In the days that followed.
The Dragon Bone Flying Boat spiraled deeper into the inner region of the Tianxuan Continent.
Gu Chenfeng and his four companions took the opportunity to hunt Star Beasts, collect star crystals, and search for resources wherever Star Beasts gathered, reaping a considerable harvest.
And as they ventured ever deeper toward the continent's core.
The Star Beasts entrenched in each area grew increasingly powerful. As everyone took turns slaughtering them, their battles lasted longer, and the Secret Arts and Divine Abilities they displayed grew more formidable.
This delighted Gu Chenfeng.
He could seize these opportunities to use the Star Mirror Secret Art to continually observe and deduce their methods.
Coupled with the pointers and guidance that the Barbarian God, the Dragon Emperor, and Taiching Daoist volunteered.
Gu Chenfeng could clearly feel his strength steadily improving, and his Star Mirror Secret Art advancing as well.
To draw on everyone's strengths, Gu Chenfeng took the initiative with the solitary Heavenly Demoness, who barely acknowledged him.
He volunteered to team up with the Heavenly Demoness to slaughter Star Beasts, secretly observing her Curse Secret Art and gaining something from it as well.
They continued exploring deeper in this fashion.
At last, upon reaching the depths of the Tianxuan Continent's inner region, they encountered their first Half-Saint-level Star Beast.
This was a deep pit in the continent's inner region, sinking nearly a thousand zhang underground.
At the bottom lay a black lake. Its waters were thick and pitch-black, with white bones faintly visible on the surface, and a chilling, unnerving aura quietly rose from it.
At that moment, the Dragon Bone Flying Boat hovered above the pit.
Two figures flashed down. Gu Chenfeng and the Heavenly Demoness, who wore the Bronze Mask, landed together at the edge of the abyss