Chapter Eleven: Spider Ridge (Seeking Collection and Recommendation)

  There will be another chapter tonight, please collect it~

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  "Ling Xiao!" Qi Ming glared at Ling Xiao fiercely, his eyes almost spewing fire.

  Ling Xiao looked up and recognized him, respectfully greeting him with a "Brother Qi."

  Although he was at odds with Qi Ming, he did not want to lose his courtesy easily and give others a bad impression. Moreover, although his cultivation was far inferior to that of Qi Ming, within the sect, he was not afraid of him either.

  It was Chen Ang behind him who, upon hearing this, immediately raised his head and looked at Ling Xiao with great interest, "You're Ling Xiao? The one who refined the high-quality Pei Yuan Dan?"

  Just now he casually modified the information in Yu Jian, and didn't care about the name of the comer at all.

  But if it's Ling Xiao, then it's different...

  That day, after the grand lecture, Ling Xiao's name became famous overnight. Even within the inner sect, his reputation was well-known. It's worth noting that the difficulty of refining high-grade elixirs is at least ten times more than refining low-grade ones! Even among the inner sect disciples, there were only a few who dared to boast that they could definitely refine high-grade Pei Yuan Dan.

  Ling Xiao hastily demurred, "It was just a temporary stroke of luck."

  Chen Ang smiled and said, "Even if it's luck, that's extremely rare! It's enough to show your innate talent for alchemy. Cultivate well, refine the elixir well, I'm looking forward to you entering the inner gate soon." His attitude was much kinder than before.

  Ling Xiao naturally wouldn't refuse his kind intentions and hastily said: "I still need Master Brother's guidance."

  Their polite words had already made Qi Ming, who was standing aside, feel jealous and resentful in his heart. However, he didn't dare to lose his temper in front of Chen Ang.

  When Ling Xiao and Chen Ang finished their polite conversation, they turned around to leave. As they passed by him, Qi Ming glanced at Ling Xiao and was taken aback for a moment before blurting out: "You've broken through to the second layer of Qi Refining?"

  Ling Xiao gazed at him with a faint smile, "Thanks to the elixir given by Fuling Elder that day, I was able to break through luckily."

  "You!"

  Zi Ming almost choked on his own blood, and Ling Xiao brought up that matter again, which was no different from ruthlessly tearing open his wound and stabbing him with another knife...

  If it weren't for Ling Xiao suddenly stealing the show, those rewards should have all been his! But now, he could only swallow his anger. His face was deathly pale, looking extremely unsightly.

  After returning from the Purple Cloud Temple, Ling Xiao put his chance encounter with Qi Ming behind him and didn't give it much thought. This month, he had compressed some of his medicine collection time in order to break through to the second layer of Qi Refining, and since he had just moved to Yun Gou, he was unfamiliar with the area, so more than half a month had passed, but his harvest wasn't very good either. Although it was better than last month, he only had over 30 contribution points.

  At this rate, I'm afraid this month's sect contribution points won't be enough again.

  How can I earn enough contribution points for the sect in the remaining ten or so days?

  The sect's contribution points only require 100 points, and Ling Xiao still has many ways to do it. Whether it's refining pills, purifying materials, or even advancing his cultivation to the second layer of Qi Refining, he can also go to slightly more dangerous places to collect herbs... It shouldn't be difficult to earn enough contribution points.

  Ling Xiao, after all, had just made a big splash in the previous grand lecture, and at this time did not want to attract too much attention, for fear of being targeted by someone with ulterior motives and exposing the strange flame within himself. So he needed to think carefully about it.

  How can I make a contribution point in a short time without being noticed by others? Ling Xiao kept thinking.

  ……

  The next day, the sunlight spilled on the bare rock wall, casting a hazy glow. In this area of Beifeng, there are many steep cliffs and towering rocks, but vegetation is scarce, so many rocks stand alone, adding to the desolate and rugged feeling.

  Ling Xiao followed Feng Yi and Ma Ru's siblings towards Zhulian.

  Ling Xiao actually knew that Ma Rou didn't particularly like him, and if he followed his own nature, he wouldn't be willing to get involved with her. However, yesterday was the day when Feng Yi returned, and after discovering that he had broken through to the second layer of Qi training, she was overjoyed and insisted that he join them. He couldn't decline, and thinking that following them to hunt down demonic beasts would yield better results, he agreed to go along with it.

  However, I was also mentally prepared to be met with cold stares...

  As expected, today Ma Lan still smiled and greeted him a few times. As for Ma Ru, from the moment he saw him, his face turned black. Although it was seen that Ling Xiao had broken through to the second layer of Qi training and had the face of Feng Yi, he didn't drive him away. The unwelcome meaning was written all over his face.

  Ling Xiao felt extremely embarrassed and also quite depressed and regretful in her heart, secretly making up her mind that next time no matter what she wouldn't go with them together again.

  But now it's too early to talk about leaving.

  They followed the three of them towards Zhū Lǐng. Zhū Lǐng, compared to Líng Xiāo's place where he got that strange flame, was even farther north, and just walking would take half a day. Fèng Yí and the other two were all old hands at this route, having come here often in the past few days, so they already knew the way well. Líng Xiāo, on the other hand, was a first-timer, and had to both remember the route and be careful to avoid gullies and rocky outcroppings, which inevitably slowed him down quite a bit. This also earned him several white eyes from Mǎ Rú.

  As there were more people on the trip, it naturally slowed down a bit. They set off early in the morning and didn't arrive at Zhū Lǐng until after noon.

  In this square mile of Zhū Lǐng, there is even less vegetation. On the precipitous peaks, only countless bare rocks can be seen intersecting with each other, and occasionally a little greenery can be spotted.

