Chapter 444: Chapter 444: 141: The 6 Rules of Survival in the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm

Afterwards, the robed old man made an oath with his Soul Spirit according to Lin Jing and his companions’ requests.

Following the oath, Lin Jing, as previously agreed, tossed one hundred thousand Spirit Stones and a Yellow Dragon Elixir to the robed old man.

After receiving the Spirit Stones, the robed old man first inspected them, and only after confirming they were correct did he speak again:

“To survive in the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm, you must always remember the following six rules…”

“First, within the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm, anyone whose Spiritual Power is exhausted will inevitably become a walking corpse, so if you want to stay alive, Spirit Stones and Elixir Medicines that restore Spiritual Power are very important.”

“Second, after nightfall, you must find a cave to hide in; remember not to attempt to look at the moon in the sky, and do not let the moonlight shine upon you.”

“Third, no matter what, you must carry Black Crystals with you. After nightfall, upon entering a cave, be sure to use black boulders to block the entrance, leaving no gaps.”

“If the black boulders sealing the entrance have any gaps, don’t peer through them, and never make eye contact with the blood corpses.”

“Fifth, at night, regardless of what happens outside, whatever noise occurs, do not respond, nor should you extend your Divine Sense to check, and never move the black boulder.”

“Remember, any noise.”

“Sixth, after nightfall, only one person should stay in a cave. You must separate from your companions and not stay too close; it’s best for only one person to hide in a mountain.”

“Otherwise, it will surely attract blood corpses.”

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“Those are the rules for surviving in the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm.”

“You’ve paid such a high price in Spirit Stones, so I can only tell you this much. These can ensure that you survive in the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm and not die outright.”

Having said that, the robed old man added:

“Alright…”

“Now, can you give me the other half of the Spirit Stones and the Elixir Medicines?”

Lin Jing said nothing and directly threw the other hundred thousand Midium Grade Spirit Stones and the Elixir Medicine to the robed old man.

At this moment, Lin Jing and Qi Yuanshu finally understood why the robed old man insisted on having Spirit Stones.

It turned out to be for this reason.

With Spirit Stones, one could replenish one’s Spiritual Power at any time to avoid becoming a walking corpse.

Just then, Qi Yuanshu spoke:

“What are the adverse consequences of fighting in the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm? And what are blood corpses?”

Qi Yuanshu had previously used spells to deal with the walking corpse and, evidently, had participated in a fight.

Without understanding this issue, he was uneasy.

After checking the Spirit Stones and seemingly in a much better mood, the robed old man said to Qi Yuanshu:

“That’s another question that requires additional Spirit Stones before I can tell you…”

“Or…”

“You give me the remaining Spirit Stones to make up a full one million, and I will tell you everything I know.”

Upon hearing this, Qi Yuanshu frowned.

Now that he knew the importance of Spirit Stones, he naturally didn’t dare to spend them recklessly.

After all, they had entered this Devouring Spirit Blood Realm without knowing when they could leave.

So Qi Yuanshu asked the robed old man:

“How many Spirit Stones are needed for those two questions I just asked?”

The robed old man thought for a moment and then replied:

“How about this, give me another fifty thousand Midium Grade Spirit Stones, and I will answer the two questions you just asked. Additionally, I will give you a piece of advice that is enough to save your life, how about that?”

Hearing the robed old man say this, Qi Yuanshu slightly furrowed his brow, and after pondering for a moment, he took out fifty thousand Midium Grade Spirit Stones from his Storage Bag and tossed them to the robed old man.

Following that.

Qi Yuanshu said to the robed old man:

“Now you can tell us, right…”

After receiving the Spirit Stones, the robed old man smiled and replied:

“Of course…”

Then, the robed old man continued:

“When two people fight, besides the risk of exhausting their Spiritual Power, if the commotion of the fight is too loud, it can very likely attract blood corpses…”

“If blood corpses are attracted, both parties involved in the fight will undoubtedly die. The blood corpses will chase them until death, regardless of day or night.”

“Therefore, fighting rarely occurs in the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm. Even if fights do happen, they are usually controlled to avoid making too much noise.”

After he finished speaking, the robed cultivator pointed to the walking corpse that was consistently moving towards the Sea of Blood and said:

“Once that walking corpse enters the Sea of Blood and reappears, it becomes a blood corpse.”

“Blood corpses generally don’t appear during the day, only after nightfall. Once blood corpses appear, any cultivators who haven’t hidden in a cave will undoubtedly die.”

“And, these blood corpses are indestructible…”

“If you provoke a blood corpse, even if you are much stronger than it, you will be entangled until your Spiritual Power is exhausted, thus becoming a walking corpse.”

Upon hearing the robed old man say this, Qi Yuanshu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Luckily, when subduing the walking corpse earlier, he withdrew most of his Spiritual Power and did not cause too much commotion.

Then, Qi Yuanshu asked again:

“Didn’t you say that there was another piece of life-saving advice?”

The robed old man then said:

“In the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm, if you encounter cultivators who practice Puppetry and carry Puppets, keep your distance.”

