Since he had not detected any biological gray light, Luo Yan felt reassured.
He walked out of the cave.
He arrived at an open area.
There was a spring here, surrounded by flowers and grass.
Sunlight streamed down from above.
Luo Yan looked up and found an irregular opening overhead.
It led to the outside world.
However, the opening was covered with vines as thick as pythons.
The green vines hung down in clusters, varying in length.
When the wind blew, they swayed inside the cave.
Luo Yan walked toward the spring.
After taking a few steps,
he suddenly stopped.
He pushed aside the flowers and grass nearby and found a plant emitting a faint bright yellow light.
It was actually an Essence Gathering Flower!
Before they set out, Wei Fenghua had told him about the situation in the Misty Canyon.
That included information on precious medicinal herbs.
Among them, nothing was more valuable than the Essence Gathering Flower before him.
It was the primary material for the advanced drug, Essence Condensing Agent.
Each Essence Condensing Agent required 20 Credit Points to exchange for.
A single Essence Gathering Flower, however, could be exchanged for 15 Credit Points.
Luo Yan quickly surveyed the surroundings.
He discovered that the Essence Gathering Flowers here grew densely and were extremely numerous.
This unremarkable cave was actually a treasure trove!
Suddenly,
Luo Yan's body stiffened.
Then he walked toward the northwest corner of the cave.
In this corner,
an irregular black crystal was nestled among the flowers and grass. From time to time, waves of energy stirred within the crystal,
condensing into grotesque beastly figures.
The Abyssal Vein!
It was actually the Abyssal Vein!
Luo Yan's mind buzzed.
Only one thought flashed through it.
I'm rich!
The Abyssal Vein before him was only about a meter tall, far smaller than the one he had discovered at the Galaxy Stadium that day.
But there were also so many Essence Gathering Flowers in this cave.
If he could get them out, they would be worth a fortune.
An astonishing fortune!
Luo Yan quickly regained his composure.
He knew very well that before he possessed sufficient strength,
wealth would only bring him danger.
He observed the surroundings again.
Normally, wherever there was an Abyssal Vein,
there should also be a giant beast.
However,
perhaps this Abyssal Vein was too small,
and the location too remote.
Moreover, the space here was narrow, clearly too small for a giant beast to enter.
That was why this Abyssal Vein had survived, benefiting him, Luo Yan.
Luo Yan made a decision.
After leaving, he would temporarily keep this cave's information and location secret.
He would wait until he had sufficient strength before saying anything.
Next,
he loosened up his body, then sat down among the flowers and grass and began cultivating.
Since he had not brought any Calming Agent with him this time,
Luo Yan could only let his thoughts spread out as much as possible,
allowing his mind to quiet down.
To settle.
Perhaps because the Primal Energy density here was relatively high,
Luo Yan soon sensed the Primal Energy in the space around him.
Then, through his breathing, he drew the Primal Energy into his body.
Following Wei Fenghua's instructions, he consciously directed the Primal Energy to temper every inch of his muscles.
After a while, Luo Yan discovered
that each breath brought more Primal Energy into his body
than it had back at the Academy.
As the Primal Energy surged, it almost formed a tide, constantly washing over every inch of his muscles,
making them denser and more resilient.
Before he knew it,
Luo Yan had become immersed in the world of cultivation.
He was completely unaware of the passage of time.
It was not until the last bundle of muscle had finished tempering
that Luo Yan's entire body shook.
He felt as if he had broken through an invisible prison
and charged into an entirely new world.
His eyes flew open.
He looked at his hands.
With a simple clenching motion,
he felt every muscle tighten like a steel cable,
holding power he had never even dared to imagine before.
"I broke through?"
"Am I at Primary Level Three now?"
Luo Yan still found it hard to believe.
He stood up.
He casually threw a punch.
Whoosh!
His fist tore through the air, producing a deep sonic boom.
It also stirred up a wisp of wind.
Several wildflowers in front of him swayed violently, their petals flying in all directions.
Luo Yan could feel
that after tempering every muscle in his body,
his strength had risen by more than one level.
He then activated the Obstacle Breaking Dharma Eye to examine himself.
He found that both the crimson glow representing his blood vitality and the bright yellow glow representing his Primal Energy
had grown somewhat denser.
The two sets of numbers were even more straightforward.
Now,
Luo Yan had 395 blood vitality and 155 Jun of Primal Energy!
His blood vitality had nearly doubled compared to when he had been at Primary Level Two!
Luo Yan now understood
that blood vitality represented not only life force
but also the combined manifestation of physical fitness and strength.
The increase in this value
also represented an increase in Luo Yan's physical strength.
In the perilous Forbidden Land,
every point of improvement meant a greater chance of survival.
Thinking of this,
Luo Yan raised his head
and looked toward the opening at the top of the cave, wanting to escape through it.
Unexpectedly,
when he looked up, he discovered that it was already dark outside the cave.
Luo Yan froze for a moment.
He thought that when he had entered, it had not yet been noon.
In that case,
had he cultivated for an entire afternoon?
Just then,
his ears suddenly caught a faint sound.
Hiss~
It sounded like a snake or insect flicking its tongue.
Luo Yan looked around.
Then, at the place where he had entered, he saw a mass of biological gray light.
The creature was long and flat, probably some kind of python.
Judging from the outline of the gray light, this python was quite large. Moreover, the ring of crimson light representing its life force was extremely bright.
Beside that ring of red light, a number appeared.
318!
Only a few dozen points lower than Luo Yan's.
And far higher than what he had possessed at Primary Level Two.
That meant this python was extremely dangerous.
Very soon,
the python had slithered into the cave. It seemed to be the owner here.
The moment it entered, it looked at Luo Yan.
Then it looked toward the Abyssal Vein, ghostly flames flickering in its snake eyes.
Luo Yan immediately understood.
This Abyssal Vein was not ownerless.
The python before him had a slight bulge on its forehead.
It looked as if it were about to grow horns.
It had clearly undergone an abnormal mutation.
That might have been related to its frequent proximity to the Abyssal Vein.
Luo Yan was now standing right beside the Abyssal Vein.
The python immediately flicked its tongue, then suddenly slammed its tail against the ground and shot forward like lightning!
Snakes moved incredibly fast.
It reached Luo Yan in an instant.
Luo Yan narrowed his eyes slightly and calmly observed the python's movements.
When the python opened its jaws, revealing its sharp fangs,
and lunged for Luo Yan's neck,
Luo Yan suddenly stepped back.
The python's jaws snapped shut and bit into empty air,
but its head was exposed to Luo Yan's gaze!
Luo Yan lowered his waist and settled into a horse stance.
His right hand clenched into a fist.
A surge of primal energy suddenly erupted.
An iron fist slammed forward.
Bang!
The fist struck the python squarely in the head.
It hit the slightly raised portion.
The python convulsed as if struck by lightning.
It sprang into the air.
It landed among the flowers and grass, twisting wildly.
Only after quite a while did it gradually stop.
Luo Yan watched it coldly.
Under the gaze of the Obstacle Breaking Dharma Eye,
he saw the python's ring of fiery red light rapidly dim.
The numbers beside the red light kept dropping.
Until they finally reached zero.
Looking at the python in the grass again, he saw that it was completely motionless.
Its head in particular could no longer maintain its original shape.
That was because its skull had been shattered by Luo Yan.
What Luo Yan had used just now
was precisely
Fist Technique: Bone Shatter!
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