Exploring in All Directions

I won't overthink it.

Lu Qingfeng directed the Spider Puppet southward along the dense Qingzhang Mountain. The Spider Puppet were enormous, and their movement through the forest was easily blocked by trees. With a gentle flick of their pincers, the trees in their path would fall in half.

Despite the commotion, the speed did not slow down.

The engine roared all the way.

This attracted the attention of many wild animals.

Perhaps the Spider Puppet's enormous size frightened the beasts, as they were not attacked by any beasts along the way.

Lu Qingfeng stared at the Spider Puppet.

"Advanced, large-scale puppets have greater combat power and functions, but also consume more resources."

"The Truth-Destroying Type One I needs five days to fully charge its spiritual power, and can fight at full power for two hours. The Spider Puppet takes half a month to fully charge its spiritual power, and can also only operate at full power for two hours."

"If it's just about traveling, then we can keep going without stopping and keep our spiritual energy full. But the Spider Puppet needs to search for various materials, so the search-type rune arrays must be kept active."

"Under these circumstances, Spider Puppet fully charged with spiritual energy can only last for three days at most."

The Truth-Destroying Type One Formation is small in size and can store less spiritual energy, so the effect of the Spirit-Gathering Talisman Formation in the Spirit Nexus Formation is also weaker. In Spirit-Severing Land like Shangyang Country, the time required to fully accumulate Spiritual Qi is not much different from that in an environment like Mount Yuanyi in Bingling World, both are five days.

But the Spider Puppet is different.

It stands over three meters tall, and its Spirit-Gathering Talisman Formation is far more complex and advanced than the Truth-Destroying Type One. In the environment of Fufeng Mountain, it can accumulate enough spiritual power in just three days. But in Shangyang Country, it takes a full half month.

In other words...

In the 'suitable' environment of Fufeng Mountain with its Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, the Spider Puppet could keep its search array constantly active, continuously exploring. Only during mining or combat did it require additional spiritual energy or pre-stored Spirit Stone.

Unfortunately, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi of Shangyang Country is too thin to reach this level.

This creates an awkward situation.

"After three days of full-speed searching, the Spider Puppet will have to lie dormant for half a month."

In this way.

Efficiency is greatly reduced.

"Do not activate search arrays within the territory of Shangyang Country for now. Focus on traveling at full speed. Activate the search once we reach the Weeping Marsh."

Lu Qingfeng already had a plan in mind.

The possibility of various advanced materials existing in Shangyang Country is extremely low, so the efficiency of activating the search function is also extremely low.

It would be better to enter the Weeping Marsh first and then begin the search.

According to the Daoist Miaoyin, the Weeping Marsh connects the Spirit-Severing Land with the Three Mountains and Nine Rivers. The further east one goes, the higher the Spiritual Qi gradually becomes. When one gets close to the Three Mountains and Nine Rivers, the concentration of Spiritual Qi is three to five times that of Shangyang Country.

It resembles Fufeng Mountain.

Although it's not a Spirit Mountain or a treasure land, it can at least support the cultivation of Foundation Establishment Grand Cultivator.

The Weeping Marsh is shrouded in mist, and based on the speed at which the Spider Puppet recover their spiritual energy in different locations, one can even deduce their distance from the Three Mountains and Nine Rivers.

It's not entirely a bad thing.

The Spider Puppet started from Qingzhang Mountain, headed south into the forests on the Chengyang River, and then, using the forests as cover, headed east towards the Weeping Marsh.

The speed of the Truth-Destroying Type One in the mountains and forests is about 800 miles per day.

The Spider Puppet travels at a speed of approximately 1,500 li per day in the mountains and forests.

Of course, the maximum speed is not limited to this.

However, this speed is the most suitable for maintaining abundant spiritual energy.

More than five months ago.

Lu Qingfeng used the Truth-Destroying Type One to deal with the War God Society. Two months later, the War God Society collapsed, and the Truth-Destroying Type One became available. Lu Qingfeng scattered them in all directions and began to explore the area around Shangyang Country in search of a way out.

He learned from the Daoist Miaoyin that beyond the Weeping Marsh lay the cultivation world known as the 'Three Mountains and Nine Rivers,' so the focus of his exploration was the Weeping Marsh.

During this period, Lu Qingfeng successively refined eight more Truth-Destroying Type One.

Including the previous fifteen, there are a total of twenty-three.

Aside from leaving ten for self-defense, the other thirteen Truth-Destroying Type One were divided into ten that entered the Weeping Marsh to explore a safe route to the Three Mountains and Nine Rivers for Lu Qingfeng.

The other three explored in the north, west, and south directions, respectively.

