Song Chen sat cross-legged on the underwater rock, spiritual energy constantly gathering around him.
One hour later.
Song Chen opened his eyes and slowly exhaled.
His wounds have completely healed.
The spiritual energy has also returned to its peak state.
He opened the spirit beast pouch and began communicating with Little Stone.
"Little Stone, is there any way to help me orient myself underwater?"
Little Stone stayed inside the spirit beast pouch, flapping its wings and making a sound.
"You can find the treasure in a glance. Open your spirit beast pouch, and I'll release one to help you find your way."
Song Chen smiled slightly. Treasure-hunting spirit pets do indeed have an extremely strong ability to recognize directions.
He opened the pet pouch, and Xiao Shi sent out the treasure hunt.
Song Chen reacted quickly and immediately cast a water-repelling spell on it.
"Little Stone, please tell Treasure Hunter to find the way and take me ashore."
When the frequency of Xiao Shi's wing vibrations changed, Xun Bao Yi Mu also began to vibrate his wings urgently.
A moment later, Xiao Shi shouted excitedly:
"Boss! Don't go ashore yet! There's something good in the sea!"
Upon hearing this, Song Chen immediately perked up.
He frowned and asked:
"How far is the underwater treasure from us? Ziyi and I are being chased right now. If the treasure is too far away, we should find Ziyi first and then come back to retrieve it."
Xiao Shi's tone became somewhat anxious upon hearing this:
"Is Boss Zhao being hunted down?"
It's all my fault, I failed to protect Boss Zhao!
How can our honey-gathering business continue without Boss Zhao?
Upon hearing this, Song Chen's lips twitched slightly.
Previously, when Zhao Ziyi took Xiao Shi to collect honey, he liked to say some mysterious things to brainwash Xiao Shi.
What? [Work hard to make the honey-collecting business bigger and stronger.]
Keep up the good work, production department! Only then will life be sweet.
Inspired by Zhao Ziyi, Xiao Shi, exhausted from collecting honey, still called him Boss Zhao with reverence.
Song Chen reminded him helplessly:
"Don't get excited yet, quickly ask the treasure hunter."
After a short wait, Xiao Shi's voice came.
"Treasure hunting says that the treasure is nearby and will be beneficial to improving cultivation."
Upon hearing this, Song Chen's heart stirred.
Can it improve cultivation level?
He has now encountered a barrier to advancement, and is just one opportunity away from breaking through it.
If he could advance to the Golden Core stage at this time, he wouldn't be a burden to Zhao Ziyi, and the two could fight side by side without being restrained.
Song Chen gritted his teeth and made a decision.
"Let's find the treasure first, and set off on the treasure hunt!"
With its wings flapping, the treasure hunter, aided by the Water-Avoiding Technique, moved at an incredible speed underwater.
Song Chen followed closely behind, keeping a close eye on the situation in the water around them.
Half an hour later.
With a look of discovery, Tanbao led Song Chen to a rocky cliff on the seabed.
Song Chen looked up and examined it closely, inwardly praising it.
The rock face was enormous, like an endless wall, with no end in sight.
Suddenly, the treasure hunter disappeared in front of the rock wall, and Song Chen quickly followed.
When he touched the rock face, he realized that it was not stone, but a porous coral reef.
He could still feel the water flowing through the gaps in his palm.
Song Chen quickly summoned a ball of spiritual fire, Linglong Purple, to provide illumination.
Purple flames illuminated the coral reef walls.
He used the light to search for an exit.
Finally, a relatively large opening was found in the rock face.
He gestured with his hand and realized the gap was wide, at least wider than his shoulder, enough for him to pass through.
Song Chen flicked out several sparks of spiritual fire, illuminating the path within the gap.
He then stood upright and swam directly into the gap.
He counted his breaths as he quickly passed the coral reef.
After three hundred breaths, Song Chen finally saw the last spark of spiritual fire.
As he swam out of the gap, he was immediately stunned by the sight before him.
