Chapter 525: A Land of Treasures (1/2)
Chapter 525: A Land of Treasures
As his nine Heaven Eyes spread out in all directions, images were instantly reflected in Nie Tian’s mind.
The soul power within his Heaven Eyes allowed him to not only capture clear images of his surroundings, but also detect even the slightest signs of life and soul fluctuations.
Through his nine Heaven Eyes, Nie Tian obtained a thorough grasp of the environment around him, including the mountains, rivers, woods and plains, as well as marks of battle left by powerful beings. The only thing he didn’t find was any sign of life or soul fluctuations.
Aside from Dong Li and him, there didn’t seem to be a third living being within his Heaven Eyes’ detection range.
Of course, it was also a possibility that Profound realm or Soul realm human Qi warriors or high-tier outsiders that excelled at using soul magics were intentionally hiding their soul fluctuations.
However, if that was the case, those powerful experts would have probably already discovered his Heaven Eyes and descended upon him.
After a second thorough search, Nie Tian still failed to find any living things in the vicinity.
Eyebrows furrowed, Nie Tian muttered, “All of the others from the Realm of a Hundred Battles entered the colorful mist before us, but how come we can’t find any of them?”
Dong Li pondered for while, then said, “The colorful mist might have separated us, and sent people to different areas of the continent the moment they stepped into the mist. If my speculations are correct, Qin Yan, Cao Qiushui, and the others might have also been sent to this part of the continent. We’re only not seeing them only because there is a fairly long distance between us.”
Nie Tian nodded, agreeing with her judgment. Then, a major question suddenly hit him: how would they return?
The gate through which they had entered this mysterious dimension was in the space above the boundless gray mist. Then, they had come to this continent through a huge vortex.
Now, not only was the huge vortex nowhere to be found, but the colorful mist they had come from was also gone. How would they go back?
Even if they managed to find the huge vortex, it kept spiraling downwards, which meant they probably wouldn’t be able to return via the same route they had taken to get here.
After he expressed his worries to Dong Li, Dong Li smiled and said breezily, “Don’t worry. According to Cao Zhaoji, that mysterious huge vortex isn’t always swirling downwards.”
“What do you mean?” Nie Tian asked, looking confused.
“Cao Zhaoji believes that the huge vortex that carried us to this place is going to reverse at some point.” Dong Li didn’t know the mechanism behind it either. She just reiterated Cao Zhaoji’s speculation. “When that happens, major changes will take place, and the huge vortex will start spiraling up towards the top.
“At that time, as long as we can find that huge vortex, we’ll be able to return to the top space through that swirling band.”
Nie Tian was taken aback. “How can Cao Zhaoji be sure of that?”
Dong Li shook her head. “I don’t know, but I know that Cao Zhaoji is a big fan of exploring new realms and strange places, and he’s very experienced. In fact, Cao Qiushui only developed a strong interest in this field because of Cao Zhaoji’s influence. Cao Zhaoji has very deep and unique understandings regarding all kinds of spell formations, mysterious realms, and profound mysteries of heaven and earth.
“Since he’s said so, I think his speculation will be mostly correct. All we need to do is go find the huge vortex when the time comes. Before that, we can just travel around and search for valuable spiritual materials.”
“I hope he’s right about that.” Nie Tian chose to believe Cao Zhaoji’s theory for the time being.
He had realized that Cao Zhaoji’s speculations about the laws of the swirling band that led to this continent weren’t completely accurate soon after he had entered it.
“Nie Tian!” Dong Li exclaimed. “Can you feel the rich spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth in this place?!”
Since coming here, Nie Tian had focused on examining the vicinity with his Heaven Eyes. Upon hearing her words, he started practicing the Qi Refining Incantation with his eyes narrowed.
After a brief moment of observation, his eyes lit up. “You’re right! The spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth in this place is probably richer than in any realm of the Domain of the Falling Stars!”
He could sense with great clarity that, as he practiced the Qi Refining Incantation, the spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth being channeled into his seven vortexes of spiritual power was not only pure, but also very rich.
He didn’t even need to refine it much. The spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth rapidly sank towards the bottom of his vortexes of spiritual power, where it became liquidized spiritual power.
Back in the Domain of the Falling Stars, after he had channeled the spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth into his spiritual sea, he normally needed to refine it repeatedly with his vortexes of spiritual power before it would liquidize.
Even the spiritual power within the spirit stones from the Domain of the Falling Stars usually contained large proportions of impurities. He would have to get rid of the impurities and refine it over and over with his vortexes of spiritual power to make it pure enough.