Chapter 363
Chapter 363: Chapter 363
Feng Linran fumbled to catch the two black boxes, his face pale with fright. ’Can you just toss around superweapons like this? What if someone accidentally hits the switch? These are laser weapons!’
Watching Ning Xuan stride toward the main tent, Feng Linran secured the black boxes and hurried after her.
"Miss Ning, aren’t you going into the Spiritual Cultivation Secret Realm to cultivate?" Feng Linran asked, puzzled.
Although Feng Linran hadn’t known Ning Xuan for long, he knew she was a notorious cultivation maniac. Whenever she had a spare moment, she was in the Cultivation Room, either practicing her techniques or performing Alchemy. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have advanced so quickly. ’We’re right at the entrance to the Spiritual Cultivation Secret Realm, so why does it seem like she isn’t planning on going in?’
"I have some questions I need to figure out first. We can talk about Cultivation after that." With that, Ning Xuan walked into the camp.
Ning Xuan cultivated in her tent. She attempted to suppress the spiritual power within her Sea of Consciousness. After several days of trying, she could finally suppress her Spiritual Power Level to around B-level and control it at will.
Once Ning Xuan was certain she could skillfully control her Spiritual Power Level, she prepared to enter the Secret Realm again.
Just then, Chen Nan emerged from the Secret Realm.
Upon exiting the Secret Realm, Chen Nan was momentarily stunned to see the encampment outside. But when he saw the familiar objects within the camp, he immediately realized Ning Xuan must have had it built.
Chen Nan was feeling exhausted, and he couldn’t help but admire Ning Xuan’s foresight.
As Chen Nan walked toward the camp, Ning Xuan was walking out, accompanied by Feng Linran. They came face-to-face.
"Contractor, you’re out already? So soon?" Chen Nan was astonished. After all, it was said that the higher a Companion Spirit’s Level, the longer a Spirit Controller could stay in the Spiritual Cultivation Secret Realm.
’Ning Xuan has a Legendary Level Companion Spirit. Even if her Spiritual Power Level is low and her constitution is poor, she shouldn’t have emerged after such a short time.’
"I haven’t gone in yet. How did your Cultivation go? Did you make any progress?" Ning Xuan asked.
"I did! I made great progress! Contractor, look, I can fly now too." Chen Nan proudly revealed the wings on his back. In the Spiritual Cultivation Secret Realm, he had mastered how to freely summon and retract the Golden Eagle’s wings.
"And another thing, Contractor! My Divine Eagle’s Eye has evolved, too. Its night vision is stronger, and my visual range has increased," Chen Nan said excitedly.
"That’s great. You should get some rest in your tent. I’m going in now." After saying that, Ning Xuan patted Chen Nan’s shoulder and walked off.
"Contractor, you mean you haven’t been in at all? Why not?" Chen Nan called out, chasing after her.
"Don’t ask so many questions. Just get some rest." Ning Xuan was already some distance away. When Chen Nan tried to run after her, Feng Linran blocked his path.
"Miss Ning told Mr. Chen to get some rest, so you should do just that," Feng Linran said coldly.
Chen Nan watched Ning Xuan’s figure disappear into the Secret Realm’s entrance and had no choice but to head back to the camp.
As for Ning Xuan, before entering the Secret Realm this time, she first suppressed her Spiritual Power Level to B-level. After entering, she didn’t immediately summon her Companion Spirit. Instead, she sat cross-legged in an area where Thunder Energy was particularly active and began circulating the Guiding Spirit Scripture, drawing the nearby Thunder Energy into her body. By treating it as a normal cultivation ground, she, as expected, did not cause an upheaval in the Secret Realm.
After a few days of steady, unremarkable cultivation, the Thunder Energy in Ning Xuan’s body gradually built up, and a faint purple energy began to course through her meridians.
Closing her eyes to look inward, Ning Xuan discovered that the once-calm Spiritual Power vortex in her Dantian was beginning to crackle with fine sparks of electricity. This was the sign of an impending breakthrough.
Ning Xuan opened her eyes, a flash of purple light flickering within them.
Ning Xuan didn’t dare to continue. If she kept cultivating, she would no longer be able to maintain her suppressed Level.
’The last time the Spiritual Cultivation Secret Realm suddenly destabilized... was it really because of the Yinglong? My investigation this time is done. I’ll give it another try.’ Thinking this, Ning Xuan immediately summoned her Companion Spirit.
Ning Xuan extended her hand, and a tiny Golden Dragon, curled into a ball, appeared in her palm.
The moment the Golden Dragon appeared, the Thunder Energy in the Secret Realm rushed madly toward Ning Xuan, as if it had been summoned.
In just a few short minutes, Ning Xuan felt like an overinflating balloon, expanding more and more. To prevent her body from exploding, she had no choice but to release her suppressed Level and restore her SS-level strength.
Once Ning Xuan’s Level was restored, the curled-up Golden Dragon instantly expanded in size. An even greater and denser amount of Thunder Energy poured into it, and the once-indistinct dragon became astonishingly lifelike.
The Golden Dragon’s body was like a bottomless pit, seemingly intent on consuming every last resource within the Secret Realm. But this didn’t last long. Soon, the space began to destabilize once more.
Now, Ning Xuan was certain: the previous incident in the Spiritual Cultivation Secret Realm had also been caused by the Golden Dragon.
Ning Xuan didn’t know if they would be able to escape if the Secret Realm’s space collapsed. Besides, even if they did get out safely, it would be difficult to explain to the Military Department if she was the one who caused the problem.
Ning Xuan decided it was best to leave the Secret Realm for now.
When Ning Xuan emerged, she found that Yun Han was out as well. Yun Han had some theories about why the Secret Realm was unstable and wanted to go back immediately, but Ning Xuan disagreed.
After stabilizing her condition, Ning Xuan entered the Spiritual Cultivation Secret Realm again, only to be forced out a few days later by the same instability.
After this happened three times, Ning Xuan found her cultivation progress was significantly slower than when she had first entered with her power suppressed. Dejected, she finally agreed to head back.
「Back on Central Star」
Yun Han immediately reported the matter to Yu Mingche.
The reason Yun Han reported it to Yu Mingche was to leverage his power to help Ning Xuan solve the problem.
After hearing Yun Han’s analysis of Ning Xuan’s situation, Yu Mingche immediately went to her to get the details. Together, they began searching through records to see if they could find a solution.
"Xuanyuan, even without relying on the Spiritual Cultivation Secret Realm, you can still help your Companion Spirit grow quickly. You don’t have to be so fixated on cultivating there," Yu Mingche advised.
"Cultivating in a Spiritual Ability Secret Realm allows a Companion Spirit to grow rapidly. I need to get the Golden Dragon to a level comparable to the Vermilion Bird’s as quickly as possible. I have a feeling that’s the only way I can make any further progress," Ning Xuan insisted.
After learning that Ning Xuan’s second awakened Bloodline Energy was the Thunder Element, Ying Yaoshi had been helping her search for the extremely rare Thunder Spirit Stones. He had already accumulated quite a few. When he saw that Ning Xuan was worried about her cultivation, he immediately had them sent over.