After being universally criticized online, he cultivates immortality and farms to lead his motherlan

Chapter 166 Spending the Winter Here
[Mission: Complete the trials in the deep mountains, find the blessed land of a powerful cultivator, and undergo a body tempering in hot liquid.]

[Reward: Choose one of the following: Secret Realm Fragment *1 or Lucky Draw *1.]

Jian Ning looked at the tasks that popped up in the system.

A blessed land for powerful cultivators? Where is it?

Based on her experience from completing so many missions before, missions are generally triggered in connection with the things she comes into contact with.

Jian Ning pondered for a moment, then slowly looked at the video on her phone.

Could it be that they want her to go to Dark Prison Mountain?
Jian Ning's hometown is near Anlao Mountain. In fact, you can walk around the developed areas outside the mountain, but ordinary tourists cannot enter the restricted areas.

Jian Ning thought that even if she were to go to Dark Prison Mountain, she would have to wait for a suitable opportunity.

At least one thing is certain: we'll have to wait until daylight has passed.

The area is rich in flora and fauna, and there are many wild animals.

One year, a wild boar came down from the mountains and even ate people, causing panic in the village.

It's so late at night, I should get some sleep first.

Jian Ning put down her phone, turned off the light, and was about to go to sleep when she saw the system's countdown flash before her eyes just before she closed them.

She opened her eyes again and saw clearly.

[Task completion countdown: 5:59:53]

In short, this task must be completed within six hours to be considered valid.

Jian Ning has never failed a mission before, and she worries that the system, which is based on bugs, might completely freeze if she fails to complete a mission even once, which would be a huge loss.

Therefore, it's better to be safe than sorry.

She would do her best to complete every task issued by the system.

Jian Ning took a deep breath and changed out of her pajamas into a light black outfit.

Using the invisibility spell, he summoned the Qingfeng Blade from his Qiankun Ring and flew to Dark Prison Mountain on his sword.

The distance wasn't far to begin with, and the speed of flying on a sword was already quite fast. The Qingfeng Blade under her feet vibrated slightly twice, indicating that she had arrived at her destination.

She found a place to stay on the outskirts of the mountain and put the Qingfeng Blade into her Qiankun Ring.

Perhaps it's because it's winter; even in the south, the climate isn't very friendly to small animals.

Dark Prison Mountain was quiet at night, except for the occasional mournful cry of an unknown bird.

Jian Ning didn't actually know how to complete the task, but she had a thermos with a cup of hot water in it.

If she's thirsty, she can use it to drink, or according to the quest bug, she can just find a hole, pour some hot water on herself, and that would also count as hot liquid body tempering, right?

In any case, the task still needs to be done.

Try it and you'll see what happens.

There are many posts about Dark Prison Mountain online, and some daring bloggers have even ventured into this forbidden area.

Jian Ning had learned that there was a cave inside Dark Prison Mountain. Because the cave had no end, no one knew where it led. There were many animal skeletons inside the cave, which was a shocking sight.

However, the ancient karst cave landscape inside is particularly beautiful and has been named "Fairyland" by visitors.

Later, many people also visited the Fairy Blessed Land to take photos.

But at most, people would take some photos not far from the cave entrance to prove they had been there.

To this day, no one has dared to fully explore what lies at the end of this blessed land of immortals.

Jian Ning decided to go and investigate.

There are articles and guides online about the places to visit, but because it's a restricted area, there aren't many posts about it.

The specific directions were given rather vaguely; we could only roughly pinpoint some locations by the blogger's replies to other netizens' comments asking where the location was.

Jian Ning entered through the open area, and then passed a warning sign indicating that the area ahead was a restricted zone where wild animals roamed.

It must have been trampled on, because while the rest of the area was overgrown with weeds, there was a path that was clearly trodden by people.

Jian Ning groped her way forward.

The further you go in, the more bushes there are, and the taller and straighter the branches become.

There is no moon tonight.

Fortunately, after she began cultivating immortality, her vision in the dark became no different from that in the daytime.

She looked up at the bare branches in the darkness, bathed in the faint light of the sky, exuding an indescribable sense of silence.

Jian Ning really liked this feeling.

She paused to admire the view for a while, even taking out her phone to take pictures. Only under the silent urging of the countdown did she continue her search for that blessed land of immortals.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew past her.

The birds on the branches all flapped their wings and flew away in unison.

She realized something was wrong, stopped, and released her spiritual sense. Sure enough, she sensed the presence of a living person approaching from afar.

Jian Ning used her invisibility spell, so she wasn't worried about being discovered.

Suddenly, a whooshing sound rang out.

She was using her phone to find her way when something hit Jian Ning squarely in the arms.

Jian Ning looked down.

owl!
The owl also saw Jian Ning. It liked Jian Ning's scent very much, so it would never forget it.

It exclaimed excitedly, "Coo coo~" to Little White's owner!

"What are you doing here?" Jian Ning asked curiously.

"Coo coo~" I came here to spend the winter and also to visit my grandma.

Jian Ning felt something sticky on her hands. Upon closer inspection, she saw an arrow stuck in its body and blood flowing from its wings.

"You are hurt."

Just as the owl was about to utter a few curses at the bad guy, it suddenly heard his voice and quickly said, "Coo-coo~" You'd better hide! That bad guy has a tranquilizer gun. Even I, the owl, am no match for him.

Hearing the approaching footsteps, Jian Ning cast an invisibility spell; she had nothing to be afraid of.

It was just the human body's instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm that made it temporarily leave the place it was standing on and fly to the tree next to it to see what was going on.

Before long, the two men walked to the spot where Jian Ning had just stood.

"Damn, I clearly saw that we shot down an owl, where did it go? I should have brought that dog with me."

"Let's look for it. If we hit it, why would it run far away? It's probably in the nearby bushes. Look carefully."

The two bent down and began searching carefully on the ground, chatting as they went.

"What hobbies do rich people have these days? They see owls online and think they're cute, so they want to raise one themselves."

Another person said, "As long as they pay me, that's fine."

Jian Ning glanced at the two of them, then flew away.

She landed after being quite a distance away from the two people.

As luck would have it, it landed right at the entrance of the cave.

She had searched for a long time without finding it, but now she found it without any effort.

Jian Ning used her diagnostic skills to probe the owl.

There is no danger to life; the arrowhead is mainly for anesthetic purposes.

But the situation wasn't too good. She took out the all-purpose life-saving medicine, the Spirit Gathering Pill, from her Qiankun Ring and fed a few to the owl.

The owl nibbled on a few, still wanting more.

"Gurgle~" The candy is so delicious, have a few more.

Jian Ning: "..."

She took out a few more from her Qiankun Ring and placed them in her palm. The owl pecked the owls one by one from her palm and put them into its beak.

Jian Ning pulled out the arrow and put it into her Qiankun Ring.

She tore off a corner of her clothes, sprinkled some of the wound medicine she had made for people on the owl, and bandaged it up simply.

"It's too late today. I'll take you to the Forestry Bureau tomorrow. You'll be fine."

"Coo coo~" Thank you, Little White's owner. By the way, how is Little White?
Jian Ning: "Yes, it's good."

She just finished speaking.

The owl in my arms tilted its head to the side and fainted.

Jian Ning, still not entirely reassured, used a medical consultation to confirm that she had genuinely fainted, and hadn't actually passed out.

She still had a mission to complete and it wasn't convenient for her to carry it with her, so she simply put it in her Qiankun Ring.

Jian Ning stared at the pitch-black hole before her, which resembled the gaping maw of a wild beast.

She remained calm and composed as she stepped inside.