Where is my sword?
The monks' emotions shifted from anger to surprise, and finally to fear.
At this moment, no one cared about why the three-foot-long sword had suddenly disappeared, because the grassland had suddenly undergone a tremendous change.
Thunder roared and lightning flashed.
The surrounding scenery gradually blurred and disappeared, and eventually even the other cultivators vanished.
Zhang Yuan's vision went black for a moment, and when he opened his eyes again, he found himself in another grove of trees.
Where is this?
"How did the grassland turn into a forest?"
Zhang Yuan looked around, observing the grove of trees.
The woods were very clean, with various tree species that Zhang Yuan knew and did not know, such as osmanthus, pine, and banyan trees.
Although none of the trees were very tall, they all grew vigorously.
Zhang Yuan stood in the middle of the forest, where he could see a strange, large rock.
Although the forest seemed harmless, Zhang Yuan felt uneasy because it was so strange! He had just been on the grassland, how did he suddenly end up in an unfamiliar forest?
"This is fucking weird!"
How am I supposed to get out?
I wonder how the other cultivators are doing now?
Zhang Yuan muttered to himself, and after a moment of calm, he continued to observe and examine the grove of trees.
In the center of the forest and in all four directions, there are five huge red stones, each about half a person tall. Zhang Yuan approached the middle one and examined it closely. He discovered that it was no ordinary stone; it was actually the legendary Crimson Crystal!
Crimson Mystic Crystal is a type of crystal containing powerful spiritual energy, which can be used to refine Meridian Opening Pills.
No wonder the spiritual energy here is so abundant.
Zhang Yuan couldn't help but take another deep breath, and immediately felt refreshed.
If this place weren't so eerie, it would be a great place for cultivation!
However, Zhang Yuan had no time to think about cultivation at this moment; he just wanted to find a way out and leave this place as soon as possible.
Is there any danger here?
Zhang Yuan continued his investigation.
This forest doesn't seem to be a real forest. The temperature inside is just right, neither too hot nor too cold, and it's as bright as daytime, but there's no sun in the sky.
All that was there was a huge, blood-red number: 10!
The number 10 made Zhang Yuan feel uneasy, as if it were a premonition of something!
Zhang Yuan stared at it for a long time, but couldn't figure it out, so he temporarily ignored the blood-red number on the sky above his head.
He left the red crystal and walked deeper into the forest.
In the woods, apart from a few hopping, unidentified birds perched on tree branches staring blankly at Zhang Yuan, there were no other animals.
Zhang Yuan walked in one direction for a few minutes when he suddenly bumped into an invisible, transparent wall and was bounced back, unable to move forward.
Out of curiosity, I reached out to touch it, and my palm touched some kind of invisible barrier.
Zhang Yuan explored from several different directions, but the result was the same: an invisible force enveloped the forest, preventing him from getting out.
Zhang Yuan stopped in front of the invisible, transparent barrier, pondered for a moment, and then tried to throw a punch.
The invisible, transparent barrier remained unmoved. After a brief test, Zhang Yuan increased his strength and punched the transparent barrier again, but it still did not budge!
So Zhang Yuan went all out, one punch, two punches, three punches...
No matter how much force Zhang Yuan used, he couldn't break through the barrier.
Zhang Yuan tried other directions in the woods, even looking at the sky above his head, and finally concluded that he was indeed isolated in this small grove of trees!
It was always daytime in this forest, and I had no idea how much time had passed.
Zhang Yuan slumped to the ground in despair.
After resting for a while, he returned to his original spot and continued searching for clues.
We must find a way to get out of here. If we get trapped here, we're doomed!
On the way back, Zhang Yuan saw several silver blue grass plants.
The Alchemy Notes contain records about Silver Blue Grass. Silver Blue Grass can be used to refine Qi Pills, and it can also be used to seal a cultivator's strength, concealing the fluctuations of true qi and aura on a cultivator's body. It is a magical herb.
Zhang Yuan put it into his Qiankun Bag.
Returning to the red crystal stones he had found when he first arrived in the forest, Zhang Yuan once again considered using those stones.
Red crystal is a good material for cultivation and refining meridian-opening pills.
If he could move these few pieces of red crystal stone and take them back, it would be enough for him to refine many Meridian Opening Pills!
So he tried to push the red crystal.
However, no matter how hard he tried, how he slashed, or even summoned the sword spirit, he couldn't budge the Crimson Crystal Stone in the slightest.
