Joint Hunt (5K)

Gu Yuanqing watched quietly without making any move. When he looked at the Heavenly Demon, he showed not the slightest hostility, lest it grow alert and bring unforeseen complications.

His gaze swept across the surroundings.

A thin veil of poisonous miasma still hung above the canyon, while rolling mountain ranges stretched all around.

After a moment, he slightly closed his eyes and used his divine sense to perceive the spiritual energy and Great Dao of this world.

He could clearly sense a subtle yet fundamental difference between the spiritual energy here and that of the Spirit Realm, indicating that this world's Great Dao also differed from the Spirit Realm's.

His vast, sea-like divine sense silently spread through this heaven and earth like a spiderweb, carefully sensing and analyzing every aspect of this world.

First came the spiritual energy here.

The feedback from his divine sense was entirely different from that of the Spirit Realm.

The Spirit Realm's spiritual energy was clear and lively, brimming with vitality and easy to draw upon and refine. The spiritual energy of this world, however, was relatively turbid. Though its total quantity was considerable, it seemed bound by some invisible shackle, lacking that spiritual vitality and carrying a trace of foul demonic intent.

If an ordinary cultivator drew this energy into their body, a single careless moment could allow the demonic intent within to erode them.

Next were the rules of the Great Dao.

The Great Dao of this world appeared to share the same origin as that of the Spirit Realm, yet there were obvious differences in its finer details.

For instance, the circulation of the Five Elements was somewhat obscure and sluggish. The powers of wood and fire were clearly suppressed, while those of earth and water were comparatively active.

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