"Doesn't taste like much. Not good."
"But the energy is really potent!"
"This stuff melts in your mouth and turns directly into energy, which the body absorbs."
"And it absorbs pretty well, too."
"Other than that, I don't feel anything."
After eating it, Chen Changan felt no unusual effects. The energy it converted into was also quite concentrated.
Long Xi didn't chime in. It wanted to see what Chen Changan was up to—and how much he could eat.
Then Chen Changan began sampling the treasures one by one. In the end, he reached just one conclusion.
They didn't taste like much and weren't good, but they were packed with energy.
"They're all treasures. I'm taking them all!"
Since they caused no discomfort, Chen Changan naturally wasn't going to be polite. He took as many as he could.
As he collected them, he kept moving forward. Though he hadn't answered Long Xi's question earlier, he had noticed the same thing.
Where had everyone who entered this place gone?
But as Chen Changan ventured deeper, he still couldn't sense a single living person.
This place seemed like a vessel for treasures. Nothing but treasures, everywhere he looked.
"Something's not right."
"It's been so long. With your senses, there's no way you wouldn't have noticed anyone else."
"And this space isn't so enormous that it could explain it."
"How can this be?"
Long Xi was growing more and more certain that something was wrong, but couldn't put a finger on it.
Chen Changan stopped as well. This damned place was truly strange.
"Chen Changan, you ate so many treasures earlier and gained so much energy. Has your body changed at all?"
"Or has your cultivation changed?"
At Long Xi's question, Chen Changan shook his head. "I ate a lot, but the energy I