Plants vs. Cultivation.

Chapter 150: Hongshan Islands
The girl looked at the pill in her hand and felt that this pill seemed a little different from the previous ones, but she knew that the reward from the immortal must be a good thing.

Without hesitation, the girl picked up a pill and swallowed it. Then, a look of pain suddenly appeared on her face.

The Ruby Pill was a second-level pill. Even though its medicinal properties were considered very mild, it was still a bit too strong for a girl who was just in the Qi Refining Stage.

Soon, a scorching heat emanated from the girl's body. It was the medicinal power that was tempering her body. However, because the medicinal power was too strong, the tempering intensity was too fierce, causing her body to produce high temperature.

"Crash!"

At this time, a water ball fell and extinguished the high temperature on the girl's body. Gu Mo naturally knew that the second-level elixir would bring a great burden to the cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage, so Gu Mo asked Xiaoli to deliver the medicine and cool down the girl.

As long as the girl can hold on, her strength will be greatly improved.

"It's still a little bit worse."

Looking at the unconscious girl, Gu Mo shook his head slightly. The girl didn't hold on to the end and wasted a lot of medicine power. However, the improvement this time was still huge for her.

At the same time, it also proves that the quality of the elixir refined by Gu Mo is not low. The higher the quality of the elixir like Ruby Pill, the milder its medicinal properties. It is said that the top-quality Ruby Pill can allow a cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage to perfectly refine and absorb it.

Although the Ruby Pill refined by Gu Mo is still far from the best quality, it should be able to reach the upper level. After confirming the quality of the pill, Gu Mo withdrew his spiritual sense.

Continue to study the art of alchemy. The 2nd level alchemist is not Gu Mo's goal. The 3rd level torch stump can at least help Gu Mo reach the level of a 3rd level alchemist.

If the Torch Tree Stump can be upgraded to level 4 in the future, then Gu Mo may be able to fully master the alchemy inheritance and become a respected level 4 alchemist.

On this day, Gu Mo was practicing, when suddenly his spiritual sense caught someone landing on the island, and those people were the ones who brought the girl here a year ago.

The next moment, Gu Mo in the hut turned into a wisp of green wind and disappeared. That was the wind escape technique that Gu Mo had just mastered not long ago. He hid his body in the wind, and wherever the wind went, he followed.

outside the island.

A small boat carrying several people landed on the island, and then those people moved a box to the island. The only monk in the crowd looked around with a vigilant expression, as if there might be monsters appearing nearby at any time.

In fact, what the monk was on guard against was the monster on the island, because several times people who came to offer sacrifices were swallowed by the giant lizard monster on the island.

However, they were lucky last time and were able to evacuate smoothly, but no one can guarantee that they can evacuate smoothly this time.

"If I can go back alive this time, I will never come here again no matter what." The monk looked around nervously. At this moment, he had made up his mind that he would never come here again next time no matter what. This kind of crazy testing at the gates of hell would shorten his life too much.

If it weren't for the pill that could help him break through, he would never come a second time.

"go!"

As the sacrificial box was placed on the island beach, the monk hurriedly told people to retreat, but those mortals stopped one by one and looked behind the monk in horror.

"What the hell are you doing!"

The looks of those people made the monk feel his scalp tingling. He growled, and when he saw that those people did not react, the monk twisted his stiff neck and glanced behind him.

At this moment, a figure was standing quietly on their boat.

"Who are you? Why are you breaking into my place of cultivation?" Gu Mo stared at the cultivator with an indifferent voice.

"what!!"

When the monk heard Gu Mo's question, he was a little confused. He looked around hurriedly, fearing that he had sent the sacrifice to the wrong place. However, this was indeed the lair of the giant lizard monster. He had been here once and it was impossible for him to be wrong.

But when did this place become a place for a cultivator to practice, and where did the giant lizard monster go?
The strong desire for knowledge in his heart made the monk subconsciously express his doubts, because this matter has great significance for the entire Hongshan Islands.

"The monster has been killed by me. You don't need to send sacrifices in the future. And the sacrifices you sent last year will be taken back later." Gu Mo looked at the changes in the monk's expression and knew that there must be a lot of stories behind it, but Gu Mo was not too interested in it.

The other party couldn't even deal with the giant lizard, so his strength was probably just that and couldn't pose any threat to him.

