Chapter 2340 Three-Layer Shadow Technique, Heavenly Fragrance Rat Appears

Deep in the Jinling Mountains, in an inconspicuous valley.

Chen Xuan and Jin Xuan cautiously surveyed their surroundings.

Soon, Chen Xuan saw a row of small paw prints on a patch of soft mud.

"Fairy, look! If I'm not mistaken, these should be the footprints of the Heavenly Fragrance Rat, right?"

"It seems there must be traces of the Heavenly Fragrance Rat's activity here."

Chen Xuan looked extremely excited.

As a beast tamer, he naturally had a thorough understanding of the various attributes of demonic beasts.

Identifying the footprints of monsters is also a piece of cake.

Jin Xuan, however, showed a hint of surprise on her pretty face when she saw that Chen Xuan had found the Heavenly Fragrance Rat's footprints so quickly.

"I didn't expect Fellow Daoist Chen to be skilled in the secret technique of footprint tracking. However, these footprints on the ground do indeed look very much like the footprints of the Heavenly Fragrance Rat."

"Unfortunately, these footprints don't retain the distinctive scent of the Heavenly Fragrance Rat. Even if they are genuine Heavenly Fragrance Rat footprints, they were probably left a long time ago!"

Jin Xuan remained calm.

Hearing her say that, Chen Xuan immediately felt a lot more pressure.

"Does the fairy mean that we must find the latest Heavenly Fragrance Rat footprints in order to track down the Heavenly Fragrance Rat?"

"Hehe, I never said that!"

Jin Xuan smiled calmly.

Soon, she flipped her hand and took out a storage bag.

Wow!

With a mysterious incantation cast.

The things in the storage bag fell to the ground at a rapid speed.

Inside, there were dozens of jade bottles of different sizes.

Even before the jade bottle was opened, a pungent stench was already emanating from it.

This made Chen Xuan frown.

Jin Xuan, however, seemed oblivious, standing calmly in place.

They picked up these jade bottles as if they were precious treasures.

He then handed several of them to Chen Xuan.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, I will now need to cast the Triple Shadow Illusion Technique. These jade bottles contain Shadow Illusion Incense, which I personally refined!"

"Wait, when I give you permission to make your move, scatter the Shadow Fragrance from these jade bottles around me."

"Remember, you must not come into contact with these 'Fragrance of Shadows'!"

Jin Xuan looked solemn.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan quickly shut down his sense of smell before nodding and saying, "Don't worry, Fairy, I will definitely do as you ask."

"Yes, I would like to ask Fellow Daoist Chen to temporarily protect me!"

Jin Xuan agreed. She then found a huge rock and sat cross-legged on it.

Soon, Jin Xuan unleashed a series of mysterious spells in all directions.

A thin mist rapidly emerged from the surrounding valleys and converged towards Jin Xuan.

At that moment, Jin Xuan pointed her finger in the air and quickly sprinkled the contents of a jade bottle onto the light mist.

"go with!"

After a loud shout, the light mist, accompanied by Jin Xuan's finger pointing in the air, rapidly fell into the distance.

Soon, they scattered.

After repeating this several times, Jin Xuan suddenly gave Chen Xuan a look.

Chen Xuan understood immediately.

He quickly opened a jade bottle containing the fragrance of layered shadows and carefully sprinkled the fragrance around Jin Xuan.

After finishing this task, Chen Xuan stood quietly beside Jin Xuan, protecting her.

Within half an hour, after Chen Xuan had used up all the Shadow Fragrance in his hand, he quietly activated his sense of smell.

They discovered that the strange stench in the valley had disappeared.

Instead, a strange, rich aroma filled the entire valley.

Seeing this, Chen Xuan couldn't help but look curious.

"The fairy's Triple Shadow Technique is truly amazing. So much stinky Shadow Incense has turned into a fragrant one so quickly, impressive!"

"But I'm also very curious. Can the fairy's Triple Shadow Technique really attract the Heavenly Fragrance Rat?"

