Damn Rabbit
Long Xuan casually waved his hand and said, "You guys go ahead, don't worry about me. I think that rabbit is quite cute, let's see if we can lure it out and catch it!"
Upon hearing this, Long Yan and the other looked at him with strange expressions. Long Ziyan frowned even more, but ultimately did not say anything more to persuade him.
"Alright! You have to walk your own path. I hope you won't regret your choice."
After saying that, Long Ziyan finally turned and left, Long Yan and the other person hurriedly followed, showing no lingering attachment to the place.
After glancing at the backs of the group, Long Xuan stopped paying attention and focused his attention on the cute rabbit.
I wonder what kind of pill this rabbit can refine. A pill refined from spirit medicine that has become a spirit should be incredibly powerful. Should I catch it?
Long Xuan wore a thoughtful expression.
Just as he was lost in thought, some people had already begun venturing into the Medicine Garden to collect herbs.
Without exception, the first Gu cultivators to enter were all people with little lifespan left, their faces aged and filled with an aura of death.
Since they didn't have much time left to live, they naturally chose to take a gamble.
Several Long Family Gu cultivators, whose lifespans were reduced to less than a year, also rushed in at this moment.
In their view, the Feng Clan's Gu cultivators were drawing attention away from the enemy, and all the dangerous things should have been drawn there. It was a rare opportunity, and they didn't want to miss it.
So they made a decisive move, hardening their hearts, and chose to enter the Medicine Garden from the side furthest from the Feng Clan's Gu cultivators.
The idea was correct, but reality was cruel; things didn't go as they imagined.
How could such a simple tactic as luring the tiger away from the mountain possibly work here? Otherwise, collecting the Spirit-Ascending Grass here would be an extremely easy task, and it wouldn't have held off the various races for so many years.
The Dream Butterfly Gu on this side was clearly not attracted by the commotion over there, and remained obediently guarding its spot.
As a result, a large number of the old Gu cultivators who entered from this side died instantly.
Their deaths were the same as the villagers over there; their heads flew off, their eyes wide with disbelief, dying with their eyes wide open.
Until their deaths, they didn't know how they died; they clearly hadn't seen anything.
However, a few lucky ones managed to seize a Spirit-Ascending Grass while the Dream Butterfly Gu Dream Butterfly Gu were busy slaughtering others.
They weren't greedy; once they got what they wanted, they turned and ran.
Their choice was correct; they attacked once and then ran, leaving the arriving Dream Butterfly Gu empty-handed.
By the time they tried to give chase again, the old guys had already run out of the Medicine Garden, so they had to stop.
An old man was very greedy and felt that one Spirit-Ascending Grass was not enough, so he decided to pick another one. He was determined that this was the last one, and he would run away as soon as he finished picking it without any regrets.
However, his thoughts ultimately slowed him down, and the Dream Butterfly Gu that arrived at the scene snatched off his head. Even in death, his eyes were filled with regret.
This scene once again deterred many people from entering the Medicine Garden.
Although some people succeeded, most people did not, and the hope of survival was extremely slim.
The rabbit tilted its head, staring blankly at the scene, its face full of confusion.
It's so strange. Why are these humans rushing in to grab those weeds? Have they all gone mad? It's so bizarre, I can't understand it at all.
At this moment, the elders who had successfully obtained the Spirit-Ascending Grass showed expressions of extreme joy, almost to the point of tears.
They knew when to stop, and after storing the Spirit-Ascending Grass in their Storage Bag, they immediately left without lingering.
Everyone watched with envy, but ultimately no one followed behind to kill and rob the treasure.
Those individuals were the most powerful Gu cultivators at the Peak Spirit-Gathering Stage here. Because of their age, their Gu Insect were also at the highest growth rate, making them far from easy to deal with.
Most people wouldn't choose to risk killing and robbing treasure without absolute certainty.
Moreover, with so many people watching, including their own kind, it's really not a good idea to make a move.
These were the first to risk their lives to retrieve the medicine; soon, the second group of people who were also prepared to take the risk finally made their move.
The second group to make their move consisted of three people, led by a young man dressed in green. Judging from his attire and the hat he wore, it was clear that he belonged to the Miao Clan, one of the seven major clans.
The young man had an arrogant look on his face. He glanced at people sideways, gave the crowd a disdainful look, and then led his two henchmen toward the Medicine Garden.
Judging from the young man's aura, Long Xuan knew that he came from an extraordinary background, either with a powerful family or a super genius of his clan.
