When the body's overall vitality improves, the cultivation techniques related to the body will naturally speed up.

The True Qi density at the True Liquid Realm has already reached 9.5 times.

Just need a final increase of 0.5 times to advance to the Blood Shock Period.

However, the current True Qi density is too high, reducing compression efficiency.

When it reaches 10 times, the compression efficiency will approach zero, and then it can impact the Blood Shock Period.

Stepping out of the underground hut, Zhou Leng slowly practiced Celestial Tide Palm in the forest.

As True Qi strengthens, the body's vitality increases, making the power of the Celestial Tide Palm stronger.

In the perception of martial arts, the efficiency of practicing the Celestial Tide Palm has increased by about 20%.

Part of it is due to the enhancement of the body itself, and another reason is the enhanced perception of the body's details.

Zhou Leng tried using the Heart and Mind Shadow Splitting Battle Technique again.

Heart and Mind Shadow, advancing as one out of twenty.

With each move, twenty phantom moves would instantly appear in front of him, and his body would instinctively choose the most suitable move to attack.

Zhou Leng continued using the Heart and Mind Shadow to make moves, becoming more and more excited the more he fought.

At such times, it is almost equivalent to practicing twenty styles simultaneously, making the training efficiency exceptionally terrifying.

However, the Heart and Mind Shadow is extremely energy-consuming, so he stopped after a short while.

Returning to the hut, he saw the others shutting themselves in.

Only a note was stuck on the door by Cyan Flame, saying they were preparing to charge to Middle-Rank.

Zhou Leng felt a slight sense of urgency in his heart.

He had spent too much time and resources on the Star Phoenix Rejuvenation Technique.

If he had used all that Radiant Juice and Ancient Tree Fossil on compressing True Qi, he would already be at Blood Shocking Innate.

However, sharpening the axe won't delay the job of chopping wood.

The power of the Star Phoenix Rejuvenation Technique is visibly strong.

Zhou Leng thought for a moment, left a note, walked out of the underground hut, and headed toward Xiaoyong who was on the lookout.

Xiaoyong slithered over like a giant seal, looking at Zhou Leng.

Zhou Leng reached out and patted Xiaoyong's drill head, with Xiaoyong intimately nudging Zhou Leng's hand.

"I'm going to find the Ancient Tree Fossil, I'll be back in a few days. You stay here to guard."

Zhou Leng said in the language of the Tree-man.

Xiaoyong nodded repeatedly, then chattered on for a long time, but Zhou Leng didn't understand a word.

Xiaoyong was covered in a spiral bone shell, without even an expression, only could tell if he was happy or not.

Zhou Leng felt the texture of the bone shell and said, "I've heard your shell is strong, I'd like to test it, how about that? If you're afraid of getting hurt, forget it."

Xiaoyong nodded repeatedly.

It was obvious to Zhou Leng that this guy thought they were playing a game.

He took a deep breath, channeled thirty percent of Star Gazing True Qi, and delivered a palm strike.

The power of this strike was enough to kill an elephant.

Pa.

Xiaoyong's five-meter-long body didn't move at all, then twisted his rear, finding it amusing.

"I'm using seventy percent of my power!"

After saying this, he delivered a second palm strike.

Xiaoyong still didn't move and twisted his rear even more enthusiastically.

"For the last strike, I'll give it my all."

Zhou Leng channeled his full Qi and Blood, delivering a Thousand Seas strike.

Boom!

Xiaoyong was knocked back, lost balance, and rolled several times.

Zhou Leng breathed a sigh of relief, finally able to make an impact, otherwise…

Xiaoyong rolled back, pointing his drill head at Zhou Leng's right hand, squealing loudly.

Zhou Leng couldn't understand, but knew what he meant.

It's fun, come again.

Another palm strike, and Xiaoyong once again rolled away along the ground, then twisted back joyfully.

Getting closer, carefully observing Xiaoyong's drill head surface.

