Yuan JIngqing stayed on the Red Scorching Earth Star for three years.
During this period, he and Zhang Chan worked together and killed countless poisonous insects and ferocious demons, greatly enriching the treasury on the island. However, there was a strange thing. All the creatures born in this place, regardless of their size, seemed to be stained with that strange thing.
This was not the only strange thing. This was clearly just an Earth Star. Perhaps the size was slightly larger, but it was not to such an exaggerated extent. However, there were endless powerful demons, and there were many that were comparable to Demon Saints.
Fortunately, the two of them had not met the likes of the Demon Ancestor so far. But thinking about it, it made sense. Only the boundless mountains, seas, and land could support such a great demon. Otherwise, with just a slight movement from this demon, it could cause the entire planet to collapse.
On the plains, the body of a huge beast slowly collapsed, like a collapsing mountain range, shaking the earth. Blood flowed like a river, flowing in all directions. The smell of blood spread for dozens of miles, causing countless demonic birds in the sky to scream and swoop down.
Zhang Chan said loudly, "Zhenren Yuan, this group of beasts is here to steal our food again. Thank you for your help."
Yuan JIngqing waved his hand and a cloud appeared in the sky. All the demon birds entered it and immediately became dizzy. They kept spinning inside and could not come out at all. After fighting with demons for a few years, he became more and more proficient in controlling his mana. He could easily confuse the senses of these demons.
Zhang Chan, on the other hand, stepped forward and inhaled. He drew out a wisp of blood light from the demon corpse and swallowed it. After a short while, the Profound Qi in his body grew a little stronger. His face was flushed red, and he said, "Although the demons here are fierce, their blood Qi is really rich. It's like a great tonic."
Yuan Jingqing looked up at the sky. The ferocious birds were unable to approach their target for a long time, and they actually started to tear at each other. Broken feathers and limbs kept falling from the sky. With a wave of his sleeve, a strong gust of wind blew them away, and he said, "But we still haven't found the cause of the abnormality."
The spiritual opportunity here was abundant, and it would be a pity if they did not make use of it. Furthermore, the array formation had already been built here, and they could not just let it go to waste. However, if they did not find out the reason, it would be difficult for them to establish a foothold here.
Zhang Chan patted his belly and said, "Don't worry, Spiritual Master Jing. I've devoured a lot of monsters recently, so I can vaguely sense something. I believe that I'll be able to find out the truth after I devour a few more monsters."
Yuan JIngqing said, "As long as Junior Brother Chan is confident, it's fine. It's just killing a few more demons."
Zhang Chan rolled his eyes and said, "My strength has increased a little, I can try to capture that long-eared monster now."
Yuan JIngqing said, "That monster is not simple. It seems to have intelligence. We should capture it and examine it."
The monster they were talking about was a long-eared monster. Although its body was not big, it could fly up into the sky, dive into the ground, and swim in the water. Moreover, its recovery ability was impressive, and its injuries were healed in the blink of an eye.
Not only that, ever since the two of them arrived on Earth Star, it was the first time that they encountered a monster that knew how to escape if they could not defeat it. Therefore, they did not guard against it, and it escaped into the sea. Fortunately, there seemed to be something in that area that it could not bear to part with. Therefore, it returned not long after.
The two of them were thinking that they might be able to uncover some secrets from it. After discussing it earlier, they felt that they were not completely confident in capturing it, so they did not bother with it anymore. Now that their skills had improved a lot, they could try to capture it.
The two of them left the monster's corpse there and returned to the cave abode on the sea. After resting for a few days, they headed towards the place where the long-eared monster was.
They did not travel on land, but took a big detour and took a detour from the sea. This way, they could prevent the monster from escaping into the sea again.
Half a day later, the two of them had crossed the sea and arrived on land.
Yuan JIngqing closed his eyes and sensed for a moment, then opened them and said, "The monster is not far ahead."
Zhang Chan said excitedly, "This time, it won't be able to escape."
The two of them approached quickly, and from far away, they saw a small beast lying in the grass. It had a pair of rabbit ears and looked like a leopard. Its head was big and its body was small, and it was fluffy. However, it looked very agile, and its nose was constantly moving, as if it was looking for something.
All of a sudden, it shuddered and turned around to look. It saw two streaks of light flying towards it, so it immediately leaped up and flipped into the clouds, and its speed was extremely swift.
Yuan JIngqing and Zhang Chan followed closely. This small monster was very cunning, and if they were not careful, it could slip away.
The long-eared monster came to the sky above a valley, and its body curled up and fell into the grass. Then, it ran deep into the valley.
Zhang Chan saw its escape route, and couldn't help but curse, "How cunning."
This place was obviously the territory of a big monster, and this long-eared monster was trying to lure them there to stop them.
However, this time, it made a mistake.
Yuan JIngqing took out a spell, and the two of them immediately hid their aura. Although the rays of light were still around them, all the monsters ignored them.
