txolops Chapter 47: The Divination Refreshes! Minor Misfortune!
Chapter 47: The Divination Refreshes! Minor Misfortune!
Chapter 47: The Divination Refreshes! Minor Misfortune!
Lin Chuan concealed himself, quietly waiting for the mist to be dispelled by the Moon Sun Pearl.
The divination results were updated on time!
Today's divination result: Minor misfortune.
[The divination indicates that at 4 PM tonight, you entered a stone hall in the ring-shaped mountain range, where you discovered a large quantity of spiritual herbs and also saw a black dragon. Subsequently, because Zhou Yi, one of the two beauties of the Hidden Moon Sect, used a minor five-element restriction talisman during her evacuation, it triggered the original restriction of the underground world, sealing it off. You and Nangong Wan were trapped and fought the black dragon.]
"Um?"
Upon seeing the divination result, Lin Chuan frowned.
However, before he could think about it, he suddenly felt an extremely amazing spiritual energy fluctuation coming from the depths of the fog sea in the southwest!
The fluctuations were immense and powerful.
It instantly attracted the attention of all the lurking individuals within a radius of dozens of miles.
The next moment, a huge pillar of light, several feet in diameter and composed entirely of milky white light, suddenly shot into the sky from the mist!
The beam of light pierced through the fog and soared into the sky. High above the vast sea of fog, it rapidly condensed and compressed, eventually forming a huge, dazzling sphere of light, as bright as a small sun!
"The Moon Pearl—it's beginning to unleash its power!"
Lin Chuan's eyes narrowed.
In sight, the beam of light continued to inject energy, making the sphere of light brighter and larger, and the light it emitted even temporarily dispelled the gloom in some areas below.
A moment later, the beam of light came to an abrupt end.
The sphere of light, suspended high in the sky like a second sun, twisted violently.
"Bang!!!"
A deafening roar, as if the world had just been created, suddenly erupted!
The giant sphere of light exploded completely high in the sky!
Instead of a devastating shockwave, there were countless fist-sized, pure and bright milky-white specks of light.
Like the most dazzling meteor shower, or a grand and beautiful rain of light, it swept across the vast sea of fog below.
Each white dot of light that fell into the thick fog reacted violently, like a drop of boiling oil being thrown into water!
The dense fog nearby seemed to come alive, transforming into rolling white fog dragons that frantically converged towards the point of light.
However, as soon as the fog came into contact with the light, it melted and faded quickly, just like ice and snow meeting the scorching sun, making a soft "sizzling" sound.
With each dissipation of a patch of mist, the light from the point of light dims slightly.
Countless points of light fell in at the same time, and the entire vast sea of fog came to a complete boil!
Roll! Roar! Boil!
A clash between light and fog.
It lasted for about fifteen minutes.
Ultimately, the pure light gradually gained the upper hand.
Large swaths of thick, obscuring white fog slowly dissipated, faded, and disappeared completely, like the receding tide!
The dense fog that had shrouded the crater for countless years was finally forcibly dispelled by the magical power of the Moon Pearl!
For the first time, the true face of the crater was revealed so clearly to all the survivors.
Lin Chuan looked up.
My heart trembled once again.
The mountain range before us is incredibly precipitous! It is towering, estimated to be at least a thousand feet high, with its upper half already hidden in the clouds.
The mountainside is covered with jagged rocks and steep cliffs, a truly awe-inspiring sight.
The towering ancient trees, which require several people to encircle, are densely packed all over the mountain, adding to its primitive and wild atmosphere. The mountain range extends to both sides, stretching endlessly with towering peaks, and you can't see where the end is. It is magnificent and imposing.
After a brief moment of shock, a tense yet excited atmosphere instantly spread at the foot of the crater after the fog dissipated.
"call out--!"
From a dense thicket not far away, a figure could no longer contain himself and shot out first!
This person seemed to have been prepared, heading directly towards a relatively gentle, less steep slope at the foot of the mountain, which appeared to be the best path for climbing.
This move, like a stone thrown into calm water, instantly broke the deadlock and stirred the nerves of all the lurkers!
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
Immediately afterwards, several more figures suddenly leaped out from different hiding places.
They stopped hiding and ran towards the gentle mountain path!
Everyone was pushing themselves to their absolute fastest speed, as if they were afraid of falling behind and having their precious elixir snatched up by someone else.
After rushing up the mountain, these people, perhaps out of fear of each other, spontaneously distanced themselves and chose different entry points and paths, like several sharp arrows shooting into the vast forest from different directions.
Lin Chuan's eyes flickered slightly, and he no longer hesitated.
He also emerged from his hiding place, his Cloud-Stepping Boots flashing slightly. With the help of the Wind-Riding Technique, he disappeared into the forest in a few leaps.
