Living as a Mortal: Grinding Experience Starting from the Underworld

Zhang Feng did not accept the storage bag offered by Liu Qingfeng, but instead turned to face the other early-stage Core Formation cultivators present.

"This cave dwelling is now mine. Do any of you have any objections?"

Zhang Feng's cold voice fell silent, and everyone fell silent, as if trembling with fear.

"Island Master Liu, please see these fellow Daoists off on my behalf."

Seeing that no one spoke up, Zhang Feng said to Liu Qingfeng.

"Yes, I will obey the elder's command."

Liu Qingfeng accepted Li Suqin's storage bag with a hint of joy, then turned around and coldly looked at everyone with a different expression.

"Since the Star Palace is handling matters, please step aside."

The crowd's expressions changed slightly, and many people showed anger, but they dared not speak out and left on their escape lights.

Seeing the frustrated expressions of the several Core Formation cultivators, Liu Qingfeng felt a surge of joy.

It's so good to have someone to rely on!

Liu Qingfeng sighed inwardly, then looked at Zhang Feng with a solemn expression, awaiting instructions.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, please reactivate the formation of Suihan Island. I need to go in and investigate."

After giving his instructions, Zhang Feng stopped paying attention to what was happening behind him.

Liu Qingfeng wisely led his men away from the snow-capped mountain and quietly guarded the perimeter.

Zhang Feng's divine sense swept over the cave where the strange phenomenon had occurred.

The hundreds-of-foot-long, icy dragon phenomenon had now shrunk to within the cave.

The cave dwelling was surrounded by an ingenious concealment formation.

If the strange phenomenon hadn't been so great that it broke through the concealment of the formation, this cave dwelling wouldn't have been exposed.

It seems the owner of this cave dwelling is a master of formations.

Zhang Feng immediately became interested. He had already studied Master Shi's formation to perfection, and it would be a good time to put it to the test.

Zhang Feng carefully observed the attributes of the formation.

A formation with a single water attribute, arranged using the snow-capped mountain chill of Suihan Island itself.

Water freezes into ice and snow, blending seamlessly with the snow-capped mountains, making them difficult to detect.

Zhang Feng casually released a wisp of spiritual energy, trying to probe the true direction of the spiritual energy in the formation.

The azure spiritual energy rushed straight towards the cave entrance.

hum!

A light blue semi-circular protective shield was placed upside down on the snow-capped mountain peak.

Twelve golden rune chains, each several feet in size, stretched from the bottom of the formation to its top.

Zhang Feng stared at it for a long time, then fell into a quandary. This formation was rather ancient, unlike any formation recently set up by human cultivators.

At least Zhang Feng had no record of such an array.

Furthermore, those golden runes are not the runes currently used by cultivators in the Chaotic Star Sea.

Could this be the lair of demon cultivators?

A strange thought arose in Zhang Feng's mind.

But Zhang Feng quickly dismissed the idea, as the demon race seemed to lack the ability to set up formations.

It must be an ancient cultivator's formation.

Zhang Feng felt a surge of joy; this kind of formation that concealed one's aura was exactly what he needed.

If he had this formation, once he broke through to the Nascent Soul stage, he might be able to use it to occupy a high-grade spirit stone mine, and from then on, he would never lack spirit stones for cultivation.

How to break the formation without damaging its foundation became Zhang Feng's primary concern.

Click!Click!

Just as Zhang Feng was pondering how to replicate this formation, a series of faint sounds of eggshells cracking came from inside the cave.

What's going on? The formation isn't soundproof?

Zizi!

The light blue array flickered a few times before suddenly going out.

The formation has been dispelled!

Two icy dragons, each about ten feet in size, burst out of the mouth in an instant. Upon seeing Zhang Feng, they immediately separated and fled.

Zhang Feng scanned them with his divine sense and his gaze sharpened. These were two newly born level four cold dragons!

Born as a level four demon beast, its growth potential is immeasurable.

Given the dragon's physique, it would be easy for it to withstand the tribulation of transformation lightning. In other words, these two cold dragons have at least the potential to become level eight demon beasts.

Zhang Feng's heart stirred, and two light blue sword shadows flashed past.

