Cultivating With Mutated Heavenly Spirit Roots-Chapter 54: Wolf King

Following the map’s guidance, Fang Hong traveled towards White Desert Mountain and arrived at White Desert Town.

The town was only fifty to sixty li away from White Desert Mountain. Fang Hong looked at the sky, feeling that the approaching dusk was not suitable for hunting Demonic Beasts on the mountain, so he decided to rest in the town for the night and go when he was refreshed tomorrow.

Fang Hong strolled along the town’s streets, observing the surrounding architecture.

The buildings here were similar to those in Black Sand City, all constructed from heavy stone blocks, with small windows, clearly designed to withstand wind, sand, and heat.

Unlike the bustling and prosperous Black Sand City, White Desert Town was exceptionally quiet, and the residents passing by were all mortals, making it appear to be a purely mortal town.

Fang Hong walked along the street, his pace unhurried.

Before long, a place called Li Family Inn came into his view.

Fang Hong stepped inside. The inn seemed a bit deserted, with only a middle-aged man in a green robe sitting behind the counter.

Fang Hong secretly guessed that this person was probably the inn’s owner.

Indeed, when the green-robed middle-aged man saw Fang Hong arrive, he immediately stood up, a smile on his face, and greeted him warmly, "Guest, what would you like to eat?"

"No meal, do you have a room?" Fang Hong asked calmly.

"Yes, our humble inn has excellent guest rooms. How long do you plan to stay, honored guest?" Hearing Fang Hong inquire about a room, the green-robed owner’s face immediately lit up with joy.

Fang Hong pondered for a moment and replied, "I need to stay for two or three months."

"Two or three months? That long..." The green-robed owner was slightly startled, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

In his memory, very few guests stayed in the town for such a long time.

At this moment, Fang Hong reached into his Storage Pouch and took out a gold ingot, handing it to the owner.

This gold ingot was something he had found in the Black-Clothed Man’s Storage Pouch after fighting him; there were many such valuables inside.

"Oh my! So you are a Celestial Master!" The green-robed owner was startled when he saw Fang Hong conjure an item out of thin air, his face showing a look of horror and full of reverence.

"What? Is one ingot not enough for two months’ rent?" Fang Hong asked.

"No, no, no... It’s enough, completely enough. Celestial Master, you’ve given too much. Not to mention two months, you could stay for a year without a problem!" The green-robed owner hurriedly waved his hand and accepted the ingot.

"Mm, take me to the room. Unless there’s something else, don’t disturb me." Fang Hong nodded slightly.

"Yes, yes, yes... Celestial Master, please follow me!" Ever since he learned that Fang Hong was a Cultivator, the green-robed owner’s speech became stuttering; it was rare to see Cultivators in the town on normal days.

He led the way, his steps seeming a little flustered...

Fang Hong followed behind the owner and was led to the second floor, where he was assigned to a quiet stone room.

The layout inside the stone room was quite good, clean and tidy, with a bed, table, and chairs all available, perfectly sufficient for a temporary stay.

Following his usual habit, Fang Hong affixed a defensive talisman to the stone door and carefully checked it to ensure no omissions, to prevent anyone from intruding without permission.

Only after all this was done did he settle down on the bed with peace of mind, taking out the demon gourd from his Storage Pouch.

As Fang Hong injected his magical power, the demon gourd flashed with light, spitting out the refined spirit pills one by one; today, he had obtained a total of eighty spirit pills.

Fang Hong looked at these spirit pills, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes. He immediately picked one up, swallowed it, and began to Cultivate with his eyes closed...

Time flew by quickly during Cultivation.

Early the next morning, before the first ray of sunlight had fully illuminated the town, Fang Hong left the Li Family Inn early.

He arrived at the open space outside the inn, stepped onto his Fire Dragon Gourd, and flew towards White Desert Mountain.

Fang Hong had two objectives in going to White Desert Mountain.

Firstly, it was to hunt Demonic Beasts, collect spirit pills, and improve his Cultivation;

Secondly, it was to incidentally search for Clear spirit grass, so that when he returned to Black Sand City, he could exchange it with the Xiao Family mother and daughter for the Four Symbols Formation’s deployment method. He had always been very interested in formations.

Before long, White Desert Mountain appeared before Fang Hong’s eyes.

This mountain was seven to eight thousand zhang high, and the closer to the summit, the more ice and snow there was, with a large expanse of white trees growing there in strange shapes.

At the foot of the mountain, there was a lush forest, with lakes and rivers, full of vitality.

According to the Cultivators of Black Sand City, high-level Demonic Beasts generally resided on the mountain, while the foot of the mountain was home to wild beasts and low-level Demonic Beasts.

Therefore, Fang Hong did not linger at the foot of the mountain but flew directly to the halfway point using his Spiritual Artifact.

He began to search carefully along some cliffs, because Clear spirit grass liked to grow on steep cliffs.

After searching for nearly an hour, Fang Hong’s gaze suddenly caught sight of an inconspicuous cliff face.

In the cracks of that cliff, two small white plants grew, emitting a blue Spiritual light.

Fang Hong’s face instantly lit up with joy; the Clear spirit grass had finally been found. It seemed his judgment was not wrong; it was easy to find Clear spirit grass on such cold cliffs.

Fang Hong no longer delayed. He took out his dagger, used his magical power, and carefully harvested the Clear spirit grass.

Soon, Fang Hong successfully dug out the two Clear spirit grass plants. Afterward, he took out a jade box and gently placed the Clear spirit grass inside for preservation.

"With these two Clear spirit grass plants, I can give them to Xiao Xue to treat her mother, and in return, I can get the deployment method for the Four Symbols Formation..." Fang Hong thought to himself.

"Oww!"

As Fang Hong landed on a cliff, suddenly, several ethereal wolf howls came.

Immediately after, white furred wolves rushed out from not far away, instantly surrounding Fang Hong.

These white wolves were agile, covered in snow-white fur, with eerie blue eyes, exuding a fierce aura.

"White Ice Wolves? Hehe..." Fang Hong saw this pack of white wolves and, instead of being afraid, smiled.

These white wolves were called "White Ice Wolves," famous ice-attribute Demonic Beasts of White Desert Mountain, most of them being second-level.

Fang Hong counted them carefully; there were twenty in front of him. If he killed them all, he could refine many spirit pills...

Just as Fang Hong was secretly pleased, suddenly, six more White Ice Wolves emerged from behind the pack.

These six White Ice Wolves were significantly larger than the previous ones, especially the one in the middle, which was nearly three zhang in size.

This giant wolf’s fur was exceptionally dense, gently swaying in the wind, and its eerie blue eyes revealed an air of majesty.

"Fourth-level Demonic Beast!" Fang Hong’s heart pounded when he saw them.

The giant wolf in the middle was actually a fourth-level Demonic Beast, and the other five were third-level.

"It seems I’ve encountered the Wolf King," Fang Hong thought, his eyes instantly becoming vigilant...