Chapter 15: Fuze Treasure Land [Seeking monthly tickets and follow-up reading] As the saying goes, it is better to act today than to wait for a day. Qiu Zhen had been meditating and practicing martial arts all night, and it was now Yin time, around three or four in the morning. I went to bed too late and couldn't sleep for long. It's too early to go to work in the pharmacy. He simply took an axe, carried a bamboo basket and Atractylodes macrocephala for collecting herbs, and headed into the mountains. Soon, he followed the official road out of the outskirts of Qingmu Town, left the human hunting area, and entered the uninhabited deep mountains and forests. In fact, in the past, when Qiu Zhen, Big-Headed Zhao Dou, and Skinny Monkey Shen Liang went up the mountain to collect herbs, they were all within the "human territory" and would not enter the deep mountains and forests. Even if they get out, they just circle around the edge, not daring to go deeper, for fear of encountering large ferocious beasts or even monsters. Everything has two sides.
There are regular forest patrols in the "human territory", and it is relatively safe to go up the mountain to hunt and collect herbs, but the resources are relatively scarce. Firstly, due to long-term development by humans, the resources in the mountains are relatively scarce and barren. Secondly, every mountain, forest, river and lake in the "human territory" has an owner, either belonging to the government, or being the private property of a wealthy family, or being the collective property of certain villages, and outsiders are not allowed to interfere. If anyone casually goes into the mountains to "steal things" and is caught, he will inevitably be beaten, taken to the authorities, and finally have to pay a fine. In the past, Qiu Zhen went up the mountain to collect herbs, and he went to the government-run mountains, forests and swamps. During certain times of the year, the government allowed the people to go up the mountain to collect herbs, hunt and fish. However, 50% of the “harvest” must be handed over. The resources of government-run forest land are already scarce, and after paying the "herb-collecting and hunting tax", he basically just earns hard-earned money. After working hard for most of the day, he still doesn't make as much as he does working in a herbal medicine shop. Therefore, he was not very enthusiastic about it before. He only occasionally leaves the human territory and wanders around the wilderness to try his luck. However, this time, with Bai Zhu leading the way, the situation is different. As soon as they left the human territory, Qiu Zhen released the white fox in the bamboo basket behind him and let it lead the way. Baizhu is a mountain elf. Once it returns to the mountains and wilderness, it no longer needs to tuck its tail between its legs or restrain its breath. It is as comfortable as a fish in water, and it can move through the hills and bushes like a gust of wind, at an astonishing speed. Fortunately, Qiu Zhen successfully established his foundation and made great progress in martial arts, so he was able to barely keep up and not fall behind. With the fox demon leading the way, the journey was very smooth. Half an hour later. Qiu Zhen followed the white fox all the way, walked for nearly twenty miles along the mountain road, and came to a small hill shady from the sun. Bai Zhu was familiar with the route. He leaped and followed the rocks and vines on the mountain wall to a place a hundred meters above the ground. He scratched with his claws and soon revealed a cave the size of a dog hole. "Hey~"
Bai Zhu barked and gestured with his fox claws, pointing far away at the vast mountains and fields around him, with a look of pride on his face. Qiu Zhen was in tune with its thoughts and quickly understood what it meant. This cave is the nest of Baizhu, and several small hills within a mile or two around it are its territory. Whenever there is an invasion by powerful beasts, it will act decisively, drive them away and defend its territory. The "precious medicine Atractylodes" that was previously offered to it came from the nearby hills. "I see!" Qiu Zhen nodded repeatedly and then looked around. This is a hilly area. There are no high mountains or giant peaks, but the hills and hills are undulating like dragons and snakes, which is quite spectacular. Qiu Zhen brought Bai Shu to the top of the mountain, looked around, and observed the surrounding terrain. However, he had not yet dabbled in the art of geomancy and feng shui, so he did not see any clues. Looking from a high place, the third eye between the eyebrows did not "sight" anything special. Along the way, Qiu Zhen was following Bai Zhu closely, and he was not idle either. He was testing the "spiritual