Shi Feiyang spent nearly half a year completing the Green City Immortal Mansion. Wanting to gather more spirit herbs, immortal flowers, rare birds, and exotic beasts to adorn the abode, he proposed that everyone search different places for rare plants and animals.
Jiang Shu thought it extravagant, but seeing his enthusiasm, he felt reluctant to interrupt.
Shi Feiyang also summoned Xiong Manniang, Deng Bagu, and Fire Wuhai, asking them to help with the search.
"We'll mainly search Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, and Guangxi. Their towering forests and lush trees shelter all sorts of unusual creatures. Whatever they are, bring them back as long as they're rare. Those suited to living here can stay with Brother Jiang; the rest we'll take back to Heaven Beyond Divine Mountain."
Drawing on what he remembered, he wrote down several locations, along with the names and characteristics of medicinal herbs and spirit creatures, then assigned his disciples to retrieve them.
For instance, he sent Fire Wuhai to Heavenly Silkworm Ridge to find the Patterned Spider and collect the Ten-Thousand-Year Kongqing and Taiyi Primordial Essence there.
Jiang Shu wanted to join the search, but Shi Feiyang told him to stay home. "Just concentrate on cultivating and leave everything else alone. According to my calculations, you still have several ordeals to face before becoming the Green City Sect's leader. In particular, a few enemies will launch surprise attacks. So far, I've only identified the Bamboo Mountain Cult, along with enemies your senior brother Zhu Mei has made.
"There are also my enemies. Since I helped you, much of the Green City Sect's foundation, from its cultivation methods to its sacred grounds, now contains my blood and sweat. Through this karmic connection, my enemies will come to trouble you in the future as well. You must work hard and