After being reborn, the cannon fodder junior sister quickly left the sect.

Chapter 14 Entering Mount Fanjing

Su Luo didn't sleep all night and drew more than ten talismans before sunset. Then she sat on a treetop and cultivated diligently.

In her previous life, she cultivated to the early stage of the Golden Core realm using a secret manual. She still remembered the manual's techniques, so her cultivation in this life was even smoother, achieving twice the results with half the effort. Su Luo could vaguely sense that her cultivation level would soon advance to the next stage.

At dawn, the stone house, which had been quiet all along, finally stirred as someone gently pushed open the door and came out.

Su Luo opened her eyes with a "whoosh"; she had been waiting for a long time.

Under the pitch-black sky, Chunhe tiptoed out, carrying a torch. She looked around as she walked, heading straight for Fanjing Mountain.

Su Luo waited for her to leave for a while before jumping down from the tree.

Looking back at the quiet stone house, Su Luo blinked, took out a talisman from her storage bag and threw it over. The talisman accurately stuck to the side of the stone house, and instantly a light-colored light enveloped the house.

The talisman she affixed was a high-level protective talisman drawn last night. This kind of talisman can guarantee that the people inside the house will not suffer any physical harm for a month, unless they are cultivators with a cultivation level of Golden Core or above.

Chunhe's grandfather is old and frail, and since he rarely goes out, a protective talisman is enough. Besides, she has many talismans, so giving Chunhe a protective talisman isn't a big deal, just in case…

After confirming that everything was correct, Su Luo turned around and quietly followed Chun He ahead.

Before long, Su Luo and Chun He arrived at the entrance of Fanjing Mountain one after the other. The little girl was carrying a basket and waiting anxiously.

It was not yet the hour of Yin (3-5 AM), she had arrived too early.

Su Luo sighed and stepped out from behind the tree, deliberately making noise as she walked. Sure enough, the little girl looked up.

"Sister! You've come!"

Unbeknownst to her, Chunhe had changed her way of addressing Su Luo from "you" to "you," indicating that the two had indeed grown quite close.

This time, Su Luo didn't wear a veil and gave the girl who was running towards her a kind smile.

"Yes, I'm here. Why are you here so early? It's not even 3 AM yet."

Chunhe smiled shyly, her eyes sparkling like stars in the firelight.

"Chunhe goes to bed early and gets up early too. I was worried that my sister wouldn't be able to find this place!"

"Oh right, sister! You haven't had breakfast yet, have you?" Chunhe said, reaching into the basket and taking out two oval-shaped green shells, like eggs, which she handed to Su Luo.

"Sister, I've cooked two eggs for you. These are eggs laid by the Cuckoo Bird, which is unique to Fanjing Mountain. The eggs contain a lot of spiritual energy and sell very well in Biyue Town. Many immortals love to eat them."

Su Luo had actually eaten some spiritual fruits while she was still in the tree, but when she noticed the expectation in Chun He's eyes, she still took the two eggs and thanked her softly.

"Thank you, Chunhe. I'm actually quite hungry. Have you eaten?"

"Yes, there was too much food last night, so I heated some up and ate it. And sister, you don't need to thank me, you're my benefactor. You not only patronized my business but also treated me to a meal and bought medicine for Grandpa! By the way, the medicine you bought is very effective; Grandpa is much better after taking it!"

Seeing that she was in good spirits and didn't seem hungry, Su Luo accepted the cuckoo egg. The two chatted as they prepared to enter Fanjing Mountain.

Before leading Su Luo into Fanjing Mountain, Chunhe suddenly remembered to ask, "By the way, what kind of spiritual plant is Sister looking for?"

"Hmm, I'm looking for a lotus flower. That lotus flower is very special; its petals shimmer with a rosy hue and have a captivating fragrance."

Chunhe frowned in thought: "Lotus...the color of the sunset, and the fragrance..."

Su Luo gently stepped on the fallen leaves, patiently waiting for Chunhe.

The novel doesn't describe in detail where the male protagonist discovered the Seven-Colored Lotus; it only mentions that he accidentally stumbled upon it while wandering into the territory of the Rakshasa crocodile. Furthermore, he was able to successfully harvest the lotus because the Rakshasa crocodile was in its mating season and had gone out to find a female, leaving him vulnerable to being robbed.

