Chapter 706 - 274: Truly Good Material for a Demon Cultivator
Chapter 706: Chapter 274: Truly Good Material for a Demon Cultivator
A pale blue light flashed, and the world around him changed completely.
Compared to his last, unpleasant experience with the Talisman Array, this pillar of light was far more comfortable.
After just a brief sensation of weightlessness, he found himself on a vast, sandy expanse on the ocean floor.
Xiao Chen looked down at the vast expanse of soft, white sand beneath his feet.
There were no distinct landmarks in any direction, only a sparse scattering of coral and large, irregularly shaped boulders.
He could also see Sea Shells clinging to the rocks, and a crab that hadn’t quite managed to bury itself, the tip of a claw poking out from the sand.
This crab was lucky.
Because Xiao Chen couldn’t be bothered to catch it.
But the crab wasn’t very bright; it actually decided to attack the intruder who had suddenly appeared within its striking distance.
And so it was promptly torn to pieces.
’I don’t know which way to go anyway, so this direction it is.’
Xiao Chen simply walked straight ahead.
Unsurprisingly, he soon reached the edge of the Relic, which was sealed off by layer after layer of Restrictions.
’Good. At least I’ve eliminated one wrong direction right from the start.’
He immediately turned and headed in the opposite direction. Just as he expected, he soon came upon a vast, multicolored Coral Forest.
Among them were giant coral trees rooted to massive boulders, some reaching heights of dozens, even hundreds of feet.
’This Relic is pretty big.’
As Xiao Chen strolled through the Coral Forest, he extended his Divine Sense and discovered that the coral stretched on for another thirty miles.
Adding the nearly two hundred miles of boundary he’d accidentally mapped out when he went the wrong way, the outer region alone was likely close to three hundred miles across.
Of course, Xiao Chen had seen far vaster places before.
The problem was that, so far, he hadn’t seen a single other Cultivator!
After all, nearly ten thousand Loose Cultivators had rushed into the Relic before him.
Most of them were Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and their Escape Speed couldn’t possibly be very fast.
This meant that not only was the Relic’s outer region over three hundred miles across, but it was also likely so immense that it could scatter all those Cultivators to completely different, random locations.
’Eh, maybe it’s not *that* big.’
Just as he was thinking about other Cultivators, Xiao Chen spotted a broken Flying Sword in front of him.
The blade’s remains were pockmarked and corroded, as if by venom or some incredibly hot fluid.
The importance of a Flying Sword to a Cultivator goes without saying.
Since the Flying Sword was broken, its owner had likely perished.
SWOOSH!
A sound of something cutting through the water rang out.
From atop a nearby, man-high stalk of blood-red coral, a crimson Blood Arrow suddenly erupted, speeding straight toward Xiao Chen.
"Snow Surge Spirit Armor!"
Xiao Chen expertly cast the Magic. A suit of Ice Armor instantly materialized, blocking the incoming Blood Arrow.
HISSS!
A piercing sound accompanied wisps of white smoke rising from the Ice Armor.
It turned out that it wasn’t a Blood Arrow at all, but boiling, crimson Spiritual Water.
Upon striking the Ice Armor, it immediately ate away several pits in the surface.
The pitting was almost identical to the marks on the broken Flying Sword.
’What is that thing?’
Xiao Chen swept the area with his Divine Sense but detected no anomalies.
He didn’t dwell on it, however. Instead, he struck out with his palm. "Condensed Fire Palm!"
’In a situation like this, it doesn’t matter if the coral itself is the problem or if there’s something hidden inside. I’ll just attack first and figure it out later.’
He had no interest in preserving the Coral Forest.
BOOM!
Furious flames completely engulfed a large patch of the nearby coral.
SQUEAL!
A two-foot-long threadworm suddenly revealed itself on the coral stalk.
Its body was a uniform blood-red, making it nearly identical to the coral it hid upon. It was impervious to both Divine Sense and the naked eye.
But it was a creature of flesh and blood. After writhing in the flames for a moment, it fell still.
Its surface gradually hardened, turning pitch-black.
However, a small crack split open its abdomen, revealing a smooth, round Blood Spirit Pearl.
He picked it up and examined it. It contained an exceptionally rich amount of Blood Spiritual Power, enough to meet the standard of a Tier Three Spirit Pearl.
In fact, due to its unique properties, it would likely be even more valuable than an ordinary Tier Three Spirit Pearl if one could find a suitable use for it.
’Such a strange insect actually exists?’
Xiao Chen now understood what had happened, but he was still somewhat astonished.
Judging by its size, Spiritual Power signature, and the level of resistance it put up when attacked...
...this blood-red threadworm was only at the level of the Foundation Establishment Stage.
However, in terms of its stealth and the lethality of that venomous spit...
...even a Cultivator who had just entered the Golden Core Stage would likely fall victim to it.
In other words, this was a special Tier Two Spiritual Insect that, if used properly, could fight against an ordinary Golden Core Cultivator.
Considering it contained a Blood Spirit Pearl, farming these on a large scale could be a good way to earn Spirit Stones.
If he could catch a few of these and send them to the Southern Domain, they would be treasured as clan protectors by many families.
Xiao Chen glanced around. ’If there are a lot of these threadworms, the casualties in this Relic might be especially high.’
This Coral Forest, stretching for hundreds of miles, would likely become a graveyard.
After walking a short distance further, he came across another Flying Sword, this one completely corroded and destroyed.
What was different this time was that dozens of thumb-sized, fat, white worms were crawling over the remains of the Flying Sword, gnawing at the metal.
They didn’t react at all, even as Xiao Chen drew near, completely engrossed in their meal.
SWOOSH!
BOOM!