7 Entering the Cloud Wilderness. (2/2)
Liang Zhou nodded at Li Yang, answering his question. He turned to Liang Xinyi, making sure that she too was ready to enter the Cloud Wilderness. Seeing that the both of them were ready, he decided that there was no point in standing around any longer.
Liang Zhou turned around and lead the two of them into the Cloud Wilderness. Liang Zhou walked in the front, while his Stone Crocodile, Xiao Wei, walked in the back. This way, Li Yang and Liang Xinyi only needed to guard the sides.
”As we head deeper into the wilderness, I will teach you all I know about the various herbs and Demonic beasts that can be found in the wilderness.”
Liang Zhou also had the duty of teaching the two of them everything that he knew about the Cloud Wilderness. So as they walked deeper into the Cloud Wilderness, he would often stop and point at some herbs that were useful for healing wounds, concealing their smell, curing poisons.
”See that Ganoderma, that weird mushroom-like thing growing on that tree? It is called a Blood Thinning Ganoderma. Eating it in small doses is fine, it can even help cure some clogging in your veins. But if you eat too much of it, the blood in your body will start flowing out from your orifices, leading to a slow and agonizing death.”
”That small white flower over there is called a Duality Flower, it is good for curing some of the more common poisons that you can find here on the outskirts. Eating the top of the flower will cure most poisons, but the roots are highly poisonous, so be careful.”
”That cluster of grass over there is called Closing Grass. If you chew it up or boil it into a paste, you can apply it to any wound and have it close up faster. You should always gather as many of these as you can.”
”That vine over there is called a Demon Concealing Vine. Turning it into a paste or just wearing it around your body will hide your scent, making it so that the weaker Demonic beasts will be unable to find you. We are only in the outskirts of the wilderness, so the odds of meeting any Demonic beasts that have managed to reach the Mortal Rune realm are low, making it a very useful vine.”
Liang Zhou pointed out many herbs and plants that Li Yang and Liang Xinyi would have to take note of. Some were dangerous, so he warned them not to eat them. Others were very beneficial, so he told them about the proper procedures to eat them.
”Let's set up camp for the day here. We can continue tomorrow morning. I will spread the Demonic beast feces, the two of you can set up the camp.”
After walking for a long time, Liang Zhou found a good spot where they could make up camp. He sent out Xiao Wei to hunt for some animals that they could eat, while Liang Xinyi and Li Yang set up the tents that Liang Zhou had brought along.
Liang Zhou spread some white powder around the entire camp, making sure that it made a perfect circle around the camp. This was the dried excrement of a Demonic beast. It was used to prevent other Demonic beasts from wandering into their camp.
After spreading the excrement around the entire camp, Xiao Wei returned to the camp, a dead deer in his jaws. The group quickly skinned and cut up the deer, starting a small campfire that they could use to roast the meat. After eating a quick meal, they decided on who should stand guard after Liang Zhou.
After deciding on the guard order, Liang Xinyi and Li Yang went to bed, with Liang Zhou standing guard first. The moment the sun started rising, they would continue traveling, so it was important that they got as much rest as possible.