CHAPTER 714: GREAT HARVEST

Facing half an immortal fruit, Wang Hong only sliced off a s

Facing half an immortal fruit, Wang Hong only sliced off a small piece from the top, brought it close to his mouth, and took a bite.

As soon as the immortal fruit entered his mouth, it delivered an unparalleled crispness, with a few crunchy bites, the fruit and its peel all turned into juice, flowing into his belly.

Once the juice reached his stomach, it swiftly transformed into a massive surge of Spiritual Energy, coursing through his limbs and bones.

At this moment, Wang Hong couldn't care less about the remaining immortal fruit in his hand; he focused all his efforts on refining this Spiritual Energy.

Five days later, Wang Hong ceased his cultivation. This small piece of immortal fruit unexpectedly propelled his cultivation level forward, advancing him significantly from the early stages of Soul Transformation to a much higher level, saving him at least a hundred years' worth of training.

Gazing at the remaining immortal fruit in his hand, he stored it away again.

Though the immortal fruit was precious, he didn't have the time to consume it now. Just consuming a small piece took him five days.

This secret realm only had a one-month safe period after its opening. Half a month had already passed since he entered; now, he needed to make the most of his time to search for treasures.

His previous indulgence in tasting just a small piece of the fruit was driven by sheer temptation.

After storing away the immortal fruit, he retrieved the bracelet from the thorn demon.

Confirming it to be a storage bracelet, he extracted the Nascent Soul that had been captured within the demon, cutting out a small piece from it.

Using this small piece of the demon's Nascent Soul, he activated the restrictions on the storage bracelet. With a gentle touch, the restrictions were easily lifted.

Wang Hong's Divine Sense then delved inside, discovering a variety of treasures piled within.

Scanning through, most of them were Demon Race treasures, which he had no use for. However, he did have a Demon Race servant, so he could reward her with some.

Temporarily skipping over the demonic treasures, he took out a few Jade Scrolls.

A brief glance revealed that these scrolls contained Demon Race Cultivation Techniques, along with two maps.

One was a standard map of the secret realm, but much more detailed than the one Wang Hong had bought, including additional safe passageways and marked locations of various treasures.

Some of these marked treasures were extraordinary, even reaching sixth or seventh-tier, stirring Wang Hong's excitement.

This map would greatly aid him in his treasure hunt.

The other Jade Scroll also contained a map of the secret realm, but with a red circle drawn at a specific location in the middle.

Uncertain of its significance, Wang Hong speculated that it might indicate a particularly valuable treasure, hence the distinct marking.

Thinking this through, he decided to sneak over quietly and assess the situation first.

Collecting all the items, he reappeared on the ground.

"I wonder if Fellow Daoist Bai and the others managed to escape," Wang Hong pondered, feeling powerless to assist.

His own strength was limited, and facing opponents at the peak of Soul Transformation, he had little chance of victory.

In the previous encounter with the thorn demon, Wang Hong's victory relied mainly on the set of armor he wore. However, he couldn't rely solely on this armor for his hopes.

Moreover, this armor had developed numerous tiny cracks from repeated confrontations with spatial rifts. If he continued using it in this manner, it would soon become unusable.

Therefore, after emerging from his temporary hiding place, Wang Hong set out slowly towards the location marked by the red dot.

Along the way, there were many places marked on the map indicating treasures, which he could conveniently check out along his route.

This time, Wang Hong didn't opt for the safe passageways. Those paths had been traversed countless times by others, and if there were any rare treasures, they would have long been taken.

As he proceeded, Wang Hong used Spirit Bees to scout ahead while simultaneously scanning the surrounding area with his Divine Sense.

He hadn't gone far when he discovered a five-tier Spiritual Herb growing in a crevice in the rocks thirty miles away.

Though it wasn't fully matured yet, it posed no problem for him.

For others, traversing dozens of miles for an immature five-tier Spiritual Herb would hardly be worth the effort. However, Wang Hong had collected only a few five-tier Spiritual Herbs until now, so he wasn't willing to let this opportunity pass.

Locking onto the Spiritual Herb thirty miles away with his Divine Sense, Wang Hong summoned several puppets next to it.

Unfortunately, one puppet had the misfortune of materializing directly onto a spatial rift and was split in half upon arrival.

Wang Hong didn't dwell on the loss of a puppet; they were just ordinary puppets crafted by the Ministry of Works Refinement.

At the same time, a group of Spirit Bees appeared next to the Spiritual Herb, sacrificing their lives once again to explore the spatial rifts around it for Wang Hong.

This time, Wang Hong utilized the special ability of Space, directly transporting the puppets and Spirit Bees thirty miles away.

This allowed him to bypass all the spatial rifts along the way effortlessly and easily harvest the Spiritual Herb.

To avoid exposing his Space ability, Wang Hong rarely used it, even refraining from doing so when he was certain there were no others nearby.

After successfully harvesting the Spiritual Herb with the puppets, Wang Hong stored the herb, puppets, and Spirit Bees back into his Space.

What would have originally taken a considerable amount of time and effort to harvest had now been effortlessly obtained by him.

With a casual gesture, he planted the Spiritual Herb into his Space and continued forward.

In the following days, Wang Hong slowly made his way toward the red dot on the map, collecting numerous Spiritual Herbs along the way, all easily within reach of his Divine Sense.

This resulted in his Space being filled with a large patch of high-tier Spiritual Herbs. Since becoming a high-tier cultivator, he had never had such a bountiful harvest.

Along the way, he also visited some resource sites marked on the map, reaping a substantial amount of treasures.

Among these treasures were two Spiritual Herbs that Wang Hong couldn't identify, but he could sense were six-tier or even seven-tier treasures.

After three more days of travel, Wang Hong finally approached the location marked by the red dot.

At this point, he slowed his pace and concealed his aura. He was unsure how many Demon Race experts might be present.

Wang Hong even changed his appearance, transforming himself into the likeness of a five-tier Demon Clan member, and then erected a defensive barrier with his Divine Sense.

This way, unless someone forcibly dispelled his Divine Sense, they wouldn't be able to see his true appearance.

Unbeknownst to Wang Hong, just a short distance ahead, dozens of five-tier Demon Race and Abyss Clan members had already gathered.

These Demon Race members had congregated entirely for the sake of a formation on the ground.

Several Demon Race members were currently placing shimmering stones onto the formation.

With such a grand display, one couldn't help but wonder what intentions the Demon Race harbored at this moment.

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