These red crystals seemed to be fixed in place. When Zhang Yuan pushed them with his palm technique containing true energy, wisps of light emanated from between the five red crystals, as if there was a mysterious formation!
After several attempts, Zhang Yuan gave up on the unrealistic idea of taking the red crystal stone with him. He leaned wearily against the largest red crystal stone in the middle of the forest, staring blankly at the sky.
At this moment, the number 10 on the sky had somehow changed into the number 9!
After feeling down for a while, Zhang Yuan tried to pull himself together.
Since the spiritual energy here is so abundant, let's cultivate for a while first.
Zhang Yuan sat cross-legged on the edge of the red crystal stone, then activated the acupoints in his body, guiding spiritual energy into his body, and began his cultivation.
The immense spiritual energy in the forest surged into Zhang Yuan's body through his Baihui acupoint and other acupoints and skin, and soon Zhang Yuan entered a state of blissful meditation.
Enter a meditative state!
This is an excellent state of cultivation. If a cultivator can enter a meditative state, their cultivation speed will be greatly increased. However, it is very difficult to enter a state of selfless meditation. Many cultivators, even if they have cultivated to a very high level, may not be able to enter a meditative state.
The remaining effects of the Meridian Opening Pill that Zhang Yuan had taken were gradually absorbed, and with the powerful spiritual energy in the forest, he unknowingly entered the late stage of the Meridian Opening Realm!
Behind Zhang Yuan, on the red crystal stone, there was a small stone about the size of a thumb, shaped like white jade. The small stone looked very ordinary, so much so that Zhang Yuan had not noticed it.
The thumb-sized, white jade-like stone emitted a strange, faint light while Zhang Yuan was cultivating, some of which entered his body.
Unfortunately, Zhang Yuan was engrossed in his cultivation and did not see this scene.
Zhang Yuan opened his eyes, not knowing how long he had been cultivating.
At this moment, his body was surging with energy, and upon internal inspection, he realized that he had broken through to the late stage of the Meridian Opening Realm!
That's incredible!
Although this place is strange, it is undeniably a good place for cultivation!
After examining the changes in his body, Zhang Yuan looked at the sky again. As expected, the blood-red 9 on the sky had turned into a 6!
Zhang Yuan felt even more uneasy!
What will happen when the countdown reaches 6?
After looking at the numbers on the sky for a while, Zhang Yuan decided to go to the edge of the forest again and challenge the transparent barrier. If he could break through it, he might be able to leave this place.
A few minutes later.
Zhang Yuan stood at the edge of the forest again. He touched it with his hand to confirm that this was the place, and then mobilized his inner energy in his dantian!
boom!
boom!
boom!
Facing the invisible barrier, Zhang Yuan unleashed three punches in succession, each punch delivered with full force, causing his arm to go numb, but still unable to budge it in the slightest!
Hope dashed once again!
But Zhang Yuan was not giving up. Still clinging to a sliver of hope, he changed to four other directions and bombarded the area again.
Unfortunately, the result was the same; he was still trapped here.
I thought that once I broke through to the late stage of the Meridian Opening Realm, my strength would increase, and I might be able to break through this place and get out. But now it seems that it's still not possible.
"what to do?"
Zhang Yuan was in a complete mess!
He didn't want to be trapped here.
Zhang Yuan walked dejectedly through the woods, racking his brains for a long time without coming up with a solution, and finally simply continued cultivating.
He looked up at the sky, where the blood-red number was still 6. Perhaps something would change or happen when the number returned to 0.
He went to a pine tree, cultivated for a while, and then quickly stood up again, as the spiritual energy here was not as rich as when he had cultivated.
Zhang Yuan changed his position and continued his cultivation.
But after a short while, he got up again, as the concentration here wasn't as high as under the pine tree.
Why is there such a large difference in the concentration of spiritual energy in the same forest?
He tried several other places, but none of them had the richest spiritual energy around the red crystal plate where he sat the first time. Moreover, he couldn't enter a meditative state as easily as he had the first time when he cultivated in other places in the forest.
Is it possible that this effect can only be achieved by cultivating next to this red crystal?
Zhang Yuan tilted his head, staring blankly at the largest red crystal in the center of the forest.
There are five red crystal stones in the forest, but the spiritual energy is most concentrated near this particular red crystal stone, where one can find the feeling of entering a meditative state during cultivation.
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