Chapter 1705 - 1704: Desert, Forest!
Qin Feng and the others stepped away along the vines as thick as tree trunks.
Behind them.
More than a dozen people from the Inner World watched their departing backs and said coldly, "Hmph! Their good times won’t last long. We’ll definitely snatch the saber from his hand!"
While Qin Feng was dealing with the Alien Beasts lunging at them, he asked the Medicine King, "Where is the Luo Shui Divine Doctor right now? Where should we go to find her?"
"She went to the desert."
The Medicine King said, "I’m in charge of looking for medicinal herbs, she’s in charge of refining Essence Qi. Only when herbs and Essence Qi combine will it be effective for that girl Xing’er’s injuries. And to refine Essence Qi, you have to be in the desert."
"So that’s how it is. Then which Barrier entrance is it?"
Qin Feng spoke as he looked around.
There were quite a few Barrier entrances around.
Besides the Space-time Tunnels of Alien Beasts that mostly appeared and vanished quickly, there were many that looked like entrances leading to other Small Worlds.
"Pick the entrance in the color you like."
The Medicine King said.
"The color I like? Since when did I know what color I like?"
Qin Feng blinked and said.
The Medicine King slanted her charming eyes at him and said, "Of course it’s yellow."
"..."
Qin Feng was speechless on the spot.
This old woman was driving dirty again.
Qin Feng started searching around for a yellow Barrier Layer entrance, while asking suspiciously, "By the way, why are there so many Small Worlds here?"
The Medicine King said, "Many, many Small Worlds are remnants left behind from long ago. As time passed, most of them were abandoned. Originally they might never have had any intersection with the Lower Realm we’re in. Unless you become a true Immortal in the strict sense, possessing the power of Shattering Void, you wouldn’t be able to see or find those Small Worlds."
"Of course, true Immortals in that sense are rare even in the Upper Realm."
"The reason so many Small Worlds converge at Vine Dragon Mountain is, in a way, the result of the Upper Realm shifting its calamity."
"The Upper Realm wanted to transfer the calamity to the Lower Realm, so naturally they had to build a Space-time Great Formation to shift it."
"Vine Dragon Mountain, a very, very long time ago, was already a place where Space-time Tunnels were relatively weak, so they set their sights on it."
"When the Great Formation runs, the magnetic field here is thrown into chaos, and countless Barrier entrances appear, many of which lead directly to other Small Worlds."
"Also, this Space-time Teleportation Array has affected the Inner World as well."
"Quite a few Inner Worlds were pierced through because of it, and Barrier exits and entrances appeared."
"That’s how they discovered this place."
"They came here through an entrance they accidentally opened, used Alien Beasts to cultivate, and set up strongholds."
"..."
After listening, Qin Feng asked again, "Since those Alien Beasts can rapidly boost a person’s cultivation, why doesn’t the Inner World, like the Holy Daughter, try to figure out a way to seal them too? When the calamity truly descends, it’ll definitely swallow the Earth World. With their enormous numbers, they wouldn’t dare come out either."
"Heh."
The Medicine King chuckled, lifted her eyes and said, "We’re talking calamity here. The entire Upper Realm can’t handle it, so who would be stupid enough to stand against it?"
"..."
Qin Feng broke into a cold sweat.
Was that supposed to be scolding the Holy Daughter and the others?
Or scolding herself, the Medicine King? Didn’t she come to Vine Dragon Mountain too...
As they talked.
Ghost Saber and Broken Moon suddenly spoke up, "Look, there’s a yellow Barrier entrance up ahead!"
"That should be it."
The Medicine King said.
The four of them went in together.
As soon as they entered.
Qin Feng immediately felt waves of dry, scorching air.
The blazing sun was overhead.
All around was blistering desert.
The wind blowing through the air was hot.
It felt like it could roast a person.
"How do you collect Essence Qi in such a harsh place?"
Qin Feng looked at the endless desert and asked in confusion.
"The fastest way to collect Essence Qi is Yin Yang Circulation..." the Medicine King said.
Before she finished, Qin Feng froze for a second, blinked, and said, "No way?? Didn’t the Luo Shui Divine Doctor say she’d never marry in her life? How’s she going to do ’Yin Yang Circulation’?"
The Medicine King smiled and said, "I told you you’re into yellow and you still wouldn’t admit it. Why is it that the moment Yin Yang Circulation gets mentioned, you have to think of that kind of thing?"
"Uh..."
Qin Feng was sweating.
The Medicine King continued with a smile, "What I mean by ’Yin Yang Circulation’ is two extremes operating in alternation. Under the circulation of two extremes, Heaven and Earth Essence Qi will be drawn in at the fastest speed between Heaven and Earth."
As soon as she finished speaking.
Qin Feng and the others suddenly felt a refreshing coolness rush over them!
The air around them was no longer searing hot.
It felt as if they had entered autumn, utterly refreshing.
"Look!"
Broken Moon was looking out over the desert around them.
He saw sprouts of green bursting from the sand at a speed visible to the naked eye!!
And.
Their growth was astonishing. Many of them turned into lush, verdant big trees with thick foliage in just over ten seconds!
The ground was also covered in a layer of tender green grass.
How was this a wasteland?
It was clearly a forest!
The Medicine King raised her brows slightly and said, "She really is working herself hard..."
Hearing this, Qin Feng instantly understood what she meant, frowned, and said, "You’re saying this forest greenery is the ’masterpiece’ of the Luo Shui Divine Doctor?"
Just now he’d heard the Medicine King say that the best way to quickly condense Heaven and Earth Essence Qi was to operate under extreme conditions.
A dead, lifeless desert and a forest brimming with vitality were, in contrast, two natural extremes.
That meant—
The Luo Shui Divine Doctor was in the desert using the Withered Wood Spring method to stir Heaven and Earth!
"This... is way too strong..."
Qin Feng stared at the thriving vegetation around him, stunned.
He knew the Luo Shui Divine Doctor possessed the power of Withered Wood Spring, that with a wave of her hand she could bring dead wood back to life. He could do that too.
But.
To make such a vast desert grow into a forest—
That was something probably only an Immortal could pull off!
"That’s why I say she’s really pushing herself..." the Medicine King said.
At this moment.
The lush greenery that had been so full of life just now quickly began to wither!
Seeing this, the Medicine King said again, "Looks like she can’t hold on much longer. Let’s go find her first."
"Got it!"
Qin Feng nodded, then used the Dragon Phoenix Illusion to search for the Luo Shui Divine Doctor.
This world was just like the previous one, roughly the size of Lake City.
Qin Feng quickly spotted two figures at the center of the desert.
What surprised him was that countless Skeletons and bones were crawling up from underground, heading straight toward those two figures!
"Found her!"
Qin Feng withdrew the Dragon Phoenix Illusion and immediately rushed toward the center with the Medicine King, Broken Moon, and Ghost Saber.
Seeing the mass of bones emerging from underground, the four of them didn’t waste words and charged straight in, killing as they went.
Clang!
Clang!
Skeleton after Skeleton was smashed apart and scattered across the ground.
Fortunately, they all possessed Immortal Realm–level power, otherwise the hardness of these bones would have been way beyond what they could destroy.
Even so, Broken Moon and Ghost Saber still found it very tough going as they attacked...