“Likewise, as you look for caves to hide in at night, also stay away from them because those cultivators who practice Puppetry have special methods to use Puppets to avoid blood corpses.”

“Moreover, they can use Puppets to break the black boulders you use to block the cave entrance, utilizing blood corpses to deal with you while they can profit from the chaos to steal your Storage Treasures.”

Hearing this, Lin Jing and Qi Yuanshu suddenly had an epiphany.

It had to be said, this advice was indeed valuable enough to save their lives.

The robed old man finished explaining everything and said directly to Lin Jing and Qi Yuanshu:

“Alright, you two…”

“Our transaction is now complete. Look at the sky; nightfall will probably be upon us soon. Whether or not you can survive tonight depends on yourselves.”

“Take care…”

After saying this, the robed old man left.

Lin Jing and Qi Yuanshu looked up at the sky where the blood-red clouds were indeed tinged with gray.

Turning back around, Qi Yuanshu, with a slight frown, asked Lin Jing:

“Lin Daoyou…”

“Should we inform the other cultivators about this matter? After all, we agreed before we set off that we would share information with each other…”

Lin Jing’s expression was solemn as he looked directly at Qi Yuanshu and said,

“How do you plan to send this message out?”

Qi Yuanshu began to speak:

“Using spiritual power, of course…”

But at this point, Qi Yuanshu suddenly stiffened and said no more.

Obviously, transmitting the message was not going to be easy.

If one wanted to send a message, they would have to use spiritual power and cause a great commotion.

And this commotion would, at the same time, attract the blood corpses…

Lin Jing then said,

“This matter is beyond our control; neither of us knew the situation here before we set off.”

“Now that night is about to fall, we better hurry and find a place to hide!”

Qi Yuanshu nodded and said,

“Brother Lin…”

“I understand.”

Lin Jing nodded, then continued,

“Next, we should separate and each look for a cave to hide in.”

“By the way…”

“Daoyou Qi, do you have any black crystals?”

Qi Yuanshu took out several black crystals, showed them to Lin Jing for a moment, and said,

“I picked up some when we passed by the riverbed; I never expected they would come in handy now…”

Lin Jing nodded and replied,

“Good, that’s good…”

Then, Lin Jing cupped his fist towards Qi Yuanshu and said,

“Daoyou Qi, I take my leave…”

Qi Yuanshu also cupped his fist towards Lin Jing and said,

“Brother Lin, let’s meet again tomorrow…”

Lin Jing nodded and then immediately left the place.

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Soon after his departure, Lin Jing found a mountain peak, and halfway up, he discovered a cave that was not very deep.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

The cave was also blood red but relatively dry, and within its rocky walls were occasional black shards mixed among the red stones.

By this time, there was only a sliver of light left in the sky.

Without any hesitation, Lin Jing took out the large black stones he had collected on the way here from the space ring and placed them at the entrance of the cave.

Even more,

Lin Jing specifically fortified them before he felt at ease.

Although he could have entered the System Space directly, Lin Jing wanted to understand the specific situation of the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm.

So, for now, he was not in a rush to enter the System Space, reasoning that it wouldn’t be too late after he had a grasp of the situation here.

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Next,

Lin Jing sat down cross-legged inside the cave.

He waited for the situation described by the black-robed elder to occur.

Thus, Lin Jing sat there in the cave.

For nearly more than an hour, nothing happened.

Just as Lin Jing started to wonder if the black-robed elder had deceived him…

Suddenly!

Lin Jing heard rustling sounds coming from outside the cave.

Immediately, he opened his eyes and became alert.

Maybe it was due to the cold of the night, but the inside of the cave was unnaturally cold…

If not for Lin Jing’s impressive body cultivation, he would probably have had to use spiritual power just to withstand the chill.

If this was the case every night, and those cultivators without body cultivation had to spend a significant amount of spiritual power daily,

Wouldn’t they exhaust their spiritual power and end up as walking corpses?

Thinking of this, Lin Jing felt a chill rise from the bottom of his heart.

In this place, if a way out wasn’t found soon, it was likely that no one would survive in the end.

……

At that moment, the rustling noise stopped, but suddenly a voice came from outside the cave,

A voice very familiar to Lin Jing…

“Lin Daoyou, everything that black-robed old man said was false; we’ve been deceived. There’s nothing out here, you can come out and see for yourself…”

The voice was Qi Yuanshu’s.

Hearing this voice, Lin Jing got up confusedly and started to head towards the entrance of the cave…

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However, just as Lin Jing stood up, he was suddenly taken aback…

He quickly realized something wasn’t right.

He didn’t even understand why he felt the urge to walk out of the cave.

It seemed that there was something about the voice that could bewitch and sway the heart.

Lin Jing then concentrated his Divine Sense and instantly found a strange divine presence affecting his thoughts.

He snorted coldly and gathered his Divine Sense to dispel the influence of that divine presence.

Just then, the voice outside spoke again,

“Lin Daoyou, has something happened?”

Then, a few “thud thud thud” sounds followed,

As if something was knocking against the black stones.

“Brother Lin, are you there?”

“If you don’t speak up, I’m going to come in…”