There wasn't a single scratch.

Zhou Leng recalled carefully that at the moment the force touched Xiaoyong's body, the spiral body moved in a pattern, dissipating ninety-nine percent of the force.

Xiaoyong's overall strength was uncertain, but his defensive capability was roughly at the level of a Great Innate, about three and a half small realms higher than True Liquid Innate.

"Impressive," Zhou Leng praised.

Xiaoyong excitedly rolled back and forth.

Who would have thought that the most reserved and least skilled in combat among the seven team members was the strongest?

Zhou Leng bid farewell to Xiaoyong, used the Demonized Watch to mark the location, and left alone.

Blood Hunt Grounds.

Barrels of Giant Insect Juice were poured into the pool under the altar.

Reciting ancient spells and dancing peculiar ritual dances, the elves completed the ceremony to initiate the Blood Hunt.

The elders watched as each elf entered the Blood Hunt Grounds.

These elves either carried longbows, held magic staffs, or had scimitars and longswords at their waists, entering the vast and complex underground city.

One day later, Zhou Leng ran slowly.

There were quite a few treasure seekers from various races, but he hadn't sensed a single Ancient Tree Fossil.

The gains for one person were still too little.

Cyan Flame can observe a large area with spells, and the Tree-men and Xiaoyong can explore the surface. The efficiency of six working together is significantly higher.

The key is that Xiaoyong can dive underground.

Suddenly, the sound of running came from ahead.

Zhou Leng focused his gaze and saw a team of human martial artists, dressed in camouflage.

He sighed with slight relief but remained vigilant.

As the dozen or so people approached, they exchanged glances.

Zhou Leng didn't recognize them.

Those people glanced at Zhou Leng and continued on their way.

"That person seems to be the one Zhao He values, Zhou Leng."

"Treasure hunting alone, quite brave."

"Report back to Young Master Zhao."

Zhou Leng didn't care and continued forward.

Suddenly, the ground shook to his right front.

"It's about to happen…"

Zhou Leng, having suppressed his anticipation for a day, felt a surge of joy and rushed in that direction.

After running for a while, he suddenly sensed the presence of an Ancient Tree Fossil eighty meters underground ahead.

Eighty meters deep underground.

After a quick calculation of digging speed, if it was ten or twenty meters, it would be fine, but eighty meters…

Forget it, mark it, and call Xiaoyong to dig later.

After running for another ten minutes, he picked up on the presence at seventy meters.

Continue marking.

After walking for only a minute, there was a sensation a hundred meters ahead underground.

"Is this a treasure ground?"

Zhou Leng's heart skipped a beat, the number of ancient tree fossils in this place far exceeded any other location.

But it's really too deep; even if the soil doesn't need to be transported back and forth and is all placed into the space bag, it would still take a long time.

If a lot of rocks appear below, it could take a day to dig out nothing.

Such a deep place, apart from himself, no one else could sense it. Continue marking.

After walking for several dozen minutes more, Zhou Leng's eyes lit up.

There was a sensation at a depth of about ten meters.

He immediately took out a shovel and began to dig.

An Innate Master with endless stamina, the innate worker.

The sand and soil flew as he dug deeper and deeper.

After three meters, he could only use the Magic Spirit Bag to collect the sand and soil, keeping it isolated from other items.

After a long excavation, one shovelful uncovered an ancient tree fossil the size of more than half a fist.

"Worth it."

Zhou Leng looked at the black jade-like ancient tree fossil, stored it in the Magic Spirit Bag, and climbed out of the ten-meter-deep pit, using both hands and feet.

A team consisting of members from the Demon Worship Sect and demons passed by.

The demons paused when they saw Zhou Leng, and one demon mage hurriedly sent a message.

A blue bird soared into the sky.

Seeing this familiar scene, Zhou Leng rushed forward without a word.

"Kill!"

The opposing group saw that Zhou Leng was alone, smirked, and ran forward.

