Why Is She Running?

“We're fine, Master~”

Cang Chen replied hesitantly, his voice sounding a bit dizzy.

Jiang Lu put them into her pouch and swept her divine sense over the surroundings.

Sure enough, everyone had been separated and sent to different locations upon entry. No wonder she had seen some teams tying themselves together with ropes; so that was why.

She secretly felt it was a pity. It seemed she wouldn't be able to follow behind Liu Qingqing to pick up the scraps.

Hmph~

Then again, maybe not. She felt there was some fate between them.

The corners of Jiang Lu's mouth curled up, her face filled with confidence.

She opened the map in her hand. This place was Cloud Mist Mountain, home to numerous snakes, insects, birds, and ants.

Looking at her surroundings and then at the map, she realized this was the most dangerous region of the Linlan Secret Realm, where few cultivators dared to tread.

However, that was only for others. Her Chaos Body could accommodate all things, and she had absolutely no fear of these toxic gases.

She seriously suspected she was the biological daughter of the Heavenly Dao!

What did she need most right now?

She needed a spirit beast like Ling Xi who could help her breed and raise these venomous insects.

Maybe she would run into one?

She should make more wishes in the future; perhaps the Heavenly Dao would hear them.

Heavenly Dao: Hehe—

Jiang Lu slowly walked into Misty Mountain. The further in she went, the narrower her field of vision became, and the smaller the range of her divine sense.

Towering trees loomed, and the area was densely packed with spiritual plants and demon plants.

The three spirit beasts shrank inside her pouch, not daring to make a sound, with Mengbao curling up into a tight ball.

The only sound left was the rustling of leaves. As Jiang Lu stepped onto the fallen leaves, she suddenly felt a change in the surrounding aura.

Her expression froze, and she swept her divine sense toward the ground. Beneath the gravel and withered leaves, some little cuties were hiding.

They were green-patterned miasma mosquitoes.

They were three times larger than ordinary mosquitoes, with emerald-green bodies marked by pale green patterns. Their mouthparts were like fine needles, and when they flew in swarms, they looked like a cloud of green mist.

If a cultivator were bitten, the venom would linger in their meridians and breed miasma, causing their entire body to fester and ooze pus while their spiritual energy was sealed. Ordinary spiritual plants could not heal it.

However, if the mosquito swarm was collected and refined, they could be made into miasma gu, which could release a toxic fog to knock out enemies over a large area. If the mosquito blood was mixed with spiritual herbs to refine spirit-corroding powder, any cultivator who absorbed it would suffer continuous loss of spiritual energy and a regression in cultivation.

She locked onto them with her divine sense. Green-patterned miasma mosquitoes never appeared alone; once they showed up, they would be in a swarm. She could follow their tracks to find their nest.

“Master, these insects can enter the space now!”

Linglong's voice rang out, carrying a hint of cheerfulness.

“Ah? Didn't you say it would take some time?”

Jiang Lu was a bit puzzled.

“Master, this... that... some of the magic treasures in the space were swallowed by me. But don't worry, Master, I didn't swallow too many.”

Linglong's voice sounded rather guilty.

“Ah? Swallowed? What do you mean?”

Jiang Lu grew even more confused. She swept her divine sense into her space to check, and her lips twitched.

Her shelves were half-empty, and she called that “not too many”?

“It's fine, Linglong. This is a good thing! Think about it—using a bunch of magic tools that I can't use for now to upgrade the space. Our souls are linked, so this is equivalent to directly boosting our strength! We've struck gold!”

Hearing Jiang Lu's words, Linglong suddenly realized. Oh, that seems true!

“Master... then... did I do the right thing?”

Linglong's voice was filled with excitement.

“Of course! You did absolutely right!”

Jiang Lu replied with absolute certainty. It was incredibly difficult to upgrade the attributes of a spatial magic treasure. Upgrading it with these common items was naturally a massive gain.

Moreover, now that the space was usable, she could collect these venomous ants into it and refine them whenever she needed.

“Don't worry, Master. I've already isolated an area and set up a barrier there, so they won't be able to escape.”

Linglong's cheerful voice rang out. Hehehe, I helped Master again.

Jiang Lu nodded, her divine sense returning to the ground. There were more and more green-patterned miasma mosquitoes, and she could smell their distinct, thick scent in the air.

Taking a few steps forward, she indeed discovered their nest. The nest was two meters tall and blended perfectly with the nearby deadwood, densely covered with crawling green-patterned miasma mosquitoes.

There were many exits on the nest, all leading to the same tunnel inside.

She enveloped the area with her divine sense. With a thought, she probed the nest. Since the nest was so large, she didn't plan to take all of it. She only needed to collect a portion and let them breed on their own later.

There were no natural predators in her space, so breeding them too quickly would be useless to her.

With a shift of her mind, she selected a section of the nest and pulled the green-patterned miasma mosquitoes, along with the nearby trees and withered leaves on the ground, into her space.

Jiang Lu looked at the large pit in front of her. Although she had only taken a portion, it was by no means small, yet it only made up a tiny fraction of the nest. One could only imagine how massive this green-patterned miasma mosquito nest was.

There were still many green-patterned miasma mosquitoes inside, and even quite a few queens. No doubt they would replenish the missing portion before long.

She turned and left. Whenever she encountered any spiritual plants or toxic herbs, she swept them into her space. She felt she could directly build that section of her space into a miniature Cloud Mist Mountain.

Wherever she went, she left nothing behind, plucking every feather from any passing goose.

Seeing more and more spiritual plants coming in, Linglong felt like crying. Ling Xi was a thousand-year-old ginseng spirit and didn't dare to enter this area, so all the planting had to be done by Linglong.

It wasn't that Linglong couldn't do it, but ever since Ling Xi arrived, Linglong had grown accustomed to slacking off. Now, suddenly having to get to work made it a bit hard to adjust.

If only Master could recruit another housekeeper like Ling Xi.

It prayed silently while organizing the spiritual plants and venomous insects that Jiang Lu sent in.

From the moment Jiang Lu entered, a pair of red eyes in the dark had been watching her. Seeing her collect all the toxic herbs along the way now made it even more curious.

One had to know that very few humans ever came to this place, and those bold enough to openly walk around like this could be counted on one hand.

She could understand her collecting those venomous insects and beasts, but what was the point of taking these toxic plants?

It grew increasingly curious.

Jiang Lu spent nearly a month exploring the area, finally finishing her sweep. She had collected eighty to ninety percent of the venomous insects and beasts in Cloud Mist Mountain.

Within her space, a miniature Cloud Mist Mountain had quietly taken shape.

She planned to leave and train elsewhere. These venomous insects were enough for her to produce over ninety percent of the existing poisons in the world.

The Linlan Secret Realm contained hundreds of mountain peaks and valleys, and Cloud Mist Mountain was just one of them. This was a grand secret realm indeed—it was truly massive.

She had been in Cloud Mist Mountain for a month, which was already quite a long time.

Seeing that Jiang Lu was about to leave, the creature grew anxious. Why is this human leaving already?

It haven't even figured out her secrets yet!

Jiang Lu had long since noticed that something was watching her from the shadows, but sweeping her divine sense over the area had yielded nothing.

She wanted to see if the little thing would show itself on its own.

Her speed became faster and faster, and the pair of eyes in the dark grew increasingly frantic. Why is she running?!

Right before Jiang Lu made her exit, it finally appeared in front of her.