16: Herbal Essence

Qi Refining Fourth Layer.

That's acceptable.

It was roughly what Mu Feng expected.

As long as the System didn't specifically mark it, it generally posed little threat to him.

Swish, swish, swish!

This Purple Lei Flower Demon had an extremely strong territorial sense.

Upon discovering Mu Feng's intrusion, it immediately shot three vines at him without a word.

The vines were very fast, reaching Mu Feng's feet in the blink of an eye.

Most people wouldn't even react in time.

Unfortunately, it encountered Mu Feng.

He had already prepared for battle before entering.

"Escape!"

With a hand gesture, he instantly vanished from his original spot!

It was the Wood Escape he had just learned.

The Purple Lei Flower Demon didn't expect Mu Feng to have such a trick, and its two small purple eyes were filled with confusion.

It seemed a bit unable to comprehend why a living person had just disappeared like that.

Taking advantage of its distraction, Mu Feng, who was hidden in the bushes, raised a hand, and a fireball instantly condensed in his palm.

Although the System indicated that this Flower Demon had no weaknesses, it was, after all, a plant.

It should be afraid of fire.

"Boom!"

The scorching fireball rapidly shot towards the Flower Demon.

After a muffled sound, the Purple Lei Flower Demon's body was charred black.

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle..."

The Purple Lei Flower Demon let out a few painful growls.

This fireball caused it significant damage.

The enraged Flower Demon fiercely raised its arm, and the vines it had just swung out were instantly pulled back, wildly lashing at the bush where Mu Feng was hiding.

"Crack, crack, crack!"

A series of whipping sounds filled the air.

In a short while, the bush where Mu Feng was hiding was uprooted.

If Mu Feng hadn't run fast, he would probably have been torn to pieces by now.

Escaping the bush, Mu Feng did not rush to release the Qingming Bell.

He wanted to play with this Flower Demon a bit more to enhance his combat experience.

Anyway, with the Qingming Bell protecting him, there was no life-threatening danger.

His body flashed, and he arrived at another bush.

Honestly, this Wood Escape was quite useful.

The only drawback was its terrain limitation.

It could only be used if there was a tree within five meters.

Also, its magical power consumption was greater than ordinary Spells.

Mu Feng estimated his current magical power would only allow for about five or six uses.

Crack, crack, crack!

This Purple Lei Flower Demon was quite intelligent; not seeing Mu Feng, it knew he might have hidden in the bushes again, just like before.

It swung the vines on its body, attacking the nearby bushes indiscriminately.

One of them happened to be where Mu Feng was hiding.

Having no choice, he could only use Wood Escape again.

"Bind!"

Continuous use of Wood Escape made Mu Feng's body a bit overwhelmed.

Knowing he couldn't play around anymore, he immediately used the Water Binding Technique to lock the Flower Demon's body, preventing it from moving.

Immediately after, he condensed a large fireball in each hand.

While the opponent couldn't move, he fiercely threw them at it!

Boom! Boom!

Two consecutive explosions directly blasted the Purple Lei Flower Demon into a charred mess.

It was as dead as could be.

Mu Feng approached, squatting down to collect the Flower Demon's soul.

[System Reminder: essence of vegetation x1]

essence of vegetation?

Not a soul?

Mu Feng was startled.

He thought the Flower Demon, like other Yao Beasts, would yield a soul, but it turned out not to be the case.

[essence of vegetation: An item obtained after killing Flower Demon Yao Beasts that have become spirits in the Cave World. It can be used to cultivate Spiritual Plants, spiritual flowers, and spiritual fruits.]

It could even be used to cultivate Spiritual Plants.

What a good item!

With this, he could try planting some spiritual flowers and Spiritual Plants in his Immortal Cave.

Perhaps the fruit pits he was reluctant to throw away before could be reused!

He put the essence of vegetation into his Storage Pouch.

With a delighted expression, he walked towards the wooden treasure chest.

Opening the treasure chest, [System Reminder: Stone x20]

[System Reminder: wood x20]

There were quite a few Materials in the treasure chest, but there were no blueprints or Magical Artifacts that Mu Feng wanted.

[System Reminder: Do you want to disassemble the wooden treasure chest?]

"Not for now."

There was still a lot of space in the Immortal Cave, so placing a few more treasure chests was not an issue.

After scanning the area to make sure nothing was left behind, Mu Feng returned to his Immortal Cave.

This exploration had been quite fruitful.

He had collected a good amount of Stone and wood.

The most valuable item among them should be the essence of vegetation collected from the Purple Lei Flower Demon.

It was something that could be used to promote plant growth.

With this, he could try planting some spiritual plants in his Immortal Cave.

"Speaking of which, it seems my Immortal Cave hasn't yet opened up space for planting flowers and plants."

Mu Feng surveyed his Immortal Cave.

It was all hard ground here; it didn't look like it could be planted.

"Perhaps I need to upgrade the Immortal Cave to plant."

He remembered that there was breathing earth in the Immortal Cave upgrade option.

"It's also time to upgrade the Immortal Cave."

"After all, it's my own living space; being too simple also affects my mood."

"But I seem to be a little short on Materials."

Mu Feng opened the Immortal Cave option and clicked on the Materials needed for the upgrade.

[Upgrade requirements: Stone 50/38, wood 20/24, breathing earth 30/10, Spirit Stone 100/58]

"It doesn't seem to be too far off."

"I already have enough wood, and I just need a little more Stone."

"As for Spirit Stones, if I sell the Bigu Pills I have, it won't be difficult to gather enough."

"It's just the breathing earth that's a bit short."

"But I remember someone selling that in the Transaction Channel."

When he listed the wolf meat before, he glanced at it and saw that someone was selling breathing earth.

Stone could probably also be exchanged directly from the Transaction Channel.

Putting it all together, it didn't seem that difficult.

He opened the [Transaction Channel]. Mu Feng first clicked on the items he was selling to see how his Bigu Pills and wolf meat were selling.

[Seller: Mu Feng]

[Item: wolf meat]

[Inventory: 5]

...

The Bigu Pills, as expected, were all sold.

All the Bigu Pills in the listed items were sold out, so there was no record of them anymore.

"Oh, even a piece of wolf meat was sold."

Mu Feng quickly clicked on the sales record.

[System Reminder: A piece of your Silverback Demon Wolf Meat has been exchanged by Li Chenxi from 186 Area. The proceeds of the transaction have been sent to your mailbox; please check it yourself.]

"Li Chenxi from 186 Area?"

"Isn't that the same area as me?"

"I wonder if she still has ironwood?"

To make a Puppet, at least three pieces were needed.

Mu Feng thought about asking her later if she had any extra ironwood.

It just so happened that she was in the same area as him.

So he opened the area channel and searched for her name.

Soon, a profile picture of a fairy-like, delicate-looking girl popped up.

"She's quite pretty."

The girl's appearance was very pleasing to the eye, especially her eyes, which were sparkling.