txolops Chapter 28 Going Out to Scaveng
Chapter 28 Going Out to Scaveng
Two months have passed in the blink of an eye.
Ji Yun slowly opened his eyes, exhaled a long breath, and then looked inward at himself.
The Zhao family's cave dwelling is rich in spiritual energy.
These two months of cultivation were equivalent to more than half a year of arduous training on the second level of the Night Sea.
"Your cultivation results are quite good."
"My spiritual sense is progressing steadily, and I have even mastered a few spells at the second level of Qi Refining."
However, the higher the cultivation level, the greater the demand for spiritual energy and cultivation resources.
If one cultivates in seclusion, it will still take a long time to break through to a higher realm.
One cannot simply engage in arduous self-cultivation.
We still need to find a way to obtain food supplies.
"It's much simpler now. As long as you earn contribution points, you can exchange them for a large amount of resources from the third layer of the Night Sea from the Zhao family."
"Moreover, the third level of the Night Sea already contains usable pills."
Ji Yun took out a porcelain bottle, poured out a Qi Condensation Pill, and swallowed it.
He used the rare and valuable trash he scavenged to earn a lot of contribution points.
The Qi Condensation Pill was obtained through exchange.
Compared to the medicinal powders and herbal pills on the second level of the Night Sea, this pill is at least perfectly round and flawless, resembling a medicinal pill, and its spiritual energy is also very abundant.
"The combination of medicinal herbs is just ordinary."
"The drug cannot be fully effective."
"Not only did it fail to enhance the efficacy of the medicinal herbs, but it also wasted several percent of their medicinal power."
From his perspective, the pills on the third level of the Night Sea were also crudely made.
Perhaps in the future we can start with elixirs and open up another way to earn food supplies.
"Master, Attendant Chu and Attendant Huang have arrived," the maid called softly.
"Um."
Ji Yun walked out of the cultivation room and asked the maid to change him into a clean Taoist robe.
……
Inside the reception room.
Chu Qinghe and Huang Jing, who were both worshipped by the same family, sat on chairs on either side, holding teacups and tasting the spiritual tea in their cups.
The tea was a gift from Zhao Jiaxianmiao.
It has a refreshing taste and is full of vitality.
It's considered a rare find on the third level of the Night Sea.
"Fellow Daoists, I've kept you waiting."
Ji Yun strode into the hall and bowed to the two men.
"Fellow Daoist Li, what's your decision?"
"The three of us are all from Zhao Family Market, so we're closer than others. If we go to Wanshi Sea together, we can look out for each other."
Huang Jing asked with a smile.
He broke through to the second level of Qi Refining three years ago and is now twenty-four years old, making him the oldest of the three.
That makes sense.
"But we are too few in number, and it would be dangerous to go to Wanshi Sea rashly."
Ji Yun frowned and did not agree.
During this period, not only Huang Jing invited him to Wanshihai.
Wu Xiuyuan also sent an invitation.
However, Wu Xiuyuan's group not only included three members of his own clan who were worshipped, but also four or five members of the Zhao family who were considered immortals, making them significantly more numerous than Huang Jing's group.
"I know what Fellow Daoist Li is thinking."
"Fellow Daoist Chu and I both traveled with them to the Sea of Ten Thousand Stones."
"But they all come from prominent families, and there are many trivial matters and customs along the way, which are really hard to explain in a few words."
"Especially Fellow Daoist Chu, who is being bothered by the two disciples of the Zhao family to no end."
Huang Jing sighed softly.
Ji Yun then looked at Chu Qinghe, wanting to see what she thought.
Chu Qinghe, dressed in white, with a cool and aloof demeanor, and usually quiet and reserved, now frowned slightly and nodded in agreement.
It seems that this is indeed true.
Ji Yun recalled that when the group visited, Wu Xiuyuan and his companions dominated the conversation, leaving Chu Qinghe and Huang Jing with almost no chance to get a word in edgewise.
Even he listens more than he speaks.
All I could do was listen to Wu Xiuyuan and his friends chatter away, pointing out the state of the country for quite a while.
If it were like this every day.
That is indeed annoying.
"This time, we are not forcing Fellow Daoist Li to choose between two options."
"To be honest, Fellow Daoist Chu and I also travel to Wanshi Sea with them every few months to maintain a facade of friendship."
"They will also invite Fellow Daoist Li at that time, and we will all go together."
"Today was just a private discussion with Fellow Daoist Li; the three of us can go separately."
Huang Jing continued to persuade him.
"Then I am willing to travel with you two."
