The Evil Emperor's Beloved

Jing Yi: "You were all trapped in an illusion just now. Fortunately, the young lady found the center of the formation and shattered it, so you were able to get out in time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."

"The center of the formation is quite hidden, and I couldn't detect it with my spiritual sense. Fortunately, I usually make pills, and my mental strength is stronger than that of ordinary people. Otherwise, I might not be able to find it." Everyone saw that Jing Yueli's face showed a little fatigue.

Indeed, Jing Yueli had consumed a lot of mental energy and she needed to recover.

She looked at the captains and was about to speak when she heard Li Feng say, "We need to find a place to stay before dark, otherwise we don't know what kind of dangers we will encounter in the Strange Stone Forest."

Li Feng was closest to Jing Yueli, and he saw her condition most clearly. He didn't want Jing Yueli to worry about such trivial matters as finding a place for them to rest at night after they had just finished the "battle".

Li Feng called out the names of several captains and took the lead to walk in front. Just like before, those with higher cultivation walked at the end. Everyone acquiesced to his actions and followed him.

Jing Yueli looked at Li Feng's back with a slight smile on her lips.

In order to find a place to rest as soon as possible before dark, everyone walked quickly. Jing Yueli directly released a gust of wind and lay on it.

When Ji Feng came out, especially Si Moxuan, his eyes lit up.

"Sister Yueli, is this your contracted beast? So cool, it's a Gale Wolf? Can I touch it? When can I have my own contracted beast?" Si Moxuan, this kid, asked a long series of questions in one breath, and then simply walked side by side with Jing Yueli.

"Yes, it's my contracted beast, the Swift Wolf." Jing Yueli thought for a moment, then continued, "This time out, if you can meet a suitable monster beast, I'll help you make a contract."

"Really? Sister Yueli, you can also taming beasts?" Si Jingxuan was excited.

Jing Yueli: "I don't know how to tame beasts, but I know an ancient contract method that can make the beasts submit to the contractor in the shortest possible time."

"Then I'll have to trouble Sister Li by then." Si Mojue interrupted unceremoniously.

"Yeah." Jing Yueli smiled and nodded.

Everyone was very excited. Who wouldn't want a contracted beast?

Finally, we found a cave at the foot of a hundred-meter-high stone mountain.

Jing Yi and Si Mojue stepped forward, lit a torch, and went into the cave to check, fearing that it might be the cave of some monster.

After a cup of tea, the two of them came out and said, "It shouldn't be a monster's cave. It's very dry inside, and there's no monster's feces. There's only this one exit from the cave."

The group then walked inside.

The Jing Family Guards and the Yueying Guards each sent out three people, preparing to go out and hunt some prey.

Jingyi and Si Mojue went out to find water, while Lifeng stayed behind.

After a while, everyone returned with a full load, a dozen rabbits and two deer. The water source they found was not suitable for drinking. There were stone forests everywhere and it was difficult to find streams. So they just took care of the animals near the water source and returned.

Jing Yueli took out the water that she had prepared in advance from the space, and everyone couldn't help but sigh at her thoughtfulness.

After the prey was prepared, it was roasted over the fire. Although it was still Jing Yueli who was roasting it this time, people from both the Yueying Guard and the Jing Family Guard came to learn, and Jing Yueli also taught humbly.

In fact, there is no special skill in barbecue. It is the seasonings used for barbecue that play a role. Many of them were obtained by Jing Yueli from the herbal medicine store. She was not stingy and shared some with them. They all accepted them happily.

The next day, at daybreak, everyone started to set off.

We continued walking through the strange rock forest. After passing the previous illusion array, we encountered no danger along the way.

This strange rock forest is really huge, but the further you go, the more spiritual energy becomes. The area is peaceful and there are no monsters.

In other words, as long as you can pass the illusion array, you have passed the strange stone forest.

However, everyone did not let down their guard. After all, this was the inner area and everything was unknown.

Two hours later, they finally walked out of the stone forest and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Finally got out!" Si Moxuan sat down on the ground.

Jing Yueli took out some water mixed with spiritual spring water and handed it to everyone.

Everyone was polite. Knowing that the water Jing Yueli gave was different from theirs, they didn't ask and just drank it silently.

Si Mowen knew that this was the water she used to make tea in Jing Yueli's yard last time. Every time she drank the water, she felt refreshed.

After a short rest, everyone continued on their way.

After the stone forest, there is a valley. The valley is also very large, but fortunately, you can see the edge at a glance. The stone walls of the valley are covered with vines, various spiritual herbs are intertwined, and there are spiritual flowers of different colors.

What a gorgeous scenery! The rich spiritual energy makes people feel relaxed and happy, forming a sharp contrast with the previous stone forest.

"Wow, this place is so beautiful!" Li Xue rushed to the front of the crowd and praised the valley in front of her, pointing her finger.

Li Yu: "Yes, and this spiritual energy, so rich!"

"Girls just love this kind of scenery! Let you admire it for a while, then we will start working!" Jing Yueli raised her eyebrows and said to everyone seriously.

Si Moxuan: "Work? What kind of work?"

Jing Liu: "What else could it be? She is preparing to collect herbs. The young lady will not miss any opportunity to collect herbs."

"As usual, you help me collect herbs, and I'll give you the pills you need to refine!" Jing Yueli didn't feel like she was enslaving them at all. After all, she refined pills for them, hehehe...

A group of young herbal medicine experts entered the valley one after another.

Everyone walked lightly while picking herbs and appreciating the beautiful scenery.

About an hour later, they were almost at the end of the valley.

Just when everyone thought that they had reaped a lot today, Jing Yueli looked up and caught a glimpse of a emerald green Ganoderma lucidum at the highest point of the valley wall, which was particularly conspicuous under the sunlight.

"This is... Chalcedony Ganoderma!" Hearing Jing Yueli's voice, everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at her.

Jing Yueli was seen staring at a green plant on the wall at the highest point of the valley with shining eyes.

"Look, this is Chalcedony Ganoderma!" Jing Yueli turned around to look at them, pointed at the valley wall and shouted.

This magical herb was exactly the same as described in the classics. If she was not mistaken, it was almost a thousand years old. How could she not be happy?

Jadeite Ganoderma of this age is of great help in refining the foundation-building pill.

Seeing Jing Yueli so happy, everyone knew that this spiritual plant must be extraordinary.

"Hurry up and take it off." Si Mowen urged.

Si Mojue: "If it's Chalcedony Ganoderma, I'm afraid it won't be that easy to pick."

Si Mowen: "What do you mean?"

Simo Jue: "Jade Marrow Ganoderma is a necessary spiritual ingredient for the foundation-building pill. It is very rare. There should be a guardian monster around it!"

Sure enough, just as everyone was searching around the chalcedony moss, a small snake with a pitch-black body poked its head out from behind the chalcedony moss, spitting out its tongue.