Zhou Chun could only find the materials herself; she helped with the refining.
What left Zhou Chun somewhat disappointed was that Luo Qingni was not skilled in refining "Dragon Spirit Pills." It seemed that this type of Elixir was the unique creation of Master Ge Yun, and in Tianyuan Immortal City, only he knew how to refine it.
However, the good news was that one of the main ingredients for the "Origin Increase Pill" was a Third Order Demon Core. After Zhou Chun showed her the inner core of the serpent lizard, she confirmed that it fully met the requirements. Still, he needed to find three types of millennium Spiritual Medicines and many auxiliary materials.
Upon comparing the list of materials provided by Luo Qingni, Zhou Chun realized that among the millennium Spiritual Medicines in the Zhou Family's collection, two could be used as substitutes. He only needed to find one more millennium Spiritual Medicine and some auxiliary materials.
Aside from the "Origin Increase Pill," Luo Qingni also provided the main ingredients list and some difficult-to-find auxiliary materials for two other types of Elixirs that could enhance the Mana and Cultivation Level of Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators. Once he had gathered all the materials, he could leave the task of refining to Luo Qingni.
With these gains, Zhou Chun was completely satisfied with his trip to the Doran Prairie.
He no longer planned to wander around the Doran Prairie and intended to return to the Great Zhou Kingdom, then go back to his family to cultivate for a few years. He would store the "Five Elements Spirit Fruit" with his family and concurrently gather the necessary materials.
Then, once Luo Qingni successfully achieved Core Formation, he would come back to Great Zhou to continue traveling and gathering materials, asking her to refine the Elixirs.
The plan was good, but just seven days after Zhou Chun and Luo Qingni stayed together in the underwater cave, the ground suddenly shook violently, almost like an earthquake, and nearly caused the cave to collapse.
"What's happening? Did we just experience an 'Earth Dragon Turning Over'?"
After the violent shaking continued for a good hundred breaths, it finally stopped. Luo Qingni erected a blue Protective Barrier and asked Zhou Chun with a shocked and puzzled expression.
"Earth Dragon Turning Over" was the Cultivators' imaginative explanation for an earthquake.
According to the beliefs within the Cultivation World, earthquakes occurred because the Spiritual Energy in the Earth Veins underground became chaotic and unstable.
In fact, this explanation wasn't wrong, because if a Great Mage used Great Divine Power to interfere with the Earth Veins in a region, it could indeed create a localized earthquake.
After hearing what Luo Qingni had said, Zhou Chun extended his Divine Sense to feel around, and then spoke with a grave expression, "I'm afraid this isn't a normal 'Earth Dragon Turning Over.'"
"What do you mean by your words, Taoist Friend Zhang?"
Luo Qingni looked at Zhou Chun with puzzlement, the astonishment in her eyes intensifying.
"A normal 'Earth Dragon Turning Over' wouldn't just shake once; it should continue to shake, and there should have been some kind of warning sign beforehand!"
Zhou Chun certainly wasn't going to enlighten her about aftershocks and P-waves or S-waves, the terminologies for earthquake phenomena, he simply responded in terms Luo Qingni could understand.
After saying this, he added with a deep voice, "Let's wait and see if there will be any follow-up tremors."
However, they waited another two hours and there was no sign of a second tremor.
This further confirmed Zhou Chun's speculation.
At this point, Luo Qingni couldn't help but say, "If it's as Taoist Friend Zhang said, could it be that a powerful Cultivator's battle has disturbed the Earth Veins?"
After saying this, she shook her head without waiting for Zhou Chun's response, "But that's not right. Powerful Cultivators generally battle high in the sky, and they disturb the Earth Veins usually when attacking Mountain Protection Arrays. It couldn't possibly be that one of the Multi-Winged Clan's major tribe's territories is under attack!"
"What the situation is, we'll find out once we go out," Zhou Chun said as he released several "Mystical Armor Golden Feathers" to check the surface first to avoid directly encountering a Mage of the Multi-Winged Clan.
After a while, he and Luo Qingni, finding no issues, went up to the surface and covered their Mana luminescence to fly high and investigate.
As they flew up, they quickly noticed something unusual.
Far off in the sky, they could see a vast expanse of colorful clouds.
"Is that... could it be the auspicious clouds formed by a high concentration of nature's spiritual energy?"
Zhou Chun stared at the colorful clouds with a look of wonder and whispered to himself.
"It's probably just as you said, Taoist Friend Zhang. With this momentum, if it's not the emergence of Ancient Ruins that have been sealed, it is a natural treasure land that has been opened, causing the Spiritual Energy to leak out and form these auspicious signs," Luo Qingni said solemnly.
As soon as she finished speaking, she looked towards Zhou Chun.
Just then, Zhou Chun's gaze also met hers.
They exchanged a glance and saw the mutual concern in each other's eyes.
Then Luo Qingni spoke first, "It seems that Taoist Friend Zhang and I are thinking the same thing. We cannot stay here for long; we must leave quickly!"
"Yes, whatever the situation, this region will soon become a place of contention. It's not something we can be involved in," Zhou Chun sighed lightly, a bit of regret in his tone.
In fact, both he and Luo Qingni knew that whether it was the appearance of Ancient Ruins or the opening of a treasure land, it would be a tremendous opportunity for Cultivators.
Unfortunately, the location was in the Doran Prairie, the territory of the alien "Multi-Winged Clan."
Now that they could see this anomaly, the Mages of the Multi-Winged Clan would undoubtedly see it as well.
And if several Great Mages equivalent to Golden Core Stage Cultivators came over, they, as Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators, would not be able to escape.