Chapter 56: Technique Upgrade! Return

I used to hate mazes the most when playing games, but I didn’t expect that I would still have to walk through a maze after traveling through time.

Sun Zecheng was speechless for a while.

Now that he is back to the Ghost Bat Hall, Sun Zecheng doesn't want to leave for the time being. After taking a walk around, he found that there are no other monsters here for the time being and it is safe for the time being, so he might as well rest here!

The key is the income swallowed by the treasure chest. Sun Zecheng has long wanted to receive it! But he was afraid that it was not safe and did not dare to release the treasure chest!

Sun Zecheng first sacrificed two earth prison talismans, forming two layers of earth prison to isolate the outside world, and then he couldn't wait to release the Taotie treasure chest, pressed his hand on it, and received the proceeds after the treasure chest swallowed a full box of ghost-faced bats.

A quarter of an hour later, Sun Zecheng withdrew his hand with a strange look on his face, both amusing and sad.

It turned out that after Sun Zecheng's Prison Cauldron Divine Art competed with Nangong Wan's Samsara Secret Star Absorbing Art that day, it was similar to the human body's physical exercise, so as soon as the absorbed spiritual energy entered the body, the Prison Cauldron Divine Art automatically operated to absorb it first! Then, Sun Zecheng's Prison Cauldron Divine Art was upgraded to the second level!
I didn't expect that the unexpected battle with Nangong Wan's "Star Absorbing Technique" would actually be a shortcut to the cultivation and upgrading of the Prison Cauldron Technique! So if I can detoxify Nangong Wan, the poisonous spider, a few more times, wouldn't it be possible to master the technique to a small extent? !
However, Sun Zecheng quickly shook his head and put the idea behind him!

Not to mention the risks of mating with poisonous spiders, even the side effects of upgrading the Prison Cauldron Divine Art are enough for Sun Zecheng to bear!

After the upgrade, the mana is four times that before practicing this technique! However, from then on, the speed of cultivation and advancement is only one-fourth of that of an ordinary person! Even the speed of advancement after swallowing is four times slower! It is precisely because of this that Sun Zecheng's cultivation level remains at the first level of foundation building after receiving the benefits of swallowing the treasure chest!
Sun Zecheng couldn't help but think of what his master Li Huayuan said when he was choosing a technique: "The first type is that after practicing, the progress of practice is slow, but the power of the technique is powerful, invincible at the same level, and can even defeat enemies of higher levels! However, people who practice this kind of technique often have difficulty forming a pill because their progress of practice cannot keep up with their lifespan! Not to mention Nascent Soul! This type of technique is suitable for people who are brave and aggressive."

Fortunately, I have the Taotie treasure chest, otherwise, my cultivation speed would be only one-fourth of that of ordinary people, and I would definitely stop at the foundation-building stage in this life!

Of course, although his cultivation level has not increased, his magic power is extremely strong. He should be invincible in a fight against people of the same level, and even in a fight against people of higher levels, such as fighting against Nangong Wan who is in the middle level of foundation building, Sun Zecheng is now sure of winning!

Another good thing is that after this swallowing, the Taotie treasure chest immediately entered the middle stage of foundation building from the realm equivalent to the perfect thirteenth level of Qi Refining!
After the treasure chest enters the foundation-building stage, it can change size like a magic weapon and be stored in the body of the treasure owner!

Great! Sun Zecheng immediately controlled the Taotie treasure chest to be taken into his body!
This trip to Xizhou, I was chased and fought by Nangong Wan's crazy wife. Although the cost was high, I accidentally entered the Ghost Bat Hall. This unexpected gain was still a good one!

As the saying goes, "Misfortune may be a blessing in disguise."
Now, do you want to continue exploring the maze?
Sun Zecheng pondered for a long time.
Recalling the moment when I first entered the Ghost Bat Hall,
These ghost-faced bats were not of high rank, they were only first-level monsters, but they possessed a unique means of concealment, so Sun Zecheng could not sense them even when he approached them! It was not until he entered the hall that the light red light of the crystal ball shone on them, and they were all startled and attacked instantly!

