Chapter 48: Yanlan Cave Heaven (8)

  The two of them come back to check on You Ling. Seeing You Ling's slightly frowned brows, Xia Jinxi asked her friend through voice transmission, "Qingluo, Sister You, there will nothing happen to her, right?"

  "It shouldn't be. Sister You has dual spiritual roots of water and fire. This kind of spiritual root is the most special, so it may take more energy to purify and refine it."

  Not long after the two of them finished voice transmission, You Ling, whose eyes were tightly closed, suddenly turned pale, but it only lasted for a moment, and then became rosy again.

  Not long after, she opened her eyes, her face was full of joy, and after standing up, she was so excited that she turned around several times on the spot.

  "Junior Sister Shen, Junior Sister Xia, my spiritual root problem has been completely solved!"

  As a dual spiritual root of water and fire, You Ling needs to pay attention to the balance of water and fire spiritual power when practicing. Once one side exceeds the other, it will be backfired immediately.

  In the past, she suffered a lot of pain when practicing, and it was common for her meridians to be damaged. In a serious case, her cultivation level regressed.

  Now these problems no longer bother her. A pure spirit flower allows her dual spiritual roots of water and fire to blend together. Even if the water and fire spiritual power are unbalanced in the future, she will not suffer any backlash.

  She was extremely happy, and the joy that emanated from her inside out also affected Shen Qingluo and Xia Jinxi.

  Both of them had their spiritual roots purified to the maximum value, so they were happy, but they had been restrained before. Seeing You Ling like this, they also showed their restrained emotions.

  For a while, no one mentioned leaving, but stayed here to enjoy the rare warm and joyful time.

  Not all the exotic flowers and fruits here have been picked, and decades of harvests have been left behind.

  Xia Jinxi put her own portion of spiritual flowers and fruits into the space. She thought that for a long time in the future, she would not have to worry about various alchemy materials.

  The three of them rested here for a long time. After the excitement and joy gradually subsided, You Ling took out the map again and pointed to the three remaining square marks in the southeast direction.

  "We are now about the same distance from these three places. Which one should we go to first?"

  Xia Jinxi looked at her friend at the first moment, "Qingluo, what are your plans?"

  Shen Qingluo thought for a while and said, "We have been here for eight days. These places may have been visited by fellow disciples. It doesn't matter which one we go to first. From my personal intuition, I have no preference for these three places, so let Jinxi and Senior Sister You decide."

  You Ling gave a suggestion: "Why don't we go to a place relatively south first, and then slowly go east?"

  Shen Qingluo naturally had no objection. Xia Jinxi did not have a strong premonition that she had to go to these places. She was indifferent and did not object.

  The three of them set off and headed towards their destination.

  On the way, they did not meet any fellow disciples, but Shen Qingluo always felt a little strange, as if something was missing.

  "Jinxi, Senior Sister You, do you feel that it is too quiet along the way?"

  Xia Jinxi was stunned for a moment, then reacted, "Indeed, I didn't hear any insects or birds singing along the way."

  You Ling, who was walking in front, paused, "Hearing what you said, I also feel that something is wrong, but my spiritual sense has no signs of crisis."

  Shen Qingluo took over the words, "Many times, insects, birds and beasts have a stronger ability to predict danger than cultivators. Of course, another possibility is not ruled out, that is, we can easily destroy anything that threatens their existence."

  You Ling nodded, "I hope it is the latter possibility, otherwise we don't know when we will be in danger!"

  Xia Jinxi looked forward for a while, "Qingluo, Senior Sister You, now that we have discovered something abnormal, should we continue to move forward?"

  Hearing this, You Ling was about to say something, at this moment, an unexpected event occurred!

  Forty feet away from the right front of the three people, a crack about nine feet high appeared out of thin air and slowly spread outward.

  From a distance, it looked like a ferocious beast had opened its fangs and wanted to swallow people into its stomach.

  Seeing this scene, the three people's hair stood on end, and a strong sense of crisis came over their hearts. They instantly erected several defenses around their bodies and retreated rapidly.

  However, the next moment, the cracks that were spreading outwards suddenly disappeared, as if they had never existed.

  The three people did not relax their vigilance and continued to concentrate and be alert to the surroundings.

  After a long time, nothing happened.

  You Ling reached out and wiped the cold sweat from her forehead. Recalling the previous scene, her face was full of horror.

