Chapter 48

However, when his gaze fell upon a wooden box beside him, he suddenly shuddered and regained some clarity.

In the wooden box, there were still over ten pieces of fresh red mouse meat, their color unchanged from when he left, showing no signs of alteration at all.

Liu Ming was filled with astonishment.

Although the flesh of spirit beasts, due to containing magical power, could be preserved much longer than ordinary meat, it would still be a joke if it could remain fresh after half a year.

Liu Ming's expression changed several times. He glanced at a wooden bucket nearby that still contained clear water. His arm moved, and he touched his back, feeling a dampness, indicating that the sweat had not yet dried.

His expression became even worse, but in the next moment, he recalled something and suddenly pulled out two items from his chest.

One was an ordinary-looking green wooden box, and the other was a crudely made copper hourglass.

The green wooden box looked plain, and the hourglass was quietly in his hand, with the fine sand concentrated at one end.

"Indeed, it is as such." Liu Ming drew a deep breath, and his expression became incredibly complex.

The wooden box and the hourglass were both tools he used to measure time.

He remembered clearly that when he left the space, the surface of the wooden box was already carved with dense marks.

The copper hourglass, for the convenience of timing, had been left on the ground in that mysterious space, and he had not had the chance to take it with him when he left.

Everything he experienced in the mysterious space was apparently just an illusion, and he had never actually entered any space.

The seemingly half-year-long confinement was nothing more than a dream.

But the half-year-long confinement felt too real, and he could even clearly remember the various situations of his daily cultivation.

After calming his mind, Liu Ming gritted his teeth and submerged his consciousness into his body to check the state of his spirit sea again.

The result was a slight relief.

The spirit sea was empty, and the small bubble that had burst was nowhere to be seen.

If just a dream could rid him of that sinister thing, it was a great fortune in misfortune.

Liu Ming thought this, but to be on the safe side, he still tried to activate his spirit sea by using the Meditation Bone Technique.

His expression immediately changed, and he exclaimed in surprise.

"It's impossible. The lost magical power, how could it have recovered?"

After activating his spirit sea, he found that his magical power had inexplicably recovered to about half of what it was before the bubble had devoured it.

What surprised him even more was that although the amount of the newly added magical power was far less than before the bubble had devoured it, it felt much purer.

Overjoyed, Liu Ming hurriedly observed his spirit sea again.

The spirit sea, which appeared misty, was still the same size, but the silver light it emitted was softer, and it felt more condensed than before.

According to the records in the scriptures, this was indeed a sign of refined magical power.

However, refining magical power was not only extremely dangerous but also a time-consuming process!

Generally, only when a spirit disciple or spirit master was stuck at a bottleneck for many years or failed to advance, would someone dare to attempt it.

If a cultivator's magical power was refined, they could store more magical power in their body at the same cultivation level, and the power of various spells and the activation of talismans and spirit artifacts would also be enhanced.

This was naturally a rare good thing for Liu Ming!

Needless to say, this refined magical power was undoubtedly the work of the vanished bubble.

After the joy on Liu Ming's face subsided, he fell into deep thought.

This contemplation lasted for nearly half an hour before he finally exhaled and regained his composure.

The origin of the bubble, why it devoured his magical power, and why it returned some refined magical power after making him have a dream, was too complicated!

Even if his head grew a circle larger, he still couldn't figure out the relationship.

"Never mind. No matter what, that thing is gone. And exchanging half of my magical power for a more refined half is not a bad deal," Liu Ming could only shake his head and think.

At this moment, he turned his head to look at the only open window in the room.

Outside the window, the sun was high in the sky, emitting a warm light.

Liu Ming squinted his eyes.

If he remembered correctly, the sun was also in this position when he was pulled into that strange space.

It seemed that the dream he experienced happened in an instant.

Liu Ming thought this, stood up, and pushed open the wooden door to walk out of the room.

He stood in the courtyard, spread his arms in the unobstructed sunlight, feeling a warm force envelop his entire body, and his mind gradually calmed down.

Living alone in that mysterious space for half a year was indeed a test of one's will.

Even now, when he thought about it, he felt a lingering fear.

