Chapter 1025 - A Strange Pocket World (1/2)

Chapter 1025: A Strange Pocket World

Translator: Exodus Tales  Editor: Exodus Tales

Back in the past, Tang Xiu’s attainments in arrays were close to the peak. He could even completely cover up a certain starfield in the Immortal World with an array with formidable might. His current spiritual sense was only one-tenth that of in his heyday, but cracking an array was just a breeze for him.

“Let’s head inside.”

Tang Xiu floated and his finger made a slashing move forward. The air rippled like a net being split and then shattered in the blink of an eye. The newly revealed fine steel door was easily cut open like tofu before crashing to the ground.

Eyes full of excitement, Chen Zhizhong’s admiration for Tang Xiu reached the peak. Back when he and his men first came to this place, they literally exhausted all the means they could think of and spent great effort to break inside only for naught. But his Master achieved it so easily, it was far beyond his imagination.

“Strange. There’s no spiritual qi here at all,” muttered Tang 28 with a look of disbelief behind Tang Xiu after they walked along the cave for dozens of meters.

It must be noted that spiritual qi could be found everywhere on Earth, although its concentration was already thin enough in some places that it could be disregarded. But the concentration of spiritual qi in this place was even thinner, completely negligible and couldn’t be sensed the deeper they walked.

Tang Xiu pondered for a moment and said, “Tang 28, you wait outside the cave with the rest and don’t come inside without my order. Keep guarding outside and block anyone who comes here.”

“Understood.”

Tang 28’s team halted their pace and turned around to the outside of the cave.

Afterward, Tang Xiu took Chen Zhizhong deeper into the cave for more than a dozen meters before he faintly heard a roaring voice from deeper inside. The voice was unlike a beast’s roar and more like from a human roaring in anger. After going deeper for a hundred meters, a bright ray greeted them.

“God! How is this possible?”

Chen Zhizhong suddenly exclaimed upon seeing the scene in front; he couldn’t believe his eyes. Never in his wildest dreams would he ever imagine that such a different world existed inside the massif belly. Although there were no sun and moon, the pocket world had its own blue sky, white clouds, and undulating mountain range. Countless birds and beasts could literally be seen everywhere along with towering ancient trees and various colorful flowers. It simply looked like a fairyland.

“Don’t fuss over nothing. This is just a pocket world constructed within an array,” said Tang Xiu indifferently. “But I must admit the array here is more interesting than the one at the entrance.”

For Chen Zhizhong, who knew nothing about arrays, he naturally couldn’t see the abstruseness of this place. He pulled out his dagger and vigilantly glanced at the surroundings and any slightest disturbance would alert him.

“This place is so big. So, what are we gonna do here, Master? Shall we search around and hunt for treasures?”

“This small world is constructed by an array, and it’s way too big for its sake. Pity that the oxygen here is too thin and the spiritual qi is negligible. With such a thin spiritual qi, not even the Golden Core Stage expert can absorb the world energy here,” said Tang Xiu, looking a bit regretful. “I don’t think we can find any precious herbs here even though there are so many flowers and trees.”

“Why, though?” asked Chen Zhizhong, looking confused. “Plants can grow here, but why can’t medicinal herbs? Aren’t they also plants?”

“Medicinal herbs are indeed plants, but for it to be called a medicinal herb is because it needs to absorb the essence of the Earth and grow under the nourishment of Heaven and Earth’s spiritual energy. Only after years of accumulation can it have a strong medicinal efficacy. Using an analogy in this case, even if we grow wild ginseng here, it won’t have a medicinal property at all. Do you think it can be regarded as a medicinal herb?”

Chen Zhizhong instantly understood Tang Xiu’s explanation. He then shook his head and forced a smile. “Ah, it can be called as such then. The reason why ginseng is treated like a treasure is because of the medicinal efficacy it contains. It’s no different from a weed without it.”

“That’s why I inferred that there may be no medicinal herbs in this small world,” said Tang Xiu. “If there is any good thing here, it’s very likely to be ores.”

“I think that’s the case here, Master.” Chen Zhizhong chimed in hurriedly. “Besides, we found some Bloodsoul Stones outside the grotto entrance, so I think there must be something better than that ore. How about looking around? Maybe we can find some unexpected surprises here.”

“We’ll naturally look around since we’re already here,” replied Tang Xiu with a smile.

The small world itself had a picturesque environment with mountains, rivers, birds, and beasts around. However, with such vibrant lifeforms in this fairyland, it was bound to have immense danger and horrible fierce beasts around. The roar they just heard was a sign that even Tang Xiu must be cautious despite the negligible spiritual qi of this world.