Nanli City is less than three miles away from Nanli Desolate Valley.
It's currently treasure hunting season in the Nanli Desolate Valley, and many people from Nanli Desolate Valley flock there this month to try their luck.
However, most people will join treasure hunting groups and hunt for treasure together.
These treasure-hunting teams are mostly composed of disciples from Jianghu arts sects.
There are anywhere from a few to several dozen people.
Joining a treasure hunt group means you'll have to hand over 10% of the loot, but it's safer.
Those who come to the Nanli Desolate Valley to dig for treasure are not all from Nanli. About 40 percent of them are from other places, mostly Jianghu practitioners, but also some are officials from the imperial court and ordinary people.
In short, the treasure hunting season in the Nanli Desolate Valley is quite a grand event.
Although Ling Yi had heard of the Nanli Desolate Valley and knew about Nanli Desolate Valley treasure hunting season, he had never participated in it.
Seeing the dense crowds on the edge of the Nanli Desolate Valley now is quite a shock.
There are just too many people.
However, Ling Yi also noticed some individuals among these people Aura were rather unique.
After a moment's thought, Ling Yi understood the identities of these people: cultivators.
That makes sense, as there are many rare and precious materials in this Nanli Desolate Valley, some of which are quite valuable even to cultivators.
Ling Yi observed carefully and found that there were quite a few cultivators, at least three to five hundred, and they belonged to different camps, clearly divided.
However, the Aura emanating from these people was far weaker than that of the female cultivator Ling Yi had encountered half a month ago.
Ling Yi judged that these people were probably only at the Qi Refining Stage, with the highest being the Foundation Establishment Stage, and none of them even reaching the Golden Core Stage.
Perhaps, this treasure-hunting season in the Nanli Desolate Valley is also a trial season for some disciples of Immortal Gate.
Just as Ling Yi was looking around, a thin, weasel-faced middle-aged man came up to Ling Yi.
"Is this your first time treasure hunting, my friend?"
"What's wrong?" Ling Yi frowned.
Ling Yi had noticed this middle-aged man long ago; he was an opportunist who peddled antidote pills and Map of the Nanli Desolate Valley.
Ling Yi had originally intended to buy a Map from this person, but unexpectedly, the person came over first.
"Friend, I have high-grade antidote pills and the most detailed Map of the Nanli Desolate Valley. Although the miasma in the valley will decrease significantly this month, places of great treasure always have miasma. You..."
"Forget the antidote pills, give me a Map instead." Ling Yi interrupted him directly.
Two taels of silver.
Two taels of silver is no small sum. If it were all converted into millet, two taels of silver would be enough for an ordinary family to eat for three to five months.
However, Ling Yi was too lazy to bother with such matters and simply took out a piece of silver from his Personal Space and tossed it to the other party.
The man's eyes lit up. After taking the silver, he weighed it briefly, then took out a Map drawn on coarse gray cloth from his pocket and handed it to Ling Yi.
Ling Yi Ling Yi unfolded the Map and took a look. To his surprise, the Map was actually quite detailed.
The safest place to descend into the valley, the deepest point, and the shallowest point are all clearly marked.
It even needs to include approximate distance markings.
Although two taels of silver wasn't cheap, this Map was exactly what Ling Yi needed at the moment.
"Friend, wouldn't you like a dose of detoxifying pills?"
Ling Yi waved his hand, put the Map into his Personal Space, and turned to walk towards the edge of the valley.
The Nanli Desolate Valley is 2,300 li. According to the Map, the deepest part is located in the middle of the desolate valley.
Therefore, Ling Yi needs to travel more than 30 li to the east.
When Ling Yi arrived, he discovered that there were other people there as well.
To be precise, they were a group of cultivators, numbering around thirty, all at least at the Foundation Establishment Stage. Among them, their Aura were significantly stronger than the other cultivators, likely at the Golden Core Realm.
These people were all dressed in matching white robes, each carrying a sword on their back and a pendant engraved with a sword at their waist.
The leader, a Golden Core Realm expert, was holding a compass and gesturing something towards the valley below.
Ling Yi's arrival immediately drew the attention of all the cultivators.
They could all see that Ling Yi was not a cultivator, because there was no Spiritual Power emanating from him.
Then, to the astonishment of these cultivators, Ling Yi jumped directly down into the valley.
"Hiss, does this guy have a death wish?" one of them couldn't help but exclaim.
"This person possesses incredibly strong Qi and Blood; he must be a martial arts master in the mortal realm. Judging by his Power of Qi and Blood, he's at least a master of the Baodan Realm. If we encounter him later, we should all be more polite."
The leading Golden Core Realm cultivator offered a reminder.
A cultivator at the Baodan Realm strength comparable to the Golden Core Realm cultivator among immortals.
Their methods may be slightly inferior, but in terms of Combat, they are not far behind.
"Alright, it's time for us to head down into the valley. Draw your swords!"
Following the command from the Golden Core Realm, everyone formed sword incantations with their hands, and their swords suddenly flew out from behind them, landing in front of them.
Each of them jumped onto their own Flying Sword and slowly ascended into the air.
"Walk!"
At a command, these cultivators Sword Control Flight, descending into the depths of the valley.
At this moment, Ling Yi had already crashed into the valley.
There was nothing we could do; he couldn't fly, so we had to bring him down.
"Ugh, ptooey!" Ling Yi stepped out of the dusty pit.
