Chapter 754 - 314: Feeling Completely Drained
Saying that, Ling Xiaobai waved his hand, releasing a white light that enveloped Chu Ning, and directly brought Chu Ning into the formation.
Chu Ning nodded. Ever since reaching Core Formation and advancing to a Tier Five Demon Beast, Bai Ling had become increasingly skilled in using spells at will.
Upon entering the formation, Chu Ning quickly sensed the presence of an illusion realm.
However, such an illusion realm was utterly ineffective against Chu Ning, who possessed the Illusion God Technique.
He watched as the two Golden Thunder Eagles played joyfully within the illusion, shook his head, and said:
"Alright, dispel the illusion. Prolonged exposure to an illusion can cause some damage to one’s Divine Sense."
"Yes, young master!"
Bai Ling formed a profound and mysterious hand formula that Chu Ning had never seen before and cast it into the array restriction.
The illusion within the formation was dispelled, and the two Golden Thunder Eagles suddenly became clear-headed.
At the same time, the sharply fierce eyes of the two Golden Thunder Eagles now revealed a hint of confusion.
Bai Ling let out a delicate laugh and said a few words to the two Golden Thunder Eagles.
"Goo!"
The two Golden Thunder Eagles let out a mournful sound, then flapped their wings and approached Chu Ning.
Chu Ning placed the two Golden Thunder Eagles into the storage bag.
Then he turned to Bai Ling and said:
"Let’s go, take me to see what else is there."
Following Bai Ling into a clearly man-made cave chamber, Chu Ning looked around and, sure enough, noticed a lot of dust, indicating that no one had been there for a long time.
As he continued to follow Bai Ling further inside, nearing the underground, he felt a slight stirring in his heart.
"Hmm, the Spiritual Qi here... Hidden Spirit Vein?"
Chu Ning suddenly recalled his own cave residence back in the Thousand Lakes and Thousand Islands.
At this moment, Bai Ling responded with a smile:
"Young master guessed correctly, it is indeed a Hidden Spirit Vein.
Although it’s not large, its level is quite high, not much different from the cave residence young master has in Ice Island Immortal City."
Hearing this, Chu Ning’s eyes brightened slightly.
He then quickly proceeded toward the underground.
Soon, he arrived before the Hidden Spirit Vein beneath the ground.
"Indeed, this Spirit Vein is probably at Tier Three Top Level."
Chu Ning nodded in satisfaction; the level of Spiritual Qi this Spirit Vein could release was indeed not inferior to that of his cave residence in Ice Island Immortal City.
Having been with Chu Ning for a long time, Bai Ling understood his thoughts well. Seeing Chu Ning’s expression, she smiled and asked:
"Does young master feel that this place is very suitable for establishing a cave residence?"
Chu Ning nodded slightly.
In fact, he had long entertained the idea of finding a place to establish a cave residence outside.
Living in Ice Island Immortal City was certainly convenient, but it also had some inconveniences.
For instance, the escape technique he was just about to practice wasn’t suitable for that location.
Additionally, he had always wanted to set up a Cloud Thunder Array and attempt to temper his body with Thunderbolt Power.
However, due to the ongoing conflict between the Human and Demon Races, and due to some items in his possession that needed urgent refinement and cultivation, he had shelved the idea.
Now, having found such a place truly piqued Chu Ning’s interest in setting up a cave residence.
Returning to the surface above, Chu Ning contemplated and said:
"Let’s stay on this island for half a year. If the owner of this cave residence doesn’t return within six months, I’ll start using this Hidden Spirit Vein.
This time will also allow us to prepare some materials, making it easier for future cultivation here."
Although Chu Ning felt that the cave residence’s owner had most likely left or perished for some reason,
this place had been set up as a cave residence by someone before.
Just discovering it and directly claiming it seemed a bit unjustified.
"Alright." Upon hearing Chu Ning’s words, Bai Ling naturally agreed wholeheartedly.
On the island, she and the two Golden Thunder Eagles had more freedom, without constantly being confined inside that cave residence.
Over the next six months, Chu Ning spent most of his time on this island.
He often meditated and practiced cultivation within the Hidden Spirit Vein underground, and he also practiced the Phantom Escape.
Meanwhile, he crafted some advanced talismans to exchange for cultivation resources at Frost Moon Pavilion.
During this period, Chu Ning also left the island several times.
First, he went to Frost Moon for exchanging items, both for setting up formations and for pill refining.
And, of course, the Ice Condensing Jade.
Having witnessed the power of the Ice Shadow Sword Talisman, Chu Ning naturally believed that the more of such talismans he had, the better.
Before breaking through to a Nascent Soul Cultivator, it would remain a crucial trump card for him.
Additionally, Chu Ning also inquired about the Cold Marrow Bead at Frost Moon Pavilion.
What he learned was that even in the Northern Cold Land, Cold Marrow Beads were extremely rare.
Frost Moon Pavilion couldn’t just produce them at will.
During this time, Chu Ning also ventured to the Snow Peak Mountain Range, naturally seeking some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
Compared to the Endless Sea, demon beast attacks on humans were less frequent in the Snow Peak Mountain Range.
This was mainly because the demon beasts were concentrated deeper within the mountains, where Great Demons also resided.
However, in terms of area, it wasn’t as vast as the Endless Sea, and cultivators were wary of venturing too deep lest they provoke the Great Demons there.
So generally, they didn’t venture too deep into the mountains to hunt demon beasts.
This naturally eased the tension between the Human and Demon Races.
Though Chu Ning possessed divine techniques far superior to ordinary cultivators, he chose not to take excessive risks.
Conversely, relying on his exceptional Divine Sense, Chu Ning avoided areas potentially populated by Tier Seven or higher demon beasts.