As the last few figures disappeared into the forest, a brief silence returned to the foot of the ring mountain, as if the struggle had never happened.
About the time it takes for an incense stick to burn has passed again.
Not too far from where Lin Chuan had initially hidden, behind a giant tree that required several people to encircle, a cautious figure slowly and silently emerged.
This man had an ordinary appearance; he was none other than Han Li.
He scanned the deserted foot of the mountain with his sharp eyes, then looked up at the cloud-shrouded, treacherous ring of mountains.
There was no sign of urgency on his face.
"It's good to let them go and scout ahead first—"
Han Li muttered to himself.
His eyes flashed with his usual caution.
He decided that he would wait until all the eager "pioneers" had gone up the mountain and ventured a certain distance before choosing a relatively safe route to climb the mountain and search for medicine.
Moreover, what Han Li, who possesses the mysterious little green bottle, truly desires is not a mature elixir.
Rather, they are the seedlings that have not yet grown.
Mature medicinal herbs are indeed precious, but when taken out of the forbidden area, the spirit beasts raised by the seven sects can smell the medicine in the storage bag. If it is discovered that they are hiding them, they will be confiscated at best, and severely punished at worst.
As for handing over spiritual herbs, the sect would at most reward one Foundation Establishment Pill. For someone with a pseudo-spiritual root like Han Li, one pill would be far from enough.
But seedlings are different.
Those neglected young plants, once taken out of the forbidden area, can only survive for one or two years.
However, this period of time was enough for Han Li to use the small green bottle to accelerate the growth of the seedlings several times over!
This is Han Li's greatest opportunity.
Therefore, his trip was solely focused on finding seedlings and avoiding conflict with others.
After entering the ring-shaped mountain range, Lin Chuan did not wander around aimlessly like a headless fly.
With his extraordinary spiritual sense, he carefully explored the surrounding environment while selectively moving towards areas with relatively rich spiritual energy and unique terrain.
The recently updated "minor misfortune" divination made him wary, and he temporarily designated the stone palace area where the black dragon was hidden as a restricted area.
Never approach easily.
Soon after, he arrived at the edge of a secluded valley.
The valley was dimly lit, and a faint, fishy odor filled the air; one could also vaguely hear dense sounds...
A squeaking sound.
A sweep of divine sense revealed hundreds of fist-sized, jet-black creatures with red eyes hanging upside down on the rocky walls at the bottom of the valley.
The Light Bat Monster - a mid-level level one Bloodthirsty Bat.
A swarm of bats of this size would be enough to deter an ordinary late-stage Qi Refining cultivator.
Once entangled, the protective aura will be quickly exhausted, leading to a miserable end.
However, for Lin Chuan, who possesses several top-tier defensive magical artifacts, this was not an insurmountable obstacle.
His sharp eyes had already pierced through the gaps in the bat swarm, spotting several bright purple glints swaying among the rocks at the bottom of the valley—
It is one of the three main ingredients for refining the Foundation Building Pill: Purple Monkey Flower!
"Fortune favors the bold." Lin Chuan's mind raced, and he no longer hesitated. He leaped into the valley like a great bird!
"Squeak squeak squeak—!!"
His intrusion.
It instantly startled the entire swarm of bats!
Hundreds of bloodthirsty bats, like a hornet's nest that had been poked open, emitted sharp and piercing screechs, transforming into a dark, oppressive cloud as they swarmed madly toward Lin Chuan!
Its sharp claws and fangs gleamed coldly, and it spewed a pungent, paralyzing wind.
Faced with such an offensive, Lin Chuan remained unfazed.
He made a hand seal with his left hand, and a yellow umbrella-shaped magical artifact flew out of his storage bag.
It was obtained from Feng Yue—the Yellow Silk Umbrella, a top-tier defensive magic weapon!
The yellow umbrella automatically opened and hovered above Lin Chuan's head, casting down solid yellow light curtains to form a sturdy light shield that completely protected Lin Chuan.
"Bang bang bang!"
"Hiss hiss hiss!"
Hundreds of bats crashed into the yellow light barrier one after another, some were bounced away, and others were burned by the barrier's own defensive spiritual power, emitting painful screams.
The light shield remained as steady as a rock, completely still.
Ignoring the frenzied attacks around him, Lin Chuan, wearing Cloud-Stepping Boots, moved swiftly through the valley.
With precise and swift movements, he carefully dug up the three purple monkey flowers, some of which were hundreds of years old, with their roots, using a jade shovel, and sealed them in a specially made jade box.
After succeeding, he did not linger.
Taking advantage of the still stable light shield of the yellow umbrella, he swayed and used the astonishing speed brought by his cloud-stepping boots to break out of the bat swarm's encirclement. In a few leaps, he disappeared above the valley.
It left behind a trail of angry and futile screams.
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