eye" magical power of his "third eye" all the way. After many experiments, he had a general understanding of the magical power of "Spirit Eyes". The visual range of the "spiritual eye" to perceive "spiritual objects" is about a hundred meters, and the closer it is, the easier it is to perceive. Once Bai Zhu is far away, running one or two hundred meters away, his "spiritual eyes" will find it difficult to sense and he will easily lose the target. Finally, one has to rely on the spiritual connection of the spiritual body and the Dharmakaya to find Baishu. "Bai Shu, let's go for a walk." Qiu Zhen is not just "sitting back and waiting for something to happen". Magical herbs and precious medicines are nurtured and born by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the essence of the sun and moon, and the natural energy of mountains and rivers. Although there is a lot of randomness, there is a high chance that other magical herbs and precious medicines will appear in the place where magical herbs and precious medicines are born. Because of this, if someone discovered a magical herb or precious medicine in a certain place, "herb collectors" would flock to it the next day and dig deep in the ground to find treasures. Many times, someone would really get lucky and dig up a magical herb or precious medicine. Qiu Zhen also came here with this in mind to try his luck. After all, he has "spiritual eyes", which makes it easier for him to discover magical herbs and medicines. At that moment, Qiu Zhen took Bai Zhu to search for treasures everywhere. Speaking of which, the resources in the deep mountains and old forests are indeed much richer than those in the government-run mountains, forests and swamps. After half an hour, Qiu Zhen did not find any precious herbs, but the bamboo basket behind him was filled with a small amount of licorice, dandelion, atractylodes and other herbs, so it was a good harvest. "Hey~" The fox demon Bai Shu followed him around and was very confused when he saw the "god-man" digging useless weeds everywhere. "There are no magical herbs or precious medicines here. Forget it, let's just take a look and then go back."
Qiu Zhen jumped onto a rock, intending to take one last look at the distance before heading home and returning to work at the town's medicine shop. However, just as he took a casual glance, the "third eye" between his eyebrows emitted a faint golden light. "Huh~" Qiu Zhen cried out in surprise, then a look of ecstasy appeared on his face. In the distant valley, there was a faint flickering light. Immediately, he wanted to set out to look for treasure, but at this moment, a force pulled him back under his feet. It was the fox demon Bai Shu. Baizhu let out an anxious cry and gestured quickly with his fox claws. "Will I get lost if I go in? Will I be unable to get out? Is it dangerous?" Qiu Zhen was stunned when he heard this. Except for a small forest in front and a mountain stream running through it, the rest is just wild grass and shrubs. The whole area is very open and not some deep mountain forest with no bottom in sight. Immediately, he thought of something. The spiritual body Qiu Zhen closed his eyes and retracted his "spiritual eyes" magical power. When he looked again with his naked eyes, the scene in front of him suddenly changed. The valley disappeared. All I saw before me was dense, overlapping forests, which seemed bottomless, gloomy and deep. There was a faint white mist floating in the air. "Is this... a ghost wall? An illusion?" Qiu Zhen was delighted, thinking that his [Clairvoyance] had paid off. At that moment, he didn't think much about it, awakened the third eye between his eyebrows, and walked straight towards the valley. When Bai Zhu saw the "god-man" heading forward, he was stunned for a moment, and soon followed. After about dozens of breaths. Qiu Zhen took Bai Zhu and jumped over the stream which was about one meter wide. The next moment, the surrounding scene changed. A valley of three or four acres of wasteland appeared before our eyes. Here, the sunlight shines directly, forming a huge contrast with the gloom and darkness outside. "Hey~" Bai Zhu was amazed when he saw the scene.
It had mistakenly entered a valley before, got trapped inside, and almost starved to death. I never expected that there was a different world inside the valley. "You are indeed a god!" The little fox demon was extremely surprised and secretly glad for her choice. On the other side, Qiu Zhen was also secretly surprised. There is no other reason. After entering the valley, a star-like light appeared before him under the vision of the "Heavenly Eye" between his eyebrows. Qiu Zhen swallowed his saliva and exclaimed inwardly: "What a blessed place! We'll be rich!" (End of this chapter)