"Please wait a moment, senior. I cannot make the decision on this matter." When the cultivator heard that the level 3 giant lizard that had suffocated the entire Red Coral Islands was killed by the senior master in front of him, he was so excited that he was shaking. However, he still suppressed his emotions, because what was going to happen next was beyond his ability, and he needed to ask the person in charge of the Red Coral Islands to come.

"Then go find someone you can talk to."

Gu Mo also needs to contact the nearby immortal cultivation forces to determine his own position. If appropriate, Gu Mo will try to cooperate with the immortal cultivation forces here.

If Gu Mo wants to improve his alchemy skills, he will need a lot of spiritual materials. It would be too slow for Xiaoli to find them alone. But if he could get the help of the immortal cultivators here, Gu Mo should be able to obtain a large amount of spiritual materials. As long as there are enough spiritual materials, with the help of the 3rd-level torch stump, Gu Mo can try to become a 3rd-level alchemist in a short period of time.

Red Sand Islands.

As the name suggests, it is made up of a huge pile of red corals, there are thousands of them. This red coral is a low-level spiritual material, so the islands formed by this pile of red corals are full of spiritual power, which is no less than some 1st or 2nd level spiritual veins.

Naturally, the Hongshan Islands also gave birth to numerous immortal cultivation forces. These immortal cultivation forces initially fought for the ownership of the islands, and now have formed the Hongshan Islands Alliance. The patriarchs of the strongest immortal cultivation forces have formed a council of elders to jointly manage the Hongshan Islands.

The opportunity for the Red Coral Islands to end their internal strife and turn to alliance was a level 3 giant lizard that suddenly appeared more than ten years ago. The giant lizard not only occupied the only level 3 water vein in the Red Coral Islands, but also entered the Red Coral Islands several times, devouring the mortals and monks living on the island.

Faced with the huge external threat, the Red Coral Islands quickly formed an alliance and joined forces to barely force back the monitor lizards, but they were unable to kill them or drive them out of the Red Coral Islands.

When the giant lizard attacks again, the Hongshan Islands will pay a heavy price. In desperation, the Hongshan Islands can only pay a high price and invite a Jindan monk to come forward.

Unfortunately, the Jindan monk failed to drive the giant lizard away. However, the giant lizard may have realized how powerful it was and reached an agreement with the Jindan monk that as long as the Hongshan Islands paid a high-quality sacrifice every year, the giant lizard would not take action.

High-quality sacrifices refer to seedlings with spiritual roots. How could the Hongshan Islands Alliance agree to such a condition? This would cut off their inheritance.

However, after the giant lizard destroyed several islands, there were no more objections. The major immortal cultivation forces in the Hongshan Islands could only grit their teeth and pay tribute to a seedling with spiritual roots every year. If this continued for less than a hundred years, the inheritance of the major immortal cultivation forces in the Hongshan Islands would be cut off. Today is the annual tribute day. The elders of the Hongshan Islands Alliance have gathered on Hongyi Island, which is the largest island in the Hongshan Islands and the headquarters of the Hongshan Islands Alliance.

"Everyone, I think we can't just sit here and wait for death." A dark-skinned man looked around. They offered a tribute of one seedling with spiritual roots every year. One has to know how difficult it is to give birth to a fairy seedling with spiritual roots among mortals.

Therefore, many of the offerings came from their immortal cultivation families. This year's offering came from the dark-skinned man's faction. That was his most beloved granddaughter, which was why the other party was so irritable.

"Then you go deal with that level 3 giant lizard."

Hearing the dark-skinned man's words, an old man at the side spoke indifferently. Everyone knew that this was a slow death, but if they didn't deal with the level 3 giant lizard, they would die immediately if they resisted now.

Sure enough, as the old man spoke, the dark-skinned man fell silent.

Such scenes happen every year, but nothing has changed at all. Originally, there were several fake elixir and outer elixir cultivators in the Hongshan Islands Alliance, but these cultivators were all killed by the giant lizard. The combat power of the third-level monster is equal to that of the golden elixir cultivator, which is naturally not comparable to the fake elixir and outer elixir cultivators.

Especially since this is an island, the giant lizard is also half a sea monster, and its combat power in the water will be even stronger. Without the fake elixir and the outer elixir cultivators, the Hongshan Islands now have no ability to resist.

"So how do we solve the quota for next year?"

At this time, a middle-aged man sitting at the top spoke up. He was the leader of the Hongshan Islands Alliance, Shi Yunjie, and he was also the cultivator with the strongest combat power at present.

