An hour passed quickly, and the thick fog showed no sign of dissipating.
At this moment, Zhao Sheng suddenly had a scary thought, as if he was being dragged into the "land of death".
At that time, he broke out in a cold sweat.
The sunny side and the shady side of Tianzhu Mountain are completely two different worlds.
Tianzhu Mountain is so high and so large that sunlight cannot reach its shady side. As a result, the shady side of Tianzhu Mountain is often shrouded in thick fog and never sees the sun. The brightness is extremely low during the day, and even at noon, it is difficult to see anything more than a few feet away. At night, it is pitch dark.
For this reason, there are large areas of "wilderness" that have never been explored on the shady side of Tianzhu Mountain. It is a paradise for spiritual medicines, spiritual plants, demonic birds and ferocious beasts, and it is also the burial place of thousands of herbalist.
It is unknown, mysterious, and extremely dangerous, yet it contains countless natural treasures.
"The Treasure Land of Death" is the nickname given to the shady side of Tianzhu Mountain by countless herbalists, which fully expresses their complex emotions of love and fear for it.
The place where Zhao Sheng was located was undoubtedly in an unknown corner on the shady side of Tianzhu Mountain.
After escaping from danger, Zhao Sheng unknowingly climbed the mountain wall for several hundred feet. There were many dangers along the way, not to mention poisonous creatures and ferocious beasts. As the mountain got higher and higher, the air became thinner and the temperature dropped abnormally quickly. Ice was everywhere on the mountain wall and the surface was slippery. If he slipped, he would fall into the sea of clouds, and his life would be in his hands.
He finally found a gap to land and take a breath.
It's bitterly cold here, and it feels like winter.
However, for Zhao Sheng, the most difficult thing was not the temperature, but the fear.
The most useful senses of human beings are eyes and ears, and most of the external information is collected by them.
The thick and heavy fog "sealed" Zhao Sheng's eyes and ears, and the world became extremely "dead silent". If he was a little further away, he could neither hear nor see anything.
Having lost their sight and hearing, and knowing that they are in an extremely dangerous place, most people will instinctively feel fear, and Zhao Sheng is no exception.
He knew even more clearly that the nights here were far more lively than the days. The number of ferocious beasts roaming the sea of clouds was at least 50% greater than on the sunny side. Furthermore, some behemoths roamed the higher and deeper seas of clouds, and the slightest release of their pressure could make a mortal like him hold his breath.
In fact, Zhao Sheng had already consciously entered the fetal breathing state, and his spiritual nose ability was fully utilized, constantly sniffing out the danger in the fog.
Because the dark side of the world is more dangerous, bloodier, and more unpredictable, the ferocious beasts here are always roaming around, seemingly searching for something, which leads to frequent conflicts.
In just two hours, four or five extremely brutal fights took place, each of which ended with the tragic death of one or even both parties. The bloody smell filled the air and mixed into the clouds, becoming part of the unique ecology here.
Only then did Zhao Sheng understand why this place was called the "Treasure Land of Death." Without the divine consciousness unique to Foundation Establishment cultivators, even those who had reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining would find it difficult to survive here. Ordinary herbalists wouldn't even survive a single day here.
But soon, this foggy world showed Zhao Sheng the meaning of the treasure land.
Half a day later, he climbed up a slope that was recessed into the mountain wall.
The slope was extremely steep at the bottom, but slightly flatter at the top, indenting the mountain wall for several dozen feet. The vegetation on the slope was unusually dense. This place was usually shrouded in thick fog, devoid of sunlight, and apart from a few mosses and fungi, it was unlikely for plants to survive.
But when he thought that this was Tianzhu Mountain, Zhao Sheng immediately felt relieved.
As soon as he stepped onto the slope, Zhao Sheng couldn't help but sneeze.
The medicinal smell in the mist was too strong, as if hundreds of magical herbs were growing together, with more than a dozen different aromas mixed together, making people intoxicated at the first sniff.
