Chapter 678 - 274: Zhangshui Dragon Kingdom!
Earth Cave.
When Shen Can acted within the clan to pacify Jingping Yongyi, he and Blazing Fire Luwu returned to the Earth Cave.
This time, he brought Kui Spirit along.
Although Shen Can had doubts whether the Earth Cave was the habitat of the Profound Bird last time, the interior was too mysterious for him to make a definitive judgment.
Kui Spirit had previously mentioned that it could resonate with its mother’s War Drum.
Upon mentioning the Earth Cave, Red Fire Luwu was quite enthusiastic.
Since getting acquainted with Shen Can, the arrangement of the Cultivation Cave Mansion was made, although the Source Power was currently insufficient to support its daily practice, it increased each day.
This noticeable increase made it very satisfied.
Not to mention, last time they obtained half a Tier Five Spirit Fruit from the Earth Cave.
Although its stomach had been bloated for a long time after eating it, its long-stagnant realm had grown a little.
Cultivation prospects are promising!
As for getting beaten up in the Earth Cave, it didn’t matter much; back when it wasn’t with Shen Can, it mostly got beaten up for no reason.
Last time they at least had considerable gains and severely injured a Tier Five Spirit Monster.
The Kui Drum hung at Shen Can’s waist, with Kui Spirit sitting on his shoulder.
"How’s it going, any resonance?"
Standing on the edge of the forest outside the Earth Cave, Shen Can first asked Kui Spirit.
"No," Kui Spirit shook its head.
Then, Shen Can looked at Red Fire Luwu, "Should we check out that skull place again?"
Shen Can was particularly interested in the skull place, but unfortunately, the Spirit Monsters guarding that area were too powerful, and they were immediately detected.
"Forget it, there are too many guardian Spirit Monsters, maybe we should look for other Treasure Medicines?"
Red Fire Luwu shook its head, thinking a pile of bones was useless; previously, it hadn’t figured out what was in that ball of light, mistakenly believing the light guarded by so many Spirit Monsters was something valuable, hence it led Shen Can there.
Having understood the purpose last time, and given the many guardian Spirit Monsters, it would be better to look for other Tier Five Treasure Medicines.
Once more Tier Five Treasure Medicines have been collected, and their power has increased, then they could deal with the pile of bones.
The Beast and Drum quietly slipped into the Earth Cave, with Red Fire Luwu transforming to a size of about a foot, following closely beside Shen Can.
Having ventured into the Earth Cave before, it realized Shen Can’s Divine Sense is much stronger than its own and capable of detecting danger in advance.
The dim forest, the cold mist, Spirit Monsters sleeping soundly everywhere, some hanging directly on trees, others lying on hills.
These Spirit Monsters absorb the Cold Yin Qi within the Earth Cave as they sleep deeply.
Shen Can tried his hardest to gather his breath, as the Five Elements Blood Qi interacted, he converted his breath into Wood Element Power, trying his best to suppress his own heat.
The target this time, besides trying to obtain Treasure Medicine, was to venture deeper into the Earth Cave as much as possible, to facilitate Kui Spirit’s sensing.
This little muddle-head, although it can sense its mother, doesn’t have any concept of sensing distance.
Only by delving deeper into the cave, can Kui Spirit sense more areas.
The terrain within the Earth Cave is complete, with mountains, lakes, rivers, but everything is tinged with darkness.
When arriving at the edge of a black river, there was no sound at all, Shen Can and others could barely discern the flow of the Black Water.
The broad water surface stretched endlessly, with wisps of black smoke rising.
"This is as far I got before,"
Red Fire Luwu transmitted the thought to Shen Can.
Just over a hundred thousand miles from the cave entrance, where they encounter the first wide Black Water River spanning before them.
Shen Can didn’t rashly fly over, as countless Spirit Monsters lurked in the Black Water.
"This Black Water River is very long, longer than the distance we’ve traveled; I tried finding its source but walked tens of thousands of miles without reaching the end, then got discovered."
To Red Fire Luwu, most experiences within the Earth Cave were beatings, somewhat difficult to divulge.
Shen Can started to walk upstream along the winding river, the hazy fog growing denser and the decaying odor permeating the air was increasingly intense.
At the riverbank, traces of the battle could be seen, but they weren’t recent.
By now, Kui Spirit had already shrunk back into the Kui Drum, diligently sensing its mother.
"I can’t sense."
After days of walking along the edge of the Black Water River, Kui Spirit spoke with a gloomy face, "I can’t sense a thing."
"No worries, we’ll keep looking."
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The Black Water River twisted and turned, branching continuously, and after more than ten days, Shen Can crossed dozens of tributaries but still hadn’t found the river’s end.
To be certain though, although they hadn’t crossed the Black Water River, during their quest to find its origin, following the river’s winding course, they actually headed deeper into the cave.
The risk scent along the way was increasingly abundant, once witnessing three Tier Five Spirit Monsters sprawled in place, inhaling and exhaling Yin Qi.
"Should we retreat a bit?"
The growing danger made Red Fire Luwu reconsider their progress.
Not only Luwu, but Shen Can too nurtured thoughts of temporarily retreating; advancing recklessly amid such circumstances would trap them here.
It’d be better to attempt another direction.
To this moment, Kui Spirit still hadn’t sensed its mother’s aura.
Shen Can didn’t expect Kui Spirit to immediately find its mother upon entering.
Moreover, it wasn’t a futile trip; the routes traveled, and the sights observed could contribute to creating a map for future reference.