Talent level increased by one, a transcendent Star Wizard

Watching the Earth Demon Centipede relentlessly ramming against the barrier, Xia Jian breathed a sigh of relief and deactivated the Soul Absorption Forbidden Technique.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Xia Jian turned around and flicked Leia on the forehead.

"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts..."

Leia covered her head and cried out with tears in her eyes.

"I told you to wait for me, not to run around. If I hadn't been here, this day next year would be your death anniversary!"

Xia Jian glanced around, his stern gaze sweeping across everyone's faces.

Even if he were here, if the Earth Demon Centipede escaped, he could only take one person with him at most, and the rest would probably have to fend for themselves.

"We discovered this place by accident, who knew there would be such a strange beast here."

Leia pouted, practically wearing the words "unconvinced" on her face.

Xia Jian flicked Leia's forehead again, then glared at her fiercely: "You talk too much!"

As Xia Jian's gaze shifted to Le Ning and the others, they unconsciously lowered their heads, as if afraid that Xia Jian would hit them too.

Seeing this, Xia Jian shook his head inwardly.

It's not that I'm blaming those people; after all, this is just one of life's experiences.

The mistake was that these people, despite having powerful backers, didn't know how to use them and blindly ran into this unknown place on their own.

If I had arrived even a little later, none of these people would have survived.

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After giving the group a good scolding, Xia Jian looked at the Earth Demon Centipede in the barrier and asked them how they knew there were ruins here.

Then Léa began to explain the whole story.

Just as Leia and the others arrived near Lake Merlin, a bored Leia used magic to blast a crater in the ground.

However, the explosion unearthed a token, which was the token to activate the barrier.

The group curiously channeled their magic power into the token, but sensed an unusual energy fluctuation below.

Westin originally did not recommend coming down, but as Xia Jian's eldest disciple, Claire began to instill in Westin various strange ideas that Xia Jian wanted soul-type herbs.

In order to impress Natsumi, Westin finally agreed to come down and take a look.

As for the Le Ning siblings, the idea of ​​adventure holds a special appeal for young people.

After discussing it, the group descended to the ruins and collected many old herbs within the barrier.

However, Leia accidentally activated a mechanism and opened a passage to an underground space.

The basement was incredibly spacious, containing some heirloom crystals and books.

But just as the group was happily packing their things, they disturbed the earth demon centipede that was entrenched there, and what followed was the scene that Xia Jian had encountered before.

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After listening to their explanations, Xia Jian couldn't help but glance at Leia twice.

This guy's luck is just too good! Could it be that he's blessed by some kind of lucky charm?

Otherwise, why is it that no one else can find it, but Léa can?

Moreover, they inexplicably activated the mechanism in the basement, from which they obtained some inheritance crystals and books.

As for the Earth Demon Centipede, it looks dangerous, but it's actually not safe at all. The key is that Natsume himself came to the rescue.

After walking around for a while, the group was completely unharmed, except for a little fright. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought they were just having fun.

If it were someone else, they would probably have died eight hundred times over by now.

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Next, Leia and the others took out the items they had obtained from the ruins.

After careful examination, Xia Jian found that most of the herbs had reached the age of a thousand years, while a small portion were likely grown from seeds that fell later.

And because no one takes care of them, these herbs don't look good and appear somewhat malnourished.

Besides, most of the books in the basement have been damaged by the passage of time, with only some books made of special materials surviving.

Xia Jian also learned some basic information about this site from it.

This site originally belonged to a force called Amakusa-mon, a sect that made a living by refining various potions and pills.

The cause of the destruction is unknown, but some knowledge of alchemy, as well as some meditation methods and spells, were left behind.

It has to be said that L'Oréal's luck is beyond human comprehension.

There just so happens that there is a wind and fire-based meditation technique inside, and it's the kind that can be cultivated to the third level.

Moreover, judging from Xia Jian's knowledge, this meditation method called "Explosive Flame Spell" is very strong, only slightly inferior to his own "Demonic Fear" meditation method.

Even more outrageous is that there are also accompanying spell inheritances and cultivation pills!

There are a total of seven spells from the first to the third tier, plus various specially made pills. It's simply outrageous! It's ridiculously outrageous!

Xia Jian even suspected that someone might have deliberately placed it there, otherwise it would be too much of a coincidence.

After glancing at the arrogant Leia, Xia Jian, feeling quite annoyed, flicked Leia's forehead again.

"Why did you hit me again!" Leia shouted, covering her head in dissatisfaction.

"You deserve a beating!"

Xia Jian glared at Leia with annoyance.

After all, he had gone through a lot of trouble to get what he wanted, while Leia had already saved Xia Jian from a year's worth of hard work just by going out for the first time.

Even the herbs that Leia and the others found were mostly materials used to refine cultivation pills.

Let alone Xia Jian, anyone in that situation would probably feel resentful.

Fortunately, Xia Jian wasn't entirely indifferent; there was a thousand-year-old Phantom Glass Flower inside, which was exactly the soul-type herb Xia Jian needed.

With this soul-related herb, combined with other materials, we should be able to create a potion to restore the soul.

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After taking inventory of everything, Natsuma prepared to leave with his people.

Looking back at the barrier, unable to leave, the Earth Demon Centipede had retreated back to the basement.

It's a pity that Xia Jian couldn't defeat the Earth Demon Centipede, otherwise he could have obtained some materials he needed.

Moreover, now that his wooden sword has been destroyed, Xia Jian needs to find a place to make a new weapon as soon as possible.

After all, with his current strength, a wooden sword is no longer suitable.

Because it wasn't a properly manufactured piece of equipment, its power was actually less than the quenching plate in his hand; it was entirely driven by his own strong mental power and magic.

Faced with a powerful opponent, the weapon could be destroyed in an instant, just like it was just now.

The reason for not making it here is that Xia Jian is afraid that the town's wizards will discover this place, and then regardless of whether he took anything from inside, he will inevitably face a bloody battle.

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After confirming that there was nothing of value in the ruins, Natsumi led Leia and the others away from the ruins.

Looking at Leia bouncing around beside him, Xia Jian felt a pang of emotion.

Compared to the timid and hesitant Leia of the past, Leia now seems much more cheerful and lively.

It seems that the environment has a really big impact on a person...

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