Chapter 151 - 150 "Greenhouse", Dominant Fire Thunder

The team from the Xiang City Management Bureau intended to explore the southern part of the Four Realm. Therefore, Li Jing chose to fly straight south on his sword, intent on reaching the farthest possible distance.

Propelling himself on his flying sword, Li Jing, leading Su Qiong, rapidly passed through one cavern after another, not pausing for even a moment.

In the blink of an eye, more than an hour had passed.

Noticing that Li Jing had no intention of stopping, Su Qiong was becoming obviously anxious.

Given Li Jing’s flying speed, he could theoretically traverse the length of Jianghai within two minutes.

An hour later, the two of them were far removed from their starting point in the archaeological campsite.

Conservative estimate suggested they had traveled a distance equivalent to halfway across Hua Country.

The distance was arguably tolerable.

But, continuing deeper carried too many uncertain elements.

Just as she was hesitating whether to voice her concern, Li Jing suddenly came to a halt.

After riding the flying sword for more than an hour, Su Qiong had barely adjusted to the experience, and no longer felt dizzy.

But Li Jing’s abrupt stop was unexpected.

What would be the outcome of a sudden stop at sonic speed?

Su Qiong didn’t know before, but she knew now.

The force compressed her chest, squeezing all her internal organs out of place in an instant, nearly causing her to pass out from lack of breath.

Su Qiong’s face turned dark immediately.

Did he want her to vomit or something?

She glared at him, about to complain, but she suddenly froze.

In the cavern ahead of them, a flourishing green stretched out.

Flowers, grass, and trees were lush and luxuriant.

Incredibly, this cavern was a veritable oasis!

Rubbing her eyes vigorously to be sure she was not seeing things, Su Qiong was in disbelief.

"How can there be..."

Halfway through her words, she raised her eyebrows in alarm.

"No! There’s something wrong here, there’s a smell of Parasite Insects!"

"It’s not the Parasite Insect."

Li Jing shook his head, pointing to a gigantic tree standing near the edge of the oasis.

Su Qiong instinctively followed his gaze.

At first glance, she saw nothing unusual.

On the second one, she noticed that countless things resembling amber were clinging densely from top to bottom of the tree trunk.

Upon closer inspection...

Were those things on the trunk really amber?

They were clearly countless eggs!

The transparent eggs already had larvae formed inside, clearly visible as a series of dark spots.

Parasite Insect eggs!

With this confirmation, Su Qiong felt goosebumps all over her head.

These eggs were clinging from top to bottom of the tree trunk, there were likely tens of thousands of them, by conservative estimation.

If they were to hatch, that would mean tens of thousands of Parasite Insects!

"Let’s get a closer look."

Li Jing murmured.

"What?"

Su Qiong turned to him in surprise.

Parasite Insects were special creatures; a female would only lay one egg after mating.

Dozens of thousands of eggs meant an equal number of male and female insects had mated here, and the number of adult insects present would be double.

In other words, this oasis might be home to tens of thousands of adult Parasite Insects.

This was one hell of a joke.

The oasis inside this cavern was extremely vast, and those adult Parasite Insects could be hiding anywhere.

It’s not like they could prepare for something like that. Besides, it was only her and Li Jing here.

Just two people against tens of thousands of adult Parasite Insects, even if they wanted to run, they probably wouldn’t be able to escape if surrounded.

Observing Su Qiong’s bewilderment, Li Jing, aware of her concerns, assured her in a calm voice.

"Don’t worry, there are no adult Parasite Insects here."

"Are you sure?"

Su Qiong was a bit apprehensive.

She had to be, this was a matter of life and death.

"I’m sure."

Li Jing affirmed, his flying sword carrying her towards the direction of the big tree.

Throughout the entire oasis, only the giant tree was adorned with numerous tiny health bars, their values generally within single digits.

These health bars belonged to the eggs of the parasite insects which had larvae within them.

His Sky Eye Technique was also actively operating at this moment.

Under the observation of the Sky Eye Technique, other than the giant tree bearing tens of thousands of insect eggs, there wasn’t any abnormalities elsewhere.

Not to mention any demonic qi, there wasn’t even a trace of death qi.

The only thing visible was the naturally existing Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Energy.

Therefore, he was quite certain that there were no parasitic insects lurking near them.

Unless, the fully-grown parasitic insects who were already satiated were hiding deep underground.

If it was possible, Li Jing actually wished that there could be parasitic insects lurking underground.

If there were tens of thousands of mature insects here, he would gain several levels with just one usage of his Thunder Skill.

Nevertheless, it was a pity that the possibility was nearly zero.

Parasitic insects are capable of burrowing holes but after all, they are winged insects, and they don’t like to dig underground.

In such a nest-like place, the parasitic insects would either stay nearby or fly all over the place, there’s no reason for them to hide underground.

There aren’t any, and that was that.

...

After a while, Li Jing arrived near the giant tree with Su Qiong through his flying sword.

Surprisingly, there were no sudden mishaps.

Just as Li Jing had assessed, no parasitic insects appeared due to the two of them approaching.