They consisted of five lower-rank Innates and over ten late-stage Life Force beings.

"Kill him, and we'll get rewarded with the Radiance of the Bright Candle!"

The demons roared as they charged.

A minute later, Zhou Leng bent down and skillfully picked up the Magic Spirit Bag.

He set the bodies on fire.

One Magic Spirit Bag is worth eight million, five of them make forty million.

Inside were all sorts of things, including ancient tree fossils, together as large as three fingers.

"Pretty good, there's also pills."

The Embracing Essence Pills finally completed a count of a hundred, with two extra.

Zhou Leng surveyed the surroundings.

One person's search efficiency was too low, and crucially, the treasures were buried too deep.

Since this was a treasure ground, having more people search together and bringing Xiaoyong along would increase efficiency tenfold.

Zhou Leng circled the area and marked another location.

Using the auto-generated map on the Demonized Watch, Zhou Leng marked the spot and turned towards the subterranean cabin.

After running for several minutes, the ground shook continuously.

Zhou Leng looked around and quickly dashed to an open grassy area, glancing around.

Unexpectedly, he was near the epicenter of the ground movement.

At the epicenter, the earth surged and often brought hidden ancient tree fossils and other treasures to the surface.

Zhou Leng made a quick decision and charged towards the epicenter.

Otherwise, it would be a waste...

Boom!

The ground suddenly split open, causing the surface within several hundred meters to collapse.

Zhou Leng quickly used his lightweight skill, sprinting over the collapsing ground.

But ultimately, as an Innate and not a Grandmaster, he fell into a bottomless pit along with a large chunk of land.

At the bottom of the pit, large swathes of soil, clods, and slabs fell onto a cerulean glow, bouncing off in all directions.

Zhou Leng passed through the glow and continued to fall.

Several hundred meters from the ground.

Zhou Leng took a large bag from the Magic Spirit Bag, filled it with air, forming an artificial parachute to slow his descent.

Before landing, he utilized True Qi and the lightweight skill to control his body weight.

Both feet sank slightly into the soil.

He looked around.

This was a vast underground cave.

Nearby, many fallen rocks were scattered across the ground.

Above, apart from the cerulean screen directly above, the rest was covered in thick rock.

The cerulean screen was also covered in soil and fallen rocks.

The place was as spacious as a massive hall, with no pillars within hundreds of meters around.

The cave was dotted with fluorescent moss, making it appear as bright as day to Innate eyesight.

"Such a large artificial cave, it looks like the underground elf city Vigorous Root mentioned, built back then to escape the Insect Race."

"The dome above is too high; I need to find a way to find an exit."

Bam.

Zhou Leng quickly turned and assumed a defensive stance.

An ancient tree fossil the size of a thumb fell from high above.

Such good fortune?

Zhou Leng picked up the ancient tree fossil, then waited under the cerulean screen, but nothing else fell.

After surveying his surroundings, he used the Demonized Watch to orient himself, heading towards the subterranean cabin.

After walking a considerable distance, he found a passage at the cave's far end.

The passage was over thirty meters high and more than twenty meters wide, extremely spacious.

On the passage were carvings in words from the Treeman language, derived from the Elvish script.

Zhou Leng could barely recognize the word 'hunt', but knew nothing else.

So he took out the Demonized Watch and began translation.

After reading the translated content, Zhou Leng's face turned stern.

This was a place known as the Third Blood Hunting Ground.

An ancient elven trial ground for hunting demons.

A very serious question arose in his mind.

Was he considered a demon or an elf?

If neither, would that be worse?

Since this was a trial ground, how could he get out?

Zhou Leng examined the surroundings, contemplated briefly, and utilized his True Qi, quickly scaling the walls like a gecko to the top.

Then, using both hands and feet and adhering to the dome with True Qi, he crawled upward toward where the cerulean screen had been.

Reaching out to touch the screen, he felt a strong resistance.

Couldn't get through.

"A one-way screen, what a hassle..."

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