80: Chapter 80 Swamp Leeches, a Good Medicine

"Woo?"

[Boss, should we wait?]

"No..."

"If you understand the Spirit Realm and can lead me out, I can promise you a spirit item that can be purchased on the market with federal currency, with a standard of Commander Rank or below."

"Wait!"

Qin Ding's tone shifted instantly, his facial expression becoming resolute, his eyes also very firm, and he nodded seriously, "We can wait."

"Awoo."

[I understand, Boss. You're earning spirit items for me to eat, right? Boss really loves me.]

Qin Ding ignored the Earth Dog wagging its tail happily, because his brain was already spinning rapidly, considering which spirit item would be best for Dahei to use right now.

The answer was practically leaping out: dragon-type, or spirit items related to dragons, to enhance Dahei's dragon lineage.

For example... Dragon Blood Grass.

Standing in place for about a minute or two, the sound of splashing water came from afar and drew near, arriving not far behind him.

Panting twice, Cui Yan lowered the hand she had been using to support her waist, and at this moment, Qin Ding half-turned to look behind Cui Yan.

That person had not followed.

Although he didn't know why the other party harbored such strong hostility toward him.

But this was the Spirit Realm; if the other party ignored his warning, he would have no choice but to show no mercy and kill them.

"Let's go."

Glancing casually at Cui Yan, Qin Ding didn't waste words and strode forward, moving very quickly. The swamp water was churned up with a continuous splashing sound, and Cui Yan followed closely behind Qin Ding.

Seeing Qin Ding moving so decisively in one direction, Cui Yan asked the question weighing on her mind.

"Do you know where the exit of the Spirit Realm is?"

"Our landing point won't be too far from the exit; this is only a low-level Spirit Realm."

Cui Yan, who had been somewhat worried, felt the anxiety in her heart smoothed over quite a bit after hearing Qin Ding's calm voice.

It seemed he was really quite confident. "So you do know which direction the exit is in?"

"I don't."

Cui Yan: ?

The sudden reversal caused the heart that Cui Yan had just settled to leap back up, her tone carrying disbelief and a hint of a tremor.

"You don't know? You don't know, yet you're walking in one direction so decisively?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Ding glanced at Cui Yan, whose expression was crumbling, and thinking of the price she had offered, he began to explain.

"In a low-level Spirit Realm, whether one is teleported or enters voluntarily, they will appear within a hundred miles of the spatial rift, and after the spatial rift opens..."

"...the spirit beasts within the Spirit Realm will likely surge out, and not just one or two. Moving around is about judging the scent of the spirit beasts in the air, determining which direction it's flowing, and in which direction the scent of spirit beasts is most concentrated."

"Therefore, you must keep moving when entering a Spirit Realm; waiting in place is just asking for death."

After listening, Cui Yan's expression was no longer crumbling; instead, she nodded thoughtfully. "So that's it..."

"Woo." [Boss, I smell several high-level spirit beasts heading in this direction. They all have different scents. Should we follow them?]

Qin Ding's eyes lit up. "Yes, follow them."

"Found the way out?"

"Not sure, but I can only say the probability is quite high. After all, they are non-gregarious spirit beasts, and several of them at that. How could they be traveling together?"

The two walked on like this. Cui Yan felt bored and would take the initiative to talk to Qin Ding on the way to try to relieve the boredom, but Qin Ding's reaction was completely different from what she expected.

Not to mention initiating a reply, even when he did reply, it was only "Mm" or "Oh," and the frequency was pitifully low.

Besides these, he only asked what my beast was and where it was hidden. After I refused to say, he went back to his original state, only saying "Mm" and "Oh."

"This guy looks quite good, and he and his wolf were able to kill five Claw-Tooth Wolves, so his strength is quite good too. Why is he such a blockhead?"

At this moment, Cui Yan couldn't help but doubt herself. If nothing else, the Spirit Realm was very empty; there was nothing but endless swamp. Wouldn't it be nice to chat and relieve the boredom?

Just at this moment, Cui Yan, who was following a little behind Qin Ding, suddenly stopped her steps. Her whole body went limp, like a puppet with its skeleton removed, and she toppled straight to the side.

"Hm?"

Quick-witted, Qin Ding grabbed Cui Yan's arm to prevent her from falling. Just then, a red snake crawled out from the waistline of Cui Yan's pants.

It flicked its tongue restlessly and shot straight toward the swamp at Cui Yan's feet.

[Beast: Red Chain Snake]

[Aptitude: Excellent]

[Element: Fire]

[Level: 11 (High-Grade)]

[Abilities: Fire Poison, Fire Body, Long-Range Strike]

[Lineage: Snake (100%)]

[Evolution Path (Snake): Must reach Level 31.]

[Aptitude Upgrade: Must reach Level 31.]

[Description: A type of fire-element snake spirit beast that lives underground. Its body can expand and contract to a significant degree, and it can also instantly launch itself to launch surprise attacks. It has good cultivation value.]

So this was the beast Cui Yan was acting mysterious about and wouldn't talk about? It turned out it had been wrapped around her waist the whole time.

"Hiss..."

A few seconds after the Red Chain Snake went down, it crawled up along Cui Yan's calf, its crimson snake mouth gripping a leech the size of an infant's arm.

[Spirit Beast: Poison Leech]

[Aptitude: Inferior]

[Element: None]

[Level: 6 (Low-Grade)]

[Abilities: Paralysis]

[Lineage: Leech (100%)]

[Evolution Path (Leech): Must reach Level 11.]

[Aptitude Upgrade: ...]

[Description: A common type of leech spirit beast in the swamp. It parasitizes larger spirit beasts, injecting paralytic toxin while draining blood.]

"A swamp leech, huh..."

Qin Ding thought to himself. He looked at Cui Yan, whom he was supporting and whose legs were a bit unsteady, and frowned slightly.

This is bad...

"Medicine..."

Medicine? Where would I have an antidote?

Just as Qin Ding was feeling confused, a medicine jar appeared out of thin air in Cui Yan's hand and was caught by the Red Chain Snake.

Seeing the Red Chain Snake coiling around the medicine jar and handing it to him, Qin Ding understood instantly. After opening it, he saw pills inside and immediately stuffed one into Cui Yan's mouth.

Perhaps the medicinal ingredients were excellent; as soon as she took the medicine, Cui Yan, whose face had been pale, began to recover at a speed visible to the naked eye. In just over ten seconds, she had returned to normal.

"Phew, thanks. I almost slipped up..."

Having sobered up, Cui Yan stood up properly and glanced at Qin Ding, who was putting the lid back on. "You keep this; consider it a thank-you gift for just now."

"This medicine can neutralize most poisons of the Commander Rank, not to mention those below the Commander Rank."

"Good, then I will accept your kindness."

Qin Ding, who had originally prepared to hand the medicine jar back, heard this and, without any intention of being polite, directly stowed the item into his storage ring.

It seems that among those exiled, not everyone is like that Xiang Tian.

"Hey... speaking of which, we've been walking for so long, why is there no sign of the sky getting dark?"

As they continued walking, Cui Yan noticed that the sunlight in the sky showed no signs of dimming, and she couldn't help but feel a bit puzzled.

Perhaps because he had just earned a bottle of valuable medicine, Qin Ding took the initiative to explain after hearing Cui Yan's words.

"Within the Spirit Realm, there is indeed day and night, but there is no cycle of day and night."

"In other words, if it's daytime when you enter, it will always be daytime; there will be no nighttime."