It’s too difficult to cultivate monsters, so I’ll just farm monsters.

Chapter 71 Evil Black Wood, Golden Egg Matrix
What are the jade spiders waiting for in the distance?

For Jiang Xun and others who had witnessed the scene just now, they could understand it at a glance.

Faced with this situation, the three of them felt incredible.

What is that bug underground?
Why do black jade spiders undergo individual mutations after competing for food? ?
The three people here are doubtful.

The black jade spiders in the distance didn't have what they wanted to wait for, so they buried themselves back again.

The black jade spiders that were grabbing food nearby also completely devoured the insect segments.

There was no second black jade spider present that mutated.

They looked around, then silently went back to the gray vegetation where they were originally hiding and burrowed in as if they had made an agreement.

Taking in all this, Tang Long turned his head.

"Well, can I think that... we have discovered the secret of the Black Jade Spider occasionally mutating to produce a Spider Queen?"

"Hard to say."

Zhu Weiyang pondered and said.

"This crop does have reference value, but what we see is not a conventional ecology, but a phenomenon caused by the existence of mysterious cave benthic organisms."

"First of all, one thing should be clear. Although the queen of the black jade spider lives in a cave, the black jade spider itself just likes to hide under the cover on the ground and wait for prey to come."

"Before the appearance of the spider queen changed the overall social ecology of the black jade spiders, they generally would not drill into caves, let alone underground caves where food is scarce."

"Wei Yang is right, usually the black jade spider will not have the opportunity to come into contact with bottom-dwelling creatures like just now."

Jiang Xun opened his mouth to express his agreement and said.

"Even if we encounter it by chance when we accidentally enter the cave, we saw it just now. That thing will prey on ink..."

Halfway through, he changed his tune.

"No, to be precise, that thing will be attracted by a certain level of movement above the ground, and launch sneak attacks from underground to hunt anything that can be hunted."

"This valley is more like a hunting ground for them than a habitat for mysterious benthic creatures whose true identity is temporarily unknown. The soft and fertile land in the valley is caused by their frequent activities."

"I think where they really live is in the underground depths that are much deeper than the deep valley. The reason why there is a former hunting ground in the deep valley is precisely because of the existence of the spider queen, the black jade spiders come frequently, and this deep valley is close enough. The bottom layer where those benthic organisms are active.”

After telling the story, Jiang Xun whispered.

"The coexistence of the two is most likely a coincidence, and it also induces a subtle ecology that has not been discovered so far."

As he spoke, he glanced at the gray vegetation where a plant root was hidden in his memory, and fixed his gaze on a nearby black dwarf tree, reaching out in the distance.

?

Zhu Weiyang.

?

Tang Long.

Jiang Xun did not explain.

Demonic energy gathers.

A big black hand appeared in the air in front of the short tree and grabbed it.

The devil of freedom.

Reach for the stars.

"boom!"

The short tree was violently uprooted, bringing out a thick black root.

at the same time.

The gray vegetation that Jiang Xun had seen before seemed to be dragged, and the whole area shrank into the ground.

!

Zhu Weiyang.

!!!

Tang Long.

As the dwarf tree was extracted from the air by Jiang Xun, the black roots continued to be unearthed and gradually became slender, and the color gradually took on the green color that a plant should have.

soon.

The roots are pulled out as a whole.

The root of a dwarf tree with only one "single seedling" rhizome is more than ten meters long.

And at its end, it was the gray vegetation that shrank into the ground...

Not only that.

In the rhizome-like position of the vegetation, there is a green root that bifurcates and twists around a section of the insect, with tiny roots rooted in the section of the insect.

Get out of the ground.

The green roots look very weak.

After a few twists and turns, the insect segment fell down and reached a black jade spider nearby.

Zhu Weiyang and Tang Long were shocked at that time.

The existence of green roots made them think it was another unknown benthic creature hidden deep underground.

Who would have thought that the roots actually belong to the dwarf trees that can be seen everywhere in the valley?
Look again.

The black dwarf tree is not a living thing at all, but a strange spiritual plant.

As a spiritual plant, it is obviously immature. Only the green forked roots that are used for hunting have spiritual energy fluctuations that are no less than those of the three realms, and are simulated as biological characteristics.

this thing.

A little bit evil!
"Brother Xun, how did you... notice it?"

Zhu Weiyang asked.

"I didn't pay attention at first."

Jiang Xun responded, saying.

"But after seeing the roots fighting for food, I found that the dwarf trees and vegetation in the valley were evenly distributed a little strangely."

Dwarf trees and vegetation distribution?
Zhu Weiyang and Tang Long both lowered their heads, and then they couldn't help but widen their eyes.

Jiang Xun didn't say anything.

The two of them really didn't pay attention.

Look at it now.

Without exception, there is no gray vegetation in front of the dwarf trees standing on the ground of the valley. The two seem to be unable to coexist, keeping a distance of at least seven or eight meters, and some are even farther.

Here.

