Although the system said so, it was obvious that Hua Shi could not find the spiritual object immediately.
This forest is very large, and it is difficult for people to identify the direction in it. It is easy to get lost while walking in it. And it is definitely not an easy task to find the spiritual creature mentioned by the system in such a forest.
Hua Shi had just woken up and was worried about other people. He hadn't had time to worry about himself. Now, seeing the dark forest in front of him that had a fairy-tale appearance but actually hid many dangers, he suddenly felt scared. He said to the system in his mind: "Do you really want to look for it in this forest? Can you notify it to come out and find me?"
In Hua Shi's opinion, task rewards are automatically sent to him after completing the system task. Why do he have to travel across mountains and rivers to get his task prizes himself?
Hua Shi did not hide his thoughts, and Fang Wei heard them clearly. Fang Wei was speechless for a moment. After thinking carefully, he realized that his flaws were indeed huge.
But unfortunately he couldn't find a solution. Given his current situation, he could only help Hua Shi become stronger in this way.
Fortunately, Hua Shi was just thinking about it casually in his mind, and did not delve into why the function of this system was different from what he imagined. He sighed and finally accepted his fate, saying helplessly: "Okay, I'll go find it."
Although he said this, he stood there and did not move forward.
Fang Wei waited for a while and asked, "Host?"
Hua Shi blinked and said, "Where's the map?"
Fang Wei finally understood what Hua Shi was waiting for. He looked at the forest and fell silent.
Of course he had been to this forest before, and had stayed there for quite a while. But that was many years ago, so he could no longer remember the specific route. Even if he still remembered, everything in the forest would have changed over the past thousand years.
What's more, the spirit creature built nests everywhere, so it was impossible for it to wait for him there for a thousand years. Fang Wei really couldn't produce any map.
Hua Shi waited for a long time but didn't hear any response from the system. He understood something and asked tentatively, "No map?"
He paused and asked again: "Then how do I find it?"
Fang Wei continued to play dead.
Hua Shi's eyes widened: "Do I really have to wander around in this forest?" But he soon realized that he was already in the forest and had no other choice, so he lowered his voice and changed his tone: "If there is really no map, you should at least let me know who I'm looking for? How can I find it?"
Fang Wei responded quickly this time: "When you see it, you will know."
There was only this one tenth-rank spiritual creature in the entire Trailing Light Forest, so Hua Shi could naturally recognize it. Fang Wei did not tell Hua Shi about the appearance of the spiritual creature in advance, because the attributes of the spiritual creature were indeed difficult to describe, and also because Hua Shi's current look of worry and expectation was really interesting.
Hua Shi was indeed worried about his own safety, but he was also looking forward to forming a bond with a spiritual creature. He was curious about the appearance of his first spiritual creature: "What kind of spiritual creature is it? Does it fly in the sky, run on the ground, or swim in the water? Is it an animal or something else? Is it big? Will it be as big as a mountain whale? Then, will I become that big when I enter the spiritual state?"
Fang Wei found it funny. Hua Shi didn't wait for Fang Wei to respond but started to make random guesses. The more he spoke, the more excited he became, a bit like a child who is about to get a present on his birthday.
But soon Fang Wei's smile disappeared from her face, because as Hua Shi walked, his thoughts suddenly jumped to other places for some reason.
He stopped and suddenly looked at the forest and said, "There has been no day or night since we entered the Spirit Realm. It should be the second day of Xuanqing Continent now, right? In that case, can the Huiguang Pearl be used again now?"
Fang Wei: “…”
He never imagined that Hua Shi would think so far into the matter of spiritual objects.
Hua Shi continued, "They said that every disciple of the evil spiritual path will participate in the Spiritual Transformation Conference and enter the Spirit Realm when he is seventeen or eighteen years old. Liu Qishuang should have participated in it before, right? I heard from the senior before that high-level spiritual creatures are hidden deep in the Spirit Realm, and only people with strong strength can go deep into the Spirit Realm. Has Liu Qishuang also been to this forest before?"
Fang Wei had already guessed what Hua Shi wanted to do when he heard this: "Host..."
Unfortunately, just like the previous times, when Hua Shi was talking to himself, he didn't pay any attention to what others said to dissuade him. He quickly took out the Huiguang Pearl and said, "Let me try."
This young master usually procrastinates a lot and will never start practicing unless Fang Wei urges him at least three times. But at certain times, he moves extremely quickly.
It was too late for Fang Wei to stop it at this time. All he could do was to quickly recall what happened in the spiritual realm a thousand years ago. He had certainly been to this Tracing Light Forest before. Not only had he been here, he had even made a promise with the tenth-rank spiritual creature here, promising that it would bring him someone worthy of forming a bond with it in the future.
But these things must never be known to Hua Shi. If Hua Shi saw this scene, he would immediately know that his so-called "system" was Liu Qishuang whom he saw in the Huiguangzhu picture.
We must find a way to prevent Hua Shi from seeing this scene.
These thoughts flashed through Fang Wei's mind instantly. Hua Shi's spiritual power was condensing in the Huiguang Pearl, and the picture was about to appear. Fang Wei stared at the movement of the Huiguang Pearl closely, and was even ready to control Hua Shi's body the moment the picture appeared in the Huiguang Pearl, willing to prevent Hua Shi from seeing the truth even if it meant over-consumption of spiritual power.
