Reentering the Mysterious Space

"Do you think I don't want to?" Fu Ye looked at Lu Nan bitterly.

"She has a Nascent Soul backing her, while I'm nothing but a failure!

I've only survived until now because the Pavilion Master stepped in..."

Lu Nan remained silent. Seeing this, Fu Ye smiled faintly. "Brother Lu, hurry in!

Contact me with the Communication Stone when you come out. Sister Fu will rush over immediately!"

"Alright!!!" Lu Nan nodded, then turned into a streak of light and shot into the passage.

Standing atop a small hill, he looked at the yellow sand drifting and dancing all around him.

Lu Nan immediately released his Divine Sense and probed the surroundings.

"There isn't a single living creature within ten miles?"

The result made him frown. He looked at the identical sky overhead.

He leaped down from the hill, but did not leave in a hurry.

Instead, he dug out a Cave beneath the hill, large enough to fit one person.

After crawling inside and concealing the entrance, Lu Nan silently willed himself in.

His body vanished. Taking a deep breath,

Lu Nan looked around joyfully. After more than a month, he had finally entered the Mysterious Space again.

He discovered that the Mysterious Space had expanded considerably, and its spiritual energy was far denser than before.

In just a few steps, he reached the Spiritual Herb Field. The rich medicinal fragrance flooding his nostrils made Lu Nan's breathing quicken, and he hurriedly crouched down to inspect it.

The next instant, the corners of his mouth nearly split to his ears. "A hundred years of medicinal age. They're all a hundred years old."

"Crimson Fruit, Qi Condensing Grass, Ice Vein Flower, Crimson Red Flower...

They're all a hundred years old! Hahaha! I'm rich! I'm rich!!!"

Lu Nan jumped about in excitement like a monkey.

Then his eyes caught sight of the lush Peach Tree to one side, and his body froze.

With a single sliding step, he arrived beneath the Peach Tree and stared at the crystal-clear peaches above.

He could not help swallowing before stepping forward to inspect them closely.

"Two hundred years?" Lu Nan stared at the Peach Tree before him in disbelief.

Carefully picking a peach, he took a gentle bite.

A rich peach fragrance filled his mouth, while a stream of pure spiritual energy surged into his body.

The sensation was so comfortable that Lu Nan could not help letting out a soft moan. It was a long while before he came back to himself.

Once he did, Lu Nan hurriedly wolfed down the rest of the peach in his hand.

Returning to the Spirit Plant Area, he looked at the newly vacant space.

"Looks like I need to find more spirit plants. This field can't stay empty!"

"And Alchemy needs to be put on the agenda.

Now I have medicinal ingredients, and I have pill formulas too.

Once I become an alchemist, my cultivation speed will certainly rise to another level."

Thinking of this, Lu Nan could not help feeling pleased with himself.

Though his talent was poor, his comprehension was excellent!

And his body was pretty sturdy too. He had swallowed so many pills without any problems.

Instead, his cultivation had been skyrocketing. At this rate,

Lu Nan reckoned that within a hundred years, he would definitely become a Nascent Soul powerhouse.

As he thought about it, Lu Nan excitedly patted his belly, only to inadvertently touch the Little Gourd at his waist.

Hmm? The Little Gourd?

He hurriedly took it off and looked. Sure enough, it was the Little Gourd used to collect Earth Vein Qi.

This delighted Lu Nan greatly. He had tried before, but this thing could not be placed in his Storage Ring.

With no other choice, he could only hang it at his waist. Yet now, the Mysterious Space had actually stored it.

That saved him quite a bit of trouble. Perhaps he could even try some interesting things.

After checking every spirit plant again, Lu Nan finally picked several peaches and tossed them into his Storage Ring.

Only then did he reluctantly leave the Mysterious Space.

When he returned, he was still inside the Cave he had dug. He carefully checked the surroundings.

After finding nothing unusual, Lu Nan finally let out a breath of relief.

He looked at the sky through the cave entrance. The blazing sun hung high overhead.

"Heh! I wonder if the sun in this Secret Realm is real!" As he muttered, he prepared to crawl out of the Cave.

But the moment he moved, a conversation drifted down from above.

Lu Nan immediately stopped moving and listened carefully to the voices overhead.

"Still no sign of that brat?"

"No! That brat runs damn fast!"

"That brat has quite a lot of Earth Vein Qi on him. We absolutely can't let him get away!!!"

Lu Nan cautiously released his Divine Sense to investigate. "One at Qi Condensation Perfection, five at the ninth layer of Qi Condensation...

Hmm? Why is there another one at Qi Condensation Perfection? Is she seriously injured?

But why does this aura feel somewhat familiar?"

"Boss, what should we do with this bitch?"

"What should we do? Naturally, kill her!!"

"Boss, she's a disciple of the Azure Lotus Sword Sect."

"So what if she's from the Azure Lotus Sword Sect? If you don't say anything and I don't say anything, who will know we killed her?"

Hearing this, Lu Nan could not help mourning for that unknown Senior Sister.

"This is the cultivation world. Either you die, or I perish!"

He had no intention of intervening. After all, the less trouble, the better.

"But Boss, wouldn't it be a pity to kill her just like that?"

"This bitch is pretty. It would indeed be a pity to kill her right away.

How about we brothers have our fill first, then kill her!!"

"Boss is wise!! Boss, you go first!!!"

"Haha! Then I won't stand on ceremony!!!"

"You... you beasts will die horrible deaths. The Sword Sect disciples will definitely avenge me." A frail female voice rang out.

"I'll wait for them to come, but you won't live to see it!!"

Immediately afterward came sounds of tearing, along with the woman's angry cries.

"Tsk..." Listening to the unceasing sounds of tearing and pleading above him,

Lu Nan's expression shifted unpredictably. "Damn it!! Beasts!!!"

He suddenly charged out of the Cave. "Stop right there!!!!"

Landing atop the hill, Lu Nan finally saw the scene below clearly.

Four or five men were restraining a woman whose face he could not see.

Lecherous laughter occasionally came from their mouths. Only when Lu Nan suddenly appeared

did they jump in fright and instinctively stop what they were doing.

They turned to look at him, and when they saw that he was merely a young brat,

they relaxed somewhat. The leading man rose to his feet.

He looked at Lu Nan coldly. "A piece of trash at the second layer of Qi Condensation wants to play the hero and save the beauty?"

As the Burly Man stood up, Lu Nan also saw the woman's appearance clearly.

She had delicate features and was quite beautiful, though her face was now deathly pale.

Her blue robe had long since been torn to tatters.

When she saw Lu Nan looking over, the hope that had risen in her eyes instantly dimmed.

What could someone at the second layer of Qi Condensation do???

She wanted to tell him to run, but could he even escape??

"Do you have any Earth Vein Qi on you?" Lu Nan turned to the Burly Man and suddenly asked.

The abrupt question left everyone stunned.

Then they burst into loud laughter. "From the sound of it, you want to rob us brothers?"

The Burly Man asked with an amused expression.

Then he patted the small Skull Pouch at his waist. "This master's Earth Vein Qi is right here. If you've got the ability, come take it!!"

"That's right! Hand over the Earth Vein Qi and that woman.

Then you can live!!" As Lu Nan spoke, a Longsword appeared out of thin air in his hand.