Preparation

No one expected Xiaoqing to make such a fuss.

Xu Yunxin was both amused and exasperated. He had asked Xiaoqing to "show her face," and she actually did.

This comprehension ability is absolutely perfect!

This was Xiaoqing's first time interacting with so many people, and she was also taken aback by Yue Shaohua's big jump. She said timidly, "Hiss~ Young Master, are these your friends? Hiss~ Wow~ Hiss~"

Xu Yunxin stepped forward and patted Xiaoqing's head, causing it to disperse the mist surrounding it, and only then could everyone see Xiaoqing's true form.

Xiaoqing is not particularly large, only a little over ten feet long and as thick as a large bowl. Its entire body is covered with emerald green scales, except for its tail and eyes, which are crimson.

Overall, Xiaoqing, this big snake, doesn't look fierce at all; on the contrary, she seems rather docile and cute.

Upon seeing the wisp of mist beneath Xiaoqing, which floated lightly in the air, Yue Shaohua's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed, "Young Master Xu, no wonder there were no crawling marks on the ground; it turns out it flew!"

She said she wanted to come up and touch Xiao Qing, but after reaching out her hand, she remembered that the giant snake in front of her had the strength of Foundation Establishment, so she didn't dare to actually touch it.

Seeing this, Xu Yunxin did not ask Xiaoqing to offer herself to Yue Shaohua for touching. On the one hand, it depended on whether Xiaoqing was willing, and on the other hand, he did not want others to know that he and Xiaoqing had a master-servant relationship.

Xu Yunxin only said that Xiaoqing was his partner, without mentioning anything else.

When Yue's two daughters questioned him, he claimed that the "bamboo-scented pig and rat" he roasted was delicious, and Xiaoqing loved it, so she became close to him.

Xu Yunxin also roasted several "bamboo-scented pigs and rats" on the summit of the third peak, and after Xiaoqing finished eating them, he used the clouds to disappear and leave.

With just a few "Bamboo Scented Pig Rats" that he relied on, not only Xiaoqing, but also the two women of the Yue family were very tempted. If it weren't for Xiaoqing, a second-tier low-grade demon beast, the two women might have wanted a share of the spoils as well.

With Xiaoqing's personal testimony, the two Yue family daughters finally believed Xu Yunxin's words and made up their minds to fight the barbarians head-on.

The four of them discussed their strategy on the mountaintop and then went off separately to prepare.

It's already October, and there's less than a month left until November.

Xu Yunxin also needs to take advantage of this less than a month to accumulate more Origin, and at the same time, he must work hard to push the level of [Skill: Wild Transformation] to level one, and his own cultivation level must also be pushed to the fourth level of Qi Refining, entering the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

After Uncle Fu and the other two descended the mountain, Xu Yunxin used the [Skill: Wild Transformation] to cultivate on the mountaintop. He cultivated for another hour, but felt that the growth of spiritual energy in his body had slowed down and the cultivation effect was minimal. He knew that this was the barrier between the early and middle stages of Qi Refining, and that he needed to slowly hone and comprehend it. So he stopped the cultivation technique and called Xiao Qing to go to the mountain's belly to tend to the "Azure Jade Ginseng" sprout.

He used spiritual energy to nurture the "Azure Jade Ginseng" sprouts, then dug a shallow pit by the Green Pool, drew some water from the pool, and planted the "Jade Bowl Lotus" sprouts that Yue Shaohua had bought.

As usual, I used spiritual energy to nurture it, and sure enough, I gained 0.1% of Druid class experience.

It seems that the harvest from nurturing spiritual plants is ten times that of non-level plants!

The only downside is that you can only nurture it once a day; no matter how many times you nurture it, you won't gain any more Druid class experience.

Unlike "Jin Yang Kui" (Golden Sunflower), "Yu Wan Lian" (Jade Bowl Lotus), and "Qing Yu Shen" (Green Jade Ginseng), "Jin Yang Kui" requires sunlight to survive.

Xu Yunxin initially wanted to plant the "Golden Sunflower" directly on the summit of the third peak of Qifeng Mountain, but it was too high and lacked dedicated care, making it not an ideal location.

In the end, it was decided to plant the "Golden Sunflower" in the town lord's mansion of "Qingxi Town".

When Xu Yunxin went down the mountain, he nurtured the saplings on the mountainside again. After being nourished by his spiritual energy, the saplings grew very well, and not a single one died.

Xu Yunxin nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the saplings in the garden. He was just waiting for the day when they would defeat the barbarians so that they could organize a tree-planting activity next spring.

After returning to Qingxi Town, Xu Yunxin first took care of the red mushrooms, and as usual, he nurtured all the red mushrooms in the mushroom house, while also gaining some experience.

Then, in the very center of the backyard of the town lord's mansion, in a place where none of the walls could cover it, plant the seeds and sprouts of the "Golden Sunflower".

The cultivation method of this "Golden Sunflower" is different from the others. It not only needs sunlight, but also needs to be nourished by spirit stones. Basically, it consumes one every half month, making it a resource-intensive plant.

Xu Yunxin buried five first-tier spirit stones directly at the spot where the "Golden Sunflower" was planted, so he wouldn't have to keep thinking about coming over to add more spirit stones.

After all that work, the sun had already set. Xu Yunxin stretched and glanced at his panel. The improvement in [Class: Druid LV5 (3.33/1000)] was quite good.

At this rate, it will take about another year to level up the Druid class to level six...

Xu Yunxin certainly couldn't just sit idly by; he still needed [Destiny: Natural Absorption]!

He went to Uncle Fu again and asked him to arrange for people to take care of the saplings on the mountain and the "red mushrooms" in the "mushroom house". Then he went up the mountain that night with Xiao Qing and headed in the direction where he had hunted the "yellow sand lizard".

This trip was a completely different experience from the last one.

Although there were many people surrounding them last time, making it seem like a grand affair, it was actually very tiring.

This time, with Xiao Qing riding on the cloud, he sat comfortably in the cloud without having to move his legs.

The only regret is that Xiaoqing's cloud-flying vehicle is not very high and its speed is not very fast, at most around 80 miles per hour.

Xiaoqing told Xu Yunxin that if they didn't ride the cloud, but instead sat directly on it, they could be two or three times faster, but that would be too noisy and without the cover of clouds, it could easily cause trouble.

Xu Yunxin still remembered what Yue Yinping told him: "The Thousand Lakes Wasteland" has a third-tier monster, the Golden Feathered Eagle. Any eagle or eagle would probably be unable to resist the temptation of spicy strips, let alone a second-tier spicy strip.

It's best to stick to the journey and stay shrouded in mist.

In less than a day, Xiaoqing brought Xu Yunxin to their destination.

This is the spot where we ran into a nest of Yellow Armored Scorpions after returning from hunting Yellow Sand Lizards last time.

Xu Yunxin wanted to use this nest of "Yellow Armored Violent Scorpions" to start his culinary journey and, incidentally, practice his [Skill: Wild Transformation].

He had intended to use himself as bait to lure out the nest of "Yellow Armored Violent Scorpions," but before he could even lift a finger, Xiao Qing had already found the nest of the "Yellow Armored Violent Scorpions."

"Hiss~ Is Young Master looking for those yellow blocks? Hiss~"

"Yellow patches? Yes, yellow patches. How many yellow patches does Xiaoqing have, and where are they?"

Xiaoqing dragged Xu Yunxin forward for another hundred meters or so before stopping at a large, crooked rock.

"Hiss~ Here, there are seven big chunks: one, two, three, four, five, six... and lots of small chunks too~"