Global Awakening: I'm the Only One Ready

Chapter 326. The Cleanup That Followed, Finding Them, and the Innate Spirit Water

Lu Yuan could not help feeling somewhat surprised. Other than the final land, could there still be other dangers within the Immortal Cave Secret Realm?

There should not be. Jiang Haokong was with them, after all. With Jiang Haokong's cultivation, nothing short of a Great Sage-level existence should have posed any threat.

So aside from that, could there be some other danger he knew nothing about?

Lu Yuan considered it for a moment, then stopped hesitating.

He took a single step, and his figure vanished.

Though the Immortal Cave Secret Realm was vast, it was not much in his eyes.

More importantly, he was searching for people. As long as he spread out his divine sense, it should not take long. Unless some formation or field in this place could evade detection.

But that seemed unlikely. Otherwise, Jiang Haokong would have reacted long ago.

So although Lu Yuan was somewhat concerned, that was all. As he searched, he once again encountered many secret realm wraiths. Just like before, they had been contaminated.

"Could this be what Immortal Elder Guang Chengzi spoke of? A result of being affected by the power of those demons from beyond?" Lu Yuan now knew much more about secret realms, and he also understood why secret realm wraiths appeared in the first place.

He also remembered Guang Chengzi's warning, and completely eradicated every one of these contaminated secret realm spirits.

The reason was simple. Lu Yuan did not know whether any remnant of the Extracosmic Demons' power still lingered within them.

He remembered very clearly just how strange and terrifying that red-furred monster had been. Without sufficient realm and strength, it would have been impossible to deal with.

One had to remember that even Yu Heng of the Eternal Race had been completely suppressed by it, with no room to resist.

And that red-furred monster had merely been created by power left behind by an Extracosmic Heavenly Demon. If the true Extracosmic Heavenly Demon were to appear, just how terrifying would it be?

And so, all along the way, Lu Yuan cleaned out every contaminated secret realm wraith he encountered.

Fortunately, there were not many of them, so it was not troublesome for him.

At the same time, he continued searching for Jiang Haokong and the others.

Time passed little by little. Soon, more than an hour had gone by.

At last, Lu Yuan sensed something within the range of his divine sense, not far to the west.

In truth, during that time, he had also discovered some Outer-Cosmos beings. But he ignored them. Their strength and cultivation realms no longer merited his attention.

As he pondered this, Lu Yuan soon discovered a vast blood-red valley in the distance and immediately headed toward it.

The Immortal Cave existed within a folded space, so naturally it could not be understood as a mere cavern. It was more accurate to call it a small world, one even larger than some cities from the old era. Encountering valleys, forests, and the like was not strange at all.

However, Lu Yuan noticed that after entering this valley, he felt a special kind of energy fluctuation. Because of that energy, even his divine sense was restricted and could not probe freely.

Of course, he did not sense any danger within it.

"Oh? Lu Yuan, you're here?"

At that moment, a voice came from below and not far away. It was Jiang Haokong. With his arms folded, he stood by the shore of a lake in the valley, looking over with visible surprise.

Seeing this, Lu Yuan descended at once and was just about to speak.

But Jiang Haokong spoke first. "You were gone for over a month. Was the flow of time in that place different?"

Over a month?

Lu Yuan was startled. He had only stayed in the final land for a little over an hour.

But Jiang Haokong was, after all, the holy son of the Jiang Clan. He immediately guessed what had happened.

The flow of time on both sides had clearly been different.

Hearing that, Lu Yuan nodded. He now understood that this was the reason. It was not the first time he had encountered such a thing.

Then he glanced around and asked, "Where are Zhu Qingyu and the others?"

He had come here precisely because he had not seen them anywhere.

"Them?" Jiang Haokong grinned, then said, "To be honest, those people are incredibly lucky. Take a look at this lake. Do you notice anything?"

Lu Yuan turned his head. Light stirred within his eyes as he looked at the lake before him, and surprise immediately appeared on his face. "The Heaven-Earth energy here is incomparably pure. The energy is immense, terrifyingly so. If it can be absorbed, it will be of enormous benefit to one's cultivation and evolution."

At that moment, in his sight, the lake before him was radiating threads of incomparably pure energy. The water was azure blue, and streaks of light continuously rose from its surface.

It looked extraordinary beyond comparison.

"Exactly."

Jiang Haokong took over and continued, "This lake contains Innate Spirit Water. It was gathered here by a great powerhouse using a special method. Entering it to cultivate and evolve brings immense benefits, especially those at the lower realms.

"I drove all your subordinates into it. Once they come out and spend some time adapting, they'll definitely make tremendous progress.

"Who knows? Maybe several Sages will be born in succession before long. Unfortunately, this Innate Spirit Water is useless to anyone above the Sage Realm."

Jiang Haokong shook his head. If that were not the case, he would have wanted to enter the lake himself. Unfortunately, his realm was too high.

"I see. Many thanks." Lu Yuan thanked him at once.

Although Jiang Haokong had not said it explicitly, one thing was certain.

Those Outer-Cosmos beings had definitely also discovered this valley and this lake, yet they were nowhere to be seen.

Jiang Haokong must have taken action. Otherwise, that would not have been possible.

"It's nothing. Just remember the agreement between us." Jiang Haokong waved it off casually, clearly not taking it to heart at all.

As a Holy Son, he could indeed be extremely arrogant at times. But once he acknowledged someone, things were different.

At least now, Lu Yuan's strength had made Jiang Haokong regard him seriously. Added to Jiang Ningxian's relationship with him, things were naturally no longer as they had been before.

"Oh, right. What did you find in the final land? And what happened to those who went in with you?"

Now that he was bored, Jiang Haokong could not help asking. He had promised to do someone a favor and keep his word. But that did not mean he had no interest in the final land.

In truth, Jiang Haokong knew that the Immortal Cave was the place where Guang Chengzi had attained the Dao. There had to be something extraordinary inside, so naturally, he wanted to ask more.

"The final land is indeed different."

Lu Yuan said, "We can talk about it slowly after we leave this place. It's a rather complicated matter. As for those who went in with me... I killed every one of them. Not a single one was left."

I killed every one of them. Not a single one was left.

When those words were spoken, Jiang Haokong, who had still been smiling a moment ago, froze in place.

He had expected a great battle to erupt between both sides. After all, they had already fought to that extent outside. But what he had not expected was that Lu Yuan had actually killed all of them.