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Chapter 200: He Has Me in His Heart!

Chapter 200: Chapter 200: He Has Me in His Heart!

Yun Mo steadily descended at the Old Dragon Cavern, retracting his wings. Bai Yunqi, who followed closely, landed along with Wan Mingchuan.

"Venerable Family, there isn’t even a passage in this cave. Do you want me to blast open a path?" Bai Yunqi entered the cave with his head held high and chest puffed out, looking around and finding the cave quite large but not very deep, with nothing but rocks around.

Since the little elf set up the Teleportation Array, the hole Jiang Yuan previously dug disappeared. He looked at the Teleportation Array under his feet, glowing with blue light, realizing others couldn’t see it. He called everyone to gather around.

[Do you wish to teleport with apprentice Wan Mingchuan and contract pet Bai Yunqi to the World Tree? Note: Contract mount’s likability is insufficient, unable to teleport]

Clicking the teleportation interface that popped up from the system, Yun Mo ended up being excluded. Jiang Yuan, feeling a bit helpless, could only persuade him to stay, "Yun Mo, I’ll give you some food. You stay here to cultivate and also support us."

"Oh, alright!" Yun Mo, unaware of the situation, nervously asked, "Should I do anything while waiting to respond?"

"It’s not necessary for now. If you have time, you can gather some mushrooms. It’ll be a tough day for everyone; once we’re done, I’ll make something delicious for you all."

Feeling tempted at the mention of delicious food, Yun Mo couldn’t help but smack his lips, drooling over the delicious dishes the master prepared.

Jiang Yuan clicked teleport, and in the next moment, the Teleportation Array that only he could see flashed its brilliance, and the three of them disappeared instantly.

"Huh? What kind of technique is this? Teleportation Talisman?" Yun Mo scratched his newly-grown hair with his wings, feeling puzzled. If a Teleportation Talisman was to be used, why come to the cave?

The small courtyard wasn’t far from here; teleporting directly would be more efficient?

Unable to comprehend, he decided not to trouble his mind further, and after a delightful breakfast, he set out to gather more mushrooms, swallowing a Spirit Core Pill and focusing on cultivation.

"Wow! Master, how did you do it?" In just a blink, Wan Mingchuan found himself at the edge of a cliff, with a large tree radiating bright light extending its branches towards them, and below was a dark, bottomless abyss.

Bai Yunqi raised his eyebrows; he felt no Spiritual Power fluctuations, no Teleportation Array, nor Teleportation Talisman. The Venerable Family’s bizarre methods were truly enigmatic.

"Just some minor techniques." With no explanation to offer, Jiang Yuan brushed it off ambiguously, then went forward to gift a Luminous Stone following his usual practice to the little elf You Meng.

Her likability rose slightly again. She peeked her small face out from behind a large, tender green leaf, asking softly with a crisp voice, "Did you bring helpers today? If so, be cautious. Entering the mine cave in a group may easily lead to encountering more bad things."

"Dragon brother, there’s a little person!" Discovering the little elf behind the leaves, Wan Mingchuan was shocked, his pupils trembling in an earthquake, fearing to startle the little beauty. He leaned in and whispered in a very small voice, "She’s quite pretty."

Bai Yunqi was amazed by the magnificent big tree which was apparently still in its infancy but already emitted extraordinary aura. Hearing his low whisper, he looked over, "Speak generously. She is from the Elf Race; they are beautiful yet vulnerable, preferring to live in quiet places far from hubbub and disputes."

Remembering that the Venerable Family had recently asked if he had seen elves, Bai Yunqi thought the Venerable Family should have been acquainted with her long ago.

Jiang Yuan purchased three limited-time Mining Pickaxes, distributed them to the two with instructions: "Today’s task isn’t mining, but finding a special herb—Moon Illusion Grass—in the corners of the mined cave. Time is tight and tasks heavy, Mingchuan, you can’t see in the dark right now, be cautious when using the torch."

Having given instructions and set directions, he led them in climbing the branches to reach the next empty, pitch-black mine cave layer.