Seeing an insect egg as big as a child’s head up close, Su Qiong’s scalp tingled.

This spectacle was really too overwhelming.

Li Jing glanced up and down the giant tree, subsequently surveying the surroundings.

"This place should be a ’greenhouse’ where the unknown wisdom civilization cultivate parasitic insects. There are no traces of any living creatures nearby, and there are no living beings in the oasis."

Upon arriving and seeing no mature parasitic insects, Su Qiong also harbored related speculations.

The two of them have made a major discovery as soon as they arrived.

This was somewhat unexpected.

However, there was a certain inevitability amidst the unexpected.

Li Jing, with single-minded determination, operated his flying sword at full speed through many caves, even the two of them were unclear about their current position, they only knew which way to return.

The unknown wisdom civilization, who probably had guessed that the Management Bureau would start from the ruins, wouldn’t think that someone could be so reckless and travelled deep into such a place at full speed with his flying sword.

The exploration by the Management Bureau was normally very cautious, step by step.

For fear of missing even the smallest detail, they were also worried about causing casualties.

Looking at the giant tree, Su Qiong looked somewhat displeased.

There were such ’greenhouses’ on any random straight path they chose, there must be similar caves elsewhere, and the number definitely won’t be small.

Whether there was a second giant tree in this "greenhouse" was still an unknown.

But even if there was only one, the total number when all the similar ’greenhouses’ were added together would still be a very terrifying figure.

At this moment, one point of Li Jing’s speculation from the night before was confirmed.

The parasitic insects were the "nuclear weapon" in the hands of the unknown wisdom civilization.

Just based on the eggs of the parasitic insects, they might have tens of millions or even hundreds of millions in their hands, and the number of mature ones was incalculable.

"What should we do now?"

Su Qiong asked.

At this moment, she was somewhat at a loss.

"Take out your phone to take photos for evidence, and contact the ground to report the situation."

Li Jing replied.

The current known situation could be said to be relatively urgent.

The "nuclear weapon" in the hands of an unknown wisdom civilization poses a slightly high threat.

However, there’s no need to panic, it’s not a big deal.

The secret realm only had one entrance, with the Management Bureau guarding it, no matter how many parasitic insects there were, it would be in vain.

Outside, not only was there Zhou Tian’s Great Formation, there were also other high-level attacking formations. Even a fly would not be able to invade the real world through the secret realm entrance.

Hearing Li Jing’s words, Su Qiong responded with a "Hmm" and took out her phone to click a photo.

Just as he thought about pulling out the communicator to get in touch with the ground, Li Jing flung out a red electric arc with his hand.

"Boom!"

The thick and hot electric arc cut halfway through the giant tree that was as tall as an ancient tree in an instant.

Immediately afterwards, an extraordinary red flame arose, rapidly spreading at a terrifying speed to engulf the entire giant tree.

Within just two breaths, the giant tree and tens of thousands of insect eggs turned into ashes.

The giant tree, which was cut in half, didn’t even have time to fall before it turned into ashes that filled the sky.

Upon witnessing this, Su Qiong’s eyes bugged out.

Red Thunder!

One of the Five Thunders, the Fire Thunder which has the ability to burn everything!

To control Fire Thunder, at least the Four Realm Thunder Method is needed.

If Li Jing just slapped using Palm Thunder, why can he slap out a Fire Thunder with such formidable power?

There should only be Yang Thunder and Yin Thunder in the Three Realm Thunder Method!!

With disbelief, she stared at Li Jing in shock and fear.

She clearly understood that this man is a monster.

But releasing Fire Thunder with a casual slap, it was too strange and violent!

Li Jing was also somewhat surprised at this.

He happened to have a log to burn, so he tried out the Fire Thunder with Palm Thunder. He didn’t expect the result to be this extraordinary.

During his surprise, a prompt sounded in his ear.

"Experience +28599."

"Level up, 35. Spiritual Power Intensity +70, Skill Points +2."

Two consecutive prompts cheered up Li Jing.

This experience came very easily.

And the amount is huge!

A slap yielded nearly thirty thousand experience points!

Comfortable!

Host: Li Jing

Experience: 11708/18199

Level: 35

Skill Points: 5

Spiritual Power Intensity: 1260

Equipment: Blue Edge (Treasure-level 10, 26%), Linglong (Spirit weapon, level one, 40%)

Passive Skills: Momentary Space, Clothing Protection Spirit (5/5), Vanishing Skill (5/5)

Active Skills: Spirit Strike (5/5), Heavenly Sword Skill (5/5), Sky Eye Technique (5/5), Zhenshi Skill (5/5), Heavenly Saint Xuan Yi (5/5)

Boundary Breakthrough: Thunder Method Overview, Divine Origin Unification

Summoning the Panel and glancing at it, Li Jing looked at the nurturing progress of Blue Edge and Linglong Tower.

It was almost exactly one day since he advanced 7 levels yesterday.

As he had anticipated, the nurturing progress took off.

The nurturing progress of the Linglong Tower soared from 1% to 6%.

