Ch. 66 - Flame Spirit
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"Something seems off here!"
Ling Qingxue frowned slightly as she used her spiritual energy to probe the depths of the yellow sand beneath her feet.
"Eh, what is it?" Wu Liang asked, puzzled.
The dragon corpse had been found, the Dragon Blood Sandworm Kings had been killed, and there was nothing else here besides sand.
The only valuable thing might be the Dragon Blood Tree.
Ling Qingxue unleashed all her spiritual energy, simultaneously circulating the 'One Thousand Sources Return to One' technique within her body, a sense of resonance emerging in her mind.
A faint smile appeared on her lips.
"I understand now. This was indeed initially just an ordinary low-level secret place, but when this dragon subspecies, the Fiery Azure Dragon, fell into it, its fiery energy source combined with the energy within the secret place, giving rise to the Flame Spirit. It was the power of the Flame Spirit that turned this place into a desert!"
The Flame Spirit, like the Star Spirit, was an elemental spirit, essential for her cultivation of the 'One Thousand Sources Return to One' technique.
Just now, when she activated the 'One Thousand Sources Return to One' technique, she sensed something unusual. When she probed into the ground with her spiritual power, she discovered the Flame Spirit hidden beneath the yellow sand.
Absorbing this Flame Spirit would boost her cultivation technique, greatly increasing her energy refining speed and enhancing her vital energy!
"She even managed to find an elemental spirit. The Grumpy Empress's luck is pretty good," Wu Liang muttered.
He had to fetch food himself, while the reborn Empress could just pick it up anywhere.
This wasn't fair…
"We don't have much time. We need to refine everything we can quickly!"
The two divided the work. Wu Liang killed and devoured the sandworm beasts and swallowed the dragon bones whole.
Ling Qingxue, on the other hand, refined three Dragon Blood Fruits while simultaneously fusing the Flame Spirit.
......
Time slowly passed.
Outside the secret place, Lin Zhennan and Liu Qingshan were growing increasingly anxious.
More than ten days had passed, and Ling Qingxue and Wu Liang still hadn't come out.
A normal secret place would be very stable, allowing them to enter even while suppressing their own levels. However, the Dragon Corpse secret place was unique.
The entrance was permanently closed and extremely fragile. Any martial artist above the Third Rank who attempted to enter would cause fluctuations in the entrance, potentially destroying it.
The two had no other option but to guard the entrance and prevent anyone from approaching.
"Old Liu, why don't we get a few Third Rank martial artists from your Linjiang Middle School to go in and take a look? After all, this is an unexplored secret place!" Lin Zhennan suggested.
After waiting for more than ten days, Liu Qingshan was increasingly anxious, so he agreed and took out his phone to contact several teachers at Linjiang Middle School.
However, his message had barely been sent when ripples emanated from the entrance to the secret place, and then Ling Qingxue and Wu Liang appeared before him.
Liu Qingshan looked at her with a somewhat reproachful expression.
"You're being far too reckless, child! Daring to venture into an unexplored secret place! What if something goes wrong?"
Ling Qingxue smiled slightly. "I don't do things without preparation. And besides, there's something very important to me in this secret place."
Lin Zhennan looked curious. "What could be so important to you?"
"The bones of a dragon subspecies."
Hearing this, both of them were shocked.
Even a dragon subspecies was extremely precious. Beasts with dragon bloodlines were rare ,and they had the potential to grow to the King Level.
As if thinking of something, Liu Qingshan's expression changed.
"You mean the dragon corpse that fell into our Linjiang City hundreds of years ago ended up in this secret place?"
Ling Qingxue nodded. "That's right. When I first entered the Green Forest, I discovered the Dragon Blood Fish and the entrance to the secret place in this cave. After consulting the Chronicles of Linjiang County, I deduced that dragon bones existed here, and I entered this place to find them!"
Liu Qingshan's face lit up with excitement. After absorbing the dragon bones, Wu Liang's strength would rise again, greatly increasing his chances of ranking in the top ten in the martial arts exam.
With the training at Lingtian Middle School, ranking in the top ten in the martial arts exam was practically guaranteed!
"This secret place can serve as a resource pool for Linjiang Middle School in the future, and there's also a Dragon Blood Tree inside. However, it will likely take many years for it to bear Dragon Blood Fruits," Ling Qingxue added.
The Dragon Blood Tree survived, but without a steady supply of dragon blood to nourish it, the time required for fruiting would be extremely long. Centuries had passed, and the dragon's blood remaining in the secret place was now scarce. How many Dragon Blood Fruits it could yield was uncertain.
Liu Qingshan burst into tears; life was truly getting better and better.
With two more secret places now available, Linjiang Middle School would have even more resources and more opportunities for training.
Secret places were truly valuable assets, far more precious than readily available resources.
"Hahaha, Old Liu, are you really that poor? It's just a low-level secret place, why are you so happy?" Lin Zhennan teased.
Liu Qingshan wiped away his tears, somewhat annoyed.
"Director Lin, you don't know the cost of living. Our Linjiang Middle School's annual budget is so limited, and we only have one secret place. Finding a good student is practically impossible. If it weren't for Qingxue emerging, I, the principal, would be begging on the streets!"
Lin Zhennan's lips twitched.
Well, of course, he's complaining about being broke, blaming me for not allocating enough funds...
He rubbed his temples. "Alright, alright, I'll double the education funding for Linjiang Middle School next year. That's the limit; any more and it will be me who has to beg on the streets."
Hearing this, Liu Qingshan beamed.
"That's more like it! How can you educate good students without money these days? How can you build powerful martial artists without money?"
Lin Zhennan looked troubled. "Old Liu, do you think being the director of the Education Bureau is easy? Every day, people come to me crying about not having enough funds or resources. I'm at my wits' end. If I give you more, I have to squeeze it out from others. I'm in a difficult position too."
Ling Qingxue watched the two complaining to each other, her expression quite strange.
As the saying goes: Those in positions of power must fulfill their responsibilities.
Every position has its difficulties. If there are no difficulties...
Then it only means you haven't done any real work; all the money has gone into your own pocket.
"Principal, Director Lin, can we go back now? My beast has finished devouring the dragon bones and is about to begin evolving. If we're any later, we might have to postpone our trip to Lingtian Middle School."
Hearing this, Lin Zhennan's breath hitched.
Another evolution!
Wu Liang's Taotie Bloodline was already quite potent; this further evolution would lead to unimaginable future achievements!
"Come on, I'll use my magical beast to send you back to school. Once your beast has finished evolving, we'll set off for Lingtian Middle School!"
Lin Zhennan immediately summoned his Sky-Splitting Frost Eagle.
After reaching the Fifth Rank, a martial artist could create a personal space on their body.
The magical beasts could reside within this personal space and freely enter and exit it.
Additionally, the personal space could increase the magical beast's energy and wounds recovery speed, making it an excellent choice when it was injured.
Ling Qingxue, however, could not do this yet.