If these disgusting things were more advanced, or if there were one or two high-level leaders attacking at the same time, Sun Zecheng would probably have to waste another Taoism Talisman!
What kind of monsters are there in the maze? Are they all level one? Are there any level two monsters or even level three or four? Sun Zecheng has no idea!
Now, in this situation, the maze tunnel is unknown, and I lack the means of reconnaissance. Exploring alone is like marching into a war without sending scouts to explore the way! This is unscientific!

Also, I lack the means of stationing and guarding! It was like this before in the abandoned inn, and it is also like this in the hall now! Relying on the earthen prison talisman to protect the Taotie treasure chest is extremely wasteful and not safe enough! It is very unscientific!

Adventure must be scientific! Be well prepared! There is no search and rescue team here!

The preparations now are clearly not sufficient!

How does that saying go? Never fight a battle you are unprepared for!

So, go back first!
Sun Zecheng decided to retreat the same way and come back later!
Sun Zecheng returned along the same route as the original marks he had left, leaving hidden marks along the way.

Finally I returned to the original location where there was a circle with an S inside the circle. Well, I was teleported here after being teleported from the abandoned inn.

Is Nangong Wan still up there? Sun Zecheng calculated that he had been gone for a month and a half, and it was impossible for this bitch to stay here all the time. However, for the sake of caution, Sun Zecheng still stacked up the shield first, performed the Qi Condensation Technique, sacrificed the Nameless Veil, and then activated a Disappearance Talisman, turning into a transparent man, with no breath at all.

Finally, he activated a primary high-level stone escape talisman and escaped to the ground.

After hiding for an hour, Sun Zecheng returned to the basement of the abandoned inn. He carefully released his spiritual sense to sense the surroundings, but could not sense the presence of anyone. The crazy woman must have left.

However, Sun Zecheng did not show up. He identified the direction and continued to hide underground. After a few hours, the spiritual power of the stone escape talisman was exhausted! Sun Zecheng then added a new escape talisman and the transparent man emerged from the ground.

Talismans are useful, but a bit expensive!

Sun Zecheng returned to Huangfeng Valley smoothly. On the way, he went to the Lingyan Spring to fill three brass bottles with spiritual spring water.

After returning to Green Wave Cave, I handed in three level 2 sand lizards to Master Li Huayuan. Although I did not complete the task of getting five, I was able to get three in two months, which was much better than my fourth brother Song Meng!
Li Huayuan was very satisfied! He asked Sun Zecheng to continue catching lizards, and it would be best if he could catch more. But he didn't give Sun Zecheng a single spiritual stone! This made Sun Zecheng speechless! However, in the original book, Li Huayuan asked Han Li to protect the descendants of the Qin family, but he didn't get any reward!

Apprentices are free workers! Sun Zecheng wondered if he should also take in a few apprentices.

"As ordered, disciples, get ready and leave in two days!" Thinking about something is one thing, but having an excuse to go out is why Sun Zecheng doesn't want to stay in the Green Wave Cave! Relying on meditation and cultivation, he will never think of the golden elixir in his life!

After saying goodbye to Master Li Huayuan, he met Senior Brother Yu Kun as soon as he went out.

"Eighth Junior Brother, you're back?"

"Tell me, Senior Brother, what's going on in the Xizhou Desert? Fourth Junior Brother said that sand lizards are hard to find and catch. Have you caught any?"

"You caught three? Wow, Junior Brother Eight, you are really amazing! Tell Senior Brother how you did it?"

"Fill some water to fish for it? Just below the Green Wave Cave waterfall? Great, let me tell Master someday so I can go catch sand lizards too!"

"Eighth Junior Brother, let me tell you, after you leave..."

"Oh, speaking of this, I almost forgot that Junior Sister Nie has been looking for you all day long, you should go meet her!"

Senior brother Yu Kun asked a lot of questions like a machine gun. Fortunately, he did not forget to tell Sun Zecheng that Nie Ying was looking for him.

"Oh, I see. Thank you, Senior Brother! I'll go right away."

Just in time to get rid of the endless chatter from his senior brother, Sun Zecheng ran out of the Green Wave Cave.

(End of this chapter)