Eternal Life, Starting with Hextech Enhancement
Chapter 252

Who Could See a Dao Comprehension Crystal and Not Be Tempted?

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Maybe there are only so many Sprites nearby.

Perhaps he has passed the test and is qualified to leave.

Or maybe the strength shown by Xiao Chen is too strong and has exceeded the response rules in the Secret Realm.

All in all, after thirty-six giant trees fell.

There were no new situations around, and there were no obstacles on the way back.

Xiao Chen Flying Sword put away the heart of the tree, compared it with the map, and rushed to the sixth location on the other side.

Coincidentally, he was not attacked by blood vines again on the way.

With a smooth journey, it only took three hours to reach the sixth location.

The number marked in this place is 'three'.

In other words, the search range needs to be expanded to within a radius of three hundred miles.

To be honest, if a map with this kind of accuracy was in the outside world, it would be better to ask someone for directions.

But in the Secret Realm, it is good to have a rough range.

Therefore, Xiao Chen did not pick and choose, but followed the reference objects written on the map and began to patiently search every bush and pit along the way.

The reason why we have to be so careful.

This is because around Dao Comprehension Crystal, there is likely to be Natural Formation Pattern blocking Spiritual Sense Probe.

When looking for most heavenly materials and earthly treasures, only the eyes are the monk's most reliable tool.

"Hi~, there's no such thing here, right?"

Two hours passed by in a blink of an eye. Xiao Chen had almost finished searching for the sixth location, but no new discoveries were made.

He calculated the time and it should be the fourth day in the Secret Realm.

Although overall, it is less than halfway through.

But you must know that someone had gone to the third location before him.

If the other party moved quickly enough, they should have searched the fourth and fifth places.

In other words, in the next five days or so, the experience accumulated by the Ruan Family in the past will not be used much.

The monks' luck needs to be truly tested.

"Oh, I don't want to gamble on luck!"

Xiao Chen sighed lowly and looked at the last bush in front, "If it doesn't work, go to the fifth place and check it out, just in case you missed anything."

Regardless of the overall area, Blood Vine Forest seems to be the smallest.

If you really want to randomly search for the palm-sized Dao Comprehension Crystal here, it will be as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack.

"Click~!"

As soon as I walked into the bushes, there was a crisp sound on the ground, as if something had been stepped on.

Xiao Chen looked down and saw that it was a jade belt.

The sixteen pieces of White Jade Piece connected in series on it seem to have withstood the impact of some kind of force.

Several of the pieces were covered with cracks. How could they withstand the trampling? They immediately broke into a large number of pieces.

"Ah?"

Xiao Chen squatted down curiously and distinguished carefully.

Unfortunately, among the remaining jade pieces, there are only a few common inscriptions without any useful marks or words.

However, two obvious clues can still be seen.

First, this thing broke down not long ago. It was not left by the monks who explored Cangran Secret Realm in the past, but by the newcomers who entered this time.

Second, judge from the inscriptions and material on the jade belt.

When in good condition it should be a Top-Grade Magical Artifact.

Such a close-fitting thing is still sturdy Law Artifact and will not crack when touched or shattered when dropped.

This means that the other party encountered a very dangerous battle, and it seemed that they lost in the end.

"What's going on?"

Xiao Chen looked around and found no obvious signs of fighting nearby.

He didn't even notice that there might have been a battle here at the first time.

Continuing to explore forward, there are almost no unnecessary traces around, only a few blades of grass seem to have been pressed by heavy objects.

It wasn't until Xiao Chen completely opened the bushes here that he saw a few drops of residual blood on the ground, as well as the disturbed soil.

His first reaction was that there were monks killing people to seize treasures!

In Cultivation World, such things cannot be said to be normal, but they are indeed common.

"Wrong!"

However, Xiao Chen quickly rejected his conjecture. This was definitely not the work of other monks.

First of all, few people would be so careless as to throw the jade belt on the ground and leave it alone.

Secondly, although it is difficult for Bandit Cultivator to completely eliminate the traces, it is not so rough.