Jiang Xun lifted the short tree, whose roots were no longer able to hang down, up to inspect it.

"This thing should be some kind of evil spirit tree that is not too powerful. It has a certain symbiotic relationship with mysterious benthic creatures."

"The latter came to the ground to hunt for food, which resulted in the formation of an unusually fertile soil layer in the rock layer. In addition, due to the humid environmental conditions in the underground valley with no light all year round, this thing was able to take root and grow."

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Weiyang, who was no longer paying attention to the person below, spoke thoughtfully.

"I think... among them, the Black Jade Spider Queen may have a greater impact."

"Compared to ordinary black jade spiders, the ground vibrations caused by the activities of a giant spider queen are more attractive, and can also have an impact deeper below the ground."

"There is nothing wrong with this view."

Jiang Xun nodded.

"The first thing that attracted the benthic creatures was probably the spider queen. After they came up, they found that there were a large number of black jade spiders as prey, and then they regarded the valley as a hunting ground, and subtle changes occurred in the ecology."

As he spoke, he discarded the short tree that had been taken in from the air.

"boom!"

The dwarf trees fell from the sky to the ground.

It caused quite a stir.

There are many black jade spiders showing up nearby.

But still no mysterious benthic creatures appeared.

Seeing this situation in his eyes, Jiang Xun whispered.

"These guys seem to be quite sensitive and not easily fooled."

"Understandable situation."

Tang Long answered.

"Although the benthic creatures that came just now are fierce and small, their limbs are quite fragile. Regardless of Jiang Xun's blow, the unearthed parts were easily divided into several pieces by the black jade spider and the roots of the dwarf tree. .”

"In addition, its lower half was not dragged out, and the Black Jade Spider and the Black Trees did not try to pursue it, which means that not only is the thing not dead, but there is no possibility of catching up with it."

"It's almost the same as the earthworms we know. This one that lost half of its body was probably frightened, and other similar underground creatures became cautious."

"Look at the clumps of dwarf trees in the valley. Not even one of them has grown to a mature stage and has a spiritual charm. You can see the clues to a certain extent. The dwarf trees are everywhere, but the nutrients they need and can absorb are far from enough."

Speaking of this, Tang Long rubbed his hands with his eyebrows flying.

"Those things underground are not ordinary and special. We need to take a piece back and submit it to the administration for analysis. If we can find something, we will get a lot of points."

"It's not urgent."

Jiang Xun shook his head and said.

"Rather than everything about benthic creatures, I care more about why there are so many three-realm black jade spiders gathering here consciously to seek mutation."

"Looking at the other individuals when the Black Jade Spider is about to mutate, it doesn't look like each individual is trying to take a step further, but more like the spider group is in desperate need of a spider queen."

"The performance of the Black Jade Spiders of the Three Realms is indeed bizarre."

Zhu Weiyang opened his mouth and said.

"It stands to reason that the spider queen is dead, and the spider group should return to its original solitary ecology. We seem to have reason to suspect that something threatens the overall survival of the black jade spider, and they need a spider queen to compete or attract it."

While she was talking, she looked over.

Jiang Xun understood and pushed the mask to his forehead.

"Let the others go. Let's search the valley first to see if we can find any trace of the golden egg's biological mother or the BOSS."

"You can't go on the ground. The Three Realm Black Jade Spiders are not completely ignoring us, but they are more looking forward to catching mysterious bottom-dwelling creatures. We have to take into account that they will feel hungry if they have not yet harvested, so as to avoid falling into the encirclement."

"Brother Long, keep your Liangyi Formation for the time being, so that we can make mistakes even if we are attacked in the air. Your consumption should be able to keep up?" "It's a joke."

Tang Long raised his hand to make an OK gesture.

Jiang Xun nodded, waved his hand through the air and used Star Reaching to ingest the black jade spider that failed to mutate and died. Demonic energy emerged from his palm to form a thread, wrapping it around it, and then let it hang down below.

Zhu Weiyang was slightly stunned when he saw this.

Tang Long also frowned.

"No, are you... going to be a little adventurous?"

"It's not a big problem."

Jiang Xun grinned.

"The possibility that the golden egg mother body is the secret realm BOSS is extremely low. According to Weiyang, it is more likely to be a heaven and earth spirit beast. The black jade spiders are afraid of it, so we don't need to be afraid of it, right?"

"This……"

Tang Long hesitated and turned to ask.

"Walking?"

Zhu Weiyang thought for a while and nodded.

……

Jiang Xun's decision was undoubtedly more risky in the eyes of Tang and Zhu.

After all no matter what the speculation is.

They can't figure out exactly what species laid the golden eggs.

However, now that they have formed a team, the two of them also have the intention of focusing on Jiang Xun.

The facts have already been proven to the two of them.

Following Jiang Xun is more exciting than the step-by-step exploration, and the income is also richer.

At present, the three of them slowly flew into the air under the protection of the Liangyi Formation, and launched a detailed search along the way.

