eurekapd Chapter 361 Xuanwu Continent (13)
Chapter 361 Xuanwu Continent (13)
A group of people crashed to the ground like dumplings being dropped into a pot; the scene was quite spectacular.
However, no one was injured. After all, they were all cultivators, and if they were injured, they would have no way to continue their journey.
When Wangyou landed, it wobbled, then its short legs lost their footing and it fell down. It got up and carefully patted the dirt off its body, and then used a cleansing spell on itself.
The group looked around and realized that the place was very large. As far as the eye could see, it was flat and open, with a few scattered trees in between.
The rules were vague, only stating that one had to complete a test, but no one knew what the test was. After thinking it over, Wangyou decided to focus on treasure hunting.
Wangyou glanced at the food she had packed in her storage bag. This food wouldn't last long, and she needed to find someone to go with her. As for fasting, Wangyou hadn't considered it.
Her greatest joy in life is eating. If she were to be deprived of food, she would be heartbroken.
"Wangyou, let's go together!" Xiao Ce accurately located the little girl and ran over happily.
"Okay, okay." Wangyou nodded vigorously. Don't let Xiao Ce's carefree attitude fool you; he has an exceptional talent for cooking. How could Wangyou possibly turn down a meal ticket?
"Senior Xiao, Senior Wangyou, we're both from the Xuanwu Continent. Would you like to travel together?" A woman in green approached and asked expectantly.
Xiao Ce glanced at Wang You, but Wang You looked back at Xiao Ce. Xiao Ce thought for a moment and asked, "Can you cook?"
"Yes, I am a kitchen repairman. By the way, my name is Song Yanran."
Xiao Ce and Wang You, two foodies, nodded and immediately agreed as soon as they heard that the other party was a chef.
Seeing this, the others came over to ask, and since they were all from the same place, Wangyou and Xiao Ce thought about it and agreed.
After all, we're just traveling together; if we encounter danger, that's another story.
"Forget-Me-Not, which way should we go?"
"Over there!"
"Alright, let's head south then." Xiao Ce determined the direction, and then the group headed south in a grand procession.
Since Wangyou's legs were short, she simply made Dabai grow bigger, and then sat on its back and carried her away.
"Why does this look so much like a white tiger to me!" Xiao Ce had always thought that Wangyou was holding a white cat, but he never expected that it could turn into a white tiger.
"It's the White Tiger!"
"Is it that divine beast, the White Tiger?"
"should be."
"Impressive, but why didn't you summon it during your fight?"
“I didn’t make a contract with them; they followed me voluntarily.”
"Why don't I have a divine beast willingly following me?" Xiao Ce was very envious, knowing that the difference between having a contract and not having one was huge.
Those who form contracts are not necessarily willing to submit, and their strength is limited by the strength of their contracting master, so the strength they can exert is very limited. But it's different if they are willing. This means that they automatically choose their master, and if a fight breaks out, they can exert 100% of their strength.
“Brother Xiao Ce, it might not be easy for you to find a divine beast that will willingly follow you, but you definitely have a divine sword that will willingly follow you,” Wangyou said with a smile.
"why?"
"Don't you know?"
"What should I know?" Xiao Ce was a little confused.
"You were born with sword bones, and you have the body of ten thousand swords, didn't you know that?" Wangyou was also stunned.
"I don't know," Xiao Ce replied blankly. If he had known, he would have been smugly over it.
"No wonder you haven't mastered swordsmanship so quickly. It turns out your physique hasn't been activated yet!" Wangyou thought of the sword techniques left on the stone wall by Qingfeng Sword Master. Although Xiao Ce comprehended them quickly, the speed wasn't very obvious.
"Do you know how to activate it?"
"I don't know. We can go to the library to read books after we enter the academy, or we can ask the academy teachers."
"Alright." Xiao Ce didn't ask any more questions. Everyone has their own opportunities. Wang You must have practiced some kind of pupil technique, and the level should be very high.
"Can you smell the aroma of medicine?" Wangyou suddenly asked, sniffing her nose as she spoke.
It was very faint, almost imperceptible, but thanks to her knowledge of herbal plants, Wangyou was able to detect even this slight scent.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ce took a deep sniff, but apart from the smell of grass and trees, there was no other scent.
"Dabai, walk over there." Wangyou patted Dabai, and Dabai walked in the direction Wangyou pointed. After a while, Wangyou felt a barrier.
"It seems there should be a medicinal herb garden here, but it's blocked by a barrier," Wangyou said, jumping off the back of the giant white dog and patting the barrier.
"Let's all look around and see if we can find an exit!" Song Yanran said with a smile.
The others had no objections, so they dispersed to look for a breakthrough.
"This is a barrier composed of ancient runes," a man holding a compass exclaimed in surprise.
Can it be broken?
"I need time," the compass-wielding man said with a troubled expression.
How long will it take?
"It's hard to say. Very few ancient runes have survived. I only recognize a few myself."
"That's the same as it being unbreakable!"
Wangyou was also tapping on the surface of the barrier, looking at the runes that appeared one by one. They were indeed ancient runes, but just like when Wangyou first cultivated, she recognized these runes as soon as she saw them.
With her current cultivation level, breaking through the entire barrier would indeed be quite difficult, but creating an opening in the barrier is still possible.
Wangyou quietly squatted down and began to study the runes. After she had thoroughly studied them, she easily opened a small hole in the barrier, just big enough for her to crawl through.
"Brother Xiao Ce, come quick! I've made a hole. Let's climb in and take a look." Wangyou called out to Xiao Ce and then carried the mini version of Big White inside.
"Wangyou, don't be in such a hurry, what if there's some danger inside!" Xiao Ce shouted to Wangyou as he shoved himself through the small hole.
Wangyou was stunned. This place was simply a paradise for alchemists, with countless precious spiritual herbs.
Xiao Ce called out for a long time but Wangyou didn't answer, so he quickly ran over and was stunned when he saw so many spiritual herbs.
"We're rich!" Xiao Ce rubbed his hands together in a lewd manner, preparing to rush into the medicinal herb field.
"Brother Xiao Ce, don't get so excited. These medicinal fields are surrounded by arrays. You could easily lose your life if you're not careful," Wang You said helplessly, glancing at the agitated Xiao Ce.
Those who crawled in through the small hole later also had their eyes shining. Some of them were skeptical and tried to sneakily dig up the medicinal herbs, but they were immediately killed by the array in the herb garden.
The remaining people dared not make any further moves.
Wangyou squatted beside the herb field, studying the array. She then discovered that not only was there an array around the herb garden, but each of the spiritual herbs that was over ten thousand years old was also protected by an array.
It's like a nesting doll; you peel one open and there's another one inside.
Meanwhile, the elders who were observing the students' movements were surprised to find such a large medicinal garden behind the ancient barrier. What was even more unacceptable to them was that a group of children had broken into a place they had studied for many years without ever entering.