Ji Yun nodded immediately.
Actually, fewer people are better, as they can avoid being seen and prevent privacy from being exposed.
"Then we'll set off in three days."
"Fellow Daoist Li, please remember to keep your Qi Sea full and do not be careless."
Huang Jing gave him a word of advice.
The two got up and left the cave.
Ji Yun watched the two leave, pondered for a moment, and then headed towards the talisman-making room.
He had previously bought several sheets of yellow-patterned spirit paper. Since he was going to Wanshi Sea to scavenge, it would be safer to draw a few more high-grade talismans.
……
Three days later.
The three left Zhao Family Sky Island and traveled by magical artifact to the Wanshi Sea in the southeast.
Along the way, Huang Jing explained the precautions for Wan Shi Hai to Ji Yun.
The most important point is...
Do not go to the upper level.
Within the Sea of Ten Thousand Stones, there are not only cultivators and worshippers from the Zheng and Hu families, but also many demonic cultivators, including several cultivators at the third level of Qi Refining.
Occasionally, cultivators from the fourth or fifth level of the Night Sea would even venture out.
But they are mostly in the upper echelons.
Exploring in the middle level significantly reduces the probability of encountering danger.
"The Zhao family has a floating island on the outskirts of Wanshi Sea, which is guarded year-round by cultivators at the third level of Qi Refining, and also has offensive formations."
"Let's go to this floating island first."
"Fellow Daoist Li, please remember this location. If we encounter danger and get separated, we can seek refuge on Zhao Family Sky Island."
Huang Jing gave the instructions again.
Ji Yun nodded and noted it down.
……
A full day later.
The three arrived at Zhao's empty island.
The journey is so long that even a Qi Refining Level 2 cultivator can barely keep up, and they need to rest and replenish their spiritual energy halfway through before continuing.
"We won't go."
"Let's go straight to Wanshi Sea."
Huang Jing made a decision: he was only bringing Ji Yun here to familiarize himself with the place.
Chu Qinghe nodded in agreement.
Ji Yun did not object.
The three of them went straight into the middle layer of the Ten Thousand Stone Sea.
As soon as Ji Yun entered, he sensed that the surrounding spiritual energy was rapidly decreasing.
Although it is considered to be on the second level of the Night Sea, the concentration of spiritual energy is not as high as that of the second level of the Night Sea.
I looked up and around.
Everywhere was covered with pebbles of all sizes, dark and desolate, without a trace of human presence.
However, the rubble here is enormous, with some of it covering hundreds of acres.
"That's really strange."
"Where has the spiritual energy gone?"
Ji Yun asked out of curiosity.
"Even the major families near Wanshihai are unaware of this matter."
"Some speculate that there may be a supreme treasure somewhere in Wanshi Sea, which naturally absorbs spiritual energy and has turned the surrounding thousands of miles into this state."
"It even affected the fourth layer of the Night Sea, resulting in no one living in the airspace above the Sea of Ten Thousand Stones."
Huang Jing shook his head with a wry smile; how could they, as lower-level cultivators, possibly know about such matters?
Ji Yun nodded slightly, having some guesses in his mind.
The impact of this item is so great that it is probably beyond the capabilities of someone at the Foundation Establishment stage.
In his experience, only items from the Golden Core stage could possess such power.
This vast stone sea stretches for thousands of miles, like a giant garbage dump, and there might be objects that fell from the Primordial Spirit Realm.
The three continued deeper into the area.
Half a day passed.
Huang Jingcai slowed down and said to the two, "Let's explore around here. It's not too deep or too shallow, so it's relatively safe."
Chu Qinghe and Ji Yun nodded.
The three separated, less than 100 meters apart, and walked side by side in the same direction.
Ji Yun is in the middle.
The two stood on either side.
They lacked divine consciousness and could only be illuminated by a specially made luminous magical artifact.
The ritual implement can emit unidirectional light, much like a searchlight on Earth.
The area is obscured by pebbles.
The scattered light could not escape within a hundred meters.
Huang Jing also prepared one for Ji Yun, and Ji Yun sighed with admiration after using it for a while.
They were really scavenging.
Having lived three lifetimes and nearly five hundred years, this was the first time he had ever done something like this.
Fortunately, he possessed divine consciousness.
By sweeping away the debris of all sizes on the pebbles, one can quickly find rare and precious items.
He at least looks like a monk.
As for Chu Qinghe and Huang Jing, if they weren't able to levitate, they would be no different from ordinary people, only able to search carefully among the rubble.