This was using the sensory nerve to conceal its external senses. As long as he could sustain it with his arcane energy, those monsters without intelligence would not be able to detect him.
The two of them were well-prepared this time. This time, the long-eared monster did not run far before they caught up.
Yuan JIngqing pointed downwards, and it could only turn around on the spot. Perhaps knowing that it could not escape, it hugged its head and covered its eyes with its two long ears, and shouted on the ground, "Don't kill me, don't kill me."
Its voice was like a young girl's, and it sounded very crisp.
Zhang Chan said curiously, "Being able to speak human language, it really has intelligence."
Yuan Jingqing said, "You're right. Looks like this pair of long ears isn't just for show."
Zhang Chan was shocked, and then he clicked his tongue. This meant that not only did it hear their conversation, it even learned it. However, those were only words that did not affect the overall situation. When it came to the matters of the sect, the two of them used telepathy to communicate, so there was no need to worry about it being leaked.
Yuan JIngqing stretched out his hand and took the long-eared monster, and held it in his palm, and said, "Do you have a name?"
The long-eared monster's body trembled slightly, and said, "This little monster's name is Yu Qiu."
Yuan JIngqing said, "Most of the monsters on this planet are wild and violent, and they are driven by their nature, but you have intelligence. Can you tell me why?"
Yu Qiu said, "I don't know what happened, I just slept on a boundary, and then I can speak."
Zhang Chan said, "Where is that boundary?
Yu Qiu twisted his body, and said reluctantly, "It's the boundary where I came from."
Yuan JIngqing said, "You've been lingering there, are you trying to find the thing that can make you speak?"
Yu Qiu nodded repeatedly.
Zhang Chan's eyes lit up, and he said, "I didn't expect that the thing we're looking for is so close."
Yuan JIngqing said, "Whether it's what we're looking for, we'll know after we take a look."
The two of them immediately turned back, and not long after, they arrived at the boundary.
They didn't notice it the last time they came, but this time, there were many collapsed rocks among the weeds, and there were traces of artificial polishing. It seemed that there was once an intelligent creature living here.
Yuan Jingqing tried to sense for a long time, but he could vaguely sense that there seemed to be a hole below. Logically speaking, with his current ability, he could clearly see thousands of feet below with a single glance. However, there was an obstruction here, so someone must have done something to it.
He passed the Yu Qiu in his hand to Zhang Chan, and said, "There's something strange here, Junior Brother Chan, look after this little demon, I'll go down and take a look."
Zhang Chan patted his chest, and said, "Zhenren Yuan, don't worry, with me watching, it won't be able to escape."
Yuan JIngqing took out a talisman, and with the activation of his mana, it turned into a five-colored spiritual light, and then he went down into the depths of the ground.
The talisman was the Five Elements Escape Talisman given by Zhang Yan, and it could help him travel freely underground. Although he could do it with his current mana, it wasn't as easy as it was now.
He didn't know how far down he went, but he felt some obstruction. He used his mana to protect himself, and after a while, he found that there was no danger inside, so he pushed forward, and he had already broken through.
When he looked up, he found that he had come to an empty cave, and the ground was full of cracks, and there was a thick layer of dust.
He looked around, and it didn't feel like this place was dug out, but it was shaken by some kind of Qi dynamic, and it was slowly eroded and hollowed out. The process seemed to be continuing, but at the same time, it seemed like some kind of power was suppressing it, and it couldn't be released.
He paused for a moment, and then he followed the source of the Qi dynamic. After about a hundred miles, he saw a light in front of him, and looking at it, he saw a soft jade ball floating in the air in front of him. It was about the size of a fist, and a soft light bloomed from it.
He couldn't see through what it was, so he didn't dare to be careless. He raised his finger, and a mana doppelganger appeared, and slowly floated in that direction. It didn't meet any obstacles along the way, and it smoothly arrived in front of that thing. He looked at it carefully, but he didn't act rashly.
But at this moment, there was a thought transmitted from that thing, as if it was begging him to take it away.
Yuan Jingqing observed it with concentration. Logically speaking, it should be a living being that was capable of transmitting thoughts, but he couldn't sense a trace of vitality from this thing. Moreover, he faintly had the feeling that if he were to rashly take this thing away, then it would definitely cause unforeseen consequences.
In fact, even if he did this, he might not succeed.
He closed his eyes and sensed for a while, and he could clearly feel two Qi dynamics colliding with each other, especially the power outside, which was vast and surging, like a ferocious and boundless ocean.
A thought flashed through his mind. If the Qi activity in this place was coming from this soft jade ball, then where did it come from outside?
Previously, he couldn't find out, but now here, he could use the soft Qi dynamics to push it back, and use Yuan Chen Sensory Nerve to illuminate it.
As he thought of this, he immediately sat down cross-legged.
He used all his concentration to circulate the skill, and after a long time, in his mind, the entire Red Burning Earth Star shone in.
And at this moment, he finally understood that this place full of red light was not some Earth Star, but a drop of Blood Essence, a drop of pure and flawless Blood Essence!
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