As the mountain of corpses vanished, the vortex's rotation speed suddenly increased, and the fluctuations in the surrounding space gradually became more regular.
"Ding, ding, ding…"
In an instant, countless crisp sounds rang out, and an endless stream of crystal formations poured out from the vortex, landing on the ground.
"Not bad at all!" Lin Chen mumbled to himself. The gains from these four hours were incredibly substantial, easily comparable to three days of gains in Feiniao City. This goes to show how vast those unseen spaces within this tunnel truly were, large enough to accommodate an endless number of Cave Demon Slaves.
Lin Chen sat cross-legged, a silver longsword floating above his palm. The longsword gleamed with a faint, ethereal light, and a small vortex suddenly appeared in mid-air.
Immediately, countless energy crystals were rapidly swallowed by the vortex. A black spirit ring lit up around the longsword. The spirit ring flickered continuously, and a faint red color slowly emerged from the dark spirit ring.
Half a day later, all traces of black had vanished from the spirit ring, replaced by a crimson hue. The pulsating spirit ring also stopped flickering and gradually merged into the Two-Yin Sword.
Lin Chen slowly opened his eyes, a slight smile playing on his lips. If he continued at this efficiency, it wouldn't take two days for all his spirit rings to evolve into hundred-thousand-year spirit rings.
Time flew by, and three days passed in a flash. Under Lin Chen's relentless efforts, the demons in the tunnel no longer gathered and were finally cleared out by him. Tens of thousands of demons also allowed Lin Chen's remaining two black spirit rings to all evolve into hundred-thousand-year spirit rings. Not only that, but tens of thousands of energy crystals were added to the Spirit Realm's warehouse. This massive haul was entirely due to the contributions of the Cave Demon Slaves.
Lin Chen was very curious about the cracks within the tunnel. A space capable of accommodating so many demons must be thoroughly explored.
Driven by curiosity, Lin Chen stepped into the crack within the tunnel. Lin Chen connected to the Light Element Starmap, and a brilliant light illuminated the surroundings instantly.
What greeted his eyes were several cave passages with no discernible end. Each passage varied in width, with the widest being about ten meters and the narrowest around five or six meters.
Lin Chen, who didn't suffer from decision paralysis, directly chose the widest cave passage. The greater the width of the passage, the more room Lin Chen had to maneuver, and if he encountered danger, it would be the easiest to escape.
A quarter of an hour later, the cave passage remained bottomless, and occasionally, white pebbles could be seen. Lin Chen felt no impatience; instead, his heart was filled with anticipation.
After walking quickly for another ten minutes, the environment ahead finally changed.
"Drip, drop, drip, drop…"
The cave passage grew wider and wider, and the sound of dripping water constantly echoed from ahead.
Lin Chen quickened his pace, and before long, a massive underground karst cave appeared before his eyes, and the surrounding environment became exceptionally bright.
Looking around, the karst cave was incredibly vast, its area easily more than ten football fields in size. In the center of the karst cave was a huge pool, with groundwater continuously dripping into it from above, causing the pool's surface to constantly ripple.
Lin Chen looked up and saw that the exit of the karst cave was directly above the pool. The moss-covered, slippery rock wall stretched for tens of meters, connecting to the brightly lit cave entrance.
This awe-inspiring scene perfectly showcased the wonder of nature. Although magnificent, Lin Chen's heart was filled with disappointment.
I took off my pants just for this?
Lin Chen wasn't here to admire scenery. Even if the karst cave held no treasures, Lin Chen would have accepted it, but at least there should have been a Commander-level demon, right?
As the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Lin Chen wandered around the area for a while but still found nothing, so he could only leave helplessly.
Greatly disappointed, Lin Chen lost interest in exploring the other cave passages.
...
Xizhao Valley, this small valley with its ubiquitous depressions, transforms into a strangely shimmering spectacle when the afternoon sun sets. Some say that special flowers bloom here at dusk, making it sound very beautiful and even attracting certain adventurers to risk coming here to take photographs...
However, the truth is quite unsettling. When the setting sun accumulates a certain temperature on this fertile land, the brown Lizard Skull Giant Demons, which secrete an oily keratinous substance, crawl out of their marsh ponds in groups, densely covering every spot in the valley illuminated by the sunset. Although their hides are rough, the secreted skin oil makes them reflect light like scales, giving Xizhao Valley its wondrous, jewel-like glow.
After leaving the tunnel, Lin Chen finally arrived at Dongting Lake. Along the way, scattered demons were easily eradicated by Lin Chen, and he didn't encounter any formidable demon hordes.
Upon entering the interior of Dongting Lake, demons gradually became more numerous. Lin Chen immediately unleashed the Blue Silver Legion without delay. As Lin Chen delved deeper, demon corpses were collected into the Spirit Realm, and a small mountain of corpses once again accumulated within the Spirit Realm.
In Dongting Lake, there was a diverse array of monsters: Lizard Skull Giant Demons, wolf-type magical beasts, and more. Of course, the most numerous here were the Lizard Skull Giant Demons; in just one day, thousands of Lizard Skull Giant Demons died under the Blue Silver Vines.
Although this efficiency was far less than that of the previous tunnel, it was significantly better compared to Feiniao City.
Besides hunting demons, there were also many incomplete demon corpses in Dongting Lake. These corpses were also money, and Lin Chen collected all of them.
"Hiss…"
A strange sound suddenly echoed. Lin Chen stopped in his tracks, his brows slightly furrowed. Although the sound was very faint, it couldn't escape Lin Chen's perception.
Vast mental force instantly spread out, and a wriggling figure appeared within Lin Chen's perception.
A slight smile played on Lin Chen's lips, and a sword qi was instantly unleashed.
"Pfft…"
In an instant, the wriggling figure was decapitated, its body severed into two. The small snake, split in half, did not die immediately but continued to writhe on the ground.
After a short while, the two wriggling sections of the body became motionless, and a faint light merged into Lin Chen's Two-Yin Sword.
"A War General Level essence!" Lin Chen exclaimed in surprise. It was hard to imagine that such a tiny snake was actually a War General Level demon.
After collecting the small snake's corpse into the Spirit Realm, Lin Chen continued his monster-slaying journey.
Besides the Blue Silver Legion, Lin Chen also released his other summoned beasts. The already mature team greatly increased the efficiency of monster grinding.
Time flew by, and a month passed in a blink of an eye. Lin Chen was almost going berserk in Dongting Lake, with at least five thousand demons dying by his hand every day.
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