  The three of them hastily ate some food and took a short rest. Then, Ma Rou ordered: "Today we were delayed by others and wasted time. Let's get started quickly! Xiao Lan, you carefully lure the poisonous spider over, Xiao Yi, you control it in time, then I'll take care of killing it - just like before, everyone understands?"

  She spoke with a mix of praise and criticism, even Ma Lan couldn't help but glance at Ling Xiao with sympathy, however he had always been both respectful and fearful of this sister since childhood, so he didn't dare say much.

  Yue Fengyi responded in unison, and then carefully felt her way over.

  Ma Rou turned back with a bad temper and glanced at Ling Xiao, "As for you, just stay behind and rest."

  The sound of the bell is dull and muffled.

  However, he was new and his cultivation was the weakest among the four, so he wouldn't rashly rush forward, and stayed behind to watch.

  But then Ma Lan Xing was at the front, carefully observing his surroundings. As he approached a protruding rock in front of him, he slowed down even further and made a hand seal, taking out his talisman. He was slender and looked gentle, but he used an enormous shield. After taking it out, a faint red glow surrounded him, firmly protecting him from the front.

  A few steps closer, and suddenly a gray shadow darted out from under the rock, followed by a burst of grayish-white ** that poured directly onto the giant shield in front of Ma Lan. A "sizzling" sound was heard, and the light on the giant shield dimmed slightly.

  Ling Xiao couldn't help but feel a pang in her heart as she watched from behind.

  It's poisonous spider!

  I didn't expect the venom it sprayed to be so potent. The fire-patterned shield that Ma Lan took out was also one of the best defensive artifacts among the lower-grade artifacts, but even its light dimmed a bit after being splashed with the venom. And this poisonous spider, in fact, is only a first-stage demon beast, and even among first-stage demon beasts, it's considered to be on the weaker side, yet it's so difficult to deal with.

  It was too late to say anything, and it seemed that several people had already cooperated with each other in a familiar way. They were all calm and unhurried. Ma Rou rushed forward a few steps to get closer, while Ma Lan turned around and retreated backwards.

  That poisonous spider didn't let up, its eight grey long legs intersecting on the ground as it chased after Ma Lan at a rapid pace.

  "Be careful!"

  Rushing forward a few steps, wanting to lend a hand, but seeing Fengyi suddenly raise her hand, a cluster of silver light flew out from her hand, "Emotion Silk Net"! It covered the sky and the earth, instantly wrapping the entire body of the poisonous spider in the net.

  The poisonous spider struggled frantically, its eight long legs kicking wildly, but Fengyi's emotional web was also a low-grade talismanic tool imprinted with symbols, unusually resilient. The poisonous spider was just a first-class demon beast after all, and in its haste, it couldn't break free no matter how hard it tried. After several struggles, it could only be wrapped tighter and tighter.

  The three of them were calm and composed, with Ma Rou even having the leisure to glare at Ling Xiao, "What nonsense are you spouting?"

  Then she stepped forward, drew out her own symbol, but it was a long knife with a cold light flashing, held in her hand, and fiercely smashed towards the poisonous spider. Every smash left a trail of cold light, and the poisonous spider's body also left a scar.

  The poisonous spider's legs were as big as a palm, and at this distance, it looked even more terrifying.

  However, after Maju's continuous slashes, he cut off eight legs and immediately lost his threat. Fengyi Malan also helped on the side, casting various spells to continuously hit the poisonous spider.

  However, in a short moment, the poisonous spider died under the attack of the three people.

  All three of them were panting, Fengyi withdrew the talisman, Ma Rou rushed over, not avoiding the stench, took out a jade bottle, and placed it under to catch the liquid. Then she cut open the poisonous spider's neck, and fresh blood flowed out from the severed opening. As she held the jade bottle to collect the blood, she also swiftly cut off all eight legs of the poisonous spider and stored them in her storage bag.

  Ling Xiao was also helpless in the back, and this poisonous spider's blood and long legs were often used materials for refining some rare elixirs. Looking at the amount of blood, plus these eight long legs, it might be worth three or four contribution points?

  It doesn't sound like much, just a little bit for each person. But hunting and killing monsters isn't about searching all over the mountains and plains.

  It turns out that hunting and killing demonic beasts is much faster than picking spiritual herbs to earn spirit stones.

  However, Ling Xiao also understood that although the three of them easily and leisurely killed a poisonous spider, if Mo Lan had only defended, Feng Yi had only trapped the poisonous spider, and Ma Rou had used all his strength to kill it - if the three people hadn't divided their tasks so reasonably, they wouldn't have been able to kill this poisonous spider so easily.

  It's because the three of them trust each other, are well-coordinated and perfectly complement each other that they can do it so easily. If you were to replace any one of them with someone else, even if all three were disciples at the third level of Qi training, they would probably need to expend more effort.

  It seems like he's really useless here after all...

  Malan's Flame Shield is the best defense; Fengyi's emotional silk net locks up the poisonous spider, which is a crucial step. His flying claws can also trap the poisonous spider, but when it comes to restricting the spider's movement and venomous attacks, they are not enough. As for Ma Ru, she even gave up taking out the artifact, holding it in her hand, although it was far less agile and attacked from afar, its power was undoubtedly greater.

  Simply in terms of attack power, perhaps among the disciples who have cultivated up to the third layer of Qi Refining, Ma Chao is enough to be ranked among the top three...

  It's no wonder that Ma Ru didn't give him a good look. Thinking of this, Ma Ru had already skillfully collected the poisonous spider's blood and long legs, and the three of them also took the opportunity to rest.