Chapter 3

The group of zombies that were moving around the hill were getting farther and farther away, until only some small black dots remained in the sight. Gu Qi slowly withdrew his slightly complicated gaze.

The tragic beginning was completely reversed at this moment. She would no longer turn into a zombie and hide, being hunted by humans. In the end, she finally succeeded in revenge at the cost of her life.

The future is still long, and everything is starting to become different.

Gu Qi had a premonition that she would be able to accomplish here what she had never been able to do in the world of immortal cultivation.

As for the dangers along the way?

Gu Qi lowered her eyes and looked at the plain-looking dagger in her hand. She had stopped being afraid a long time ago.

Suppressing all his complicated emotions, Gu Qi raised his hand and touched the strange yet beautiful lines on his wrist that were invisible to others.

This is the binding mark to the immortal cave, and it reappeared when she found it in the supernatural core.

As Gu Qi's mind moved, several lines of suspended ink words appeared in front of her.

Jiucang Cave

Repair progress: 0.01%

Current level: Level 0 Hill

Upgrade conditions: host's Qi training, 10 first-level spiritual plants, and 100 high-quality spiritual stones.

Current functions: Concealment (undetectable below foundation building), Storage (limited space unlocking), Meditation (peaceful cushion, efficiency increased by 0.5 to 1.5 times), Rest (the sky is the blanket and the ground is the mat), Unknown (to be unlocked)

Seeing this introduction that was similar to a game prop, Gu Qi did not show any surprise. This was what she saw when she got this cave.

At first, Gu Qi thought that this immortal cave was made by a senior who had traveled through time. Later, after reading many books, she found out that this immortal cave was created based on her as the bound person.

If Gu Qi was a native of the world of immortal cultivation, then what she might have seen was an introduction like "Restoring the Jiucang Cave requires ten first-level spiritual plants and a certain amount of spiritual energy." Of course, it is also possible that she realized this directly.

The upgrade conditions, that is, the conditions for repairing the cave, are not much different from when she first arrived. The only difference is that there is an additional cultivation requirement. This change is probably because her cultivation level was already far beyond Qi training.

"It's not difficult to reach the Qi training level." Gu Qi frowned as he looked at the other two conditions.

These two conditions that could be easily achieved in the world of immortal cultivation have now become a difficult problem. Of course, part of the reason is that she has the support of a large sect and has good talent and strength. Otherwise, the one hundred high-grade spirit stones would not be easy for an ordinary cultivator.

And these one hundred high-grade spirit stones were no longer a piece of cake for Gu Qi, but he had almost no idea what to do with them.

Where could she find a hundred high-quality spirit stones in this apocalypse?

Compared to the spirit stones, which he had no idea about at the moment, Gu Qi had some ideas about the first-level spirit plants.

She had already confirmed one thing long beforehand - spiritual energy existed in the apocalypse.

The concentration of spiritual energy is not low, and is not bad compared with some small secret realms in the world of immortal cultivators.

However, the spiritual energy in the end times is much more violent than that in the world of immortal cultivation. If you absorb it casually, not only will you go astray, but your tendons and veins will be damaged in the process. If it reaches a certain level, there is a high probability that you will explode and die.

But that's not the point.

The point is, no matter how violent the spiritual energy is, it's still spiritual energy. As long as spiritual energy exists, spiritual plants and the like can't be far behind? Especially in the end times, the concentration of spiritual energy is still so high.

etc!

Gu Qi suddenly thought of something and his eyes suddenly lit up.

Where does this spiritual energy come from?

After sensing the violent spiritual energy in the air, the energy in the power core that was called power but was actually spiritual energy, and the zombies that were particularly enthusiastic about the metal wires attached with spiritual energy...

All these things made Gu Qi guess that the sudden arrival of the end of the world was related to these violent spiritual energies.

Although it was just a guess, Gu Qi was already 70% to 80% sure that this was the truth about the coming of the end of the world.

Let’s recall the sign before the end of the world – global earthquakes.

A bold guess is that the global earthquakes may be caused by the spiritual veins rioting for unknown reasons, the spiritual energy gushing out due to the riot, and the end of the world coming.

There was also the strange rain that fell shortly after the earthquake. Gu Qi suspected that it was most likely condensed from overly rich spiritual energy.

While thinking, Gu Qi had already stood up and walked down the hill.

Whether it is what she guessed or not, you will know it at a glance.

The hill was not big, and Gu Qi quickly reached the bottom where it bordered the outside world.

Raising her hand and pressing it on the charred soil that emitted a strange smell, Gu Qi concentrated carefully and sensed the land under her palm. Soon, her mental power detected that spiritual energy was slowly flowing out from below.

It's not the spiritual energy in the soil that is being released slowly, but it is gushing out from deeper underground. The speed is not fast but very stable.

Gu Qi couldn't detect more.

Her spiritual consciousness, or mental strength, was exhausted again. She sat powerlessly on the ground with a complicated and gloomy expression.

She recalled a □□ base in her previous life. Everyone in the base believed that the end of the world was an opportunity for evolution given by God, and that it was God's intention to purify this filthy world.

In a sense, these words are not wrong.

But these are not "miracles", they are most likely the world's self-salvation and evolution.

Looking around, I saw lush vegetation. The smooth road not far away was full of cracks with weeds growing in the cracks. Some places had even collapsed. It was estimated that it would not be long before there would be no traces of human beings left here.

