Chapter 13: Lonely Mountain 5

When Yun Shang arrived at the entrance of the cave, she saw Gu Xian meditating, while Xiaobai was sleeping soundly. The fire inside was out, and it was completely silent. The only sound she could hear was Xiaobai's even and steady breathing.

For fear of disturbing the two people, Yun Shang stepped as lightly as possible and tiptoed in.

As a result, Gu Xian opened his eyes as soon as she took the first step.

"Brother Xian." Yun Shang smiled, "Did I disturb your meditation?"

"No." Gu Xian coughed softly: "If I meditate, you can't wake me up. I just took a short nap."

"That's good." Yun Shang smiled at him and sat down next to Gu Xian generously.

...

"Brother Xian." Yun Shang called him.

Gu Xian turned his head, his eyes sparkling, "What's wrong?"

"Besides crossing this lonely mountain, is there any other way to get to Mushui Town?" Yun Shang smiled bitterly, "You know my strength. I can't get through the second or third layer of the forest within three months, but I have to go to Mushui Town."

"As for methods, there are some." Gu Xian said, "There are two transmission points in a place called Huanxi Town at the foot of our Taoist temple. One is for cultivators only, and those with a cultivation level of Jindan or above can activate it by themselves; the other point is controlled by Da Dao Xing, and ordinary people and those with low cultivation can also take it, but it costs a lot for each transmission."

As she spoke, she looked at Yun Shang worriedly: "Sister, do you... have any spirit stones?"

Yun Shang: "Just a little." She doesn't know spirit stones value here, so just say she has a little. 

Gu Xian: ...

"Is it expensive?" Yun Shang asked.

"One medium-grade spirit stone at a time." Gu Xian said.

Yun Shang looked at the bottom of spiritual spring in her space, it seems the color was much darker, it seems already transformed to medium-grade.

"Fortunately I can still afford it" Yun Shang was realived.

Gu Xian thought about it and said, "That's fine. When Xiaobai wakes up, we'll go down the mountain together. It's on the way, so I'll accompany you to Huanxi Town."

"But you didn't go back to the temple last night. Would your master be worried about you?" Yun Shang suddenly thought of this: "Didn't you come out to collect herbs?"

"Ouch!" Gu Xian slapped his thigh, "I encountered a giant python when I was picking herbs, but I forgot about it after you saved me!"

"..." Yun Shang frowned, "Brother Xian, you should go collect herbs first, otherwise you won't be able to report back."

"But you…"

"It's okay. I have true energy now, so I shouldn't have any problems in the first level of the forest." Yun Shang advised, "Besides, if I stay in the cave with your formation, what can go wrong?"

Gu Xian hesitated for a while and said, "Xiao Bai will probably not wake up for two or three days. I will pick you up after I finish collecting herbs and report back. I should be able to catch up. Nothing should happen, right?"

Yun Shang smiled brightly: "No, nothing can happen."

Gu Xian was still somewhat worried, but he had to obey his master's orders and collect the medicine. After hesitating for a while, he had no choice but to leave.

- But he was so careful that he reinforced the formation again before leaving, and also reminded Yun Shang of many precautions.

"I got it. Brother Xian, just go and collect herbs without any worries." Yun Shang agreed obediently, thinking that the little Taoist priest really treated her like a sister.

But it feels really good to be cared for by others sincerely, and it makes me feel warm inside.

"I'll be back to pick you up as soon as possible."

Gu Xian waved his hand and left the cave.

…

After the young Taoist priest left, the cave returned to peace. The light coming in from outside the cave became even dimmer due to the obstruction of the grass outside the cave entrance.

Yun Shang went to the straw mat and felt Xiaobai's heartbeat and pulse. Everything was normal. The guy curled up in a ball, sleeping soundly without blinking, and occasionally making a comfortable gurgling sound.

She doesn't know if it's the effect of the giant python's inner elixir, but Xiaobai's fur seems to have become longer and denser, and it looks much more shiny, and it feels very good to the touch.

So Yun Shang got started.

It is furry, soft and comfortable. Touching it makes me feel healed and even my heart becomes soft.

Yun Shang finally understood why so many people like to pet dogs and cats. It is really addictive.

After stroking Xiaobai's fur for a while, Yun Shang take sleeping Xiaobai to entered the space to practice.

Now the spiritual energy that Yun Shang inhaled into her body was divided into three parts, one for cultivating her spiritual consciousness, one for cultivating her soul power, and one for improving her own cultivation. Now that the spiritual energy she inhaled were divided like this will slow down her cultivation speed, but as she have space it will not be trouble. 

Spiritual consciousness is very important for cultivators, a bit like the spiritual power mentioned in the previous life.

The cultivator's spiritual consciousness can only be released after the foundation is established. If the spiritual consciousness is injured, it will cause a splitting headache at the least, or become a fool at the worst; soul power is even more powerful. After practicing to the end, it can directly attack a person's soul. Think about it, is a person still a person without a soul?

Originally, cultivators who practice Qi training were not allowed to release their spiritual consciousness, but since practicing the "Divine Soul Art", before was able to release her spiritual consciousness before she reached the fifth level of Qi training.

Yun Shang continued to practice. The only sound that could be heard in the space was Xiaobai's breathing.

Her spiritual consciousness was better than before, and she could see clearly what was happening - Xiaobai had changed his posture, but was still soundly sleeping.

She touched her stomach and found that she was not hungry at all. She ate half a bamboo rat yesterday morning, which lasted until now. She thought that after entering the world of cultivation, her hunger would be weaker than that of ordinary people. As her cultivation level increased, she should also put fasting on the agenda.

Of course, her cultivation is not enough now, so she have to use pills to make up for it.

Yun Shang took out a fasting pill from her bag and swallowed it, so that she could go without food for ten days and save a lot of trouble.

She now only wants to practice, and all the desires of mouth, stomach, and body are no longer important.

Just after taking the pill, Yun Shang had not yet experienced what the taste of this fasting pill was like, when something unexpected happened to Xiaobai.

She doesn't know if it was because Xiaobai had a nightmare or the effect of the giant python's internal organs, but its body began to twitch and convulse. As it twitched and convulsed, it made an inexplicable whimpering sound from its mouth, which sounded like a baby crying.

This scared Yun Shang. She quickly ran over, held Xiaobai in her arms, and measured its heartbeat and pulse.

Xiaobai's heartbeat was a little fast and his pulse was not very steady.

"Xiaobai, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me, you..." Yun Shang hugged it, feeling very confused. How could something happen to it just one day after the little Taoist priest left? Is Xiaobai sick?

She even promised Gu Xian solemnly that nothing would happen. But she got slapped in the face too quickly.

Yun Shang held Xiaobai and tried to comfort him, but he could not hear her calling and continued to be beaten, with the whimpering sound becoming louder.

Gradually, the sound became long and short, and became rhythmic. It sounded particularly creepy and a little familiar.

After listening to this for a while, Yun Shang's body trembled a little. Why did this cry sound a bit like a wolf?

Fortunately she bring Xiaobai to her Chaos Space, if he's left outside this cry will alarm wild beasts in the mountain.

But Xiaobai closed his eyes tightly and did not respond to Yun Shang's words. Although his body stopped twitching, the whimpering sounds coming out of his mouth became louder and stronger, making her ears numb.

She didn't understand what was going on with Xiaobai, but it had stopped twitching, and its pulse and heartbeat had returned to normal. Gu Xian had said before that it was fine, just drowsy, so Xiaobai's problem could be put aside for the time being.

Yun Shang didn't know how long she continued practicing, Xiaobai suddenly stopped howling.