……

The valley is everywhere, and at first glance there isn’t much worth paying attention to.

Dwarf trees can be seen here and there, evenly spaced with gray vegetation.

While investigating along the way, Jiang Xun, holding the "bait", was ready to make various moves.

There are really a lot of black jade spiders lurking in the valley. At least there are black jade spiders hiding under more than half of the gray vegetation.

Dwarf trees, like ghost flowers at night, have a certain evil nature, but it is obviously not strong.

Those occupied gray vegetation roots should have been chewed off by the black jade spiders, allowing them to hide in them and lurk quietly.

So many black jade spiders.

They are all three realms...

This really didn't make Jiang Xun unmoved.

unconsciously.

More than an hour passed.

The boundaries of Rivendell are not that big.

Even with slow speed, the three of them had circled the entire valley in more than an hour.

Apart from discovering that there are about a dozen cave entrances of varying heights in different locations in the valley, the three of them did not make any useful discoveries.

Such a situation put the three of them in a bit of trouble.

Everything in the valley is really incredible.

But that's all, it doesn't have much actual value.

After landing at a low-lying cave entrance full of spider silk at the edge of the valley, Zhu Weiyang took off his mask.

"Brother Xun, what should we do now?"

Jiang Xun was silent.

Black jade spider.

He is to be killed.

Mysterious benthic creatures are also best caught intact.

But this is not the time to think about this.

It's a bit embarrassing at the moment.

They have explored a circle of the deep valley and found nothing else. There are multiple cave entrances all around. It is impossible for three people to explore it.

After hesitating for a moment, Jiang Xun took off his mask.

"Brother Long, you've suffered a lot along the way. Let's rest and recover where we are and then go look elsewhere later."

"Well, just give me two ten minutes."

Tang Long responded.

While he was talking, he took out two Qi-Building Pills and swallowed them. He walked into the entrance of the cave and found a clean fallen rock to sit on, closing his eyes and falling into meditation.

Zhu Weiyang also entered the cave entrance to find a place to sit down, glanced at Tang Long who was beginning to meditate, took out a box of exquisite snacks and looked over to wave his little hands.

Jiang Xun burst out laughing when he saw this, and went to her side.

……

Two 10 minutes later.

After completing the "full state" of breath adjustment, Tang Long opened his eyes.

At this time, Jiang Xun and Zhu Weiyang had solved the problem without leaving any trace.

Seeing Tang Long wake up, they both stood up separately.

Just as he was about to speak, a strong wind suddenly blew in from outside the cave.

?

The three of them all made a question mark and turned to look at the entrance of the cave.

It was at this time.

A big bird that was all white, about a person tall, and looked like an owl fluttered its wings and landed on the outermost opening of the cave passage.

The owl landed and looked up.

Seeing Jiang Xun and the other three people, they were obviously stunned for a moment.

Obviously.

It didn't expect three people to be there.

Its sharp golden eyes flickered twice. It turned its head 180 degrees and looked back at the corpse of the black jade spider hanging outside the hole. It turned back and tried to retreat carefully.

But it was right at the entrance of the passage, and when it moved its claws back, it immediately failed.

last resort.

It could only retract its claws, its golden eyes staring at the three people inside the cave entrance.

"..."

Jiang Xun.

"..."

Tang and Zhu.

This tall, pure white owl not only did not attack them, but also looked silly and cute.

It's because the spirit beast didn't run away!
Only spiritual beasts will not rashly attack species they do not recognize.

Normally, when encountering creatures that have never been seen before, they try to see if they can be killed by killing them, and then try to see if they taste good.

The mother body of the golden egg...

found it!
Stepping through the iron shoes, there is nowhere to find it, and it takes no effort to get it?
No, no!
The three of them were a little nervous at this moment.

Because it is not difficult to tell from the silly and cute posture of the owl just now that it has already "targeted" them and is just observing them secretly.

Since there was no movement for a long time after the three people entered the cave, it ran out.

and so.

What to do now?

The opposite side is a little silly and cute.

But the vigilance is obviously not low.

Take out the golden egg in your hand and say, madam, don't you want your son to get into trouble if you smash it?
This……

You might as well irritate it.

The opponent is not only guaranteed to be in the fourth realm, but he is also a heaven and earth spirit beast who can fight head-on with the Black Jade Spider Queen.

It's hard to deal with being really angry.

After thinking about it, Jiang Xun took out the spirit beast bag and fished out the body of a young black jade spider.

When the owl saw it, its head immediately tilted ninety degrees.

There is a play! ?
Jiang Xun cheered up and picked up the young Black Jade Spider.

"eat?"

I don’t know if the person on the other end understood it.

Its head turned back to a normal angle, a trace of human disgust flashed in its eyes, and it sat down and skillfully suppressed the demonic thread hanging from the adult Black Jade Spider.

"..."

Jiang Xun.

"..."

Tang Long.

Zhu Weiyang's face was full of surprise and couldn't take his eyes away.

(End of this chapter)