The weather in the secret realm is extremely extreme; having just emerged from the extreme ice, one immediately enters the desert.
The wind blowing in my face carried a sweltering heat, making me feel incredibly stuffy.
Even though Qi Zhiheng had already used his spiritual power to protect his entire body, he could still feel a bit of stuffiness.
Yang Yitian stuck out his tongue: "Is there magma underground? Why is it so hot?" He, a cultivator with an ice spirit root, had experienced both extreme cold and heat!
Qi Zhiheng said, "It's unlikely, but there might really be magma in this secret realm."
Yang Yitian suddenly thought of something and said, "The light attribute here is so strong, we can draw some light attribute cultivation talismans."
Qi Zhiheng nodded and said, "When drawing the talismans, take a look at the direction where everyone's light attribute spiritual energy is most concentrated."
Yang Yitian agreed, and the two of them drew talismans while searching for nearby spiritual objects. They collected the ones that appeared on the mission scroll and put the ones that didn't appear into their spatial storage.
The moon beast was very satisfied with their behavior of constantly sending spiritual objects into the space.
Yang Yitian relied on drawing talismans to search for the direction with the densest light attribute spiritual energy. There were very few spirit beasts and demon beasts along the way, probably because this was the outer area.
"The light-attribute spiritual energy around here is very rich." Yang Yitian finished drawing another cultivation talisman. He could feel that the talisman's quality had been elevated to a higher level due to the strong light-attribute spiritual energy in the air.
The cultivation light talisman drawn by Yang Yitian was very useful. After Qi Zhiheng tried it, he found that the light spiritual power contained in it was even more effective than reciting a Buddhist scripture. When outside, the spiritual energy that was generally more abundant was of the metal, wood, water, fire, and earth elemental attributes, while the other five elemental attributes were much less abundant.
Having determined the area, the two began searching the vicinity.
Yang Yitian's feet sank into the sand, and his whole body began to sink.
Yang Yitian was somewhat stunned. He tried to jump up but found that he was completely unable to move, as if his feet were being held down by more than a dozen people.
Qi Zhiheng noticed the commotion and grabbed the hand of the person behind him.
The sandpit beneath Yang Yitian's feet had an extremely strong suction force, which directly sucked both of them into the sand.
The two were buried and crushed by the sand.
Qi Zhiheng had no choice but to rely on his spiritual power to barely create a protective layer to shield the two of them.
Under the intense pressure of this layer of sand, Qi Zhiheng's spiritual power was rapidly depleted.
They sank hundreds of meters deeper, the surrounding pressure disappeared, and they appeared in mid-air before falling into the water with a splash.
The current was quite rapid, and Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian were swept away by it.
Throughout the entire process, Qi Zhiheng had no other way but to maintain a layer of spiritual power.
The two were swept away by the current.
Finally, they saw the familiar sky. Qi Zhiheng realized that the oppression on him was gone. He pulled Yang Yitian away from the water.
Not far below is a waterfall, with water flowing down in its direction. The direction the water flows resembles an abyss, and on the other side of the abyss lies land.
The scenery on land was particularly spectacular, with the entire area covered by crystals that looked like mirrors, dazzling in the sunlight.
Qi Zhiheng led Yang Yitian toward land.
There is still a lot of sand on the ground, but most of the area is covered by crystals.
"The spiritual energy here seems to be a bit denser," Yang Yitian remarked after sensing it.
Qi Zhiheng nodded: "That's right." There was plenty of spiritual energy in the desert before, but most of it was light-attribute spiritual energy. Here, in addition to light-attribute spiritual energy, there is also a lot of other attributes, probably because there is a water source here.
Qi Zhiheng recognized the crystals beneath their feet as light-gathering stones.
The Light Gathering Stone absorbs the light-attribute spiritual energy of this area and then feeds it back to heaven and earth. The Light Gathering Stone itself also contains a considerable amount of light-attribute spiritual energy, making it a rather good item.
The karmic obstacles that Qi Zhiheng suffered were suppressed by these light-attribute spiritual energies. With such high-quality light-gathering stones, there was no need to look for any holy light stones.
Qi Zhiheng took out some tools and said, "Let's dig up some light-gathering stones." He quickly dug out the light-gathering stones, put them into his spatial storage, and threw them into the desert.
Seeing so many light-gathering stones, the moon beast said speechlessly, "That's enough, you can't possibly use all of them. Without the sun beast, the quality of these light-gathering stones will only get worse and worse."
Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian dug for a long time and unearthed a considerable number of light-gathering stones. The quantity was enough to fill two pavilions. Hearing the moon beast say that it was enough, the two stopped their work.
Looking at the vast expanse of light-gathering stones, Yang Yitian asked, "Which way should we go? All the paths here look the same."
All four sides are light-gathering stones, so aren't they all the same?
Qi Zhiheng asked, "Moon Goddess, can you sense the aura of the Boundary Stone?"
The moon beast sensed the surroundings and said, "The aura here is stronger than before. You're heading in the right direction." He pointed in a direction, and Qi Zhiheng and the others quickly moved in that direction.
