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Chapter 606: The Seal
🕑 Added 2024-04-24 04:52:06 +0000 UTCImmortal Path Space : Table of Content/Chapter List
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Wang Hong followed closely behind the savage beast, flying forward for quite some time until they finally saw an island ahead.
At this moment, many savage beasts had already rushed onto the island. They were no longer calm as before but were now engaged in fierce battles with each other.
In order to avoid attracting the attention of these savage beasts and getting attacked, the five of them suppressed their aura and quietly approached the island.
As they stepped onto the island, Wang Hong could feel that there was a sophisticated formation protecting this island. Despite being in the center of the gravitational pull, the plants and trees on the island remained unaffected.
Strange stones were scattered all over the island, and as soon as they set foot on the small island, they could sense a strange energy filling the air.
This energy was remarkably similar to the power used by the savage beasts, indicating a shared origin.
Wang Hong could sense that this same energy was also present in the Desolate Spirit SeaSpiritual Herb.
At this moment, not far from them, three savage beasts were engaged in a heated battle. The object of their dispute was a fist-sized crystal with a dull gray appearance, unremarkable at first glance. However, the group could clearly sense a pure and potent energy emanating from it.
These three savage beasts seemed to only possess the strength of the third tier. Wang Hong scanned the surroundings and found no other powerful savage beasts nearby.
"Hu Jian, go and snatch that gray crystal quietly. Finish it quickly, and don't alert the other savage beasts," Wang Hong instructed.
"Alright!" Hu Jian stealthily approached with a long-handled broadsword in hand. With a few swift strokes, he dispatched the three savage beasts, picked up the gray crystal, and returned in large strides.
Wang Hong took the crystal and carefully sensed it. It bore some resemblance to the savage beast Blood Crystal but had slightly weaker energy than a third-tier Blood Crystal.
He tried to activate his Cultivation Techniques and absorb a small amount of the energy. He cautiously enveloped this energy with his Spiritual Power before letting it enter his body.
Once it entered his meridians, he loosened his control over the Spiritual Power slightly and attempted to activate it. However, he discovered that this energy could not circulate within his meridians.
As he relaxed his control, the energy bypassed the meridian barriers and entered his muscles and bones.
After his muscles absorbed the energy, he carefully sensed it with his Divine Sense and felt a slight improvement, with no immediate harm apparent.
At his current Body Refining Realm, the Essence Core Pill was no longer effective for him. However, this energy seemed to be beneficial for his Body Refining, which pleasantly surprised Wang Hong.
"Try absorbing some as well," he handed the gray crystal to Hu Jian and started surveying the surroundings.
He noticed many similar crystals within the range of his Divine Sense, some with stronger energy than others. Some had already sparked disputes among the savage beasts, while others remained undiscovered within the rocks.
He also noticed a pattern: the closer they were to the center of the island, the denser the energy within the crystals.
"Your Majesty, this energy can be absorbed, and it seems to be very beneficial for cultivation," Hu Jian joyfully reported after testing the effects of the gray crystal.
"Let's go and grab more crystals. We can't let all the benefits go to the savage beasts," Wang Hong said.
He then instructed everyone to spread out, maintaining a distance of about a mile between each pair, and systematically search and progress together.
With this distribution, they could cover a wider search area and easily provide mutual assistance if needed.
Nascent Soul Cultivators had a Divine Sense range of at least two miles, so as they moved forward, they wouldn't miss a single crystal.
Savage beasts of the fourth tier and above had already headed towards the center of the island. Along their way, they only encountered third-tier savage beasts, which didn't pose a threat to the Nascent Soul experts.
As a result, they harvested quite a number of crystals along the way.
During their journey, they also came across many unique Spiritual Herbs of the Desolate Spirit Sea, some of which they recognized, while others were entirely new to them.
After advancing for dozens of miles, they noticed that the number of fourth-tier savage beasts ahead was gradually increasing, making it impossible to sweep through like before.
The group had to gather once more and proceed cautiously. Each time they encountered a crystal, they had to assess their own strength before deciding whether to compete for it.
Fortunately, these savage beasts were currently solely focused on the crystals. If they voluntarily gave up, the savage beasts wouldn't mindlessly attack, wasting their own time and energy.
Now, almost all of the high-tier savage beasts from the Desolate Spirit Sea had gathered here, and fourth-tier savage beasts were scattered everywhere, their total numbers unknown.
It was surprising to discover such a massive force hidden within the Desolate Spirit Sea. Thankfully, these savage beasts never ventured outside the Desolate Spirit Sea, or it would have caused great trouble.
However, aside from crystals and Spiritual Herbs, they had another valuable harvest on their journey.
That was the corpses of savage beasts, including those they had slain, those that had fallen to other savage beasts in battles, and some that were injured and then finished off by Wang Hong and his group.
As they continued toward the center of the island, the gray crystals became more abundant, and fourth-tier savage beasts grew more numerous.
At this point, they encountered a massive stone wall ahead, covered with gray crystals. In particular, a central area had around two hundred large crystals, and Wang Hong could clearly sense the energy fluctuations even from a distance.
Dozens of powerful savage beasts had gathered beneath the huge stone wall, craving the crystals on it but afraid to approach, growing increasingly restless.
Wang Hong stood at a distance, observing and estimating that the three leading savage beasts at the forefront should possess fifth-tier strength.
Moreover, he noticed several lines of writing on the stone wall, including Human Clan language, Demon Clan language, and several other languages he couldn't recognize.
The Human Clan language read:
"Any Little Yuan Realm Cultivator, never open this seal, or you will bring great calamity upon yourself! Remember! Remember!"
The Demon Clan language read:
"Any Little Yuan Realm Demon Clan, never open..."
The other unknown languages likely conveyed a similar message.
After this warning, Wang Hong carefully scanned the stone wall and its surroundings with his Divine Sense, then noticed traces of a formation.
However, this formation did not seem to require a supply of Spiritual Energy but instead operated using the mysterious energy within the crystals.
Wang Hong also discovered that the crystals on the stone wall had naturally formed here. This was evident from some unformed crystals still visible.
Wang Hong and his group watched from a distance, avoiding getting closer. There were three fifth-tier savage beasts ahead, which was still quite far enough.
These savage beasts obviously couldn't read, as their intelligence was far inferior to Demonic Beasts, and no one had bothered to teach savage beasts to read in their free time in the Desolate Spirit Sea.
So, the warning on the stone wall meant nothing to these savage beasts; they were more interested in the crystals above.
At this moment, one of the fifth-tier savage beasts roared at another fourth-tier savage beast behind it, seemingly trying to intimidate it into reaching for the crystals above.
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Comments
Black Sheep
I feel like this is where the main enemy of this novel.
HighSocks
I’m going to be really disappointed when the demons open the gate with the alters and then they open this seal. I really hope that is not the case.
