Aunt Wang hesitated and said, “Alright, but you mustn’t wander too far. The area around the Spirit Pool is very dangerous.”

“Of course,” Zheng Yi said. “I’ll just stroll in the nearby forest and won’t go out.”

“Alright then.”

After bidding farewell to Aunt Wang, Zheng Yi walked into the forest within the Spirit Pool.

He’s been in this world for ten years and has been cultivating all this time.

Though his body could endure it, how could an adult’s mind withstand such prolonged, tedious cultivation?

For these ten years, he has been in a daze, as if his spirit was shrouded in a layer of fabric.

Time passes by, and he surprisingly had no major insights, quietly living through it.

The scenery of the Spirit Pool World is indeed pleasant, with many unknown wild grasses and fruits growing intermittently. They look very bright, but he dares not pick or eat them at will.

What’s peculiar is… why is there mist everywhere here?

Thick mist envelops the forest, the lake, and even the houses around the Spirit Pool, making it impossible for people to see the surrounding environment clearly.

After walking for a while and turning back, he noticed a few figures following him from afar.

Aunt Wang.

It seems Aunt Wang and the others are worried about his safety, so they followed.

However, they followed from a distance, only trailing him from afar.

Zheng Yi didn’t mind this and continued to wander around, relaxing his mind.

He played in the forest for half a day, and then realized… he was lost!

Lost?!

Zheng Yi felt stunned, as if recalling the white mist he accidentally absorbed from a cloud mist when entering this world ten years ago.

Directionless?

Directionless Life Chart?

Does it take effect now?

“Eh? What’s this?”

Suddenly, a huge dense mist appeared before Zheng Yi’s eyes.

Looking up, it was at least a hundred meters away.

It’s much thicker and larger in area than the mist inside the Spirit Pool.

Walking into the mist, he could hardly see his fingers before his eyes.

“What a ghostly place!”

“Is it the boundary of the Spirit Pool?”

Zheng Yi’s heart stirred, and he quickly retreated.

He doesn’t want to waste this precious cultivation opportunity; the Spirit Pool is the place that cultivates Human Race Cultivators, and it’s the most spiritually rich place in this world.

Turning around, he found the path he came in from had disappeared!

“Directionless Life Chart?”

Zheng Yi smiled wryly.

He has lived in the Spirit Pool for ten years.

Surrounded by peers or a few other Aunties.

With people around wherever he went, it’s impossible to get lost.

Unexpectedly, once away from others, he got lost.

Moreover, he lost his way in the dense mist in the forest’s depths, even with Aunt Wang following him, who knows if they can catch up?

“Since I am here, I should make peace with the situation; if the people from the Spirit Pool find me missing, they will surely come looking for me.”

“Besides, Auntie Wang is still following me, I can’t get lost.”

Zheng Yi shrugged his shoulders and began wandering in the mist.

“Eh? What’s that?”

In the distant dense mist, a massive black shadow suddenly appeared.

Looking up, it was at least a hundred meters high.

“A city wall? A boundary? Or perhaps a cliff?”

As he prepared to investigate further, his right hand was grabbed suddenly!

“Zheng Yi!”

“Why did you come here?!”

“Quick, come back with me!”

It was Aunt Wang!

Yet at this moment, Aunt Wang’s eyes were filled with terror, even her lips started to tremble.

She clung tightly to Zheng Yi, not daring to move a single step.

Her fingers pressed sharply, almost digging into Zheng Yi’s flesh.

Next to her were two other Aunties.

“Aunt, you’re hurting me.”

Zheng Yi said helplessly, “Aunt, I got lost, I don’t know which way to go.”

“Alright, alright…”

Aunt Wang said nervously, “Getting lost is good, as long as you didn’t come here deliberately.”

“Even wandering aimlessly shouldn’t lead you to this place. Come back with me quickly…”

“Aunt, what is this place? Why can’t we go in?”

Zheng Yi asked curiously, glancing into the distance.

That shadow, resembling a city wall or perhaps a cliff, stood there seemingly forever.

In a moment of illusion, Zheng Yi seemed to catch sight of a figure slowly moving toward them.

Someone?

Or was it just his imagination?

“Zheng Yi, don’t look around!”

Aunt Wang grabbed Zheng Yi, pulling him around.

She swallowed hard and said, “Alright, Aunt will tell you, that place is the forbidden area of the Spirit Pool, a place strictly barred from entering by the Immortal Sect and Holy Land.”

“It’s said that within, the Immortal Sect and Holy Land captured demons outside, suppressing them here.”

“The Spirit Pool, as the Holy Land of the Human Race, has the most abundant Spiritual Qi, just enough to restrain the demon qi and demonic qi of demons, understand?”

Aunt Wang said, “You are still a child now, if you go there, you very easily get affected by demon qi and demonic qi, becoming a freak who only knows how to kill. You better follow Auntie back and stay inside the Spirit Pool.”

“I see,” Zheng Yi shrugged and said, “Alright, Aunt, lead the way, I’m really afraid of losing my way again.”

“Alright, alright~”

Aunt Wang led Zheng Yi, and they quickly headed back to the Spirit Pool.

Meanwhile, unseen by Zheng Yi, the other two Aunties instinctively knelt, limbs on the ground, shivering and muttering explanations.

“轐玅霴䴒獅䲚螆羝,梻蠌蜺䊟揫瑡豕鄔!”

The two Aunties frantically knelt and bowed their heads, their foreheads bleeding blood sacrifices, looking very miserable.

Soon.

The massive black shadow in the distance vanished, and these two B-7 Aunties hurriedly returned to the Spirit Pool.

Because of Zheng Yi getting lost, he nearly couldn’t be found.

