Cultivating immortality relies on spatial abilities; defying fate to become the protagonist.

Chapter 295

Tianyu looked at everyone and said, "The group assignments are mostly settled. The next step is to figure out the members for each group. What do you all think is the best way to group us?"

Moss thought for a moment and said, "We come from different places. Although we have gone through a few battles and have gotten to know each other a little, we are still strangers and our teamwork is not very good."

Arbitrarily grouping people might not be a good idea. Do you all think my objection is appropriate?

His words stirred up a storm, sparking a great deal of discussion that lasted for a long time without reaching a conclusion.

Huo Wu clapped her hands and said, "I am Huo Wu. I have a suggestion: how about we organize ourselves into smaller, familiar groups? A group could be made up of several smaller groups. What do you think?"

Duan Siqi raised her hand and said, "This is a good suggestion. A group can be made up of several smaller groups. Since the large group still needs to be subdivided, this way we can take care of many people and also have a certain level of tacit understanding."

Tianyu nodded and said, "Yes, that makes sense. Chief Gu, what do you think?"

Gu Shihan smiled and said, "Alright, let's begin!"

In this way, Gu Shihan and the others no longer need to separate and can remain united, belonging to the same large group.

The other groups were quickly divided as well. Gu Shihan smiled and looked around at the twenty-seven people in her group. She said slowly, "Now that we are a large group, you could say we are a big family. I think everyone knows what we need to face."
It was dangerous, a danger that posed a constant threat to our lives, so we divided our large group into three smaller groups.

In the future, if it is necessary to split up, the task will be carried out in a unified manner with nine members as a basic unit.

My partner and I are a group of nine. To be fair, we'll form groups of three, and the rest of you can choose your own teams.

However, each group must also elect a group leader to coordinate and direct various tasks.

Everyone agreed with this reasonable and clear arrangement, and there were no objections.

Before long, the group leaders were successfully elected by everyone.

Gu Jiahui served as the leader of the first group, and Gu Shihan herself happened to be in this group.

The leader of the second group was Shi Qinghan; as for the third group, the position of leader fell to Duan Siqi.

After the division of labor was completed, the first group led by Gu Shihan was tasked with exploring the eastern region of the Immortal Realm, where the chaos seemed to be greater than in other places.

Time flies, and several days have passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, the group of twenty-seven people continued their journey as usual, and soon arrived at the foot of a valley with a legendary and mysterious aura.

"Chief, it is said that there are spirit deer here, but no one has encountered them in the last thousand years," said cultivator Qi An.

“Let’s go in and take a look. The spirit deer is very important to the cultivation world,” Gu Shihan nodded.

As soon as you step into this valley, an incredibly unique fragrance wafts over you, instantly enveloping everyone's noses and lingering for a long time.

Faced with such a peculiar sight, everyone was filled with doubt and looked at each other in bewilderment.

Before anyone could react, a sudden change occurred! A fragrant breeze wafted by, and everyone, including Gu Shihan, fainted.

When Gu Shihan regained consciousness, she was lying on a patch of green grass.

Time ticked by, and everyone else snapped back to reality and quickly became alert. Gu Shihan said calmly, "I didn't sense any killing intent!"

Suddenly, a slight noise came, and a group of spirit beasts that looked like deer but had a pair of wings on their backs suddenly appeared before everyone.

These spirit beasts all had sharp eyes, revealing a high degree of vigilance, as if they regarded Gu Shihan and the others as irreconcilable enemies.

"A spirit deer?! We really encountered a spirit deer?!" someone exclaimed.

Seeing this, Gu Shihan quickly whispered, "Everyone, don't make any rash moves, and don't provoke these spirit beasts."

"Then what do we do?" Gu Jiahui asked.

Gu Shihhan thought for a moment and said, "I'll have Xingbai communicate with them; it might work! What do you think?"

“Shi Han, you’re right. It’s safer to let Xing Bai go than for us to do it ourselves,” Duan Siqi nodded.

"We have no objections. We've seen Xingbai's abilities firsthand, and we trust him!"

Gu Shihan summoned Xingbai and said, "Xingbai, you should be familiar with the spirit deer. Go and communicate with them to find out their specific situation."

"Hanhan, leave it to me!" Xingbai released her spiritual light and slowly approached the spirit deer.

Time passed in silence, and about fifteen minutes later, a spirit deer that looked very old slowly approached Xingbai.

Through telepathy, Gu Shihan got the answer from Xingbai: this place was originally the home of the spirit deer, covering a radius of a thousand miles, but now, the area where the spirit deer can live is only a radius of ten miles.

As for why this is the case, the reason is actually very simple. What the spirit deer needs is pure immortal energy or demonic energy. However, in the current cultivation world, all kinds of mixed energy are chaotic, and there is even some foreign energy. This is destructive to the spirit deer. The evil energy from outside the realm affects their peace.

The spirit deer is an auspicious beast, and its number is fixed, never exceeding ninety-nine. Every time a new spirit deer is born, one will inevitably perish.

But now, there are only eighteen spirit deer left, and two of them are nearing the end of their lifespan, yet no new life has been born.

It's been over three hundred years. If those little lives don't hatch soon, they'll probably die young and never live to see the day they're born...

Gu Shihan informed everyone of the situation, and the cultivator Jing San frowned and said, "Leader, according to my family's ancient records, the existence of spirit deer is indeed inextricably linked to the world we live in. At its peak, the number of spirit deer in the Immortal Realm was no less than seventy."

Now, before the age of 12, our place of survival is likely fraught with danger; no wonder we have this mission.

“Yes! Chief, what should we do? We can’t let them continue to wither away. Without them, the world might really cease to exist. We can’t afford to gamble!” another monk, Moss, chimed in.

Gu Shihan frowned, just about to communicate with the spirit deer again, when the frail spirit deer transmitted its voice: "Fairy, please speak to the side."

Gu Shihan was stunned for a moment, but immediately understood what Linglu meant. She looked at the others and said, "Brother Gu, these are some spirit herb seeds. You should plant some within a ten-mile radius."

Brother, you should lead the men to set up an isolation array to protect this area and prevent the poisonous gas from continuing to corrode it.

Siqi, have your men mist this area with diluted spiritual spring water.