Senior Sisters, I Don’t Want To Work Hard Anymore

Chapter 98: The Backlash of Heavenly Secrets

Above the boundless blue void, the Multi-Storied Heavenly Boat transformed into a streak of flowing light, breaking through the air at high speed. Occasionally, it would pause in mid-air for a moment, leaving behind an illusion of a magnificent ship that could easily deceive others, before continuing its flight and leaving another illusion millions of miles away.

These illusory ship images would randomly change direction and fly swiftly, gradually fading and disappearing after about an hour.

This was a special technique of Heavenly Secrets, capable of severing the causal connections in the depths of the universe, greatly misleading various tracking spells and Divine Abilities used by the remnants of the Heavenly Human Race. It made it impossible for the powerful beings among them to deduce their whereabouts and identities, at least not so quickly, thus ensuring their safety to the greatest extent possible.

"...Junior Martial Brother, your identity and background are already special enough, and this measure is unnecessary. However, the powerful figures behind the remnants of the Heavenly Human Race are not simple at all. No one can say for sure if they have any unexpected special means. So, this technique is an additional safeguard for your safety."

"With our current cultivation, it is difficult to maintain the secrecy permanently. However, we can still have some confidence in ensuring your safety for the next hundred years."

Yu Lingzhou spoke as over a hundred Elders joined forces, with the assistance of Qin Muling's unparalleled luck, to barely complete this highly consuming technique.

In the end, it was because Qin Muling's current cultivation was too low that they didn't dare to take any risks. If he had the same strength as his senior sisters now, there would be no need for such trouble.

Qin Muling frowned and asked, "What is the cost? And most importantly, can it be restored?"

The Heavenly Lord Yueyi casually replied, "It's not much, each person will lose tens of thousands of years of lifespan, plus a cultivation of an Elemental Meeting. As for whether it can be restored... it depends on your performance, Junior Martial Brother! If the gains in the Qifeng Basin this time are abundant enough, it will be relatively easy to resolve such injuries."

Xue Bingxuan and the other senior sisters' faces turned pale. Losing tens of thousands of years of lifespan and an Elemental Meeting cultivation meant facing the consequence of death. It was evident that the Elders had made a tremendous sacrifice for Qin Muling's safety.

Especially for Yu Lingzhou and some of the other Elders who had been in seclusion due to serious injuries, and only managed to recover with the help of Heavenly Medicine a few months ago. Now, they had to make such sacrifices again. It was simply...

"There's nothing to regret. This price is nothing for you," Yu Lingzhou said with a smile, gently patting Qin Muling's shoulder. Her beautiful eyes shimmered with a glimmer of light. "If you really want to repay us, why not seriously consider our previous proposal?"

Qin Muling glanced at her seductive figure and nodded slightly. "Alright, as long as you can convince Master, I have no objections."

The faces of Qi Yalan and the other women changed slightly. This foxy woman's thieving heart was still alive. She wouldn't stop watching over Junior Martial Brother? It was simply intolerable!

The Heavenly Lord Yueyi glanced at her indifferently and said, "We're almost there. Get ready to take action. Hopefully, there won't be too many native creatures below this time."

The attention of the women shifted, and at this moment, the Multi-Storied Heavenly Boat began to descend. From afar, a vast basin was embedded in the vast land below, with a radius of more than ten million miles. The edge of the basin was a cliff over three thousand zhang high, completely separating the basin from the surrounding desolate wasteland.

The billions of miles of desolate wasteland were cold and desolate, with rare signs of life. However, the basin was full of vitality, with the fragrance of flowers and the sound of birds. The spiritual energy was dense like water, presenting a vibrant scene. The stark contrast between the two made one wonder what kind of natural evolution had occurred to create the spectacle before their eyes.

"Could this place have been intentionally arranged by some powerful being?" Qin Muling frowned. He had already noticed that the spiritual energy on the surrounding billions of miles of wasteland, both on the surface and underground, was quite scarce, without even a decent spiritual vein.

