Jun Changxiao stayed temporarily at the formation in the Yellow Sand Land for several more days.
He discovered there were faint energy fluctuations every moment, but no major disturbances. It seemed the other side would have extreme difficulty breaking the seal anytime soon, so he set off to return to the sect.
With the time-space larvae, he could raise it with peace of mind.
If he could beat the Soul Clan continent by opening the time-space tunnel first, it would be wonderful.
Of course, feeding it six-pointed star stones throughout the entire process was definitely unrealistic. After all, he only had several hundred thousand stones now. Even eating them all wouldn’t have much effect.
Currently.
The only option was to let the little guy eat crystal cores, eat medicinal materials, and eat soil.
At this time, whether he could raise the time-space larvae plump and white depended on Peggy. So its value was once again demonstrated!
The system said speechlessly: “Eating soil and spitting it out, then having the little guy eat it—just thinking about it is a bit disgusting.”
“It’s not being pooped out. What’s disgusting about it?”
“…”
“Besides.”
Jun Changxiao said: “The more soil Peggy eats, the faster it improves. It and the little worm are simply a golden combination.”
“Makes sense.” The system said.
After returning to Wangu Sect, Jun Changxiao called Peggy over: “Baby, come, come. Master will introduce you to a little companion.”
“Little companion?”
Peggy asked with a puzzled face: “Master, where is it?”
“Under your feet.”
“Under my feet?”
Peggy lowered its head, then lifted its hoof, discovering a little earthworm lying there foaming at the mouth in a very human-like manner.
…
In the medicine field.
The time-space larvae’s gaze was fervent.
Because the soil here all contained spiritual energy. If it could eat it, it would definitely help with rapid growth!
“Master!”
It said excitedly: “I can’t wait!”
“Don’t rush, don’t rush.” Jun Changxiao said: “In a moment, let Peggy feed you.”
The time-space larvae said: “Master, eating soil is something I can do myself. I don’t need special feeding.”
After it watched Peggy come to an empty plot, eat large mouthfuls of soil, then spit it out from its belly, it suddenly understood what ‘feeding’ meant.
Jun Changxiao said: “Go eat.”
“…”
The time-space larvae roared: “A man of integrity doesn’t eat food given in contempt!”
What a joke!
Soil spit out from that guy’s mouth—how dirty was that? How could it eat it!
“Plop!”
When Jun Changxiao tossed it over and it landed on the warm soil, feeling the pure spiritual energy, its eyes immediately brightened!
Thus, next one could see the ‘man of integrity’ begin to frantically eat, eating with great relish.
Peggy was dumbfounded.
This little guy actually had the same soil-eating ability as itself!
“Peggy.”
Jun Changxiao stroked its head, smiling: “From now on, it’s entrusted to you. You must satisfy its soil-eating needs.”
“Yes!”
Peggy stood with chest puffed out.
However, when Jun Changxiao was about to leave, it weakly said: “Master, when will you give me my skill?”
“Don’t worry.”
Jun Changxiao said: “I’ve already commanded the Spirit Beast Hall to search. Materials and such will be gathered before long.” Speaking of which, he came over to stroke its head again: “You’re this seat’s first contract beast. I may shortchange anyone, but never you.”
Peggy was so moved it was about to cry.
After Master left, it turned its head toward the time-space larvae, loudly saying: “Is it enough to eat!”
“Not enough!”
“Swish swish swish!”
Peggy began eating and spitting.
One relied on eating and spitting soil to improve strength, one relied on eating the spiritual soil spit out to grow. These two really were a golden combination.
…
After Jun Changxiao left the medicine field, he went to the Spirit Beast Hall once, inquiring with Old Niu about the progress on high-quality earth-attribute crystal cores. The answer he received was they were difficult to find and needed some time.
“In the Demon Dragon Cave, there seem to be dragon-like, snake-like things that should belong to earth-attribute spirit beasts. I can go get some.”
Thinking of this, Jun Changxiao personally flew away from Wangu Sect, arriving at the forbidden land where Su Xiaomo and Xia Shuiyun had established their feelings. Then he grabbed high-level spirit beasts and beat them to death.
“I’ll teach you to bully my disciples!”
