Chapter 433: Chapter 420: Entering
For example, in a life-or-death moment, it would perceive time slowing down around it. Cyan Treasure could see a fleeting image of its own sudden, violent death.
From its perspective, it was as if after "dying" in the future, its consciousness traveled back in time to its present body, granting it a sense of foresight, as if it had lived through it once before.
In reality, Cyan Treasure hadn’t died.
Gu Ming knew the Talent didn’t need such a convoluted explanation. In essence, it was simply precognition.
But that’s truly how Cyan Treasure experienced it. Its senses operated according to "Time Reversal."
Hearing this, everyone looked at Gu Ming and Lu You.
Seeing that the two didn’t seem to be acting without confidence, the seniors opened their mouths to question them. But on second thought, since many of them had been rescued by Gu Ming, they held their tongues.
The club president, Ruan Qitian, patted Gu Ming’s shoulder and said, "Don’t push yourselves too hard."
"Don’t worry, President. I don’t take unnecessary risks," Gu Ming replied with a reassuring look.
Cyan Treasure flicked its forked tongue, drawing all the water vapor in the underground cavern into its belly.
A faint cyan halo appeared around its body, a sign that the Green Treasure Breathing Technique was operating at its peak.
Cyan Treasure focused on absorbing the Memory Essence within the cavern while simultaneously clearing its mind, not digesting a single bit of Spiritual Qi or Memory Essence.
Inside its Dantian, the Qi Refining-star Cluster spun slowly like a high-speed millstone, grinding away all the Spiritual Qi it had taken in.
This allowed Cyan Treasure’s body to hold a large amount of Memory Essence.
Cyan Treasure only needed to stir its Divine Sense slightly to automatically fall into a boundless dreamscape.
The people beside them saw Cyan Treasure acting so boldly, drawing fire to itself, and couldn’t help but gasp. They covered their mouths, exclaiming, "Is it insane?
"It’s going to draw over all the Memory Essence in the entire cavern."
However, it was precisely because the Memory Essence was being pulled along by the flow of Spiritual Qi, guided by Cyan Treasure’s Perfection-level Breathing Technique, that the once-unpredictable environment of the underground cavern suddenly became traceable.
With a pattern, a Pet Beast could perceive the relatively "peaceful" pathways within the environment.
This was their opportunity.
It was also the result of Gu Ming’s experience from hundreds of repeated cycles in the Dream Cultivation Space.
Lu You gently stroked her Patterned Ring Worm, Mianmian. The little creature’s antennae quivered at a high frequency, emitting gentle Spiritual Fluctuations.
Invisible Spiritual Waves pulsed into the area before the entrance to the third sublevel.
It and Cyan Treasure, one after the other, acted like the most precise detectors, cautiously probing the Aurora Illusion Net ahead.
The two Pet Beasts coordinated seamlessly, sometimes pausing, sometimes taking a roundabout path.
Slowly, they traced a winding but viable safe path through the treacherous, illusory light.
"Everyone, move out!" Gu Ming said suddenly.
He connected to everyone with his Divine Sense, clearly transmitting the safe path that Mianmian and Cyan Treasure had jointly discovered into their minds.
The team members were all quick to react and instantly understood his meaning.
They set off without hesitation, speeding along the new route for nearly a hundred paces.
They had been worried, but after moving forward, they truly didn’t encounter any dream incursions and smoothly reached the entrance to the third sublevel’s boundary.
The scene beyond the entrance was even more bizarre and eerie.
Between the walls and the water, countless wild Spirit Medicines bloomed wantonly, emitting an aurora even more entrancing and graceful than on the upper levels.
It illuminated the entire space in a grotesque and motley light.
Just by standing there, everyone could feel a refreshing, dense Spiritual Qi wash over them.
It was almost enough to give them a dizzying, "high" sensation.
The concentration of Spiritual Qi here was already high enough to cause signs of "Spiritual Qi poisoning" even in Three-star Pet Beasts.
Seeing this, Gu Ming’s brow furrowed slightly.
The expedition team had anticipated this.
The depths of the Yichuan Ruins had been undeveloped for a long time, causing the Spiritual Qi to stagnate and become abnormally dense.