Song Chen's eyes widened as he recalled what Pei Yuan had said earlier.
“The spiritual treasures and plants that have been accumulated over 50 years in the Path of Ascension are waiting for you.”
He couldn't help but smile.
"Gurgle."
Lake water instantly rushed into his mouth.
Song Chen quickly shut up and excitedly took out a hoe from his storage bag.
The spiritual energy here is ten times that of the Ascending Dragon Path!
It seems that the entire lake's spiritual energy emanates from here and flows to other places with the water.
Song Chen squatted down and carefully examined what the spiritual plant was.
It turns out that the spiritual plant surrounded by the coral reef wall is a large patch of [Spiritual Enlightenment Gray Moss].
The water is deep and dark, and there is no sunlight, making it unsuitable for seaweed to grow.
The rapid currents at the bottom of the lake are also unsuitable for the growth of root plants.
But the moss clung firmly to the lakebed, growing into a large patch.
Song Chen looked at it carefully, recalling information about the Spirit Enlightenment Gray Moss in his mind.
【Spiritual Enlightenment Gray Moss】, a fourth-grade spiritual plant, is recorded in the book. When taken alone, it can enhance one's comprehension.
If it is dried and ground, it becomes a miraculous medicine.
It is the main ingredient for refining the fourth-grade Spirit Enlightenment Pill.
The Spirit Enlightenment Pill enhances a cultivator's comprehension, strengthens their perception of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and increases their absorption rate of spiritual energy.
【Lingwu Gray Moss】is a fungus, and the length of its mycelium represents its growth years.
The older the medicine, the stronger its medicinal properties, and the higher the grade of the medicinal substance.
Each year of growth, the mycelium length increases by one millimeter.
Song Chen swallowed hard. This large patch of [Spiritual Enlightenment Gray Moss] had mycelia that were over five meters long in some places and over three meters long in others. They swayed with the water flow like seaweed.
Song Chen patted his cheeks, somewhat incredulous that the [Spiritual Enlightenment Gray Moss] here had actually grown for three to five thousand years!
That's a thousand years!
Even a Nascent Soul cultivator's lifespan is only a little over two thousand years!
Without further hesitation, Song Chen brandished his hoe and quickly buried himself in hard work.
He's going to dig up all the moss!
Two hours later.
Song Chen dug out over a thousand kilograms of moss with great effort.
He put down the hoe, stood up, and replenished his spiritual energy.
At this point, the [Spiritual Enlightenment Gray Moss] had been dug up, leaving only some younger ones at the bottom of the water.
However, although the [Spiritual Enlightenment Gray Moss] has been hollowed out, the spiritual energy here remains rich and lingers for a long time.
This might be his chance to break through!
After thinking for a moment, Song Chen simply sat down cross-legged and began to absorb the surrounding spiritual energy.
He sat cross-legged, and his internal energy cultivation began automatically.
The spiritual energy flows through the meridians and circulates throughout the body.
One lap, two laps...
The intensity of the spiritual energy within the body increases with each complete cycle.
After the spiritual energy in the body circulated ten times, the speed slowed down significantly.
Song Chen sensed that the barrier to breakthrough was just ahead.
He gritted his teeth, no longer wanting to wait, and prepared to force a breakthrough!
Although the flow of spiritual energy is slow, it is still progressing.
Wave after wave of spiritual energy continuously accumulated.
It washes over the meridians.
With a loud bang.
The spiritual energy within the body touches the barriers of the meridians.
Song Chen's mind suddenly became clear.
He looked inward at the meridians in his body, and after his efforts, his meridians had more than doubled in size!
Once the meridians are functioning smoothly, the spiritual energy will automatically complete one cycle.
Then all the spiritual energy returned to the dantian and transformed into a golden elixir.
Song Chen had a sudden realization.
So this is what it feels like to break through to the Golden Core stage. A smile appeared on his face.
But the next second...
A tingling, numb sensation came over him, and Song Chen shuddered.
Oh no!
Forgot about the lightning tribulation!
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