[Moon Illusion Grass: Limited-time special herb item, when ground into powder it has a strong hallucinatory effect, can be used on selected targets during missions]

After walking a bit in the mine cave, Jiang Yuan saw a small, inconspicuous grass in the corner, looking somewhat like a dandelion but larger.

"This is the Moon Illusion Grass. Let’s try acting separately. During mining, some demons and ghosts may appear. If you can’t beat them, Mingchuan, quickly run to find me or Little White to regroup."

Having shown them the target and set directions, Jiang Yuan lent his disciple a -80 ironwood stick and burned two paper tigers to follow, before digging and picking up.

"What on earth is this place?" As Bai Yunqi worked, he tried to digest today’s sights.

Starting from the sudden teleportation, he had grown more clueless about the situation and couldn’t fathom the Venerable Family’s background.

The mine cave was deep and filled with sinister Yin Energy, theoretically impossible for elves, such timid and beautiful creatures, to appear here.

But the tree she inhabited seemed to be enveloped by a faint layer of Daoist Technique; even someone self-proclaimed experienced like Bai Yunqi couldn’t tell what kind of mysterious tree could grow in such a place.

Merely going one layer down had so many ghosts and Yin Energy. Further down... is the tree rooted in the Nether Abyss?!

Deep in thought, Bai Yunqi’s Mining Pickaxe suddenly dug out a hollow, with several ghostly wails and ghosts rushing out. He killed them in a few moves and picked up two Moon Illusion Grasses, opening a Treasure Chest.

[Team member eradicated small enemies, randomly picked up Earth Spirit Bone+2. Other loot disappeared, unable to retrieve. Team combat harmony increased to three stars, allowing complete loot retrieval]

Jiang Yuan hadn’t started fighting when the system suddenly popped up a message.

He clicked to view details and discovered that fighting with teammates and contract pets who met team requirements could increase harmony value.

The current harmony value was only 15, so after Bai Yunqi killed small enemies, he could randomly retrieve special materials that didn’t exist for them.

"Harmony value needs boosting. There are plenty of opportunities for joint combat ahead. Truly doubling effect means retrieving everything." He bent down to pick a Moon Illusion Grass, deciding to bring them along to fight whenever possible.

Mining, fighting monsters, collecting herbs, with more people, more power until the temporary Mining Pickaxes suddenly vanished as the time reached noon. The three of them gathered and pooled the collected Moon Illusion Grass, instantly amassing over four hundred stalks.

"Enough! Let’s head back. I need to quickly process these herbs." Jiang Yuan was in high spirits, aiming to complete the task before nightfall.

The progress bar for the Search Technique was more than halfway filled, seamlessly preparing for timely tasks during the Wilderness arrival!

Sure enough, Yun Mo had gathered all the mushrooms within a dozen miles, and he, being a Demon Cultivator, could differentiate between poisonous and non-poisonous worldly items.

Jiang Yuan checked carefully to confirm none were poisonous, stored them away, and upon returning to the small courtyard, he placed the herbs at the Mill for processing, then immediately went to the poultry and livestock pen for harvesting and butchering, diving into the stove to start preparing lunch.

"Wow! The young master’s culinary skills are marvelous!" Miss Hu Jiu busied herself throughout the morning, picking herbs and spices, overseen by her third sister to familiarize herself with usage of small Magic, spending a fulfilling and busy morning, never having felt this exhausted in years.

As she savored the mushroom chicken stew praised by her third sister, the morning’s fatigue vanished instantly, and everything seemed worthwhile!

"If you like it, eat more." Jiang Yuan thought of welcoming guests, besides Little Fox Spirit helped complete clue-seeking tasks from the gossip, and followed her sister to gather numerous herbs and musk all morning. There was no merit but plenty of effort, deserving a reward.

Thus, he deliberately picked a large chicken leg for Miss Hu Jiu.

The fox spirit secretly rejoiced, her bushy tail wagging, thinking, "He specially picked my favorite chicken leg for me. It seems the young gentleman has me in his heart!"