He lacked information and was unaware of the top geniuses of each race, but from the discussions around him, he understood the boy's identity.
This young man is named Miao Dongdong. He is the number one genius of the Miao Clan and the only grandson of the Miao Clan Ancestor. He is a prodigy who combines talent and background, and is someone you absolutely cannot afford to offend.
Long Xuan sighed, no wonder he was so arrogant and looked down on people, he certainly had the right to be arrogant.
As the Miao Clan's top genius, he had no difficulty obtaining the resources needed to break through to the next realm, so there was no need for him to take the risk here.
The fact that he dared to come to this Medicine Garden is enough to show that he has a way to deal with the Dream Butterfly Gu and is 100% confident that he will not encounter any danger. Otherwise, he would never have risked his life.
Long Xuan couldn't help but become curious. What kind of ability did this young man have to survive the Dream Butterfly Gu? His curiosity was truly piqued.
The young man from the Miao Clan did not enter the Medicine Garden; he stopped at the edge of the Medicine Garden.
Then he turned back and glanced at the crowd with disdain, took out a handful of high-grade spirit medicine from his Storage Bag, and waved them in the direction of the rabbit.
"Didn't you like alchemy? Now that you're out of materials, aren't you itching to start?"
"My Miao Clan is most skilled at cultivating spirit medicine, and we have many high-grade spirit medicine. If you want them, just throw over the weeds on the ground, and we'll trade them for herbs!"
After saying that, he turned back to look at everyone, his eyes filled with mockery, thinking, "What kind of intelligence do you all have?"
Everyone was stunned.
Is that even possible?
Is this even possible?
Yes! That rabbit could be used; how come I didn't think of that?
Everyone's eyes lit up, and they couldn't help but clap their hands excitedly, overjoyed.
Who doesn't own a few high-grade spirit medicine? If that rabbit really agrees to the trade, exchanging them for a few Spirit-Ascending Grass would be a piece of cake, wouldn't it?
Everyone's breathing quickened, but soon they seemed to have been doused with cold water, instantly sobering up.
They never even considered trading with rabbits, so they weren't prepared at all.
Who would carry around a bunch of high-grade spirit medicine for no reason? Especially since this trip was fraught with danger, they dared not carry high-grade spirit medicine with them. They were on the verge of tears.
Nobody expected things to be so simple. If they had known, why would they have gone in to gamble with their lives?
Those old men really died unjustly. If they could obtain the Spirit-Ascending Grass in this way even in the afterlife, I wonder if they would be so angry they would die again.
Looking at the headless corpses in the Medicine Garden, no one could help but feel this sentiment.
I don't want to use it, but that rabbit is obsessed with alchemy, so it will definitely agree.
Just as everyone expected, the rabbit saw someone holding a handful of high-grade spirit medicine to tempt it, and immediately stood up, revealing a look of joy, and then hopped and skipped towards them.
At this moment, everyone's attention was focused on this side, watching nervously.
Meanwhile, the Feng Clan's Gu cultivators had already sent all the villagers away. When the Feng Clan's Gu King saw this scene, and then looked at the dozen or so Spirit-Ascending Grass he only had in his hand, his face turned ashen.
He had been so smug just moments before, but now, looking at the dozen or so Spirit-Ascending Grass in his hand, he suddenly found them unappealing.
If the Spirit-Ascending Grass could be obtained so easily, what would be the point of our great sacrifice? Wouldn't our people have died in vain?
He immediately felt his intelligence had been insulted, clenched his fists, and led the group of the Feng Clan Gu cultivators behind him toward them menacingly.
Long Xuan watched this scene quietly, and at this moment he really didn't know whether to praise Miao Dongdong for being smart or for being stupid.
Somewhat clever, but definitely not much.
Couldn't he have waited until everyone left before pulling this stunt? There are two Gu King here now; he'll be crying later. Long Xuan silently mourned for this man.
Miao Dongdong was still feeling smug. He really enjoyed the feeling of intellectually crushing everyone. Seeing everyone's expressions change, he felt extremely satisfied and barely suppressed the urge to burst out laughing.
"Rabbit! Your Medicine Garden is full of weeds, worthless. But I'll take the loss because you're cute. How about a thousand for one? You trade a thousand weeds for one of my high-grade spirit medicine, you'll make a huge profit."
Upon hearing Miao Dongdong's words, everyone rolled their eyes, inwardly cursing him. "What a shrewd businessman! Is it really okay to cheat a rabbit like this?"
Don't mistakenly believe that the Spirit-Ascending Grass is a top-grade spirit medicine that is very cheap.