Thinking of this, Xiao Chen immediately called on his true energy and dug up the remains of blood directly on the spot.

Immediately, a dark red vine dug out from the ground.

There are also many little finger-thick vines on it, like hundreds of earthworm-like tendrils.

As well as the half of the leg bones entangled with them that have not had time to be fully digested.

Suddenly encountering light, the vine seemed to be stimulated by something.

It started to tremble violently and stepped back as if trying to shrink back.

However, those vines clung to the bones so tightly that the vines were stuck on the spot and could not retract into the cave immediately.

"What a pity, fellow Daoist, have a good trip!"

Xiao Chen sighed and turned around to leave.

Most of the time, risks and benefits are equal.

Now that we have come to Blood Vine Forest, we must accept this fate.

After all, not everyone can be like him, ignoring the vines and Sprites and running straight to the back.

If Xiao Chen's guess is correct, the deeper Blood Vine Forest goes, the more dangerous it should be.

The obstacles at the seventh location were enough to surround and kill the average Golden Core Great Perfection, so the sixth location should be about the same.

Although this unknown fellow Daoist arrived very quickly, he was obviously not strong enough.

Even his Spirit Artifact became nourishment for the blood vine.

Huh?

Hmm!

Xiao Chen suddenly stopped, and an idea suddenly appeared in his mind. "Spirit Artifact!"

You should know that even if it is a used second-hand Spirit Artifact, as long as it can continue to be used, its value will not be lower than Fifty Thousand Spirit Stones.

If the origin is innocent and the preservation is in good condition, it is not difficult to sell it for 60,000 or 70,000 Spirit Stone.

Anyway, this unknown Daoist friend has left, and he will definitely not need it anymore.

Then why not recycle Xiao Chen and Spirit Artifact? After all, this is considered picking up money.

Of course, there is a more important point, that is, every Golden Core cultivator will basically carry Storage Ring with them!

"If no one cares about it, it's a waste."

"If someone else picks it up, you might as well let me pick it up."

Thinking of this, Xiao Chen turned back, only to find that the crimson vines had disappeared.

Only an irregular hole was left on the ground, and there were light red vines squirming, which seemed to be covering the hole.

Even the jade belt that was originally exposed disappeared without a trace.

It looks like they were all taken underground together.

Xiao Chen immediately started digging along the hole that had not been completely closed.

At first, the surroundings were quiet, with only the sound of digging soil coming.

But soon a large number of vines emerged from the ground, trying to prevent him from digging downwards.

"Hmph, eat me Condensing Fire Palm!"

Xiao Chen raised his hand and slapped it, and immediately raging flames poured into the ground.

Originally there was nothing wrong with doing this.

However, at this time, there were a large number of vines running through his feet, turning the originally solid soil into an elevated terrain structure.

As soon as this palm fell, there was a loud "bang" sound.

In an instant, a large area of the ground collapsed, and Xiao Chen and the surrounding bushes all fell below.

"Fuck!"

Xiao Chen subconsciously activated his true energy, but was suppressed on the spot by Anti-Air Restriction in the Secret Realm.

He fell directly into an underground cave that was thirty feet deep.

Immediately, a strong smell of rotten soil hit my nose.

After the flying dust dispersed, Xiao Chen could clearly see what kind of cave this was. It was clearly a nest made of vines.

Densely packed gray-brown old vines are piled up layer upon layer, twisting together to form a framework like an ant nest.

Tunnels of different thicknesses are left in the middle.

Fresh rattans swam between the tunnels like snakes, the thinnest ones were no more than the thickness of chopsticks, and the thickest ones were as big as buckets.

The friction sound from their squirming hums, forming a natural psychedelic sound.

If an ordinary monk fell here, he would be immediately confused by the sound and lose his mind completely.

Then, like the bushes next to it, they were cut and moved away with light brown Earth Vine and cleaned up.

However, Xiao Chen was naturally not afraid of Demonic Sound Invasion. Instead, he looked at the surrounding situation curiously.

