Chapter 78. Breakthrough after absorbing the Sacred Spring.
After obtaining the Sacred Spring, Mo Fan's gaze was drawn to the murals in the well.
The scene on the well wall lay quietly, as if it had been carefully carved by a craftsman, but Mo Fan knew in his heart that it was actually the scene of the ancient king's tomb.
However, he did not linger there for long. After successfully obtaining the Sacred Spring, he quietly left the place like a gentle breeze.
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"Roar, roar!"
Early in the morning, the sound of a gong woke Mo Fan from his sleep.
He opened his eyes groggily and saw children running around and playing, women busy with housework, and some elderly people strolling around outside early in the morning.
Last night, the whole village was eerily quiet, but early this morning, it was no different from any other village, and was even bustling with activity.
When Mo Fan woke up, he found that he seemed to have become a "monkey" being watched.
Several snotty-nosed children, who rarely see outsiders, gathered around the thatched hut, staring at him like he was some rare foreigner.
"You're awake? Go to the village hall. The village chief says he wants to see you." The old man on night watch hadn't slept all night, but he was unusually energetic early in the morning.
He even took Mo Fan out for breakfast before heading to the village hall.
The village hall was small, with a courtyard. In the courtyard sat a large copper foil filled with cool, clear water, with many pebbles at the bottom. Upon closer inspection, one could see red characters engraved on the pebbles, resembling people's names.
"In our village, whether young or old, once someone passes away, their name is written on this and then sunk in this large copper foil. This is to prevent them from associating with the spirits of the dead outside," the old man on watch explained casually.
Mo Fan listened silently without asking any questions.
After passing through a relatively large courtyard, you arrive at the village hall.
Several elderly people sat on wooden chairs in the village hall. They were all very relaxed and did not feel any panic or anxiety because they lived in the land of the dead.
A middle-aged man sat in the main seat. His crow's feet were very obvious. When he smiled slightly, his sense of vicissitude was obvious. Even though his skin was well-maintained, it was difficult to hide the traces of time.
"I am the village chief here, you can just call me Fang Gu," said the middle-aged man who identified himself as Fang Gu.
"Our village chief is quite remarkable; he's a great sorcerer," the old man on night watch praised.
"Hehe, compared to this young brother who can walk in the land of the dead, I'm nothing." Fang Gu smiled, very modestly.
But the old man disagreed; in his view, their village chief was a powerful sorcerer.
"You're not from a nearby village, are you?" Fang Gu asked.
Although they don't often leave the village, they still frequently visit the surrounding villages. Moreover, many people visiting relatives and friends pass through here, and this is the first time he has seen Mo Fan.
Clearly, this is a stranger.
"Yes, I'm here to train and also to see what's so special about people living outside the Anjie," Mo Fan replied.
"I see. You're really brave. But it will take almost two days to get from here to the next village… Are you sure you want to go alone?" Fang Gu asked.
"Uh…" Mo Fan pretended to be surprised, then said, "I wonder if you have any grey garlic here? I can buy some."
"It seems you know quite a lot," Fang Gu said, slightly surprised.
"When you're out gaining experience, you always need some protection," Mo Fan said.
"There's no need to sell them. The people in our village don't need them either. I can give you some..." Fang Gu said generously.
After all, they were self-sufficient in the village and didn't care about money.
Their magnanimity made Mo Fan a little embarrassed, after all, he had just let the Azure Dragon Pendant absorb every last drop of the Earthly Sacred Spring water from their well...
However, this thought only flashed through my mind.
He still felt that the sacred spring originally belonged to the Azure Dragon Pendant, and that they were only responsible for guarding it.
Even if I don't take it, it might end up benefiting the Vatican in the future, so it's better to return it to its rightful owner.
After receiving supplies of gray garlic in Yangyang Village, Mo Fan continued his journey to the next Hua Village.
Thanks to the assistance from Yangyang Village, and because Mo Fan didn't use gray garlic very often, the journey to and from the village was not a problem.
Upon arriving at Huacun, Mo Fan easily absorbed the local sacred spring water, and set off again early the next morning.
Of course, when he reached the third "Li" village, Mo Fan encountered a heavy rain, and had no choice but to rest for two days.
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One month later...
Mo Fan spent a month finally absorbing all the sacred springs from several dangerous villages into the Azure Dragon Pendant.
With these sacred springs, the Azure Dragon Pendant contains a powerful energy.
After returning to the ancient capital, Mo Fan found a hotel to start digesting his food.
With the impact of the powerful energy within the pendant, Mo Fan's fire nebula and lightning nebula both reached perfection in one fell swoop.
However, this energy showed no signs of stopping, and then, in one fell swoop, it directly helped Mo Fan's fire element break through that nebula barrier!
Although the breakthrough process was not easy, the feeling of refreshment afterward made him feel exceptionally comfortable.
However, having broken through the fire element, he failed to control his own power and burned everything inside the hotel to ashes.
Yes, that's the house where Mo Fan lives.
However, he could still come up with that amount of money; compared to the money for the house, Mo Fan received far more.
On the third day after his breakthrough in fire element, Mo Fan took out the Star River Vein that Zhao Manyan had previously bought for him.
The galaxy vein is the size of a goose egg and the shape of a diamond, but it is more crystal clear. It is adorned with countless dense points of light, and upon closer inspection, those points of light are as beautiful as a dazzling galaxy.
This is the Star River Vein that countless mid-level mages dream of. When a mage reaches a bottleneck in their cultivation and wants to break through their nebula barrier, they will definitely need this item, because it is an important resource to help mages transform nebulae into star rivers!
There is a huge chasm between nebulae and galaxies. It is extremely difficult for human mages to break through the barrier and cross the chasm with their own power. Only the galaxy vein can provide the enormous energy that mages can perfectly absorb and generate extremely strong energy pulses that can impact the galaxy realm!
The transformation of a nebula into a galaxy is the mark of progressing from the intermediate to the advanced level. The magical energy that a galaxy can provide to a mage is incomparable to that of a small nebula.
The Star River Vein does not guarantee a successful breakthrough. Only mages with a solid foundation who are truly stuck at the mid-level peak have a chance to advance.
Mo Fan had already broken through to a high level in one of his magic systems, and this was the first time he had used such an energy-rich Star River Vein, so there were no problems when he attempted to break through to the lightning system.
During this trip to the ancient capital, Mo Fan's cultivation level directly increased to the advanced stage of dual-element cultivation!
After a breakthrough in cultivation, the awakening stage naturally follows.
However, to awaken an item, you need a lot of shop coins to buy awakening stones.
Although Mo Fan had accumulated a considerable amount of coins during this period, it was still far from enough to awaken his powers. Under these circumstances, he felt that he might need to stay in the ancient capital for a long time...