Although with Chunhe around, the chances of the Rakshasa Crocodile attacking her were slim, she still needed to pick the Seven Cloud Lotus, just in case she felt she could use that.

"Could it be?!"

Chunhe frowned and pondered for a moment. Suddenly, she thought of something, but soon her face fell.

"Sister, I know where that lotus flower is. But... there's a terrifying monster in the pond where that lotus flower is..."

Su Luo patted her shoulder, "It's okay, just take me there, I'm confident I can pick them."

And so, the two of them entered Fanjing Mountain without looking back.

Meanwhile, the cloud-winged bird, which had been following far behind, circled around the perimeter of Fanjing Mountain again and again, but dared not enter. In the end, it had no choice but to land on the tree closest to the entrance and chirp a few times.

Its intuition told it that this place was too dangerous; it couldn't go in! If it went in, it would be completely obliterated! Was that woman crazy?! How dare she bring a little girl into the mountains! And to find the Rakshasa Crocodile!

She's finished! She's definitely not going to get out!

The spirit-winged bird tilted its head, thought for a moment with its small head, and finally decided to go back and report to its master.

Finally, the cloud-winged bird flapped its wings and flew away in the blink of an eye.

In the early morning, Mount Fanjing was so quiet that it seemed to stand there like a huge monster. The half-moon in the sky shone with a pale light, unable to envelop the entire mountain. The entire forest was utterly silent; there wasn't a sound, not even a whisper of wind, let alone the chirping of birds.

I must say, it has a bit of a horror movie atmosphere.

Su Luo got goosebumps and quickly put a concealing talisman on herself and Chunhe.

This talisman can only mask most of a person's scent. Of course, monsters with a keen sense of smell can still find people by their scent, but now, with Chunhe's "closeness buff" added to the mix, most monsters won't come over to bother them even if they find out.

After finishing, Su Luo looked at Chun He, whose face was calm, and began to feel a deep respect for her.

Even a cultivator with her own cultivation level would be a little scared to walk on the road at night here. Chunhe, as a mortal girl, actually dared to enter and leave Fanjing Mountain many times. Her courage is admirable!

Chunhe looked away from the talisman, noticing Su Luo's gaze but not asking any questions, only smiling gratefully at her, thinking to herself.

"My sister is so kind. She knew I wouldn't be attacked by monsters or spirit plants, but she still used a precious talisman to protect me! She's such a kind person!"

The two were each thinking their own thoughts and had no connection whatsoever.

Of course, Su Luo had no idea what Chun He was thinking, and even if she did, she wouldn't care. She simply felt that since she had entrusted Chun He with bringing her to the perilous Fan Jing Mountain to find spiritual plants, she had to ensure Chun He's safety.

Mount Fanjing is very large, with towering trees everywhere. The further the two went, the more countless spiritual plants and herbs they could see. If Su Luo hadn't been in a hurry for the Seven-Colored Lotus, she would definitely have stopped to pick them.

This is all money!

For fear of disturbing the monsters, the two walked very quietly the whole way. Chunhe held the Mingshi light given to her by Su Luo, while Su Luo took the opportunity to quickly eat the two cuckoo bird eggs.

I must say, it actually tastes pretty good, kind of like a braised egg, only the shell is a bit green...

Led by Chunhe, the two walked deeper into Fanjing Mountain. The journey was completely silent, and even the breathing of the demons could hardly be heard. Su Luo had to be on high alert to observe the surroundings, holding a sword in her right hand and an explosive attack talisman in her left.

There was no way around it; her swordsmanship talent wasn't high, so she had virtually no offensive power. Only attack talismans like explosive tags could increase her attack power.

On the way here, Chunhe also mentioned that the lotus flower had such an overpowering fragrance when it bloomed that monsters would often be attracted by the scent and run over there, only to be attacked and eaten by the Rakshasa crocodiles that were lurking by the pond.

Even people who smell it will become dazed and unconsciously walk over.

She once stumbled upon this place by chance. Smelling the fragrance, she vaguely approached the lotus flowers. When she came to her senses, she already had one foot in the pond. Fortunately, the crocodile was still asleep in the pond's silt at the time, and the amulet she was wearing worked reliably; otherwise, her life would have been in danger.