Chapter 46

Regarding the preparations, Chu He had already done his homework during his free time.

The demon hunters were numerous, each moving swiftly and possessing unique abilities. Although the Demon Cloud Mountains spanned several thousand miles, they could not withstand the thorough investigation. Apart from the extremely dangerous inner regions, the outer areas were thoroughly explored, and a lot of information was even compiled into jade slips and circulated in the market.

Chu He had long memorized the strategies for the Green Miasma Swamp, needing only to personally verify them. However, the information provided by He Changxu was somewhat surprising.

According to He Changxu, the location was almost near the inner region, and this place was not mentioned in any of the strategies.

This meant that Chu He might encounter higher-level demon beasts in an unfamiliar area, such as level four or five.

"Damn!" Thinking about this, Chu He couldn't help but spit, as the risk immediately increased.

"Should I invite another expert?" He thought of Instructor Zhang Yu. Although he was unsure of Instructor Zhang Yu's cultivation level, as an instructor, he must be a Xiantian realm expert.

However, he quickly abandoned this idea: the deadly green miasma, which he could ignore, did not mean that Instructor Zhang Yu could easily handle it, especially with the presence of numerous toxins. Look at Old Guo, a high-level Xiantian realm cultivator, who almost lost his life even with the accompaniment of a Yuandan realm true person.

If something happened to Instructor Zhang Yu because of this trip, he would truly be at fault, becoming a sinner for all eternity.

He couldn't invite Instructor Zhang Yu, and Gu Han, who was at the Lianqi realm, was even less suitable to invite. It seemed he really had to go alone.

In the information available in the Qianji Jade, Chu He had thoroughly reviewed everything related to the Earth Flame Snake and had a general understanding of this demon beast's habits.

The best thing to counter ordinary snakes is specially prepared realgar, but realgar is not very effective against Earth Flame Snakes. This is because Earth Flame Snakes live near geothermal fires, their bodies belong to the fire yang element, and they are very different from ordinary snakes. Additionally, they have adapted to sulfur, which greatly reduces the effectiveness of realgar.

To deal with Earth Flame Snakes, the strategy Chu He bought also provided a plan.

First, prepare ice water talismans of different effects, such as Burst Ice Talismans and Kui Water Talismans. If he could use ice water spells, it would be even better, like Ren Water Lightning and Cold Ice spells, which could cause significant damage to Earth Flame Snakes.

Seeing the spells, Chu He suddenly realized and slapped his forehead: it turned out that apart from the few minor spells for farming, he really had no other powerful spells to use.

As a specialized production personnel in the past, Chu He had not thought about this, and the low-level spirit farmers indeed did not have combat training.

Spirit farmers always work behind the scenes, while those who charge forward are sword cultivators and fire cultivators with strong combat abilities. Moreover, with his unique method of using talismans, Chu He believed he was not inferior to cultivators of the same level, so he had never worried about his combat abilities.

It was impossible to cram at the last minute, so he could only dig deep into his own skills. It seemed that besides a large number of talismans, he needed to be fully armed before daring to venture into the Green Miasma Swamp.

It was soon time to harvest the Qingling Grass. Although harvesting a few days later would make it look better and slightly increase the price, and separating the roots and stems could add some extra income, Chu He was impatient.

He quickly harvested the Qingling Grass and sold it all to the relevant departments of the sect. After clearing the spirit field, he planted the Qingmi seeds he had bought long ago.

After doing all this, Chu He went to find He Changxu, paid the spirit stones, and entrusted him with the task of taking care of the Qingmi. Then he went to inform the garden master and obtained the mountain pass.

Before he returned, he received a message from Gu Han, saying that the talisman armor he had asked him to buy was ready.

The talisman armor is also a type of magical tool. Due to its light and thin texture, it is usually worn inside, and another magical robe can be worn over it. Like a magical robe, it is a defensive magical tool that Chu He can use to transcend levels.

It is mostly made of precious metals and has at least several layers of talisman arrays, with a minimum quality of medium grade. In the language of old games, this item is more inclined towards physical defense, which is the opposite of the magical robe's defense.

The one brought by Gu Han was even of high grade, very precious. According to Chu He's estimate, it would cost at least several high-grade spirit stones, and he didn't know from which instructor Gu Han had obtained it.

He was originally asked to get a medium-grade one, but unexpectedly got a high-grade one, which showed his sincerity.

Gu Han, seeing his recent actions, guessed what he was going to do, but could not get detailed information from Chu He, so he spent a lot of effort to get a better one. He had to do a lot of talking to get this talisman armor.

Chu He stuffed the high-grade spirit stones into his hand and simply said, "Thanks."

Seeing the high-grade spirit stones, Gu Han's eyes widened, and he shouted, calling Chu He a high, rich, and handsome guy. This exclamation was somewhat genuine: he had never touched high-grade spirit stones before.

Finally, his excitement quickly faded, and he said in a low voice, "What are you thanking me for? When you truly need a friend, I can't go with you or contribute, and you saying this makes me feel ashamed."

Chu He smiled and replied, "I didn't see any trace of shame on your face. I'm not going on an adventure; if there's danger, I'll retreat. I'm a coward who fears death. If not, why would I spend so much money on a talisman armor?!"

After a brief gathering, Chu He bid farewell to Gu Han and left the mountain. Before leaving, he reminded Gu Han to find a good excuse to deal with Instructor Zhang's inquiries. He didn't want others to worry about him, especially those who cared about him.

With the mountain pass, entering and exiting the mountain gate only required emitting a guiding light. Chu He did not go directly to the Green Miasma Swamp but flew towards Qingling Town.

Although he had prepared in advance, there were still some things that the sect did not have, which he needed to buy in Qingling Town.

However, Chu He did not know that his movements were on the minds of some other people.

In a small pavilion built on a cliff on the north side of the top of Lingxiu Peak, three young men were sitting on the railing, completely ignoring the thousand-foot void below. They were none other than Wu Hai and his two companions.

"Brother Luo, that bastard has left the mountain," Wu Hai said, looking at the message sent by the Qianji Jade. One of the Wu family's disciples was responsible for the mountain gate duty today and immediately sent a message upon seeing Chu He leave.

"This time, we'll make sure he doesn't come back!" Luo Wu said with a grimace. They already had a deep-seated hatred for Chu He.

As he spoke, he took out a communication flying sword, infused it with spirit energy, and sent it out. He gritted his teeth and said, "I don't believe your luck will be so good this time!"