
5 Days had passed, during which time Xiao An's group no longer got into trouble. Last time while helping found a golden fire lion cub 3 days ago. There were already many spirit beast essence stones that they had collected.
Every day they just hunt and rest at night. They were still in the third layer and today, precisely day 6, they planned to go to the 4th layer in the morning.
" Are you ready?", Xiao An said .
" Yes, we are ready" said Xun Er.
" Wait, wait, I'm not ready yet" Zhu Feng said.
" It's not usually that you are, big brother" Zhu Qing said.
"Hmmmm, it looks like my sword is broken" Zhu Feng said.
" How could that be?, Isn't it made of a strong material?, It's also father-made" Zhu Qing said.
Zhu Feng and Zhu Qing's father was a very reliable weapon expert. Even though it was only a low level, its quality was always the best. His father is often referred to as a master gun expert and many people know him.
" Let me see" said Xiao An.
"This" Zhu Feng said as he handed his sword to Xiao An .
Xiao An looked at it carefully, looking at some deep scratches. It could make his sword break, plus the spiritual energy contained within the sword thinned out.
' it looks like I have to use that water to fix it', inner Xiao An.
Then Xiao An turned around and pulled out a small bottle of holy water, then dripped it on the surface of the sword. Instantly the scratches contained in the sword disappeared replaced with a flash of light that was bright enough.
" This, I've fixed it" Xiao An said casually to their surprise.
" Ba..how can you fix it?, with just such a short amount of time" Zhu Feng said.
" Well, you're great. It seems like big brother's sword is much stronger than the previous one" Zhu Qing said.
" I didn't know you could fix a gun" Xun Er said.
" Xiao An has always been the best" Xiang Yu said with both of his thumbs held up.
' by just using a drop of holy water, anything will get stronger. Just like humans, they will get stronger instantly if they consume this water. But to me, it means nothing at all', inner Xiao An.
" Well, now there's nothing. So, let's go!", Xiao An said. And they immediately went to the 4th layer. As before, today no one interfered with their trip. After a while, they reached the 4th layer.
Unlike the previous layer, the situation in this layer looks rather dark because the tree trees there block sunlight to enter.
At that time, since Xiao An was the leader of the group, so he had to be really vigilant. If only anyone was seriously injured or to the point of death, it would be him who would give a statement or report to the elder.
Therefore, Xiao An activated his right eye at all times when entering this layer. Take care if there is anything here.
For 2 hours they went down the 4th layer, but there were no spirit beasts they encountered. At that very instant, Xiao An felt attracted by the aura that kept coming and started to surround his body.
' where did this come from?, Why just surround me?, Are they aware?', inner Xiao An.
"Bai Hu, can you take care of them for a moment?, I want to go over there" Xiao An said.
" Good" Bai Hu said as he exited Xiao An's spatial ring. They looked surprised by Bai Hu's appearance.
" Eh?, Why did you take it out?", said Xun Er.
"Why are you there?", said Xun Er.
" There's something I need to investigate" Xiao An said then left.
' I feel like this aura keeps pulling me further and further away from them. But why do I feel familiar with this aura?', inner Xiao An.
Xiao An continued to walk in search of where this aura came from that kept pulling it away. Until he was in a very beautiful lake filled with colorful gemstones. Each of those stones contained quite a high amount of spiritual energy.
Out of curiosity, Xiao An picked up one stone and began to inspect it. At that moment, there was something moving towards him from the lake.
A blue dragon came out and he said,
" Your Majesty, welcome to the servant's residence" said the dragon. Xiao An was surprised.
" Huh?, so this aura came from you?", Xiao An said innocently.
" Right, your honor. Forgive me if I have disturbed your majesty" said the dragon.
" What did you call me?", Xiao An said.
" One tried to enter this servant area and tried to steal the treasures in this residence. They also tried to find a noble existence. I hope your majesty begins to be careful" said the dragon. Xiao An sighed softly.
" well, I'll be careful. The protector of this place is a little crushed in that part. It seems I have to fix it", Xiao An said . Without a second thought, he began to repair and strengthen the protector of the heaven lake, a lake that had been legendary for a long time.
After a while, Xiao An finished repairing it, but his energy was drained enough to only half remain. Xiao An took out the holy water and drank it. Instantly, his energy was fully charged.
Seeing the dragon who had long guarded the lake, with his strength thinning, Xiao An took the initiative to give him holy water.
" This is for you. I hope that you will return to being as strong as before" Xiao An said as he handed the dragon a large enough porcelain bottle.
" No need, your majesty, it is precious" said the dragon.
" Just accept it. You've been hard-earned to defend this lake for years. It's well deserved" said Xiao An. Then the dragon gladly accepted his gift. After that, Xiao An went back to see his friend.
As long as Xiao An was absent, they fought against various tier 3 spirit beasts aided by Bai Hu. When Xiao An returned, they were resting from exhaustion.
And elsewhere.....
' tomorrow is the last day of training. I have to launch a plan that I have made carefully . I can't wait to see you suffer. Just wait, I will definitely destroy you, Xiao An!!!', her inner being.
At that time, Xiao An had come to rest with them, because even though his energy was already full, the tiredness did not immediately disappear.
" Why do you look tired?", said Xun Er.
" Yes, that is" Xiao An said briefly.
It doesn't feel like it's afternoon. During that time, they just rest. It was rather long since the ones they were fighting were not only 1 or 2 spirit beasts, but over 4 and it was in a row. It's only natural that they rested for a long time.
Since they were hungry, Xiao An went to hunt. After a while of waiting, Xiao An finally came to bring his prey in the form of a large bird. Then they began to bake it and when it was ripe, they began to eat it.
After that, they cultivated to fully restore their energy so that tomorrow they would not be easily exhausted.
Xiao An also took up cultivation and they were guarded by Bai Hu as usual. During that time, there were no awkward events as they cultivated. The night passed quietly and peacefully.