13: Miniature World

"What's going on?"

"A nirvana stone? Isn't that something from the Phoenix clan in legends?"

The System's sudden action left him a bit bewildered.

However, since the System said so, there should be some benefit.

Thinking this, he followed the direction of the arrow.

The virtual arrow continuously extended forward, finally stopping at a stone wall.

Lin Xingyu drew his wind-splitting blade and began to hack at it.

The wind-splitting blade was very sharp; under his continuous hacking, the stone wall turned into rubble and fell away, revealing a cave inside.

"So hidden?"

Lin Xingyu followed the arrow into the cave, only to see a spatial rift at the end of it.

This spatial rift was not large; an adult would need to bend down to enter.

The space around the rift flickered, as if it could disappear at any moment.

"There won't be any danger, right?"

After a brief thought, Lin Xingyu gritted his teeth and squeezed in.

When he reappeared, he was already in a strange space.

There was no sky here, nor was there any ground.

Only light red mist surged wildly all around.

Lin Xingyu tentatively stepped forward.

His foot did not miss, feeling like he had stepped on a sponge.

He breathed a sigh of relief and continued walking forward.

After an unknown amount of time, a bright light appeared in the space ahead.

As the distance closed, Lin Xingyu finally saw the true face of the light source.

It was a walnut-sized, crimson crystal, suspended in mid-air.

[nirvana stone]

[Introduction: Contains the power of Nirvana, possessing incredible effects.]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for discovering a nirvana stone. Do you wish to devour it?]

"Yes"

As soon as he spoke, the World Tree in his Inner World extended its long roots.

The roots directly crossed space and made contact with the crimson crystal.

Instantly, the crystal spun wildly, creating an invisible vortex around it.

The surrounding mist, driven by the vortex, rapidly converged towards the crystal.

In a short while, the crystal, along with the surrounding mist, vanished without a trace... At the same time.

His Inner World was also undergoing earth-shattering changes.

The edges of the space rapidly expanded outwards.

A vast grassland appeared in the distance, with a small stream winding through it.

The Inner World stopped expanding only when it reached a diameter of three thousand meters... Outside the rift.

Lin Xingyu looked at the slowly disappearing rift behind him, feeling a little nostalgic.

"Who would have thought there'd be a nirvana stone in such a remote place?"

"I truly am a blessed person; I can even encounter an Opportunity just by walking!"

"However, the World Tree is really ruthless; it devoured the nirvana stone along with the entire space!"

At this moment, he also noticed the changes in his Inner World.

His Inner World had transformed completely; the originally cramped space was gone, replaced by a vast grassland.

Emerald green blades of grass swayed continuously in the gentle breeze.

"It's already this big?"

"The environment here is nice, very suitable for some barbecue..."

"It's a pity there's no sea yet; if there were some beaches, it would be perfect!"

He opened the System panel.

[Inner World]

[Rank: Micro World]

[Attribute: Possesses infinite potential, can grow by devouring special substances.]

[Note: The next Rank is Small World; the Blue Star where the host is located is a Small World.]

Seeing this information, Lin Xingyu's breathing quickened.

Just a few lines of text brought him immense shock.

"So Blue Star is just a Small World..."

"Then will there be Medium Worlds, Large Worlds... in the future?"

...Outside Falling Phoenix Valley, tree shadows stretched diagonally across the ground.

It was getting late now, and Lin Xingyu set off on his way back to Starfall City.

He planned to go back and buy some beast luring incense to continue grinding monsters tomorrow.

He'd also buy some furniture to put in his Inner World.

Then he could spend the night in his Inner World from now on.

Lin Xingyu was fast, and in a short while, he arrived at the place where he had fought the wolf pack earlier.

He vaguely heard wolf howls there, and it sounded like the roar of a motorcycle.

It must be that some Evolvers had encountered the wolf pack.

However, he had no intention of joining the excitement and simply bypassed that area... At dusk, Lin Xingyu could already vaguely see the outline of Starfall City in the distance.

In the twilight glow, Starfall City's gray-black city walls undulated.

At this moment, several figures were lying low in the nearby grass.

A sour, foul smell emanated from them, clashing with the fresh scent of the surrounding vegetation.

"Boss, there's a lone one up ahead. Should we make a move?"

A greedy voice spoke.

"Damn it, are you crazy? Didn't you see his spirit gear?"

"That's spirit gear! For someone wearing spirit gear, if we go up, we're just asking to die!"

The person called Boss immediately reprimanded him.

Hearing this, the subordinate could only reluctantly abandon the idea.

Ever since their previous Boss died in battle while hunting exotic beasts, they hadn't dared to hunt exotic beasts.

Every time they recalled the scene of their former Boss being devoured alive by an exotic beast, they shuddered.

These days, hiding in the city, their remaining savings had been completely depleted.

Helpless, they could only go out of the city to hunt.

But being naturally timid, they didn't dare face exotic beasts, so they could only set their sights on humans.

They had waited here all day and hadn't encountered anyone they could attack.

As the distance closed, the few people gradually got a clear look at Lin Xingyu's appearance.

The subordinates immediately became excited.

"Boss, I know that person!"

"That's the person who awakened a Dao-Grade spirit seed at yesterday's Spirit Awakening Ritual, a complete waste!"

"It really is him; I saw his photo on the forum!"

"He just awakened; how much spirit Qi can he have in his body? It's not even certain if he can activate his spirit gear!"

Activating spirit gear requires consuming spirit Qi; it's not just a matter of putting it on.

The power displayed by spirit gear is related to the wearer's strength.

The stronger the wearer, the greater the power the spirit gear can unleash.

If the wearer's strength is too low, they might not even be able to activate the spirit gear.

"But he can wear spirit gear, so perhaps he has backing from a faction?"

Hearing his subordinate's words, the Boss's hope was rekindled, but he was still a bit hesitant.

Their team was cursed; they had already lost several Bosses.

After the previous Boss died, because of his spirit seed's unique appearance, he was chosen as the new Boss.

Since taking office, he had embraced the Dao of caution to the extreme, which was why he had remained safe.

But as time went on, they had reached the point where they couldn't even afford food.

If there had been any other way, he would never have left the city.

"He has no backing! It's said that his parents were Intermediate Evolvers, but unfortunately, they died in battle, so the spirit gear must be left by his parents!"

The subordinate confirmed again, while also feeling contempt for this new Boss.

This new Boss was too timid!

If it weren't for his spirit seed being very intimidating, they would have kicked him out long ago.

"In that case, let's get to work! We're going to get rich overnight!"

After repeated consideration, the Boss finally made a decision.

The few people excitedly jumped out of the grass and rushed towards Lin Xingyu...