The next day, as the sun rose.
In the Ancient World, the sunrise was as red as blood, and there was even a vague shadow, like mist, looming behind the sun, plotting something sinister.
According to the legends of the Ancient World, that sunrise was the supreme essence of a divine beast.
Upon hearing this, Lin Qiubai sneered. That legend must have been used by the suppressed beast to whitewash itself.
"By the way, after absorbing the Blood Crystal yesterday, did you feel any abnormalities in your body or consciousness?"
"No... it's just... my whole body feels hot and uncomfortable..."
As she mentioned this, Su Jing's delicate face flushed bright red, all the way to her ears.
Lin Qiubai nodded slightly. Su Jing's ability to transform the Blood Crystal was something that other warriors in the Ancient World likely did not possess; after all, this mixed bloodline was unique.
Setting aside distracting thoughts, Lin Qiubai wrapped his arm around Su Jing's slender waist and soared into the air, heading towards the indicated canyon.
The green pine trees below rushed past like lightning. Su Jing nervously clutched Lin Qiubai's clothing, her small face nestled against his warm chest.
"Up ahead is a chaotic Stone Forest. Beyond the Stone Forest is a small stream..."
Hearing this, Lin Qiubai flew along the water source. After traversing through the Stone Forest for several dozen miles, they arrived at the stream's origin.
There stood a towering green mountain that reached into the clouds.
Behind the Spring Well, a faint light can be seen.
Jagged rocks block the entrance, leaving only a tiny gap.
"Grandfather entered from there."
Lin Qiubai felt embarrassed; this was Jin Taiyuan, where the Wuling People made their living by fishing, wandering along the creek and forgetting the distance of the road. Was this a scene from Zero Nine Novel Network, encountering a peach blossom grove?
Lin Jin Shui Yuan had a mountain with a small opening that seemed to emit light.
The description was spot on!
Reaching the mouth of the mountain, Lin Qiubai released Su Jing and looked up from below.
From a distance, there was a strange wave emanating from this place.
It felt inexplicably familiar and comforting.
Yet, he couldn't pinpoint what exactly felt familiar. He could only bury his doubts deep in his heart.
"I'll scout ahead for you..."
"Just stay behind me."
Su Jing volunteered, but Lin Qiubai pulled her back. The two of them moved forward one after the other through the narrow entrance.
The anticipated danger did not materialize.
Instead, there were several treacherous obstacles that were easily seen through by Lin Qiubai. They safely entered the mountain.
The internal structure of the mountain was quite unique, with a vast expanse of azure water occupying ninety percent of the space inside.
The hollowed-out mountain resembled an inverted bell, missing its top, casting a thirty-meter-wide beam of light.
At this moment, it was noon, and the round sun cast its rays into the lake, creating a dazzling brilliance.
There were no fish swimming in the depths of the lake, nor any aquatic plants to be seen.
"My lord..."
Su Jing nudged closer to Lin Qiubai.
Lin Qiubai crouched down and reached his hand into the water; the temperature made his teeth chatter.
"With me here, there's nothing to fear. Let's first gather Essence Grass. We'll investigate any peculiarities here later."
"The Essence Grass is to the left; they grow on the cliffside, quite high up. My lord, please be careful..."
Lin Qiubai nodded and moved forward for a moment before spotting three stalks of Essence Grass on the cliff. They emitted a faint cold glow.
On them appeared spiritual patterns that ignited Lin Qiubai's fighting spirit.
The three Essence Grasses contained such rich Realm power!
Lin Qiubai was overjoyed.
He immediately unleashed a hand strike that sliced through the air, cutting at their roots, and the three Essence Grasses fell to the ground.
Mysterious arcs of electricity flickered, causing his palm to tingle.
Lin Qiubai's eyelids twitched rapidly; the enhancement brought by the three Essence Grasses was likely around six points!
"Master, Grandpa only explored this area; there may be more in other places."
Upon hearing this, Lin Qiubai was taken aback, then a smile of joy appeared at the corners of his mouth.
By this estimate, there should be no less than ten more throughout the entire valley. If so, his gun intent could reach one-tenth!
One-tenth of gun intent would greatly enhance his combat power!
Thinking of this, Lin Qiubai couldn't wait any longer and quickly moved along the lakeside.
The Heavenly Dao payment system was surprisingly quiet.
Even when Lin Qiubai changed the filtering settings to high-quality spiritual items or above, the scanning function showed no response.
It seems that there are no other rare treasures here.
In other words, aside from the Essence Grass, no other mystical herbs are growing.
This is quite unusual.
However, Lin Qiubai's confusion is not limited to just this.
For example, how exactly is the Essence Grass formed?
And what causes the mysterious Power of Artistic Conception to attach itself to the Essence Grass?
He needs to explore slowly in the Ancient World to uncover the truth.
After sweeping the lakeside for an hour,
he collected a total of eleven Essence Grasses.
Lin Qiubai was overjoyed and immediately decided to dig a cave in the mountain wall, preparing to stay here for a while.
Once everything was arranged meticulously, Lin Qiubai sat cross-legged, took out the Essence Grass, and began to comprehend it.
Time seemed to stand still during his cultivation.
One by one, he pressed the Essence Grass against his forehead, gradually extracting its profound essence, while the three-foot-tall emerald grass withered and fell away, turning into a pile of yellow earth.
At the center of the lake, a beam of light shot down, and the blazing sun in the heart of the lake appeared and disappeared, cycling three times.
Lin Qiubai's tightly closed eyes finally slowly opened.
Su Jing's serene smile came into view. She was roasting meat to satisfy her hunger.
Nodding slightly, Lin Qiubai got up and walked out of the cave.
The essence of a dragon-like spear flickered in his eyes, and he transformed into a long, silver Spear, stretching across the lakeside and causing silver sparks to explode from the mountainside.
Lin Qiubai's gaze sharpened, and as he focused, he noticed something unusual.
Suddenly, a thick Blood Qi Domain surged behind him, and blood spears began to condense out of thin air—one hundred, two hundred, three hundred, four hundred, five hundred, six hundred…
It had actually doubled in size. The overwhelming force made the Lake Surface tremble violently like a disturbed basin of water.
However, that streak of silver light on the mountainside had already vanished.
"Strange... this familiar feeling... comes so suddenly..."
Lin Qiubai furrowed his brows and pondered for a long time before leading Su Jing away from the mountainside.
As they exited the mountain, the two saw thirteen Void Demon Whales soaring through the azure sky.
In front was a Golden Palanquin clearing the way. It seemed that a significant figure was seated inside, while the other thirteen individuals steadily carried the Golden Palanquin, rushing forward with great speed.
Three of them were at the Sixth Layer of the Yuan Dan Realm, while the remaining ten were all at the Third Layer of the Yuan Dan Realm.
Lin Qiubai lurked in the shadows, assessing the strength of that group.
"Their goal must undoubtedly be within that bell-shaped mountain, and it is related to that faint sense of familiarity I feel."
Thoughts raced through Lin Qiubai's mind.
Regardless of the situation, he needed to seize all the Blood Crystals from these prey!
As for how to take them, it would certainly require careful planning.
Those birdmen at the Third Layer of the Yuan Dan Realm could be easily dealt with by Lin Qiubai.
However, the three at the Sixth Layer of the Yuan Dan Realm and the person in that carriage would be quite tricky.
Moreover, with Su Jing by his side, he couldn't act recklessly.
He needed to see what their intentions were.
Lin Qiubai held Su Jing close and followed them from a distance. Sure enough, this mysterious group of birdmen entered a cave and ventured deeper inside...
Perhaps setting up a sealing formation would allow him to catch them off guard?
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