A Loose Cultivator's Path to Longevity

Seeing that the Exotic Beast had finally been defeated,

Flowing Sword flew over as a streak of rainbow light. His aura was still quite faint, and there were even lingering traces of blood on his face, a clear sign of the severe backlash he had suffered after the destruction of his Lifebound Treasure. However, as he gazed at the shed skin on the ground, his eyes filled with delight.

It was obvious how much Flowing Sword valued this item.

”We have you to thank for being able to obtain the Spirit Pattern this time, Mr. Chen. It’s a shame it still managed to escape in the end... As for the shed skin on the ground, how about you take it after I’ve created the Spiritual Pattern Map from it?” Flowing Sword’s expression grew slightly tense as he spoke.

”No need. Just give me a copy,” Lü Zhong said with a smile.

He had already inspected the shed skin; it was just a layer of dead hide with no value whatsoever. It would likely turn to dust and dissipate before long.

With the Gray Mist Space, it didn’t matter whether he possessed the physical hide or not. Lü Zhong only needed to perform a scene regression to completely copy the Spirit Pattern revealed on it.

Since that was the case, he might as well do the man a favor.

Hearing this, Flowing Sword was naturally overjoyed.

Subsequently, Lü Zhong asked Flowing Sword for a map and parted ways with him and his group. He began using scene regression to head straight for his next target: the Yellow Extreme Jade Exhausted.

By backtracking all the way, he actually managed to find it.

However, just like most Spirit Medicine in the world, the Yellow Extreme Jade Exhausted was also guarded by a Demon Beast.

It was a large, earth-yellow, spotted insect. It looked like a cross between a scorpion and a centipede and could spew highly corrosive venom. Its strength was considered top-tier among its peers.

Unfortunately for it, it was only Tier Three.

Lü Zhong condensed a Spirit Sword and dispatched it with a casual strike.

He obtained some miscellaneous materials and a Tier Three Demon Pill.

Without a second glance, he tossed them directly into his Storage Ring. Only then did his gaze shift upward toward the Spirit Tree growing in a patch of yellow earth.

Yellow Extreme Jade Exhausted was not some Spirit Flower or Spirit Fruit.

It originated from the Yellow Extreme Spirit Tree. It was actually a spiritual material derived from processing the Jade Fat that seeped from the Yellow Extreme Jade Fruit. Because of its astonishing Spiritual Qi content, it eventually became an alchemy material.

”One, two, three... eleven! To think there are eleven fruits on this Spirit Tree!” After counting his haul, Lü Zhong was overcome with joy and couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

Once he returned, he just had to cut open these Yellow Extreme Jade Fruits, and after some processing and refining, he could turn the extracted Jade Fat into Yellow Extreme Jade Exhausted.

He estimated he could get at least seven portions of the material.

And thanks to the Gray Mist Space, he could simulate the alchemy process.

In other words, seven portions of Yellow Extreme Jade Exhausted represented...

an entire seven batches of Yellow Extreme Celestial Dust Pills.

”Hahaha!” Lü Zhong laughed heartily again.

With seven batches of pills, he wouldn’t have to worry about his supply for some time.

This way, he would have more time to collect Pill Formulas, or wait for the Western Realm to make new breakthroughs in Spiritual Energy Conversion Technology through their research on Exotic Beast Spirit Patterns.

After carefully storing the Yellow Extreme Jade Fruits, Lü Zhong searched the vicinity.

He actually found a good deal of Spirit Medicine.

Unfortunately, it was all low-level spiritual medicine. There was only one Yellow Extreme Spirit Tree, and his hopes were dashed. But soon, a bold idea surfaced in his mind.

’I wonder where that Exotic Beast came from?’

Thinking this, Lü Zhong didn’t make an immediate decision.

Instead, he first contacted his Incarnation stationed at the Bihai Sect. After learning from him that the Southern Barbarian region was still peaceful and no major incidents had occurred during his absence, he finally decided to trace the Exotic Beast back to its source. A strong premonition was already forming in his heart that he might discover something there.

Using the Gray Mist Space, Lü Zhong set his plan in motion.

The Exotic Beast seemed to have originated from deep underground.

Therefore, his entire journey was a descent.

As he went deeper, he discovered many minerals he had never seen in any records. A small portion of them even seemed applicable for crafting Magical Treasures.

Along the way, he passed through numerous magnificent subterranean worlds.

There was a vibrant Molten Rock Sea, teeming with strange, active creatures; a peculiar cavern filled with the fossils of giants, yet with no openings to the outside, making one wonder if the fossils had appeared out of thin air; and rock tunnels covered in colorful, glowing Fungus Moss, which made it feel like being in a rainbow wonderland.

’To think that the magnificent scenery of this world would one day be set out for me to see!’

Lü Zhong, having feasted his eyes on the sights, was filled with emotion.

He recalled when he first arrived in this world, a mere fledgling Loose Cultivator. Back then, he believed that only the ”favored children of heaven” could witness the splendid vistas of the Cultivation Realm. He never imagined that in less than three hundred years, he himself would become the kind of major figure he once couldn’t even dare to dream of being.

’Truly, how times have changed...’

He then reined in his thoughts and focused on flying, pushing everything else aside.

The deeper he went, the higher the pressure became. The creatures he encountered along the way became increasingly ”flat,” many of them lying limply on the ground like shoe insoles.

At the same time, the temperature was gradually dropping.

Continuing his flight, he followed the Exotic Beast’s trail into a pitch-black subterranean world, the largest he had seen on his journey. Even when he released his Divine Sense, he couldn’t find its end. And according to the feedback from his Divine Sense, there were vast ruins here, which was completely unexpected.

Gazing into the darkness where he couldn’t see his hand in front of his face, he formed a hand seal and cast a Day Appearance Skill.