189: The sealed years

"No, that's wrong!" Rat Xiaoliu suddenly realized, "Now I should be called Overlord Xiaoliu!"

"Alright!" Wei Xun saw the situation and didn't want to correct him further; this guy seemed very fixated on the words "Overlord."

Then, for the next few days, Xiaoliu used the Big Gulp Cultivation Technique to go out and find food.

Due to the Cultivation Technique's built-in storage effect, Xiaoliu could bring back more food at once.

This food was barely enough for Wei Xun's daily meals.

Although most of it consisted of dried fruits and similar items, it was better than having nothing to eat.

As winter drew closer, Wei Xun successively taught Shadowless Step to Xiaoliu.

During this period, he only then learned that Rat Xiaoliu didn't know Earth Escape Technique at all.

He just dug holes faster and named his own move Earth Escape Technique, which was completely different from the Earth Escape Technique Wei Xun knew.

After teaching Xiaoliu all three basic Cultivation Techniques—Big Gulp, Shadowless Step, and Earth Escape Technique—Xiaoliu's speed in acquiring food increased even further.

Wei Xun also had Xiaoliu go to the surface of the well to investigate the situation.

Through Xiaoliu's description, Wei Xun learned about the situation at the wellhead.

Every day, several Disciples of the Qingfeng Sect stood guard near the wellhead, not allowing any unauthorized personnel to approach.

Xiaoliu observed for several days, and it was almost the same every day.

"It seems that old Qingfeng scoundrel is truly preparing to keep me imprisoned underground for a lifetime!"

Wei Xun sighed, having no choice but to continue relying on the nourishing effects of the Spiritual Peach to repair the injuries to his Meridians.

Since the last time he took a large amount of Medicinal Pills and damaged his body, Wei Xun had been continuously repairing his body's Meridian injuries in the underground cave for over three months.

His body had not fully recovered, so he couldn't continue to Cultivate.

Therefore, Wei Xun could only repair his body's injuries while practicing the Secret Manual, Danqing Talisman.

Every rune in the Danqing Talisman was very profound, with complex strokes.

It had to be drawn according to specific methods, using Spiritual Qi as ink.

If any stroke was wrong or the proportion was off, it would affect the Talisman's effect.

Wei Xun, being Sealed in the cave, had no other way to pass the time, so he could only practice this.

As winter arrived, Xiaoliu had stored a cave full of food, enough for Wei Xun and Xiaoliu to get through a winter.

During this period, besides practicing the Danqing Talisman, Wei Xun could only play with Xiaoliu.

To prevent Xiaoliu's body from swelling after he Breakthrough to the Yao Beast Realm, making him unable to enter the cave, Wei Xun did not teach Xiaoliu Cultivation methods but instead taught him how to read.

Although Xiaoliu was just an ordinary Spirit Beast rat, he was very intelligent and had a good memory.

Xiaoliu quickly memorized what Wei Xun taught him, indicating excellent Comprehension Ability.

He had been Sealed in the underground cave for half a year.

Xiaoliu had already prepared food for the second winter early, often staying out and rarely returning, always bringing back a lot of food and always returning with a full load.

Meanwhile, Wei Xun, bored in the cave, observed that the purple flower growing on his shoulder had now turned dark black, seemingly having absorbed all the toxins from his body.

And at this moment, it was also growing by using his own Spiritual Qi as nourishment.

This flower seemed to have completed its mission of absorbing the venom from his body, and it could be completely plucked from his body, but Wei Xun didn't want to do so.

At this time, the petals of this flower had turned from purple to dark black, but the flower's core inside still resembled white jade, and Wei Xun found that he could connect with this flower's core, controlling the intensity of Spiritual Qi to adjust the brightness of the white jade core illuminating the surroundings.

It was completely like a smart light bulb.

Such an item was simply a treasure in this dark underground cave.

One year after being Sealed in the underground cave.

After a year of recuperation, Wei Xun had completely repaired the injuries to his veins and could begin to Cultivate again.

At this time, the progress bar in his mind showed [Pure Yang Realm, Third Level: 521250 / 30000000].

He still needed more than 29.4 million progress points to Breakthrough to the Scattered Core Realm.

Without the aid of Cloud Dew Spirit Pill, Wei Xun could only increase his progress by simply sitting in meditation and Cultivating.

Although he had been frugal, there was still a large Spiritual Peach in his Cloud-Turning Palm that had not been touched.

But Wei Xun didn't know how long he would be trapped in the cave, so he wouldn't touch this Spiritual Peach unless it was absolutely necessary.

By relying on natural Cultivation, Wei Xun's daily progress only increased by nine thousand to ten thousand points.

The Spiritual Qi in the underground cave was sparse, so such an increase was already quite good.

Calculated at this rate, it would take about nine more years to Breakthrough to the Scattered Core Realm.

By then, he would have been trapped in this underground cave for a full ten years.

"I will definitely get out!" Wei Xun could only constantly comfort himself.

During the year he was Sealed, Wei Xun never gave up trying to break through the Seal.

But this Seal had not budged an inch for a year, as if it was completely impossible to break through from the inside.

According to Xiaoliu's observations, the Disciples of the Qingfeng Sect at the wellhead still guarded it day after day; although somewhat relaxed, they still didn't allow others to approach.

Based on Xiaoliu's description, he drew a rough sketch of the environment above the wellhead on the stone wall.

According to the drawing, Wei Xun could confirm that the things sealing him were the six stone tablets.

If these six stone tablets were destroyed, then the energy layer sealing him would definitely disappear.

However, these stone tablets were guarded by Qingfeng Sect Disciples, making it almost impossible to break the Seal.

He could only continue to wait for an opportunity.

The third year of being Sealed underground.

Rat Xiaoliu successfully Breakthrough to the Ling Beast Realm Tier 3.

Wei Xun simultaneously mastered the first three runes of the Danqing Thirty-Six Runes.

They were [Blazing Flame Talisman], [Five Thunder Talisman], and [Tracking Talisman].

The Fire released by the Blazing Flame Talisman was more than ten times stronger than Wei Xun's Fireball Technique.

If the Fireball Technique was a lighter, then the Blazing Flame Talisman was a blazing torch.

The effect of the Five Thunder Talisman was also more powerful than the Thunder Light Palm; each Five Thunder Talisman could rival the attack effect of the Thunder Dragon released with full power when Wei Xun took a large amount of Medicinal Pills.

Furthermore, according to the intelligence Xiaoliu brought back from the surface, the bounty on him in Qian Yuan City seemed to have been canceled.

Therefore, the number of Qingfeng Sect Disciples guarding the wellhead was halved, but there were still two to three Disciples guarding it every day.

There was still no opportunity; he could only continue to wait.

The eighth year of being Sealed underground.

Rat Xiaoliu Breakthrough to the Yao Beast Realm, First Level.

His body had grown considerably, so he could no longer enter the underground cave through the small hole from before.

There was a Seal on the walls of the underground cave, and Xiaoliu couldn't dig through the surrounding earth.

And because he had Cultivated a demon core, the Seal energy on the walls began to repel Xiaoliu as well.

So Wei Xun could only talk to Xiaoliu outside through the hole.

At the same time, Wei Xun also learned the other seven of the first ten runes of the Danqing Thirty-Six Runes.

The Frost Talisman for ice,

The Swift Wind Talisman for speed,

The Wing Transformation Talisman for aerial movement,

The Tortoise Shell Talisman for defense,

The Immobilization Talisman for fixing a target,

The Healing Talisman for healing injuries,

The Miasma Talisman for releasing poison.