Swallowing the Stars: Realm of Control

Chapter 39 Hard Labor

As soon as he entered, the temperature around him dropped by more than thirty degrees. Luo Feng shivered and woke up, his mind suddenly jolting.

This temperature difference told him that the situation was not simple.

But in this situation, there's no time to worry about anything else; all they want to do is escape to the very center.

The large snake behind him was also bold. Sensing that something was wrong, it did not give up and followed closely behind Luo Feng within a hundred meters.

Ten minutes later.

As the temperature dropped and the fog thickened, Luo Feng could no longer see the giant snake behind him out of the corner of his eye. He leaped onto a large tree and immediately changed direction.

After he turned around, in less than ten seconds, a large, ice-blue creature with wings, a deer-like head, and a dragon-like body flew out. It glanced at the direction Luo Feng had fled, but was then drawn to the giant snake and flew towards it.

The spotted serpent, which was chasing Luo Feng, suddenly sensed a powerful life form approaching. Looking at the large, ice-blue monster that appeared flapping its wings, its pupils contracted:

similar!

It is a giant dragon, and as it continues to grow stronger, it may transform into a dragon.

The one before us is an ice dragon, and it even has wings, so its strength is definitely no weaker than its counterpart.

Without the slightest hesitation, it turned and ran away.

But can they escape?

One could fly by flapping its wings, but this one, wriggling its body on the ground, was still too slow.

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On the other side, following his own instincts, Luo Feng ran almost in one direction. In less than half an hour, he finally escaped from the white mist area and breathed a sigh of relief when he felt the normal high temperature around him.

He could no longer sense the giant snake following him from behind, presumably because it had lost sight of him as its target.

Luo Feng chose a direction, close to the cliff face of Three Heads Valley.

It took another hour to reach a large stone wall. I looked around and saw ancient trees blocking out the sun, with withered branches and fallen leaves everywhere, but there were also obvious signs of ferocious activity.

Looking back at the stone wall, a narrow crevice appeared. It wasn't a cave, but it would be fine for hiding.

Like a monkey, Luo Feng used the rock face for support and quickly reached the crevice.

The crevice was covered above, and below it was loose soil and some fallen leaves blown in by the wind; there was no sign of any life activity here.

The gap is big enough for three people to walk sideways, and it's quite spacious for one person to go in. It's about seven or eight meters deep, and once you get to the very end, it completely blocks the view from the outside.

After hiding his body.

Luo Feng then took out the white jade-colored 'plate' and examined it closely. He saw that the plate had many secret patterns on it, and the overall shape was that of a flower.

"Is this also a treasure?"

Luo Feng cut his finger and let the blood drip down.

Chi Chi!

The blood was quickly absorbed.

Luo Feng's eyes lit up: "There's hope!"

In just a short while, Luo Feng felt a connection between himself and the small plate, and also obtained basic information: the Qi Gathering Plate!

This left him somewhat dumbfounded.

This thing, it seems, is a large bowl used by some sect's laborers. Through the power of thought, it can gather the Qi (vital energy) in heaven and earth, condense it into a liquid state, and then provide it to others for cultivation.

Even without conscious effort, it will gradually condense into liquid Qi energy over time.

This is probably a disciple from some sect who came to Three Heads Valley for training, and was killed by the ferocious beast. This thing was left here.

"I thought I'd gotten some great treasure by luck, but it turns out to be this."

"but."

"For me, it's exactly what I need."

Luo Feng didn't find it objectionable. At least, having this thing would allow him to cultivate faster, especially to enhance the power of his true form.

Now, the clones are too limited; they have almost no chance to grow stronger, and the main body will still have to be relied upon in the future. The clones are merely for transferring power.

"Perfect timing. This place is too far from my true self. It would be too risky for me to go out. I might as well cultivate here and transfer all my power to my true self."

Luo Feng thought about it for a moment and decided that this was the safest approach.

Luo Feng took out that 'grass' again. This grass was crystal clear, with a faint glow on the outside. This thing needed liquid qi to grow, so it should contain qi.

He gently plucked a leaf, and a strange grassy fragrance wafted over, making Luo Feng feel much calmer.

"nice one."

Although it's unclear what kind of plant this is, this effect suggests it's not poisonous.

Luo Feng tried a little leaf. As the leaf entered his mouth, the power within it dissipated and flowed through his body, giving him a cool and refreshing sensation. The wound on the part of his body that he had cut off quickly healed.

This effect was much greater than Luo Feng had imagined.

The rest, I felt, wouldn't survive if I planted them again, so I just put them in my mouth.

A large amount of power entered his body and continuously integrated into it, rapidly repairing the damage caused by running.

Two hours later.

Everything came to a stop.

"He hasn't grown much, but he has become a little stronger. It seems that this body is still too limiting." Luo Feng shook his head.

He didn't even know what the Heavenly Aperture was, but he felt it was something necessary for cultivation, like a person's spiritual root, or rather, the dantian.

This clone of his doesn't have a dantian; its power relies entirely on the accumulation of energy in its meridians. Therefore, he has no idea how to become stronger in the future.

We can only place our hopes on the deity himself.

Looking at the plate in his hand, Luo Feng activated his thoughts, and instantly, the primordial energy of heaven and earth around him rapidly converged.

At this moment, his clone sensed that there was Qi in this world.

It will take about five minutes.

"A drop?" Luo Feng saw that a tiny 'water droplet' had condensed in the jade plate, and the droplet fell to the bottom of the plate, amounting to one drop.

This is hard labor.

The thought of himself being a powerful and influential figure in the outside world, yet having to do this kind of work here, made him both laugh and cry.

One drop every five minutes.

I wonder how many days it would take to gather enough for a whole plate.

Thinking of the half that had collapsed earlier, he felt real heartache at this moment.

"Take it slow," Luo Feng reminded himself once again, emphasizing that he couldn't rush things.

time flies.

A day passed quickly.

Luo Feng felt a throbbing in his head and stopped. The liquid qi gathered in that basketball-sized plate was probably only enough for him to swallow in one gulp.

Even a bite is meat.

Without the slightest hesitation, he drank it down his throat. The power flowed through his body, and with another thought, this power miraculously flowed back to his true form.