Braised Dragon with Soy Sauce

"In fact, we only need to ingest a drop of 'Water Essence' to restore our strength and recover from our injuries, no matter how high our cultivation level is."

Although the extra portion can be converted into energy to enhance cultivation and not be wasted, it is still a waste of its preciousness.

Due to ignorance, we wasted a lot of 'water spirits'.

Since this 'Water Essence' is so precious, and there's not much left, why don't we each take a little and divide it up? Let's treasure it well, after all, it's a rare and precious treasure, and it would be such a waste if it were ruined by some magical beast or something."

After Dugu Xian finished speaking, he took a small jade bottle and filled it with water.

Upon seeing this, everyone spontaneously took out their own containers and filled them with water. In no time, the pool was emptied.

Mo Yuming also pretended to fill a bottle for himself and Xinlan.

Just as everyone was dividing up the treasure "Water Soul", a hoarse, long howl suddenly came from outside the cave.

Even after circling many bends, the whistling sound was still extremely piercing when it reached the cave, causing everyone inside to tremble.

The sound plunged everyone into an atmosphere of sorrow and despair, and even a powerful expert like Dugu Xian, who was at the sixth level of the Heavenly Rank, could not escape its influence.

It was a desolate feeling of being alive again after experiencing all the vicissitudes of life, the voice filled with immense pain of being worse off than dead, unable to die, and a sense of despair and world-weariness.

Most of the people in the cave were people who had experienced many hardships, so they were more likely to empathize with each other, and a sorrowful atmosphere immediately spread among the crowd.

Even Xinlan, who had just woken up from a dream, couldn't help but feel so sad that she just wanted to cry.

"Someone is shouting! He must be the instigator of this Warcraft riot! I wonder who this powerful figure is!"

Dugu Xian was the first to break free from his inner demons and roared at everyone, waking them all up.

"That long howl just now contained an extremely powerful soul-capturing technique. The fact that this person could use this technique in such a way, and could affect us all from such a distance, shows that his profound skill is far above ours! It is estimated to be at least at the eighth level of the Heavenly Price Realm."

Dugu Xian then proceeded to analyze the situation seriously.

"Such a strange thing! How come I've never heard of such a master hiding in Ruimu Valley before? Could it be that he recently fell into the valley? Or are there even more powerful figures out there now?"

Shi Potian asked in surprise.

"It's hard to say. The world is so big, anything is possible."

Although people at the ninth level of the Heavenly Realm are rare, it doesn't mean they don't exist.

"Back when we participated in the Dragon Chef Competition at the Feather Palace, didn't we sense that some extraordinary master was secretly watching us?"

Huang Rongrong recalled the scene at the time, and the feeling that always made her feel uneasy was likely due to some master controlling them in the dark.

After that long howl, everyone felt the continuous explosions outside the cave abruptly stop.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment; the noise outside the cave vanished, and everything fell silent. Lei and Dian, who had gone outside to gather information, had returned from checking the cave entrance.

He told everyone in astonishment that something strange had happened outside the cave: the magical beasts that had been running frantically had all crawled on the ground, and even the magical beasts that had been flying in the sky had fallen down and lay prostrate among the beasts.

Not a single magical beast dared to move. Furthermore, Dian had thoroughly searched every inch of the cave entrance, but found no trace of the howling figure.

"Heh, heh... I'm not some reclusive master, just a piece of trash who can't even die if he wants to! Brother Dugu, Brother Li, Brother Mo, you're all here. How have you been? Heh heh..."

A chilling laugh suddenly echoed through the underground palace. The sound wasn't very loud, but everyone in the cave could hear it clearly, as if someone was grabbing your ear and speaking close to you, making you feel very uncomfortable but unable to ignore it.

"Are you Tianhao?"

Dugu calmly spoke to the empty space above the underground palace.

"Tianhao died long ago; what remains in the world now is merely a lonely soul clinging to life."

The hoarse voice was erratic.

"Tianhao, since you're not dead, why haven't you returned to Yishi Valley to reunite with us after all this time? What do you mean by hiding and scaring us like this? Haven't we been good enough to you? Or did we offend you in the past?"

Huang Rongrong was somewhat angry. This Warcraft incident almost cost everyone their lives, and the culprit not only refused to apologize but also hid in the shadows, playing tricks on everyone.

When Tang Tianhao first fell into the canyon, Huang Rongrong took good care of him and treated him like a younger brother in order to help him recover as soon as possible. She also secretly put in a lot of effort to bring him and Xinlan's mother together.

