Chapter 31

Chapter 32: The Earth Lung Wind Cave

After taking the last spirit pill, Qian Xing sat in meditation, his forearms below the elbow joints wrapped in a faint layer of cold white mist. He lightly pressed a stone the size of a millstone, not using much force, but cracks as deep as his fingers immediately appeared on its surface!

Finally, he had cultivated the Ice Frost Spell to the late first level!

However, the time he could use the array flag was still only about half the duration of an incense stick.

But, the tripod cauldrons mainly practiced fire-natured cultivation methods that could be used for alchemy. The slightly higher-grade spirit pills they carried were all beneficial for fire-natured cultivation methods. If Qian Xing were to take them, it would not only be unhelpful but also harmful.

Although the three had heard of the new player scenarios experienced by other cultivators and knew that this place called "A" would last a considerable amount of time until a certain number of new players were eliminated, they still had to investigate the possible treasures to confirm. If they could obtain a rare spirit item and present it to their senior masters, it would greatly help in cultivating the Three-Part Primordial Spirit. Then, if they could obtain a few more Foundation Establishment Pills, all three of them would have a good chance of successfully establishing their foundations!

Therefore, after much discussion, the three decided that the most helpful thing for advancing the Ice Frost Spell at this location was the magic core of the Black Star Sand Beast.

After several days of exploration, they had approached the outskirts of the Black Star Sand Beast's habitat. They agreed to first take Qian Xing to hunt a few Black Star Sand Beasts, extract their magic cores, and give this wooden-headed, low-quality individual some additional benefits. They would wait until Qian Xing's cultivation improved, and he could wield the array flag for the duration of an incense stick before they would have the confidence to explore the Earth Lung Wind Cave.

After making this decision, they informed Qian Xing and gave a few purple shell coins to Captain Liukang, saying they needed to take a leave to go out.

Captain Liukang, although expressionless, nodded in agreement after receiving the purple shell coins.

These city patrol teams were cannon fodder; a few injuries or deaths were entirely up to the captains to decide.

Outside the city, Lei Hai took out four yellow talismans covered in shimmering silver runes.

He threw these four talismans at the four of them!

The talismans flew to the four people, and with a puff, they burst into bright yellow flames.

Qian Xing was initially startled, but seeing the three Lei people looking at him like a country bumpkin, he realized they were casting a spell and remained silent.

The talismans burned out in an instant, and Qian Xing felt as light as smoke, similar to the feeling after being transformed into a Chacha Demon.

However, after transforming into a Chacha Demon, he needed to continuously use magic energy—spiritual power—while now, he felt light without expending any magic energy at all!

Seeing the spell completed, Lei Yue leaped forward, covering over a dozen zhang in a single bound. Lei Hai and Lei Feng also signaled to Qian Xing and followed closely behind.

Qian Xing, with a single leap, could also cover over a dozen zhang, following the three. He felt the wind rushing past, the black rocks below passing by in a blur. Some strange beasts in the rocks reacted and leaped up, but the three were already far away.

The four figures moved like smoke, racing over the rocky desert for nearly an hour (this world also used a twelve-hour day). They had traveled over four to five hundred li before stopping at a large crack about ten li long.

This crack was at the base of a hill, with no vegetation around.

From a certain point in the crack, a thick, pale black wind spewed out, colliding with the mountain wall and creating a large cave hundreds of zhang long. This black wind was invisible from a distance.

Lei Feng then told Qian Xing that this was an exit of the Earth Lung Black Wind Cave and also an exit for the Black Star Sand Beasts to reach the surface.

The Black Star Sand Beast that attacked them that day was likely trained by a Chen person covered in white mist. After being injured, the Black Star Sand Beast went berserk, biting the Chen person down to a few bones, and then retreated to this desolate place.

Although Lei Yue and the others had confirmed that this crack was an exit of the Earth Lung Wind, they lacked manpower and only conducted a brief exploration, identifying a few beast habitats. The crack was filled with numerous cave-like structures, deep and complex, far from being fully explored in a hurry.

With the "Divine Travel Talisman" still having some remaining effect, the three stayed far from the wind and leaped down the crack.

At the bottom of the crack, there were many large caves, their walls smooth like mirrors and harder than steel.

The path of the Earth Lung Wind to the surface indeed changed at irregular intervals. The cave they were in was a previous path taken by the Earth Lung Wind.

Inside the cave, it was pitch black. Lei Yue waved his hand, and another talisman flew out, flashing in the air and transforming into a green, fist-sized glow that floated forward.

"This is a Directional Talisman. As long as you've been to a place once, this talisman can help you identify the path!"

Lei Hai explained to Qian Xing, the country bumpkin, with a hint of pride. Although the three of them had failed to establish their foundations after taking the Foundation Establishment Pills, they were still considered to have mediocre talent in the cultivation world. However, facing Qian Xing, the ordinary country bumpkin, Lei Hai regained a sense of superiority.

As they delved deeper, the smooth, mirror-like black stone walls gradually began to shimmer with various colored lights. Although sparse, they were enough for Qian Xing to see about ten meters ahead.

On closer inspection, these were various colored stones, some as large as fists and others as small as mung beans.

Although Qian Xing had little knowledge of jewels, he knew that these self-luminous gems, if taken to Earth, would make him instantly wealthy. He itched to ask the three Lei people what methods there were to take some of these gems back.

After navigating the dark cave for several miles, Lei Yue raised his hand, signaling that they had reached their destination.

Lei Hai and Lei Feng immediately formed a triangular formation behind their senior brother.

Qian Xing, somewhat reluctantly, moved forward two zhang, leaped, and deeply embedded his ten fingers into the cave wall, preparing to hold back the incoming Black Star Sand Beasts to give the three Lei people time and distance to cast the Starfire Great Axe spell.

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