The Spirit-Ascending Grass has a 20% chance of breaking through cultivation realms, so its value cannot be calculated as a low-grade spirit medicine. It is not an exaggeration to say that the Spirit-Ascending Grass is more expensive than an ordinary fourth-grade spirit medicine.
If Miao Dongdong could exchange a high-grade spirit medicine for a thousand weeds that are considered trash by rabbits, he would be making a killing, and everyone would be envious.
Fortunately, this rabbit looks adorably silly, but at least it's not stupid.
The fact that this group of people kept coming in to their deaths in order to get these weeds shows that these weeds are something that humans would be willing to risk their lives for.
If it still can't see that the weeds it sees are important to humans, then it's really stupid.
So the rabbit shook its head, extended one finger with its left paw, and one finger with its right paw. Everyone understood what this meant; it clearly indicated a trade of one for one.
Miao Dongdong's face darkened, and he said in an unfriendly tone, "Are you kidding me? Your whole garden is overgrown with weeds, and you actually want to trade one for one with me? You're too greedy! Have some decency..."
Miao Dongdong tried to continue deceiving the rabbit, but the rabbit was clearly very clever and wouldn't fall for his tricks.
Miao Dongdong tried everything he could think of, but the rabbit still stuck out a finger in each paw, indicating it wanted a one-for-one exchange and wouldn't budge.
Left with no other choice, Miao Dongdong had to compromise.
"You shrewd businessman! Fine, I guess I'm just unlucky. Let's trade one for one. I'll take the loss and trade with you. Consider it making friends."
With that, Miao Dongdong decided not to waste any more time and threw a Storage Bag full of spirit medicine over.
Although his face was terribly dark, he was secretly overjoyed. Even exchanging a high-grade spirit medicine Spirit-Ascending Grass was a huge profit.
The grade and rarity of spirit medicine are mostly positively correlated, but it is by no means an absolute thing.
A single Spirit-Ascending Grass could potentially add a Marrow Cleansing Stage expert to Lineage, while a Grade 4 spirit medicine is merely a material for alchemy, and there's a high probability it will be ruined. It goes without saying which one is more valuable.
His Miao Clan clan is most skilled at cultivating spirit medicine, and that Storage Bag contains ten thousand spirit medicine of grade three or higher.
This foolish rabbit doesn't know the market. If it were to trade one for one with him, his Lineage would suddenly have countless more experts at the Marrow Cleansing Stage, more than enough to dominate the Far West, right? He was dreaming about the future, a look of longing on his face.
However, his expression quickly froze, and his face darkened again.
Because that damned rabbit was so picky, it threw out most of its spirit medicine like trash, looking extremely disgusted.
That was originally ten thousand high-grade spirit medicine, but in the end, only two hundred remained.
"Holy crap! Those are all fourth-grade spirit medicine! Do you even know their value?!"
Miao Dongdong was heartbroken. He and his henchmen quickly picked up the spirit medicine from the ground, shook off the dust, and put them into another Storage Bag.
At that moment, he felt an urge to kill the rabbit.
It has to be said that this rabbit has a really sharp eye; the two hundred spirit medicine it chose were all the most valuable spirit medicine in this Storage Bag.
This rabbit has incredibly discerning taste. How could it not? It even considers the Spirit-Ascending Grass a weed, which shows just how picky it is.
It's perfectly reasonable that it considers most of Miao Dongdong's spirit medicine herbs as garbage.
The onlookers exchanged bewildered glances. This rabbit was far too picky! It was going to be a bit difficult to deal with. Anyone could get high-grade spirit medicine, but finding high-grade spirit medicine that met its requirements was truly a challenge.
At this moment, the rabbit happily carried away two hundred high-grade spirit medicine, but then seemed to remember something and turned back, casually pulling out two hundred weeds and throwing them out, covering Miao Dongdong's face with them.
It seems to be a trustworthy rabbit.
Everyone gasped at the sight; those were two hundred Spirit-Ascending Grass.
What does two hundred Spirit-Ascending Grass represent? Each of the Far West Seven Great Clans has only a little over one hundred Gu cultivators at the Marrow Cleansing Stage. How many Marrow Cleansing Stage experts would two hundred Spirit-Ascending Grass bring to a clan?
You can easily imagine the value of these Spirit-Ascending Grass; this enormous wealth is enough to make anyone envious.
It is conceivable that once Miao Dongdong brings these two hundred Spirit-Ascending Grass back to the Lineage, the Miao Clan's strength will experience a qualitative leap.
