Ch. 10 - Earth Spirit Milk, Secret Place
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Haha, the pet and the pet owner competing for resources. That's a funny picture.
This chapter is broken. Please report this on discord.
Haha, the pet and the pet owner competing for resources. That's a funny picture.
Wu Liang took off running in one direction, completely oblivious to Ling Qingxue's dark expression.
This little food-obsessed mongrel was driving her nearly insane.
She had already fed him everything she could, leaving her only a First Level early-stage Long-Eared Rabbit—the one she had planned to exchange for Vitality Pills.
"I regret it!"
Ling Qingxue sighed heavily and could only follow him again.
A reborn Empress becoming the guard of a mongrel; what kind of script did she have in this life?!
Ignoring Ling Qingxue's mutterings in his mind, Wu Liang kept rushing forward.
The tantalizing scent of molten rock lingered in his nostrils, overwhelming him with excitement.
Soon, Wu Liang darted into a cave, undeterred by the dim light.
Finally, a pool of water about ten meters wide appeared before him.
In the pool, there were a dozen or so strange, fiery red fish with odd scales.
"What kind of fish are these? Why do they smell so good? And the water has a refreshing fragrance too. They must be extraordinary!"
Thinking of this, Wu Liang lay down by the pool's edge and began slurping water.
[Ding! Diluted Earth Spirit Milk consumed. Defense +1, Spirit +1!]
A rare treasure!
Wu Liang was so excited he almost jumped up.
He had only drunk a few dozen liters of pool water, yet he had already gained a point of defense and a point of spirit.
The pool here had such a large volume of water; if he drank it all, his attribute values would skyrocket!
With this in mind, Wu Liang continued to guzzle.
Ling Qingxue, who had followed him in, saw this scene and her pupils shrank sharply.
"A spiritual spring containing a trace of Earth Spirit Milk, and there are even over a dozen Dragon Blood Fish!"
Earth Spirit Milk was a spiritual medicine, and a top-grade one at that. It could strengthen the body and enhance spiritual power.
Dragon Blood Fish were even more exotic beasts, said to possess dragon blood. Their flesh contained a vast amount of vital energy, and consuming them could significantly increase vitality points!
"With these things, I can quickly advance to the First Rank mid-stage, and even the late-stage is quite possible!"
The only thing that puzzled her was that Dragon Blood Fish seemed to only appear in secret places.
Linjiang City had three major secret places: two low-level and one mid-level.
The two low-level secret places belonged to Linjiang High School and the City Lord's Mansion, respectively, while the mid-level secret place belonged solely to the City Lord.
Generally, before the national martial arts exam, the City Lord allowed the top ten students from Linjiang High School to enter the mid-level secret place for training, with guards assigned to protect them.
But none of the three secret places were located in the Green Forest.
A wild idea popped into Ling Qingxue's mind upon this thought.
"There's a high chance there's an entrance to a secret place here, perhaps even an unexplored one!"
However, Ling Qingxue was not carried away by this pleasant surprise.
The secret place contained abundant resources, and as the first to enter, she could certainly claim the most valuable items.
With resources at her disposal, she could quickly improve herself.
Afterward, she could sell the secret place information to the City Lord and receive another reward, maximizing her profits.
However, even a low-level secret place contained many Second- and Third Level magical beasts because this was an unexplored place, unlike those that had been explored countless times.
"I need to reach the Second Rank to prepare myself before entering; otherwise, I can't even guarantee my own safety!"
Suppressing her excitement, Ling Qingxue began to plan her strategy regarding the Dragon Blood Fish in the spirit spring.
That damned Wu Liang had already gulped a lot of spirit spring water, and if he kept consuming more, she wouldn't get much left.
She jumped directly into the spiritual spring, using her cultivation technique to absorb the thin layer of Earth Spirit Essence within.
Feeling that the progress of his attributes had slowed down, Wu Liang mentally grumbled a few times.
