Without stopping, Lin Chen indeed saw many spiritual spring locations along the way.
Some of them were quite of good quality, comparable to Level 4.
Lin Chen noted down the locations, but did not stay.
If it weren’t for the Calamity-Devouring Beast, he might have given up here.
But having such a powerful companion, taking just a Level 4 spiritual spring would be underestimating the Calamity-Devouring Beast.
At this moment, they climbed to a high peak, and Lin Chen gazed into the distance, unable to see the end.
This time, Lin Chen believed Liu Gu’s words that this secret realm was vast, completely different from those he had seen before, so much so that it was indeed possible for months to pass without encountering another person despite many students entering.
"This Immortal Beast is truly terrifying," Lin Chen thought.
He had done some research, but the Spirit Academy’s data on this Immortal Beast Secret Realm was secretly stored, said to be to prevent certain individuals from studying it.
After all, this secret realm was one of the Spirit Academy’s foundations. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡•𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⚫𝙣𝙚𝙩
After another half-day’s travel, Lin Chen and his companions encountered a dilemma: there was no road ahead, and a large canyon appeared.
From this side, the canyon was about 10 kilometers across.
Lin Chen pondered if this might be a remnant of an ancient war, for when Immortal Beasts act, their power is immense; a skill like Moving Mountains and Inverting Seas poses no problem.
After searching for half a day, they finally found a spiritual spring under the guidance of the Calamity-Devouring Beast.
"Is this the place?" Lin Chen asked the Calamity-Devouring Beast.
The latter nodded, and Lin Chen said to Xiaobai, "Xiaobai, go in and test the water."
Xiaobai circled around, surveying the environment and cleanliness, then gingerly touched the water with its hoof to gauge the temperature, before plunging in like a bull.
Xiaobai announced, telling Lin Chen this was a Level 5 spiritual spring.
Lin Chen was overjoyed, looking incredulously at the Calamity-Devouring Beast beside him...
Bai Ling’s luck came from it.
Lin Chen was glad he thought to borrow the Calamity-Devouring Beast first, otherwise finding a good spiritual spring position in such a vast area might have taken half a month.
This spiritual spring was large enough to accommodate two at once.
Ultimately, Lin Chen decided to be fair, having pairs go in: Xiaobai and the Calamity-Devouring Beast, the Little Fox and the Little Insect King.
As for the Big White Bear, it just watched from the side.
Lin Chen had ulterior motives...
Though luck couldn’t be transferred, Lin Chen wondered if he could somehow benefit from it.
Then Lin Chen officially began his "ascetic practice" inside.
In the blink of an eye, a month was about to pass, the Little Fox was the first to break through to Level 22, proving its status as an upgrade fanatic.
Lin Chen promptly fished it out...
Despite the lower level of the Little Insect King, its breakthrough speed wasn’t faster than the Little Fox.
"Skill hasn’t awakened yet..." Lin Chen touched it, finding it hadn’t awakened a new skill; it seemed like it would need to reach Level 23.
Lin Chen was also somewhat looking forward to the Little Fox’s fourth skill.
The Little Fox first evolved to five tails, albeit illusory, which was quite a remarkable achievement; Lin Chen thought the Little Fox should awaken a good skill.
Then, he handed the Little Fox over to the Big White Bear to supervise and train it.
During this time, Lin Chen also kept an eye on the Little Insect King and the Calamity-Devouring Beast.
The Little Insect King’s slow upgrade was due to not having a contracted Beastmaster, while the Calamity-Devouring Beast’s upgrades were faster than expected.
They rotated every seven days; with the Little Fox fished out, Xiaobai’s team went in.
Unexpectedly, Xiaobai mooed as soon as it entered.
Lin Chen thought he had misheard.
Xiaobai said the spiritual power of the spring didn’t seem as strong.
It used to be five times, but now it’s about four times.
"Are you confused?" Lin Chen asked.
Xiaobai was the busiest one, besides soaking and meditating, imagining, simultaneously honing skills, and had even cultivated a piece of land nearby to plant Spirit Grass.
Xiaobai shook its head, indicating it was very clear-headed.
Lin Chen paused, and instinctively glanced at the Little Insect King....
Could it be because of the Little Insect King?
Another seven days passed, and it was the Little Fox’s team’s turn. The Little Fox went in and reported the same situation as Xiaobai, saying the spiritual power of the spring had decreased.
Lin Chen was embarrassed.
The spiritual power of a spring shouldn’t decrease because a spiritual spring is like a hot spring head, able to continuously supply new spiritual water.
Lin Chen decided to change the grouping, using elimination to see who was the problem.
At this point, the Calamity-Devouring Beast lowered its head somewhat guiltily.
Lin Chen sharply perceived its emotions, looking at it in surprise and asked, "Xiu Xiu, was this your doing?"
The Calamity-Devouring Beast nodded, looking aggrieved.
Lin Chen immediately said, "I’m not blaming you; you found this spring, and besides, it’s not mine. Let things be as they are."
"But what’s going on with you?"
The Calamity-Devouring Beast shook its head, indicating it didn’t know.
It told Lin Chen that while in the Spirit Academy, it discovered that every time it cultivated at a spiritual spring, it could continually absorb the spring’s spiritual power...
It was the sort that directly absorbed it.
"But your upgrades aren’t seen to be fast." Lin Chen said.
The Calamity-Devouring Beast sighed, without any idea.
Bai Ling, this Calamity-Devouring Beast, has always been special; although its combat power and auxiliary abilities aren’t remarkable, its luck is exceptional.
It can directly devour the spiritual power within a spring, perhaps related to its essence?
After all, it only had one skill.
After thinking it through, Lin Chen told the Calamity-Devouring Beast, "It’s okay, just soak as usual. When it drops below four times, we’ll find another one."