Throughout the entire Spirit Pool B-7, there was a bit of a commotion, and many children who had only made minor mistakes were scolded by Auntie, with several of the kids being brought to tears.

However, after seeing the stern looks of the three Aunties, they didn’t dare to speak again and obediently stayed inside the Spirit Pool.

In the days that followed, Zheng Yi was closely supervised by Nanny Wang, remaining in the quiet room to cultivate the “Spirit Eating Technique.”

He didn’t mind.

He thought about how, after turning twelve, he would enter an Immortal Sect or Holy Land and start another exciting chapter of life.

The “Spirit Eating Technique” is just the most basic cultivation technique, only documenting the method to convert Spiritual Qi into magical power, with no records on magic spells, divine thoughts, or any of the Hundred Skills of Cultivation.

It seemed as if the “Spirit Eating Technique” was specially prepared for them, just to lay the groundwork.

In Zheng Yi’s view, this was completely normal.

Children under twelve don’t understand much; what if they accidentally use powerful magic spells?

In the current situation, it was best to gather the children together, accumulate magical power, and send them out of the Spirit Pool when they are mature, to be taken by other Immortal Sects or Holy Land members for further learning in other magic and cultivation skills.

It’s like… nine years of compulsory education?

Therefore.

In the days that followed, Zheng Yi cultivated even more diligently.

But somehow…

In a daze, Zheng Yi always felt something was not right, but that feeling was quickly replaced by confusion.

‘Watching’ himself cultivate diligently within the Spirit Pool.

Eleven years old.

Zheng Yi advanced two levels in cultivating the “Spirit Eating Technique,” breaking through to the sixth level!

At twelve, the “Spirit Eating Technique” reached the seventh level!

Not only that, but he also became quite close to the prettiest girls in the Spirit Pool.

Females like Guo’er, Xiaocao, Shu’er regarded him as their most important friend.

They even often slept together.

Regrettably, the Aunties watched closely and would not allow Zheng Yi to do anything out of line.

There was no other way; he could only seize the time to cultivate, fantasizing about breaking through to the tenth-layer Qi Cultivation and then having in-depth interactions with these young girls.

Upon breaking through to the seventh level, the entire Spirit Pool B-7, all the three Aunties were present to celebrate for him!

Even.

Several other people appeared.

They all looked like young men and women who had suddenly appeared here.

They all fixed their gaze on him, their expressions full of excitement, and their words of praise were endless.

“Twelve years old, late-stage Qi Cultivation…”

“Almost an Immortal Seed…”

“I wonder whom he will go to?”

According to what Nanny Wang said, these people were all from external Immortal Sects and Holy Lands.

Upon hearing that Spirit Pool B-7 produced someone almost comparable to a Class A Spirit Pool Immortal Seed, they all came to observe.

Finally.

After competition among more than a dozen shadows, only one figure remained.

It was a girl who looked thirteen or fourteen.

Delicate features, with pitch-black pupils, gazing at Zheng Yi with great satisfaction.

“I’m Liu Ling’er.” She said, “From now on, you are mine!”

“Once your twelfth birthday arrives, I’ll take you away from here!”

After saying this, Liu Ling’er left, surrounded by several guards.

Zheng Yi found it odd.

Why did Liu Ling’er say he was hers, and not of some Immortal Sect or Holy Land?

But he didn’t pay attention to it.

Perhaps.

This Liu Ling’er is the offspring of some significant figure within an Immortal Sect or Holy Land, inherently rebellious and arrogant.

Doing something unconventional is quite normal.

Nanny Wang also instructed him: “Yi’er, these are all big shots, you mustn’t offend them.”

“Your future depends on them!”

Zheng Yi expressed understanding, but he found these people more curious.

And he fantasized, whether one day, he would become one of these people?

After Liu Ling’er left, Zheng Yi continued to cultivate inside the Spirit Pool.

He hoped to break through to the ninth level of the “Spirit Eating Technique” before his twelfth birthday!

According to what Nanny Wang said.

Before turning twelve, reaching the ninth level of the Spirit Eating Technique has a great chance of becoming an Immortal Seed.

And the tenth level, guaranteed to become an Immortal Seed!

Unfortunately.

In the final days, no matter how hard Zheng Yi tried, he couldn’t break through to the ninth level.

There seemed to be a bottleneck between the seventh and ninth levels, blocking him tightly.

Finally.

On the day of his twelfth birthday, he was escorted by several guards onto a carriage, leaving the Spirit Pool.

Leaving at the same time were more than ten other children.

Following Zheng Yi, they journeyed together to the Immortal Sect where Liu Ling’er belonged.

This was Zheng Yi’s first time leaving the Spirit Pool; he wanted to see the outside world but found the carriage entirely sealed, impossible to open, clearly with a restriction present.

“Having only reached the seventh-layer Qi Cultivation, will the Immortal Sect behind that unreliable Liu Ling’er dislike him?”

After less than an hour, the carriage stopped.

“We’ve arrived so soon?”

Full of doubts, Zheng Yi stepped out, only to find himself inside a palace.

Looking back, he saw dense fog in the distance, clearly in the direction of the Spirit Pool.

“This close? Is this a palace of some Immortal Sect?”

Soon.

He saw Liu Ling’er.

Still that same doll-like little girl appearance.

She excitedly laughed, “Father once said, twelve-year-old humans, with innate purity, nourished by Spiritual Qi, are the most tender and delicious.”

“I must savor this carefully!”

Before Zheng Yi could react, he saw Liu Ling’er suddenly open her huge mouth and bite off half of his body!

In his daze, he still heard Liu Ling’er’s clear voice.

“Mmm, indeed delicious, this is my first time eating a human…”

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