Using Lin Jingge's hand as a medium, the little blue flame quickly stuck to the vines.
The vines contained a lot of spiritual energy, and the little blue flame suddenly roared and its flames became even stronger.
At this moment, the little blue flames had broken away from Lin Jingge's surroundings and were all sweeping towards the vines, coveting the little bit of spiritual energy in the vines.
The vines lacked sentience but possessed an innate fear of fire. They severed an arm to escape, but the little blue flame wouldn't give up so easily.
The flames, spreading from the branches of the vines, gradually licked at the main stem of the vines.
Before long, the once arrogant vines turned to dust.
The little blue flame flickered, and after completely absorbing the spiritual energy in the vines, it instantly gathered the flames, turning them into a palm-sized flame that flew towards Lin Jingge's palm.
This form is its most energy-efficient form.
Lin Jingge looked at the little blue flame that had shrunk in an instant, and then looked down at Xiao Shi, who was rubbing against her leg.
Why did she feel there was some inexplicable similarity between the two?
When it comes to spiritual energy, they are the stingiest people in the world.
Just as Lin Jingge was about to put away the little blue flame, she saw the wisp of blue flame in her palm flickering silently.
Upon closer inspection, she noticed something wrapped around the center of the little blue flame. As if suddenly realizing something, she reached out with her other free hand.
The little blue flame bears Lin Jingge's mark, therefore, it poses no danger to Lin Jingge.
She can reach out like that without getting stepped on.
Before Lin Jingge could even touch the thing enveloped by the little blue flame, the flame shook violently a few times, and then seemed to spit out something.
Then it quickly burrowed into Lin Jingge's body.
The thing spat out by the little blue flame fell to the ground and rolled a few times.
Xiao Shi is most sensitive to spiritual energy. As soon as the object fell, it immediately ran towards it.
[Gege, it's a spirit core, a wood-type spirit core!] Xiao Shi circled around the green spirit core, her eyes filled with longing, as if the word "want" was etched on her face.
Lin Jingge glanced at Xiao Shi with some disdain, picked it up with one hand, and picked up the light green spirit core with the other.
The trees here are sparse, and sunlight shines through the gaps in the branches and leaves.
Lin Jingge held up the green wood-type spirit core and looked up at it.
The golden sunlight shone on the spirit core, as if coating it with a layer of gold.
Perhaps due to her inherited wood-type spiritual root, Lin Jingge has a natural affinity for wood-type things.
She thought this light green was prettier than the other colors.
"I didn't expect to have such an unexpected gain." Lin Jingge sighed as she put away the spirit core.
The accident ended quickly.
Lin Jingge was now traumatized and dared not approach any other plants. She could only find an open space to sit down and recuperate.
With a spirit stone in its mouth, Xiao Shi circled around Lin Jingge, its short limbs moving as if it were on patrol.
If this scene were seen by outsiders, it would probably only be horrifying. They could not see Xiao Shi; all they could see was a spirit stone that had become sentient and could fly.
With the continuous flow of wood elements and abundant spiritual energy all around, Lin Jingge recovered extremely quickly.
This process of depleting and quickly replenishing spiritual energy made Lin Jingge feel that her cultivation had improved somewhat.
She opened her eyes just as the sun was setting in the west.
The fiery red sun gradually set, leaving only its orange-red afterglow.
"Let's go." Lin Jingge scooped Xiao Shi up.
Judging from their appearance, it seems they are going to travel overnight.
Lin Jingge calculated the distance and realized that if they traveled through the night, they could reach Nancheng early the next morning.
Having rested for so long, she wasn't sleepy at all. Her injuries had mostly healed, and her spiritual energy was plentiful, making her perfectly prepared for her journey.
Xiao Shi naturally did not object.
...
Just as Lin Jingge had expected, she arrived at the South Gate of the city in the early hours of the next day.
At this moment, it was still dark, and the south gate of the city was tightly closed.
As Lin Jingge approached, she noticed that several people had already gathered at the entrance, and they all seemed to be heading into the city.
[Xiao Shi, is the light barrier surrounding the South City the city's protective formation?] Lin Jingge looked at the barrier, which appeared somewhat dim.
The cover looked inconspicuous on the outside, but it covered the entire southern city.
Lin Jingge didn't notice it at first; it was only when she used her divine sense to explore the South City that she discovered the cover.
"Yes, this is a level seven city-protecting formation." Xiao Shi told Lin Jingge the results of his investigation: "South City should be quite safe here, so why would they use a city-protecting formation? You should know that this formation is also known as the Gold-Devouring Formation, which is the most energy-consuming formation."
After saying that, Xiao Shi quickly added: "[A city using such a large formation must be guarding against something, Gege, you must be careful!]"
[I understand, I'll be careful.] Lin Jingge responded in her mind.
Then she stepped forward and obediently joined the queue.
"It's almost dawn, why hasn't the city gate opened yet?" After waiting in line for a long time, someone complained.
Once someone speaks up about this, a whole bunch of people immediately chime in.
"That's right, I brought my son here early this morning, but we've been waiting for several hours."
The woman who was speaking was holding her youngest son's hand and standing right in front of Lin Jingge.
Many of the women here, like this one, have a child with them.
Lin Jingge subconsciously began to ponder.
Xiao Shi knew what Lin Jingge was thinking. It had long known about the customs and culture of the Cloud Cauldron Continent through the Heavenly Book, so it knew about this kind of thing.
[They brought their son and daughter for the test. In the Cloud Peak Continent, children can go to places that test talent and spiritual roots after the age of six. If a child shows promise, not only will the adults receive subsidies, but the child will also be noticed by major powers and given considerable cultivation resources.]
After Xiaoshi's explanation, Lin Jingge immediately understood and stopped paying attention to what the adults holding the children were saying.
The sky had brightened a bit, and the surrounding darkness had turned gray.
It seems today is not a good day.
"The city gates should have been open by this time in the past..."
Suddenly, someone in the group spoke up.
Upon hearing this, the long queue grew even more restless, as if something was about to burst forth from their hearts.
"I heard things haven't been peaceful around here lately; the protective shields in the south of the city have all been put up."
"Perhaps we should come back tomorrow?" someone in the crowd suggested, indicating a desire to turn back. The city gate remained closed for a long time, and several scratch marks on the tightly shut gate added to the fear in the crowd.
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