“Boom! Boom!”
“I’ll teach you to bully my precious darlings!”
“Boom! Boom! Boom!”
Half an hour later, many martial artists who came here to train hadn’t yet entered the Demon Dragon Cave when they suddenly felt the ground shake. Then… it collapsed on the spot.
The sudden change scared everyone nearly to the ground. Then with eyes full of terror: “The Demon Dragon Cave… has collapsed!”
“Bang!”
Suddenly, from the collapsed sunken area, a stream of light broke through the soil and flew out, then suspended in midair, revealing a jade-like handsome young man.
“Jun Changxiao!”
“Wangu Sect’s Sect Master!”
The martial artists training here exclaimed in succession.
“Clap!”
Jun Changxiao patted dust off himself, glanced at the martial artists below, saying lightly: “The Demon Dragon Cave no longer exists. Go back where you came from.”
“Whoosh—”
Transforming into a stream of light, he disappeared into the firmament.
“…”
The martial artists’ expressions immediately became wonderful.
One of Xingyun Continent’s forbidden lands, the Demon Dragon Cave, was just eliminated by Wangu Sect’s Sect Master!
…
Wangu Sect.
After Jun Changxiao returned, he opened the Spirit Beast Pavilion, then clicked on Intermediate Earth Technique. Finding all resources met requirements, he clicked confirm.
“Squawk!”
Peggy, who was eating and spitting soil to feed the time-space larvae, suddenly had its pupils contract, its entire body freezing in place.
“Whir whir!”
Strange memories instantly flooded its consciousness.
Until its thinking completely recovered, it had successfully mastered the Intermediate Earth Technique skill.
“I understand, I understand.”
Peggy’s eyes flashed with luster. Then it stepped forward with its front limbs, extremely excited: “So this is the skill Master gave me!”
“Whir whir!”
“Whir whir whir!”
Its body was enveloped by rich earth-attribute aura, the tips of the spikes on its head gathering dazzling brilliant light.
The time-space larvae, which was eating ‘vomit,’ hastily drilled out from the soil, surprised: “Such pure earth-attribute energy!”
“Whoosh!”
“Whoosh!”
Just then, Peggy’s thick fur suddenly stood up in clumps, then rapidly hardened. Earth-attribute aura even more concentrated gathered around its body.
“Is it going to use Earth Technique?”
Jun Changxiao walked out from the great hall, his spiritual sense spreading over.
“Buzz!”
“Buzz!”
Majestic earth-attribute aura continuously gathered around Peggy. The medicine field and various peaks clearly transmitted slight tremors.
“What’s happening?”
Disciples who were cultivating or busy were disturbed, their spiritual senses spreading over one after another, quickly locking onto the Sect Master’s contract beast.
“Damn!”
Li Fei said surprised: “How did this guy become a hedgehog?”
“Roar—”
Just then, Peggy first lowered its head, then like a wolf beast raised its head and roared.
“Buzz buzz buzz!”
Under its feet and in the empty area it had eaten, strange circular patterns emerged one after another, radiating an aura as solid and heavy as the earth itself.
“Look at the sky!” someone exclaimed.
All disciples raised their heads to see identical strange patterns appearing in midair, synchronized with the ground patterns.
“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”
Suddenly, from within the strange ground patterns, earth spikes flashing with light flew upward, then merged into the patterns above, forming a massive rain-like momentum before falling back down again.
Pulling back the camera view.
In that hundred-zhang range, with several hundred patterns above and below, indestructible earth spikes circulated at extreme speed in endless cycles.
This was the Intermediate Earth Technique.
After deployment, it formed an Earth Domain, then gathered earth-attribute spiritual energy into offensive power, thereby piercing targets within the area.
Martial artists could choose to dodge, but as long as they didn’t dodge outside the zone, facing the ascending and descending earth spikes, they would eventually be hit and suffer corresponding damage.
Jun Changxiao said: “Intermediate Earth Technique is an area-of-effect group damage skill.”
The time-space larvae, which wasn’t in the attack range, had eyes shining with light.
These leaping and falling earth spikes contained extremely strong earth-attribute spiritual energy. If it could feast on them, it would definitely help its growth more than eating ‘vomit’!
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