In contrast, the Qi and Dao rhyme in the Qifeng Basin were so rich that the underground was almost entirely filled with spiritual veins and spiritual eyes. Hundreds of giant spiritual veins converged in the central area of the basin, forming a sea of spiritual veins with a radius of tens of thousands of miles. Even in the Illusory Mist Secret Realm, it was considered a first-class immortal paradise.

In other words, the Qifeng Basin was formed at the expense of the environmental ecology and spiritual energy of the surrounding billions of miles. Qin Muling would not believe that there were no artificial factors behind it.

"Perhaps, perhaps not, but it doesn't matter to us now. We came here for resources. Besides, the owner of this place has never appeared before when we came here in the past. Let's just treat it as ownerless land," Yu Lingzhou said.

Qin Muling didn't say anything more. When the Multi-Storied Heavenly Boat descended to a height of only five thousand zhang from the ground, it circled around the central area of the basin and finally stopped above a primitive jungle.

Due to the extremely rich spiritual energy, the size of the plants and animals here was unusually large. Hundreds of zhang or even thousands of zhang tall towering ancient trees were commonplace, to the point that the bottom of the Multi-Storied Heavenly Boat almost brushed against the treetops of dozens of giant trees.

With Qin Muling's perception ability, he easily discovered large patches of Spirit Medicine and Holy Medicine Divine Medicine that had been growing for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years. The entire area was filled with radiant light and auspicious qi, and countless stars poured down from the sky, condensing into various magnificent phenomena above the basin, which was awe-inspiring to behold.

"It's strange that there are no traces of dangerous creatures within a thousand li range," Yu Yitianjun said, releasing his divine sense and trying to sense it carefully. "Could it be that they are all hiding? Or has something unknown happened?"

Although they saw many strange beasts and spiritual birds, there were also some formidable and difficult-to-deal-with species among them. However, with the cultivation of the elders, as long as they joined forces, they could easily deal with them. So far, they had not encountered any dangerous beings that exceeded their limits.

After thinking for a moment, Yu Yitianjun boldly tried to lower the Multi-Storied Heavenly Boat until it stopped at a height of a thousand zhang from the ground, but it still did not trigger any abnormal reactions.

"Don't worry about it. Since there doesn't seem to be any threat, let's get to work!" Yu Lingzhou said. "Junior Brother, use your innate ability to try it out. There are many miraculous trees and spiritual woods here that have been growing for tens of thousands of years. I believe you can harvest a massive amount of postnatal wood spiritual essence."

Qin Muling agreed and walked to the front deck, sitting down and slowly activating his innate ability.

After a moment of silence, a huge Azure Lotus shadow slowly emerged, enveloping the entire Multi-Storied Heavenly Boat within it. Rolling green air currents spread out lightly in all directions, quickly covering an area of nearly a hundred miles. Dazzling starlight scattered in the sky, silently infiltrating the interior of those strange trees and spirit woods.

Compared to when he was in the Core Condensation Realm, Qin Muling's cultivation at the seventh level of the Infant Formation Realm had already increased the coverage area of the green air currents several times over, resulting in a significant increase in the quantity and quality of the essence of spiritual energy harvested.

Under the gaze of his senior sister and the elders, countless faint purple-green wood essence separated from the interior of these strange trees and spirit woods, rising into the air and converging into a thick layer of purple-green clouds. They then transformed into a spiritual energy vortex with a diameter of hundreds of miles, continuously pouring into Qin Muling's body.

The feeling of his organs, meridians, and bones about to burst came from within his body. Fortunately, the Innate Primordial Spirit Seed emitted a hazy radiance and the unique Dao rhyme diffused, easily absorbing the excess essence of spiritual energy and timely resolving Qin Muling's predicament. Otherwise, he might have exploded on the spot.

It took a full two hours for Qin Muling to complete one round of cultivation. At the same time, he felt a closer connection to the primitive jungle beneath him. Some hidden and obscure information surged into his divine soul, as if this place had become his home ground. Within a radius of 150 miles, he could perceive any movement or disturbance.