Cities with tall buildings weren't much better either. Gu Qi remembered a city they'd passed through before, already covered in greenery. Some buildings had been pierced by large trees, while others collapsed after the plants planted on their roofs mutated and couldn't bear the weight...

The living environment for human beings will become increasingly harsh in the future. It will not be easy for not only ordinary people but even those with special abilities to survive.

"Can humans really survive the apocalypse?"

Gu Qi murmured softly, as if he was wondering, or as if he was recalling something.

“Will the apocalypse ever end?”

No one can give the answers to these two questions, not even Gu Qi, who had survived in the apocalypse for more than ten years in his previous life.

Gu Qi quickly suppressed these thoughts and turned his gaze towards a forest not far from here.

The most urgent task is to find a way to restore strength and repair the cave that has been damaged again.

“Buzz…Buzz…”

The dagger in Gu Qi's palm moved slightly, making a sword-like sound, as if reminding her "Don't forget I am here."

Gu Qi looked down, the corners of his lips curled slightly as he said, "I won't let you go."

After sitting for a while to recover some of her mental strength, Gu Qi stood up and returned to the top of the hill. She looked at the storage space of the cave with anticipation. This was also her mustard seed space, where all the accumulation of hundreds of years in the world of immortal cultivation was stored.

Even if a lot of it was used up during the tribulation and the time travel wasn't very damaging, there should still be something left inside... right?

After seeing the situation of the currently unlocked storage space, the expectation in Gu Qi's eyes disappeared, and he closed the storage space with an expressionless face.

It can't be said that there is nothing inside.

But it’s better to have nothing than to have something!

There was only a bunch of gray-black residue left in the unlocked storage space, which was probably the remnants of some high-level spiritual plants, magical tools and the like that she had collected in the past.

What about low-level and mid-level ones?

They leave no ashes.

"Gurgle..."

A subtle sound broke the tranquility here.

Hearing the sound, Gu Qi looked down at her stomach that had just made the sound, and pursed her lips slightly with an embarrassed look on her face. No wonder she had just felt a little uncomfortable in her stomach.

Being hungry is just a bit uncomfortable.

Previously, Gu Qi had forgotten that he was no longer able to practice fasting in his mortal body. He thought he had some hidden injury when he felt unwell, until his stomach started to protest.

There is no village or shop in this place. All the supplies on me have been taken away. How am I going to solve the problem of hunger?

Catch up with Xiang Haoyu and others in front and "get" some supplies?

Not to mention that Gu Qi hasn't recovered any of her cultivation yet, and her power core is also damaged. Even if she has cultivation and her power core is intact, it is not a good idea to chase after her now.

Not only is Xiang Haoyu a bit weird, but that group of zombies is also difficult to deal with. He just escaped from the zombie group, and now he is chasing them. Is he afraid that the zombie group will not be full?

At least now is not the time to attack those zombies.

The most important thing is that she has no way of leaving the cave too far now!

Gu Qi turned his gaze back to the woods not far away.

I still have to go there and take a look, but this time, in addition to looking for spiritual plants, I also have the purpose of finding a way to fill my stomach.

Raising his hand to rub his stomach which was protesting again, Gu Qi sat down cross-legged on the mat again. He still had to recover some strength before leaving.

As luck would have it, using this violent spiritual energy to practice might be a difficult task for others, and there might even be the danger of going astray and exploding, but for Gu Qi it was just right.

The technique she practices is special. Not to mention violent spiritual energy, she can even absorb and transform spiritual energy containing demonic energy. She can also take the opportunity to use this violent spiritual energy to strengthen her body, which can be said to be twice the result with half the effort.

Compared to the cave he traveled through time and space with, this technique might be Gu Qi's greatest golden finger in this doomsday.

A quarter of an hour later

Gu Qi, who was in meditation, opened his eyes with a look of satisfaction on his face.

Reached the second level of Qi training! Reached the first level of Wood ability!

Such a speed can be considered extremely fast even among the geniuses in the world of immortal cultivation, not to mention that this is the result of Gu Qi's deliberate suppression in order to lay a solid foundation.

The aura of Gu Qi had also undergone some minor changes compared to before, which were not obvious but not small.

If I were to encounter the same group of zombies again at this time, even if I couldn't completely eliminate them, at least I would be able to protect myself. I would even be able to fight against the beast-like zombie that was about to be promoted to level four.

However, what made Gu Qi most satisfied was that her guess got a positive answer.

The spiritual energy transformed from the exercises can also be used to cultivate supernatural powers. Although doing so will slow down the cultivation process, the end result is very cost-effective.

She will definitely come into contact with other people later. Gu Qi doesn't want to reveal the fact that she can practice cultivation in the short term, so it's good enough now.

Now that she has the strength, it’s time to go and see if there is anything she needs there.

I hope I don't let her down.

Recalling the scene he had observed before, Gu Qi felt that even if he couldn't find what he wanted in it, he should still gain something.

I just don't know what is in that forest that makes the zombies subconsciously avoid it.

After a while, Gu Qi arrived in front of the woods. Fortunately, the woods were not far away, otherwise she would have to watch in dumbfoundedness if she was beyond the distance.

After getting closer, Gu Qi felt something strange.

The spiritual energy in this forest is richer than outside.

Just as Gu Qi was about to step into the woods, she keenly felt something approaching quickly.

Or perhaps something is escaping this way.