ragginovel Chapter 16 The Lunar Orb and the Crater
Chapter 16 The Lunar Orb and the Crater
The so-called central area of the Crimson Forbidden Land.
It can be roughly divided into three layers!
The outermost layer is what Qin Fang sees now, a landscape filled with exotic flowers and rare plants.
Although these rare and special plants are uncommon in the world, they have little practical use for cultivators and can only be used for decoration.
Of course, there are also some medicinal herbs in the outermost layer, and they all seem to be quite old.
but……
Not only are they scarce, but they are also almost all common medicinal herbs that are very easy to obtain in the outside world.
The disciples of the seven sects risked their lives at any moment to enter this blood-red forbidden land, naturally not for ordinary spiritual herbs.
Every cultivator capable of entering the central area has only one goal: to refine the three main ingredients for Foundation Establishment Pills.
These kinds of elixirs only exist in the second-level crater of the central area...
The crater is shrouded in thick fog year-round, so thick that you can't see your hand in front of your face!
The terrain of this mountain is incredibly complex, containing not only natural features such as caves, pits, and cliffs, but also stone houses and palaces.
If you venture into the thick fog to collect medicinal herbs before it dissipates, you will almost certainly get completely lost in the fog after only a few steps, and it will be extremely difficult to get out of it afterward.
The Bloodstained Forbidden Zone has a limited opening time. If you can't leave within the allotted time, you'll probably be left to fend for yourself inside.
So many years have passed, and since none of the disciples from the seven sects were able to emerge from the forbidden area in time, there has been no further news of them.
However, the dense fog in the crater is no longer a problem!
With the 'Moon Sun Pearl' of the Hidden Moon Sect dispelling the fog, the dense fog in this mountain can be temporarily suppressed for a few days, giving the disciples of the seven sects who entered the mountain some time to collect spiritual herbs.
This greatly increases security.
Unless you encounter some top-tier monsters on your own... then you can only accept your bad luck.
These special monsters, which even surprised the high-ranking members of the seven factions, were often only mentioned briefly in ancient books.
There are also some whose origins cannot be found even after searching through ancient books!
And the most crucial part of the third layer...
That remains a mystery!
Standing at the highest point of the crater, one can glimpse the very heart of the mountain, where a colossal pagoda, hundreds of feet tall, stands.
The pagoda is surrounded by countless lush green forests, which protect it.
That is the greatest opportunity in the Crimson Forbidden Land! It is the place where the inheritance of mysterious ancient cultivators is passed down. As far as Qin Fang knows, only Nangong Wan, who later reached the late Nascent Soul stage, has entered it.
As for what kind of opportunity lies within the pagoda, that remains unclear.
Whether Nangong Wan's later successful advancement to the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm was related to the opportunities she gained in the pagoda is unknown.
"Let's calculate the time..."
"The time to use the Moonbeam should be drawing near!"
Let's get going.
Qin Fang looked around once before turning his gaze back.
I reopened the Zhuanzhuan secondhand platform to check out potential competitors around me.
"The quantity is not large."
"However... that's actually quite normal! There aren't many disciples from the seven sects who can come here."
"Furthermore, with the flow diverted to four directions, the quantity becomes even scarcer."
After entering through the bronze gate, the distance to the ring mountain is roughly a mile or so.
Qin Fang's ever-changing "vision" can cover this range perfectly.
On either side, Qin Fang might not yet be able to ascertain exactly how many disciples from the Seven Sects were around.
But on the way to the crater, the number of targets is obvious.
"Looks like we made the right choice!"
"At least before entering the crater, I don't have to worry about encountering other opponents."
"Even if I enter the crater, as long as I don't actively go there, the danger is not significant."
Even top-tier level one demonic beasts are extremely troublesome...
"But I'll just hide!"
Qin Fang's lips curled up slightly.
For Qin Fang, the greatest danger in entering the crater did not come from the experts of the seven sects.
Instead, it was a strange, monstrous beast that originally inhabited the crater!
When the disciples of the Seven Sects faced Qin Fang, at least he had the upper hand, discovering his whereabouts before Qin Fang.
But against monsters... this advantage is greatly diminished.
This doesn't mean that peak Qi Refining stage demonic beasts are more troublesome than human cultivators. In fact, before a demonic beast fully transforms into human form, it is at a disadvantage when encountering human cultivators of the same level.
Their intelligence is too low! They are extremely vulnerable to being exploited by 'cunning' human cultivators.
Most of the monsters in the crater guard the vicinity of rare medicinal herbs. Because they live in the dense fog of the crater for a long time, they almost all have various detection methods.
If Qin Fang gets even a little closer, there is a very high probability that he will expose his presence.
In this way, his advantage in "vision" is weakened considerably.
"If the Moonlit Pearl cannot function..."
Just as Qin Fang was about to take a step forward, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.
However, Qin Fang quickly dismissed this unrealistic idea.
Not to mention the current location of the Moon Sun Pearl, he had no idea that the Moon Sun Pearl was originally a treasure created by the Hidden Moon Sect.
However, after the first successful haul, the item was forced to be handed over by the other six factions, becoming an object jointly controlled by the seven factions.
This treasure is currently held in rotation by the seven sects, and after each expedition to the forbidden area, it is handed over to another sect for safekeeping.
Qin Fang did know which sect currently possessed the Moon Sun Pearl...
The problem is, he has no idea where the disciple who brought the Moon Sun Pearl into the forbidden area is now.
Besides~
Even though the Moon Sun Pearl lost its effect, causing the disciples of the seven sects to completely dare not step into the crater.
With this ability to change one's perspective, it is indeed possible to risk venturing into the mountains...
but!
Shifting your focus is essentially just a means of searching for and locking onto trading targets; it doesn't actually provide the ability to distinguish east from west.
If I were to venture into the crater, even if I could use the secondhand platform of Zhuanzhuan to avoid most of the threats from the monsters in the mountain, I would still be at risk.
There is also a huge risk of getting lost in the mountains!
It's completely a losing proposition!
If I haven't come out of the mountain by the appointed time... then I'm very likely to perish there.
"What a pity~"
"If it had a navigation map function, wouldn't I be incredibly successful!"
Qin Fang only thought about it briefly before quickly dismissing the unreliable idea from his mind.
"It's best not to overthink things."
"Even if I could seize all the treasures in the mountains, what good would it do if I had no ability to take them out..."
"Even if it's brought out of the forbidden area, it will still be taken away by Huangfeng Valley."
"...Over there?"
After regaining his composure, Qin Fang chose a new direction.
Wow~
After a strange noise, Qin Fang moved like a ghost, speeding forward.