The Spirit Herb Mountain is a restricted area, and the entire mountain is surrounded by multiple layers of barriers.
Unless someone has the ability to fly, one can only enter the Spirit Herb Mountain by entering through the entrance.
There are eight entrances to the Spirit Herb Mountain, and each entrance is guarded by an elder. The entrances are only opened during Spirit Herb hunting.
At this moment, all eight entrances are open. Inner Gate disciples who hold a token can enter. Nearly one hundred thousand disciples have already flooded in from all directions.
"This Spirit Herb Mountain is truly a remarkable place,"
Chu Feng strolled through the Spirit Herb Mountain, his gaze drawn to the towering trees and dense shrubbery.
This was the first time he had seen such beautiful plants, and even the fragrance was much more intense than in other places. It was like an idyllic paradise, making him intoxicated.
"Earth Spirit Grass?" Suddenly, Chu Feng saw a peculiar plant.
Five inches tall, with four leaves, completely green, covered with faint light, it was clearly the inferior grade Spirit Herb Earth Spirit Grass.
"Puff" Before he could get close, the Earth Spirit Grass shrank and seemed to want to escape.
"Swish"
Seeing this, Chu Feng suddenly leaped up, but still lagged behind. When he arrived, the Earth Spirit Grass had already burrowed into the ground.
"This thing truly has a spirit."
Chu Feng chuckled dryly, but he was not impatient. Instead, he looked around.
He knew that Earth Spirit Grass could escape by burrowing underground, but every certain distance, it had to emerge from the ground, and the escape direction was usually in a straight line.
So Chu Feng thought that as long as he determined the trajectory of the Earth Spirit Grass's escape, it would not be difficult for him to capture it at his speed.
"Swish"
Just then, a flash of light appeared nearby, and a piece of Earth Spirit Grass emerged from the ground. It was clearly the one that had just escaped.
However, the Earth Spirit Grass had just appeared and suddenly burrowed back into the ground, continuing to flee.
Chu Feng was overjoyed. He leaped forward several steps, then like a cunning rabbit, leaped into the air and grabbed the empty ground in front of him with his hands in the shape of an eagle's claws.
"Swish." Just as he was about to land, the Earth Spirit Grass emerged from the ground again.
But this time, Chu Feng was faster than it and before it could escape, Chu Feng's large hand had tightly grasped its branch and pulled it out of the ground.
"Chirp chirp chirp"
The Earth Spirit Grass broke through the ground and began to emit a harsh sound, with a continuous strong feeling of breaking free.
However, this break free only lasted for a moment, and it became weaker and weaker until finally, the Earth Spirit Grass's essence flashed and began to shrink, eventually reducing to the length of a finger.
"This thing is really peculiar."
Spirit Herbs lose their spirit when they leave the soil, and without spirit, the size of the Spirit Herbs will become very small.
However, this is just hearsay. When a five-inch-long Earth Spirit Grass truly appeared in front of him, transforming from five zhang in length to less than half a zhang, anyone would be amazed.
"Buzz"
After subduing the Earth Spirit Grass, Chu Feng placed his palms together and clenched a mantra. A powerful suction force emerged from his in the blink of an eye, and all the Earth Spirit Grass in his palm was completely absorbed.
"Chuckle, this thing is really not enough to fill your teeth."
Chu Feng smiled wryly. The Earth Spirit Grass was only an inferior grade Spirit Herb, and the amount of it contained was several times that of the Divine Spirit Grass. If one wanted to feed that divine thunderbolt with it, it really required an enormous amount.
Out of desperation, Chu Feng continued his journey, heading straight for the deep forest.
The Spirit Herb Mountain is divided into the inner area, the middle area, and the outer area.
The outer area grows inferior grade Spirit Herbs, the middle area grows medium grade Spirit Herbs, and the inner area grows superior grade Spirit Herbs.
The Superior Grade Spirit Herb Divine Spirit Grass was what Chu Feng was most familiar with. However, he also knew that before the Divine Spirit Grass gained spirit, it was not a kind person.
