Chapter 50
Infiltrating the Sacred Spring, the Little Qilin Makes a Strange Move!
Chapter 50 Infiltrating the Sacred Spring, the Little Qilin Makes a Strange Move!
"It's nearby!"
Ling Tianyu appeared on a desolate mountain rarely visited by humans.
"Judging from the recent frequency of appearances of the Giant-Eyed Blood Rat, there's a high probability that there's an entrance to the Sacred Spring here!"
That's right! Ling Tianyu's plan was to explore the location of the Earthly Sacred Spring through the Demon Cave and take the opportunity to cultivate.
Since even the One-Eyed Demon Wolf can absorb the Holy Spring to advance, there's no reason why I can't!
These rare and precious materials are of great benefit to the cultivation of beginner-level magic systems, and are perfect for breaking through to the intermediate level of dual-system magic.
In this way, reaching the intermediate level of both the Mind System and the Space System will be just around the corner.
As long as the mind does not slip, there are more solutions than difficulties.
Mo Fan's duel with Yu Ang revealed his dual-elemental talent, but in the end, he only gained the qualification to cultivate in the Seven Heavens Sacred Spring.
And if I'm willing, I can enjoy the warmth of the Earthly Holy Spring for the rest of the six months!
Since the Holy Spring will eventually end up in Mo Fan's little mudskipper anyway, we might as well make the most of it.
Ling Tianyu first entrusted Lingling to use her hacking skills to hack into the Bo City Hunter Alliance system and obtain the distribution map of Bo City's sewers and the recent locations of the Giant-Eyed Blood Rat.
The focus is on remote locations, and the ability to connect to the sewer lines of the landmark building, the Silver Trade Building, in Bo City. Combining these four factors, the most likely location of the hole can be predicted.
Following a faint, fishy smell, we approached a low thicket of bushes.
"here!"
Ling Tianyu parted the grass, and a bottomless cave came into view. It was dark and deep, like the gaping maw of an abyss, where once you fell in, you would never be able to escape.
Ling Tianyu had no idea how many demons were among them. His mind-based abilities could only detect a radius of thirty meters, which was only a matter of a second or two for the demons to move so quickly.
Bloodvine Armor!
Ling Tianyu summoned his armored demonic artifact, [Taihong], and was fully armed, ready for battle.
There are countless cases of mid-level mages being ambushed and killed by their servant demons due to momentary lapses in attention. Ling Tianyu would not make such a basic mistake. He was on high alert and activated his mental detection at full speed.
Taking a deep breath as usual, Ling Tianyu gripped his sword with both hands and stepped into the cave.
The tunnel actually dug by the giant-eyed rats is less than fifty meters long; the rest of the route largely overlaps with the sewer lines.
As Ling Tianyu stepped into the sewer and went down about forty meters, he heard unusual noises in front of him.
With a sharp look, the [Taihong] sword slashed, instantly splitting the giant-eyed rat in two, blood splattering everywhere, its corpse collapsing limply into the filthy sewer.
Perhaps it's because Bocheng is located in the south, with astonishing rainfall, especially in summer when torrential rains come one after another, resulting in a dense network of drainage channels with intricate pathways.
Currently, this arrangement seems fine, but it also foreshadows the demon attack on the city six months later.
As for how Ling Tianyu found his way through the complex route?
It has to be our little demon-hunting genius, Lingling!
Her positioning system, combined with the sewer topographic map, was enough to allow Ling Tianyu to walk underground without getting lost.
Along the way, Ling Tianyu only encountered grunts like the Giant-Eyed Blood Rat, and didn't see a single One-Eyed Demon Wolf.
Based on the timeline, the Giant-Eyed Blood Rat's burrow should not have extended into the An Realm yet, and the advanced demonic wolf last time should have just accidentally wandered in.
These demonic servants were no match for Ling Tianyu; he didn't even need to cast spells. He had already gone several hundred meters into the cave, and all three of his magical energy types, except for the mind-based type, were at full capacity.
Following the Bocheng sewer system, Ling Tianyu walked and stopped, a refreshing and warm feeling washing over him.
The nourishing energy from the Sea of Spirit flows into the magical stardust like swallows returning to their nests, its nourishing function equivalent to the auxiliary effect of an ordinary stardust artifact.
"Even at this distance from the Earthly Sacred Spring, the nourishing effect is already this good. If one were to cultivate in the complete version of the Earthly Sacred Spring... tsk tsk tsk, wouldn't one's cultivation level increase rapidly without doing anything!"
Over time, the core warming effect of the Holy Spring in Bocheng has diminished considerably.
For example, Song Feiyao received the blessing of the sacred spring of Xiayu from childhood, and his cultivation reached the super level in his twenties... terrifying!
To summarize the cultivation effects of each level of the Holy Spring: Bo City's Incomplete Holy Spring (assistance cultivation for the initial stage + breakthrough for the intermediate stage) < Three-Step Tower (accelerated cultivation for the intermediate stage) < Complete Holy Spring (directly reaches the super stage).
As he continued forward, the warmth and comfort intensified. In just a few minutes, the growth rate of the stardust in Ling Tianyu's spiritual world was comparable to the effect of half an hour of cultivation in the outside world.
The Disheng Spring truly lives up to its name!
Soon, through the dark curtain, a small, crystal-clear pool came into view, its water flowing so clear you could see the bottom.
If one ignores the astonishing changes in the spiritual world, anyone would probably just regard it as an ordinary pool of water.
No, it might not be as good as that.
After all, it really is small. To put it in perspective, everyone knows how big a bathtub is at home, and this sink is about the same size.
Upon closer inspection of the stone wall beside the pool, one can vaguely see a stream of water flowing slowly into the small pool through a gap a dozen centimeters long, adding fresh water to the miniature pool.
Though small, it has all the vital organs. Similarly, the small pool derived from this sacred spring is sufficient for Ling Tianyu's cultivation alone.
After clearing out the swarm of giant-eyed rats nearby, Ling Tianyu sat down against the stone wall. Not far to his left was the small pool of the Earthly Sacred Spring.
To prevent harassment from some ignorant demons, Ling Tianyu directly released the aura of a mid-level mage, forcing back the servant-level demon beasts.
The Giant-Eyed Blood Rat is timid by nature. Even a Blood-Patterned Giant Rat of the Warrior rank will avoid humans of the same level.
"Buzzing!"
Unexpectedly, no sooner had he sat down than the little Qilin pendant, which had been obediently sitting in front of his chest, suddenly started acting up again, bursting into light and trembling urgently.
"What are you doing? This is the Azure Dragon's Sacred Spring, what are you so excited about? It's like you can absorb it..."
Ling Tianyu helplessly stroked the little Qilin and said in a comforting tone.
However, it was clear that Ling Tianyu's words of comfort had little effect; the little Qilin trembled even more violently, its longing for the Earthly Holy Spring impossible to conceal.
"Could it be that you can really absorb... No, isn't the totem power of the Four Divine Beasts only available through special vessels of the corresponding system...?" Ling Tianyu recalled the original setting, puzzled.
Logically speaking, my pendant shouldn't be from the Four Divine Beasts system, so why would it react to a treasure from the Azure Dragon lineage?
"Why don't we... give it a try!" Ling Tianyu tentatively took the little Qilin off his neck, placed it in his palm, and prepared to dip it into the spring water...
As a result, the little Qilin, being impatient, made a perfect leap and sank into the center of the pool.
At the same time, the little Qilin shone brightly, its shimmering white light more intense than ever before, clearly absorbing the power contained within to advance its level...
"No way! It really can absorb the Holy Spring!"
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