If we can find the Boundary Stone during this trial, that would be even better.
After traveling for two days in the direction given by the moon beast, the two discovered that the number of monsters here seemed to have increased, almost two or three times the previous number.
In addition, the level of the spirits here is higher than that of the previous area, and there are fewer targets in the quest scroll. In the past few days, the number of quest targets that can be found is only half of what they were found in the previous area.
On the fifth day of their journey, they encountered a demon beast with the cultivation level of a Spirit General (early Foundation Establishment stage).
With Qi Zhiheng's strength, killing this demonic beast would naturally not be a problem. However, in the outer areas, it shouldn't be so easy to encounter a demonic beast with the cultivation level of a Spirit General.
After traveling for two more days, they entered a forest. The wood-attribute spiritual energy here was rich, and the probability of spiritual herbs appearing was extremely high. Qi Zhiheng took the opportunity to dig up a large pile and planted it in his space. Although many of them were just seedlings, they could continue to grow and were also beneficial to the space.
When Qi Zhiheng encountered a demon beast with the cultivation level of a Spirit King, he realized that something was amiss...
Qi Zhiheng said, "We may have entered the middle area of the Yinhuaihai Secret Realm."
Even in the middle perimeter, Qi Zhiheng was not afraid of anything; what he feared was that the guide stone mentioned by the moon beast might be in the inner perimeter.
This is very likely.
Qi Zhiheng stopped and asked, "Moon Goddess, do you realize how far away the location of the Boundary Stone is?"
The moon beast sensed it and said, "There's still some distance to go."
"This distance can't be as long as the distance from where we started to here, can it?" Qi Zhiheng's lips twitched.
The moon beast said calmly, "More or less."
Qi Zhiheng: "..." The fragments of the Boundary Stone are undoubtedly in the inner perimeter.
Qi Zhiheng hesitated: "The guide stone might be in the inner area. If we both go in, we might just die."
The moon beast said, "What are you afraid of? Don't you know someone with powerful connections in the inner perimeter? Just go in and let him protect you."
Qi Zhiheng: "..." You make it sound so easy, but how are we supposed to find it in such a big place? Even if we do find it, how are we going to convince the other person to give up their mission and come with them to find that damn guide stone fragment?
The moon beast said, "Why are you so stubborn? Why don't you hide in your spatial dimension when you encounter danger?"
"That's true. Let's go in and give it a try." Qi Zhiheng thought that even the most powerful demon beast here was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, so he might not be unable to resist it. If all else failed, he could just hide in the spatial dimension.
It would be best to find the Boundary Stone; otherwise, it might be impossible to enter the Nascent Soul stage in the future.
After making the decision, Qi Zhiheng led Yang Yitian to continue walking towards the inner perimeter.
The entire secret realm was neither too big nor too small. Since they had a clear goal and were taking straight routes, after another ten days of travel, they broke through from the middle. Qi Zhiheng tried to fight every demon beast they encountered along the way. After confirming that he was somewhat in control, his confidence swelled up.
Qi Zhiheng said, "Perhaps with my abilities, I can even make it onto the list of heroes."
Yang Yitian glanced at him and said, "With your abilities, you should at least be able to break into the top ranks of the Heroes List."
“What you said is not wrong. I’m going to try to enter the area that only the top ranks of the Heroes List can enter,” Qi Zhiheng said, and left with his men.
When they encountered demonic beasts with the cultivation levels of Spirit King and Spirit Saint, Qi Zhiheng guessed that they must have entered the inner area.
Fewer than a thousand people entered the Yin Huaihai Secret Realm this time, and Qi Zhiheng has only seen the group of five he first encountered since entering.
Qi Zhiheng, relying on his spiritual power which was ten times greater than that of an ordinary person, fought against a demonic beast at the Spirit Saint stage. Qi Zhiheng did not ask Yang Yitian for help, as he wanted to test just how far his power could go.
Although he suffered some minor injuries, defeating a demonic beast at the Spirit Saint stage was still within his capabilities.
Qi Zhiheng clutched his injured arm, panting heavily. The battle had taken a heavy toll on him.
Yang Yitian stepped forward and said, "Are you alright? You wouldn't let me help you, serves you right for getting hurt!"
Qi Zhiheng knew that Yang Yitian was just saying things out of anger, so he took a healing pill and said, "It's not a big problem." As he spoke, he put away the Spirit Saint stage demon beast, planning to roast it and eat it later when they got outside.
Qi Zhiheng carried Yang Yitian into the space, and the smell of blood on his body might attract other demonic beasts.
We need to deal with this first and change out of the blood-stained clothes.
After tidying up my clothes, I continued on my way.
They were not far from the location sensed by the Moon Beast. Qi Zhiheng originally thought that this operation would go relatively smoothly. After obtaining the Guide Stone fragment, they would return to the Ice Plains and spend the remaining time exploring the extremely cold lake.
At an extremely close distance, Qi Zhiheng's soul power detected numerous auras. Not just one or two, nor even ten or eight; there were at least a hundred auras lurking nearby.
The list of heroes only has three hundred people at the top, and half of them are gathered here...
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