Chapter 922: Chapter 587: Abundant Harvest, the Importance of Spirit Stones, Finally Encountering Human Habitation (Part 2)

Once they had made their decision, the two of them transformed into streaks of light and flew towards the southeast.

As they left, Lu Qing looked back and sighed inwardly.

Originally, he had thought that such a vast Forest Sea would likely contain Golden Core Realm Xuanlin Black Mice.

Unexpectedly, even after they swept through the majority of the area, no traces of Golden Core Realm Xuanlin Black Mice were found.

It seemed there was some kind of rule in this Forest Sea suppressing the breakthrough of the Xuanlin Black Mice.

The two continued to fly southeast.

This time, because they had already swept through the Forest Sea, the journey was calm, and they did not encounter any more attacks until they flew out of the Forest Sea.

"We’re finally out."

The moment they flew out of the Forest Sea, both felt a sense of relief.

Although the Forest Sea posed no threat to them, constantly seeing the monotonous scenery was still somewhat stifling.

After exiting the Forest Sea, what welcomed Lu Qing and his companion was a vast grassland.

And in the far distance, the silhouettes of mountains could faintly be seen.

"This secret realm is truly large."

Lu Qing marveled.

The Forest Sea they emerged from was already vast enough to rival several provinces in his home world.

And this grassland was equally expansive.

The crucial thing was that, up to now, they hadn’t encountered another cultivator.

Considering that Tianshu City had tens of thousands of cultivators,

So many cultivators had entered the secret realm a day before them, yet they hadn’t met a single one in several days.

There could be only one explanation.

This secret realm was astonishingly vast.

So vast that even tens of thousands of cultivators entering it were like drops in the ocean, unable to stir any waves.

"Daoist, where should we go next? Can you divine where the other people in the secret realm have gone?" Lu Qing asked.

"Let me try."

The Five Treasure Taoist took out his black tortoise shell and began to divine.

"According to the hexagrams, if we continue southeast, we should encounter some people."

More than ten breaths later, the Five Treasure Taoist looked at the hexagrams on the ground and said.

"Still southeast, could it be in those mountains?"

Lu Qing gazed towards the distant shadows of the mountains.

"Since that’s the case, let’s continue after you’ve rested and recovered, Daoist."

The Five Treasure Taoist did not decline; it had been some time since his last regulating breath session, and his Mana was more than half depleted.

What dangers would await in the grassland were unknown, so it was best to stay in top form.

Immediately, he took out a Middle Grade Spirit Stone and began to absorb the spiritual charm within to recover.

Lu Qing stood by, continuing to protect him.

But at that moment, an odd thought crossed Lu Qing’s mind.

Since entering the secret realm, due to the thin spiritual energy here, they had to frequently absorb the spiritual charm from the Spirit Stones to restore their Mana.

In the past few days, they had used several Middle Grade Spirit Stones.

To him, these Spirit Stones were no big deal.

But for many other cultivators who entered the secret realm, it might not be the same.

Especially since many cultivators had purchased treasures and Elixirs to enhance their strength before entering, spending quite a bit on Spirit Stones.

But who would have thought that this secret realm would be so unique, with such thin spiritual energy inside?

Once Mana and Spiritual Power were depleted, it was impossible to replenish them from absorbing nature’s spiritual energy.

In this case, the importance of Spirit Stones would greatly increase.

Those cultivators who didn’t bring many Spirit Stones might find themselves in trouble.

It could even cause some situations to arise.

"Mr. Chen, I am ready," the Five Treasure Taoist said.

While Lu Qing was lost in thought, the Five Treasure Taoist finally finished regulating his breath, returning to peak condition.

"Then let’s go."

The two transformed into streaks of light once again, heading toward the shadowy mountains.

On the way, they discovered that the grassland was not deserted.

There were indeed many living creatures residing within.

However, these creatures had low realms, with the strongest being only in the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Without exception, these living creatures all had robust physical bodies but lacked Spiritual Power within.

"As expected, even among these creatures, there’s Witch’s Primordial Blood present."

Hovering in mid-air, Lu Qing held a rabbit-like creature in his hand, looking at the note information in his field of vision and thought to himself.

He had just caught it from the grassland below.

Upon examining it with his Superpower, he found that there indeed was Witch’s Primordial Blood present within.

However, this rabbit was only in the Qi Refinement Realm, and the Witch’s Primordial Blood inside was very weak, likely of no use to him.

"Mr. Chen, how about it?" the Five Treasure Taoist asked.

He already knew Lu Qing had a Cultivation Technique that could detect the bloodlines within these Mutant Beasts.

"We were right, the creatures on this grassland also contain that peculiar bloodline, which seems to be a feature of this secret realm.

But the bloodline is weak and of little use to us, so there’s no point wasting time on it."

Lu Qing casually tossed the rabbit into the Leaving Fire Tripod.

Though the rabbit’s Primordial Blood was useless to him, rabbits were still delicious when roasted.

He was curious about how the Spiritual Rabbit from this secret realm would taste.

After this minor episode, the two continued their journey.

During the journey, the Five Treasure Taoist regulated his breath several more times, and finally, near dusk, they reached the edge of the grassland where they could clearly see the mountains’ shape.

Indeed, within this secret realm, there was also the distinction between day and night, just like the outside world.

"Daoist, we’re about to enter the mountains. Do you need to regulate your breath once more?"

When they were still dozens of miles away from the mountains ahead, Lu Qing asked.

"Alright," the Five Treasure Taoist nodded.

Although his Mana consumption was not much at present, deep forests and mountains often signified unforeseeable dangers.

He didn’t want to encounter an issue after entering because his Mana was insufficient.

Thinking of this, the Five Treasure Taoist looked at Lu Qing with respect.

After entering the secret realm, Lu Qing and he had been traveling together, but he had never seen Lu Qing needing to regulate his breath.

Upon inquiry, he learned that Lu Qing’s Cultivation Technique was quite special, allowing him to absorb the spiritual charm from Spirit Stones at any time without needing to regulate his breath.

The Five Treasure Taoist naturally understood the reason behind this.

It meant Lu Qing had achieved perfect control over his power and reached an extremely frightening level of breathing in and out the external spiritual charm.

So even in the extreme environment of this secret realm, where Mana consumption was multiplied tenfold, he could restore at any time.

In other words, as long as there were enough Spirit Stones, he could continuously absorb the spiritual charm within, without worrying about exhausting his Mana.

Both of them landed on the ground, with Lu Qing continuing to protect him while the Five Treasure Taoist regulated his breath.

This time, without other things to occupy him, Lu Qing didn’t set up an Array.

Instead, he attentively monitored the surrounding movements.

During the Five Treasure Taoist’s recovery, Lu Qing’s expression suddenly changed, and he looked toward the direction of the mountains ahead.

At that moment, Little Li’s reminder echoed in his mind: "Ah Qing, someone is coming over."

"I sense them," Lu Qing replied softly, flicking a few Jade Talismans around the Five Treasure Taoist for protection.

He then ascended into the air, gazing toward the source of the presence.

Then he saw, over ten miles ahead, a dozen or so figures were dividing into two groups, one chasing the other toward their direction.

The front group had three or four figures fleeing, while the back group had seven or eight in pursuit.

However, all of them were running on the ground.

He then ascended into the air, gazing toward the source of the presence.

Then he saw, over ten miles ahead, a dozen or so figures were dividing into two groups, one chasing the other toward their direction.

The front group had three or four figures fleeing, while the back group had seven or eight in pursuit.

However, all of them were running on the ground.

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