"Rumble..."
The rain kept falling. Every so often, a flash of lightning would completely illuminate the pitch-black Swamp Forest, followed by a crashing peal of thunder.
Chen Yu rode Little Card and worked until midnight, covering nearly all the area around the southern Forest Path and absorbing a total of seven clusters of magic power.
This was still far from the forest's limit. At Lv.4, Devour and Digest needed one to three hours to absorb a single cluster of magic power, while ordinary Demonic Beasts needed at least a full day.
There was simply too much gray mist magic power. He could not possibly absorb it all.
Sigh.
Sometimes, being too wealthy was a kind of trouble too.
With so much magic power left unabsorbed, he could either give it to the forest's other Demonic Beasts, or watch it dissipate after the torrential rain.
What a waste.
If only there were some magical item that could capture and store this magic power.
For now, though, it was time to go back to sleep.
In truth, immortal cultivators could go several days without sleeping and still remain full of energy.
He had heard that Senior Brother, who worked at the spirit-vein mine in Black Wind Ravine, often pulled five- or six-day shifts without resting in between. He was practically a born workhorse.
Chen Yu could endure it, but Little Card could not.
The little fellow was so sleepy it could barely keep its eyes open.
Since his mount had run out of juice, he might as well go back and rest. Running from place to place on his own would be far too exhausting.
After sending Little Card back to the swamp by the castle, Chen Yu inspected every building in the castle once more. Only after confirming that none would