Lu Qingfeng had no hope for these three directions; his decision was purely out of curiosity about the unknown.

More than three months.

Theoretically speaking, the three puppets have already traveled more than 70,000 li.

But in reality—

The Shangyang Country is surrounded by mountains to the north and west, and beyond the Chengyang River to the south lies an endless expanse of mountains. Traveling deep in the mountains, it is difficult to cover a straight distance. When encountering high or treacherous mountains, one must either climb over them or go around them, which can take a considerable amount of time.

Up to now, Lu Qingfeng can still sense the location of these three Truth-Destroying Type One bodies. In other words, they are no more than 7,300 li away from Lu Qingfeng.

The theory and the practice differ by at least tenfold.

Surrounded by mountains on three sides.

The western part is the most desolate.

Vegetation is sparse, and there are even many bare hilltops.

The north side is the most dangerous.

Various ravines, some tens or hundreds of feet wide, and sheer cliffs blocked the way. The majestic and magnificent mountains broadened Lu Qingfeng's horizons.

Finally, the south side is the most dangerous.

The Guizhen Sect spread rumors that demons roamed the south bank of the Chengyang River. Lu Qingfeng fled the Guizhen Sect, believing it to be a tactic to fool and intimidate the people.

Only after sending in the puppets did they discover that the mountains were indeed dangerous.

The danger doesn't lie in demons, but in the extremely high density of wild animals in the mountains, such as wolves, tigers, leopards, and eagles. Even True Qi Realm martial artist is on the verge of death if they venture more than thirty miles into the area!

When the Truth-Destroying Type One I entered it, it constantly encountered ferocious beasts and ended up in the worst condition among the three puppets, covered in wounds.

However, the Spiritual Qi concentration in the deep mountains of the South is much higher than in Shangyang Country, nurturing many precious spirit medicine. Unfortunately, the Truth-Destroying Type One I cannot distinguish them, Lu Qingfeng spends most of his time in the game, unable to control the puppet to collect spirit medicine.

Therefore, the focus should still be on exploration.

"A sensing range of 7,300 li is not enough!"

Lu Qingfeng realized this.

Let's leave aside the north, west, and south sides for now.

Only the Weeping Marsh to the east, where the Daoist Miaoyin wandered for eight long years before finally arriving in Shangyang Country, stretches for at least tens of thousands of miles.

The puppet that Lu Qingfeng is currently crafting—

The Thousand Mechanisms Stone is the version after being enhanced five times, with a basic sensing distance of over 600 miles.

The Spirit-Control Formation was strengthened ten times, increasing the sensing distance by eleven times from over six hundred miles.

The combined effect of these two factors results in a sensing range of 7,300 miles.

If you want to improve further, strengthening the Spirit-Control Formation is the least effective method.

On the contrary, if Thousand Mechanisms Stone that has been enhanced six times can be refined, based on the previous enhancement ratio, the basic sensing distance of the Thousand Mechanisms Stone can be increased by at least five times, reaching more than three thousand miles.

With the eleven-time enhanced Spirit-Control Formation, the sensing distance can be increased to 36,000 miles.

If one can find the Thousand Mechanisms Stone that has been refined to the sixth level, it means that one can refine the Thousand Mechanisms Stone that has been refined to the tenth level.

Because the materials used to refine both remain unchanged.

Then calculate using the above multipliers—

"More than 20 million miles?"

Lu Qingfeng was astonished when he calculated this terrifying number.

Because it is difficult to find materials for enhancing Thousand Mechanisms Stone to the sixth to tenth level in reality, Lu Qingfeng did not spend any effort refining them in the game.

They thought that seven thousand miles would be enough.

When he calculated it, he realized that the number was beyond his imagination.

"More than 20 million miles is a bit of an exaggeration. You can test it in the game first."

Lu Qingfeng pondered for a moment.

If the sensing distance were truly over 20 million miles, Lu Qingfeng might be able to control the puppet and explore the entire cultivation world from Shangyang Country!

The Earth's equatorial circumference is only a little over 80,000 miles!

With a thought, Lu Qingfeng commanded the Spider Puppet to head towards the Weeping Marsh on its own.

Ten Truth-Destroying Type One had already scouted ahead, and as long as the Spider Puppet followed the route they had explored, they shouldn't encounter any dangers in the area outside the Weeping Marsh.

Prioritize the Spider Puppet in searching for and mining Spirit Stone, as well as materials for refining the Thousand Mechanisms Stone to be enhanced six to ten times, and fourteen kinds of rare second-level materials from Shangyang Country, along with all third- to sixth-level materials.

Lu Qingfeng turned around and went back into the house, logging into "Primordial World".