Zhao Shoushou is currently in a barren and hot desert. This desert is the only way to connect Xianzhou and Anzhou, because the arid environment is almost a forbidden area for life.
Even a cultivator would not come to such a place unless necessary. The purpose of his coming here is to find a kind of spiritual fruit, which is not an auxiliary medicine for the foundation-building pill. However, some jade slips from the side have records about foundation-building pills.
It may have some small effect.
This spiritual fruit is the fruit of a cactus that only grows in desert areas. This does not mean that all fruits are acceptable.
Only the fruits produced by cacti that grow in the land of spiritual veins and are more than five hundred years old will have any effect. You can imagine the difficulty.
This vast desert is a place that lacks spiritual power and is almost a spiritual place. Maybe only some oases can have spiritual veins, not to mention that it will take more than five hundred years?
Even if such treasures really exist, do you think that the monster sand lizards that grew here in the era will let them go? Maybe they have already become delicacies in their bellies.
"Hey, I'm really hit in the head. I actually believe the rumors in some jade slips. Even the monsters from the devil world are disgusted in these places. How can there be spiritual fruits?" Zhao Shoushou touched his forehead.
Khan said very dissatisfied.
In fact, he knew in his heart that he came here in a state of preferring to believe that he had something rather than something that didn't exist, mainly because he was forced by cruel reality.
In the past three years, he has gained a lot in all aspects. The only area where there has been no progress is in the foundation-building elixir. This is why he rushed here non-stop after receiving the news.
"If there is still no harvest within a month, we must set off for Anzhou. We must complete the accumulation of 150 points as soon as possible before we can get down to business." Zhao Shoushou made up his mind and took the time to start a new round of search.
Of course, there is no intention of relaxing the spiritual consciousness and magic weapon. After all, the sand lizard, the overlord of this place, has always been elusive. If he relaxes even a little bit, he may be attacked.
When I first entered this desert, without any warning, I was attacked by a first-class high-grade sand lizard. In a hurry, I was left with an obvious bite mark on my leg. I lost the armor turned into a copper coin shield.
If you keep it on and never take it off, then it's no big deal.
After this incident, even though it was extremely painful to wear armor to protect oneself in this hot desert, I still persevered.
Fortunately, according to hundreds of years of records, there are very few traces of second-level monsters in this desolate desert, perhaps due to environmental constraints.
As long as Zhao Shoushou is careful, there shouldn't be much danger. In fact, he is still very interested in hunting sand lizards.
The most valuable thing about the sand lizard is its beautiful pattern, excellent heat insulation function, and good defensive power. It can be used to refine defensive weapons and as a material for robes.
A relatively complete first-grade high-grade sand lizard skin on the market can be exchanged for about thirty low-grade spiritual stones, which can be considered a good income.
"There are sand lizards everywhere, and there is nowhere to find the cactus spirit fruit. This really gives me a headache." In the blink of an eye, it was already five days later. During this period, Zhao Shoushou did nothing but hunt two first-level high-grade sand lizards.
reward.
There are quite a lot of plants like cacti that are full of spikes and resistant to barrenness. Cactus fruits have also been found several times. Unfortunately, all of them have never grown on the spiritual veins, and their growth years are far from enough.
As for the legendary oasis, the source of life in the desert, there is no trace at all, and more than half of the water resources carried in the storage bag have been consumed.
The most uncomfortable thing among them is naturally the two first-level mid-level cormorants. They were originally elves in the water, but now they can only wallow in the hot sand.
Among them, Big Fat Cormorant, who is slightly inferior in cultivation and strength, showed the most obvious performance. If a new water source cannot be found as soon as possible, the oasis must leave as soon as possible.
If nothing is gained here, his next target will be Anzhou, a place with resources and strength that far exceeds Xianzhou, and also the most prosperous place in the entire Tang Dynasty.
According to legend, Anzhou has a large-scale spiritual stone mine and two medium-sized spiritual stone mines, which can regularly produce medium and high-grade spiritual stones. This alone is better than Xianzhou.
"Hmm? It smells like water? Is it an oasis?" On the tenth day, Zhao Shoushou, who was in the core of the desert, suddenly felt a chill coming over him. From a distance, he saw several desert poplar trees standing in the wind, stretching their branches and leaves.
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Of course, what moved Zhao Shoushou the most was the jagged cacti on the outside of the oasis. The green fruits on them were the most exciting.
In addition, the most exciting thing about this place for the monk who has been wandering in the desert for a long time is naturally the spiritual power that can be clearly felt, which makes his tired nerves relax.
"Quack, quack, quack," the two first-level mid-level cormorants sang happily, eager to immediately dive into the water to wash away the sand and soil on their bodies.
"The oasis in the desert is known as the gathering place of life. It is also a place where the few monsters in the desert compete for it. One of the small springs is the highlight." Zhao Shoushou did not dare to approach slowly without being careless.
From this aspect, the oasis is also a restricted area of life in another sense. No matter how cautious Zhao Shoushou is, it cannot be exaggerated.
"I wonder if any of the many cacti growing on spiritual veins can meet the requirements?" After muttering, he used Qi Condensation Technique and walked forward cautiously, while he forced two first-level mid-level cormorants to stay behind.
There is also a strange sand mirage in the desert. This strange scene is spitted out by a special kind of monster, the mirage.
This kind of strange monster does not have particularly strong fighting power, and its grades are also different. It mainly uses magical illusions to make monks fall into it unknowingly and swallow it completely without leaving any traces.
Moreover, mirages like to create illusions in similar deserts, allowing monks to appear when they are being tortured. The quarter of an hour when the mind is relaxed is also the time when mirages are most likely to succeed.
In this way, they absorb the essence of the monk's body and slowly strengthen themselves, thereby achieving an improvement in grade. It is said that there were once monks in the foundation-building stage who died due to carelessness.
Sand mirages are very real, much higher than mirages that have the same reputation and spread far away. There is no way to distinguish them clearly before coming into contact with them.
"The road to spiritual practice is thorny at every step. If you are not careful, you may fall here. I hope Zhao is not unlucky enough. Whether he can successfully find this place or not depends on it." Zhao Shoushou kept thinking in his heart as he approached.
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As the distance gets closer, you can clearly feel that the spiritual power is getting stronger and stronger. From this point of view, the chance of success is relatively high.
For various spiritual plants to grow for a long enough time, sufficient spiritual power is the most basic condition. Thinking of this, a smile appeared on his face, and the harvest would be worth the price.