"Junior Brother, how is it?" Cheng Yulan asked.

"Very good," Qin Muling opened his eyes. "There won't be any formidable opponents appearing here for the time being. Everyone can go down and collect resources. As long as you stay within 150 miles of me, there won't be any problems."

"That's great," Yu Lingzhou excitedly agreed. He immediately called on the elders to start working, with three people forming a group to take care of each other. Even if they encountered any trouble, they would be able to handle it.

Xue Bingxuan couldn't help but say, "As long as we can transport a large amount of the medicinal resources here back to the Extreme Void Starry Sky, we can try to refine many elixirs with special effects. This will further enhance the combat power and cultivation speed of our disciples."

Qin Muling asked, "Has the sect collected the elixir recipes and refining methods passed down by the remnants of the Heavenly Human Race?"

Xue Bingxuan said, "Of course. Most of the alchemy classics and formulas are not secrets. You can obtain them by paying attention. It's just that in the past, we couldn't bring back the herbal materials from the secret realm, so knowing them was useless. Now we don't need to worry about that anymore."

In fact, directly consuming these Holy Medicine and Divine Medicine was somewhat wasteful. If they could be refined into high-grade elixirs and then consumed, the benefits for cultivators would undoubtedly be greater.

However, the time limit for the Illusory Mist Secret Realm's opening was limited. Even if there were alchemy masters who came in and diligently collected all the required herbal materials, prepared the High Grade alchemy furnace, and started refining, it would take several years to refine a furnace of qualified elixirs. It was a time-consuming task that couldn't be rushed.

Therefore, the cultivators from the Extreme Void Starry Sky could only go out into the wilderness and search for opportunities as quickly as possible. Few people took the time to refine elixirs or artifacts. Not only did these tasks consume a lot of time, but the rewards were also disproportionate to the effort, so naturally, no one was willing to be foolish.

One day later, thousands of large-capacity spatial Law Weapons were all filled, and Qin Muling successfully brought them back to the Extreme Void Starry Sky.

After a rough estimate, Yuexi Tianjun realized that it would be impossible to completely plunder all the valuable resources in the Qifeng Basin without at least half a year's time.

...

Leaving the Heavenly Palace.

By the shimmering lake, dense white mist lingered in the air. Inside the jade stone pavilion by the lake, Zihuang looked at Lingxi, who had a serious expression, with some surprise.

"You're back so soon, sister? I thought you would be gone for many days!"

"Something is not right," Lingxi handed over a bone talisman and explained, "I found the location where Zhu Yan was last seen. He did indeed fall, but it is still unclear who did it. Perhaps you should..."

She recounted everything she had seen and heard. Zihuang furrowed her brows, and a dark cloud covered her beautiful face.

"These foreign cultivators really know how to cause trouble for me!"

Zihuang said coldly, "Since that's the case, I will use the powerful tools of the Heavenly Palace to calculate and expose them. We must bring them to justice. Come with me."

Half an hour later, in a hall exuding an ancient and solemn atmosphere, a twelve-foot-high altar for the formation array had been set up.

After Zihuang made a final inspection and confirmed that there were no flaws, she activated the formation array. Mysterious and distant Dao runes permeated the space.

Then she stepped onto the altar and carefully took a palm-sized, pitch-black crystal ball into her hands. She began to exert great effort to activate it. The altar emitted a deep hum, and obscure and cryptic symbol shadows appeared faintly around it. Occasionally, eerie and inexplicable howls could be heard from the void.

"No--!"

Suddenly, Zihuang's expression changed drastically. Without any warning, a backlash struck her, causing her, despite her profound cultivation, to spit out a mouthful of blood and her aura to rapidly decline.

"Sister, what's wrong with you?"

Lingxi hurriedly rushed forward to support her and snatched the pitch-black crystal ball. Enduring the pain of the backlash, she forcefully threw it far away, finally stopping the operation of the formation array.

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