"Oh, it's interesting. There is another world?"

He didn't see any relevant description in that booklet before.

Not even legends or gossip.

In other words, Cangran Secret Realm also has a situation of Underground World, which has probably not been discovered by anyone for thousands of years.

In other words, even if someone discovers it, they can't take the news out.

Therefore it has never been known to outsiders.

"There are so many tunnels, how should I find Spirit Artifact?"

Despite such a big change, Xiao Chen is still thinking about his goal.

He carefully determined the direction, casually pushed aside the light brown Earth Vine that he had passed through, picked a relatively thick tunnel and drilled into it.

Now that you're here, let's go inside and see what's going on.

It would be best to pick up Spirit Artifact by the way.

We walked along the high, low, twists and turns of the tunnel for about three hours.

Even though Xiao Chen has always known the way, he was a little confused now.

If he was asked to return along the original route, it would probably be impossible.

But it doesn't matter, he thought about it from the beginning.

When you want to go out, just use Condensing Fire Palm to forcefully open a big hole and climb out.

The reason why we don't rush like this now is because not only does it consume too much real energy, but it's not necessarily as fast as drilling a ready-made tunnel by ourselves.

"Strange, why do I feel like I'm going deeper and deeper?"

Randomly entering a new tunnel again, Xiao Chen frowned slightly as he looked at the lower and lower terrain.

He felt that although this place was like a maze, with ups and downs, the whole place seemed to be moving downwards.

However, the next moment, after he turned the corner, he suddenly saw a beam of light in front of his eyes.

You know, for nearly three hours before, Xiao Chen relied on his own Illusion Breaking Spirit Eye to travel in a dark environment like night.

Although it can't be said that everything is invisible here, it can at least be called dark.

But now, he actually saw the light!

Xiao Chen immediately rushed over in three steps and two at a time, and soon discovered that the light came from a small hole about ten feet away.

Maybe something went wrong when they were originally piled up.

Those gray-brown old vines did not completely seal the place, but left a gap as big as a fist.

"Well, that's not right!"

Golden Core cultivator's five senses have been strengthened, so Xiao Chen could easily smell a faint smell of blood coming from the small hole.

Although it is as thin as a hairspring.

But after getting used to the strong smell of rotting earth all around, it became very obvious.

There seems to be a problem outside!

Dig!

Xiao Chen immediately picked up Flying Sword and chopped it down at the old gray-brown vine in front of him.

"Clang!"

The sound of gold and stone clashing sounded.

It seems that what he hacked was not the dead Withered Vine, but a copper and iron wall made of Refined Iron.

"Ding!"

I changed the position and stabbed the sword again, but the result was still the same.

It's not that the area around this gap is stronger, but that all the old vines are like copper struck with iron.

Almost no weaker than ordinary defense Spirit Artifact.

Seeing this, Xiao Chen simply put away Flying Sword, stretched out his hand to grab a Withered Vine, and broke it with all his strength.

"Crack!"

There was a crisp sound. After all, the vine could not withstand his strange strength that far exceeded Golden Core cultivator, and it immediately broke into two ends.

"Crunch!"

Pushing hard to the left and right, with a tooth-grinding sound, the gray-brown old vine was forcibly twisted and deformed, opening a hole large enough for a person to crawl through.

"Crack! Crunch!"

"Crack! Crunch!"

Along with the continuous sounds, Xiao Chen forcefully broke apart the vines one by one with his hands.

The short distance of only a few feet took him half an hour.

Fortunately, as Top-tier Body Cultivator, he has plenty of strength.

This kind of simple physical work is not a particularly big burden.

After getting out of the big hole that he could pass through, Xiao Chen suddenly became enlightened.

The pure white light falls from the top of the head, clearly reflecting the lush basin below.

Looking up, the soft white light actually came from a pumpkin-sized fruit.

The total number is probably several thousand or even tens of thousands, and you can't see them all at a glance.

Below, a variety of flowers, plants and trees grow in the circular basin.