Fortunately, he only spent half a year there. If it had been longer, even if it was just a dream, it would have left a significant impact on his mind.

Liu Ming thought about his mental state and immediately opened his eyes.

He found that his mental power seemed to have increased slightly compared to before the dream, though not significantly, it had indeed increased.

Liu Ming showed a bitter smile.

In this way, he could also be considered to have gained a blessing from a misfortune.

Thinking this, his gaze casually fell on a green tree outside the courtyard.

Next to this tree, a small tree that had originally been there had become a bare stump.

Seeing this, Liu Ming couldn't help but smile, and almost instinctively raised his arm, muttering incantations.

With a "puff" "puff" sound, two fist-sized red fireballs instantly appeared in his hands and, with a flash, struck the green tree, turning it into a pile of black ash with a "boom" "boom" sound.

Liu Ming's originally smiling face froze.

This was the Fireball Spell he had practiced to a small degree in the mysterious space, but if that experience was just a dream, how could he still cast it so skillfully now?

Liu Ming's lips twitched, and he suddenly changed the incantation, and two white lines shot out from his hands.

In a flash, two small holes appeared on a large rock under the green tree.

This was the Water Arrow Spell he had also practiced to a small degree.

Liu Ming licked his dry lips, his eyes filled with excitement, and without a word, he chanted the incantation again, raising his hands.

With a "puff" "puff" sound, six green wind blades shot out in a short time, instantly cutting the rock into several pieces.

This was the Wind Blade Spell he had practiced the most.

"Indeed, it is so. The spells I practiced in the mysterious space are all effective." Liu Ming muttered, his face filled with joy.

He continued to cast various spells in the courtyard until he had exhausted the last bit of magical power in his body. Then he stopped, lay down on the grass, and closed his eyes, deep in thought.

"Unfortunately. If I had known that the mysterious space had such a miraculous effect, I should have stayed longer." Liu Ming sighed, opened his eyes, and slowly stood up.

At this moment, even if he was confused, he clearly knew that the experience in the mysterious space was not just a dream.

However, no matter how regretful he was, the small bubble was already gone.

He could not repeat that experience and could only consider the mysterious space as a stroke of luck.

After Liu Ming finally regained his usual state of mind, he returned to his cultivation room.

A few days later, after he had consumed and refined the last piece of mouse meat, he continued to cultivate for another month and a half.

One day, feeling that he was fully prepared, he finally left his residence and headed straight for the Hall of Deacons.

Four months later, at a water pond emitting a strange coldness several hundred miles away from the entrance of the Savage Ghost Sect, a bamboo pole as thick as a bowl was inserted about a meter deep into the soil, and at the other end hung a white rope.

At the bottom of the rope hung a gray, fat rabbit!

The rabbit occasionally kicked its legs weakly, not knowing how long it had been hanging from the bamboo pole.

With a "splash," a strange fish with an eagle's mouth and a snake's body suddenly emerged from the pond, opening its mouth to bite the fat rabbit.

With a "puff," a black rope shot out from a nearby bush, instantly wrapping around the white fish and pulling it to the bush.

The strange fish, in fear, let out a "quack" and spewed out white water lines, making a mess of the ground nearby.

After a while, the strange fish became listless, and the water lines from its mouth stopped, leaving it barely alive on the ground.

"This eagle-mouthed fish is indeed cunning, but after two days and two nights, it finally took the bait."

A light laugh sounded, and a bush rustled. A young man in a green robe, with an ordinary face, walked out with a smile.

It was Liu Ming.

He walked a few steps to the strange fish, kicked it with his foot, and then unhurriedly took out a fish basket from his back, picked up the strange fish, and put it in the basket.

Just as Liu Ming was about to leave, his gaze suddenly fell on the gray rabbit hanging from the bamboo pole, and he muttered to himself:

"This time, you have done a great job, so I will spare your life."

As he spoke, he raised his hand, and a green wind blade shot out, cutting the rope in two.

The gray fat rabbit, once free, kicked its legs and rolled to the shore, then quickly escaped into the nearby grass.

Liu Ming smiled at this and immediately made a gesture, ready to fly into the air with the fish basket on his back.

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