TheConqueroroftheUniverse

Chapter 73 Exploring Deep in the Mountains

According to Lin Jianjia's explanation, fire lotus pod was the king of lotus pods. It was a treasure that contained the essence of the heavens and the earth, and was also an important material for making Energy Drop.

This was especially true for Li Ping'an's fire lotus pod. Its vitality was extremely exuberant. Although it was plucked before it had fully matured, judging from its quality, it was very likely that it would have a variation and transform into top-grade fire lotus seeds.

Even if they were just ordinary lotus seeds, they were still a very rare treasure that could promote the potential of the mysterious factor in one's body.

For fear that Li Ping'an would not understand, Lin Jianjia hurriedly explained in detail, "Daniu, even if ordinary odd melons are plucked before they are fully mature, they will have a period of maturity to become mature on their own. This is because when they were in the parent body, they had already absorbed an abundant amount of energy from the heavens and earth. Lotus seed is a type of nut fruit. In this aspect, it is even more powerful than odd melons!

"Your fire lotus pod should have grown at the center of the lotus pod cluster. So it must have received the best lighting and the most abundant nutrition. It definitely ranked among the best category."

"Lotus pod clusters are extremely rare, and fire lotus pods are even rarer!"

"You must take good care of this fire lotus pod and place it in a dry and cool place. We already have these odd melons and Longxian herbs. If this fire lotus pod has a successful transformation, then when we step into the Awakening Stage, we will have the strongest Energy Drop!"

After hearing Lin Jianjia's words, Li Ping'an also understood why the big toad didn't react when he took the ordinary lotus pod. However, the toad directly jumped out and risked its life to fight him the moment he took the fire lotus pod.

This fire lotus pod was indeed a treasure!

Li Ping'an also did not expect that his accidental luck actually helped him almost gather all the raw materials of Energy Drop.

It was no wonder that he noticed earlier that after the big toad destroyed the lotus pod cluster, the originally dark green lake water began to become transparent, and no longer looked mysterious.

After teasing with Lin Jianjia for a while, Li Ping'an was also in a good mood.

His gains this time were also an annotation for an old saying: "Your hard work may not necessarily be fruitful, but without hard work, you will definitely not be able to gain anything!"

"Hehe, it looks like my luck is pretty good! This is a good sign!"

"Young Master Can's cautiousness is not a bad thing for me. Great trees are good for shade. It's good to sharpen myself in this team, understand their methods, and know more about the changes in the mountains. It's good for me!"

"With my current strength, there is no longer any obstacle for me to step into the Awakening Stage. Sharpening myself in the Wudang Mountain will become my most stable foundation!"

"But, it would be even more wonderful if I could get news about the Trick Guide..."

After thinking freely for a while, Li Ping'an calmed himself down and took out a bottle of six-star Nutrition Drop, carefully examining it.

The six-star Nutrition Drop was the highest level that could be bought in the market. Perhaps there were higher levels, but that kind of thing was definitely not something that ordinary people could buy.

Different from the purple color of the five-star Nutrition Drop, the six-star Nutrition Drop was orange-gold. The light in Li Ping'an's tent was dim. But as the fire shone outside the tent, he saw the medical drink in the bottle still radiated with mysterious golden light.

"The five-star Nutrition Drop isn't very effective for me now. How about the six-star?"

After thinking for a moment, Li Ping'an carefully took the bottle of six-star Nutrition Drop.

"I do feel something, but... that feeling was not strong."

After feeling it for a while, Li Ping'an frowned slightly.

After drinking the six-star Nutrition Drop, although there was a warm feeling in his chest and abdomen, this level of warmth was far from being able to shock his body that had already been enhanced by the odd melon.

However, Li Ping'an was a lot more comfortable in his stomach, feeling quite full.

"Damn! As expected, it is easy to go from economy to extravagance but not from extravagance to economy! After eating the odd melon, even a six-star Nutrition Drop won't feel good. However, the effect of this thing for replenishing energy is not bad. It can be used in battle to recover strength...

Then, Li Ping'an stopped thinking more about it. He entered the mysterious stone's space and began to comprehend and meditate on today's journey.