There are numerous varieties, and the only thing they have in common is that they all grow so lushly that they almost feel like they are about to overflow.

The place where Xiao Chen is located belongs to the middle and upper position of the basin.

And below him, in the center of the basin.

Lying down was a strange Demon Beast that looked like a sika deer but was covered in scales and had a fin on its back.

Its eyes as big as a cow are closed tightly, and its chest rises and falls evenly, as if it is sleeping.

Because I suffered the loss of being uneducated.

So Xiao Chen cannot be recognized, what kind of Demon Beast is it.

But you can't blame him, after all, Cultivation World is so vast that no one dares to say that he can recognize all Demon Beast in the world.

Try to feel the breath below.

However, it didn't work.

I slowly moved Divine Sense closer, but I could only see a large piece of Spirit Herb in the middle, which was inexplicably missing.

Broken!

Xiao Chen immediately realized that the cultivation level of this Demon Beast was still higher than his.

Faced with such a situation, the best way is to seize the time and leave here before it wakes up.

However, just as Divine Sense spread.

He also happened to see a broken spiritual shield scattered at the bottom of the basin below.

There is also a Storage Ring mixed in it.

Pure white velvet wraps a leg bone with a slightly familiar shape.

The closer filaments are slightly red, which is where the faint smell of blood comes from.

Just next to it, there are still a few broken crimson vines scattered, which are also wrapped and absorbed by the velvet.

In other words, this is the end point of all flesh and blood in the Secret Realm!

If you look around, you can see whether it is Demon Beast who died in the Secret Realm or the monk who died while exploring Secret Realm.

In the end, they will all be sent here, together with Spirit Artifact or Magical Artifact Fragments, and they will all become nutrients.

Of course, these are not the most critical.

The most important thing is that right next to Storage Ring, there is a piece of Dao Comprehension Crystal that has not had time to be put away.

Apparently, it was the direct cause of the murder of the strange monk.

It is said that people die for wealth and birds die for food, it is nothing more than that.

But then again.

Who can not be moved after seeing Dao Comprehension Crystal?

Anyway, Xiao Chen is also tempted.

However, he raised his head and glanced at the strange Demon Beast in the distance, and immediately put away his thoughts.

This is probably fate.

At the age when he was most powerless, he happened to meet the crystal that attracted his attention.

As long as he has Nascent Soul cultivation level... then he can't enter Secret Realm.

That's okay.

Xiao Chen turned around decisively and decisively, wanting to leave here without looking at Dao Comprehension Crystal below.

However, he didn't wait until he returned to the tunnel.

A trace of extremely aggressive and vital breath actually floated from below and penetrated into his body through between his calves.

With rich experience, Xiao Chen recognized it instantly.

This is Sha Qi!

He immediately turned back and activated the secret technique to investigate.

The world in front of us suddenly changed. In the original basin, there seemed to be towering trees rising from the ground.

In a daze, Xiao Chen seemed to see a super giant tree towering up to the sky, reaching up to the sky and connecting to Nine Hells below.

Sky Vault Sars!

One of several typical Sha Qis specially included in <Profound Heaven Ingestion Secret Method>.

Its nature is yang, and it governs vitality, growth, vigor, regeneration... and other characteristics.

Immediately, the shadow in front of him disappeared and was replaced by a large whirlpool.

The majestic Sha Qi accumulated over the years seems to be pulled by some kind of force.

Almost all of them are slowly rotating around Demon Beast in the center of the basin.

Occasionally, a few strands of Sha Qi are squeezed out, but they will soon return to the bottom of the basin under guidance.

From this viewing angle, Xiao Chen can be clearly seen.

Every time Demon Beast takes a breath, an extremely weak trace of Sha Qi will be swallowed into the body, replenishing the slowly passing vitality in the body.

It is not sleeping at all, but using Sky Vault Sars to heal!

Good guy!

Before Moon Witch Tribe, he knew how to proactively use Sha Qi as a means of defense for Wu Mausoleum.