Unfortunately, the strongest one has only reached the great perfection of foundation building and has not entered the golden elixir stage. He is still no match for the third-level giant lizard.

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience fell silent. These people gathered here every year, and the most important topic was to confirm which family would provide the sacrifice next year.

Of course, if they could find a seedling with spiritual roots among mortals, each family could delay the process for a year. However, there were too few seedlings with spiritual roots among mortals. Only one medium-grade spiritual root appeared two years ago. This was almost the one with the highest spiritual root talent found among mortals in recent decades.

Unfortunately, it was sent as a sacrifice last year and must have turned into bones by now. If it weren't for the giant lizard, a fairy seedling with a mid-grade spiritual root, the various families would have had to fight to confirm the ownership of the fairy seedling.

It is too difficult to give birth to immortal seedlings among mortals, so each family must discuss it in advance. In case no immortal seedlings are found among mortals, they must take over.

"Elder Huang, it should be your family's turn next year." Seeing that no one spoke, Shi Yunjie, who was sitting at the top, could only call out the names.

"Alliance leader, we don't have anyone who meets the requirements." The elder surnamed Huang spread his hands. The giant lizard had requirements for the sacrifice. In addition to having spiritual roots, there was also an age limit.

"Elder Huang, we are all so familiar with each other, so stop lying. Didn't your family have a new member not long ago? He should have spiritual roots." An elder spoke up, and if the other party didn't send someone out, he would be the next one.

Although everyone will eventually have to leave, a year later may be a year better.

"Bullshit, where did you hear that rumor?"

When Elder Huang heard someone mention his hidden grandson, he jumped up as if his life force was stepped on. The grandson he had hidden had a middle-grade spiritual root talent. He was the hope of their family and could not be handed over no matter what.

"Isn't it clear whether it is a rumor or not, Elder Huang?" The elder who spoke sneered. Although he could understand the other party's difficulties, at this moment, if he understood the other party, then who would understand him?

"Why do you want to spar with me?" Elder Huang glared at the other party. Since he was not in the right, he was ready to use force.

"enough!"

Seeing that a fight was about to break out, Shi Yunjie could only speak out to interrupt. This happened every year, and he was a little tired of it, and he didn't know how long it would last.

At this moment, Shi Yunjie really wanted the giant lizard to disappear so that everyone could be free.

"Alliance leader, alliance leader!"

At this time, an urgent voice was heard, and soon a figure rushed into the meeting hall. The elders present were startled when they saw the new person, because this person was the one who transported the sacrifice, and from his reaction, it was obvious that something unexpected had happened.

"Why are you so panicked?"

Shi Yunjie suppressed his uneasiness and asked.

"Alliance leader, good news! The giant lizard was killed by a senior. We don't have to pay tribute every year." The monk knelt on the ground, with a hint of tears in his voice. They were really being suppressed too hard by the level 3 giant lizard.

"What! Say it again!"

Hearing this, Shi Yunjie stood up suddenly, his eyes filled with shock. If he was not a cultivator who had reached the great perfection of the foundation building stage, he would have thought that an immortal had heard his prayers and took action to get rid of the giant lizard.

"Yes Yes!"

The monk took a deep breath and recounted what he had seen and heard on the island.

"Everyone, have you ever known this real person?"

After listening to the monk's story, including the description of the great man, Shi Yunjie asked everyone, wanting to see if anyone knew the origins of this great man.

This expert, who was able to kill a level 3 giant lizard, was obviously a real person at the Jindan realm. As for being a Yuanying Zhenjun, it was obviously impossible. After all, a Yuanying Zhenjun would not stay for a level 3 water vein.

"I have no impression. It might be a Jindan Zhenren from other areas. He saw there was a rank 3 water vein here and wanted to stay for a while, and kill the giant lizard by the way." All the elders had no impression of the Jindan Zhenren described by the Qi Refining cultivator, so they came to this conclusion.

Seeing that no one knew the origin of this real person, Shi Yunjie didn't wait any longer and prepared to go meet the real person. No matter what the other party's origins were, he got rid of the giant lizard and saved the entire Hongshan Islands. They must remember this favor.

"Alliance leader, I'm going too!"

The dark-skinned man hurriedly followed. Since the giant lizard had been killed by Jindan Zhenren, his precious granddaughter would not have to be eaten as a sacrifice.

(End of this chapter)