...

Nothing happened that night.

When he woke up the next morning, Li Ping'an felt refreshed and full of energy, not a single pore in his body felt uncomfortable.

Yan Ling, Zhang Hongqiang, and the others also got up very quickly. They were all very excited and in a good mood.

Perhaps it was because they had taken the six-star Nutrition Drop last night, Yan Ling, Yan Li, and Zhang Xiaojing looked brighter and more beautiful.

The group exchanged a few words and quickly started to focus on the major business.

Yan Ling said in a low voice, "Daniu, our position in the troop has been stabilized. I think it won't be difficult to apply to the main force for a solo operation. But... I'm not sure about this. What do you think, you stinking brat?"

Zhang Hongqiang and Yan Li were also looking at Li Ping'an, unable to hide the burning hope in their eyes. But Zhang Xiaojing's pretty face was slightly cold. She bit her red lips with her teeth, looking at the scenery in the distance a little absent-mindedly.

Li Ping'an surely understood what Yan Ling meant. Yesterday's success also gave them a lot of confidence. They wanted to act independently and try their luck again.

Li Ping'an had no objection to this.

When they were in the main force, he also had to take time every day to improve himself. If the five of them could go out alone, it would save him a lot of trouble. There was no need to be secretive anymore.

However, they were exploring deep in the mountain now. Li Ping'an was confident of protecting himself, but if he had to take care of Yan Ling and the others, it would be beyond his capacity.

After thinking for a moment, Li Ping'an said, "Sister Ling, this is good. However, we are already deep in the mountains, and there are many dangers. Moreover, those red-haired monkeys are eyeing us covetously. We can't act rashly."

Yan Ling could not help but laugh happily. "Daniu, don't worry about that. We're a family, so we definitely won't act recklessly! As for how to act, we'll listen to your instructions!"

Seeing Li Ping'an nodding, Yan Ling immediately became even more delighted. She hurriedly whispered to Li Ping'an about the information they had gathered before. It was about several locations where odd melons would possibly be found.

Li Ping'an had previously gathered some information with Lin Jianjia, and a few locations coincided with those collected by Yan Ling et al.

However, Yan Ling et al had a few rare locations. It was obvious that they had worked hard before coming here.

Since everything was ready, Li Ping'an did not hesitate and he immediately nodded to agree on this operation.

All of them were overjoyed.

Yan Ling hurriedly sent a request to Young Master Can's main force for exploring the path ahead.

After all, they had made a great contribution yesterday. The main force immediately gave a reply, approving their request.

They quickly packed up and headed towards the depths of the mountains along the terrain of the Pigeon Tower reservoir.

After all, this kind of force was so enormous. In fact, Young Master Can also turned a blind eye to small teams acting on their own. In fact, he even encouraged this.

After all, they weren't under his direct control, so he definitely wouldn't feel distressed if they suffered serious losses. Instead, once they found treasures, he would definitely benefit greatly.

He was the banker in this game and would not suffer any loss no matter what happened.

However, in the past, this kind of action was only done by some relatively strong teams. It was the first time that Li Ping'an and his Team 97 that was not as strong as other teams wanted to do this.

Although the six-star Nutrition Drop was not very effective for Li Ping'an, it was very effective for Yan Ling and the others. It was obvious that their strengths had improved.

The terrain of the mountains was steep, but they were in a good mood as they chatted and laughed.

The development of an ace team in the early stages did not depend on strengths, but on cohesion and self-confidence.

Li Ping'an's Team 97 was walking on the right track now.

However, Li Ping'an soon noticed that although Zhang Xiaojing was also smiling, her beautiful eyes were obviously unhappy and she even looked a little aggrieved.

Li Ping'an frowned slightly all of a sudden and thought, "Isn't this girl usually quite cheerful? What's wrong with her now?"

But this was obviously not the time for private communication. Li Ping'an could only set this question aside and waited for an opportunity to talk to Zhang Xiaojing about it.

