Chapter 117 The Secret of the Misty Forest
Coming to the Misty Forest again, Qin Feng and his party were no longer unfamiliar with the environment here. But this time, their goal was clearer and they were more cautious.
"We have to be careful this time and not fall into the trap like last time." Chu Tian reminded. Although his tone was relaxed, there was still some vigilance on his face.
"Don't worry, we are well prepared this time." Ye Li raised the map in her hand, "I found a detailed map of this forest in the academy. There are some dangerous areas marked on it. We can avoid them."
The group followed the instructions on the map and moved forward carefully. As expected, they soon found the same plant they encountered last time, but this time they did not rush to pick it, but observed the surrounding environment first.
"The spiritual energy here is much richer than outside. It seems that this area is a little special." Zhang Meng exclaimed.
"Yeah, I felt it too." Qin Feng nodded, "Maybe there is some kind of spiritual vein in this area."
Just as they were about to pick the plants, suddenly, a thick chill filled the air around them. Then, a huge figure slowly walked out from the depths of the forest. It was the guardian beast that Qin Feng and his friends had not encountered in the cave last time - the Frost Giant Bear.
"Why does this guy appear again?" Chu Tian became alert immediately when he saw the huge figure.
"It seems that we touched its treasure and it is unhappy." Qin Feng drew out the Dragon Shadow Sword and prepared for battle.
"Don't worry, we can try to communicate." Ye Li stretched out her hand to stop them. "The Frost Giant Bear is not a savage beast. It is just a guardian of this forest."
Qin Feng and the others relaxed a little, but still remained alert. Ye Li stepped forward and whispered to the Frost Giant Bear, "We have no ill intentions, we just want to borrow some plants here to practice."
The giant frost bear looked at them quietly, as if thinking. After a moment, it turned around and walked into the depths of the forest, motioning them to follow.
"It looks like it's willing to help us." Ye Li breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.
"You're amazing, Ye Li." Qin Feng gave her a thumbs up.
They followed the giant frost bear to a more hidden area. The plants here were more lush and the air was filled with a faint fragrance. Obviously, this was the core area of the Misty Forest and the place with the richest spiritual energy.
"This is simply a natural holy place for cultivation." Zhang Meng exclaimed.
"Well, the spiritual energy here is very suitable for us to practice." Ye Li nodded, "But we still have to be careful not to over-pick."
The giant frost bear seemed to understand their thoughts. It took out a fruit that was shining with blue light from the bushes next to it and handed it to Qin Feng.
"Is this... a spiritual fruit?" Qin Feng took the fruit and felt the extremely powerful spiritual power contained in it.
"It seems that this is a gift from it to us." Ye Li smiled, "We can use it to further improve our cultivation."
The few of them continued to search in the area, and after collecting some necessary plants, they said goodbye to the giant frost bear and returned to the academy.
After returning to the academy, they began to study how to use these newly acquired resources to improve their cultivation. Ye Li even spent a lot of time in the laboratory, trying to extract the power of the spiritual fruit so that everyone could use it more effectively.
"This time the harvest is really not small." Chu Tian said while practicing, "We must make good use of these resources."
"Well, but you also have to be careful to control yourself and don't be too greedy for quick success." Qin Feng reminded. He knew very well that impatience is the most taboo on the path of cultivation.
In the following days, several people practiced according to their own plans, and gradually felt that their strength was steadily improving. The use of these resources also made them more adept in the process of practice.