"I wonder when I'll be able to sign up for a flying Divine Ability!" Ling Yi said, looking around.
The surrounding area was shrouded in mist, with visibility Piu-piu to no more than ten meters, severely impacting sight.
Because sunlight couldn't shine directly in, and the sky above was also shrouded in miasma, the light was somewhat dim.
"Never mind, let's sign in first!"
Ling Yi opened the system interface and clicked "Check-in".
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully checked in and received a reward: World Tree Seed. It has been automatically implanted into your Personal Space."
The World Tree Seed? Is it the World Tree Seed I understand it to be?
Ling Yi instinctively wanted to take out the World Tree Seed to take a look, but he couldn't find the so-called World Tree Seed in his Personal Space.
Just as Ling Yi was wondering what was going on, he unexpectedly discovered that a small sapling had appeared in the very center of his Personal Space.
The sapling grew rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in the blink of an eye, it became a towering tree hundreds of meters tall.
The crown of the World Tree reaches exactly to the top of the Personal Space.
Ling Yi understood that the size of the World Tree was also related to his physical constitution.
"What's the use of this thing?"
The moment Ling Yi had this thought, a piece of information appeared in his mind.
After Ling Yi finished browsing the information, his eyes lit up instantly, and the next moment, Ling Yi's figure disappeared.
He had already appeared in his Personal Space.
"Ha ha..."
Standing beneath the World Tree in his Personal Space, Ling Yi couldn't help but burst into laughter.
His Personal Space was upgraded because of this World Tree, transforming directly from Personal Space into Personal Small World.
This place not only has air and earth, but most importantly, it has an extremely rich Spiritual Qi.
Although his Personal Small World is currently only 341 meters long, wide, and high, Ling Yi believes that sooner or later it will become a truly large Personal Small World.
With a thought, Ling Yi left his Personal Small World, and the next moment, Ling Yi figure appeared hundreds of meters away.
This is the second ability that his Personal Small World grants him: the ability to Teleportation at will within a radius of 341 meters.
However, the Personal Small World cannot yet be considered a true world because it lacks the Power of Rules.
Only when the World Tree bears the fruit of rules, and the Personal Small World is created, can it be considered a true mini-world.
At that time, Ling Yi will truly be invincible.
Unfortunately, it will take a long time before the World Tree bears fruit.
A thousand years, ten thousand years? It certainly won't be a short time.
But it's okay, we may not have much else, but we have a long lifespan.
Ling Yi was very satisfied with this sign-in reward, as it significantly improved both Ling Yi mobility and safety.
So what if I can't fly? I can Teleportation!
Ling Yi's figure began to dart around the valley, and in a flash, he arrived at the side of a cold pool.
"Strange, why is it so cold here?"
If even Ling Yi felt cold, then this temperature was beyond what an ordinary person could withstand.
Ling Yi bent down and reached into the water, grabbing a handful.
For Ling Yi, this temperature was like ice water filled with ice cubes—icy cold.
This was Ling Yi's feeling, but for an ordinary person, just touching them would probably freeze them solid.
Strangely, despite the extremely low temperature, the water in this icy pool did not freeze.
Clearly, there's something strange about this pool of water.
Perhaps because of the cold pool, there was not a trace of mist within a kilometer radius around it.
Just then, a huge black Shadow rose rapidly from the icy pool.
In an instant, a giant, dark blue python with two snake heads rose up from the icy pool with a roar.
"Holy crap!"
Ling Yi instinctively Teleportation back several hundred meters, staring incredulously at the enormous creature before him.
Ling Yi saw an inhuman greed in the eyes of the two-headed python.
As if it had spotted a delicious delicacy, the two heads of the giant python stared intently at Ling Yi, drooling and licking its lips with its tongue.
It seems to be saying, "Delicious, I want to eat it!"
The next moment, the massive two-headed python twisted its enormous body a few times and charged toward Ling Yi with Lightning speed.
only...
"Bang!"
The two-headed python had barely begun its charge when it crashed headfirst into the unseen Protective Thorn Formation, instantly leaving it dizzy and disoriented.
Both snake heads were jolted to the right by the immense rebound force of the Thorns array covering them.
"Awooo!"
The two-headed python was clearly hurt by the impact, but it didn't know what had caused it. Unwilling to accept defeat, it mustered all its strength and charged at Ling Yi again.
"Bang, bang!"
"Awooo, hoo, woo!"
This time the attack was even more ferocious; the Protective Thorn Formation could reflect damage by a factor of two.
Furthermore, the multiplier of the reflected damage is related to Ling Yi's physique.
That's roughly 10 points of Constitution, plus 1x damage reflection. With Ling Yi's current Constitution of 341 points, that translates to 34x damage reflection.
The two-headed python is a classic case of "I hit myself," and ended up seriously injuring itself.
"Hehehe!" Ling Yi laughed when he saw that the two-headed python couldn't break through his defenses and had even knocked him dizzy.
He teleported behind the two-headed python in an Teleportation, grabbed its tail, and swung it with all his might.
The immense force Ling Yi the over fifty-meter-long, two-headed python into the air like a rope, before slamming it heavily to the ground.
Up and down, left and right, left and right... Ling Yi the giant python in a series of powerful whirlwinds, turning the once arrogant python into a useless snake.
The sight of Ling Yi's giant windmill and two-headed python was witnessed by the thirty cultivators who had just arrived on their Sword Control...