In the evening, they had already marched more than 50 kilometers away from the main force at the Pigeon Tower reservoir. They had completely gone deep into the mountains and arrived at the area where odd melons might be found according to the previous intelligence.

Under usual circumstances, they would definitely not travel in such a rush.

However, with the aid of the six-star Nutrition Drop and their strong self-confidence, their efficiency and courage had naturally increased by quite a bit.

They rested briefly and prepared to eat dinner under a huge flat rock on a steep peak.

Yan Ling held the hand-drawn coordinate graph and explained to Li Ping'an in a low voice, "Daniu, this stronghold is at the foot of the mountain in front of us. Previously, there was a big badger at the early of the Awakening Stage there. I don't know how the situation is now."

Li Ping'an nodded. "Sister Ling, it's been a hard journey today. We should not be in a hurry to make a move. Let's rest for a while and conserve our energy. We'll talk about it when it gets dark. If there really are odd melons, we'll definitely have to fight for them!"

Yan Ling hurriedly nodded. "Daniu, if we can succeed this time, we should not be so rash in the future. We do this because Qiangzi is familiar with this place and you are here. Otherwise, I really don't have the confidence."

Li Ping'an smiled. "Sister Ling, don't worry. Everything will be fine."

Hearing Li Ping'an saying this, Yan Ling also felt a little relieved. She smiled charmingly, "I'll go and prepare dinner for you."

After a quick dinner, they simply leaned against somewhere nearby to rest. They also took a short nap. After all, if there really was a battle, then everyone definitely could not sleep tonight.

Needless to say, Li Ping'an chose to be on night duty at this moment because his strength was far superior to the others in the team. He naturally wanted the team to maintain the strongest combat strength.

Although Zhang Hongqiang and the others wanted Li Ping'an to preserve more of his strength, they could not refute Li Ping'an's choice.

After all, it had already been decided that the team was now led by Li Ping'an.

The wind in the mountains was very cold, and as the sun set in the west, beast roars gradually began to increase.

However, they had already gotten used to this kind of rhythm and soon fell asleep.

They all knew that in this kind of environment, every bit of rest time was extremely precious.

When Li Ping'an saw that they were all asleep, his expression also relaxed a little.

Living was not easy for anyone.

However, Li Ping'an soon found that Zhang Xiaojing was not asleep and she was playing with her communication gadget.

Li Ping'an suddenly remembered her strange mood before. He couldn't help but pick up the communication gadget and send her a message, "Sister Jing, what's wrong? You don't seem to be in a good mood today. Do you have something on your mind?"

Zhang Xiaojing's delicate body suddenly stiffened slightly. But very quickly, she replied to Li Ping'an: "No. Maybe I was a little uncomfortable..."

Li Ping'an smiled. "Since you can't sleep, why don't we have a chat?"

Zhang Xiaojing's face could not help but turn red, and then she bit her red lips again.

But after hesitating for a while, she got up carefully and came to Li Ping'an.

Li Ping'an had a bit of natural intimacy towards this girl who was somewhat similar to him in terms of background. He smiled and they began to chat.

At this point, Li Ping'an already had some experience in chatting with girls.

Soon, Zhang Xiaojing was in a much better mood after being amused by Li Ping'an. A charming smile hung on her pretty face, and sometimes she covered her mouth and chuckled.

"Daniu, I found out that you...you are really an interesting person. You must have coaxed other girls like this before, right?"

Zhang Xiaojing suddenly looked into Li Ping'an's eyes. Her face was slightly red, making her look indescribably beautiful.

"Eh..."

Li Ping'an was stunned for a moment. Then he hurriedly smiled and said, "Sister Jing, how can that be? I am a country bumpkin. How can a girl be willing to chat with me? Only Sister Jing loves me dearly and gives me such a chance."

"You are glib-tongued."

Zhang Xiaojing couldn't help but roll her eyes coquettishly at Li Ping'an, and she was about to say something.

However, Li Ping'an quickly and forcefully pulled her into his arms. He covered her mouth with his hand and they quickly hid behind a big tree not far away. Then, he said in a low voice, "Sister Jing, someone is coming. Don't make a sound!"