However, after Hua Shi's spiritual power was injected into it, the Huiguang Pearl did not show any image after flashing.
There seemed to be silence all around for a moment.
Hua Shi stared at the bead in his hand, and after a moment of confusion, he quickly used his spiritual power again to try to activate the Huiguang Bead. However, the result this time was the same as before, the Huiguang Bead did not react at all. Hua Shi had used the Huiguang Bead several times, but this was the first time he encountered such a situation.
"What's going on?" Hua Shi stared at Huiguangzhu with his eyes wide open, trying to understand the current situation. "Is this bead broken? Or has it failed? Liu Qishuang has never been here?"
Fang Wei was still on guard, and he had never thought of such a result. He stared at the Huiguang Pearl for a long time, and when he heard Hua Shi's guess, he responded in a low voice: "It should be the latter. Liu Qishuang has never been here."
Although he said this, he actually knew very well in his heart that this was certainly not the truth.
He had clearly been here before, but Huiguangzhu did not give any response. If one had to explain the reason, Fang Wei guessed that it was because the person Hua Shi wanted to see in his heart was "Liu Qishuang", so the person he would see through Huiguangzhu must also be Liu Qishuang.
But when he came to the Spirit Realm, he did not use the identity of "Liu Qishuang", so the Huiguang Pearl would not provide any picture.
In other words, as long as Hua Shi wants to see "Liu Qishuang", the Huiguangzhu will only show what "Liu Qishuang" has experienced.
After confirming this, Fang Wei breathed a sigh of relief. Although she had no way to stop Hua Shi from using the Huiguang Pearl, at least she didn't have to worry about exposing her identity for the time being.
After staring at Huiguangzhu for a long while without giving up, and making sure that no more images would appear, Hua Shi sighed helplessly and finally accepted his fate and said, "Forget it, I'd better concentrate on finding that spiritual creature."
As he spoke, he finally started searching in the forest obediently. Without a map or a goal, Hua Shi walked very slowly. From time to time, some spiritual creatures would appear in the forest, but they were all low-level small spiritual creatures, including flower spirits and small animals. The most numerous of them were spiritual creatures that looked like rabbits. At first, Hua Shi found them novel and would occasionally stop to tease them. After seeing them more often, he realized that they were the most common spiritual creatures in the entire spiritual realm.
"Can these rabbits form a bond?" The rabbits were very close to Hua Shi. Whenever they saw him, they would come over, rub against his calves, ask for a touch and a hug, and look at him with innocent eyes.
Fang Wei stared at Hua Shi's interaction with the spirit creatures, and after a while he responded, "These are all first-level spirit creatures, and you can form a bond with them, but their strength is low. Even if you form a bond with them, your strength will not increase after they become spirit creatures. Even ordinary beginners will not choose to form a bond with them."
"Oh." Hua Shi rubbed the little rabbit's head. He had just asked casually and naturally had no intention of really forming a bond with these little animals.
It was impossible to tell the time in the spirit realm. Before he knew it, the sky seemed to have changed again. The originally pink and purple sky turned into a deep blue. Hua Shi felt that he had been walking for too long and his feet were starting to feel sore. He stopped to rub his ankles and simply found a big tree to sit down against. "There is no set time limit for the mission anyway. It's okay for me to sit down and rest for a while before continuing to walk, right?"
Fang Wei did not respond, which Hua Shi considered as her consent.
He then closed his eyes and began to rest with peace of mind.
Fang Wei did not disturb him to rest. His own spiritual power had been consumed a lot in the recent battle, and he was actually in a weak state now. It was a good opportunity for him to take advantage of this time to absorb strength in order to recover as soon as possible.
The two of them were both silent, each with their own thoughts in mind. The only sounds in the forest were the chirping of insects and birds and the swaying of leaves in the breeze. It was unknown how long the silence lasted before Hua Shi suddenly spoke softly, calling out, "System."
Fang Wei regained her composure after hearing these words. Hua Shi usually communicated with Fang Wei in his mind, but this time he did not call out in his mind, but spoke directly.
Fang Wei didn't know what he wanted, so she took the initiative to answer, "Host."
Hua Shi still had his eyes closed, and looked like he was about to fall asleep, but he smiled and said, "Let me see if you're still there."
Fang Wei was silent.
Hua Shi shrank his body, turned his back to the direction of the cold wind blowing from the forest, and curled himself up into a ball. Then he whispered, "Luckily you are here with me, otherwise I would have been scared to death if I stayed here alone."
Fang Wei felt a little uncomfortable when Hua Shi suddenly showed such trust in him. After a while, he replied, "The host already has the ability to deal with danger on his own. The system is just helping the host to become stronger."
He said this, but did not get a response from Hua Shi.
Fang Wei was silent for a moment, then realized that Hua Shi had fallen asleep after saying that.
Fang Wei did not say anything else. His spiritual consciousness slowly floated out of Hua Shi's body, transformed into a golden ball of light and rested on Hua Shi's shoulder. He then continued to absorb the spiritual energy in the Trailing Light Forest to replenish his spiritual power.
Not long after, Fang Wei suddenly felt something, and his spiritual sense suddenly flashed out and swept towards the bushes not far away.
Behind the bushes, a dark shadow stood in the clearing in the forest. Sensing the movement of the light ball, it slowly turned its head, as if it had been waiting for a long time.
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