Sixty years of blacksmithing, a single hammer blow forging a celestial being.

I could feel the pursuers getting closer and closer.

Li Pingan thought to himself that this couldn't go on; they would be caught up sooner or later.

He took out the map of Misty Valley that Hongling had given him beforehand and started looking at it.

He is currently located at Crescent Moon Mountain.

The terrain here is jagged and rugged, filled with various kinds of mist and towering trees.

Run another 100 meters, and you'll find a cave.

Li Pingan soon noticed a point marked on the map.

This cave connects to the other side of Crescent Moon Mountain, and I can crawl through it.

Li Ping'an put away the map, circulated his spiritual energy, and rushed towards the cave.

Soon, he discovered the cave in a place hidden by vines.

He quickly pushed aside the vines and crawled inside.

Then he covered the vines up, trying to conceal any trace of the cave.

The cave was very narrow, and Li Ping'an could barely walk through it by bending over.

He proceeded cautiously, listening intently to the sounds outside the cave.

Sure enough, not long after.

Then they heard the heavy footsteps of several disciples outside the cave.

Another person kept complaining.

"That old man really ran that fast; he disappeared in the blink of an eye. I just saw him a moment ago, how could he vanish so quickly?"

"It's alright, he's an old man, how could he be faster than us? Maybe he's hiding in some jungle. Everyone, search this area thoroughly."

Upon hearing this, Li Ping'an's heart tightened.

Will they discover this cave?

I need to leave quickly.

So he stopped caring, quickened his pace, and rushed out to the other side.

The cave became narrower and narrower as they walked deeper.

Until Li Ping'an was finished, he had to crawl forward in the cave.

Even the clothes he was wearing were worn out quite a bit.

Fortunately, he hadn't been climbing for long when he saw a faint light ahead.

Almost there!

Li Ping'an was overjoyed and used both his hands and feet to move quickly.

Like a gecko, it swiftly crawls through the narrow cave.

As Li Ping'an climbed out of the cave, he felt a blinding light so intense that he could barely open his eyes.

It took me a while to adjust to the bright light.

When he opened his eyes again, he was stunned.

Outside the cave was a cold, bluish-green pool.

Several birds occasionally flew over the pool.

The pool is surrounded by towering, lush trees, which firmly enclose the pool in the center.

From the outside, you would never know that there is a pool of water here.

Many kinds of Ganoderma lucidum, which Li Ping'an had never heard of, also grew by the pool.

However, judging from the rich, subtle fragrance emanating from them, Li Ping'an could tell that these were definitely not ordinary items.

Thinking of this, Li Ping'an quickly took out the map from his pocket again.

I continued reading following the text annotations on the map.

This place is called Qingshuitan, located in the central region of the Crescent Moon Mountain Range.

Surrounded by mountains and forests, there is no other entrance besides this cave.

Furthermore, countless high-level spiritual herbs and plants grow in the cold pool.

Among them are second-tier herbs, such as Azure Grass and Spirit Flower.

All of them are second-tier herbs!

Tier 2 herbs!

Li Ping'an's eyes lit up.

You should know that a Tier 2 herb can be exchanged for five points.

In this trial, you can pass as long as you score more than ten points.

it is good!

All I have to do is gather these herbs and then find a place to hide.

Then, while you're at it, go and retrieve the thing that Senior Sister Hongling mentioned.

Li Ping'an made up his mind and immediately ran to the edge of the pool.

At a glance, you can see several small blue flowers growing by the pool.

This is the Lingtai flower.

Li Ping'an recognized the herb at a glance.

He acted immediately, quickly picking three sprigs of Lingtai flower and putting them in his pocket.

Then he found several more Emerald Green Grasses in another place and picked them all again.

Looking again into the distance, they discovered a large plant of spiritual herbs and medicine growing in front of them.

"If I collect all of these, I, Li Ping'an, will be rich!"

Li Ping'an was overjoyed and was about to go pick them.

Then a sound came from not far away.

"This cave is so long, we've climbed so far and still haven't reached the end. Are you sure that old man made it all the way in?"

"How could he climb so fast!"

"Don't speak! I've already seen a lot of tracks; that old man is definitely in here! Shh, be careful not to alert them; they might not have noticed us yet."

The sound came from the cave, and echoes reverberated from time to time.

Li Ping'an frowned. Oh no, those guys are catching up with us.

In his haste, Li Ping'an quickly abandoned the idea of ​​continuing to gather herbs.

Instead, he took the opportunity to hide behind a large, overgrown rock.

At the same time, they observed the direction of the cave.

Sure enough, not long after, a tall and strong disciple squeezed out of the cave.

Because of his strong physique, he practically squeezed his way into the cave.

His clothes were torn in many places, and his hands and arms were covered in blood.

"Damn it! Why is this cave so narrow? It's made my life miserable."

The disciple complained.

Before he could finish speaking, another disciple squeezed out of the cave.

This disciple was in no better shape, with several cuts on his head.

Then came the third, the fourth, and the fifth.

There were a total of five disciples.

These five disciples were all quite strong, each possessing the seventh level of Qi Refining cultivation, and they were in cahoots with Tang Jiannan.

"Boss, quick, check where that old man is hiding!"

A bald disciple scanned his surroundings with calm eyes, trying to find Li Ping'an.

Suddenly, one of the five disciples, a thin one, exclaimed in surprise.

"My God, look! Isn't that the Azure Void Grass? A second-tier spiritual herb!"

"It seems so! There are so many Emerald Grasses growing here!"

"Not only the Azure Grass, look over there are Spirit Platform Flowers! And Spirit Communication Flowers too! There are so many!"

The group quickly discovered the hidden paradise, their eyes lighting up like hungry wolves eyeing a beautiful woman.

You know, the reason we entered this Misty Valley for the trial was precisely for the herbs and spirit beast cores, right?

Now, so many valuable medicinal herbs and elixirs are right in front of us.

Then who cares about that Li Ping'an anymore?

And it happened in this small, cold pool, where no one noticed.

In other words, all these spiritual herbs and medicines belong to the five of them.

If these things were discovered outside, countless disciples would fight over them.

Now it belongs to the five of them alone!

The five of them stopped caring about Li Ping'an.

With an excited howl, they all rushed towards the various spiritual herbs and medicines in the icy pool.

"Hurry up and harvest them! These are all ours!"

"Third brother, don't just focus on gathering herbs, let's gather them first! We'll share the herbs with you later! You go and guard the cave entrance! Li Ping'an must be inside!"

"I just saw that several places have already been picked clean of spiritual herbs and medicinal plants! Damn it! How dare they pick our spiritual herbs and medicinal plants! I'll skin them alive later!"