Madam, please ascend.

Chapter 49 The mountain man’s clever plan
Yun Yi didn't notice Su Qing's abnormality, he just lowered his head and concentrated on looking for herbs.

After finally being reborn, he now only wants to quickly improve his cultivation so that he can save his life in the coming chaotic world.

As for the poisoning of the horse, he already had a plan in mind. The forbidden area in the back mountain was rarely visited, so the vegetation was lush and medicinal herbs were everywhere.

He just searched a little and found some flowers and plants that could be used.

Monster beasts in the Qi Refining Realm are often just beginning to develop intelligence and don't have many thoughts. If you want to poison them without them noticing, using food is obviously the most convenient way.

For example, the favorite food of ordinary cattle and horses is the elm, which is rich in juice and very palatable. I think the elm will definitely not refuse it.

Of course, relying solely on grass is far from enough. Eleutherococcus needs to be combined with coffin fruit to achieve the effect of "sleeping".

Taking into account that the monster beasts in the Qi Refining Realm have a certain resistance to toxins, Yun Yi decided to transform himself into a small workshop and add materials rapidly without having to worry about whether the poison would be too strong and cause the death of the horse.

While Su Qing was looking for the rare herbs he wanted, he also stole a glance at Yun Yi. When he saw him busy picking angelica sinensis, he guessed what he was going to do next.

The medicinal properties of elata and coffin fruit are conflicting. If taken at the same time, they will have a sleeping effect. Overdose may even cause cardiac arrest and death. She vaguely remembered that both herbs were nearby.

There is a coffin tree not far away. It is called this name because the wood is strong and resistant to corrosion, and is often used to make coffins.

Its fruits are pitch black, the size of red beans, and often grow in clusters.

Without Su Qing's reminder, Yun Yi quickly found the old tree, climbed up the trunk quite skillfully, and picked many fruits.

By the time he jumped down, the two medicinal herbs had been found in sufficient quantity and were absolutely effective.

Su Qing couldn't help but remind him, "The elm is not a big deal. The elm normally feeds on it, otherwise there wouldn't be such a large grassland near its habitat. The problem is how do you plan to get it to eat the coffin fruit? The fruit is sour and it definitely doesn't like it."

Yun Yi had a plan in mind and said with a smile, "I have a plan of my own. Just wait and see."

……

As a large number of disciples passed the first level of trial and began to try the second level, a large number of wounded were teleported out of the forbidden area.

They were all covered in dust and dirt, and some were even seriously injured and dying. If they were not rescued quickly, they would die immediately.

The faces of the elders turned pale, especially when they found out that there was a Return to Void Realm disciple among them, they were furious and began to criticize and educate him on the spot.

The Sword Pavilion's Great Elder had a fiery temper and took great pleasure in scolding people: "Have all the practitioners lost their brains? The second level is just a few Qi Refining Realm monsters, and you can't even think of a solution?"

The disciples hung their heads, not daring to contradict him at all.

Everyone knew that the favorite disciple of the Grand Elder of Jiange was in seclusion and had missed the Chenghuang Trial, so of course he was in a very bad mood.

"Especially Li Liu, you've been a member of the Fuyao Sect for over a hundred years, and you're a true Return to Void Realm. How come you can't even pass the second level?!"

The middle-aged man named Li Liu said ashamedly, "I accidentally fell while fighting the monster and crushed the jade talisman."

"That's ridiculous! If you run into someone from the Demon Sect, a small mistake would be enough to turn you into a corpse!"

The Grand Elder of Jiange was still talking incessantly, while Daocheng on the other side had a calm expression, as if everything was within his expectations.

This is also the reason why he insisted on setting up a soul-locking formation in the Chenghuang Trial. The disciples in the sect practiced diligently, but they were often rigid and lacked wit, and were completely unaware of some obvious schemes.

If this continues, everyone will become a canary in a cage, looking glamorous but unable to fly very high.

Qingwei found Xun Ziyu among the disciples and quickly dragged him over. After confirming that he was safe, he asked, "What happened?" Xun Ziyu replied, "After I cracked the first level, I happened to meet a few fellow disciples, and we went to the second level together. Unexpectedly, the monster guarding the level was a bull demon in the Qi Refining Realm. One of the sisters happened to be wearing red, which angered the bull demon, and it rushed over directly..."

Qingwei didn't even need to hear what was going on to know what was happening. This was just bad luck. Xun Ziyu had always been clever, so he had never expected to fall into such a trap.

Xun Ziyu continued, "However, after we lured the Bull Demon away, a disciple from the Famous Book Pavilion happened to take advantage of the situation and stole the key that the Bull Demon was guarding."

"Hey, you don't have to be too depressed."

"Master, I don't feel depressed."

"Ok?"

"My cultivation is already low, so even if I enter the third level, I might not be able to go very far. Although cultivators should be confident and independent, and move forward courageously, the last time my disciple and sister were besieged, I became deeply aware of my own shortcomings."

Xun Ziyu said casually: "Eat your meal one bite at a time, disciple, there is no rush."

Qingwei was very satisfied with this and encouraged him, "It's good that you can figure it out."

"But I'm still looking forward to Junior Brother Yun's performance. Since he was able to defeat a demon at the Spiritual Transformation Realm, the demons at the Qi Refining Realm will definitely not be able to trap him now."

At this time, the Great Elder of Jian Pavilion was still scolding his disciples. He heard him say, "As long as we understand the habits of the monsters, we can find ways to deal with them. I'm just worried that none of you study hard enough and don't know what those monsters are!
"In ancient times, humans didn't practice cultivation. How could they survive against demonic beasts? They relied on their brains. Don't feel wronged. Ten thousand years ago, ordinary humans could kill Qi Refining Realm demonic beasts. Look at how pathetic you are now!
"It really pisses me off!"

……

Yun Yi was obviously not the type of disciple who could anger the Great Elder to death.

Even though he has lost his cultivation and cannot use magic, he can still come up with various solutions.

In front of Su Qing, he easily found a rabbit nest, and used smoke to force the rabbits out of it, and caught the fattest one.

The next step is to skillfully peel the skin, gut the fish, and roast it over a fire.

Su Qing was not the type of person who would say "Poor rabbit". She watched Yun Yi's operation with great interest and thought that her junior brother was really interesting and could even cook wild game.

Yun Yi felt embarrassed by the stares and explained, "When I was little, my family wasn't well off, so I often went up the mountain to catch rabbits for a snack."

"Are you planning to smear the juice of the coffin fruit on the rabbit meat and trick the horse into eating it?"

"Exactly."

"That's a good idea. A horse is a greedy eater. If you roast the rabbit, it will definitely not be able to resist the aroma and will devour it without a second thought."

Yun Yi worked hard, squeezing out the juice from the coffin fruit and smearing it on the rabbit meat. Seeing the rabbit meat turn golden and fragrant, the work was done.

Yun Yi tied the roasted rabbit meat with aconite, weighed it, and estimated how far he could throw it.

Su Qing was not idle either. He actually found a fairy pine on the edge of the cliff. He picked it up as a treasure and put it into the medicine basket, fearing that he would accidentally break it.

"Let's go back now." After making all preparations, the two returned to the open space where the horse was.

Since it took some time to find the herbs and food ingredients, more than ten disciples had gathered here, and each of them was struggling with how to take away the bronze key guarded by the horse.

And judging from the traces, someone must have tried to sneak up, but was bitten by the horse and bled all over the floor. Fortunately, there was no body. It must be that disciple who quickly crushed the jade talisman and teleported away.

(End of this chapter)