Jin Xuan looked at Chen Xuan with a smile.

After a long while, Jin Xuan smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Chen, my Triple Shadow Technique, combined with these Shadow Incense, is extremely attractive to demonic beasts like the Heavenly Fragrance Rat."

"You probably don't know, but the fragrance I just simulated was the scent emitted by the Heavenly Fragrance Rat when it's courting!"

"As long as there are Heavenly Fragrance Rats nearby, it will definitely attract a lot of them!"

"Next, you and I will need to prepare to track these Heavenly Fragrance Rats!"

After saying that, Jin Xuan gave Chen Xuan a look, and the two of them simultaneously concealed their auras and quietly hid in the shadows.

About an hour later, a rustling sound came from the valley.

Soon, a rat-like monster, about a foot in size, radiating a shimmering silver light and exuding a strange fragrance, appeared before the two of them.

Chen Xuan's gaze swept over the demonic beast, and an expression of unbelievable surprise immediately appeared on his face.

"It really is the Heavenly Fragrance Rat! Fairy, when shall we make our move?"

Chen Xuan was already quite impatient at this moment.

Jin Xuan, on the other hand, remained remarkably calm.

"Fellow Daoist, there's no need to rush. This is just the first Heavenly Fragrance Rat. We can make our move after we've attracted a whole group of them!"

"it is good!"

Chen Xuan agreed and continued to wait patiently.

Another half hour passed.

The number of Heavenly Fragrance Rats gathered not far from the two had reached about twenty.

Moreover, the aura emanating from each of the Heavenly Fragrance Rats was that of a late-stage Celestial Immortal at the Great Perfection realm.

One of them had already reached the half-step Golden Immortal realm.

If Chen Xuan and Jin Xuan weren't both Golden Immortal level experts...

With their keen sense of smell, these Heavenly Fragrance Rats probably already discovered their presence.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, prepare yourselves. These Heavenly Fragrance Rats have been here for quite some time now. I reckon they'll be leaving soon."

As Jin Xuan spoke, she flipped her hand and took out a jade bottle, handing it to Chen Xuan.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, please carry this with you at all times. This will prevent the Heavenly Fragrance Rat from detecting your aura!"

Chen Xuan didn't dare to be careless.

He swept it swiftly with his divine sense.

Seeing that the contents of the jade bottle Jin Xuan gave him were almost identical to the fragrance emanating from the Heavenly Fragrance Rat, he casually put it into his pocket.

A moment later, a squeaking sound rang out.

All the Heavenly Fragrance Rats seemed to be startled.

With a whoosh, it darted into the depths of the valley.

Upon seeing this, Jin Xuan and Chen Xuan were overjoyed.

He released his divine sense and quickly gave chase.

After chasing and chasing for three days, the fragrant rats finally stopped in front of a narrow valley.

The valley is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the only entrance to the valley is directly opposite Chen Xuan.

The valley entrance is narrow, only two or three miles wide.

The interior, however, appears quite spacious.

Looking into the distance, the valley is filled with ancient trees reaching for the sky, birds singing and flowers blooming, truly a paradise on earth.

"The spiritual energy here is so abundant, it perfectly suits the conditions for the growth of the Lingxiao Jade Pearl Fruit. If I'm not mistaken, the Lingxiao Jade Pearl Fruit that these Heavenly Fragrance Rats are munching on should be in this valley!"

Jin Xuan looked at the valley in front of her, her expression quite excited.

If Chen Xuan hadn't stood with his hands behind his back, showing no intention of moving, Jin Xuan might have already rushed into the valley to find out what was going on.

"Fairy, don't you find this valley a bit strange?"

After examining it carefully for a while, Chen Xuan's expression became somewhat solemn.

Upon hearing this, a look of surprise flashed in Jin Xuan's beautiful eyes.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, what exactly have you discovered?"

"Hehe, this valley is actually a natural gathering array of immortal energy. That's why the ancient trees in the valley are so lush. However, how could such a place with such abundant immortal energy not have any powerful demonic beasts?"