Not only her, but everyone in the canyon showed great enthusiasm for his arrival.

Tang Tianhao's current behavior has greatly angered her.

"Sister Rong, you've misunderstood. This monster rampage was completely an accident, and the cause was rather strange. It wasn't something I did intentionally! By the time I realized it, it was too late!"

Although the hoarse voice was still unpleasant, it was noticeably calmer now and no longer sounded so harsh to everyone.

"Since you didn't do it on purpose, why don't you dare come out and speak to us face to face? Is it because you've become powerful now and disdain to associate with us?"

Although Huang Rongrong's anger had subsided considerably, she was still somewhat bothered by Tang Tianhao's continued absence.

"Dear brothers and sisters, it's not that I, Tang Tianhao, am unwilling to show myself to see you. You are all my family in this life, and I really want to come out and see you. But I really have a difficult situation right now, so please believe me!"

Tang Tianhao's voice became much softer, as if he truly had some things he found difficult to say.

"Don't you even want to see your daughter once? It's been seven or eight years since Xinlan was born, and you haven't even taken a proper look at her once!"

Huang Rongrong still spoke in a reproachful tone.

“Xinlan! My daughter, Jie!... Jie!... I, Tang Tianhao, have another daughter... Jie…”

The underground palace was filled with Tang Tianhao's voice, which was even more unpleasant than the wailing of ghosts.

Since no one could see him in person, no one knew whether he was crying or laughing, but everyone could tell that Tianhao was very emotional, even somewhat out of control.

The spiritual elements in the underground palace space have become somewhat unstable.

Xinlan held Mo Yuming's hand tightly and leaned against Huang Rongrong, unwilling to step forward.

She felt very unfamiliar with her father, who had suddenly arrived but whom she could not see, and was even a little afraid of his voice.

"Lan'er, don't be afraid. Your father can't see you right now, but it won't be long before we are reunited. Believe me, it will be soon. When that time comes, your father will take you out of this canyon and back to our country. I will build you the most luxurious palace and make you the proudest princess in the world, enjoying all the riches and honors!"

Tang Tianhao calmed himself down and his voice softened. Although it was still hoarse and unpleasant to hear, it sounded much more pleasant.

"I don't want to go anywhere. I just want to be with Brother Yuming, with Grandpa Mowen, and with all the grandpas and grandmas!"

When Xinlan heard that she was going to leave everyone, she felt extremely sad and at a loss, and couldn't help but cry.

"What's so great about this canyon? The outside world has everything, you can have anything you want. It's a million times better than staying in this beast valley. Dad would never lie to his daughter!"

Tang Tianhao was somewhat annoyed.

"If we're going, we should all go together! Xinlan wants to be with everyone!"

Xinlan cried out loudly.

"That won't do. I don't have that kind of ability. I can only take you out alone!"

Tang Tianhao refused.

"Then I'm not going anywhere!"

Xinlan, emboldened by some unknown source, wiped away her tears and shouted loudly into the air.

"you!……"

Tang Tianhao was so angry he couldn't speak.

"Don't argue with the child. Take it slow. Didn't you say you had some time? I believe we can talk things out by then."

Li Mubai changed the subject.

"Tianhao, you just said you were confident you could leave here?"

Everyone got excited when they heard there was hope of getting out. Mo Wen, Shi Potian, and a few others asked in unison, while the others who hadn't spoken yet also looked very expectant. They all gathered around and looked towards the sky in the direction of the cave entrance. Since Tang Tianhao hadn't deliberately hidden, everyone could sense his location.

"Once you pass the mangrove forest, the lightning tribulation restrictions in the sky will be lifted. As long as your cultivation reaches the eighth level of the Heavenly Rank, you can escape!"

Tang Haotian did not hide anything.

"Why does it require such a high level of cultivation? Isn't even the seventh level of the Heavenly Rank enough?"

Shi Potian originally wanted to say that Dugu Xian was already at the peak of the sixth level of the Heavenly Rank, so how could he not be able to get out with his level of skill?

"I know what you're trying to say: it's not that it's impossible, it's that it's simply impossible."

Although the lightning array was no longer blocking the way, and the illusion array had weakened considerably, there were still very thick clouds and a very strong hurricane.

Once you fly into the clouds, you won't be able to see or hear anything. You won't be able to tell which way to go, and the hurricane will blow you away from your original direction, making it impossible for you to break out of the clouds.

Then you will get lost in the clouds and mist.