The two escaped frost dragons were instantly captured and brought back by Zhang Feng using his magic weapon.

"Aaaa~"

The two icy dragons struggled in Zhang Feng's palm, spitting out two balls of dark blue flames that burned the spiritual energy shield that trapped them.

what!

Zhang Feng was somewhat surprised, a faint blue flame still lingering in his palm.

This young dragon was able to unleash a powerful flame attack right after it was born, and the flames were quite potent.

Zhang Feng released a wisp of extremely cold spiritual power from his natal magic weapon, which collided with the wisp of dark blue flame.

Boo!

The spiritual energy was instantly frozen, but the flames continued to burn quietly.

nice one!

Zhang Feng had an idea; this was still a kind of ice flame.

"Quack quack!"

Without warning, Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong ran out of the spirit beast pouch, their long tongues instantly coiling around the two icy dragons.

"Hey~ Don't swallow!"

Zhang Feng called out, but the two remained unmoved, and the two icy dragons were swallowed whole.

"You guys really know how to eat!"

Helpless, Zhang Feng gently stroked the bellies of his two spirit pets.

When divine sense probed into them, the two icy dragons had already been swallowed and were trapped within the spatial magic within their bellies, lifeless.

"Quack quack!"

Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong sat on Zhang Feng's shoulders, one on each side, staring with innocent big eyes and quacking.

"You glutton!"

Zhang Feng reached out and tapped the two frogs' foreheads with both hands. He wasn't too regretful. Cultivating level eight demon beasts was too far off, and the resources required were countless. It would be better to focus on cultivating Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong.

The divine sense swept across the ancient cultivator's cave again, and the two cold dragons escaped, unexpectedly dispelling the formation from within.

This made things convenient for Zhang Feng.

Zhang Feng first collected the foundation of the formation and kept it for research.

He then strolled inside, where a burning, eerie blue flame platform caught his attention.

There are two piles of broken, ice-blue eggshells in the flame platform; the two icy dragons must have hatched from here.

It was surrounded by a ghostly blue icy flame.

After some investigation, Zhang Feng determined that the flames spewed out by the two icy dragons were not their innate divine abilities.

More likely, they are their companion spirits.

"Quack quack!"

The two star frogs suddenly croaked again.

"Oh, you want to eat these eggshells too?"

Zhang Feng pointed to the incubation platform and glanced left and right.

"Croak!"

Under Zhang Feng's astonished gaze, Xiao Qing opened her mouth wide, and a very strong suction force came out of her mouth.

Strands of dark blue icy flames flowed into Xiao Qing's stomach through her mouth.

Zhang Feng pressed his fingers against Xiao Qing's white belly and probed into it with his divine sense. He found a ball of dark blue ice flame, several feet in size, trapped inside her abdomen.

"Your spatial abilities have such wonderful uses!"

Zhang Feng was somewhat surprised, and many thoughts flashed through his mind, but in the end, they all came down to one.

It seems that I can absorb the Azure Ice Flame that accompanies the Void Heaven Cauldron through Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong.

As long as the Azure Ice Flame is taken away, the Void Heaven Cauldron will be at anyone's disposal.

Why bother with all sorts of strange and magical beasts spinning silk to obtain treasures?

But how could the Nascent Soul cultivators present allow him to take the cauldron? Zhang Feng shook his head.

However, there is at least one way to retrieve the cauldron. If we enter the inner hall, we can act according to the circumstances.

The Azure Ice Flame, a treasure perfectly suited to his natal magic weapon, is not to be missed.

"Croak!"

While Xiaoqing was collecting the ice flames, Xiaohong stuck out her tongue and rolled up two piles of eggshells, intending to swallow them all.

Xiaoqing was furious at the sight, her eyes wide with rage. She rammed her head into Xiaohong, their tongues entwining as they fought over the dragon eggshell.

Seeing this, Zhang Feng did not stop them. It was normal for spirit pets to fight over a bite to eat.

Zhang Feng began to explore the cave. There were no extra items, only an incubation platform.

There were no books, furniture, or personal belongings.

It seemed as if the entire cave was a nest for hatching the Frost Dragon.