Now it is suspected that someone in the past is using Sha Qi to help Demon Beast heal.

Should we say that there is indeed more than one smart person in the world?

Everyone can realize that in addition to causing Demonic Calamity, Sha Qi may be better utilized.

But currently, it seems that Xuantian Immortal Palace Master has gone a little further on this road.

After seeing this situation clearly, Xiao Chen suddenly had more doubts in his heart.

For example, who here arranged the formation to pull Sha Qi?

For example, what is the relationship between the Cangran Secret Realm and Demon Beast?

If it was just to save the Demon Beast building, that would be a really big deal!

But despite all his doubts, he finally understood one thing.

The one at the bottom, Demon Beast, can't protect himself now, so he can't even care about him.

In other words, Xiao Chen can now safely put away Dao Comprehension Crystal.

And that one Storage Ring.

It seems that he might even consider following Sky Vault Sars.

Anyway, there are so many Sha Qi here, he only needs to take away a small part.

At best, a little more.

Xiao Chen immediately walked down to the basin and picked up Dao Comprehension Crystal and Storage Ring.

With this Dao Comprehension Crystal, he has obtained a total of three this time.

Almost one person's harvest can be compared to the gains of everyone in the Secret Realm in the past.

This is undoubtedly a great event.

However, Xiao Chen couldn't care less about being happy at this time.

Because as he approached the bottom of the basin, the surrounding Sky Vault Sars began to spontaneously invade his body.

He took two steps to the side, immediately sat down cross-legged, and began to actively operate <Profound Heaven Ingestion Secret Method> to absorb the peripheral Sky Vault Sars.

Facts have proved that his previous judgment was completely correct.

The Demon Beast on the other end seemed completely unaware of the disappearance of the surrounding Sha Qi.

After all, under the guidance of the formation, Sha Qi in the center of the basin still tightly surrounds it, continuously supplying it with healing.

Of course, it is also possible that it has discovered an exception.

But he didn't care or was too seriously injured to attack Xiao Chen.

There is no doubt about this, after all, if the injury is not serious, how can such luxurious healing methods be used.

Since the Sha Qi here is not as concentrated as in the Yellow Springs Palace, there is also interference from the pulling power of the formation.

Therefore, Xiao Chen will inevitably be affected by some effects when it is absorbed.

As a result, the overall speed has slowed down a lot.

But it doesn't matter, he has always been very patient when it comes to serious matters like this.

Five days passed in the blink of an eye.

With Xiao Chen's tireless efforts, he absorbed almost half of the Sha Qi in the basin.

Finally, a brand new Yang Wood Seal was successfully condensed in the Dantian.

The moment Yang Wood Seal was completed, it overlapped with the Yin Wood Seal that had been successfully condensed.

The two merge into one, forming an extremely mysterious pattern.

Xiao Chen mobilized Divine Sense Scan, and in that pattern, he seemed to see the shapes of all the vegetation he had ever seen in his life.

"Great, another half-percent success rate for Nascent Soul Formation."

Speaking of which, I really didn't expect that the second pair to be collected would be Yin Yang Wood Sha.

Unlike Yin Yang Water Sha, Yellow Springs Sha has been obtained long ago, but it has not yet met its other half.

"Ordinarily, the most indispensable thing here at Eastern Domain is water. There is no reason for it to be stuck here."

Xiao Chen sighed and decided to investigate the relevant information after going out.

Immediately, he quickly took back Divine Sense, stood up, and prepared to leave here quickly.

Although he has stopped actively absorbing Sky Vault Sars.

But the Sha Qi around him was still spontaneously invading his body through Magic Robe.

But since he has already obtained Yang Wood Seal, there is no need to absorb more Sha Qi.

The main thing is the extra Sha Qi, which has no effect even if you take it.

Moreover, if the Demon Beast is disturbed, just give it to yourself, and it will probably trigger the Night's Edge.

Again, it is better not to waste such Life-Saving Trump Card until the most critical and dangerous moment.

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