Blue Edge simply rose from 5% to 21%.

At this rate, Blue Edge should be transformed into a Spirit weapon even before exiting the Secret Realm.

Looking back at Su Qiong, who was staring at him in a daze, Li Jing frowned.

"What are you staring at? Hurry up and contact the ground."

Saying that, he hummed a little tune as he pulled out two big pots, casually pulled out a Spiritual Power stove, and threw it on the ground with a "thud."

"Hand me some Rat Demon meat, I’ll help you cook."

"..."

Su Qiong.

Li Jing was cheerful at the moment, she could see that.

But she didn’t understand what this guy was cheerful about...

After all, the spectacle of Li Jing was truly extraordinary!

Not just bringing pots, but also the stove was ready.

After pulling out the pots and stove, he continued to pull out various ingredients, cooking oil, condiments, and kitchen utensils.

Normally, having a full meal while exploring the Secret Realm would be good enough, and most problems would be solved with instant food.

It looks like Li Jing is planning to make a feast!

Is he here to explore the Secret Realm, or to have a picnic?

Su Qiong was stupefied.

Watching as someone started a fire and began heating up a wok, she silently grabbed a strip of rat demon meat, handed it over to be placed aside, and pulled out her communicator to walk away.

She had no other choice.

A sizzling wok was already in progress. Unless she moved further away to contact the surface, the other end would definitely hear the sound of the man cooking.

...

The Research Institute’s black technology is extremely reliable.

Inside an oasis cavern in who knows how far from the relic base camp, the communicator easily made contact with the surface.

Su Qiong’s communication took a full half hour.

By the time she returned, Li Jing had already prepared a steaming hot meal and had set up a table and chairs, sitting there waiting.

Su Qiong looked at the situation and twitched slightly at the corners of her mouth.

Let’s ignore the table and chairs for a moment.

What’s that on the table?

Four dishes, one soup, and even rice.

For a moment, she felt like she was a guest eating dinner at Li Jing’s house.

But let me tell you something.

Speechless or not, looking at the exquisite food on the table, Su Qiong was greatly tempted.

In fact, while communicating with the relic base camp from a distance, the enticing aroma of the food had already stirred her appetite.

With her keen sense of smell, she could clearly capture any scent within several kilometers.

With a slight cough, Su Qiong pretended to be solemn and sat down.

"I’ve communicated with the surface. The command to accelerate the exploration progress has been issued to other personnel involved in the exploration, to confirm as soon as possible if there are other similar ’greenhouses’. They will notify us separately when there’s news."

Hearing this, Li Jing nodded and handed her a pair of chopsticks.

"Let’s eat first, we can discuss the rest later."

"Oh."

Su Qiong responded, took the chopsticks, and couldn’t wait to pick up a piece of braised pork and put it in her mouth, immediately her eyes lit up.

Li Jing’s cooking was not bad, which she could tell from the aroma.

But eating it was a different concept from smelling it. She wouldn’t necessarily taste such delicious food in a restaurant on a food street.

After swallowing the braised pork in her mouth, Su Qiong licked her red lips with lingering taste.

"I really didn’t expect, your cooking is pretty good."

"There are many things you didn’t expect."

Li Jing laughed and pointed at a plate that was set aside.

"This is your rat demon meat, you taste it. This is my first try using rat as an ingredient, I don’t know how it tastes."

"Hmm, how tasty can rat meat be? If it weren’t beneficial for my cultivation, I would be too lazy to eat it."

As Su Qiong spoke, she picked up a piece of rat demon meat and put it in her mouth. Immediately afterward, her body shook, and her eyes filled with tears.

This taste was no worse than braised pork!

Without a word, she gave Li Jing a big thumbs up, began eating her rice with her head down, looked regretfully at the standard four dishes and one soup on the table, and started focusing on consuming the rat demon meat.

She was somewhat regretful now that she had taken out so much rat demon meat all at once.

The demonic Qi in a monster that has simply died does not dissipate easily.

But after being cooked, the demonic Qi will still gradually dissolve over time.

This meal, she had to finish all the ready-to-eat rat demon meat.

After eating so much rat demon meat and then rice, she was afraid she wouldn’t be able to eat any more.

Seeing Su Qiong eagerly enjoying the rat demon meat, Li Jing knew it must taste good, looked deep into the "greenhouse," then turned to enjoy his meal.

...

After a hearty meal, Su Qiong sat cross-legged on the grass, beginning to channel energy to digest the demonic Qi in the rat demon meat and attempt a breakthrough.

Li Jing tidied up the scene a bit and did not wander off.

Standing silently by Su Qiong’s side, he observed the changes in her internal demonic Qi using his Sky Eye Technique.

This was a golden opportunity.

Human cultivation is based on cultivation techniques.

Monsters do not need cultivation techniques for their cultivation, nor do they have them.

Exactly how monsters cultivate is still a mystery; even they can’t explain it clearly.

Su Qiong was about to break through, just in time for Li Jing to observe and check the difference between the cultivation systems of monsters and humans.