The most intense flavor among them is the taste of purple qizhi.
That must be the Purple Qizhi.
Zhao Sheng would definitely not be wrong, although he couldn't understand why Purple Qizhi could grow in a place without sunlight?
But he trusts his nose and his decades of experience in collecting herbs.
At this moment, Zhao Sheng was greatly encouraged and began his exploration journey carefully.
The more unfamiliar the place is, the more careful you should be, especially in "wild" areas where no one has set foot for millions of years.
Fortunately, there are no large creatures on this slope, only some small poisonous insects such as centipedes and ghost turtles.
Facts have proved that Zhao Sheng's nose is more sensitive than a dog's. This is indeed a rare treasure garden of magical medicines in Tianzhu Mountain.
As far as the sight goes, there are blood sword grass, strange spirit branches, dragon-hating fruits, heartless flowers, golden essence seeds... many valuable spiritual medicines are growing wildly under trees, in grass, and in the cracks of rocks. Moreover, each one is big and strong, and has a very long lifespan.
Of course, the most common ones are the low-grade purple qi ganoderma, which are either white and tender or indigo.
Hey,
Zhao Sheng suddenly exclaimed in surprise, his expression filled with ecstasy.
On his right, two meters away, on a dead tree root, there grew a strange Ganoderma lucidum that was as big as a washbasin and as red as fire.
Red Fire Ganoderma? !
Zhao Sheng rushed over and touched the cover of the red fire ganoderma. The unique burning sensation made him realize that he was really lucky.
This is really the Red Fire Ganoderma that can be exchanged for a Foundation Establishment Pill.
Seeing the dense circles of medicinal patterns on the surface of Ganoderma lucidum, Zhao Sheng's hands, which were as steady as a rock, actually began to tremble slightly.
After counting carefully, there are a total of 831 circles of medicinal patterns, which means that the age of this red fire ganoderma is more than 800 years old, enough to exchange for a top-grade foundation-building pill.
Pills are divided into high and low grades. After taking a high-grade foundation-building pill, the success rate of a cultivator in building the foundation is over 30%, while the success rate of a low-grade foundation-building pill is less than 10%.
Thirty percent success rate in foundation building!
It is conceivable how sought-after top-grade foundation-building pills are in the world of immortal cultivation.
It's settled!
The Zhao family's destiny as a family of immortal cultivators is certain!
This was the first thought that came to Zhao Sheng's mind.
He never expected that he would have the opportunity to exceed his life goals.
With this red fire ganoderma, Zhao Cheng, a disappointing person, has taken half a step into the door of foundation building.
Of course, he had to cultivate to the great perfection of Qi Refining first.
Thinking of Lao Ba's usual behavior, Zhao Sheng wished he could fly back immediately and slap him twice.
What's the point of practicing martial arts? Isn't it better to cultivate immortality?
I've beaten him, I've scolded him, but this damn kid still won't listen.
Zhao Sheng suddenly thought of Han Xuanwu. Could it be that the reason why he chose Lao Ba was because he and Lao Ba had some similarities in personality?
Sometimes too much happiness can become a trouble!
There are a lot of spiritual herbs growing on this slope, and most of them are very old. Those over a hundred years old can be seen everywhere, and three plants over a thousand years old have been found.
One of them is the Thousand-Year Blood Sword Grass, which is a natural wood-type magic weapon. With a little refining, it can become a top-quality spiritual flying sword.
There is also a nine-section black jade jar that has been refined for 1,200 years, and a thousand-year-old golden essence seed.
It is worth mentioning that he discovered another red fire ganoderma, but it was only 680 years old.
Zhao Sheng did not feel regretful about not discovering the thousand-year-old purple qi ganoderma.
In fact, no one has ever found Purple Qi Ganoderma on the shady side of Tianzhu Mountain.
This is because the purple qizhi, which is more than a thousand years old, has developed spirituality and is born with the characteristics of "turning into mist when encountering clouds, escaping when encountering soil, and melting when encountering wood."