Chen Xuan looked solemn.

Based on his experience, the valley in front of him was filled with an incredibly rich, ethereal atmosphere.

There must be quite a few powerful monsters inside.

But now, he has not found any trace of any powerful demonic beasts, which is rather strange.

“Fellow Daoist Chen, what you say makes sense. But what should we do now? Are we just going to watch the Lingxiao Jade Pearl Fruit slip through our fingers?” Jin Xuan asked.

"No, let's observe from outside first and then decide!"

"it is good!"

Jin Xuan agreed and, together with Chen Xuan, found a place to hide at the entrance of the valley.

The group of Heavenly Fragrance Rats, which they had been tracking all the way, rushed into the valley without any hesitation.

Only after several days, when Chen Xuan and Jin Xuan were certain that there were no other powerful demonic beasts entering or leaving the valley besides a group of Heavenly Fragrance Rats, did the two decide to make their move.

"Based on our observations at these two checkpoints, there are indeed no powerful demonic beasts in this valley! In that case, let's hurry up and make our move!" Chen Xuan said.

"it is good!"

Jin Xuan agreed and walked into the valley with Chen Xuan.

When the two entered the valley, they were surprised to find that there were quite a few monsters in the valley.

However, these monsters seemed unaware of the two's presence.

They continued to busy themselves with their own affairs.

Wow!

Chen Xuan's divine sense spread out rapidly.

They searched the valley carefully.

Soon, they saw a tree that was over ten feet tall, with fist-sized fruits that radiated golden light.

It was the Lingxiao Jade Pearl Fruit that Chen Xuan was looking for!

"It really is the Lingxiao Jade Pearl Fruit!"

Chen Xuan looked very happy.

Jin Xuan, standing to the side, also looked extremely excited.

Without further hesitation, the two rushed directly toward the Lingxiao Jade Pearl Fruit.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, harvesting these Lingxiao Jade Pearl Fruits requires extreme care. We must ensure that every single fruit is completely undamaged!"

"Otherwise, the value of the Lingxiao Jade Pearl Fruit will be greatly reduced."

"Furthermore, the harvested Lingxiao Jade Pearl Fruit must be stored in a jade box!"

Jin Xuan explained with a smile.

"Thank you for the reminder, fairy. In that case, let's not waste any more time and each pick some!" Chen Xuan said.

Jin Xuan nodded and started picking the fruit with Chen Xuan.

In just the time it takes to eat a meal, the two of them had picked all the trumpet vine fruits from the trumpet vine tree.

There are twenty-five of these trumpet creeper fruits.

Chen Xuan picked twelve, and Jin Xuan picked thirteen.

Originally, Chen Xuan didn't mind Jin Xuan taking one more.

However, Jin Xuan directly gave Chen Xuan a Lingxiao Jade Pearl Fruit.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, this is a Lingxiao Jade Pearl Fruit that belongs to you. Please accept it!" Jin Xuan said with a smile.

"Hehe, what does the fairy mean by this?"

Chen Xuan chuckled and asked with amusement.

He knew very well that Jin Xuan was afraid he would kill her to steal her treasure.

Therefore, I deliberately gave him an extra Lingxiao Jade Pearl Fruit.

"I fear you might kill someone to steal my treasure, so I'll bribe you with this Lingxiao Jade Pearl Fruit. What do you say?"

Jin Xuan smiled sweetly.

She quickly added, "Although this Lingxiao Jade Pearl Fruit is quite valuable, it's nothing compared to how you saved my life. I'm giving you an extra Lingxiao Jade Pearl Fruit as a token of my gratitude for saving my life!"

"If that's the case, then the matter between me and the fairy is even!"

Chen Xuan smiled slightly and put away the Lingxiao Jade Pearl Fruit.

Just as the two were preparing to leave the valley with the Lingxiao Jade Pearl Fruit, they discovered that the demonic beasts in the valley, which had previously shown no hostility towards them, had suddenly become extremely violent.

Before long, they charged directly towards where the two were.