He quickly took out a specially made Elixir and fed it to his Pet Beast.
This Pill could temporarily and significantly reduce its affinity for and efficiency in absorbing Spiritual Qi.
Although it would cut its Cultivation speed in half, it could effectively protect Low-star Pet Beasts from the damage of Spiritual Qi overload.
As for the Beastmasters themselves, they just needed to avoid taking deep breaths to slow their intake of Spiritual Qi.
After all, they didn’t rely on Spiritual Qi for their cultivation; they were Spiritual Cultivators. With the right elixirs to regulate their bodies, they weren’t afraid of Spiritual Qi poisoning.
Without another word, the group stopped with perfect coordination to rest and acclimate to the environment.
The dividing line before them was extremely clear.
Looking down, every area enveloped by the aurora seemed to be occupied by an invisible force.
It was airtight, with no gaps to slip through, let alone sneak in to gather Spirit Medicines like before.
Even the High Tier Beastmasters in the team could only barely advance a dozen or so steps by relying on their formidable Spiritual Power to resist the mental erosion, and that was their limit.
For the One-star and Two-star Beastmasters in the group, simply arriving here safely was already the peak of their personal achievements for this expedition.
From this point on, every inch they advanced would be setting a new record for all of humanity.
Elder Huo witnessed this scene, his emotions stirred. The Star Array Plate in his hand pulsed with light as he carefully recorded this historic moment.
Gu Ming, however, took a deep breath and tentatively stepped one foot into the territory of the third sublevel, standing still to feel it out.
The system interface immediately updated, showing that he had officially entered the "third sublevel" area of the Yichuan Ruins with the archeological team.
This was a land described in past records as being fraught with peril, a place teeming with chaotic Memory Essence and lethal risks.
After several expeditions, its dangers seemed to have become somewhat traceable.
He couldn’t help but voice his thoughts to Elder Huo beside him, and a system prompt appeared at the same time.
[Third Sublevel Zone: Though the Memory Essence is perilous, it also hides immense wealth.]
[By perceiving and absorbing the residual consciousness here, you can glimpse fragments of battle scenes between the Primordial Dream Butterfly and Ancient Fierce Beasts.]
[Every bit you analyze can be converted into precious research papers on ancient Daoist Skills, earning you enormous amounts of Credit Points.]
Credit Points were not Gu Ming’s top priority.
He was more concerned about whether he could have Ah Kun devour this unique Memory Essence to enhance its Attributes.
Of course, this was just a preliminary investigation.
Being able to stand here steadily and successfully record the environmental data had already achieved their primary objective.
This precious data would allow him to run countless simulations and deductions in his upcoming Dream Realm Cultivation.
The team rested for nearly half a day before setting off again.
This time, their movements became extremely cautious.
Elder Huo was the first to act, releasing dozens of specially bred scout mice.
However, the moment they rushed into the third sublevel area, they all fainted and collapsed, foaming at the mouth. Without exception, all of them failed.
Elder Huo’s expression turned grave as he personally stepped forward.
Yet even he was instantly pulled into a deep Illusion Realm and fell unconscious.
The team members waited for two minutes before pulling him back to safety according to their pre-arranged plan.
After Elder Huo regained consciousness, far from being afraid, he clicked his tongue in amazement, repeatedly exclaiming, "This trip was worth it! Totally worth it!"
He shared that the Illusion Realm contained an extremely realistic battle scene between the Primordial Dream Butterfly and an Ancient Fierce Beast.
It was far clearer and closer to the origin of the Great Dao than what they had perceived on the second sublevel.
Even a Peak Eight-star Beastmaster like him, whose Cultivation had been stagnant for a long time, had benefited greatly and felt deeply moved.
He said to the crowd:
"Any students who are capable enough can go forward and experience it for themselves.
"I will control the timing and pull you back when necessary.
"These are truly Great Dao Insights that are close to the source!"
These words made the Six and Seven-star Beastmasters in the team eager to try.
The Beastmasters of lower Star Levels, however, would find it difficult to withstand.
At most, they could only experience the atmosphere from the edge, establishing a powerful aspiration and goal for their future paths.
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