Not only would it not run away when seeing people, but it also had extremely strong. It was said that one piece of Divine Spirit Grass could rival a sixth-level fierce beast. That is to say, without the strength of Spirit Martial Arts at the sixth level, it was completely insignificant in front of it.
So the inner area was regarded as a restricted area. Few dared to enter it, and Chu Feng did not plan to hunt those terrifying creatures either. Therefore, his goal was the middle area. The Middle-grade Mystic Herb, Tianling Grass, is said to be able to run rapidly while staying close to the ground and has the ability to become invisible. It is extremely difficult to catch, but fortunately, it has no lethal power.
Although the latent spiritual energy contained within it is far less than that of the Divine Spirit Grass, it is still far superior to that of the Earth Spirit Grass. Therefore, it is the best target for Chu Feng this time.
As he continued on his journey, all the Earth Spirit Grasses he saw failed to escape his magical grasp and were immediately consumed by him on the spot.
And by noon, he finally reached the Middle Ring and quickly discovered a single instance of Tianling Grass.
However, this Tianling Grass was truly formidable. Not only did its escape route change unpredictably, but it also truly possessed the ability to become invisible.
Although the invisibility only lasts for a moment, this intermittent appearance still caused Chu Feng a lot of trouble.
Until the sun set, Chu Feng had encountered at least a dozen Tianling Grasses, but he had not caught any.
"I don't believe it. I will be defeated by a single Middle-grade Mystic Herb."
After a day of traveling, Chu Feng was energetic, but as his stomach was already rumbling, he had to stop to eat.
While eating the dry food, he couldn't help but remember being teased by the Tianling Grass and vowed to catch the Tianling Grass and consume it.
"I said, don't come to the Middle Ring. This Tianling Grass is not something we can catch."
"Miss, don't be in a hurry. I have gradually mastered the escape pattern of the Tianling Grass. Give me one more day, and I promise we can catch it."
"One day? How many Earth Spirit Grasses can we catch in the periphery in one day? You are simply wasting our time."
Just then, there were whispers coming from the forest. Chu Feng could sense at least ten people approaching.
"Hey, it seems that not only I, Chu Feng, have suffered a setback."
Chu Feng chuckled softly, without looking up to observe, but instead, he ate the dry food in large mouthfuls.
"Miss, look! That seems to be Chu Feng." However, when a somewhat surprised yet sarcastic voice rang out, Chu Feng knew that he had run into an acquaintance again.
Looking up, he saw ten figures standing a short distance away, all familiar faces.
The leading girl was called Chu Xue, one year younger than Chu Feng, and was considered Chu Feng's cousin.
Although Chu Xue was not as sweet as Chu Yue, she still had a certain amount of charm, especially her skin was as white as snow, which was indeed in line with her name.
However, like Chu Cheng and Chu Zhen, she also disliked Chu Feng from a young age and belonged to the opposing faction.
And behind Chu Xue stood nine people. Although they all had the surname Chu, strictly speaking, they were not members of the Chu family.
They were all servants of the Chu family. Because their parents held certain positions in the Chu family, they were all sent to the Blue Dragon Sect together. But the most ridiculous thing was that even these servants looked down upon Chu Feng.
"Oh, Chu Feng is really you!"
That disgusting voice sounded again. The person who just spoke was a tall and thin teenager beside Chu Xue.
This person Chu Feng also knew. His name was Chu Gao. Since childhood, he had liked to stick close to Chu Xue and was Chu Xue's sidekick.
However, it is worth noting that although Chu Gao was of servant origin, he had good potential and together with Chu Yue, he entered the Blue Dragon Sect. Now he is at the fourth level of martial cultivation.
Among Chu Xue's group, only Chu Gao's strength was decent. Clearly, he was the main force of this group.
But this guy was very unreliable. From the fact that he brought Chu Xue and others into the middle circle, it was obvious that he was someone who aspired to too much.