Slime Immortal

A quarter of an hour later, Chen Yu walked through the Nanqiaojiqiao Gate. Unlike the noisy and bustling atmosphere in the bamboo forest, a surge of activity came from all directions.

He just wandered around like this, and when he saw something he liked, he would pick it up and ask the price. After going around in circles, he finally came to the stall where he bought the object control technique last time.

"Hey, Junior Brother, do you want to exchange some Dao Vouchers?"

Behind the stall, the monk with a rat-like mustache subconsciously rubbed his hands together when he saw the customers coming. He had high cheekbones and narrow eye slits, and he looked naturally mean.

He seems to have a sarcastic personality, but the facts are exactly the same.

The last time I bought the "Art of Controlling Objects" from him, I had to haggle for half a day before he agreed to lower the price. He talked about the quality of the spirit stones he could buy from the sect, and even talked about his tragic past when his mother died when he was three years old and he was chased by wild dogs when he was five.

He is also a strange person.

However, the Taoist magic he sold were all things he bought from outside. Although they were all junk, they were really cheap.

Not only is it easy to learn, it is also powerful enough to deal with stinging bees.

"Forget about the Taoist certificate, let me see what Taoist magic there is." he said.

The so-called Daoquan is actually the contribution points circulated within the Sanyuan Sect. They can only be obtained by accepting sect tasks and holding sect positions.

Its value in the sect is equivalent to that of spirit stones. When trading with fellow disciples, one spirit stone is almost enough to exchange for one Dao voucher, which can be used to exchange for precious skills in the library, expensive elixirs in the pill building, etc.

Disciples like Chen Yu, who just stay in the sect and wait for death without striving for progress, naturally don't have a single Taoist ticket.

Of course, he doesn't need any expensive martial arts or Taoist techniques.

"Hiss... Such a familiar voice."

When the monk with rat-beard heard Chen Yu's words, he felt familiar. He moved closer and squinted to look at him, then his face changed and he waved his hand to drive him away.

"Why are you here again? Last time, you tried to bargain with me for the two spirit stones for the Object Controlling Technique. Go away, I won't sell it to you."

Chen Yu took out the chest pouch and tossed it, "That's a shame. I was thinking of not bargaining this time."

"Huh?" The Rat-Bearded Monk showed a look of surprise and doubt. "You're not trying to trick me with a stone, are you?"

"Brother, Sanyuan Sect disciples do not lie to Sanyuan Sect disciples."

"Tsk."

The rat-bearded monk shook his head in disdain. He scoffed at Chen Yu's words, but the spirit stones in the bag made him excited.

"Tell me, what do you want to buy this time?"

"To be honest, there's a poisonous wasp nest in my backyard. I'm trying to kill it, but it's too high for me to reach."

Monk Rat-Beard was amazed and recalled with emotion, "Monks nowadays are so delicate that they can't even climb trees. When I was three years old, I could climb trees to get bird eggs. When I was four, I walked more than ten kilometers to study with the Master in the mountains..."

Seeing that he was about to go on and on, Chen Yu interrupted:

"Brother, you are a salesman, not a storyteller in the Treasure House. Be more professional."

He groaned, "I'm just speaking from my heart. If you don't want to listen, I'm not happy to tell you."

The man leaned over and rummaged through the bamboo box for a while, finally handing out a tattered book.

Chen Yu picked it up and took a look, "Water Arrow Technique?"

"Isn't this the Taoist method used by late-stage cultivators?"

Brother Ratbeard cleared his throat and said, "Yes, so this is Water Archery's son, Little Archery."

"Will the Dao Fa continue to thrive?"

"That's not the case. It's just that this little archery skill was accidentally mastered by an early cultivator, who secretly sold it to me for eight spirit stones."

"Although the power is reduced by 90% compared to Water Arrow, the attack range remains the same. Once you reach the Great Mastery stage, you can even pick out earthworms one by one, not just beehives in trees."

"I see that Junior Brother is also an acquaintance, so I'll sell you nine spirit stones."

Of course Chen Yu didn't believe his nonsense, but to be honest, the price of nine spirit stones was not expensive for Taoism.

"Here, here you go."

He readily poured out nine spirit stones, without bargaining this time.

The monk with rat-beard put away the spirit stones and counted them, his eyes becoming suspicious. Chen Yu agreed too quickly, which made him feel uneasy.

"The sun comes out in the west?"

"Junior brother, are you okay?"

Chen Yu pointed to his bamboo treasure chest.

"I haven't finished speaking yet."

"Remember the maze diagram and sound transmission technique you mentioned last time? Buy one and get two free."

"A maze formation? Sound transmission?"

"Easy to say, easy to say."

The Rat-Bearded Monk was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. These two broken things could only be sold for two or three spirit stones at most. Even if he gave them away as gifts, he could still make a lot of money.

Let’s talk about this maze formation diagram first. It is a second-rate formation and any cultivator who knows a little about formation theory can easily break it.

The so-called sound transmission technique requires physical contact to be effective. It can be useful in certain situations, but it is also a common thing in the world of immortal cultivation.

The man was afraid that Chen Yu would regret it, so he quickly bent down to take out the formation diagram and the book, brushed off the dust on them, and handed them to him.

He couldn't help but mutter:

"What do you want the maze map for? To protect against wild boars?"

