Mo Wen was busy in the Mountain Body, carving out passageways that resembled the ventilation holes of a furnace. Although he had visited Old Qilin's Cave, which was sealed and filled with numerous Ling Crystals, he couldn't afford such extravagance. Instead, he opted for this method to facilitate the flow of spiritual energy within the cave. He layered it with Magic Circles and conducted a thorough inspection. Satisfied that neither the outside nor any probing could reveal this hidden cultivation site within the mountain, he finally felt at ease and settled Xiao Hei inside.
Looking at Xiao Hei, who was still asleep in the center of the Magic Circle, Mo Wen let out a long sigh of relief. After being placed in the new cave, the flames that had been raging on Xiao Hei's body in the Square Inch World began to recede and disappear. This sight made Mo Wen a bit anxious, prompting him to check again before calming down. Xiao Hei showed no signs of distress; the issue must have originated from the Square Inch World. The internal Magic Circle could only absorb external spiritual energy, which was mixed and chaotic. It couldn't convert it, and Xiao Hei's fiery state was likely due to transforming the absorbed energy into Fire Spirit Power. After analyzing this, Mo Wen couldn't help but admire his own judgment.
Standing atop Xiao Shan, Mo Wen felt a faint breeze—an indication of lava reflux. While this reflux wouldn't be as violent as before, its power should not be underestimated. More importantly, it would bring a large number of treasure seekers and adventurers along with it. This was what concerned Mo Wen most; leveraging the power of the lava reflux would allow him to enter the Lava Sea at a speed several times faster than when he first arrived. After confirming once more that Xiao Hei could not be detected within the cave, he felt reassured.
Before the tidal wave of lava returned, he decided to take another stroll to see if there was anything worth salvaging. However, Xiao Hei was completely defenseless during his cultivation here; as long as he didn't stray too far, everything would be fine. With this resolution in mind, he tidied up and set off in one direction to search.
A month later, Mo Wen returned to Koji Island. As soon as he arrived on the island, he entered the cave he had previously excavated for himself and began sorting through his gains since entering the Lava Sea. To his surprise, after a month of exploration, he had found nothing at all. Although he wasn't far from the island, he had searched four or five roots of mountains only to be disappointed; these roots did not have treasures accumulated at their bases like those he had encountered before.
Inside the cave, Mo Wen began tallying up his harvest from this trip to the Lava Sea. His expression shifted from joy to disappointment as he assessed his findings. The beast bones were stored in the Square Inch World, lined up like a graveyard for Demon Beasts. Upon counting them up, he found over ten bones from beasts that had reached the Jade Body Realm—this was something he could work with. Although Jade Body Realm wasn't particularly impressive, given his current strength, obtaining bones from such beasts would only come from scavenging. Looking at these skeletons, he thought that if another storm were to come through, his harvest would surely be even richer—or perhaps if he managed to kill a Jade Body Realm Demon Beast, its meat would be delicious. At this thought, he couldn't help but swallow hard and shiver; after all, he had been chased by a Jade Body Realm Demon Beast for several days—the experience was anything but pleasant. If it weren't for encountering another Jade Body Realm Demon Beast that engaged in battle with it, who would have devoured whom might have already been decided long ago.
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