  "How could this happen? What exactly happened in Yanlan Cave Heaven? If I'm not mistaken, what appeared before was a space crack? "

  Xia Jinxi said with lingering fear: "It does look a bit like it, but according to the records in the ancient books I have read, space cracks will not disappear on their own. After they appear, they will always exist."

  Shen Qingluo did not speak. At this moment, she was transmitting her thoughts to ask about the Pure World Fire.

  "Has there been such an incident in Yanlan Cave Heaven before? Do you know the reason?"

  Jingshi Lihuo quickly answered, "This has never happened before. This is a sign. The cave heaven is becoming more and more unstable, but..."

  "But what?"

  "Well, according to normal time, Yanlan Cave Heaven can still last for about 4,000 years. This crack appears now, it's a bit early, unless..."

  When he said this, Jingshi Lihuo didn't know what he remembered, and his tone became hurried.

  "It's bad! Master, you guys go to the central area of the cave heaven quickly to have a look. I'm afraid that some disciples of the sect who don't know how to live or die have used the secret treasure given by the elders to move the origin of Yanlan Cave Heaven! If you go in time, you can still make amends, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous!"

  Since Jingshi Lihuo recognized the master, this was the first time Shen Qingluo saw the fire spirit so panicked.

  She immediately understood that the matter was very serious, and immediately informed her friends and Senior Sister You of the situation.

  After hearing this, You Ling waved her sleeves and took out a flying spiritual tool in the shape of a gourd.

  "We are now in the southeast corner of Yanlan Cave Heaven. Even if we use the Light Body Talisman, we won't be able to reach the central area in two days and two nights. By then, the opportunity will be gone. So we can only use this flying spiritual tool, but this treasure consumes a lot of spiritual energy. I am unable to activate it alone."   

  At this point, You Ling's expression was a little solemn. "With the flying speed of this spiritual weapon, it will take about half an hour to reach the destination if we use it at full power. However, the spiritual power cannot be cut off in the middle of the journey. Even if we work together to stimulate it, the spiritual power of a Qi-refining cultivator will be exhausted in less than ten breaths, so we need a large amount of elixirs and spiritual stones to replenish spiritual power."

  For cultivators, the first choice for replenishing spiritual power is elixirs of better quality, followed by spiritual stones.

  The former can be swallowed into the stomach, and the spiritual power is replenished instantly; the latter cannot be taken orally, and can only be held in the palm of the hand and absorbed slowly.

  Xia Jinxi had fewer spiritual power-replenishing elixirs on her body, but she still took them all out.

  After You Ling became disciple, her master treated her very well and gave her a lot of elixirs. Nearly thirty bottles of spiritual power were replenished, but compared to what she needed for this trip, it was still far from enough.

  Shen Qingluo was good at refining elixirs, and there were many such elixirs. With a thought, she took out a large number of jade bottles containing elixirs from the storage ring.

  "Most of these are first-grade Qi-boosting pills, both top-grade and best-grade, and a few are second-grade Blood Spirit Pills. Second-grade pills replenish spiritual power, and the bodies of Qi-refining cultivators cannot withstand them. So don't take Blood Spirit Pills unless it's absolutely necessary."

  You Ling was a little surprised. "Even if they are first-grade, top-grade and best-grade ones are also very valuable, especially the best-grade ones, which are hard to come by. With so many pills, could it be that Junior Sister Shen made them herself?"

  Shen Qingluo nodded. There was nothing to hide. "I often take on alchemy tasks. I hand in half of the pills after they are refined, and I keep the rest for myself. The more tasks I take, the more pills I accumulate."

  You Ling suddenly realized. "It turns out that the alchemy madman who was rumored in the outer peaks some time ago was Junior Sister Shen!"

  "Uh, an alchemy madman?" Shen Qingluo was puzzled. She had never heard of anyone mentioning her.

  "Yes!" You Ling explained, "Although I am in the inner sect, I often hear about the outer peaks. The tasks of the Deacon Hall are updated every month. Usually, the most remaining tasks are alchemy and formation apprentice tasks.

  But there were two times when fellow disciples found that the alchemy tasks were all taken up. Curious, they asked Deacon Zhang, who replied that they were taken by the same person, but did not reveal the name. Since then, the news of an alchemy madman in the outer peak has gradually spread."

  Xia Jinxi added, "I have also heard about this matter. Qingluo, you are devoted to cultivation. Most of the time, you are either in seclusion or staying in Danfeng. You rarely come into contact with other fellow disciples. It is normal that you have not heard about it."

  Knowing the whole story, Shen Qingluo did not ask any more questions. There are more important things to do now.