Chronicles of the Green Vine: A Mortal’s Path to Immortality

"Little Yan, will the nine major sects collect these seeds and seedlings?"

"This? I don't think so. Outside the Blazing Flame Valley, Celestial Star Grass cannot survive, so it's of no value to the sects."

"Brother Zhang, what's wrong?"

Mu Xiaoyan suddenly noticed that Zhang Ling's face was a bit stiff, and she waved her fair hand in front of his eyes.

"It's nothing, I just think it's a pity about these seeds," Zhang Ling said vaguely with a laugh.

"There's nothing we can do about it, otherwise, Foundation Establishment Pills wouldn't be so scarce." Zhang Ling absentmindedly watched Mu Xiaoyan pick out Celestial Star Grass seeds one by one, his mind already elsewhere.

Now that he has Celestial Star Grass and a Flame Sun Flower, as well as a large number of other rare spiritual herbs, he has already achieved his goal of entering the Blazing Flame Valley.

These spiritual herbs should be enough for him to join a sect and exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill.

These spiritual herbs are precious herbs in the outside world, their value immeasurable, but they definitely won't be able to keep these spiritual herbs after they leave.

He himself has a three-spiritual-root aptitude, which can only be considered a medium aptitude. The probability of breaking through by taking a Foundation Establishment Pill is roughly around 30%. Zhang Ling doesn't believe he's lucky enough to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage with just one Foundation Establishment Pill.

Therefore, if he has the opportunity to obtain the main ingredients for the Foundation Establishment Pill and refine the Foundation Establishment Pill himself, wouldn't it be easy for him to advance to the Foundation Establishment stage?

"Brother Zhang, Brother Zhang."

Mu Xiaoyan finished picking the Celestial Star Grass seeds and happened to see Zhang Ling staring straight at her. Mu Xiaoyan's clear voice came again, pulling Zhang Ling back to reality, and he looked at the girl in confusion.

At this moment, the girl lowered her head, but Zhang Ling still noticed a hint of blush on her face, and then he thought of something. He quickly withdrew his gaze, although it was an unintentional act,

but Zhang Ling still cursed inwardly, calling himself worthless. He had actually been distracted just now.

"Are you okay, Brother Zhang?"

"It's nothing, Little Yan, what are your plans after this?" Zhang Ling chuckled dryly and changed the subject.

"I've collected almost enough spiritual herbs, and now I have Celestial Star Grass, which is enough to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill after I go out. I plan to hide here and wait until the time is up before leaving. The last few days are the most dangerous time in the Blazing Flame Valley. Brother Zhang, have you collected all your spiritual herbs?"

"Me? I've collected almost enough too."

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A day later, Zhang Ling left the cave alone.

Since he had the idea of bringing out Celestial Star Grass seeds, he couldn't suppress the thought.

Since the nine major sects don't value the seeds and seedlings of these two spiritual herbs, if he could bring out one or two by chance, then his plan to refine Foundation Establishment Pills could succeed.

After separating from Mu Xiaoyan, he continued to look for Flame Sun Flowers, this time his target was Flame Sun Flower seedlings.

Thinking of the things Mu Xiaoyan gave him when he left the cave not long ago, Zhang Ling's mood was quite complicated. He touched a cyan talisman in his arms.

This was a talisman treasure that Old Mu had prepared for the little girl, and now he was holding it in his hand. This was because the little girl saw that he was still going out to search for spiritual herbs and gave it to him to save his life.

Mu Xiaoyan took out the talisman treasure, and Zhang Ling didn't say much and accepted it. He couldn't refuse such a powerful treasure as a talisman treasure.

Although he had saved Little Yan's life before, this was also something he had promised Old Mu long ago. Now that the girl could take out the talisman treasure, this kind of affection was the reason why he felt complicated.

Time passed quickly, and another day later, in a fiery stone mountain, Zhang Ling killed a Flame Bird demon beast, his expression suddenly changed as he looked in the direction behind him. He quickly summoned the black sword and said coldly, "Everyone, what do you mean by following me?"

As his words fell, four people emerged from a place a dozen feet away. The four people were dressed differently, three men and one woman, and one of them, who seemed to be the leader, smiled at Zhang Ling, indicating that he had no malicious intent.

This person was tall, wearing a white close-fitting suit, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a friendly face. The spiritual power on his body was not weak, and he was actually a cultivator at the twelfth level of Qi Refining.

"Fellow Daoist, don't misunderstand, the four of us have no malicious intent, we just saw that Fellow Daoist's methods are extraordinary and want to invite you to explore treasures together. We rogue cultivators enter the Blazing Flame Valley not for fighting and killing, everyone is here to pick spiritual herbs in order to join a sect, cooperation is also common."

Hearing this, Zhang Ling's tense nerves relaxed slightly, and he looked at the other three people next to him.

Next to the white-clothed man was a middle-aged man with a face full of stubble. He had an eleventh level of Qi Refining cultivation and was holding a huge axe, the weight of which was probably hundreds of pounds, with a faint blood-red flash on it.

This kind of magic weapon is extremely rare in the cultivation world, could this person be one of the few body refiners?

The remaining man and woman were also in their thirties. The woman was wearing a emerald green dress, tall and slender, holding a long cyan staff, and smiled at Zhang Ling.

The man was wearing a black robe and his face could not be seen, only his thin figure could be seen. These two, like him, were at the tenth level of Qi Refining cultivation.

The four people all had a sharp aura on them, it seemed that they were not mediocre people. There was no expression on Zhang Ling's face, but his heart was full of vigilance.

He had always acted alone. Except for traveling with Mu Xiaoyan to find Celestial Star Grass before, he had no plans to travel with others now.

People's hearts are unpredictable, and most of the cultivators here fight on their own. There are also many things like betrayal, sneak attacks, and framing their own people. Traveling with strangers, the danger often comes from within.

After all, everyone is here for spiritual herbs. Traveling together reduces external dangers, but the distribution of spiritual herbs is a big problem.

"Fellow Daoist, don't think too much, we are not familiar with each other, rogue cultivators are weak and have to unite, otherwise, facing sect cultivators, we can only flee in panic."

"Not long ago, we found a few Flame Sun Flowers in a place, but we were unlucky and were intercepted by a few sect cultivators, so we had to retreat. As long as Fellow Daoist joins, we can also fight them."

Flame Sun Flower!

Zhang Ling originally planned to refuse this person, but when he heard this, he was secretly happy. "Since it has been taken over by sect disciples, wouldn't we not get the spiritual herbs even if we go now?" Zhang Ling asked calmly, inquiring about the news of the Flame Sun Flower.

"Hehe, Fellow Daoist, don't worry about this, there are still two powerful demon beasts in the place where the Flame Sun Flower grows. Those sect cultivators won't be able to get the spiritual herbs for a while." The man with the axe glanced coldly and said.

"Little brother, such opportunities are rare." The female cultivator among the four brushed her hair and persuaded.

The four people in front of him could not be completely trusted, but having news of the Flame Sun Flower meant that cooperation was not impossible. Then Zhang Ling asked a few more questions, and the white-clothed man answered them one by one.