That's considered good; if you're unlucky, you might encounter a monster called the Ghost Dove.

Although this magical beast has a low level of magic power, it was born to live in that kind of environment.

When they encounter prey lost in the clouds, they silently gather around it and continuously spray poisonous mist at it.

Once the prey inhales the poison gas, it will lose all its magical abilities and be at the mercy of the predator.

The seventh and eighth levels of the Heavenly Rank are a watershed moment.

At the seventh level of the Heavenly Rank, the soul power of a Xuan Gong practitioner begins to advance into divine consciousness.

The biggest difference between divine sense and soul power is that it not only has a more sensitive sensing ability, but it can also be used for attack and defense like spiritual power. However, at this time, the strength of divine sense is still very weak and unstable, and its practical effect is not strong.

Only cultivators who reach the eighth level of the Heavenly Rank can make a leap in their five senses.

At that stage, all soul power is transformed into divine consciousness, and the divine consciousness in the sea of ​​consciousness tends to stabilize.

At this point, one can discern directions solely through divine sense and sense the existence of all objects within a thousand feet, without needing to consciously comprehend them.

It is more thorough than observing with the eyes and ears.

Therefore, once inside the fog, one will not lose their way and will be able to sense the hidden dangers within a hundred feet and avoid them in time..."

Tang Tianhao explained in detail.

"I only figured out how to get out of the canyon recently after I reached level eight. It's not that I didn't want to help you get out, but I didn't have the ability! In that situation, I could only protect Xin'er's safety at most."

Tang Tianhao paused for a moment before continuing to explain.

After a moment of silence, Tianhao spoke again.

"Brother Mo, Tianhao wants to ask you for a favor. Can we speak in private?"

"Just tell me what's on your mind. As long as it's within my power, there are no outsiders here."

Mo Wen didn't understand Tian Hao's deliberately mysterious behavior.

"No, it's nothing difficult, and it's not that I don't want everyone to know, it's just that I really have my reasons, please understand!"

Tang Tianhao explained.

Mo Wen wanted to say more, but Dugu Xian interrupted him before he could speak:

"Since Tianhao wants to talk to you alone, he must have his reasons. You and Tianhao go to that little cave over there!"

Seeing that Dugu Xian had said that, Mo Wen didn't say anything more.

He walked alone into one of the more remote little caves.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Mo Wen came out with a complicated expression. He glanced at everyone and then silently walked to the side.

At this moment, Tianhao's piercing scream rang out outside the cave, and none of the people inside the cave sensed when he had left.

The monsters outside the cave began to stir again, but they were moving back in an orderly fashion and were not as ferocious.

An hour later, the magical beasts retreated back to the mangrove forest, leaving only some wounded and dying ones.

When the group left the Fire Cloud Cave, they saw that the canyon below was in ruins. The once lush forest was gone, and only a few bare trunks remained of the tall and lush trees. The canyon was littered with the broken corpses of magical beasts, shattered rocks, and branches lying haphazardly.

The blood and filth flowing from the monster's corpse mixed with the soil on the ground to form a thick layer of dark red sludge.

A nauseating, pungent stench permeated the entire canyon.

This tragic scene stretched all the way to the edge of the Rimu Valley, and even the thick patch of cattails was not spared.

Only a small row of thick cattail forests that had stretched for dozens of miles remained near the cliff edge.

The damage within Yishi Valley was not too severe, mainly thanks to the gradually opening up of the terrain.

Yishi Valley is not only much more spacious than Ruimu Valley, but also has far fewer trees and is farther away from it.

As a result, the chaotic monsters were able to be evacuated, and only a very small number of them escaped here, minimizing the losses.

Fortunately, although many of the houses were damaged, most of them were still intact.

Furthermore, the monsters no longer exhibited the phenomena of exploding or trampling, so it did not significantly affect everyone's daily lives.

Although the fishy smell still wafted over from time to time, it was much fainter.

The group quickly repaired the damaged items and settled down.

Shi Potian led He Sheng and Dian Yi to the edge of Ruimu Valley to deal with the monster corpses and separated the stream water flowing out of Ruimu Valley to prevent the sewage from polluting the water source of Yishi Valley.

Of course, in addition to cleaning up, one of their tasks is to pick up some useful items left behind by the monsters, such as magic crystals and monster hides, bones, and horns with special uses.

After a busy day, everyone had only managed to clear a small section of thick reeds near Yishi Valley. It would take at least a month to clear it all.

Even if you only collect some useful materials during the cleanup, the harvest is still quite substantial.