She doesn't even give way to a kid! This pet owner is so selfish! I don't have any cultivation techniques to buff myself.
No way, gotta take more!
Wu Liang gritted his teeth and spent 10 evolution points to upgrade the "Gluttonous Stomach" skill.
[Gluttonous Stomach Lv4: Fixed passive skill, representing the digestive abilities of the Gluttonous Beast. The stomach can store 40 cubic meters of food and can digest everything to nourish itself. Digestion speed increased by 50%.]
With increased digestion speed and increased stomach capacity, Wu Liang was already burying his head in the pool, frantically sucking up the water.
Originally, he wanted to save the water for evolving his bloodline, but now he had to upgrade the skill first; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to compete with Ling Qingxue.
Only five evolution points left. A long road ahead!
A slow smile spread across Ling Qingxue's face. Although her vitality points had not increased much, currently only around 135 points, her physical strength had improved dramatically, and her spiritual power had also risen to the early stage of the First Rank of Spiritual Master.
"Excellent! With my spiritual power reaching the First Rank, I'll be able to master the "Divine Star Ten Thousand Manifestations" technique much faster—five days will be enough!"
The First Rank of the Spiritual Master will already allow her to influence enemies and even set up spirit formations!
That's right, formations!
Martial artists were simply a general term for cultivators in this world, and were divided into two paths: Physical Cultivators and Spiritual Masters!
Physical Cultivators focused on improving their physical bodies and enhancing vitality, using brute force to overwhelm others, with a single punch capable of shaking mountains and rivers.
Imperial Rank Physical Cultivators were truly invincible in terms of physical strength, fearing no attack.
Spiritual Masters, on the other hand, focused on cultivating spiritual power and were further divided into minor paths: Formation Master, Alchemist, Weapon Forger, Puppet Master...
In her previous life, Ling Qingxue cultivated both paths simultaneously, becoming not only an Imperial Rank Physical Cultivator but also an Imperial Rank Spiritual Master, achieving the title of Invincible Empress.
Formations were her forte, and she also dabbled in alchemy and weapon crafting, though not proficiently; probably only at the King Rank.
Her spiritual energy reached the bottom of the pool and detected an unusual spatial fluctuation.
This proved that there really was a secret place at the bottom of the pool!
"Once I finish the mock joint exam at Linjiang Middle School, I might be able to advance to the Second Rank. Then I can explore the secret place!"
She glanced at Wu Liang and almost lost her composure.
His black head was submerged in the pool, creating a small whirlpool.
If that were all, it wouldn't have shocked her so much.
However, she discovered that Wu Liang's physical strength and spiritual power were already approaching the early-stage of the First Level of a magical beast!
At least a hundred points were needed to qualify as an entry-level!
Wu Liang pulled his head above the water to breathe fresh air, nearly suffocating.
"What's the big deal? I'm a Gluttonous Beast, the Gluttonous Beast that devours everything, understand?
This little skill is nothing. After I evolve a few times, even the City Lord will have to kneel in front of me and call me ‘Master’."
He patted his stomach; he really couldn't ingest anymore and could only wait for it to digest.
[Host: Wu Liang]
[Beast: Devouring Beast (Next Form: Gluttonous Beast, Required Evolution Points: 100)]
[Rank: Unranked]
[Talent: Devouring All Things (30%)]
[Bloodline: Low Level two-star]
[Attack: 40]
[Defense: 98]
[Speed: 26]
[Spirit: 82]
[Evolution Points: 15]
[Skills: Gluttonous Stomach lv4, Greed lv1, Damage Reduction lv1, Size Control lv1, Supernatural Smell lv1]
.......
Wu Liang sighed with a hint of resignation.
"This set of attributes is really unbalanced. Defense is almost comparable to a First Level early-stage magical beast, but the strength and speed are only comparable to ordinary animals."
The attributes gained from devouring magical beasts were more evenly distributed.
Natural treasures and precious herbs, on the other hand, had limited effects and boosted only one type of attribute.