"What if I run into a cultivator who doesn't understand the principles of formations?"

The monk with rat-beard sat down on the chair and fanned himself leisurely.

"A cultivator who doesn't understand the principles of formations? That's probably even rarer than the Hundred Treasure Scorpions in the Ten Thousand Poison Cave. These days, things are so complicated that even casual cultivators from the countryside know a little bit about formations."

"Tsk tsk tsk... If you don't understand the principles of the formation, then you'll have a hard time finding it."

Chen Yu put the formation diagram and the book into his chest and kept them close to his body. He wanted to ask some questions about the cultivation of Taoism, but suddenly he seemed to have a feeling and turned around and left in a hurry.

"I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

After saying that, he disappeared in the crowd.

and many more.

This kid ran so fast, could the spirit stones he gave him be fake?

The monk with rat-beard suddenly woke up, and hurriedly put the thing in his mouth to bite it, feeling the pure spiritual energy coming from it. After confirming that it was real, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Chapter 9 A Knight Came from Underground

Ziarella.

The swamp forest after the rainstorm is busier and more lively than ever before, with many foreign slimes fighting for territory in the swamp.

The arrival of monsters in this ecological niche, which is equivalent to grassland or humus layer, did not have much impact on the swamp forest. It was like grass growing after rain, growing silently in corners that no one cared about.

The stinging bees are still taking care of the moss monster farm under the tree. Compared with the moss monsters, they are not very interested in these slime monsters crawling everywhere. They mostly use the slime as a nest adhesive or to store food.

But because of the behavior of a certain slime, the stinging bee's attitude towards these foreign slimes subtly changed, and it slightly expanded its hunting range.

Many unlucky slimes died from the stings of the stinging bees.

I don’t know if it was the impact of the rainstorm or the stinging bees’ out-of-bounds behavior that angered some monster groups, but the usually peaceful and tranquil underground also welcomed an uninvited guest today.

A patch of growing grass might be worthless in the eyes of a predator like a stinging bee, but in the eyes of some monsters, it is no different from a buffet falling from the sky.

Especially for digging beetles, the chewy and juicy slime is the best choice as food.

This monster, covered with chitinous shells, is good at burrowing and sneaking underground. It likes to find slime nests hidden underground. Then it hangs its barbed limbs on the slime and stretches out its slender mouthparts to feast on it.

After a full meal, they will occupy the slime nest as a habitat to reproduce and give birth to the next generation.

They are also a group of thieves, occasionally hunting moss monsters kept by stinging bees, and their diet is quite diverse.

Under the swamp, mud worms wriggle in the soft soil as usual, using their mouthparts to absorb the rich nutrients from the humus layer to sustain their growth needs for the day.

But some slight vibrations soon attracted their attention. The originally slowly wriggling swamp worms silently sped up and drilled in the direction away from the vibrations.

blah blah blah...

A slow-crawling mud worm suddenly began to twitch all over, and its body shrank and dried up at a speed visible to the naked eye, until only a molt remained in the soil.

The culprit who did this was a digging beetle that broke into the territory of the stinging bee.

Its shell is pitch black, full of ferocity and hardness, just like a knight wearing heavy armor, and the sharp arched horns on its head are the sharpest knight's sword.

hum...

The knight's sword slashed on the ground, and the vibrating sound seemed to be announcing the arrival of death.

At this moment, the Death Knight was searching for traces of monsters in the soil, and then he crawled towards the upper right with determination.

And that direction is exactly the slime nest where Chen Yu is, and it is also the only slime nest in this swamp.

As a monster that lives underground, slimes, like swamp worms, also have a weak sense of "vibration".

When the elastic and sensitive slime gel begins to tremble slightly, a sense of uneasiness will spread along the nerves like an electric current to the depths of the slime's heart, thus forming the prototype of an ability similar to "danger perception", allowing them to detect the approach of predators in advance.

Chen Yu was awakened from his sleep by the instinctive trembling of his body. The originally weak and imperceptible vibration underground was constantly amplified in his auditory tissue, making a rustling sound, full of chaotic noise, which was harsh and unpleasant.

An inexplicable feeling of irritation welled up in him, as if alerting him to the danger approaching.

The naughty little kid also sensed the coming danger and began to shiver in the grass nest, clinging to Chen Yu for safety and comfort.

"Is there something approaching underground?"

While Chen Yu was alert, he jumped out of the grass nest quickly, pulled out the dozen or so poisonous swords hidden under the roots of the tree in the nest, put them into his body, and was ready for battle.

After a few breaths, the ground suddenly shook violently!

The hard arched horns pierced the earth like a sharp sword, tearing apart the tranquility of the nest. Then, a ferocious black shell burst out of the ground with a crushing force. A giant beetle, comparable in size to Chen Yu, swept into the slime's territory, carrying with it the smell of mud and the depths of the earth.

The shiny black shell reflected the faint light of death in the dim light, and the ferocious horns seemed to be able to easily pierce through the hardest rock.

Although it is called a beetle, its aura is like that of a solemn and terrifying knight.

Is it the monster that invaded the stinging bee's territory after this rainstorm?

The moment the huge shadow came into view, deep within Chen Yu's gel, an alarm originating from the origin of life and ingrained in his instincts exploded!