The Gu Clan's Gu King's expression shifted between light and shadow. Two hundred Spirit-Ascending Grass were enough to increase the Lineage's number of Gu cultivators in the Marrow Cleansing Stage by several times, boosting the Lineage's strength by several times in a short period. The temptation was simply too great; how could he not be tempted?
At this moment, no one noticed the man's expression. Everyone rushed over, bringing out all their treasures to trade with the rabbit.
They hadn't prepared high-grade spirit medicine beforehand, but they had other treasures that might come in handy with the rabbit.
For example, Pill Furnace, books on Pill Formula, elixirs...
That rabbit was transformed from spirit medicine; its essence was a spirit medicine, so it must like Spirit Water and Spirit Soil.
With so many things tempting it, they simply couldn't believe the rabbit wouldn't take the bait.
So every now and then, someone would throw treasures into the Medicine Garden, watching the rabbit with expectant eyes.
Looking at the treasures scattered on the ground, the rabbit's face lit up with joy. It looked around with a discerning eye, becoming overwhelmed by the choices.
But if it takes a liking to something, it will throw a weed outside, showing great integrity.
Throw away anything you don't need; never embezzle.
However, no matter what treasure it sets its sights on, it will only throw out one weed, never two.
It also became cunning, realizing it didn't understand the market prices in the human world or the value of each treasure, so it simply set a uniform price: a single weed.
Exchange if you want, otherwise forget it. No bargaining.
Long Xuan also became interested and went over to rummage through his Storage Bag.
To be honest, he really didn't lack fourth-grade spirit medicine. His Medicine Garden was full of fourth-grade spirit medicine, including many rare spirit medicine that were rarely seen in the world.
He especially loves planting flowers and trees.
It's important to understand that while a spirit tree is considered spirit medicine, the value of an entire tree isn't equivalent to that of a single spiritual herb. The conversion is that one fruit or a few leaves are equivalent to one spiritual herb or flower. Therefore, although his Medicine Garden isn't large, it's incredibly rich.
Unfortunately, he lacked the ability to foresee what would happen in the tomb, so he couldn't have brought a large number of high-grade spirit medicine with him beforehand. Therefore, he didn't have a single fourth-grade spirit medicine on him at the moment.
Since most of the treasures were with his main body, he searched through his Storage Bag for a long time but couldn't find anything good.
Finally, he found a carrot, and his eyes lit up.
He had cultivated a huge vegetable garden, and carrots were just one of them. He never expected to find a carrot in his Storage Bag. Aren't carrots a rabbit's favorite?
Without a second thought, he immediately tossed the carrot into the Medicine Garden, landing it precisely next to the rabbit.
Hearing the commotion beside him, the rabbit picked up the carrot, sniffed it, and immediately showed a look of disgust before throwing it at Long Xuan's face.
It's actually a first-grade spirit medicine! He's the stingiest person in this group; he's asking for it!
Long Xuan caught the falling carrot, his expression momentarily blank. Aren't rabbits supposed to love carrots? Something seems off.
Meanwhile, everyone else was trading enthusiastically, and many had made a good profit, with joyful smiles on their faces.
In particular, an old man happened to be carrying a large number of alchemy books and Pill Formula, and the stupid rabbit's rule was to exchange any treasure for a weed, so he made a killing.
He got rid of the miscellaneous books he didn't need and exchanged them for seventy Spirit-Ascending Grass. His mouth was practically chrysanthemums from grinning from ear to ear.
As expected, his gains attracted several greedy glances, one of which came from the avatar of the Gu Clan Gu King.
At this moment, Long Xuan finally ignored the ungrateful rabbit. He glanced at the two Gu King out of the corner of his eye, and his heart sank.
Don't tell him that the Gu King is poor and can't offer anything to satisfy the rabbit; he definitely won't believe it.
They clearly have so many treasures in their Storage Bag, yet they don't come to trade with this rabbit. What exactly are they trying to do?
Don't say those two Gu King weren't interested in the Spirit-Ascending Grass Spirit-Ascending Grass; if they weren't interested, they wouldn't have chosen to come to this Medicine Garden.
There's a conspiracy, definitely a huge conspiracy.
Could they be planning to kill everyone here and take all the Spirit-Ascending Grass for themselves?
Long Xuan suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, and thought to himself with alarm.
If someone is powerful enough to easily kill everyone, and everyone possesses a treasure that tempts them, what are the chances that they will go on a killing spree?
Long Xuan's answer was 90%.