, my cultivation progress would have been greatly delayed!"

Hearing Li Chuan's words, Wei Kai secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

People from this county town are simple-minded and lack cunning.

I'm afraid that along the way, I haven't been schemed against much, nor have I schemed against others.

However, Yu Jing had previously pointed out that the Scrophularia Fruit was in the north, so if they still insisted on going to the east...

No matter how stupid Li Chuan is, he will definitely notice something is wrong.

Thinking of this, Wei Kai felt a little regretful.

It seems that the previous plan has failed.

The original plan was to lure the Rock-Splitter Bear, let Li Chuan fight it first, and then the two of them could go up and pick a peach.

It saves you time and effort!

But that won't work now.

"It seems I'll have to take him down myself." Wei Kai exchanged a glance with Gao Bo.

Having worked together for a long time, the two instantly understood each other's meaning.

Once the Scrophularia fruits were harvested, and Li Chuan was at his most relaxed, he made his move!

The three turned and slowly made their way north.

Along the way, they also encountered one or two demonic beasts at the Transformation Realm.

But after sensing the presence of the three, they all retreated.

Wei Kai and Gao Bo wisely bypassed the areas where other powerful Transformation Realm demonic beasts resided.

Having spent several years in the mountains, they gained considerable knowledge about the lairs of various monsters.

These things are, in some ways, even more valuable than silver.

This discovery was made through repeated adventures, setbacks, and even the sacrifice of countless lives.

Throughout the entire search team, he held the map firmly in his grasp.

This is one of the reasons why he was able to become the squad leader!

After walking about two miles, the three of them came to a rocky, withered thorn slope.

"The roots of Scrophularia fruit are mostly found in the roots of dead pine trees and in the crevices of rocks."

"The plant is a dwarf herb, no more than half a foot tall, with narrow, grayish-green leaves with light purple stripes along the edges, and fruit hanging from the top."

"See those deep purple, almost black, oval fruits? Those are the Scrophularia fruits, the purpose of our trip!"

Wei Kai introduced it to Li Chuan.

Wei Kai and Gao Bo's steps forward slowed down by a beat at some point.

A wind wolf suddenly pounced out from the side, heading straight for Li Chuan at the front!

Li Chuan appeared flustered, but his mind was as clear as a mirror.

The area around medicinal herbs like these is rich in nutrients and often attracts various monsters.

Wei Kai and Gao Bo deliberately withheld this information from him, simply to test his strength!

With this thought in mind, Li Chuan placed his right hand on the hilt of his knife.

"Whoosh!"

The silver-white longsword was drawn in an instant and slashed straight at the wind wolf's foreleg.

The wind wolf missed its target and let out a miserable howl.

One of its front legs had fallen to the ground at some unknown time!

Blood was gushing out!

Wei Kai and Gao Bo then seemed to wake up from a dream.

They advanced from the left and right, the three of them joining forces to attack the Wind Wolf.

The Wind Wolf was not a particularly powerful Transformation Realm beast to begin with, and it was facing three Transformation Realm beasts, one of whom was at the Great Perfection of Transformation Realm.

It was resolved quickly.

Wei Kai praised:

"Junior Brother Li has excellent swordsmanship. He has only been a member of the sect for a short time, but he has already mastered the Heavenly River Sword Technique."

"Even without practicing swordsmanship, I can still feel that essence!"

But deep down, he couldn't help but feel a little relaxed.

It seems that Li Chuan's main means of fighting the enemy lies in his sword!

If a fight breaks out later, as long as we take his knife away, wouldn't we be at their mercy?!

Li Chuan smiled sheepishly:

"Not at all, I still have a lot to learn from Wei Tou and Senior Brother Gao."

"By the way, how should one harvest the Scrophularia fruit? Are there any taboos?"

Wei Kai took it as a normal question and explained:

"There really is some trick to it. After taking the Scrophularia fruit off the wound, you have to use force to lock it in place before pulling the skin over to prevent the medicinal properties from being lost."

"So that's how it is. Thank you, Wei, for leading the way and helping me avoid many dangers." Li Chuan said calmly, as if he were giving his final words.

Wei Kai was about to respond with a smile when he sensed something odd about Li Chuan's tone.

Before I even turned around, my mind went blank with a sudden, intense warning.

My head feels like it's about to explode, as if I'm being pricked with needles!

Gao Bo's pupils contracted rapidly, and a bad premonition rose in his heart!

In the blink of an eye, a flash of light appeared!

"You can die in peace now!"